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Original Xbox Games Finally Available On Xbox One
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The Microsoft hype train really is building up speed. The Xbox One X is set to launch next month and a number of original Xbox games are now finally available on the Xbox One. To begin with, a total of 13 original Xbox games have been brought to the Xbox One. All of these titles are now playable on the...
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Some Xbox 360 Games to Get Xbox One X Visual Upgrade Treatment
With the Xbox One X set to storm the world next month, Microsoft is gearing up their game library by releasing visual updates. Surprisingly, even some older Xbox 360 games available on the Xbox One X via backward compatibility are set to get the visual upgrade treatment. According to Xbox, a number of Xbox 360 backward compatible games will be...
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343 Industries Working On Backwards Compatibility for Halo Games
While 343 Industries have been very quiet about their progress on Halo 6, we do now have some information on upcoming support for older Halo games. It's now been confirmed that a total of four previous Halo titles will be added to the Xbox One's ever-growing backward compatibility list. All of the four titles were originally launched on Xbox 360...
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Xbox One Support for Original Xbox Games Still Coming
While it may have been some time since Xbox originally announced backward compatibility for original Xbox games, it's been reiterated recently that the feature is still being worked on. Phil Spencer was the person to step up and speak about the progress that's currently being made for the backward compatibility feature. When asked about whether Xbox would make any announcements...
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Zombies Chronicles - Price and More Revealed
Zombies Chronicles is the surprise DLC pack for Black Ops 3 that recently got announced. The DLC pack will include 8 of the original Black Ops zombies maps. We have now received more information about Zombies Chronicles, including details about the price. The upcoming Zombies Chronicles DLC will cost players $29.99, or your country's equivalent. All eight maps are reworks...
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Black Ops 3 Getting Zombies Map Remasters
In a bit of a surprise move, Treyarch has announced some new content for Black Ops 3, specifically for the zombies mode. It has been announced that new content under the name Zombies Chronicles will be making its way to Black Ops 3 in the near future. The new content will feature remastered versions of eight different zombies maps from...
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Black Ops 2 Available on Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now available on the Xbox One via backwards compatibility. The news hit via an announcement post on the Xbox news website. The new Black Ops 2 backwards compatible version is free to everybody that already owns the physical or digital version of Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360. If players do not own...
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10 New Backwards Compatible Games Added to Xbox One
The year has only just started and Microsoft are already going crazy with their backwards compatibility lineup. In January so far, 10 more backwards compatible games have been made available to play on the Xbox One. To begin with, a bundle of seven Xbox One compatible games were launched to the Xbox Games Store. This first bundle included both of...
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Games with Gold January 2017 Lineup Announced
The Games with Gold lineup for January 2017 has been announced. If you're already lining up to get your hands on some new freebies, you'll be happy to hear that the January 2017 Games with Gold lineup is pretty impressive. The first game available for the January 2017 lineup is World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap. This game is for the...
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Xbox One Now Has 104 Backwards Compatible Games
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Xbox has confirmed that the Xbox One now currently supports backwards compatibility for a total of 104 Xbox 360 titles. Going forward, all Games with Gold Xbox 360 titles will also be made backwards compatible each month they are announced. These additional titles each month will add to the total number of supported Xbox 360 games and Xbox plans to...
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Nowhere in medicine has laser technology been more beneficial to patients than in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Lasers produce a light unique in nature. The light is of specific wavelengths and the light waves vibrate together without interference. This light can be microscopically focused, allowing for precise control in treatment. Patients who need laser surgery are seated at a slit-lamp, just as during an examination, and the beam of laser light is focused through a special contact lens held on the patient's eye by the treating ophthalmologist. Both diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy are treated by laser photocoagulation. While the machine used is the same, the type of treatment, risks and benefits are quite different.
Laser Treatment For Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
While diabetic macular edema is the most common cause of visual loss in diabetes, proliferative diabetic retinopathy is responsible for the most severe loss of vision. Eyes with these new blood vessels are at risk of blindness from bleeding into the vitreous and from retinal detachment. Laser photocoagulation greatly reduces this risk of severe visual loss. Laser treatment reduces severe visual loss in all stages of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and even before proliferation develops.
Because this type of laser uses larger and more powerful spots than for macular edema, and several thousand may be applied at several sessions, side effects are greater. Therefore, treatment is withheld until the risk of severe visual loss without treatment outweighs the risks and side effects of the treatment. Reduced side vision and impairment of night vision can occur with this treatment though most patients do not complain of these side effects. The most serious side effect is mildly reduced visual acuity which treatment causes in about 10% of patients. However, when compared to a 50% chance of loss of all vision without treatment in severe proliferative retinopathy, the 10% risk of mild loss makes sense.
Laser Treatment For Diabetic Macular Edema
Patients with diabetic macular edema are at risk of losing moderate amounts of vision. Treatment of macular edema rarely improves vision but is successful in preventing visual loss and worsening of vision. Moderate visual loss over two years is reduced from 24% in untreated eyes to 12% in eyes undergoing treatment. This treatment uses a small number (usually less than 100) of small, moderately powerful laser spots directed at the sites of leakage. Complications and side effects are rare. Treatments occur in an office setting, are without pain, take 20 to 30 minutes, and regular activities can be resumed after the treatment. Laser treatment is recommended only when the edema reaches well-defined levels of severity, as treatment before that time has been shown to be no better than deferral of treatment until or if the edema progresses to the more severe stage
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More On Walt Wilkins’ “Sig Sauer Saga”
Taxpayers subsidized a replacement firearm for original owner of missing gun …
Late yesterday evening, The Greenville News dropped its biggest bombshell in quite some time – a bizarre story regarding South Carolina thirteenth circuit solicitor Walt Wilkins and a gun he improperly received from the evidence room of the Greenville County sheriff’s office (GCSO).
To read the News exclusive report (by reporters Daniel Gross and Kirk Brown) for yourself, click here. To read our take on the saga, click here.
To recap: In September 2013, Wilkins – fearing for his life over alleged death threats – received a Sig Sauer P938 for his protection from former county sheriff Steve Loftis. The first problem with this arrangement? The gun – which had been stolen from its original owner – was a piece of evidence in an ongoing criminal case, having been seized by law enforcement only a month earlier. The second problem? A month after Wilkins was issued the pistol, it was stolen from his unlocked car – and has remained missing for the last five years.
Crazy? Um, yeah …
Wilkins compounded the problem by saying he realized he should have purchased his own gun but didn’t want to because it would have been too expensive.
Anyway, lost in the narrative was the matter of reimbursement for the pistol’s original owner – Lamar Cureton.
According to the News report, Cureton bought the pistol in question for $750 – but never used the weapon before it was stolen from his vehicle in August of 2013. After law enforcement seized the gun in connection with a narcotics case, Greenville deputies told Cureton his firearm had been recovered and was available for him to retrieve – only to inform him later that it was being held as evidence.
Weeks later, Cureton was told the gun “got mixed up” in the county’s evidence room.
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Cureton was never told that his gun was given to Wilkins – or that it was subsequently stolen from the solicitor’s possession.
According to our sources inside the sheriff’s office, Cureton was paid $750 for the reimbursement of the lost weapon. In other words, Greenville County taxpayers paid to arm Wilkins for about a month (eventually, he overcame his professed sticker shock and purchased his own handgun).
As if that weren’t bad enough, a furious effort was allegedly undertaken inside the GCSO to ensure that no one became wise as to any of these developments.
“Everyone in the office freaked out,” one source familiar with the situation told us. “There was a cover-up of the whole thing.”
The secret held, too … well, until the final week of this fall’s general election. On Tuesday, Wilkins is gunning (sorry, bad pun) for a third term as solicitor against write-in candidate Lucas Marchant, a Greenville attorney. He is still expected to win that race, but this “Sig Sauer Saga” clearly won’t help.
It has been quite a year for law enforcement drama in the Upstate.
Loftis was defeated in 2016 by Will Lewis, who has since been suspended from office after being indicted this spring on misconduct in office and obstruction of justice charges stemming from his relationship with a former subordinate, Savannah Nabors.
Lewis criminal case is still pending, although he (and county taxpayers) settled a civil case with Nabors last month.
Wilkins is not handling Lewis’ case. It was originally referred to the office of S.C. fifth circuit solicitor Dan Johnson, but was yanked off of his plate when it became clear Johnson was dealing with some serious criminal issues of his own (for the latest on that story, click here). S.C. sixteenth circuit solicitor Kevin Brackett is now handling the prosecution of the suspended sheriff.
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The CW Is Developing a “Gritty,” Dystopian ‘Little Women’ Series
By Moze Halperin
We all know the feeling. You’re watching/reading Divergent, The Hunger Games, The Giver, the Whatever, and you realize you just need to skip ahead to see if Jo will contract Beth’s Scarlet Fever or whether Amy and Laurie will make it as a couple.Right? Well if for some odd reason you weren’t prone to conflating every work of contemporary dystopian YA fiction with Little Women, you might soon find it unavoidable.
For, as Deadline reports, the CW has set in action plans to turn Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel into a “hyper-stylized, gritty adaptation… in which disparate half-sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy band together in order to survive the dystopic streets of Philadelphia and unravel a conspiracy that stretches far beyond anything they have ever imagined – all while trying not to kill each other in the process.” As of now, the project is simply called Little Women; it’s being developed by Alexis Jolly and, interestingly enough, NCIS star Michael Weatherly.
Should you find yourself in the mood to speculate on the ideal cast for these system-defying (or whatever typical-of-a-dystopian-protagonist thing they end up doing) JoMegBethAmys, check out Flavorwire’s list (initially written up with Sarah Polley’s adaptation in mind — yes, that’s also happening).
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“Fracking Endgame” Report Spells Out Planetary Catastrophe, Reinforces Need for Action Against Fracked Gas Infrastructure in Virginia
A proposed 700 new fossil fuel infrastructure projects will lock Virginia and the U.S. into a nightmarish fossil fuel future, stymying renewable energy investment and dooming climate stability
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Food & Water Watch’s “Fracking Endgame: Locked Into Plastics, Pollution, and Climate Chaos” report, released today, gives a comprehensive look at the devastating new fracked gas infrastructure boom across the country, with more than 700 fracking-related projects recently built or on the queue for development. If this investment in fracked gas continues unchecked, it would lock the country into a fossil fuel-reliant future, with hellish consequences for our communities, cities, and ecosystems.
Virginians are well aware of how the reckless buildout of fracking infrastructure can jeopardize health and wreak havoc on communities. The Mountain Valley Pipeline remains under construction in some areas despite over 300 violations, a current criminal investigation, and court rulings blocking construction in national forest land and across hundreds of waterbody crossings. A proposed expansion to the pipeline, MVP Southgate, is already in the works.
Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Buckingham compressor station, both of which are currently held up by court cases, would cut through the state. Two gas-fired power stations, including the massive Chickahominy Power Station - set to be one of the biggest fossil fuel facilities in Virginia - are proposed for Charles City County. Even existing infrastructure is slated for enlargement, like Transco’s Southeastern Trail expansion project.
Oil and gas corporations disproportionately place these projects in the midst of vulnerable, low-income communities in an attempt to stave off public attention and quell protest. Astonishingly, Governor Northam and his agencies are generally supportive of new fossil fuel infrastructure projects, and the governor is unwilling to speak out against fracked gas despite the harm it does to Virginia communities. But Virginians remain vocal opponents of this destructive industry.
“Mountain Valley Pipeline is ruining pristine forests, farms, and watersheds for fracked gas infrastructure without providing any use or benefit for the communities placed in harm’s way,” said Russell Chisholm, co-chair of POWHR (Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights). “Enabled by FERC, industry is willing to sacrifice our future and trample on our land and human rights along the way. We can and must reject this status quo in favor of a clean energy future that sustains the planet and benefits us all.”
“The citizens of the community will be the guinea pigs for this high-polluting compressor station,” said John Laury, a member of the historic African-American community of Union Hill targeted for Dominion’s Buckingham compressor station, and one of many working to oppose the project. “There are too many uncertainties involved. Can Dominion be trusted? From the information that we have been told, the history of the other plants that have been built and based upon their record, no. We’re still seeking the truth, and at this point, we have still not gotten the truth.”
Richard Walker, another impacted member of the Union Hill community, said, “There are 35 of my family members in the Union Hill community that will be impacted by the compressor station, and they are already impacted by the Transco line. Here we go again with more big business taking advantage of poor African-American individuals in a rural environment, and it’s being endorsed by the Governor of Virginia because he’s done nothing to stop it. It’s complete exploitation and it’s time for it to stop.”
“Energy companies burden communities of color and low-income areas with toxic gas infrastructure, like in Charles City County where two large plants with a combined capacity of over 2700 MW are being permitted and the population living a mile away is 60-70% minority,” said Mary Finley-Brook, a University of Richmond Professor and member of the Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative.
“We’re horrified by the findings of this new report, but it is also inspiration to double down on the fight against existing and planned fossil fuel projects,” said Stacy Lovelace, organizer for Food & Water Watch in Virginia. “Virginia’s beloved landscapes and the health and safety of communities, especially of underrepresented and low-income communities, are all threatened. These projects must be stopped. We don’t have any time to waste.”
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Home F365 Features Quote unquote: Sven is celebrating life, Kaiser
Quote unquote: Sven is celebrating life, Kaiser
Date published: Thursday 11th August 2016 7:55
The latest in an excellent series on football quotes, their origins, meaning and context. This week it’s Sven Goran Eriksson and 10am champagne…
Back in January 2008, the Daily Star carried a picture of Sven Goran Eriksson in a Manchester hotel restaurant, with his arm around a young lady, looking like he was having a very pleasant evening. ‘It’s Sven Giggle Eriksson’ read the headline, ‘Laughing boss still a hit with the ladies.’ The article went on to nudge nudge, wink wink by commenting that the former England manager ‘put on an irresistible charm show’ and noting he ‘got carried away with one’ of the women in his presence and his hand ‘appeared to stray towards her bum.’
The problem being that the woman in question was his daughter, Lina. The subsequent apology, printed in a small column of an inside page (naturally) a few days later, was pretty funny. ‘We wrongly assumed that the lady was an admirer and suggested that he was fondling her,’ they wrote, clarifying that any physical contact between Sven and Lina was ‘a normal fatherly embrace.’ They apologised ‘for the embarrassment and distress caused by the publication of the photographs and incorrect assumptions made about them.’
This was obviously a reprehensible piece of journalism, drawing conclusions from a long-lens photograph with the imposition of some pre-conceived ideas of Sven, legendary swordsman. The thing is though, those preconceptions are so strong that they’re very easy to fall back upon; it’s very easy to think of Sven as a professional seducer first, a football manager second.
Which is why it’s so easy to believe the story in Dietmar Hamann’s book, ‘The Didi Man’, about what Sven said to him while on a post-season tour with Manchester City. Take it away, Didi:
‘One morning I was on a sun lounger by the pool when I saw Sven walking towards me carrying a silver tray with a bottle of champagne and two glasses on it. It was still only ten o’clock in the morning…Sven came over and put the champagne on the table next to me, then placed one glass in front of me and the other by his lounger. I looked up and said, ‘Boss, what are we celebrating?’…He turned to me and smiled that gentle smile of his and took on the air of a Buddhist philosopher as he said, ‘Life, Kaiser.’ Then after pausing for dramatic effect, ‘We are celebrating…life.’
‘Life, Kaiser. We are celebrating life.’ In some respects it’s difficult to explain exactly why this is so funny. There’s the inherent ridiculousness of anyone saying that, of course, but also the inclusion of Hamann’s nickname makes it even more so. Somehow ‘Life, Dietmar…’ would not have been quite so funny. Then there’s the confirmation, as if he thinks Hamann might not have heard his cod-philosophical maxim. And it’s also impossible to picture Sven wearing anything other than a silk robe and slippers, airily wandering around the poolside to sip bubbly with his bemused midfielder. This is cartoon Sven, the most perfect example of what everyone thinks of him, regardless of whether it’s true or not.
It’s also a man with a zen, c’est la vie attitude, the sort who is unconcerned about the difficulties of life, that he knows something will crop up and meanwhile he might as well just breathe the morning air deeply and enjoy things. It’s worth noting that, at the time of Sven and Didi’s poolside snifter, it was pretty clear that he was about to be sacked, but Eriksson still has a sense of calm that only a man who knows where his next lucrative pay-off is coming from can have.
The impression you always got with Eriksson is that he was a manager who didn’t actually do much managing, that he simply sat back with a cool air of detachment and more or less told the players to play where they usually do, and took things from there. There’s a lot to be said for a credo like that, steadfastly refusing to complicate anything, and it worked for a while. But he perhaps wasn’t exactly a football obsessive or workaholic, poring over DVDs and ProZone stats long after everyone else had gone home.
There was a vague sense that Sven had got into the football game by accident, a happy chancer who discovered a vague competence at a career that, pleasingly enough, was extremely well-paid and presented him with many ‘social opportunities’. This is all probably quite unfair and he was clearly doing something right for a little while at least. But the image that Eriksson always gave off was not of a proper football man, more that of a bon viveur. Not one who would get riotously drunk and be thrown out of China Whites, for his was a form of benign hedonism rather than hellraiser who would leave behind trashed hotel rooms and wounded feelings. Sophisticated, relaxed, with life’s priorities lined up straight and, to be frank, very European. He was a man who would, well, drink champagne by the poolside at 10am. Life, Kaiser, life.
That wasn’t all he said on the sun lounger, obviously. Hamann continued: ‘With a glass of champagne in hand, he stood and looked out towards the horizon. He took a deep breath, then he spoke in that higgledy-piggeldy Swedish accent. ‘You know Kaiser, I like this place. I think I will manager for another five years and come back here and live with two women. Yes. I think I need two beautiful women.’
This is where we get into the realms of parody. Two women. Two beautiful women. It’s the sort of thing a cartoon cad would say, the sort of cartoon cad that everyone thought Sven was, perhaps quite correctly. The idea of Sven, ladies man, does not seem to be a tabloid construct, because he happily yet quite vaguely discusses his adventures between the sheets in his autobiography. The names of various women are dropped casually, like he’s just discussing a mundane aspect of his life, as the rest of us might talk about a troublesome back problem or a mortgage.
‘I was not interested in a steady relationship,’ he writes of a woman called Malin. ‘It happened that I met other women, too.’ Of course you did, Sven. When he was manager there, Leicester fans used to have a song about Eriksson, to the tune of ‘La donna e mobile’, that went ‘Sven’s had more sex than you.’ He almost certainly has.
Perhaps this is just Sven playing up to it, giving the crowd what they want. Maybe he’s a man who is caught up in his own caricature, who’s playing the role of ‘Sven: lover’ rather than being himself, whoever and whatever that self is, but it certainly doesn’t come across that way. A psychologist would probably have a field day with Sven, but to all intents and purposes he seems to be exactly what you think he is.
He is a man who drinks champagne 10am by the pool. He’s a man who needs two women. Yes, two beautiful women. He’s a man who celebrates life, Kaiser. He celebrates life.
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Sterling resumes advance as BoJo to meet ‘Mr. Euro’
Ken Odeluga September 13, 2019 2:41 PM
Optimism rises as Boris Johnson will meet Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday
As unwelcome for many as it may be, Parliament's 5-week suspension offers respite from the breakneck pace of political headlines that have stoked wild sterling volatility in recent weeks. Now, partly due to Britain's new anti no-deal Brexit law and the enforced pause, the pound builds on recovery highs notched when The Commons took control of the agenda away from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whilst looking more stable than it has since the spring.
Sterling’s breakout coincides with a breakout of optimism, albeit slight, that a thaw in the impasse between Brussels and London may be beginning. PM Johnson’s first face-to-face talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have been arranged for Monday. With no details—even the location—disclosed of ‘the working lunch’ so far, discussions are almost bound to be exploratory only.
“Exploratory discussions” are also underway about backstop alternatives between Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and UK officials, according to Bloomberg News. Yet Varadkar told the Irish Times a short while ago that the gap between the EU and the UK remains “very wide”. And chief negotiator Michel Barnier continues to drop strong hints that Britain has yet to table materially new proposals to bridge that divide. More broadly, EU officials continue to suspect that the UK is not seriously engaging whilst the clock runs down to 31st October’s deadline.
Even so, departing House of Commons speaker John Bercow has given his clearest indication yet that he’s prepared to continue setting procedural precedent if necessary, to ensure Johnson can’t wrest the UK out of the EU with no deal. As well, legal challenges against the PM are mounting, including over his decision to suspend Parliament and right to stage a no-deal Brexit, further reducing the market’s perceived risk of one occurring.
What the House does agree on however is the need for an early general election, even if opposition parties have prevailed to make the date no earlier than November. So although markets have expressed relief at dwindling chances of no-deal—for instance via a sharp slump in volatility implied by sterling options expiring in a month—tell-tale signs linger that an early election remains a concern. Such an event could increase political stability, or even re-shape Westminster in ways less friendly for the broader market and the pound. Two-month sterling implied volatility, covering possible election dates, continues to trade higher than one-month and one-week vol.
The biggest perceived risks to sterling have thereby shifted away from no-deal and on to early election prospects. As such, buyers are on the lookout for indications that alleviate those risks. These include firmer commitments that the Conservatives are ruling out a pact with the Brexit Party, and that a potential Labour majority would not be sufficient to form a standalone government. As the pound gathers pace on the upside, concrete signs of a Brussels-London thaw is still what sellers should fear most, and it remains remote.
Chart thoughts
Sterling’s possible base is clearly evident in trade against the yen. And in keeping with the notion that markets have largely exhausted a recent phase of broad risk aversion, prospects of a notable yen correction are higher than they’ve been for weeks. Sterling’s breakout from the down channel that lasted from late February till a few days ago is already eye-catching. The rate also pulled above short- and medium-term trends in the shape of 20- and 50-day moving averages (MA), objectifying the changed bias of sentiment. Buyers’ targets are fairly obvious. Momentum to significantly extend gains would be bagged if strongly marked resistance around ¥135.40/70 were taken out. It’s formed from the high (¥135.67) on the day before the yen’s July-August surge began, and one from the day after. It’s reinforced by a confluence of the MAs mentioned above. A move by the pair closer to the structure looks more certain than a break at this stage.
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US Postal Service kicks off 'Operation Santa' program for underprivileged children
By Shelly Insheiwat, FOX 11
LOS ANGELES, CA (FOX 11) - Christmas is right around the corner, meaning children across the country will be sending their wish lists to Santa Claus in the coming weeks, and the U.S. Postal Service will begin its annual program to ensure those kids get answers.
Starting around December 1st, the USPS Operation Santa program will begin allowing the public to adopt letters to Santa written by low income children. Christmas volunteers may adopt a child's letter to Santa and mail gifts directly to the child who wrote him.
The program dates back to 1912, when Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock authorized postal service workers and residents to respond to letters written to Santa Claus.
In the 1940's, the USPS reached out to businesses and charitable groups to help respond to the growing number of letters to Santa. Post Office officials say that even in today's world of email, Twitter and text messages, many children still put pen to paper to send their gift wishes to the North Pole.
Officials with the nonprofit BeAnElf.org work to raise awareness of the campaign and recruit volunteers even though their organization is not affiliated with the Postal Service.
"Some Operation Santa volunteers feel alone and sad over the holidays, and find comfort and inspiration volunteering for this program. Others have families and bring their kids to teach them the meaning of Christmas," says Patrick Reynolds, Chief Elf at Be An Elf.
Officials with the nonprofit note that many of the letters simply ask for things such as warm clothing, toys or even food.
This year the letters to Santa may be picked up at a single postal branch in each of the following 15 cities: Los Angeles, New York, Syracuse, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Orlando, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Oklahoma City, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Santa Clarita CA and Santa Ana CA. Each branch sets its own schedule for the program.
A list of participating post offices and information on volunteering is available online at www.BeAnElf.org.
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NY's Maine-Endwell wins Little League title game against South Korea
(FOX News) - New York's Maine-Endwell beat South Korea, 2-1, to win the Little League World Series on Sunday, becoming the first US team to win the title since 2011 and the first team from New York to win since 1964.
Ryan Harlost allowed one run during a complete game effort, striking out eight. Harlost also scored the decisive run on a passed ball during a two-run fourth inning that provided Maine-Endwell with all the offensive support it would need. Conner Rush hit an RBI single to give New York its first run in the inning.
South Korea struck back with a solo home run from Yoomin Lee in the fifth inning, but the international winner was unable to rally further.
Maine-Endwell ended its perfect season 24-0.
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Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Retired Air Traffic Controller
Written by FEDagent on 03 May 2018 .
In a recent ruling, Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Law Judge James A. Kasic ruled in favor of a retired Air Traffic Controller (ATC) who was directly impacted by a June 2016 decision by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to change the apportionment of divorced federal law enforcement officers’ Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) Retirement Annuity Supplement (RAS).
Under OPM’s change, some retired federal law enforcement officers faced large unexpected bills, with OPM’s decision made largely without notice and applied retroactively.
Indeed, according to the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), which brought the issue to the public’s attention and helped represent the impacted Air Traffic Controller, OPM “began apportioning this supplement to former spouses and assessing overpayments from annuitants, even in those cases where a divorce decree did not expressly divide the FERS annuity supplement between the spouses and the decree was wholly silent regarding the division of the annuity supplement. Moreover, OPM also retroactively applied its ruling and collected substantial monies from annuitants who could not have anticipated such an indebtedness and could ill-afford payment.”
In his recent ruling, which FLEOA is careful to note is only an initial decision of the MSPB, Judge Kasic stated, "I find that the appellant has proven by the preponderance of the evidence that OPM, in its December 12, 2017 reconsideration of consideration decision, improperly included the appellant’s FERS annuity supplement in its computation of the court ordered division of the FERS annuity.”
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Rifle Essentials
Stay safe at the range, in the field or at home by following these guidelines.
Gun Handling 10 easy-to-follow rules to keep yourself and loved ones safe.
Transportation Rules regarding the proper transportation of firearms differs greatly by jurisdiction. Always consult local laws when you hit the road.
Eyes and Ears Whenever you shoot, it's critical to protect your eyesight and hearing. Fortunately, there's protective gear to fit any style, personal preference and shooting need. Visit championtarget.com to learn more
Range Etiquette For an inexperienced shooter, a busy range can be a confusing and intimidating place. It doesn't need to be. Learn how to have fun, fit in and stay safe at your local shooting range in this video.
Access Control With rights come responsibility. It's critical that firearm owners secure their firearms to prevent unauthorized people from accessing and using them by locking them in an approved safe. Champion shooter Julie Golob explains how all gun owners can become safer and more responsible through the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Project ChildSafe.
Shooting Style
Rifles fill a variety of roles. In the right caliber and loaded with the proper ammunition, they can serve in home defense, target/competitive shooting and hunting.
Home DefenseAlthough handguns usually get the call for use in home defense, rifles are effective and increasingly popular options. Home-defense-specific firearms are typically modern sporting rifles chambered in 223 Rem. and 308 Win.
Recreation Target shooting is a great way to have fun with family and friends. Target ammunition for rifles usually features full metal jacket or lead round nose construction and is more affordably priced than hunting or home defense ammunition.
HuntingDepending on their caliber and design, rifles can be used for everything from close-range small game hunting to 500-plus-yard shooting at big game like elk. Because of the wide variety of hunting needs, rifles and cartridges are offered in a tremendous range of calibers and bullet types.
Rifles and ammunition need to be stored and maintained correctly to be safe and perform at their peak. Here's how to do it.
