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usahasrabuddhe@gmail.com
Dr Anil Sahasrabuddhe
Home - About Us
Childhood ♥
From his childhood, he developed the hobbies of climbing trees, wandering and treking in the area of high peaks and the Valleys of Sahyadri, tours all over the India, drawing and painting, clay scluptering, acting, dancing and directing the performing arts.
He developed the hobbies of dancing and directing folk dance, cultural and social work and to attend kirtanas. He developed his writing skill and the literature became the part of his personality.
He writes in all forms of the literature that is, novel, short stories and stories, poems, articles, criticism, research books etc.
It was miraculous that he joined as a peon and the next day immediately he began to serve as a teacher. He completed his graduation and post graduation from the Pune University as external student upto 1975.
In between 1971-72 he got the chance to complete B.Ed. on depution. In this journey of life Shri Purushottam and Mrs. Pramila Takalkar, Mr. Ganesh and Mrs. Saraswati Somni, Anil's Honourable Guruvarya, Haribhau Phadke Sir and his cologue Mr. Bansishetji and Mrs. Ayodhya Mundada sheltered Anil.
Anil completed his Ph.D. on 'Chalisgaon Dangan Parisar : Cultural Literary and Linguestic Study' under the guidance Honorable Dr. Gangadhar Morje in 1979-80.
It was the field work and inter-displinary study based on folklore.
Anil Sahasrabuddhe worked as a teacher from July 1965 to 31st August 2007 that is fourty two years in Hind Seva Mandal, at the Secondary, Higher Secondary, Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate upto Ph.D. guide.
In this long period he taught Mathematics, Science, Hindi, English and Marathi. Twenty two years he was Professor in Marathi and worked as Research Guide and resours person.
He retired as HOD Marathi and Principal Pemraj Sarda College, Ahmednagar.
Hard Working:♥
He delivered the tiffins, fetched the water from river Pravra to many families.
He worked as painter as well as delivered newspapers etc. While working hard, he was also cautious about his studies. This way, he passed out S.S.C. in 1964.
Being unable to join college, he completed Teacher's Diploma and he joined Hind Seva Mandal's Modern High School, Akole in 1965.
“BOOKS ARE THE UNIQUELY PORTABLE MAGIC.”
“A great book should leave you with many experiences. You live several lives while reading.”
Shri Anil Sahasrabuddhe was born in a small village of Akole. It was a taluka place in Ahmednagar District.He is coming from a poor Kokanasta Brahmin family. His sirname is Sahasrabuddhe and birthdate is 24th August 1947, that is Shravan Shukla Ashtami Shake 1869.
'I', Samarth Nagar, Shriram Chowk, (behind the Hotel Sagar), Pipeline Road, Ahmednagar Maharashtra
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Loading film
Switch the camera on. Then open the back cover by pulling up the back release while sliding the lock release to the right.
After placing the film cartridge in the film chamber, push the back release all the way in. If the release will not go all the way in, move the release to its rewind-crank position and rotate it slightly to the right or left.
Slide the tip of the film leader into a slot in the take-up spool. Make sure film does not protrude from another slot. Also check that a tooth on the take-up spool aligns with a hole in the edge of the film.
While holding the film against the sprocket with your left hand, release the shutter and operate the film advance lever until the film is wound firmly around the take-up spool. Make sure that the teeth in the sprocket engage holes in both edges of film, and that slack in the film is taken up.
After making sure that the film is taut, close the back cover by pressing until it clicks shut.
Release the shutter and advance film until the index in the frame counter points to "1". During film advance, the center of the rewind crank will rotate counterclockwise if the film is advancing properly. If it does not rotate during film advance, open the back cover and repeat steps 3 to 6.
Until the film has been advanced to the first frame, the shutter release will be the only thing that functions. Autofocus, for example, won't work. Film speed cannot be set until "1" appears in the frame counter.
Until the film has been advanced to the first frame, shutter speed is set to 1/4000 and the aperture to the minimum for the lens.
Film loading precautions
Always load film in subdued light or at least shaded from direct sunlight.
Before you open the camera back, check if film is loaded by referring to the film window. If film is loaded, check that it is completely rewound by rotating the rewind crank clockwise until it turns freely.
Do not touch the shutter, film guide rails, DX contacts or the pressure plate.
Make sure film is taut before closing back cover.
The frame number increases by one with each exposure. Common film lengths (12, 20, 24, and 36 exposures) are marked in red to signal that rolls with those numbers of exposures are almost finished. Film advance may stop before the number of exposures marked on the roll. In that case, do not force the film advance lever. When film advance is not possible with normal pressure, rewind the film.
Film-advance lever
The film advance lever swings out away from the camera body so you can slip your right thumb behind it. After exposure, advance the film by moving the lever 128 degrees to the right. This can be done in a single stroke or several short strokes.
After the film is advanced to the first frame, the 9000 will set film speed (the sensitivity of the film to light) automatically if the film is DX coded. All modern films are DX coded. If you need to set the film speed manually, such as when using bulk-loaded film in reusable cartridges or when intentionally "pushing" or "pulling" the film, use the ISO adjustment button. While holding down the button, use the shutter speed lever to set the desired film speed. Film speed is displayed in the data panel as well as in the viewfinder as long as the ISO button is held down. When the batteries are removed, the camera will default to the DX setting or ISO 100 if no DX code can be found. "ISO 100" will blink in the data panel and the camera will be locked until the ISO button is pushed.
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This picture shows the lock release (at the top) and the metering selector, which also doubles as rewind crank and back release. Open the back by sliding the lock release to the right, as indicated by the small arrow, and pulling the metering selector all the way up.
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Bloodlines of The Illuminati with Author Fritz Springmeier
TheAlexJonesChannel on Oct 31, 2011
Alex talks with the author of Bloodlines of the Illuminati, Fritz Springmeier. In 2003, Springmeier was framed and sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was convicted on the testimony of a bank robber who claimed Springmeier visited his house on the same day the man discussed the robbery with two accomplices.
Tried & Tested: OWS snowed on & shouted at
RussiaToday on Oct 30, 2011
Police in Denver have moved into the camp of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, arresting those who refuse to leave. It comes just hours after a massive stand-off that saw pepper spray and tear gas fired into the crowd. In this footage we can see police dispersing the crowd of activists. Meanwhile, in the states of Tennessee and California, more than 50 people were arrested when squads swept through their camps, removing tents, tables and other belongings. The movement has already been tested by snowstorms in Colorado, with harsh conditions expected to hit America's East Coast. Protesters in New York are getting ready to withstand blizzards, after local authorities stripped them of their power supplies. But as Gayane Chichakyan reports, neither arrests nor the upcoming winter, are likely to shake their determination.
Keiser Report: Bring down Bernanke Gaddafi style (E203)
This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss Occupy London art that may be from Banksy... or Keiser Report? They also look at the skyrocketing cost of new oil supply as Tony Blair sets up office in Kazakhstan. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews Gail Tverberg about the 65 year debt bubble now bursting as resources and credit hit their limit.
posted by 911truthnc at 7:23 AM
Occupy Baltimore Wins Support of Police and Fire Fighters Unions
TheRealNews on Oct 29, 2011
Occupy Baltimore Takes on Public Education System
SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME ON DENVER COPS!
October 29, 2011 Independent Reporter
"We're PEACEFUL! You're An Instigator!"
"THIS IS WHAT A POLICE STATE LOOKS LIKE!" Thousands Turnout At Occupy Oakland
"We've Accepted The Militarization In Our Cops For A Longtime Now"
October 29, 2011 MSNBC
posted by 911truthnc at 12:41 PM
Bank of America's Death Rattle
Bill Black: BAC, has directed troubled financial derivatives from its Merrill Lynch subsidiary to federally insured bank Bank of America making private debt public
Ralph Nader Hemp For Victory!
October 27, 2011 News Corp
posted by 911truthnc at 10:26 AM
Bill Black @ #occupywallstreet on Arresting Banksters
wearechange on Oct 28, 2011
CAFR School: What Is A Commingled Fund? Something every Wall Street protester should know.
GnosticMedia on Oct 27, 2011
A CAFR rant for the Occupy Wall Street crowd!
TheCorporationNation.com
I'd like to introduce you to the $64 billion and $23 billion dollar "mutual funds" in California, called Commingled funds. These funds are in all states, with federal U.S. CODE creating them through the state treasurer, and are usually called the Public or State Treasurer's Investment Fund.
Even as California claims to be broke, these funds are growing strong... making hundreds of millions or billions of dollars in investment returns.
-Clint Richardson-
Video Of The Moment Scott Olsen Was Shot In The Face By Oakland Cops
October 27, 2011 CNN
World Peace, British Heat, God's Banksters - New World Next Week
corbettreport on Oct 27, 2011
Occupy movement spreads to Brazil
PressTVGlobalNews on Oct 27, 2011
Camped out for nearly two weeks close to the city centre, around seventy protestors have made the area under the bridge, Viaduto do Cha, home. It's part of the Occupy Sao Paulo movement, better known as Acampa Sampa. Protestors say the camp has given Brazilians a voice to fight against corruption and other injustices that exist in the country.
#OWS Arrests RAW VIDEO Oakland Solidarity March
Dangerous HPV Vaccinations Forced on Boys with Dr. Sherri Tenpenny
In tonight's Wed, October 26, 2011 edition of the Infowars Nightly News, Alex Jones interviews Dr. Sherri Tenpenny on the attempt to now push dangerous HPV vaccinations on boys after years of a large effort aimed at girls. They also discuss the wider vaccine hoax, as well as the numerous vaccine developments, including a push to test a new anthrax vaccine on children and the general ineffectiveness of flu shots.
Study Links Soda to Teen Violence: Nighty News Report
Ron Paul "I Don't Like Nuclear Weapons! The Less The Better!"
Flashbang Grenade Used On Protesters While Trying To Help Injured Veterans For Peace
Ron Paul "What's Catastrophic Is What's Happening To Our Debt"
The Vatican Calls For A "Central World Bank"
weavingspider on Oct 26, 2011
These "solutions" will only lead us further along the path to total enslavement.
The people of the world have great intentions...we just need to make sure that we don't fall into a trap which will benefit the global elite.
American Teen Killed By U.S. Drone Strike
In Praise of Lynching: US media cheers Gaddafi killing
The mainstream US media has reacted to Muammar Gaddafi's brutal lynching with a tidal wave of cheers and approval, trumpeting the Colonel's death as the start of a new era for Libya.
Occupy Oakland Crackdown: Cop war-zone tactics?
Police in Oakland, California, have been trying hard to scare off Occupy Wall Street protesters that kept coming back to the city hall. The activists wanted to re-establish a tent camp torn down earlier. 97 people have been arrested.
Ron Paul Had 43,000 People Donate In FIVE Days!
Libya Shattered As Per NATO Plan; Gaddafi's Family Seeks Justice at the Hague
Relatives of the slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are reportedly looking to The Hague with a 'war crimes' lawsuit against NATO. They accuse the Alliance of deliberately targeting Gaddafi's convoy, which they say posed no threat to civilians. NATO was only allowed into Libya by the UN solely to protect citizens. Meanwhile, the military alliance has postponed its preliminary decision to end its Libya mission by the end of this month, following calls from the interim government to stay on.
Oakland Cops Open Fire With Shotgun Beanbags & Tear Gas On Peaceful Protesters
"19,000 Women & Men Are Raped In The US Military Every Year!" Congresswoman Speier
October 25, 2011 C-SPAN
Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher with Author Gwen Olsen
Mike talks with author Gwen Olsen in-studio. Olsen, a sales rep in the pharmaceutical industry for fifteen years, wrote Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher, a book that describes how big pharma entices doctors to push prescription meds on patients.
gwenolsen.com
Mike Adams Runs Down Top News Stories of The Day
Mike Adams hosts as Alex Jones continues his assignment on the road. Mike covers the latest breaking news, including new revelations and developments on the murder of Moammer Gaddafi in Libya as economic disaster teeters on the edge in Europe. Mike talks with author Gwen Olsen in-studio. Olsen, a sales rep in the pharmaceutical industry for fifteen years, wrote Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher, a book that describes how big pharma entices doctors to push prescription meds on patients. Mike also talks with raw milk activist Liz Reitzig who along with the Raw Milk Freedom Riders is challenging the FDA to arrest her in November. Health, nutrition and nature-based philosopher Daniel Vitalis talks with Mike about preparedness, Libya, and the coming economic riots and wars.
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This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert discuss the message from Sirte, "Today Libya, Tomorrow Wall Street", and fecal alchemy and its two-tiered justice system. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews Stephen Leeb, author of Red Alert: How China's Growing Prosperity Threatens the American.
The Human Cost of Africa's Odious Debt
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Dr West "If We Don't Have Rule Of Law That Curtails Arbitrary Police Power"
EU's Greek problem-On the Edgee with Max Keiser-10-22-2011
In this edition of the show Max interviews Ed Harrison from Creditwritedowns.com.
He talks about the recent Euro zone's push for tougher policing of Greece.
Some euro zone countries want a European Commission task force to be given extra powers to oversee the sale of Greek state assets and the country's civil service under a far-reaching plan to tighten supervision of Athens.
The radical proposal, dismissed by some officials as a form of colonialism and which may be shot down in the face of strong opposition, underscores mounting pressure for stricter policing of Athens, with some ready to see its sovereignty clipped.
Who is top 'one percent' in US?
Anti-corporatism protesters across the United States are not satisfied with the econoimc situation, saying that only one percent of the country's population has the nation's wealth.
Ron Paul Says I Find It Rather Disgusting Obama Bragging About How Many People He's Killed!
Saturday Night Live Mocks the Media Blackout of Ron Paul
On the October 15, 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live, Congressman Ron Paul is the only character not mocked. I daresay he will be the breakout character of this season on SNL, and while SNL doesn't often get it right, they have the Ron Paul character nailed down to a T.
Fukushima Updates, Hyperlink Libel, Athens Austerity - New World Next Week
Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most
important developments in alternative news and open source
intelligence.
Keiser Report: Live by Fraud, Die by Fraud (E198)
This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, talk about JP Morgan's bet against itself, a Florida legislator's plans to boost the economy with 'dwarf-tossing' and Tim Geithner flying economy. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews Saifedean Ammous about Mubarak's odious debts and about whether or not Occupy Wall Street is an Arab Spring for the West.
The Worlds Future is Being Dictated: Wayne Madsen Reports
On the Thursday edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex returns to the command post in Austin and confronts the latest breaking news, including the reported death of ousted Libyan leader Gaddafi. Alex talks with investigative journalist and intelligence specialist Wayne Madsen about the NATO hit on Gaddafi as the "Lion of the Desert" attempted to flee Sirte after it fell to al-Qaeda in Libya, described as "rebels" by the corporate media.
'Gaddafi dead' story stinks? 'Skepticism over NATO & NTC reports'
Libya government officials say Colonel Gaddafi has been killed. The news comes from the city of Sirte, which has reportedly been overrun by government forces. Officials first said Gaddafi had been taken alive, with serious injuries to both his legs. The latest we're hearing from the National Transitional Council is that the Colonel has died from his wounds. One of Gaddafi's sons has also reportedly just been killed in Sirte. The NTC had said the fall of Sirte would spell the liberation of Libya, after nine months of civil war.
This Is About YOU!
October 20, 2011 MOX News
Gaddafi 'killed, died of wounds': Video of Sirte celebrations
Colonel Gaddafi has reportedly been captured alive, after two months on the run. The country's new authorities claim the ousted leader's been taken in his hometown of Sirte, reportedly overrun by government forces. It's been the last major stronghold of Gaddafi's supporters for the past two months. Reporters in Sirte have so far been unable to confirm Gaddafi's capture, or even that the town has fallen to interim forces. Libya's current ruling body, the National Transitional Council, had said they would declare Libya liberated, once Sirte falls.
Bernie Sanders "Wall Street Is The Most Powerful & Dangerous Entity In The United States"
U.S. Citizens Want Marijuana Legal! (Evidence U.S. Politicians Are Owned By Big Pharma & The PIC)
Naomi Wolf Speaks Out About Being Arrested By NYPD For Walking On The Sidewalk
The Planned Authoritarian Society with Alan Watt
Alan Watt makes an appearance to talk about the New World Order and its agenda for world enslavement.
'US using Bahrain as launchpad'
In Bahrain, Saudi-backed forces have attacked female protesters who were chanting anti-regime slogans in the town of Eker, close to the capital Manama.
Interview with Ralph Schoenman, Political Commentator
40 Trillion & Ticking: Global Debt Clock
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Mother of All Strikes: Greece Shuts Down for 48 Hours!!
PowerinNumbers2012 on Oct 19, 2011
Greece is closed for 48 hours - flights are grounded, schools, shops and factories all quiet - as the country endures what's being called the 'mother of all strikes'. It's arguably the biggest protest since the financial turmoil that's crippling the country began - but more cuts could be coming.
Max Keiser: 'US bankers stole billions'
OWS Raleigh 10/15/2011
Occupy Wall St. Turns Global
NYC Occupy movement enters second month and gains momentum
Monsanto's Crimes Against Humanity with Jeffrey M. Smith
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eedsofdeception.com
"99% Of The Population Has Lost Political Representation"
San Diego Cops Pepper Spay Cameraman & Peaceful Protesters
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Mark Ruffalo @ #OccupyWallStreet: LOSE THE FEAR
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Occupy Wall Street protest set for Raleigh
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- After almost a month, the occupation of Wall Street has become quite a spectacle.
"We are the 99 percent!"
RSVPs on the group's website have reached almost 1,000 and some indicated they are bringing more people with them. However, the permit for the grounds of the State Capital is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
"I think there's a contingent of our group that's willing to exercise their free speech rights beyond that point," said Stacie Borrello, Occupy Raleigh organizer.
Borrello says at 3 p.m. Saturday, she will announce the end of the protest and leave, but she expects many will stay.
State officials who control Union Square, which is the block the capitol building occupies, say they expect it could take a while for the crowd to disperse. But they add that anyone who thinks they will be spending the night will be arrested for trespassing, so expect the potential for confrontation.
"It's about staying there long enough to call attention to what's going in America, to make our voices heard and demand a response," Borrello said. "If Occupy Wall Street had only lasted for a day, or two days, or a week, it wouldn't even be remembered right now."
A large crowd on Union Square could overwhelm the State Capitol Police Department hit hard by budget cuts. Raleigh police will likely back them up but won't reveal their plans.
As of Friday afternoon, it appeared as if police were making preparations. A City of Raleigh truck and another contractor bucket truck were spotted on the capitol grounds. read more
Gerald Celente - The Alex Jones Jones - 14 October 2011
'OWS puts focus on banks hijacking economy'
Occupy Wall Street protesters have won their first battle, after a mass clean-up effort by New York city officials was cancelled. Activists against corporate greed considered it an attempt to undermine the month-long rally. A little earlier RT spoke to F. William Engdahl, author of 'Gods of Money: Wall Street and the Death of the American Century'. He told us these protests are arguably the best thing that's happened since the financial crisis struck in 2008.
Naomi Klein On Occupy Wall Street Unfettered Greed
UpTakeVideo on Oct 14, 2011
Occupy Wall Street has some of its roots in the march against the Seattle global economic summits in 1999. What's the difference between the two? Naomi Klein says Occupy Wall Street has picked a better target. Summits are transient by nature. The times are different as well. In 1999 we were in an economic boom and it was hard to talk about the problems with capitalism. Back then, "the main stream media was drunk on dot-com money, stock options" says Klein. Today is different. "The facts of the situation are not in dispute. Everybody understands that we are facing a mass economic crisis and also an ecological crisis and they are the same crisis. Their roots are in unfettered greed." But the stakes today are higher says Klein. "We feel the clock ticking and we need to win this time."
An Open Letter To The Occupy Wall Movement
Press TV Being Taken Off The Air In UK! Is This Lead Up To War With Iran?
October 13, 2011 Press TV
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"YOU'RE MURDERING PEOPLE! YOU ARE MURDERING PEOPLE!" Congressional Hearing Interrupted By Protesters
Occupy Iran Fast & Furious (Extended) with Pepe Escobar
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What's Really in Your Cereal with Mark Kastel
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cornucopia.org
Obama Gets 'Right' Cover from Iranian Terror Hoax: Paul Watson Reports
Steve Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.tv/news/
The already dubious "Iranian" terror plot to assassinate a Saudi ambassador and blow up the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, continues to unravel into farce with the revelation that the so called "mastermind" behind the plot is a failed used car salesman described by those who know him as a "joke".
While The Justice Department is hyping the notion that 56-year-old Iranian-born U.S. citizen Manssor Arbabsiar was participating in a dastardly Iranian plot to kill Saudi Arabia's U.S. ambassador, details have emerged that make the already farcical case look like a badly scripted comedy.
Local media in Austin and San Antonio spoke to several of Arbabsiar's acquaintances in Round Rock and Corpus Christi, who described him in most unflattering terms, saying that they doubt Arbabsiar could have had any meaningful involvement in the supposed international ploy.
"He used to drink, smoke pot, go with the prostitutes," Tom Hosseini, an Iranian who has known Arbabsiar since college, told reporters, adding "His first wife left him because he would lose his keys every other day. This guy is not a mastermind."
Hosseini also told reporters that in college Arbabsiar earned the nickname '"Jack" for his affinity for whisky, confirming that he wasn't in any way religious and that "he couldn't even pray, doesn't know how to fast."
Describing Arbabsiar as rude, offensive and unfriendly, others noted that he was a "floundering" businessman who at various points had tried his hand in running a restaurant, a convenience store and a used car lot.
"He was pretty disorganised, always losing things like keys, titles, probably a thousand cell phones," David Tomscha, who ran the small used-car yard with him, said. "He wasn't meticulous with taking care of things."
"He never spoke ill of the United States," Mr Tomscha added. "I always thought he liked it here, because he could make money. He loved to make money."
Arbabsiar, who has a history of run ins with the law and minor criminal offences, was described in other accounts as having a preoccupation with traveling to Iran in order to procure the services of cheap Persian prostitutes.
Another local acquaintance, Mitch Hamueen, scoffed at the DOJ suggestion that "Chevrolet" was a code word for the alleged terror operation.
"He probably wasn't talking in code, he was probably talking about an actual Chevrolet," he said.
"He's the fall guy," Hamueen said. "They're looking for a fall guy."
Reporters also spoke with Arbabsiar's apparently estranged wife who told them "I know that his innocence is going to come out."
The Obama administration contends that Arbabsiar tried to hire assassins from a Mexican drug gang to carry out the murder of ambassador Adel al-Jubeir during a visit to the United States.
However, the head of the drug gang turned out to be a DEA agent posing as a Mexican Los Zetas gangster. The story has all the hallmarks of classic FBI entrapment tactics that have characterized almost every major terror bust in recent times.
Nevertheless, Everyone from Hillary Clinton to John Kerry has pounced on the allegations, suggesting there is a wider conspiracy, that sanctions should be placed on Iran, and that even further action should not be ruled out.
'Gardasil' Death by Lethal Injection with Leslie Botha & Mike Adams
Mike interviews Leslie Botha, V.P. of Public Relations with Sane Vax Inc., about Gov. Jerry Brown's poisoning of California's children.
California 12 Year Olds to be Vaccinated without Parental Knowledge
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This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, talk about the Sarkozy-Merkel dog and pony show announcing the plan without a plan and about when an asset isn't really an asset. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt, about the German Landesbanks and a Swiss community currency.
Radioactive Hotspots Found In Tokyo!
October 13, 2011 BBC World News
Bring Back The Guillotine with Max Keiser
On the Tuesday, October 11 edition of Infowars Nightly News, Alex talks with broadcaster, film-maker, and former equities broker Max Keiser on the latest developments in the European Union and the move toward totalitarianism on the part of the globalists.
OCCUPY MITT ROMNEY!
October 11, 2011 KING 5 News
Goldman Sachs Rules The World with Trader, Alessio Rastani
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People Speak Truth to Power - Indian Point Rally
GaryNullTV on Oct 12, 2011
Dr. David Kelly: The Battle for an Inquest
On July 18, 2003, British biowarfare expert and UN weapons inspector David Kelly was found dead on Harrowdown Hill, near his home in Oxfordshire. Ruled a suicide by the official judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, now a group of British doctors is challenging the Attorney General's decision not to hold a coroner's inquest into the death, citing the overlooked, suppressed and modified evidence suggesting Dr. Kelly was murdered. This is the GRTV Backgrounder on The Death of Dr. David Kelly.
Olbermann Calls Another Politician An "ASSHOLE!"
CURRENT TV Keith Olbermann
Occupy DC protest in Capital Hill
Six protesters arrested as Occupy DC marches into Congress
Ron Paul Highlights in 10/11 Presidential Debate!
Lord Monckton: End of Democracy in England
Lord Monckton, will talk about the totalitarian EU.
Immortal Technique speaks out at Occupy Wall Street!!
Occupy Wall Street has brought out tens of thousands of demonstrators to speak out against corporations across America. Some celebrities and activists have come out to support the masses and use their celebrity to strengthen the movement. Immortal Technique, hip hop artist and political activist, speaks out about the movement
Tar Balls Wash Ashore in New Zealand - Still No Help From Authorities!
Heavy oil from a stricken container ship is now washing up on pristine beaches in New Zealand. TVNZ reports.
Occupy LA: "Banksters Ruin Our Lives and Steal Our Money"
There have been reports of police beating war veterans during a peaceful protest in Boston. The demonstration was part of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which is aimed at big business and banks. The protests started in Wall Street - but the movement of people who say their lives have been ruined by bankers, big business and government is spreading across the U.S. and beyond. Over a thousand protesters hit the streets of Los Angeles, joining the Occupy Wall Street activists who started the movement around a month ago in New York.
Video of Boston PD attacking veterans at OWS protest
Al-Awlaki Aided Fed in Underwear Bomber Attacks: Kurt Haskell
Michigan attorney Kurt Haskell about the so-called underwear bomber trial now underway in a federal court in Detroit. Haskell contends the would-be bombing by Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was a government false flag event designed to provide a pretext to roll out naked body scanners. It is expected Mr. Haskell will be called to testify for the defense.
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"The Rest Of The World Is Saying WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG!"
RON PAUL WINS STRAW POLL! So... Lets Talk About Herman Cain
Does Locking Young Offenders Up Longer, Make Us Safer?
TheRealNews on Oct 9, 2011
TRNN REPORT: In Baltimore and across the country more young people are being charged as adults and going to prison for longer sentences
Geraldo Driven Out Of Occupy Wall Street Protest! FOX NEWS LIES! FOX NEWS LIES!
Police Know The Federal Reserve is Private!
TheAlexJonesChannel on Oct 9, 2011
Police Departments in two of Texas's largest cities are aware the Federal Reserve Bank is a private run for profit bank. Spread this video like wildfire. The FED is private and unaccountable and must be ended or our children and grandchildren will be slaves. END THE FED
Meet In-Q-Tel, the CIA's Venture Capital Firm (Preview)
corbettreport on Oct 9, 2011
In-Q-Tel was formed by the CIA in 1999 as a private, not-for-profit venture capital firm with the specific task of delivering technology to America's intelligence community. Publicly, In-Q-Tel markets itself as an innovative way to leverage the power of the private sector by identifying key emerging technologies and providing companies with the funding to bring those technologies to market. In reality, however, what In-Q-Tel represents is a dangerous blurring of the lines between the public and private sectors in a way that makes it difficult to tell where the American intelligence community ends and the IT sector begins.
In-Q-Tel has generated a number of stories since its inception based on what can only be described as the "creepiness" factor of its investments in overtly Orwellian technologies.
This is our EyeOpener Report by James Corbett presenting documented facts and cases on the CIA's privately owned venture capital firm In-Q-Tel, in which well-connected board members drawn from the private sector profit from the investments made with CIA funds that come from the taxpayer.
Ron Paul Wins Values Voter Summit Presidential Straw Poll!
TheChannelOfLiberty on Oct 9, 2011
Gold and silver legal tender in Utah-On the Edge with Max Keiser-10-07-2011
PressTVGlobalNews on Oct 8, 2011
Keiser Report: Price Propaganda (E194)
RussiaToday on Oct 8, 2011
This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, talk about pitchforks trading up, the mother of all short squeezes and the anonymous hedge fund. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews Professor Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics 2, about #occupywallstreet, debt bubbles and Australian housing.
Occupy DC Targets Wars and Economy
Occupy DC campaign begins with demands to end militarism and for economic justice
Conclusion of Universal Serfdom with G. Edward Griffin
G. Edward Griffin Stops by to give his take on the occupy wall street protest, and offers up some interesting insight into who is really trying to hijack this event. Mr. Griffin also gives his take on alex's occupy the federal reserve in Dallas this coming friday, and offers some real solutions to the banker takeover of america since 1913.
Fed is The Engine of Our Destruction: Stewart Rhodes Reports
Aaron Dykes interviews Oath keepers, Stewart Rhodes about our greatest enemy being the federal reserve, and why we must abolish it for good!
Afghanistan: Ten Years of War
On October 7, 2001, NATO began its invasio of Afghanistan. Ten years later, as the country descends into even greater chaos, the illegal occupation of Afghanistan continues...
JohnSearlStory "The MACHINE"
johnsearlstory on Oct 6, 2011
Luke Rudkowski: "Brutality Builds us and Makes us Stronger - We are the 99%"
PowerinNumbers2012 on Oct 7, 2011
Lower Manhattan has been invaded by tens of thousands of protestors who are calling for an end to corporate corruption. The demonstrators have been peaceful and the violence surprisingly has been from the NYPD. Last night a second round of police brutality was served out to some. Luke Rudkowski, an independent journalist, was caught up in the baton swings and pepper spray; he gives us his firsthand account.
Rep Peter King Says Wall Street Protesters Are Breaking The Law & What They're Doing Is Disgraceful
October 06, 2011 Q13 News
Thousands Show Up At Occupy Portland Protest
October 06, 2011 KONG TV News
Naomi Klein "Pepper Spray Hasn't Dampened Enthusiasm!"
US Has Secret Assassination List! And A Secret Panel That Decides Who Goes On That List!
Occupy Wall St. to a Bank in the Public Interest
Michael Hudson: A public option in banking will be a structural answer to the power of finance
New World Order 'breaking down'
On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans staged a rally in Kabul to protest the occupation of their country.
Massive protests sweeping across the US
Anti-Wall Street protests have gained momentum across the US, including newer rallies in Washington DC, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The movement has also gained the support of several unions in the country, including the United Federation of Teachers and the Transport Workers Union with 38,000 members.
Second Great Depression of 2011 with Nomi Prins
journalist Nomi Prins notes that the Occupy Wall Street movement is becoming bigger and bigger like the unions of today.
Insiders Reveal Fukushima Secrets
The former Prime Minister of Japan has revealed that scientific advisors to the Japanese government warned that evacuataions of as many as 30 million people up to 250 kilometers away from Fukushima would have to be evacuated in the event of a worst case scenario at the stricken nuclear plant in the country's Northeast. The proposal would have seen Tokyo itself subject to evacuation, but the idea was immediately rejected because of the chaos it would have caused...
Who Controls The Fed?
Like other activists we talked to, this activist asks, "who controls the fed?" and he knows that the fed is an unconstitutional entity.
Luke Rudkowski Attacked by Police, Baton to the Gut at Occupy Wall Street Arrests
wearechange on Oct 5, 2011
Journalist Luke Rudkowski was attacked by police Wednesday night while trying to document the Occupy Wall Street arrests in NY. NYPD used pepper spray, batons, and brute force to move protesters away from the entrance to Wall Street after many tried to push through police barricades. Rumors immediately circulated that police provocateurs dressed as protesters were to blame for the incident.
Roseanne Barr Clarifies 'Off With Their Heads' Statement
Alex talks with actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director Roseanne Barr. She has said Wall Street bankers should be sent to re-education camps and if that does not work they should be beheaded.
October 05, 2011 CNBC
Keiser Report: Debts & Slavery (E193)
This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, talk about 'capitalist gangbangs,' JP Morgan's 'way forward,' and why 14 trillion no longer scares us. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews Satyajit Das about the conservation of debt and slavery, extreme money and #occupywallstreet.
Obama to Axe Small Business Programs: Lloyd Chapman Reports
The president and founder of the American Small Business League, Lloyd Chapman, about the Occupy Wall Street protests now entering a third week. Mr. Chapman and Jones will also talk about the economy and how Obama's policies are hurting small business in America.
Egyptian Workers Denounce Military Regime
Jihan Hafiz: Egyptian workers say military trying to reconstitute old regime without Mubarak
"This Friday We Will Have Spent 10 Years At War In Afghanistan" Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
Occupy Wall Street: 'A Social Revolution'
As the Occupy Wall Street Protests hits its third week, one Protester talks about the Social Revolution happening across America.
US Ambassador To UN Storms Out Of Security Council Meeting After Syria Resolution Vetoed
Egyptian Army Beating Protester
Video of Egyptian army separating and savagely beating protester
Economist Joseph Stiglitz on The Federal Reserve and Bilderberg Group
America's Financial Vietnam: Max Keiser Reports
Alex welcomes back to the show former trader and television host and commentator Max Keiser who will talk about the collapsing economy and other issues related to the globalist financial takeover. Alex also takes your calls.
Don't Let Soros Hijack Occupy Wall Street: Webster Tarpley Reports
The speculative attack by Wall Street and City of London banks and hedge funds against European countries, European banks, and the euro is now reaching a crescendo. The current European crisis does not derive primarily from economic fundamentals, but rather represents a cynically planned assault carried out by Anglo-American financiers, whose philosophy is the traditional Beggar My Neighbor. The goal is to shift the epicenter of the world economic and financial depression from London and New York onto the continent of Europe, and this operation has already partially succeeded. London and New York are exporting their own derivatives depression into the EU, using credit default swaps, corrupt credit ratings agencies, and their entire panoply of financial dirty tricks. We are not dealing here with the normal functioning of markets; we are dealing with all-out economic warfare.
The Wall Street zombie bankers are aiming at a chaotic breakup of the euro with the intention of buying up the old continent at bargain-basement prices. The jackals of the City of London are seeking to smash the euro as a means of breathing new life into the moribund British pound, thereby masking the fact that Britain is more bankrupt than the vast majority of EU member states. The Anglo Americans are also acting to destroy the euro as a possible competitor for the dollar in the role of world reserve currency for the pricing of oil, the activities of international lending institutions, and other functions. The dollar is now so weak and unstable that it can only survive through the downfall of all the alternative currencies.
Awesome Ron Paul Song!
music by John Jones
Military at #occupywallstreet
Help We Are Change produce more videos like this!
6 Million day For Ron Paul Again On OCT 19th 2011!
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A random jazz festival and a picnic lunch on a sunny day in western Japan.
Hartmann: "Wanted, Dead or Alive" US Citizens!?
TheBigPictureRT on Oct 3, 2011
Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation Magazine & Maria LaHood, Center for Constitutional Rights join Thom Hartmann. Al-Qaeda's top recruiter, Anwar Al-Aulaki is dead at the very hands of the country which he is a legal citizen...the United States of America! But while majority of the nation is giving the President thumbs up on yet another terrorist six feet under...some are wondering if out War on Terror has officially crossed a dangerous line.
Wall Street: The Banking Owned Media and the Destruction of Democracy
A wave of public discontent in the U.S. shows no sign of abating, following Saturday's protest, where hundreds of peaceful demonstrators were arrested, sparking accusations of heavy-handed policing. Defiant anti-Wall street activists refuse to back down, saying more marches against corporate greed and social inequality are in the pipeline. Both the crackdown on Wall street and the way existing financial institutions are run, show that 'U.S. democracy' is just an empty phrase - that's according to UK-based investigative journalist Tony Gosling.
"This Is A REALLY Tragic Day In The American Justice System"
Keiser Report: 'WW3 will make us all rich' (E191)
This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, whisper about dangerous talk for bailout artists and Big Brothers as Greece runs out of ink. They ask the US Federal Reserve Chairman to return the money he owes someone on Twitter and they google 'Ben Bernanke' and 'Tim Geithner' to save the government some money. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews actress, comedian, producer, director and writer, Roseanne Barr, about #occupywallstreet and about her plans for bankers in a Barr administration.
NYPD sets trap at Brooklyn Bridge for #OccupyWallStreet
Streamed by We are Change in United States.
Despite every effort by governments, the gap between rich and poor continues to grow. It is now the biggest it has even been in history. All sorts of reasons for this have been proffered, but few, however, seem to realise that is a simple, inevitable consequence of our system of money and credit. This video, a shorter version of which appears in the film The Four Horsemen, explains ...
Written and narrated by Dominic Frisby
Animated by Pola Gruszka
Produced by Renegade Economist
www.fourhorsemenfilm.com
Trader on the BBC says Eurozone Market will crash
In a scary and painfully frank interview BBC interviewer Maxine Croxall, is visibly shaken when market trader Alessio Rastani predicts that the "Market is Toast." Apparently there is nothing Euro governments can do.
Respected RT Analyist Max Keisler confirms everything Alessio says!
Nuclear Industry Cover Up of Massive Radiation from Fukushima
GlobalResearchTV on Sep 22, 2011
Spread Professor Chris Busby's message about Japan and the nuclear industry's intentional coverup of Fukushima radioactive problem, how Japan is trucking tons of radioactive waste to south Japan, etc. Prof. Busby has been working on making supplements that block some of the radioactive nucleotides from attaching themselves to the DNA.
Covert Operations & The Exchange Stabilization Fun...
The Future of Energy • The Searl Effect Generator ...
The Host and The Parasite: How Israel's Fifth Colu...
Spielberg's Hoax - The Last Days of The Big Lie
Holocaust Hoax Exposed • The Most Forbidden Scienc...
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He doesn't recall ... and she'll do it tomorrow
Virk/Basi trial adjourned to study e-mails
Neal Hall
Vancouver Sun: Monday, January 28, 2008
VANCOUVER - B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Bennett had a hint of weariness in her voice today after learning the B.C. government has found more than 100 e-mails that were seized during a raid on the legislature more than four years ago
The documents have never been reviewed by the judge to decide whether the e-mails are relevant to a pending trial, slated to begin March 17.
The judge adjourned the matter over to 10 a.m. Tuesday to allow government lawyer George Copley to retrieve about 140 e-mails from Victoria and provide a written summary of each one.
The e-mails were seized in 2003 from the computers of Dave Basi and Bob Virk, two former government aides accused of accepting a benefit, fraud and breach of trust in relation to the $1-billion privatization sale of BC Rail freight operations in 2003 to Canadian National Railway. {Snip} ...
Up to now, the defence lawyers were still seeking to obtain 17 documents that the government's lawyer asserted should not be disclosed because of solicitor-client privilege or cabinet privilege.
But Copley revealed in court today that there are about 140 e-mails that the government is asserting should not be disclosed to defence.
The trial judge, Bennett, took a short break this morning to check with Associate Chief Justice Patrick Dohm to see if he ever reviewed the 140 documents. Dohm was the judge who initially authorized police to search the legislature.
Bennett returned to court and told the lawyers that Dohm does not recall ever reviewing the 140 e-mails.
The judge said she will review the documents Tuesday morning before deciding how many are relevant to the trial. {Snip} ...
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# posted by BC Mary @ 1:51 p.m.
Wait one little minute here, please . . .
"Justice Elizabeth Bennett had a hint of weariness in her voice today after learning the B.C. government has found more than 100 e-mails that were seized during a raid on the legislature more than four years ago"
"The trial judge, Bennett, took a short break this morning to check with Associate Chief Justice Patrick Dohm to see if he ever reviewed the 140 documents. Dohm was the judge who initially authorized police to search the legislature.
Bennett returned to court and told the lawyers that Dohm does not recall ever reviewing the 140 e-mails."
Something is very wrong with this picture. Wasn't it Judge Dohm who vetted all of the seized boxes after the Raid BEFORE all of these documents were turned over to the RCMP?
Apparently the Govt. just found them yet they were "seized" in 2003 . . .
# posted by Anonymous : January 28, 2008 at 3:07 p.m.
Every time a stone is turned in this case, another swarm of small vile creatures scurries to avoid being caught in the bright light of day. Is this the same George Copley who assured Madame Justice Bennett last spring that,
‘Yes, Milady, this bundle of documents I'm turning over to you now is the material the court must consider as to whether or not it has relevance in this case as evidence. The files have been combed milady and the government is prepared to have you rule on admissibility. And furthermore, Milady, the Premier wishes to be completely open and above-board about all of this.’
I swear we've heard those words, or ones very like them, from George Copley Esq. Q.C. before.
I know a request was sent to all ministries as early as last February for any documents which might in any way relate to this case...where have they been in the interim?
I think the Campbell Government has cried 'wolf' one too many times on this file.
Nothing they say now can have even the semblance of veracity about it.
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One of the most poorly understood and enigmatic feline viruses is the feline coronavirus - the virus responsible for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). It is no exaggeration to say that this is one of the most feared diseases in catteries. Many catteries that remain operative for several years will have a brush with FIP. Despite the fact that this disease is a shared experience in the cat fancy, affected catteries are wrongly feared and ostracized. All breeders need to make efforts to understand this disease and how to control it.
While the first description of feline infectious peritonitis was reported by Dr. Jean Holzworth in 1963, there are reports of clinical cases that are likely FIP going back to1914. Even though we have known about this virus for a long time, we know frustratingly little about it. However, much new research has been done in the past 5 years that is slowly shedding more light on this ever-present feline health problem. This article is designed to present some of the newer information and change some of the older ideas still found in print and other media.
Feline coronavirus operates differently from any other feline virus in several important ways: a) systemic antibodies have no protective function for the cat and may play a role in the disease FIP itself b) antibody titres are meaningless for diagnosis of FIP or prognosis c) a vaccine is available, but there is no consensus on its efficacy or safety
First, some notes on terminology.
FIP is the term for clinical disease associated with feline coronavirus infection.
The common benign form of feline coronavirus is referred to as FECV (feline enteric coronavirus).
When FECV has mutated into a disease-causing form, it is then referred to as FIPV (feline infectious peritonitis virus).
Feline coronaviruses in general are referred to as FCoV.
FECV is a very common, highly infectious feline virus. It belongs to the genus Coronavirus, which has members that infect other species (man, swine, cattle, birds, dogs). The majority of cats with FECV (about 95% or more) remain healthy. But in a small number of cases, FECV infection is the first step in a chain of events leading to FIP. This happens because coronaviruses are made of large numbers of nucleotides, the basic unit of genetic material, and they are very prone to mutations. As a virus reproduces itself, errors are made in copying these nucleotides. The more nucleotides, the more errors are possible. While most of these errors are harmless, some will have the effect of giving FECV the ability to cause disease. These mutant FECV strains are called FIPV.
Recent research has shown that mutant FECVs arise within an individual cat. Thus, we now know that the vast majority of cats do not "catch" FIP, but they develop it themselves from their own mutant FECV. Transmission of FIP from cat to cat is considered to be rare. This fact has caused leading FIP researchers to state that cats who are ill with FIP are unlikely to be a risk to other cats and thus do not need to be isolated.
It has been estimated that in multi-cat households where FECV has been introduced, 80-90% of all the cats will be infected. Catteries are especially likely to be FECV positive since traffic of cats and kittens in and out of the establishment is common. However, the incidence of cases of FIP is quite low in comparison. Generally, most catteries experience far less than 10% losses to FIP over the years. Rare instances have been documented where an apparent epidemic of FIP is associated with mortality rates of over 10% in a short period of time. One possible factor in these epidemics is the shedding of virulent virus, an uncommon situation. Usually, losses are sporadic and unpredictable. The peak ages for losses to FIP are from 6 months to 2 years old (with the highest incidence at 10 months of age). Age-associated immunity to FIP appears to be possible. Transmission of FIP from a queen to her unborn kittens has not been shown to occur.
What are the factors that predispose a small percentage of cats with FECV to the development of FIP? Research is currently trying to find more answers to this question, but some facts are becoming clear. Dr. Janet Foley and Dr. Niels Pedersen of the University of California at Davis have identified three key risk factors: genetic susceptibility, the presence of chronic FECV shedders, and cat-dense environments that favour the spread of FECV.
A genetic predisposition to the development of FIP was identified by Drs. Foley and Pedersen in 1996. They examined pedigree and health data from 10 generations of cats in several purebred catteries and found that the heritability of susceptibility to FIP could be very high (about 50%). It is likely a polygenetic trait rather than a simple dominant or recessive mode of inheritance. Inbreeding, by itself, is not a risk factor. Selecting for overall disease resistance is a helpful tool for breeders. The likely defect in immunity to FIP is in cell-mediated immunity. Therefore cats that are susceptible to FIP are also likely susceptible to some other infections as well, especially fungal and viral infections. This finding gives breeders the ability to achieve success in reducing the risk of FIP by using pedigree analysis to select breeding cats from family backgrounds that have strong resistance to FIP and other infectious diseases.
Research has shown that there are two main patterns that occur with FECV infection. Most cats will become infected and recover, but will not be immune. They are susceptible to reinfection the next time they contact the virus. A small number of cats become infected but do not recover. They become persistent shedders of FECV in the cattery and are the source of reinfection for the other cats. Therefore, the key to eliminating FECV (and thus the risk of FIP) in a cattery would be the identification and removal of chronic shedders. Currently, however, there is no easy way to determine which cats in a cattery are persistent shedders. The traditional antibody titre for FECV cannot be used to determine which cats are chronic shedders. The most effective and practical tool is PCR analysis of feces for the presence of FECV, a test which is not yet widely available.
In addition to selecting disease-resistant breeding stock, breeders can initiate husbandry practices that discourage the spread of FECV and development of FIP. Cat-dense environments favour the transmission of the highly contagious FECV. Dr. Diane Addie of the University of Glasgow, Scotland, recommends that the ideal way to house cats in catteries is individually. However, since this is not always possible, she recommends that they be kept in stable groups of no more than 3 or 4. Kittens should remain in groups of similar ages and not be mixed with adults in the cattery. Any measures that reduce environmental and social stress in the cattery population will have a beneficial effect.
FECV is spread primarily by the fecal-oral route and, to a lesser degree, through saliva or respiratory droplets. The virus can persist in the environment in dried feces on cat litter for 3 to 7 weeks, so scrupulous cleaning of cages and litter pans is important to reduce the amount of virus in the environment. It is important to have adequate numbers of litter pans available and that they be scooped at least daily and dumped and disinfected at least weekly. Litter pans should be kept away from food bowls and spilled litter should be regulary vacuumed up from the floor.
Dr. Addie has also described a method for early weaning and isolation of kittens born to FECV positive queens. It involves rigorous barrier nursing techniques to prevent the spread of the highly contagious FECV, and so is not for every breeder or cattery. The procedure involves first isolating the pregnant queen in a separate area to have the kittens. When they are 5-6 weeks old (at the time when their maternal immunity to FECV is waning), the kittens are removed from the queen and isolated by themselves. Some of the difficulties with this method involve the strict infection control procedures needed and possible difficulties in socializing kittens. When properly practiced, not only can FECV-negative kittens can be produced, but the kittens are often less prone to respiratory diseases and other common kitten ailments.
As with so many aspects of FIP, testing remains problematic. To date, there is no way to screen healthy cats for the risk of developing FIP. Antibody titres are poorly correlated with risk of FIP and should not be used to screen cats. As well as problems with interpretation of these antibody tests, there are problems with laboratory quality control. There are newer DNA-based tests offered by a few labs that are purported to be FIP-specific. However, these tests are considered unvalidated by experts as they have not been subjected to scientific scrutiny by researchers outside of the labs that offer them. In addition, there are no published studies that have identified the genetic difference between FECV and FIPV. An article was published by the Cornell Feline Health Center in 1998 warning that the so-called FIP-specific ELISA tests are based on insufficient data and the assays are not yet validated.
The fact remains that we have no screening test for FIP in well cats. Neither do we have a fool-proof way to diagnose FIP in a sick cat. The gold standard remains a biopsy or findings at necropsy. Recently, Dr. Andrew Sparkes and his colleagues at the University of Bristol, England, have suggested that combining several test results (globulin levels, lymphocyte counts) with clinical findings and antibody titre can help rule in or rule out FIP with some degree of certainty. It remains true, however, that a negative antibody titre does not rule out FIP. Neither does a positive antibody titre rule in FIP as a diagnosis. One benefit of the new DNA-based tests may be their use on body fluids, such as effusions from the chest or abdomen of a sick cat. If virus is found in these fluids, it strongly supports the presumptive diagnosis of FIP.
Probably one of the most controversial areas in any discussion of FIP is Primucell FIP, the vaccine made by Pfizer Animal Health, available since 1991. The vaccine is a modified-live termperature-sensitive viral mutant licensed for intranasal use in cats at least 16 weeks of age. The manufacturer recommends annual revaccination although no duration of immunity studies are available. The vaccine stimulates local immunity and will also produce an antibody titre. Evaluation of the risks and benefits associated with this vaccine is a difficult venture and has engendered much controversy.
Since FIP is a severe and fatal disease, the safety of any vaccine is a paramount consideration. Dr. Fred Scott of the Cornell Feline Health Center, concluded in a recently published paper, that the risks associated with the Primucell FIP vaccine are minimal in most situations. He notes that the vaccine has been in use for 7 years with no increase in the incidence of FIP. Troubling reports of a phenomenon called "antibody-dependent enhancement" (ADE) of infection arose from several labs, where cats vaccinated with FIP vaccines and challenged experimentally with virus developed accelerated disease instead of being protected. It is not known whether the phenomenon of ADE occurs in the real world and there is no easy way to find out. If it does occur, it is likely an uncommon event, but the possibility remains troubling.
On the other side of the issue, the benefits of the Primucell FIP vaccine appear to be small. The best reported efficacy for the vaccine is seen when FCoV negative cats at least 16 weeks old were vaccinated twice (3 weeks apart), in a study by Dr. Nancy Reeves published in 1995. In this study, FCoV antibody-negative cats were vaccinated before entering a large cat shelter where FIP was endemic. The vaccinated cats experienced a significantly lower mortality rate than unvaccinated cats. The efficacy of the vaccination was calculated to be 75% (preventable fraction).
In catteries where FIP is endemic, studies have shown the vaccine had no effect on the incidence of disease. One reason may be that most kittens in catteries are infected between 6 and 10 weeks of age, long before the 16 weeks of age the vaccine is licensed for. Once a cat is infected with FCoV, the vaccine has no benefit. Some cattery owners have been using the vaccine at ages younger than 16 weeks to get around this problem. Dr. Johnny Hoskins has outlined a vaccination protocol for catteries experiencing FIP losses in kittens under 16 weeks of age. He recommends giving the vaccine at 9, 13 and 17 weeks with annual revaccination afterward. Use of this protocol must be made with the knowledge that no controlled studies have been done on kittens under 16 weeks of age and that this is an off label use. It would appear that the use of the vaccine according to the manufacturer’s directions is limited to the vaccination of FCoV antibody-negative cats entering high risk situations, such as catteries and shelters.
This article is written by the Winn Feline Foundation
Susan Little DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Feline)
FCV and FIP Testing via PCR
Diagnosing FIP is like building a pyramid. The cats clinical presentation as well as findings from multiple tests must be considered to reach a diagnosis. There are 2 PCR tests that go hand in hand in diagnosing suspect patients. Your veterinary may perform other test as well before coming to a final conclusion.
1) A Feline Diarrhea PCR panel which will determine if a patient is shedding FCV in their feces.
2) A Bloodborn Pathogen PCR panel help to confirm the diagnosis in suspect patients as PCR detection of FIPV in blood is highly perdictive of active infection.
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ASA 2020: Shaping the Future ASA
Press Release: May 2016
In the Fall of 2015 the Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA) Board of Directors and staff executive leadership committed to formulating a strategy that sets the direction for the organization’s success as the premier provider of soccer for the children of Alexandria and the surrounding communities. The team set out to shape a shared strategic perspective that includes: a compelling vision, meaningful values that guide behavior as we deliver on our mission to “provide instructional and competitive soccer programs that develop and motivate youth, build character, and make a positive impact on Alexandria and surrounding communities”, and to identify the strategic priorities that move us clearly toward that vision. ASA, with funding support from ACT for Alexandria, hired Leigh Shields Associates as a consultant to guide club wide strategy formulation and initiate the development of plans to execute initiatives over the next year. Stakeholders in the club have come together over the past eight months to develop a clear vision, mission, values and strategic objectives.
Vision: Be the gold standard for community based soccer clubs -- creating a lifelong love of soccer and impacting the community beyond the sport.
Mission: The mission of Alexandria Soccer Association is to provide high quality instructional soccer and futsal programs that develop and motivate youth, build character, and make a positive impact on Alexandria and the surrounding communities.
We Create Community
We Are Accountable
We Persevere
We Develop The Whole Person
Strategic Objectives:
Provide a premier soccer experience club wide that progresses and develops players within the game
Promote participation through engagement with the communities least represented populations
Ensure facility availability, development and appropriate access throughout city
Support and develop the volunteer base in line with organization growth
Board of Directors develops and builds capacity in line with the organization growth
Proactively resource the ASA staff to ensure developmental opportunities to support program growth
Become the premier provider of Futsal in the region
Diversify funding sources
The completion of the in depth planning process will transition to the execution phase Summer of 2016. As ASA implements the prioritized strategic initiatives, the club will also implement a monitoring and analysis process to ensure that the program is accomplishing its intended effect. This will allow ASA to enhance and refine our focus and impact as it continues to mature.
Primary Outcomes:
Clarity of and alignment around our vision, values and mission supported by strategic priorities;
Staff is committed to successful implementation of key initiatives in the context of understanding the vision, values and strategic priorities established by the BOD;
By developing a clear vision with strategic objectives to guide the organization initiatives over the next 3 years in this process, ASA will be able to;
(1) reach more of Alexandria’s kids,
(2) advocate for more safe places to play in the community,
(3) build the sustainability of ASA,
(4) invest in the existing program quality,
(5) introduce new programs that benefit the ASA community
Special thanks to Leigh Shields for his continued work with the stakeholders in the planning process. In addition, this would not be possible without the continued support from ACT for Alexandria and their capacity building grants.
ASA relies on the communities support through volunteer roles including coaches, managers, committee roles, league reps and the Board of Directors. Should you have interest in volunteering in any capacity or participating in the annual planning process please contact the Strategic Planning committee chair Todd Carroll (asafieldcoordinator@gmail.com) or Executive Director Tommy Park (tpark@alexandria-soccer.org)
Pictures from the planning meetings with stakeholders
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The round brilliant cut is by far the most popular of the diamond shapes. A round diamond will typically give you more flexibility in terms of balancing cut, colour and clarity whilst maximising the amount of fire and brilliance of the stone. When a diamond is properly cut into the round brilliant cut shape, all light entering and leaving it is reflected to produce the highest amount of scintillation. To maximize the brilliance of a traditional round diamond, select one in the two highest cut grades (excellent or very good) and choose a polish and symmetry of excellent or very good.
Invented by Lazare Kaplan in the early 1960s, the oval shape has beautiful sparkle and brilliance, similar to that of the traditional round shape. Oval diamonds are particularly popular with those who have long, slender fingers as the shape accentuates the lean characteristics of the hand. Uneven or high shoulders should be avoided; they should have a gently rounded arch.
The marquise shape can maximize the look of your diamond’s carat weight, producing a diamond that appears larger than alternative fancy shapes. This longer shape can accentuate the slender appearance of your fingers. Uneven shoulders or off set facets are to be avoided.
The pear shape, often referred to as a teardrop is extremely versatile and works well in a wide range of styles and settings. An elongated pear shape creates a subtle slimming effect on the fingers. The shoulders should be symmetrical and make sure the point is not off set. Irregular facet orientation is a clear sign of an inferior model.
"Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever."
Considered the most romantic of all diamond shapes, the heart is viewed as the ultimate symbol of love. Pay particular attention to the colour grade of a heart as its unique configuration tends to “draw colour” into the shoulder areas or corners. Uneven or irregular shoulders are to be avoided as is a cleft which is too shallow. Irregular facet orientation is a clear sign of an inferior model.
The princess is the most preferred of the non-round shapes, especially in engagement rings. It is traditionally a square shape, with pointed corners. Princess shape stones can vary widely-from square to rectangular. Lower colour grades tend to draw a noticeable colour hue into the corner of the diamond.
It is important to view the girdle thickness. If too thick the diamond will appear “built up” and look a little small for its weight. Extremely thin girdles may become abraded or chipped.
The emerald shape is differentiated by the “step” cutting of the facets. It has rows (steps) of elongated facets on the crown and pavilion parallel to the girdle and corner facets. This often negates the play of colour as the reflected light may not pass through two inclined surfaces. Diamonds with lower grades of colour may appear dull in an emerald shape and reflected inclusions will become more apparent relative to brilliant cut diamonds. Off set corners or culets which are not centralised are to be avoided. The bevelled corners help to protect the stone and make it easier for the goldsmith to set the diamond.
Emerald cuts are typically rectangular although they may be cut in a square shape (often referred to as Asscher Cut).
The radiant shape is distinguished by its cut corners and is often complimented by brilliant cut side stones such as round and pear shape. It is important to select a model which has very good proportions and girdles which are not too thick.
The asscher shape is exceptionally beautiful and also known as a square emerald cut. It has rows (steps) of elongated facets on the crown and pavilion parallel to the girdle and corner facets. This often negates the play of colour as the reflected light may not pass through two inclined surfaces. Off set corners or culets which are not centralised are to be avoided. The bevelled corners help to protect the stone and make it easier for the goldsmith to set the diamond.
The cushion shape is square to rectangular cut with rounded corners and 58 facets. Also referred to as a pillow shape, diamonds with a cushion shape have corners that are rounded and larger than normal facets. The combination of shaped corners and larger facets leads to a diamond with great brilliance.
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Amherst into Sixth Straight NESCAC Volleyball Semifinals
Williams (12-12) 25 11 22 25 12 2
Amherst (21-4) 23 25 25 21 15 3
K: Mia Weinland - 16
B: Olivia Hindy - 9
D: Daiana Takashima - 24
SA: 2 Players (#11, #14) - 1
K: Emily Kolsky - 24
B: 2 Players (#12, #15) - 3
D: Skyleur Savage - 29
SA: Hayes Honea - 1
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Amherst College outlasted archrival Williams College in five sets and advanced to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's volleyball semifinals for the sixth consecutive year.
With the 3-2 (23-25, 25-11, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12) victory over the Ephs (12-12), third-seeded Amherst improves to 21-4 and moves on to face the No. 2 Wesleyan Cardinals at 3:30 PM tomorrow on the campus of Bowdoin College.
Emily Kolsky '20 had a career-high 24 kills, including the tie-breaker of a 12-12 fifth set to spark the Mammoths to the final three points of the match. Jamie Dailey '21 added 17 kills and Cameron Hendricks '20 had 13 kills in the victory.
Williams, led by 16 kills from Mia Weinland and 12 kills from Erin Denham, opened the match on a five-point run and took the first set 25-23 despite six kills in the frame from Kolsky.
Amherst went on two separate five-point runs in the second set, and Dailey's five kills helped lead Amherst to a 25-11 second set win.
The third set saw a total of thirteen ties, but Amherst seized control when a kill from Claire Dennis '20 broke an 18-18 tie.
Four kills from Denham pushed Williams into the lead in the fourth set, with Alex Newton and her 38 assists, nine digs, and three block assists helping pace the Ephs.
Skyleur Savage '22 led all players with 29 digs, with Kolsky adding 15 digs of her own. Hayes Honea '19 and Candace Chung '20 were each in double-digits in that category as well.
Kolsky's offensive effort was one better than her previous career high of 23 kills, which she recorded October 21st of last year against WPI.
Wesleyan (17-4) defeated Bates 3-0 in their quarterfinals matchup and was one of just two teams to sweep the Mammoths during the regular season.
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Robert Burns is Scotland’s National Poet who lived during the eighteenth century
25th January 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland in a cottage built by his father.
Burns Birthplace, Alloway near Ayr, Scotland (copyright Anthony Blagg)
Robert Burns was the eldest son of seven children of a poor tenant farmer, William Burnes and Agnes Brown. His father was to become head gardener to Provost of Ayr, William Ferguson.
John Murdoch’s School, Alloway. Ayr Grammar School, the School of Hugh Rodger at Kirkoswald and a hired teacher at home.
Chronology/Biography of Robert Burns:
1760: Birth of his brother Gilbert.
1762: Birth of his sister Agnes.
1764: Birth of his brother John.
1765: Burn’s father rented the farm of Mount Oliphant in order to make a living for his large family. Robert Burns worked as a labourer in the fields but the soil was very poor.
1777: The family moved to another farm at Lochlea. He wrote many of his poems “Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect” here.
1780: Burns and his friends David Sillar and John Rankine founded the Tarbolton Bachelor’s Club, a debating society on 11th November. he was elected as chairman.
Statue of Robert Burns in Central Dumfries (copyright Anthony Blagg)
New bust of Burns erected in St Michael’s Church, Dumfries (copyright Anthony Blagg)
1781: Robert Burns became a Freemason on 4th July with meetings being held at James Manson’s inn in Tarbolton. Found employment as a Flax dresser in Irvine lodging at 4 Glasgow Vennel.
1784: Death of his father. Rented the farm of Mossgiel with his brother Gilbert.
1785: Birth of his illegitimate daughter Elizabeth to a farm servant Elizabeth Paton. Birth of illegitimate child to Jean Armour the daughter of a master mason who issued a writ against him. Jean was to carry two sets of twins before their eventual marriage. He threatened to escape legal action by emigrating to the West Indies possibly with Mary Campbell of Dunoon, a dairy maid, as he was barred from seeing Jean.
1786: Death of Mary Campbell. First appearance of the ” Kilmarnock Edition” published by John Wilson. Praise for this work by the blind poet Thomas Blacklock encouraged him to forget his plans for emigrating to Jamaica. Jean Armour’s father reviewed his opinion of him now he had become a famous poet. He borrowed a pony to travel to Edinburgh on 27th November to arrange for a second printing and was introduced to the leading people in the city’s intellectual and social life by the Earl of Glencairn. Burns had been dubbed “The Ploughman Poet”, despite his schooling and he played this up to further his reputation.
1787: The second impression of the Kilmarnock poems was published on 21st April selling 3,000 copies which made it a phenomenal bestseller for the day. His printer William Smellie introduced him to the Crochallan Fencibles, a drinking Club at Dawney Douglas’s Tavern in Anchor Close. Despite his Edinburgh success he could not find a patron. He toured the Borders and then returned to Edinburgh in October to arrange the first publication of a collection of traditional Scottish folk songs which eventually ran to six volumes, entitled “The Scots Musical Museum”. (“Old Lang Syne” appears in Volume 5). He met Agnes M’Lehose a surgeon’s daughter on 4th December who had become estranged from her husband. The two continued a written romance for three years.
1788: Birth of illegitimate child to Jenny Clow. Burns and Jean Armour rented a room in Castle Street, Mauchline which is now called the Burn’s House. In June he took on the lease of Ellisland Farm north of Dumfries.
1789: Burns is appointed as Excise Officer for Dumfries, a post he held until his death.
1790: He wrote “Tam O’ Shanter” at Ellisland Farm.
1791: Birth of an illegitimate child to Ann Park. Birth of son William Nichol to Jean. The farm was not a financial success and the family had to leave, moving to a house in Bank Street, Dumfries. They next rented a larger house in Mill Hole Brae.
The House in Dumfries where Burns died (copyright Anthony Blagg)
1794: Birth of his Son James Glencairn.
1795: Burns was a supporter of the French Revolution and even used some of Tom Paine’s radical words from “The Rights of Man” in “For a’ That and a’ That”. (it has been suggested that this should be used as a Scottish National Anthem).
1796: Birth of his son James Maxwell who was born on the day of Robert Burn’s funeral.
Statue of Robert Burns in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London (copyright Anthony Blagg)
1774: “Handsome Nell”
1777: “One Night as I Did Wander”.
1782: “John Barleycorn”.
1784: “Ballad on the American War.” “Green Grow the Rashes O”.
1785: “Holy Willie’s Prayer”, “To a Mouse.”
1786: “Kilmarnock Edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect”. “My Highland Lassie O”, “The Brigs of Ayr”. “Address to a Haggis.”
1790: “Tam O’ Shanter”.
1793: “Poems”. “Songs”.
1795: “For a’ That and a’ That”
(1800): “Works – With Life”. “New Poems and Correspondence”.
(1801): “Poems ascribed to Robert Burns”.
1788 to Jean Armour in Gavin Hamilton’s House, Mauchline.
21st July 1796, Dumfries, Scotland of rheumatic fever.
St. Michael’s Churchyard, Dumfries, Scotland. (Re-interred in a domed mausoleum in 1815. This was paid for by public subscription started in 1813).
The site of Robert Burn’s original grave and the Mausoleum in which he was re-interred in 1815 (copyright Anthony Blagg)
Tombstone in Mausoleum (copyright Anthony Blagg)
Robert Burn’s Mausoleum, Dumfries (copyright Anthony Blagg)
AYRSHIRE:
Birthplace Museum, Alloway.
Monument in Alloway (erected 1820).
Tam O’ Shanter Museum, High Street, Alloway.
Ayr Old Kirk. (where he was baptised).
Bachelor’s Club, Tarbolton.
Burns Monument, Irvine Moor.
DUMFRIES:
Burns House Museum, Burns Street.
Ellisland Farm, Holywood Road.
Mill Hole Brae, Museum.
St. Michael’s Church, (his pew is marked with a plaque).
The pew which was sat in by Robert Burns and His wife at St Michael’s Church, Dumfries. Jean worshipped there for over thirty years after the poet’s death (copyright Anthony Blagg)
Drank at the Globe and the Hole in the Wall.
The Globe Inn, Dumfries. Robert Burn’s Favourite Howff (or meeting place) (copyright Anthony Blagg)
The Burns Howff Club was formed in the Globe Inn in 1889, and meets on the 25th January each year to celebrate the anniversaryof the birth of Robert Burns with a “Burns Supper”
EDINBURGH:
The Writers Museum, Lady Stairs House, Lady Stairs Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PA.
GLASGOW:
Burns Collection, Mitchell Library.
KILMARNOCK:
Star Inn Close, (Granite slab marks the site of Burn’s printer).
The Burns Society, c/o David Troyear
, 7 Market Avenue, Chichester
, West Sussex
, PO19 1JD.
The original writing desk is still displayed in his study (copyright Anthony Blagg)
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Conor McGregor: “I have decided to retire young.” Wait, what?
Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, UFC
Update (6:43 p.m. April 19): The UFC has pulled Conor McGregor from the UFC 200 card, president Dana White announced Tuesday.
From UFC: “White revealed that the decision was made by the promotion after McGregor informed UFC officials that he would not participate in any promotional activities, including a commercial shoot and press conferences.”
More updates to come.
UFC fighter Conor McGregor announced on Twitter Tuesday that he had “decided to retire young.”
I have decided to retire young.
Thanks for the cheese.
Catch ya's later.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 19, 2016
The 27-year-old is slated to face Nate Diaz at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas. It would be a rematch of their UFC 196 bout in which Diaz won via rear-naked choke late in the second round.
Nothing has been posted on McGregor’s official Facebook page.
In response, Diaz also tweeted that he’s “retiring too.”
I guess my work here is done I'm retiring too✌️
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) April 19, 2016
What does this mean? Is it even true? Everything is all speculation now. More to come with this story.
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Lionsgate Releases ‘Acts of Violence’ To Home Video!
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HANAblog contacted President Jeff Platt to get some information and perspective on what is happening with the California National Players Boycott. How are things going? How did this past week’s meetings go with various players in California? Find out below.
HANABlog: How are things progressing with the National Players Boycott of California Racing?
Jeff: News about the boycott is spreading by word of mouth. Every day more and more players are telling us they support the boycott.
HANABlog: Do you think the boycott is having an impact?
Jeff: Yes. Players are speaking with their wallets. Their willingness to stand up for what they believe in is absolutely showing itself in the handle numbers.
This past Friday, handle at Santa Anita was down almost 30 percent from Friday the same week in January last year. Handle for Saturday was down about 23 percent from Saturday the same week in January last year. Today’s (Sunday) handle vs. Sunday from the same week in January last year was down almost 27 percent.
I’m not saying the boycott is responsible for all of that, of course. But those numbers are telling.
HANABlog: You and other HANA members had meetings with California track management last week. What happened? Can you share some details?
Jeff: Sure. Upper management from Santa Anita invited HANA to a meeting that was held at Santa Anita on Sunday January 23, 2011. A representative from the TOC (Thoroughbred Owners of California) was there too.
I thought the meeting was productive overall. We talked about field size, the takeout increase, and the ADW retention cap. We also talked about the importance of having people who are qualified to make decisions about takeout and wagering be the ones making decisions about takeout and wagering going forward. I think they were listening very closely when Associate Professor of Economics at USC and Director of Southern California Horse Rescue Caroline Betts started speaking about the literature and case history that’s out there about things like takeout, elasticity, and optimal pricing. They have been studied extensively in the past, and that study could even progress more. She let them know how they might obtain research grants to fund research of their own in those areas.
We also got to know each other a little bit, which is always good. I think upper management at Santa Anita now has a better appreciation for how players are impacted by high takeout than they did before. Also, we came away with a better understanding of how the takeout increase is impacting Santa Anita.
HANABlog: Can you elaborate on that before and after statement? And was there another meeting this week in San Diego?
Jeff: Sure. Prior to the start of the meet, Santa Anita announced a 25 percent purse increase based on the idea that handle would be unaffected by a takeout increase. The thinking was that handle would remain the same, or maybe go up because of the return to dirt. That didn’t happen. Handle at both Santa Anita and Golden Gate is down. At the same time, handle at other tracks like Gulfstream and Tampa Bay Downs is up. We think that is something they did not factor into the mix.
On Monday January 24, 2011, representatives from HANA also met with upper management from Del Mar. That meeting was more informal than the meeting with Santa Anita. But I suspect Del Mar doesn’t want to end up in the same box Santa Anita finds itself in.
HANABlog: What type of box is that?
Jeff: Well, Santa Anita is shelling out money for a purse increase based on the idea that handle would stay the same or even go up a little as I mentioned. But handle is down. I think the numbers from this past weekend, if accurate, are telling and might be putting them in a box. If they announce a purse cut, that’s an admission the takeout increase was a failure. On the other hand, if they quietly keep paying out money for a purse increase and handle keeps falling, well, that can get expensive.
HANABlog: What has to happen before they are willing to rescind the takeout increase in your view?
Jeff: That’s a really interesting question.
The takeout increase was a really bad idea. But I don’t think the idea for California’s takeout increase came from the tracks. I think it came from the TOC. Sure, once the idea for a takeout increase was floated out there the tracks got behind it.
So yes, in that sense, if customers react negatively to that, the tracks deserve whatever they get.
However, I think there might be at least partial support at this point within track management to rescind the takeout increase. I say that because they reached out to us. They are looking for solutions.
But the tracks can’t roll back the takeout increase on their own. California State Law gives power to the CHRB to set takeout rates. My read on the CHRB is that the tracks and the horsemen will have to go in front of the CHRB jointly and ask to have the takeout increase rescinded. If that were to happen, I think there’s a very good chance the CHRB would vote to rescind the takeout increase. But the tracks need support from the TOC first before that can happen. I’m not sure the TOC is willing to do that just yet.
HANABlog: What can players do to help who are already not withholding their wagering?
Jeff: Support the boycott. Send a clear message by not betting California thoroughbred races. Also, tell other players about the boycott.
I really think the TOC and the CHRB thought players would behave like sheep and just go along with the takeout increase. Clearly that isn’t the case.
The boycott is making an impact. It’s shining a very public spotlight on racing's decision makers who failed to realize that racing is a customer driven business. The takeout increase was and continues to be a very bad idea. I feel we’re getting closer. If enough players stop betting California races the TOC will have no choice but to go before the CHRB, and jointly with the tracks, ask to have the takeout increase rescinded.
HANAblog: What’s next?
Jeff: The ball is in their court. We are just going to continue to work, move ahead with more paid marketing, and relay the message to those who have not already heard about the effort.
HANAblog: Thanks Jeff.
Jeff: You're welcome.
Excellent work everybody. Excellent!!!!!
Nice work,I haven't seen any Banner advertising.
Anything happening in that department?
Only full-blooded morons are letting themselves believe that any "HANA boycott" has anything discernable to do with the SA handle declines.
Those truly in-the-know about all things pari-mutuel are well aware that the most significant players are the centerpiece of the problems(s) in racing, and thus can never be any part of any solution.
Just imagine a poker game where one guy played around the clock with thousands and thousands of chips, and didn't even pay for "time", while everyone else at the table walked in with a pittance of chips and had to pay $4 an hour just to be there.
WHO would be playing such a poker game??? (Only morons)
But nice try with the poorly-implemented "boycott". (it's funny how the takeout was fine @ SA in December, yet the idiots involved were still boycotting that). How stupid can you people be??
With comments like the above I think you boys and girls must be doing something good.
",I haven't seen any Banner advertising.
Anything happening in that department?"
Hi Anon,
We hope to have that, as well as some other things, moving soon (hopefully within 7 days).
Cangamble said...
Anon, how come they are playing the game at Tampa, GP, and Fair Grounds?
Tampa Bay was 17% yesterday, while Santa Anita was down over $7 million in handle the past three days.
I guess Santa Anita should consider themselves lucky the boycott isn't working or just imagine how much handle they would be down.
Is Cangamble still talking?
How in the world did he get home to little league land from Hialeah in just eight days?
Now surely Cangamble is the sole possessor of the huge Hialeah handle figures (since he was the lone winner of so many pick-4's and pick-3's there during the recent meeting). How come guys like Cangamble never even bother to publicize those mighty 2010-2011 Hialeah figures???
Why isn't it because one could have raised the handle to 32% across the board at Hialeah and just about matched the same performance???
This is your problem: Noooooooooooobody cares about the mutuel take. Get it through your thick skull and move out of the way so as to no longer be one of racing's obstacles.
I'm starting to think that Cangamble is Jesus Christ reincarnated. Hialeah is on the cross with him this time.
Indulto said...
As I understand it, the above meetings might not have taken place without the persistent efforts of Andy Asaro and Roger Way who were also present at the meetings and, up until now, have been the primary direct contacts with California horsemen and track representatives as a result of their established and ongoing relationships in Southern California.
Jeff Platt and Barry Meadow have represented HANA at CHRB board meetings and, hopefully, their prior direct contact with board members will eventually bear fruit with continued horseplayer support. Roger Way is a regular attendee at board meetings and has extensive knowledge of California racing including its statutes. Economist, Caroline Betts, is also a valuable local resource and advocate for lowering takeout. All five individuals are articulate and effective representatives of horseplayer interests.
Others are playing active, but less visible roles. Their research, counsel, and communications have also contributed to increasing awareness of the issues, and attaining whatever progress may have been made in addressing them.
Encouraging feedback like this should be shared as widely as possible to bring others on board. No effort is too small to help save our game.
Why are you speaking about a quarterhorse track here. The story with that track is that Twinspires has not taken them. If you are looking for a scoop, that's it.
cory613 said...
There will be no change overnite,politicians are involved. There will be a lot of red tape, when and if they ever decide they need to lower takeouts. Thats a good thing. Lets make this mistake they made cost them big time !
Despite Twinspires not taking Hialeah, their on track handle total handle, and on track attendance was up. Put more money in players pockets and whether they understand takeout or not, the game will grow.
Meanwhile, California is getting pounded.
California might actually drag the whole industry down in 2011. Almost every track is up a bit this year so far.
Dareandgo said...
The increase in takeout was very damaging to my style of handicapping. I bet alot of Exactas and Tris and the near 10% to 15% increase in the takeout of both bets would hurt too much so I have concentrated on Gulfstream and Tampa Bay. (I realize that the takeout on Tris are higher their than in So. Cal. but obviously I hit more exacta's than Tris so I had to emphazise that bet more in my choice.)
What I have found, and the other factor the Cal Tracks must take into account, much to my surprise I am enjoying learning the new tracks and trainers (Gulfstream and Tampa Bay) and their unique angles plus new bets (like the pick 5 with a 15% takeout). I assume if I feel this way, so probably do others. So the longer the boycott lasts, the less likely it is that handicappers like me will return to the Cal Tracks even if the takeout is reduced. We may find other tracks more enjoyable to play especially with the much larger fields that they get as opposed to Cal tracks.
The CHRB has always been in the pocket of the TOC but this takeout increase could have long term permanent effects if not reversed quickly.
P.S. By the way I live in San Diego and love attending Del Mar, but not at this price. I will still attend, but I will bet much at all, if anything.
Nobody else of note took Hialeah either!!! Or maybe you didn't catch that obvious factoid over the past couple of years.
It doesn't matter whether St. Peter simulcast the Hialeah signal all across heaven this year. The facts remain that they threw the admission gates wide open this winter as in the past, slashed the takeout to 12% like never before, and NOTHING POSITIVE CAME OF THE MOVE.
Had the groundswell of public interest blossomed as Cangamble predicted, the pool sizes would have been gargantuan (especially with so many high rollers looking for places to invest their money after taking it out of So Cal!!! - yeah, right) instead of habitually yielding a single winning pick-4 ticket to Cangamble in those $630 gross pools.
Cangamble, you are undoubtedly the brightest star in the Hialeah grandstand by winter, and the brightest of the northern lights which summer at Alymer.
Outside of those two spots, however, your outdated and absurd approach needs a lot of work.
Hey, maybe you should head for Puerto Rico, where the takeouts are much, much higher!
The racing there is probably on par with your Summerside Raceway where you can sit in an empty grandstand and listen to your own orations bouncing back and forth from wall to wall.