AmmunitionIf stored properly, ammunition can last many years. Keep it in a cool, dry place protected from direct sunlight. Also be sure to keep it locked and secure to prevent unauthorized access. If stored properly, loaded ammunition has a 10-year shelf life.
FirearmsA wide array of kits takes the guesswork out of the cleaning and maintenance process for new shooters. Learn more at hoppes.com, gunslickpro.com or outers-guncare.com. All firearms should be stored in a dry place and secured to prevent unauthorized people from accessing and using them.
Ammunition Construction
Ammunition falls into a few general categories. The broadest are rimfire and centerfire. Rimfire loads' priming mixture is placed around the inside of the case rim where the gun's firing pin strikes. Rimfire calibers include the 22 Long Rifle, 17 HMR and the 22 WMR, and are used for target shooting and small game hunting.
Most rifle rounds fall into the centerfire category. These cartridges have a separately-made primer placed in the center of the head of the case.
Bullet design is another important distinction in rifle ammunition, as bullets fall into two main groups: expanding and non-expanding. Expanding bullets are used for hunting and home defense, while non-expanding bullets are used for target shooting, military purposes and hunting certain species of dangerous game. The Ammo Insiders explain the differences between bullet types and purposes in this video.
Hitting your target consistently requires solid fundamentals. Check out these tips for building a strong foundation.
Semi-Automatic, Bolt, Lever And More Rifles are generally divided by action into three primary groups: Semi-automatic, bolt and lever. Semi-automatics fire one shot with each pull of the trigger and feed cartridges from a magazine. Modern sporting rifles are among the most popular varieties of semi-automatics. Bolt-action rifles hold cartridges in a magazine. When a round is fired, the bolt must be pulled back to eject the spent shell and pushed forward to chamber a new cartridge. Lever-action rifles usually hold cartridges in a tubular magazine. The lever, located on the bottom of the receiver around the trigger, must be pushed forward and pulled backward to eject spent cartridges and chamber new ones.
How To Load How you load a rifle depends on the action. For a semi-automatic, push cartridges down into the spring-loaded magazine on top one another until full. Bolt-action rifles can feature a detachable magazine like the one just described, or a hinged floorplate magazine built into the firearm. With these, shooters load the gun by opening the action and pushing cartridges down into the magazine. Lever-actions are loaded by sliding cartridges nose-first into the tubular magazine's loading port, which is usually positioned on the side of the receiver.
Stance Because rifles have so many different applications and need to be fired accurately in a wide variety of situations, shooters use five basic shooting positions: Standing/offhand, kneeling, squatting, sitting and prone. Hunters also need to be proficient with in-the-field shooting scenarios such as shooting off a backpack, from shooting sticks and off the rail of a tree stand. Learn more about shooting better in hunting situations in this video from the Ammo Insiders.
Sights Most rifles are used with scopes, which magnify the target and superimpose a reticle (crosshairs). Shooters should keep both eyes open while using a scope or iron sights. If shooting without a scope, the shooter should position the rifle so the front sight sits squarely between the posts of the rear sight, centered on the target beyond.
Recoil Management All firearms produce recoil. The challenge for shooters, especially newcomers, is managing it. This requires a proper grip and stance, as well as practice. It's important to resist anticipating the recoil and pushing the rifle downward to counter it. Rather, concentrate on holding the rifle steady while keeping the sights on target.
Trigger When shooting a rifle, it's important to slowly squeeze the trigger at the first knuckle of your index finger. This ensures a smooth trigger pull that doesn't pull the gun off target.
Magazine—Not 'Clip'Nearly all semi-automatic and many bolt-action rifles hold cartridges in a removable, spring-loaded sleeve called a magazine. These are often mistakenly referred to as "clips." Use the correct term—you'll win points with the seasoned veterans you bump into at the range.
Training Options Most new shooters are interested in rifles for hunting. If you're among them, check out one of the many hunter safety classes available. To find a class near you, check out one of Federal Ammunition's education partners.
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Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS)
The Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS) conducts research in epidemiology and mathematical modeling of infectious diseases. Primary concentrations include cross-national studies of mortality patterns with special emphasis on influenza-associated disease, malaria and other vector-borne and vaccine-preventable diseases. Outcomes of DIEPS research and other activities include changes in public health policies and practices to decrease disease burdens.
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Multinational Influenza Seasonal Mortality Study (MISMS)
Fogarty's Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS) leads the Multinational Influenza Seasonal Mortality Study (MISMS), an international collaborative effort to analyze national and global mortality patterns associated with influenza virus circulation. Its aims are:
to describe synchrony in seasonal variations of various causes of mortality associated with influenza mortality patterns, both within and amongst countries, and their association with changes in circulating subtypes of influenza virus, antigenic characteristics, population factors and vaccine coverage
to explore the seasonal patterns and burden of influenza mortality in tropical countries, and understand the global circulation of influenza viruses
to develop new methods for estimating mortality impact in tropical countries
to develop a world map of influenza mortality burden and seasonal patterns
Clean Cooking Implementation Science Network (ISN)
The Clean Cooking Implementation Science Network (ISN) is working to advance the science of uptake and scale up of clean cooking technology in the developing world. The Clean Cooking ISN is hosted by Fogarty's Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS), and is supported by the NIH Common Fund. The Network's members conduct clean cooking research and implementation efforts in countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Funding currently supports four research projects (in Ghana, Cameroon, and India) and the development of a series of case studies of clean cooking scale-up around the world.
More about the Clean Cooking Implementation Science Network (ISN)
Household Air Pollution Investigation Network (HAPIN)
The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) is an international multi-center trial aimed at assessing the impact of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking stove and fuel intervention on health. HAPIN Trial centers are located in four countries: Guatemala, India, Peru and Rwanda. The HAPIN Trial was launched in 2017 and will continue at least through 2021. More than 7,200 study participants will help the HAPIN Trial find answers to questions about LPG cookstoves and health. The trial funding and management represents a consortium of NIH Institutes and Centers (NHLBI, NCI, NIEHS, NICHD and Fogarty) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Program Manager: Antonello Punturieri (NHLBI)
Project Scientist: Joshua Rosenthal (Fogarty)
More about the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN)
Malnutrition and Enteric Disease Study (MAL-ED)
The Malnutrition and Enteric Disease Study (MAL-ED) is a multi-site project to investigate the linkages between malnutrition and intestinal infections and their effects on children in the developing world. Fogarty's Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS) serves as the Scientific Secretariat for this eight-site study located in Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, and co-administers the study with the Foundation for NIH (FNIH). The program is funded by a grant of nearly $30 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Learn more about the Malnutrition and Enteric Disease Study (MAL-ED)
Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD)
Fogarty's Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS) manages the Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD) program, which aims to improve mathematical modeling of infectious diseases, making it more reliable and relevant to policymakers preparing for or responding to outbreaks. The program has catalyzed the field of infectious disease modeling.
Through workshops, working groups and postdoctoral fellowships designed to address critical challenges, RAPIDD seeks to understand:
which models and modeling approaches facilitate adequate operational capacity
how models relate with one another and with data of various quality and scale
how the needs of decision-makers can be characterized and addressed through modeling
The ultimate goal of RAPIDD is to help improve outbreak control through scientifically sound modeling for forecasting and analysis. Since its establishment in 2008, RAPIDD has published more than 1,000 peer-reviewed papers, which have been cited more than 36,000 times.
Access a list of selected RAPIDD publications
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Nature Outlook, Mar 7, 2018
Fogarty provides training to build expertise in managing disease outbreaks
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Is It Time To Remove the Grizzly From the Endangered Species List?
With a record number of nuisance grizzly bears being trapped in Montana, some are asking if it's time to remove the grizzly from its listing under the Endangered Species Act.
From this story in The Missoulian:
The number of grizzly bears captured in Montana's Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem set records this year, prompting discussions among state wildlife officials about a new era in grizzly bear management.
Conflicts between bears and humans soared during the 2011 season and kept grizzly bear managers extremely busy, particularly in northwestern Montana. In the past 10 days alone, six additional bears were removed from the wild, according to John Fraley, spokesman for Region 1 of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
The recent captures bring the grand total to 44 bears that were trapped in 2011, according to bear conflict specialists with FWP. Since 1993, the agency reports an annual average of 17 grizzly bear captures in the same management area.
"...According to FWP grizzly bear researcher Rick Mace, about 1,000 grizzlies now populate the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, or NCDE. The population continues to grow at about 2 percent to 3 percent every year, he said. "Although the recent removals of adult females with cubs are regrettable, these mortalities are well within sustainable mortality limits," Mace said.
FWP Region 1 Wildlife Program Manager Jim Williams said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency that oversees grizzly bear recovery under the Endangered Species Act, agreed that removing the grizzlies was necessary. "We are entering a new era in grizzly bear management," Williams said. "With a functionally recovered population of grizzly bears we will continue to experience increased conflicts between bears and humans. As the NCDE grizzly bear population continues to grow, FWP can be more aggressive with removing those females and males that continue to conflict with humans."
Thoughts? Is the grizzly ready to be de-listed? Do you think we'll ever see the return of a limited grizzly hunt in the lower 48?
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Gnosis 19: The Trickster. A Journal of the Western Inner Traditions
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Hamilton-Giles, Peter
As the governor of the Dead and the burial ground, the Baron Samedi is one of the most distinctive and potent loa of Haitian Vodou. An imposing figure in black raiment, he is most often pictured as a corpse. His other magical domains, less discussed in esoteric literature, include disruption, obscenity and -- importantly for the practicing sorcerer -- not only the arts of Magic but the very fabric of which it is made.
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A lavishly packaged, two-volume box set containing the most faithful and accurate versions of John Dee's journals ever published. This is a must-have treasure for Dee aficionados and esoteric scholars who absolutely need the most meticulously detailed version of these highly influential works. A labor of love twenty years in the making, these volumes include transcripts of four manuscripts from the British Library and one from the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Two of these manuscripts have never b...
Deconstructing Gurdjieff: Biography of a Spiritual Magician
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In November 1949, architect Frank Lloyd Wright announced the death of "the greatest man in the world," yet few knew who he was talking about. Enigmatic, misunderstood, declared a charlatan, and recently dubbed "the Rasputin who inspired Mary Poppins," Gurdjieff's life has become a legend. But who really was George Ivanovich Gurdjieff?
Employing the latest research and discoveries, including previously unpublished reminiscences of the real man, Tobias Churton investigates the truth beneath th...
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How to Measure Yards of Concrete
By Larry Simmons ; Updated September 21, 2017
Whether you’re covering a concrete surface in tile or carpeting or replacing a broken slab, measuring the concrete is an important first step. For a surface project, you’ll only need the area of the slab, but for slab repair or replacement, you'll need the volume. Since concrete is sold and mixed by cubic yards, you'll need to use the same unit of measurement, converting units along the way as necessary.
Use a measuring tape to measure the length and width of the concrete slab in feet. Round to the nearest foot. Dig alongside the slab until you reach the bottom and measure the height of the slab in inches, rounding to the nearest inch. Record your measurements. If you need to replace only part of the slab, measure only the length, width, and height of the section.
Convert the slab height to yards by dividing it by 36.
Calculate the area of the slab by multiplying the length by the width. Then multiply by 0.111 to calculate the area in square yards. Use the area when determining the amount of material (e.g., tile or paint) necessary to cover the surface.
Multiply the area in square yards by the slab height in yards to calculate the volume of the slab in cubic yards. The cubic yardage is necessary when determining the amount of concrete used to create all or part of the slab.
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Larry Simmons is a freelance writer and expert in the fusion of computer technology and business. He has a B.S. in economics, an M.S. in information systems, an M.S. in communications technology, as well as significant work towards an M.B.A. in finance. He's published several hundred articles with Demand Studios.
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Dell’s 43-inch 4K monitor doubles as 4 borderless 1080p displays
By Matthew Humphries 05.23.2016 :: 7:28AM EST 05.23.2016
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As soon as LCD monitors became affordable I jumped at the chance to run multiple monitors connected to my PC. I have never looked back, starting with two displays, but soon moving to three. I now sit looking at three Dell 24-inch monitors all day. It’s great.
Dell understand that having multiple screens hooked up is beneficial and desirable for a lot of geeks, especially in certain industries such as software development and the financial trading sector. But extra displays take up space and can lead to a cabling nightmare, so Dell has come up with an alternative: one giant 43-inch monitor that’s out-the-box ready to be used as if it’s four 1080p displays.
The Dell 43 Multi-Client Monitor (P4317Q) is an impressive and massive display. It sports a resolution of 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz with a contrast ratio of 1,000:1 and brightness of 350cd/m2. Combine that with a response time of 8ms, viewing angles of 178 degrees, and connectivity options including HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2, mini DisplayPort 1.2, and VGA. To top it off, Dell has embedded two 8-watt speakers and a 4-port USB 3.0 hub.
Now, you are free to use the P4317Q as a single display, but Dell has included its Enhanced Display Manager software meaning you have the ability to split the monitor into four. By doing so you instantly get quad 1920 x 1080 displays side-by-side and without any borders. There’s also nothing to stop each of those 1080p outputs coming from different PCs hooked up to the monitor.
As you’ve probably guessed, the P4317Q is not cheap at $1,350, but it does come with a 3-year Advanced Exchange Service, 3-year Limited Hardware Warranty, and a Premium Panel Guarantee that kicks in if just a single bright pixel is found. It’s also available to purchase immediately.
I instantly want two for an 8-display configuration.
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Internal email: Expedia Chairman Barry Diller confirms Uber’s pick of Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
by Nat Levy on August 28, 2017 at 9:44 am August 28, 2017 at 10:20 am
Expedia chairman Barry Diller toasts Expedia employees in May 2016 as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi looks on in this GeekWire photo from Expedia headquarters. (GeekWire Photo)
Expedia confirmed that its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered the top post at ride-hailing giant Uber.
Expedia disclosed an internal message in an SEC filing Monday morning, in which Expedia Chairman Barry Diller wrote that “Nothing has been yet finalized, but having extensively discussed this with Dara I believe it is his intention to accept.”
Diller added that he has advised Khosrowshahi not to comment on the situation until everything is resolved.
Expedia stock is down about 4 percent on the news of Khosrowshahi’s potential departure.
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaking at the 2016 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong)
News of Khosrowshahi’s selection came out Sunday evening in reports from The New York Times and Recode. During his 12-year tenure as CEO of Expedia, Khosrowshahi has overseen a revitalization and dramatic expansion of the business, which began more than 21 years ago as a small Microsoft division.
Shares of Expedia are up more than 34 percent over the past year, and the company topped $8.7 billion in revenue in 2016, up from $6.7 billion the year before. The company posted $2.6 billion in revenue in the second quarter, up 18 percent, boosted by strong results from its Hotels.com and HomeAway operations.
Despite his success at Expedia, Khosrowshahi is a surprising selection as Uber CEO. Names floated during the process included Hewlett-Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman and former General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, who reportedly withdrew from consideration.
Even though it is the most valuable startup in the world, Uber finds itself in a tough position. Its reputation was crippled by a series of scandals under Travis Kalanick, the previous Uber CEO. Kalanick left in June, and the San Francisco-based company has been without a CEO since. Several top execs have also left in recent months; the company is without a COO, CFO, or CMO.
In addition, Uber has hemorrhaged money over the years as it seeks to fend off a challenge from Lyft and deal with regulatory issues, such as the landmark law in Seattle that will allow Uber drivers to bargain collectively for better pay and benefits.
Seattle area angel investor Hadi Partovi, an early backer of Uber who is Khosrowshahi’s cousin, told GeekWire yesterday that Khosrowshahi is “an amazing tech leader” who will be able to handle the internal discord and manage the international regulatory battles that face Uber.
Khosrowshahi was once the highest paid CEO among S&P 500 companies, and he would likely be leaving millions in stock options on the table if he took the job as Uber CEO. Bloomberg claims that between replacement awards and Uber’s precarious position, it would cost at least $200 million to lure Khosrowshahi away from Expedia.
Here is the full message from Diller:
As you probably know by now, Dara Khosrowshahi has been asked to lead Uber. Nothing has been yet finalized, but having extensively discussed this with Dara I believe it is his intention to accept. I also know the struggle he has been having out of both his abiding enthusiasm for Expedia’s future as well as his loyalty to all of us. I know Dara would like to communicate now with all of you but I’ve asked him not to until this is fully resolved. If Dara does leave us, it will be to my great regret but also my blessing – he’s devoted 12 great years to building this Company and if this is what he wants for his next adventure it will be with my best wishes. I say that because he deserves nothing less and I say that also because he will leave behind a tremendously talented corps of executives…
We both will be back in touch very soon.
Developing story, more to come.
Nat Levy is a staff reporter at Geekwire covering a variety of technology topics, including Microsoft, Amazon, tech startups, and the intersection of technology with real estate, courts and government. Contact him at nat@geekwire.com and follow him on Twitter at @natjlevy.
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Geezeo Promotes Key Technologists
Braintree, MA, USA September 21, 2016
Geezeo, a leader in FinTech and data-driven solutions for financial institutions, today announced promotions of Aaron Junod to Vice President of Product Development and Brian Smith to Director of Cloud Technology.
In his new position, Junod, a resident of Vernon, Connecticut, will be responsible for identifying emerging fintech and related trends in the market, determining viability, and strategic match. He joined Geezeo in 2014 as Director, Product Management. He has over 20 years experience as a software architect and technology manager with a proven track record of delivering simple, high quality, highly maintainable software that meets today’s business needs.
“We are thrilled to have someone like Aaron take on these expanded product responsibilities," said James Elwood, Geezeo CTO. “It takes much effort to bring product from concept to market, and it’s extremely important that Aaron will be coordinating all of these efforts and, simply put, making sure the job gets done.”
Smith’s new responsibilities include defining and guiding decisions to determine the correct mix of technology and services that support company and client objectives. He will focus on leveraging cloud services, security and ever-improving performance. Smith joined Geezeo as Senior System Administrator in 2011. He brings 16 years of system and network administration experience for both the public and private sector to his new role. Smith resides in Toronto, Ontario.
“Brian has been a tireless force in pursuit of cloud services leadership and operational excellence for Geezeo,” said Elwood. “He’ll continue to be a vital asset for this business and for our company in his new role.”
Geezeo is a financial technology firm that enhances the digital banking experience via its white label consumer and business digital financial management solutions. More than 400 financial institutions leverage Geezeo’s integrated suite of online financial management tools. Geezeo platform solutions are thoughtfully integrated within a financial institution’s online banking platform, empowering consumers and businesses to gain more financial control, better manage daily and long-term finances and reduce overall banking friction. To help financial institutions drive the digital shift, Geezeo incorporates the Engagement Banking Marketing Platform which provides relevant, data-driven content facilitating interaction between the FI and the online user. Geezeo further supports this via the comprehensive services of their digital marketing arm, Geezeo Interactive.
Topics: Fintech
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Baggage | Mobile & Wearables // Aug 2016
Lufthansa is investing in digital technology as part of its efforts to create a frictionless travel process.
Lufthansa has been one of the industry’s pioneers when it comes to self-service processing, and now the carrier is exploring how it can leverage the latest digital developments to further simplify and personalise the passenger experience.
Dr. Björn Becker, Senior Director Product Management, Ground and Digital Services, Lufthansa Group, is responsible for driving these developments on behalf of the German flag carrier, as well as for SWISS and Austrian Airlines. Speaking exclusively to FTE, he explained that automation, digital self-service and personalised assistance are all major areas of focus, as the Group continues to explore ways in which it can enhance the customer experience.
“Firstly, we are aiming to take away the hassle from passengers by automating processes wherever possible,” he said. “Beneath removing the hassle from the passenger of having to check-in by introducing auto-check-in, we are also focusing on making the baggage drop off easier and more efficient.” The airline’s launch last month of so-called “touchless bag drop” provides an example of Lufthansa’s ambition to create a more seamless experience.
Furthermore, Lufthansa will be the first European airline to include TSA PreCheck information on its boarding passes, enabling enrolled travellers to take advantage of faster and more convenient security checks in US airports.
App-based baggage advancements
As for its digital efforts, app-based baggage tracking and mobile delayed baggage reports have been developed. The mobile delayed baggage reports allow passengers whose bags have been misrouted to submit a mostly pre-filled form using their smartphone. Instead of waiting at a baggage reclaim belt for a bag that hasn’t even arrived and then queuing up to report it to an agent, passengers will be notified via the app when they disembark the aircraft. They can then simply type in the address they would like their luggage to be delivered to when it does arrive, and then submit the digital form online.
Auto check-in and mobile delayed baggage reports are among the services being rolled out by Lufthansa.
Becker, who will address delegates at Future Travel Experience Global 2016 (7-9 September, Las Vegas), explained that Lufthansa hopes to take this service in-flight by leveraging onboard Wi-Fi. In theory, a passenger on board an aircraft could be notified that their bag hasn’t been loaded and then they could submit their digital baggage report before landing, therefore enabling them to continue their journey once they land. “It is still bad if the rare case occurs that a bag is misrouted – however, we at least provide a professional and easy-to-use service recovery”, Becker stated.
Efforts are also being made to create more personalised interactions across multiple platforms. For instance, if customers contact a call centre via the LH App, their personal and contextual information will automatically be sent to the call centre, so the agent can provide a more personal level of service. Lufthansa will offer several contact options such as ‘callback’ and ‘chat’, and estimated waiting times will be transparent in the app. Customers will no longer have to go through interactive voice response (IVR) or provide long explanations of personal data and context. Instead, the call service will be more comfortable for the passenger and more efficient for the airline.
Bluetooth-enabled access control
Lufthansa is also testing the viability of new technologies in the terminal. In Munich, for instance, facial and fingerprint recognition technology has been successfully piloted at the entrance to a premium lounge. “Next, we’ll test this with Bluetooth technology,” Becker revealed. “Via the airline app on your smartphone, you will be recognised at the door of the lounge and if you are entitled to entry, the door will automatically open.
“At the same time, the member of staff at the entrance will automatically receive information – such as your name, flight number and frequent flyer status – on their iPad, so they can greet you personally and keep you updated on your flight status.
“Digital services are not contrary to, but actually supporting personalised hospitality,” Becker explained. He said that if the trials go well, the technology could be explored elsewhere in the terminal, such as for self-boarding.
While Lufthansa Group sees huge potential in using technology to create a more seamless air travel experience, Becker said retaining the human touch is crucial. “This is not about taking away the personal touch; in fact, the opposite is the case,” he stated. “We want to provide a good experience with the personal touch and 100% customer and solution focus when and where it’s really needed.”
As all of these projects advance, Becker and his team will aim to find the perfect balance between automation and human interaction.
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300 minutes or less: Fifteen short games worth your time
by Scott Simpson
With the hectic pace of the modern world, more and more I hear people say "I don't have time to play video games anymore". A tragic thing indeed. But not every game needs to be a sprawling epic. A lot of games in recent years have been making the most of shorter runtimes, and are often all the better for it.
It should be noted that while there are many rogue-likes that can be finished in this time, most people aren't going to see them through to the end on their first run, so I won't be including any of those.
So without further ado and in no particular order, here's fifteen short games worth playing that won't take you more than 5 hours from start to finish, assuming you're not the completionist sort.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Approximate time to finish the main game: 3 hours
You already knew it was coming, right? I couldn't very well make the list without it, so I thought I'd get it out of the way early. I doubt Portal is a game that really needs any introduction at this point, but just in case, here's the run down.
Basically, you have a gun, it makes portals, you solve puzzles by launching yourself and other objects through said portals, and at the end of it all there will be cake. It's pretty hilarious and if you don't enjoy it you probably don't have a soul. Just kidding, kind of.
Amazingly Portal 2 managed to improve upon the game in almost every way, no mean feat. Thankfully this improvement extended to the game's length, which is why it is Portal and not its sequel making an appearance on this list, but both come highly recommended.
Freedom Planet
Platforms: PC, Wii U
Approximate time to finish the main game: 4.5 hours
Freedom Planet is a love letter to the fast-paced action-platformers of days gone by, i.e. the Sonic game you've been wanting since Sonic & Knuckles that Sega could never deliver.
While the story is pretty standard fare and I can't imagine the cheesy dialogue appealing to many, the gameplay is simply outstanding. Levels have been well designed to facilitate speed, with plenty of alternate routes to deviate along, while boss battles are generally challenging and engaging. There's also several characters to choose from, each with their own little differences, to mix up the action and add some replayability. This is all perfectly complimented by the games beautiful pixel art visuals.
This has to be one of the best games this genre has to offer, and with a sequel currently in development, it's a series I personally hope to see more of.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, as its name suggests, came about as a standalone DLC for Far Cry 3, and was, in my opinion, a lot more fun.
Blood Dragon basically takes all the best bits from Far Cry 3, drowns it in a gaudy, retro, neon aesthetic, and then ramps up the pace to maximum levels. From the very get-go you'll be obliterating goons with gatling guns and blowing up bases; the carnage is relentless, and it's glorious. Like Far Cry 3, there's also outposts to capture, collectibles to find and such like things, which can extend the game to almost double its length.
If you're still not sold, there's a button reserved solely for giving the middle finger, and you get to fight giant neon dinosaurs (sorry, Blood Dragons) that shoot laser beams from their heads, what more do you want?
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4
Grow Home isn't your typical gaming experience; your only real enemy is gravity and your only goals are to explore, grow and climb.
As the player, you'll control B.U.D., a procedurally animated robot who, as a result, is a tad clumsy in his movements. You'll have control of his upper limbs, allowing you to climb the stalk of a giant plant which you'll have to grow until it reaches the stars, where your spaceship awaits. You do this by riding offshoots into nearby floating islands, from which the plant will draw energy, allowing it to grow higher.
For all the collectible seekers out there, there's also enough to search for and discover to considerably lengthen your time with Grow Home. There's something incredibly soothing about the whole experience, it's the perfect game for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
A warning though, for my fellow inverted brethren, you either have to invert both axis' (who does that?) or none. As you can imagine, this can lead to some frustration and may confuse your brain when trying to go back to normal afterwards, but it's worth it. There's fewer games that exhibit greater charm than Grow Home.
Approximate time to finish the main game: ???
The Stanley Parable is another one of those games you're probably already quite familiar with, and if not, to describe it in detail would be to ruin the experience -- and it is an experience.
The game explores the theme of narrative in gaming, and what happens when you decide to break the rules. You can 'beat' the game in 10 minutes, or 15 minutes, or 30 minutes; and yet, 2 hours later, you'll still be playing, you'll still be laughing, and you'll still be discovering new endings.
The Stanley Parable did something different, and it did it by being funny, clever and intriguing. I can only complain about its somewhat hefty price tag, but that's what Steam sales are for, right?
To the Moon is a rare thing indeed, a game that manages, despite its limitations, to evoke genuine emotion in the player. I won't deny, I was a little choked up come the end credits.
Those seeking thrilling gameplay should look elsewhere, To the Moon is very much a story driven experience, but it's a story worth telling. You'll play the role of Dr's Wyatt and Rosaleane, who recreate the memories of dying patients to help them live out experiences they never got to fulfill in life, if only in their minds. Memories are often messy things, however, and it will take a little detective work to piece together this particular patients troubled past.
I'm not sure any amount of writing about it or watching trailers like the one above will do justice the heartfelt experience of actually playing the game.
Jazzpunk has got to be the most ridiculous game I've ever played; it's pure batshit, goofy, insanity. The offbeat humour proves to be the games biggest strength, and possibly the only reason for its existence; it's an undeniably unique experience.