I don't think Hialeah should be the yardstick people use to measure whats going on in horseracing. We should use a track that was here 2 years ago and most likely to be here 2 years from now.
vinny said...
and just wait til the scavengers from betfair come in with the betting exchange. this could further impact handle downward. racing has been decimated everywhere they have been allowed.
How about a boycott of NYRA racing, until the trainers start using other jocks beside Ramon Dominquez ? What is it 10 years of him bringing in 4 or 5 big favs everyday ?
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Fraud Risk Assessment: ANXPRO
ANXPRO (anxpro.com) was launched in 2013 as a provider of cryptocurrency exchange services. The company’s legitimacy has been evaluated based on the items listed below. Every individual item has been checked for the presence of obvious red flags or warning signals. If these are present, an explanation detailing what triggered them has been included. A detailed description of the reasons to evaluate each of the included items can be found below the table.
Total Flags: 4 (3 Warnings = 1 Flag)
Headquarter location Hong Kong (high risk country)
Experience Less than five years (operating since 2013)
Verified Address The company is located at:
18/F, CNT Tower,
338 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Verified Owner ANX was founded by Ken Lo, Hugh Madden and Dave Chapman
Business Registration ANX is a subsidiary of MEGA IDEA HOLDINGS LIMITED, which is registered in Hong Kong with Corporate Number 1918555
Financial Regulator Registration MEGA IDEA HOLDINGS is registered with the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) as a a Money Services Operator (license number 13-09-01268), but the C&ED does not recognize Bitcoin related business (see Operating License).
Operating License Not regulated. Despite the MSO license, the Money Service Supervision Bureau of the Customs and Excise Department released a public statement saying “the C&ED
reminds licensed MSOs, applicants for an MSO licence and members of the public that, for the purposes of the AMLO, Bitcoin or other similar virtual commodities are not “money” and do not fall within the regulatory regime administered by the C&ED. An MSO licence granted by the C&ED does not give any form of approval or recognition to a business related to Bitcoin or similar virtual commodities.”
Service Disruptions & Unbusinesslike Conduct None
Financial Audit None. The exchange did not participate in a public Proof of Reserves audit either.
Governance Audit None
Website Design Good
Grammar on Website Good
Funding Options Various
Contact Information The company’s address has been included on the website.
Risk Disclosure ANX’ website doesn’t contain any serious risk disclosure with regard to trading Bitcoins.
Source Credibility N/A
Social Proof N/A
Reciprocity N/A
Note that items with a warning instead of a flag indicate that these could occur at a legitimate company. For example, legitimate companies may hand out some kind of referral bonus. Multiple warnings will, however, still trigger a flag. A description for the listed items is provided below. This list is meant to assist with identifying the most obvious dangers, and therefore does not provide any guarantees.
Headquarter Location
Even though Bitcoin’s legal status is uncertain in most of the developed world, there are certain countries that take a more hostile stance towards the digital currency industry. For example, trading Bitcoin in Bangladesh could lead to a punishment of up to 12 years in prison, and also Russia has considered jail time for Bitcoin users. Another example is China. The country didn’t ban Bitcoin, but it did ban banking institutions and employees from engaging in Bitcoin business through banking, as well as servicing or doing business with the Bitcoin industry.
Exchanges that have been running for a long time are more likely to have a battle-tested trading platform, as well as proper policies/procedures to deal with regulatory requirements and uncertainties.
Business Verification
First, you should never hand your hard-earned money over without knowing where it is going. Second, you should do a background check to avoid handing it to a known scammer. Be weary of people without an online identity. Scammers will typically try to hide their identity or conceal their true identity to avoid being easily discovered.
Businesses are typically required to register at the local Company Register. However, not every registration is equal, for example, Companies House (United Kingdom) does not actively check addresses and names. Hence a registration here doesn’t hold any real value. In any case, a failure to register would indicate that the company is most likely operating illegally.
Financial Regulator Registration
Similar to a regular business registration, some countries require Bitcoin exchanges and payment processor to register with the financial regulator. In the United States the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) ruled that these types of companies are money transmitters, and should therefore register as Money Services Businesses. As a result, these platforms must also comply with stricter regulation such as anti-money laundering laws.
Operating License
Being registered doesn’t equal having the proper operating license. To achieve a fully legal status the license needs to cover the activities of the company. In fact, even exchanges with a money transmitter license may still be operating in a regulatory grey area, because Bitcoin exchanges are special cases. This is why New York invented the BitLicense, and why some platforms are applying for an even stricter banking license.
Service Disruptions & Unbusinesslike Conduct
A businesses can be expected to behave professionally. This means that at a minimum a professional must comply with relevant laws and regulations. Besides the rules, professionals should also respect their customers and act in their best interests. It is hard to specify these “unwritten rules” of ethical behavior, but we certainly do know when they are broken.
Audits certainly do not root out every instance of fraud, but independent (public) audits do provide some comfort in the sense that systems, numbers and policies/procedures have at least been reviewed by a third party (preferably a professional).
Amateurish, cluttered and disorganized websites can point to a scam as many scam sites use text and images from legit websites and other sources which may not work together very well.
Grammar on Website
Similar to the website’s design, limited English proficiency can point to a scam.
Even though cryptocurrency funding options are logical for a cryptocurrency company, it is also very convenient for scammers as the recipient essentially remains anonymous. Hence a lack of alternative funding options should still be considered a warning signal.
Legitimate companies have very little reason not to list their contact information.
Risks Disclosure
Fraudsters will do anything to provide a false sense of security. Actions may include misrepresenting, or even non-disclosure of risks involved.
Source Credibility
Persuasion is more likely when the source presents itself as being credible, expert and trustworthy. Common tactics used by scammers to make themselves look legitimate is to pretend to be someone they are not. Alternatively, credibility can also be attained externally with claims such as “Warren Buffet is already using this service”.
Fraudsters take advantage of herd behavior by creating the illusion of consensus or social proof that the service is legitimate with claims that “everybody is already using it”, or by setting up extensive referral programs in which members encourage their friends and associates to invest as well. This automatically triggers something in the mind that says: “if everybody [or someone from the inner circle] wants it, it must be good”.
A business is likely to receive far more of our trust when it provides a lot of free value. This happens because of the rule of reciprocity, which causes us to tend to feel obligated to return favors after people do favors for us.
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VR Anticipation, and Oculus Rift vs. Google Glass
I’m not sure if the Rift or Project Morpheus are going to be huge but with the anticipation for their consumer releases, this is probably the first time VR has been really exciting for most geeks.
You can tell how big it’s going to be by the observation that people who try it get lost in it. They put on the Rift and they emerge from it half an hour or hours later, completely unaware of how long they were wearing it and playing with it. This is akin to when DOOM first came out (the id Software dudes Michael Abrash and John Carmack are involved in Oculus, so they anticipated that potential too), or Quake multiplayer, or the Civilization games, where you go play a short game and it ends up being 7 hours later and you don’t want to quit. People will get lost in the rift.
Look at what people have said:
But Iribe couldn’t take his headset off. “Again,” he said, scarcely able to believe what he was asking for. They ran through the entire series once more. Finally Iribe took off the prototype. His head felt strange—not dizzy, not displaced, but overwhelmed. “How long was I in there?” he asked Abrash and Binstock. It had been close to 45 minutes.
– from Peter Rubin’s Wired article which I’ve reread multiple times now
“Last time I was sick with the flu,” Carmack says, “I just lay in bed and watched VR movies on the ceiling.”
– Peter Rubin, Wired
This is no gimmick. This isn’t like 3D, where the difference to the viewer is a minor one. At worst, VR will be a niche format adopted by a handful of stalwart gamers. At best, we’re witnessing the birth of a significant new medium. Having seen its first baby steps, I want this technology to take giant leaps. I want to get lost in virtual reality. I want real-life Reginald Barclays to emerge just for the science-fictional thrill of it. Holo-addiction? Try Oculust.
– Andrew Todd
At my old company, we got to demo an Oculus Rift HD that was displaying a 360-degree view of one of Beck’s concerts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F37OK7Fg9Rw
We took turns trying it out — people would watch for ages while the rest of us anxiously waited for them to be polite and finish. It’s immersive and you’re so curious you can’t stop looking around.
Just check out the Node Studios guys playing beer pong and goofing around in the rift with a virtual hand interface add-on:
Oculus has had high visibility at the E3 gaming conference in past years — this year was no exception. The Rift was adapted to the new Aliens game, where you have to stealthily avoid an Alien xenomorph. The Rift seems perfectly suited to that experience: suspense, surround sound, 1st person. Another game, Superhot, lets you dodge bullets by moving your head around them, similar to Neo in The Matrix.
When Facebook bought Oculus, I was pretty optimistic about it though I think the majority of people think it’s bad for Oculus’ future. What I think is most interesting about it all is that it literally took just a little time for Mark Zuckerberg to meet Palmer Luckey (who is pretty goofy himself…) and then want to buy Oculus, even if it’s A) mostly unproven and B) not exactly aligned with Facebook’s core product.
If Facebook and Oculus are going to sell the Rift close to at cost, then perhaps that signifies that Facebook sees Oculus as a potential play to keep its userbase lost in the rift. Facebook according to most stats is killing any other competitor in user time spent daily, and now it owns at least two of the other major players, WhatsApp and Instagram:
Even if you subtract from that a large portion of mainly mobile users, a rift that people are addicted to would be immensely addictive to people who spend a large part of their day socializing online.
Also we’re not quite at a point where you could serve up a rift off a mobile or even a tablet, but perhaps eventually you could. I grew up romanticizing Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash and William Gibson’s Neuromancer but was always deathly afraid of the almost certain future of Hiro Protagonist going to his rented storage space to zone out in the rift for a day or two.
And that’s another aspect: the popular culture anticipating this kind of timesuck. Think of TRON:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO5qq1XN64M
Or The Matrix, of course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRs8DgV1cDE
Johnny Mnemonic:
Pacific Rim’s drifting and neural handshaking:
The book Ready Player One, reinvented as inspiration for this Oculus Rift game:
The implementation I want to see most is from Daniel Suarez’s Daemon, which has a Darknet interfaced via glasses. The glasses show peoples’ reputations, green paths leading to your location, even a way to perform alchemy on real-world objects and imbue them with special properties in the digital world (a real-world object being a key to somewhere else, for example), or showing what level of a profession someone has reached (so someone might be a level 7 farmer or a level 3 trader). Those glasses were actually described as being subtle and hard to distinguish from actual glasses so I suppose Suarez saw them as more Glass than Rift (which was what Stephenson’s Metaverse equipment was more like).
The Rift vs. Glass
I see Google Glass as technology affecting culture, in the same way that adding a front-screen camera to the phone led to the phenomenon and official word creation of the selfie. Glass has challenged accepted normal behavior in public settings: can you be recording in movie theaters, in a locker room, even just in a restaurant? Are you a Glasshole just because you have the glasses on, even if you’re an experimenting artist or technologist? Is it even legal to wear Glass to record interactions with police? So far Glass has been rejected by social norms resoundingly, even amongst those who like the tech, just because it’s been associated with a “Glasshole” culture.
I think of anti-Glassholes as the new digital NIMBYs. Digital NIMBYs are not, say, old folks who don’t like any new technology or who don’t think there’s a use for it. Digital NIMBYs are actually fairly savvy with tech, having grown up with it, but they want to control their environment and the tech that exists within it to the extent that they believe they should dictate norms to others. People who are proud to not have a TV, people who object to any cellphone use at all among others, people who want you to leave your cellphone with the others at the door, people who aren’t web developers but still scoff at IE users, that sort of thing. Digitally savvy but not technically savvy. Digerati, nimbies, whatever you want to call them. They’re insufferable and they think they dictate tech culture.
But anyway Glass does bring about problems with cultural norms regarding eyesight. We are told not to even look at others: homeless, children, people whose business isn’t yours, etc. But Glass provides a possibility to record even a passing glance for future memory viewing. This changes the whole security through obfuscation dynamic — instead of briefly viewing something with your eyes that you’ll soon forget, now every glance can be permanent. That makes eyesight into a weapon in the same way that guys might ogle girls on the street.
Contrast with the Rift. So far, the Rift looks almost comical to people not using it. Someone has a Rift on and is cocking his head around and leaning about and looking behind himself, all with the headset on. Most importantly and humorously, his eyesight is blocked and he can’t see what is actually going on around him. Most importantly, he has become a complete non-threat to those around him, almost like a prisoner, without eyesight. There’s no Rift asshole phenomenon yet, and I guess it’s because no one perceives a Rift user as a threat.
I imagine Oculus wants to enable some awareness for the user:
Oculus is also working on a second, outward-facing camera that will be part of the headset itself. The Valve prototype used such a camera to read fiducial markers on the walls for tracking, but Oculus seems to intend it for very different applications. For one, Carmack says, it can function as a pass-through camera, allowing Rift-wearing users to see what’s happening in the real world—a kind of external heads-up display that would allow you to grab a soda, for instance.
– from the Wired article
But I do think it’s interesting how eyesight augmentation between Glass and the Rift is perceived so much differently. I’m anticipating consumer VR will lead to similar advancements in digital culture, and it seems like it will finally come soon.
P.S. As an aside, why is Keanu Reeves in two of these VR films? Well, as you may know, I think Keanu Reeves is awesome, and I recently watched two of his latest films, 47 Ronin and Man of Tai Chi — I think he tends to enjoy roles where he’s cast as the outsider to a foreign world, with himself as the bridge hybrid (him being like a halfie, like me) between two worlds. He’s played this role in at least: Dracula, 47 Ronin, The Matrix, Parenthood, Constantine, The Devil’s Advocate, The Replacements, and of course, Point Break. Anyway, just a theory.
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Lampard Confirms Failed Raid of Chelsea Starlet
When former Blues great Frank Lampard took his first step into football management with Derby County early in the summer, there was always this idea that he was gonna raid his former club, Chelsea, for talent in a bid to guide The Rams back to the English top tier for the first time since the 2007-2008 season.
To start with, the ex-Blues midfielder made off with luring Jody Morris, who was the Chelsea youth coach, into Pride Park to become his number two. If Lampard’s vast experience as a player was as strong a pull already is into playing under his tutelage, Morris joining him meant together they possessed the gravitational tug to suck the highly-rated teenagers at Chelsea’s youth academy into Derby County.
Indeed, 19-year-old Mason Mount and 20-year-old Fikayo Tomori were prised by the Blues legend into going under his guidance at Derby this summer, with Mount, Golden Ball winner of the UEFA U-19 tournament in 2017, especially making an impressive start in England’s second tier.
Apart from the two talented youngsters, Lampard recently revealed he also tried to sign another budding Chelsea player on loan this summer and it’s none other than 17-year-old Ethan Ampadu. Unfortunately for the ex-Blues favourite, Maurizio Sarri rated Ampadu highly as well and ultimately blocked a loan move for the Welsh defender.
Speaking with the Derby Telegraph, the 40-year-old Derby manager said: “I looked at him (Ampadu). I spoke to the (Chelsea) manager and he told me he wants him in their squad, so it was a very short conversation. I was very impressed with Sarri. I think he is a great manager, great character. He was very nice to me about it. Quite rightly, he probably wants Ampadu as part of his squad. He is a fantastic talent. It was a question (we asked), and we have fully moved on.”
The former Exeter ace is a highly-regarded player for both club and country and when the big-haired youngster put in an excellent shift for Wales’ 4-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League, Lampard, who watched the game, expressed his admiration for Ampadu.
“I shed a tear when he played so well! I know him, and similar to Mason Mount, he is a young player with real ability and a fantastic attitude,” added Lampard.
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Album Review Weinberg: Works For Strings, Kremerata Baltica
These are live performances, apparently, and what a mother-lode of great string playing this is, committed to the last degree. Weinberg wrote tons of good music, and recent years have seen many new recordings. I especially like the first chamber symphony here, but all four are good in...
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Here's a great Faure album, by a pianist who has this music in his blood. Every performace is penetrating and vivid, aided by a Bechstein piano with a distinctively woody old-world sound, which prevents the music from becoming overly-smoothed and draws out every pearly detail. The reci...
Album Review Vincenzo Maltempo Plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies
Wanna have a good time? Well here you go. Don't worry — the man on the cover isn't going to strangle you. He's just tuckered out after playing all this wacky stuff. This album actually came out in 2016, but it didn't land on my shores until well into this year so it still counts as a 2...
Album Review Louis Lortie Plays Faure
The thorough craft of Faure's music withstands markedly different aproaches to playing it, not simply at the technical level but also emotionally. Just compare the recordings by Germaine Thyssens-Valentin, Paul Crossley, Michel Dalberto, Kathryn Stott, Jean-Claude Pennetier... And here...
Album Review Tiberghien's Bartok, Volume 3
This is the third and last volume of Cedric Tiberghien's Bartok series. I've loved every volume, and this features the ultimate recording of the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. This is it baby! I mean really, nobody needs to record it again. I can't imagine it done better (well I...
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The annals of history in the making
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Travel » The road less travelled – part II: Overwhelmed at Overloon
The road less travelled – part II: Overwhelmed at Overloon
By Christian Nielsen
As Christian Nielsen takes the road less travelled this summer, he uncovers the volatile, violent past hidden under the tranquil, peaceful present of the Dutch village of Overloon.
Photo: ©Christian Nielsen
Read part I: Navigating without algorithms
Set in the verdant woods of Overloon, in the Dutch province of North Brabant, is one of the first and finest museums to recount and remember World War II’s European chapter.
Started in 1946, just one year after hostilities ended, the cavernous Oorlogsmuseum Overloon takes visitors on a journey from the ominous failure to reset the world order after WWI ended in 1918, to the seeds of national socialism and resulting polarisation leading to a sense of German exceptionalism and eventual invasions of Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium and so on.
The sombre exhibits capture the utter despair of life in occupied Netherlands, the deprivation, humiliation, torture, fear … what it was like as a child, parent, student, worker, etc. It dutifully recounts the systematic rounding up by the Germans of the Jewish population during the war years until liberation by the Allied forces in 1945.
In one segment, visitors meet a 10-year-old Jewish girl and her family as they struggle to survive. The loneliness and heartache she faces as her mother dies of a brain tumour, her brothers are taken to a labour camp, followed by her father, cousins, aunts … They all disappear from her life in the space of five years.
She goes into hiding with her grandparents, moving from one place to the other, and eventually to a secluded farm. After liberation, she is reunited with her grandparents, and they soon learn the fate of her parents and brothers – all lost in the camps.
Multimedia displays including clips from the period projected on to walls, floors and windows surround the visitor. The overwhelming collection of original mementos, artefacts and machinery would be hard to beat anywhere.
The military hardware in the adjoining hall is thoughtfully displayed to capture what it might have been like in the dying days of the war as the Allies pushed through to the German border in late 1944.
Operation Market Garden was an Allied push through Belgium and Holland to cross the Rhine at Arnhem and get round the German’s heavily fortified Siegfried Line in preparation for a final drive to Berlin.
It was a make-or-break moment and the Germans knew it. They pushed back and met the Allies across a looping front that also took in Belgium (best known for the Battle of the Bulge) and German territory (fierce fighting in Hurtgen Forrest). These clashes were an all-in effort by a German army that literally had everything to lose. And it was in Overloon that Market Garden reached a crescendo between 30 September and 18 October 1944.
The story of the Overloon Battle is told with great care and detail in a panorama room with a replica shelter below, which tells the trials and tribulations of thousands of frightened civilians who waited out the nearly three-week-long ordeal.
A number of sculptures line the pathway to the entrance of the museum, symbolising the twin evils of war: shattered lives and destroyed livelihoods. One installation (see photo) sits incongruously beside a WWII-era tank with its turret poised in the air.
The €15 price to enter the museum seems steep at first but as the sheer magnitude of the place begins to open up, and the attention to detail (the personal stories juxtaposed against the carefully arranged machinery of war) is appreciated, the money feels well spent. Curators are everywhere, dusting Howitzers and arranging life-like mannequins into new scenes like the battlefield mess tent and mobile tool shop. Combined with several military memorials and cemeteries in and around Overloon, as well as a new playground and nature activities, this is a day well spent … and not only for history buffs.
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Au Hasard Balthazar [1966]
Human behaviour is not always rational; compassion is a rarity while acts of cruelty and the ensuing injustice and suffering are more dominant in human society – this was the predominant theme in Robert Bresson’s much acclaimed and deeply humanistic drama Au Hasard Balthazar. This deceptively simple and seemingly allegorical Christian tale had a donkey as both an important character as also a symbol of its themes. Christened Balthazar by a young girl who becomes attached to it, the movie follows the proceedings in a village from the point of view of the animal over the course of its long life, which sees everything and experiences both love and maltreatment by those around it with quiet acceptance and resignation. The characters surrounding it – be it the frivolous and rebellious young lady Marie or the delinquent and troublemaking young man she is attracted to. Balthazar’s ownership gets transferred to a number of people over the course of its life, and each new ownership ends up providing layered commentary and observations on human life and behaviour. The scene where the donkey quietly dies remains a powerful cinematic moment indeed. Minimalist in tone and execution, the film tells its various stories largely through images and long moments of silence, with sparse usage of music or any dramatic effects. Acting too forms a largely trivial aspect of the movie, and consequently it would be meaningless to search for any powerhouse performances in it. Though the outer calm that permeates it has been subtly juxtaposed with inner spiritual turbulence and discordance, its seemingly tranquil nature and detachedness can also be a tad misleading and even simplistic to those unwilling to dig deep.
Director: Robert Bresson
Genre: Drama/Religious Drama/Rural Drama
Labels: 1960s, 4 Star Movies, Drama, French Cinema, Highly Recommended
Shubhajit,
I appreciate Bresson's work with every viewing of each of his films. Balthazar may be his greatest in a long list of brilliant films. His films of course are never about the performances, but about the purity and essence of intentions and the transcendance of the journey. This may be one of the 50 best films ever made in my opinion.
Thanks Jon for sharing your deep appreciation for Bresson's works. He was most certainly one of the great masters of world cinema, despite having made only 13 feature films in his career. In fact, from the point of view, one could draw an analogy between his career and those of other great masters like, Ritwik Ghatak & Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, etc. I still have most of Bresson's works left to explore.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol [2011]
Don 2 [2011]
Komal Gandhar (E-Flat) [1961]
Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) [2011]
The Ides of March [2011]
Royal Bengal Rahashya (Royal Bengal Mystery) [2011...
The Adventures of Tintin [2011]
Nayakan (Nayagan) [1987]
The Kingdom II (Riget II) [1997]
Blind Chance [1981/1987]
King of Devil's Island [2010]
My Friend Ivan Lapshin [1984]
The Kingdom (Riget) [1994]
Crash [1996]
When Father was Away on Business [1985]
The Round-Up (Szegénylegények) [1965]
Midnight in Paris [2011]
Camera Buff [1979]
Satyajit Ray Negatives: My Life with Manikda [2005...
Winchester '73 [1950]
Cleo from 5 to 7 [1962]
Awarapan [2007]
The Dirty Picture [2011]
Subarnarekha (The Golden Thread) [1965]
Kolya [1996]
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December, 2008, #2
Christmas Issue 2008
What Fun It Is To Sing During The Holidays!
December Business Meeting/Dinner
On Saturday, December 13, we gathered at Anthe's at the Lake for the Annual December Business Meeting/Dinner. The total attendance (chapter members and guests) was 87. Thanks to Jim Elliott for his work organizing and coordinating this event. After a delicious meal, it was time for the business part of the evening.
The feature event of the night was the awarding of the 2008 Larry Neal Memorial Award, also known as the Barbershopper of the Year (BOTY) Award. Last year's winner, Jerry Mason, announced the winner of the award to be Kirk Roose, director of the Derbytown Chorus. Congratulations, Kirk and thank you for all your work on behalf of our Chapter, our District and our Society. (Note: Kirk could not be at the dinner. The bulletin will include a picture of Kirk and his award in a later issue.)
The 2009 Board members were also officially installed during the meeting. Congratulations to all new and returning members of the Board and good wishes for a successful year. Special congratulations to Wil Veith, our 2009 President. Also, a large thank you to Ray Stone for his multiple-year tenure as President.
The evening concluded with singing by the chorus and chapter quartets. A very appropriate finish to a great event.
In January of 2009, we will be moving to a new rehearsal location. Tuesday, January 13 will be our first rehearsal at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 North Prospect Street, Akron. In preparation for this move, a group of chapter members met at Saint Bernard's on Saturday morning, December 13, to organize and sort our chapter inventory of music and equipment. The next item on the agenda is the actual moving of these materials, which will take place on Saturday, January 10. All chapter members are invited to participate in this job. The more, the merrier. Who know s? There might even be singing (Hi, Ho.......).
On Wednesday, December 31, The Akron Derbytown Chorus will sing at Saint Bernard's Church as part of the 13th Akron First Night Celebration. We sing from 9:00 pm to 9:50 pm. The chorus has been involved in every First Night. The uniform of the evening is TUXEDO. Please be there, dressed and ready to warm-up at 8:15. There is a sign-up sheet at rehearsals.
BOTM For November
Congratulations to Stan Martin for being selected as Barbershopper of the Month for November, 2008. Stan coordinated the chorus participation in the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign at Chapel Hill Mall and also played a major role in our assessment of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church as a potential rehearsal location.
Ten Ways To Help Your Chapter
(11-20 of the total list of 100)
11. Take your camera to chorus functions, and turn in the pictures to your history book/scrapbook person.
12. Subscribe to the "Harmonet," print out hints & suggestions that look applicable to your chorus and pass them on.
13. Talk to two or three people (before, during break or after rehearsal) that you normally don't talk to.
14. When you are at social gatherings, quartet performances, etc., always talk about your chapter; you never know where your next guest might be.
15. Surprise an ill member with a card or a phone call. Call an absent member, and let them know you missed them.
16. Offer to clean the chapter's storage facility or update the inventory.
17. Keep your comments to yourself concerning choreography and costumes, especially when on the risers.
18. Learn your part (words, notes, choreography, stage presentation) early so you can help the slow learners & new people.
19. Offer to carpool with others when possible.
20. Learn to use a pitch-pipe, and then memorize the keys to songs in the chorus repertoire.
Ed Crosley 12/27
Mike Neff 12/27
Jim Elliott 1/11
Jim Wolfe 1/11
Chapter Quartet News
Many singing groups find themselves in demand during the holidays. Clear Choice, one of our chapter quartets has been very busy. The quartet includes: Dan Nichols, tenor; Ray Stone, lead; Jim Elliott, bass; Bill Halter, baritone. Here are some of their recents "gigs".
Friday, November 28- John S. Knight Center, Akron, entertaining at the Annual Akron Children's Hospital Christmas Tree Festival
Saturday, November 29- Barberton Holiday Kick-Off for the Salvation Army. Sang a few songs at the gazebo on the shores of Lake Anna; did a 30 minute show for about 250 people at the Magic Theater in downtown Barberton; finished the evening by singing at the Red Kettle near the Salvation Army headquarters.
Friday, December 12- sang at a luncheon for Hudson city employees at the American Legion Hall in Hudson.
Friday, December 19- did a 30 minute show for employees of The Crystal Clinic (about 350 people) at Guy's Party Center, Akron.
Christmas Wishes From The Bulletin Staff
Editor: Barry Tone
Reporter: Bob R. Shoppe
Cub Reporter: Eugene "Pitch" Pipe
For all those who enjoy singing, this time of year is especially full of joy. All of us on the bulletin staff want to wish all Derbytown barbershoppers and friends of the chorus a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The next bulletin issue will be on Monday, January 12 and will originate from North Fort Myers, Florida. Information and pictures that you would like to have included in future bulletin issues can still be sent to the bulletin email address, derbytown08@gmail.com
In this special Christmas issue, it seemed appropriate to include a variety of holiday music. The following items are not meant to overwhelm you. You can look at them all at one sitting or check them out over a period of time. The two phonograph clips are for those who remember when recorded music meant 78RPM, not MP3.
Lindley Armstrong (Spike) Jones and his City Slickers were known for doing satirical versions of popular songs. This clip features the distinctive voice of George Rock.
Jimmy recorded this song just before his 13th birthday.
If you want to be an honorary bulletin "investigative" reporter, see if you can discover the name of the quartet that provides the male voices in the back-up vocals on Bing's 1942 recording. They had a rather varied and important career on their own. The only hint is these four words: Fibber McGee and Molly. The hint might mean more to the more mature members of the Chapter. If you can't find the answer, or if you just don't care, the answer will be in the next bulletin issue.
This recording features Bill Pinkney, lead bass and Clyde McPhatter, tenor. The very clever cartoon is the work of Joshua Held.
Tree Festival Sing-Out
Many members of The Derbytown Chorus gathered at the John S. Knight Center at noon on Wednesday, November 26. We had been invited to sing as part of the Akron Children's Hospital Annual Tree Festival. Under the direction of Dan Nichols (aka Santa), we sang both Christmas and barbershop songs for an appreciative audience. Thanks to all who helped to make this performance happen.
The Summit Chordsmen In Wadsworth
The Summit Chordsmen, a chapter quartet, entertained at the Christmas Candle Walk in downtown Wadsworth on Friday, November 21. Lead, Jim Heaton; Bass, Mike Sitter; Baritone, Jerry Mason; and Tenor, Mike Halter sang for festival patrons in a very appropriate location, a barbershop. The Chordsmen say that there was a steady stream of eager listeners through the shop between the hours of 6 and 8. Shop owner, Melissa Vetter was serenaded when the quartet sang "Little Darlin'", specifically for her.
The Songs We Sing
(Who Was That Reindeer, Anyway?)
At our rehearsal on November 25, as we sang "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer", a question was raised about the correct name for Rudolph's colleague, Donner. The name Donder was mentioned as another possibility. After a little research, it turns out that this question is more complicated than we tho ught. It's actually not something that could be resolved in this publication, but here is a brief description of the controversy. If you stick to the the period from about 1950 to the present, the name Donner is correct, because that is the name given to the reindeer by the composer of the song. Johnny Marks wrote the song in 1949, using the character that had been developed by his brother-in-law, Robert L. May , for a 1939 Montgomery Ward ad campaign. It became a big hit for Gene Autry, the singing cowboy. The questionable part relates to the time before the song was written. In the song, the list of reindeer relates to those listed in that famous poem, " A Visit From Saint Nicholas". The last two names in the list, Donner and Blitzen, are the German words for thunder and lightning. Since the poem is attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who is of German descent, this makes sense. But in 1823, the poem, published anonymously in a New York newspaper, uses Dunder and Blitzem (Dutch) as the reindeer names. Music historians claim that the poem was actually written by Henry Livingston, Jr. who was Dutch. Moore's association with the poem did not come about until he included it in a publication of his poems in 1844. The name Donder is also found in some copies of the poem. There is still some controversy about the true origin of this poem. Luckily for us, we are dealing with the post 1950 song lyrics and Donner is correct in that case.
Dwight Dieckman 12/10
Jerry Mason 12/21
Robert McMillan 12/18
D'Artanyon Stanard 12/20
Recent Visitor
On 11/25, Ron Weaver was a guest at our rehearsal. Many chapter members knew Ron from the past and he contributed much to our meeting. Ron is shown below teaching a tag during the afterglow.
100 Ways To Help Your Chapter
We are starting this feature, listing 10 items each issue for the next 10 issues. It's encouraging to note that many of our members are already doing these activities. This list was collected from the Harmonet by Kim Benner, Singing Buckeyes, Columbus Ohio.
1.) Bring a guest to rehearsal once a year.
2.) Show up early and help set up the risers.
3.) At the end of rehearsal, help take down the section of risers you are standing on.
4.) Thank the director for all his/her effort.
5.) Thank your chorus administration for all their work.
6. Bring in doughnuts on your "barbershop anniversary" night - bring in a special treat for after rehearsal.
7. Don't talk on the risers; and don't let others talk on the risers.
8. Smile. Act like you're enjoying your hobby, and show it (let the director know you're "really" there).
9. Take your quartet to retirement homes, and share your hobby. Family members are often there visiting and recruiting new members is part of your performance.
10. Volunteer to do a little more than you really want to in fundraising or committee work.
New member, Cory Hornish, received his official membership materials at our 12/2 meeting. Cory, on the left, is shown below with D'Artanyon Stanard, whose efforts brought Cory into our chapter. Congratulations to both young singers.
The Latest Tag From James Estes
Watch for the next issue of the bulletin on Monday, December 22
Bulletin Extra
On Wednesday, Dec. 3, a group of chapter members took a tour of Trinity Lutheran Church. We were evaluating the social hall and some related rooms as a potential rehearsal location. You can get an idea of what we saw by clicking on the picture below and viewing the album. Be patient if the pictures seem out of focus at first, it will clear up. You can also change the viewing time for each picture to get a longer view. Captions have been added to some pictures to give a little more background information. As with any location, there are pros and cons. These will be discussed at the board meeting on Monday, December 8th.
Trinity Lutheran
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Home rugby-union Cobus Reinach: Northampton scrum-half to leave at end of season
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Cobus Reinach: Northampton scrum-half to leave at end of season
Northampton have confirmed scrum-half Cobus Reinach will leave the Premiership club at the end of the season.
The 29-year-old South Africa international has made 70 appearances since he arrived at Franklin’s Gardens from Super Rugby side Sharks in 2017.
Reinach has scored 29 tries since his arrival and was selected in the South Africa squad which won the Rugby World Cup in Japan last year.
Reinach scored three tries during South Africa’s World Cup-winning campaign in Japan
“We have a fantastic group of coaches and staff, and an exciting squad that I believe can challenge for the major honours, so this has not been an easy decision for me to make,” said Reinach.
“I’d like to thank everyone for making the last three seasons so memorable; I’ll be sad to leave some great friends and team-mates.
“Saints will always have a special place in my heart and I look forward to giving everything I’ve got to make sure we finish the season with some silverware.”
Northampton sit second in the Premiership table, one point behind Exeter, while a 33-20 win against Benetton Rugby maintained their hopes of reaching the Champions Cup quarter-final.
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The close relationship between stressful emotions and heart disease has been recognized since antiquity. In fact, the ancient Greeks and other early cultures believed that the heart, rather than the brain, was the seat of emotions. We still describe people as being “broken hearted” following some severely stressful event, such as the loss of a loved one. People who are generous have a “heart of gold”, or are “good hearted”, while “heart of stone” and “cold hearted” describe opposite temperaments. Being brave is to be “stout hearted”, and if you are timid, you are “faint of heart”. The heart was viewed as being the essence of life. And, if you want to “get at the heart” of anything from an argument or an apple, you go to its “core”, which comes from cor, the Latin word for heart.
One of the problems in studying the relationship between stressful emotions and the heart, is the difficulty scientists have in defining stress, much less being able to measure it accurately.
After all, exactly what is stress?
Although it had been used in physics for hundreds of years, the term as it is commonly used today, was essentially coined only 60 years ago, by Hans Selye, a brilliant Canadian researcher.
He used it to describe a series of responses in laboratory animals subjectetd to severely disturbing physical or emotional threats, which, if persistent, produced ulcers, heart attacks, hypertension, arthitis, kidney damage, and other diseases. Selye reasoned that if stress could do this in his experimental animals, then perhaps it played a similiar role in patients suffering from these disorders, which he referred to as „Diseases of Adaptation”. While his research was initially of interest primarily to other basic scientists, Selye’s theory and concepts steadily spread into all branches of clinical medicine, and „stress” eventually became a popular buzz word.
A 1983 cover story in TIME magazine referred to stress as “The Epidemic of the Eighties”, and numerous surveys have shown that the problem has progressively worsened since then. It’s difficult to get through the day without reading or hearing something about “stress”.
Why all the sudden fuss?
After all, stress has been around since Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden. Is it because there is much more stress today? Is it because the nature of contemporary stress is somehow different, and more dangerous? Or is it because scientific research has increasingly confirmed the important influence of stress in numerous diseases, and uncovered the mechanics of actions responsible for its diverse effects on physical and mental health? All of these are undoubtedly ingredients. It is estimated that 75-80 percent of all visits to primary care physicians in the U.S. are for stress related complaints, and it is difficult to think of any illness ranging from the common cold to cancer, in which stress could not play a contributory role.
The major source of stress for adults stems from workplace pressures. Four out of five American workers describe their jobs as being “very stressful”, and the World Health Organization recently declared that job stress has now become a “worldwide epidemic”.
Some people use it to describe an unpleasant circumstance, like loosing your job, while others view stress to refer to the way such challenges make you feel (anger, fear, depression), symptoms you experience (angina, palpitations, stomach pain, diarrhea, headache), or even illnesses that seem to result from this (heart attack, stroke, ulcer). Stress is also very different for each of us.
“It is estimated that 75-80 percent of all visits to primary care physicians in the U.S. are for stress related complaints,
and it is difficult to think of any illness ranging from the common cold to cancer, in which stress could not play a contributory role.”
However, stress signifies different things
to each of us.
Things that are very distressful for one individual may be pleasurable for another, or have little signficance either way.
That can be readily illustrated by observing passengers on a steep roller coaster ride. Some are hunched down in the back seats with their eyes shut, jaws clenched, and white knuckled as they clutch the retaining bar. They can’t wait for the ride in the torture chamber to end so they can get back on solid ground and get away.
But up front are the wide-eyed, exhilarated thrill seekers, yelling, and relishing every steep plunge, who actually race to get on the very next ride! And in between you may find a few with an air of indifference or nonchalance that seems to border on boredom. So, was the roller coaster stressful? Obviously, it’s different strokes for different folks.
The roller coaster ride is a useful analogy for several reasons. What distinguished the passengers in the back from those in the front was the sense of control they perceived over the event. While neither group had any more or less control, their perceptions and expectations were quite different. Thus, although you can’t define stress objectively, all of our animal and human research confirms that the sense or feeling of being out of control is always distressful.
That’s what stress is all about.
Roller coaster rides, jobs, and
people, are not inherently stressful.
It’s often how we perceive them. As with the roller coaster, we often create our own stress because of faulty perceptions, and that’s something you can learn to correct. You can teach people to move from the back of the roller coaster to the front, and nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.
With kind permission of AAR EDITION
© AAR EDITION INTERNATIONAL 2001
Dear Patient:
Many of you have pro-bably read or heard about the harmful effects of emotional stress on the cardiovascular system, and physicians frequently warn their heart patients to be careful to avoid or reduce this as much as possible.
I would like to explain why this is so important, and how you can learn to minimize stress related damage.
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Clinical Professor of
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Adjunct Clinical Professor
of Medicine in Psychiatry
Leading stress expert of our time
and official successer
of Prof. Dr. Hans Selye -
the founder of the stress research
(who also shaped the term
"STRESS" - today used all
over the world)
Prof. Dr. med. Paul J. Rosch
(American Institute of Stress)
STRESS – The Epidemic
of modern Society
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BEATRICE CROFTS
5-31-14: Deadly Doctors, Killer Nurses and other Medical Miscreants
BIO: Beatrice Crofts Yorker is the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Los Angeles where CSULA's forensic science program is located. She is renowned for her own research into Munchausen By Proxy, her landmark study of medical serial killers, and her publications on other topics that bring law, psychology, medicine, and ethics together.
LISTEN: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/suspensemagazine/2014/03/09/crime-and-science-radio-with-special-guest-bea-yorker
Medicine Net: Munchausen Syndrome: http://www.medicinenet.com/munchausen_syndrome/article.htm
Munchausen Syndrome, Cleveland Clinic: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/factitious_disorders/hic_munchausen_syndrome.aspx
Munchausen By Proxy: Cleveland Clinic: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/factitious_disorders/hic_munchausen_syndrome_by_proxy.aspx
Kid’s Health: Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome: http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/munchausen.html
Medicine Net: Munchausen By Proxy: http://www.medicinenet.com/munchausen_syndrome_by_proxy/article.htm
Angels of Death: The Doctors: Crime Library: http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/doctors/index_1.html
Angels of Death: The Female Nurses: Crime Library: http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/angels/female_nurses/index.html
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Psychology Today: The Medical Murder Club: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-equation/201206/the-medical-murder-club
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The battered and exhausted Britain of 1945 was desperate for workers – to rebuild, to fill the factories, to make the new NHS work. From all over the world, thousands of individuals – including many Irish emigrants – took the plunge. Most assumed they would spend just three or four years in the UK, sending much of their pay back home, but instead large numbers stayed and transformed the country.
Clair Wills teaches at Princeton University in the USA. Her books include Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO and The Best Are Leaving: Emigration and Post-War Irish Culture.
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NCAA Weekly Performers, 4/6/10
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Updated scouting reports on Ekpe Udoh, Daniel Orton, Eric Bledsoe and Herb Pope.
Ekpe Udoh, 610, PF/C, Junior, Baylor
13.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 3.7 blocks, 2.4 turnovers, 49% FG, 67% FT, 27% 3PT
After surprising many with his development early this season, Ekpe Udoh has held pace all year long to finish out an impressive junior season, putting himself firmly in lottery discussions as the NCAA season comes to a conclusion.
One of the most important players on a Baylor team that made a strong run to the Elite Eight, Udoh brings a variety of skills to the table as a player, most of which he developed while sitting out a redshirt season after transferring from Michigan. As the season has gone on, Udoh has grown more comfortable in Baylors offense, and really opened up his game, contributing in a variety of areas on both ends of the court.
Offensively, one thing we didnt touch on when we profiled Udoh in December was his passing game, something that became more prominent for Baylors offense as the season went on. Udoh dished out an impressive 2.7 assists per game, operating mostly out of both the high and low post, showing good court vision and the ability to hit both cutters and shooters for open looks. He shows a good feel for the game in general, something thats become more apparent as the game slowed down for him as the year went on.
In terms of scoring the ball, Udoh does most of his damage out of the post, where he shows a very high level of fluidity and coordination, along with the ability to turn off either shoulder, though he clearly prefers going off his left. He even shows decent ability with his less dominant left hand scoring the ball, going to hook shots and lay-ups when the situation calls for it. He has a surprisingly good command of counter moves in the post, and transitions very well from one move to another looking for a high percentage shot.
At the basket, Udoh leaves some points on the floor at times, as despite being a very good overall athlete due to his mobility, fluidity, and coordination, he isnt the toughest, most explosive or reactive player, not always elevating with great ease around the rim, and seemingly shying away from contact at times. He isnt the greatest off his second bounce and he doesnt have the make-up to explode up and overpower his man, though looking at him, you get the sense his lower body strength probably isnt maxed out, and this is something he could improve with the right training.
Udoh is also a potent threat out of isolation situations, being able to utilize everything out of the triple-threat position, be it taking his man off the dribble, shooting a mid-range jumper, or passing to an open man. Udohs isolation game is very intriguing, as he shows nice footwork, a good first step, and a nice variety of moves, while finishing at a decent rate at this level.
His mid-range is also a pretty reliable weapon already, as he hit a respectable 0.85 points per shot on his 111 jump shots this season according to Synergy, with a good deal of them coming off the dribble or out of the triple-threat, with a defender on him. He hit seven three-pointers on the season, but thats clearly a bit out of his comfort zone, though he does have nice range to 20 feet. Udohs shot is probably a bit too reliant on his upper body, and theres reason to believe with some tweaks this could become an even better weapon for him.
On the glass, Udoh shows great instincts and pursuits on the offensive end, pulling in an impressive 3.6 offensive rebounds per game, frequently being right in the middle of the action around the rim, though his lack of a great second bounce doesnt allow him to be the strongest finisher on putbacks.
Defensively, Udoh does a solid job on the glass, but could be a bit more aggressive in boxing out and doing some of the little things, something hell need to do to stay an above average defensive rebounder in the pros. He lacks some awareness at times on the glass and doesnt appear to be the most contact loving big man around, getting outmuscled by stronger players and not always fighting back as much as youd hope.
Udoh can do some impressive things on the defensive end, though, showing outstanding timing with his shot blocking and using his length very well. Hes a great shot blocker both in man-to-man situations in the post and coming over from the weakside, showing pretty good rotational awareness and doing a good job in general in Baylors zone.
As a man-to-man defender, Udoh plays to his strengths very well in the post, keeping his arms outstretched to force his man into tough shots, while also doing a good job moving his feet. He doesnt have the greatest leverage, and is prone to being backed down by stronger opponents, but again, he probably can improve his lower body strength some.
On the perimeter, Udoh was rarely tested this season, and when he was, it was on switches with guards as opposed to going up against the stretch fours hell see in the NBA. Regardless, he looks out of sorts in his man-to-man stance on the perimeter, though his tools suggest he should be able to become at least adequate in this regard if he puts in the work to develop his fundamentals as he sees the situation more frequently.
Looking forward, Udoh is an intriguing prospect who looks likely to be drafted somewhere in the 10-20 range. He brings clear NBA skills to the table with his defense, shot-blocking, offensive rebounding, and developing post game, while also showing developing skills in multiple areas. That said, while the learning curve hes shown over the last two years is very impressive, he will be 23 years old by the time the draft comes around, so teams may have mixed feelings on how much more potential he has, particularly from a physical standpoint.
Daniel Orton, 6-10, Freshman, Center, Kentucky
13.2 minutes, 3.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, .4 assists, 1.0 turnovers, .6 steals, 1.4 blocks, 53% FG, 52% FT
After averaging just 3 points and 3 rebounds per game, few Kentucky fans expected to see the name of Daniel Orton pop up in NBA draft conversations. Thats exactly what appears to be happening though, as it seems inevitable at this point that Orton will enter his name in the draft and keep it in if he likes what hes hearing. Whether or not hes making a mistake is something that we wont be able to judge for a few years, but there is no questioning the fact that Ortons is a very legitimate NBA prospect, either now or down the road.
The main intrigue around Ortons potential as an NBA player revolves around his physical tools. Standing 6-10, with a wide, chiseled frame, an excellent wingspan and above average athleticism, Orton passes the look test and then some for what NBA teams seek from at a player at his position. He is fairly nimble, runs the court competently, can get off his feet, has a solid second bounce and very good hands on top of that. Simply put, there just arent many players around like him, which makes him somewhat of a commodity even in a draft as deep as this one is with big men.
Offensively, Orton was mostly a non-factor for Kentucky this season, reaching double figures in just two of 38 games and averaging an unimpressive 9.8 points per-40 minutes pace adjusted. He rarely touched the ball when out on the floor, being mostly relegated to running the court, crashing the offensive glass and finishing whatever scraps came his way from the multitude of stars Kentucky assembled this year.
Nevertheless, he dropped some small but intriguing glimpses of potential from time to time, particularly as the season moved on and his comfort level seemingly increased. Orton can carve out space in the post with his huge frame, create shots for himself with some interesting spin moves, shows very nice touch around the basket, and finishes extremely well at the rim thanks to his outstanding length and strength. He even stepped outside on rare occasions and knocked down a 15-foot jumper, displaying solid mechanics in the process. While he didnt do any of this on a consistent basis, for a variety of reasons, it would not be accurate to say that hes completely clueless offensively at this point in time.
With that said, Orton still has a long ways to go on this end, as his skill-level is unpolished and his decision making can be extremely pooroften looking like he cant wait to shoot the ball as soon it reached his hand, and throwing up some very questionable looks in turn. While he gets to the line at a decent rate, he only converts 53% of his attempts once there, showing that he still has plenty of room for improvement with this part of his game. He has no left hand, is a poor ball-handler and lacks considerable experience on this end of the floor. He doesnt quite know how to use his body as effectively as he possibly could, and doesnt always show the type of toughness and intensity you look for from a player fighting for minutes on a crowded roster.
As a rebounder, Orton is mostly a mixed bag, on one hand showing terrific potential with his length ability to go well out of his area for loose balls, particularly when crashing the offensive glass. He was responsible for a number of extremely impressive put-back dunks over the course of the year, but all in all measures out as just an average rebounder from a statistical standpoint, failing to pull down even 10 boards per-40 minutes pace adjusted. Considering his paltry offensive role, this is difficult to understand, although the extremely small sample size (502 minutes) may have something to do with that.
Defensively, Orton makes a huge impact at the collegiate level simply by stepping out on the court. His wide base and terrific strength makes him extremely difficult to back down in the paint, and he does an excellent job using his extremely long arms to contest shots and get his fair share of blocks.
Orton averaged a solid 4 blocks per-40 minutes pace adjusted, and while hes not what you would call a high flyer, he shows nice patience and fundamentals for a player his age and should be able to develop even further in this area as he gains experience.
He also does a nice job sticking his long arms in the right place and coming up with steals, although he has a tendency to gamble at times excessively and pick up cheap fouls by swiping at the ball unnecessarily. Hell also bite on the occasional pump-fake and give up too much space in the post thinking hell be able to recover with a spectacular block, but nothing more than you would expect from a 19-year old big man.
A place he does tend to struggle is guarding the perimeter, though, especially on the pick and roll after caught defending guards and wings on a switch. Ortons lateral quickness is simply not good enough to stay in front of smaller players taking him off the dribblealthough his lack of experience doesnt help him much either-- and the limitations he shows in this area makes it pretty clear that his future is pretty much strictly at the 5-spot down the road.
Perhaps more worrying is the recent behind the scenes chatter about potential off-court concerns. The fingerprints of Ortons father were all over his every move on the recruiting trail, in reported heated discussions with Kentuckys coaching staff about his inconsistent playing time throughout the season, and now regarding his draft declaration decision, to the point that some wonder whether this could become a distraction for the team that picks him down the road. While Orton certainly comes off as a thoughtful and intelligent young man, teams will need to study these issues and draw their own conclusions, especially since hes such a work in progress that will only be able to reach his full potential down the road if hes fully dialed into the task.
Orton probably isnt ready to see very many minutes in the NBA in the short-term, but the physical tools he displays combined with his budding skill-set as a defender, rebounder and low-post threat make him one of the more intriguing long-term big men prospects in this draft. Whichever team picks him will have to be very patient with him, but he certainly has the potential to make them look very smart down the road. Backup NBA centers are expensive and hard to come by, and if Orton can develop as expected, he could be a very nice asset for a team to have, especially on a cheap 4-year rookie scale contract.
The main question teams will want to figure out in the workout process is-- just how far off he is from contributing at this point?
Eric Bledsoe, 6-1, Freshman, Point Guard, Kentucky
11.3 Points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 3.0 turnovers, 1.4 steals, 46% FG, 38% 3P, 67% FT
Now that the college basketball season is officially behind us, all of the attention will be centered on whos staying in school and who will declare for the NBA draft by the fast approaching April 25th deadline. One prospect with a difficult decision to make is Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe. With many questions regarding his game still looming, Bledsoe regardless appears to be leaning towards putting his name in the draft.
Theres no denying the physical gifts that Bledsoe possesses. He has a solid frame and a long wingspan with an impressive physique for a 19 year old, looking quite a bit more physically developed than his age would suggest. His quickness and athleticism are off the charts as hes shown the ability to get down the court in a hurry and also finish around the basket with flair and creativity.
Being part of a team however stacked with talent, Bledsoes role was a rather simple one and thus his talents were never fully displayed in a true capacity, which could very well have been to his advantage. Playing off the likes of John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Patrick Patterson, Bledsoe didnt have the chance to be anything other than a complimentary player, spending most of his time as a spot up shooter - which accounted for 35% of his offense. At only 6-1, Bledsoe will surely have to be a point guard at the next level, which is a position we rarely saw him play this season, and which he struggled at badly whenever he did.
As a result, he spent a limited amount of time in pick and roll situations (5%) and looked uncomfortable leading the team in the few instances he was trusted with the ball in his hands. Bledsoe has a tendency to over- dribble and over-commit when driving to the basket, appearing out of control at times, which is a big reason for his extremely high turnover ratecoughing the ball up on an incredible 27% of his possessions. He averaged more turnovers than assists, giving him both the worst AST/TO ratio and pure point rating of any point guard prospect in this draft.
On a positive note, Bledsoe can get into the lane with ease due to his blur-like speed and ability to two-step in traffic. He can use either hand effectively as well, but did struggle finishing around the hoop, only converting on 48.1% of his shots and he attempted a less than stellar 4.3 FTs per 40 p/adjusted, making only 2/3 of his shots from the stripe.
In his role off the ball, Bledsoe didnt show us much as a scorer either, only putting up 14.2 points per 40 pace adjusted in his 30 minutes of action. Hes been inconsistent as a scorer and shooter much of the season, as evidenced by his NCAA opening round 29 point explosion on 9-11 shooting to his 7 points on 3 for 9 shooting in Kentuckys elite 8 exit to West Virginia.
He has a slow release and a bit of a set shot right now which didnt cause too many issues as he was often wide open for catch and shoot jumpers. Hell need to quicken the release for the next level, but his solid mechanics and good range suggest he should be able to make the adjustment.
An area that is a bit more difficult to improve is shooting off the dribble; an aspect of Bledsoes game which was nearly invisible (10-30 all season).This is somewhat of a concern at this point, as hell be expected to pull up off ball screens or in transition in the NBA. The rigid nature of his flat-footed shot and the lack of elevation he gets may make it necessary for him to completely retool his mechanics if hes to improve his scoring prowess.
As a defender, Bledsoes physical tools make him very effective. His length and lateral quickness suggest he can compete at this end of the floor immediately in the pros. Hes a better on the ball defender than he is off the ball, often relaxing at times or losing focus when he isnt directly involved with the play. Nonetheless, his toughness, strength and athleticism will serve him well.
Bledsoes stock appears to be all over the place, with some analysts (such as ESPNs Chad Ford) suggesting he is a sure-fire lottery pick virtually all season long, while other NBA teams have him pegged as a clear-cut second round pick. Opinions about him vary greatly, and it will be interesting to see how hes perceived once NBA teams really sit down to dissect his game and figure out how he far off he may be from contributing. His athleticism and quickness are huge selling points, but his decision making, point guard skills and unpolished offensive skills are major red flags. All indications thus far point to him entering the draft, and only time will tell whether or not this decision was the right one.
Herb Pope, 6-8, Sophomore, PF/C, Seton Hall
11.5 Points, 10.7 Rebounds, 1.8 Blocks, 2.0 Assists, 2.3 Turnovers, 46% FG, 50% FT
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Announcing his intention to declare for the 2010 NBA Draft on March 29th, Herb Pope became one of the first in what should prove to be a long list of underclassmen testing the draft waters. After making national news for punching Texas Techs Darko Cohadarevic below the belt not once, but twice in a matter of minutes, Pope didnt take long at all to announce that hes leaving Seton Hall.
A double-double machine in the Big East with a limited feel on the offensive end, Popes high-energy style of play is certainly attractive on some levels, but his overall skill level and numerous red flags raise major concerns about his NBA future.
Standing just 6-8, Pope lacks great size for the power forward at the NBA level and is severely undersized for the center spot the position his skill set caters to at the moment. In addition to his lack of great height, Pope is only an adequate athlete. He displays decent mobility and runs the floor adequately, but has heavy feet and isnt exceptionally springy off the floor. Possessing a solid wingspan and some bulk, Pope has some well-defined strengths and weaknesses physically. He may need to improve his physique to augment his style of play at the next level depending on where he lands next season.
Popes best assets from an NBA perspective are his high energy level and rebounding ability. Constantly battling for position and willing to get low when boxing out, the Pennsylvania native does a great job cleaning the glass on both ends. Utilizing his length effectively on the offensive glass and showing a nose for the ball defensively, Pope proved to be an excellent rebounder in one of the best conferences in college basketball. He ranked 10th amongst all prospects in our database in that category, doing a notable job on the offensive glass in particular.
While his physical and aggressive style of play makes him an effective rebounder, it doesnt compensate for his lack of offensive tools. His hustle does afford him some easy opportunities around the basket in the form of put-backs, easy layups off of drive and dumps, and easy looks in transition, but he shows a limited post game and lack of touch in the paint when he cant get all the way to the rim. He does have some tools to work on for the future, but should a team bring Pope into the fold next season, it certainly wont be for his merits or potential as a scorer.
Possessing an extremely basic back to the basket game, Pope shot 37.5% from the field in post up situations according to Synergy Sports Technology. Looking uncomfortable unless he can seal his man and create a seam to the rim, Popes touch from in close is questionable at best. Even when he can get to the rim, he doesnt show the explosiveness to exploit his hard work when defenders collapse around him.
Despite struggling at times around the basket, Pope actually showed some degree of face-up potential. Able to put the ball on the floor for one or two straight line dribbles, he can take what the defense gives him from the midrange, but lacks fluidity in his midrange jumper. The inconsistency he shows off the dribble, especially going left, has a lot to do with his lack of ideal shooting mechanics. He doesnt elevate well, nor does he have much touch, but he still proves relatively capable with his feet set, flashing range all the way out to just inside the college three-point arc. His jumper isnt a terribly reliable tool for him at this point, and his inconsistency manifests itself in his sub-50% shooting from the line, but it is something that could help him diversify his game down the road.
Something he must work on is his shot-selection and decision making, though, as he doesnt seem to know what his limitations are in the least bit, and seemed to be forcing the issue excessively from the perimeter late in the season, likely in a misguided attempt to impress NBA scouts. Interestingly enough, Pope is actually a pretty good passer when he puts his mind to it, but seemed to get too caught up at times with the undisciplined and often wild style of play that plagued Seton Hall this season.
Defensively, Popes high energy level is both a blessing and a curse to him. Eager to step in and take charges, willing to fight for every inch on the block, and never afraid to use his body to deny penetration, Pope shows excellent toughness defensively. The problem when projecting him to the pros is that he seems to lack the lateral quickness to guard power forwards off the dribble and the size to defend centers in the post, making him somewhat of a tweener. His length contesting shots and all-around tenacity will serve him well in the future, but playing for one of the worst defensive teams in the Big East surely didnt do him any favors.
More concerning are the numerous red flags that have plagued Pope throughout his career, which raise significant question marks regarding whether hes the type of character an NBA team would want to have on their roster. He grew up in a very tough area, as documented in the following article, sports various gun wounds, and bounced around repeatedly, starting off college at New Mexico State before transferring to Seton Hall following an arrest for DUI. NBA background reports could very well turn up quite a bit more that is not in the public domain.
Though Pope has some tools to work with, his average physical tools could limit his impact at the next level in both areas. Considering his in-game discretions and off-court history, Pope is a player that will need to fare extremely well in private workouts and during the interview process to alleviate the significant concerns will have about his intangibles. Far from a lock to be drafted at this point, Pope is just one of what could prove to a bevy of underclassmen who will be worth watching as they fight for a chance to hear their name called on draft night.
Comparing and Contrasting the Prospects of Tatum, Jackson and Isaac
In a draft class lauded for its guards, three exceptionally talented, and wildly different, forward prospects sit in the top six of our mock draft, each taking a very different path to the top, and demonstrating wildly contrasting strengths and weaknesses. So who is the best prospect among the three?
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Daniel Orton C
Eric Bledsoe PG/SG
Herb Pope PF/C
John Wall PG
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Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one of her love letters enters the picture.
Development Update: Wednesday, December 18
Updates include: HBO Max's "Vegas High" casts duo; Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" at Netflix adds guest stars; and Showtime's "Yellowjackets" fills out remaining roles.
Bravo Sets Sail with New Series "Below Deck Sailing Yacht" on Monday, February 3 at 9PM ET/PT
Trading in the motor yacht famed on "Below Deck," this series is set on a luxury sailing yacht with a new crew and equally demanding charter guests looking to follow the wind as they cruise along the crystal-clear blue waters of Corfu, Greece.
Red Nose Day Returns to NBC in 2020 for Sixth Year with a Special Night of Programming
The date of the special, as well as the Red Nose Day-themed programming to air on the same night, will be announced in the coming weeks.
Video: "Anne with an E" - Season 3 Official Trailer - Netflix
Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself.
ABC News' "The Year: 2019" Reflects on the Top Moments of the Year, Airing Sunday, Dec. 22
From celebrity romance and breakout stars to politics and breaking news, this special encompasses all the unforgettable moments and people who made 2019 one for the books.
Apple's New Comedy Series "Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet" to Premiere Friday, February 7
All nine, half-hour episodes of the live-action comedy, co-created by Rob McElhenney and Megan Ganz, will be available on Apple TV+ the day of premiere.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Nat Geo Channel Is Bringing Back the Best of Its 2019 Programming for You to Binge Over the Holidays
And better yet, see what's in store for 2020 with a sneak peek of the reimagined "Brain Games" hosted by Keegan-Michael Key (December 29 at 10:00/9:00c).
"Russell Peters: Deported" Premieres Friday, January 17 Exclusively on Amazon Prime Video
In the special, recorded in front of a sold-out audience at Mumbai's NSCI Stadium, Peters hilariously explores his life as a middle-aged man dealing with health issues, relationships and fatherhood.
Vivica A. Fox Hosts LMN's Annual Deadly Resolutions Returning on New Year's Night
Fox, who headlines the network's Wrong Movie franchise, hosts the month-long stunt which will include the premiere of her latest thriller, "The Wrong House Sitter."
Video: OWN Reveals First-Look Teaser Trailer for New Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day" from Award-Winning Creator Ava DuVernay
Chapter one of "Cherish the Day" chronicles the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day.
HGTV's "Flip or Flop" Delivers Double Digit Year-Over-Year Ratings Increase
HGTV further spins the numbers for the season to date.
Netflix and Mattel Television Have the Power to Bring All-New Animated Adventure Series "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" to a New Generation of Kids and Families Around the World
This marks the second collaboration between Netflix and Mattel Television, joining the previously announced 2D anime series "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" with Kevin Smith.
Eve Plumb of "A Very Brady Renovation" to Star in HGTV Pilot "Generation Renovation" on Christmas Eve
In the pilot, she teams up with preservationist Brett Waterman and her husband and renovation partner Ken Pace to modernize dilapidated cabins and cottages that have been in families for generations.
Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Dallas" Shocking Two-Part Reunion Begins Wednesday, January 1 at 9PM ET/PT
The 75-minute conclusion airs the following Wednesday, January 8 at 9:00/8:00c.
When Are Your Favorite CW Shows Back from the Holidays?
The network confirms the 2020 return dates for its original series.
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Why this book?
A Thought-starter
Thoughtbook
Australian Edition
North American Edition
Institutional Change
Scale, Role and Purpose Matter
futureuniversities
Richard Head
You only need to think about the activities you’ve undertaken in the last 24 hours to see the influence of human creativity on our everyday lives. We are a problem-solving species that has used centres of creative thinking and training to improve our lives and to bring prosperity to our communities. In many societies and cultures these centres have become Universities. As we cast forward to 2040 and the significant changes, challenges and needs our communities, economies and environments will face, I believe Universities will have a central role to play. But to understand what this role will be, we need to understand better the future and to situate the role of universities within this. To begin this, I’m going to channel the deep insight of the famous Winston Churchill quote, “The longer you can look back the farther forward you can see”.
Scale and global challenges
To uncover the future role of universities we need to understand the context we’ll be living in as we look ahead to 2040. But first, what has the historic role of creativity and innovation been for our world? In looking back thousands of years we can identify a very defined set of imperatives that we have innovated around; Energy, Food, Water, Health/ Survival, Mobility, Communications and Shelter (built environment).
These imperatives are fundamental to humanity, they exist today and will be constants into the future.
Population growth will be a significant driver of continuing innovation across these imperatives. Added to this, a spike in demand across these fundamentals will come as our global population grows to ~ 9 billion people (by 2050) and with it the size of the middle class.
Put another way, scale in population will drive a corresponding need for scale in products that almost paradoxically will be driven by a societal trend towards personalisation
– adding further complexity to the scale agenda.
Taking three imperatives as examples
– electricity, food and water, you can really start to appreciate the issue and layers to ‘scale’ and the importance of taking a global view to this process. By 2050 an additional 2 billion people could have access to electricity, to meet this demand we will need to innovate: supply, to decrease the energy input to GDP and to increase use efficiencies. By 2050 a large percentage of the world’s population will be urban. This will create an increased demand for food with no major increase in resources.
Innovation in food production will need to emphasise safety, nutrition and personalisation. Finally, water demand will be immediately impacted by population growth. In addition to domestic use, demand for water will come from manufacturing and energy production. Similar predictions apply to mobility, communications, health/survival and the built environment.
Responding to these dynamics, I believe, will shape universities and societies’ expectations of their role and that Universities will find themselves as central planks in the competitive positioning of Cities, States and Nations. This will take not only a reframing and evolution of the role of universities, but societies, governments, business and finance sectors too.
It is also conceivable that global measures of creativity and innovation performance as key determinants of National progress (perhaps an extension of the Economic Complexity Index).
Chaperoning change
If you were to ask what organisation in society is best suited to understand the role of innovation, creative thinking and training with the complexity of scale, it is unquestionably Universities. Within two to three decades Universities will retain their fundamental roles in training and research, but modified by the critical drivers of:
the portability and diffusion of information and knowledge at scale both within Institutions and across Institutions, facilitated by the digital revolution,
the growth in human skills for selecting and linking with precision useful and often disparate information from a wealth of data at scale to drive unique solutions to grand challenges.
the fostering of specialisation, co-creation and entrepreneurship at or across disciplinary and Institutional boundaries.
The Australian imperative
While the broad global considerations discussed above apply to the Australian setting there are a set of indicators that highlight a pressing need to accelerate the changes described above in Australia as we move to 2040. These measures include:
A lack of high technology and diversified Australian exports, we rank low in the of measure of economic complexity on a global measure (The Observatory of Economic Complexity, Economic Complexity Rankings, 2016)
Historically low levels of collaboration between Australian businesses and research organisations
Low levels of researchers working in industry (ACOLA, Translating research for economic and social benefit: country comparisons)
Australian business expenditure on R&D (BERD) is low relative to expenditure in other countries
(ISA, Performance Review of the Australian Innovation, Science & Research System, 2016)
Driving innovation to scale in key sectors where Australia is globally competitive and leveraging our unique asset base is the place that Australia needs to be as we move to 2040. Australian Universities will be vital to this.
Structure follows strategy
When planning for the future, the question of ‘do we have the right structure’ often arises. The fundamental essentials for University existence remain as successful centres of creative thought, problem solving, training and research, so structural arrangements must accommodate those roles.
The key change I’m describing is the context for the future and role that Universities need to play in this. To my mind, the main structural changes need to be linked to creating environments and conditions within Australian Universities that nurture a seamless transition between creative thought to application through end-user partnerships at scale. This is something that our national funding and recognition system has not historically supported.
This effort needs to be supported by a shift in focus to be undertaken by our national funding and recognition systems as we move to 2040.
Successful environments will be characterised by:
Innovation and problem solving that is challenge based and appreciates scale and complexity.
Interconnectedness will be fundamental to universities in delivering to global challenges and training for the future. In this context knowledge creation should not be hampered by boundaries and its utility encouraged in environments with effortless diffusion across disciplinary boundaries.
Structural arrangements must permit permeability across boundaries. Permeability between universities and society, between universities and commerce, between universities and societal communities and organisations.
Remaining the same with constant change
We are a problem-solving species, we have evolved over centuries Universities as centres for this purpose.
Future Universities will adapt to train and conduct research in much the same way as the past, but they will adapt to do so in an era of unprecedented scale and complexity.
Professor Richard Head is a Pharmacologist and is currently Emeritus Professor in the Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Affiliate Professor in the Discipline of Pharmacology, The University of Adelaide and Honorary CSIRO Fellow. Previously he was the interim Director of the Future Industries Institute at the University of South Australia, the Deputy Vice Chancellor & Vice President: Research and Innovation for the University of South Australia with a substantive position as the Director of the Sansom Institute for Health Research, Division of Health Sciences also at the University of South Australia. Professor Head has a unique background and skill base in pharmacology and nutrition. He is a Member of numerous professional organisations and has extensive experience in research and research management.
The Civic University: Confronting Future Challenges
How to Picture Universities in 2040?
Reflections of a Vice-Chancellor
Imagine… The 25th Anniversary Energia Australia Lecture
Imagine… a university as a hub for collaborative innovation, and a local access point for skills, competencies a life-time endeavour
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BEECHER REFORM FOR LIVE SHOWS IN 2011
British progressive metal act BEECHER have reformed almost five years after splitting up, with plans to play live shows in 2011.
The band has issued the following statement:
"Summer 2011 sees the 10 year anniversary of the start of Beecher. We disbanded suddenly, during our most active period, playing just one 'goodbye' gig, at which more than 100 fans of the band were rejected at the doors of the already over-capacity venue.
"Having had five years of reflection time, and considering the aforementioned fact that our tenth birthday is fast approaching, we have decided to reform, playing a handful of shows over the course of 2011 - the first of which will take place on April 29th at the Star & Garter, in our hometown of Manchester. The rest are as-of-yet unconfirmed.
"Not only are we excited to do this for ourselves, but we're also keen that any Beecher fans that didn't manage to see us at the time, get the opportunity to witness what we do best!"
Formed in Manchester, England in 2001, BEECHER released two full-length albums during their career - 2003's BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL and 2005's THIS ELEGY, HIS AUTOPSY - garnering widespread critical acclaim.
The band also toured the UK and Europe with the likes of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, NORMA JEAN, DARKEST HOUR, ISIS, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and more, building up a loyal fanbase in the process. The band announced their split in early 2006, shortly after the release of THIS ELEGY, HIS AUTOPSY.
Now, after five years of waiting, BEECHER have reformed and are in the process of booking live shows for 2011, with the first set to be at The Star & Garter in the band's hometown of Manchester - the very same place in which the band played their last show before splitting up in February, 2006.
For more BEECHER news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/beecherband
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'INTO THE PIT' LIVE SERIES AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES
Earache Records is pleased to announce the launch of INTO THE PIT, a digital-only series of live albums which is available exclusively on iTunes.
INTO THE PIT features live recordings of both new and classic bands from the Earache roster, including the likes of AT THE GATES, NAPALM DEATH, DEICIDE, CULT OF LUNA, EVILE and more.
Almost all of these albums have never been available on audio format before, with recordings taken from various festival appearances, special performances and club shows throughout the years, ranging from recent live shows to rare recordings of gigs from the bands' early days. The only place to get these legendary live performances is on iTunes.
Get the INTO THE PIT iTunes-exclusive live albums now by heading to http://www.earache.com
The INTO THE PIT series will also be housed together on one page on the iTunes store from December 21st. Head to the 'Metal' page on the iTunes store on that day to see the entire collection.
The INTO THE PIT live series features the following albums:
Cult Of Luna - Live at the Scala
At The Gates - Live in Krakow
Mortiis - Live in London
Napalm Death - Live at Rock City
Linea 77 - Live at MTV Day
Deicide - When London Burns
The Haunted - Live in Malmö
Society 1 - Live in LA
Cathedral - Live in London
Bolt Thrower - Live War
The Berzerker - Live in London
Hate Eternal - Live in London
Deicide - Doomsday LA
Linea 77 - Live at TPO
SSS - Live in Liverpool
Evile - Live at Hammerfest
Deicide - Live in Nottingham
View the flyer for the INTO THE PIT live series at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/intothepit_itunes.jpg
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CEREBRAL BORE SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH EARACHE RECORDS
Earache Records is proud to announce the signing of Scottish death metal band CEREBRAL BORE to a worldwide recording deal.
CEREBRAL BORE are a young, talented group which formed in 2006 in Glasgow, Scotland and have built up a formidable reputation for their extreme brand of death metal.
The band is comprised of frontwoman SIMONE "SOM" PLUIJMERS, a 19-year old from the Netherlands with an inexplicable talent for brutal death metal vocals, along with guitarist PAUL MCGUIRE, bassist KYLE RUTHERFORD and drummer ALLAN MCDIBET.
CEREBRAL BORE has issued the following statement:
"It's hard to describe how proud we are to sign with Earache Records. Being at the same starting blocks as bands like Carcass, Morbid Angel, Decapitated and Napalm Death, is something that we have always worked hard since the beginning to achieve, and finally being at this point with the band, to us is just phenomenal.
"Going from having just one EP to having our debut album on a major death metal label used to be something we dreamed about, and it's hard to believe that it's actually happening! So we can't wait to get out on tour in 2011 and promote our debut album under the Earache banner."
CEREBRAL BORE have toured relentlessly around the globe, with appearances at such popular death metal festivals as Neurotic Deathfest in the Netherlands, Obscene Extreme in the Czech Republic and the Central Illinois Metalfest in the USA, as well as performing in countries such as Israel, Russia and more. The band also recently played at Earache Records' 2010 Christmas Party in Nottingham, England.
CEREBRAL BORE's self-released 2010 debut album, MANIACAL MISCREATION, is due to be re-released by Earache in the new year before the band works on its follow-up.
CEREBRAL BORE's music video for the track "The Bald Cadaver", which has been featured on the UK's Scuzz TV, is available to watch online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWE9YmB8reQ
For more CEREBRAL BORE news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/cerebralbore2
WORMROT ENTERING THE STUDIO IN JANUARY TO RECORD NEW ALBUM, "DIRGE"
The critically acclaimed grind act, WORMROT will be heading into Singapore's TNT Music Productions this January to record a brand new album entitled DIRGE. With this being the full-length followup to ABUSE, the band promises to bring their breakneck grind tones to grim new lows. Frontman, Arif Rot is highly excited about the band's new material and wants the world to know about it:
"We are definitely stoked to get this album out. We are working extra hard on this one. EXTRA FUCKING HARDER THAN ABUSE. We are currently in the rehearsal studio still writing songs and making some minor adjustments and what not. If you are digging Abuse and also from our latest split with I ABHOR, then u might dig the new album. We'll be in the studio for "DIRGE" first week of January. NEW YEAR WITH A NEW DOSAGE OF GRIND!"
WORMROT's new album, DIRGE is due out in Spring 2011.
MetalSucks' Axl Rosenberg called ABUSE one of his top 15 metal albums of 2010. "There were other awesome grind albums this year which easily could have made this list" says Axl, "but nothing felt quite as furious as Abuse."
WOMROT's own Arif Rot also created his own 2010 best-of list for MetalSucks. Read it here: http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/12/15/the-best-metal-albums-of-2010-as-chosen-by-metal-musicians-themselves-part-iv/
The Metal Injection crew braved the tight spaces and absolutely insane pits of WORMROT's October show at Archeron in Brooklyn, NY to deliver raw, up close footage of the band grinding it out at what they said was one of their favorite shows of the tour. Start by watching "Intro" here: http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/5857/wormrot-intro-live-15
WORMROT's debut album, ABUSE, is available now worldwide featuring 23 tracks of pure grindcore. Get the album now in North America along with several exclusive mercy and vinyl combos at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_674_733.
ABUSE is also available now on iTunes with 34 (yes, 34!) bonus tracks: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/abuse/id363581828
Keep up-to-date with all WORMROT news and info at:
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/wormrotgrind
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wormrot/237638635639
Twitter - http://twitter.com/Wormrot
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EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING APP VERSION 1.1 OUT NOW
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING, a new, free app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, has been upgraded to version 1.1 and is available now on the App Store worldwide.
Version 1.1 of the free app, which landed in the top 200 games charts in the UK, USA and Finland on its release, includes various bug fixes, performance tweaks and fixed iPad issues.
Get version 1.1 of EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING now for free at http://j.mp/er3e9r
One fan gave this 5 star review of the app:
"Addictive!! - This game is ridiculously addictive...It has a killer soundtrack and is free to download so if you want to have some bloody fun murdering stage divers and listening to extreme music consisting of a nice selection of artists on the Earache roster, get it now! The developers added a nice touch by allowing the player to control the media player so if you're not into a particular song you can change it on the go."
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING is exclusive to the Apple App Store and allows you to play along to a killer soundtrack of thrash, death and heavy metal as you throw a pesky stage diver off a festival stage and as far into the crowd as possible. Throw the stage diver as far as you can to get a high score on the global leaderboards while trying to avoid objects such as bottles, merch stands and everyone's festival favourite - the portable toilets!
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING includes these ten full-length, raging metal songs:
Evile - Thrasher
At The Gates - Suicide Nation
Bonded By Blood - Prison Planet
White Wizzard - Over the Top
Oceano - District of Misery
The Haunted - The World Burns
Wormrot - Born Stupid
Decapitated - Spheres of Madness
Deicide - Homage For Satan
Brutal Truth - Walking Corpse
All tracks are included in a fully integrated music player, allowing you to play along to the tunes you want, when you want. Also included is a secret, unlockable track which can only be found in this app!
Get hold of the free app now at http://j.mp/er3e9r or head to http://www.extremestagediving.com for more information.
THE SOULLESS TO BEGIN RECORDING NEW ALBUM TOMORROW
British melodic death metallers THE SOULLESS, who recently changed their name from IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION, are going into the studio tomorrow, December 15th, to begin recording their new album.
THE SOULLESS are heading into Outhouse Studios in Reading, England with producer JOHN MITCHELL (ARCHITECTS, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, ENTER A SHIKARI) and will be recording until midway through January, 2011.
The as-yet untitled new album is due to be released on Earache Records in April, 2011.
THE SOULLESS frontman ANDY WARDLE comments:
"We are all beyond excited to start this process. The last few weeks we have been relentlessly rehearsing the tracks and are very happy with our creation. We know it is going to sound even better when finished at Outhouse.
"Everything will be heavily documented and regular video updates will be up after each stage of recording. Artwork, an official video, album title, tours and new merch are all in the works, so this is the calm before the storm..."
THE SOULLESS recently released a brand new pre-production track to give fans a taste of what to expect from the new album. Listen to the new track, "Earthbound", on the band's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/wearethesoulless
Watch a recent video from THE SOULLESS, in which the band members discuss the name change and preview a clip of some new material, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAgvYw3fMHE
Get the band's debut album, OF WINTER BORN, in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_670_133 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_670_133
Get more THE SOULLESS news and info at:
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/wearethesoulless
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Soulless/153943541294905
Tumblr - http://wearethesoulless.tumblr.com
Twitter - http://twitter.com/TheSoullessBand
EARACHE CELEBRATES THE END OF ANOTHER METAL YEAR WITH 8 WEEKS OF GIVEAWAYS ON SKULLSNBONES.COM
EARACHE RECORDS and SkullsNBones.com are saluting the end of a very metal year with a very metal contest. This is a contest so metal that it can't even be contained to 1 week -- it's going on for 8! Every Friday for the next eight weeks, SkullsNBones will pick one winner to receive this year's critically acclaimed AT THE GATES 3 DVD set, THE FLAMES OF THE END along with one of EARACHE's other great 2010 releases like WORMROT's ABUSE, OCEANO's CONTAGION, BONDED BY BLOOD's EXILED TO EARTH and more!