So besides hilarious, what is Jazzpunk? How do I describe it? Ehh... well, you're like this agent guy who has to complete missions, kiss homeless people and engage in pillow fights. Oh, and there's a cat simulator and a wedding themed mini-game parody of Quake. Oh yeah, and the game ends inside a crocodile man's intestines; all pretty standard stuff really.
If you're still confused about what Jazzpunk actually is, maybe this live action trailer for the game will explain it a little better than I can:
That clear it all up for you? Okay, good.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360
If you've ever wondered what Cher meant when she sang:
If I could find a way
I would have shot up those red barrells
To blow those pesky enemies away
She was almost definitely talking about Super Time Force Ultra (referred to from this point on as STFU), the souped up version of the already good and previously Xbox exclusive Super Time Force.
You ever played a game where you died and thought, "damn, if only there was 3 more me's to help me out"? Well that's basically what STFU is all about. You run, you shoot, you die, you rewind, you run, you jump, you shoot, you run a little more, you die, you rewind. Throw some characters with unique abilities into the mix, like say, a deployable shield that will protect you, and however many rewinded replica's you have running about that the time, and things get pretty interesting. And chaotic.
The game is a blast and is bursting with humour, plus there's loads of characters to unlock and challenges to complete outside the main story missions. It also has a cool Super Meat Boy-esque end of level replay system where you can rewatch all your many you's unleashing carnage. The best part is, if you happen to be a devoted PS+ member, you should already have access to it.
Platforms: PC (a PlayStation Vita version is in the works)
There's flight simulators, walking simulators, and then there's Papers, Please, a dystopian, Soviet Union inspired, immigration desk jockey simulator.
No really, that is the core gameplay mechanic, you check peoples documents, make sure it all checks out, and permit or deny them entry to the fictional country of Arstotzka based on your inspection. That probably doesn't sound like much fun, I'm not sure "fun" is the right word to describe the game, but it is surprisingly rewarding.
Papers, Please isn't just a fancy spot the different though, things get unpredictably hectic as time goes on and more restrictions are put in place. Your desk becomes cluttered by more and more paperwork, all the while you're on the clock to meet quotas, or you may find some of your pay getting docked.
Thats the other side of Papers, Please, if you don't bring home enough money, your family suffers. Not only are you trying to keep them alive, you'll regularly be faced with moral decisions that affect others too. There's a surprising level of depth to be had within what is a strange yet ingeniously simple concept.
Gunpoint
Gunpoint genuinely surprised me. I went into it expecting nothing more than a side-scrolling version of Hotline Miami, I was wrong. Well, actually I was right, that's pretty much what it is, except it's also steeped in an unexpectedly stylish noir atmosphere, with great writing and an interesting puzzle mechanic embedded into levels.
You see it's not all about bursting through doors and beating guards to a pulp, shortly into the game you'll be introduced to a handy tool called the crosslink. Through it you can rewire electrical components on the same circuit.
Suddenly that motion detector becomes a trigger to open a previously locked door. Suddenly you can fry a guard in one building by flicking a lightswitch in another. It's a great mechanic and adds a further layer of complexity to levels beyond just trying to work out how to knock out a guard before he shoots you in the face.
There's also a pretty good story happening between levels, where you can also purchase upgrades and abilities to take on your next mission. The whole thing is complimented by a wonderfully appropriate soundtrack to round off what is a thoroughly satisfying experience.
The Beginner's Guide shares a lot of similarities with The Stanley Parable, which makes sense since the former was created by one of the minds behind the latter. Both are clever, unique experiences that have something to say.
With that being said, they're also complete opposites in many ways. The most notable difference comes in their focus. The Beginner's Guide isn't so much about the player but the creator, and you realise that the whole thing is a deeply introspective piece of work for Davey Wreden, who not only made the game, but narrates it. That's also the biggest link between the two games, because one seems to be about the experience of creating the other. That probably doesn't make sense, but it might if you've played them both.
The game hits suprisingly hard, and left me with a heavy weight in my chest; I was still thinking about it for some time after the credits had rolled. Any game that can have that effect is surely worth playing through?
If the game piques your interest I would definitely recommend playing The Stanley Parable first, if you haven't already. I found that as a consequence of playing that game, it affected my decisions in The Beginners Guide; I was always looking for ways to defy the narrator. I'm not sure if this was coincidental or something intended on Wreden's part, but I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Platforms: PC, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
By most peoples standards the act of digging would probably be considered a chore, but there's just something about SteamWorld Dig that makes it inexplicably engaging.
Gathering ore provides resources to buy better equipment so you can gather even more ore; it's an oddly satisfying cycle. It's not all digging of course. Set to the backdrop of a robotic western, there's platforming elements and some nifty abilities to help you through them too. Despite the dangers posed by the depths, the game manages to have a relaxing quality about it.
The franchise has since deviated in an unexpected direction with the release of turn-based strategy game SteamWorld Heist, but is by all accounts just as enjoyable.
I think The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is the first game that actually made me stop playing in awe of the scenic beauty of its game environments just so I could capture a screenshot. Fortunately it has a lot more going for it besides just having gorgeous visuals.
As supernatural detective Paul Prospero, it's your job to piece together the mystery of Ethan Carter's disappearance after the boy in question writes to you for help. That job title doesn't just imply investigation of the supernatural however, as it seems Mr. Prospero has some otherworldy powers of his own. By touching certain objects, you can view its memory of the events surrounding it. You'll then have to place these memories in the correct sequence in order to understand just what took place.
It's a well written and intriguing story with some nice puzzles peppered in between travelling through the game's incredible vistas. The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter actually sums itself up pretty nicely with its opening line:
"This game is a narrative experience that does not hold your hand."
Attack Of The Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
If I was asked to describe Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale in a single word, I would say "pleasant." A simple word for a simple game. There's nothing challenging or taxing about the experience, it's just a peaceful, relaxing jaunt through a sweet, charming tale that perfectly captures the spirit of childhood. There's a very Ghibli vibe going on here.
The gameplay consists soley of exploring town, talking to people, collecting glims, or playing cards. It's a simple rock, paper, scissors style affair where the victor gets to cast a silly 'spell' (which you can customise the dance to, of course) that will make your opponents fall over.
That's what so great about Attack of the Friday Monsters, the way it shows the world from a child's perspective. Our character, Sohta, notices all the things the adults in his world don't pick up on, and yet, being a child, he can't fully make sense of it all. Of course we as the player know better, and the way it's all presented is what makes Attack of the Friday Monsters shine.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U
The Fall is a somewhat strange mix of styles, best described as a side-scrolling point and click puzzle platformer. You have a gun too, and at times you'll need to use it, but it never becomes a central component to the game. Most of the time you'll be using it as a light source rather than a weapon. Although the controls are a tad clunky, they get the job done and don't hamper the experience.
Where the game really shines is in its story-telling and the daunting atmosphere in which it is set. The Fall tackles the subject of A.I. with a level of intelligence rarely seen in any medium, which is complimented perfectly by the dark, immersive, sci-fi atmosphere of the game. Combine that with clever writing, fantastic character development and some classic, adventure game puzzle solving, and you've got yourself a winner.
As the first part of an intended trilogy, and after the fantastic way it ends, I'm excited to see where developer Over The Moon go with the forthcoming episodes.
And so that concludes the list of short games worth your time. Hopefully you've seen some of your favorites or found a few new games to add to your wishlist.
Did I miss out any great, short games? Think a game on the list didn't deserve its place? Don't be shy about it, let us know in the comments below!
Published Apr. 29th 2016
Scott Simpson
Games Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo TaleFar Cry 3: Blood DragonFreedom PlanetGrow HomeGunpointJazzpunkPapers, PleasePortalSteamWorld Digsuper time force ultraSuper Time ForceThe Beginner's GuideThe FallThe Stanley ParableThe Vanishing of Ethan CarterTo the Moon Genres ActionAdventureBoard, Card, and DiceCasualIndiePuzzleRPGShooterSimulationStrategy Platforms Xbox 360PlayStation 3PlayStation VitaWii U3DSPCMacPlaystation 4Xbox OneLinux Tags short games
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Hitting the Table: Scythe
Scythe is one of those games that has been very hotly anticipated. It raised 1.8 million dollars on Kickstarter, and has finally made it out to retail. And it's fantastic.
The game is a bit intimidating-looking. Each player gets a faction board and a player board, and then a bag with wooden bits and five plastic miniatures (four identical mecha and one hero). The wooden bits are a baffling selection - there are cubes and hearts and a bug-shaped thing and stars and workers and buildings and a pawn and ...
Mid-Game Player Boards
Yeah. It's jarring.
So the goal of the game? The goal is to score points. You get points for stars placed, for territory control, and for hoarding resources (yes, really). And money. Because all of the points are really just money, so money that you've stockpiled is also points. The value of each of your scoring categories (other than money) depends on how popular you are.
The game ends as soon as a player places their sixth star. You can earn stars for winning battles (no more than two can be earned like this), for upgrading your production, for getting all of your mechs onto the board, for getting all of your workers onto the board, for maxing your popularity, for maxing your military might, and for getting all of your buildings into play. I'm leaving out one or two star-earning methods, too.
Each turn, you'll place your pawn in a space on one of your board. That space makes two actions available to you. You can take either or both. Each action has a cost (with a red background) and a benefit. To earn the benefit, you need to pay the cost.
The top row of actions are pretty straightforward. Produce resources. Trade to earn goods. Move your pieces on the board. Gain military power.
The bottom row is different on every board. The actions themselves are the same, but the costs and rewards differ, as does the top-row action to which they are paired. In the player board picture above, the yellow player can pay two lumber to build one of their buildings and earn one money (based on where the yellow pawn is).
Each faction has its own special ability, and the mecha have different upgrades as well. Every time you build a mech, all of your mechs (and your hero) get an upgrade.
This game is a difficult one to teach, because there really is a LOT going on that you need to hit people with. Movement, combat, production. Every player needs to learn the eight available actions - and that takes time.
But in play? It's good. Really good.
You end up with players all over the map, each pursuing specific resources and agendas in an attempt to be the one to end the game. Because the player who places that sixth star usually wins the game. But not always.
There are a couple of caveats, though. Things about this game that are less-strong that may cause you to not like it. Because it's not a perfect game. It has flaws.
Honestly, though, outside of Dungeon Twister, is any game perfect?
Flaw #1: Limited Player Interaction
Yes, you can move around and pick fights and move the other guys around on the board. But only two of those fights can win points for you (unless you're a specific faction). So there's not really any point to fighting combat after combat after combat. And the fact that attackers lose popularity for sending workers home means that a lot of combat genuinely isn't worth the effort.
Flaw #2: Sudden Ending
In the handful of games I've played, the game's ending was almost outta nowhere. We could look at the board and see that we were only a few turns from winning, but every time it's ended even earlier than we had expected it to.
Flaw #3: Clear Best Path Forward
Each player gets a faction board and a player board. That player board makes some actions cheaper or more efficient than others, which makes it very clear what the best strategy for that player is going to be before the game even starts.
None of these are, for me, deal-breaking flaws. Flaw #3 comes close, but it turns it into an optimization game. "Can I make my strategy work better enough that I can pull ahead of the other players?" Experienced players will have an advantage, here. And I suspect it can be an overwhelming one - but I haven't played any games with hugely disparate levels of experience, yet.
The components are fantastic. Each faction has a distinctive mech and a distinctive hero. Each faction has differently-shaped workers.
The art is insane. It's all by Jakub Rozalski, who has designed an entire world that is almost but not quite 1920's Eastern Europe.
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Langside Primary School pupil leads out Scotland against Japan
Beth was chosen to be the Official Mascot for Scotland.'' (Photo by Clive Rose - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
Published: 07:10 Wednesday 16 October 2019
An eight-year-old girl from Glasgow enjoyed one of her proudest moments when she took centre stage with Scotland at Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.
Beth Strachan could barely contain her excitement after being chosen to be an Official Mascot, courtesy of Worldwide Partner Land Rover.
The P5 pupil from Langside Primary School was selected to lead Scotland out against Japan at International Stadium Yokohama on Sunday after winning a competition run by Glasgow Warriors; of which Land Rover is the Official Vehicle Partner.
Warriors players Rory Hughes and D’arcy Rae were on hand to surprise her at school, turning up to announce the news in front of a packed school assembly.
Travelling out to Japan she led her team onto the field ahead of what was to be one of the headline matches of the pool stage.
Despite the result, she had the trip and experience of a lifetime.
Speaking before going, she said: “It’s amazing, I can’t believe I’m going to Japan. I’ll be a bit nervous, but I’ll be very excited to meet the players. I am a huge Glasgow Warriors and Scotland fan.”
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REAL ALUMINIUM ON A WINNING STREAK AT FIT
Jun 5, 2017 | FIT Show
It was a double victory for REAL Aluminium and one lucky visitor to the REAL Aluminium stand at this year’s FIT Show.
The show was the exciting finalé to a viral campaign for REAL Aluminium in which the brand won the coveted title of ‘best creative FIT 2017 marketing campaign’ at the gala dinner on the Wednesday evening.
The winning campaign tugged on the inner child in everyone by calling all competitive show-goers to visit the stand during the three-day show to try and fly their paper plane the furthest in the Fly with REAL Paper Plane Challenge. The campaign drew crowds of competitors to the stand and, on the final day of the show, the winner was announced as Steve Bramhill, business development director at Wintech Engineering. Steve flew his plane a staggering 23 metres down a specially designed runway on the REAL Aluminium stand and out into the gangway beyond, beating his nearest rival by almost a metre!
The multi-channel campaign built excitement in the run-up to the show and underlined the core message of REAL – aluminium can be as easy as child’s play and installers will see their aluminium sales fly with REAL.
Nostalgic and imaginative, the campaign reached thousands of fabricators, installers and retailers in the industry and took many of them back to the days of making paper planes in their childhood.
The success of the campaign was honoured when REAL Aluminium beat off stiff competition from fellow rivals AluK, Epwin Window Systems and Camden Group to steal the title of best marketing campaign at the annual FIT Show awards.
Gareth Thomas, sales and marketing director at Customade Group, said: “In the weeks before the show, we were really shouting about REAL Aluminium and how it can make the move into aluminium ‘as easy as child’s play’ for installers so we’re absolutely thrilled to have won a top industry award for this terrific campaign. The aim of our competition was to bring a bit of friendly rivalry to the stand and get people talking about how to make the perfect paper plane. Judging by the number of entries we had and the level of competitive spirit we saw, I think we can say it was a success!
“Of course, the main message of the campaign was to stress to installers that their businesses can really fly when they make the leap in to aluminium and we’re now following up on hundreds of leads from people who want to achieve just that. For many installers, the FIT Show was their chance to start flying ahead and I’m sure that we’ll be welcoming many new customers on board because of this campaign.”
As well as putting their paper plane flying skills to the test, visitors to the Customade stand learnt more about REAL Aluminium and the breadth of aluminium products available.
REAL Aluminium is an industry-leading solution to make the process of promoting, quoting, selling and ordering aluminium as easy as PVC-u. Providing installers with everything they need to promote and sell the most extensive range of aluminium windows, doors and lantern roofs, REAL Aluminium enables them to benefit from astonishing lead times of just two weeks on standard profile.
To find out more about REAL Aluminium, please call 01453 826884 or visit www.real-aluminium.co.uk
Customade Group is now the biggest fabricator in the UK with revenues of more than £100 million. Delivering industry-leading products and brands, the full-service Customade Group now includes Polyframe (PVC-u), REAL Aluminium (aluminium), Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions (glazed roofs), Virtuoso (composite and panelled doors), Hourglass Seal (sealed glass units), and Fineline Aluminium (specialist glazing). The group operates nationwide and employs 900 people in multiple manufacturing sites across the UK.
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Courting Controversy: 4 Questions to Ask Before Approaching Tough Topics
Some brands make their name wading in on controversial topics. Others, not so much… Here are 4 questions to ask yourself before setting up that risky campaign
Kira Hawker Posted on 14th Jun 2018
They used to say that all publicity is good publicity but, in today’s world, even the smallest slip up is amplified more than anyone could have imagined. In the past two weeks alone, we’ve seen gambling company Paddy Power take on the plight of the polar bears, and Mastercard’s latest charity idea of goals for meals leave a lot of people with a sour taste.
It seems like every week a different brand wades in on a topic with a political or sociological emphasis, and every week someone gets it wrong. In the realm of social media sharing, bad marketing decisions and misguided copy choices cannot be brushed under the carpet. These campaigns find their place online and stay there, being inaugurated into many Word’s Worst Campaign Fails lists.
Having said that, courting controversy is not always a bad idea. There are some brands who broach contentious subjects and do it well, edging conversations from the peripherals to the mainstream and creating a necessary debate. Whether you fall into the former or the latter requires deep thinking into your brand’s motives and opinions and whether these will be received well by your demographic as well as the wider internet audience.
Here, are our top 4 questions to ask yourself before you start waxing lyrical about the next big polemical topic.
How controversial is the subject?
There are levels of controversy when it comes to the subject of your campaign. There’s a difference between shock or taboo topics and those that are simply debateable.
For example, race and gender issues are very much in the forefront of people’s minds in 2018, discussed by people of all ages and from all backgrounds. But, does that mean it’s the right topic to capitalise on for a marketing campaign?
In short, the answer lies with your brand, audience and vertical market. Topics like race, religion and politics are definitely controversial, however there are many layers to each of them. For example, independent brands may feel it suits their sense of community to wade into local politics and conversations about public-centric issues. Whereas large, multinational brands may have the clout needed to talk about worldwide issues.
One That Worked:
Oreo courted controversy by showing their stance on sexuality with a Facebook post for Gay Pride day. The Oreo’s very famous creamy middle was edited into bright rainbow colours with the caption “Proudly support love”.
Sexuality is still a contentious subject for many and Oreo showing these colours could be seen as controversial. After all, what do Oreos have to do with Gay Pride? However, the light-hearted tone and the brand’s willingness to change their classic colours in order to promote equality was seen by most as a positive way of showing their stance and starting a conversation.
One That Didn’t:
We’ve all seen this one doing the rounds, but it’s hard not to include it in this piece because of its obvious ignorance to an extremely poignant topic. Pepsi is an enormous worldwide brand, which may have led them into thinking they could broach such a controversial subject. But, as we all know, it did not work.
Why? Well, there are a number of reasons. Firstly, race relations in America are at boiling point since the deaths of black men like Trayvon Martin and Philando Castile. The Pepsi campaign seemed to belittle the struggle of the subsequent #BlackLivesMatter movement by seemingly suggesting that a can of Pepsi could quell some rage – all it managed to do was ignite it. Secondly, one of the most argued points of this campaign was the use of Kendall Jenner, whose family is perceived by some to be the epitome of privilege. Hoping to emulate the famous image of a hippie putting a flower into a soldier’s gun barrel, it missed the mark in spectacular fashion.
What does your brand add to the topic?
Some marketing campaigns are so loosely-related to the subject matter they are confronting that it can appear to be a rather underhanded way of capitalising on it. For example, when Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher sadly passed away in December 2016, some brands chose to move in on her death as a way to market their products whilst seemingly under the guise of memorialising her. Cinnabon was one such company, and their tweet was met with a staunch backlash.
Essentially, your brand needs to add something important or at least relevant to the subject matter, particularly with regards to controversial topics. There is a danger of looking shallow when taking advantage of a pop culture or sociological subject in a marketing campaign. It is wise to ask yourself whether your brand can be aligned with a topic and add something tangible to the conversation.
Airbnb’s We Accept campaign capitalises on the topic of race and religious relations to demonstrate their policy of inclusivity. The simple campaign features a video showing close ups of faces of all nationalities, ages, religions and styles to show that anyone is accepted in an Airbnb home.
The campaign was teamed with a charity drive, with Airbnb pledging $4million to the International Rescue Committee and short-term housing for 100,000 refugees. With refugees and immigration one of the most talked about – and controversial – topics of recent history, the campaign has continued the much-needed discussion of humanity in the face of displacement.
Furthermore, Airbnb used this campaign as a type of damage control after many people said they were refused reservations on the website due to the colour of their skin. Not only were Airbnb able to tackle a highly controversial subject, they were also able to try and dispel some of their own controversy.
A recent example of a brand that perhaps did not add what they hoped to a campaign is Lush. The hugely popular cosmetics brand is well known for being environmentally-friendly and highly eco-conscious. You may expect them to enter into the world of online activism, but their 2018 campaign about an undercover police scandal seemed to come very much out of leftfield.
The Spy Police campaign piggy-backed off a blog article on the Lush website that investigated claims of undercover police infiltrating activist groups by maintaining false relationships with women in these groups. Although a topic that needs a light shone onto it, Lush approached it all-guns-blazing. They changed their store POS to fake police tape, images of policemen spliced with frightening-looking spies. They changed their website images to gritty pictures of women being questioned and pushed a hashtag online. They wanted to start a conversation about a topic they felt close to, but it led to an enormous backlash from people who felt the campaign generalised the police and suggested they were not to be trusted. Many felt that in the current climate the police should not be maligned in this way.
Moreover, people questioned why Lush felt they needed to throw themselves into a subject that has pretty much no correlation to their product. Perhaps if Lush had either embraced the topic in a less full-on fashion or stuck to topics they were affiliated with – like the environment and fair trade – it would not have caused such an uproar.
Will the campaign resonate with your audience?
The target of any marketing campaign is obviously to push your brand and lead to revenue for your company. If you choose to use a controversial subject to this end, it must resonate with your audience if it is to be effective. We have already looked at controversial campaigns that missed the mark by not understanding the topic, but it could be said that any campaign that seemed not to work just didn’t understand what their audience would respond to positively.
Not knowing your audience is a frequent pitfall for brands and proving to your customers that you don’t understand them leads to a mistrust and therefore a loss of existing and potential customers. Ask yourself what your audience wants, does not want, likes and does not like. You should have this information handy anyway, as you will have probably done a study of your buyer personas or looked at your data to determine more about your demographic. Use this information to your advantage – don’t just look at a campaign as a means to make money, but also as a way to breed advocacy. Make them see your campaign and think, “I like this, they get me.”
Women’s issues and gender equality has been one of the most widely-discussed topics in the world today. Brands from all markets have moved to make their stance on women’s issues, in light of the enormous reach of the #MeToo campaign. Sanitary product manufacturer Always created a touching campaign highlighting how women’s perception of the abilities of their gender chance as they reach adolescence and beyond.
When asked to run ‘like a girl’, or fight ‘like a girl’, grown men and women put on exaggerated displays of perceived girliness, only to be undone when female children approach these tasks with strength and determination. Suffice it to say, it was seen as an eye-opener by many.
Always have shed light on a highly-important issue whilst also showing understanding of their audience. Not only are periods still a taboo subject (for some strange reason), but how we choose to build up our mothers, sisters and daughters is coming increasingly to the fore.
The response to the #LikeAGirl campaign was overwhelmingly positive and certainly showed how Always was able to capitalise on a very controversial subject in a heart-rending and thought-provoking way.
One of the most important elements of a brand marketing strategy is to be current and relevant. The world changes at an exponential rate and your core audience now might be very different from what it was twenty years ago. One such example is the rather ill-informed and insensitive wording of nappy company Huggies’ “Put Huggies to the Dad Test” campaign.
Twenty or thirty years ago, women were still very much a child’s main caregiver, but things have changed a great deal and fathers take on a hugely different role. It seems as though someone forgot to tell Huggies, as they embraced a marketing campaign that belittled fathers’ impact in their child’s life.
Insinuating that dads were baffled by even the most basic childcare techniques – even putting on a nappy – created massive discontent among both men and women, who felt dads deserved a great deal more credit. The campaign also ignored male same-sex relationships; which itself could have made an excellent campaign that both spoke to contemporary life in 2018 and broached a topic of controversy.
Could the campaign be misunderstood?
We all know what it’s like to send a text or an email that sounds nice in your head but when you read it back, it sounds totally different. Brands are not exempt from this rule! What you think sounds funny and sarcastic as a tagline, may be misunderstood either by your own audience or by international demographics.
Inflection, tone and even the very basis of the campaign has to be vetted properly. There are many phrases and customs that are acceptable in one territory that may be taken wrongly in another. If you intend on rolling out an international marketing campaign about a controversial subject, ensure you understand how that issue is perceived across the globe, particularly in countries you intend to market to.
Country-specific marketing aside, the direct message of your campaign may itself be misunderstood by even your local audience. Trial your campaign on test audiences, work hard with your PR staff to understand how every audience is likely to understand it and, above all, if there is any chance it could be misconstrued in a damaging way, go back to the drawing board and find a more tangible way to promote your message, however controversial the topic may be.
Breaking down stereotypes is an excellent way to change opinion and start conversation. Controversial subjects like race, religion and political leanings are often subjects we debate with one another over a few drinks, and Heineken decided to move in on these subjects in an innovative way.
Bringing together polar opposites to take on tasks, but not revealing their opposing viewpoints until after they have chatted and begun to get along, demonstrated how easy it is to become friends with someone when pre-conceived notions are set aside.
This campaign could have easily been misunderstood, and did indeed elicit some negative feedback, but it took the bull by the horns in a truly inspirational way. It worked in almost direct opposition to the previously mentioned Pepsi advert which was somewhat tone deaf. Heineken took a similar message and made it real. It showed real people coming together to discuss timely topics without showing a political hand outright – and what did they do at the end of the advert? Asked them whether they wanted to sit down and discuss their differences over a bottle of Heineken.
With their heart seemingly in the right place, Mastercard’s Goals for Meals campaign showed stark insensitivity to the topic at hand. World hunger, particularly where children are concerned, is heart-breaking and many people want to do whatever they can to help alleviate this issue. However, Mastercard appear to have missed the mark in a massive way when promising up to 10,000 meals for hungry children… if Messi or Neymar score a goal.
This campaign created an enormous backlash as audiences questioned why exactly it fell upon the talents of two footballers in order for children to eat. Viewers asked why Mastercard, a financial powerhouse, couldn’t simply offer money for the meals without requiring the incentive of a goal.
The brand was probably looking to capitalise on the World Cup, tying in a huge sporting event to a charity drive. However, it left many feeling as though Mastercard were passing the buck. A number of social media posts questioned how the goalkeepers were supposed to feel upon saving a goal and thereby stopping a child from eating. Whilst this response is somewhat dramatic, it underlines a misunderstanding of the campaign’s message, with the blame falling purely on Mastercard.
How can you avoid these pitfalls?
Ask yourself each of the questions above and really think about how you are going to embrace controversy without looking foolish or creating discontent among your audience. It may be of some comfort to see that even the biggest brands can make mistakes, but you can indeed avoid these pitfalls without losing some of the edge that comes with controversial campaigns.
Some brands have made their names on being controversial, aware that they are bound to annoy someone – look at anything by United Colours of Benetton for example. Having said that, there have been some brands that have been derailed by their less-than-ideal foray into contentious subjects.
Simply put, be prepared, think things through and promote diversity throughout your brand. Use cultural and social differences to your advantage, embracing the opportunity to learn and grow with one another, therefore better understanding the unique feelings of your wider audience. You can court controversy – but do it carefully.
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Signant Health Joins the ACRO to Add a Technology Perspective to Conversations with Legislators and Industry Leaders about the Future of Clinical Resea
Signant Health announced that it has joined the non-profit Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO). ACRO, a global coalition of research and technology companies, makes it their mission to advocate as the collective voice of the innovative clinical research industry to regulators and policymakers, educating stakeholders and shaping policies that foster efficient, effective and safe conduct of clinical research.
Founded in 2002, ACRO supports members by elevating their positions and goals to legislators, ensuring regulators such as the FDA, NIH, EMA, and lawmakers understand the nuances and intricacies faced by clinical trial organizations. This work influenced some of the more important recent clinical trial regulations such as the 21st Century Cures Act and EU Clinical Trial Regulation.
As the 13th member company elected into ACRO, Signant Health joins as one of the industry’s premier eCOA, eConsent, and clinical trial technology companies.
Mike Nolte, CEO of Signant Health, said “As a technology provider, Signant brings a unique perspective to ACRO, promoting collaboration across the industry to achieve our shared responsibility for advancing patient-centric clinical research. Aligned with our strategy and values, ACRO has prioritized conversations around patient safety, privacy, and technology’s impact on clinical trials, and we are excited to join with ACRO and its member companies to support policy and investment that ensure safe and efficient trials for patients everywhere.”
“Signant Health’s mission – ensuring the patient remains at the forefront of clinical trial design and execution, while advancing the efficiency of the clinical trial enterprise – is one shared by the member companies of ACRO,” said Executive Director, Doug Peddicord. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Signant as our newest member and look forward to working together to move our industry forward.”
To learn more about Signant Health visit https://signanthealth.com/. For further information on ACRO, please visit https://www.acrohealth.org/.
Who Is Signant Health?
The best technology succeeds in the background. Signant Health provides solutions that simplify every step of the patient journey to make it easier for people to participate in, and for sites and study teams to run, clinical trials. Signant unites eCOA, eConsent, Patient Engagement, IRT, Clinical Supplies and Endpoint Quality into the industry’s most comprehensive patient-centric suite – an evolution built on more than 20 years of proven clinical research technology. Our intense focus on the patient experience, deep therapeutic area expertise and global operational scale enable hundreds of sponsors and CROs (including all Top 20 pharma) to extend the reach of drug development, expand patient opportunities and improve data quality – helping them bring life-changing therapies to our families and communities around the world. Take a significant step toward patient-centricity at signanthealth.com.
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Former Leeds United chairman Ken Bates shares the advice he gave Massimo Cellino this week
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A group of Leeds United fans continue to protest the ownership of the club by the controversial Italian.
Leeds United may have picked up two wins in a row on the pitch but the club remains in a state of unrest off of it.
Plenty of Leeds fans continue to protest the ownership of the club by Massimo Cellino - who has never won around the fans since his arrival at Leeds in early 2014.
In fact Leeds fans have had fairly unpopular owners for some time now. Prior to Cellino it GFH and before that Ken Bates.
The former Chelsea chairman was in charge at Leeds from 2005 to 2012 and never truly hit it off with the Leeds faithful.
He spoke to Radio Yorkshire today about all things Leeds and the current situation at Leeds was one area he spoke about.
He revealed he had actually spoke to Cellino this week, and had some harsh advice for those protesting Leeds fans:
"It's alright saying Massimo out but who is going to come in? They haven't thought about that have they...
"In fact I met Mr Cellino for a matter of interest yesterday morning and he just looked at me with incomprehension. I just told him it goes with the job. There's nothing you can do about it.
"I think Massimo knows he has made a few mistakes, but that is what serious minded Leeds fans should be thinking about and discussing...where do we go from here?"
During the interview - in which he also categorically denied rumours that he held any ownership of Elland Road and Thorp Arch - he was consistently making it clear his belief that the protestation of fans is only damaging the image of the club.
However Leeds fans would argue they have every right to be upset with the current situation at the club.
Leeds fans were a credit to themselves in Wales during the 2-0 win at Cardiff in midweek and the unwavering commitment the Leeds fans have to the club certainly earns them the right to complain when things seem awry.
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I’m Mathew Nash a 27 year old graduate in Sports Studies and I have an insatiable love for sport. With a particularly keen interest for the madcap world of football I have always been known amongst friends as a beacon for bizarre sporting trivia and knowledge. My other passion is for writing and hopefully combining the two will create a superb and entertaining marriage that will create, divide and share opinion.Mathew is a correspondent for the NextGen Series, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga.
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Did you think we DIDN’T have something to say about this year’s performances?
Yeah, yeah, we’re late, but we’re here. Because 2018 brought us so much great work, from stage to screen, that deserves to be shouted out. These are the people who made us laugh, cry, scream, and/or sit up in our seats and take notice. They took risks. They left it all out there. And whether they’re being properly rewarded by the industry or not, we see them.
So take a gander at our list of the performers who made our year, and don’t forget to drop a comment with your own. –Sage
1) Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
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They may be the 2017-2018 TV season’s most dynamic duo, yet Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh spent just a fraction of their screentime together.
Because Killing Eve is a cat-and-mouse-then-mouse-and-cat kind of game, its tight, witty, shocking first season is all about Oh’s MI5 pencil-pusher and Comer’s childlike assassin becoming fixated on each other from afar. It rocks on the knife’s edge of sex and violence, centered on a tricky, alluring mess of a relationship, all the more effective (and funny!) because each of these ladies is so confident in her interpretation of the kind of offbeat woman that we don’t see on screen often enough. (And when we do, she’s usually a. serving a man’s story or b. the token “weird girl.”)
They’re electric in their own right – Eve, a grown-up gifted student with an attraction to the illicit, and Villanelle, a stunted girl with more style than remorse. And together, they exemplify that obsessive bond that women can form with one another, when you’re not sure whether it’s hate, love, or some combination of the two. And you just have to wait until the moment of truth until you find out whether you want to kiss her or kill her. — Sage
2) Brandon Victor Dixon – Jesus Christ Superstar
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No offense to John Legend, but anyone who knows Jesus Christ Superstar knows that it’s not about the titular character at all. Nay, the success of JCS always rests on the strength of its Judas. When the production was first announced, I was rooting for Adam Lambert to take the role, but I was delighted when they went the Broadway Route, casting Hamilton Alum Brandon Victor Dixon in the role.
There was a lot of pressure on Brandon, being the big unknown in the eye of the public next to John Legend and Sara Bareilles. Forgive the quite very obvious pun, but Brandon did not throw away his shot. From the moment he took the stage to sing “Heaven on Their Minds,” clad in black leather and a plunging red tank that showed off his magnificent cleavage, it was obvious that Brandon Victor Dixon did not come to play. With that first howl of “JEEEEEEEEESUSSSSSSSS,” he made it clear that this was going to be his night. From the emotional turmoil of “Blood Money” to his incredibly powerful death scene to gloriously returning to sing the title song in a sequin mesh tank and painted on spangled jeans to ending his curtain call with the Wakanda forever sign, he owned the night. Superstar, indeed. — Kim
3) The Fab Five – Queer Eye
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In 2018, where it felt like every morning you woke up to a new tragedy or hate-filled rant from the White House, Netflix’s reboot of Queer Eye was a beacon of hope and acceptance; it’s the warm fluffy blanket that the world may not deserve right now, but one that we desperately needed. The quintet of Bobby Berk, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, and Antoni Porowski were all unknowns (Karamo having the biggest claim to fame as the first out gay black man on reality TV with his stint on The Real World: Philadelphia) but it felt like we had known them our whole lives within the first 5 minutes of the premiere. Talk about lightning in a bottle.
We were captivated by our new Fairy Godfathers as they worked their way through Southern towns, all of them bringing their own special talents to brighten the lives of their subjects. There’s Bobby and his excellent design skills, his contributions to the show often unsung as he works in the background. Doncaster’s second finest export Tan, who teaches the art of the French tuck and gently pushes the men (and occasional woman) out of their fashion comfort zones but never so far that they don’t look like themselves. Karamo, always there with the comforting and soul-searching talk, the therapist we should all be so lucky to have. Antoni, always wearing his heart on his sleeve and the FIRST one who will break down crying, helping people learn not to be disasters in the kitchen. And then there was Jonathan, bulldozing his way into everyone’s hearts teaching the importance of self-care and love manifesting itself in grooming, while breaking all sorts of gender norms in the process.
But the best thing about Queer Eye is seeing how the Fab Five are JUST as affected by their subjects, taking away life lessons of their own. It’s a little funny we put them in performance of the year because THAT’S THE THING with them…their genuine goodness shining through, never feeling like an act. When does season three premiere again? — Kim
4) Billie Piper – Yerma
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I’m not sure if I ever hit purchase SO FAST as I did the moment it was announced that Billie Piper would be bringing her Olivier-Award winning performance in Yerma to the Park Avenue Armory for an extremely brief four week run in the spring of 2018. Anyone who has even the slightest knowledge of this blog knows that we worship the ground Billie Piper walks on, so of COURSE we jumped at the chance to see her in person.
We weren’t ready. We thought we were, but we weren’t.
Yerma is the story of a woman who seems to have it all…until she decides to try for a baby. As she struggles with infertility, she descends into madness that ultimately culminates in her taking her own life. Set in a literal aquarium with the audiences on both sides, observing her like a science experiment, Billie turned in quite possibly the most visceral and devastating performance I’ve ever seen. She went from vivacious and exuberant to downright feral in an hour and forty minutes and she did it six times a damn week. (And had it been eligible, she would have run the table with the theatre awards. I’m still mad it wasn’t, honestly.) I think the best way I can describe what it was like to watch her: Jeff Perry, aka our beloved Cyrus Beene from Scandal, himself a trained Steppenwolf actor and a master of the monologue, was sitting five rows in front of us. After the final curtain call, he sat stock still, simply staring at the stage for almost five minutes, the very definition of SHOOK. Same, Jeff. –Kim
5) Olivia Colman – The Favourite
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The case could certainly be made for including all the ladies of The Favourite on this list (with honorable mentions for Nicholas Hoult and The Fast Duck), however, when it comes down to it, we are still but loyal subjects of our queen, Olivia Colman.
There’s A LOT going on in this performance. Semi-repressed sexuality, petulance, grief, power-hunger, bad makeup, GOUT. Olivia has fun with all of it – so much fun it’s infectious – without losing the emotional core of who this Queen Anne is, and why she’s suddenly being fought over by two beautiful, younger women. As silly and helpless as so many of the men at court believe she is, Anne still holds all the power. And her love is valuable.
Yes, she yells and screams and wears her leg prosthetics like a champ (not to mention a big wet sponge over her hoo-ha), but Olivia Colman also convinces us that Anne is more savvy than she lets on. The scenes where she allows herself to show Sarah and Abigail that she’s actually ENJOYING this little tug of war are exactly why this strange, sweaty, horny, little period drama is going to stand the test of time. –Sage
6) Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
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Listen, I was ALL IN on A Star is Born from the moment I saw the first trailer. It’s a role that is tailor-made for a music superstar like Lady Gaga to make a transition to the silver screen and quite frankly, it’s one she probably could have phoned in and her fans still would have lost their minds.
Fortunately for the rest of us, she did more than phone it in. And that’s entirely due to Bradley Cooper, both in front of the camera and behind it. (“There can be 100 people in the room and 99 people don’t believe in you…but I had this one.”)
When you are telling a story for the fourth time, you have to bring something new to it, something fresh, something that will make it memorable. A Star is Born hinges all on the chemistry of the two leads and Cooper and Gaga had that in spades. You know the whole time how this story is gonna end and yet it’s still devastating. The movie is fantastic all around but where it comes to LIFE is when Jackson and Ally share the stage together. “Shallow” is instantly iconic, from the way Jackson urges Ally to join him to how Ally covers her eyes to block out the crowd to the moment she finds her confidence, belting out those guttural “AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH”s with gusto. And the way Bradley fucking looks at her in that moment? THAT is why you tell this story. Now, excuse me, I’m going to watch the music video for the millionth time. –Kim
7) Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan has been a polished pro since he was a baby. (By the way, where’s Wallace??) So it’s about time he got his bad guy card.
As Erik Killmonger, the antagonist of the groundbreaking (and record-breaking) Black Panther, Michael brings all the gravitas that the character deserves, plus the swagger that really makes him sing. (Our theater SCREAMED at “Hi, auntie.” Screamed.) Comic book movies love a long-lost family member for a villain, but his in particular hit home, because he’s from OUR world. Killmonger’s wants are reasonable. It’s his methods that are at odds with our hero’s. But aren’t heroes afforded the ends-justifying-the-means defense more often than not?
Anyway, we were all there for the “Is Killmonger REALLY a villain?” discourse. We’re here today to talk about Michael B. Jordan’s performance, which fully invites you into Erik’s roiling soul, with all his pride, anger, and abandonment issues, while simultaneously raising the game of everyone around him. And he looked damn good while doing it. We were ALL feelin’ it, weren’t we? — Sage
8) Amy Adams – Sharp Objects
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Look, it’s just a fact. Amy Adams can do anything. We’ve yet to find her weakness.
I’d been waiting for years for Gillian’s Flynn first novel (and my favorite) to be adapted, and HBO’s miniseries, helmed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Amy as troubled journalist Camille Preaker, was worth it.
Camille isn’t Amy Dunne. She’s sure of nothing. She’s not divorced from her emotions, they control her completely. She’s a survivor of abuse, an addict, a cutter. She’s not in any headspace to be investigating a string of murders/kidnappings, and really, how good of a journalist could she be?? The women is a train wreck, but her ace in the hole is that she knows the evils of her hometown and the corners where they hide. What Amy does so beautifully is to portray Camille’s struggle over whether or not she has the courage to LOOK.
It’s jarring at first to see a woman we know as a live-action Disney princess muttering to herself, setting her jaw, and tensing her body, but Amy is one of our generation’s chameleons. Maybe it’s time to stop being surprised by the places she’s willing to go. –Sage
9) Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
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I lived it, kids. Darren Criss’s rise from internet fame to Glee fame to internet boyfriend fame to internet boyfriend BACKLASH, and now, somewhat unexpectedly, to prestigious, award-winning actor status.
I’ll admit it. I misjudged you, Darren. A role like Andrew Cunanan in Ryan Murphy’s latest American Crime Story season is proof what we can’t know what actors are capable of unless someone is willing to test them. And in a weird way, it’s a little poetic that the dreamiest Warbler of them all makes an excellent narcissistic serial killer.
The whole miniseries hangs on Darren’s performance, and it is a chilling one. The actual Versace storyline unfortunately dims in comparison to Andrew’s bloody road trip, which we follow in reverse chronological order. Throughout it, Darren channels the energy of a misfit with delusions of grandeur and a talent for seduction, announcing himself as someone to be taken seriously. Just like his character wanted to be. –Sage
10) Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns
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Listen, Emily Blunt had some massive shoes to fill from the very moment that she was cast in Mary Poppins Returns. It HAD to be a daunting prospect stepping into a role made iconic by world treasure Julie Andrews. Most actresses would crumble under that kind of pressure. (See also: Carrie Underwood.)
Most actresses aren’t Emily Blunt though.
When I try and think of another actress who could have done this role any sort of justice, I come up short. That’s how you know a role is a perfect fit. Emily Blunt has the perfect resting bitch face that contrasts with her classic English Rose beauty, the innate sharpness to cut the sweetness, and the twinkle in her eye that tells you she’s already five steps ahead of you. Her Mary is the perfect homage to Julie Andrews, yet entirely her own creation. Never cuddly, but always loving. Always up for an adventure, but also believes in a firm bed time. And always there at the exact time you need her. –Kim
(Also, we didn’t do Honorable Mentions this year, but I have to mention how Emily turned in ANOTHER stellar performance in A Quiet Place. Combined with Mary Poppins, she had a Hugh Jackman Wolverine/Greatest Showman kind of year and I am here for it.)
11) Bill Hader – Barry
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I sent this gif to Kim and she just said, “Wow.” Welcome to Barry! Have you heard that Bill Hader is a PIECE?
This show knocked me on my ass in so many ways, from the flawless casting (Henry Winkler as a vain, kindhearted acting teacher! Stephen Root as a paternal career criminal! D’Arcy Carden as a thin-skinned wannabe star!) to the fascinating set-up: A disillusioned assassin-for-hire catches the acting bug and tries to give up the life for his art. It’s laugh-out-loud funny at times, but in Bill’s hands, Barry is also utterly heartbreaking. And it takes a lot of skill and understanding of the human condition to play someone who’s so broken that he’s basically a blank slate, but who still dreams of normalcy, and of connecting with other people again.
It’s the smallest things that make this performance awards-caliber, since Barry, for much of the season, is mostly dead inside. And Bill Hader, a comedian we know for his big characters and dead-on impressions, has that subtlety on lock. — Sage
12) Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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I’m not quite sure why more people aren’t screaming Can You Ever Forgive Me?‘s dynamic duo of Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant. In an awards season with showier performances (many of which are on this list, so I guess we’re partly responsible?), Melissa and Richard have reached a bit of “also ran” status, where sure, they will definitely be shortlisted for all the awards and make the final five cut at the Oscars (THEY BETTER), but they’ll be the nominees who really ARE just glad to be there, the ones who have zero chance of winning, so really they can just enjoy their night.
Okay, so maybe it’s not too bad to be them after all.
But in all seriousness, Melissa McCarthy turns in one of the finest performances of her career as Lee Israel, channeling all her rage at the injustices of a patriarchal industry into her work as a forger of celebrity letters, having what she admits is the time of her life pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes. One of my favorite things in the world is seeing an actor mainly known for comedy turn in one hell of a dramatic performance, and quite honestly, Can You Ever Forgive Me? was some of the most fun I had at the movies in 2018. Richard E. Grant, Doctor Who‘s erstwhile Great Intelligence oozes charm as Lee’s drinking buddy and literal partner-in-crime Jack Hock. I could have sat and watched them trade barbs for hours. –Kim
13) Louis Tomlinson – The X-Factor
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The wait for Louis Tomlinson’s solo album drags on, but 2018 gave us a glorious stop-gap. Louis joined the judges panel of The X-Factor, prompting me to watch the talent show for the very first time in my life. (It is I, your target audience, reporting for pandering.) And not only did he make every other judge, contestant, and viewer fall in love with him, he also WON, with his contestant, Dalton Harris.
It was just so rewarding to look on as The X-Factor‘s huge audience saw the Louis that most of the fandom sees: soft-spoken, supportive, business-minded, HAPPY, extremely cuddly – should I go on? As a mentor, he offered his team his full attention, and even those contestants who didn’t make it to live shows have shared on social media the help and guidance Louis offered them and is offering them still. One of the finalists wouldn’t have even made it back to the show if Louis hadn’t reached out to him privately after he left a previous season and picked up the bill for his substance abuse treatment.
His comments were empathetic and enlightening, which is the main point, plus he got to rib Simon in front of the whole world, get adopted by Ayda Williams, cry and celebrate with his boys, and just generally be lovely in front of an international audience. We were so fed by his parade of pricey athleisure ensembles, cozy jumpers, and meaningful graphic tees, and now we’re stocked up on reaction gifs for however long this break from the spotlight proves to be. (He’s SO EXPRESSIVE.) Most importantly, it was clear how much Louis himself got from the experience, and we’re all in favor of anything that makes the sun shine a little brighter. –Sage
14) Harry Styles – Harry Styles Live on Tour
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I don’t really know where to start with this one. I’m just so proud of my child, you guys.
We got a little taste of what Solo Harry Styles was capable of in his 2017 theatre tour. We knew there would be custom Gucci suits, all the rainbow flags, and Harry living his best life jamming out to a funked up version of his favorite 1D song, What Makes You Beautiful. We THOUGHT we knew what was coming when the lights went up in Basel, Switzerland on March 11, 2018. The truth is, we had NO IDEA.
We should have expected it, really. Harry getting THAT MUCH extra. In Basel, he debuted two new tracks that had been left off the Pink Album: the boppy “Anna” and the absolutely FILTHY “Medicine,” which, I don’t know about you guys, but I think it’s about giving head? Let’s pause and talk about how Harry practically mumbled all of the lyrics of “Medicine” through a good portion of the European leg, slowly growing in confidence as the crowd reacted to it. By the time he reached America, he was gleefully singing “I mess around with him,” forever being a tease about how the lyric “I’m gonna dream of how you…” ended (it’s “Tasted” and “Ride it,” fight me), and doing fucking body rolls on his mic stand. It was a sight to behold.
Lest you think our Harry was JUST a hoe the entire tour, let’s talk about how he sang “Sweet Creature” and “If I Could Fly” on their own stage. (The man wants us dead, I swear.) Let’s talk about how Harry interacted with his gay fans in the crowd, always checking in and asking before he could read their signs aloud. Let’s talk about how every night was a pride party, with Harry dancing with not only rainbows, but flags representing every spectrum, in addition to Black Lives Matter Flags. Sage and I both saw HSLOT three times, and truly, I don’t know how we survived the second night at Madison Square Garden, where Harry busted out with a long teased cover of Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One” with his opening act Kasey Musgraves in a fucking rainbow dress. I don’t think I will ever recover from that, honestly. (Shout out to my friend Rachel, who filmed the whole thing so I could just cry and be in my feelings.) I could go on and on (and I already have) about how special the tour was, but really I should just let FreddieIsMyQueen speak for me… –Kim
15) Juno Temple and Julia Garner – Dirty John
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Dirty John is about male violence, but it’s the women who it affects who ultimately have control over the narrative. The Bravo miniseries, based on an OUTSTANDING, addictive podcast, tells the story of a divorced, upper middle class woman named Debra (Connie Britton) who meets a man online who seems to be exactly what she’s looking for. The title tips you off at the very beginning that there’s a underbelly here, but this character is so depraved, I promise you won’t see the depths of it coming.
Anyway, Debra has two grown daughters who also become entangled in John’s web of lies, and Julia Garner and Juno Temple steal every scene they’re in. Their Newport Beach blonde locks and vocal fry establish the time and place, but it’s their wariness, determination, bravery, and concern for their mother that reminds us that this awful thing REALLY happened to real people, and that women’s social conditioning is being used against them all the time. To some, they may be unlikely heroes. But Julia and Juno capture the awareness and lack of trust that millennial women have learned to carry with them, which can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. –Sage
16) Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
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We all knew we were in for something special the moment the first production stills of Bohemian Rhapsody emerged showing Rami Malek as a dead ringer for Queen’s frontman, Freddie Mercury. Rami rose above Bohemian Rhapsody‘s troubled production (why are people still hiring Bryan Singer, good god.) to deliver the performance of a lifetime, already netting him a Golden Globe and making him a frontrunner for a Best Actor Oscar.
It must not have been easy channeling Freddie, who was certainly a larger-than-life absolute HURRICANE of a man, but Rami absolutely disappears into the role, capturing all of Freddie’s flamboyance and pure animal magnetism without ever making it feel like he’s doing a mere imitation of him. It is both exhilarating and devastating watching Freddie’s meteoric rise and uncompromising vision, his fall out with his bandmates (his FAMILY) over his solo career, and the band’s triumphant return to Live Aid, in which their entire set is lovingly re-created shot for shot.
While Rhapsody‘s script didn’t delve nearly as deep as it should have into Freddie’s life (and also glossed over a LOT), Rami’s PERFORMANCE never felt shallow, doing his absolute best with the material he was given. It may not be a perfect movie, but he is perfect IN it and that’s what matters. — Kim
17) MJ Rodriguez – Pose
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One of Pose‘s biggest strengths is that it’s packed with fresh, breakout talent, many names new to most of us watching. So while the choreography and thrift shop couture are polished, the performances are refreshingly not. The series, about the height of New York City’s ball scene and the people who found family there, feels authentic from the get-go, and no one is giving us more truth than Mj Rodriguez.
Her Blanca is, as cliche as it is to say it, the heart of the show. And there are so many reasons to root for her. She’s a born nurturer, a giver, but she also protects and stands up for herself. She started her house to give HERSELF somewhere to go, but wants success and happiness and love for her children more than she wants her own trophy. She chooses joy over despair, even when it seems impossible to do so. With Mj as the anchor, Pose defines “chosen family” precisely, and I’m so glad they’ll both be back on my TV soon. –Sage
18) Bryan Tyree Henry – Everything
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Should we discuss his turn as a gangster-turned-politician in Widows? Or his hardass DEA agent in White Boy Rick? What about his voice work as Miles’s police officer dad in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? He shows up for dinner in If Beale Street Could Talk in one of the most talked about scenes in the movie. Meanwhile, he’s still starring in his own TV show, which is a modern masterpiece by pretty much every account.
Bryan Tyree Henry is striking while the iron is hot and why shouldn’t he? I’m always glad to see him (or hear him, in the case of Miles’s father); he always brings it, no matter the size of the part. In this season of Atlanta, he continued to deepen our understanding of Alfred through some funny and harrowing solo episodes. And at the movies, he showed out as the character actor he was born to be, at home everywhere, able to work with any material. This man has a huge career still ahead of him, and though I know the leads will be plentiful, there’s a lot to be said for a tremendous actor who just nails those vital supporting roles, and does it without ego. –Sage
19) Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians
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Anyone involved with or even WATCHING the production of Crazy Rich Asians would tell you that there was a hell of a lot riding on this movie (for Asian representation, for romantic comedies as a genre) and most of that weight rested squarely on Constance Wu’s shoulders. Rachel is our entry point into Nick’s world, and if we don’t sympathize with her, if she doesn’t make us root for her to win, then the movie fails.
The movie did not fail.
What I love about Constance’s performance is that it’s so fucking complex. She’s a fish out of water, she’s a woman fiercely clinging to her independence and identity, yet she is also a woman questioning her identity and her willingness to make herself fit into some sort of pre-determined mold for the man that she loves. It’s a fierce and subtle performance all at the same time, which is for me defined by two scenes. First, is the completely silent conversation she has with Nick at the wedding, where you can see ever thought being exchanged between them JUST with their eyes. (Her tears though.) The second, of course, is her showdown with Michelle Yeoh over a game of Mahjong, with ice flowing through her veins as she deftly both puts Eleanor in her place and also takes full ownership of her upbringing. It’s a masterful moment, and I can’t wait to see what else she has in store for us. –Kim
20) Anne Hathaway – Ocean’s 8
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Listen, for a good while we debated putting the entire ensemble of Ocean’s 8 on this list. I don’t think anyone would have argued with us either. But you have to admit, among an ensemble of fantastic women, that Anne Hathaway was the one who waltzed away with this movie.
There is something so deliciously sweet about watching Annie Hathaway, a golden girl turned most irrationally hated woman on the internet after she took home her Oscar, triumphantly return after a two year absence from films, especially when she is brilliantly lampooning the very It girl that made her so hated in the first place. Daphne Kluger comes off at first as a dumb starlet, with her big doe eyes and perfect hair and her incredibly fragile ego, but she is also NOT so dumb as she delivers one of the most glorious F-Bombs of the year when it’s revealed that she’s been part of Debbie Ocean’s plan the whole time. Hathaway’s performance oozes confidence, as she injects what has to be real life experience as a woman who has been through the Hollywood wringer and came out stronger on the other side. I, for one, am delighted to have her back. Let the Hatha-saince (yes, that’s a word now) begin. — Kim
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Theatre Review | The Boys In The Band
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By Cal McGhee Last updated May 21, 2018
Smokey jazz music welcomes you to 1968 Manhattan so vividly that you reach for a phantom cigarette to follow a non-existent sip of a martini. To intensify your desire for a drink, there’s a fully stocked bar adjacent to the front door of a chic Upper East Side apartment that puts David Nightingale to shame. From the shadows comes our party host (Jim Parsons as Michael) to fuss over a platter of cracked crab and put the finishing touches to some birthday decorations adorning the living room. His overt flamboyancy and mannerisms as he minces around the apartment alleviate the seriousness of the opening jazz music, but before long, the playfulness will descend into something quite more moody and complex.