To win, go to http://www.skullsnbones.com/profiles/blogs/happy-fucking-new-year-from and tell the SkullsNBones crew why you're a metalhead! What is it about metal that moves you? What is it about the scene that you love? What metal bands inspire you? Comment below and once a week SkullsNBones will give away a prize pack to their favorite posts!
Here are the official rules:
-Your post must be at least two sentences to count, so make it good!
-You must live in the continental United States
-You must be over 18
-You may enter as many times as you want, but don't be annoying!
-If you don't want to comment your entry here, you may email them at contests(at)skullsnbones.com
-Winners will be announced every Friday for the next eight weeks beginning on Dec. 17th
Fore more info, go here: http://www.skullsnbones.com/profiles/blogs/happy-fucking-new-year-from
THE BOY WILL DROWN CONFIRMS HEADLINING UK TOUR
British technical death metallers THE BOY WILL DROWN have confirmed dates for a headlining UK tour, which is set to take place in April 2011.
THE BOY WILL DROWN, who recently completed a European trek and have also announced another European tour for January, will be heading round the UK for eight more shows in April, with support from VISIONS and THE LONG COUNT.
Catch THE BOY WILL DROWN on tour at the following shows:
THE BOY WILL DROWN w/ HEIGHTS
04 Jan 2011 - Northampton, UK - Soundhouse
05 Jan 2011 - Reading, UK - Facebar
06 Jan 2011 - Portsmouth, UK - The Kraken Wakes
07 Jan 2011 - Houthalen, Belgium - JH The Bassment
08 Jan 2011 - Wolfsburg, Germany - Jugendhaus Ost
10 Jan 2011 - Hamburg, Germany - Astra Stube
11 Jan 2011 - Prague, Czech Republic - 007
12 Jan 2011 - Brno, Czech Republic - Melodka Club
13 Jan 2011 - Velke Mezirici, Czech Republic - Club Rock Depo
14 Jan 2011 - Budapest, Hungary - Roham Barue
15 Jan 2011 - Zilina, Slovakia - Nova Pekaren
16 Jan 2011 - Vienna, Austria - Shelter
17 Jan 2011 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Little Devil
View the European tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/tbwd_eurotour2011.jpg
THE BOY WILL DROWN w/ VISIONS, THE LONG COUNT
16 Apr 2011 - Northampton, UK - Soundhouse
17 Apr 2011 - Bristol, UK - The Croft
18 Apr 2011 - Reading, UK - Facebar
19 Apr 2011 - London, UK - Purple Turtle
20 Apr 2011 - High Wycombe, UK - Roundabout
21 Apr 2011 - Leeds, UK - The Fenton
22 Apr 2011 - Glasgow, UK - Classic Grand
23 Apr 2011 - Edinburgh, UK - Sneaky Pete's
THE BOY WILL DROWN's debut album, FETISH, is available worldwide on deluxe digipak CD with expanded artwork and a bonus track. Get the album in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_699 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_699
You can also get FETISH on iTunes, including the bonus track, at http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/fetish/id315963636
Get more news and info from THE BOY WILL DROWN:
Tumblr - http://tbwd.tumblr.com
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/tbwd
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Boy-Will-Drown/67196530638
Twitter - http://twitter.com/theboywilldrown
MUNICIPAL WASTE SIGNING SESSION AT EARACHE SHOP TOMORROW
Richmond, Virginia's MUNICIPAL WASTE, who are currently on the road in Europe for a headlining tour, are set to make a special appearance tomorrow (Tuesday, 14th December) at Earache Record's pop-up retail shop in Nottingham, England.
MUNICIPAL WASTE will be appearing in-store at the shop in the West End Arcade, Nottingham at 6:00pm for a signing session, before their headline show at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham that night.
On sale in the shop only is an ultra rare ENFORCER/VOLTURE (featuring RYAN WASTE of MUNICIPAL WASTE) 7" split vinyl, limited to just 200 numbered copies. Also available is a killer range of metal CDs, LPs, t-shirts, merch and other rarities.
See a photo of ENFORCER in the shop during their signing session on Saturday, 11th December at http://j.mp/eOF8nN
Earache's pop-up shop is only open until the end of Tuesday (10am - 6pm daily) so get down there fast to grab some metal bargains in time for Christmas.
For more information, see the flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/mw_earache_shop.jpg
Catch MUNICIPAL WASTE on tour with support from SAVIOURS and RAMMING SPEED at the following shows:
13 Dec - Bristol, UK - Fleece & Firkin
14 Dec - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
15 Dec - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks
17 Dec - London, UK - Academy 2
18 Dec - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi (no support)
View the UK tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/mw_uktour_dec2010.jpg
MUNICIPAL WASTE's new album, MASSIVE AGGRESSIVE, is available now worldwide. Get the album in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_671_75 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_671_75
For more MUNICIPAL WASTE news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/municipalwaste
CAULDRON SHOW YOU AROUND THEIR HOMES AND MUSIC COLLECTIONS
Canadian heavy metallers CAULDRON have recently finished recording their eagerly anticipated new album, BURNING FORTUNE, which is due to be released on Earache Records on February 14th in Europe and February 15th in North America.
The band has been making a video series during the making of BURNING FORTUNE, featuring interviews, studio footage, the latest inside scoops on the new album and more.
In the latest video in the series, CAULDRON members JASON DECAY and IAN CHAINS give you a sneak peek into their lives as they show you around their homes and music collections. Watch the video online now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0sRk0jZanQ
Watch the previous videos in the series:
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lko47_Gzwo
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbCACPMsUvo
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUpGzWOvIRQ
A brand new track from BURNING FORTUNE, "All Or Nothing", is available to listen to now on CAULDRON's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal
BURNING FORTUNE is available to pre-order now. Pre-order the album and get CAULDRON's debut album, CHAINED TO THE NITE, in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_700 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_700
Catch CAULDRON live at the following shows:
28 Jan. 2011 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
29 Jan. 2011 - Philadelphia, PA - Millcreek Tavern
30 Jan. 2011 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
For more CAULDRON news and info, head to:
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/cauldronmetal
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EARACHE CHRISTMAS RETAIL SHOP OPEN NOW IN NOTTINGHAM
Earache Records has opened its first ever retail shop today in the West End Arcade in Nottingham, England, giving local and visiting metalheads the chance to get hold of tons of metal bargains in time for Christmas.
In partnership with long-standing metal indie store THE HEAVY SOUNDS, the temporary pop-up shop opened its doors this morning at 10:00am and will be running for 5 days, from 10:00am until 6:00pm daily until the end of Tuesday, 14th December.
On sale in Earache's Christmas shop is a killer range of metal goodies, perfect for that special someone (or yourself!) for Christmas. The great selection includes metal CDs, LPs, t-shirts, merch and rarities. As a special offer for visitors to the shop, there is also an ultra-rare ENFORCER/VOLTURE 7" split vinyl on sale. This collector's item is ONLY available in the Earache shop and is strictly limited to just 200 numbered copies. To get hold of one of these must-have vinyls, get down to the shop early and grab a copy while stocks last.
Tomorrow (Saturday, 11th December), Swedish heavy metallers ENFORCER themselves will be visiting the Earache shop to meet fans and to take part in a signing session. Head down to the shop at 5:00pm on the day to meet them.
Head down to this one-time only Earache shop at the following address:
West End Arcade (just off Market Square)
NG1 6JP
View the flyer for the shop at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/earache_xmas_shop.jpg
On Saturday, 11th December, Earache is also hosting a free Christmas party at Doghouse Studios in Nottingham. The party is open to everyone of all ages (ID required for bar wristband) and entry is completely free, so bring all of your friends and celebrate in style at the most extreme Christmas party around!
The party will feature live performances from Earache's very own ENFORCER and SAVAGE MESSIAH, along with special guests ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and CEREBRAL BORE. There will also be guest DJs, guest compères Jason Rouse and Bob Slayer, plus live entertainment from The Sirens!
Earache's free Christmas party is likely to be very busy on the night, so reserve your place now to ensure you get in. Get your free printable tickets now while they last at http://www.earache.com/party2010
OCEANO ANNOUNCE FIRST DATES OF THE "CONTAMINATING THE COAST" TOUR
OCEANO are pleased to announce the first dates of their upcoming Contaminating The Coast tour. Sponsored by AMP magazine and running throughout the month of January, the Contaminating The Coast tour will see the year's heaviest Billboard charting act get in front of their rabid western fans who have been waiting a long time for the band's return. Trekking along with OCEANO will be their friends, FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS, UPON A BURNING BODY, THE GREAT COMMISSION and I THE BREATHER.
Here are the currently announced dates:
1/7 Albuquerque, NM @ Fusion Factory
1/8 Las Cruces, NM @ Mikey's Place
1/9 Mesa, AZ @ Underground
1/10 Tucson, AZ @ Skrappy's
1/11 Lancaster, CA @ Cedar Center
1/13 Ogden, UT @ The Basement
1/14 Boise, ID @ Mardi Gras
1/15 Reno, NV @ The Alley
1/17 San Francisco, CA @ Sub-Mission Art Space
1/18 Sacramento, CA @ Luigi's
1/19 Ventura, CA @ Knights of Columbus
More Contaminating The Coast dates will be announced soon at http://myspace.com/oceano and http://facebook.com/oceanometal.
View the Contaminating The Coast tour flyer here: http://earacherecords.com/myspace/contaminationtour.jpg
OCEANO's new album, CONTAGION landed the Chicago deathcore heavyweights at number 163 on the Billboard Current Artist Chart in its first week of release. The band also debuted on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at number 3.
CONTAGION is now out in North America. Buy CONTAGION along with several special mercy packs at the EARACHE US WEBSTORE: http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_672_698
Purchase CONTAGION now on iTunes with an exclusive bonus track at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/contagion/id395335661
View an image for the iTunes exclusive version at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/oceano_contagion_itunes.jpg
OCEANO's CREATING THE CONTAGION "making-of" bonus DVD can be found EXCLUSIVELY at all Transworld stores (which include FYE, Coconuts, Saturday Matinee, Spin Street and more) with purchase of the new album, CONTAGION. Order the limited CD/DVD edition of CONTAGION at http://www.fye.com/Contagion-Front-Page_stcVVproductId119180260VVcatId455366VVviewprod.htm
For a taste of the CREATING THE CONTAGION DVD, watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu3Zdudwjc8
OCEANO have debuted their newest video for the CONTAGION track, "Weaponized." Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlsdx_IDhwQ
Follow OCEANO on Twitter: http://twitter.com/oceanometal
SSS "MERRY CHRISTMASSS" FREE SONG AVAILABLE
British crossover thrashers SSS are spreading some festive metal cheer by offering you a free song, titled "Merry ChristmaSSS".
It's that time of the year again and the Liverpool thrashers have taken time out of their schedule to think of others and give you all a special treat with a free song to see you through the holiday period.
Download "Merry ChristmaSSS" now for free at http://www.earache.com/xmaSSS
View an image with the lyrics at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/SSS_MerryChristmaSSS_Lyrics.jpg
SSS frontman FOXY discusses all things Christmas:
Q: Why have you done a free Christmas song?
FOXY: "We are following in the footsteps of some of the greatest Christmas songs ever written from yesteryear - Slade, Wizzard, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Shakin' Stevens, FEAR and Band Aid. They have all placed themselves firmly in our hearts and on cheap Christmas compilation CDs at this time of year. Now here's our meagre festive rattler that will be played for years to come at family discos."
Q: Are you a bit of a scrooge?
FOXY: "I enjoy this time of year as the winter season, the freezing cold, the early nights and to bring some light in the darkest time of the year, reflecting on the year and looking forward to the forthcoming one. I'm up for that.
"I just don't like or enjoy the way that it's been turned into an obligation, a pious deception, an ugly time of over-consumption, bickering and waste. The materials to make and deliver 10 million Christmas cards is off the scale. 7.75 million trees to be cut down to prop up fairies for two weeks, 10 million turkeys will roast into oblivion, wasting 3,000 tons of foil in the cooking process. In excess of 20 billion will be used on credit cards with many families turning to high interest and "doorstep lenders" to cover any shortfall. 135,000 tons of waste plastic alone, waste wrapping paper (82km^2) to wrap up Guernsey in, with a high proportion ending in a landfill as opposed to being recycled. What's worse than this type of Christmas? On some levels Scrooge was right."
Red the full interview with FOXY on SSS' official blog at http://sssliverpool.blogspot.com
Get SSS' self-titled debut album and 2008 follow-up, THE DIVIDING LINE, in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_673_97 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_673_97
For more SSS news and info, follow the band on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/SSS/25566333929
Keep up-to-date with SSS on Tumblr at http://shortsharpshockuk.tumblr.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sssliverpool
CAULDRON FRONTMAN INTERVIEWED ON GUN SHY ASSASSIN
CAULDRON frontman, Jason Decay just spent a few days in New York City getting his "ham" on (that's his special term for getting drunk) and chatting away with some of the finest journalists in the metal world. One of whom was Chris Harris of GunShyAssassin.com. Chris spoke to the hard partying traditional metal frontman about how New York compares to his hometown of Toronto, the raw, "live" sound of CAULDRON's upcoming album, BURNING FORTUNE and how playing at a Swedish metal festival changed his life for the better:
""I have been with the same girl now for a year-and-a-half," he says. "I guess you could say I used my band to meet chicks. We played a festival over in Sweden, and I saw this hot chick eyeing me up in the audience. I went out into the crowd after the set and tried to find her, but I couldn't. The next day of the festival, I did find her and now she lives with me in Toronto.""
Read the Gun Shy Assassin interview with CAULDRON's Jason Decay here: http://gunshyassassin.com/gun-shy-interview/cauldron%E2%80%99s-jason-decay-the-gun-shy-interview/
Canadian heavy metallers CAULDRON recently finished recording their upcoming new album, BURNING FORTUNE, which is due to be released on Earache Records on February 15th in North America.
Following their recent video about the making of BURNING FORTUNE, in which CAULDRON frontman JASON DECAY spoke about the concept behind the album, the band has now posted the second video in the series. The new video shows an introduction to CAULDRON's time in the studio during the recording of BURNING FORTUNE.
Watch the video now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbCACPMsUvo
View the first part of the video series at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lko47_Gzwo
CAULDRON recorded BURNING FORTUNE at Rogue Studios in the band's hometown of Toronto, Canada. The album is the follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed 2009 debut album, CHAINED TO THE NITE.
View the BURNING FORTUNE album cover at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/cauldron_burningfortune.jpg
A brand new CAULDRON track from BURNING FORTUNE, titled "All Or Nothing", is available to listen to now on the band's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal
Jan. 28 2011 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
Jan. 29 2011 - Philadelphia, PA - Millcreek Tavern
Jan. 30 2011 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
Get CAULDRON's debut album, CHAINED TO THE NITE, now in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_700
For more CAULDRON news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal or follow the band on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/cauldronmetal
AT THE GATES TO PLAY MORE LIVE SHOWS IN 2011
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES, who reformed in 2008 for a string of festival appearances, have announced that they will be playing more shows in 2011.
AT THE GATES, whose reunion tour included a now-legendary performance at Germany's Wacken festival in 2008, will be doing a limited run of shows next year, with appearances at Metaltown Festival in Sweden and Tuska Open Air in Finland already confirmed.
The band commented:
"At The Gates will do a limited run of select shows in 2011. Simply put, we had the time of our lives during the 2008 reunion and have decided to do a couple more shows. Although we won't be touring extensively, and we stick to the initial promise of not making any more music. Please check our homepage and MySpace for updates."
Catch AT THE GATES live in 2011 at the following shows:
17 June 2011 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Metaltown
22 July 2011 - Helsinki, Finland - Tuska Open Air
More shows will be announced soon.
AT THE GATES' triumphant return to the live scene was celebrated with the release of THE FLAMES OF THE END, a 3-DVD set marking AT THE GATES' massively influential career, featuring the band's full live show from Wacken festival in 2008, along with a brand new 2-hour documentary chronicling the band's entire career, plus 26 rare and archive live AT THE GATES performances from around the world between 1991 and 2008.
Also available is PURGATORY UNLEASHED - LIVE AT WACKEN, a live CD featuring 18 live tracks from the band's performance at Wacken festival.
Get hold of THE FLAMES OF THE END and PURGATORY UNLEASHED now in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_8 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_8
For more AT THE GATES news and info, head to http://www.atthegates.se or follow the band on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/atthegatesband
BONDED BY BLOOD JOIN SEPULTURA, BELPHEGOR, NEVERMORE AND MORE FOR SPRING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
The road never ends for BONDED BY BLOOD. Currently on the last week of their tour with labelmates, EVILE and GAMA BOMB, the band will be taking a short holiday break before joining DEATH ANGEL on their North American Retribution 2011 tour then jetting off to Europe for a slew of dates. Continuing the pace of their relentless touring streak, BONDED BY BLOOD have announced new dates in support of SEPULTURA in Spring 2011. The famed Brazilian band's first North American tour in years will be momentous for all involved. Joining BONDED BY BLOOD and SEPULTURA will be HATE, KEEP OF KALESSIN and NEURAXIS along with BELPHEGOR and NEVERMORE on selected dates.
w/SEPULTURA, BELPHEGOR, HATE, KEEP OF KALESSIN, NEURAXIS
Apr. 18 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON - CANADA
Apr. 19 - Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC - CANADA
Apr. 20 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC - CANADA
Apr. 22 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Apr. 23 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
Apr. 24 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 25 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
Apr. 26 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 27 - The Club at Firestone - Orlando, FL
Apr. 28 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Apr. 29 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
May 01 - Clicks - Tyler, TX
May 02 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
May 03 - Trees - Dallas, TX
May 05 - Jake's - Lubbock, TX
May 06 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
May 07 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ (w/ D.R.I.)
May 08 - Club DV8 - Tucson, AZ (w/ D.R.I.)
May 09 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
May 10 - The Knitting Factory - Reno, NV
May 11 - The Grand Ballroom at Regency Center - San Francisco, CA
May 12 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
May 13 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
May 14 - The Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA
May 16 - Gothic Theater - Englewood, CO
May 18 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
May 19 - Reggies Rock Club - Chicago, IL
May 20 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
May 21 - Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
May 22 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
w/SEPULTURA, NEVERMORE, HATE, KEEP OF KALESSIN, NEURAXIS
May 23 - Expo Five - Louisville, KY
May 24 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
May 26 - The Zoo - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA
May 27 - The Exchange - Regina, SK - CANADA
May 28 - Dickens - Calgary, AB - CANADA
May 29 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB - CANADA
May 31 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC - CANADA
Tickets for this tour are now available here: http://www.enterthevault.com/artist.php?id=645
Having started their long North American journey this past spring, the guys in BONDED BY BLOOD are pumped to return to many of the places and faces that welcomed them in 2010. 2011 will see the band continuing to bring the energy of their new album, EXILED TO EARTH in front of metal-loving audiences all over the world. Here's what the band had to say about their newly announced tour with SEPULTURA and more:
"What an honor it is to share the stage with Sepultura. Everyone is excited to hit the road with them and all the other great bands on the tour. This is one of the many awesome things BBB has planned for 2011, and we don't plan on stopping! We hope to make new friends and fans while we are out and about. So come down to one of the many great shows on this North American tour and have a beer with us! We will see you on the killing road."
Catch BONDED BY BLOOD on tour
w/FORBIDDEN, EVILE, GAMA BOMB
Dec. 07 - Mesa, AZ - U.B.'s***
Dec. 08 - West Hollyood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go***
Dec. 09 - Ramona, CA - Ramona Mainstage***
Dec. 10 - Sparks, NV - New Oasis***
Dec. 11 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge***
Dec. 12 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction*
Dec. 13 - las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon*
* w/ EVILE and GAMA BOMB
*** w/ FORBIDDEN, EVILE and GAMA BOMB
North American Retribution 2011 Tour w/DEATH ANGEL, LAZARUS A.D; EARLY MAN and HEXEN
Jan. 24 - War Legion Underground - Amarillo, TX (No DEATH ANGEL, LAZARUS A.D.)
Jan. 26 - The Muse - Nashvile, TN (No DEATH ANGEL, LAZARUS A.D.)
Jan. 28 - Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY (No DEATH ANGEL)
Jan. 29 - Championship bar & Grill - Trenton, NJ (No DEATH ANGEL)
Jan. 30 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
Jan. 31 - The Cabsbah - Charlotte, NC
Feb. 01 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
Feb. 02 - Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY
Feb. 03 - Rocko's - Manchester, NH
Feb. 04 - Club Hell - Providence, RI
Feb. 05 - Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
Feb. 06 - Mod Club - Toronto, ON - CANADA
Feb. 07 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Feb. 08 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
Feb. 09 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Feb. 10 - Phoenix Hill Tavern - Louisville, KY
Feb. 11 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
Feb. 12 - Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK
Feb. 13 - Numbers - Houston, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 14 - Emo's - Austin, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 15 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 16 - Rail Club - Ft. Worth, TX
Feb. 18 - Club DV8 - Tucson, AZ
Feb. 19 - Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Feb. 20 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
Feb. 21 - Cheyenne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 22 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA
Feb. 23 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
Feb. 24 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
Feb. 26 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
BONDED BY BLOOD's new album, EXILED TO EARTH, is available now worldwide on limited edition CD with a free patch, as well as special low price CD and limited edition colored vinyl. Get your copy in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_16
For more BONDED BY BLOOD news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/bondedbyblood
Follow BONDED BY BLOOD on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bondedbybloodla
Like BONDED BY BLOOD on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialbondedbyblood
ENFORCER CONFIRMS STRING OF GREEK SHOWS
Swedish heavy metallers ENFORCER have confirmed a mini tour of Greece, set to start on Friday, 17th December in Xanthi.
ENFORCER are currently on the road in Europe with Australian rockers AIRBOURNE and will have a few days break following the tour before heading to Greece for four shows.
ENFORCER drummer JONAS WIKSTRAND comments:
"Looking forward to getting over to Greece for a few headline shows before Christmas. Greek crowds are always fantastic. Looking forward to it being a little warmer over there than the UK - where even though the snow's on the ground, the reception from the dates with Airbourne has been hot! Let's heat it up, Greece!"
Catch ENFORCER live at the following shows:
ENFORCER w/ AIRBOURNE
07 Dec - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
09 Dec - Manchester, UK - Academy
10 Dec - Birmingham, UK - Academy
View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/enforcer_airbourne_2010.jpg
17 Dec - Xanthi, Greece - Fex Club (w/ RELEASED ANGER, PERFECT STRANGERS)
18 Dec - Thessaloniki, Greece - Harley Bar (w/ RELEASED ANGER)
19 Dec - Ioannina, Greece - Polichoros Agora (w/ RELEASED ANGER)
20 Dec - Athens, Greece - Kytaro Club (w/ CONVIXION, WRATHBLADE)
ENFORCER are set to appear in-store at Earache Records' recently announced pop-up Christmas shop in Nottingham, UK on Saturday, 11th December for a signing session, where an ultra-rare ENFORCER/VOLTURE 7" split vinyl (only 200 copies made) will be exclusively available.
ENFORCER are also due to play at Earache's free Xmas Party in Nottingham on the same night. For more information and to get free tickets, head to http://www.earache.com/party2010
Watch ENFORCER's new music video for the track "Midnight Vice" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=032iifZ_SmA
ENFORCER's new album, DIAMONDS, is available now in Europe on limited edition digipak CD and limited edition coloured vinyl. Get your copy now at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_751
For more ENFORCER news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/enforcerswe
MUNICIPAL WASTE TO KICK OFF EUROPEAN TOUR TONIGHT
Richmond, Virginia's MUNICIPAL WASTE have returned to Europe to kick off a headlining tour tonight tonight in Belfast, UK.
The UK has been hit with widespread snow this week, but despite having to sleep in the airport overnight, MUNICIPAL WASTE have not allowed the weather to stop them from bringing their famously energetic live show back to Europe and have safely arrived in Belfast for the start of the tour.
MUNICIPAL WASTE frontman TONY FORESTA recently commented:
"I'm really looking forward to getting back over there. It feels like it's been forever since we've been. It seems like each time we come back the crowds get bigger and crazier. It's always good to come back year after year to see the same familiar faces as well as hordes of new ones getting rowdy to our music. I can't wait. This time we're taking Ramming Speed and Saviours. Both bands we've known for a while and dig them as friends as well as musicians, so I'm assuming that every night will be entertaining onstage as well as everywhere else this rowdy crew goes. It should be a fun one."
Catch MUNICIPAL WASTE on tour in Europe, with support from SAVIOURS and RAMMING SPEED, at the following shows:
03 Dec - Belfast, UK - Spring & Airbrake
04 Dec - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
05 Dec - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
07 Dec - Paris, France - Glazart
08 Dec - Koln, Germany - Underground
09 Dec - Gent, Belgium - Minus One
10 Dec - Essen, Germany - Cafe Nova
11 Dec - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Speedfest (no support)
View the UK flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/mw_uktour_dec2010.jpg
Watch MUNICIPAL WASTE's new video for the song "Wolves Of Chernobyl" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqX1Y2tAMO4
MUNICIPAL WASTE's latest album, MASSIVE AGGRESSIVE, is available now worldwide. Get the album in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_671_75 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_671_75
OCEANO CONTAMINATES THE WEST COAST THIS JANUARY
Fresh off of the success of their sold out Contagion Across The Nation tour, Chicago deathcore heavyweights, OCEANO are pleased to announce the Contaminating The Coast tour. Sponsored by AMP magazine and running throughout the month of January, the Contaminating The Coast tour will see the year's heaviest Billboard charting act get in front of their rabid western fans who have been waiting a long time for the band's return. Trekking along with OCEANO will be their friends, FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS, UPON A BURNING BODY, THE GREAT COMMISSION and I THE BREATHER. The full list of dates for this January tour will be announced soon at http://myspace.com/oceano and http://facebook.com/oceanometal.
CONTAGION is now out in North America. Produced by Zeuss (MUNICIPAL WASTE, THE ACACIA STRAIN, HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL), the new album is about a government-born virus that becomes an epidemic and spreads chaos amongst the population. CONTAGION is a major step forward for OCEANO. Their signature breakdowns and inhuman heaviness is still intact, but the band's traditional death metal influence now shines through more than ever, leading to a stronger melding of old school and modern extremities.
Buy CONTAGION along with several special mercy packs at the EARACHE US WEBSTORE: http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_672_698
OCEANO helps Canada say goodbye to DESPISED ICON in the most brutal way possible. See them tomorrow at Rockpile in Etobicoke, ON. Buy your tickets here: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.ca%2Ft3%2Fsale%2FSaleEventDetail%3Fdispatch%3DloadSelectionData%26eventId%3D3288535&h=b6bf3
ENFORCER HEADLINING SHOW TO REPLACE BRIXTON GIG WITH AIRBOURNE TOMORROW
Swedish heavy metallers ENFORCER are currently on the road in Europe with Australian rockers AIRBOURNE, but due to an illness in the AIRBOURNE band, tomorrow night's (Thursday, December 2nd) show in London, UK has regretfully had to be postponed.
ENFORCER are still up for a night of pure heavy metal fun though, and will instead be playing a headlining show of their own. The new show takes place at the Purple Turtle in London, with support from BLACK SPIDERS and CAVITY SEARCH.
Tickets for the show cost just £2 for those who already have a ticket to the postponed AIRBOURNE show, and just £5 for those who don't already have a ticket.
View a flyer for the new show at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/enf_bs_thu2dec.jpg
ENFORCER's regular tour schedule with AIRBOURNE is due to resume for the next show on December 4th. The list of remaining tour dates is as follows:
02 Dec - London, UK - Purple Turtle (without AIRBOURNE)
04 Dec - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
05 Dec - Belfast, UK - Ulster Hall
ENFORCER are set to appear in-store at Earache Records' recently announced pop-up Christmas shop in Nottingham, UK on Saturday, December 11th for a signing session, where an ultra-rare ENFORCER/VOLTURE 7" split vinyl will be exclusively available.
ENFORCER are also due to play at Earache's free Xmas Party in Nottingham on the same night. For more information, head to http://www.earache.com/party2010
Watch ENFORCER's new video for the track "Midnight Vice" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=032iifZ_SmA
CAULDRON: 'BURNING FORTUNE' PRODUCER SHOWS YOU ROUND THE STUDIO
Canadian heavy metallers CAULDRON recently finished work on their new studio album, BURNING FORTUNE, due to be released on Earache Records on February 14th in Europe and February 15th in North America.
CAULDRON have been making a video series about the making of BURNING FORTUNE, featuring footage and the latest inside scoops on the new album. The latest video - Part 3 in the series - introduces you to BURNING FORTUNE producer JAMESON ELLIOTT, as he shows you around Rogue Studios in CAULDRON's hometown of Toronto, where the band recorded their eagerly awaited new album.
Watch the new video online now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUpGzWOvIRQ
Watch Part 1 of the series at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lko47_Gzwo
Watch Part 2 of the series at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbCACPMsUvo
BURNING FORTUNE is the follow-up to CAULDRON's critically acclaimed 2009 debut album, CHAINED TO THE NITE. View the BURNING FORTUNE album cover at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/cauldron_burningfortune.jpg
03 Dec. 2010 - Toronto, ON - Poor Alex Theater
Get CAULDRON's debut album, CHAINED TO THE NITE, now in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_700 or in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_700
CAULDRON FRONTMAN, JASON DECAY TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE VIDEO CHAT THIS MONDAY
CAULDRON frontman, Jason Decay will be participating in a live video chat this Monday, December 6th at 4PM EST on EARACHE's band new Justin.TV page (http://Justin.TV/EaracheRecords). Jason will be hanging out with fans and answering questions about the upcoming album, BURNING FORTUNE as well as the band's upcoming shows with VOLTURE. Jason is also sure to recant some of his wildest road stories for the marvel of all in the chat.
Live chat with CAULDRON's Jason Decay
http://justin.tv/earacherecords
Be sure to subscribe to EARACHE's Justin.tv page after the chat is over. You never know when we will turn the cam on and who might drop by for a chat!
CAULDRON recorded BURNING FORTUNE at Rogue Studios in the band's hometown of Toronto, Canada. The album is the follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed 2009 debut album,CHAINED TO THE NITE.
ENFORCER 'MIDNIGHT VICE' MUSIC VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLINE
Swedish heavy metallers ENFORCER have released their official new music video for the song "Midnight Vice".
Watch the new video now online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=032iifZ_SmA
The music video for "Midnight Vice" was shot by famed director PATRIC ULLAEUS (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE) and sees ENFORCER rocking out in a Swedish bar and around the city of Stockholm.
"Midnight Vice" is taken from the band's critically acclaimed new album, DIAMONDS.
ENFORCER are currently on the road in Europe with Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE. Catch them live at the following remaining shows:
29 Nov - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
30 Nov - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Mainhall Box
02 Dec - London, UK - Brixton Academy
ENFORCER are also set to appear in-store at Earache Records' recently announced Christmas pop-up shop in Nottingham, UK on Saturday, 11th December for a signing session, where an ultra-rare ENFORCER/VOLTURE 7" split vinyl will be exclusively available. ENFORCER are also due to play at Earache's Xmas Party in Nottingham on the same night. For more information, head to http://www.earache.com/party2010
DIAMONDS is available now in Europe on limited edition digipak CD, regular CD and limited edition coloured vinyl. Get your copy now at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_751
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING - FREE APP OUT NOW WORLDWIDE
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING, a brand new free app for iPhone and iPod Touch, is out now worldwide on the App Store at http://j.mp/er3e9r
Exclusive to the Apple App Store, EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING allows you to play along to a killer soundtrack of thrash, death and heavy metal as you throw a pesky stage diver off a festival stage and as far into the crowd as possible. Throw the stage diver as far as you can to get a high score on the global leaderboards while trying to avoid objects such as bottles, merch stands and everyone's festival favourite - the portable toilets!
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING features the following ten full-length, raging metal songs:
To celebrate the release of this awesome, free metal app, Earache is offering you the chance to become the most extreme stage diver around by winning the official, full-size EXTREME STAGE DIVING helmet as worn by the character in the game!
To be in with a chance of winning, simply head to http://www.extremestagediving.com and enter your e-mail address.
MUNICIPAL WASTE RETURNS TO EUROPE NEXT WEEK FOR HEADLINING TOUR
Richmond, Virginia's MUNICIPAL WASTE are set to return to Europe next week for a headlining tour.
The band, who have just finished a short run around the USA, playing with the likes of HIGH ON FIRE, KYLESA and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, will be kicking off their European tour on Friday, December 3rd in Belfast, UK. As well as a string of UK shows, MUNICIPAL WASTE will also be playing in France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Finland on their trek.
Supporting MUNICIPAL WASTE on the tour will be SAVIOURS and RAMMING SPEED.
MUNICIPAL WASTE drummer DAVE WITTE comments:
"We are ready to return to the UK/EU with Saviours and Ramming Speed to celebrate our last tour of the year. It's gonna be awesome! Get there early, this is a great bill that you won't wanna miss!"
MUNICIPAL WASTE frontman TONY FORESTA adds:
Catch MUNICIPAL WASTE live in Europe with SAVIOURS and RAMMING SPEED at the following shows:
MUNICIPAL WASTE's latest album, MASSIVE AGGRESSIVE, is available now worldwide. Get the album now in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_671_75 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_671_75
WIN THE OFFICIAL EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING HELMET
Earache Records is due to release its first ever app, titled EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING, on Monday 29th November worldwide for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Exclusive to the Apple App Store, EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING allows you to play along to a killer soundtrack of thrash, death and heavy metal as you throw a pesky stage diver off a festival stage and as far into the crowd as possible. Throw the stage diver as far as you can to get a high score on the global leader boards while trying to avoid objects such as bottles, merch stands and everyone's festival favourite - the portable toilets!
To celebrate the release, Earache is offering you the chance to become the most extreme stage diver around by winning the official, full-size EXTREME STAGE DIVING helmet as worn by the character in the game!
To be in with a chance of winning this one-of-a-kind prize, simply head to http://www.extremestagediving.com and enter your e-mail address.
Check out the official helmet at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/extremestagediving_competition.jpg
Watch the new trailer for EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPXRu3w0LBQ
View a demonstration video of the app in action at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJwMlcgydRU
All tracks are included in a full integrated music player, allowing you to play along to the tunes you want, when you want. Also included is a secret, unlockable track which can only be found in this app.
For more information and to get your hands on EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING for free, just head to the official website at http://www.extremestagediving.com
CAULDRON POSTS 'BURNING FORTUNE' STUDIO FOOTAGE
Canadian heavy metallers CAULDRON recently finished recording their upcoming new album, BURNING FORTUNE, which is due to be released on Earache Records on February 14th in Europe and February 15th in North America.
WIN THE CHANCE TO SUPPORT EVILE ON THEIR UK TOUR
British thrashers EVILE recently announced a headlining UK tour, which kicks off in February 2011.
If you've ever dreamed of playing a show with such an awesome band, now is your chance! EVILE, in conjunction with Metal Hammer and MySpace, are offering you and your band the chance to support the nation's finest thrash heroes at one of their upcoming UK shows.
To be in with a chance of winning this incredible opportunity, simply submit your band's MySpace URL to digital@visiblenoise.com with the subject line "Evile Live", followed by the city in which you'd like to support EVILE. All entries must be received by December 31st.
EVILE themselves will choose the best three bands for each city and the readers of Metal Hammer online will then vote to decide which band gets to support EVILE at each show.
EVILE frontman MATT DRAKE comments:
"Today we are about to experience Thanksgiving in America on one of our rare days off on tour and we are looking ahead to getting home and having a relaxing Christmas with the people we are closest to, but we don't want to forget about the other people who are important to us, our UK fans, so we have decided to try a different way of finding some support bands for our upcoming UK mini tour.
"Bands can send us their MySpace links and we will be going through them all to choose the bands we like that will open the shows in February. Knowing our luck this will somehow backfire in a hideous way but it will be fun to try! We are looking forward to listening to all the bands and getting some good UK metal on the shows with us.
"Happy Thanksgiving from America and we will see you in February!"
The full dates for EVILE's UK tour are as follows:
09 February 2011 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3
10 February 2011 - Newcastle, UK - Academy
11 February 2011 - Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
12 February 2011 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
13 February 2011 - London, UK - Underworld
View the UK tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/evile_feb_2011.jpg
View a photo of EVILE at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/EVILE_020110_100SM.jpg
EVILE are currently on the road in North America. Catch them at the following remaining shows of the tour:
EVILE w/ OVERKILL, FORBIDDEN, GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD
Nov. 25 - Nashville, TN - The Muse***
Nov. 26 - Louisville, KY - Phoenix Hill Tavern***
Nov. 27 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's***
Nov. 28 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave***
Nov. 29 - St Paul, MN - Station 4***
Dec. 01 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar***
Dec. 02 - Austin, TX - Emo's***
Dec. 03 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar***
Dec. 04 - Ft Worth, TX - Trees***
Dec. 05 - Amarillo, TX - The War Legion Underground*
Dec. 06 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock***
Dec. 08 - West Hollyood , CA - Whiskey a Go Go***
*w/GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD
**Killfest II w/OVERKILL, FORBIDDEN, GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD
***w/FORBIDDEN, GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD
EVILE w/ DRI and GAMA BOMB
Dec. 15 - Farmington, NM - Gator's
Dec. 16 - Pueblo, CO - Club 21
Dec. 17 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Dec. 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Vegas
View the North American tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/evile_northamerica2010.jpg
EVILE's limited edition INFECTED NATIONS redux is available now worldwide including a bonus disc with the band's cover of PANTERA's "Cemetery Gates", as well as eight songs recorded at a live rehearsal in the studio and six songs recorded live at Hammerfest in 2009. The European version also includes a free INFECTED NATIONS album cover patch and an EVILE sticker sheet.
Get your copy now in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_41 or in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_41
For more EVILE news and info, head to http://www.evile.co.uk or check out the band on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
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EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING APP VIDEO AVAILABLE
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING, a fun, free and essential app for all metalheads and rockers, has been officially approved by Apple and will be released worldwide on the App Store on Monday, 29th November for iPhone and iPod Touch.
EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING allows you to play along to a killer soundtrack of thrash, death and heavy metal as you throw a pesky stage diver off a festival stage and as far into the crowd as possible. Throw the stage diver as far as you can to get a high score on the global leader boards while trying to avoid objects such as bottles, merch stands and everyone's festival favourite, portable toilets!
Check out a new demonstration video of the EXTREME STAGE DIVING app in action at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJwMlcgydRU
Unlike most other apps which include just clips of songs, or at most a couple of full tracks, EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING features ten full-length, shredding songs. The full track listing is as follows:
All tracks are included in a fully integrated music player, allowing you to play along to the tunes you want, when you want. Also included is a secret, unlockable track which can only be found in this app.
To get your hands on EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING, just search for "extreme stage diving" on the App Store from Monday, 29th November.
View the flyer for EARACHE EXTREME STAGE DIVING at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/extremestagediving_flyer.jpg
Get more information and view screenshots of the app at http://www.extremestagediving.com
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The Study on Differential Effects of Information in Online Auction Study
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The e-Business Studies - Vol. 17, No. 5, pp.53-68
ISSN: 1229-9936 (Print) 2466-1716 (Online)
Print publication date Oct 2016
Final publication date 30 Oct 2016
Received 05 Oct 2016 Revised 20 Oct 2016 Accepted 27 Oct 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20462/tebs.2016.10.17.5.53
Min Jung Ko*
*Professor, Computer Science Institute, Dongguk University mjgo@dongguk.edu
온라인 경매에서 차별적 정보의 효과연구
고민정*
*동국대학교 전산원 교수 mjgo@dongguk.edu
As the online auction market is growing rapidly, many studies have investigated the success factors for online auctions. The previous literature canbe grouped into the following areas: the optimization of auction bid price based on the economic principle and the utility maximization strategies of bidders and sellers. This study takesa holistic view by defining the online auction process as an integrated persuasion process. We assumed that the auction process is a persuasion process between bidders and sellers and used the dual process of Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM). We investig ated how central or peripheral cuesaffect the persuasion process. We collected empirical data from eBay, an online auction site, using a crawling engine that we developed. To conduct this study, we selected the three most typical products traded in online auctions and analyzed the effects of cues or information on the auction success. The methodology and the theoretical and practical implications are further discussed.
온라인 경매가 지속적으로 성장하고 있으며, 이와 관련된 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 이전에 경매와 관련해서는 경매의 낙차가격을 최적화하거나 경매자와 입찰자에게 최대 이윤을 제공하는 전략 제공이 대부분이었다. 그러나 이들은 경매 시작가에 영향을 미치는 요소들에 대한 연구, 즉 경매자수나 입찰자나 경매자들의 행동을 연구하는데 연구의 초점이 있었다. 이러한 연구들은 경매 프로세스의 일부분을 기반으로 하여 온라인 경매 전체적인 프레임에 대한 이해가 어렵고, 연구 품목이 제한적이어서 실제 경매 상황에 적용하기에 어려운 점이 많았다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 본 논문은 경매과정을 경매자와 입찰자 사이의 설득의 과정으로 정의하고, ELM을 기초로 하여 설득에 필요한 정보를 중심경로와 주변경로로 분류하고 정의한다. 여기에 eBay에서 실제 자료를 크롤링하여 경매성공에 영향을 미치는 요소들에 대한 실험을 하였다. 그 결과, 경매 물품에 따라서 경매 성공에 영향을 미치는 요소들이 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 실제 웹사이트를 구성하는 설계자와 경매에 성공을 위하여 전략 시나리오 작성에 새로운 통찰을 제공하였다.
Auction Success, Internet Auction, ELM(Elaboration Likelihood Model), eBay, Winning Bid Price, Persuasion Process
키워드:
경매성과, 인터넷 경매, ELM, eBay, 낙찰가격, 설득 프로세스
Ⅰ. Introduction
Recently, online auction markets like eBay or Ali Express have grown rapidly (Agarwal et al. 2002; Bapna et al. 2003; Buschke et al. 1997). The rapid growth of the online auction market comes with changes to consumer purchasing patterns (Ba et al. 2002). Consumers tend to buy goods through online auctions because they can get much higher satisfaction through a successful online auction than through general Internet buying (Bapna et al. 2003; Stern et al. 2008). The importance and growth of online auction markets attracts many researchers (Ba et al. 2002); Buschke et al. 1997; Du et al. 2012). Previous literature can be grouped into two areas: the optimization of auction bid price based on the economic principle (Ba et al. 2003; Liu et al. 2000; Nelson and Phillip 1974) and the utility maximization strategies of bidders and sellers (Ba et al. 2003; Bapna et al. 2003, Halstead et al. 2003). These studies were not based on actual data and focused mostly on individual cases and specific factors including the starting price of a transaction, the bidder number, bidder’s and seller’s behavior in the auction market, and the online auction strategy (Chiou et al. 2009; Haruvy et al. 2013; Srinivasan et al. 2010). Most of these studies used conceptul approaches (Iivari et al. 1987).
Although previous studies helped to understand the mechanics and factors for the success of online auction markets, they examined limited parts and factors, making the results difficult to generalize (Chin et al. 1998; Strong et al. 1997). The data collected by researchers was also sporadic and the data collection process cannot be easily validated (Chiou et al. 2009; Du et al. 2012). Thus, the collected data have limitations in terms of reliability and transparency (Palmer et al. 2002; Paulo et al. 1999). In addition, the previous studies often use highly abstracted concepts, which are difficult to apply to real world situations.
In order to fill these gaps, we apply an Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) as the overarching theory. This offers a holistic view and assumes that the auction process is a persuasion process between bidders and sellers using central or peripheral information (Li et al. 2009; Strong et al. 1997). We collected the empirical data of three products typically traded in online auctions directly from the eBay website using a crawling engine that I developed. We then categorized the collected data into central or peripheral cues to test how these cues affect the outcome of the persuasion process in a differential manner.
We found that the central and peripheral cues affected online auction success in a differential manner according to the characteristics of each auction item, such as the level of personalization, formality, and complexity. This study contributes to the existing literature in two ways. Firstly, this study provides a holistic view of the online auction success by using the concept of persuasion with central and peripheral cues. Secondly, this study offers a way to collect online auction data that can be used to examine online auction success with actual transaction data. Practically, this study has implications for the design of online auction websites and the processes used to be successful.
Ⅱ. Literature Review
1. ELM (Elaboration Likelihood Model)
We defined an auction as the overall persuasion process. There are various cues in the persuasion process and the ELM assumes that messages and cues are processed through two paths (Chaiken et al. 1980; Petty et al. 1986). In this case, processing was determined based on the message quality and involvement. When a message has high complexity, the message is processed using the central path (Chaiken et al.1980; Petty et al. 1986).
This means that when buying a product with high complexity product, consumers need elaboration and tend to buy based on its performance and the detailed description of the product (Li et al. 2009). Otherwise, when buying a product with low complexity, consumers tend to buy based on impulse information and images (Li et al. 2009). Therefore, the ELM is useful to plan advertisements and sales strategies properly. However, each consumer has different criteria when deciding to purchase goods.
Looking at the processing path of the information in Figure 1, so that the structural (Systematic) processing occurs (Petty et al. 1986). In this case, enough rational, if provided by the sender specific information, consumers become immediately visible change of attitude. On the other hand, if it will occur heuristic processing during processing of the message, if the processing processes or rational later information, depending on the involvement of the relatively sensitive perception, change appearance in consumer attitudes (Li et al. 2009). In the former case, as in the above structural process, the results lead to a change in the instantaneous attitude which can be obtained, in the latter case, it becomes possible to go through the step of re-adjusting their own judgment. Potential model for refinement conclusion can be a theory proposed by whether taking a method of providing what information in any environment by dividing the process information in more detail. Moreover, it is a model which can be examined until should be presented to any situation what messages when the advertisement convince the mechanism.
Persuasion Process of ELM (Petty et al. 1986)
Our study classifies a variety of information provided by eBay into central and peripheral cues. We also hypothesize that these cues affect the success of an auction depending on the characteristics of the auction items. We define the direct information as the central cues, such as the number of images, the number of bidders, the starting price, the shipping fee, the delivery days, and the number of repeated upload. We defined the indirect information as the peripheral cues, such as the seller’s reputation and environmental factors.
2. Prior studies on online auction
Based on existing economic marketing, Gilkeson and Reynolds analyzed the success factors of Internet auctions according to the starting price, auction type, and number of unexpected bids. They found that these success factors can be used to determine the winning bid price on eBay (Gilkeson et al. 2003). Du and Yu found that the characteristics and performance of the seller affected auction success based on satisfaction, success, and effectiveness (Gilkeson et al. 2003). Du and Yu also used empirical research methods and price (cost) optimization instead of conventional economics-based quantitative analysis (Gilkeson et al. 2003). Zeithammer studied a sales strategy according to the seller’s commitment and the early prices (Zeithammer et al. 2007) and developed the optimal sales strategy of monopolistic competition markets in online auctions. Matsumoto and Fujita also proposed an agent that can maximize profits for a particular combination of products (Matsumoto et al. 2002). These studies used modeling methods and the price (cost) optimization approach.
By evaluating the asymmetry between the experience of a bidder and learned information, Srinivasan and Wang found a degradation phenomenon of reactivity that is generated from the status quo bias of an inexperienced bidder (Srinivasan et al. 2010). They also showed how a bidder’s experience can affect strategy evolution. Paulo and Oliverira studied the bidder’s strategy not in a typical auction, but in a sequential auction (Paulo et al. 1999). They also researched the importance of the design elements that affect auction strategies, such as bidder demand, participation experience, and auction design parameter. Akula and Mensace analyzed how the reputation of a bidder and seller affected each other (Akula et al. 2004). Bapna and Chang studied the results of successful auctions that used the overlapping auction strategy (Bapna et al. 2009). Park and Bradlow presented the key behavioral aspects that could predict a bidder’s behavior by modeling the empirical data and by dividing the bidding process into four stages (Park et al. 2005). Haruvy and Jap conducted a study of the advantages and disadvantages of bidding through the bidder quality process to predict the bidder behavior in anonymous situations (Haruvy et al. 2013). Bockstedt and Huat studied the differential strategy of successful sellers by evaluating their population and reputation (Bockstedt et al. 2011). These approaches were all based on empirical studies and peripheral cues for online auction success.
Halstead and Becherer studied the behavior of bidders according to auction market size (Halstead et al. 2003) and insisted that leadership and differential strategy are important. Yen and Lu analyzed the factors that lower consumer repurchase history through the Expected Rejection Theory (EDT) (Yen et al. 2008) and found that worry about the products lowered consumer repurchases because consumers cannot actually see the real products in an online auction. Matsumoto and Fujita studied the specific combination of products to maximize profits in a variety of online auctions (Matsumoto et al. 2002). Chiou and Wu proposed that a seller should take care when switching auction sites (Chiou et al. 2009) and researched the reaction of buyers when sellers change auction sites. Srinivasan and Wang studied ways to overcome uncertainty of the auction by using quality signals according to a buyer’s reaction (Srinivasan et al. 2010). Finally, Stern and Rone insisted that engineers should design auction sites based on closeness, impulse, and patience towards computer (Stern et al. 2008). These approaches were all based on modeling studies and peripheral cues for online auction success.
Table 1 classifies the previous studies into four types according to the approach and method.
<Table 1>
Review of Prior Auction Success Studies
Ⅲ. Theoretical Background and Research Hypotheses
1. Auction Outcome
We studied the information available on the Internet auction site to determine whether independent variables impact the winning bid price and auction success. Auction success means whether the auction is a success or failure in the auction transaction (Gilkeson et al. 2003; Matsumoto et al. 2002; Zeithammer et al. 2007). The winning bid price is the final price after competition among bidders (Hulland et al. 1999). The winning bid price and auction success have been previously used to measure the success of auction performance (Bockstedt et al. 2011; Gilkeson et al. 2003). In our study, the variable of auction outcome was proposed with two dependent indicators as alternative measures.
Here, we present the basic premise that auction success is determined by two processes of information processing. With everything else being equal, central cues have a stronger impact than peripheral cues. It is assumed that central cues are more effective for products with high complexity and peripheral cues are more effective for products with low complexity.
Basic Assumption:
Auction success is determined by a dual information process depending on a buyer’s need for elaboration of an auction item. With everything else being equal, the effect of central cues on the auction success and the winning bid price will be stronger than the effect of peripheral cues.
2. Central Cues
When buying a product with high complexity, consumers tend to buy with based on performance and the detailed description of the product (Petty et al. 1986). We define the direct information as central cues, such as the number of images, the number of bidders, the starting price, the shipping fee, the delivery days, and the number of repeated unloads.
The number of images
The number of product images is the most basic association for auction goods (Li et al, 2009; Strong et al. 1997). The number of images reduces the uncertainty of the auction goods and consumers have more confidence during the auction. H1a: The number of images is positively associated with the auction success. H1b: The number of images is positively associated with the winning bid price.
The number of bidders
The number of bidders enhances the value of an auction item (Rafaeli et al. 2002). When there are more bidders, a higher bid price is set (Gilkeson et al. 2003). Therefore, the number of bidders will positively impact the auction success and winning bid price. H2a: The number of bidders is positively associated with the auction success. H2b: The number of bidders is positively associated with the winning bid price.
The shipping fee
If there is an increase in the shipping fee, the winning bid price will also be increased (Bockstedt et al. 2011). Therefore, higher shipping fees have lower auction success and increase the winning bid price. H3a: The shipping fee is positively associated with the auction success. H3b: The shipping fee is positively associated with the winning bid price.
The delivery days
If the delivery days increase, purchasers of auction goods will have to wait longer for their items (Bockstedt et al. 2011; Gilkeson et al. 2003). Therefore, delivery days are highly related to the auction success. H4a: The delivery days are positively associated with the auction success. H4b: The delivery days are positively associated with the winning bid price.
The auction duration
The auction duration involves the start and end time (Gilkeson et al. 2003; Liu et al. 2000) and, unlike a traditional auction, Internet auctions permit any potential bidder to electronically see the items at any time before the auction ends (Akula et al. 2004). In general, if the auction duration increases, the number of bidders increases. H5a: The auction duration is positively associated with the auction success. H5b: The auction duration is positively associated with the winning bid price.
The starting price
In any auction, the seller must prescribe the minimum price to the first bidder. Setting a lower starting price can be attractive to more bidders (Gilkeson et al. 2003). Conversely, if the starting price is very high, bidders might be discouraged to make a bid, which can be explained by the rational auction's model (Torkzadeh et al. 2002). H6a: The starting price is positively associated with the auction success. H6b: The starting price is positively associated with the winning bid price.
The numbers of repeated uploads
If the goods for auction are not sold within 7 days, the goods will disappear (Gilkeson et al. 2003). Therefore, sellers have to upload the items again. H7a: The number of repeated uploads is positively associated with the auction success. H7b: The number of repeated uploads is positively associated with the winning bid price.
3. Peripheral Cues
Under low elaboration conditions, many variables may act as peripheral cues (Chaiken et al., 1980; Petty et al. 1986). When buying a product with low complexity, consumers tend to buy based on impulse information and images (Chaiken et al., 1976). We defined indirect information as peripheral cues, such as the rating of the seller, the seller’s positive feedback ratio, the number of the seller’s other items on eBay, and the bidder’s rating. The seller’s rating, the seller’s positive feedback ratio, and the number of the seller’s other items on eBay. The seller’s credibility has a significant impact on the reliability of the product (Bockstedt et al. 2011; Srinivasan et al. 2010). In addition, since sellers cannot meet buyers, a seller’s credibility is an important criterion to a bidder. The seller's rating, shown as a star count, is a buyer’s feedback of the seller. The seller's positive feedback ratio is the ratio of positive feedback scores (Akula et al. 2004; Chiou et al. 2009). In addition, the number of the seller’s other items is important to evaluate the trust of auction goods.
H8a: The rating of a seller is positively associated with the auction success. H8b: The rating of a seller is positively associated with the winning bid price. H9a: The seller’s positive feedback ratio is positively associated with the auction success. H9b: The seller’s positive feedback ratio is positively associated with the winning bid price. H10a: The number of seller’s other item at eBay is positively associated with the auction success. H10b: The number of seller’s other item at eBay is positively associated with the winning bid price.
The bidder’s rating
The performance of a bidder increases with experience (Keeney et al. 1999; Rafaeli et al. 2002) and by participating in auctions repeatedly (Yen et al. 2008). A well trained seller is evaluated by many bidders, and the score assigned by the bidders is referred to as the feedback score. Therefore, a bidder’s rating positively impacts the success and winning bid price of the auction. H11a: The bidder’s rating is positively associated with the auction success. H11b: The bidder’s rating is positively associated with the winning bid price.
Ⅳ. Research Methodology
1. Data Collection Procedure
Figure 2 shows the crawling engine used to collect the actual data. This was designed to solve the transparency and temporal problems that can occur when collecting data manually (Nielsen et al. 1999; O'Brien et al. 1998). For the actual condition of the eBay auction goods, we used the collecting condition “used format,” which means auction. Here, the used format is classified into “Sold” and “Completed” auctions where sold means success and completed means failure. For our empirical study, we selected a Golf Driver, which have high complexity, Books, where condition is important, and iPods, which have standardized specifications.
The collection procedure used the following steps:
Step 1: Search “Golf Driver,” “Books,” and “iPod” using eBay’s search utility under “Sold” and “Completed.”
Step 2: Examine the titles of matching auctions, saving “Sold” and “Completed” records.
Step 3: Save the extracted records into a database, parsing each web page.
Step 4: Update the auction database after data cleaning.
Step 5: Extract the results from analyzing each item.
Auction Data Collection Engine
2. Operationalization of the Research Variables
In our study, we integrated the auction process as the persuasion process between bidders and sellers and used the dual process of the ELM. We investigated which cues have a strong effect on the persuasion process. By conducting research that was focused on empirical cues provided from eBay, we reduced the gaps between real online auction factors and our research cues. Table 2 shows the operationalization of research variables.
Operationalization of Research Variables
3. Data Description
We collected empirical data using online auction data from eBay. The sample was collected from July 17 to July 22, 2014. We retrieved pages that included general products like Golf Drivers, Books, and iPods (see Table 3). Golf Drivers accounted for the largest number of sold items. Books were based on a consumer’s experience (Palmer et al., 2002; Paulo et al., 1999), and it was relatively difficult to determine price as this is based on the condition of the books. Finally, iPods were highly personal as they are based on subjective tastes. However, the iPod was widely regarded as being popular and of standard value. Table 4 shows that approximately 86.6% of the products purchased were Golf Drivers, 6.1% were Books, and 7.4% were iPods.
Sample Characteristics and descriptive statistics
Number of Auctions
Table 4 shows the number of auctions and depicts the success and failure type of the 3,697 auctions, which are analyzed in the following section. The number of successful auctions was 3,105, or 84%, and the number of failures was 592, or 16%.
Table 5 shows the mean and range values for the collected auction data. There are differences between “all” (ALL) and “successful” (SUCC) auctions. In Table 6, ALL indicates all auction cases and SUCC indicates only successful auction cases. Many variables did not differ consistently or significantly between all and successful auctions.
Summary of Data Collected by item (all and successful auctions)
Logistic Regressions of Auction Success on Auction Features(All Auction Cases)
Ⅴ. Results and Analysis
Here, we provide the empirical results that focus on auction success and the winning bid price. Table 6 shows the results of the logistic regressions of the auction success. The results show that six factors were uniformly associated (across all types) with auction success. In most cases, the higher values of the variables yielded lower auction success. However, the number of bidders and the bidder rating were the exception. For iPods, the shipping fee, auction duration, starting price, and bidder rating affected the auction success. For Books, the model-fit value was valid but no variables affected auction success. For Golf Drivers, the number of bidders, shipping fee, starting price, number of repeated uploads, number of seller’s other items, and bidder rating affected the auction success. It is important to note that the multicollinearity for this sample data was examined using the Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) (Chin et al. 1998). All VIF values were between 1.044 and 1.354, which indicated there were no significant multicollinearity problems.
Table 7 shows the results of the multiple linear regression of the winning bid price in successful auction cases. Only five variables were significantly related to the winning bid price across all types: the number of images, number of bidders, starting price, number of repeated uploads, and seller’s rating. All were positively associated, except the number of repeated uploads. This means that the higher value of these variables yielded higher winning bid prices. In addition, the number of repeated uploads had significantly negative impacts on the winning bid price. For iPods, the delivery days and starting price impacted the winning bid price. For Books, the number of bidders and starting price impacted the winning bid price. For Golf Drivers, the number of bidders, starting price, seller’s rating, and bidder’s rating impacted the winning bid price. Interestingly, the adjusted r square for these regressions suggested relatively high explanatory power. We also checked the multicollinearity for this sample data by using the VIF (Chin et al., 1998). All VIF values were between 1.025 and 2.094, which indicated there were no significant multicollinearity problems.
Linear Regressions of Winning Price on Auction (Successful Auction Cases)
Auction success was statistically related to the number of bidders, shipping fee, starting price, number of repeated uploads, seller number of other items, and bidder’s rating. The winning bid price was associated with the number of images, number of bids, starting price, number of repeated uploads, and the seller’s rating. Therefore, hypotheses H1b, H2a, H2b, H3a, H6a, H6b, H7a, H7b, H8b, H10a, and H11a were supported at the 0.05 level of significance (see Table 8). Three variables were not associated with auction success and winning bid price: the delivery days, auction duration, and seller’s positive feedback ratio.
Hypothesis Testing Results
Ⅵ. Conclusion and Discussion
In this study, we complemented the limited previous research that focused on individual elements rather than the integrated persuasion process in online auctions. Using a persuasion model ELM, we classified the seller and bidder persuasion process based on central and peripheral cues and examined which cues were important to the persuasion process for each item. Based on the ELM model, we analyzed the effects between central and peripheral cues on successful online auctions according to different items. We chose three products and examined whether these cues affected bidders. As a result, five cues of the seven central variables, the number of images, number of bidders, shipping fee, starting price, and number of repeated uploads, affected the process of persuasion. In addition, three cues of the four peripheral variables, the seller's rating, number of seller's other items on eBay, and bidder's rating, affected the success of the auction. This means that the ELM model was related considerably to online auctions as a persuasion process. We found that not only the reliability of the seller but also the number of reliable bidders had important roles in online auctions. That is, since buyers have limited information when participating in an online auction they had some anxiety when buying goods. The number of bidders helped reduce this fear.
Additionally, we found that certain cues affect the success of an auction. The first item, a Golf Driver, had many specifications and designs. Generally, Golf Drivers have high complexity and buyers consider many conditions. As a result, the four central cues of the number of bidders, shipping fee, starting price, and number of repeated uploads affected the auction. The three peripheral cues of the seller's rating, number of seller's other items on eBay, and bidder's rating affected the auction. Compared to Books and iPods, Golf Drivers needed more cues for a successful auction transaction.
For Books, two of the central cues, the number of bidders and starting price, had an impact on auction success. The value of the books tended to be dependent on the condition of the books. Thus, the number of other bidders was an important cue. Finally, for iPods, the specifications of the products were standardized. Thus, this was not an important cue, but the factors of other services such as the shipping fee, delivery days, and auction duration were important. In addition, the bidder's rating was also an important cue.
In conclusion, we found that there were many different combinations of important cues according to the characteristics of an auction item. Although it was impossible to research all of the detailed cues for all items, products of higher complexity required more cues during the persuasion process. Products of lower complexity required environmental variables in addition to their own information for auction success.
Our study contributes to the existing literature about the success factors for online auctions in two ways. First, this study provides a holistic view of online auctions based on the persuasion process. Second, this study’s findings are based on actual auction data, which can be compared to the data from research that used the modeling approach. The results of our study can be used in the marketing and designing of websites to include characteristics of auction items, and can help sellers create an effective strategy. For future research, we will study the modeling persuasion path of Internet auctions in addition to studying how to include customized persuasive cues for each commodity. The methodology, theoretical, and practical implications are further discussed.
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VI. Conclusion and Discussion
국문초록
Empirical Study
Conceptual Study
Price or Cost Optimization Approach
(Market Auction Price, Transaction
Cost, Economics, etc.) Gilkeson et al.(2003) Matsumoto et al.(2002);
Pinker et al.(2003)
Peripheral Cues Approach
(Bidder’s & Seller’s Experience,
Reputation, Satisfaction, Strategy, etc.) Akula et al.(2004);
Bapna et al.(2009);
Bockstedt et al.(2011);
Goes et al.(2012);
Haruvy et al.(2013);
Matsumoto et al.(2002);
Srinivasan et al.(2010) Chiou et al.(2009);
Halstead et al.(2009);
Li et al.(1997);
Srinivasan et al.(2010);
Zeithammer et al.(2007)
Central and Peripheral Cues Approach
(Persuasion Process) My Study
Definition & Description
outcome Auction Success Was the auction successful? Success (1) or Failure (0)
Winning Bid Price Final(high) bid, zero if no bids
Cues Number of Images The number of images for the auction item
Number of Bidders The number of bidder for auction item
Shipping Fee Cost of shipping, handling, and insurance
Delivery Days The days to deliver to buyer
Auction Duration The number of days from start to end
Starting Price The first price acceptable to opening bid
Number of Repeated Upload The number of repeated uploads
Cues Seller Rating The feedback left for a seller by distinct users
Seller Positive Feedback Ratio The feedback ratio for a seller by distinct users
Seller Number of Other Items The number of other items sold by seller on eBay
Bidder Rating The number of feedback left for a bidder by distinct users
Frequency (n=3,697)
Percent (%)
Golf Driver 3,200 86.6
Books 225 6.1
iPod 272 7.4
Success (%)
Failure (%)
iPod 176(64.7) 96(35.3) 272
Books 89(39.6) 136(60.4) 225
Golf Driver 2,840(88.8) 360(11.2) 3,200
SUM 3,105(84) 592(16) 3,697
Auction Scope
(ALL/SUCC)
Number of auctions 272 176 225 89 3,200 2,840 3,697 3,105
Avg. Number of Images 3.51 3.06 1.51 1.46 3.69 3.52 3.55 3.44
Range Number of Images 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12
Avg. Number of Bidders 11.01 10.56 1.35 2.72 8.26 9.04 8.04 8.94
Range Number of Bidder 0~74 0~73 0~30 1~21 0~85 1~85 0~85 0~85
Avg. Shipping Fee($) 8.36 6.95 11.78 6.97 30.62 30.47 27.84 28.46
Range Shipping Fee($) 0~69.59 0~69.59 0~73.25 0~73.25 0~297.25 0~297.25 0~297.25 0~297.25
Avg. Delivery Days 8.33 8.47 8.21 8.73 8.58 8.72 8.54 8.70
Range Delivery Days 4~12 4~12 2~12 2~12 1~12 1~12 1~12 1~12
Avg. Auction Duration 5.48 5.56 6.59 6.54 4.94 4.87 5.09 4.95
Range Auction Duration 1~10 1~10 1~10 1~10 1~10 1~10 1~10 1~10
Avg. Starting Price($) 47.45 31.21 28.77 28.12 48.71 39.47 47.40 38.68
Range Starting Price($) 0~250 0~250 0~1,250 0~600 0~1,270 0~700 0~1,270 0~700
Avg. Number of Repeated Uploads 6.07 6.07 2.80 3.06 2.76 1.38 1.33 1.70
Range Number of Repeated Uploads 1~33 1~33 1~7 2~6 1~49 1~13 1~49 1~33
Avg. Seller Rating 1,785 2,527 1.790 1,856 153,121 169,630 132,776 155,349
Range Seller Rating 0~249,209 0~249,209 0~52,764 0~24,551 0~487,447 0~487,365 0~487,447 0~487,365
Avg. Seller Positive Feedback Ratio 0.91 0.90 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.99
Range Seller Positive Feedback Ratio 0~1 0~1 0~1 0~1 0~1 0~1 0~1 0~1
Avg. Seller Number of Other Items 14.70 14.03 70.93 33.35 32.39 23.74 33.43 23.46
Range Seller Number of Other Items 0~872 0~872 0~893 0~473 0~932 0~932 0~932 0~932
Avg. Bidder Rating 399.22 616.98 708.64 1,791.52 464.50 523.38 474.55 565
Range Bidder Rating 0~26,845 0~26,845 0~73,468 0~73,468 0~30,626 0~30,626 0~73,468 0~73,468
Avg. Winning Price($) 53.80 43.44 33.33 39.64 83.73 78.93 78.46 75.49
Range Winning Price($) 0~299 0~204 0~1,250 0~600 0~1,270 0~700 0~1,270 0~700
NOTE : Bold font indicates statistical significance at the 5% level.
Number of auctions 272 225 3,200 3,697
Number of Images -0.225
(0.273) -2.822
(0.479) 0.078
Number of Bidders -0.046
Shipping Fee($) -0.303
Delivery Days -0.043
Auction Duration -0.742
Starting Price($) -0.080
Number of Repeated Uploads -0.142
Seller Rating -0.000
Seller Positive Feedback Ratio -1.413
(0.400) -23.255
Seller Number of Other Items 0.018
Bidder Rating 22.116
(0.000) 10.671
Percent Concordant (%) 96.7 99.1 98.8 98.6
Likelihood Ratio Test 319.179
(0.000) 291.176
(0.000) 2060.977
Hosmer-Lemeshow Test
( > 0.05) 0.260
Number of auctions 176 89 2840 3,105
Number of Images 0.087
Number of Bidders 0.129
Shipping Fee($) 0.185
Delivery Days 0.271
(0.381) -0.18
Starting Price($) 0.191
Number of Repeated Upload -0.032
Seller Positive Feedback Ratio 0.105
Bidder Rating 0.051
Adjusted R Square 0.089
(8.9%) 0.815
(81.5%) 0.719
(68.4%)
Hypo.
Impact on Auctions Success or Winning Bid Price
H1b The number of images → Auction Success
The number of images → Winning Bid Price Not Supported
H2b The number of bidders → Auction Success
The number of bidders → Winning Bid Price Supported
H3b The shipping fee → Auction Success
The shipping fee → Winning Bid Price Supported
H4b The delivery days → Auction Success
The delivery days → Winning Bid Price Not Supported
H5b The auction duration → Auction Success
The auction duration → Winning Bid Price Not Supported
H6b The starting price → Auction Success
The starting price → Winning Bid Price Supported
H7b The number of repeated upload → Auction Success
The number of repeated upload → Winning Bid Price Supported
H8b The seller’s rating → Auction Success Not
The seller’s rating→ Winning Bid Price Not Supporte
H9b The seller’s positive feedback ratio → Auction Success
The seller’s positive feedback ratio→ Winning Bid Price Not Supported
H10b The number of seller’s other items on eBay → Auction Success
The number of seller’s other items on eBay → Winning Bid Price Supported
H11b The bidder’s rating → Auction Success
The bidder’s rating → Winning Bid Price Supported
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Into The Storm 3D Oculus Rift Experience & Cast Interviews!
Flicks And The City Aug 21, 2014 Interviews Movies
After the over-whelming response from this year’s Comic Con, audience members were given the opportunity to go Into The Storm with the 3D immersive Oculus Rift experience. Check out what it’s like to be in a tornado in the video below!
And with Into The Storm out in UK cinemas now watch these fascinating interviews with the cast Richard Armitage, Max Deacon, Sarah Wayne Callies, Arlen Escarpeta and director Steven Quale!
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Ginger & Rosa Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival
Ross Mullan talks White Walkers, Flashbacks, & New Movies
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Roxodus Festival Adds Aerosmith, I Mother Earth, Matthew Good, Theory of a Deadman
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Edwin Reunites with I Mother Earth for 'Scenery and Fish' 20th Anniversary Shows
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I Mother Earth Book Toronto Reunion Show, Promise New Music
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I Mother Earth Gear Up for Apparent Reunion
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Hands-On Learning, Beyond Baltimore
Empowerment Through Experience
More than 200 Baltimore students embarked on adventure in 2016 through the National Aquarium’s Henry Hall program, trading city streets for natural environments and gaining a deeper understanding of the connection we share with water.
These are their stories
Building Fearless Leaders
In Maine, Shatera found the courage to discover her inner leader.
Shatera discovered that outside the classroom, she could practice the skill of leading instead of following.
Meet Shatera
Explore Maine
A Seabird Success Story
Henry Hall students observed the world’s first restored colony of Atlantic puffins, which comes to nest on the rocky coastal islands of Maine every year.
An initially improbable—and ultimately successful—mission brought the iconic puffin back to their nesting areas on Maine’s islands after their population was decimated by hunters in the 1800s.
Explore Tidal Pools
The rising and falling ocean tide fuels an incredible assortment of life in Maine's tide pools.
The rising and falling ocean tide fuels an incredible assortment of life in the tide pools found along Maine’s rocky shoreline. Real estate is competitive here, and the resilient animals in the narrow intertidal zone have adapted to the ever-changing environment.
Land and sea meet at the narrow intertidal zone, where pockets of life are teeming with biodiversity. Tide pools represent microcosms of much larger, complex ecosystems, which come to life along Maine's rocky shoreline. Real estate is competitive, and the resilient animals here—including sea stars, snails and hermit crabs—have adapted to the ever-changing environment.
The stunning sea star is the tide pool’s undisputed predator. These echinoderms pry apart bivalve mollusks with their powerful tube feet.
Abundant oxygen, nutrients and sunlight in tide pools create an ideal environment for algae and other marine plants to thrive.
Make Yourself Proud
Tia left her comfort zone, and zip code, to explore the unknown.
In Florida, Tia learned the importance of following her passions and being proud of herself.
Meet Tia
Explore Florida
Snorkeling at Sombrero
The idyllic Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is one of more than a dozen protected underwater parks nationwide.
Coral reefs, such as the one in Sombrero Key, support a stunning amount of biodiversity. An estimated one-third of all saltwater fishes spend at least part of their lives on coral reefs.
Explore Magical Mangroves
Magical Mangroves
Among the roots of a mangrove forest is one of the most biologically productive ecosystems in the world.
The half-land, half-water landscape of mangrove forests provides habitat for a stunning variety of wildlife, both above and below the water. These semi-terrestrial forests also provide a natural buffer against storm surges and hurricanes, but their fate remains unclear as the strength of storms continues to intensify, amid other effects of climate change.
Among the semi-terrestrial mangrove forest, you can find one of the world’s most biologically productive ecosystems. The propped roots offer critical nursery habitat for a host of fishes, and the root system stabilizes the coastline to help prevent erosion.
The petite crustaceans that scamper on the roots of mangrove trees are the only crabs in the world that feed on living leaves.
Mangrove seedlings are already germinated once leaving the parent tree, ensuring they can immediately take root in the mud.
Gaining Perspective
Outside the classroom, adventure awaits.
Connecting with the natural world in Louisiana allowed Krystal, John and Alexis to develop a fresh outlook on learning and life.
Meet Krystal, John and Alexis
Explore Louisiana
A Renowned Reptile
The American alligator bounced back from near-extinction in the marshy freshwater habitats of Louisiana.
If you’re hoping to see an American alligator in the winter months, you’d be out of luck—as the temperature drops, these dinosaur-like reptiles retreat to underground dens.
Explore the Gulf
Welcome to the Gulf
The Mississippi River, and its extensive, braided wetland system, eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
More than 33 major rivers feed into the immense Gulf basin, which encompasses an area of approximately 615,000 square miles. The combination of subsidence and sea level rise has resulted in a slow sinking of the massive stretch of low-laying Louisiana wetlands—which constitute about 40 percent of the wetlands in the continental United States—into the Gulf.
The combination of subsidence and sea level rise has resulted in a slow sinking of the massive stretch of low-laying Louisiana wetlands—which constitute about 40 percent of the wetlands in the continental United States—into the Gulf of Mexico.
The oversized pouch attached to the bill of the brown pelican—the state bird of Louisiana—can hold up to three times more than its stomach.
Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are prolific throughout the Gulf of Mexico. These social cetaceans can breach more than 16 feet out of the water.
Nigel discovered the opportunity to relax, reflect and reconnect with nature.
Swapping the fast pace of city life for the tranquility of the Chesapeake Bay allowed Nigel to experience the natural world firsthand.
Meet Nigel
Explore Maryland
Crustacean of the Chesapeake
There’s no animal more iconic in the brackish waters of Chesapeake Bay than the Maryland blue crab.
After many years of concerted effort, Maryland blue crab populations in the Bay have rebounded—good news for both crab feast fans and the state’s economy, which benefits from the seafood industry to a tune of about $600 million.
Explore the Bay
Spat and Spawn
Restoring Maryland's oyster population, one mollusk at a time.
This bivalve mollusk is critically important to the state of Maryland, both economically and ecologically. Their populations in the Chesapeake Bay region have dramatically decreased to less than 1 percent of historic levels, and hatcheries—such as the one here at Horn Point—are helping to provide key restoration.
The populations of this bivalve mollusk in the Chesapeake Bay region have dramatically decreased to less than 1 percent of historic levels, and hatcheries—such as the one here at Horn Point—are helping to provide key restoration.
Through managed reserves, diseased oysters are removed from a restoration site before baby oysters, known as spat, are deployed.
These mollusks are filter feeders, and a single oyster can filter about 50 gallons of water per day.
Empower students to become passionate protectors of our blue planet. Share their stories.
Education programs, such as Henry Hall, allow the National Aquarium to inspire the next generation of conservationists. Visit aqua.org to learn more.
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Joy of the Birds by Gale Cooper
Joy of the Birds
Joy of the Birds is a milestone in the literature of Billy the Kid. It is arguably the definitive revisionist telling of his story by one of that historys experts. Based on research utilizing 40,000 pages of archival documents and books, input fromMoreJoy of the Birds is a milestone in the literature of Billy the Kid. It is arguably the definitive revisionist telling of his story by one of that historys experts. Based on research utilizing 40,000 pages of archival documents and books, input from more than 300 consultants, and recreation of the scenes at the actual historic sites, Joy of the Birds is a virtual world. As docufiction, it ends 130 years of New Mexico Santa Fe Ring cover-up: a cabal of land-grabbing robber baron politicians, lawmen, and thugs, which precipitated the Lincoln County War freedom fight. Central to that rebellion was Billy Bonney, outlawed by those victorious enemies as Billy the Kid. He had to die. The truths he testified to, could have tumbled the presidency Rutherford B. Hayes. Joy of the Birds is also a Romeo and Juliet story: with its star-crossed romance of homeless drifter, Billy Bonney, and young Paulita Maxwell, the richest heiress in New Mexico Territory. On July 14, 1881, in her brothers bedroom in the family mansion, Billy was killed by betrayal and by the hand of Sheriff Pat Garrett. Paulita, pregnant with Billys child, would have heard the fatal shot. Joy of the Birds is also a mythic hero journey in the cosmic battle of good and evil. Billy Bonneys astounding escapes from Ring clutches and death, and his moral transformations in his fight against Ring injustices, yield his comprehension of a wise womans lesson of joy of the birds, told to him in childhood. Like the birds, one can fly and fly without fear, because there are millions of moments to be alive, only one of death- and then one has forever. From that revelation, comes freedom to follow ones highest ideals, and to fearlessly and joyfully walk ones earthly path to its end. Gale Cooper is a Harvard educated, M.D. psychiatrist specializing in murder case consultation- who moved from a Beverly Hills, California, medical practice to a New Mexico mountain to write Joy of the Birds. Other Billy the Kid books by the author are Billy the Kids Writings, Words, and Wit, MegaHoax: The Strange Plot to Exhume Billy the Kid and Become President, and Billy the Kids Pretenders: Brushy Bill and John Miller. The author has also written and illustrated other adult non-fiction books and childrens books. Joy of the Birds by Gale Cooper
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Neris and Indias Idiot-Proof Diet: A Weight-Loss Plan for Real Women
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The Tramboline Man
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» 2012 ANU Gender Institute grants awarded
2012 ANU Gender Institute grants awarded
The following grants have been awarded by the Gender Institute in 2012.