On April 30th, The Boys in the Band previewed at Booth Theatre on Broadway to a full house and, as you’ve probably guessed, yours truly was lucky enough to be there. With a seating capacity of just over 700 people, the venue gives the illusion that you are also chilling in a living room with the cast. Once you get over the initial star-studded-ness that comes with such close proximity to these hilarious men, you shed your role as an audience member and relive that particular gaff party from yesteryear when shit went down. It’s a deeply intimate, immersive experience that will give you flashbacks to that great night out you took too far, the night out you wished had ended a couple of hours (and drinks) earlier.
The doorbell rings, and as Matt Bomer enters, the squeals and applause of the audience lasts for so long that the show is almost stunted, but the relentless banter that bounces delightfully from Parsons to Bomer (playing Michael’s on-off boyfriend, Donald) sets a tone that promises to deliver sassy puns in the ilk of an early Will & Grace episode. As the pair busy themselves in the hustle and bustle of birthday party preparations, the other guests arrive in quick succession, including troubled couple Larry and Hank (played by Andrew Rannells & Tuck Watkins), outrageously effeminate and outspoken Emory (Robin De Jesus), cowboy hustler and living birthday gift Tex (Charlie Carver) and African-American bookstore clerk Bernard (Michael Benjamin Washington).
As Michael’s circle of friends are established, an old friend from college arrives unexpectedly in town, distraught over a mystery event that leads to his unannounced arrival at the party. As Michael struggles to feign heterosexuality and censor his colourful friends, Alan (Brian Hutchison) catches on and an act of violence hints at his own sexual ambivalence. Just as the drama unfolds, in comes the birthday boy, Harold (played by the unstoppable Zachary Quinto) to give us some of the most dry and sardonic quips of the show. As old insecurities and rivalries resurface, a cruel and manipulative telephone game devised by an increasingly drunk Michael lets us see who these characters really are beneath the comic glamour, and we are left feeling quite hollow as the laughter echoes to silence.
With its all-male cast, one-set apartment backdrop and emphasis on mounting tension, the whole show echoes Patrick Hamilton’s Rope, although abandoning homosexual subtext in favour of blatant and radical homosexual themes (at least by 1960s standards). It’s easy to see how both stage plays were adapted for the screen, but also somewhat shocking that The Boys in the Band could survive, let alone succeed, in pre-Stonewall America. The Stonewall riots were sandwiched between Mart Crowley’s off-broadway premiere and the release of the adapted film, so it undoubtedly came at an auspicious time.
Perhaps the decision to bring back the production with actors who all identify as gay teaches us a lesson of how much the atmosphere in Hollywood has changed. Once the film was released in 1970, many of the ensemble cast had difficulty finding new roles or suffered from type-casting. The most tragic example is undoubtedly Robert La Tourneaux, who starred as the dim-witted yet breathtakingly handsome cowboy hustler. Although openly gay himself, his appeal to the gay community and frequent roles as a sex worker led to life imitating art. Unable to find roles outside of this niche, he ended up modelling for gay porn magazines and became a se worker in the late 70s. He eventually died of AIDS in 1986, cared for by his Boys co-star Cliff Gorman and his wife.
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Given the dark history of the film version, it is unsurprising that the Broadway play garnered more success in later years as public outrage at LGBT themes mellowed. The very same themes backfired in some ways as the play was continuously labelled ‘stereotypical’, while the characters’ own self-anguish and narcissistic, shallow lifestyles were considered outdated and regressive. However, after viewing the play myself, I am once again reminded of one of my most sacred beliefs: ‘dated’ does not equal ‘bad’. We hear people rebuff older works all the time, be it in theatrical or film form. Public tastes have always been geared towards our obsession with ‘now’ and the constant countdown to what is new and fresh. What is so wrong with going back to a different time and appreciating something for what it is? Yes, the dialogue and actions of these characters may not quell what we expect from an LGBT play in 2018, but when we consider its age, The Boys in the Band is undeniably a milestone for the queer rights movement. We now have the luxury of going back in time fifty years to see these characters embody the self-deprecating, low self-esteem and perpetual unhappiness of gay men in the 60s, which speak volumes of what life was like at the time.
Just in time for its 50th anniversary, The Boys in the Band has arrived to give us a throwback to a bigoted world where the likes of Hollywood royalty Parsons, Bomer and Quinto would likely commit career suicide by starring in such a production, which made the attendance of their supporters, partners and husbands all the more sweet. Also in attendance was Ryan Murphy, the producer of the play and mastermind behind Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story and pretty much any deliciously camp TV show that has graced our screen in recent years. Busy man.
The Boys in the Band will premiere at Booth Theatre on May 31st and run for fifteen weeks, so there is still plenty of time to get tickets and even schedule that trip to the Big Apple if you are, like myself, not a US resident. If you are familiar with the play and its film adaptation, rest assured that this revival does have something new to offer. Joe Mantello’s direction gives the story a much more ‘kitchen sink drama’ feel than the 1970 movie and the retro set design is a feast to behold. Within the cast, De Jesus and Quinto are the scene stealers despite the fact that most of the material is given to their impeccably talented co-stars. Quinto’s scarce dialogue in particular will have you stifling uncontrollable laughter as the latter half of the play descends into darker areas, but each and every cast member has their magic moment here in the first two-thirds. Don’t miss it, you’ll regret it.
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ASM Athletics traveled to Montpellier, Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand and Nice. During these competitions, thirty-six athletes brilliantly represented the Principality and launched their 2017 season.
The “combiners”
To launch their 2017 season, three Monegasque “combiners” traveled to Montpellier. Malory Malgherini, who finished with 2,423 points and ranked 7th, Jesse Aliaga-Jacob and Robin Marbotte. Unfortunately, the latter two did not complete the combined events since they were slightly injured during the first event. Not wishing to exacerbate their injury, they made the decision to withdraw from the competition.
ASM Athletics were well represented in Lyon
In Lyon, we witnessed a great performance from Téo Andant, who after setting the new indoor France record for the 400 metres, in 48:05, ran this time in 48:43. He is the leader of the French junior rankings, and second place in all categories. He will participate in the French indoor championships which will be held at the beginning of February.
Two female athletes also ran the 400 meters: Jessica Ratti, who ranked 13th senior in the French record, with a time of 58:85, and Ilona Chiabaut, who ran it in 64:45.
Monegasque sprinters also performed well in the 60 meter and 200 meter races. In the 60 meter race, there was Thomas Caredda, 36th junior (7:16); Hugo Marbotte (7:l5), Thomas Mironenko Durier (7:21); Michel Arlanda (7:20) and Anas Adoui (7:32). In the 200 meter race, Alessia Pelesson clocked 28:17, while Thomas Caredda and Thomas Mironenko ran it in 22:80 and 23:14 respectively. Frédéric Choquard and Jacques Candusso explain that the work done by their athletes has been satisfactory: “It’s a good start to the season, all the athletes have shown what they can do.”
Brice Etes’ group in Aubière
The same weekend, a group of male athletes trained by Brice Etes travelled to Aubière. Brice Etes then competed in the 4th senior French 800 meter and finished second in the competition. Special mention for two young athletes in the 800 meter: Marvin Bouilly, who ranked 18th with a hopeful performance in a time of 1h57.70, and Giovanni Molino, who ranked 22nd in the junior French record. At the end of January, they will both try to qualify for the indoor French championships. Louis Catteaua ran the 800 meter in 2h03.15. Finally, Gregory Giuffra ran the 1,500 meter and improved his record of nine-seconds by achieving a time of 4h07.54. “They train well and this is seen during competition. Training gave a glimpse of a beautiful sporting season,” explained Brice Etes. The Monegasque Asémiste, who managed to take care of a group while continuing to train and compete himself, is satisfied with the performances of the five athletes.
Young athletes from the ASM in Nice
Finally, ASM Athletics participated in the Benjamin-Mint triathlon departmental championships held in the Charles-Ehrmann park in Nice. The competition took place over three stages: a 50 meter race, a long jump and a shot throw. Céline Grosselle is proud of the performances from her young athletes: “They all showed what they were capable of. All boys ranked in the top twenty out of a total of forty-seven.” She also points out the fine performance from Charlotte Afriat who finished 1st in the competition, with a total of 104 points. “She has enormous potential and gives herself the means to succeed.”
Minor triathlon championships in Nice:
Minor-girls: Mathilde La Vigne, 27th (51 points)
Minor boys: Mark Hacklbauer, 8th (77 points), Vincent Ingargiola, 10th (75 points), Monty Batt Loris Bekaert, 14th (67 points), Lorenzo Marino, 17th (62 points)
Regional jumping, weight, long throwing competition in Nice:
-50 meter juniors: Marie-Charlotte Gastaud (7.21); Kilian Raquin (6.62)
-50 meter cadets: José-Manuel Gastaud (6.83); Vincent Spinetta (7.08): Kotaro Yamazaki (7.27); Farouk Chennaoui (7.26)
-50 meter young athletes: Johan Assenza (6.42)
-50 meter seniors: Anas Adoui (6.34); Emmanuel Casana (6.57)
-Perche minor: Cadogan Abada (3m80)
-Senior Javelot: Ricardo Antunes (28m74); Moise Louisy-Louis (45m89).
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John McClain's takeaways from Texans 13, Jaguars 12
John McClain , Houston Chronicle Sep. 15, 2019 Updated: Sep. 15, 2019 7:40 p.m.
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) and Whitney Mercilus (59) celebrate stopping Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of an NFL game at NRG Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Houston.
Photo: Karen Warren/Staff photographer
Here are five takeaways from the Texans' 13-12 victory over Jacksonville at NRG Stadium:
Mercilus off to his best start
For the first time in his eight-year career, outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus has three sacks in his first two games. He sacked Jacksonville rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew two times, including once when he forced a fumble J.J. Watt recovered at the Jaguars' 11 to set up the Texans' only touchdown.
During the offseason program, defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel vowed to use Mercilus more as a pass rusher this season compared to 2018 when he played with a sore hamstring and back but never complained. Crennel has come through with opportunities.
Mercilus, 29 and in the last year of his contract, has returned to his normal position on the weak side because Jadeveon Clowney was traded to Seattle.
"Now I get to tee it up and do what I do best – get after the quarterback and cause turnovers," Mercilus said.
He has an interception to go with his three sacks. Sunday was his first multiple-sack game since 2016.
"It's been fun," he said.
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Hyde on record-setting pace
Running back Carlos Hyde had another impressive performance. He carried 20 times for 90 yards. In two games, he has 30 carries for 173 yards, a 5.8-yard average per carry. Hyde is on a pace to rush for a career-high 1,384 yards. His career best was 988 in 2016 when he played for San Francisco. He had 938 a year later for the 49ers. He runs well between the tackles, makes one cut and takes off. Hyde and Duke Johnson have helped the Texans average 153 yards rushing in their first two games.
Tunsil steps up in second game
Left tackle Laremy Tunsil, who had a rough debut with the Texans in the loss to New Orleans, played well against Jacksonville. He played next to rookie left guard Tytus Howard, who made his first start. Tunsil's experience – not to mention his talent – will be an invaluable asset to Howard.
Tunsil left the game with an ankle injury. Right tackle Roderick Johnson, who made his first start, had to switch sides. Seantrel Henderson, who had been replaced by Johnson, was inserted at right tackle until Tunsil returned.
The more time Tunsil gets with the Texans, the better he's going to play. He's helped the run blocking and pass protection. Of the Jaguars' four sacks, two were attributed to Deshaun Watson, and the other two were produced by outside linebacker Leon Jacobs and cornerback D.J. Hayden on blitzes.
Tight ends make clutch receptions
With so many talented wide receivers to throw to – and don't forget how well running back Duke Johnson catches – the tight ends aren't getting a lot of receptions. It's not their fault. It's that Watson has only one football.
Nine players caught passes against the Jaguars, with DeAndre Hopkins having a team-best five receptions. The tight ends combined for three catches and 51 yards, and they were important.
Jordan Akins came off the bench to catch three passes for 42 yards, one for a crucial first down. Starter Darren Fells had one for 9 yards and a first down when the Texans were using the clock late in the game.
Omenihu gets first sack
Defensive end Charles Omenihu, the rookie from the University of Texas, was inactive for the New Orleans game. He was active Sunday, replacing Carlos Watkins off the bench. On the last play of the first quarter, Omenihu sacked Minshew, forcing a fumble the Jaguars recovered.
There's a good chance Omenihu impressed his coaches enough to be active for the next game against the Los Angeles Chargers. When they drafted him, they hoped he could eventually provide some pressure from the inside. They got a glimpse of it against the Jaguars.
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John McClain, a Waco native who graduated from Baylor in 1975, is in his 43rd year at the Houston Chronicle and his 40th covering the National Football League, including the Oilers and Texans. He worked for the Waco Tribune Herald from 1973-76, when he accepted a job with the Chronicle. to cover the original Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association.
McClain has a plaque in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio as the 2006 winner of the Dick McCann Memorial Award presented annually by the Pro Football Writers of America to a writer for his long and distinguished coverage of the NFL. He is past president of the Pro Football Writers of America.
He's a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Seniors Committee and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
In 2015, he was named as a Gridiron Legend in Texas, becoming the third member of the media behind Dave Campbell and Mickey Herskowitz.
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TransCanada CEO Sees Mexico Oil Pipeline Opportunities If Market Opens
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press CP
CALGARY - The CEO of TransCanada Corp. sees opportunities to build new oil pipelines in Mexico, which is poised to end its government's monopoly on energy development and open its oilfields up to foreign players.
To the extent that Mexico, already a crude exporter, is able to ramp up its flagging production as a result of the changes, it will likely be eager to send more of its crude to lucrative Asian markets — much as has been the case in Canada in recent years, Russ Girling said.
"That's where companies like us can come in with our capital and our expertise and build the infrastructure necessary to get it to a place where they can export from," he said in an interview.
TransCanada already has two natural gas pipelines in Mexico. The Guadalajara pipeline to the Pacific Coast and the Tamazunchale line in the east-central part of the country.
Oil pipelines could be TransCanada's next move in Mexico.
"That's a market that we enjoy working in, one that we could see is above board and objective," said Girling.
"What we bring to the table is obviously our capital, but probably more importantly is our expertise in some of the more difficult terrain and remote terrain in Mexico."
In its Mexican gas pipeline business, Girling said the company has had to deal with "startling topography."
"There's not many companies with the expertise we have over our mountain ranges and those kinds of things."
TransCanada is awaiting U.S. government approval to build its US$5.4 billion Keystone XL pipeline more than five years after it first applied for a permit. That 830,000-barrel-a-day line would connect to an existing system that delivers crude to the U.S. Midwest and Cushing, Okla. Girling expects a decision from the U.S. State Department in the first quarter of 2014.
A US$2.3 billion line between Cushing and Texas refineries — part of an earlier iteration of Keystone XL before the project was broken up into two — is expected to start shipping crude on Jan. 22. TransCanada was able to go ahead with the Gulf Coast segment first because it doesn't cross an international border.
One of the main drivers behind Keystone XL has been to ship heavy oilsands crude to Gulf Coast refiners to displace declining imports from Mexico and Venezuela.
Girling said he doesn't see a potential ramp up from Mexico as a threat to Keystone XL.
Gulf Coast refiners import 4.5 million barrels from overseas and Keystone XL, if approved, wouldn't come close to supplanting that, he said.
"I think the market's big enough for everybody," Girling said.
"There's room for Mexico to come on. I believe that Mexico is smart as well. They're not going to be dependent on one market either. They'll build pipeline access to their West Coast. The biggest growth market for crude oil in the world is the Asian market. India, China are going to drive the growth."
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Sisters found dead on Christmas Day symbolized by butterflies at funeral
Dirk Meissner CP
VICTORIA — The deaths of two sisters at Christmas have left many people confused, vulnerable and grasping for answers about why their young lives were cut short, a funeral service heard Friday.
More than 1,000 mourners attended the service at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria for six-year old Chloe Berry and her four-year-old sister Aubrey.
"Our whole life's compass has been scrambled," said Rev. Ansley Tucker. "I, who am paid to be wise, know nothing. The death of Chloe and Aubrey were not part of the will of God. Where was God on Christmas Day?"
The girls' bodies were found on Dec. 25 in an apartment in nearby Oak Bay.
Their father, Andrew Berry, 43, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
Ansley said the deaths will change many people but it is up to everybody to find a way to believe the sisters are bound to God's love.
"I'm saying, in some way, a part of God died that day, too," she said. "Is there some way we will allow our pain to soften?"
A single urn holding the ashes of both Chloe and Aubrey was covered with butterflies because they are a symbol of resurrection, said Ansley. The urn stood on a flower covered table at the front of the cathedral.
Family friend Trisha Lees said before the service she would like the girls to be remembered with great joy because they brought that feeling to others.
The service also heard from family members, teachers and friends.
Michaela Winter, one of Chloe's teachers at Christ Church Cathedral school, could not hold back her tears when she recalled wishing both girls Merry Christmas at the school's pageant performance last month.
"Of course, now I wish I had said so much more," she said.
Winter said Chloe was in the school's yoga and swim clubs and volunteered as a reading partner to students in Kindergarten.
"Chloe captured all that life could offer every single day. We are forever changed by losing these two girls."
Aubrey was remembered for her performance as the angel Gabriel in the school's Christmas nativity pageant.
Family friend Sandra Hudson said Aubrey reminded her mother, Sarah Cotton, of a pixie, which is why she chose her first name because it means ruler of the elf kingdom.
Chloe could make the sun shine while Aubrey had the "power to melt our hearts," said Hudson.
Emma Cotton said she spoke to her cousin Sarah on Christmas Day about the sisters travelling to England for a visit with their relatives this year.
"I have so many wonderful memories of Chloe and Aubrey, which I will cherish for the rest of my life," she said. "Rest in peace my little darlings. You are true angels now."
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Woman flies Hull patties to son in Tenerife from Beverley Road chippy
This chippy has been crowned the best pattie in the region
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It was crowned the best pattie in the region.
And now, the demand for this tasty treat from Smithy's Chippy in Beverley Road has even taken it to Tenerife.
We revealed in July how the chippy was named the winner of the The Hull Daily Mail Best Pattie Award 2017 after we asked readers to help decide.
And since winning, Graham Smith, who owns Smithy's Chippy with his wife Lynn, said he has seen a surge in pattie sales - with orders coming from Tenerife.
Graham Smith with the winning patties (Image: Kate Woolhouse)
"A lady came in. She has took them to her son in Tenerife," he said.
"He has had them already since Tuesday. It's gone crazy because of this. This morning, I'm making 200 and they will be gone by tomorrow.
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"There's a lot of work that goes into them."
Graham Smith, owner of Smithy's Chippy in Beverley Road, Hull (Image: Kate Woolhouse)
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And of course, they are more than well-known in Hull.
"Winning the competition is the best thing that has ever happened to us," he said. "On the pattie sales, I'd say they have gone up 100 per cent.
"They come from all over Hull."
Graham Smith shows us how the patties are made. (Image: Kate Woolhouse)
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"On an average day, we sell between 75 to 125. When people try them they say it's the best pattie I've ever tasted."
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New Delhi: Monsoon this year is likely to be “below normal” at 93 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA) owing to developing El Nino in the Pacific Ocean, which poses higher risk for the eastern parts and a major portion of central part of the country being rain deficient, private weather forecaster Skymet said on Wednesday.
The second half of the season would see better rainfall
The average, or normal, rainfall in the country is defined between 96 and 104 per cent of a 50-year average for the entire four-month monsoon season, which is 887 mm.
Skymet said monsoon is going to have “a very sluggish start” and deficit rains are likely to spill into July.
However, the second half of the season would see better rainfall as August and September are expected to see normal rains, Skymet Managing Director Jatin Singh told reporters here.
“The Pacific Ocean has become strongly warmer than average. The model projections call for 80 per cent chance of El Nino (weather-producing phenomena) during March-May, dropping to 60 per cent for June to August. This means, it is going to be a devolving El Nino year, though retaining threshold values all through the season. Thus, Monsoon 2019 is likely to be below normal,” he said.
Once the El Nino tamps down, neutral conditions will set out, allowing improvement in rainfall, said Mahesh Palawat, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change) of Skymet.
“The saviour factor could be IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole) which is likely to be in the neutral or positive phase during the Monsoon. Thus, it may be able to absorb some of the El Nino blues and possibly would support rainfall during the second half of Monsoon,” he said.
Among the areas that will be affected due to deficient rainfall are Karnataka, Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra, southwest Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand along with the northeastern states.
On the other hand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and coastal Andhra Pradesh will receive more rainfall, said G. P. Sharma, President (Meteorology and Climate Change) at Skymet.
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The rainfall in June will be 77 per cent (126 mm) of the LPA while it will be 91 per cent (263 mm) in July, 102 per cent (266 mm) in August and 99 per cent (171 mm) in September.
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Along the way though, I got curious about all these other areas of science that are different from mine. It was from the planetary-science community where I've somehow migrated over the years that I learned there are people - such as the folks who are today mapping out planet classic Pluto - that the way they do their analysis of the geological features on this world are to sit around round tables with a screen and a Wacom tablet. They draw by hand what they perceive to be the boundaries between different kinds of glaciers, different kinds of mountains, different features on this distant world. This is science by hand because humans and software don't know what to make of Pluto but the humans can at least guess.
There's a lot of science that works this way. One of the most disturbing things I learned is there is a brilliant scientist Stuart Robbins who, as his PhD work at the University of Colorado, drew three million circles - again, with a Wacom tablet; go Wacom - three million circles on thousands and thousands of images of the surface of Mars. This ended up leading to a catalog of 600,000 craters. The reason he had to draw so many circles is he had to periodically remap regions to make sure that his bias hadn't changed over time. He had to map things at small scales, at big scales, at in-between scales, bridge across all of these, have overlapped between his image. Three million circles got him a PhD.
As someone who never met a problem that an algorithm and a database can't solve, at least in science, at the time I wanted to think there had to be a better way. There was, but the answer wasn't any of the things that we want it to be. It wasn't computer vision, it wasn't neural nets, it isn't machine learning. It's people. It turns out that the way that we have done science in the past isn't scalable.
Once upon a time long long ago, by which I mean up until around 2000, but going all the way back to like zero, professors, scientists would work by themselves, work with one or two undergrads. Herschel worked with his sister. Science was done in tiny collaborations. It was fine. The Mariner 2 spacecraft sent back 64 bytes of data. That was kind of cool, but not a lot of information to crunch.
Today, we're dealing with things that are measured in gigabytes, terabytes, and petabytes. Students aren't a scalable resource. They're also not available 24/7. They have to go take exams and they ask to study. They sometimes have lives and want to sleep. It turns out we need something that will be there, year on year, hour on hour helping us solve all these complicated visual problems. What I've started doing, what I was part of founding back in 2008, is a movement to reach out to the world and say, "Can you come help us? Can you help us make a science please?"
This isn't a new idea. This is the concept of citizen science. It's been called amateur astronomy at various points in the past, amateur bird-watching. We've gotten rid of the word "Amateur," added in the word "citizen scientist," because "amateur," implies you're not as good, "citizen" just implies you're probably not paid. True story.
Our citizen scientists are different from just crowdsourcing. You can crowdsource the name of a boat and this is how you get Boaty McBoatface. When we're trying to do our science, we're actually trying to get people helping us discover things about our universe, our world around us that we have no other way of knowing. The contributions these people are giving us are fundamentally generating new knowledge. Citizen science isn't citizen science if people are going out and replicating - as some of you may have done with the last eclipse, back in 2017 - replicating earlier observations of the corona or replicating the images that were taken to confirm relativity is real. Relativity is real, please stop asking. Citizen science is generating new knowledge.
Since 2008, I've worked with a number of projects. In 2011, I got the opportunity to start my own platform for citizen science. This is CosmoQuest. This is a platform that was designed very specifically with the idea that I can go up to anyone and say, "Come join me. Come map other worlds." I can be Tom Sawyer saying, "I have this amazing fence. No fence has been as glorious as this fence and we need to paint it white. I am so lucky to paint it white, and you guys, you don't get to paint it white." Then, you'll ask, "Can we help paint?" Soon enough, I have you painting the fence for me. With citizen science, it would be really easy to be Tom Sawyer. It would be really easy to be out there saying, "I've got all this amazing science data," and, "what an amazing opportunity I have for you to come map out these other worlds."
The truth is citizen science is asking you to do the work that we can't make our undergraduates do. I need to be honest about that and I need to be respectful of the hours and hours, and sometimes years, over the course of a lifetime, that people are contributing to help us. In building CosmoQuest, we have worked very hard to build a place where all of our citizens, all of our community members, our volunteers, are people that we treat the same way we would treat students we like. I love the lag on that one as you thought about it. We do twitch streams where we will sit and do citizen science with people. Where there's no task, we will ask you to do that we won't do ourselves. Where we will go online, we will livestream creating our software. We want to build a community of peers, recognizing that we all start somewhere. We all grow, and we progress, and we learn, and we can do this together.
One of the big problems that we've been trying with CosmoQuest to solve is the Moon. It doesn't seem like the Moon should be a huge problem to solve. After all, people went and walked on it before I was born. They haven't made it back, and it turns out that, while we can send amazing spacecraft to visit it and take amazing images, measuring out these images is really hard.
When I say, "We have good images of the Moon," I mean we can look at the Moon and see the dark trails left on the surface as astronauts traipsed around. Those squirrely tracks, those were made by people before I was born. Not bitter. We can see this in these images. Our images have tens of centimeters resolution per pixel. This means that, if any of you were to lay down and assume the snow angel position on the surface of the Moon, we would see you as a tiny splurge that we wouldn't recognize as human, but we could see you as a fleck on the Moon in this imagery.
One of the things we would really like to do is be able to map out this world and find where the safe place is to land a spacecraft. Where are the scientifically interesting places that we have got to go and explore?
Toward this end, back in 2012, we launched a project called Moon Mappers that asked people to do what Stuart had done for Mars, except for the Moon. We asked people to help us identify every feature that was about 6 meters across or bigger. We started chewing away one small, roughly 200-meter, piece of the Moon at a time. We wanted to make sure that what we were doing was valid. This is always the problem that you have, it’s testing to make sure your inputs from strangers are as good as the inputs you need. We were counting on strangers.
We did two things. The first was we took eight professional crater counters - this is a career, there are people out there who have been counting craters. I laughed when I heard this too, there are people out there who have been counting craters, marking craters, drawing circles on worlds, on pictures of worlds, since before the Apollo missions. They're still doing it. We took eight of them, ranging in age from Stuart Robbins, who had just finished his PhD with Mars, to Clarke Chapman who had mapped the Moon for Apollo. We took all eight of these scientists and we gave them a section for the Moon, and we said, "Go forth. Use your favorite software, mark everything that is above this limiting size, all the way up in the data." Then, we took this same region of the Moon and we partitioned it up into small tractable sections, 450 by 450 pixels on the side because that fits nicely on a screen. We said, "Humanity of the world, please come draw circles on the Moon. We know it's boring, but it needs to be done. We love you." They came in not millions, but in the tens of thousands, and that's enough.