Grant Round 1, 2012:
Dr Richard Eves, ‘Conference on Sorcery & Witch Related Killings in Melanasia’, Dame Carol Kidu keynote speaker. Dame Carol Kidu will give a distinguished lecture as part of the 2013 Conference on Sorcery and Witch Related Killings in Melanesia where she would give the keynote address. Dame Kidu has been an outspoken advocate against gender violence in Papua New Guinea. Public lecture keynote event
Dr Dirk Van Rooy, ‘An in-depth analysis of organizational identification of female ECR academics at the ANU’. This project examines organizational identification at the ANU using a new automated text analysis tool. A report will be delivered to the Gender Institute within a year from the grant's receipt, with an outline of the research outcomes and some recommendations for ANU in light of the findings. Once that work is complete, a seminar will be presented in 2013 on the research. See the event page for details on the seminar.
Dr Katherine Lepani, ‘From Ritual Sex to Sexual Individuality: Tradition and Modernity in Sambia Sexual Culture’. Public Lecture: by Gilbert Herdt, Wednesday 11 July 2012. Gilbert Herdt is a cultural anthropologist, Professor of Human Sexuality Studies and Anthropology, Founder of the Department of Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University, and Founder of the National Sexuality Resource Center (NSRC) in the United States. Grant report (DOC, 36KB).
Dr Rosanne Kennedy, ‘Femonationalism and Islamophobia: their political and symbolic economy’, Dr Sara Farris, an Italian sociologist and political theorist. She is currently a lecturer in the European Studies Department at King’s College London and research fellow in the School of Social Science of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. Public lecture event, Tuesday 31 July 2012 | Masterclass event, Thursday 2 August 2012 | Report (DOC, 84KB)
Pamela Roberts,‘Academic Women’s Writing Workshop 2012’. Workshop 3-7 December 2012: The project is a facilitated non-residential writing workshop for women academics from all ANU Colleges.
Dr Debjani Ganguly,to support Professor Ranjana Khanna’s visit from Duke University. Public lecture event, 26 June 2012.
Kate Harriden, PhD candidate, ‘Gender and Water Workshop’. Three papers will be presented to the ‘Gender and Water Workshop’ Friday 16 Nov 2012, Hedley Bull Centre ANU. This workshop is especially targeting post graduates and from a broad range of academic backgrounds. Grant report (PDF, xx) | Grant presentation (PPTX, 1.4MB)
Professor Kim Rubenstein, ‘Engendering Governance Workshop’, CIPL Workshop’ 6-8 August, 2012: Connecting International Law with Public Law En/gendering governance: from the local to the global. Event program (PDF 954KB)
Dr Julie Smith, Workshop and research project: ‘Encouraging innovation in breastfeeding support; a workshop on best practice policies for workplaces, childcare and mother and child health’ end of 2012 or start of 2013, including a report with outcomes and recommendations. This project was renamed and a forum was held on May 9 2013: From Rights to Reality, Protecting Breastfeeding in Workplaces and Childcare | Event Program (PDF) | Grant report
Dr Amanda Barnard, ‘International and cross discipline perspectives – education about violence against women’. The workshop on the 6th of September brings together academics, clinicians and researchers working with women who experience violence. It includes international perspectives from distinguished academic clinicians. There will be a short report at the end, including outcomes.
Marian Sawer, ‘Feminist Scholarship and the Public Realm, 1970-2012’ (PDF 178KB), Professor Raewyn Connell, Distinguished lecture by a renowned scholar, Public Lecture and end-of-year Gender Institute event, 13 December
Anna Reader, Public Lecture: The Clare Burton Memorial Lecture 2012 For Love..., Jane Caro and Catherine Fox, Tuesday 27 November 4 - 5pm
Rosanne Kennedy, ‘Conference: ‘Let’s Get Loud!’- Gender, Politics, ACTION: Women’s rights are human rights and we cannot build a just society until gender equality is realized. What role could YOU play in ending women’s inequality? 22 April 2013. Post conference report (DOCX 20.5KB)
Marian Sawer, Master Class 'Theorising states and political institutions: gender, race and nation' Masterclass, by distinguished research Professor Jill Vickers, Carleton University, Canada, This three-hour master class for PhD students and early career researchers will be held Wednesday morning 15 May 2013. Jill Vickers' new co-authored book is The Politics of Race: Canada, the United States and Australia (U of Toronto Press 20121) 5 May 2013
Katarzyna Williams, Workshop for Postgraduate Students, ‘The power of gender and ethnic boundaries: Examining the representation of migrant women's experiences of Australia in literature and art’, 19 April 2013. Workshop program (DOC 37.5KB) | Workshop abstracts (DOC 52.5KB)
Patrick Kilby, Keynote Lecture, Two steps forward one back, or the reverse: feminism in a fierce new century? Professor Gita Sen at Conference: Challenges for participatory development; and public lecture on gender and development, distinguished lecture by a renowned scholar, 12.30pm 27 November 2012
Catherine Bishop and Lilith Collective, Signature Event Lilith Conference: Women without Men: Spinsters, widows and deserted wives in the nineteenth century and beyond, 10 May 2013, including a keynote lecture by the 2013 Allan Martin lecturer, Professor Carolyn Steedman.
Elizabeth Beckmann (Beth), Resilience of Women Research Students (RoWRS) program, to extend the project at ANU beyond the focus on women research students (WRS) to include women early career academics (ECAs; postdoctoral fellows and Level A/B lecturers), gender equity research and innovative initiatives category, 2013
Peter Brown, Public lecture, Gender, sex, politics and the media: Anglo-French representations of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair, July 2013
Zazie Bowen, 'The Topography of the Female Self in Indian Therapeutic Cults': workshop, masterclsss and public lecture by visiting scholar Marine Carrin, Director of Research, at the Centre d’Anthropologie Sociale, Toulouse, France.
Lindell Bromham, Network for Women in Biology: creation of a resources portal to be hosted on the Gender Institute website.
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January 14-16, 2011 at the Castro Theatre, San Francisco
January 22, 2011 in Point Arena, Mendocino County
All films are in German with English subtitles.
FILMS AT THE CASTRO Friday 14 January 2011
OPENING NIGHT FILM (Party at the Castro follows the screening)
Friday 7 pm MAHLER ON THE COUCH Mahler auf der Couch (Austria, Germany 2010, 35mm, 97 min. In German with English subtitles)
DIR Percy & Felix Adlon CAST Johannes Silberschneider, Karl Markovics, Barbara Romaner, Eva Mattes
In 1910, Gustav Mahler met Sigmund Freud. Paralyzed by despair over his cheating wife, the maestro sought the help of the father of psychoanalysis. Their famous four-hour encounter at a Dutch seaside resort is the framing device for this delightful, witty and artistically rigorous collaboration by the father and son team Percy (BAGDAD CAFÉ, SALMONBERRIES) and Felix Adlon. The film ties together Mahler’s musical genius and his doomed love for his vivacious, young and creative wife Alma. With flashbacks and documentary-like interviews with Alma’s mother (Eva Mattes) and other pivotal personalities of Vienna’s art scene, the film explores the source of Gustav’s great joy and sorrow, while suggesting that Alma is in every note of music he wrote during their marriage. With brilliant performances by Johannes Silberschneider (Mahler) and Barbara Romaner (Alma), the film offers a hypnotic portrait of Alma nee Schindler – as attractive, young Bohemian, as a frustrated wife, and as megawatt presence in the era’s intellectual demimonde who would become a tireless lover of notable artistes. The Adlons use a film score entirely derived from Mahler’s music, recorded by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Q&A with Donato Cabrera (assistant conductor of SF Symphony) & Peter Esmonde (filmmaker)
FILMS AT THE CASTRO Saturday 15 January 2011
Saturday 2 pm KEEP SURFING keep surfing (Germany 2009, 35mm, 91 min. In English & German with English subtitles)
DIR Björn Richie Lob PRINT SOURCE Beta Films FESTIVALS Munich, Tribecca, Hawaii
Björn Richie Lob’s exhilarating film debut took 10 years to complete. An avid river-surfer himself, he spent years convincing his friends to be on camera. The result is a kinetic and fast-paced documentary that will put you right on the Eisbach in the heart of Munich, the river-surfing mecca of the world. The film is a portrait of six surfers, among them river-surfing pioneer Dieter “The Eater,” who still rides the waves every day with his two grown daughters, and Walter, “The Janitor of the Eisbach,” a working-class philosopher who actually figured out how to keep the waves surging for 24 hours a day.
Stunningly shot on various formats, including 16mm and 35mm, KEEP SURFING displays an ode to going against the wave, to individual freedom, and to the people who have achieved happiness on a river wave. With cameos by surfing legends like Nick Carroll and Kelly Slater.
Q&A with Björn Richie Lob (director)
Saturday 4:30 pm INTERN FOR LIFE Ein Praktikant fürs Leben (Germany 2010, digital, 90 min. In German with English subtitles)
DIR Ingo Rasper CAST Roman Knizka, Anna Brüggemann, August Zirner, Franziska Walser
Ben Kremer has been an intern for 3 years at the same company and hopes it will eventually lead to a paid position with them. So far he has heard nothing but empty promises. To make ends meet, he works as a bartender at night where he meets Jana, the receptionist of another big company. They hit it off and when he applies for a job at her company he again ends up as an intern. By accident though, Ben meets the boss of the company who offers him a job as his personal assistant, a promotion but also a step in the wrong direction. Now Ben has to pour drinks at parties, take care of his boss’ tipsy wife and even of the young woman his boss is dating secretly. That woman turns out to be Jana…
Ingo Rasper (FASHION VICTIMS) returns to the Castro with another delightful comedy, perhaps inspired by his own internship at the Goethe-Institut in San Francisco.
Q&A with Ingo Rasper (director)
Saturday 7 pm THE ARCHITECT Der Architekt (Germany 2008, 35mm, 93 min. In German with English subtitles)
DIR Ina Weisse CAST Josef Bierbichler, Hilde van Mieghem, Sandra Hüller, Matthias Schweighöfer, Sophie Rois
At an award ceremony, architect Georg Winter explains that an architect has the good fortune of walking through his ideas, a completed building can be measured by the original idea. Soon Georg himself is forced to take stock of the achievements and mistakes he has made in his personal life. THE ARCHITECT is an intense drama, in which the four members of the family travel to a mountain village to bury Georg’s mother. Stranded in a snowstorm, the unexpected isolation throws new light on the past and present life of the parents and the two almost-adult children. Gripping performances by a stellar cast in this intense feature debut by Ina Weisse.
Saturday 9 pm SHE DESERVED IT Sie hat es verdient (Germany 2010, digital, 89 min. In German with English subtitles)
DIR Thomas Stiller CAST Veronika Ferres, Jule Ronstedt. Martin Feiffel, Oliver Mommsen, Liv Lisa Fries
“She deserved it,” says 17-year-old Linda after she viciously killed one of her classmates. Thomas Stiller’s film about young adults who, for no obvious reasons, turn into cold-blooded killers, is based on a true story. Susanne, protected, spoiled and loved by her parents, has a crush on one of her classmates who, however, “belongs” to Linda, the big-mouthed bully, who can’t stand Susanne. Jealous and furious, Linda thinks up a plan of cold revenge.
A very topical subject, the film contains graphic violence.
Q & A with Peter Sholley (marriage and family therapist)
Sunday 2 pm CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT celebration of flight (Germany 2009, digibeta, 78 min. In English and German with English subtitles)
DIR Lara Juliette Sanders CAST Daniel Rundström FESTIVALS Dijon International
The film touchingly profiles Daniel Rundström, a pilot who flew sheiks and kings like Haille Selassie and the king of Yemen. At the age of 78, Rundström dreams of building his own plane on an island paradise in the Caribbean. He develops a unique friendship with a 16-year-old native boy from the Caribbean who shares his sacrifice of everything in order to develop and build their very own aircraft for a designer air show in Florida.
An exciting mix of new and found footage from Daniel’s days of flying for the kings of Jordan and Ethiopia, the film ends in Berlin where Daniel reunites after ten years with his only son.
Q&A with Lara Juliette Sanders (director) & Daniel Rundström (cast)
Co-sponsored by The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Sunday 4 pm DAVID WANTS TO FLY david wants to fly (Austria, Germany, Switzerland 2010, digital, 95 min. In German, English, and Hindi with English subtitles)
DIR David Sieveking CAST David Lynch PRINT SOURCE Autlook Films FESTIVALS Berlinale, Palm Springs
To meet his favorite director David Lynch, aspiring filmmaker David Sieveking flies to the United States to hear Lynch speak about his passion for Transcendental Meditation. Sieveking is granted an interview with Lynch, who encourages him to try meditation for himself. It seems to work: he gets the funding for his film, but then his girlfriend moves away to New York. And as Sieveking delves deeper into TM’s organization after the death of the Maharishi, he witnesses an ugly power struggle. Sieveking, director and protagonist, mixes personal discovery with investigative journalism and comes up with an odd, fully-engaging and wonderfully entertaining quest.
Q&A with David Sieveking (director)
Sunday 6:30 pm MOUNTAIN BLOOD Bergblut (Germany 2010, 35mm, 122 min. In German with English subtitles)
DIR Philipp J. Pamer CAST Ina Birkenfeld, Wolfgang Menardi, Aton Algrang, Verena Plangger FESTIVALS Munich (Audience Award)
In the tradition of German mountain films Philipp Pamer’s drama tells the story of love and war, loyalty and betrayal, suspicion and jealousy. The year is 1809. Following her husband from Augsburg to Tyrol, Katharina has to adjust to a harsh life on a small farm where she is not only an outsider, but an outcast. Her husband came back to fight with Andreas Hofer for South Tyrol’s independence against France and Bavaria, Katharina’s homeland.
Shot on location in South Tyrol, MOUNTAIN BLOOD is Philipp Pamer’s impressive graduation film.
Q&A with Sami Hammi (composer)
ACHTUNG BERLIN presents
Sunday 9 pm DISENCHANTMENTS Entzauberungen (Germany 2010, 35mm, 100 min. In German with English subtitles)
DIR Andreas Pieper CAST Lavinia Wilson, Barnaby Metschurat, Anna Brüggemann FESTIVALS Munich, Pusan
Aleks participates in an experiment about civil war in former Yugoslavia. Sarah tries to escape loneliness by investigating a murder. Bastian can not accept his father’s decision to die. Anna teaches German to a foreigner who only wants to dance with her. Shot in black and white, the four stories of Andreas Pieper’s graduation film deal with questions of truth and honesty, power and change.
Preceded by ACHTUNG BERLIN’s Short Feature Award 2010
GÖMBÖC gömböc (Germany 2010, digibeta, 20 min. In German with English subtitles)
DIR Ulrike Vahl CAST Knut Berger, Leonard Proxauf, Milena Dreißig
A hot summer day in the countryside in East Germany. Life is slow, people are doing their daily routine, for us a captivating look into their lives.
FILMS IN POINT ARENA Saturday 22 January 2011
2 pm INTERN FOR LIFE Ein Praktikant furs Leben
4 pm KEEP SURFING — Q&A with Björn Richie Lob (director)
7:30 pm MAHLER ON THE COUCH Mahler auf der Couch
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Castro Theatre, San Francisco
Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Point Arena, Mendocino County
The inaugural GERMAN GEMS film event presents a full day of German cinema—four new movies from Germany and one from Austria—at the Castro Theatre, San Francisco’s citadel of cinema, Sunday, February 28. A subset of the program will also be shown Saturday, March 6 in Point Arena in Mendocino County. Ingrid Eggers, the founder of the Berlin & Beyond film festival and its guiding spirit until now, returns with a program of five new German-language discoveries.
NOON: TENDER PARASITES Zarte Parasiten (Germany 2009, 87 min.)
Dir. Christian Becker and Oliver Schwabe, with Robert Stadlober, Sylvester Groth, Maja Schöne
In German with English subtitles
TENDER PARASITES tells the story of Manu and Jakob, two young people who have developed some idiosyncratic survival strategies. Homeless and jobless, they choose to live in a rustic camp in the woods and for cash, they provide human contact and care for old and lonely people. They strive to fill their employer’s desires, anticipating their needs or wants. Jakob befriends a married couple and slowly becomes a surrogate for their deceased son. As this new “relationship” grows, a void begins to grow between him and Manu, and their lives begin to derail.
A touching love story that establishes the filmmakers as a sensitive new voice in the world of cinema. TENDER PARASITES premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and has since been invited to numerous international festivals.
Producer Juliane Thevissen will attend the screening.
2 PM: MISS STINNES Fräulein Stinnes fährt um die Welt (Germany 2009, 90 min.)
Dir. Erica von Moeller, with Sandra Hüller, Bjarne Henriksen
MISS STINNES is the dramatic telling of one of the most unusual adventure stories of the 20th century. Clärenore Stinnes, daughter of a wealthy industrialist, conjures up an ambitious dream to circumnavigate the world by car and and has the means to do it. Starting the journey in Berlin in 1927 in an Adler with two mechanics and a Swedish cameraman, Miss Stinnes survived the two-year-long journey and so did the Adler, the cameraman, and all of the footage documenting the insane adventure, which became the basis of this docu-drama.
Director Erica von Moeller will attend the screening.
Kinofest Lünen presents: Production Award Winner 2009
4:15 PM: BEING MR KOTSCHIE Mensch Kotschie (Germany 2009, 96 min.)
Dir. Norbert Baumgarten, with Stefan Kurt, Claudia Michelsen, Ulrike Krumbiegel
As his 50th birthday approaches, Jürgen Kotschie seems to have everything a man can ask for: a house, a beautiful wife, a son, success, money, and admiring colleagues. But with his mid-century pressing upon him, he lies awake tormented with sleepless contemplation and confusion about the circumstances of his life. It all begins to unhinge and the banalities of every-day-life become surreal, complete with fantastic images set to a capella Baroque music. A fantastic treat.
Baumgarten’s LIBERATED ZONE was shown at Berlin & Beyond in 2004.
Director Norbert Baumgarten will attend the screening
6 – 7 PM: Filmmakers Reception
7 PM: VISION Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (Germany 2009, 111 min.)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta, with Barbara Sukowa, Hannah Herzsprung, Heino Ferch, Alexander Held
Hildegard von Bingen, long considered a candidate for sainthood, is a legend whose popularity and teachings have spanned the ages. Her musical, literary and philosophical works are still loved today and her impact on holistic medicine is still vital. The first woman composer and the first to write about female sexuality, her works inspired not just Dante and Leonardo da Vinci several centuries later but were a key to bringing Europe out of medieval darkness into the modern era of science and enlightenment. The team of Margarethe von Trotta, one of the great directors of her generation, and Barbara Sukowa, one of Germany’s most fascinating actresses, create this powerful portrait of Hildegard von Bingen.
9:15 PM: THE BONE MAN Der Knochenmann (Austria 2009, 121 min.)
Dir. Wolfgang Murnberger, with Josef Hader, Josef Bierbichler, Birgit Minichmayr
Private Investigator Brenner (Josef Hader) is handling a case at the grill-station “Löschenkohl.” After ordering the grilled chicken house special, he discovers another kind of meat that isn’t on the menu. Again, director Wolfgang Murnberger joins up with actor Josef Hader and writer Wolf Haas to create another irresistibly dark comedy in the same vein as their earlier collaboration SILENTIUM (shown at Berlin & Beyond 2006). THE BONE MAN is “harte Kost”—
2 PM: BEING MR KOTSCHIE Mensch Kotschie (Germany 2009, 96 min.)
As his 50th birthday approaches, Jürgen Kotschie seems to have everything a man can ask for: a house, a beautiful wife, a son, success, money, and admiring colleagues. But with his mid-century pressing upon him, he lies awake tormented with sleepless contemplation and confusion about the circumstances of his life. It all begins to unhinge and the banalities of every-day-life become surreal, complete with fantastic images set to a capella Baroque music.
MISS STINNES is the dramatic telling of one of the most unusual adventure stories of the 20th century. Clärenore Stinnes conjures up an ambitious dream to circumnavigate the world by car and and has the means to do it. In 1927 she starts in Berlin in an Adler with two mechanics and a cameraman. Miss Stinnes survived the two-year-long journey and so did the Adler, the cameraman, and the footage documenting the insane adventure.
Director Erica von Moeller will attend the screening
7:30 PM: VISION – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (Germany 2009, 111 min.)
Hildegard von Bingen, long considered a candidate for sainthood, is a legend whose popularity and teachings have spanned the ages. The first woman composer and the first to write about female sexuality, her works were a key to bringing Europe out of medieval darkness into the enlightenment. The renowned Margarethe von Trotta teams up with Barbara Sukowa, one of Germany’s most fascinating actresses, to create this powerful portrait.
Comments about Films & other topics related to things German and beyond will be posted here in English or German by Ingrid Eggers. Check back often!
HOW TO BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE on a Small Lot in a Historic District of San Francisco.
Peter Handke & Deutschstunde
At the 39th SF JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
THE AUSTRIAN TOUCH at Frameline 43
The Wealth Train Is Steamrolling My Neighborhood
BERLIN & BEYOND March 2019
DIE STADT OHNE JUDEN at the SFJFF
61st SF International Fim Festival
ICELAND IN WINTER
BERLIN & BEYOND 22
WINNERS AND LOSERS at the Golden Globes
BERLIN BABYLON – Weltpremiere in Berlin
Ich war dann auch mal kurz weg: ON THE CHEMIN DE SAINT JACQUES
SF Jewish Film Festival 2017
Spring Movies
WOMEN’S DAY AT SF PLANNING’S BOARD OF APPEALS
Berlin & Beyond 2017
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Kathleen Cavender Open Studio Show and Sale
Painter Kathleen Cavender is having an Open Studio Show and Sale of her original landscape paintings this Sunday, September 30, 10 am to 4 pm, at 1717 West 10th. You can see her work at her website kathleencavender.com.
Calling all Connoisseurs
The Lincoln Center launches The Connoisseur's Club at its upcoming fall Winemaker's Dinner this Friday, September 28 starting at 6 pm with a champagne social. The event features some exceptional wines from Washington State and some famed wine estates in Italy. Tickets are only $45 and advanced reservations are strongly recommended. Go to thelincolncenter.com for all the details.
Spokane Jazz Orchestra with Tierney Sutton at the Bing Friday
Kick the season off with a tribute to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin, featuring three-time Grammy nominee jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton, back by popular demand with the Spokane Jazz Orchestra this Friday, September 28 at 8 pm. Ticketswest has your seats at www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT.
Tim Behrens brings Patrick McManus stories alive
'Scrambled McManus' starring Tim Behrens is Thursday, October 4 at 7:30pm at the Bing Crosby Theatre. The show will be filmed in front of a live audience and DVDs should be on sale in time for Christmas. Ticketswest has your seats at www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT.
Plus a new show, 'Pat McManus and Me: the First 20 Years!', is at the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint, Saturday, October 6 at 8pm. Go to panida.org for tickets.
Spokane Symphony will fill up your senses with a Tribute to the Music of John Denver
Saturday, October 6 at 8 pm, the orchestra, under the direction of Resident Conductor Morihiko Nakahara, will kick off the exciting 2012-13 SuperPops Series with a Tribute to the Music of John Denver at Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. Tribute artist Jim Curry has earned national acclaim for his performances of Denver's vast legacy of multi-platinum hits. Ticketswest has your seats at www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT.
The Beyond Pink designer bra fashion show and fundraiser will be held at the Masonic Center in downtown Spokane on Friday, October 5 from 5-9 pm. There will be vendors, a silent auction, appetizers, and a no host bar. The fun starts at 5pm, fashion show and live auction start at 7pm. KXLY's Mark Peterson and Kristi Gorenson will emcee this year's event. 100% of Net proceeds benefit women who could not otherwise afford Thermography. Bra's are designed by local designers and donated for the live auction.
October is national breast health month and Beyond Pink is an event to raise funds for women who could not otherwise afford a certified breast thermogram. This tool in early breast disease detection is not often covered by insurance. It acts as an early warning system and can see breast disease before a lump has formed. Women who want to take a pro-active role in their breast health now have the ability to monitor it and avoid giving a tumor a chance to form. Thermography is safe, non-invasive, and radiation free.
For more information, sponsorship opportunities, or to purchase tickets go to www.beyondpink.net. Tickets are $35 for the event. You can also find Beyond Pink on Facebook.
Custer's Antique & Collectors Sale coming next weekend
The 37th Annual Custer's Fall Antique & Collectors Sale will be held at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center Friday, October 5 through Sunday, October 7. Over 200 dealers from across the country with thousands of vintage treasures. Roy's Glass Repair will also be on site to fix almost any glass or crystal piece that is chipped. Nurse Nancy's Doll Repair will offer restoration to heirloom dolls.
Also returning this year, the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture's Appraisal Days on Saturday and Sunday. Bring your family treasures to find out what they're worth. Cost of admission plus $7 per item.
Hours for Custer's Antique show are are Friday 4-9pm; Saturday 10am-6pm; and Sunday 10am-4pm. Free Parking. $6 adult admission, good all weekend. Kids 12 and under are free.
For more information, visit www.custersshows.com.
Pamela Benton is a Laguna Cafe Friday night
Enjoy the sounds of Pamela Benton this Friday night, September 28 at the Laguna Cafe, 4302 South Regal. She is a multi-talented Singer Songwriter who plays Electric Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, and Bass. For reservations call 509-448-0887. You can also follow Pamela on Facebook at Pamela B. Music which includes Music Video links to YouTube, a Music Store & Events tabs for her schedule of public appearances. Her website is pamelabenton.net.
Left Over Soul playing Saturday and Sunday
Left Over Soul (aka L.O.S), a 6 piece rhythm and blues band is playing this Saturday September 29, at 9pm at the Swamp (1904 West 5th) with the Longnecks. They will also play at the Spokane Public Market on Sunday, September 30 from 3-6 pm as part of the Market's Oktoberfest celebration.
You can find them on facebook by searching for: L.O.S. (Left Over Soul) which includes an event tab to view their performance schedule.
Art Along the River
The Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour takes place Saturday, September 29, from 10am to 5pm. The Little Spokane River once again is the showcase for high quality arts and crafts. Come and explore the studios where five artists work and view the landscapes and gardens which inspire them. Talk with professional artists and purchase artworks in a wide range of media and price. The studio owners have invited 24 participating guests artists to join them.
Beautiful settings, interesting studios, food for purchase by Lindaman's, gift certificate drawing and great art. Bring friends, have lunch or a snack, take home some art, and have a wonderful day on the Little Spokane. Admission is free. No pets please. More information and driving directions at www.littlespokanestudios.com.
Spokane Renaissance Faire is October 5 and 6
The first weekend in October, the 5th and 6th, Spokane Entertainer's Guild will transport you back in time to the year 1545 at the Spokane Renaissance Faire 'Tournament of the Golden Apple'. This is a fun fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank at the Cowgirl Coop on the back side of Green Bluff.
Patrons are invited to come take part in the festivities and be submerged into a world where chivalry comes alive with extraordinary wares and crafts, talented singers, storytellers, musicians and shows for all ages. An international court of nobles will vie for the coveted Golden Apple trophy, competing in various events like sword fighting, archery, bocce ball, dancing and of course, jousting. The hours are 11am to 6pm Saturday October 5th, and 11am to 5pm Sunday October 6th.
The Spokane String Quartet season opener is October 7
The Spokane String Quartet opens its 2012-2013 season at 3 pm, Sunday October 7 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Get your tickets for 'Homecoming: Friends and Family' through Ticketswest at www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT.
Dine for a Cause to benefit Hospice
Celebrate this Columbus Day by dining at selected local Italian restaurants to help Hospice patients. In honor of the Italian explorer, this Monday, October 8, Italian restaurants in Spokane are coming together to help hospice patients.
Dine at any of these restaurants on Monday, October 8, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hospice of Spokane, Northeast Washington's only nonprofit Hospice.
Ferrante's at 4516 S Regal
Ferraro's at 11204 E Sprague
Luigi's at 245 W Main
Mamma Mia's at 420 W Francis
(Ferrante's is closed October 8, but is offering this deal Saturday, October 6.
For more information, visit hospiceofspokane.org.
You are invited to the Pumpkin Ball
The 2012 Pumpkin Ball, is Saturday, October 20, at the Spokane Convention Center. All net proceeds go directly to help kids at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital and the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. This elegant night out consists of a champagne reception, pumpkin carving competition, a delectable dinner, and both live and silent auctions, topped off with dancing to the ultimate party band, Strictly Business. For information and tickets go to thepumpkinball.org.
Chanticleer, an Orchestra of Voices is at the Fox this Friday
Chanticleer will perform at Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox as part of the Spotlight Series this Friday, September 28 at 8pm. Called 'the world's reigning male chorus' by The New Yorker magazine, and named 'Ensemble of the Year' by Musical America in 2008, the Grammy award winning ensemble Chanticleer celebrates its 35th anniversary in the 2012-13 season during which it will perform more than 100 concerts in 29 of the United States, in Europe, and in the Asia/Pacific region. Tickets are on sale at the Box Office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, at 509-624-1200 and at www.martinwoldsontheater.com.
Upcoming Cooking Classes at Joanie's Magic Spoon
A class in preparing 'Endless Salads' will be at Joanie's Magic Spoon on Wednesday, October 3 starting at 6pm. This class offers both main course and side course salads. Salads include Sicilian Harvest Salad, Lady Marmalade Chicken, La Panzanella and Shaved Fennel Salad. This class offers a great opportunity to begin that transition into a healthier lifestyle. Joanie's Magic Spoon kitchen is located at 10307 N Prairie Dr. The cost is $45 and includes a recipe booklet and instruction as you enjoy eating the offerings for the evening as they are prepared in front of you. Register by calling Joan at 509-624-6564 or emailing your registration to joaniesmagicspoon@gmail.com.
For more information, visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/joaniesmagicspoon.
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October 21-25, 2019 | Mexico City - UNAM
Registration, contributions, and timetable
Travel and Visa information
Sightseeing and tourism
What will we be able to do with computers that learn, or computer that work at the very basic quantum foundation of our world? How will these new emerging technologies impact our life in the global village?
The exponential increase in computing power we have witnessed during the last decades has been accompanied by an even more explosive increase of the data available, to the point that making sense of this “ocean of data” could be the major driver of innovation in the years to come[1]. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as one of the most promising avenues to analyse and extract useful information from a large amount of data.
AI is not a new concept and it is present in many aspects of our life, from assisting radiologists too recognise cancer in medical imagery to helping particle physicists analyse complex events.
However, the recent developments Deep Learning, coupled with High Performance Computing (HPC) open completely new and futuristic perspectives. Will robot-scientists be able to master the entire chain from generating scientific hypotheses by mining academic literature, to performing the appropriate simulations and experimentsall the way up to publishing scientific results? Initial steps in this direction have already been taken by King et al. in genomics and tropical disease research. Can it go even further, filing patents on the path to commercialisation?
The industry is since long harnessing AI for applications including robotised production lines, mobile device apps, autonomous vehicles, and many more. Will the AI of the future go even further andanticipate customer needs, design new products and market them?
It is important to distinguish between weak AI and strong AI. Weak AI reproduces what it has learnt in a relatively restricted scope, can perform well within that scope but still stays easily controllable by humans who program its scope and control the boundaries of its action. Strong AI, on the other hand, acts more like a brain, constantly adapting its scope to the external stimulii encountered. It can make connections between apparently unrelated concepts, and go beyond human cognitive biases. Strong AI can become much more powerful at problem solving, but could potentially escape human control and become hostile to humans.
Some specialists argue that resolving societal challenges such as defeating illness or even death, solving climate and environmental issues, will need the power of strong AI. This will imply risk assessment and different scenarii to keep humans in control while leveraging the new opportunities.
These questions raiseethical and societal concerns, which need to be addressed in order to ensure transparency, accountability, governance by humans, security, safety,as well the right balance between privacy and transparency (‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’). The overall context of digitalisation, open Science and open Innovation requires new thinking in terms of policies.This accelerating IT revolution is increasingly at the cross-road of all walks of science, technology, society, philosophy and politics.
In order to harness successfully these new technologies, it is necessary to create spaces for multidisciplinary exchange between basic research, advanced IT providers, potential users in different fields and political deciders.
It is in this context that we intend to organize an international symposium that will address the following topics:
Reinforcement learning – from pattern recognition to experiencedriven decision making;
Natural language processing, simultaneous translation;
The teaching of ML and quantum computing at different levels;
The evolution of requirements of computing resources in the different domains;
The future of large data analytics;
Collaborative systems and human-machine interactions;
Algorithmic game theory and computational social choice;
Quantum and classical algorithms for deep learning and AI;
The perspectives beyond the current horizon;
Ethical and societal issues which could be addressed include:
Transparency: to which extent is possible to explain and verify the algorithms;
Choice assistance: can AI provide appropriate support for user choice?
Governance and control: can AI powered systems be still controlled by humans?
Security, robustness and dependability of AI networks;
Safety: how to make sure that AI systems do not cause harm to humans or property;
Privacy: how to ensure data protection in the AI world;
Ethics and accountability: respect of human value and attribution of responsibility;
Policy-regulated access to data – what data is accessible to machines, and under what licencing arrangements (data is a vital input to the process of machine learning)
New policies and regulatory tools to be developed in order to address new needs related to digitalisation, open science, and open innovation
[1]And it already is, see http://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/data-driven-innovation.htm
The International Committee of the AISIS2019 Symposium would like to thank our sponsors for the opportunities offered for students
and young researchers to attend the event and the tutorial on Machine Learning
Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, UNAM - Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Col. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Zip Code 04510, Mexico City
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Gender differences in inflammatory markers among type 2 diabetic
Sowmya Rajashekar and Asna Urooj (2017) Gender differences in inflammatory markers among type 2 diabetic. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology, 4 (1). ISSN 2348-9480
Soumya rajashekar.pdf - Published Version
Official URL: http://ijetst.in/index.php/ijetst/article/view/970
In India currently around 40.9 million people are diabetic and is expected to rise to 69.9 million by 2025unless preventive steps are taken. The so called “Asian Indian Phenotype” refers to certain unique clinicaland biochemical abnormalities. Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases act as two sides of the samecoin. According to Framingham study, diabetic women have an increased cardiovascular risk about 3.5 foldhigher than non diabetic women. In view of the impact of sexual hormones on glucose homeostasis, themolecular pathways involved in insulin resistance suggest a gender specificity mechanism in the developmentof diabetic complications and also seems to progress at a faster rate in females compared to males andwomen benefit less from treatment than do men. Hence a case controlled study was done to mark the genderdifferences in inflammatory markers among newly detected and known type 2 diabetic subjects. The studyincluded 33 women and 17 men in the NDM group and 30 women and 20 men in the DM5 group. Thebiomarkers namely homocysteine (µmol/l), C-reactive protein (mg/l), lipoprotein (a) (mg / dl) and vitaminB12 (pg/ml) were analyzed. It was observed that the Hcy and Lp(a) values were higher in males than thefemales but CRP and Vitamin B12 values were higher in women when compared to males. (24.54±12.59,3.81±1.14, 15.67±14.22 and 280.69±77.03 and among the women it was 17.06 ±5.54, 5.84 ±3.47, 10.55±12.89 and 352.35± 238.02 respectively). Among the DM5 all the values of the inflammatory markers werehigher in males than in females. (It was 24.59 ±5.13, 4.25 ±0.79, 32.70 ±14.54 and 343.43 ±178.39 and inwomen, 17.64 ±5.07, 3.68 ±0.51, 24.25 ± 9.40 and 338.40 ± 158.15 respectively) From these observations itcan be suggested that there are marked differences among the gender in the values of the inflammatorymarkers. It can also be suggested that the process of inflammation begins on the onset of diabetes which canprogress as the disease progresses. Thus periodic analysis is required to efficiently treat the inflammationprocess to avoid complications related to cardio vascular risk
B Life Science > Food Science and Nutrition
Department of > Food Science and Nutrition
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http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/9766
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Supplement to The Scroggins Papers by William G. Scroggins
Note: This is the next to the last update of this page at this url. See more below.
Susanna (--?--)
F, #1634, (bet. 1660 & 1665 - aft. 1700)
Reference: [1634:J]
Birth*: Bet. 1660 and 1665.
Birth: , England?1
Marr-Est. Date*: Bef. 1686, George Scroggin (A1).
Marriage: 1700, John Loftley, Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W, Mentioned in Charles County deeds (see AES reference).2
Death*: Aft. 1700, MD, 1W2H-TMD.
Death: 1700, Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.
Death: Bef. 21 Jun 1700, Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.1
Birth of daughter: 14 May 1686, Elizabeth Scrogin (B1), Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.3
Birth of son: 27 Dec 1687, John Scroggin (B2), Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.
Birth of daughter: 16 Mar 1688/89, Mary Scroggin (B3), Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.
Birth of son: 13 Nov 1692, George Scrogin (B4), Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.
Birth of daughter: 5 Feb 1694/95, Susanna Scrogin (B5), Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.
Birth of daughter: Aft. Oct 1695, Margaret Scrogin (B6), Charles Co, MD, *, 382106N0765618W.
Married Name: Susanna [?] Loftley [Scrogin].
Married Name: Susanna [?] Scroggin [Scrogin].
Children of Susanna (--?--) & George Scroggin (A1)
Elizabeth Scrogin (B1)+ (14 May 1686 - aft. 1720)
John Scroggin (B2)+ (27 Dec 1687 - ca. 1743)
Mary Scroggin (B3) (16 Mar 1688/89 - )
George Scrogin (B4)+ (13 Nov 1692 - bef. 7 Oct 1771)
Susanna Scrogin (B5) (5 Feb 1694/95 - )
Margaret Scrogin (B6) (aft. Oct 1695 - )
Relationship: Great-grandmother of Barton Scroggins (D23)
Last Edited: 14 Jul 2007
[S468] Kathy Hollingsworth, Database: "~AWT: 910651", Imp: Jan 24, 2001.
[S32] Arthur Evander Scroggin (Arthur Evander Scroggins (H10)), Scrogin, Scroggin, Scroggins, p. 5.
Compiler: John M. Scroggins
Note: The software used to maintain the database and these pages is no longer supported. The next (final) update will include instructions on finding replacement pages built with new software. on 28 Jun 2017 at 8:01:11 AM; 46,382 people
Page created by John Cardinal's Second Site v6.2.11. | Web site design by John Cardinal, modified by John M. Scroggins, 3 Jul 2007, 21 Sep 2013
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The Curriculum Projection Rules displays numbers of students that are expected for given major(s) and academic areas, derived from projections based on last-like student data and other estimates. The table is editable by administrators.
This section describes the editable version of the table, after the Edit button has been clicked. However, the content of the table is the same in both cases.
The table displays the projected demands per Academic Area and Major(s) for each academic classification (the academic areas and majors are on the left, academic classifications on top)
Note: Click "Expand All" in the menu that opens when clicking on the table header to see the major(s); otherwise by default just the academic areas are displayed
The numbers for an academic area serve as default values for the majors - when a number is changed in the line of an academic area, it is projected to those of the majors that still keep their default values
The default projected demands for a major can be overwritten on the line with this major.
The Total line at the bottom of the table is calculated from the numbers on the lines with majors, not academic areas
When the mouse is rolled over a field, a text is displayed that shows which Academic Area, Major, and Academic Classification intersect on that field
When the user clicks anywhere in the header line of the table, a menu with the following options appears
Show numbers of projected students instead of percentages
Displayed only when the table shows percentages
Show Percentages
Show percentages of projected students instead of numbers (the projected enrollment is percentage of the last-like enrollment)
Displayed only when the table shows numbers
Show Last-Like Enrollments
Show last-like enrollments (in front of the projected enrollment numbers if numbers are displayed and the numbers have changed from the last-like semester; behind the projected enrollments numbers if percentages are displayed)
Expand all academic areas to display their majors
Collapse all majors, display only the academic area
The user can click on any academic area to display/hide its majors
Edit (Alt+E)
Edit the projected demands
Save (Alt+S)
Save the changes made to the projected demands
Print (Alt+P)
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Interaction of environment and genotype in the expression of a virescent gene, pale-yellow-1, of maize
Bernard O. Phinney
Robert E. Kay
Bernard O. Phinney was Assistant Professor of Botany and Assistant Plant Physiologist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Los Angeles; Robert E. Kay was Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco 24, California.
Hilgardia 23(8):185-196. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v23n08p185. October 1954.
This paper reports the effects of certain environmental factors upon the expression of a virescent mutant, which herein is called pale-yellow-1 (v-py-1), in maize. The effect of environment has been studied in terms of light duration, temperature, nutrient supply, and the presence and absence of the endosperm. Visual observations of these factors are interpreted.
Bonner J. On the growth factor requirements of isolated roots. Amer. Jour. Bot. 1940. 27:692-701. DOI: 10.2307/2436992 [CrossRef]
Demerec M. Genetic relations of five factor pairs for virescent seedlings in maize. Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Memoir. 1924. 84:1-38.
Emerson R. A. The inheritance of certain forms of chlorophyll reduction in corn leaves. Nebraska Agr. Exp. Sta. Ann. Rept. 1912. 25:89-105.
Emerson R. A., Beadle G. W., Fraser A. C. A summary of linkage studies in maize. Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Memoir. 1935. 180:1-81.
Haagen-Smit A. J. A method for the culturing of excised, immature corn embryos in vitro. Science. 1945. 101:234 DOI: 10.1126/science.101.2618.234 [CrossRef]
Horowitz N. H., Fling M. Genetic determination of tyrosinase thermostability in Neurospora. Genetics. 1953. 38:360-74.
Koski V. M., Smith J. H. Chlorophyll formation in a mutant, white seedling-3. Arch. Bioch. and Bioph. 1951. 34:189-95. DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9861(51)80024-9 [CrossRef]
Lindstrom E. W. Chlorophyll inheritance in maize. Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Memoir. 1918. 13:1-68.
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Schwartz D. The chlorophyll mutants of maize. Bot. Gaz. 1949. 111:123-130. DOI: 10.1086/335580 [CrossRef]
Tukey H. B. Artificial culture methods for isolating embryos of deciduous fruits. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. Proc. 1934. 32:313-22.
Zirkle C. Development of normal and divergent plastid types in Zea mays. Bot. Gaz. 1929. 88:186-203. DOI: 10.1086/333989 [CrossRef]
Phinney B, Kay R. 1954. Interaction of environment and genotype in the expression of a virescent gene, pale-yellow-1, of maize. Hilgardia 23(8):185-196. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v23n08p185
Agricultural field stations —laboratories of the university
Extension laboratory, U.C., Davis
Influence of weather on the harvesting of high elevation christmas trees
Resistance to sun blotch virus in seed source trees of Duke avocado
Testing fluorine compounds for chemical mowing of turfgrass
Preplant soil fumigation increases head weights in California lettuce
Mechanical aids to sweet potato harvest
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By GreaterSport | 22 November 2019 | TAGS: "GMSchoolGames"
We have just finalised recruitment of the next group of Young Local Organising Committee (YLOC) members. The group is made up of young people from across Greater Manchester (GM) and provides a platform for youth voice on anything linked to the School Games programme in GM. The process was incredibly competitive with over 30 applications received for just 12 positions. Following an intensive interview process, we have 12 young people that will represent their school, borough and voice of young people from eight schools across GM including; Wright Robinson, Dean Trust Ardwick, The Kingsway School, Stockport Academy, Blessed Thomas Holford, Flixton Girls School, Manchester Health Academy and North Chadderton.
The YLOC will come together to share the views of young people and will consult with their peers around what the School Games means and how it can be improved to better engage young people from all backgrounds. Collectively they will not only shape what the competition formats look like, but also the opening ceremony to create a spectacle that sets attendees up for a day of competition and celebration of sport. Whilst much of what the group do will impact the county level events, their input is shared and filtered down to inter and intra-county competitions.
Previous YLOC members have continued to be engaged and supported with the interviewing process for this years YLOC applicants.
India, 2018/19 YLOC member:
'The School Games is important for young people as it allows them to enjoy themselves regardless of winning or losing and make new friends.'
Mark, 2018/19 YLOC member:
'I believe we bring our youth and a different perspective which has hopefully helped to improve this event. It was incredible event to be a part of and nothing compares to seeing the enjoyment of each child participating in the event and knowing that I helped organise it.'
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The reporter is dead! Long live the reporter!
in Social Media 19 Comments
Tonight showed, yet again, how our current news system is filled with holes, and dying a very long and drawn out death. It’s not as if I’m the first to suggest this…it’s been coming for years and years and years. But in the past few months, it has become painfully obvious that both traditional broadcast channels and the trusted online news sources are both turtles to the hare of the social web.
At least 20 minutes before the first comment was made on CNN.com regarding Continental 1404 sliding off the runway at DIA, there were sizable reports coming in bite-sized 140-character chunks through the waves on Twitter. BreakingNewsOn was the one to hit first with the news: “BOEING 737 CRASHES IN DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — LOCAL TV (BULLETIN),” just as they were the first to report the terrorist attacks in Mumbai a few weeks back.
As soon as I read the report, same with the first Mumbai chatter, I told the people close to me that might be affected to start watching for news and info, and then I started checking everywhere else for more information. In both cases, I had been given much of the important information before CNN.com had their “Breaking News” banner pop up at the top of their page. I knew the flight number, the flight plan, and the low probability that there were any fatalities.
In fact, before CNN.com reported, I witnessed at least two different groups of Twitter friends devolve into discussions about why Denver International’s Airport code was being listed as DIA in news reports, but written as DEN on Kayak.com.
Sure, they’re (we’re) all nerds that get distracted easily, but what that means is that this group of people had already started to calm down knowing that everything was likely going to be fine before major news channels were readying to give their shock-and-awe “breaking news” productions. We are witnessing the changing of the guard.
Even now, after the situation has come to a close and fallen off the radar of significance for most people (no one died, so people don’t have to stay glued to the news…sad, but true), there are still very few reports of what happened…except for Mike Wilson, who was actually on the plane that crashed! He hasn’t been interviewed, hasn’t been debriefed, but keeps on tweeting things like “You have your wits scared out of you, drag your butt out of a flaming ball of wreckage and you can’t even get a vodka-tonic. Boo.” This is just hilarious, and a little sad.
I guess changing directions for these guys is like cornering a semi, in the snow.
This is a fairly small-scale example of the failure and collapse of the old guard of journalism. The terrorist attacks in Mumbai at the end of November showed how a small team of citizen journalists lead by Dutch journalist Michael van Poppel (good interview here, article here and details here), can change the way people are informed of (literally) breaking news. Michael’s team at BNOnews.com were so many steps ahead of the “frontline” reporters, triangulating details, it felt like the rest of us had about a 20 minute headstart on everyone else. Amazing.
As our friends on Facebook were starting to pass messages around that something was happening in Mumbai, we were able to tell them how many attacks, at which specific locations, and rough fatality numbers that were much more accurate than what was being reported by other online news retailers (I’m not using that word lightly, either).
It’s time for news to decentralize. Actually, that has already happened…it’s time for the old guard to abandon their post and start to expand their sources, lest they be left in the dust. What other choice is there? My CNN Twitter update didn’t come until 3 hours and 28 minutes after I first heard the news from BNO. But this, again, shouldn’t really be shocking news. CNN bowed to the speed of the social web in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
What’re your thoughts? I’m terribly interested to see other opinions. Are teams like BNOnews going to take over the breaking news space? Are sites like AssociatedContent.com and NowPublic.com going to start to serve as our trusted news sources? Is BleacherReport.com the new CNNsi.com?
Chime in, let me know what you think.
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greghuntoon (Greg Huntoon)
New blog post: The reporter is dead! Long live the reporter! http://tinyurl.com/86mjtc
Simon Salt
You make some great points here. Twitter & other Social Media sites are definitely becoming the “breaking news” points. I have long been both a proponent and fan of citizen journalism, it has a history that pre-dates the current addiction to technology in the sense we understand it but has always made use of the ability of new technology to reach larger audiences – Thomas Paine is my favorite example.
Where I see the breakpoint is the in depth analysis and it is perhaps here that Traditional media & Journalists can bring the value. Twitter accounts can break news, but is there enough interest in a story to do the in depth analysis. Would Woodward & Bernstein have been able to use Twitter to provide the depth of coverage on the Watergate story – maybe #Watergate would have been a long running meme but I doubt it. Citizen Journalists often lack both the access & the perceived credibility to perform in depth analysis. As you point out in this story it wasn’t long before the discussion turned to the coding of Denver airport.
I agree Traditional media needs to both recognize the value of Social Media platforms and incorporate them into their news feed if they are to survive. But I also think that Traditional Media needs to find a way of providing the in-depth analysis that they were known for in a format that meets a world that consumes its media in different ways.
Christine Lu
I’m not here to knock traditional media as I agree with Simon above that they remain a good source of details for the story — after the news has broken. But yes, for breaking news I believe that is something they can no longer claim unless they’re serious about keeping up with the twitter timeline.
When @breakingnewson first broke the story it was literally 20 full minutes until local Denver news had it updated on their site. During those 20 minutes some folks on Twitter were even replying to me questioning whether the news was true since they couldn’t find it mentioned anywhere else online.
**side note in addition to Mumbai, Twitter was also the first to hear about the earthquake earlier this year in Southern Cali with some folks including myself tweeting it as things were still shaking!**
So while this doesn’t spell the end of good journalism, I think traditional media needs to accept that their claim to being a source of “breaking news” is misleading now that Twitter has taken over that function.
christinelu (Christine Lu)
Commented on post by @greghuntoon “The Reporter Is Dead! Long Live The Reporter!” – about Twitter breaking news – http://bit.ly/3JzSfD
andyvo40 (André van Eerden)
http://tinyurl.com/86mjtc artikel over nieuwskracht van Twitter en waarom kranten geschiedenis verslaan
linademartinez (Lina DeMartinez)
RT @greghuntoon: The reporter is dead! Long live the reporter! http://tinyurl.com/86mjtc
Greg Huntoon
Yeah, I really don’t see Twitter (and other microblogging communities) killing traditional media. Just as you have both pointed out, they need to evolve, or they will be rendered insignificant when it comes to breaking news. I do, however, think that we’re going to see a continued rise in citizen journalism.
Michael Sommermeyer
@breakingnews attributed its Twitter Flash to a local Denbver news bulletin, so clearly a local reporters broke the news first. Where local and national news fall short is in the use of new channels for distributing its news. Few national reporters understand the immediacy of Twitter and few use it. And I doubt many assignments editors or producers use it either. Also, not many local media would have a full-time web staffer working the weekend, so the odds of them updating a site in a timely basis would be rare. As for CNN, they rely on feeds and uploads from local stations and if you’ve ever worked in local news, you would know it’s a spartan crew, who’s likely concentrating on gathering the news. Immediacy is important, but the whole picture is what the media aims for. News reporters rely on story tips, and Twitter is a hyper-tip source that few journalists have embraced. I believe you will start to see more journalists rely on this new technology out of neccessity as it becomes apparent that they will be missing the boat otherwise. But to say traditional journalism is dead is a bit of an exageration; journalists just need a little prodding and encouragement from Poynter, SPJ, et. al., to see the benefit of these social media tools.
Rachel Reuben
What I find interesting about this dynamic, is that I haven’t been following BNO long enough to develop complete trust in their tweets. I have no reason to believe their not trustworthy, but CNN has been a long standing citizen in the news space that has earned my trust (for the most part). So, when I hear of things on BNO, I still find myself going to cnn.com or turning on the TV to that channel to see what the “real” story is… and usually have to wait a half hour or more. That lag is quite amusing, seeing as though CNN is all about Twitter and social media. I definitely agree — a changing of the guard has arrived, but for me, I still feel like some trust has to be built first.
Jesse Luna
Great post! Yesterday’s Twitter coverage of the Denver DIA runway crash was fast and furious. I lived in Denver for seven years so I have a bunch of friends there and I’m very familiar with the layout of the airport and with the weather. So I tried to follow up, along with Christine Lu who was digging up tons of info. I noticed on the Twitter search timeline that some folks were upset that the information was contradictory and just “bad.” While I don’t agree with that assessment, I think this is the biggest problem the Pillars of News have with this type of information. Are we merely “sources” or are we true “citizen journalists?” The answer is probably “both.”
jesseluna (Jesse P. Luna)
Twitter scoops CNN once again. Great blog post by @greghuntoon on the DENVER DIA plane runway accident http://bit.ly/3JzSfD
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The reporter is dead! Long live the reporter! | Greg Huntoon: Tonight showed, yet again, how our current news sy.. http://tinyurl.com/86mjtc
Patrick Allmond
I think that most of the points – starting with the first sentence “Our current news system is filled with holes” really have no merit. It does not take a rocket scientist to realize that anybody close to an incident is going to talk about it first. If CNN had a reporter the THE PLANE or one on the next runway CNN would have been all over it. None of the news stations can be anyplace all of the time.
Not to mention the fact that it is not hard to game social media. I can appreciate the fact that CNN takes the time to verify things and not get out too much false information – if any. I trust them much more than any joker that can text 140 characters.
AlBoeBNO (Al Boe)
Good article about how breakingnewson is starting to take over news coverage http://tinyurl.com/86mjtc
Alonis (Alonis)
Have to RT: @AlBoeBNO Good article about how breakingnewson is starting to take over news coverage http://tinyurl.com/86mjtc
bright_moments (bright moments)
@pipercarter @greghuntoon that’s a god point piper. nice article greg http://tinyurl.com/86mjtc
Caleb Chang
I’m probably going to show my age with this comment, but I’ve grown quite tired of those trying to be “first to market.” I’m with Patrick Almond, in that I appreciate news agencies that tame the time to verify facts before releasing it to the public – it’s just the responsible thing to do given their large audience.
There is no doubt that social networks like Twitter have their place. I too have heard about current events on Twitter before it’s available by the traditional news channels. To me, tweets prevent me from being desensitized to the news – especially horrific events. I can only take so much tragedy before I turn off – I think many can attest to this after 9/11.
I now consciously limit my news channels. I know that the speed of “news” delivery will only feed my morbid curiosity and compiling it may even win me a round of Trivial Pursuit. In my old age, it’s much more important 1. to verify the truth of the news 2. to do something useful with it.
Patrick, you’re totally right about the fact that BNOnews picked up on the story from a local TV station (I really should have pointed that out here at the beginning). That said, my larger point here is not that social media is going to take over. Rather, social media is changing the game right now, and if the CNN’s and ABC’s of the world want to still be the first to report to the masses, they’re going to need to pick up some serious speed.
I don’t think that the social web will ever replace more traditional news channels, as you both Patrick and Caleb have mentioned, because after the news breaks, it still needs to be collected, compiled, and analyzed. There are two pieces to every story. And as a newspaper and magazine lover myself, I really hope that they never become obsolete.
So, as the web spreads out and people connect to the news from a wide variety of devices on a more frequent basis, our reporters have to figure out how to deliver news to us as it’s happening. Yes, the news needs to be valid, factual. I’m not suggesting in any way that you should be looking to the chatter through the Twitter grapevine for your up-to-the-second facts, because of course it often devolves quickly.
There’s a big difference between Twitter chatter and an up-and-coming news team like BNOnews. I’m having a blast watching them grow, because they really are beating everyone else to the punch and they deliver fantastically on-point facts, seemingly as the events are happening. Who knows what they’re looking to do in the future, but for now, they just happen to be the most agile news source (seemingly, on the planet).
I'm not here to knock traditional media as I agree with Simon above that they remain a good source of details for the story — after the news has broken. But yes, for breaking news I believe that is something they can no longer claim unless they're serious about keeping up with the twitter timeline.
When @breakingnewson first broke the story it was literally 20 full minutes until local Denver news had it updated on their site. During those 20 minutes some folks on Twitter were even replying to me questioning whether the news was true since they couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else online.
So while this doesn't spell the end of good journalism, I think traditional media needs to accept that their claim to being a source of “breaking news” is misleading now that Twitter has taken over that function.
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HAMNET Emergency Communications
A division of the South African Radio League
HAMNET Report 16 April 2017
Posted on April 16, 2017 by Dave Reece
HAMNET Western Cape participated yesterday in the management of the Two Oceans Marathon, said to be the most beautiful marathon in the world. In fairly decent weather, 17000 runners set off on the 21km half-marathon event, and another 11000 ran the 56km Ultra race.
HAMNET’S role was to support the medical management of runners who were injured or retired along the way. To that end, we activated 6 minibus sweep vans, with a radio operator in each, patrolling the route and responding to calls to pick up runners who had opted out for one or other reason. We also had 3 Rover vehicles patrolling and being available to respond rapidly to any kind of emergency situation, relating to accidents, weather, or community situations along the way. There was also a courtesy vehicle manned to fetch any runners seen at a hospital and discharged, and return them to the finish; and a back marker, driven by a HAMNET member following behind the last runner. There were three timed cut-off points, one on the half-marathon, and two on the ultra, one at the 25Km mark, and another at the 42,2km marathon mark, removing from the field runners who had no chance of reaching the finish by 13h40, the final cut-off. These three cut-off points were manned by HAMNET members, all advertising their presence with our brand-new HAMNET feather banners, and helping to supervise, and report on, the cut-offs as laid out in the race regulations. Two of us manned the HAMNET radio room at the main Venue Operations Centre at Tygerberg Hospital’s Provincial Emergency Management Centre, and conveyed messages of a medical nature to the ambulance despatch team, as well as SAPS and Traffic Police, and Race organisers.
All mobile vehicles were tracked using a commercial tracking system, and the entire race route was visible, and all the vehicles tracked, on a huge TV wall in the disaster centre. Satellite weather pictures, and live TV coverage of important spots and front runners were all visible, and the senior medical personnel reacted to situations as they arose, and directed the response to situations.
Luckily the weather played ball, and the runners ran in a mild south-easterly wind, with maximum temperature of 25 degrees, and clear skies. There were no serious accidents or injuries on the route, though several runners were seen at hospitals, and kept overnight, or discharged after minor treatment. As so often happens in situations like this, the ones that are so organised that they cater for all eventualities, are the ones in which nothing calamitous happens. Thank goodness for that. Thank you to all the volunteers who made the race a success. I hope you slept well last night after the early start.
I promised you last week I’d tell you about early plans for the Comrades Marathon. Keith Lowes ZS5WFD, KZN Regional Director, says his team attended their first planning meeting at Comrades House in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday 5th April. The race is an up run starting outside the Durban (Ethekwini) City Hall at 05H30 on Sunday 4th June 2017. The route remains the same as in 2015 except for the last 6Km before the finish into the stadium. The race distance is just under 88Km. A total of 46 water tables have been provided, of which at least 40 will require manning by radio operators.
The race will proceed along Old Main Road in Pinetown again, as the contractors of the “Go Durban” rapid transit system have assured race organisers that all road works will be completed in time. The finish will be at the Scottsville Race Course, as the previous venue at Alexander park was very congested, and the infrastructure did not comply with safety requirements.
Once again it will be a team effort between Hamnet, and REACT (the Citizen Band Radio organisation), and hopefully the Land Cruiser Club will assist us again this year. The main frequencies to be used will be 145.625MHz (the Highway Club repeater) and 145.750MHz (the Midlands Club repeater).
We look forward to hearing more of this combined exercise by KwaZulu Natal HAMNET and other helpers. Thanks for the news so far, Keith.
From what I can gather, our former HAMNET National Director, Francois Botha, has relinquished his ZS6 call-sign, by taking up residence in the Judicial Capital of the country, Bloemfontein. This is, of course, a very sensible choice, because Bloemfontein is a very nice place. I should know because I was born there! Francois and Estelle had recognised the value of scaling down, and moving to a gated retirement community in Bloemfontein was their ideal. And so we are going to have to get used to his Division 4 call sign, which is ZS4X. We hope you have formally moved in, Francois, and that you and Estelle will rapidly settle in and feel at home in your new environment. I’m sure HAMNET South Africa joins me in wishing you both well.
You digital communications enthusiasts will be happy to hear that Cape Town has finally entered the VHF and UHF digital era, with the installation of the first formal DMR/D-STAR repeater system on Bottelary mountain in the mid-southern Peninsula. Repeating D-STAR on both VHF and UHF, and DMR on UHF, capable of handling Yaesu’s System Fusion, and connected to the internet in the usual way, its presence will soon be found on the repeater lists for enthusiasts. There are not many digitally-equipped amateurs in Cape Town yet, but let’s hope the technology “goes viral”, to borrow a phrase, and users quickly join the ranks. Thank you to the Repeater Working Group’s senior technical boffins for installing this one quietly in the last 2 weeks.
May I take the opportunity to wish you all a Happy Easter, and a relaxing long weekend? And please drive carefully!
This is Dave Reece ZS1DFR reporting for HAMNET in South Africa.
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Thomas Garrett to William Still, April 1, 1857
William Still, The Underground Rail Road (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872), 639.
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I was truly glad to learn that Harriet Tubman was still in good health and ready for action, but I think there will be more danger at present than heretofore, there is so much excitement below in consequence of the escape of those eight slaves. I was truly sorry to hear of the fate of that poor fellow who had periled so much for liberty. I was in hopes from what thee told me, that he would recover with the loss perhaps of some of his toes.
THOMAS GARRETT.
Tubman, Harriet
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5 ways to dig up historical photos of your NYC apartment building
Montague Terrace in Brooklyn Heights, photographed in the 1920s
Eugene L. Armbruster Collection/New York Public Library
By Hannah Frishberg
Tracking down the historical details of a New York address that has personal significance to you can seem tough, assuming that address isn't, say, the Chelsea Hotel. Thankfully, and unbeknownst to many would-be researchers, there are free and easily accessible tools for mining the history of less celebrated corners of New York, too. At the very least, you can probably find some photos of the exterior of your building back in the day, or perhaps the building that was there before.
Here are five of the most accessible and comprehensive tools for starting your search.
1. Discover New York City Landmarks
Last month the city Landmarks Preservation Commission launched an updated version of the interactive map it first released in 2016. The new site offers more detailed information on close to 34,000 landmarked buildings and buildings in historic districts. The map makes accessible over 50 years of landmark designation reports, which describe the historical significance of buildings and neighborhoods, and were previously only available as scanned documents.
Information by address includes a given building’s architect, construction date, architectural style, and whether any major alterations have been made since construction.
2. OldNYC
The New York Public Library’s Digital Collections portal is a rabbit hole of historic photos navigable by keyword, place, and topic, among other options. It's vast and well organized, but difficult to browse. OldNYC.org, on the other hand, offers an interactive map of New York with red dots denoting every address the library system has a photograph of, making for a fun nostalgia tour of the city.
Perhaps predictably, Manhattan has the densest concentration of photographed addresses, but the outer boroughs have plenty of building and street photographs as well. The library launched the site in 2015, and CityLab called it "addictive" not long after. Users are encouraged to comment on the 40,000-some photos, which span well over a century.
An iPhone app by the same name offers historic photos of the user’s current location.
3. Dinanda Nooney's Brooklyn photos
The Nooney Brooklyn Photographs consist of 576 gelatin silver prints, mostly intimate portraits inside borough homes, shot in the 1970s. The collection is a thorough survey of local life at the time, showing Brooklynites sitting in their bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens, as well as many images of empty but clearly lived-in rooms.
The Brooklyn photos–and three pictures of Breezy Point–are nicely mapped on the library's Photo Geographies site, which also features the work of a number of other photographers. The photos can all also be found in the full digital collection.
4. NYC Municipal Archives Collections
The mother of all historic photo collections, New York’s Municipal Archive is a trove of loosely organized tax photos ranging from gems to low quality shots of street corners plastered with tax lot information. This is a potpourri for the curious and though it's among the most difficult to navigate resources on this list, it’s also easy to get lost in, and fun for anyone looking for a journey through vintage pictures.
5. 80s.NYC
If it’s specifically the 1980s you're interested in, this site consists of more than 100,000 street segment views and 800,000 building photos from the Municipal Archives’ Department of Finance Collection. Buildings with additional information and stories available are clearly marked on the map.
For more in-depth home history research, this NYPL guide and this guide by one Christopher Gray detail a number of other, more technical tools for building-specific research. Highlights include the Department of Buildings' Buildings Information System, the NYPL Map Warper, the Department of Finance's Automated City Register Information System, Columbia University's New York Real Estate Brochure Collection, and the Office for Metropolitan History. The Museum of the City of New York and the Library of Congress also have great collections of historic New York images.
Finally, The Brownstone Detectives is a for-hire research team that offers House History Books, made-to-order books that consist of 30-50 pages of written research on the lineage of your home and its former owners. A book will set you back $750-$4,950.
Happy researching!
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Hotel Nimfa is located on the coast of Vlora (South of Albania), only 15 min by car to the City Centre of Vlore.
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It is a rare city in the world that can have a position that is as conveniently and geostrategically located as Vlore; which is connected with its immediate entrances to the sea and to the west and at the base of a string of mountains in the east. The western vanguard of the city is the island of Sazan and the peninsula of Karaburun with which Vlore keeps “the key” to the strait of Otranto. Vlore is an ancient city and the southernmost port of the Adriatic. Over 124,000 people live in Vlore. The bay of Vlore is shallow where the depth goes to five meters after one meter from the coast line and ten meters past two kilometers from the coast line.
Vlore is in a favored position at the crossroads of the entire region’s water, air, and land, roads.
It is a rare city in the world that can have a position that is as conveniently and geostrategically located as Vlore; which is connected with its immediate entrances to the sea and to the west and at the base of a string of mountains in the east.
The western vanguard of the city is the island of Sazan and the peninsula of Karaburun with which Vlore keeps “the key” to the strait of Otranto. Vlore is an ancient city and the southernmost port of the Adriatic. Over 124,000 people live in Vlore. The bay of Vlore is shallow where the depth goes to five meters after one meter from the coast line and ten meters past two kilometers from the coast line. Vlore is in a favored position at the crossroads of the entire region’s water, air, and land, roads.
The distance from the country’s capital, Tirana, is 135 Kilometers, while it is only 72 km. from Italy and 77 miles from Greece.
Vlora’s position guarantees a large circulation of local and foreign tourists, who favor the city because of its magnificent beauty.
The bay of Vlore is distinguished for its many natural resources, for its pure biodiversity, and ecological corridor. Its is one of the areas with the largest tourism potentials in the area, connected directly with entrances to the sea, with lots of clean nature, climate, water, archeology, history, culture and people and businesses.
The city of Vlore stretches along Uji te Ftohte (the area known as Cold Waters) to the region of Zvernec.
The level on which rises the City of Vlore is from 6 until 76 six meters from sea level and represents a continental base level.
Meanwhile the general length of the coastal line is 90 kilometers from the mouth of the river Vjosa until Karaburun, which is declared from the Council of Ministers a zone with advancement for tourism development.
Actually, the city of Vlore continues to widen all the way especially strait to the coastline of the city, particularly until Uji te Ftohtes and Jonufre.
The geo-morphological conditions between Narte and Plazhi i Vjeter (The old beach) do not allow quick advancement of the city strait to the coast. This indicates the existence of marsh sectors as well as centers of a weak base of earth.
Knowledge of the natural laws of the development of the coastal zone and the provoked changes from the interference of people who comprise today among the main problems for protecting and exploiting their rations.
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Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results
Q1 Net Revenues Increased 38%; Q1 Comparable Store Sales Increased 41%; Q1 Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.06
Company Provides Q2 Guidance of Revenue Growth Between 28% and 30%, Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.40 to $0.42
Company Increases Fiscal 2013 Guidance to Revenue Growth Between 23% and 27% from Previous Range of 19% to 22%, Adjusted Diluted EPS of $1.41 to $1.47 versus Previous Guidance of $1.29 to $1.37
CORTE MADERA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 13, 2013-- Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RH) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended May 4, 2013.
First Quarter Highlights
Net revenues increased 38% on top of an 18% increase for the same period last year
Comparable store sales increased 41% on top of 26% growth for the same period last year
Direct revenues increased 38% on top of a 20% increase for the same period last year
Adjusted operating income increased to $4.6 million from an operating loss of $0.6 million for the same period last year; GAAP operating income of $0.5 million from an operating loss of $2.1 million for the same period last year
Adjusted net income increased to $2.3 million from a net loss of $1.3 million for the same period last year; GAAP net loss of $0.2 million from a net loss of $3.7 million for the same period last year
Adjusted diluted earnings per share reached $0.06; GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.00
Carlos Alberini, Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are extremely pleased with our first quarter performance and financial results. During the period, we delivered an increase in net revenues of 38%, comp store sales growth of 41%, and a significant improvement in profitability as we continued to invest in our infrastructure and new businesses to support our growth.”
Mr. Alberini commented, “We are receiving overwhelming support and interest from the landlord community, with offers for leases with more favorable terms that are typically available only to anchor tenants in several of the most prestigious shopping centers in North America. We believe that over time, these new deals will enable us to deliver higher sales and increased earnings, reduce our capital investment, and achieve higher ROIC. We now see opportunities to have Full Line Design Galleries in more than the approximately 50 markets we previously identified and are currently in lease discussions for over 30 locations in North America, including New York, Chicago, Miami, Denver, Nashville, New Orleans and San Diego, among many others.”
Gary Friedman, Chairman Emeritus, Creator and Curator commented, "Our continued industry leading performance is a reflection of our demonstrated ability to innovate, curate and integrate new products, businesses and experiences. Our Spring Collection, inclusive of our new catalogs, RH Tableware and RH Objects of Curiosity, is performing ahead of our plans. This Fall, we plan to launch two new catalogs, RH Leather and RH Rugs. The new catalogs will include expanded and dominant collections presented in a dramatic and innovative context. As previously announced, this Fall we will also launch RH Contemporary Art, post the Rain Room exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, with our inaugural exhibition ‘Autonomy’ with existing and newly commissioned artworks by the Rain Room creators, rAndom International, in our new art gallery in the Meatpacking-Chelsea Arts District. We will also launch our immersive new online Contemporary Art platform, as well as an Art Journal."
Mr. Friedman continued, "Also announced today, is our intent to launch two new businesses, RH Kitchen and Tableware and RH Antiquities. RH Kitchen and Tableware provides another logical opportunity for growth as we expand beyond our initial tableware offering and create a curated collection of kitchen furniture, appliances, lighting, cookware, tools, and food. RH Antiquities will provide an opportunity to fill current customer demand with a curated collection of antiques as we enter this $25 billion highly fragmented market. These new businesses will further enhance our brand position and provide meaningful long-term growth opportunities."
First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results
Revenue - Net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 increased 38% to $301.3 million from $217.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. This is on top of an 18% increase in net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
Comparable store sales increased 41% for the first quarter of fiscal 2013. This growth compares to an increase of 26% in comparable store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
As of May 4, 2013, the Company operated a total of 70 retail stores, consisting of 62 Galleries, 5 Full Line Design Galleries and 3 Baby & Child Galleries, as well as 14 outlet stores throughout the United States and Canada. This compares to a total of 74 retail stores, consisting of 70 Galleries, 2 Full Line Design Galleries and 2 Baby & Child Galleries, as well as 10 outlet stores open at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
Direct revenues increased 38% to $142.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2013. This growth is on top of the 20% increase in direct revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
Operating Income (Loss)* - Adjusted operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 increased to $4.6 million compared to an operating loss of $0.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Including the impact of variable non-cash stock-based compensation charges and costs related to the Company’s follow-on offering, operating income was $0.5 million compared to an operating loss of $2.1 million for the prior year fiscal quarter.
EBITDA* - Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 increased 82% to $11.2 million compared to adjusted EBITDA of $6.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Including the impact of variable non-cash stock-based compensation charges and costs related to the Company’s follow-on offering, EBITDA for the quarter was $7.1 million compared to EBITDA of $4.3 million for the prior year fiscal quarter.
Net Income (Loss)* - Adjusted net income increased to $2.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 from an adjusted net loss of $1.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. GAAP net loss during the first quarter 2013 was $0.2 million compared to a GAAP net loss of $3.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
Earnings Per Share* - Adjusted diluted EPS increased to $0.06 for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 from a loss of $0.04 for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. GAAP diluted EPS during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $0.00.
The Company is providing the following guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2013:
Net revenues in the range of $375 million to $380 million
Adjusted net income in the range of $15.7 million to $16.5 million
Adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $0.40 to $0.42
The Company is increasing its guidance for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2014 as follows:
Net revenues in the range of $1.47 billion to $1.51 billion
The Company’s adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance does not include (i) non-cash stock-based compensation charges, which for the second quarter are estimated to be $26.1 million or (ii) follow-on offering distribution costs relating to our common stock. The Company’s fiscal year 2013 will include 52 weeks compared to fiscal year 2012 which included 53 weeks.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss the first quarter results. Interested parties may access the call by dialing (866) 510-0707 (United States/Canada) or (617) 597-5376 (International), passcode 49317127. A live broadcast of Restoration Hardware’s quarterly conference call will also be available online at the Company's website www.restorationhardware.com under Investor Relations. A replay of the conference call will be available through June 27, 2013 by dialing (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888 and entering passcode 29480670 as well as on the Company’s investor relations website.
About Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.
RH (Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. - NYSE:RH) is a curator of design, taste and style in the luxury lifestyle market. The Company offers collections through its retail galleries, source books, and online at RH.com.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted operating income, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, pro forma EPS and adjusted diluted EPS (collectively the “non-GAAP financial measures”). The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that they provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company in this press release may be different from the methods used by other companies.
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures tables in this press release. These accompanying tables have more details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures. With respect to the Company’s adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPA guidance for the second fiscal quarter and the full year of fiscal 2013, the Company is not able to provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP without unreasonable effort as our estimated results are preliminary and may change as we complete the quarter close process and management’s review of our financial statements.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws including statements related to the expected benefits to our sales, earnings, capital investment amounts and ROIC of anticipated new tenant deals with landlords, potential new markets for our stores, the anticipated timing of the launch of RH Leather and RH Rugs, the anticipating timing of the inaugural exhibition for RH Contemporary Art and the launch of our new online Contemporary Art platform, our intention to launch two new businesses, RH Kitchen and RH Antiquities, and the expected benefits to the Company of such businesses, and the Company’s future financial guidance, including for the second fiscal quarter of 2013 and the fiscal year ending February 1, 2014. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future events. We cannot assure you that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, among others, recent changes in general economic conditions and the impact on consumer confidence and consumer spending, changes in customer demand for our products, our ability to anticipate consumer preferences and buying trends, risks related to the number of new business initiatives we are undertaking, risks in the implementation or our real estate portfolio transformation, delays in store openings, as well as those risks and uncertainties disclosed under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Restoration Hardware Holdings’ Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2013 and available on our investor relations website at ir.restorationhardware.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release speaks only as of the date on which we make it. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION
Page 6. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Page 7. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Page 8. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Page 9. Operating Metrics and Other Data
Page 10. Reconciliation of Adjusted Income Statement Items
Page 11. Reconciliation of Net Loss to Operating Income (Loss) and Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
Page 12. Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Page 13. Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted Net Income (Loss)
Page 14. Reconciliation of Net Loss Per Share to Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
May 4,
% of Net
April 28,
Net revenues $ 301,337 100.0 % $ 217,914 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold 199,460 66.2 % 142,646 65.5 %
Gross profit 101,877 33.8 % 75,268 34.5 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses 101,366 33.6 % 77,365 35.5 %
Income (loss) from operations 511 0.2 % (2,097 ) -1.0 %
Interest expense (840 ) -0.3 % (1,575 ) -0.7 %
Loss before income taxes (329 ) -0.1 % (3,672 ) -1.7 %
Income tax expense (benefit) (168 ) -0.1 % 56 — %
Net loss $ (161 ) — % $ (3,728 ) -1.7 %
Weighted-average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share 38,076,026 1,000
Basic and diluted net loss per share $ — $ (3,728 )
Pro forma weighted-average shares used in computing pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share [a] 36,971,500
Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share $ (0.10 )
[a] On a pro forma basis, basic and diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended April 28, 2012 include (1) the impact of the Company’s reorganization, as further described in the Company’s final prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2012 (the “Reorganization”), as well as (2) the 4,782,609 shares of common stock that the Company issued and sold on November 7, 2012 in its initial public offering, as if such events had been completed as of the beginning of the period and the common stock resulting therefrom was outstanding for the period.