We had 15 people view every that we gave the public, we had 8 professional scientists, we made 2 of them also use CosmoQuest software to mark the surface, so they had to do everything twice. Turned out that the professionals using our software hit the exact mean of how many craters of different sizes were in the images, which tells us our software isn't screwed up - good feeling. Then, when we compared the professionals to the volunteers, we found that there's a lot more noise in the volunteer data. That's the data that's on the bottom, all this myriad of red circles.
There was surprisingly a lot of noise in the data from the professionals. When we combined the data so that all those 15 people's marks became one aggregate mark requiring each thing to have been seen by at least six people, suddenly, we had a master catalog that we compared to a similar master catalog from our professionals. When we compared these catalogs of thousands of marks, there's a 1:1.01 ratio of marks between the two of them. This was less than the difference between individual professionals. This actually tells us that we're better off working with a group of volunteers than we are working with a single professional. We know, NASA and the National Science Foundation, they're not going to pay us to have multiple professionals. We bribed these eight people, they were not paid, they got a publication.
We have something - and we have something that works, but it's not entirely scalable. The universe is maybe even infinite in size and that small pale blue dot in this image, that's all of humanity. How do you ask all the world to help us understand something so much greater than we are, one hand-drawn circle at a time?
Dealing with Continuous Changing
I'm working on the Moon and other things, Moon, Mars, Mercury. Vesta, it doesn't begin with the letter M. For all the effort that we've put in across all the years, 7 years now of getting data, we've done the tiniest percent of the Moon surface. The Moon isn't that big a problem in the grand scheme of data. It doesn't change that fast. Sure, it occasionally gets hit by falling rock, the sky is falling when you're in outer space, we call the things falling asteroids. New craters are getting generated very slowly, so we don't really worry. This is a tractable problem, we should eventually be able to finish the Moon. But our own star, the Sun, changes instant to instant. As we try and map it out, as we try and understand space weather and the solar flares that periodically eat spacecraft and knock out power grids, as we work to understand it, we're getting back 1.5 terabytes of data per day. We have to figure out how can we handle this.
We have individual projects, like the Event Horizon Telescope, that took our first ever image of the light coming from objects near a black hole. The Event Horizon Telescope took 64 gigabytes of data per second. One petabyte of data that was processed by one fabulous woman. It was not a fast process.
The worst is yet to come. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope is currently being built in the Atacama Desert in Chile. This telescope is going to image the entire visible southern sky and a little bit of northern that it can see every 4 days. They are estimating an average of 15 terabytes of data per night, of which there will be order of a million unknown objects triggering alerts that we have to figure out how to deal with. These are the things in the sky that flicker, that flare, that move.
When Keith said he wants a love as constant as a star, he seemed to forget they explode. This telescope is going to be mapping out those explosions and finding the asteroids that could potentially do to us what happened to the dinosaurs. We need to be able to separate out those two different things and process them in the right way. There is data literally raining down on our heads. This is a screen capture I took about an hour ago of what was, at that time, currently being looked at by the Deep Space Network. This is a set of receivers, basically giant satellite dishes, that are scattered at three different sites on the Earth so that they can capture our entire sky and communicate out with all the different space probes, satellites, explorers that we have. What I loved was, quite by accident, I caught the network at a moment when it was talking both with the New Horizons probe, which is out in the inner part of the outer solar system, and also with the Voyager missions, which have left the solar system. We have, at any given moment, across the world, being captured by telescopes on the ground, in the sky, and scattered on other worlds, petabytes of data being collected that we need to figure out how to deal with.
Citizen Science vs Machine Learning
For now, I just want to map the Moon. While I have a lot of help from my closest few thousand friends on the internet, that's not really enough. The answer everyone keeps coming to me with is, "Machine learning." I'd like to tell you that we have great training data, once you combine all of these marks. A lot of conversations here have focused on, "How do we deal with the bias in our data?" One of the cool things about doing citizen science is, because we can assume that the wrong answers are probably unique or we trained our humans wrong, the right answers will get marked by multiple people. This means that, when I have that one person who's just, "I hate marking little craters, there's too many of them." True story, that's our professionals. When I have volunteers that look at the massive craters on the Moon that are ancient and worn down, and they're, "I don't know if that's real or if that's a hill or a valley." Well, they may miss that. Putting everyone together though, we snag the missing objects that are caught by other people. We reject the false positives because they're not replicated by other people. We have great training data.
When we ask our machine-learning algorithms to handle data where we take half of the images we've already marked, which are a fairly contiguous region, and we say, "Go, machine learning," and we compare its outcome to what the citizen scientists had done on those same images, it's pretty good. The problem is different areas of the Moon have very different soils. When we ask our algorithms to do an area where the surface is a little bit different, it's like, "No, I will not. Nope, you're on your own." It nopes us rather hard and ignores many things and makes us bitter.
In addition to the algorithm periodically just noping us, we're also dealing with the fact that the Moon is not a perfect laboratory environment. Sometimes our spacecraft is looking out at a slight angle, sometimes we're looking at things that aren't on a perfect surface and we end up looking at things at a slight angle. Again, our software is just, "No. Sorry." If I'm trying to land a tiny spacecraft in a field like this, this is not going to keep my spacecraft safe.
The Moon likes to eat spacecraft. This was learned by Israel, in April. It was learned by India, a couple of months ago. China's doing good there, on the far side of the Moon, roving away. Landing on other objects is hard enough even with the best maps. We need to have the best maps. There are so many reasons that the software struggles. Our human beings even struggle too but we learn faster.
This is the exact same field with the Sun in two different places. Our Sun has this annoying habit of moving through the sky. This blights all of us with time zones and it blights our machine learning with changing shadows. Because of the extreme texture on the Moon, you can end up with this as you go from not Sun straight overhead, on the left, to Sun straight overhead on the right. That's the exact same place.
Then, the Moon just sometimes is, "I'm going to play with you." This amazing pattern is generated by magnetic fields that, as grains of material on the Moon have, through various processes, been kicked up into the very thin atmosphere, magnetic fields move those particles around causing particles of different compositions to preferentially land in different places in this magnetic field essentially sand painting the surface of the Moon.
We still continue to ask people, "Can you come map the Moon?" We keep going. The thing is all because machine learning can't solve the Moon today. Does it mean that that won't become possible tomorrow? This is where I have a dream. It's a small dream but it's a big universe that this small dream might be able to affect. Being here at this conference this week, I have to admit, you guys, and girls, and everything else - that was just awkward phrasing. Gender is not binary and I'm still learning. All of you humans out there, you have made me feel that this is possible, this is what I want to do. I want to create a platform where volunteers come as they are with the skills they have and they go through an informed consent process where they understand what we're trying to do, where it's painting Tom Sawyer's fence. Where it is trying to do something new, and amazing, creative and how all the data they're creating is going to be used.
Once they've gone through this, "my goal is to create a multimedia informed consent that levels up..." the same way you don't realize you're taking a tutorial in Portal but it's really like a tutorial in the beginning, I want informed consent to be like you're taking a story instead of just text that you click through because TLDR.
Then, I want people who want to look at pictures to go look at pictures, annotate them, help us see what is out there by loaning us your eyes. I want people who want to contribute to code, to help us improve our products, improve our features, improve our UI. Then, ultimately, I want to take these catalogs that we're producing and feed them to our machine learning that in my world is like a happy robot that produces data for me. I know that's not real but the icon exists so I can do that.
I want to use that data to train the machine learning, and then, have what comes out of the machine learning go back to our citizen scientists to review the data, to swipe left if it's right, swipe right if it's wrong. I want to ultimately create a platform that makes the generation of new knowledge easier than it is today so that we can level up and do more science.
For years I was at institutions where open-source was not an option, and it made me "words." I've now switched institutions and I'm so excited to say I am supported in becoming part of the open-source community for the first time. I desperately want to say, "Come, let's code this, let's start tomorrow." I want to do that. First, I've got this asteroid. Its name is Bennu and I have to finish mapping it first. We're almost there.
Mapping Bennu
For the past 3 years, my team has been working with Bennu. We've been a contractor for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Working with the spacecraft may sound amazing but it's also really terrifying. Spacecraft has this habit of occasionally blowing up on launch, ceasing to function for reasons you don't know, crashing into the surface of the object you're going to. This dichotomy between amazing and terrifying is one that you have to, as an astronomer, decide, "What is the level of risk I'm willing to live with?"
One of the things that we recognize is, we live in a universe that is trying to kill us. While we are generally protected by our glorious atmosphere that burns up incoming asteroids, and blocks gamma rays, and X-rays, and so many other wonderful things, our spacecraft are leaving our atmosphere, and it's scary out there.
I've worked really hard to build a career that maximizes the awesome and minimizes the terrifying. This is a result of a graduate student experience that included things like this. This is a photo I took back in the days of film cameras that I scanned with a really bad scanner, so please forgive the quality. I was standing on the dome railing of the 107-inch telescope, which is 100 feet away from that dome that you see in this picture. When my undergraduate, who was out there with me, looked at her arm and said, "Isn't that the lightning rod?" and we both realized the hair on our arms had gone up. We went inside through a set of double doors. I set up my camera to look outside just as this lightning went off. We were on the mountain for 22 nights. We got four nights that we could use the telescope. That light on the hill off in the distance, that's a forest fire.
I'm a really unlucky person when it comes to weather, I'm batting zero for three solar eclipses. I'm not the person you want to be with if you want to look at the sky. Being unlucky with weather is not enough to say, as I feel I am, that I am that person that defines the tail end of the bell curve of luck, because this also happened while I was working on my dissertation. Astro-E was an X-ray satellite, a collaboration between the U.S. and Japan that I planned to use. It didn't blow up, it died in a much less dramatic and somehow more painful way. It simply had an engine that didn't fire right so it didn't hit orbit and the entire process led to the satellite just not working.
After I finished my PhD, which was done entirely as an observational astronomer, getting my own data, I was, "I'm done, I'm using archival data. There are survey telescopes for a reason." That's a solid way to build a career. Then, I had people come to me and they said, "We have a problem and citizen science can solve this problem. This problem is this little object that moves relative to the stars, its name is Bennu. We're going to send a tiny spacecraft to it. It's about 2.5 meters on the side, 2.5 meters tall." Just way up there but still a tiny spacecraft. What we want to do is grab a rock and bring it home. Or at least a bunch of gravel and bring it home."
The problem that they were looking at is, when they looked at their mission timeline, our spacecraft - and we're having these discussions back in 2015-16 - our spacecraft was slated to make it to Bennu in January of 2019 - this year. It went into orbit in December, but we'd start getting the good stuff in January, the good images. Then, we'd have a full mosaic of the world by mid-May. By mid-July, we needed to have found the places that are actually safe for our spacecraft. We needed to survey this entire asteroid, and that's an amazingly awesome project.
Their original plan when they pitched the mission was, "We'll just get all of our students to do this," but the timeline had changed. This was school year, so sure, you just assign like all the geology and planetary-science students in the United States to map an asteroid. It can be done, no big deal. Then, it was realized, "Wait, May 15th, students are taking finals, or they're gone for the summer. We have to solve this in the summer." That's ok, we have citizen science.
In September of 2016, when our spacecraft was slated to launch, this was my team of undergraduates and one very young senior programmer and my project manager. We piled into a minivan, and because we didn't want to skip too many classes for the students, we drove in one day on a Friday, except for one person whose prof wouldn't let him out of class. We drove all day from a suburb of St. Louis to the Space Coast and we watched our rocket launch with our spacecraft. I have never been more scared.
It made it. A year later, it was flying back past our world, getting a gravity assist to help it get a little further out into the right orbit to meet Bennu. It looked back and it showed us us. As it moved away, it caught Earth and the Moon. That's Earth and the Moon showing us. This is our place in space, this is us hanging in the emptiness. To see these images and realize, "We have a spacecraft and this spacecraft is going to deploy an arm and it's going to go down and it's going to descend towards the surface of a world we have never seen up-close. It is going to deploy what I can only explain as an angry vacuum cleaner and it's going to churn up the surface and, as it draws in materials, it's going to load up the sample containers. It will eventually fling back at our world to be caught and be used to do science that will help us understand the origins of our solar system or understand the composition of other objects, to help us just figure out, 'Is it worth it to go mine these things?' I'm part of figuring out how to do this safely."
We didn't know what Bennu would look like. We've seen asteroids, we've seen a bunch of them. They're small and all of them look different. Some of them look like dog bones. We didn't know what we'd be getting into. Based on the size of our object and where it is in the solar system, we figured it probably looks like Itokawa. This is a small asteroid that was visited by the Hayabusa spacecraft a number of years ago. We figured that the surface would be pretty gnarly but it would be a mix of boulders, and dust, and nice big areas that would be easy to land in, and we'd get our pick, we'd get to find the scientifically most awesome place of a whole lot of safe places to go.
We wrote all of our software assuming that, when we partition these images up into their highest-resolution samples, we'd have these images with two or three craters and maybe a dozen boulders and tens of rocks. We tested our software and it worked. Our spacecraft drew closer to Bennu. As we got closer, we realized there's nothing smooth about that object, "Oh my goodness. Help."
These are the things that we're thinking while trying to sound optimistic and encouraging. As we got closer, it only got worse, there's nothing smooth. Nothing smooth at all. Our goal had been to find 10-meter or larger smooth areas, 30 feet by 30 feet - nope. Our idea of having citizen scientists look at these images, we figured it's not too bad to mark three craters to mark tens of rocks, dozen boulders. People will do this, no big deal, it takes about 10 minutes. This is our reality, an order of 300 rocks per image. Dozens and dozens of boulders. Spacecraft-eating boulders.
We launched our project, May 22nd, and we begged to the internet. People joined us and they created memes. They started talking, in the worst dad puns, about rocks you have ever read. They started streaming on Twitch as though mapping an asteroid were a video game. In August, we announced that we had found four places big enough that we hope - they're smaller than what we wanted - but we think they're big enough that we can safely descend into each, but we want to make sure. We've been taking, since August, higher-resolution data. We dropped our spacecraft into a lower orbit, we actually got closer to get better images. We had our 8 best citizens scientists ask to be part of a team of about 20 people who went through and marked these 4 regions. This is Nightingale, it's a small crater encompassed by a larger crater. This basically means a large rock came in, smashed the area to be kind of clear. Another rock came and smashed it further, like a giant hammer and a smaller hammer, and in the process created an area that was fairly flat. Ok, that works.
This is Kingfisher, it gets its name from a restaurant that the mission team in Tucson likes to go to - overly honest methods. Kingfisher is a bit terrifying because it's surrounded by boulders. It's about 4 meters across, 13 feet, and it is a crater. It turns out, if you smash an area, you can get a nice safe place. This is Osprey, again, a crater - we're consistent. This is Sandpiper, which is actually a flat place inside of a really big crater that's bigger than this image, but there's some boulders in the crater floor so we have to be careful with those.
We did it, we mapped a world. We didn't use machine learning, we couldn't. First of all, how the heck do you train an algorithm that fast when you don't know what your world is even going to look like? Second of all, our world is too tiny. We would need all of the data for the entire world as our training set, at which point, why bother? We used humans. We used over 3,000 people who came in and marked from one image to thousands of image. Only eight people actually did more than 1,000, we loved those eight people. They marked altogether over five million objects by hand, one mouse click Wacom tablet at a time. I think Wacom owes me something because our citizen scientists started buying these when they found out that's what the pros were using. Wacom, if you're out there, I could use a sponsor.
This is what we do, we help people learn. We explain the science, we explain how what they do is going to be used. We make them our partners. We invite them to help us explore these other worlds so that we can discover new things. I invite all of you to join me. The dream I told you about, I'm not going to say it starts now because I still have some data reduction I need to do to finish Bennu. In December, we're grabbing our soil sample. In January, I start building that dream. I invite all of you to help. We have the saddest GitHub repository ever right now. It was produced while live streaming on Twitch over about 6 hours. Turns out coding and talking and streaming the first few times you do it is really hard, but it's what we're going to do. We're going to do our science out loud in the public eye and invite you to join us. We invite you to help us create this machine-learning future that requires humans and people to work together to support one another; hopefully, not create silence but to instead create knowledge and understanding.
Join us. We're CosmoQuestX on pretty much every platform, the X Mark Science, and it's also because CosmoQuest was usually already taken. I'm Dr. Pamela Gay, I'm Star Stryder, spelled with a Y due to mistakes made in my 20s. I invite you to help us explore the Universe. It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a world to explore our universe.
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Working Songs
Motivating toddlers to clean up isn't easy. As a mom, I try to have a routine with set cleaning times (ie- before bed), but there are also unscheduled times when the kids need to clean. For those times, I've come to rely on musical cues to motivate them. Here's what's on our cleaning playlist now:
- "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted
- "The Work Song" from Cinderella
- "Hi Ho" from Snow White
- "Spoonful of Sugar" from Mary Poppins
- "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White
I think it's very interesting to note that all of the Disney working songs come from older Disney movies (with the exception of Enchanted, which was a mockery of classical Disney). It's from the older movies that we learn great truths like, "For every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." (Mary Poppins) And, "It (the work) won't take long when there's song to help you set the pace." (Snow White). Compare these "get the job done" lyrics with: "It's time...to test the limits...no right, no wrong, no rules for me." (Frozen- but that's a different post all together).
It's not just modern Disney that's no longer producing working songs. All kids' programs are shying away from asking kids to help others or to be responsible for their own belongings. It's not considered important in our culture. Instead, we push academics and "smarts." As a result, we're raising kids with no work ethic, no personal responsibility, and no concern for others.
Parents of the world- it's time to teach our kids to clean! Put on some fun music and dance your way to personal responsibility.
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Foster-to-Adopt Party Theme Ideas
It seems like its hard to find ideas for adoption party themes, especially if you're adopting from foster care. I've been planning Tadpole's adoption party and looking at all my old Pinterest ideas. Here are some to consider if you're working on your own foster-to-adopt party.
Pun Party Themes
"Luke was Adopted Too" (Star Wars)
"Welcome to Our Zoo" (zoo)
"We're Wild About This One" (jungle)
"Wanted: Asleep or Awake" (cowboy)
"Bee-ing Loved" or "Sweet as Honey" (bees)
"We Found the Missing Piece" (puzzles)
"Showers of Blessings" (rain/umbrella/rainbows)
"You are My/Our Sunshine" (sunflowers/yellow)
"You Color Our World" (paint/color/art)
"Superman was Adopted Too" (superhero)
"Our Family was Built by Adoption" (construction)
"This is My Circus- These are My Clowns" (circus)
"Love Changes Everything" (metamorphosis)
"Stole My Heart"…
Multiplication Battleship for Math Practice
Did you know that I take special request? This free printable was created to fill a need for a follow homeschool mom. Her kids are working on their times factor and could use some extra practice in a fun way. She asked me to make her a multiplication battleship game. After a bit of brainstorming, I had a printable all ready for her.
The PDF comes with a printable game board for beginners, with all numbers in order (shown below) and one for more advanced students with the numbers all jumbled. The printable also includes two half-sheet recording sheets for keeping track of your opponent's ships. There are also twenty battleships for sinking (extras to make it easier on mom/teacher).
I recommend laminating the whole set and using dry erase markers to keep track of the hits and misses. Boats can be secured to the game board with tape, teacher tack, or velcro.
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FREE QR Codes for Read-to-Me Books
We listened to a lot of audiobooks on our vacations, which has really gotten the kids (especially Dragonfly) interested in listening to books. With the new school year coming up, I thought it would be a great time to put together an audiobook collection for my kids.
I decided to use QR codes to promote independence with my kids. Although they do not have their own devices and will be using my phone for audiobooks, I anticipate that they will very quickly figure out how to chose a book to read by scanning the code.
The cards that I made feature a QR code and a picture of the book cover to help my kids select their favorites. The collection is also divided into subjects, with each subject having its own color. I'm hoping that this will also aid the children in finding books they can read.
I'm planning on laminating the cards and putting them by sets onto binder rings. Some days, I'll let my child chose their own ring and other days I may chose for them to correspond with a…
Hi, Everyone! Meet Hummingbird, Bullfrog, Dragonfly, Skimmer, and Tadpole. Read about our homeschooling (and grab the hundreds of free printables), see the crafts we've made for our kids, and celebrate adoption with us. Grab a lily pad and hang out with us awhile.
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Queen Elizabeth's Blessing for Meghan Markle's Marriage to Prince Harry Is Noticeably Different
Mar 15, 2018 @ 12:45 pm
Not a minute too soon, Meghan Markle and Prince have secured an important approval in royal wedding protocol: the queen’s blessing.
Is this the “something blue” of regal matrimony? It's actually much more formal. If you’re within six places in line for the throne, spousal approval must be granted by the reigning monarch.
Momentous as the occasion is, fans have pointed out an interesting discrepancy between this message of consent and the one Queen Elizabeth dictated for Prince William and Kate Middleton.
During a Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace, her majesty conveyed her approval and gave her official blessing: “My Lords, I declare my consent to a contract of matrimony between my most dearly beloved grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle, which consent I am causing to be signified under the Great Seal and to be entered in the books of the Privy Council."
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The Queen has formally given her consent to “my most dearly beloved grandson” Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle! Great spot @_harklesparkle_ #harryandmeghan #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/J3QRVu8B1U
— Emily Nash (@emynash) March 15, 2018
Nice, right? Well, listen to how she introduced the soon-to-be Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011:
“Our most dearly beloved grandson Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, K.G. and our trusty and well-beloved Catherine Elizabeth Middleton."
While William and Harry are both “dearly beloved,” their prospective spouses are not treated with equal finesse. Kate is “trusty and well-beloved,” while Meghan is simply “Rachel Meghan Markle.”
RELATED: Prince Harry Takes Meghan Markle for Tea at the Palace to Meet Queen Elizabeth: Report
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Although royal watchers are quick to call the queen’s omission “shade,” maybe it’s simply because she knew Kate a lot better at this point in their relationship? Kate and William dated on-and-off beginning somewhere around 2003. Middleton met the queen five years later, in 2008, three years prior to their 2011 nuptials. Markle, however, only met Queen Elizabeth in October of last year.
However, according to documents obtained by The Huffington Post, Queen Elizabeth's declaration of consent for Middleton and Prince William read much the same as Markle and Prince Harry's and referred to Middleton as "Catherine Elizabeth Middleton," not an adjective in sight.
As it turns out, Queen Elizabeth only added the adjectives describing Kate Middleton as "trusty and well-beloved" in the Instrument of Consent—the final document issuing her approval of the marriage, which is signed just a week or two prior to the wedding.
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Exelis to research low-cost GPS alternatives under AFRL contract
BLOOMFIELD, N.J., 24 Jan. 2013. ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) engineers will research the development of a small satellite navigation payload to augment the current global positioning system (GPS) program under an 18-month, $2.15 million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract.
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BLOOMFIELD, N.J., 24 Jan. 2013. ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) engineers will research the development of a small satellite navigation payload to augment the current global positioning system (GPS) program under an 18-month, $2.15 million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract. The new contract falls under the GPS NAVSAT (Navigation Satellite) program, the goal of which is to provide affordable capabilities to end-users in tough-to-reach environments.
"The development of smaller satellites--in terms of size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C)--will yield greater affordability for our customers,” explains Mark Pisani, vice president and general manager, Precision Instruments and Positioning, Navigation and Timing Systems, ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems. “A smaller satellite size will allow for improved launch vehicle selection flexibility.”
The study’s aim is to identify innovative ways to increase the affordability and sustainment of the GPS program through payload weight reduction, size, and power. The GPS NAVSAT will maintain similar performance capability to the existing GPS system, but will aid GPS end-users in signal-constrained environments, such as in urban or mountainous terrain.
Work on GPS NAVSAT is being performed in Clifton, N.J., and Bloomfield, N.J.
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In the illustrious history of the F-35 fighter jet, add a pony farm outside Berlin as the place where one company claims the plane’s stealth cover was blown, writes Sebastian Sprenger for C4ISR.com.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Mercury Systems, Inc. of Andover, Mass., recently celebrated the dedication of its expanded Advanced Microelectronics Center (AMC) in Huntsville, Ala. Congressman Mo Brooks; Col. Robert Barrie, Military Deputy, PEO Aviation; Donna McCrary of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce; and Harrison Diamond from the Office of the Mayor joined senior Mercury executives for a ribbon cutting ceremony, reception and facility tour.
CNS/ATM Working Group to focus on emerging civil mandates, impact on military aircraft
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Center of Excellence will look toward the next decade of civil mandates and technologies at its upcoming 2019 CNS/ATM Working Group. This year's event will be held June 4-5 at the Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Students and industry collaborate to identify novel tactics in controlling unmanned air vehicles
CRANFIELD, United Kingdom - Recently, teams from British institutions for higher education - Cranfield University, The University of Manchester and University of Strathclyde - were challenged to develop the most effective solution to take control over unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in the event of a swarm attack.
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin sign agreement to pursue contract to modernize surveillance and air traffic control systems
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Ellinwood, KS Internet Access
Internet Connectivity in Ellinwood
^ An estimated 1,598 Ellinwood residents are connected to the Internet either at home, work, elsewhere or at multiple locations [1].
Internet Availability in Ellinwood
^ Collectively (all cities), 80.2% of all Kansas residents live in a household where Internet is available, which ranks 14th in the nation [2].
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^ There are an estimated 533 Ellinwood residents who are not connected to the Internet at all - whether at home, work, or elsewhere [1].
Ellinwood Internet Speeds
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Ellinwood: 75% of residents are connected, with 30.7% of the population connected on multiple devices [1].
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Ellinwood Internet Connectivity [1]
An estimated 1,598 Ellinwood residents are connected to the Internet in some capacity - either at home, work, elsewhere or at multiple locations.
An estimated 533 Ellinwood residents are not connected to the Internet. These residents are not connected at home, work, or elsewhere.
Ellinwood Internet Availability [2]
It is estimated that 1,709 Ellinwood residents live in a household where Internet is available.
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Kansas Internet Access Facts & ISP Statistics
Kansas Home Internet Speed
Kansas Internet Connectivity
Connected to the Internet in the state of Kansas [1]: 75% of KS residents are connected to the Internet in one or more locations on one or more devices.
The 75% mark ranks Kansas 11th in the nation in total Internet connectivity.
11.2% are connected at home and elsewhere on one device.
30.7% are connected at home and elsewhere on more than one device.
Kansas Internet Availability [2]
80.2% of KS residents have access to the Internet at home.
This ranks Kansas 14th in the country.
Kansas Business Internet Speed Data
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About Ellinwood
Ellinwood is a city with a population of 2,131 [2] that is located in Barton County in the state of Kansas.
Ellinwood Internet Access
For more information about Ellinwood Internet Access, or for additional resources regarding Kansas Internet access overall, visit Kansas Department of Commerce .
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The Ashraya Project - Providing Freedom, Dignity & Hope
Become a partner in freedom and empower women to live with hope and dignity!
Ashraya means ”a place of hope and dignity,” and at Harvest India, Ashraya is a place where women formerly enslaved in prostitution find not only hope and dignity but love and healing.
Extreme poverty, lack of opportunities, and cultural pressures tragically trap women and girls in sex work at unbelievably young ages. These women suffer unimaginable hardship and abuse. Today, over three million women and children are forced into commercial sexual exploitation in India alone.
The Ashraya Project is a Harvest India sewing center where up to 50 rescued women are offered the opportunity to learn the sewing trade. These women start by creating Leigh’s Blankies–cozy, beautiful blankets that will provide comfort to the lives touched by Harvest India, including HIV and AIDS patients, orphans, and the elderly.