February 2,
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,669 $ 8,354 $ 10,205
Merchandise inventories 365,716 353,329 269,995
Other current assets 176,053 131,075 87,577
Total current assets 551,438 492,758 367,777
Property and equipment—net 123,091 111,406 85,927
Goodwill and other intangibles 172,125 172,724 174,506
Other assets 12,968 12,725 4,849
Total assets $ 859,622 $ 789,613 $ 633,059
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 179,420 $ 145,353 $ 128,447
Other current liabilities 75,761 74,071 61,360
Total current liabilities 255,181 219,424 189,807
Revolving line of credit and term loan 113,994 82,501 140,263
Other long term liabilities 35,397 36,077 55,825
Total liabilities 404,572 338,002 385,895
Stockholders’ equity 455,050 451,611 247,164
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 859,622 $ 789,613 $ 633,059
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss $ (161 ) $ (3,728 )
Depreciation and amortization 6,630 6,424
Stock-based compensation expense 3,631 387
Other non-cash items 168 147
Change in assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventories (12,437 ) (24,039 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other (17,454 ) 11,842
Net cash used in operating activities (19,623 ) (8,967 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures (9,737 ) (6,193 )
Net cash used in investing activities (9,737 ) (6,193 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net borrowings under line of credit 31,493 17,963
Payments on capital leases (840 ) (1,110 )
Net cash provided by financing activities 30,653 16,853
Effects of foreign currency exchange rate translation 22 -
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,315 1,693
Beginning of period 8,354 8,512
End of period $ 9,669 $ 10,205
OPERATING METRICS AND OTHER DATA
Growth in net revenues:
Stores [a] 39 % 16 %
Direct 38 % 20 %
Total 38 % 18 %
Retail [b]:
Comparable store sales change [c] 41 % 26 %
Retail stores open at beginning of period 71 74
Stores opened 2 3
Stores closed 3 3
Retail stores open at end of period 70 74
Retail sales per leased selling square foot [d] $ 284 $ 200
Total leased square footage at end of period (in thousands) 796 802
Total leased selling square footage at end of period (in thousands) [e] 521 522
Catalogs circulated (in thousands) [f] — 14,906
Catalog pages circulated (in millions) [f] — 7,363
Direct as a percentage of net revenues [g] 47 % 47 %
[a] Store data represents retail stores plus outlet stores. Net revenues for outlet stores for the three months ended May 4, 2013 and April 28, 2012 were $14.4 million and $10.9 million, respectively.
[b] Retail data have been calculated based upon retail stores, which includes our Baby & Child stores, and excludes outlet stores.
[c] Comparable store sales have been calculated based upon retail stores that were open at least fourteen full months as of the end of the reporting period and did not change square footage by more than 20% between periods. If a store is closed for seven days during a month, that month will be excluded from comparable store sales. Comparable store net revenues exclude revenues from outlet stores.
[d] Retail sales per leased selling square foot is calculated by dividing total net revenues for all retail stores, comparable and non-comparable, by the average leased selling square footage for the period.
[e] Leased selling square footage is retail space at our stores used to sell our products. Leased selling square footage excludes backrooms at retail stores used for storage office space or similar matters. Leased selling square footage excludes exterior sales space located outside a store, such as courtyards, gardens and rooftops. Leased selling square footage includes approximately 4,500 square feet related to one owned store location.
[f] The catalogs and catalog pages circulated from period to period do not take into account different page sizes per catalog distributed. Page sizes and page counts vary for different catalog mailings and we sometimes mail different versions of a catalog at the same time. Accordingly, period to period comparisons of catalogs circulated and catalog pages circulated do not take these variations into account.
[g] Direct revenues include sales through our catalogs and websites.
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS
Adjustments Adjusted
% of Net Revenues Reported
% of Net Revenues
Net revenues $ 301,337 $ — $ 301,337 100.0 % $ 217,914 $ — $ 217,914 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold 199,460 — 199,460 66.2 % 142,646 — 142,646 65.5 %
Gross profit 101,877 — 101,877 33.8 % 75,268 — 75,268 34.5 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses [a] 101,366 (4,090 ) 97,276 32.3 % 77,365 (1,464 ) 75,901 34.8 %
Income (loss) from operations 511 4,090 4,601 1.5 % (2,097 ) 1,464 (633 ) -0.3 %
Interest expense (840 ) — (840 ) -0.3 % (1,575 ) — (1,575 ) -0.7 %
Income (loss) before income taxes (329 ) 4,090 3,761 1.2 % (3,672 ) 1,464 (2,208 ) -1.0 %
Income tax expense (benefit) [b] (168 ) 1,672 1,504 0.5 % 56 (939 ) (883 ) -0.4 %
Net income (loss) [c] $ (161 ) $ 2,418 $ 2,257 0.7 % $ (3,728 ) $ 2,403 $ (1,325 ) -0.6 %
EBITDA [d] $ 7,141 $ 11,231 $ 4,327 $ 6,159
Weighted-average shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share [e] 38,076,026 38,076,026 1,000 36,971,500
Weighted-average shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share [e] 38,076,026 38,671,785 1,000 36,971,500
Basic net income (loss) per share $ — $ 0.06 $ (3,728 ) $ (0.04 )
Diluted net income (loss) per share $ — $ 0.06 $ (3,728 ) $ (0.04 )
[a] The adjustments for selling, general, and administrative expenses include management and pre-initial public offering board fees, non-cash and other one-time compensation, secondary offering costs and lease termination costs. See table titled “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted Net Income (Loss)” for additional details.
[b] Assumes a normalized tax rate of 40% for all periods presented. See table titled “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted Net Income (Loss)” for additional details.
[c] Adjusted net income (loss) is a supplemental measure of financial performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We define adjusted net income (loss) as consolidated net loss less non-recurring and other items. Adjusted net income (loss) is included in this press release because management believes that adjusted net income (loss) provides meaningful supplemental information for investors regarding the performance of our business and facilitates a meaningful evaluation of actual results on a comparable basis with historical results. Our management uses this non-GAAP financial measure in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter.
[d] EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We define EBITDA as consolidated net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, interest expense and provision for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA reflects further adjustments to EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items including non-cash or other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing financial performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are included in this press release because they are key metrics used by management, our Board of Directors and our principal shareholders to assess our financial performance, and Adjusted EBITDA is used in connection with determining incentive compensation under our Management Incentive Program (“MIP”). Additionally, EBITDA is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, alongside other GAAP measures such as gross profit, operating income (loss) and net income (loss), to measure profitability, as a key profitability target in our annual and other budgets, and to compare our performance against that of peer companies. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information facilitating operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company. Please see the table titled “Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA” for further information.
[e] On an adjusted basis for the three months ended April 28, 2012, basic and diluted shares outstanding include (1) the impact of the Reorganization, as well as (2) the 4,782,609 shares of common stock that the Company issued and sold on November 7, 2012 in its initial public offering, as if such events had been completed as of the beginning of the period and the common stock resulting therefrom was outstanding for the period.
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
AND ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
Income tax expense (benefit) (168 ) 56
Operating income (loss) 511 (2,097 )
Management and pre-IPO board fees [a] — 889
Non-cash compensation [b] 3,323 —
Secondary offering fees [c] 767 —
Lease termination costs [d] — 575
Adjusted operating income (loss) $ 4,601 $ (633 )
[a] Includes fees and expenses paid in accordance with our management services agreement with Home Holdings, LLC (“Home Holdings”), as well as fees and expense reimbursements paid to our Board of Directors prior to the initial public offering. All management fees were paid in full at the time of the initial public offering.
[b] Includes a non-cash compensation charge related to the performance-based vesting of certain shares granted to Mr. Friedman.
[c] Represents legal and other professional fees incurred in connection with our secondary offering.
[d] Includes lease termination costs for retail stores that were closed prior to their respective lease termination dates.
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
EBITDA [a] 7,141 4,327
Management and pre-IPO board fees [b] — 889
Non-cash compensation [c] 3,323 387
Secondary offering fees [d] 767 —
Lease termination costs [e] — 575
Other [f] — (19 )
Adjusted EBITDA [a] $ 11,231 $ 6,159
[a] EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We define EBITDA as consolidated net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, interest expense and provision for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA reflects further adjustments to EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items including non-cash or other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing financial performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are included in this press release because they are key metrics used by management, our Board of Directors and our principal shareholders to assess our financial performance, and Adjusted EBITDA is used in connection with determining incentive compensation under our MIP. Additionally, EBITDA is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information facilitating operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, alongside other GAAP measures such as gross profit, operating income (loss) and net income (loss), to measure profitability, as a key profitability target in our annual and other budgets, and to compare our performance against that of peer companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not GAAP measures of our financial performance or liquidity and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), as a measure of financial performance, cash flows from operating activities, as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP and they should not be construed as an implication that our future results will be unaffected by non-recurring and other items. Our measures of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions for other companies due to different methods of calculation.
[b] Includes fees and expenses paid in accordance with our management services agreement with Home Holdings, as well as fees and expense reimbursements paid to our Board of Directors prior to the initial public offering. All management fees were paid in full at the time of the initial public offering.
[c] The three months ended May 4, 2013 includes a non-cash compensation charge related to the performance-based vesting of certain shares granted to Mr. Friedman. The three months ended April 28, 2012 includes stock-based compensation expense incurred prior to the initial public offering.
[d] Represents legal and other professional fees incurred in connection with our secondary offering.
[e] Includes lease termination costs for retail stores that were closed prior to their respective lease termination dates.
[f] Represents certain other items which management believes are not indicative of our ongoing operating performance, which includes foreign exchange gains and losses for the three months ended April 28, 2012.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS)
GAAP net loss $ (161 ) $ (3,728 )
Adjustments (pre-tax):
Management and pre-IPO board fees [a] $ — $ 889
Subtotal adjusted items 4,090 1,464
Impact of income tax items [e] (1,672 ) 939
Adjusted net income (loss) [f] $ 2,257 $ (1,325 )
[a] Represents fees paid in accordance with our management services agreement with Home Holdings, as well as fees and expense reimbursements paid to our Board of Directors prior to the initial public offering. All management fees were paid in full at the time of the initial public offering. Board fees and expenses subsequent to the initial public offering are not included in the above adjustments and are included in both the GAAP and adjusted net income amounts.
[e] Assumes a normalized tax rate of 40% for all periods presented.
[f] Adjusted net income (loss) is a supplemental measure of financial performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We define adjusted net income (loss) as consolidated net loss less non-recurring and other items. Adjusted net income (loss) is included in this press release because management believes that adjusted net income (loss) provides meaningful supplemental information for investors regarding the performance of our business and facilitates a meaningful evaluation of actual results on a comparable basis with historical results. Our management uses this non-GAAP financial measure in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter.
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS PER SHARE TO
ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Diluted net loss per share [a] $ — $ (0.10 )
EPS impact of adjustments (pre-tax):
Management and pre-IPO board fees [b] $ — $ 0.02
Non-cash compensation [c] 0.09 —
Secondary offering fees [d] 0.02 —
Lease termination costs [e] — 0.02
Subtotal adjusted items 0.11 0.04
Impact of income tax items [f] (0.05 ) 0.02
Adjusted diluted net income (loss) per share [g] 0.06 $ (0.04 )
[a] Pro forma diluted net loss per share for the three months ended April 28, 2012 is calculated based on GAAP net loss and the Company’s vested share count as if (1) the Reorganization and (2) initial public offering had been completed as of the beginning of the period and the common stock resulting therefrom was outstanding for the period.
[b] Represents fees paid in accordance with our management services agreement with Home Holdings, as well as fees and expense reimbursements paid to our Board of Directors prior to the initial public offering. All management fees were paid in full at the time of the initial public offering. Board fees and expenses subsequent to the initial public offering are not included in the above adjustments and are included in both the GAAP and adjusted net income amounts.
[c] Includes a non-cash compensation charge related to the performance-based vesting of certain shares granted to Mr. Friedman.
[f] Assumes a normalized tax rate of 40% for all periods presented.
[g] Adjusted diluted net income (loss) per share is a supplemental measure of financial performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with GAAP. We define adjusted net income (loss) per share as consolidated net loss less non-recurring and other items divided by the Company’s post-initial public offering share count. Adjusted net income (loss) per share is included in this press release because management believes that adjusted net income (loss) per share provides meaningful supplemental information for investors regarding the performance of our business and facilitates a meaningful evaluation of actual results on a comparable basis with historical results. Our management uses this non-GAAP financial measure in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter.
Cammeron McLaughlin, 415-945-4998
VP, Investor Relations
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Whispering wanker
Is Barry Gardiner’s voice silv’ry, slithery or silken? This debate was raised earlier on this blog below the line, and so was the state of the English language via Dawkins on Twitter.
Unless there is something intrinsically wrong with Barry Gardiner’s vocal chords, the muted volume effect must be there for a purpose. ‘Sinister whispering wanker’, someone on Guido called him.
The Scottish burr is normally an asset (for clarity of diction think BBC announcer Susan Rae) and your normal Scottish and Irish speaker will enunciate that “wh” gently as if lightly puffing away a feather. However, the whoosh of Barry Gardiner’s ‘whh’ is expelled forcefully, as if to snuff out a candle, and each word is articulated with pained precision; a meaningful pause separates each one, allowing time for the profundity of his message to sink in because the audience is a bit thick.
The ’t’ sound.
Of course, most Labour MPs habitually use the glottal stop as well as the silent ’t’ at the end of a word. Take Faiza Shaheen on Politics Live. Yes, do.
A bizarre perversion of the missing ’t' occurs in the accent spoken by folks that hail from the region somewhere up north, (wherever it is that Michelle Dewberry comes from) (Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. )
'T' gone awry
Do you watch The Pledge? I’m not worried about the weird vowels, but those ’t’ endings are fascinating. See how the final ’t’ has gone awry when Michelle Dewberry articulates the word “want”. It comes out as “won-ugh” (That’s ‘won’ as in ‘wonky’, and not as in wonderful.) I rather like Michelle Dewberry’s carefully enunciated delivery but that distorted ’t’ thing is mad.
The worst voice abomination is vocal-fry aka throat-fry. It’s really really, like, annoying, but as it’s largely American (unless we follow the Kardashians) we don’t have to put up with it so much. There’s also that two-tone thing that some people have all the time, even when they’re not suffering from tonsillitis or laryngitis. There’s probably a medical name for it, but you hear it as a kind of duet as if two voices of a slightly different pitch are speaking at once; a cappella - harmonising in unison.
Here we have Christine Blasey Ford. Her extreme vocal-fry voice and what’s known as “Valley Girl” manner sabotaged her testimony. For me at least, it completely undermined her credibility.
Some people insist that they were profoundly moved by her testimony, but not I. Not #meToo. I bet they were motivated by PC. My motivation, on the other hand, may have been a tad political, but I really think her trauma would be a lot more credible if she had actually been raped, and not merely “laughed at”. I’m not a ‘Trump firster’ and I wasn’t overly won over by Brett Kavanaugh either.
Just imagine being ambushed in a lift by a posse of sobbing sexual assault ‘survivors’; Senator Flake is the most aptly named character in the whole pantomime.
Pitch for new BBC drama.
Jed Mercurio has sufficient material to base a six-part series on an FBI investigation into the inebriated sexually perverted antics of Ivy League undergraduate year-book alumni dating back to the days before radical misandry began in nineteen seventy-three (Between the introduction of the Contraceptive pill and the Beatles’ last LP.)
The general idea will be that no-one will be able to make head nor tail of the plot, the cast or the outcome unless they consult the explanatory recap on the Guardian. The privilege of being guilty is reserved for the stale, pale white guy, and the lead character, based on Dr Ford, will be played by a mixed-race transgender actor who will do a pitch-perfect, Bafta-winning performance, recreating the vocal fry and “Valley-girl” mannerisms, which will later prove to have been mimed and covertly voiced by a white, voice-gymnast who will hire eminent QC Michael Mansfield to sue the BBC for ‘uman rights.
Jason Farrell will appear in a cameo performance as ‘himself’ interviewing a BAME suspect, introduced purely as a ‘double-bluff’ red-herring. (BAMEs are inherently innocent. Fact.)
Rob Burley and Gabriel Gatehouse will tune in for that bit, but no-one else will be watching TV by then.
Who needs elocution?
Well, one person has charmed us all with his rich, olden-day voice. Attorney General Geoffrey Cox. We do still value a nice voice. Mellifluous, meaning sweet-sounding, honeyed, mellow and dulcet. Having an attractive voice used to be a primary requisite for the radio, and perhaps a secondary requisite for TV.
Now, anything goes. The more incomprehensible and unintelligible the accent and diction the better. Suffering from one of the most serious cases of fashion victimhood on the box, that and her slurred, nasal, adenoidal diction and harsh-toned voice hasn’t held Kirsty Wark back. Voice like a bark. Woof! Ruff! A contender for next chair-person of Question Time.
where did you get that dress
Labels: Barry Gardiner, Geoffrey Cox, Kirsty Wark, Michelle Dewberry
Geoffery Cox's voice is surely more stentorian than mellifluous: booming and brassy. We could tow him into the Channel and use him as a fog horn.
Yes, but he has the ability to make the most feeble of arguments sound beguiling - I had to keep reminding myself that what he kept calling 'Brexit' was, in fact, merely Chequers. I wonder how many guilty men/women (etc) have gone free or vice versa as a result of his pleading. Anyway, MB, as you know, Brexit will mean the end of trade with Europe, so there'll be no need for foghorns in the Channel.
Re: Sue's 'take' on Dr Ford, I agree - she came across like a cross between Minnie Mouse (with laryngitis) & Shirley Temple; made me think of Bette Davis in 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' - creepy! I'd never heard of vocal-fry until Sue mentioned it, but one thing is certain: any teacher/lecturer who taught in that strangulated little voice would be luck to get through a morning without losing it - the voice has to have been assumed for the occasion.
"Anyway, MB, as you know, Brexit will mean the end of trade with Europe..." According to the BBC it will mean the end of civilisation as we know it.
There is something so tense and lacking in self-assurance about valley girl speak. Vocal fry is a perfect description. The best I could come up with was a constriction in the back of the throat. It reminds me of that other speech phenomenon, upspeak in which the last word of a sentence rises in tone turning a statement into a question, as if the speaker is always asking the listener’s approval. Valley girl speak, by inserting like into every sentence is unable to express anything directly. I am like, happy - in other words, I am too unsure of your reaction to admit to actually being happy. Even worse: I was, like, followed by a noise or a gesture. Unfortunately this particular peculiarity has crossed the Atlantic. How strange that these young women choose to project themselves as the exact opposite of the strong confident women they would have us believe they are. Is this an extension of victim culture? I am, by the way very much in favour of young women being confident and articulate.
I find it hard to comment on the Ford/Kavanaugh case, as like Sue I found the behaviour of both parties unconvincing and rather odd. Paradoxically, it seems that it might work out better for Trump if Kavanaugh was not appointed, but what do I know about the complexities of American politics.
Deborah 5 October 2018 at 14:55
Michelle Dewberry comes from Brandsholme, a large council estate built in the 60s to be a new town but without anything that would make it anything but a large council estate. Many of the people living there never even make it into the centre of Hull - some 5 miles away. Those who live there, or even make an escape, have a very particular way of speaking - how they think 'posh' sounds. They don't get it right. I haven't heard The Pledge, so I am only imagining how Dewberry sounds but can guess. Haven't heard her speak on tv/radio for some time but that 'posh' east Hull accent was very evident to those of us familiar with it.
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Friday 21st December 2012
Below is a short publication about research into BSE, which starkly shows how little BSE infected material is needed to kill cattle. This highlights how a very small dose of infected BSE beef is needed to kill a human.
This study and its findings is not new as the lethal consequences to man if they ate or ingested BSE material from cattle was known for decades, As early as the 1960s Australian,and American scientists supported by UK Scientists had proved that if a human ate infected brain material they would develop CJD.
The most telling sentences in this report ( I have highlighted in bold) shows that the higher the dose the shorter the incubation period, and just one small dose of BSE material is enough to infect a fully grown cow.
Two of the individuals named in this report Gerald Wells, John Wilesmith were at the heart of the BSE scandal in 1980s and were part of the cover-up. Yet their reputations have remained unblemished their careers and finances continued to thrive. (see profile of Ray Bradley on this site)
As a mother who lost a dearly loved child to the human form of mad cow disease, I am appalled that these scientists names are still appearing on publications. Wilesmith and Wells knew of the lethal consequences that BSE posed to humans from the very start of the epidemic when my Andrew was just 2 years old, Wilesmith and Wells lied and hid so many facts about BSE from the public.. Because of their actions and corruption hundreds have died of vCJD, thousands have been affected and millions of have been exposed to the same lethal disease that killed my only son Andrew.
With Wilesmiths’s and Wells support, Margaret Thatcher’s UK government allowed toxic BSE material to flood the food chain particularly to feed our babies, children and families for over a decade during the 1980s and 1990s.
How many more of us are incubating the lethal vCJD?
Estimates run into the tens of thousands!
How many more of the UK and global population will develop the disease in the next forty years or so?
A recent paper in the medical journal The Lancet cites ‘We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg’ regarding victims of vCJD.
Those responsible for this contamination of a nation, named and shamed on this website are firmly in my sight, their culpability clear.
I write this blog on the day I buried my only son Andrew aged 24 in 2007, his body destroyed and future stolen by vCJD a totally avoidable disease in humans. I blame Wells and Wilesmith for the unlawful death of my only son, Andrew Black, how dare they continue to have their names splashed on research papers and studies, their careers and cash benefits secured with blood money made from my Andrew’s unlawful and untimely death.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the effect of oral exposure dose on attack rate and incubation period in cattle — an update
Timm Konold, Mark E Arnold, Anthony R Austin, Saira Cawthraw, Steve AC Hawkins, Michael J Stack, Marion M Simmons, A Robin Sayers, Michael Dawson, John W Wilesmith and Gerald AH Wells
BMC Research Notes 2012, 5:674 doi:10.1186/1756-0500-5-674
Published: 5 December 2012
Abstract (provisional) Background To provide information on dose–response and aid in modelling the exposure dynamics of the BSE epidemic in the United Kingdom groups of cattle were exposed orally to a range of different doses of brainstem homogenate of known infectious titre from clinical cases of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Interim data from this study was published in 2007. This communication documents additional BSE cases, which occurred subsequently, examines possible influence of the bovine prion protein gene (PRNP) on disease incidence and revises estimates of effective oral exposure.
Following interim published results, two further cattle, one dosed with 100 mg and culled at 127 months post exposure and the other dosed with 10 mg and culled at 110 months post exposure, developed BSE. Both had a similar pathological phenotype to previous cases. Based on attack rate and incubation period distribution according to dose, the dose estimate at which 50% of confirmed cases would be clinically affected was revised to 0.15 g of the brain homogenate used in the experiment, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.03–0.79 g. Neither the full open reading frame nor the promoter region of the prion protein gene of dosed cattle appeared to influence susceptibility to BSE, but this may be due to the sample size.
Conclusions Oral exposure of cattle to a large range of doses of a BSE brainstem homogenate produced disease in all dose groups. The pathological presentation resembled natural disease. The attack rate and incubation period were dependent on the dose.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/674/abstract
Previously published results of the first phase of the study established BSE in all ten cattle dosed with 3×100 g (IP range: 33–45 mpe) and 100 g (IP range: 31–60 mpe), in seven of nine cattle dosed with 10 g (IP range 41–72 mpe, the tenth died of an intercurrent disease at 14 mpe), and in seven of ten cattle dosed with 1 g (IP range: 45–72 mpe) [1]. In the second phase interim published results reported BSE in three of four cattle dosed with 1 g (IP range: 58–73 mpe), in seven of fifteen dosed with 100 mg (IP range: 53–98 mpe) and in single cattle from groups of fifteen dosed with 10 mg (IP: 56 mpe) or 1 mg (IP: 68 mpe).
After publication of the interim findings, two further cases of BSE were diagnosed in cattle in the second phase, one dosed with 100 mg and the other with 10 mg. For completeness of the data from the second phase the times from exposure to onset of the different clinical stages and cull for all BSE-positive cases are given in Table 1 and for all other cattle where BSE was excluded by postmortem tests in Table 2. Neuropathological examination confirmed a vacuolar profile in the brain of the case dosed with 10 mg consistent with that reported previously in the study and with that of naturally affected cattle [1]. The animal dosed with 100 mg and culled with spastic syndrome, did not present with vacuolar changes in the brain but in both cases the diagnosis of BSE was confirmed by detection of PrPd immunohistochemically and PrPres on WB.
Preliminary findings from the original study contributed to quantitative risk assessment of the exposure of humans to consumption of infected bovine products [9]. An estimate of human ID50 assumed the worst case of a cattle to human species barrier of a factor of one, giving the range of human oral ID50s in 1 g of brain from a clinically affected cow as approximately 0.52 to 5. Data from the previously published interim results revised this estimate to 1.0 to 20 and additional results in the present study indicate that this range should now be revised to 1.3 to 33.3, although, as previously, it could be greater with higher titres of BSE affected brain than used in the present study. These estimates have been used to assess the impact of BSE control measures on potential consumption of BSE infectivity (BSE control model [10]). Although the reduced ID50 based on the present results would increase estimates of the exposure of humans in terms of bovine oral ID50s, the effect would be comparatively small relative to the uncertainty in such risk assessments. Nevertheless, with decline of the BSE epidemic and the potential for relaxation of certain controls, the revised estimate of human oral ID50 is available to revisit risk assessments.
The present data do not affect the previous approximation that single doses in the range from 100 mg to 1 g of the brainstem homogenate used correspond to the range of mean IPs of cattle through the BSE epidemic [1]. The observation that a relatively small, single exposure (less than 1 g of high titre brain) can result in infection reinforces the importance of preventing cross-contamination during feed ingredient storage and feed production. This proved to be problematical in feed mills producing ruminant and non-ruminant feedstuffs as is evident from the incomplete effect of the initial statutory control on the feeding of meat and bone meal to ruminants introduced in the UK in 1988. The low dose phenomenon, together with the persistent viability of the BSE agent, has required the removal of specific high risk tissues from cattle at slaughter and the total ban on the use of mammalian meat and bone meal for use in farmed livestock [11].
The present results concur with the interim findings of this study, that the oral exposure of cattle to BSE brain homogenate produced dose dependent effects on IP and attack rate such that in general the higher the dose the shorter the IPs and the greater the attack rate. In all cases the induced disease closely resembled the pathology of the natural disease. This is in keeping with the analysis of the pathology in orally dosed cattle from another study [12] and reinforces the validity of the oral exposure model for the study of classical BSE in the natural host. The estimate of a cattle oral ID50 is revised to 0.15 g brain material used for the studies. Decline of the BSE epidemic indicates that the use of a revised estimate of human oral ID50 in risk assessments is, in future, likely to contribute mainly to reassessments in relation to possible relaxation of controls.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1756-0500-5-674.pdf
It been five long years since my only son Andrew was unlawfully killed by vCJD he died on this day at 925pm 2007. I buried my only son just three days before Christmas.
My son lost millions of experiences that he should have shared with his family, colleagues and friends. So many bright sunny days, starry nights, celebrations, living, laughter and love were stolen from my Andrew. He was just 24 years old with the world unfurling and a lovely future beckoned. Yet his unlawful death continues to be dismissed by the UK Government and victims past, present and current are being pushed to one side in an effort of the current Conservative Government to wipe BSE and the human form of mad cow disease from history. I will never allow this to happen and continue to fight for my son’s right for justice and those responsible for his unlawful death punished in a court of law.
The passing of years has not diminished my pain or determination to pursue those who are to blame. My tenacity as I continue to honour the promises I gave my dying son to ‘Find out who did this to me mum,’ has not abated, time does not heal when your once healthy, happy talented only son was struck down by a disease that should never have existed in humans. There are many to blame and I will hunt them down with my dying breath.
There is no sell by date on a mothers love.
I miss Andrew more than ever, and this quote says it all:
‘Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you.’
This report below is very concerning; with the Food Standards Agency stating that BSE testing on cattle for the human food chain is no longer necessary. The same time the FSA issued their statement, experts in the Medical Journal The Lancet reported:
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 12, Page 897, December 2012 ‘Moreover, there is evidence that as many as one in 2000 people of all genotypes are asymptomatic carriers of the defective prions that cause the disease Not only might these people go on to develop vCJD, but also they might pass on the infection to susceptible individuals through tissue donations and transplants.
But, as suggested several times since the start of the outbreak, serious concern exists that these early cases could be just the tip of the iceberg.
The Conservative political party who during the 1980s and 1990s gave BSE free reign into the human food and medicine chain, resulting in hundreds of deaths due to vCJD, thousands of living victims and millions of us exposed to a lethal pathogen, are doing their best to consign human mad cow disease to the history books. . David Cameron and his Health Department are trying to make out the disease has gone away.
BSE and is human equivalent has not disappeared, we all face an uncertain future in the next decades as to how many of us ‘silent carriers’ may develop or pass on the disease to others. We also don’t know long term how many people will develop vCJD in the coming years.
There is a sleight of hand going on with the current Conservative Government, with cases of vCJD being hidden from official statistics and families not being told the truth or intimidated to remain silent.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/11/bse-testing-cattle-food-unnecessary?CMP=twt_fd
BSE testing on cattle slaughtered for food ‘no longer necessary’
FSA says other safeguards such as removal of risky parts of animals from food are sufficient to protect against mad cow disease.
By Jame Meikle The Guardian, 11 December 2012 20.06 GMT
The Food Standards Agency’s advice comes 26 years after the first BSE case was found in Sussexin 1986.
BSE testing on carcasses of healthy cattle slaughtered for food should end, the Food Standards Agency has advised ministers.
The agency board says the regime is no longer necessary as other safeguards including the removal of the most risky parts of animals from food and banning animal protein in cattle feed should be sufficient to protect consumers.
Testing will also continue on animals that die for reasons other than for human food. The recommendation marks the end of an era, 26 years after the first BSE case was found inSussexin 1986 and 16 years after the first linked cases of variant CJD in humans were identified.
Huge numbers of cattle were slaughtered because they could not be sold for food. Only animals over 30 months old could be eaten by people in theUKfrom 1996 until a testing regime allowing for food from older cattle was introduced in 2005. The upper age limit before testing has gradually been raised since and now is necessary only on cattle over six years old.
So far this year, only two confirmed cases of BSE have been reported in theUK. This compares with over 37,000 in 1992. The decision follows the European commission’s proposal to allow some member states, including theUK, to decide to stop testing these cattle.
Jeff Rooker, who chairs the agency, said: “The FSA is here to protect the public and, with no new BSE cases in cattle slaughtered for their meat for more than three years, we believe the decision to stop this particular testing requirement is a proportionate measure. However, this is not a green light for the industry to cut corners, so it is imperative the other controls, including the other surveillance measures, are maintained vigilantly.”
He added that if ministers agreed to stop testing in January, the FSA would produce a report after six months detailing the results of BSE monitoring and the enforcement of other controls to ensure confidence in the continued effectiveness of the anti-BSE measures. Further reports would be published annually.
BSE is still occurring world wide, and cattle are developing the disease that have never been reared or seemed to have had any connections with theUK. Despite this, surveillance for BSE is becoming less stringent as this snip from a report published fromCanadahighlights. Once again the monetary cost is high-lighted, human health always comes a poor second. The most important sentence for me was:
Uncertainties remain regarding the implications of these atypical cases for both the human food supply and the animal feed chain.
Managing Future Risks from BSE and other Emerging Issues
Summary Report of a Foresight Exercise
Background Canada’s cattle industry experienced a severe shock with the finding of several cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in native-born cattle starting in 2003. The first case in a Canadian-born animal was reported in May 2003. Since then, a total of 19 cases of BSE have been found in Canadian cattle, with the latest case detected in February 2011 in a dairy cow born in 2004.
Lucrative export markets proved fragile resulting in very significant economic losses despite the industry’s success maintaining reasonable stability in domestic markets. The cost of market closures and the subsequent actions taken to sustain the Canadian cattle and beef industries has been variously estimated to exceed $10 billion.
Seventeen of Canada’s BSE cases (10 dairy, three beef-cross and four beef) were of the “classical” type of BSE (c-BSE), the form responsible for the vast majority of cases in most BSE-affected countries. The other two (both beef animals) were “atypical” cases as they occurred in significantly older animals, but had slightly different biochemical characteristics from the classic form. Observations in other BSE-affected countries and ongoing research indicate that atypical cases might represent spontaneous forms of BSE. Uncertainties remain regarding the implications of these atypical cases for both the human food supply and the animal feed chain.
While the situation has improved significantly, Canada faces ongoing challenges to the design and costs of its BSE prevention programs and to international recognition of its BSE status:
BSE surveillance inCanada has declined from 55,000 animals tested in 2007 to about 35,000 animals per year more recently.
Monday 3rd December 2012
Below are a couple of extracts from this month medical publication The Lancet. Clearly it highlights the ticking health time-bomb which is the legacy of BSE.The tip of the iceberg……. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 12, Page 897, December 2012 Moreover, there is evidence that as many as one in 2000 people of all genotypes are asymptomatic carriers of the defective prions that cause the disease. Not only might these people go on to develop vCJD, but also they might pass on the infection to susceptible individuals through tissue donations and transplants.
But, as suggested several times since the start of the outbreak, serious concern exists that these early cases could be just the tip of the iceberg. Wednesday 28thNovember 2012To mark international CJD day a group of people who raise awareness and funds for CJD families and their victims, held an event inFairmont,Virginia, USA. Balloons were released, photos of loved ones affected and lost to CJD were displayed and victims remembered. Below is the link to the video of the event, titled ‘A pathway to hope and awareness’Andrew’s photo was displayed as were many of theUKvictims of vCJD. Thank you to everyone at CJD Footwork for remembering my son and all the victims of vCJD here in theUKand across the world.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eVGq9V5DaA&feature=youtu.be
With a Conservative government hell bent on making money and big business making even more, this decision from the European Safety Authority must be music to the ears of the beef industry. I am appalled when cattle are still dying and being stricken with BSE in the UK and across Europe, that eight member states in the EU are now saying they will be reducing BSE testing.
People with the human form BSE of the disease can ‘silently carry’ or incubate the disease and still be infectious to other humans, cattle can be ‘ asymptomatic’ have no obvious symptoms but still have the ability to pass on the deadly disease to humans.
When will governments and ministers put human health before making money?
EFSA recommends reduction in BSE testing
A new report from The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recommended that the testing of healthy livestock for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is unnecessary in eight EU member states.
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/EFSA-recommends-reduction-in-BSE-testing
Below are yet more questions, which have been asked in the UK Parliament about screening donated blood for vCJD. When will these tests ever be validated?
The British Government is now saying it’s up to commercial enterprise to pay for the development of these tests to screen blood donors. Once again this means delays and if/ when a commercial company takes on this role, they then have to get the test validated by the UK Department of Health, more delays.
Meanwhile more people will receive blood donations, blood products and medicines which are not screened for the human form of Mad Cow disease.
BLOOD PRODUCTS DONATED BY 3 PEOPLE WHO WENT ON TO DIE OF VCJD WERE SOLD TO ELEVEN COUNTRIES. These products include routine childhood vaccines from 1996 to 2000. Most recipients have never been traced.
Blood: CJD Mr Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to invest in research into variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease testing of the UK blood supply. [125852]
Anna Soubry: There are several tests in development for the detection of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in blood or plasma. The tests are in varying stages of development and the Department supports this process through funding a research group at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control to provide independent evaluation of the parameters of the test and supplying valuable and rare test materials.
1 Nov 2012 : Column 357W
The Department supports research into test development. The research to take prototype tests to commercial endpoint for use in any large-scale screening of the population is, however, seen as the role of commercial partners and industry.
The Department sponsors both National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), which manages the blood service in England and north Wales, and the National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit, which is collaborating with both NHSBT and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service with its test development. The Department has also provided funding to the MRC Prion Unit, which has helped to support the unit’s core test development work, which is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm121101/text/121101w0002.htm#12110130000027
Monday 5th November 2012
TV news channel CNN, in theUSA, recently headlined a story about Zoonotic diseases. These are diseases that can pass from animals to humans. The Human form of ‘Mad Cow’ disease is in this category.
‘We’ve seen an unprecedented rise in infectious diseases in recent decades, 75 percent of which are “zoonotic,” meaning they come from animals. About 300 new animal-to-human diseases have emerged in the last 60 years. This summer, the International Livestock Research Institute released a report estimating that zoonotic diseases cause 2.5 billion cases of human illness each year and 2.7 million human deaths worldwide. Most of these illnesses and deaths are caused by diseases spread from farm animals.
Wednesday 31st October 2012
I am currently editing my book about Andrew and my fight for justice. I will blow the lid off the corruption and lies that went to the very top, and have put millions of us at risk of the human form of BSE.
‘ The dead cannot cry out for justice – its the duty of the living to do so for them,’ Lois McMaster Bujold
Monday 22nd October 2012
The Telegraph 8th October 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9592763/Dirty-dentists-putting-patients-at-risk-of-infection.html
Dirty dentists putting patients at risk of infection
Patients are being put at risk of infection by dentists who fail to clean surgical equipment properly, research reveals.
One in nine dentists are in breach of strict rules designed to halt the spread of blood-borne diseases, inspectors found.
By Matthew Holehouse
One in nine dentists inspected by the health care watchdog were found to be in breach of strict guidelines on cleanliness and infection control designed to prevent the spread of conditions such as HIV, hepatitis and vCJD.
Under Freedom of Information laws, The Daily Telegraph obtained a copy of a database detailing the results of inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the healthcare regulator.
An analysis reveals that of the 1,667 dental practices inspected by the CQC last year, 189 were found to not be following Department of Health instructions on how to clean instruments and surgeries. Some 8,100 dentists are registered inEngland.
In order to prevent the spread of blood-borne disease, experts recommend instruments are prepared in a separate room to the dentist’s surgery. They should be scrubbed in one sink, rinsed in a second, inspected for any fragments under an microscope and processed through an ultrasonic bath or an autoclave steam cleaner.
They must then be stored for up to three weeks in sterile and dated packets.
Some equipment cannot be cleaned and re-used safely and most be thrown away after each patient.
But dozens are practices are disregarding the rules, inspectors found.
At one “cluttered and dirty” practice in Haringey, North London, inspectors in February found staff could not tell the difference between single-use and re-usable equipment, and they “could not be sure” that equipment in drawers ready for use in surgery had been cleaned.
Inspectors found an opened intravenous needle kit and out-of-date medicine stored in a fridge alongside the staff’s packed lunches, while used gloves and tissues, and a packet of porridge oats, were stored on top of the sterilisation machine.
The practice has since been given a clean bill of health.
At Lydiate Dental Surgery, Merseyside, the autoclave used for sterilizing equipment was found to be “unclean, felt ‘oily’ and had debris on it”, inspectors wrote. They found dust, dirt and cobwebs and overflowing bins in the surgery.
A spokesman said the surgery was “very concerned” by the report and had “reviewed arrangements” as a result.
Inspectors found staff at Wilton Dental Practice, Wiltshire, attempting to sterilize and re-use equipment that was single-use only.The practice did not respond to requests for comment.
At ADP Dental Company’s branch inBath, staff told inspectors that broken ultrasonic equipment meant they “could not clean the equipment quickly enough”. They admitted they did not use a magnifying light to check whether instruments were clean, and sometimes “did not bother” to wash their hands.
Inspectors warned: “People may not be fully protected against the risks of cross infection.”
A spokesman said: “The issues highlighted have been immediately addressed and rectified to the correct standards.
“We have also delivered additional training and checking mechanisms since the report was published to ensure we maintain the highest standards for all our patients.”
The risk of patients catching blood-borne infections through inadequately sterilised equipment is low but not without precedent. In 2009 5,000 patients inBristolandBournemouthwere offered blood tests for HIV and hepatitis after a dentist was found to have not sterilised equipment properly.
Katherine Murphy, chief executive of the charity The Patient’s Association, said: “Infection control practices in dentistry must be given the highest priority. All too often patients tell our helpline that they have concerns about cleanliness.”
Dr Martin Fallowfield, chair of the British Dental Association’s executive committee, which represents dentists, said earlier studies had shown around one in 17 practices were in breach of infection control rules. He added the sector had a better track record of infection control than that found in nursing homes and NHS hospitals
Below is a report of another officially recorded case of a cow suffering from BSE in Switzerland, it raises more questions than answers. In the same district in 2007 another cow was found to be suffering from BSE. Though the Swiss are more proactive than most European countries in monitoring cattle for BSE its not a hundred per cent and many more cattle incubating or sub clinical with BSE have probably entered the human food and medicine chain. CJD in the country, they believe these cases are directly linked to BSE. Don’t be fooled by the wording of ‘different strains’ as the disease has the same origins and the same devastating effect on cattle and human beings.
The Swiss export their chocolate, cheese and many other derivates from cattle around the globe
they also import animal feed and cattle from the UK. What happened to this cows parents and siblings have they been traced and tested? Have their meat, milk, cheese and bovine material also entered the food and medicine chain? What farm did this cow come from in the UK? Is the rest of the herd in the UK being monitored or as I suspect has been speedily sent to slaughter.
One of the reasons the Swiss are stating that banned animal feed outlawed in 2005 has nothing to do with the cow developing BSE is that the manufacturer of the UK contaminated animal feed which was exported around the world, has many friends and shareholders within the UK government and Conservative party who created and condoned BSE, Lots of money has been made by Ministers and officials in the UK government during the 1980s, 1990s and beyond from the two major animal feed companies producing this vile mixture of animals remains in the UK.
The monitoring of cattle for BSE is active in Switzerland but this only means 1 in 60 cattle may be tested for the disease. So just how many other cows with BSE have entered the Swiss food and medicine chain?
If the UK had slaughtered all its cattle in the 1980s as Hong Kong killed every single fowl during the avian flu scare, I do believe the disease could have been contained and even stopped in its tracks and certainly would not have claimed my only son’s life. Instead we face a ticking health time-bomb throughout the world due to the UK man made manufactured disease BSE and its lethal human pathogen vCJD.
Monday, 12 March, 2012, 13:52Mad cow strain found in SwitzerlandThe Federal Veterinary Office has confirmed one case of mad cow disease in the canton of Bern. The cow was slaughtered last month. The case was discovered as part of a monitoring programme implemented by Swiss authorities. According to vets the cow was not infected with a classical case of BSE, but rather an atypical strain. They say that means the disease was not triggered by a certain animal feed outlawed in 2005. The cow was imported to Switzerland in 2006. Until this case, no cows with BSE have been found in Switzerland since 2007. The Federal Veterinary Office confirms it may have found another one of these atypical cases but stresses this strain of disease is rare. BSE was first diagnosed in 1990, and since then 467 cows were diagnosed with it in Switzerland. No cases of the human strain have ever been detected here.http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/mad-cow-disease-strain-in-switzerland.shtml?29563
Over the summer month’s two people from Paris in France developed vCJD, one a young man in his twenties. UK BSE infected cattle, animal feed, food and medicines were exported to nearly every country in the world. My thoughts and prayers are with the French victims and their families at this time.The disease has not gone away and continues to kill, maim and disable. Here in theUKthe Conservative led government officials are telling families affected by the disease to call it ‘Prion disease’ as this does not have negative connections with BSE cattle. Well vCJD in humans under the microscope is chemically identical to BSE in cattle. The negative results are that people especially young fit healthy men and women die horrifically unable to move, recognise, blind, deaf and in terrible pain. VCJD is a UK man made manufactured diseased, created, condoned and allowed by the Conservative party during the 1980s and 1990s, many of whom still hold down jobs and positions of power within the UK establishment. The disease was totally avoidable but money, business and political careers came before our children and families health,
Re branding vCJD to ‘prion disease’ is another way of trying to hide the true cases and numbers of people who have and are dying. Hundreds of people have died, thousands affected and unfortunately many more will die in the coming decades.
When my Andrew was dying he asked me ‘find out who did this to me mum and expose them’ and always thinking of others ‘this must never happen to anyone else’. I continue to honour those promises to my dying boy and will not stop till those responsible have been punished in a court of law.
Shame on you, Prime Minister David Cameron allowing the corrupt influence of Kenneth Clarke, John and Peter Gummer to continue to play you like their ventriloquist dummy, because they have bankrolled your party and political career. But then Conservative party values were always about making money at the expense of human health especially of the ordinary man and woman in the street.
Friday 21st September 2012
A few weeks ago I was invited with four other parents who had lost a child to vCJD to meet with shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, below is the press release and attached photo, taken at Westminster.
We handed in a petition for Andy Burnham and the Labour party to consider and the meeting resulted in a proactive and positive outcome. The petition is on behalf of all victims of vCJD, living victims exposed by contaminated blood and the millions of us across the UK and globally that have been exposed to BSE. The same lethal pathogen which killed my son had been eaten and administered in vaccines to millions of families across the UK.
Photo from left : seated, June Richer lost her daughter Kate 22 to vCJD, Rose Smith lost son Billy aged 21 (2010), Shirley Warne lost her son Christopher aged 36.
Standing Derek Richer father of Kate, Andy Burnham Health Secretary, Christine Lord lost her son Andrew aged 24, Tara Smith lost her brother Billy, Labour MP and former shadow health secretary Frank Dobson.
PRESS RELEASE: MILLIONS FACE TICKING HEALTH TIME BOMB
Andy Burnham/ Labour party address ‘ silent carriers’ of deadly disease
Tuesday SEPTEMBER 4TH 2012 4PM Portcullis House Westminster, London.
ANDY BURNHAM AND LABOUR PARTY SUPPORT GRIEVING PARENTS DEMANDS FOR:
UK DONATED BLOOD SCREENED FOR MAD COWS DISEASE.
INDEPENDENT LEGAL INVESTIGATION INTO VCJD UNLAWFUL DEATHS
Grieving mums and dads are meeting with shadow health minister Andy Burnham and Labour MP Frank Dobson today to discuss a ticking health time bomb that affects millions of the UK population. The campaigners have clear goals and will be handing in a petition clearly stating their aims, which the Shadow Health Minister and Labour party are ready to support.
During the 1980s and 1990s meat and bovine material from BSE cattle flooded the human food and medicine chain exposing millions of the UK population to the lethal human pathogen vCJD. Variant Creutzfeldt Jacob disease commonly known as
‘The human form of mad cows disease’ has killed hundreds of people across the UK and globally. The infected brains, spinal cord, eyes, stomach and offal from UK cattle suffering from BSE was used to bulk up food that fed millions of UK families; it was often labelled MRM mechanically recovered meat.
Thousands more ‘living UK victims’ are ‘at risk’ of developing vCJD through contaminated blood/blood products and surgical instruments.
Tonnes of toxic MRM were used to produce school meals, commercially prepared baby food, hospital food, meals on wheels, university/college meals, armed forces canteen food/ration packs and fetal calf serum from BSE cattle to make vaccines. Dozens of UK Blood donors have died of vCJD recipients never traced, thousands more blood donors may be incubating or carrying the disease and could pass it onwards without knowing. Material from blood donors is also used to make vaccines. In October 2011 a middle-aged woman died of vCJD after receiving a blood donation during an operation in 2002.
Not one Minister or government official in office during BSE has ever been legally admonished or punished for their complicity in the wholesale contamination of a nation.
Bereaved parents led by organiser Christine Lord from Portsmouth who lost her son Andrew Black aged 24 to the disease December 2007 said.
‘ Our blood supply is not safe, screened or free of vCJD and this deadly legacy is just one of many terrifying scenarios that will continue to haunt the UK and global population a direct result of the lies and cover-ups throughout the BSE scandal. The technology is there to screen blood and relatively cheap. Once these tests for vCJD are initiated treatments and cures will follow for a whole raft of diseases not just vCJD’. Concluding ‘We also demand legal redress for the hundreds of unlawful deaths due to BSE., Ministers and officials knew the dangers but they continually lied to the public, allowing toxic material to feed and vaccinate our most vulnerable. My young son paid the ultimate price with his life and future, Ministers in power during the 1980s and 1990s had a duty of care, food and medicine should be safe and never kill, those govt officials will face legal proceedings and investigation. No individual whatever their influence or status should be above the law of the land.’
Rose Smith (49) a mother from London who lost her only son Billy aged 21 in 2010 to the disease said ‘We need to have peace of mind that no other mums of dads will suffer our heartbreak and loose a child to vCJD through contaminated blood. The disease has not gone away and can have incubation periods of upwards of 40 years. The latest research from the HPA Health Protection Agency has revealed that up to 60,000 of the UK public could be ‘silently carrying vCJD’ and many of those will be blood donors and could pass it on to thousands.’
Another mum attending the meeting is Shirley Warne aged 73 from Derby lost her son Christopher aged 36 in 1997, Shirley attended every the BSE Inquiry and said
‘The BSE inquiry was a research tool never about blame, its unacceptable that those responsible for so many innocent deaths have escaped the wrath of law, vCJD is a man made manufactured UK disease. Our researchers have found that witnesses at the BSE inquiry were schooled rehearsed by the very people it would have incriminated and important evidence and truth withheld from Lord Phillips.
Andrew with Christine on his 24th birthday
Today would have been my Andrew’s Birthday, and yet he remains forever a young man in his early twenties. My only son will never grow old or experience all the years of life and laughter he deserved, his life unlawfully taken by those named and shamed on www.justice4andy.com
Poem by E E Cummings
I carry your heart with me
I carry it in my heart
I am never without it
Anywhere I go, my dear; and whatever is done
By only me is your doing, my darling
I fear
No fate, for you are my fate, my sweet
I want no world, for beautiful you are my world, my true
And you are whatever a moon has always meant
And whatever a sun will always sing is you
Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
And the sky of the sky of a tree called life;
Which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide
And this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart.
I carry your heart, I carry it in my heart.
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That's Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS "She Wanted It To Be A Surprise."
Hillary's so full of it.
So is Gary Gutting.
Alexander Fangmann (WSWS) explains:
In a recently published opinion piece in the New York Times’ philosophy section, titled “Should Everybody Vote?” Gary Gutting, a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, aired the frustration of a substantial layer of intellectuals over what they see as the electorate’s failure to vote in a “reasonable” way. Society’s problems, Gutting and others believe, could be substantially fixed if only election outcomes were determined entirely by the “correct” ideas of properly educated people, that is, by people like themselves. In the course of what purports to be simply an overview of recent philosophical thinking about the right to vote, Gutting essentially offers a philosophical defense for its abolition.
Outside of his regular contributions to the Times and other publications as a “public intellectual,” Gutting’s particular academic specialty is in making philosophical irrationalism more comprehensible and acceptable within the philosophical circles that so far maintain a somewhat stronger connection to the rationalist traditions of the Enlightenment than the milieu dominated by postmodernism and the Frankfurt School.
To that end, Gutting has written several historical overviews on French philosophy, Thinking the Impossible: French Philosophy since 1960 and French Philosophy in the Twentieth Century, which have brought the thought of postmodernists such as Jacques Derrida, Alain Badiou and Michel Foucault to wider audiences. In regard to Foucault, Gutting has become an influential interpreter of his thought, and one of his most well-known popularizers, having written both Michel Foucault’s Archaeology of Scientific Reason and Michel Foucault: A Very Short Introduction. Philosophically, Gutting is a pragmatist. He is indebted intellectually to Richard Rorty, whose work is a main focus of Gutting’s Pragmatic Liberalism and the Critique of Modernity. However, unlike Rorty and many of the other figures he writes about, Gutting is not a postmodernist.
Gutting’s recent article from April 25 is written as though it were simply a philosophical examination of the claim that society should always try to increase voter participation. He starts off innocuously enough, noting that not voting can be a form of “protest against all the available candidates.” He gives lip service to the real state of American democracy, or rather its domination by a financial aristocracy, by referring to the Gilens and Page study which suggests that the US is an oligarchy.
It soon becomes clear, though, that he is most interested in bemoaning what he sees as voter ignorance about candidates and issues, and speculating about what can be done to prevent these voters from having any further influence over elections.
Voting would be so great, they really argue, if we could just get rid of the voters.
These people don't even know what democracy means.
Saturday, May 7, 2016. Chaos and violence continue, another US service member has died in Iraq, Shi'ite cleric and movement leader Moqtada al-Sadr continues to hide in Tehran, and much more.
Today, the US Defense Dept announced:
Strikes in Iraq
Ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 11 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:
-- Near Al Baghdadi, a strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL fighting position.
-- Near Albu Hayat, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL boat, and an ISIL weapons cache.
-- Near Ar Rutbah, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Bashir, a strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node.
-- Near Fallujah, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
-- Near Habbaniyah, a strike damaged an ISIL fighting position.
-- Near Hit, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
-- Near Kisik, a strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
-- Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL communications facility, destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
Additionally, on May 5, a strike was erroneously reported. The correct assessment reads:
-- Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, three ISIL rocket rails, and an ISIL bunker.
Task force officials define a strike as one or more kinetic events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative, effect. Therefore, officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against buildings, vehicles and weapon systems in a compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making those targets harder or impossible for ISIL to use. Accordingly, officials said, they do not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike.
Since August 2014, the US government has bombed Iraq non-stop.
The Islamic State has not been defeated.
But two US service members have died in Iraq this week alone.
Tuesday, US Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV was killed in Iraq.
Friday, CNN reported:
An American service member died of a non-combat injury in Iraq on Friday.
The U.S.-led coalition announced the death but did not immediately name the service member. A Defense Department official said Saturday that the service member is American but did not provide further details.
Non-combat injury.
Of course, the White House spent last week insisting Keating's death wasn't a combat injury.
Regardless, two Americans dead in the never ending war on Iraq because Barack, like Bully Boy Bush before, doesn't have the good sense on how to end a war.
From Tuesday's White House press briefing moderated by spokesperson Josh Earnest:
Q Sure, thank you. On the death of the U.S. Navy SEAL in Iraq, is there any reaction from the President to that, or expression of condolence? And can you tell us when he was informed about that?
MR. EARNEST: Darlene, I can tell you that the President has been briefed on this incident, and everyone here at the White House, including the First Family, extends our condolences to the family of the servicemember that was killed today in northern Iraq. This individual is the third U.S. servicemember killed in action since the beginning of Operation Inherent Resolve, and this servicemember’s death reminds us of the risks our brave men and women in uniform face every single day.
Reminded of the risks involved?
I think Barack's been babied and coddled and spared the risks involved.
History will not be so indulgent.
He will be the liar who campaigned for the presidency insisting he would end the Iraq War but did not, in fact, end the Iraq War.
Friday morning, CBS NEWS reported:
Iraqi security forces were enforcing a major security clampdown Friday, bracing for a possible new round of anti-government protests.
Last week, Iraqis angry over corruption and a government they feel fails to protect or represent them stormed the capital's heavily guarded "Green Zone," which houses both Iraq's national government and the U.S. Embassy.
CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports that security forces worked overnight to erect blast walls across all the lanes of one of the main bridges leading into the Green Zone, and Iraqi soldiers and police were deployed in the streets, sealing off the sensitive area.
Jeff Schogol (MARINE CORPS TIMES) reports that last week's storming of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone and the Parliament (within the Green Zone) has resulted in the US government sending 25 more Marines into Iraq -- these Marines will beef up the security as the US Embassy/Compound in Baghdad.
Clearly, the White House is concerned that the Green Zone will be stormed again and that on a second time the invaders might attempt to storm US property in the Green Zone.
A repeat of the US Embassy falling in Tehran on November 4, 1979.
The issue of the additional US Marines being sent to the Baghdad Embassy was raised in Friday's State Dept pres briefing.
QUESTION: Has the U.S. increased military personnel at the U.S. embassy as a result of security concerns – brought in additional Marines? Can you confirm those reports? And secondly, if this is the case, is this a permanent increase in the number of military personnel who will be there for security reasons or a temporary up-staffing?
MR KIRBY: Well, I think you know we don’t talk about security posture at our embassies, and it’s a dynamic situation. We constantly evaluate our security posture, and, frankly, we routinely and constantly change that posture as appropriate. That is what we expect the good people in Diplomatic Security to do. I won’t talk about it one way or another. I will – I do think it’s important to remind, however, that our embassy in Baghdad continues to operate normally.
QUESTION: John?
QUESTION: Is there – one more – is there ongoing – is there concern in this building concerning the ongoing friction between the Iraqi Government and Muqtada al-Sadr’s followers? I know that you’ve said before that this is sort of inside baseball, an issue that Iraq has to work out, but is there concern that these tensions may be destabilizing to U.S. interests such as the overall fight against the Islamic State?
MR KIRBY: We want, obviously, to see the reforms that Prime Minister Abadi is putting into place – we want to see them succeed. And we know that he knows how important it is for him to continue pursuing these reforms in keeping with Iraq’s constitution. And Iraq is an important partner in the region. They are certainly an important partner in this fight against Daesh. Our support inside the coalition remains and will continue. That support is being done by, with, and through the Abadi government in Baghdad.
But you’re right. Look, these are political challenges that the Iraqi people have to work through and Prime Minister Abadi has to lead them through. And as I said earlier, a few days ago, we’re confident that he can do that and that he’s well aware of the significant challenges he’s facing.
QUESTION: Kirby, can I have a follow-up on that, please?
MR KIRBY: Sure.
QUESTION: Are you concerned, though, about the security around that embassy?
MR KIRBY: We’re concerned about the security of our embassies all over the world, everywhere.
Charlie D'Agata (CBS NEWS) explains of how last week's efforts appeared, "It looked like an uprising."
Better safe than sorry, but, really, "an uprising"?
Moqtada's revealed himself to be a fraud.
He sent his zombies in last week.
Last Saturday, they stormed.
Sunday, they retreated.
As we pointed out Sunday:
The retreat of Moqtada's followers may indicate that Moqtada didn't believe he had the power to keep the protests going until demands were met.
Or they may indicate that he was concerned about the safety of the followers.
But either way, they don't demonstrate an understanding of protests. You don't stage a protest demanding something and then retreat.
Where are Motqada's zombies now?
Better question: Where is the Shi'ite cleric and movement leader?
Loveday Morris (WASHINGTON POST) reports:
The Iraqi rumor mill swirled into action, with some politicians speculating he was summoned by a furious Tehran.
"I think they are angry, maybe they blame him for what happened," Abdul Razzaq said.
Five days later, he has still not returned, and before his departure, he had announced a two-month spiritual retreat. His supporters have remained stoic.
And, in an aside, Morris also revealed who helped Moqtada's supporters breach the Green Zone:
Abadi was already seen as a weak leader, and Sadr's actions have undermined him further, with members of parliament incensed by the breach of their fortified inner sanctum.
As he attempts to regain control, and credibility, he has pledged to prevent another breach and fired the head of Green Zone security, who kissed Sadr's hand as the cleric entered the area in March.
And as Moqtada hides in Tehran, his power in Parliament -- already limited -- shrinks further.
Wael Grace (AL MADA) reports that Nouri al-Maliki and Ibrahim al-Jaafari are leading efforts to isolate Moqtada in the Parliament. Nouri was a two-term prime minister (and forever thug) until the US government ousted him and replaced him with Haider al-Abadi. Ibrahim is also a former prime minister of Iraq -- he was supposed to get a second term in December of 2006 -- the Parliament wanted him, the US government didn't. The two are leading the effort to push Moqtada to the side and you can be sure that effort also includes sidelining and replacing Haider as well.
As the intrigue continues to swirl, Tariq Alhomayed's analysis for ASHARQ AL-AWSAT:
When Mr Haider Al-Abadi became the prime minister of Iraq and vowed to take steps towards reform, it was said at the time that Al-Abadi was planning to revolt against corruption and intended to reform the political system. However, nothing happened.
Today, it is said that Moqtada Al-Sadr aims to abandon sectarianism and fight corruption. Is it possible to believe this even though some chanted against Iran whilst the Green Zone was stormed and parliament was occupied? Of course not, not because it is said that Al-Sadr had flown to Iran, but because of a very simple reason. When Al-Sadr intended to enter the Green Zone to start a sit-in there in March, the head of security of the Green Zone kissed his hand in a scene captured on camera. This move itself is evidence of sectarianism taking root in Iraq, and the lack of value for the state and its prestige, which Al-Sadr now claims to defend by calling for a technocrat government.
Those in service of the US government have repeatedly pimped the lie that Haider was attempting to create a cabinet of techonocrats.
What in Moqtada's history suggests he'd support that?
And nothing in Haider's history suggested it either.
In fact, Haider's refusal to work towards political reconciliation argues that he has no interest in working with Sunnis but every interest in pushing them out of the government, in ending quota systems to ensure that he does not have to work with them.
Amer Araim (EAST BAY TIMES) offers this take on life in Iraq for Sunnis:
The Shiite-controlled government in Baghdad and its militias are also engaged in sectarian cleansing against Sunni Arabs to force them to leave or convert to Shiite, as was done in Iran in the past.
One of the major U.S. policy objectives in Iraq, and the world, is to defeat the terrorist groups al-Qaida and the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Arab governments and peoples are supporting this objective. However, the Obama administration is not able to reconcile the fight against terrorism with the prevention of ethnic and sectarian conflicts in Iraq and other areas.
The U.S. intervention helped liberate areas controlled by terrorists in Iraq, however, the sectarian and ethnic cleansing against Arab communities that followed is used by terrorist propaganda to convince these communities that no one will protect them.
The Sunni Arab community in Iraq is having quadruple sufferings from the atrocities of ISIS; the Iraqi government and its militias including the support provided by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard; the Kurdish authorities and their militias; and the inability of the U.S. government to find a just and durable solution or to effectively engage the United Nations Security Council to find a solution, notwithstanding the mischievous role played by Russia in the council today.
US Senator Marco Rubio has ended his pursuit of the GOP's presidential nomination. This week, he visited the Middle East, we'll note this on his visit to Iraq:
On Tuesday, Rubio met with Council of Representatives Speaker Saleem al-Jabouri to discuss the political situation in Iraq, U.S. security assistance, and Iraqi support to defeat ISIS:
On Tuesday, Rubio met with U.S. Embassy staff in Baghdad, Iraq:
Rubio talking with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones on Tuesday:
Rubio with C-17 flight crew on the ground in Baghdad on Tuesday:
On Wednesday, Rubio met with Kurdistan Region Security Council Chancellor Masrur Barzani:
We'll close with this Tweet about War Hawk Hillary Clinton:
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Completely f-ed up
So, if you missed it, Barack photo-opped it to Flint, Michigan where he laid down a con job about how safe the water was now and made a show of sipping some.
Did he sip the water?
Reminded me of the episode of REVENGE where the faux environmentalist is surprised to discover he's actually drinking the real water (which is contaminated).
Wouldn't that have been justice?
So WSWS goes to Flint resisdents to get their reactions. Here are some:
Rory told the WSWS that Northwestern High School, where Obama had been speaking, was repaired just days before the event.”I heard that yesterday they re-tiled, ceilings, pretty much renovated most of the building. It is not a good environment for children. It is bad that students have been trying to get Northwestern and all the schools fixed. Nobody cares until something like this happens, Obama is coming and they have to fix things or they will get in trouble.”
“It’s ridiculous,” exclaimed Jaquita Gable, an auto parts worker from Flint, after hearing Obama’s remarks. “He told us the water is fine. He also said there are only a few pipes that need to be replaced in Flint. Obama did the same as all the rest of the politicians who have come here. He wants to sweep this under the rug. He might as well have stayed in Washington, DC. He figured, ‘Let me talk to them, let me shut them up.’ He told us to use filters, drink the water and go home and be quiet. The main thing you could clearly hear is that there is no money for Flint.”
Describing the conditions in Flint, Jaquita added, “Everyone in the city has to wash in brown water and pay $200 to $300 water bills. We came here to see if Obama is going to do something or just talk.
“We need to get this fixed so we can stop using bottled water. We go through two to three cases a week just for cooking. No one is using the water. No one trusts the water. We are still seeing brown stuff in our water.
“I heard that schools in Detroit had copper and lead in their water. It’s not just Flint and it’s not just Snyder. It’s a bigger problem. We can’t have clean water to drink but yet they spend billions of dollars for war. That shows how this government works. They don’t care about Flint.”
That's our government.
They'll waste billions on wars but won't even pay for basic needs in the US.
It's called "priorities" by some.
I call it "f**ked up."
Thursday, May 5, 2016. Chaos and violence continue, more bombs are dropped, does a US military death matter to the US government (not if you're John Kerry), and much more.
Ground-attack, fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 15 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:
-- Near Baghdadi, a strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle bomb.
-- Near Beiji, a strike destroyed two ISIL tunnel entrances.
-- Near Fallujah, six strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery system, three ISIL tunnel entrances, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle bomb, an ISIL weapons cache, and four ISIL bed down locations.
--Near Kisik, a strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, three ISIL mortar positions, and four ISIL assembly areas.
-- Near Mosul, two strikes destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, one heavy machine gun, 10 ISIL mortar systems, three ISIL rocket rails, and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.
-- Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and an ISIL mortar position.
-- Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL weapons facility.
The bombs keep getting dropped, the war keeps dragging on.
The latest wave of bombings began in August of 2014 and have continued daily.
They've not 'won' any war, have they?
What if all that energy had been spent -- or even half of it -- working towards a diplomatic solution?
What if Barack had spent two years working on
Ben Connable (NATIONAL INTEREST) argues:
Three years of engagement with Sunni Arab Iraqis, analysis of Sunni Iraqi media and a recent trip to Baghdad with former ambassador Ryan Crocker’s Task Force for the Future of Iraq have convinced me of two things. First, most Sunni and a number of Shia Arabs are hungry for more direct U.S. involvement in the Iraq’s political reconciliation process. Second, while Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has genuine intent to foster reconciliation, he does not have the political power to make it happen. Worse, as he struggles to form a new cabinet, he is rapidly losing the support of the Iraqi leaders he will most need to effect change. While the winds of political influence can quickly shift in Baghdad, it seems most likely that reconciliation will remain at best a secondary issue while the government contends with Sadrist protestors, wavering reform efforts and the omnipresent threat of Shia militias. These “alligators closest to the boat” continue to distract from the crucial process of reconciling the Sunnis with their government. It is time for the United States to step in and take the lead for reconciliation in order to bolster the tactical fight against ISIL and to ensure Iraq does not further destabilize.
Two years focusing on diplomacy? Two years easing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi towards national reconciliation in Iraq? Tying in weapons shipments to concrete achievements towards national reconciliation?
That could have had an impact.
It could have destroyed any justification for the Islamic State being in Iraq.
They get their support as a response to the persecution of Sunnis in Iraq.
National reconciliation is not a new goal of the US government.
When Congress demanded Bully Boy Bush provide measurements for measuring "success" in Iraq (the White House benchmarks), national reconciliation was on that short list.
But nearly a decade later and there's been no national reconciliation.
Failure to achieve that was supposed to result in the US government cutting off aid to Iraq -- financial and military.
Never happened.
Maybe members of Congress could explain why?
Back in September of 2007, Maura Reynolds (LOS ANGELES TIMES) reports:
The report on the benchmarks was mandated by Congress this year as a condition for continuing to fund military operations in Iraq.
But the specific measures, including legislative goals for the Iraqi parliament, were first outlined last year by the Iraqi government and embraced by Bush in January.
Between July and September, the Iraqi government showed significant improvement on one benchmark: legislation to address the status of those who had belonged to Saddam Hussein's ruling Baath Party. In late August, the leaders of Iraq's five main political groups agreed on draft legislation, which the administration considered adequate to move the issue to the "satisfactory progress" category in the report.
However, the deal still must be adopted by the Iraqi parliament, and its fate remains uncertain.
In a conference call with reporters, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a presidential candidate, said that after months of anticipation, the benchmark report was disappointing.
"You don't even have to go to the benchmarks to realize what an abject failure this policy has been," Biden said.
Joe Biden was right in 2007 but those words also can be applied to the current White House policy.
And that draft legislation on the Ba'ath Party?
Never passed.
Nine years later and it's still not passed.
So maybe the US Congress want to explain why the measurements were never applied as they were supposed to be? Or why the Iraq War continues to be funded?
THE ECONOMIST offers a look at Iraq today which includes:
Mr Abadi had hoped to repair some of the damage wrought by his sectarian predecessor, Nuri al-Maliki. But it may be too late. Tensions are growing between communities, and within them. Shia groups such as the Badr organisation, backed by Iran, and the Sadrist movement battle for influence, while Mr Maliki plots a comeback. In the north the Kurds squabble among themselves. And the jihadists of IS kill more of their fellow Sunnis than anyone else. Emma Sky, a former adviser to the American military in Iraq, suggests viewing the conflicts as “a struggle for power and resources in a collapsing state. A Hobbesian world of all against all.”
Ms Sky says that some Iraqis are reminded of the last days of the monarchy in 1958 when another elite refused to reform, and was overthrown. Mr Sadr has fomented insurrection. “I’m waiting for the great popular uprising and the great revolution to stop the march of corrupted officials,” he has said. More protests are set for May 6th. But the Sadrists may not actually want to topple the government. “They have used their anti-establishment appeal to strengthen their position in the establishment,” says Maria Fantappie of the International Crisis Group, a think-tank.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi government is not rescuing Iraq, no matter how many puppets the US government installs as prime minister. The dropping of bombs is not challenging the Islamic State or the roots of its support.
All we have is death and dying.
Iraq War veteran and US House Rep Seth Moulton Tweeted the following today:
Seth MoultonVerified account @sethmoulton 2h2 hours agoSalem, MA
Yesterday I lost my closest friend in the Iraqi Army to ISIS and our failed policy in Iraq.
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And, Tuesday, US Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV was killed in Iraq.
Wednesday, US Col Steve Warren hosted a tele-conference from Baghdad.
COLONEL STEVE WARREN: Thank you, Jeff. It's always good to be here with everyone. I'm sure everyone has questions about yesterday's incident, and so that's what I will begin with. It was a bad day for us here yesterday.
On Tuesday, an American advise and assist team was in the village of Tal Asquf, meeting with a Peshmerga unit. Tal Asquf sits approximately three and a half kilometers behind the forward line of troops.
At approximately 0730, ISIL forces breached the Peshmerga forward lines. At 0750, the Americans there became involved in the ensuing firefight and called a quick reaction force. A U.S. service member was killed.
The service member was part of the quick reaction force who responded. At 0932, he was struck by direct fire, and although he was medevaced within the all important golden hour, his wound was not survivable. No other coalition or American forces were injured, though both medevac helicopters were damaged by small arms fire.
There were Peshmerga causalities but I do not have numbers on those to release. Coalition air responded with 31 strikes taken by 11 manned aircraft and two drones. Air power destroyed 20 enemy vehicles, two truck bombs, three mortar systems, one bulldozer, 58 ISIL terrorists were killed. The Peshmerga have regained control of Tal Asquf.
And our deepest heartfelt condolences go out to that American service member and his family. He is an American hero. This is a reminder of the risk our men and women face every day supporting the fight against ISIL.
Trina wrote of the passing:
The fallen is Arizona's Charlie Keating IV -- C.I. includes some information about him in the snapshot at the end of my post. Charlie sounds like a solid guy. Reading about him made me cry.
And I can't believe thirteen years after the start of the Iraq War, I'm still crying about US troops dying in Iraq.
Two different administrations -- one Republican, one Democrat -- have continued this awful war.
Over a million Iraqis have been killed.
And there's still no end in sight.
Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary in the state of Indiana. That primary victory maybe says a lot of us are tired of this never-ending war.
Hillary is a War Hawk.
With her president, I don't see the Iraq War ending.
Marcia noted:
Charles Keating IV.
He died despite Barack 'ending' the Iraq War.
But Barack didn't and hasn't ended the Iraq War.
And I really don't have patience for the child-like fools who have spent 8 years defending their 'boo' in the White House.
Grow the hell up.
The country's worse off.
African-Americans are worse off.
The world is worse off.
That's the reality.
So just stop lying.
And Barack didn't end the Iraq War.
In fact, the way things are going, he may have just kept it going to hand it over to War Hawk Hillary.
Mike insisted:
Shame on Barack Obama.
Shame on us.
The Iraq War should have ended long ago (shouldn't have even started).
Whores like Jane Fonda showed up like rallies pretending to care.
But they only cared about spitting on Bully Boy Bush.
Once it became Barack's war, the didn't object once.
They're whores.
Before I moved to Hawaii, I lived in Boston.
So I grew up with John Kerry as some sort of local hero.
Today, he's nothing but an embarrassment.
He said this about Vietnam long before he got into Congress:
We are asking Americans to think about that because how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?
Now he's the gung-ho pro-war Secretary of State.
Someone should ask him how do you ask a woman or man to be the last one to die for a mistake?
Charlie Keating IV is the name of the Navy Seal who was killed in Iraq on Tuesday.
He shouldn't have been there, Barack shouldn't have sent him there.
The Iraq War needs to end.
Immediately.
Well let's be fair. John Kerry has a Twitter feed and can note whatever he wants there. The morning of May 3rd is when America learned of the latest US military death in Iraq. Since then, John Kerry has Tweeted:
John Kerry @JohnKerry May 4
We are determined to reaffirm Cessation of Hostilities across #Syria. Efforts today focus on Aleppo. http://go.usa.gov/cumsF
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Pleased to team again with @ErnestMoniz for 7th U.S.-#EU Energy Council Meeting. Focus on energy security, joint efforts to #ActOnClimate.
Cannot overstate importance of US-#EU partnership. Good talk today w/ @FedericaMog, including about immediate need to reaffirm CoH in Syria.
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Proud to host U.S.-Caribbean-Central American #EnergySummit at @StateDept. Viable and clean energy initiatives vital to region & to world.
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Pleased to speak at @ASCOA’s #2016WCA to reflect on transformation taking place in the Americas.
John Kerry added,
Department of State @StateDept
Watch @JohnKerry address @ASCOA Washington Conference and U.S.-Caribbean-Central American #EnergySummit. #2016WCA
As a US veteran, he kind of should have Tweeted about it.
As someone who endlessly calls for more foreign troops in Iraq, he was kind of obligated to Tweet about it.
As someone whose salary has been paid by US tax payers pretty much his entire adult life, he should have Tweeted about it.
As a member of the administration, he should have Tweeted about it.
Anyway, you look at it, he should have Tweeted about it.
Except maybe as an aging elderly person addicted to trying to look physically younger.
Did someone say Jane Fonda?
Oh, let's be fair to Jane too.
The 'antiwar' activist who is now supporting War Hawk Hillary Clinton.
At the January 2007 rally against the Iraq War in DC, Jane Fonda took the stage and declared:
I'm really here because I want to thank you all. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here today. So many of you, so many of today's speakers, including my fellow actors up here, were here at the beginning, before we went into Iraq, because you knew and they knew what was in store. Thank you so much for the courage to stand up against this mean-spirited, vengeful administration. Your actions are proof that the most precious part of this country, its soul, is alive and well. So thank you. Your ongoing commitment to ending this war allows people in other parts of the world to remain hopeful that America has the stuff to become again a country that they can love and respect. Thank you. I especially want to thank and acknowledge the servicemen and women and the military families and Gold Star mothers that are here. A lot of press people have been asking me today, "What's the difference between now and during the Vietnam War?" And I'll tell you one huge crucial difference: It took six years for Vietnam veterans, active-duty servicemen, Gold Star mothers and military families to come out against the war. It has happened now within three years of the war. Their presence here is critical, and we should acknowledge their courage. I haven't spoken at an antiwar rally in 34 years, because I've been afraid that because of the lies that have been and continue to be spread about me and that war, that they would be used to hurt this new antiwar movement, but silence is no longer an option. My daughter, who is here with me today -- come here -- she was a little girl when she would come with me to the anti-Vietnam War protests. She's here today with her two little children, my grandchildren. I'm very proud that they're here, but I'm so sad that we still have to do this; that we did not learn the lessons from the Vietnam War; that we've made the same mistakes, blindness to the realities on the ground, hubris and arrogance in dealing with a people and culture far older than we are; and that we understand so little, carelessness and thoughtlessness in our approach to rebuilding a country we've destroyed, allowing billions of dollars to be stolen, squandered at the hands of private contractors, just as this administration has done in our own gulf in the post-Katrina era. So, thank you. Thank you for being here, and we'll continue to be here for as long as necessary. God bless.
That's the 'activist' Jane Fonda.
"We'll continue to be here for as long as necessary"?
Turns out, it's no longer necessary -- at least not to 'activist' Jane.
Jane Seymour Fonda @Janefonda 13h13 hours ago
Counting. Down. the Hours. #GraceAndFrankie Season 2
Jane Seymour Fonda @Janefonda May 3
This Friday at 12AM! @GraceAndFrankie Season 2, I’ll drink to that!
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At the premiere of @GraceAndFrankie Season 2 which starts streaming at midnight on this Thursday-- in 2 days!
My dog, Tulea, watching me on @TheEllenShow, airing today
Unless, of course, she's too busy Tweeting about the earth shattering GRACE & FRANKIE or her guest spot on ELLEN.
As long as necessary -- or maybe just until she's busy with other things.
Thanks, Jane, thanks for that strong activism.
Karma may just be . . . your co-star Lily Tomlin getting nominated for an Emmy and not you.
Elaine observed:
Those of us opposed to the Iraq War remain opposed.
Those who just postured to use it against Bully Boy Bush?
They gave up the pretense of caring the moment Barack was first sworn in as president in January 2009.
Their lazy asses go a long way towards explaining why the Iraq War continues and why Keating died today.
Anna Mulrine (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) explains:
Petty Officer First Class Keating was killed while coming to the aid of Americans troops under fire after Islamic State fighters breached Peshmerga lines. His death brings to three the total number of US troop losses since the country reentered Iraq after its 2011 departure.
US forces will see more battles in the months to come, and top Pentagon officials have said there will likely be more troops on their way to Iraq later this year. The plan going forward is for US forces to train smaller units that are more likely to be doing the fighting, rather than advising military headquarters, as they had been doing before.
While the White House has insisted for months that US forces have a training mission and "are not in a combat role” in Iraq, the language used by Pentagon officials seems designed to brace the public for more casualties.
“He was in a firefight, and he died in combat. I want to be very, very clear about that,” Carter said of Keating.
From the teleconference, we'll note this exchange between Warren and MILITARY TIMES journalist Andrew Tilghman:
Q: Colonel Warren, just two things.
Can you just describe what the ISIS fighters were operating in? Were they operating in trucks or bulldozers? How did they approach this village and mount and maneuver in this attack?
And the second question, just on the QRF -- I'm assuming this is an all American QRF that came in? If that's not the case, please correct me? And can you tell us how often QRFs like that are called into respond to situations? Is this the first time that's happened in months or is that a relatively routine thing for the guys up north?
COL. WARREN: It's all American and it's the first time it's happened in months.
On how the enemy moved in this case, so they move in these type of vehicles that we refer to as technicals, which is kind of an all encompassing term for you know, homemade gun trucks, right. They throw together these -- I don't know -- kind of Jed Clampit, they will bolt a machine gun onto the hood of a pick up truck, or a gremlin, or whatever. You know, it's whatever they can find with four wheels and an engine, they will bolt some armored plates on the side if they can find them. You know, they'll rig this thing up to be some sort of troop carrying vehicle, and whether or not it's only two or three people that can fit into it, or if it's a larger type of pick up truck, they can fit more in there.
So there's no standardization here. This is a non-standard military force that we're facing. So it's a little bit of everything. So that we use the word technicals, we've destroyed 20 of them.
The bulldozer they like to use in several ways. Like I said earlier, the flot that we talked about, this forward line, is simply a checkpoint on the road is the main thing. So they will use the bulldozer, they will often use a truck bomb, plow it into the checkpoint, detonate it, kill the personnel there, and then they'll have to use the bulldozer to push the wreckage out of the way.
Not clear on whether or not that's exactly how they did it this time. I don't think they did, it seems like they punched through just with the bulldozer, and detonated their one truck bomb that they got off a little bit further up the road and we destroyed the other two truck bombs from the air.
So -- but that's how they move around is in this kind of ad hoc series of bolted together homemade trucks and cars and -- et cetera.
On Wednesday's THE NEWSHOUR (PBS), Hari Sreenivasan discussed Keating's death in Iraq and Iraq's political issues with THE WASHINGTON POST's Loveday Morris.
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Glossary Pakistani & Indian Spices (Masala)
Often wondered what 'dhal chini' or 'ajwain' is in English? Wondered what Cardamom is in Urdu or Hindi? Here is a list of spices / masala's with translation along with description of spices, how store spices and recipes of garam and chaat masala.
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Spices are the most basic and fundamental ingredients of Pakistani and Indian cuisine. Cooking without some of these spices is almost impossible, and omission of these spices often results in subtle changes in flavour in dishes. It is always good to stock up these spices prior cooking Pakistani and Indian dishes, and if you stock them appropriately they will last long. Often you will find people refer to spices in Urdu, and sometimes it becomes hard to find these spices in English, so we have made it easier for you, below is a list of spices in English with Urdu translation, along with a description, type of flavour, and how to store spices.
Ajwain seeds are smaller than cumin seeds, and of a light brown khaki colour. They are very fragrant and smell and taste like thyme. Ajwain is closely related to caraway and cumin and is used in many savoury dishes. It is used in Indian cooking both for its flavour and its medical value. Its flavour is similar to that of thyme. Ajwain seeds are often boiled in a little water and the resulting liquid is drunk to settle stomach ailments.
Allspice (Kabab Cheene)
Allspice appears like a large peppercorn that is brown in colour. Allspice is not a combination of different spices but is produced from the dried berries of the West Indian allspice tree, also known as Jamaican pepper or pimento. It is not a traditional ingredient in Indian cooking, but has come to be used in many pilau, biryani and Mughlai meat and poultry dishes. Allspice has a flavour and aroma similar to that of cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Aniseeds are similar to cumin but are rather a dull greyish colour. The fennel plant is native to the Mediterranean, thou it has been cultivated in India since Ancient times. Aniseed or fennel can safely be substituted one for the other, as they have a similar flavour. They have a sweetish liquorice-like flavour and are used widely in Bengal and Kashmir. Both aniseed and fennel seeds are either gently fried or ground with other spices. They are also often chewed at the end of a meal as an aid to digestion and as a breath sweetener.
Asafoetida (Hing)
Asafoetida is a yellow mustard powder. This is obtained from the resinous gum of a tropical plant which is closely related to the fennel family. It can be bought from Indian grocers in solid pieces or in powder form. It has quite a powerful smell, but when fried in minute quantities in hot oil with other spices, it imparts a certain distinctive flavour which is an integral part of the strict vegetarian diet of the Brahmins. Asafoetida is used very sparingly because of its very strong flavour. It is never used in recipes for meat and poultry dishes.
Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
Western bay leaves are brighter in appearance and are always whole. The bay leaf is not traditional to Indian cooking. It is a common mistranslation, for Western bay leaves are quite different from tej patta, which are the tender leaves obtained from the Cassia tree. In the West, bay leaves obtained from the sweet bay laurel, are more easily available and have become a popular substitute. Bay Leaves have a flavour similar to cinnamon. Western bay leaves also have a stronger flavour than Indian bay leaves. Indian bay leaves can be crumbled easily to blend with other spices.
Black Pepper (Kali Mirch)
Round black roughly textured seeds. Black pepper comes from the pepper vines grown in the tropical forests of monsoon Asia. The berries are picked when they are green and then dried in the sun to give us the familiar black pepper. Pepper loses its flavour rapidly so it is always advisable to buy whole peppercorns and grind them in a pepper mill as and when required. Pre-ground pepper does nothing to enhance the flavour of a dish.
Black Salt (Kala Namak)
Black salt is a purple pinkish-gray salt with a pungent smell. It is mined in India & Pakistan and is used in savoury dishes to add tanginess. It is known to relieve intestinal gas and heartburn. The primary spice used in Chaat masala is the black salt.
Caraway Seeds (Shahjeera)
The seed is about 1/5inch long and tapered at the ends. The hard seed shells have five pale ridges. Caraway Seed is actually the fruit of a biennial herb in the parsley family, known as Carum carvi. Caraway is native to Asia as well as northern and central Europe. First used in antiquity, Caraway has been cultivated in Europe since the middle Ages. Caraway seed is closely related to cumin, but has a milder flavour. Unlike cumin, caraway does not dominate the flavour of the dish in which it is used. The flavour of caraway blends easily with meat.
Cardamom (Elaichi)
There are two varieties of cardamom pods: brown cardamom known as Badi Elaichi or Moti Elachi and green cardamom referred to as Choti Elaichi. Brown cardamom is larger in size to green cardamom. Good quality cardamom seeds will always appear a rich brownish-black, slightly sticky and have a strong aromatic smell. Cardamom is sold whole or ground by Indian grocers.
The cardamom plant is a perennial of the ginger family and grows abundantly in southern India. The ripe cardamom seed pods are dried in the sun before being sold commercially. When a recipe calls for a whole cardamom, the pods should always be opened up slightly to extract the full flavour of the cardamom, for it is the seeds that have the maximum flavour. The same method can also be used in judging the quality of cardamoms. The dark brown variety is used in certain curries, pilaus and biryanis and the inner seeds are often used for making garam masala. The small green variety is used in most curries, pilaus and some sweet dishes. Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic fragrance. Black cardamom has a distinctly more astringent aroma, though not bitter, with coolness similar to mint, though with a different aroma. Ground cardamom is often used in Indian sweets. It is best to grind small quantities at home using a coffee mill. Ready-ground cardamom is not only expensive, but because cardamom loses its natural oil quickly.
Brown powder with a pungent smell, and sour taste it is a very popular spice mix used in many Indian and Pakistani snacks. Chaat Masala has a sweet yet sour flavour. Used in fruit salads, yoghurt based dishes and other Pakistani and Indian snacks.
Preparation: The quantity of each spice used is: 2 tbsp cumin seeds, 1 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp mint, 1 tbsp amchur (mango powder), 1 tbsp black salt, 1 tsp cayenne pepper and 1/4 tsp ground ginger. Toast and grind cumin and fennel seeds and combine with remaining ingredients. This mixture can be refrigerated and stored in a jar with a tight fitting lid.
Cinnamon (Dhal Chini)
Cinnamon sticks are sold in pieces of tree bark, sometimes in a scroll form. The cinnamon sticks used in Indian cooking are different from those used in the West. Indian cinnamon sticks have the texture and feel of tree bark of Cassia tree, which is grown in most tropical countries. True cinnamon sticks, which are in the form of a scroll, are available in most supermarkets and have a much more delicate flavour than Cassia bark. True cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka. Both Cassia tree cinnamon and true cinnamon, however, are from the same botanical family. Cinnamon has a warm and slightly sweet flavour to it. Cinnamon is an essential ingredient in garam masala. It is often used in certain curries, pilaus and biryanis, and is brewed with cloves and aniseed.
Cloves (Laung)
Dark brown, black in appearance, shaped like a flower head. Cloves are the buds of the dried flower of the clove tree, which is native to southern Asia. They have a strong and distinctive flavour and are an essential ingredient in garam masala. They are also used whole in certain curries, pilaus and biryanis. Whether used whole or ground, cloves should be used in carefully measured quantities as the flavour is rather overpowering. They have a strong and distinctive flavour and are an essential ingredient in garam masala. Cloves should always buy whole, as ground cloves do not contain the essential oil that flavours a dish. Used as an essential ingredient in garam masala. Cloves are highly antiseptic and are often chewed to relieve toothache.
Coriander (Dhaniya)
Round light brown coloured seeds. Coriander is the single most important spice in Indian cooking. Its mild and slightly sweet flavour blends well with almost all Indian dishes and it controls their basic flavour. Traditionally, coriander is gently roasted before grinding as this brings out its full flavour as well as making it easier to grind finely. Ground pre-packed coriander, if roasted gently and cooled before storing in airtight containers, will significantly enhance the flavour of dishes.
Cumin (Jeera/Zeera)
There are two types of varieties: black cumin (kala jeera) and white cumin (safed jeera). Cumin is a pungent and aromatic spice, which is also very powerful. Sometimes black cumin is confused with caraway seeds, which are quite different. Although both widely used, one cannot substituted for the other as they each have their own quite distinctive flavour. Cumin is used whole to flavour the oil before cooking vegetables, pulses and some rice dishes. Ground cumin, because of its powerful flavour, should be used in carefully measured quantities. A better flavour is obtained by gently roasting the seeds before grinding. Ground pre-packed cumin, if roasted and cooled, before storing, will produce more satisfactory results, than if used straight from the packet.
Curry Leaves (Curry Patha)
These are sold dried or fresh. The leaves are small and shiny and are used in many different ways. Curry leaves are used extensively in southern Indian cooking and are one of the main ingredients in commercially prepared curry powder, especially Madras curry powder. Curry leaf is slightly flavoured like curry powder, but with a strong herb-like aroma and hints of bell pepper and citrus, and a pleasant, mild bitterness. They can be crumbled before being added to a dish or used whole. Alternatively, they can be fried whole in hot oil and then added to the dish. The dried leaves can be stored in a screw-top jar and the fresh ones can be frozen and used straight from the freezer.
Dry Mango Powder (Amchur)
This is slightly mustardy light brown powder. Small segments of unripe mangoes are dried and the powdered and used in dishes to give a sour and tangy taste in dishes. Dry Mango powder has a sour tangy taste to it yet with subtle mango flavour as well.
Dry Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi)
Dry Fenugreek leaves as it is called will be sold in crumbles up leaf form, pale green in colour. Leaves of the fenugreek plant are dried and then used to flavour in Indian dishes. The dried fenugreek leaves have a bitter taste and strong smell, hence careful quantities must be used. These leaves are a good substitute for fresh fenugreek leaves.
Fenugreek Seeds (Methi Dana)
The seeds are brownish-yellow in colour and rectangular in shape. The fresh green leaves, which are very much like watercress, are used as a vegetable and for stuffing breads. In northern India fenugreek biscuits are a great delicacy. Fenugreek seeds have a slightly bitter flavour and must be used in the specified quantities. They are either fried in hot oil or gently roasted and ground with other spices – each method produces its own distinctive flavour. Whichever method is used, the seeds should not be overdone, or a very bitter flavour will result. Fenugreek is widely used in vegetable, lentil and some fish dishes.
Depending on its ingredients this should come in a brown coloured powder. Garam Masala is a combination of hot spices. The word garam signifies heat and masala means a mixture of various spices. Typical recipe uses cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and nutmeg. Garam masala is known to create body heat which helps the body to retain warmth in a cold climate. It is frequently used in northern India cooking where the temperature in winter is significantly lower than in the rest of the country. Garam masala freshly prepared is much more aromatic and has a fuller flavour than ready-packed garam masala. The latter does not have the required aroma and flavour because the main ingredients - cinnamon, cardamom and cloves - lose their essential oils very rapidly. Garam masala is used in many different ways. It is sometimes used together with other spices, or it can be sprinkled on as a condiment at the end of the cooking time. Cardamom, cinnamon and cloves are the main ingredients which govern the taste of the final mixture when ground. These spices are also used whole in pilaus and biryanis and in certain curries and dry-spiced vegetable dishes. The recipe for garam masala can vary a great deal; other spices such as whole black peppercorns, coriander seeds, and cumin seeds may be added to the three basic ingredients.
Preparation: The quantity of each spice used is: 2 tbsp cinnamon sticks, broken into small pieces, 1 1/2 tbsp green cardamoms with the skin, 1 tbsp whole cloves and 1/2 a whole nutmeg, broken into pieces for grinding. Heat a cast-iron or other heavy based pan. When the pan is hot, add the above ingredients and reduce heat to low. Stir and roast the ingredients until they release their aroma. Remove from the heat and allow cooling completely; stirring during the first half of the cooling time to prevent them from browning as the pan will remain hot for a while. When completely cool, grind the spices to a fine powder in a coffee mill and store in an air-tight container.
Ground Mixed Spice
Depending on its ingredients this should come in a brown coloured powder. Ground mixed spice is widely used for baking, desserts, especially apple-based puddings. The mixture always contains Allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Often other spices are added to this mixture; such as coriander, cloves, ginger and mace. Ground Mixed Spice will give a warm spicy flavour to sweet dishes.
Preparation: Grind the allspice, cinnamon and cloves to a fine powder and mix well with the nutmeg and ginger. Use at once or store in an airtight jar away from light.
Dried Ginger (Saunt)
This is sold in a pale creamy powder-like form. Dried powdered ginger is often used in-replace of fresh ginger but however the flavour produced is not the same.
Mustard Seed (Rai or Sarson)
Mustard seeds are about 3mm in diameter, and may be coloured from yellowish white to black. Mustard seed has been used as a spice for many thousands of years. Mustard seeds of the various mustard plants are among the smallest of seeds. They are important spices in many regional cuisines. The seeds can come from three different plants: black mustard (Brassica nigra), brown Indian mustard (B. juncea), and white mustard (B. hirta/Sinapis alba). Mustard Seed's hot, spicy flavour enhances meats, fish, sauces, salad dressings. Brown or black mustard seed is commonly used in Indian cooking. Powdered or crushed mustard is used in pickles and the whole seeds are used to flavour vegetables and pulses, and are fried in hot oil to give a nutty flavour.
Onion Seeds also known as Nigella Seeds (Kalonji)
Onion seeds are small tiny black seeds. Onion seeds are not actually derived from the onion plant, but because of their close resemblance to actual onion seeds, they are referred to thus. They actually come from the Nigella plant, which is grown in India and the Middle East. Onion seeds have pungent bitter taste and smell. Onion seeds are used whole flavouring pickles and vegetable dishes. They are also used in savoury snacks and Tandori-baked bread, such as Naan or Tandoori Roti. In Assam and Bengal, onion seeds are used along with other whole spices to flavour dhals and fish curries.
Paprika (Deghi Mirchi)
A brilliant red coloured powder. Indian paprika comes mainly from the Kashmir where this mild and sweet variety of chilli, known as deghi mirchi, is grown extensively. Its brilliant red colour does not indicate the same pungency as the other chillies used in Indian cooking. Paprika has a sweetish spicy flavour. Paprika is primarily used to add that wonderfully rich colour to a dish.
Pomegranate Seeds (Anardana)
Dark brown sticky pomegranate seeds. Wild pomegranate seeds are taken and dried and used in Indian and Pakistani dishes to add a tangy flavour to dishes. It is mostly used to flavour vegetable and legumes dishes but is also known to be used in Moghul-style meat dishes. Pomegranate seeds posses a bitter and tangy flavour.
Poppy Seeds (Khus Khus)
The seeds are pale cream, almost white, in appearance. Various kinds of poppy flowers are grown all around the world, but the poppy seeds used in Indian cooking come from the opium poppy, which flourishes in tropical climates. Add a nutty flavour to the dish. Poppy seeds improve texture by thickening it’s the gravy. They should not be substituted for the black poppy seeds used in baking as these impart a bitter flavour to the dish.
Red Chilli (Lal Mirch)
Red chilli powdered. Red chilli is one of the main spice ingredients of any Indian cooking, used either whole (saboth), crushed (kotivi) or powdered. Red chilli powder is often pure chilli powder and made from any hot red chillies such as jalepeno, and cayenne peppers.
Saffron (Kessar or Zafran)
Saffron comes in an orangish colour and in very thin strands. Saffron consists of the dried stigma of the saffron crocus flower. Though saffron is grown in most Mediterranean countries, the type used in Indian cooking comes from the foothills of the Himalayas. Saffron is used in Mughlai, Kashmiri and northern Indian cooking to add both colour and flavour to dishes. The long and laborious process of collecting the stigma makes saffron one of the world’s most expensive flavourings. Saffron should always be bought in strands. Powdered saffron is often adulterated and will therefore not impart an authentic flavour. Just a pinch of saffron is enough to flavour any dish. The strands should be soaked in a little hot water or milk for ten to fifteen minutes. Both the infusion and the strands should be used in the dish for maximum flavour. Saffron is used for both sweet and savoury dishes. Do not be tempted to substitute turmeric for saffron, as it has its own distinctive flavour.
Sesame Seeds (Til or Thil)
Pale creamy coloured flattish oval shaped seeds. Sesame is one of the most important oil seeds in the world. It is native to India, which together with china, is the largest grower and exported of sesame oil to the west. The sesame seed has a nutty flavour. The black variety used in baking in the West is never used in Indian cooking.
Star Anise (Badiyan or Chakri Phool or Anas phal)
Anise flavoured, star-shaped seed pod of dried fruit, dark brown in colour. Star anise is one of the main ingredients of the five spice powder used in Chinese cuisine. Star anise is known as a digestive aid and to cure colic in babies. Star anise is available in packages in Asian supermarkets. When purchasing star anise, look for whole pieces that aren’t broken. Star anise releases a heady fragrance when added to hot oil. In slow cooked or simmered dishes, star anise is usually added whole (not broken into pieces) and discarded before serving. Occasionally, you may find stir-fry recipes calling for star anise. At home, store star anise in a sealed container in a cool dark place. Properly stored, star anise will last for several months. Discard once the flavour fades.
Turmeric (Haldi)
A deep yellow golden coloured powder. Turmeric is native to India and it is the turmeric root which is cleaned, boiled, dried and ground to give us the powder. It is closely related to the ginger plant. Renowned for its distinctive pungent flavour turmeric adds colour as well as flavour to the dish. Tumeric aids the digestive system, as does ginger. Turmeric is also used as an antiseptic.
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Can any body knows the areas of cultivation for Cardomon(elaichi)Cloves(loong)Black pepper (kali mirch)Cinnamon( dad cheeni)
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Good list. Onion seeds are not kalonji/nigella seeds. Aniseed (it does not exist in indian cuisine) is not saunf, fennel is.
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I wonder if you can help me. I have a question about small hot peppers which I was served at a friends house from south India (Hindu). They were dry but had been fried in oil and salted. You crumbled them onto your food to taste (I don't know if only the dishes served at that meal or anytime). I really liked them but have been unable to find them (I should have asked at the time but we have both moved since that time and are no linger in touch)... if you have any idea I would really really appreciate it
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Lago Atitlan: San Pedro and San Marcos
December 24, 2008 in Guatemala | 2 comments
Needing a break from 4 weeks of Spanish immersion we decided to get out of Xela for a weekend. Seeing Lago Atitlan seemed like the way to go and, for once, we traveled without Marlin. We caught the direct chicken bus to San Pedro from the bus station at 2pm though there are buses which leave at all hours – you just have to ask around. Sonia, the best home-stay mom ever, was appalled that we were skipping almuerzo (lunch) and packed up a tasty meal for us which we devoured on the bus.
Chicken buses are not the most comfortable transport but they are the cheapest way to get around Guatemala. There are tour companies that offer direct transport (with probably more comfortable seats) all over Guatemala but they charge you for it. It costs $14 USD/person one way to San Pedro whereas taking the chicken bus was only $3 USD/person one way. Personally, I don’t think the private buses are worth it as you take the same bumpy roads. Save the cash, experience typical Guatemalan transport and stay in a nicer hostel.
During the Vietnam war, Lago Atitlan (particularly the town of Panajachel) was a place where war-dodgers fled to avoid conscription. Once the civil war in Guatemala started most foreigners left the area while the battle for human and civil rights raged for nearly thirty years. In 1996 the hostilities ended and the Lake slowly returned back to a tourist destination.
Lago Atitlan
The lake is beautiful. And it was warm! After freezing in Xela we were pretty excited to be in flip-flops and t-shirts. We spent the Friday night in San Pedro, a popular hangout for the bohemian set. Marijuana and coffee are the main crops and we were approached by more than one young guy trying to sell ‘the lake weed’. We did see signs for pretty cheap Spanish classes, about $55 for 4 hours a day, 5 days per week and accommodation is relatively inexpensive. Personally I think it would be a bit boring after a week or so but there were a number of bohos who looked like they had been there for a long time.
Boat Trip on Lago Atitlan
The next day we took a boat over the lake to the esoteric San Marcos. The small community is home to mediation courses, reiki, yoga and many other holistic therapies. People come here to complete courses in new age theology which last from 1 to 3 months, or just to participate for a few days. The most famous center in San Marcos is called, Los Piramides, a place where you can take the Moon-course or the Sun-course, both which end with compulsory periods of silence. We had a look around and wandered into their herb garden, in the shape of a pyramid of course, where just about every type of medicinal plant is grown and they can be purchased in the small store for fairly hefty prices.
Las Piramides
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Lakeside in San Marcos
We had to head back to Xela on Sunday and were lucky enough to catch a bus. On Sundays the bus leaves at 8am, we had been told 10am, and when we reached the bus station we were told there were no buses to Xela. Luckily, we met some people from Xela who knew the route back. We grabbed the bus headed to Guatemala City and then switched buses where the road meets the main highway to Guatemala City. Turns out the bus to Xela wasn’t in the best condition as the seat Tom and I had was broken and had slid forward making it a tight squeeze for two long-legged gringos!
Tight Fit on the Bus
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Jose on July 17, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Which hostel did you stay at? Planning to make the trip there from Belize at the end of August.
We plan on making a trip there at the end of August and would like to know which hostel you stayed at. Really would appreciate your help.
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Its iCloud service will be a one-stop content, document, application, and configuration synchronization service for mobile devices and PCs.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record to those who have been following my columns, with mobile devices gaining parity with PCs in the pantheon of enterprise information tools, users and IT must come to grips with the snippets of sensitive data they are rapidly accumulating. Besides the usual security "hygiene" advice everyone should be tired of hearing (but I can't resist repeating: use a screen lock, the longer the password the better, use a tracking and remote-wipe service to erase data on lost or stolen devices, use a VPN on public Wi-Fi networks), some users have also recognized the need to back up their smartphone and tablet data.
As noted a couple weeks ago, several vendors have stepped into the backup software void. But at last week's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, the 800-pound gorilla just undercut the market for many of them with iCloud.
Wireless portability, relatively limited local storage, and the nomadic nature of tablets and smartphones would seem to make the cloud an ideal mechanism for mirroring their contents. So thought Apple, as evidenced by an iCloud feature set that far exceeds rumors that ricocheted around the blogosphere. If you own or support iPhones and iPads, iCloud has you covered come fall, when the service and its enabling iOS upgrade are released.
Apple went all in with iCloud, which many expected would be little more than a music streaming and archiving service. Instead, iCloud will be a one-stop content, document, application, and configuration synchronization service for both mobile devices and PCs (although Windows users won't gain much more than document and calendar sharing).
Essentially, Apple designed iCloud to replicate the "personality" of an iPhone, iPad, and even Mac, and automatically push that personality out to every other device in a user's Apple ecosystem. Thus, iCloud can work as a backup/disaster recovery tool, as long as you trust Apple with your data. Restoring an iPhone or personalizing a new device is merely a matter of wirelessly logging in to an iTunes account and letting iCloud do the rest--personal data, purchased music (not burned, although that's a $25 add-on option), apps, books, and settings will automatically reappear.
While iCloud seems to solve the backup problems for iPhone/iPad users, Apple's announcement still leaves many questions: How might enterprise IT tap into and manage iCloud data for devices it manages? Will there be tools for central command and control? What security technologies and processes will iCloud incorporate? What about non-Apple applications; how soon will they support iCloud? What does iCloud mean for cloud file-sharing services such as Dropbox and SugarSync or for the iOS backup market writ large?
Apple's iCloud initiative has validated the need for a comprehensive (including all user-specific device data), transparent (requiring as little end-user configuration and management as possible), and cross-platform (recognizing that people generate information on many devices and need a "single version of the truth") backup system. ICloud seems to fit the bill for the Apple ecosystem and will likely set the standard for comparable cloud-based services targeting Android, Windows Mobile, and other mobile devices.
Yet Apple realizes that keeping data on the device itself from falling into the wrong hands is still an imperfectly solved problem, as evidenced by a new patent application describing potential new features in iOS local security policies and Apple's "Find My iPhone" service. The document describes enhancements to the standard PIN/passcode screen lock that could progressively increase device security after a number of failed login attempts (indicating that either the device is in the hands of a thief or the owner is very inebriated).
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Conservative governor tells GOP delegates “Obama is turning bathrooms into courtrooms issues. I want you to know, I am working with the governor of North Carolina, and we are going to fight back.”
Protesters demonstrate against “Bathroom Bill” in North Carolina Photograph: Chuck Liddy/AP
On International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, Texas Governor Greg Abbott had something peculiar to say to his citizenry and the Twittersphere at large.
JFK wanted to send a man to the moon. Obama wants to send a man to the women's restroom. We must get our country back on track. #tcot
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 17, 2016
The crass tweet came nearly in concurrence with President Obama issuing a statement marking the event by “reaffirming the dignity and inherent worth of all people, regardless of who they love or their gender identity.”
A sign marking a gender-neutral restroom. Photograph: Toby Talbot/AP
The brief, but strongly worded commitment from the White House comes on the heels of the Department of Justice (DOJ) notifying Gov. Pat McCrory that his “Bathroom Bill” – which mandates transgender people use the bathroom of their biological gender – was found to be in direct violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Lawsuits and counter-suits have been filed by the State of North Carolina and the DOJ, respectively, but the Obama Administration has made it clear that they intend to advance equal rights for the LGBT community to the fullest extent possible throughout their final eight months in office.
It would appear as though Texas may likely be their next target, as state officials have signaled that they will put themselves at the forefront of the federal government’s strong commitment to transgender rights.
“Obama is turning bathrooms into courtroom issues,” Abbott told GOP delegates last week at the Texas state convention in Dallas, “I want you to know, I am working with the governor of North Carolina, and we are going to fight back.”
A 32-page platform adopted at the convention would seem corroborate this pledge, giving a strong indication that lawmakers intend on passing a bill similar to North Carolina’s when the legislature reconvenes in January.
“We urge the enactment of legislation addressing individuals’ use of bathrooms, showers and locker rooms that correspond with their biologically determined sex,” reads the platform, adding that the Texas Republican Party opposes “all policies and curriculum that teach alternate lifestyles including homosexuality, transgender and other non-traditional lifestyles as normal.”
Additionally, it calls on Abbott to overturn the Supreme Court’s historic Obergefell v Hodges ruling from last summer – which legalized gay marriage in all 50 states – despite being unclear on how state government could constitutionally supersede the highest court in the land, along with maintaining support for the widely deplored practice of “conversion therapy” for LGBT people.
As the Obama administration in their notification implied their intention to withhold upwards of $800 million in annual education funding to North Carolina, Texas lawmakers are already planning to address these potential losses.
Dan Patrick, the Texas lieutenant governor, is willing to forfeit potentially billions of dollars in federal funding rather than institute the government’s policy. Photograph: LM Otero/AP
Dan Patrick, the Texas lieutenant governor who recently made headlines by claiming states were being “blackmailed” by the president, said the state is willing to forfeit potentially “billions of dollars” in federal funding that provides free meals for underprivileged schoolchildren rather than adhere to the federal government’s warning.
“Well, in Texas, he can keep his 30 pieces of silver. We will not yield to blackmail from the president of the United States,” Patrick told reporters. Last week, the combative politician urged a Fort Worth schools superintendent to resign for backing a transgender student bathroom policy, and on his Facebook page Tuesday, deemed LGBT rights in Texas a “modern day ‘come and take it’ moment in Texas.”
A similar proposal from the mayor of Rockwall, TX, failed to pass last month after a heated debate.
“This is purely a security issue to me,” wrote mayor Jim Pruett in an editorial for the Dallas Morning News, “These businesses are allowing men unrestricted access to women’s restrooms or changing rooms based solely on their representation that they are more comfortable using the facilities for the opposite sex.”
An additional victory was scored for conservatives in Houston last year when a campaign rooted in fear successfully persuaded Houston voters to reject a wide-ranging anti-discrimination ordinance inherently similar to the measure Charlotte passed provoking HB2.
It remains to be seen how far the standoff will go, and how many other conservative states will join, but this much remains clear: November’s election has the potential to undo significant social progress for LGBT rights and equality nationwide.
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Dating a silverface princeton reverb, superior music - fender amp amplifier serial numbers
The bad news is that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done on the silverface amps. The Princeton Reverb is identical to the regular Princeton circuit except for two key additions. Jason Isbell has been known to plug a custom Tele directly into a Princeton when touring with his wife, Amanda Shires. But the Princeton Reverb is the stuff of legend.
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Greg was passionate about Fender amps and his knowledge, insight and humor will be missed very much. Good luck reading some of the hand written ones. Glad it's going to a tech - if it's been sitting for years the filter caps are likely crystallized, and if one blows you'd be looking at a very expensive domino-effect repair. Or previous owner replace inputs jacks?
Can't figure out how to post pics. Yours would have the fixed baffle and the grill cloth is on a wooden frame that is held onto the baffle with Velcro. As others have mentioned the rest of the codes and serial number will tell the tale.
The stamp isn't always there though, but you won't know until you pull it. Both reissues have been well received and are often picked up by players who want to leave their vintage gear in the living room when they play shows. You can do a lot playing around with preamp tubes in these.
As a result, there are a lot of amps out there that may look original, but are not.
One thing we know for sure is that production codes can help date an amp to a particular month within a given model run.
During the Silverface era, one change would alter the sound of the amp in a subtle way.
A Nerd s Guide to the Fender Princeton Reverb
What is the Serial or chassis number on the amp? What about pots date code? The first letter refers to the year, and the second letter refers to the month of manufacture.
Because the serial numbers are for a particular model and that chassis were stamped sequentially, is reasonable to assume that the serial number infers the Nth unit manufactured. The chassis weren't used chronologically. The tail logo was used originally, went away for a short while and came back. The overdrive dynamic changes to be slightly less responsive.
Again, just an oddity, not a rarity. Sixth, it has a Jensen not an Oxford speaker. Is that a three-position ground switch? Unlike serial numbers used for most Fender guitars and basses, what's the best we know that serial number sequences are unique to a particular model or a family of models of amplifiers. The machine that stamped the serial number into the back of the chassis got stuck on number A and a lot of pieces were stamped with this number.
If I can figure out how to post pics I'll do so.
Early Fender Electric Blackface amps from and some into early did not have a Fender Logo on the grillcloth.
Vintage Silverface Princeton Reverbs can be found at reasonable prices, and the reissues really do the originals justice as much as a reissue can.
Pull the chassis and see if there is a date stamp on the inside. The progress of this type of work is slow, hence the long hiatus, however, a lot of new data have been collected regarding Fender amplifiers, including production numbers. These letters are the production date code for the amplifier. Note the removal of the voltage selector switch and hard-wiring.
Superior Music - Fender Amp Amplifier Serial Numbers
Of course, this is all hypothetical, post awkward but still plausible. Such is the stuff of many Urban Legends. These codes have nothing to do with the serial number that is stamped on the right rear of the chassis - Those numbers are posted below.
How can I find out how old my amplifier is
But changes took place in as well. There will be amps with serial numbers that lie outside of the listed ranges. But if you also swap out the output transformer for more power, these two mods in conjunction will create larger, louder sound for gigging musicians.
That darker reverb and compressed sound are exactly what make the Blackface version prefered among many players. Vibrosonic Reverb silverface. The back panel screws are post as is the courtesy outlet. All Fender amplifiers, best dating spots london manufactured after include a date code on the amplifier.
In addition, the dating-by-serial number tables have been revised and are more accurate. These are listed in the dating table. This is no different with published dating tables for vintage Fender guitars and basses. For some reason, folks are willing to poke their head into tweed, blonde, brown and blackface amps, but not into silverface amps. It was represented to be an early s amp, but after doing research, I believe it to be a silverface.
Andrew works in parallel with this research, but is specializing in the Rivera era blackface amps. Ink date stamps are notoriously unreliable, and although they look like dates they sometimes don't indicate dates at all Check the serial number against the list here. Here is another caveat about reading these tables. Paul worked with Greg on their small box brown Twin myth busting research and is extremely knowledgeable about Fender amps in general with a specialization in the brown and blonde amps. Interest in vintage Fender amps really took hold about years ago.
Please continue to send submit info to us via e-mail. Although his job was somewhat limited, free his recollections provided some really fascinating insights to how the amps were built. These have not been observed or reported so the answer remains unknown.
For the uniquely serialized models, the production estimates using my hypothesis, can be determined from the serial number tables. These modifications are making this research more difficult for a couple of reasons. There are too many inconsistencies to accept that this is an unmodified amp. Likewise there are some serial numbers with an extra digit usually a zero after the letter prefix. Greg and I also disagree about determining production from serial numbers.
With Fender, this is always somewhat arbitrary, but if the logo is original look at the scrwes holes beneath I would estimate or and a replacement power transformer. It is one of the last Deluxe Amps produced. Even so, Mike Campbell has made heavy use of the Princeton in the studio and on tour with The Heartbreakers. This is a nice addition to my amp collection.
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The finest hours : the true story of a heroic sea rescue, Michael J. Tougias & Casey Sherman
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NBC Launching Ad-Only, Not Ad-Supported Video Site
Seth Gilbert, 08-8-2007
You know you live in a consumer culture when advertising spots become entertainment on their own. Today, NBC Universal announced the planned roll out of their next step into Internet video – an advertising only video site. To clarify, this is not an ad supported video website (well, technically it’s that too) but this is a site showing nothing but video ads.
The site, which is named Didja (in tribute to the opening line of the water cooler conversations they hope their programming will inspire), will launch in early 2008, Variety reported. The site’s roll out will be staged to follow the launch of NBC’s other video effort, New Co, (which is its much larger joint venture with News Corp to build a true YouTube rival called).
The Didja site will showcase both new and old TV ad footage. It’s expected that advertisers will have the opportunity to pay for featured billing or placement similar to the way sponsors buy top search result placement with sponsored search.
While the site is being billed as an entertainment offering, its links to the ad industry will go beyond just popcorn entertainment. On the surface, the advertising content will be uploaded by the Ad Agencies themselves and playable by users on a copy protected NBC player.
Behind the scenes, Didja will repay Madison Avenue by sharing and selling a treasure chest of user data: things like which ads are popular? Demographic of who’s watching? etc. NBC is even counting on viewers to help provide this kind of data. The site will offer a full stable of the social networking features popular on rival video channels. These will includes things like the ability to create private groups, to link and interact with friends and voting features. The site will also offer tools to let users create their own composite mixes (“mashups”) of hosted videos. (This feature may be similar to what MySpace has plans to roll out after intregating the assets of Flektor)
In the Variety published article, NBC ad chief Michael Pilot characterized the effort as a chance for advertisers to “interact with an engaged audience and extend their marketing budgets online.” “Extending budgets” sounds a lot to me like a euphemism for trying to get some extra free exposure.
Didja won’t be alone in trying to wring a few dollars out of older advertisements. They will compete against ad content already shown on popular video sites like YouTube and MySpace TV as well as a Warner Brother’s owned site from TBS called Veryfunnyads.com and another property called adTV.
I admit, ads can be entertaining to watch. The best of them can be conversation topics. It’s no secret a large portion of Super Bowl viewers tune in for the ads. And some very creative people spend their hours and talents focused on little but developing them. The recent Get a Mac ad campaign, for example, is incredibly well done and clever. Still, it’s hard to get my head around the idea of an announcer saying “Stay Tuned, we’ll be back next week with the latest commercial from Doritos” …..or… “It’s time to make the donuts. Encore display at 11.” It’s hard to envision an ad-only showcase being more than a pop-culture fad and a niche phenomenon.
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New Research Helps Scientists Answer Fundamental Questions About Coastal Restoration
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By Rachel Rhode, Analyst, Coastal Projects and Programs, Environmental Defense Fund
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FENCELINE: A COMPANY TOWN DIVIDED
Fenceline follows the story of Margie Richard, who claims that her African American community is suffering adverse health effects, due to the chemical emissions of a neighboring plant owned by the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company. The town of Norco, Louisiana which derives its name from the New Orleans Refining Company, is divided between those who consider Shell a fair neighbor that carefully monitors it’s chemical emissions and the all-black Diamond Community. As a result of Shell’s industrial expansion, the size of the Diamond Community has been reduced to four streets that extend from the plant’s fence line. Read more below.
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Awarded Best Feature Documentary by the Environmental Media Association
…Emmy Award-winning producer-director Slawomir Grunberg’s exploration of the environmental struggle between industry…and the people of Norco, LA…the documentary allows both communities to speak their minds.
…thoughtfully examines the role of economics in the struggle between industry and environment.
Documentary about the split among residents of Norco, LA, over possible links between illness and the local Sheil Oil refinery.
Fenceline follows the story of Margie Richard, who claims that her African American community is suffering adverse health effects, due to the chemical emissions of a neighboring plant owned by the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company. The town of Norco, Louisiana which derives its name from the New Orleans Refining Company, is divided between those who consider Shell a fair neighbor that carefully monitors it’s chemical emissions and the all-black Diamond Community. As a result of Shell’s industrial expansion, the size of the Diamond Community has been reduced to four streets that extend from the plant’s fence line. Chemicals that have been identified in the air in the Norco community include Benzene, which is known to cause cancer in humans; Epychlor Hydron, which is a suspected human cancer causing agent and has been linked to testicular dysfunction; and Toluene, Ethyl Benzene and Sulfur Compounds, which are all linked to birth defects. Out of concern that these chemicals are aversely affecting their health, the Diamond Community has been asking Shell to relocate them.
The rest of Norco is a mainly white community that owes its existence to the petrochemical industry. Like many residents, Vicky Reneau has lived in Norco her entire life and is fiercely proud of this company town. Her father, Kirby, spent 40 years working for Shell and the family grew up enjoying the benefits associated with being part of the “Shell family” – free access to the company swimming pool, bowling alley, theater, and golf course. Along with the country club lifestyle, Shell employees enjoy some of the highest wages in the area. Vicky points out that in addition to generous employee benefits which support the local economy, the company makes many contributions to the community. Shell sponsors a Christmas present give away, offers Thanksgiving turkeys to the needy, and sends employees into local schools to teach students about the importance of industry. The Reneau family believes industry has brought nothing but benefits to Norco, and that those who want to be relocated are opportunists looking for a handout. To allegations by the Diamond Community that chemical emissions by Shell are responsible for health problems, Vickie responds that Shell carefully monitors it’s emissions and that any problems Diamond residents have are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle.
At the request of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Shell was obliged to inform the community about the emission levels of the chemicals they release. According to Shell’s chemical monitors, the plant is not exceeding federal regulations on emission levels. With the help of an independent chemist, Wilma Subra, the Diamond Community also began collecting air samples using an EPA approved bucket. The so-called “bucket brigade” recorded that, on certain occasions, the Shell plant was releasing chemicals in quantities that did exceed federal limits.
Fenceline: A Company Town Divided hopes to offer the viewer an appreciation of the delicate balance between industry and environmental rights, without promoting a particular viewpoint. The questions this film addresses offer the viewer even-handed insight into a topic of national interest. With interviews of people from a wide spectrum of disciplines such as: industry experts, industry workers, environmentalists and local community members, this documentary juxtaposes misconceptions about the role of industry in polluting the environment against scientific facts. By airing this program on national television and providing outreach initiatives to extend the value of the documentary in classrooms and the public sphere, we hope to bridge the gap between environmentalists and industry advocates.
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• True Stories: Life In the USA: screenings at public television stations in developing countries in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, ITVS presentation, 2005-06
• Bioneers Moving Image Festival, Santa Fe, NM, 2006
POV and Amnesty International series: MA, CT, NJ, NY, RI schools and university Northeast screenings, 2005
• The Second National Summit on Equitable Development,
• Social Justice, and Smart Growth, Philadelphia, 2005
• Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL 2005
• Festival International du Film de l’Environnement (FIFE), Kairouan, Tunesia 2004
• Environmental film festival in Accra, Ghana 2004
• Environmental Madia Award Festival, San Francisco, 2003
• P.O.V. season on PBS National Broadcast – USA 2002
• Directing Documentary Workshop, Ireland, April 2002
• Community Screening, Norco, LA, May 2002
• University Film and Video Association Conference, August 2002
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• Bioneers Conference, San Rafael, CA, October 2002
• Cinema on the Edge Fall Series, Ithaca College, October 2002
• Brazil “Documenta”, Rio, November 2001
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• Okomedia Film Festival, Germany
• Ekofilm, Czech Republic
• 9th International Festival of Health Films, France
• XII Prix Leonardo, Parma, Italy
• Planet In Focus, Toronto, Canada
• P.O.V. – PBS, Public Broadcast Stations, 2002
…Emmy Award-winning producer-director Slawomir Grunberg’s exploration of the environmental struggle between industry… and the people of Norco, LA… the documentary allows both communities to speak their minds.
This Week’s Pick, July 22, 2002
…thoughtfully examines the role of economics in the struggle between industry and environment…
Josh Friedman, July 22, 2002
Documentary about the split among residents of Norco, LA, over possible links between illness and the local Shell Oil refinery.
Highlights, July 23, 2002
…a compelling film…a careful portrayal of race, class and pollution in Louisiana, the documentary goes beyond the controversy itself… Fenceline takes us into the homes of both black and white residents as they view TV news reports out of New Orleans on the roiling controversy in their hometown. By turning its cameras on the local TV news media coverage, Fenceline shows how the news affects those closest to the issue.
Gambit Weekly, July 16, 2002
Fenceline… looks at race, toxic pollution, a company town in that portion of the Mississippi Delta known as Cancer Alley, where Shell petrochemicals, pouring out of smokestacks, make lovely sunsets and asthmatic coughing fits.
John Leonard – July 22, 2002
The documentary was an excellent example of what a community can do when it works together…the film actually is a true reflection how the community around the refinery actually feels.
Joanne Rossi
CLRTC President
…It’s like some science-fiction movie… I knew that those plants were built on former plantations. That was something that stayed in my head for many years…
S. Grunberg, from an interview w/David Walker
The (POV) films comes from committed filmmakers who are in communities where these issues are playing out… In a lot of ways POV is reflecting the issues that are going on in our society…
Cara Mertes
Executive Director of POV
Slawomir Grunberg and Jane Greenberg’s Fenceline: A Company Town Divided reveals two communities in Norco, Louisiana: the African-Americans who think the pollution from the local refinery is responsible for their health problems, and the white community who disagree.
Film and Tape World, June 2002
This program – which aired on PBS’s P.O.V. series – would be an excellent and unique addition to collections with an interest in environmental issues. Highly recommended.
Video Librarian, November 2002
AUDIENCE REACTIONS
Please forward this to whoever accepted the film for broadcast, and to ITVS and POV. “Fenceline” is one of the best documentaries I’ve seen on PBS this season. Terrific camerawork, character selection, storytelling, writing and editing. Beautiful film. Thank you. In the spirit tradition of Barbara Kopple before she sold out (or wearied). May you not tire of telling empowering stories and showing clearly the forces of resistance. What a courageous woman Richards is! Your scene selection was just right. Thank you to all the execs at PBS and ITVS, POV and funders who supported and made this possible.
Diane Hendrix, Streaming Productions
If I were you I’d enter every prize competition on the planet. I found Fenceline to be exceptionally well balanced in its presentation of a thorny problem which faces corporate America and its local communities. I looked in vain for a bad guy to hate. It would have been easy to hate the polluting corporation(s) but your fair presentation of the dilemma they face made that somewhat difficult. You made telling point of the pollution itself but by highlighting the complexity of the problem you pushed us in the direction of rational thought about the problem rather than flaring emotion. Moreover, your superb camera work (some of it downright visual poetry)… seamless editing and sound as well … gave the presentation an extremely engaging feel as the suspense (despite the last sentence of your intro) mounted. We knew (felt) at the outset that things might be better in the end but we didn’t know how much better. It was a pleasure to root for this classy underdog. And as I say, the very high productio n values made it especially delightful… as a learning experience and as art appreciation. Most important of course is the level of success you have reached in the essential business of the documentary: important truth revealed. From the warm intimacy of our look at the folks on both sides to the belching flumes and that wrenching shot of the black crap stirred up in the water of the bayou, you have indeed revealed some important truth.
Bob Earle
I watched the documentary on PBS on 7/23. I grew up in Lutcher Louisiana in the 60’s and early 70’s and remember smelling the chemicals from the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Gramercy. As a little girl I use to wonder what the orange residue was that came out of those plants and why everyone’s car was orange or rusted. As an adult and living out in Inglewood Calif. I wonder what long term effects those chemicals had on the residents there. I lost my grandmother to Cancer in 1974, who lived in Lutcher. I am really happy and pleased that someone like Margie was able to keep fighting. She is a very strong woman.(most Louisiana women are) It was also wonderful to know that someone like yourselves helped also. I think those little towns are so out of touch sometimes and people just settle for whatever is told to them. I read an article in “Essence” magazine about “Cancer Alley” and it was so sad. Thanks for this wonderful documentary. It made me aware of what is still happening in a place I will forever call home. I live in California but I still have relatives and friends in those little small towns. If I was able I would have fought right there with them. Thank you again. Wonderful.
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I saw your program and loved it. Great job. The politics and social condition of this situation brought me back to my childhood in rural Louisiana in the 60’s. Thank you for using such great care in presenting the issues and story.
Bert Bertrand Reed, Cornell University
“Fenceline” was outstanding …. our entire office viewed it and we look forward to seeing more work like this… director and his crew did a wonderful job explaining both sides of the fenceline…
Submitted to ITVS
I wanted to make known that the documentary on Margie Richards and the Fenceline protest was very exemplary and moving. To know that for once in a long while a Black voice was heard without entertaining someone. It seems that every time a Black person has issues the response is always to confuse the issue with a bunch of dumb divisive remarks that cloud the issues in order to not respond at all. In other words, companies never ever want to admit they are wrong. It seemed that no matter how much proof Ms. Richards had she was never validated even when she went to visit the Home office of the Royal Dutch. It sickened me see how they laughed at her mere presence and the way they sneered at her trying to make her feel ridiculous. …Please tell Margie, many thanks for not giving up, she has greatly inspired me, forever.
Submitted to POV
…it was great they need an Erin Brockevitch (or Julia Roberts). I hope you film can make a difference it seems as if it already has, just by the fact that you were making such a film probably got the community the attention it needed to get the company off it’s butt…
Pamela Poitier, Bahamas
…I watch a lot of shows throughout the year — yours was one of the rare ones that made me think — “that’s the kind of thing I’d like to do.” Excellent work, …your doc is something I would watch more than once and enjoy each time. It’s more than a report, it is a true documentary.
David Murdock, Washington DC
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Sushma Swaraj raises Pulwama terror attack with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj raised the recent Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in her bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Wuzhen this morning.
In her opening remarks during the meeting held on the sidelines of Russia, India, China (RIC) Foreign Ministers' meeting, Mrs Swaraj said, she is visiting China at a time when there is grief and anger in India.
Terming the attack as worse directed against the security forces, the External Affairs Minister said, the attack was carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation.
Mrs Swaraj also said, JeM is banned by the UN and other countries, and the attack is the direct result of the impunity and cover provided to the terror group and its leaders by Pakistan.
She also told Mr Wang that this is their first meeting this year and therefore an opportune time for the two sides to take stock of the bilateral relations and look ahead for cooperation.
Mrs Swaraj is also scheduled to meet her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. India's pre-emptive airstrike at a JeM terror camp in Balakot, the Pulwama attack and the listing of JeM Chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN are expected to figure during the RIC Foreign Ministers' meeting scheduled to be held later today.
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EDITORIAL: Mr Howards circuit-breaker
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS: UNs unwelcome interest in local affairs
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Behind the new Telstra inquiry
CANBERRA OBSERVED: Divisions exposed in ranks of Victorian, NSW Liberals
WORK: Longer working hours: unions ignore developing social crisis
LETTERS: Rural debt a legacy of get big or get out mentality
ENVIRONMENT: How Kyotos greenhouse gas cuts will hit the hip-pocket
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Japan faces up to defence, immigration and overwork
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Chinas spiritual vacuum
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BOOKS: 'GIVING SORROW WORDS: Women's stories of Post-Abortion Grief', by Melinda Tankard-Reist
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'GIVING SORROW WORDS: Women's stories of Post-Abortion Grief', by Melinda Tankard-Reist
by Bill Muehlenberg
News Weekly, April 8, 2000
GIVING SORROW WORDS: women's stories of post-abortion grief
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Available from News Weekly Books for $17.95 plus p&h
In any cultural battle, truth, or the lack of it, will strongly determine the outcome. In the battle over abortion, truth has largely been hidden. Simple truths, like abortion kills human beings, babies have no choice in the matter, and women grieve deeply over their abortions, are not being heard. This last suppressed truth - women's grief - is the subject of this powerful new book. At last, the truth is being told. And we need to listen carefully.
Canberra writer Melinda Tankard Reist has performed an invaluable service to the Australian community in general, and to women in particular, in marshalling the damning evidence found in this book. The evidence is not in the form of mere statistics or arguments. The evidence is more compelling - it is the actual words of women who have been hurt, and hurt deeply, by their abortions. These testimonies make a mockery of the many lies and half-truths heard so often in the abortion debate.
The editor of these stories admits that she was surprised by the responses. Not surprised at the grief expressed, but surprised at the number of responses.
Several small ads in women's magazines and several letters to newspaper editors resulted in some 250 women sharing with the author their most private and painful stories.
This book is a collection of some of those stories. Eighteen full accounts are recorded, as well as the experiences of over 200 other women. The result is a book which should move any reader to tears, and to anger. Tears, at how profoundly women have suffered - physically, emotionally and psychologically - and anger, at how much deception and cover up surrounds the abortion industry and its supporters.
Consider but a few stories. Elizabeth, who had an abortion in 1973, still grieves today:
"The aftermath was a numbness I hadn't anticipated. I was numb, hollow, dead, and so very heavy with sorrow. The feelings didn't 'go with time' as my delighted mother assured me they would. I grew morose, bitter, very sad, so heavy with sadness, I can't describe it. I became very different - cheap - I'd sleep with almost anyone. I drank heavily. I didn't care what happened to me and I tried several times to commit suicide.
"For ten years this went on. I cried every day, I stayed as drunk as I could for as long as I could, and I hated myself and everyone else. I used to dream about the child I'd lost ... I wanted my child. I loved it, cherished it, yearned for its birth, missed it when it was taken from me, and to this day, twenty-six years later, feel the tragic heaviness of loss. My only consolation is that one day when I die our souls may reunite."
Jane from Melbourne had an abortion when she was 19:
"I still get emotional when I see young children, especially young babies. I look at them and think, 'I killed one of you' ... I've always wished I kept it. Would it be a boy or a girl, what would I call her/him, would he/she look like me? I even recorded the day my baby was due to be born on my calendar.
"I wish I had done what I wanted to do about my pregnancy, not what everyone else wanted me to do. After all it was inside me, it was part of me. And now I have to live with this guilt for the rest of my life."
These and other stories should forever put to rest the lie that abortion is a simple procedure, much like having one's tonsils removed. And it should put to rest the lie that women can deny their deepest emotional and maternal instincts, and pretend that what they have done has no consequences or impact.
Other issues emerge from these moving stories. One is the lack of information given to most women when counselled into an abortion. The lack of full disclosure, the misleading information about "blobs of tissue" and the like, amount to little more than coercion. Women are not offered genuine choice.
Another common feature of these stories is that many of the women really wanted the baby, but those around them - parents, partners, bosses, abortion counsellors, etc. - in effect coerced them into having the abortion. As Melinda Tankard Reist notes,
"We hear a lot about 'unwanted pregnancy' but nothing about 'unwanted abortion'." Whether peer pressure or financial constraint, there are many reasons given as to why a woman should choose an abortion. But where are the voices which say, 'Keep the child'?"
For all the feminist's rhetoric about a 'women's right to choose', for many women having an abortion, choice was largely absent, at least their own choice. Other people's choices were instead made paramount. As Germaine Greer, quoted by Melinda Tankard Reist, has put it: "Abortion is the last in a long list of non-choices."
This book offers truth in the abortion debate which is seldom heard elsewhere. Melinda Tankard Reist is to be congratulated for making this truth known. And the courageous women who have shared their very personal and very private lives with us need also to be thanked. Their stories may well save many lives in the future.
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Representative Michael Vose, Epping
Member, NH General Court 2015-2018, 2019-2020, Assistant Majority Leader 2017-2018
Representative Michael Vose
Issues/Accomplishments
Thank You, Epping!
My wife Denise and I are deeply grateful to Epping voters for your support in the October 8th special election. To earn your trust and confidence gratifies us both, and validates the years of hard work we’ve performed in service to our community. I am also grateful for the support of Gov. Chris Sununu. Winning…
CO2 Catch-22
Some environmentalists want to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by replacing fossil fuels with wind and solar energy generation. But building wind turbines, solar panels, and batteries requires tons of raw materials acquired mostly via mining. In a recent article in an Australian newspaper, a survey of mining company CEOs revealed that in addition to reducing…
Biomass: New Business Model Needed
On September 18, the House sustained the Governor’s veto of a bill that would provide additional subsidies to keep several wood-burning power plants afloat. Last year, a Senate bill that did the same thing did pass despite the Governor’s veto. That bill had several flaws including one I wrote about in a Minority report in…
Wind Turbines the Culprit?
According to this article from the BBC, wind turbines that leak a gas called SF6 may be contributing to climate change. Electrical equipment uses SF6 as an inert insulator, and some claim that it is a potent, heat-trapping greenhouse gas. Fortunately, most recent temperature data has shown a decrease and a slowing in global thermal readings…
Plan Emerging for Epping Water & Sewer
Recently, I dropped off a letter in support of Epping’s application for grant money to upgrade our water treatment plant and extend our water line. While at the sewage treatment facility, I found out that Epping is on pace to make $1 million this year processing septic waste. That money will help to fund some…
Another Letter of Support
Mark Pearson serves with distinction in the NH House. This letter endorses my election on October 8th.
August 29, 2019 in Uncategorized.
Getting Re-Connected
Not that long ago, the U.S. had communities where softball leagues, bridge clubs, volleyball leagues, churches, model railroad clubs, bowling leagues and dozens of other civic and fraternal organizations flourished. These organizations allowed people to spend time together discussing their daily lives and the events and situations they cared about. People loved the time they…
August 7, 2019 in Uncategorized.
Liberty Alliance Endorsement
So proud today to receive an endorsement from the NH Liberty Alliance for 2019. The letter states, “Congratulations on earning the official endorsement of the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance! On behalf of our Board of Directors, we thank you for making the sacrifice for your constituents and community by running for office. We at the…
Protecting Ratepayers
The Carriage Towne News, Concord Monitor, and other outlets ran this Letter to the Editor recently about the Governor’s veto of a bill to expand net metering.
So, It looks Impossible
The push to make a community or state, or even an entire country (like Canada or England), reliant 100% on renewable energy cannot actually be done by 2050. To do so would require the building of “a 1.5 gigawatt nuclear power plant every day” of the 11,000+ days between now and 2050. This article lays…
Science, or Not?
A quick search about global warming will turn up a surprising wealth of scientific studies by credentialed authors that cast serious doubt on the claims of impending disaster. But people purporting to believe in science dismiss these studies as somehow invalid. This dismissal of valid science frustrates many, including the President of the Josiah Bartlett…
Special Election in October
With the resignation in May of Rep. Sean Morrison, Epping voters are being asked to choose his replacement in a Special Election on October 8th. Former Rep. Michael Vose issued the following statement about this election: “My heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out to vote in the Primary on August 20th. I sincerely appreciated…
Bill Gardner for Secretary of State
This past June, a group of interested voters gathered in Epping to hear Secretary of State Bill Gardner give a fascinating presentation on the history of NH elections. While expecting a 20-minute overview, we were treated instead to an hour-long deep dive into both meaningful election statistics and to mesmerizing stories about the personalities that…
December 4, 2018 in Uncategorized.
Gov. Sununu Endorses Rep. Michael Vose
With the 2018 election fast approaching, Gov. Chris Sununu has endorsed current State Representative Michael Vose for re-election. Sununu said, “I strongly support Michael’s bid for re-election and cannot think of a better person to send back to Concord to fight for you.” Gov. Sununu traveled to Epping twice this past summer to sign into…
October 11, 2018 in Uncategorized.
Vose Piles Up Re-election Endorsements
See the latest endorsement Letters to the Editor for the re-election of Michael Vose! Joe Foley, Epping Tom Gauthier, Epping Sandy & Charlie Goodspeed, Epping Dick Barry, Merrimack Dick Hinch, Merrimack
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EastEnders' Angie joins The Bill
Anita Dobson will play "tough" mum Lynne in The Bill
Actress Anita Dobson, famous for playing Angie Watts in EastEnders in the 1980s, is joining The Bill.
The 55-year-old will play the mother of maverick police detective Phil Hunter in the long-running ITV police drama from next month.
Dobson, who is married to Queen guitarist Brian May, played the Queen Vic landlady in EastEnders from 1985-8.
She always ruled out a return to the BBC One soap and her character died off-screen in 2002.
Dobson will play a "tough, no-nonsense woman" in the ITV drama, which has been running since 1984, a spokeswoman for the show said.
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"She finds out Phil's making a mess of his life and comes to sort him and his brother out."
The actress will join two other former EastEnders cast members who are now in The Bill - Todd Carty, who played Mark Fowler, and Roberta Taylor, who was Irene Hills.
Explaining her decision not to return to EastEnders, Dobson said: "Why tarnish the gorgeous creation that was Angie Watts?"
Since leaving Albert Square, she has had a guest role in Casualty and been seen in the recent stage production of musical Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Her on-screen husband Den, played by Leslie Grantham, made a high-profile EastEnders comeback after 14 years' absence in 2003.
But in February, Den Watts was murdered by wife Chrissie in the Queen Vic.
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Bullied teenager is star slimmer
Jack said at one time he felt "worthless"
A Wearside teenager who was bullied at school because he was fat, has been named Slimming World's Young Slimmer of the Year.
Jack Mitchell, 18, from Sunderland, lost 7st 7lbs (47.5kg) over two years.
He was taunted at school about his size after his weight peaked at 20st (127kg) when he was 16.
He started slimming classes in July 2006 and switched to a healthy diet. He now hopes to become a cast member at Walt Disney World Florida.
He said: "I was taunted about my weight by pupils and a teacher. As the bullying got worse I hid away at home, I was afraid to go out anywhere.
"By the age of 16 I felt totally worthless and had no self-esteem or confidence. I'd only go out to visit family friends in their own homes.
"The last straw was when I reached over 20 stone; I went to my favourite store to buy clothes and couldn't find anything to fit.
"I knew I had to do something to change my life."
James, who now weighs 12st 7lbs (79.5kg) began attending Slimming World meetings in July 2006.
He added:"When I was overweight I was very lethargic, I had no energy and my mental health suffered.
"Now that I've lost weight I exercise regularly - I feel so happy and so healthy."
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Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson backed by new owners NESV
Roy Hodgson (right) meets Liverpool's new owners, including Werner (centre)
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson received the backing of the club's new owners, New England Sports Ventures, ahead of Sunday's Merseyside derby.
Hodgson's future had been the subject of speculation after the change of ownership and with the Reds struggling in the Premier League's bottom three.
"We have confidence in Roy," co-owner Tom Werner told BBC's Sportsweek.
"Nobody will be pleased with the start of the season but the club ought to gel and Roy needs to be given time."
Speaking ahead of Liverpool's 2-0 loss to Everton, Werner added: "I think the one prescription for disaster is to lurch to the left and lurch to the right and we see no reason why Roy can't be our coach this year and in the future."
After replacing Rafael Benitez in the Anfield hot-seat in the summer, Hodgson passed the first tests of his tenure by retaining the services of star Spanish striker Fernando Torres and England midfielder Steven Gerrard, and persuading England international and former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole to join his squad.
However, shackled by debts of about £350m from the ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett, Hodgson was forced to wait on the sale of Javier Mascherano to Inter Milan to go through before he could splash out £10.75m on Porto's Raul Meireles - days before the transfer window closed on 31 August.
Still, despite Liverpool's precarious financial situation, supporters could not have envisaged only one win in seven league matches this season which, compounded by the widespread disdain for Hicks and Gillett, had seen the gloom that characterised the final months of Benitez's six-year reign return to Anfield.
Werner and NESV co-owner John Henry - who also own the Boston Red Sox baseball team - met with Hodgson on Friday and the American said that they intend to provide funds for the manager to strengthen the side.
"The size of the pay roll should increase," Werner admitted. "I don't want to make any promises about when and how but we realise there is a strong correlation between success in the Premier League and wages.
"I have certainly signed cheques in the past for the long term. With the Red Sox we made an arrangement with a Japanese player and between the transfer fee and the wages it was about $100m (£63m)."
However, Werner feels that financial outlay on players is just one part of a prudent cyclical process to improve the fortunes of the club both on and off the pitch.
"Our first priority would be to listen - were don't want to come in like a bull in a china shop - and then to create stability before finally creating revenue," he said. "We increased the revenues in Boston in order to strengthen the pay-roll of the team.
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Apart from the fact that it's not the Liverpool way to sack a manager so early, what other reason can you give for keeping Roy?
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"Everything resolves around winning and will fall into place when you have a competitive squad. If we win the brand grows stronger in foreign markets.
"Our style is to under-promise and over-deliver."
NESV finally succeeded in buying Liverpool for £300m on Friday after former American co-owners Hicks and Gillett removed a temporary restraining order blocking the sale.
Hicks and Gillett were unpopular with Liverpool supporters for their style of ownership, which included saddling the club with debt following their take-over in 2007.
However, Werner assured supporters that NESV's approach would be markedly different.
"We are not short-term thinkers or investors," said Werner. "We have now owned the Red Sox for nearly a decade and as long as we think we're up to it and doing a good job that will be enough.
"For the last two years we have been voted the best owners in baseball. We are thoughtful and I think our track record speaks for itself.
"Supporters are the bed-rock of any club's success and we want to repair any bridges that might be a little but broken.
"The first thing we have done is removed the acquisition debt, which was a big issue. Tom and George were about leverage but John and myself are about winning.
"We don't expect a long honeymoon here and we are not asking for one. I would like the fans to understand that we are seasoned. There is a lot of work to be done and we are going to roll up our sleeves.
"All of us have a desire to win. Winning is extremely satisfying and to have played a part in something and created so much enjoyment for fans is a very special feeling.
Henry 'extremely happy' with Liverpool buy
"I have had a great deal of success in my life but when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 so many people came and thanked me for helping to do this and hopefully we can do this at Liverpool."
Another issue that Werner is keen to tackle is the long-standing plans to move away from Anfield and into a new purpose-built stadium.
"We would ask our fans to allow us to study the various options about a new stadium and we'll come up with a plan somewhat soon, but I don't want to predict when," said Werner. "It's on everybody's mind because we want to improve the revenues on match day but we are also focused on how to improve the commercial revenues globally."
The Red Sox ended their 86-year wait to win the World Series title two years after NESV acquired the club. They regained the crown in 2007.
Werner feels the experience he and Henry have gained from their time in charge of the baseball outfit puts them in good stead to return Liverpool - who have won 18 league titles, the last in 1990 - to their former glory.
"We felt there was a lot of similarities between our experience in Boston and what we could bring to this great club," said Werner.
"In 2001 when we took over the Red Sox, we came into a situation where there was a very special club that had not won a World Series in 86 years but we had good management and faith in a long-term strategy.
"We are in a competitive league here, but our message to the players was that whilst it has been a choppy sea lately we want to stabilise things. They are optimistic and in good spirits and we look forward to the rest of the season here.
"We are aware of some of the challenges the team and fans have gone through in recent years. We have a senior executive in Boston who I think cares more about Liverpool than the Red Sox and anytime you go into his office you see all the memorabilia.
"People have said to me about the Red Sox that owning them must be fun but I wouldn't suggest that was the case.
"It is a challenge and we take the responsibility seriously and hope we can do for the fans here what we have done in Boston."
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The Military Game
The good thing about all-night drinking on a Friday night is that it means you can legitimately spend all day on Saturday being hungover and doing self-indulgent things. Yesterday I spent much of the day playing Steel Panthers: World at War!, a freeware remake of an old PC WWII tactical wargame, and probably the most realistic and accurate of them all. Like all wargame junkies I have graduated from the marijuana of fighting the AI to the pure heroin of PBEM against human opponents; I've found that this game is just about the best online experience you can get, offering just the right level of playability and challenge - you can take your World of Warcraft and shove it.
It's got me thinking about role playing in a wartime setting. I've not played in many modern-era military-set games (I suppose Twilight 2000 is the only really noted example of the genre); I'm reasonably sure that their relative paucity in the hobby is that people assume that the Chain of Command takes away from player freedom.
This needn't necessarily the case and I would argue that many of the major wars of the last two centuries (especially the Napoleonic wars, the American civil war, the Russian civil war, the Chinese civil war, World War II) offer plenty of opportunity for adventure, primarily if the group of PCs are set up as either deserters, brigands or guerillas. For example:
The Kelly's Heroes campaign (or Three Kings campaign, if you will), in which the PCs go AWOL from an armed force to find fame, fortune, or something else.
The The Ants campaign, where a group of soldiers (the PCs) are left behind deep in enemy territory after an armistice.
The Russian-or-Chinese-civil-war campaign, in which the PCs are a band of mercenaries in a gargantuan country splintered into different political entities.
The Sharpe campaign, in which the PCs are ostensibly members of an army and have to follow orders, but seem to spend most of their lives somehow contriving to go off on special missions and generally buckle their swashes.
I like the idea of the Kelly's Heroes and Sharpe campaigns best, myself.
Labels: computer games, war, wargames
I just grabbed myself a box of about thirty pulp SF books from the special archive at my university; not bad for £10. Lots of Pohl, Zelazny and Farmer, plus one or two Heinleins.
What I love about pulp fiction are the tag lines. These are very much a dying art; nowadays books tend to be festooned with comments from gibbering reviewers, which I always think are designed to tell you more about the reviewer than the book itself. It was more interesting when the publisher made more of an effort to get you excited about the contents.
Some choice examples:
From Tongues of the Moon by Philip Jose Farmer: "The explosive epic of a conspiracy that could free mankind - or destroy the stars!"
From My Name is Legion by Roger Zelazny: "He could be anyone he chose to be...wherever and whenever he wanted. Not a bad cover for a confidential agent on assignment!"
From Coils by Zelazny and Saberhagen: "Can a man unite his mind with the soul of a machine - and survive?"
My particular favourite, though, is from an obsure Farmer title, Lord of the Trees: "Was he man, beast, or a puppet of the world's oldest conspiracy?"
I don't know, but I can't wait to find out.
You've got to love those 1970s SF covers, too. Take a look at this one, for instance:
Tell me you don't want to know what in Christ's name that is all about.
A Milestone of Sorts
Wait! Stop the presses, batten down the hatches, and roll out the barrel! Monsters & Manuals has 100 blogger followers; the d20s are on me!
Thank you everybody for following this ludicrous blog. Long may it continue: ad-free, opinionated, inconsistent and downright silly.
Labels: blogosphere, light blogging
Introduction to the Yellow City Trade Tongue
It's raining and miserable outside; typical North of England November day. So I'm sitting at the kitchen table with a nice cup of tea working on an old idea - the Yellow City Trade Tongue. Here's an introductory primer.
The Trade Tongue arose out of the need for a common language which could be spoken by both humans and slug people. Slug people, lacking teeth and having only a rudimentary palate, cannot form many sounds which humans find easy to produce. Humans, on the other hand, cannot produce the pheromones which slug people use to augment their spoken language. This created a need for a simple language accessible to both races, and over centuries the Trade Tongue has evolved as a means to fulfill that need.
There are ten consonants in the Trade Tongue, corresponding to the sounds p, b, q, g, ɸ, ʝ, χ, ɰ, l, and h. In the roman alphabet these can be reproduced as, approximately, p, b, k, g, f, y, x, w, l and h. x is never produced as in 'xylophone' or 'extra', but always like the French r, the Spanish j, or the Portuguese rr. f is extremely light and is pronounced only with the use of the lips, not the teeth.
There are fuve vowels - a, i, u, e, and o, almost identical to the Spanish equivalents. These can be elongated, commonly represented as á, í, ú, é, and ó, but also sometimes transcribed aa, ii, uu, ee or oo. When elongated, vowel sounds never mutate - thus e as in 'exit', é as in 'air', but never as in 'feed'.
Sound Structure
The Trade Tongue has a highly regimented consonant-verb-consonant-verb pattern. Two consonants are never found together. It also has a strict kind of vowel harmony which means that vowels are either regular or elongated in one word, but never both. Thus aa, ii, uu, ee and oo can be found in the same word together but are never found in the same word as a, i, u, e or o, and vice-versa.
The Trade Tongue is an agglutinative, SOV language. All the verbs are regular, and distinguished by having three past tenses (last night, yesterday, general past) and three future tenses (tonight, tomorrow, general future). Nouns and verbs are not gendered and do not inflect according to gender.
[Next step is to begin constructing the vocabulary.]
Labels: language, yellow city trade tongue, yoon-suin
Bakak's Skinning Knife
This long, curved knife has a blade of bronze and a large pommel of pure black onyx. It is razor sharp and very thin, designed for cutting skin from flesh.
In combat it functions as an ordinary dagger +2. It is only when it is used to skin a humanoid being that its special power comes into effect.
A skin cut by Bakak's knife can be worn by any humanoid of approximately similar size to the owner (for instance, a human can wear a human or elf skin, but not a dwarf's). Once a skin is worn it becomes a disguise so perfect that it is impossible to discern; the wearer looks exactly the same as the original possessor of the skin down to eye colour, height and weight. It cannot be discovered by a detect magic spell or similar. The only way the disguise can be noticed is by a small mark in the nape of the neck of the wearer, which looks like a tattoo in the shape of the knife itself.
A skin can be worn indefinitely, and removed at will. However, if it is worn for more than 24 hours at a stretch the wearer will find himself beginning to resemble the original possessor in more than appearance. After 24 hours, and for every subsequent 24 hour period thereafter, the wearer must taking a saving throw vs. magic. If he fails, his alignment permanently shifts to that of the original possessor of the skin.
Labels: magic items, yoon-suin
Moth Ghosts of Muroran
Inhabiting large, spherical nests of silk which float through the crepscular space of Muroran, are a race of undead giant moths. The bulbous bodies of these creatures are twice the size of a man and their broad, heavy wings are yards across; they flap through the murky air searching for living prey, from which they suck the very soul.
The tongue of a Moth Ghost is several yards long and it is tightly coiled beneath its head. Once prey is found the tongue uncoils and hangs down beneath the body; the Moth Ghost then aims to hover above its victim and touch it with its tongue. As soon as this is accomplished the Moth Ghost can devour the life force of the unfortunate.
Moth Ghosts have no society or culture and pursue sustenance with mindless resolution. They appear to be able to sense body heat, and warm blooded travellers in the depths of Muroran will sometimes be pursued by dozens of the things, as sharks will flock to a source of blood.
Moth Ghost of Muroran
Armour Class: 4
Hit Dice: 4+4**
Move: Flying 240' (80')
Attacks: 1 touch / 1 wing buffet
Damage: None (energy drain of 1 level) / 1d8
No. App: 1-30
Save As: F4
Morale : 8
Treasure: Nil
Intelligence: 1
Alignment: Neutral
XP Value : 275
Special: Moth Ghosts are immune to sleep, charm and hold spells; they can only be hurt by silver or magical weapons.
Labels: monsters, spelljammer
I Got My Philosophy
One thing I rather like about traditional, sandboxy D&D is that it firmly believes in self-empowerment. Once you've rolled up a character his or her fate is essentially in your hands; it's up to you to make things happen. You're the master of your own destiny - unless of course the bad luck of the dice declare otherwise. In this sense it provides valuable life lessons to youngsters (especially the geeky and bookish youngsters who the game attracts) - take risks, have adventures, make something of your life; even if you fail, which is a distinct possibility because the universe is a random and uncaring place, that's more interesting than staying in your comfort zone. Whether or not people learn those lessons is debatable, but I think they are there.
Another interesting aspect of early D&D is that it throws into sharp focus what I believe to be the crux of the human condition, namely: Are we bound by our genes or can we transcend them? Of course, the PHB doesn't use words like "genes". What I'm referring to is the way the character generation process, performed the way God intended it (3d6 in order for stats), etches the character's strengths and weaknesses in stone; they are his or her DNA as surely as your individual genome determines how tall you are and what colour eyes you have. On the one hand, this is restrictive: a character with an INT of 6 can't become a mage, just like a person as bad at maths as me can't become a quantum physicist. But on the other hand, stats can never restrict player freedom once the game has begun: it is never possible for a DM to say to a player "You can't attempt task x because your y stat is too low." You can try anything. This is somewhat contradictory, but it is also very human, at a basic level; it is the paradox that faces all of us. Your nature moulds you, but your consciousness fights to transcend that mould.
These are the thoughts once has after a few beers down at the pub watching England get beaten by Brazil in a meaningless international friendly.
Labels: philosophy
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[Iburi System, Part VII] Tomakomai, the Flame in the Night
Tomakomai is the furthest planet from Iburi and it dwells in the coldest and darkest regions of wildspace. But it is not the place of ice and endless night that one might expect. It is a flat disc of lava and fire, so hot that it is almost a rival to Iburi itself, and it produces a constant red and orange light.
Elementals from the planes of fire, smoke and magma inhabit Tomakomai, leading some to believe that there are portals to those planes somewhere on its surface. If there are, no outsider has ever found one; the planet is so hostile an environment that it defies exploration. Most of the knowledge about it comes from the reports of an occasional mage who is able to protect himself from fire with spells and avoid being destroyed by the inhabitants. The elementals carve magical citadels for themselves out of obsidian and brass, and these sites pock the planet's surface.
There are four moons surrounding Tomakomai. They do not orbit it but are fixed, spinning, in place: one directly above the centre, one directly below, and two on a horizontal plane with the disc nominally at "east" and "west". They are traditionally called the Father, the Mother, the Sister, and the Brother respectively; a great civilisation or civilisations was once based on these moons, judging by their many ruined cities, towers, temples and monuments, but now they are only inhabited by pirates, outlaws and smugglers. Legend has it that the founders of this civilisation were a race of Mind Flayers who were exterminated by Githyanki long ago.
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Labels: spelljammer
[Iburi System, Part VI] Muroran, the Haunted Night
Muroran is many millions of miles beyond Utashinai, separated by a stretch of space known as the Wilderness. It is so far from Iburi that light from the Primary, by the time it arrives, is dim and faint, attenuated by distance; the brightest illumination Muroran ever experiences is a crepuscular noon akin to a twilight. Because it is made entirely from elemental air, this gives Muroran the character of a ghost - dark, ethereal, near-invisible - and indeed it is often called The Haunted Night by the wayfarers who know of it. Its vast airy wastes are swept by storms and shrouded by cloud and fog.
There are many legends about Muroran; it is so poorly known that myths and rumours seem to rise up from its murky depths as if under their own volition. Many of these surround its supposed inhabitants (giant winged spiders, flying kraken, intelligent moths), but the most persistent speak of small islands of rock which float through the night and which could be mined for gold and silver if only they could be discovered.
Muroran has a single, small rocky moon in its orbit. This is known as Nopporo's Moon after its solitary inhabitant, the archmage Nopporo. So powerful that he has discovered the secret of eternal life, Nopporo lives in a tall tower at the moon's north pole, served by many varieties of magical automata which he created long ago. He has lived for thousands of years in this manner and is quite mad, as likely to be compassionate as cruel. His automata are sentient but their behaviour seems to naturally fluctuate with Nopporo's moods.
Twit Off
I've deleted my twitter account. I know quite a few people who read this blog follow me there. I tried it for six months and have decided I actively detest pretty much everything about it. (No reflection on the people I follow on there; just the interface, mindset and philosophy of the thing.) This is by way of explanation for those who might miss my rare and boring tweets.
More Spelljammer later.
Labels: light blogging
[Iburi System Part V] Utashinai, the Verdant
Utashinai is almost equal to Rumoi in size and grandeur, though in most other resepcts it could not be more different. It is a world of jungles, swamps, deserts and lush grasslands, of crocodile people, Yuan-ti and fire giants, and of dinosaurs - above all dinosaurs, who throng its sultry surface.
Utashinai is dominated by thick bands of mountains which are the result of the constant restlessness of its tectonics. Volcanoes abound; the air is rich with oxygen and the soil packed with fertility, making it the most verdant and populous of Iburi's planets. There are countless different kingdoms, empires, sultanates, oligarchies, kritocracies, chiefdoms, and many other varities of polity patchworking its surface.
All the intelligent races of Utashinai domesticate dinosaurs and use them as beasts of burden, war and transport.