As these women work together to learn and create beautiful projects, it is our hope that they find a new sense of dignity and self worth. While they develop their sewing skills, they can create even more products, like sheets, uniforms, and clothes, to support the Harvest India family.
Christina and Mercy Kumar Kathera will work hand in hand with these women at the sewing center, guiding them through their journeys to healing and freedom with prayer and encouragement.
“As we welcome these women into our family at Ashraya, they find acceptance and love that isn’t waiting for them anywhere else. We are thankful for our loving sponsors and standing beside these women so they are able to take the next important steps towards true, long-lasting freedom.”
In the stories below, you’ll meet women who were impacted by slavery and now find freedom with opportunities at Harvest India.
Meet Jasmin
Two years ago, Jasmin found herself living a nightmare that millions of Indian women fear. Her husband of seven years died suddenly of an illness and she was left alone: a 28-year-old widow with two toddlers, no extended family, no trade skills and no way to meet the most basic needs of her impoverished family. When a friend of her late husband offered her a domestic job, she was relieved. Her relief only lasted a few days when she found that he had sold her to a female pimp, a “madame,” who forced Jasmin into slavery until she could work off her debt. When Jasmin refused, she was beaten and her children were threatened.
The Ashraya Project was created for women like Jasmin. Harvest India looks to provide for her and her children by teaching Jasmin a valuable sewing trade as part of a team, taking pride in the products she creates.
Meet Jothi
Jothi was brought to the Harvest India campus as an orphan at 5 years old after losing her parents to a deadly illness. Raised on the Harvest India campus, Jothi was loved and educated for many years. When she turned 12, her aunt and uncle arrived at the Harvest India Children’s Home, attempting to sell her into slavery. The Staff at Harvest India declined their request.
Jothi continued her education at Harvest India and graduated from the nursing college. She recently gained employment as a nurse and lives a life of freedom and enduring hope.
Meet Gita
Gita’s parents, desperate to feed their other children, sold her into slavery, suffering for the next ten years. This program is committed to change despair into hope for women like Gita. The freedom to trust other people is foundational for building strong, unconditionally loving relationships. The Ashraya Project is the gateway to Gita’s future, seeking to rebuild her faith and trust alongside other women as they create goods to comfort others.
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While on the Harvest India campus, a woman came before Suresh. She covered her face with a scarf, hiding a scar caused by acid after her in-laws burned her.
Unable to provide for herself after the death of her husband, her in-laws attempted to kill her by pouring acid on her body and face. Without any opportunity to provide for herself, she turned to a life of prostitution.
The Ashraya Project exists to provide love, basic needs and hope for the future of women enslaved in the sex trade.
You can support the efforts of the Ashraya Project and provide new opportunities and futures for women in India. To donate, visit us here.
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A royal return? Stormzy’s Heavy Is The Head reviewed
Stormzy at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball
If Gang Signs And Prayer was an enigmatic walking tour through Stormzy’s spirituality, Heavy Is The Head is his blueprint for the mortal world.
Within minutes, the 26-year-old has referenced his ever-growing list of accolades: headlining Glastonbury, his handful of Brit Awards, a publishing imprint and numerous magazine covers.
Stormzy, real name Michael Omari, has come a long way since he uploaded a freestyle titled Shut Up to YouTube in 2015.
Stormzy on stage (Isabel Infantes/PA)
His long-awaited second album is a snapshot of an artist plagued by ravenous doubts but ready to accept the burden – and responsibilities – of fame.
“I am not the poster boy for mental health / I need peace of mind, I need to centre self,” he raps on One Second, a soaring trap-infused collaboration with Californian singer H.E.R.
It’s impossible to deny the towering worth of tracks like Superheroes, his tribute to the “young black kings” and “immaculate” black queens of British culture.
The song encapsulates the essence of the black is beautiful movement, which celebrates black bodies, creativity and expression in its purest form.
Stormzy is aware of the intense scrutiny with which this album will be received.
Collaborator Ed Sheeran (Ian West/PA)
He nods to it in album opener Big Michael’s introduction, where a voice asks “I beg you, G, release music, fam” before the track’s bombastic horn section kicks in.
And on Bronze he tackles the topic head on.
“These gatekeepers are pricks / And you old guys make me sick / They just take the P, take the mick / So, in other words, suck my dick,” he intones.
Manchester rapper Aitch contributes a dash of colour to Pop Boy, his accent clashing lazily with Stormzy’s south London drawl.
Other artists are used less carefully. American neo-soul singer Yebba is one casualty.
MY SECOND ALBUM – ‘HEAVY IS THE HEAD’ – OUT NOW #HITH 👑 https://t.co/87Fx80CwCC
— HEAVY IS THE HEAD (@stormzy) December 13, 2019
Her vocals on the ill-judged interlude Don’t Forget To Breathe feel tacked on, and the track superfluous.
It’s just one of a number of songs that could have been cut outright.
HITH sounds like Stormzy stretching out in the studio and experimenting with new musical forms.
This doesn’t always come off.
Do Better and Rachael’s Little Brother pack in lyrical story-telling but feel directionless placed in the 16-song album’s sagging middle section.
Maya Jama (Scott Garfitt/PA)
The one-two gut punch that closes the album (Lessons and Vossi Bop) will certainly satisfy any feverish interest in Stormzy’s private life.
On Lessons, Stormzy addresses his very public split from radio presenter Maya Jama.
A late addition to the album, the rapper is begging for forgiveness. But for what?
The track could be a less-than-subtle nod to the accusations of infidelity levelled at him this year.
“To be honest if I were you / Then I’d be unforgiving too,” he croons.
Right after comes the album’s first single (and Stormzy’s first number one) Vossi Bop, where he describes Jama as a “goddess” – a throwback from their four-year relationship.
Placed as the album’s last song, Vossi Bop feels like a victory lap, a celebration of what a young man with the odds stacked against him has achieved through talent and hard work.
But it’s also a bittersweet reflection of how Stormzy’s life has changed irreversibly since 2015.
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3 fast money transfer apps for 2020
January 13, 2020 • Features, Finance, Lists, Top Stories
Initially, banks were slow to embrace the advantages the Internet offered. Various third-party developers took advantage of this opportunity to create applications and tools that made transferring money between people quick and painless. While banks have since made improvements in their ability to transfer money online, especially with regards to dedicated banking apps, quick international payments are still difficult without the aid of a third party transfer provider.
International transfers are where mobile money transfer apps come into their own. They are uniquely able to send money across the globe in any currency with a minimum of pain or difficulty. These transfers come with a charge and you should always check the fees before committing but the best services offer competitive rates and are even cheaper than some bank granting saving in both time and money.
Security is the most important aspect of any transfer app. Your transaction must be protected to prevent the loss of your bank details and the absolute minimum requirement is strong encryption between all devices involved in the transactions.
What you Need from your Money Transfer App
Given how convenient and affordable these apps have made international transfers, it is no surprise that they have become so widely used and popular (e.g. sending money to Ghana). However, with this popularity comes a high number of competing apps all of which proclaim themselves better than the competition. A cursory search through any app store quickly reveals more options than can be easily sorted through in a reasonable length of time.
Before you choose the money transfer app you will use, bear in mind that there is no one that is clearly superior to the rest. Each has its own characteristics and qualities that provide advantages in different scenarios.
Here are three fast money transfer apps for 2020:
Xoom is one of the leading money transfer apps and it allows you to send money from North America and Europe to over 130 different countries worldwide.
With Xoom, you can bay using a debit or credit card or your bank account. There are different ways the money can be sent. It can be delivered as cash, deposited in the recipient’s bank account or sent as an airtime top-up. Your options are dependent on which country you are sending the money to. It is even possible to pay your utility bills in 10 different countries with Xoom (Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua).
Xoom is owned by PayPal and its services are integrated with the app. This means if you already have a PayPal-linked bank account or debit or credit card, it can be used with Xoom. You receive updates on the status of your transfer via text or email.
The Xoom app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Android devices. Their website is available in a variety of languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean.
Xoom allows for money to be sent directly to a bank account or to a location to be picked up as cash. As an example, sending $200 from the USA to Ghana has a $2.99 fee for a bank deposit for every method of payment. When sending to a cash payment location, it costs $4.99 when paying via your PayPal balance or direct transfer and $5.99 via debit or credit card.
1 USD = 5.2312 GHS so if you send $200 the recipient gets 1046.24 GHS.
Since Xoom is owned and operated by PayPal, it is one of the most secure apps available. It has received a high number of positive reviews and features secure end-to-end encryption backed up with full security certification.
A large number of customers use Xoom daily without issue and over $5,000,000,000 has been transferred on behalf of Xoom’s customers without issue.
Since the money can be sent to a cash pickup point or a mobile wallet, the recipient does not need a bank account. The money will be available within minutes of sending it.
Xoom’s transactions are among the fastest available.
The app is incredibly intuitive and easy to use.
There is an excellent customer service team available at all times to assist with any queries.
Xoom requires that particular documents be sent before certain payments can be made which can be frustrating.
The fees are higher than many other apps.
The exchange rate is worse than many other apps.
2. WorldRemit
WorldRemit allows customers in over 50 different countries to send money to 150 countries worldwide. Depending on where the money is sent from and to, it can be sent to bank accounts, cash pick-up locations, mobile wallets or as an airtime top-up.
There are also a wide variety of payment methods available depending on the sender’s location. These include payment by debit or credit card, bank transfers, SOFORT, Apple or Android Pay, Interac, ACH, Poli and Trustly.
WorldRemit costs less than most other money transfer services and offers both online and app services for maximum convenience. There are no physical locations and this keeps the costs low for the customers.
WorldRemit allows for money to be sent directly to a bank account, to a location to be picked up as cash, as an Airtime Transfer or as a Mobile Money Transfer. As an example, sending $200 from the USA to Ghana has a $6.99 fee for a bank deposit, a $6.99 fee for a cash pickup, a $3.99 for a mobile money transfer and a $0.00 fee for Airtime top-up.
1 USD = 5.19144 GHS so if you send $200 the recipient gets 1038.29 GHS.
WorldRemit is considered to be totally secure by its customers. It has received many positive reviews based on its security performance and is fully licensed and authorised with the strongest end-to-end encryption available.
A large number of independent third-party sources have rated WorldRemit as secure and it has been used to transfer in excess of $5,000,000,000 without incident.
The recipient does not need a bank account to receive money via WorldRemit. All of the options allow for instantaneous transfer with the exception of a direct transfer which takes 2 business days.
WorldRemit is one of the fastest money transfer services available.
The fees and exchange rates are better than many of the competitors.
In isolated incidents transfers were delayed due to reasons beyond WorldRemits control.
3. Wave
The Wave money transfer app, also known as SendWave, specialises in providing fast money transfer services to Africa. While this means there is a limited number of countries money can be sent from and to, it comes with reduced fees and an intuitive, user-friendly app.
It is only possible to send money via Wave using their dedicated money transfer app that is available for both Android and Apple smartphones. Money can be sent from the UK, the USA and Canada and it can be received in Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda. Wave plans to expand these lists of countries as their company grows.
Instead of charging fees, Wave makes money by offering a slightly worse exchange rate and this ranges from about to 1.5 to 5% lower than the base rate. This can make Wave more expensive than other money transfer apps when sending larger amounts.
Money can only be sent using a debit card that is linked to a US, UK or Candian bank account or any other Wave-approved country. The mobile payment app can be used anywhere so long as the bank is based in one of the aforementioned countries.
There are limits on how much money can be sent. The daily send limit is $999 and the monthly send limit is $2,999. By sending a copy of your photographic ID to Wave, these limits can be raised to $2,999 per day and $12,000 per month.
Wave sends money directly to a mobile wallet. There are no fees for sending money to or from any country using Wave.
1 USD = 5.2GHS, so if you send $200 the recipient gets 1040.00 GHS.
Wave is the leading currency exchange provider for both East and West Africa with over 100,000 customers. Wave uses strong end-to-end encryption to ensure that all transfers adhere to the industry’s best practices.
The recipient receives all money sent in their mobile wallet and does not need a bank account. Wave advertises that any money sent will be received within 30 minutes.
Wave transfers are very fast and the vast majority arrive within 30 seconds.
The mobile money transfer app is intuitive and easy to use.
Despite the lack of fees, the exchange rates are still competitive.
Money can only be sent to and from a limited selection of countries.
The exchange rate will never be perfect and can be significantly worse than some competitors when sending to or from certain countries.
The service can only be used with the money transfer app, there is no way to send money via a website.
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University of Birmingham chooses Brocade as network partner
University has installed the company's switches and fabric to drive forward research
by: Clare Hopping
The University of Birmingham has announced it has installed Brocade's VDX switches and VCS fabrics to help power the university's research data network.
The university's groundbreaking research includes investigations into the use of microwaves, transplant surgery, the development of artificial Vitamin C and cancer-fighting vaccines. It needed the infrastructure to handle data-intensive instruments and the compute resource because its existing network was unable to cope with the streamed data.
"One of the things we didn't want to do is have to push traffic via a firewall from data intensive instruments, but be able to route it by just switching it where we can," commented Simon Thompson, Research Computing Team, IT Services, University of Birmingham.
"Brocade's solution allowed us to do this and maintain speed across the network. The solution worked so well, we are hoping researchers will move away from a local staging server in the lab and just stream data directly to our central storage."
The research computing team needed to use Brocade's technology to ensure the safe transit of information from its secure facilities, across the University of Birmingham's campus network and into the university's storage servers so the research teams were able to access it freely, without any latency.
Thompson explained that if an ISL fails between two switches, and there is another path over the fabric, the switch will just kick over to using that instead. It means the time spent on management and design is reduced significantly, improving the overall experience.
"The University of Birmingham continues to be an educational and research institution at the forefront of pioneering technologies in the UK," Marcus Jewell, vice president EMEA at Brocade said.
"Researchers are often working with some of the most complex data sets, and without the infrastructure to support this, making the latest discoveries can be a painful process. In deploying a suite of Brocade solutions, the University of Birmingham will have a non-stop software-enabled networking environment that is built to accommodate increased traffic and ultimately enable teams to have a more flexible approach to accessing their research."
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While many of Japan's historic buildings and districts have been lost due to fires, earthquakes, wars and city redevelopment over the centuries, some cities and towns have managed to preserve a street block or whole district of traditional buildings for residents and tourists to enjoy today. The list below introduces some of Japan's best preserved historic city districts and towns:
Former Samurai Districts
Many Japanese cities, including Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, have developed as castle towns, where the local feudal lord resided in the centrally located castle, and his retainers, the samurai, lived in the districts surrounding the castle.
As the highest social caste during the Edo Period, the samurai were allowed to construct elaborate residences with earthen walls and elegant homes. Among the best preserved former samurai districts are the ones of Kakunodate, Hagi and Kanazawa.
Former Castle Town•
A few lanes, lined by the white walls and wooden gates of former samurai mansions are beautifully preserved in the Jokamachi district of Hagi today. Some houses are open to the public.
Samurai District•
A beautifully preserved samurai district with several former samurai mansions open to the public. Kakunodate's samurai district is famous for its many weeping cherry trees.
Nagamachi•
Narrow lanes and old mansions are preserved in Nagamachi, Kanazawa's former samurai district. Kanazawa used to be the capital of the Edo Period's second wealthiest feudal domain.
Kunisaki Peninsula
Kitsuki•
Kitsuki is unique for having two samurai districts on hills sandwiching a merchant district in the valley in between. They are among the most pleasantly preserved samurai districts in Japan.
The highlight of Tsuwano's old town is the Tonomachi district where one street block of the former samurai district is particularly nicely preserved with earthen walls, historic buildings and a water canal filled with carps.
Usuki
Samurai District
The preserved area of Usuki's samurai district is small but photogenic. Referred to as Nioza Historical Road, it is about 200 meters long.
Some of Matsue's former samurai mansions have been preserved along the busy road north of Matsue Castle. Among them is the former residence of Lafcadio Hearn.
Former Merchant Districts
In theory the lowest of the four social castes during the Edo Period, many merchants actually grew very wealthy. Like all the social castes, the merchants lived in assigned city districts. Merchant districts are characterized by shop lined streets and warehouses (kura). Among the cities with the most beautifully preserved former merchant districts are Takayama and Kurashiki.
Old Town••
The narrow streets in Takayama's old town are lined by traditional buildings, shops and sake breweries. A few former merchant homes are open to the public.
Canal Area•
Numerous warehouses are preserved along a willow lined canal. Many of the warehouses have been converted into museums, souvenir stores, boutiques and cafes.
Uchiko
Yokaichi Old Town•
A 600 meter long street lined by preserved buildings from the era when the small town of Uchiko on Shikoku gained international fame and wealth as wax producer.
Shiga Prefecture
Omi Hachiman•
In the old days, the merchants from Omi Province in today's Shiga Prefecture were known nationwide for their business skills. Their home town, Omi Hachiman, preserves a pretty old district around a picturesque canal.
Bitchu-Takahashi
Fukiya Village•
A nicely preserved village known for bengara color pigment that was gained from nearby copper mines. Part of its appeal is the village's remote location in the mountains one hour outside central Takahashi.
Asuka and Sakurai
Imaicho Town
Rather than just a district, Imaicho is a whole town whose machiya town house lined streets have been preserved. A couple of merchant houses are open for tourists to enter.
Naramachi
Naramachi is the former merchant district of Nara, where several traditional warehouses and residential buildings have survived. One old residence is open to the public for free.
Warehouse District
More than a dozen massive warehouses, reminiscent of the Edo Period, are preserved along Kawagoe's main street. Many of them are now housing stores and restaurants.
Sawara Town
A former transport hub for rice shipments into the capital, Sawara's historic center lies along a canal lined by a few preserved and restored traditional residences, merchant shops and warehouses from the Edo Period.
Nakamachi
Nakamachi-dori is a street lined by several nicely preserved, old buildings, including a number of warehouses. Some of them house small shops, restaurants and ryokan.
Geisha Districts
Traditional geisha districts are characterized by the wooden tea houses, in which the geisha perform during banquets. The most beautiful, traditional geisha quarters are found in Kyoto and Kanazawa:
Gion•
Gion's Hanami-koji Street is lined by beautiful old buildings, tea houses and restaurants. In the evenings, you may be able to spot a geisha apprentice.
Higashi Chaya District•
Kanazawa has multiple geisha districts with several old tea houses, where geisha are still performing at banquets today. Two tea houses are open to the public.
Post Towns
Post towns were built along the country's major highways, such as the Tokaido and Nakasendo, to accommodate and cater to travelers. Only a small number of former post towns have preserved their Edo Period appearance. The best among them is Tsumago in the Kiso Valley.
Tsumago••
A beautifully preserved post town along the old Nakasendo with most of the town's buildings dating back to the Edo Period, when they served as lodgings and restaurants.
Magome•
Another nicely preserved post town, about 10 kilometers south of Tsumago along the old Nakasendo. The two towns are connected by a nice hiking trail.
Ouchijuku•
Ouchijuku is a post town along the Aizu-Nishi Kaido trade route, which connected Aizu with Nikko during the Edo Period. It is located about 20 kilometers south of Aizu.
Narai•
The wealthiest former post town in the Kiso Valley, Narai stretches over a whole kilometer. Unfortunately, vehicular traffic is not banned along the street.
Pilgrimage Towns
For centuries, Japan's most important temples and shrines have attracted crowds of pilgrims and tourists, resulting in street blocks, city districts and whole towns, providing visitors with lodgings, food and souvenirs.
Higashiyama•••
The narrow streets ascending the slopes to Kiyomizudera, one of Kyoto's most popular temples, are lined by many old buildings, shops and restaurants.
Ise Shima
Oharaimachi•
Oharaimachi is the old street leading to the Inner Shrine of Ise. It is lined by many Edo Period style buildings, some of which are originals while others are reconstructions.
Farming Towns
The vast majority of Japan's population in the Edo Period and before was made up of farmers who typically lived in simple, thatched roof buildings. While single old farm houses are preserved at open air museums, there are a few remote villages that have preserved an appearance of past centuries.
Ogimachi Village••
The largest village in the mountainous Shirakawa-go region of Gifu Prefecture, Ogimachi preserves many massive gassho-zukuri farm houses in its village center and an adjacent open-air museum. The best way to experience the village is to overnight at one of the farm houses.
Gokayama
Ainokura Village•
Ainokura is a remote small village in Gokayama with several gassho-zukuri farm houses. Some of the houses serve as minshuku where tourists can experience an overnight stay.
Suganuma Village•
Suganuma Village is a small collection of gassho-zukuri farm houses in the remote Gokayama region of Toyama Prefecture.
Kyoto Prefecture
Miyama is a rural town in the mountains north of Kyoto. It features over two hundred thatched roof houses scattered across its idyllic countryside. Miyama's Kayabuki no Sato village records the highest percentage of thatched roof buildings of any town in Japan.
Port Towns
Port towns have been accommodating the fishing and trading industries for centuries. Over time, some grew into large cities with major international ports, such as Nagasaki, Yokohama or Kobe, while others remained remote, small fishing villages. A few of them have preserved an atmosphere of bygone times.
Tomonoura•
Tomonoura is a picturesque port town situated at a bay in Hiroshima Prefecture facing the Seto Inland Sea. It features an endearing fishing townscape and an old town center of many photogenic alleys lined by rustic old houses. In the past, merchant ships traveling along the Seto Inland Sea would dock at Tomonoura while waiting for a favorable tide.
Near Amanohashidate
Ine•
Ine is a unique fishing town of "boat houses" (funaya) located around a pretty bay. The houses traditionally incorporate garages for boats on their first floors and residential space on the upper floors.
Marugame
Honjima Island•
Kasashima Town on Honjima Island in the Seto Inland Sea preserves several buildings from the Edo Period. Honjima's former inhabitants controlled trade traffic across the Seto Inland Sea from the strategically well situated island.
Misumi West Port
Misumi West Port was a major shipping point for coal from the Miike Coal Mines for only about a decade during the Meiji Period before losing to the nearby Misumi East Port. Several historic buildings have survived until today and provide a pleasant atmosphere to visiting tourists.
Iwami Ginzan
Yunotsu Onsen
Yunotsu is now a pleasantly old-fashioned hot spring town along the calm Sea of Japan coast. A few centuries ago the town's port saw large amounts of silver from the nearby Iwami Ginzan silver mines shipped out.
Ryukyu Villages
An independent kingdom for several centuries, the Ryukyu Islands became part of Japan as Okinawa Prefecture in 1879. Despite past assimilation efforts, the distinct Ryukyuan culture is proudly surviving today and has become one of Okinawa's main tourist attractions.
Taketomi Island•••
The small village consists almost entirely of traditional style, one-storied houses with red tiled roofs, stone walls, ample of lion like shiza statues and white sand roads.
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Our motoring highs and lows of 2019
Those with the tough job of driving all those new cars for The Irish Times, look back on their year behind the wheel
Mon, Dec 30, 2019, 11:50
Michael McAleer, Neil Briscoe, Michael Sheridan
Neil Briscoe
Best drive of the year
Sub-zero temperatures. Like, waaaay sub-zero. 860km of driving in one day across three countries, crossing the Arctic Circle as we went, and ending up on Norway’s North Cape, simultaneously one of the bleakest and most beautiful places I’ve ever been. The best part? We did it in a Mazda MX-5, with the roof down – all the way. There was no particular rhyme or reason for this drive. Mazda just wanted to show that it could be done with a sports car. From driving across a frozen-solid river in Lulea, Sweden to our eventual end, with the Northern Lights playing in the sky above our open roof. Driving can still be both epic, and fun. (An 860km journey through the Arctic in the Mazda MX-5 – with the top down)
Most impressive car of the year
It has to be the Tesla Model 3. I know Tesla is still a brand with a whole heap to prove when it comes to reliability and quality, and its chief executive is more Marmite than man, if you take my meaning. The 3, though, is just enormously impressive.
From that almost shockingly minimalist cabin, to the sheer thump of its electric motors, to its usable one-charge range, and its ultra-speedy charging when hooked up to a Tesla Supercharger, the 3 would have been impressive enough with just that check list. The fact that it’s also actually pretty sharp to drive, with firm body control and good steering, is simply the battery-powered cherry on the cake. (Video test drive: Tesla Model 3)
Most disappointing car of the year
Sadly, this one also goes to an electric car and it’s the Nissan Leaf 62kWh. This should have been the update to the Leaf that allowed Nissan’s all-electric hatchback to challenge the newcomer likes of Hyundai Kona and Kia’s e-Soul. Instead, while it does have more range than the standard 40kWh version, it’s just not enough, clocking in at 385km when the others can offer 420km or more. The standard Leaf is actually still the better car - shorter ranged, but so much more affordable. The 62kWh Leaf’s extra price also badly shows up its cheap-looking and feeling cabin.
Car maker of the year
I have to pick Toyota here. In a year when it revived or revised four models, at least two of which have hallowed status among Toyota fans, the Japanese giant didn’t put a foot wrong.
Toyota's dedication to hybrids seems remarkably savvy these days.
The Corolla, Rav4, Camry, and Supra could all have ended up as middle-of-the-road motoring porridge, but - arguably because Toyota boss Akio Toyoda’s car-nuttery is trickling down from the top -none was. The Corolla is possibly really the most impressive, an everyday family smoker with hybrid frugality but the sort of steering and chassis responses to bring joy to your heart. I’ve always been a big Camry fan, and the new one is a proper motorised sofa in the classic mould. And the Supra? Moan all you like about the BMW underpinnings, but it’s swift, sexy, and sonorous.
Guilty pleasure of the year
2019 has not been kind to Ford. The Blue Oval has announced major worldwide job losses as part of a massive restructuring, and the axe has fallen heavily at Henry Ford & Sons in Cork. Even so, the company produced two of the coolest cars of the year - the 5.0-litre, 460hp, none-more-dark-green Bullitt Mustang (could have been hokey, turned out to be utterly wonderful) and the Ranger Raptor. Now, a two-tonne pickup with a diesel engine and a cheap cabin that actually isn’t all that fast in a straight line should, by all rights, not be at the top of anyone’s list. Yet… yet the Raptor is just silly good fun, staggeringly capable off-road, and surprisingly soothing on tarmac. Love it. Want one. Shouldn’t do. Do.
Car you would most like to take home
Complain about the new French 80km/h main road limit - in the right car, it’s a godsend. The right car in this case turned out to be a 1972 Peugeot 504 1.8-litre saloon. At speeds of up to 80km/h, this car was just perfect for a brief Gallic driving idyll. It loped along on those long, soft, springs, soaking up any errant tarmac lumps, heeling over gently around corners in the manner of a well-mannered dinghy, and eating up the kilometres with an effortlessness that belied its age. Increasing the speed much over 80km/h showed up the wooden brakes and slow steering, so it was much better just to slow down, ease back into those vast, blue velour armchairs, and watch the département roll by. A perfect combo of car and setting, and one I wish I could bottled and kept. (Driving the Peugeot 504 - the perfect car for troubled times)
Michael McAleer
The beauty of this job is when you get to see the forest for the trees. We spend plenty of time on various tracks, pitting production cars against each other at extremes no ordinary motorist will encounter unless as part of a high-speed chase, ending in an extended period in Mountjoy.
In track world, it was great to spend an afternoon at the Circuito de Jarama, Spain’s former F1 track, in the company of the new Toyota Supra. The ultimate virtual reality race game: reality.
But it’s the drives in less regular locations that put a bit of perspective on things. Like pitting the Ford Raptor against some ridiculously challenging mountain terrain in Morocco.