[Iburi System Part IV] Rumoi and the Thirteen Bodies
Rumoi is the third planet of the Iburi system, and its biggest in both size and population. Its surface is composed of one single great ocean, a vast savannah of blue, grey and black waves which is only broken by ice caps at the north and south poles.
However, the planet is not made up entirely of water - it has a rocky core and in places coral reefs and underwater mountain ranges come within a dozen or so yards of the surface. The majority of its inhabitants make their homes in such places.
Rumoi's population is incredibly diverse, as befits a vast ocean; from tritons to kraken to locathah, dozens of intelligent sea-dwelling races are present in its great depths. Its species are entirely disunited except in one respect - a propensity for the creation of cargo cults. Many wayfarers from space descend to the surface to trade, and religious movements which claim to be able to summon these outsiders proliferate. Often these cults envisage an elaborate cosmology in which the thirteen bodies which orbit Rumoi are Gods, who provide the wayfarers from the heavens with the technological gifts they possess.
The Thirteen Bodies are actual bodies, though nobody knows of what. They drift in an aimless orbit around Rumoi and appear as asteroids at a cursory glance. Close inspection however reveals vaguely humanoid, mammalian or insectoid shapes, as if each was once a living thing, long petrified into stone. All thirteen are inhabited and each is independent; they jostle with each other incessantly for dominance (sometimes in outright war). Their trade links extend throughout the system and even beyond its crystal sphere - they are the nerve centre of Iburi and its cultural and intellectual capital.
The Thirteen Bodies are named for what they most closely resemble (for example The Bear, The Man, The Child, The Locust) except for one, which is known as The Sleeper and which has the shape of some unknown beaked grotesque. Legend has it that one day The Sleeper will awaken, shed off its layers of stone, and devour the others.
[Iburi System Part III] Shiribeshi, the Warmthless
Shiribeshi is a giant curved U, spinning on an upright axis, locked in a permanent ice age. Its surface is a sea of glaciers, occasionally punctured by islands of mountains, and it is constantly swept by gale force winds, blizzards and ice storms. Very few outsiders can tolerate its frigid temperatures, but its groundling population is vast - ice trolls, quaggoths, remorhaz, derro, white dragons, giants, and many other varities of cold-loving beings.
Because of Shiribeshi's unusual shape it has certain unique characteristics. On the inside of the U days are short and separated by a few hours of "half night" around noon as the opposite side of the curve passes before the light of Iburi. Meanwhile, on the tips of the U and at its base there is never night - for the whole year light approaches from an oblique angle, providing the extremities of the planet with constant weak illumination.
Derro are the dominant intelligent race in large swathes of Shiribeshi and they make their homes in citadels in the mountains, where they burrow deep down underneath the planet's surface, mining for minerals. These are traded with visitors from other worlds, mainly for human slaves who the derro can torture, eat, and put to work. Ruinous wars are fought between different derro polities over the best lodes.
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Hexology Revisited: What is in a Hex?
A topic of occasional interest on the blog has been the contents of hexes (see posts passim here, here, here and here). I thought I would revisit the theme.
Today I got up nice and early and did this hike:
As you can see - the blue squares are 1 mile squared - I walked roughly 6 miles. This took 3 hours with fairly frequent stops for photos and a few detours. If you also count stuff that was within striking distance of my route, you could say that this morning I made a preliminary exploration of a 3-mile hex. And this, a fairly desolate and isolated spot with ostensibly "nothing" in it in the grand scheme of things, contains more than enough adventure to last several sessions of game time. Let's see what I discovered:
The path from (1) to (7) on the map runs parallel to this shelf of rock:
This heugh, as they're known in these parts, runs for a good 400 yards at least, and all up and down its length are these cracks. While all of them look shallow, it doesn't take much imagination to think that they could extend down, deep down, into networks of tunnels far below the surface.
Past the heugh, we're crossing some pastureland and then quickly into woods (heading West on the map).
Consider how dark those woods are and think about what might be dwelling there. And look at the fox skeleton. That doesn't have to be a fox - it could be anything. A manticore. A person.
And then it's off across wide open, windswept spaces, heading north towards (2) on the map. Look at those grassy tussocks - which could hide anything, including ambushers lying close to the ground. And look at these bogs and rivulets - every dozen yards or so you have to stop to figure out how you're going to get past one of these impromptu barriers. What might be living in them, in a D&D campaign world? What might creep up on you while you're gazing at the ground looking for somewhere dry to place your next step?
From here, we travel east, to points marked (3) and (4). To our left is a deep wooded valley - completely still and dead in mid-winter. It could easily be haunted, or the home of outlaws or evil spirits. There is supposed to be a 3,000 year old burial mound somewhere around here; my best guess was the mound you can see in the middle distance on the third picture down. I'm not entirely sure about that, though. And there's also a holly tree here, completely out of place. Around its feet are stones - it was clearly placed here long ago for some symbolic purpose. As I stood looking at it, a very spry old man suddenly appeared from behind it to have a chat about the weather, looking for all the world like some wizard or shaman (though the effect was spoiled by his nice blue North Face jacket).
Now it's through woodland and the shore of the reservoir, through point (5). What is the significance of that boulder for the local druids? What lurks in the depths of that lake? The plaque attached to the tree is placed there in memory of a regular fisherman. Imagine a carving, commemorating a local hero, or signifying a warning... See also the buildings in the distance. Looks almost like a fortress, or perhaps a wizard's citadel?
The final leg takes us south and then south-west, heading past (6) and back to (7). What at first glance seems like featureless moorland (almost prairie) turns out to be anything but. There are sinkholes and spring where water trickles up from underground, a copse of trees in which there are deep, hidden clefts couged out of the ground, and then - all of a sudden - a vast quarry, blasted and barren, looking almost like the surface of Mars. What is in those sinkholes? What lies among the trees? Who made the quarry, and what lives in it now?
This is just a 3-mile hex. More than enough to detain a party of PCs for some time if they choose to spend some time exploring it. And bear in mind, all I did was walk in a big circle in the middle of it. I can hardly be said to have exhausted the potential adventure sites within it. And this is just a random, mundane chunk of rural England.
The world is big, and sometimes quite staggeringly complicated.
Posted by noisms at 05:37
These hex posts are a delight.
A corollary of the point you make about how much can fit into a three-mile hex is that there's lots of room for different societies of sentient beings to co-exist - especially in an sparsely populated ancient or medieval(ish) setting, and if there's a balance of nocturnal and diurnal populations. The Wild and all its perils can exist very close to the 'points of light' provided by civilisation.
Tolkien, through Strider, sums it up well:
'“Strider” I am to one fat man who lives within a day’s march of foes that would freeze his heart or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly.'
And that's all before one considers the multi-dimensional possibilities of Faerie ...
noisms 11 December 2019 at 03:57
Yes, definitely. There are three very distinct terrain types - woodland, open moor, and pasture - which could all house their own different socities.
Nathan Irving 10 December 2019 at 09:10
I've been working on something similar. I grew up in a rural area of New England, without a tv, and consequently spent a lot of times outdoors. A five-mile hex is HUGE. Covers the entire mountain near me (if I center the hex on the peak, the border is about a mile from my house/where I grew up). People, particularly in the US, have lost the human scale of travel and either lost or never knew the human scale of development (substituting instead the automotive scale). I completely understand this, but it makes for...a lack of versimilitude in mapping and setting design.
Yes, no doubt about it.
Paul Drury 10 December 2019 at 09:41
Nice photos. This is also my backyard for walks in rural Northumberland.
~ZOZ 10 December 2019 at 12:03
Are hexes the best format for wilderness exploration? On your hike, you stuck to a path. I imagine the natural thing for any exploring party would be to follow existing paths as well. Even in situations where man-made paths don't exist, I would think people natural follow natural patterns like waterways, valleys, and paths made by beasts.
So instead of three-mile hex, perhaps the area you hiked would be better represented by a pointcrawl with three or four locations connected by a path, travel times between the locations, and a list of random encounters.
I don't know how you could represent such a landscape with a traditional hexcrawl map - it wouldn't take into account the level of detail or the terrain very well. Maybe that's the point and for a more abstracted game it would work, but I'm skeptical it would be good for the type of thing you've described.
I think hexes are useful for long-distance travel. So ideally you would have a mix of pointcrawling within hexes, and a hexmap for the larger scale, I think.
Frank 20 December 2019 at 04:04
I think these thoughts are part of why Ben Robbins chose a "vector" map instead of a hex map for his West Marches game. He may not have gone for the feature density shown above, but his thinking was definitely that a hex map leads one to one feature per hex and also leads to contrived navigation rather than following trails or setting off across a wilderness towards some landmark.
Now there is a difference in the settled population density. West Marches is a true wilderness so there wouldn't be much in the way of trails beyond game trails (which would be more oriented towards going from lairs to watering holes or migrating from feeding area to feeding area).
On the other hand the density and type of natural features may serve as a reminder that navigation will have different challenges than maybe expected. The heugh can either be a navigational aid or a navigational challenge depending on if it leads in the general direction you want to go (aid) or you need to cross it (challenge). Of course as noted, it also may serve as the placement for a site of interest in which case, instead of trying to find a site on a featureless expanse of heath, one simply must seek the heugh and then once it's found, traverse it's length looking for the site of interest. Similarly explorers will follow valleys and ridge lines, streams, and such in search of their goal.
I wonder whether in the end the answer is to base your campaign map on a real world map - obviously changed in terms of content and locations but at least physically modelled on something real.
I tried that for my Yoon Suin campaign, I found a nice trekking map of the Anapurna region of Nepal to use for the Mountains of the Moon. Even there, the modern map had more villages and roads than maybe fit a fantasy campaign, though the detail was awesome.
Finding a detailed map of a wilderness would be challenging.
Teucer 10 December 2019 at 13:10
I think about this kind of thing when I'm hiking on Dartmoor sometimes.
One thing I suppose is worth bearing in mind is that living within an area for a long time is a little different to merely travelling through it. If there's a manticore around, it's likely that the PCs will pass through without encountering it at all. But if you live there, you're sure as hell going to come into conflict regularly, as it ranges the area looking for food.
Another thing is that landscapes seem to vary in 'density' significantly. On the steppes of central asia you can see trouble coming from miles away. Empires can become very large because of the ease of travel and the ability to subdue a population. Hiding and conducting a guerilla war is hard when someone can see your campfire and ride you down on horseback. Whole populations are recorded in China and a generation later they're causing trouble in Ukraine.
In wooded or rocky terrain, though, the topology of life and culture is all scrunched up. When I was a kid I took a wrong turning walking the hundred metres back to a picnic area and got lost in the woods for hours. In the mountain valleys and islands of Papua New Guinea, every 15 mile square has an entirely different language (on average). Travel is harder, conquest is harder, things can hide better.
Population density seems to have a similar effect, interestingly. Densely populated places have more history packed into each square metre. It's going to be easier to hide a person in a city than a village. There's less need to travel when you're trading with the town down the road instead of having to trek across the wilderness.
The UK is neither vastly open nor lightly populated, so I imagine there's a lot more 'stuff' per square mile here than in many places. Just in terms of ruins, cowpaths, orchards, drystone walls and general historical detritus. D&D seems more based on the American West model than the Medieval England one, despite the trappings, so perhaps the vast distances and empty-feeling landscapes are appropriate.
Yes, I think that's fair enough, although you'll get a lot more natural variation in an untouched landscape like e.g. the American prairie than in a densely populated one which is mostly sculpted by, and ironed out by, humans.
Scott Anderson 10 December 2019 at 13:56
What an amazing post! Thank you for this. Sending a link to my players, who spent an hour on their first group foray out of town last session.
Ivan 11 December 2019 at 01:43
I really enjoy these posts. Unfortunately I have never as a DM been able to transmit the powerful effect of experiencing cool scenery.
It is almost impossible I think - the main thing I aim for is just to have lots of stuff going on in any one space.
Solomon VK 11 December 2019 at 03:34
I was in the Chilterns at the weekend - the rapid changes of terrain as one climbed and descended across the ridges was something. To say nothing of the circling red kites and startled pheasants.
This is something to consider for hexcrawls, perhaps. Not 'What monsters do you encounter?' but 'What animals do you startle?'.
Yeah, definitely. I came up with a random table of startled animals once but it eventually felt samey - "You startle a pheasant!" is not all that different from "You startle a grouse!" or whatever. You need more interesting ideas and for some reason I just didn't have many.
I think the trick here is not to use startling animals as encounters (because unless you're hoping to catch some game, they aren't consequential), but as atmosphere: "As you cross the heath, you constantly startle pheasants" or as an explanation when a stealth roll fails "As you sneak up on the enemy outpost, you startle a brace of grouse, a guard looks in the direction and spots the gleam of the sun reflecting off your sword". This way, they become part of the atmosphere without dragging the game down.
I've been wrestling with some of these issues on my own (different environments; pointcrawl vs hex) and the best I've come up with is a breakdown of environments & encounters therein AND a hex description that contains the points of interest. So hex 3 has light forest, road, and shallow swamp environments (see descriptions for info) and X, Y, Z sites/features.
Yeah, that works. So a hex isn't just one thing but a variety (which is more realistic).
Tom 17 December 2019 at 23:33
I love posts like this. Also, gorgeous landscape!
Simon 12 January 2020 at 19:56
I remember living in Sheffield, there is definitely a weird otheworldly vibe to the landscape, even where suburbia is encroaching on the moors.
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How Does Bridgeport Fit In? Where To Place The Jail?
January 7, 2010 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, State Politics37 Comments
I’m dizzy.
I’ve lost track of the various candidates and potential state ticket configurations in the 24 hours since Chris Dodd’s sayonara announcement and Dick Blumenthal’s entry to fill his seat.
Will we see a Mac-Dick race come November? Probably, but politics is a weird business. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has an ocean of money to spend to become the GOP standard bearer to face Dick. Former Congressman Rob Simmons, the other GOP candidate in the race, will have something to say about that. Oh wait, there’s another GOP candidate, some dude named Peter Schiff out there as well. See, told ya I lost track.
How does any of this relate to Bridgeport? The state’s largest city will be a player in all of this, but how beyond electoral might is unknown. Dodd’s departure opens up another constitutional office for the asking (or is it taking?). Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa wants to leverage his delegate count to the Dem convention in May to fill one of those constitutional offices with one of his own. What’s the point of being in politics, Mario surmises, unless you can influence a state ticket. I’ve seen Mario in action plenty of times to know he’ll not be bashful in trying to position a Bridgeport-friendly candidate for a constitutional office. Former Mayor Joe Ganim became the Dem candidate for lieutenant governor in 1994, the year Republican John Rowland became governor, because of Mario’s intervention. Rowland defeated Dem guber candidate Bill Curry who’s part of the long line of Dem candidates strong in a primary futile in a general election. In fact, the last Dem to win a Connecticut guber was Bill O’Neill in 1986.
With Bloomer running for Dodd’s seat the attorney general slot is open, as well as secretary of the state with incumbent Susan Bysiewicz running for governor. Or will Suby settle for AG? But others may be in the way such as former State Senator and Dem party chief George Jepsen who also wants AG.
The current state Dem party chief who must help sort all of this out is Nancy DiNardo who knows how to break bread with Mario. I’ve had a lot of fun the past year promoting Mayor Bill Finch for CT secretary of the state. The position is a fit for Bill’s personality and interest areas. Bill never aspired to be mayor. Party regulars recruited his candidacy, fearing former Mayor John Fabrizi could not defeat State Rep. Chris Caruso, in 2007. And next year the same issue may pop up for local party regulars. Who can defeat Caruso?
Finch isn’t a chief executive; he’s a policy wonk cast into a chief executive role. More than two years into his mayoralty Finch has a lot of work to do to win reelection. Mario’s relationship with Finch is so-so. Decent some days, sucky on others. It’s hard to become buds when you’ve never been buds. Mario’s been trying to keep party peace while raising money for a potential Finch reelection run. But sometimes, when you don’t get along, it’s better to push for a promotion.
Can Finch become Dem candidate for CT secretary of the state? Doable, but doubtful. Both Mario and DiNardo would have to weigh in heavily for Finch to make that happen. Why? Because it’s not practical for Finch to move around the state working state party regulars to line up support for the endorsement. You can do that when you’re popular with local voters. Much more difficult when you’re not. Plus, even if they can land him the endorsement someone could run a primary. This budget cycle is crucial for Finch’s mayoral reelection. And now the burden is on him to find a new location for the state juvenile jail Jodi Rell wants to place in the city. He must pay attention to that or risk losing an entire city neighborhood (and possibly more) that doesn’t want it.
But there’s another way for Mario and DiNardo to help Finch. Cut a deal with a Dem guber candidate who will commit a state commissionership. Bill is not a man of wealth and he has a family to feed. He’s not like Chris Dodd who has the financial means to walk away. Bill would need to line up something.
So assuming any of this can happen who’s Mario’s guy for the future? My bet is City Council President Tom McCarthy. Big Mac and Mario get along. McCarthy is a better pol than Bill who tends to lose sight of the larger picture to satisfy his knee-jerk reactions. Bill looks good, sounds good and the soul of him is good. But electors vote on results. The mayor needs more results to win reelection. There’s still time.
Derail The Jail Vigil
With 29 days left to her marching orders, any thoughts about where to place Jodi’s detention center? The old facility on Fairfield Avenue? Incorporation into the boys facility? Housatonic Avenue? Hey, a friend suggested the other day to build it at the city-owned airport located in Stratford. I wonder how airport super John Ricci feels about that? John, you out there? Of course, there’s always Brookfield, Newtown, Chester …
From the CT Post:
BRIDGEPORT — “Derail-the-jail! Derail-the-jail!” The chanting swelled and carried for blocks along the residential street where the state plans to put a girls’ juvenile treatment and detention center.
Roughly 100 people — including leaders, area residents and their supporters from other parts of the city — held candles and signs and shook their fists in Wednesday night’s cold to send a message to state leaders: We won’t give up.
“No one should underestimate the power of the people,” said state Rep. Christopher Caruso, D-Bridgeport, addressing the crowd. “We’re tired of Bridgeport being dumped on. Now, you have to be mad. Keep fighting. If we become inactive, the governor will see that as a sign that we don’t care anymore.”
The state announced plans in November to build the 36,000-square-foot center at 115 Virginia Ave., which the state owns, unless city leaders can find another spot of at least 2.5 acres to put it.
News release from State Rep. Auden Grogins:
REP. FAWCETT AND REP. GROGINS TEAM UP TO HELP EXPAND ST. VINCENT’S CUTTING EDGE PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT
Representative Kim Fawcett (D-Fairfield) and Representative Auden Grogins (D-Bridgeport), teamed up this week in the Appropriations Committee to help assure legislative approval of an important public health outreach project at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport.
The Research Associates Program (RAP), spearheaded by Dr. Keith Bradley, allows students interested in careers as health professionals to volunteer in the St. Vincent’s emergency room to educate and screen patients on a number of public health threats. The students are trained to interview patients and their families. They use the time spent in the waiting room to provide public health education and disease prevention information.
“This program offers the potential for large-scale public health interventions, such as initiating tobacco cessation referrals, cancer screenings, and diabetes prevention at minimal cost with a host of positive derivative benefits,” said Dr. Bradley who testified before the Appropriations Committee last Monday.
Each year the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund seeks legislative approval for the programs they support. While the St. Vincent’s program was widely praised by legislators, limited resources in the fund forced intense conversations about which programs are most effectively fulfilling their assigned mission. Representative Fawcett and Representative Grogins worked closely with Dr. Bradley over the past several months to prepare for the hearing.
“I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to advocate for a program that has a direct impact on public health in our region,” Rep. Fawcett said. “This program is seeing results and if we target these resources effectively and grow the program it becomes a win-win for us all.”
“St. Vincent’s is an important asset to Bridgeport and the region,” Representative Grogins said. “It is critical that urban and suburban legislators work as at team as our joint efforts will benefit the entire region.”
With legislative approval in place, Dr. Bradley and the Research Associates Program have a clear path to applying for additional valuable Tobacco Settlement funds to grow the program in the region and expand the model to other hospitals across the state. The money in the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund is transferred to Connecticut each year as part of the Federal Tobacco Settlement Fund and does not rely on state tax payer dollars.
“I am thankful to Representatives Fawcett and Grogins for their advocacy and willingness to fight for the RAP program. Their work will help us see these programs expand and reach more people,” Dr. Bradley added.
Rep. Fawcett represents the 133rd Assembly district in Fairfield and Westport and serves on the Appropriations, Environment, and Energy and Technology, and Transportation Committees.
Rep. Grogins represents the 129th district and serves on the Education, Government Administration and Elections, and Public Health Committees.
Auden GroginsBill O'NeillChris CarusoChris DoddDick BlumenthalGeorge JepsenJodi RellJoe GanimJohn FabriziJohn RicciJohn RowlandLinda McMahonMario TestaNancy DiNardoPeter SchiffRob SimmonsSusan BysiewiczTom McCarthy
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donj says:
Blumenthal for Sen 2010!!!
You’d vote for Earl Hickey. Maybe your name is on his list …
Who’s that? I do know you would vote for that wwe ceo lady hahaha. Least I would vote for someone who has a good record. Try harder Kid it’s 2010 your jokes are so lame. Haha.
I wouldn’t vote for Linda McMahon. Professional wrestling is for sissies. I will vote for Blumenthal; he is still motivated by the best interests of the people of the state of Connecticut.
Vote for the ghost of Tom Joad!
town committee says:
I think getting Finch a commissionership is possible. It is probably the right place for Finch. As a person I still like Finch but as a mayor I don’t.
McCarthy I am not sure about that I am not impressed. He still has ties to Stafstrom and has been involved with Finch and a lot of the bonehead moves this administration has been involved in. He has been a key player in the hatchet jobs that have gone on in city hall.
I would suggest to Chris Caruso that he make peace with the party and start putting together his campaign operation. He has gone a long way forward with his out-front stance on the juvenile jail on the upper East Side. I know I have gained new respect for him.
When I say to Chris make peace with the party I am not saying become a party wonk just build relationships within the party but still be Chris Caruso. Going to be a fun year.
LennieGrimaldi says:
TC, Big Mac and Stafstrom are not close. They’re cordial, but not buds. McCarthy supported Mario, as you did, over Stafstrom for party leadership.
What’s the skinny on town committee primaries?
Joel Gonzalez says:
Lennie, when McCarthy was selected as City Council President the first time, it was Stafstrom who negotiated the deal during the selection process. McCarthy betrayed Stafstrom when he supported Mario.
Local Eyes says:
If Lennie isn’t afraid to diss The Mayor of Bridgeport, I’m not afraid to return the volley.
Finch isn’t a chief executive; he’s a policy wonk cast into a chief executive role. More than two years into his mayoralty Finch has a lot of work to do to win reelection <—
Lennie isn’t a chief executive, either; he’s a self-styled junkie ("political" is just an adjective) cast into the role of political hotshot. Lennie is two years into his "blogship". He measures his success in ways he never divulges yet he berates Mayor Finch in ways he wants to measure.
Finch has the toughest job in America but Grimaldi doesn’t recognize that because his axe-to-grind prevents it.
If you want to understand politics, you’d better understand personality first.
Guess you’re just a jealous guy …
Grin Ripper says:
The fix is in. Detention facility should go to the airport because it’s no fly by night operation. Rell takes almost 4 years to get one new train on track and she gives us 30 days. Get some Dick in 2010 or get Dicked in 2010.
Grin Ripper I agree totally with your statement. Lennie is trying to suck up to Rell in the other post about 30 days!!! After the 30 days what if we still get the detention center??? I’m not kissing up to Rell at all because she thinks Bridgeport is a dumping ground. I bet it never came across her mind to build it in Brookfield! Why the heck hype her up for giving 30 days!
Just a few things: that’s correct Lennie he did but he has not done much since then to back up Mario. Tell me once when he publicly disagreed with Finch & Company.
donj: Please pay attention. For what reason would Lennie butter up Rell? It was a good thing that she gave the city 30 days to find an alternate site not a bad thing. What you are not looking at is the Governor gave the city through Finch’s office a 1-year notice. Did they do anything in that year to get this site moved? No they did not.
What you don’t seem to understand or choose to ignore is that the governor could have gone ahead with the January meeting and had the bonding passed if she so desired.
What’s the point of hyping a governor who is not seeking reelection? At least she is giving the city administration 30 days to do what they had a year to do.
Why aren’t you all over our delegation about this? Is it because they are all god-fearing Democrats?
At the end of the day will that all matter if we still have a detention center? The Answer is hell no. Until we know for sure I’m not giving her any props. And no one can tell me I am wrong on that!
Blumenthal is a knee-jerk opportunist. We have enough of them already, don’t we?
Consider Merrick Alpert instead
www .merrickforachange.com
Question: Why does Lennie have the sharpest axe in Bridgeport?
Answer: He grinds it the most.
At least he uses his knees for opportunity. You’re just a jerk.
There’s been a little misunderstanding:
Some people think The Bridgeport Kid is the only jerk in The Park City.
That’s not true …
It just seems that way.
I’d have more competition if the wannabes weren’t hiding out in Trumbull …
Who has the sharpest “guillotine” in Bridgeport?
LC, did you know that along with the sharpest axe in Bridgeport, Lennie Grimaldi has the sharpest “Political Eyes” in the State of Connecticut?
This was in this morning’s Post as well: “Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman, who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2006 and on Tuesday formed an exploratory committee for an unspecified statewide office, was also mentioned as a Democratic attorney general candidate, but she downplayed that possibility.
“‘I am really focused on an exploratory committee for statewide office with an eye toward the governor’s race,’ Glassman said.”
Having grown up in Simsbury, I am well aware of her record. According to a story in the Hartford Courant written by Rinker Buck, “Glassman was first elected as first selectman in Simsbury in 1991, served four terms, and then took an eight-year hiatus to work in state government and eventually rose to chief of staff in the lieutenant governor’s office. Since being re-elected to first selectman in 2007, she has won wide praise for budget discipline and initiating a town planning process that stresses smart growth of Simsbury’s downtown.” Glassman’s idea of smart growth is revising zoning regulations so that chain stores like Starbuck’s, TCBY, and Subway can move in. And push the small independent mom-and-pop businesses out, thereby removing what was left of Simsbury’s small-town New England character.
I wouldn’t allow that pompous, egotistical broad anywhere near public office. She’s worse than Bill Finch when it comes to padding the municipal payroll with political “appointments.”
Where To Place The Jail? Good question Lennie! I have a better question: Will Chris Caruso drop his crusade on this issue if the alternative site is still in Bridgeport?
Yesterday, I stated that I’d rather see the jail in Caruso’s or Finch’s backyard than mine. My back yard–the 130th district–is full of tax-exempt properties. The old Juvenile Center is on Fairfield Avenue near some churches, the Klein Memorial, Schools (Curiale, Batalla and Bassick), and Family Services Woodfield. These locations are just blocks apart. Does this sound like a proper location or area?
Further down, the area of Fairfield Avenue, Ash Street and Mountain Grove–including the Old Bodine site, may be an area being contemplated. Eminent Domain?
I get the feeling that this issue is not going away any time soon as long as the selected site is in Bridgeport. If Finch thinks that selecting a site other than one in Chris Caruso’s State Rep. district will be the final chapter, then we must be reading a different book.
I get the impression that Mayor Finch only reads classic literature when Marvel Comics produces illustrated versions. Caruso is the point man on the “detention center” (political spin) or “girls’ reform school” (in actuality). Finch is along for the ride.
I’m happy to hear that Auden Grogins and Kim Fawcett teamed up to help assure legislative approval of an important public health outreach project. It’s an important program, especially these days of concern over out-of-control healthcare costs. I’m also happy that Ms. Grogins didn’t make an appearance at the Virginia Avenue site proposed for the juvenile detention facility. It would’ve been more than a little tacky for her to say “We’re here for you.”
Still dizzy Lennie? It’s not over yet according to my “Crystal Finger.” “… politics is a weird business.” It’s going to get really weird down the road.
The “Dick factor” seems to have caused the Republicans to seriously consider re-shuffling the deck of political cards. This is my take: Governor Jodi Rell will resign as Governor leaving Lt. Gov. Fedele the Governor who will then pick another Lt. Gov. If I have correctly calibrated my Crystal Finger, this will happen over a month from now when Jobi Rell–with the help of Democrats–will have approved the Juvenile Detention Center. Lennie, I wish you were here and see what I’m seeing right now.
There seems to be a “Dick” and some potential “Dickheads” in the middle of this. Blumenthal is pushing to stop the Juvenile Detention Center Project. Wait, I see Mark Delmonico grinning as Dick tries to rip another hole on Rell. It looks like the Juvenile Detention Center Bonding is approved. Wait Lennie! Who is that man?
It looks like Fedele, except he is being addressed as Governor and there is another person standing next to him addressed as Lt. Governor. Oh my god! Fedele is reversing the Juvenile Detention Center Bonding with Bill Finch next to him, grinning ear to ear. Hey, is that legal?
S.O.B. says:
I’d have way more respect for McCarthy if he’d come out of the closet already.
How can you lead a city if you can’t come to terms with your own life?
S.O.B., why don’t you do the same?
I did many years ago, and that’s why I’d respect McCarthy much more if he did, it’s no secret. Admit and be proud Tommy.
On second thought, McCarthy has a lot more in common with Stafstrom than Mario. Maybe he can reconcile.
“S.O.B.” you said, “I’d have way more respect for McCarthy if he’d come out of the closet already.”
S.O.B. I’m a little slow but could you explain what you are saying so that I can understand?
city hall smoker says:
Ron, I believe S.O.B. is making a gay insinuation. Not that it matters. Frankly, I don’t care which way Tom swings. I don’t think he has the backbone to be mayor.
What’s the current capacity and occupancy of the boys’ detention facility? I’ve never been inside but the place looks quite spacious. Seems that’s a perfect location being that it’s near the courts and all forms of public transportation. Have they even explored the feasibility of putting the girls in a segregated area there? Wouldn’t this also cut down on staffing not to mention utilities, etc.?
Would you like a smoking section added to your proposed co-ed juvenile facility? “Seems that’s a perfect location being that it’s near the courts …” CHS, you are assuming that every female that is incarcerated at the juvenile facility is going to get arrested in a city or town where the Bridgeport courts have jurisdiction. If a female who lives in Bridgeport gets arrested or charged with a crime in Stamford and held at the Bpt. Juvie facility, she has to be transported to court in Stamford and back to the Bridgeport facility until her release or sentencing. The “Booking” section of the Bridgeport Police Department has one holding section side for female prisoners and another for male prisoners. Gay men go to the men’s side.
One big problem with this country or the world for that matter, is the unwillingness to plan with a vision for the future. A good example is the rail system running through Bridgeport; most trucks can’t drive through the railroad underpasses in Bridgeport. Had someone stopped to think and said: “Hey, let;s make the underpasses higher in case bigger loads and higher trucks or equipment need to be transported under them.”
God forbid that the Bridgeport population doubles and we need to build new schools; can’t add floors to the current schools. “Don’t worry, we can bond our way out and the state will pick up 80% of the cost,” Bridgeport pols will say.
On a lighter note …
The jail for female teenaged delinquents is going to be built in Bridgeport, only question is where. That’s what this is all about. Rell must’ve asked for a recommended location; when the city’s leadership shined her on Rell forced the issue.
Are you saying that a year ago we could have given possible sites and we ignored Rell’s request? So that’s why the state picked one of their owned properties? Are you shitting kidding me?
That’s politics, Connecticut style. Finch pulls this kind of crap all the time. (Remember all that hoopla about the control of the Port Authority?) This is just so much bullshit. Yes, the governor’s office has always regarded Bridgeport as a sump hole, no matter who the occupant is.
I’ve been wondering why Chris Caruso, Bill Finch and Anthony Musto haven’t produced documentation showing the communications, activities, and actions taken regarding the Juvenile Detention Center. Is Carmen Lopez the only one who knows how to file FOI requests or complaints when necessary?
Everyone involved is pointing fingers at my dear Rell. What have the Legislative Aids, Assistants and Secretaries of these finger-pointers been doing? The Governor has been straightforward on where she stands and her staff has given examples of communications made by her administration such as a Connecticut Post article about the Detention Center site and Bonding plans last year.
I am a bit disturbed by all this and in particular the Marc Delmonico letter to the Governor. I agree that Bridgeport has not been getting a fair share of State funding; I can’t place the blame on Governor Rell for this; no one can ever blame the Bridgeport Republican Party. I asked two Bridgeport State Representatives if they ever took the time to personally approach Governor Rell to open a channel of communication and both said “no.” I asked why and they could not give me an answer. This is the main reason why Bridgeport hasn’t gotten a fair share of funding and attention. Look back at what happened during Rob Russo’s short tenure as State Senator. Russo didn’t ignore the Governor thinking that he can achieve great things without an open line of communication with Rell.
Rell did fall very short in helping out Republican candidates running for state office in Bridgeport. Her active support of Rob Russo again showed what can be achieved when the Governor goes out and actively supports Republicans trying as hard as they can to get elected. I hope that my “Crystal Finger” is on target regarding the revelation of Rell resigning and Fedele taking over. In the event that revelation comes to fruition, I will reach out to Marc Delmonico and my fellow Bridgeport Republicans to make sure that the mistakes of the past do not happen again.
*** What will be, will be and no blog rumors or complaints will change anything! Like Gov. Rell has nothing better to do than just decide during the past holidays, to dump a girls’ detention center anywhere she wants in Bpt? The Finch Admin. has been aware of this, dropped the ball as usual & never responded yes or no or where will it go & the rest is history still in the making! *** It was about two years ago @ a St. Patrick’s Parade fund raiser dinner where I met McCarthy’s pretty girlfriend. If he’s decided to flip since then, I sure would like to see his ex-girlfriend again this coming spring (wink)! Anyway, regardless of whatever negative rumors may be said about Tom, he’s always been nothing but a gentleman & all-around nice guy with me since I’ve known him. *** I love the “years after the fact” type of Bpt improvements in development ideas that have been coming up on OIB from time to time. Boy, talk about having a crystal ball (light bulb) type mentality? *** FORGETABOUTIT ***
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[Herald Review] ‘Men in Black: International,’ not-so exciting spinoff to beloved series
By Yoon Min-sik
The “Men in Black” series was absurd, bombastic, outrageous and a whole lot of fun. Sure, the trilogy may have been uneven in terms of quality, but the unlikely duo of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have always managed to provide laughs with their fun-packed adventures.
Aside from aliens, a few familiar faces, a good joke here and there and admittedly-good action, “Men in Black: International” didn’t really feel like an MIB movie, though that doesn’t mean the sci-fi/adventure film is terrible.
Director F. Gary Gray’s movie starts with the UK’s finest MIB agent H and the branch’s head High T -- played by Chris Hemsworth and Liam Neeson, respectively -- taking down a dangerous mutating alien race called the “Hybrid.”
Meanwhile, Molly (Tessa Thompson) -- who had a run-in with an alien and the Men in Black as a child -- tracks down the top-secret agency and convinces O, the head of MIB’s US branch, to hire her as a probationary agent, M.
Smart, knowledgeable and headstrong, M teams up with H on a mission to guard alien royalty, but gets dragged into an intergalactic conspiracy when the mission goes horribly wrong.
“Men in Black: International” (Lotte Entertainment)
Seeing the familiar fonts of the MIB series in the opening scene took me back to the late 1990s, when annoying dramatic close-ups were everywhere and “Wassuuuuuup” was a thing for some reason. It had me nostalgic and craving for a cheesy, cartoony film, even more so after Neeson’s “I hate Paris” line. Corny? Yes, but I was ready to eat it up.
Then the film slapped me awake from my delusion.
The tone of the movie was very different from the original. The MIB trilogy was more like a cartoon than the comics it was based on, which were actually not so light-hearted. Even the death scenes in “Men in Black: International” were somewhat grotesque, unlike the silly and gross ones in the original.
Hemsworth and Thompson are both charming actors whose presence can be felt on screen, but with a weak script, they felt like cheap knockoffs. This is supposed to be a buddy film, yet their chemistry was not strong, and I felt that their pairing and quarreling in “Thor: Ragnarok” was more convincing and fun. It’s unfortunate because Thompson is a very talented actress, and Hemsworth can be incredibly funny.
So, this wasn’t a good “MIB film.” How does it hold up on its own merit, then? To that I’d say, just OK.
The action wasn’t bad, and the jokes -- while not hilarious -- start to pick up toward the end. But the characters were just not that memorable. Although they did have some funny moments, the hero pair weren’t that impressive, and the surprise villain was disappointing and obvious.
I also saw some lazy writing that worked all too conveniently for the protagonists. To be fair, the original MIB films had their fair share of implausible moments and coincidences. But they were virtually cartoons. They were supposed to be stupid and funny.
This is one of the problems with “Men in Black: International”: The film seems uncertain whether it wants to be completely goofy and out-there, or to have a serious edge.
In fact, the film picks up in the third act, when it seems to have decided to abandon all reason and to take the goofy and fun route. It was then it finally felt like a MIB movie.
Another upside was the character Pawny, a tiny alien the heroes befriend who is both funny and likeable. Overshadowing the protagonists when he is onscreen, he was another part of the film that felt truly “MIB.”
Compared to the original, it was a huge let-down, but the film definitely has its moments. The 115-minute film might have been better if the director had cut about 20 minutes of convoluted plot points and exposition and just left all the fun stuff in, which are definitely there.
Truth be told, I just wanted to see a funny-as-hell action flick about secret agents busting aliens.
The film opened in local theaters Wednesday.
(minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
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Your Simulated Caps at the Simulated 30-Game Mark
With their simulated win over the simulated Tampa Bay Lightning last night, the simulated Washington Capitals wrapped up their first 30 games of this simulated 2012-2013 season. The Caps hit the 30-game mark with a record of 17-10-3. Their 37 standings points have them trailing Carolina by one point in the Southeast Division (17-11-4) and leave them fourth in the Eastern Conference.
To date, the Caps’ longest winning streak has been six games, from October 31st through November 10th. Their longest losing streak has been four games (0-3-1) from October 20th through October 29th. Special teams have been efficient, if in some respects not effective. On the penalty kill the Caps rank fourth, killing off 87.2 percent of their shorthanded situations. On the power play side the Caps rank second in power play efficiency at 21.1 percent. However, they rank last in the league in power play opportunities (76).
Scoring-wise, the Caps are fourth overall in the league, averaging 2.97 goals-per game. Allowing 2.53 goals-per-game leaves the Caps 11th in scoring defense.
Goaltending has been consistent, if not spectacular. Michal Neuvirth has appeared in 22 of the Caps first 30 games with a 2.45 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. Braden Holtby has appeared in nine games thus far and has virtually identical statistics – a 2.44 GAA and .920 save percentage. Neither has yet recorded a shutout.
As for the skaters, the leaders are as follows:
Labels: 2012-2013 nhl season, NHL, the peerless prognosticator, Washington Capitals
A TWO-point night -- Game 30: Capitals 4 - Lightning 3
Saturday night in Washington and another Southeast Division matchup. The Washington Capitals were looking to get back on a winning track after their 3-2 loss to Philadelphia at home on Thursday night. Saturday’s opponent was the Tampa Bay Lightning, a team the Caps defeated in Tampa in early November by a 4-2 score. Saturday was Tampa Bay’s first visit of the season to Washington.
The Caps proved to be inhospitable in the early going. Washington opened the scoring a little over three minutes in when Nicklas Backstrom collected the puck that ricocheted off the end wall from an Alex Ovechkin shot and whipped it into the Lightning net before goalie Mathieu Garon could cover the near post after defending the Ovechkin shot.
The goal served as a wake-up call for the Lightning, who managed to put consistent pressure on the Caps in their own end. Goalie Michal Neuvirth was sharp, though, twice turning away Steven Stamkos one timers and a point-blank drive from Teddy Purcell in the first ten minutes. Neuvirth’s play allowed the Caps to get out of the first period with their one-goal lead intact.
The second period started with more even play, neither team able to sustain any territorial advantage or engineer scoring chances. That changed when Ryan Malone was sent off for boarding at the 7:08 mark of the period. The Capitals took advantage of the power play opportunity when Nicklas Backstrom won a faceoff to the right of Garon. He pulled the puck back cleanly to Alex Ovechkin, who took a couple of strides to his right and sent a wrist shot over Garon’s glove to give the Caps a 2-0 lead.
Washington made it 3-0 later in the period off a Lightning turnover. Defenseman Brian Lee tried to complete a stretch pass from his own goal line, but Nicklas Backstrom was jumping on for a line change as Lee released the puck. Backstrom got in front of the pass at the Tampa Bay line, then found Troy Brouwer at Garon’s left with a pass. Brouwer snapped the puck over Garon’s left pad at the 13:08 mark to give the Caps the three-goal lead.
Tampa Bay narrowed the gap late in the period. Matt Carle gloved down a clearing attempt and walked down the blue line looking for a passing opportunity. He sent the puck deep to Neuvirth’s left. On its way through, the puck was deflected by Teddy Purcell through Neuvirth’s pads for his sixth goal of the season. That would close out the scoring for the second period, the Caps holding a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes.
The third period opened with Tampa Bay renewing the pressure they were able to exert on the Caps early on. The Caps complicated the problem when Mathieu Perreault was sent off for four minutes for high-sticking Benoit Pouliot. The Caps killed off the first half of the double-minor penalty but could not wrap up the second half. Stamkos recorded his 11th goal of the season when Martin St. Louis found him between two Caps defenders for a one-timer from the edge of the right wing circle.
Michal Neuvirth kept the Lightning from inflicting any more damage on the scoreboard, and the Caps took advantage of Neuvirth’s solid play at the 13:34 mark when Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game and 14th of the season by ripping a wrist shot past Mathieu Garon’s blocker. Nicklas Backstrom was credited with the primary assist, his third helper of the game and fourth point.
That might have ended the suspense as far as the outcome was concerned, but Dmitry Orlov was sent off for delay of game when he shot the puck off the rink with 2:57 left in regulation. The Lightning would make it a 6-on-4 advantage when they pulled Garon for an extra attacker in the last 30 seconds of the power play. Neuvirth was equal to the task, though, and kept the Lightning from finding the back of his net over those last 30 seconds of the power play.
The Lightning would get their goal just after the penalty expired, however. The Caps were unable to clear the puck out of their own end, and as Orlov was trying to get into defensive position after serving his penalty, Vincent Lecavalier lifted a shot over Neuvirth’s glove to bring the visitors within a goal with 52 seconds left.
That was as close as the Lightning could get, though. Washington skated off the last 52 seconds without allowing a Lightning shot on goal, and the Caps escaped with their 17th win of the season, 4-3.
Capitals 4 – Lightning 3
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The crosswords in this section are old style, in the sense that they revert to a previous system of putting a dot over the consonant, to indicate aspiration (séimhiú), and using an old style Gaelic font. Under this system Ḃ is a 2-letter word, whereas its modern equivalent is UBH, a 3-letter word. Although the old writing style is used, modern spellings are used throughout.
We use a 40-letter alphabet comprising the 26 standard letters, plus 5 guta fada and 9 consan buailte. At one time some letters (j,k,q,v,w,x,y,z) were not part of the Gaelic alphabet, but this is no longer the case.
In addition to the usual crossword clue, extra information is presented to help the reader, for example
cells that contain a síneadh fada or a consan buailte are identified for the reader,
any individual solution word can be revealed in the course of the game,
an individual word may be checked at any stage — no need to wait until all words are completed,
a brief English clue is available, though its use incurs a half-score penalty,
you may play against the clock, and it may be paused,
the crossword may the downloaded in paper PDF format, and
on-line Irish-English and English-Irish dictionaries may be consulted.
The layout of the crossword may change so as to fit on small screen devices.
Entering letters from the Keyboard
A simple system is used to enter the guta fada and the consan buailte (non-keyboard characters). As the reader already knows the cells where these characters are, a simple A in a cell with a sineadh fada sign will automatically be converted to Á. Similarly a B will be converted to Ḃ in cells where a dot is indicated. Thus the Shift, Ctrl, Alt, AltGr etc keys are not used.
Further background information about the old-style crossword may be found as follows
a talk on how this crossword was put on-line here on Youtube
a technical description of how the crossword is created at here on Youtube.
a history of printing the Gaelic character here.
the Gaelic font that is used Gaelchlo.
These crosswords were first published in the free publicity magazine West & Mid Kerry Live (Corca Dhuibhne Beo) which is widely distributed every fortnight. www.westkerrylive.ie
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MLKEC-INP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Estate Collection, In Private Hands
OCR-OO, Oberlin College Archives, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 5
JDP-INP, Joan Daves Papers, Joan Daves Agency, New York, N.Y., In Private Hands 4
SCLCT-INP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Tape Collection, In Private Hands 3
DHSTR-WHi, Donald H. Smith Tape Recordings, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 2
DXL-PPSJ, Drexel Library, Saint Joseph's College, Philadelphia, Pa. 2
FMPL-SCA-COrC, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University, Orange, Calif. 2
MAWC-INP, Mervyn A. Warren Collection, In Private Hands 2
MiDCUMA, Central United Methodist Church Archives, Detroit, Mich. 2
MiDUAW, UAW Research Library, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Detroit, Mich. 2
MiDW-AL, Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Detroit, Mich. 2
RLC-INP, Richard Lischer Collection, In Private Hands 2
SCLCF-CLSCLS, 20th Century Organizations, Southern Christian Leadership Conference File, Southern California Library for Social Research, Los Angeles, Calif. 2
SpelCol, Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga. 2
UPWR-WHi, United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers Records, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 2
WPRC-MiDW-AL, UAW President's Office: Walter P. Reuther Collection, Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Detroit, Mich. 2
DABCC-INP, Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Collection, In Private Hands
SCLCE-GEU-S, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Records, 1864-2007, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
CSKCH-INP, Coretta Scott King Home Study Collection, In Private Hands
LDRP-NN-Sc, Lawrence Dunbar Reddick Papers, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, New York, N.Y
Give Us the Ballot, Address delivered at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
Declaration of Constitutional Principles
The French Revolution
''This is a Great Time to be Alive,'' Address delivered at the Tenth Annual Installation Dinner of the Guardians Association of the Police Department of the City of New York
O'Donnell, Martin J.
Bracey, William R.
Jack, Hulan
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell) [State of New York]
Guardians Association
At the Threshold of Integration
America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)
A Great Time to Be Alive, Address delivered at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue (Evanston, Ill.)
Evanston, Ill.
Polish, David
Lapidos, Morris
Beth Emet The Free Synagogue (Evanston, Ill.)
Exodus 1-18
Galations 3:28
In Christ There is No East nor West
ET-16; Atl-10A & 10B
''The Church on the Frontier of Racial Tension,'' Lecture delivered at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
MacMillan, Harold
Howington, Nolan P.
Sorokin, Pitirim Aleksandrovich [Harvard University]
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
National Baptist Convention of the United States of America. Women's Auxiliary
Christianity, History
Crisis of Our Age
A Yearning of the Souls for the Realm of the Divine
KyLoS
Archives and Special Collections, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
J-31; A TR-17
''The Meaning of Easter,'' Sermon Delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church
''The Dilemma and the Challenge Facing the Negro Today,'' Address Delivered at Zion Hill Baptist Church
Chambers, T. M.
Till, Emmitt C.
Parker, Mack C.
Zion Hill Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Funtown
S-11; Misc-19
MeLB, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
''A Challenge to the Churches and Synagogues,'' Address on 1/17/1963
Mathew Ahmann, ed. Race: Challenge to Religion, Chicago: H. Regnery Co., 1963, pp. 155-169.
Milton, John
Chambers, Whittaker
National Conference on Religion and Race, Chicago, 1963
Race: Challenge to Religion
Box 1.1
''Our Lord's Temptations,'' Sermon delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church
MacIver, Robert M. (Robert Morrison) [Columbia University (New York, N.Y.)]
Charlemagne, Emperor
Alexander, the Great
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
Pero´n, Juan Domingo
Columbia University (New York, N.Y.)
Democratic National Convention (1956 : Chicago, Ill.)
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Conrad-Hilton Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
How to Succeed Without Trying
ET-69, sides 5-8
Address delivered at the Pilgrimage for Democracy
Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference
WSB-TV-GU, WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Walter J. Brown Media Archive & Peabody Awards Collection, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Ga.
''On Being Unashamed of the Gospel,'' Sermon delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
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Jésus parle le français
Site d’un disciple en cheminement
Dons/Donations
Interview with Sophia Viguier
Publié le 02/05/2014 par philippe
How French do you think you already are?
Wardrobe, art, and taste in food, I think I’m getting there! I’m not good at arguing yet, even though I am opinionated. But really, I am not really French yet!
What is your favorite French food?
All of it. I haven’t met a French food that I didn’t like.
What is your favorite French sentence?
Comme-ci comme-ça (like this, like that). That’s pretty much my motto in life. C’est la vie! I like “Oh la vache!” too (oh the cow!).
What has been your most interesting conversation with a stranger in France?
I had an Algerian man propose to me just there on the street, even though he knew I was married and pregnant. I gave him a gospel of John and promptly sent him away. I will laugh if I meet in heaven.
Would you rather live in the French country side or downtown?
Right now downtown, because I love the big cities, the energy, and where there are lots of people. But I may change my mind later!
What do you think of the urban violence in France?
I guess it depends where you go. I have never felt unsafe, although I was happy not to be alone in some places when we were doing evangelism. I’ve grown up in rough places and I’ve seen worse.
How French do you think your kids are?
More French than me! But they always will be. But the whole family is young. We’ll adjust!
What are things that marked you during your first trips to France?
How old everything was, and how when you blink you could miss some really cool things. In downtown Toulouse where we were, there are so many interesting buildings, people and smells. Each of the different cultures that have come in have taken a French flavor, and so on one street you might find both a kebab place and a crêperie (crepe shop).
What are some areas of the French culture you would never want to associate with?
Spoiling your children, although this is done everywhere else to. It is probably easier to be looked down upon when you don’t fit into a specific box or stereotype there as well.
What was your experience with the French evangelical churches?
Very international. Even though they were small, they were very loud (in a good way) and energetic. You got the sense that they were very happy to be there. You could sense that because there are so few believers around, being together is a big deal.
What is the most beautiful thing you have seen in France so far?
The sunsets are really pretty when you are in the countryside. The Christmas lights are really pretty in the cities during Christmas season.
What do you apprehend the most about moving to France?
The communication barrier, both culturally and with the language.
Do you ever wish you could stay in the US?
Only in the sense that I wouldn’t have to learn a new language. The rest I don’t mind leaving behind, although I will greatly miss family and friends. It’s an adventure!
What do you think about the French humor?
I don’t mind it at all, but it is different. It’s been a little more brash than me at times. The French are much more open in their communication than people were in British colonies I suppose.
What did you think of the youth in France?
Really fun! Many people remain in the “student” season for a while and so it’s been funny running into people way older than me who thought I was older just because I had kids.
Are you apprehensive in sending your kids to public school in France?
Not at all. It’s just like anywhere else. I’ve got to teach them what is right and what is wrong, and then if it goes well they can make a difference where they are at.
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The Sorority Are Writing a Chant for Canada Soccer
The national women's team will complete at the FIFA Women's World Cup in July
The Canada women's national soccer team is set to compete at the FIFA Women's World Cup in France this July, and fans will be able to cheer them on with help from the Sorority.
Today, the Toronto outfit revealed their plans to collaborate with Canada Soccer on a chant ahead of the team's tournament play.
"We're so excited to announce that we are lending our voice to the Canada Soccer Women's National Team to collaborate on a chant the nation can get behind!," the trio wrote in a statement. "We relate to the women's team as we, too, see ourselves as a family, and are chasing our own crazy dreams! We are also fighting to give a stronger voice to the young female generation."
They continued, "Chants can connect us all as a country with pride. We're proud to wear the jersey to send-off the team as they represent our nation at this summer's FIFA women's world cup France 2019."
The Sorority released their debut album Pledge last year. Read our interview with the group over here.
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Robaer | Music, Spotify Playlist Curator, Labels
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Germany based all-rounder Robaer has established himself as one of the biggest independent Spotify playlist curators around the world, beside being an active producer on labels like KnightVision (Warner Music Benelux).
His international references as a DJ include countries like Spain/Ibiza, Romania, Germany and Austria in clubs like Pacha, Paradise, Neuraum and White Sensation. After being part of quite a few successful music projects, he’s now focusing on his solo career as Robaer. Beside his work as a producer and DJ, he co-founded the new power-label "AESTHETE“ in 2018 which is one of the most rising label imprints within the last years. With several 7 digits releases and renowned artists like JETFIRE, le Shuuk, Dannic, Cuebrick, DJ Soda and more - it's the label for an upcoming generation of industry's superstars.
His playlists "EDM House 2019" and "Deep House 2019" have over 535.000 followers and the number is rising fast. Robaer’s cooperation with labels like Ultra Music, Armada, Spinnin Records, Protocol Recordings and all major labels, as well as his close friendship to producers like Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Matt Nash and R3HAB, show his impressive role within the electronic music scene. Robaer’s projects assure his position as one of music industry’s current big players and he’s definitely here to stay.
Despite his daily work, Robaer is frequently releasing originals, which are eagerly awaited. Since July 2017 he released new singles like “Happy Song”, "Guilty“, "Wonderwall" and "One More Time" together with Chad Cooper on KnightVision. With Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ placements in Germany, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Norway, as well as more than 11 million streams, the success of Robaer’s deep house songs is definitely clarified.
Currently focusing on his label project „AESTHETE“, he’s working on new music for 2019. More Robaer music is coming soon!
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Common Cause/NY Responds to Potential Monserrate Candidacy
NEW YORK, NY (11/21/2019) (readMedia)-- This week Hiram Monserrate opened a campaign committee to explore a potential 2020 run for the Assembly. Monserrate was expelled from the State Senate in 2009 after being convicted of third-degree assault of his then-girl friend. In 2012, he pleaded guilty to felony charges of mail fraud and conspiracy for misusing city tax dollars to help pay for his Senate campaign.
In response, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY, issued the following statement:
"Hiram Monserrate is not fundamentally disqualified from having a job, but there must be a different standard for the privilege of holding public office. Anyone convicted of felony corruption for stealing taxpayer money, should not have access or control over said money again, for at least ten years. It is also especially disturbing to see anyone enable a man who was ejected by the Senate for dragging his partner through a hallway after brutally attacking her, only to then drive out of his way to a hospital where no one would recognize him so she could get 40 stitches. Queens voters deserve someone worthy of their trust, and the unrepentant Mr. Monserrate has yet to earn it."
State Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz have proposed legislation that would bar someone from holding public office or positions of political party leadership for ten years after a felony conviction.
Posted Thursday November 21, 2019 at 08:49 am by Common Cause of New York
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Detroit’s Bankruptcy Is About Unaffordable Pension Obligations The city tried to raise extra revenue with higher taxes, this way encouraging more tax payers to leave. The combination of pension costs and bonds obligations proved to be unsustainable. Detroit is not "too big to fail"
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Week starting Jun 20, 2010
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Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Total Distance
78.58 3.20 5.96 1.30 89.04
Eva Clogs Pirate Miles: 66.04 Eva Clogs Blue Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 30.00 Nap Time: 1.00 Total Sleep Time: 31.00
Sun, Jun 20, 2010
Day of rest. Went to church. The talks in the sacrament meeting were on the role of a father. We are blessed to have a very good singer who came to BYU on a vocal scholarship from South Africa. He sang the hymn O My Father in a solo. The lesson in Sunday School was on sacrament, and the lesson in the Elder's Quorum was on the prophets.
Night Sleep Time: 8.00 Nap Time: 1.00 Total Sleep Time: 9.00
Mon, Jun 21, 2010
A.M. Uneventful half + detour with Jeff in 1:37:58 (13.19 miles). Except we had one event - last 1.96 in 10:36, 5:24.5 pace. Jeff had an upset stomach, so we cautiously dragged along most of the way, and I was not excepting Jeff to go that fast in the tempo portion. I told him imagine you got to mile 20 of a marathon feeling like this, now run to finish the marathon expecting maybe 5:40 at best. I think he really wanted to qualify for the Trials. But in spite of a faster pace I felt very strong. It felt sustainable for the half.
Jenny and Julia ran 2.
P.M. 0.5 with Jacob in 5:29. Benjamin ran 0.5 with Joseph in 4:36. Then 2.05 with Benjamin in 16:22.
Eva Clogs Pirate Miles: 15.74
A.M. 10.2 in 1:20:00. Met Jeff on the trail. Then 2 with Benjamin in 15:53. Jenny and Julia ran 2. Jacob ran 0.5 with Julia in 6:00. Joseph ran 0.5 with Benjamin 4:35. I stayed with Kaytlin - she did 0.5 in 6:36.
A.M. Met Jeff on the trail. Total of 10.1 in 1:19:52. Did 4x400 with full rest. The goal was to coast at 70, practice running fast and relaxed. We ended up with 68.5, 67.0, 66.9, then Jeff decided to relax on the last one, I sensed it was going to be slow because it felt too easy, and sure enough it was 70.7. But perhaps it was the best interval because we actually did it right.
P.M. 2.25 with Benjamin and Jared in 20:28.
A.M. Met Jeff and Daniel on the trail. 10 miles in 1:19:12. Did a 0.2 pickup after a VPB. Then 2 with Benjamin in 16:20 with 3x200. Well, the first 200 got botched as we passed a runner with a dog and Benjamin tripped on the dog's leash, so it ended up being more like 160 meters. The first 100 was 17, though. On the second one my watch did not start. Benjamin did not want to end the day without a valid 200 time, so we did one more in 37.0. Total time for 2 miles was 16:20.
Then did 0.5 with Kaytlin and her cousin in 5:54.
P.M. 0.5 with Jacob in 5:29. Joseph ran 0.5 with Benjamin in 4:23.
A.M. 2 with Benjamin in 14:47. 10.25 with William in the stroller in 1:14:29. 0.5 with Jacob and Kaytlin in 5:48. Joseph ran 0.5 in 4:59 with Julia. Jenny and Julia ran 2.16 as well.
Sat, Jun 26, 2010
A.M. 20 with Jeff to Bridal Veil Falls and back in 2:19:15. Did a workout in the middle. About 7 miles into the run one mile uphill in 5:33. The target was 5:45, and we were right on pace half way through, but then Jeff saw a biker up ahead so we sped up to 5:20 for the next half mile. Then about 10.5 into the run we ran 3 downhill from Nunns Park to the mouth of the canyon in 15:57 (5:20, 5:19, 5:18). Jeff monitored splits every 100 meters so we were very even. That felt great, breathing felt almost conversational, but the nervous system was obviously in non-conversational state, which is why I cannot run a 2:20 marathon.
Then the last 3.02 in 17:12 (5:41.7 pace) on a rolling terrain with turns and bridges. First mile was good - 5:36, second was harder - 5:39, and then the heat and the distance got to me and 5:52 was all I could give. Jeff maintain the pace, and even sped up a bit finishing the interval in 16:56. Nevertheless I still was happy that I crashed to only 5:52 and not worse.
Ran 0.5 with Kaytlin in 5:31.
P.M. 0.5 with Jacob in 5:23. Joseph ran 0.5 with Benjamin in 4:57. 2 with Benjamin in 16:39.
Eva Clogs Blue Miles: 3.00
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30 Rock, "Klaus and Greta" & "Black Light Attack!": A fish called Jenna
Because "30 Rock" began its season so much later than the other NBC comedies, while NBC wants it to end its season at roughly the same time as the rest, "The Office" got a week off and we got a "30 Rock" double feature. A quick review of the two episodes coming up just as soon as I find the Joey Russo button...
Neither of tonight's episode was as emotionally rich as the Christmas episode, nor did they feature a moment as insanely funny as Pete coaching Liz through the "Dealbreakers" opening credits. But each was filled with enough good gags that, together, they made for a very satisfying hour of comedy.
James Franco(*) was as funny in "Klaus and Greta" as I was expecting, playing a perverted version of himself, even if the plot was stolen from a classic "Simpsons" episode with Troy McClure and Selma. Franco's obsession with body pillows (and other objects), and then Liz's willingness to go along with the disturbing fantasy in the end made me laugh a lot. And the first episode also offered Jack being disgusted with Jonathan's lack of lithe-ness, Kenneth unhitching his pelvis, the staff's "Today Show" drinking game, and Tracy declaring Kenneth's haircut an insult to lesbians. And if the Nancy story didn't really work without the presence of Julianne Moore (with or without the controversial accent), the rest was amusing enough to compensate.
(*) Random digression: the first episode of Franco's weird performance art stint on "General Hospital" aired around the same time the new season of "Scrubs" was about to begin. At one point during that episode (which Fienberg and I both watched out of morbid fascination), ABC ran a chyron promoting the fact that "Scrubs" would now feature "James Franco's brother Dave Franco." Ever since, we have been referring to him as "James Franco's Brother Dave Franco" in conversation. Tonight, though, I'm switching it up, and saying that "30 Rock" featured a guest appearance by Dave Franco's Brother James Franco. End digression.
"Black Light Attack!," meanwhile, made the best use yet of Cheyenne Jackson's Danny, less for what Jackson got to do then for the way he unleashed Liz's Dirty Thirties (the callback to her Larry Wilcox fixation from the Christmas episode was hilarious). And hearing Jack try to feign attraction for Lemon played right into Alec Baldwin's strengths. And for once I really enjoyed a subplot built around Jenna's narcissism and self-delusion, particularly Pete's terrified sprint out of the building and Jenna's lame attempts to seem young. ("Uh! Facebook!") Also, any joke that sets up a situation where multiple characters have to shout without realizing they're doing it will make me laugh. Every time.
Plus, while Tina Fey technically wasn't at press tour, I did watch the episode from my press tour hotel room, so the mustache trend has a third member and is therefore an official trend. Woo-hoo!
Labels: 30 Rock, 30 Rock (season 4)
underdog said...
I actually thought the first episode (with James Franco) was one of their very best. Maybe the Tracy segment was weak but the rest of it was terrific. I laughed out loud about seven times, which is a good number in my estimation. The writing in both was solid but particularly in the first it was at a high level - both story and dialogue. I give it at least an A-.
Marc said...
I think none of the comedies tonight touched ABCs last night which were fantastic. Also I think Community had their worst ep yet and Jack Black had a lot to do with that
Please wait to discuss Community (and Parks and Rec) until after I've watched and written about them.
I thought the end tag with Lutz dancing was so funny. "Go Lutz Go Lutz" with the manssiere.
Looked like it was an outtake they left in.
I don't know if I missed the show or if they were just really, really funny. I think I laughed out loud more than once in both episodes. Kenneth's walk and holding his ears as he screamed "What's happening to me" had me cracking up, as did every time he screwed up with the computer. Two good episodes.
randydufour said...
... " I thought the end tag with Lutz dancing was so funny. "Go Lutz Go Lutz" ...
WHAT WAS THE SONG !!
"Why won't they put me on the Jumbotron, I've been doing cool stuff all game."
Rinaldo said...
As of Sunday, Cheyenne Jackson will be way more available than they'd originally planned. I hope he becomes at least a semi-regular. He's really very funny, in exactly the style of the show.
Loved the first episode, was 'meh' on the second. I've given up on there being any long-term character development so it's all about the gags, and the Franco stuff and Kenneth's computer problems made it worth it.
Two episodes back to back with funny Jenna stories? Hallelujah! Although, strangely, the funnier the Jenna story seems to be the lamer Tracy's stories get. Hmm.
Still, this was the best 30 Rock has been in quite a while for me. (And no, that isn't just because of James Franco. But it certainly didn't hurt.)
"You take your reward, Lemon. You take your reward."
The Franco episode was hysterical. And the second one was damn funny. It's great to see 30 Rock back to form.
Oh, and I love the transformation men go through when they have daughters.
Regarding the transition men go through when they have daughter, it's like this. When you have a boy, you only have to worry about one penis; when you have a girl, you have to worry about all of them.
The Jenna as a beard for Franco was a riot, but her and the Gossip Girl reading scene was just beyond amazing. The slow sense of realization that she had was perfectly done. I expected her to end up with the face bra that she invented on Ally McBeal, but I guess the scotch tape was a reasonable substitute for that.
Jenna's "Gossip Girl" scene was hilarious.
"I've had a full life. And now, I'm 41 years old. Time to die." Bwah!!
And two episodes where in a row where Liz got some action! Hmm. I wonder/hope/dread a possible Liz is pregnant and doesn't know who the father is storyline. (Although I'm probably wrong. It's just that earlier she was wanting to adopt [and that storyline seems to have been dropped], and now Tracy is trying to conceive a daughter...)
And hearing Jack try to feign attraction for Lemon played right into Alec Baldwin's strengths.
That had me laughing out loud. Not just Baldwin's perfect delivery but Fey's willingness to play the (disgusting) fool. I was enormously amused by the whole... situation.
Chalmers said...
Jane Krakowski has now run the gamut from the inappropriately "mature" teenage cousin in "Vacation" to the inappropriately immature-acting 40-year-old on "30 Rock."
renton said...
Kenneth's agony at the high-pitched sounds for over 40s was a great throwaway bit.
amyp3 said...
And two episodes where in a row where Liz got some action! Hmm. I wonder/hope/dread a possible Liz is pregnant
This crossed my mind, but no, they're not going there. Besides, that would mean that 30 Rock was actually employing through-storylines and character development.
Speaking of which, I minorly groused on another forum that Liz getting all that seemed somewhat out of character to me.
I'm just not into Cheyenne J's character that much.
But nice to see Jane getting to stretch her character just the tiniest bit.
The stuff I remember most the day after the shows were the smaller things like:
Pete- Why are you smiling. (Excited) Have we been cancelled?
And of course, Kenneth and the webcam. ("Now I've made it the desktop!")
Was every cell phone in these episodes an iPhone? It looked like it. The computer Kenneth uses was an iMac.
Is Apple paying for product placement? Sure appears to be the case.
This is another season I'm looking forward to re-watching on DVD. "For 4 years I’ve had to make do with what passes for men in this place, with their untucked shirts, their boneless faces, their stars both wars and trek – I needed a man around here and I finally have one."
At the exact moment that Baldwin did the "that whole situation right there" line, I was reading almost exactly the same quote in Nancy Franklin's New Yorker review of Jersey Shore. Talk about serendipity... not having seen Jersey Shore, I wouldn't have gotten the reference otherwise.
Hannah Lee said...
I had many laugh out loud moments during these episodes.
Probably the biggest was when Kenneth got spooked by the "albino monk" after Jack suggested they go all Davinci Code to determine Nancy's password
"If the Snitch is worth 150 points, why do they even bother with the Quaffle?"
Cracked me right up. But then I'm a giant nerd.
i'm with filmcricket. i lol'd at that 'cause to me, the rules of quidditch didn't seem to particularly well thought out, haha.
Delia Jean Streefkerk said...
For the longest time Apple products have appeared on 30 Rock because the crew seems to like that brand. On the first episode, "Klaus and Greta," I saw "promotional consideration" listing Apple at the end of the credits. Delia Jean, Biggest Apple Hater in the State of Michigan but 30 Rock fan ironically.
DeeTV said...
I only watched the ep w/James Franco so far. It had a few LOL moments for me, so I thought it was pretty good. Plus I've loved James Franco since his F&G days.
I can't believe that "Cole' on Scrubs is James Franco's brother. I can't take that character! I even commented while I was watching the last episode that the way he was acting reminded me of James Franco, except James Franco is so likely and Cole is so totally unlikeable. It's funny, not in a good way, for me to find out "Cole" is J. Franco's brother.
I've seen him (Dave F) in some videos on Funny or Die and he was much more appealing. That Cole character just has to go!
Sorry for the Scrubs digression.
Ted Frank said...
I've been asking myself that for years, so I'm glad someone pointed that out.
I was happy with both episodes. Glad Whatshername the Dutch writer got some love.
Yeah, you called it Alan. Pete's immediate running from the scene was hilarious. I loved the black light gags as well as everyone screaming at the top of their lungs. I laughed so hard when Kenneth just flashes by the writers' room screaming, "What is happening to me?!"
The other episode I kinda liked, if only for the weird fetish that James Franco has with pillows and other pieces of furniture.
Genuine LOL moment: Jack, upon discovering Liz's mustache: "Good God, Lemon."
Thinking another mustache logo, this time including Liz Lemon, is a must down the road, Alan.
Both were great episodes!! Loved Sue and Tracy together. Anyone catch the fact that she was date raped!?
And like others pointed out, TWO hilarious Jenna stories! I was thrilled! Great job jane krakowski!
I, too, remember Microsoft Windows 95.
I been through 2 of their wars, Star and Trek. LOL!
Above, I don't think I got the quote, exactly right, but whatever it was had me cracking up.
Just now got to both of them and I *loved* the Franco episode. I thought it was very funny, especially once we got passed the set up and got into Franco's full on crazy. He was fantastic and both Tina and Jane were great with him.
I also really liked the Kenneth/Jack story. I wasn't sure about taking the two of them, together, out of the studio and sending them to the burbs for a B&E caper, but it was realy funny. I especially loved the running gag about the webcam.
I'm glad someone else out there went through their "James Franco's little brother Dave" phase. That ad killed me and it was a long time before I could stop referring to Dave that way.
Number Five said...
I thought both episodes were in perfect form.
The actual line "Black Light Attack!" from Jack, followed by the shot of Liz being caught white-handed, just cracked me up.
Great to see Sue finally get a line. In his bizarre universe, it felt like Tracy was watching her in their early scenes intentionally so he could have an internal montage when it was time to let her go.
This New York Times Magazine article discusses the phenomenon of Japanese men who form emotional relationships with body pillow "girls." The sexually extreme variations are disgusting, but otherwise it's a fascinating subject.
Re: Jack's bit on pretending to be attracted to Liz. First, the cuts to her playing food monster with the writers while he was talking were brilliant in of themselves. Second, it was interesting since a couple of early season 1 episodes toyed with them having some sexual tension, only to (wisely, I think) ignore it after that.
Proc said...
i also loved the eternal kenneth's screaming. i fell out.
randydufour, the song was an instrumental for "muffin top".
Re: Quidditch.
The reason why teams bother with the Quaffle is if your team scores with the Quaffle enough times before the Snitch is caught, then you can win even if the other team gets 150 points with the Snitch. This happened in Book 4 at the Quidditch World Cup: Viktor Krum got the Snitch, but the Irish team had already scored so many points that it didn't matter and Ireland won anyway. Moreover, Quidditch teams are ranked by points scored, not games won, so the points scored with the Quaffle actually do matter.
End of super-dorky Harry Potter digression. I did crack up at that line though.
Oh, and I liked these two episodes too.
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When Screen Fashion Attacks, Part Two
So I’ve previously railed against Ugg boots, which I regard as an abomination. In fact, there’s a girl who lives near me who always walks her dog wearing the same pink sweatpants and tan Uggs, which strikes me as bizarre. I haven’t yet punched her in the head or run over and ripped her boots off, but I might just yet.
My latest irritation comes in the form of the sort of gigantic sunglasses that the Paris Hiltons, Eva Longorias and Jennifer Lopezes of the world have women hooked on. I guess Dior is the chief offender, but doubtless there are other, equally offensive peddlers. I gather that — not unlike the appendix — these sunglasses started out serving some functional purpose, namely when celebrities had to disguise themselves while ducking out into the real world on the weekend when their assistants had to return home for a parent or sibling’s funeral. Soon, though, they became just another way to say, “Look at me!” They look like friggin’ welder’s masks, some of these things, yet when a character is meant to be portrayed as desirably fashionable, more often than not these shades get some screen time.
A stand needs to be taken, desperately. I mean, no one called bullshit on parachute pants in the early 1980s, and look where that got us…
Happy Birthday, Jessica Biel
The Illusionist, and she’s determined to live down this photo shoot, God bless her, even if in my opinion it’s really 7th Heaven and some of the bad movies in which she’s appeared that she should be more worried about. Sweet Lord, Jessica, so you have a freakishly long tongue, biceps bigger than half the guys your age and one of those weird, prematurely deep smoker’s voices? Plenty of folks dig that package, guys and girls…
Catch a Fire
The conventional wisdom used to be that in polite company
one doesn’t talk about two matters — religion and politics. There’s too much
chance of offending someone’s delicate sensibilities, so it’s best to avoid broaching
these subjects, at least in any substantive manner. Hollywood,
for the most part, has typically followed suit in decades past — after all, it
covets the green in the wallets of both Red Staters and Blue Staters.
But the massive success of both Michael Moore’s filmic
Molotov cocktail Fahrenheit 9/11 and
Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ,
though, combined with a country riven by an unpopular war in Iraq and scandal, serial
incompetence and other turmoil at home, has created a populace where, no matter
their opinion, more people than ever seem to at least be engaged in some form
of discourse about politics, cultural values and faith. Ergo, we’ve seen over
the last several years a number of movies which have examined, to varying degrees
and from various angles, the interrelatedness between American political policy
and/or international issues. Movies of this ilk have typically been somewhat
niche-aimed dramas — films like The Quiet
American, Hotel Rwanda, The Constant Gardener, The Interpreter and The Last King of Scotland, with Stephen Gaghan’s Syriana being the biggest if also most
amorphous of the bunch.
A dramatically complex, terrifically involving allegory for
both the effects of modern day, draconian antiterrorism techniques and the
scorched-Earth war of cultural absolutes currently being waged between Iraq’s
Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish populations, Catch
a Fire tells the true story of a humble, apolitical man, wrongly accused of
terrorism, who eventually feels compelled into the very sort of disobedience
and armed uprising of which he was accused.
Set in apartheid-era South
Africa, where for years 25 million native
Africans were ruled and brutally oppressed by less than three million white
colonial South Africans, Catch a Fire
is based on the real-life story of Patrick Chamusso. Patrick (Antwone Fisher’s Derek Luke) is a simple
family man and part-time soccer coach who serves as a foreman at the local oil refinery
and loves his wife, Precious (Bonnie Henna), and two daughters, ages 8 and 6.
An explosion at his plant, though, places Patrick and his friends under a cloud
of suspicion, and he’s arrested by anti-terror unit chief Nic Vos (Tim Robbins, above),
who’s tasked with rounding up the responsible members of the African National
Congress, or ANC — an expatriate South African rebel group that operates out of
neighboring Mozambique.
At first Nic’s questioning is cajoling, but he tacitly signs
off on harder measures that certainly border on torture. Though innocent,
Patrick has a secret that serves as a mitigating circumstance; when he finally
tells the complete truth, Nic still views it as a ploy, and has Precious picked
up and beaten by a government-sanctioned squad. Eventually freed but
understandably shocked into action, Patrick finds his sense of self and purpose
irrevocably reoriented. He leaves his family and sneaks across the border in
order to become a political radical and rebel operative — fighting against the
apartheid regime of South Africa
for equality and the very future of his country.
The movie expounds upon and melds together some of the same
themes touched upon in director Phillip Noyce’s austere 2002 two-fer of the
Vietnam-set The Quiet American and the
Australian-set Rabbit-Proof Fence.
Each of those films are, in their own way, about the slippery slope of absolute
authority and the warped decisions that it leads those in control to make in an
effort to retain said power, and how government policy both official and
coercive can have equally damnable, socially devastating consequences. Still, to call Catch a
Fire a “political thriller” is a bit misleading. It’s much more a straight
drama, with its politics kept at a polite arms’ length. That said, while not
driven by any sort of traditional action scenes, it does, as well, cultivate a certain amount of tension and dread as Patrick
morphs into a political revolutionary and fitfully grapples with the notion of violence
as an alluring form of expediency. Luke is flat-out excellent, in one of the
more under-recognized performances of the year.
Packaged in a single-disc Amray case with snap-shut hinges, Catch a Fire comes with an unfortunately
spare roster of supplemental extras. Three deleted scenes tally just over two
minutes, and don’t provide much additional depth or characterization. One shows
Robbins’ character excavating a piece of evidence at the site of the oil
refinery blast, and another establishes the long hours and dedication of his
job, featuring him getting called away from a family gathering. The final scene
shows Precious receiving a piece of gifted furniture.
The film is presented
in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, which preserves the aspect ratio of its
original theatrical presentation. The colors are sharp and consistent, and there
are no problems whatsoever with artifacting or grain. The movie was shot on
location in Johannesburg, Cape
Town and Mozambique,
and cinematographer Ron Fortunato’s work is both searing and wide-ranging,
capturing the jumbled sociopolitical backdrop that comprises Catch a Fire’s setting. Much use of
natural light is made, and it’s remarkable, the variety of textures and moods
that are conveyed — be it in the menacing blue-grey dusk of Nic’s outdoor water
torture of Patrick, or the vibrant sunshine of a group of children’s dusty
soccer match.
Parallel Dolby digital 5.1 mixes in English and French anchor
Catch a Fire’s audio options, and
each adequately captures the proceedings, with clear, consistent, discernible
dialogue. The material itself doesn’t require a grand, wall-to-wall aural
sweep, so the sound design places its emphasis on more restrained natural and
atmospheric noises, all of which come through loud and clear. Rear channels,
meanwhile, get a nice, subtle workout in the few sequences where violence or
explosions spike. Especially notable is a slowly building scene where Patrick’s
coworkers voice their support for the aims of the ANC through a buoyant group
song as they’re patted down by white African security officers. Optional
English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles are also available.
Apart from the aforementioned deleted scenes, the only other bonus feature is an audio commentary track that
gathers thoughts from director Noyce, stars Luke, Robbins and Henna,
screenwriter Shawn Slovo, producer Robyn Slovo and the real-life Patrick
Chamusso. These comments are frequently interesting, but don’t typically follow
the action on the screen. Noyce talks about the movie’s use of the
aforementioned freedom songs, advised by ex-ANC trainee David Embarta. He also
fascinatingly discusses the war in nearby Angola
and its relationship to South Africa’s
struggle for independence, as well as how the movie relates to problems of
reconciliation in his native Australia
and elsewhere, throughout the world. Luke, meanwhile, talks about the
difficulty inherent in preparing for his accent in the film, and bemusedly notes
that Chamusso asked him, upon their first meeting, “Do you know Beyoncé?”
Bottom line: while a tide of rhetoric painting the world in broad strokes
of black-and-white swirls around us, Catch
a Fire reminds us that there are those who do “noble” service in the name
of misguided or otherwise perverted callings, and that they aren’t blind to the
contradictions and shortcomings of a given system, or otherwise shuttered off
from inwardly channeled doubt. It’s a film about life’s grey areas — an
involving drama and psalm for a higher moral and ethical dialogue. To purchase the movie via Amazon, click here. B+ (Movie) C+ (Disc)
Escapist entertainment takes plenty of knocks, these days
and every generation. But what certainly the Hostels and 300s and even
the Grandma’s Boys and Benchwarmers of today are largely
missing is the tone of blithe naughtiness that went hand-in-hand with the
T&A comedies (and even lunk-headed actioners) of the 1980s. Regardless of
the individual quality of these films, there was seemingly no real ill was
done, and malevolence didn’t seem part of the mainstream creative oxygen. Even in
action thrillers, it was more about the hero triumphing and getting over on
someone than the nasty villain’s downfall.
Perhaps apart from the original Porky’s, nothing embodies this trend more than 1984’s Revenge of the Nerds, a happy-go-lucky
underdog comedy that provided the easy headline of least deliberation for every
profile of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs written in subsequent years. Its successive
sequels — including two made-for-TV projects — would reach a point of
diminishing return sooner rather than later, and quickly scrape the bottom of the
creative barrel, but this film remains an overachiever.
Its story centers around Lewis Skolnick (Robert Carradine)
and Gilbert Lowell (Anthony Edwards), two bookish, somewhat socially inept college
freshmen. Shortly after their arrival on campus at Adams
College, members of jock fraternity
Alpha Beta accidentally burn down their own house in a prank gone wrong, and boot
the ineffectual freshmen out of their dorm, turning them into refugees living in
the gym.
Here Lewis and Gilbert meet up with a veritable smorgasbord of
social outcasts, including the fey Lamar (Larry Scott), under-aged Wormser
(Andrew Cassesse), freaky-haired, spectacled Poindexter (Timothy Busfield,
later to be name-checked by Young MC), Japanese exchange student Takashi (Brian
Tochi) and nose-picking Booger (Curtis Armstrong), who never lets mixed company
get in the way of a bodily function or impulse to scratch. These dweebs band
together to form their own fraternity and eventually coalesce under the banner
of the reluctant Lambda Lambda Lambda, a national African-American organization.
A series of prank wars ensues, with everything peaking at the climactic “Greek
The brains-versus-brawn template and familiar social ladder shenanigans
give Revenge of the Nerds a lightweight
yet sustainable frame, and while everyone might remember only Carradine’s
donkey-ish laugh (not improvised, as
frequently reported), the truth is that the joke-writing and dialogue in the
movie is reliably strong too. The supporting cast is also a strong group, consisting
of, among others, Ted McGinley, as Stan Gable, president of the Greek Council; John
Goodman, as the goading Coach Harris, an ally of the jocks; James Cromwell, as
Mr. Skolnick, Lewis’ father; and David Wohl, as the railroaded Dean Ulich.
Everyone seems on the same page as to what type of movie is being made, and while
there are a few implausibilities here and there, the tone and pitch doesn’t veer
wildly, which is more than you can say for many modern comedies of this sort.
Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen to preserve the
aspect ratio of its original theatrical presentation, this special edition
version of Revenge of the Nerds comes
with English language stereo and mono audio tracks, optional subtitles in
English and Spanish, and Spanish and French mono audio tracks to boot. The
transfer is adequate, but only that — hardly a painstaking effort. Grain and discoloration
are fairly steady, and just part and parcel with both the movie’s low-fi
concept and certainly the shrugging regard in which it was held by those
responsible for its archival.
Luckily, there’s a nice collection of extras to help bump up
this release’s collectibility, starting with a collective audio commentary track
from actors Carradine, Armstrong and Busfield and director Jeff Kanew. This is
a relaxed and self-effacing chat, again benefiting from everyone’s appreciation
of the movie for what it is. A 40-minute making-of featurette includes sit-down
interviews with the aforementioned actors (no Anthony Edwards, alas!) and many
others from off camera, and it’s a great trip down memory lane, a well-produced
and nicely packaged little affair. McGinley gets more run in a grab-bag of a
half dozen deleted scenes, while the movie’s theatrical trailer and a television
pilot (fairly jaw-dropping in its awfulness) for the aborted, reconstituted series of the
same name round out the bonus material. B+ (Movie) B+ (Disc)
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Vaanchinathar Temple, Tiruvaanchiyam
Location of the temple Tiruvaanchiyam
Lord Shiva known as Vaanchinathar, Vanchi Lingeswarar
Female deity known as Mangalanayagi
Pathigam Thriunavukarasar, Sambandar and sundarar
How to reach This temple is located 35 Kms from Kumbakonam. This sthalam is located near Achutamangalam which is located on the Kumbakonam - Natchiarkovil - Nannilam bus route. Srivanjiyam is about 2 kms. from Achutamangalam. Nearest town is Nannilam. It can also be reached from Tiruvarur.
Map coutesy by: Yahoo Maps
Six Shivasthalams on the banks of river Cauvery are said to be the most sacred and on par with Varanasi (Benares). They are Tiruvenkaadu, Tiruvaiyaru, Chaayaavanam, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvidaimarudur and Tiruvanchiam. Out of these, Tiruvanchiam is "one-sixteenth" more sacred than Varanasi. Lord Shiva is said to have told Parvati that he loves this place the most. The presiding deity of this sacred temple Vanchinathar is a Swayambu Lingam and the oldest among the 64 in the world.
This is one of the largest temples in Tanjavur district measuring 558 feet in length and 320 feet in breadth, with 3 gopurams (towers), three prakarams and a 5 tier main gopuram. A prominent feature of this temple is that Yama, the God of Death is having s separate shrine for Him and is given preference in the daily worship. There is a separate shrine for Bhairavar also in this temple in the inner prakaram. Bhairavar is in yoga posture, without his usual mount, the dog, is another rare feature of this temple. Next to the shrine of Bhairavar is the shrine for Rahu-kethu, both carved out in one composite sculpture which is another unique feature of this temple. Milk poured over this Rahu-Kethu sculpture turns blue. Performing prayers and worship at this shrine are said to bless devotees with marriage and progeny and cure nervour disorders.
There is no Navagraha shrine in this temple and Saneeswaran (Saturn) is housed in a separate niche.
The inner prakarams houses the images of 63 saivite saints (Nayanmars), a separate shrine for Goddess Mahalakshmi and another shrine for Goddess Mahishasuramardhini, standing beside her simha vahana. Worshipping Her with 108 lotus flowers during Rahu kalam is considered special.
The 3 sacred tanks at Tiruvanchiam temple - Lakshmi Theeratham, Naga Theertham and Chakra Theertham - were created by Lakshmi, Adiseshan and Chakrathazhwar. A holy dip in Lakshmi Theertham is said to reunite a person with his estranged family. A holy dip in Naga Theertham is said to liberate one of all Naga Doshas. It is said that by taking a holy dip in Chakra Theertham, one is absolved of Brahmahatti dosham.
Devotees are cured of illnesses after a bath in the Gupta Ganga, on the northern side of the outer prakaram. According to Puranas, a holy dip in Gupta Ganga is equivalent to one in Varanasi, Rameswaram and the Maha Maham tank in Kumbakonam. Lord Vinayakar on the banks of Gupta Ganga is to be worshipped first before taking the holy dip.
God of Death, Yama (who decides Heaven or Hell for the human beings according to their good and bad deeds) was pretty worried about Himself. He was wary and heavy with all the sins (or so, He thought) of taking away lives and wondered what he could do to atone for this. Well, Brahma allayed Yama's fears and sorrow and asked Him to scan the earth, saying, "Go ahead and see if you can spot a place by the banks of the Cauvery, where you find Sandal Trees growing in abundance; that is the holy place where you should sit for penance. Meditate on Lord Shiva and He will give you the answer."
So, Yama went and found this place called Gandhaaranyam (the fragrant forest) and sat there to do His penance. True, Lord Shiva appeared to Yama and asked Him to build a Temple . Yama built the Temple (Purana has it that Mayan built this.) and also stayed on as the vehicle for the Lord here. Lord Vanchinatha or Vancheeswarar is a Swayambu Lingam, the most ancient of the 64 Swayambhu Siva Lingams in the country. The Lord also told Yama that there will be a Temple for Him also here and that the people who visit the Lord should first offer prayers to Yama. So, we have the Temple or a Sannidhi to the Lord Yama in the first Prakaram. As you enter through the Raja Gopuram, there is the Gupta Ganga Temple Tank on your right and the Temple for the God of Death to your left. A dip in the tank is supposed to be a blessing and clears you of all the sins and a rebirth. The Sthala Vriksham is the Sandalwood tree. And the deities are worshipped with Sandal leaves and not Vilva.
The shrine for Yama is a small one where He is seated facing the South. There is a Moorthy of Kubera, in a standing posture near Him. We worship Him and enter the second prakaram. This has Vinayaka and Bala Muruga. As we enter the inner court we can see among other structures, the Sannidhi for Goddess Sugandha Kundalaambikai. There is the Kodi Maram, Bali Peetha and Nandhikeswara. In the third gopuram entrance, there are the Twin Ganeshas and Adhikara Nandhi. Inside, in the Garbha Graha the Lord Vanchinaatha gives us His darshan. There is a relief sculpture in a pillar in the first prakara; He is called the Vennai (butter) Pillayar and people with stomach ailments smear butter on His bulging stomach. One has to visit the Temple here to experience the spirituality and enjoy the beauty of the Sculptures and architecture. The style of architecture ranges from the Chola to the Nayakkar era. The Sundays of the month of Karthikai are supposed to be very blessed.
This Temple is supposed to be a very important one and the main Moorthy-Lingam is supposed to be a thousand times greater than the Holy Kasi. Here, even a Death in this small place does not have any impact on the routine Poojas conducted in the Temple. (In most other places, if there is a death in the village, the Temple remains closed until the Last Rites are conducted) .
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DOH 1 139-318 , the SIMBAD biblio
2004AJ....127.3456D - Astron. J., 127, 3456-3478 (2004/June-0)
Internal velocities in the Orion nebula: large radial velocity features.
DOI T., O'DELL C.R. and HARTIGAN P.
A map of high-velocity features in the 3'x5' central region of the Orion Nebula was created from slit spectra with a velocity resolution of 8 km/s. We identified two new bipolar flows, Herbig-Haro (HH) 725 and HH 726, as well as a highly redshifted flow, HH 512. We also found multiple new high-velocity co-moving features, all lying in the velocity range of -30 to -100 km/s. The newly discovered Big Arc appears as a slightly blueshifted feature. Unlike the other objects found, the Big Arc is not a shock; rather it is a result of a structural alteration in the nebula nearly extended across the sampled region. Spatial velocities of 19 features belonging to 11 HH objects were obtained by combining these radial velocity data with existing proper motion data. Most HH objects in the H II region exhibit spatial velocities ranging from 50 to 150 km/s. By analyzing their three-dimensional paths, HH 202 and HH 203+204 were found to be formed on the curved main ionization front, not on the Veil, as previously proposed. We have been able to locate the source of the HH 201 outflow (possibly the IRc2 feature within the BN/KL region) at 0.21 pc behind the ionization front of the nebula. This is in contrast to the Optical Outflow Source, which gives rise to most of the HH objects in the Orion Nebula and lies only a few hundredths of a parsec behind the ionization front of the nebula.
Journal keyword(s): ISM: Herbig-Haro Objects - ISM: Individual: Name: Orion Nebula - ISM: Jets and Outflows - Stars: Winds, Outflows
VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/AJ/127/3456): table1.dat table2.dat>
Nomenclature: Table 1, first part: [OW94] SSs-MMS N=57. Table 1, second part: [OW94] SSs-MSS = DOH NN SSs-MSS N=72. Text: DOH NN (Nos 1-15).
CDS comments: Table 1: complete coord. of 'SSs-MSS' are J2000: 05 35 SS.s -05 2M SS.
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Gospel for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
From: Matthew 25:14-30
The Parable of the Talents
(Jesus said to His disciples,) [14] "For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; [15] to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. [16] He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more. [17] So also, he who had the two talents made two talents more. [18] But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. [19] Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. [20] And he who received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, `Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.' [21] His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.' [22] And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, `Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.' [23] His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.' [24] He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, `Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow; [25] so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.' [26] But his master answered him, `You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not winnowed? [27] Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. [28] So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. [29] For to every one who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. [30] And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'"
14-30. A talent was not any kind of coin but a measure of value worth about fifty kilos (one hundred pounds) of silver.
In this parable the main message is the need to respond to grace by making a genuine effort right through one's life. All the gifts of nature and grace which God has given us should yield a profit. It does not matter how many gifts we have received; what matters is our generosity in putting them to good use.
A person's Christian calling should not lie hidden and barren: it should be outgoing, apostolic and self-sacrificial. "Don't lose your effectiveness; instead, trample on your selfishness. You think your life is for yourself? Your life is for God, for the good of all men, though your love for our Lord. Your buried talent, dig it up again! Make it yield" ([St] J. Escriva, "Friends of God", 47).
An ordinary Christian cannot fail to notice that Jesus chose to outline his teaching on response to grace by using the simile of men at work. Here we have a reminder that the Christian normally lives out his vocation in the context of ordinary, everyday affairs. "There is just one life, made of flesh and spirit. And it is this life which has to become, in both soul and body, holy and filled with God. We discover the invisible God in the most visible and material things. There is no other way. Either we learn to find our Lord in ordinary, everyday life, or else we shall never find Him" ([St] J. Escriva, "Conversations", 114).
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Labels: Bible, Commentary, Gospel, Liturgy, Scripture
2nd Reading, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
From: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6
The Second Coming of the Lord (Continuation)
[1] But as to the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. [3] When people say, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as travail comes upon a woman with child, and there will be no escape. [4] But you are not in darkness, brethren, for that day to surprise you like a thief. [5] For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. [6] So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
1-3. "The day of the Lord" is an expression used a number of times in Sacred Scripture to refer to that point at which God will intervene decisively and irreversibly. The prophets speak of the "day of Yahweh" sometimes fearfully (cf. Amos 5:18-20), sometimes hopefully (cf. Is 6:13). In his eschatological sermon (cf. Mt 24; Mk 13; Lk 21), Jesus foretold the destruction of Jerusalem in a style very reminiscent of that used by the prophets (cf. Amos 8:9ff) when speaking of the "day of Yahweh". The destruction of the city brings to an end the Jewish era in the history of salvation and prefigures the second coming of Christ as Judge of all. In St Paul's letters, as in other New Testament writings, the "day of the Lord" is the day of the general judgment when Christ will appear in the fullness of glory as Judge (cf. 1 Cor 1:8; 2 Cor 1:14). The Apostle brings in some examples used by our Lord in his preaching about the fall of Jerusalem and the end of the world (the "thief in the night": cf. Mt 24:43; the pains of childbirth: cf. Mt 24:19) to warn people that that day will come unexpectedly, and to exhort them to be always ready.
The Christian, therefore, should always be on the watch, for he never knows for sure when the last day of his life will be. The second coming of the Lord will take people by surprise; it will catch them doing good or doing evil. So, it would be rash to postpone repentance to some time in the future.
4-6. A thief works by night because he thinks that darkness will find the householder unprepared. Our Lord also used this metaphor when he said that if the father of the family had known when the thief would come, he would have kept a look-out (cf. Mt 24:43)--in other words, we need to be always alert, in the state of grace, surrounded by light. So, "if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 Jn 1:7).
On the same subject the Church teaches that our souls are "illumined by the light of faith" ("St Pius V Catechism", II, 2, 4).
We should therefore live a transparent life, with the divine light shining clearly through it; if we do, the "day of the Lord" (which can also be applied to the day each person dies) will not find us unprepared, even if it comes suddenly. "A true Christian is always ready to appear before God. Because, if he is fighting to live as a man of Christ, he is ready at every moment to fulfill his duty" (St. J. Escriva, "Furrow", 875).
Labels: Bible, Commentary, Liturgy, Scripture
1st Reading, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
From: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
Epilogue: Poem of the Perfect Wife
[10] A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. [11] The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. [12] She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. [13] She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. [19] She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. [20] She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy. [30] Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. [31] Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
31:10-31. The book closes with a beautiful acrostic poem (the first letter of each verse corresponds to a Hebrew letter, in alphabetical order) about the qualities of the perfect wife in the context of a rural family in ancient Israel. The whole poem is probably symbolic. The prologue to the book depicted Wisdom as a woman who invites everyone to a banquet prepared at her house. Now, in this ideal woman who always knows the right thing to do in every situation, we can see once more the wisdom that God has left stamped on creation.
The poem reveals the moral strength of women. John Paul II comments that this strength “expresses itself in a great number of figures of the Old Testament, of the time of Christ, and of later ages right up to our own day. "A woman is strong because of her awareness of this entrusting", strong because of the fact that God ‘entrusts the human being to her’, always and in every way, even in the situations of social discrimination in which she may find herself. This awareness and this fundamental vocation speak to women of the dignity which they receive from God himself, and this makes them ‘strong’ and strengthens their vocation. Thus the ‘perfect woman’ (cf. Prov 31:10) becomes an irreplaceable support and source of spiritual strength for other people, who perceive the great energies of her spirit. These ‘perfect women’ are owed much by their families, and sometimes by whole nations” ("Mulieris Dignitatem", 30).
Just for Today, November 16
No man securely rejoiceth, unless he have within him the testimony of a good conscience. Yet the security of the saints was always full of the fear of God. Neither were they less careful or humble in themselves, because they were shining with great virtues and graces.
-Bk. I, ch. xx.
They tell me that I shall be afraid of death; that may well be. If you only knew how diffident I am about myself: I never rely on my own ideas; I know my weakness only too well, but I will take comfort in what Our Lord allows me to feel at the moment. It will be time enough to suffer when I feel differently.
-Novissima Verba.
For more information, see this post.
Adapted from Just For Today(©1943 Burns & Oates)
Nihil Obstat: Reginaldus Phillips, S.T.L.,Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: Edwardus Myers, Vic. Cap.
Labels: Meditation, Reflection
Thoughts of St Augustine for November 16
EVIL suggestions and allurements are not wanting, but inasmuch as in mind thou art united with God, thou art victorious over that element in thee which refuses to follow him. Thou hast gone forward in part, and in part art hanging back. Draw thyself to him who is bearing thee aloft.
From Thoughts of St Augustine for Every Day
by Kathleen Mary Balfe (© 1926)
Nihil Obstat: Georgius D. Smith, S.T.D
Imprimatur: Edm. Can. Surmont
Labels: Counsels, Meditation, Reflection
Thoughts from St Alphonsus for Every Day-November 16
OF what use is it to pass for great in the eyes of the world, if before God we be vile and worthless? On the contrary, what matters it to be despised by the world, provided we be dear and acceptable in the eyes of God?
From Thoughts from St Alphonsus for Every Day
Compiled by Rev. C. McNeiry, C.SS.R.
Imprimatur: Joseph Hull, C.SS.R., Prov. Angl. Sup.
Nihil Obstat: Innocentlus Apap, O.P., S.T.M., Censor Deptutatus.
Imprimatur: Edm. Can. Surmont, Vicarius Generalis.
Westmonasterii, Die 9a Junii, 1927.
First published 1927
News Updates, 11/15
Georgia Planned Parenthood Loses $420,000 Grant Because of Economic Woes
There is a silver lining in the troubled economic times for pro-life advocates in Georgia as Planned Parenthood of Georgia (PPGA) has lost a massive grant from the state. As the state government cuts spending as a result of the economy, the state abortion business received news a contract was not renewed...
Diocese Responds To Priest's Obama Voter Stand: 'Statements Didn't Reflect Church Teachings'
The day after a Greenville priest drew national attention with a directive to his parishioners who voted for Barack Obama, the Diocese of Charleston issued a statement saying criticizing the priest's stand....The statement from Monsignor Martin L. Laughlin, administrator of the Diocese Charleston, issued on Friday said, "Let me state with clarity that Father Newman's statements do not adequately reflect the Catholic Church's teachings. Any comments to the contrary are repudiated.' The statement said, "The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, 'Man has the right to act in conscience and in freedom so as personally to make moral decisions.'"
[Diocese leadership apparently lacks courage and is fearful is preaching the truth - Maybe they haven't heard the Pope? Too bad for the faithful of Greenville]
Bishops React to Priest who Told Obama-Supporting Catholics to Confess before Receiving Communion
Bishop Emeritus Rene Henry Gracida of Corpus Christi, TX, told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) his reaction to Fr. Newman's letter "is one of admiration and awe. I find nothing in what he has written that is at variance with the Magisterium of the Church. He is to be congratulated."
Bishop Vasa of Baker, OR told LSN that, while Fr. Newman was correct to say that voting for Obama constitutes a material offense against moral teaching, it would nonetheless be impossible to "to ascertain with any degree of certainty the sinfulness of the action of any particular voter"...
Open Letter To The Catholic Bishops Of The United States: Reform The Catholic Campaign For Human Development
On November 5 the American people elected the most liberal candidate in the history of our country who has promised to advance abortion and same‐sex “marriage.” Sadly, his accomplishment could only be achieved with the active cooperation of millions of Catholic voters. What is particularly appalling, however, is that millions of Catholic dollars were funneled directly into liberal coffers through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). The fraud and financial mismanagement of ACORN was exposed recently and we applaud the CCHD suspension of grants for that organization. However....
El Salvador Praised for Rejecting Pro-Abortion Ibero-American Convention
The tiny Central America nation El Salvador is earning praise from pro-life advocates for rejecting an international treaty that would promote abortion. The Hispanic nation's president, Elias Antonio Saca, says he will not sign the Ibero-American Convention on the Rights of Youth (ICRY)
Portsmouth [UK Cath] Bishop Gently Backs Away from “Thrilled” Obama Welcome
Following a barrage of criticism from Catholics and advocates for the unborn, the Catholic bishop of Portsmouth in the U.K., Crispian Hollis, has issued a “clarification”...
Alan Keyes Files Suit in California Superior Court to Enforce the Consitution!
...Senator Barack H. Obama is a candidate for the Office of the President of the United States. However, to assume such office, Senator Obama must meet the qualifications specified for the Office of the President of the United States, which includes that he must be a "natural born" citizen.
Senator Obama has failed to demonstrate that he is a "natural born" citizen. There are other legal challenges before various state and federal courts regarding aspects of lost or dual citizenship concerning Senator Obama. Those challenges, in and of themselves, demonstrate Petitioners’ argument that reasonable doubt exists as to the eligibility of the Democratic Party’s nominee for President.
[What sort of individual hires three (or more) law firms to fight these lawsuits when all he has to do is show his Birth Certificate which would put an end to these legal actions? So much for "transparency." Prayers for Alan Keyes and his (& our) success!]
Republican Party Race: Steele Faces Abortion, Fred Thompson May Run
The race for the chairmanship of the Republican Party is heating up and abortion issues are already playing a role as party activists talk about who will keep the party strongly pro-life. Michael Steele has officially launched his bid, but Fred Thompson appears to be a possible candidate as well...
Canada’s Health Care System heading for “Demographic Blowout” with Aging Population: Study
The Canadian government will spend $171.9-billion this year on health care, or $5,170 per person. At this rate “health care spending is expected to grow faster than Canada’s economy, outpacing inflation and population growth'...
[Nationalized healthcare - ticket to bankruptcy]
Constitutional crisis looming over Obama's eligibility
The California secretary of state should refuse to allow the state's 55 Electoral College votes to be cast in the 2008 presidential election until President-elect Barack Obama verifies his eligibility to hold the office, alleges a California court petition filed on behalf of former presidential candidate Alan Keyes and others....
Labels: Abortion, Catholics, News, Politics
Gospel for Saturday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, bishop, confessor and doctor
Old Calendar: St. Albert the Great; St. Leopold of Austria
From: Luke 18:1-8
Persevering Prayer. Parable of the Unjust Judge
[1] And He (Jesus) told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. [2] He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; [3] and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him saying, `Vindicate me against my adversary.' [4] For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, `Though I neither fear God nor regard man, [5] yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.' [6] And the Lord said, "hear what the unrighteous judge says. [7] And will not God vindicate His elect, who cry to Him day and night? Will He delay long over them? [8] I tell you, He will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
1-8. The parable of the unjust judge is a very eloquent lesson about the effectiveness of persevering, confident prayer. It also forms a conclusion to Jesus' teaching about watchfulness, contained in the previous verses (17:23-26). Comparing God with a person like this makes the point even clearer: if even an unjust judge ends up giving justice to the man who keeps on pleading his case, how much more will God, who is infinitely just, and who is our Father, listen to the persevering prayer of His children. God, in other words, gives justice to His elect if they persist in seeking His help.
1. "They ought always to pray and not lose heart." Why must we pray?
"1. WE MUST PRAY FIRST AND FOREMOST BECAUSE WE ARE BELIEVERS.
"Prayer is in fact the recognition of our limitation and our dependence: we come from God, we belong to God and we return to God! We cannot, therefore, but abandon ourselves to Him, our Creator and Lord, with full and complete confidence [...].
"Prayer, therefore, is first of all an act of intelligence, a feeling of humility and gratitude, an attitude of trust and abandonment to Him who gave us life out of love.
"Prayer is a mysterious but real dialogue with God, a dialogue of confidence and love
"2. WE, HOWEVER, ARE CHRISTIANS, AND THEREFORE WE MUST PRAY AS CHRISTIANS.
"For the Christian, in fact, prayer acquires a particular characteristic, which completely changes its innermost nature and innermost value. The Christian is a disciple of Jesus; he is one who really believes that Jesus is the Word Incarnate, the Son of God who came among us on this earth.
"As a man, the life of Jesus was a continual prayer, a continual act of worship and love of the Father and since the maximum ___expression of prayer is sacrifice, the summit of Jesus' prayer is the Sacrifice of the Cross, anticipated by the Eucharist at the Last Supper and handed down by means of the Holy Mass throughout the centuries.
"Therefore, the Christian knows that his prayer is that of Jesus; every prayer of his starts from Jesus; it is He who prays in us, with us, for us. All those who believe in God, pray; but the Christian prays in Jesus Christ: Christ is our prayer!
"3. FINALLY, WE MUST ALSO PRAY BECAUSE WE ARE FRAIL AND GUILTY.
"It must be humbly and realistically recognized that we are poor creatures, confused in ideas, tempted by evil, frail and weak, in continual need of inner strength and consolation. Prayer gives the strength for great ideas, to maintain faith, charity, purity and generosity. Prayer gives the courage to emerge from indifference and guilt, if unfortunately one has yielded to temptation and weakness. Prayer gives light to see and consider the events of one's own life and of history in the salvific perspective of God and eternity. Therefore, do not stop praying!
Let not a day pass without your having prayed a little! Prayer is a duty, but it is also a great joy, because it is a dialogue with God through Jesus Christ! Every Sunday, Holy Mass: if it is possible for you, sometimes during the week. Every day, morning and evening prayers, and at the most suitable moments!" (John Paul II, "Audience with Young People", 14 March 1979).
8. Jesus combines His teaching about perseverance in prayer with a serious warning about the need to remain firm in the faith: faith and prayer go hand in hand. St. Augustine comments, "In order to pray, let us believe; and for our faith not to weaken, let us pray. Faith causes prayer to grow, and when prayer grows our faith is strengthened" ("Sermon", 115).
Our Lord has promised His Church that it will remain true to its mission until the end of time (cf. Matthew 28:20); the Church, therefore, cannot go off the path of the true faith. But not everyone will remain faithful: some will turn their backs on the faith of their own accord. This is the mystery which St. Paul describes as "the rebellion" (2 Thessalonians 2:3) and which Jesus Christ announces on other occasions (cf. Matthew 24:12-13). In this way our Lord warns us, to help us stay watchful and persevere in the faith and in prayer even though people around us fall away.
By degrees, and by patience, with longanimity, thou shalt by God's grace better overcome than by harshness and thine own importunity. Deal not roughly with one that is tempted, but comfort him, as thou wouldst wish to be done to thyself.
-Bk. I, ch. xiii.
During her illness she noticed with what care the infirmarian chose out the smoothest linen for her use, and drew this conclusion: We ought to treat suffering souls with the same delicate care, even the most imperfect. How often out of thoughtlessness we wound them by neglect, lack of consideration, discourtesy, when we should be doing our utmost to soothe and comfort them.
INASMUCH as thou art discontented with thyself, thou art united with God, and inasmuch as thou art united with God thou wilt be apt to overcome thyself, because he is with thee who overcomes all.
DURING a period of thirty-eight years 5t Lidwina was afflicted with numberless sufferings - fevers, gout in the feet and hands, and sores; nevertheless, from never losing sight of the sufferings of Jesus Christ, she maintained an unbroken cheerfulness and joy.
Election Part I: “We Have No King But Caesar”
From Fr Thomas Euteneuer, President, Human Life International:
The following is the first of a three-part series on the 2008 Elections. In the next two weeks we will deal with issues of Culture and Conscience.
Now that the election is over, we can separate the real Catholics from those who just act the part. Those still reeling from the results of the election can rest assured that they are in good company with the saints. Those who have drawn a line in blood and made a decision to stand with the culture of death need a serious examination of conscience. [emphasis added]
Now look at what we’ve done to ourselves. America has made her “choice” for maximum leader and it is not pretty. In fact, it is one of the most devastating blows to American civilization that we have ever undergone, and I do not speak in hyperbole.
Even such a saintly figure as Mother Theresa said that “a nation that kills its children has no future;” likewise, an authority like Fr. Benedict Groeschel recently commented that we have entered into “the beginning of the twilight” of our country—dire words that touch on the reality of electing the most extreme, pro-abortion candidate America has ever had the misfortune of occupying the highest office of our land....
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Labels: Abortion, apostasy, Culture War, Death, dissent, Fidelity, heresy, Pro-Life, Rebellion, Tyranny
PepsiCo gives $500,000 to promote the 'gay' agenda in workplace
Company ignores two requests from AFA to discuss Pepsi's support of homosexual groups. [Petition and action items at website]
Palestinian Christians Suffering ‘Severe Blows’ From Muslims,
A Palestinian Muslim wrote in an exceptionally candid column about the situation of Christians in Arab countries. “Let us be honest with ourselves and courageously say out loud that Palestinian Christians are taking many severe blows, yet are suffering in silence so as not to attract attention,” wrote Abd Al-Nasser Al-Najjar in the P.A. daily Al-Ayyam.
It's time for Abp. Niederauer to excommunicate Pelosi the Pagan.
Pelosi: California Voters Just Didn't Grasp the Meaning of Proposition 8
In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered her explanation for why Californians voted to pass the true marriage ballot measure, Proposition 8: they just didn't understand what they were voting for..."I don't know if it was clear that this meant that we are amending the Constitution to diminish freedom in our state."
[This witch pollutes the Church - in fact, she pollutes all of society with her paganistic views promoting evil and hedonism. If Niederauer isn't up to the task of disciplining scandalous public heretics like Pelosi, then he needs to resign immediately! For all I know, he might agree with her. The same goes for that pillar of eclesiastical strength Abp Donald Wuerl of Washington DC!]
Congress Will Fund UNFPA, Forced Abortions for Obama, Representative Says
One of the leading pro-abortion members of the House of Representatives says Congress will do the dirty work for incoming president Barack Obama when it comes to funding the UNFPA and forced abortions. Rep. Carolyn Maloney held a press conference Wednesday discussing the taxpayer funding. Maloney told reporters that the Democratic-controlled Congress, run by abortion advocates, will restore the $40 million annual funding to the UNFPA with Obama's support...
Court Grants Italy Father Right to Kill Eluana Englaro By Starving Her to Death
Rome--The highest court in Italy has granted the right to a disabled woman's father to kill her via euthanasia by removing her feeding tube. Eluana Englaro has been in what doctors term a so-called vegetative state following a car accident and has received food and water via a feeding tube.
Terri Schiavo's Family Condemns Ruling Allowing the Murder of Eluana Englaro
Australian Committee Proposal to Pay Mothers to Abort Disabled Babies Compared to Nazis
“This revisiting of eugenics principles is repugnant to a society that prides itself on the contribution of all...”
[Making Hitler and other death peddlers proud!]
SC priest: No communion for Obama supporters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him "constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil." The Rev. Jay Scott Newman said in a letter distributed Sunday to parishioners at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenville that they are putting their souls at risk if they take Holy Communion before doing penance for their vote.
[Deo gratias! A priest with COURAGE and a backbone who tells it like it is! Sounds like he could teach some of our lost bishops a thing or two!]
UK Catholic Bishop: “I have been thrilled by Barack Obama’s victory and I thank God for it.”
[Every bishop and priest like this needs to resign and spend his remaining life doing penance! Apparently, they model their lives after Judas!]
Archbishop involved in Vatican bank scandal didn’t leave behind millions
Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, the Chicago priest who rose to become Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State until he was embroiled in a Vatican bank scandal, died in 2006 with $500,000 in assets, including a home worth $275,000, according to a Chicago television news report.
Serbian Abortionist Who Aborted 48,000 Babies Becomes Pro-Life Activist
Stojan Adasevic, who performed 48,000 abortions, sometimes up to 35 per day, is now the most important pro-life leader in Serbia, after spending 26 years as the most renowned abortion doctor in the country
Kansas Abortion Business Poisons Pro-Life Advocates With Unknown Substance
A late-term abortion business in Kansas has been accused of putting an unknown substance on the driveway leading into the facility and sickening two pro-life advocates.
Priest attacks reporter during interview
Incident reported to police, Sacramento diocese
Bishops approve rejected Missal translation
'A step forward in the continual renewal of the liturgy'
Bishops cite abortion deregulation fears
...from new Democratic-run Congress and Obama presidency
Bishop Blasts Pro-Abortion/Anti-Life Politicians
Is the bishop of the Diocese of Scranton implying that Roman Catholic politicians should be punished if they side with the Obama administration? Bishop Joseph Martino is suggesting that bishops should think about denying communion to politicians who support policies of the Obama administration, mainly the policy of keeping abortion legal because that goes against the teachings of the Catholic church. Martino's comments were made at a conference of Catholic bishops in Baltimore. Those comments are now ringing around the country.
Now CBS Frets Gas Prices Are Too Low
After spending much of the spring and summer hyping the dire consequences of rising gas prices, CBS on Thursday night decided the plummeting cost of gas at the pump is really bad news.
Gun Owners Not Welcome on Obama's White House Team?
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is showing its hostility toward lawful firearm owners by questioning job applicants about what guns they own, a Second Amendment group says. Question 59 – part of a 63-item questionnaire given to Obama administration job applicants – asks for information about firearms owned by the applicant and his or her family. Although it’s not clear that gun ownership would disqualify a job applicant, ISRA says question 59 shows the Obama team’s “distaste” for firearm owners.
Israeli Beduins claim link to Obama
'We wrote a letter to him explaining the connection'
What Homeschoolers Can Expect Under an Obama Administration
Since the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president, HSLDA has received more than a few calls from both members and nonmembers. Some are quite concerned about the future of homeschooling under an Obama presidency...
FBI, USPS to investigate suspicious envelope at Temple Square
The FBI and US Postal Service inspectors are on their way to investigate the suspicious envelope found at Temple Square containing an unknown white powder. The letter was mailed to the temple and was opened inside an office in the entrance area to the Salt Lake Temple...
CCRKBA Asks Democrats: 'Has Party's Anti-Gun Mask Come Off?'
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) called on Democrats to "be honest" with America's 90 million gun owners and "tell us whether your campaign claims of adherence to the Second Amendment were all lies."
Obama camp: Lawsuits by citizens are 'garbage'
Legal challenges spring up across U.S., demand proof of eligibility for office
[If anyone would know 'garbage' it would be B. Hussein Obama and his thugs...Something is disturbing and wrong when any “public servant” refuses to provide documentary evidence of his/her eligibility for office.]
Ex-Hitler youth's warning to America
'Every day brings this nation closer to Nazi-style totalitarian abyss'
Labels: Abortion, Culture War, heresy, homosexuality, Morality, News, Rebellion, Schism, Sin
Is Something of Historic Proportion Happening?
A reader commenting at another blog writes this following. Read it, forward it, trash it, whatever. [Minor editorial changes made for ease of reading]
I am a student of history. Professionally. I have written 15 books in six languages, and have studied it all my life. I think there is something monumentally large afoot, and I do not believe it is just a banking crisis, or a mortgage crisis, or a credit crisis. Yes these exist, but they are merely single facets on a very large gemstone that is only now coming into a sharper focus.
Something of historic proportions is happening. I can sense it because I know how it feels, smells, what it looks like, and how people react to it. Yes, a perfect storm may be brewing, but there is something happening within our country that has been evolving for about ten - fifteen years. The pace has dramatically quickened in the past two.
We demand and then codify into law the requirement that our banks make massive loans to people we know they can never pay back? Why?
We learn just days ago that the Federal Reserve, which has little or no real oversight by anyone, has "loaned" two trillion dollars (that is $2,000,000,000,000) over the past few months, but will not tell us to whom or why or disclose the terms. That is our money. Yours and mine.
And that is three times the 700B we all argued about so strenuously just this past September.
Who has this money?
Why do they have it?
Why are the terms unavailable to us?
Who asked for it?
Who authorized it?
I thought this was a government of "we the people," who loaned our powers to our elected leaders. Apparently not.
We have spent two or more decades intentionally de-industrializing our economy. Why?
We have intentionally dumbed down our schools, ignored our history, and no longer teach our founding documents, why we are exceptional, and why we are worth preserving. Students by and large cannot write, think critically, read, or articulate. Parents are not revolting, teachers are not picketing, school boards continue to back mediocrity. Why?
We have now established the precedent of protesting every close election (now violently in California over a proposition that is so controversial that it wants marriage to remain between one man and one woman. Did you ever think such a thing possible just a decade ago?). We have corrupted our sacred political process by allowing unelected judges to write laws that radically change our way of life, and then mainstream Marxist groups like ACORN and others to turn our voting system into a banana republic. To what purpose?
Now our mortgage industry is collapsing, housing prices are in free fall, major industries are failing, our banking system is on the verge of collapse, social security is nearly bankrupt, as is medicare and our entire government, our education system is worse than a joke (I teach college and know precisely what I am talking about)–the list is staggering in its length, breadth, and depth. It is potentially 1929 x ten. And we are at war with an enemy we cannot name for fear of offending people of the same religion, who cannot wait to slit the throats of your children if they have the opportunity to do so.
And now we have elected a man no one knows anything about, who has never run so much as a Dairy Queen, let alone a town as big as Wasilla, Alaska.
All of his associations and alliances are with real radicals in their chosen fields of employment, and everything we learn about him, drip by drip, is unsettling if not downright scary (Surely you have heard him speak about his idea to create and fund a mandatory civilian defense force stronger than our military for use inside our borders? No? Oh of course. The media would never play that for you over and over and then demand he answer it. Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter and $150,000 wardrobe is more imporant.)
Mr. Obama's winning platform can be boiled down to one word: change.
I have never been so afraid for my country and for my children as I am now.
This man campaigned on bringing people together, something he has never, ever done in his professional life. In my assessment, Obama will divide us along philosophical lines, push us apart, and then try to realign the pieces into a new and different power structure. Change is indeed coming. And when it comes, you will never see the same nation again.
And that is only the beginning.
And I thought I would never be able to experience what the ordinary, moral German felt in the mid-1930s. In those times, the savior was a former smooth-talking rabble-rouser from the streets, about whom the average German knew next to nothing. What they did know was that he was associated with groups that shouted, shoved, and pushed around people with whom they disagreed; he edged his way onto the political stage through great oratory and promises.
Economic times were tough, people were losing jobs, and he was a great speaker. And he smiled and waved a lot. And people, even newspapers, were afraid to speak out for fear that his "brown shirts" would bully them into submission. And then, he was duly elected to office, a full-throttled economic crisis at hand [the Great Depression].
Slowly but surely he seized the controls of government power, department by department, person by person, bureaucracy by bureaucracy. The kids joined a Youth Movement in his name, where they were taught what to think.
How did he get the people on his side? He did it promising jobs to the jobless, money to the moneyless, and goodies for the military-industrial complex. He did it by indoctrinating the children, advocating gun control, health care for all, better wages, better jobs, and promising to re-instill pride once again in the country, across Europe, and across the world.
He did it with a compliant media–did you know that? And he did this all in the name of justice and . . . change. And the people surely got what they voted for.
(Look it up if you think I am exaggerating.)
Read your history books. Many people objected in 1933 and were shouted down, called names, laughed at, and made fun of. When Winston Churchill pointed out the obvious in the late 1930s while seated in the House of Lords in England (he was not yet Prime Minister), he was booed into his seat and called a crazy troublemaker. He was right, though.
Don't forget that Germany was the most educated, cultured country in Europe. It was full of music, art, museums, hospitals, laboratories, and universities. And in less than six years–a shorter time span than just two terms of the U. S. presidency–it was rounding up its own citizens, killing others, abrogating its laws, turning children against parents, and neighbors against neighbors. All with the best of intentions, of course. The road to Hell is paved with them.
As a practical thinker, one not overly prone to emotional decisions, I have a choice: I can either believe what the objective pieces of evidence tell me (even if they make me cringe with disgust); I can believe what history is shouting to me from across the chasm of seven decades; or I can hope I am wrong by closing my eyes, having another latte, and ignoring what is transpiring around me.
Some people scoff at me, others laugh, or think I am foolish, naive, or both. Perhaps I am. But I have never been afraid to look people in the eye and tell them exactly what I believe–and why I believe it.
I pray I am wrong. I do not think I am.
You can find this essay here.
Please remember the power of prayer and pray the rosary daily, asking for Our Lady's intercession.
Labels: God, News, Politics, Prayer, Tyranny, Youth
Gospel for Friday, 32nd Week In Ordinary Time
Old Calendar: St. Josaphat, bishop and confessor
Gospel: Luke 17:26-37
The Day of the Son of Man (Continuation)
(Jesus said to His disciples,) [26] "As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. [27] They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. [28] Likewise as it was in the days of Lot--they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built, [29] but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and brimstone rained from Heaven and destroyed them all--[30] so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. [31] On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back. [32] Remember Lot's wife. [33] Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. [34] I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. [35] There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left." [37] And they said to Him, "Where Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
23-36. These words of our Lord are a prophecy about the last coming of the Son of Man. We should remember that prophecy often involves events on different levels, many symbols, a terminology of its own; the "chiaroscuro" which they create gives us insight into future events, but the concrete details only become clear when the events actually occur. Our Lord's last coming will be something sudden and unexpected; it will catch many people unprepared. Jesus illustrates this by giving examples from sacred history: as in the time of Noah (cf. Genesis 6:9-19:7) and that of Lot (cf. Genesis 18:16-19:27) divine judgment will be visited on men without warning.
However, it is useful to recall here that everyone will find himself before the divine Judge immediately when he dies, at the Particular Judgment. Thus Jesus' teaching has also a present urgency about it: HERE AND NOW a disciple should scrutinize his own conduct, for the Lord can call him when he least expects.
33. "Will preserve it": what the Greek word literally means is "will engender (his life)", that is to say, "will give true life to the soul". Thus our Lord seems to mean the following: he who wants to save his life at all costs, making it his basic value, will lose eternal life; whereas he who is ready to lose his earthly life--that is, to resist even to death the enemies of God and of his soul--will obtain eternal happiness through this struggle. In content this passage is almost identical with Luke 9:24.
36. In the Vulgate this verse reads: "Una assumetur, et altera relinquetur. Duo in agro; unus assumetur, et alter relinquetur" ("One will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left"). These words seem to be an addition to Luke, taken from Matthew 24:40; they do not appear in the better Greek manuscripts, which is why the New Vulgate omits them.
37. "Where the body is, there the eagles will gather": the Greek text uses a word which could mean either eagle or vulture. In any event the proverb indicates the speed with which birds of prey swoop down on their victims--apparently referring to the sudden, unexpected way the Second Coming or Last Judgment will happen. Sacred Scripture also deals with this subject in other passages: "But as to the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night" (1 Thessalonians 5:1-2). Once more Jesus is exhorting us to be watchful: we should never neglect the most important thing in life--eternal salvation. "All that, which worries you for the moment, is of relative importance. What is of absolute importance is that you be happy, that you be saved" ([St] J. Escriva, "The Way", 297). So curious are the Pharisees and the disciples about the time and place of the Last Coming that they are distracted from Jesus' main point; the same thing happens to us: for example, we can spend a lot of time pondering the circumstances of the deaths of people we know, and fail to grasp the warning these deaths contain--that this life is going to end one way or another and that after it we too will meet God.
It is no small matter to live in a monastery, or in a congregation, and to converse therein without reproof, and to persevere faithfully till death. Blessed is he who has there lived well, and made a happy end.
-Bk. I, ch. xvii.
I do not say: If it be hard to live at Carmel, it is sweet to die there, but--If it be sweet to live at Carmel, it is sweeter far to die there.
THINK not of God as being in places; he is with thee such as thou art thyself--good if thou art good, and he will appear evil to thee if thou art evil; thy Aider if thou art good, and thy punisher if thou art evil....He is within thy heart. Whithersoever thou fliest, there he is.
TO prepare well for Holy Communion a soul should be disposed on two main points: it should be detached from creatures, and have a great desire to advance in divine love.
US bishops approve Revised Grail Psalter, ICEL Mass translation
The US bishops on Tuesday approved by a 203-5 vote the Revised Grail Psalter for use at Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours in the United States. By a 189-30 vote, the bishops also approved, with modifications, the International Committee for English in the Liturgy’s 2007 translation of the liturgical prayers for Masses in Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter....
God Is Not Catholic, Cardinal's Word of Honor
Carlo Maria Martini publishes a book "on the risk of faith," and calls for distrust of doctrinal definitions, because God "is beyond." But this brings the risk of emptying the articles of the Creed, object Professor Pietro De Marco. And he explains why....
[The good cardinal has is no longer Catholic...He's bitter and feels justified in spreading his heresy ]
Without The Coming of Christ, the World Will Not be Just or Renewed, Pope Teaches
"Every Christian discourse on the last things, called eschatology, always begins with the resurrection,” Pope Benedict began as he turned to Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians...
Bishops warn Obama about abortion issue
Official statement: we vow to oppose 'culture of coercion'
[A statement with no teeth to a marxist dictator supported by a majority of professed Catholics who suffer no consequences in this life for their actions. Nothing new here...]
Bishops conference cuts funding for ACORN
In wake of embezzlement scandal, voter registration fraud
[Until new methods of funding are found, no doubt. This is too little, too late. The warnings came years ago, but were ignored.]
Obama has first phone conversation with Pope
Neither leader made any reference to stem cell issue
Contrary to Campaign Claim, Obama Told Paper He Attended Trinity Church ‘Every Week’
President-elect Barack Obama said in 2004 – while he was a state legislator running for a U.S. Senate seat – that he attended services at Trinity United Church of Christ every week. This is in contrast to what Obama, as a presidential candidate, said this year after controversial anti-American remarks by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright surfaced. Obama then told news outlets that he did not attend the church frequently and was not aware of Wright’s comments.
[There is no truth in this man - he is a liar and a fraud]
Same-sex "marriage" begins in Connecticut [Sure it does]
First ceremony punctuated with tears, roses, balloons
[with Satan watching over with glee]
Former Milwaukee archbishop admits shuffling abusive priests
In a deposition made public yesterday, Archbishop Rembert Weakland, the former head of the Milwaukee archdiocese, conceded that he had knowingly assigned abusive priests to pastoral work and kept parishioners uninformed about the clerics' past offenses....
Group Confirms Obama Would Fund Forced Abortions if UNFPA Money Restored
Incoming president Barack Obama is considered very likely to restore funding to the UNFPA soon after he takes office in January. However, a group that has been the top monitor of the UN agency says Obama would be forcing taxpayers to fund a group involved in forced abortions if he does. As LifeNews.com has reported, the Obama campaign confirmed to a pro-abortion web site that he would restore funding for the UNFPA...
Somali Islamic courts deny kidnapping nuns in Kenya
Group says they're 'against taking hostages for ransom'
Vatican clamps down on slackers at Curia
Timekeeping reintroduced after being scrapped in 1960
'Why Believe in a God?' ad campaign launches
American Humanist Association prepares for Christmas
{Satan's minions on the attack from another of several fronts]
Gay activists storm pulpit during Sunday worship
'Queers and trannies' target 'anti-queer establishment'
[Hose 'em down - with holy water!]
EXCLUSIVE: Did Next Commander-in-Chief Falsify Selective Service Registration? Never Actually Register? Obama's Draft Registration Raises Serious Questions
To accept abortion is to challenge God, Lord of all things...
Abortion violates the universal order created by God, Who established the right to life as a fundamental right of man. No convenience of economics or politics, social consideration, question of health or other problem can justify an attempt against that universal order....
Us Supreme Court Clerk Danny Bickell Continues Sabotage Of NJ Citizen Law Suit Challenging 08 Election
As of 9:53 AM, November 13, 2008, the Docket for US Supreme Court case # 08A407 has still not been updated to reflect the fact that the case...
Lobbyists Swarm the Treasury for Piece of Bailout Pie
Many new supplicants are lining up for an infusion of capital as billions of dollars are channeled to other beneficiaries like the American International Group, and possibly soon American Express....
House Republican leader John Boehner Demands Fed Identify Recipients of Loans
Called for the Federal Reserve to disclose the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers and the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral....
Democratic Senator Unveils Mandatory Health Insurance Plan
The New York Times reports that Democratic senator Max Baucus will unveil his nationalized health care proposal today, and (surprise!) it would require all Americans to purchase health insurance...
{The people should ensure that Congress-criminals submit to mandatory intelligence and morality checks]
Democrats’ Auto Industry Bailout Is A UAW Bailout, Group Says
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is writing a bill that would allow the auto industry to get some of the $700 billion intended to restore liquidity in the nation’s financial markets. But a union watchdog group says Frank’s plan really is intended to bail out the United Auto Workers union. Under Frank’s legislation, car companies receiving bailout money would face tougher restrictions on executive pay and dividends to their shareholders.
[Bawnee Fwank and buddies need to keep buying votes]
Mysterious glowing aurora over Saturn confounds scientists
A stunning light display over Saturn has stumped scientists who say it behaves unlike any other planetary aurora known in our solar system.
Barbara Walters Exclusive: Pregnant "Man "Expecting Second Child
In First Interview Since Giving Birth, Thomas Beatie Tells Barbara Walters About Life With Daughter Susan
Labels: Abortion, Atheism, Bioethics, Bishops, Blasphemy, Culture War, Death, homosexuality, Liberalism, News, Politics, Stem Cell Research, Tyranny
"Catholics" in Alliance [with evil] Issue Survey
The group, "Catholics"[So-called] in Alliance for the Common Good, has issued a survey now that Americans have placed the nation at risk by voting for abortion, infanticide, marxism, socialism, raising the white flag of surrender, spreading poverty, stifling of our Bill of Rights, nationalizing private enterprise, and only God knows what other evils await us. However "Catholics" in Alliance sees America at a[n] historic crossroads, and a new president-elect and a new Congress coming to Washington...
These promoters of dissent, "Catholics" in Alliance, want to hear from you about
how you think we should put our movement's common good platform into action so as to best work toward the common good this year.
Please click here and complete our survey of the top three issues you think the Alliance should focus on through advocacy and public awareness campaigns in the next year. These issues are in alphabetical, not in any priority order. We will definitely continue to work to build a consistent culture of life by advocating for the Pregnant Women's Support Act and other efforts, therefore we are not including it on the list because we are committed to this priority.
With input from you and our partner organizations and board members, we will prioritize these issues. This does not mean we will not work on all of the issues, but it will help us focus our resources!
What are the main issues listed from which one may select? Let's have a look-see:
* Climate Change/Environment [change the laws of nature, man is god!]
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform [Amnesty for all law breakers, criminals]
* Health Care: Advocating for universal health care [gov't bureaucrats can do it better]
* Living Wages and Rights of Workers: Employee Free Choice Act [close businesses]
* Poverty Reduction – Cut U.S. poverty in half [hike entitlements, lower standard of living]
* Responsible End to Iraq War [surrender]
More government intervention into many areas where it has no constitutional authority...And where is the fundamental right to life? Oh yes, already a priority [on the back burner, no doubt].
May God have mercy on us! After nearly 50 million abortions (not counting the millions upon millions of abortions caused by artificial contraception), perhaps we are to suffer a divine chastisement for our abysmal moral failures and morally bankrupt behavior?
Maybe I need to get down on my knees more often and ask for forgiveness and mercy? Perhaps mt sacrifices and prayers could be more sincere? Could Our Lord be granting our desires by allowing us the type of leaders many have requested?
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my
sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend
Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly
resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near
occasions of sin.
Labels: Abortion, apostasy, Bishops, Blasphemy, Catholics, dissent, heresy, Liberalism, Mercy, Morality, Politics, Rebellion, Scandal, Schism, Sin, Social Justice, Vice, Voting
Dr Edward Peters:Fr. Bourgeois might be facing more than excommunication
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has given activist Maryknoll priest, Rev. Roy Bourgeois, about a month to recant his support for women's ordination or suffer excommunication....
Dr Peters foresees the possibility that Bourgeois could be dismissed from the clerical state based upon, among other things, his attitude as expressed the letter he wrote in reply to the CDF...Long overdue, IMHO...
Read more at Dr Peters' blog here
Labels: Canon Law, dissent, heresy, Priest, Priesthood, Rebellion, Schism, Vatican
Gospel for Nov 13, Memorial: St Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin
Thursday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Old Calendar: St. Didacus, confessor
The Coming of the Kingdom of God
[20] Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was coming, He (Jesus) answered them, "The Kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; [21] nor will they say, `Lo, here it is!' or `There!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
The Day of the Son of Man
[22] And He said to His disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. [23] And they will say to you, `Lo, there!' or `Lo, here!' Do not go, do not follow them. [24] For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in His day. [25] But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation."
20-21. Like many Jews of their time, the Pharisees imagined the establishment of the Kingdom of God in terms of external, political authority; whereas Jesus teaches that it is something eminently spiritual, supernatural, which has been happening since Jesus' coming, although its climax will be after His Second Coming or Parousia at the end of the world; its effect is to be seen, above all, in men's hearts, although it is also something visible and external, just as the Church has a visible dimension.
The presence of the Kingdom of God in each soul is something one perceives through the affections and inspirations communicated by the Holy Spirit. St. Therese of Lisieux says this about her own experience: "The Doctor of doctors teaches us without the sound of words. I have never heard Him speak, and yet I know He is within my soul. Every moment He is guiding and inspiring me, and, just at the moment I need them, `lights' till then unseen are granted me. Most often it is not at prayer that they come but while I go about my daily duties" ("The Story of a Soul", Chapter 8).
22. After the Apostles receive the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost they will devote their whole lives to preaching boldly the message of Jesus Christ, and winning all people over to the Lord. This will lead them to experience many severe contradictions; they will suffer so much that they will yearn to see even "one of the days of the Son of Man", that is, one of the days of the victory of Jesus Christ. But this day will not arrive until the Lord's Second Coming.
Ex-Priest Professor Who Doubts Virgin Birth Speaks at Catholic College
Robert Ritchie of America Needs Fatima sent me this today:
An ex-priest who doubts the Virgin Birth and who popularized the theory that Jesus's body was eaten by wild dogs, lectured at a Catholic College.
His name is Dr. John Crossan. [Ed. Note: Some of you may have seen this heretic on TV (the History channel, etc) as an "expert" in Catholic matters] And he spoke at Bellarmine Univeristy, which calls itself "a university Catholic in its roots and ongoing tradition."
But according to the Christian Research Journal, Crossan casts doubt on the Virgin Birth by confusing fact and myth:
"They're all over Greek and Roman mythology, so what do I do? Do I believe all of those stories, or do I say all of those stories are lies except for our Christian story?"
Crossan then cites the myth of Caesar Augustus's birth as an example, in which his mother became impregnated by the sun god Apollo:
"His mother was in the temple of Apollo, she fell asleep. During the night she was impregnated by Apollo in the form of a snake, and therefore, of course, the child who was born was divine, Augustus, and of course millions of people would have said in the first century, '...look what's he's done. He's brought peace to the warring empire. He's got rid of the civil wars. He's our man.'"
And in his book "Jesus: The Revolutionary Biography," Dr. Crossan writes:
"The divine origins of Jesus are...just as...mythological as those of Octavius."
Is this the kind of Professor students should be learning from at a Catholic University?
Send your message of Catholic concern to the President of Bellarmine University, urging him to invite orthodox Catholic speakers to his campus instead of ex-priests who doubt the Virgin Birth.
Please send your message right away!
Robert Ritchie
America Needs Fatima
PS - Please send a message of Catholic concern immediately to the Bellarmine University President Joseph J. McGowan.
Frankly, I'm shocked that such a speaker would even be considered to speak at any Catholic college or university. Would such actions please St Robert Bellarmine? Of course not, and Christ suffered and died to atone for such sins which cause scandal and implant doubts into the minds of the young!
Labels: apostasy, Bishops, Catholics, Colleges, dissent, heresy, Jesus, Mary, Rebellion, Scandal, Scripture, Truth, Youth
Make now to thyself friends, by honouring the saints of God, and imitating their actions; that when thou shalt fail in this life, they may receive thee into everlasting dwellings.
-Bk. I, ch. xxiii.
I stood before the Angels and Saints and addressed them in these words: I am the least of all creatures, I know my great need, but I also know that noble and generous hearts love to do good: therefore I beseech of you, O blessed citizens of Heaven, to adopt me as your child. Whatever glory I may acquire will redound to yours. Hear my prayer and obtain for me a double measure of your love.
-The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme).
IF his judgement seat is on the lonely mountains, go to the teeming haunts of men, and there grumble to thyself. His judgement throne is in no one place, who is everywhere in secret, everywhere in public; whom none is permitted to know as he is, and none is permitted to ignore.
THE saints derived great benefit from their Communions, because they prepared themselves with very great care. St Aloysius Gonzaga devoted three days to his preparation for Holy Communion, and he spent three days in thanksgiving to his Lord.
Abortion and Euthanasia Bringing about the Demise of Catholic Health Care: Catholic Obstetrician
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Ignoring Vatican, Bourgeois firm on women's ordination
Despite being threatened with excommunication by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois said he would not recant his belief that women should be ordained as Catholic priests. There's nothing that Rome can do to me to take away the peace, the clarity I have on this issue," Father Bourgeois told Catholic News Service Nov. 12. "No matter what the consequences, I feel I am doing the right thing."
[Heretic and schismatic - just like the priestettes he supports, while rejecting the Church. And he thinks he'll be at peace after he's excommunicated.]
Missed this one - ‘Top 10 Catholic states’
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Pro-lifers report strange day outside abortion clinic after election
The entire morning was stranger than usual. You could feel the oppression. I had women who, when pulling in, instead of the usual swearing or cursing mouthed "Obama" at me, as if it were a curse....
[The name 'Obama' is a curse...]
Joe Biden's Catholic Bishop Won't Deny Communion Over Pro-Abortion Views
The Catholic bishop that oversees the diocese where Joe Biden worships says he will not deny the incoming vice president communion over his pro-abortion views....
[Canon Law not applicable in the US - Episcopal Failures to Continue]
“Ipso facto excommunicated”
Another Latin American prelate makes clear what happens to pro-abortion politicians
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Catholic bishops will fight Obama on abortion
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Removal of Food and Hydration from Italian Woman “Monstrous and Inhuman Murder”: Vatican Prelate
The Court of Cassation in Rome, Italy’s highest appeals court, was advised yesterday by Prosecutor-General (PG) Domenico Iannelli, to “allow Eluana to die” by the removal of her food and hydration.
Lesbians, condoms go wild in attack on Christian church
Making out at pulpit, shouting blasphemies in front of children
[Sinking to the depths of their master, Satan, and wallowing in the evil of sin and immorality, can we expect anything else from these lost souls?]
Traditionalists may celebrate feasts on old liturgical calendar, Vatican rules
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Catholic bishops plan to forcefully confront Obama
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True marriage supporter assaulted for carrying cross
Vatican warns Obama over stem cell research
President-elect announces intention to lift US ban
Congressman fears a President Obama dictatorship
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Man stopped by parishioners after stealing Hosts
Charged with two counts of simple battery and theft
Radical Hindu group seeks to wipe out Christianity
Indian militants forcing reconversions and using violence
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The big question: How to explain Church teaching?
[Discipline priests and educators who teach heresy?]
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[How many are in the tank for BHO? Can someone tell us that?]
A Birth Certificate Lawsuit - In Good Standing
Leo Donofrio filed a solid lawsuit.
Hard to get behind Berg, his was not a good lawsuit. This, OTOH, is. Do I think it should be pursued, yes? Do I believe Obama was born in Hawaii? Probably. Is there something on Obama's birth certificate he does not want us to see. Foe shizzle. Should a President of the United States have to present his vault copy to take office? Absolutely. I don't know what is on the birth certificate- I do know Obama does not want us to see it. But with Obama - there is no law. It's Alinsky style anarchy....
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A new Roman Catholic reform group called "Send the Bishops a Message" said that holding back contributions would allow lay members to vent their frustration over a scandal that has cost the Roman Catholic Church in this country more than $2 billion in legal settlements.
Barone: Media wanted Palin abortion
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The Ten Lepers
[11] On the way to Jerusalem He (Jesus) was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. [12] And as He entered the village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance [13] and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." [14] When He saw them He said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. [15] Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; [16] and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving Him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. [17] Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? [18] Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" [19] And He said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."
11-19. The setting of this episode explains how a Samaritan could be in the company of Jews. There was no love lost between Jews and Samaritans (cf. John 4:9), but shared pain, in the case of these lepers, overcame racial antipathy.
The Law of Moses laid down, to prevent the spread of the disease, that lepers should live away from other people and should let it be known that they were suffering from this disease (cf. Leviticus 13:45-46). This explains why they did not come right up to Jesus and His group, but instead begged His help by shouting from a distance. Before curing them our Lord orders them to go to the priests to have their cure certified (cf. Leviticus 14:2ff), and to perform the rites laid down. The lepers' obedience is a sign of faith in Jesus' words. And, in fact, soon after setting out they are cleansed.
However, only one of them, the Samaritan, who returns praising God and showing his gratitude for the miracle, is given a much greater gift than the cure of leprosy. Jesus says as much: "Your faith has made you well" (verse 19) and praises the man's gratefulness. The Gospel records this event to teach us the value of gratefulness: "Get used to lifting your heart to God, in acts of thanksgiving, many times a day. Because He gives you this and that. Because you have been despised.
Because you haven't what you need or because you have.
"Because He made His Mother so beautiful, His Mother who is also your Mother. Because He created the sun and the moon and this animal and that plant. Because He made that man eloquent and you He left tongue-tied....
"Thank Him for everything, because everything is good" ([St] J. Escriva, "The Way", 268).
Roy Bourgeois threatened with excommunication
From the National UNCatholic Reporter we learn:
Maryknoll Fr. Roy Bourgeois has been threatened with excommunication by the Vatican's Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith for his support of women’s ordination, according to a letter made public today....
He apparently received notification from the Congregation on or about Oct. 21 and has 30 days to recant his “belief and public statements that support the ordination of women in our Church, or (he) will be excommunicated.”
As usual, St Louis' own group of heretics and schismatics, Catholic Action Network, has sent out an email notice to petition the Holy Father. This petition was started by the Women's ?Ordination? Conference. The text, in part, of the email is as follows:
On October 21, 2008, the Vatican sent a letter to the Maryknoll community stating that Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest of 36 years, has 30 days to recant his statement of public support of women's ordination or he will be automatically excommunicated.
Fr. Bourgeois co-presided and gave the homily during the ordination ceremony of Roman Catholic Womenpriest, Janice Sevre-Duszynska, which took place on August 9 in Lexington, Ky.
The Women's Ordination Conference has initiated a petition, with Roman Catholics Womenpriests and Call to Action as partners, to support Fr. Bourgeois. The petition will be sent to Pope Benedict XVI; the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., Archbishop Pietro Sambi; and Maryknoll Superior General, John Sivalon. Please forward the petition link to your friends. In addition, we encourage you to send letters to the editor and op eds to your local papers.
What a group of malcontents and misguided souls...By the way, I will not post the petition link here...I will not be a party to the heresy embraced by these people - all of them should be excommunicated, shouldn't they?
Labels: apostasy, Culture War, dissent, Fidelity, heresy, Paganism, Priest, Rebellion, Scandal, Schism, Vatican
LET him who can, see that there is a God; let him who cannot see it, believe it--but if he sees it who can, does he see it with his eyes? He sees with his understanding, he sees with his heart.
HERE like the dove within the ark
Securely I repose;
Since now the Lord is my defence,
I fear no earthly foes.
Is Sodomy No Longer a Sin? An Urgent Appeal To Our Ecclesiastical Authorities
From the American TFP:
And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord, beyond measure (Gen. 13:13).
In our dark days, homosexuality, a shameful vice ever abhorred by the Christian conscience, finds prominent apologists within the very bosom of Holy Mother Church.
Sacred Scripture,1 Tradition, and the Magisterium have condemned few sins more consistently or severely than sodomy. The sins of Sodom and Gomorrha established a measure of evil by which other sins are judged, as recorded throughout the Holy Bible.2
Turning a deaf ear to these condemnations, proponents of perversion seek to sow confusion within the Church. To this end, they invoke deceptive interpretations - revisionist distortions - of Sacred Scripture. According to their self-serving rewriting of biblical history, Sodom and Gomorrha were destroyed not because their inhabitants practiced unnatural vice, but because they were inhospitable to travelers.3
Sodomy's apologists have even dared to suggest the obscene blasphemy that Our Lord Jesus Christ was one of them. Sister Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of New Ways Ministry for Gay and Lesbian Catholics, has written:
Gay and lesbian people also look to the friendships of David and Jonathan, and Jesus and John. These stories hold up for lesbian and gay people a hope for a blessing for same-sex relationships or friendships.4
Great article - continued here...
Labels: Bible, Bishops, Blasphemy, Fidelity, God, homosexuality, Scandal, Sin, Truth, Tyranny, Vice, Virtue
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Niece: Abortion Means Obama Doesn't Fulfill Dream
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'Gay' Fascist Storm Church
On Sunday, November 9, a band of about 30 gays stormed a church in Lansing, Michigan. Some were well dressed and were stationed inside Mount Hope Church; others were outside dressed in pink and black. The group of self-described homosexual anarchists, Bash Back!, claims the evangelical church is guilty of “transphobia and homophobia.” The protesters outside the church were beating on buckets, shouting “Jesus was a homo” on a megaphone and carrying an upside-down pink cross....
[This is precisely what happens when vice, immorality and perversion is permitted to flourish in society - it becomes a godless society - sick, demented, and satanic!]
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Prominent Kenyan Physician: "This Administration of Obama, is Going to be a Nightmare for Our People"
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SNAP to Cardinal George: resign as USCCB president
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Fr. Andrew Greeley critical after fall
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The night we waved goodbye to America... our last best hope on Earth
The swooning frenzy over the choice of Barack Obama as President of the United States must be one of the most absurd waves of self-deception and swirling fantasy ever to sweep through an advanced civilisation. At least Mandela-worship – its nearest equivalent – is focused on a man who actually did something....
Obama likely to escape campaign audit
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[It might be viewed as racist...?]
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The Social Impact Award honors one Mid-Career Alumna/us who has excelled beyond the norm early in their career. Nominees must have earned an AM or PhD from SSA at least 10 years ago. Nominees must be no less than ten years working in the field and no less than 10 years from retirement. A successful candidate for this award will show a strong commitment to social change; leadership (formally or informally) in an agency or community; creativity in non-traditional or innovative approaches to social problems; and commitment to furthering the social work field through volunteerism, teaching or mentorship.
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Useless Palace denials EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 12/09/2009
Useless Palace denials
Malacañang accuses critics of Gloria Arroyo of “speculating” too much with regard to the imposition of martial law (ML) as a means for attain her quest in the matter of political perpetuity.
That may be so, but at the same
Marcos SC ML redux?
Now is time for Ampatuans to sing
Throw the book
Philippine military wary of power vacuums in troubled south
Exchange deal
Martial law in Maguindanao
Marcos SC ML redux? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 12/09/2009
In 1972, when then President Ferdinand Marcos decreed martial law (ML) in the entire Philippines, Congress was ordered padlocked, opposition personalities were arrested, along with known media critics of the Marcos regime. Media establishments were also ordered closed, and press censorship was imposed, with the press having to clear its reports with the military officer assigned as censor in media offices before any news report could be published. Also, military officers took over the management and control of private establishments.
The only institution left, outside
Now is time for Ampatuans to sing ZOOMING IN Rudy Romero 12/09/2009
The family of Andal Ampatuan Sr., the governor of Maguindanao, must be extremely unhappy with the treatment that the family is receiving at the hands of the administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. I can imagine the Ampatuan family patriarch cursing and spouting epithets, from his military-hospital bed, at the Lakas-Kampi-CMD candidate for representative of the second district of Pampanga.
Bad things that .... MORE
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The Ampatuans own 23 mansions with four big ones in Shariff, Aguak, Maguin-danao and two big ones in Davao City, estimated to cost P700 million to P900 million. They also own big tracks of land. They own a big fleet of luxury cars totaling more than 50, mostly Ford Expeditions, F-150s, Range Rovers, Toyota Land Cruisers and GM Suburbans, all colored black, estimated to cost P200 million. It has been reported that the Ampatuans took away 17 sacks of money from their mansion’s vaults. It was also reported that in a trip to Mecca, he carried $6.3 million.
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KMP to CBCP bishops: CARPER strengthened landlords’ control over lands
“The agrarian reform dispute-cases of Hacienda Luisita, Hacienda Looc in Batangas, Roxas-Araneta lands in Bulacan, among others, are concrete cases where landlords made use of the Carper to evade land distribution.” – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
MANILA — As the countdown to the anniversary of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program begins, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to rethink their position on what it described as a “bogus and anti-peasant Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (Carper).”
The KMP issued the statement after reports quoted Manila Auxiliary Bishop Rev. Roderick Pabillo as saying that at least 28 members of the 100-strong CBCP signed a letter requesting an audience with President Benigno Aquino III on behalf of farmers to seek his firm commitment on the implementation of the CARP. Pabillo also heads the CBCP’s National Secretariat for Social Action – Justice and Peace.
In terms of agrarian reform, the CBCP said, the Aquino administration has got the worst distinction compared to other post-EDSA administrations.
In a report posted on the official CBCP news site, Pabillo said, the current Department of Agrarian Reform has been consistently underperforming in implementing agrarian reform, particularly in land acquisition and distribution (LAD). He said there is a huge backlog of 1,093,000 hectares from the targeted lands to be distributed. In 2011, he said, the DAR accomplished 54.6 percent of its national LAD target; and that there had also been no significant movement in the 135,199-hectare total provincial backlog as of January 2012 and no notices of coverage has been issued on large estates..... MORE
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/06/06/kmp-to-cbcp-bishops-carper-strengthened-landlords-control-over-lands/
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TIFF Review: 'Teen Spirit' Smells Like a Marketing Campaign Directed by Max Minghella
Starring Elle Fanning, Zlatko Buric and Rebecca Hall
On the Isle of Wight, the timid young Violet loves to escape her dull surroundings through song. When she's faced with the prospect of a reality TV singing contest, she must find confidence and discipline to sharpen her skills. Fortunately, an old man in a bar uses his secret past to guide her through the ropes. This is Teen Spirit — an earnest musical from veteran teen movie actor and first-time director Max Minghella.
Throughout its 92-minute runtime, one can imagine an incredibly compelling teen movie as Violet develops a relationship with her de facto mentor and eventually overcomes hurdle after hurdle as she traces greatness. Unfortunately, Teen Spirit doesn't offer much on its own.
Violet is played by Elle Fanning, whose muted and subtle vibe never comes out of its shell. That makes the entire premise hard to believe — when she performs songs by Robyn and Ellie Goulding, the movie wants us to believe that she's moving the Earth, despite showing a deadened, somewhat faithful rendition. Were she a chic Chromatics wannabe, the whole thing would make a lot more sense. As it stands, she comes across as a decent karaoke performer who'd likely be cut in the first round if this singing contest existed in real life.
Further, the singing contest itself is entirely unrealistic, thanks to the film's look. There's no denying that Autumn Durald (Palo Alto, The Reflektor Tapes) is a talented cinematographer, but her backlit shots lend the reality show a slick quality that never transports us outside of the darkened soundstage where it was likely shot. As a result, what could have been a charming tale about a small town girl achieving wide success instead feels like a sleek highlight reel from a creative agency.
As the movie predictably plays out, one can't help but think back to the Interscope Records logo that flashed before the film began. Was this whole project just one big play for music marketing?
(Interscope Films)
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Lust for Youth Compassion
By Ian Rodgers
On Compassion, Lust for Youth sound a lot like Depeche Mode. Between the slightly flat voice of lead singer Hannes Norrvide and the synth sounds directly out of the '80s, the similarity is almost jarring.
That's not to say it's not well-produced and enjoyable pop music. The group clearly know how to make a hit; "Better Looking Brother" is a single that stands out from the rest of the album in its intricacy and the effectiveness of its hook, its dynamism hinting at a range that could have been reached in other parts of the album if songs took more time to develop. "Easy Window" is another bright point, a non-lyrical, airy transition that incorporates breathy samples and generally darker textures similar to contemporary bands like CHVRCHES and Crystal Castles.
Still, Compassion strains under the weight of its influences, Norvvide's baritone has less weight to it than David Gahan's, and some of the lyrics come off as awkward, especially on "Sudden Ambitions." The line "I really hope they do" within the chorus is somewhat stilted and makes the solid hook less catchy. S while the second half of the album almost makes up for its flaws, it doesn't quite manage to make Compassion a memorable whole. (Sacred Bones)
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Tag Archives: synthwave
Sounds of the Underground #23
September 8, 2015 Guido Leave a comment
New roars from that good old underground with Mgła, Perturbator, GosT and Heidenland. Black metal and synthwave for greater glory. Check it out!
Mgła – Excersises in Futility
source: bandcamp
The mighty Mgła from Poland has a new release out, which lasts a good 42 minutes. The abum is already number three for the band, who have a sound that is pretty impressive and reminds me a bit of a more blackened Behemoth (who, let’s be honest, have shifted to a more death sound). That makes this band sound strangely much like an orthodox band, creating very pure, beat driven black metal that is kinda mid paced for most of the tracks. Sure, then you get the blastbeats pounding and running amok, which gives it more of a full frontal attack vibe, but it never drags the rest of the sound with it.
The title of the album says a lot about the lyrical content and the general feel the album gives. There’s no veiled, atmospheric mysticism here. No grander scheme of things or deep meanings hidden behind it all. There’s just this and the bleak guitars o Mgła. There’s a certain compactness in that sense to the sound of the band, which allignes with the brevity of it all. Nothing more needs to be said, this is it brother. We live and then we die. Amen.
GosT – Behemoth
I was not entirely sure about this release. Regarding the title and bandname, it felt like someone was trying to cash in on the hyped bands in metal these days in a very weird way. Weirder even was the sound, but the label of Blood Music does bring with it some sort of status. Also the label tends to push the envelope a bit. So, first thing to really say is that this is not a metal album. It’s a weird, glitchy bit of synthwave that has strong eighties feelings to it.
That means it has none of the heavy artillery you’d be waiting for, but it does have a whole lot of atmosphere and cold electronics. Therefor it approaches a raw, cold sound rather smoothly and you can actually dance to it. There’s a tension in the sound, that prevents it from moving towards the slightly tacky region of electroclash and revival acts. There’s also some harsh electronics to melt away the clean feeling, all in all this is surprisingly pleasant record.
Perturbator – Sexualizer
Sticking with the Finnish Blood Music for another release, there pops up this strange pink/yellow cover of a re-release of Perturbator’s ‘Sexualizer’. Another bit of peculiar narrative synthwave, telling the story of an inception like story of a drug abusing porn star named Jimmy. The hazy rave like sound is telling the story of how reality start to fade away in the mix of all that. Perturbator is an artist from Paris, delving into the human consciousnes.
The sound you get as a result is a strange mixture between Miami Vice eighties synth and EBM beats from the DAF era. Jazzy loops cut through the rhythm in a spiralling manner, creating that musical high of the storyline. The attempt at creating a story really helps in your interpretation of the music, it sets your mind in motion to visualize and imagine this taking place. It also makes the music more sensible and not just a weird sort of harking back to a long gone past of angel dust, disco and porn. Perturbator is weaving a movie here.
Heidenland – Stormvloek: Beschonken, Kwaad en Goddeloos
The story of this release is rather interesting. The band has been around for 20 years it seems, but only now this compilation/full length is out. Originating in the Netherlands, Havoque started the band to play black metal in the same way as Darkthrone, Bathory and all the original bands. Harsh, lo-fi and anti-christian chants of hatred so to say. After having relocated to Canada, the record is finally ready now and out on Heidens Hart.
Don’t mistake this band for an NSBM band, which I was thinking it might be for a moment. This is simply anti-christian pagan rage as emphasized in the lyrics. Violent and back-to-basics sounding black metal, with that thudding blast-beat drum section, gritty sound and peculiar folk elements to emphasize the ancient pagan roots. The record is labelled as a compilation, which explains the difference in audio quality. It’s a great record for those willing to listen to some good, old black metal, the way they used to make it.
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