Travelling through towns little changed since Jesus was a boy, you start to realise how far-fetched talk of autonomous electric cars will be to many in more remote areas, where electrical supply can be irregular and “roads” are overgrown dirt tracks shared with donkeys. As we map out the future of motoring for the rich, tech-savvy cities, we shouldn’t forget these people’s motoring needs. (Sliding sideways in a sand dune? No problem for the new Raptor)
Let’s do a countdown. In third place for me is the Tesla Model 3, a fine car that exemplifies where we are going. It boasts much better handling and steering than the rest of Tesla’s range, and it’s priced well. I’d just like the fit and finish to be better for a car at its price. (Road test: Tesla Model 3 charges ahead of rivals)
Second place goes to the Toyota Corolla, a exemplary of where we are now in terms of hybrid being the bridge between the fossil-fuelled past and the electric future. The biggest surprise was the fact it was a Corolla, once the symbol of motoring wallpaper, but in this guise a really tempting proposition.
Top billing - as in our Top 100 cars this year - goes to the BMW 3 Series. It may have landed last year, but we only got to fully test it out this year and it’s a timely reminder of the benchmark for fun and premium finish that Tesla needs to bring to the market if it wants to topple the incumbents. (BMW 3 Series - our top choice for 2020)
I only got a short spin in it, but it would have to be the all-electric Peugeot 208. The lure of electric cars is that they not only offer more environmentally-friendly motoring, but also far better driving dynamics than a fossil-fuelled car. There’s the sort of acceleration you’d normally only get in a sports car. With this supermini, however, Peugeot has dialled out the acceleration in favour of improving the range. Yet at 304km, the range isn’t record-breaking these days. It still drives well, since the 50kW battery is under the floor, creating a nice low centre of gravity. But it sadly lacks the electric surge we’ve come to love - and expect. Why take the fun from an electric car? Spoilsports.
It has to be Toyota. Several years ago the boss, Akio Toyoda promised “no more boring cars”. Motoring hacks rolled their eyes. But he has been true to his word, with the return of the Supra and the Camry, a new rugged-looking Rav4 SUV and an astonishingly good Corolla.
Ford Focus ST. Ford may be going through a lot of turmoil and changes at present, trying to reinvent itself for the new motoring age, but the ST reminds us that the blue oval makes some great motors. From its 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine to a wonderfully slick manual transmission where you can nearly feel the gear cogs bite, the ST is simply great fun. It brakes hard, grips like glue and yet is incredibly well damped from the bumps and yumps. It’s a fantastically well-balanced car, that’s at ease in a docile drive through town as it is on track.
I’m really tempted by the Tesla Model 3, as is everyone it seems. And I’d like to reserve judgment on everything until I spend time in the new Porsche Taycan, shortlisted for the prestigious Car of the Year title, due to be announced at the Geneva motor show on March 2nd. The Focus ST was incredible fun, but the one that ticked all the boxes for me was the new BMW 3 Series, in its Touring (estate) format. Practical, well-engineered and great fun to drive.
Michael Sheridan
Taking a high performance car legally to its limits and beyond yours is always a treat. Back in September I was let loose in BMW’s flagship M8 competition coupe on the wonderfully technical Portimao circuit. The 625hp/750nm 4.4 litre sports car uses many of the performance parts from the accomplished M5 in an even more focused way. The car has all wheel drive on demand, although rear wheel drive only can be selected too. It’s astonishingly quick 0-100km/h takes just 3.2 seconds, and boy is it capable. I was able to flick, slide and occasional fly around the undulating 4.9km circuit with near as dammit total confidence. I’m still grinning.
The Kia e-Soul and e-Niro are very similar underneath, but the e-Niro is the sensible one that flies under the radar whereas the e-Soul features more trendy styling. The e-Soul signals a breakthrough for electric vehicles as it can deliver a realistic and usable driving range from a full charge. The price tag is still high, but for early adopters who don’t like to pollute at the tailpipe it’s a relative bargain.
Lexus has some beautifully styled cars like the very smart looking ES300h. Sadly, the exterior of the petrol hybrid ES is its best feature. Step inside and try to interact with it and things start to go downhill. Toyota’s premium brand has missed a trick by not bringing its user interface up to premium standards similar to offerings from Mercedes-Benz or Audi. The ES is very comfortable, but all serenity is lost the moment you try to interact with the infuriating secondary controls. The touchscreen and haptic feedback touchpad will have you begging for a German machine or even a better-priced Toyota Camry.
2019 has been a good year for Mercedes-Benz and its ongoing product offensive. Stuttgart’s smaller cars took most of the limelight. The excellent A Class saloon, CLA coupe and CLA Shooting Brake joined the A Class hatchback and combined the A Class range makes taking the first step in to the premium market an easy one. Revisions to the excellent GLC and arrival of the much improved GLE SUVs were welcomed. Mercedes-Benz also brought its electric vehicle EQ sub brand to Ireland.
New Mercedes-Benz EQC
The EQC is the first of many EQ models we’ll see on Ireland’s roads. The more humble GLB five/seven seat SUV took a bow and will be a big seller in 2020.
The Ford Ranger Raptor is a workhorse, but it’s classed as a private car in Ireland and not a commercial vehicle. As a result the brutish Raptor costs a cool €63,950. The 2-litre 213hp diesel with 10 speed automatic truck is brisk but hardly a rocket. The lure is its brilliant suspension. The Raptor gets coil springs and trick shock absorbers that make a furrowed field seem flat. This is old-school rough and tumble motoring. I’ve never worn so much denim during a test drive. It’d make you want to buy a ranch.
I quite fancy a dual motor performance Tesla Model 3 with its cutting edge tech and breathtaking acceleration - although I don’t fancy funding its replacement tyres. However, while I still can, I must go old school. My choice is powered by petrol, a lot of petrol. The Ford Mustang Bullitt is Ford’s homage to raw meat motoring. Its brutish V8 isn’t particularly powerful, but it is an eight-cylinder and that’s key. Combine its glorious soundtrack, manual gearbox, rear wheel drive and throw in the king of cool, Steve McQueen, and you have a limited edition car that is a special beast.
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It allows us to freely use and test open-source technologies and solutions
It has minimal updates compared to other distributions. We like the idea of long-term support. CentOS gives us a peace of mind when it comes to updates. It's also a bonus… more»
It allows us to freely use and test open-source technologies and solutions. Without it we wouldn't have a server monitoring system, log management system, or many other… more»
You're getting what you expect (a linux distro). The wizard has gotten better through the years, so maybe they could build more options into the wizard. However, we have… more»
You can pay for the support if you purchase Red Hat. We don't have the need for that just yet, and CentOS satisfies our needs when needed (assuming we can support it… more»
We've used Ubuntu in the past for various systems and projects, and once in a while, a vendor uses it for their platform. We don't care for the more aggressive updates… more»
If you had to choose a Linux distribution for enterprise grade stability, then this would be the logical choice. If you want latest features and fast deployment of… more»
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If our logo doesn’t give it away, Javelina are animals similar to wild pigs. They are termed Collared Peccary, and live throughout the southwestern United States.
Main Entry: ja·ve·li·na
Pronunciation: "hav-uh-LEE-na"
Adult Javelina generally weigh 35 to 60 lbs, the male being slightly heavier than the female. Newborn Javelina weigh about one pound. They are tan to brownish in color with a reddish dorsal stripe. The salt and pepper appearance of adults is due to whitish bands on the black hairs. These hairs are up to six inches long, with the mane being blackest, and longest. In the winter, the coat is very dense and dark and the "collar" is visible. In summer, the Javelina sheds hair. The shorter hairs are lighter and the collar frequently is not visible.
Members of Javelina Software do not like to disclose their weight, but in general we are heavier than our animal counterpart. We have hair of all different colors with a wide variety of styles. Hair can exceed 6 inches in length, but mostly framed around the face. Some hair types are affected by the seasons, with some experiencing great wild, frizzy hair in the rainy season.
Javelina are opportunistic feeders. Eating flowers, fruits, nuts, berries, bulbs, and most succulent plants. Prickly pear cactus makes up the major portion of the diet.
Also opportunistic feeders, members of Javelina Software thrive on almost anything. At a recent Customer Advisory Meeting, Javelina were seen eating both plants and animal foods. It is not rare to see one of us enjoying a beverage or two with our extended family of users!
Two is the most common number of young. Unlike other animals, the Javelina does not lick the offspring at birth, but rolls or tumbles it. The young are precocial, following their mothers shortly after birth and are usually weaned at six weeks. The average life span is seven or eight years. Predation on Javelina is common from mountain lions and bobcats. Coyotes and golden eagles are effective predators of juvenile Javelina.
Javelina Software, LLC has numerous offspring, typically called "products" that were all rolled out into the world with great care. Unlike other companies, Javelina builds its offspring through constant communication with its extended family, users. We believe in the philosophy that all products that leave the comfortable confines of the test lab, are coddled through a period of refinement and rigid exercise. We’re grateful to our extended "beta" family for being so generous with their time and resources to ensure our young grow to full maturity.
Javelina are herd animals with herd sizes averaging 8 to 9 animals. Territories are set up using droppings and the dorsal scent gland to mark these areas. Aggressive displays will be made to intruding javelina. Territory size varies with the productivity of the habitat, but averages about 750 acres.
Javelina Software is extending its habitat throughout the world! Our offspring have been seen in many countries throughout Europe and the United States. With the launch of a new offspring in 2011, we’ll be extending and marking our territory with quality software everywhere.
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At the turn of the last century, babies born with severe fetal anomalies were often referred to as monstrosities. Those were the days when medical technology was primitive and not much could be done to avert these tragic circumstances or help the children once they were born. Abortion was not legal and ultrasounds did not exist, so more often than not the babies were born.
Today, one marvels at how fetal surgery has made it possible to operate on babies in the womb, and correct what may have been heartbreaking conditions to live with after birth. There are miraculous means of curing birth defects that were impossible to correct in the past. This has helped women with high-risk pregnancies and, with intervention before and after birth, has made it possible for babies to live normal lives.
In June 2018, an article published in The Cut told the story of a woman named Erika who, in the eighth month of pregnancy, made the decision to abort her unborn baby son. She and her husband had been told their unborn child might be born with serious birth defects. Erika had already experienced one miscarriage and had her own complex medical history.
With Erika’s second pregnancy, tests performed during her second trimester revealed possible fetal anomalies including spina bifida. The tests were inconclusive – one showed markers for spina bifida while the full growth scan did not. Her high-risk doctor suggested she wait, and they would monitor any complications.
After receiving news of further fetal anomalies (including a test that found her baby had bilateral clubfeet and could not swallow) Erika and her husband Garin flew from Brooklyn NY to Colorado to have a third trimester abortion. Warren Hern performed Erika’s abortion. This is the same Warren Hern who left half of a baby’s skull inside of a woman during second trimester abortion. The victim, Jennifer DeBuhr, had to have a hysterectomy. She and her husband sued Warren Hern for malpractice. It is astonishing that a jury found against the couple in 2018 and Warren Hern was cleared. The reason she lost? After suffering post-abortive bleeding and complications, Ms. DeBuhr understandably went to her own doctor to remove the bony remains of the child’s skull rather than return to Hern. Hern argued she should have returned to him for follow-up and the jury agreed. The fact that Hern botched Jennifer’s abortion did not matter.
Information about Warren Hern can be found at: https://www.AbortionDocs.org
After her abortion, Erika and Garin started a pro-abortion organization. They are lobbying for the so-called Reproductive Health Act to be passed in New York State. This bill would legalize abortion for any reason up to birth. And the new bill expands current abortion law so that an abortion can be performed by “a licensed, certified or authorized practitioner within 24 weeks of the commencement of pregnancy.” Practitioners include “physicians’ assistants and other qualified health care professionals who can provide abortion services.”
The bill is dangerous for women and should never be passed. It was defeated in the Senate Health Committee on May 31, 2018, but the pro-aborts will be back to push their radical agenda.
No one argues that it is heartbreaking for a pregnant mom to find out her baby is going to be born with significant health challenges. But many of these problems can be corrected. Bilateral clubfeet is now correctable with surgery and bracing. When an unborn child cannot swallow, that may be very serious, or it may be treated. Nobody knows until the baby is born. The tests can be inaccurate and – as Erika’s first tests showed – non-specific and inconclusive.
As Christina Vasquez writes in LifeNews.com:
“Despite Erika’s experience, many children have been misdiagnosed in the womb and have outlived their doctors’ diagnoses. One such example is of Mylah Perkins, who was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 in the womb. Her mother was encouraged to abort her, but she chose life instead; and Mylah is still alive today.”
When a baby is born and dies after birth, is unimaginable and tragic for any mother. But abortion does not provide solutions. It compounds the problem by adding a new dimension to “choice.” We get to fix whatever we think is broken based upon unknown factors and potential human error. Suddenly we are not leaving these unavoidable and painful issues up to G-d. Would it not be a more compassionate choice to allow the baby to be born? I believe it would, but not in our current social framework which encourages both abortion and assisted suicide.
Finally, abortion devalues human life even further. Erika believes that she “didn’t lose a child” but a “very wanted pregnancy.” Sadly, that is not accurate. She lost both.
An abortion at eight months means the baby is fully viable. At that late stage of pregnancy, the only time abortion should be permissible is if the mother’s life is at stake. Eventually, Erika got pregnant again – it was an unusual pregnancy, too - and she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The details of her story are in The Cut article.
As for The Cut, their radical pro-abortion slant is shameless. Just recently, they ran a story about a woman who died from a botched abortion after legalizing abortion was voted down in Argentina. That is terrible; it is tragic when any woman dies from illegal or legal abortion. Will The Cut publish a piece about Warren Hern and his victim who did not receive justice? Do they detail the stories of women like Cree Erwin-Sheppard and Jaime Lee Morales and hundreds of women who have died in the United States from legal abortions since 1973? Do they highlight stories about abortionists like Kermit Gosnell who are allowed to maim and kill women and babies in filthy, uninspected clinics for decades? Do they mention how many radical abortion organizations are trying to force religious doctors to perform abortions against their conscience?
Will The Cut ever highlight a story that came out last week in The National Right to Life News revealing that in Canada, 766 late-term live-birth abortions happened in a period of only five years?
These may be the unkindest cuts of all.
Copyright 2018 by Bonnie Chernin and The Jewish Life League.
WELCOME TO THE JEWISH LIFE LEAGUE.
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The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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According to CBS News and USA Today, customers have been voicing concerns about Ford Explorer model years 2011 and onward. The hundreds of consumer complaints brought to the attention of the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) allege that, when accelerating with the air conditioning active and in circulation mode, the Explorer leaks exhaust fumes into the cabin of the vehicle. These exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide, which can cause a driver to lose consciousness if inhaled in sufficient volume. Such a leak therefore threatens the lives of both the driver of the Ford Explorer and those of other drivers on the road.
Newport Beach police officer Brian McDowell nearly lost his life due to the effects of carbon monoxide inhalation while driving. While responding to a non-emergency phone call in his 2014 Ford Explorer, his head began aching and he felt nauseous before losing consciousness and crashing into a tree. Doctors tested him for months, to no avail, in attempts to figure out why he had blacked out while driving. Only after learning of numerous consumer complaints regarding the Ford Explorer did Mr. McDowell realize that he likely inhaled carbon monoxide in his car before passing out.
NHTSA cited 154 consumer complaints in July, when it began its investigation into model years 2011 through 2015 of the Ford Explorer. Since the launch of that investigation, the number of complaints has grown to over 450, according to CBS News. Further, some complaints were about the model years 2016 and 2017 of the Ford Explorer, model years not included in NHTSA’s investigation.
Ford has known about the issue since 2012, and has issued three “repair bulletins” to dealers in attempts to fix the issue, but the problem remains. A Ford representative, in a 2015 deposition, acknowledged that the Ford Explorer has a “design issue” that remains unresolved. The company agreed in August to settle a Florida class action lawsuit brought on behalf of those consumers harmed by the carbon monoxide leak, and another class action is pending in New Jersey.
There are two different tests in California for determining whether a defendant can be held liable for a design defect. The first is the “risk benefit test” under which a plaintiff must prove the following before liability may be imposed:
the defendant manufactured, distributed, or sold the product,
the plaintiff was harmed, and
the design of the product was a “substantial factor” in causing the plaintiff’s harm.
Once these three facts are proved, then the plaintiff must prevail unless the defendant shows that the benefits of the design outweigh its risks.
The second test is the “consumer expectations test” under which liability can be imposed if plaintiff shows the following:
the product did not perform with the level of safety a normal consumer would expect it to when used or misused in a foreseeable way,
the plaintiff was harmed,
the product’s failure to safely perform was a “substantial factor” in causing the plaintiff’s harm.
These two tests are alternatives and a defendant can be held liable if either test is satisfied. Failure to satisfy one test cannot be used as a defense, should the defendant satisfy the other one.
Therefore, under a design defect theory of product liability, if a court finds that the benefit of the Ford Explorer’s design does not outweigh its risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, a consumer harmed by the carbon monoxide leak or a resulting accident can hold Ford liable for his or her injuries. Alternatively, if a court finds that a reasonable consumer would expect the Ford Explorer to perform more safely than it does, and this lack of safety results in harm to the consumer, the consumer can similarly recover.
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Fire disabled ferry in Gibraltar
Ferry PASIO PER FORMENTERA suffered fire in engine room and was disabled at around 0530 UTC Dec 21 in Gibraltar, shortly after leaving Ceuta, bound for Algeciras, with more than 100 passengers on board. Ferry was taken on tow some 3 hours later, and was towed back to Ceuta, being berthed at around 1130 UTC. No injures reported, ferry remained at Ceuta.
MOL, Partners Look Into Automatic Prevention of Collisions
MOL is studying advanced navigation support system with the aim of preventing collisions.
De Nora Gets USCG Type-Approval
De Nora has received type-approval from the United States Coastguard for its BALPURE ballast water treatment system.
Suez Canal Authority breaks new record
The Suez Canal achieved a new record in the transit of ships, in which 60 ships passed with a tonnage of 4.3 tons inboth directions," Mohab Mamish, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said.
In an official statement, the SCA revealed that the Northern direction witnessed the transit of 25 ships with 1.9million tons on Wednesday, Dec. 19, where the biggest tonnage was 198,000 tons for the MSC ZADE ship travelling from Morocco to Amman
Additionally, 35 ships passed in the South direction with a tonnage of 2.4 million tons.
Vizag port adjudged 2nd cleanest in India
The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has been adjudged the second cleanest on the basis of sanitation parameters among the major ports in the country, for the third consecutive year. The selection was made on the basis of an independent assessment made by the Union Ministry of Shipping.
Vizag Port to take up work on cruise and cargo terminal in 2019: Chairman
With the Centre giving its clearance, Visakhapatnam Port would take up construction of a cruise and coastal cargo terminal in 2019, according to Chairman M.T. Krishnababu.
He was speaking to the media here on Friday after inaugurating the command and control centre in the administrative office.
British ports welcomes NIC interim Future of Freight report
Responding to the publication of the National Infrastructure Commission s interim report into the Future of Freight, the British Ports Association has called on Government to review its freight strategy and prioritise port connectivity initiatives.
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The West Trying to Understand Russian and Georgian Reactions
As tolerance towards Gay Marriage increases in the West, media sources are trying to understand the reactions of Russia and Georgia in the East to these same issues, as well as other issues of tolerance. The secularized mentality of the West, which more often values greater tolerance to minorities over the majority, is in clear opposition to the traditional mentality of the East, which more often values a certain tolerance to minorities, but not at the expense of the values of the majority. In the past 25 years this has been dramatically taking its course in Russia and Georgia, with the fall of communism and the rise of Orthodox Christianity. Russia and Georgia are more and more defining themselves historically from before the time of the Russian Revolution and Muslim Invasion, after decades and even centuries of repressing their identities as Orthodox Christians. Without this historical context, it is impossible for the West to understand Russian and Georgian identities and reactions against the secular West.
Below are two examples of how the West tries to understand and evaluate Russia and Georgia outside of this historical context:
Russia's Orthodox Awakening
Georgia: What's the Definition of Tolerance?
Posted by John Sanidopoulos at 11:10:00 AM
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Woodlan senior Addison Bayman averages 11.9 points and has more than 1,000 in her career.
Woodlan senior Addison Bayman dribbles down the court in the third quarter against Antwerp at Woodlan High School on Tuesday.
Woodlan sophomore Dakotah Krohn dribbles down the court in the third quarter against Antwerp at Woodlan High School on Tuesday.
Woodlan senior Gabby Joyce scores under the basket in the third quarter against Antwerp at Woodlan High School on Tuesday.
Woodlan freshman Avah Smith takes a shot at the basket in the third quarter against Antwerp at Woodlan High School on Tuesday.
Woodlan senior Taya Kitzmiller scores under the basket in the third quarter against Antwerp at Woodlan High School on Tuesday.
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ACAC TOURNAMENT: Girls preview
VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette
The 46th edition of the ACAC Girls Basketball Tournament will be a chance to tune up before the girls' sectional playoffs start in early February. Five of the seven teams competing in the tournament, which starts with three quarterfinal games Tuesday, are at .500 or above, and two (Woodlan and Adams Central) have already won 10 games.
Woodlan: The Warriors (10-5, 5-0 ACAC) have just one regular season conference match up left, facing South Adams after the conclusion of the tournament. Woodlan has already beaten defending tournament champion Jay County and Adams Central, the two teams directly behind the Warriors in the conference standings. They're holding opponents to 37.2 points per game, the lowest mark in the conference.
2 contenders
Jay County: The Patriots (9-6, 3-1 ACAC) seem to have righted themselves after a 1-5 start. A 42-40 win over Concordia on Tuesday is the latest sign sign that this Jay County team is headed in the right direction.
Adams Central: The Flying Jets (10-5, 3-2 ACAC) are on a three-game win streak and are averaging 51.1 points, the most of any team in the conference.
3 matchups
Heritage vs. Adams Central: The Patriots (9-6, 1-3), who reached the tournament finals in 2019, will play at Adams Central for a regular-season matchup today, and then the two teams will have four days to adjust before getting another shot at each other in the first round of the tournament on Tuesday.
Jay County vs. Woodlan: The Warriors are undefeated in conference play so far, but the Patriots have come the closest to knocking them off this season, outscoring Woodlan 25-14 in the fourth quarter but ultimately losing 55-51. Can they finish the job in their second try in the quarterfinal round?
South Adams vs. Bluffton: The Tigers (4-11, 0-4) have struggled this season, but they gave the Starfires (7-6, 2-2) a run for their money in their first meeting this season, which South Adams won 44-41. Will this be Bluffton's chance to beat a conference opponent for the first time this season?
4 players to watch
Renna Schweiterman, Jay County: The freshman is averaging 17.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals. The first-year player burst onto the scene with 23 points against Alexandria-Monroe in the season opener and hung a season-high 28 points on Adams Central.
Zoe Barger, Bluffton: The Tigers junior is just behind her teammate Emme Boots in points per game (Barger is averaging 11.5) and pulls down 9.9 rebounds per game, just behind Northrop's Destiny Jackson for best in the area. She already has seven double-doubles this season.
Addie Bayman, Woodlan: The senior is averaging a team-high 11.9 points, although two of her teammates (Gabby Joyce and Dakotah Krohn) are also averaging around 10 points. Bayman scored her 1,000th point against Bluffton in December, but she's a stat-stuffer in every category, averaging 6.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 4.3 steals.
Bree Dossen, Heritage: The senior, who has committed to Indiana Tech, is averaging 15.9 points, a point above her average from last season.
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Renewal of Schalit talks still lingering
Barak says Egypt central to freeing soldier, thanks Mubarak for curbing weapons smuggling into Gaza.
By YAAKOV KATZ, TOVAH LAZAROFF
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Negotiations for the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Schalit were still at a standstill on Tuesday after Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria and was updated on Hamas's continued defiant position that has held up renewal of the talks, defense officials said. Barak flew to Alexandria early on Tuesday to urge Mubarak to use his power to convince Hamas to renew the negotiations on Schalit. Officials said following the meeting that despite Cairo's expressed readiness to make every effort to secure Schalit's release, Hamas's increasing demanded would likely continue to prevent renewal of the talks. Defense officials told The Jerusalem Post that while Schalit was one of the main issues raised during the conversation, Barak and Mubarak also spoke at length about the Iranian nuclear program and ways of cooperating to counter the threat. "The Egyptians are very concerned about what will happen to the region if Iran obtains a nuclear capability," one official explained. Mubarak updated Barak on the new American tech that Egyptians forces were using to detect smuggling tunnels under the Philadelpi Corridor between Sinai and the Gaza Strip. Barak told Mubarak that Schalit's release was one of Israel's chief goals and that he viewed Egypt as a central partner in those efforts. According to a statement released by the Defense Ministry, Barak also thanked Mubarak for his efforts in curbing weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip, but emphasized that more needed to be made. Barak also spoke at length with Mubarak and his intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, about the ongoing cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza and stressed that no violations, even sporadic ones, would not be tolerated by Israel. On Monday, Barak shut down the crossings into Gaza after two Kassam rockets were fired into Israel. Following the talks, Barak and Mubarak were joined for lunch by Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilna'i, Amos Gilad, head of the Defense Ministry's Diplomatic-Security Bureau, Suleiman, Egyptian Defense Minister Muhammad Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and Israel's ambassador to Egypt, Shalom Cohen. Barak spoke with Mubarak two days before Schalit's 22nd birthday, his third in captivity. To mark the event, his friends, including his IDF commander, plan to hold a rally on Wednesday evening in Kibbutz Sufa by the Gaza border, near where he was kidnapped in June 2006. They will be joined by Minister-without-Portfolio Ami Ayalon (Labor) and Miki Goldwasser, whose son Ehud was killed by Hizbullah along with fellow reservist Eldad Regev in a botched kidnapping attempt in July 2006. On Thursday night Schalit's family will hold an event in their hometown of Mitzpe Hila in the Upper Galilee. A rally will also be held simultaneously in Tel Aviv, first next to the Defense Ministry and then in Kikar Rabin.
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Artists paint State Fair in 'plein air' contest
In Wisconsin State Fair's plein air competition, artists paint scenes on the fair grounds.
Artists paint State Fair in 'plein air' contest In Wisconsin State Fair's plein air competition, artists paint scenes on the fair grounds. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://jsonl.in/2wFqGL0
Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 2:39 p.m. CT Aug. 8, 2017 | Updated 10:38 a.m. CT Aug. 9, 2017
Sarah Hill, 37, of Reedsburg, paints during the plein air competition at Wisconsin State Fair.(Photo: Devi Shastri)
Kristin Gjerdset, 49, of West Allis sat on the ground in the Wisconsin State Fair’s House of Moo, staring intently at a cow resting before her. On her lap, she balanced a canvas; in her hand, a small paintbrush.
It was as if everything else in the world had fallen away. The bustle of a fairground the size of a small city. The heat. The rush for fried-whatever-on-a-stick.
Around her, fairgoers milled about. Children noticed her and sidled up to peek at her work, before their parents nudged them to move along. House of Moo workers tried to sweep up the dirt and hay around Gjerdset the best they could, though the artist did not seem to mind.
“Some people stand, but I’m a sitter,” she said. To her left, colored pencils and paints, on her right, a stuffed purple backpack from which a small green flag featuring a painter’s palette and brush protruded.
It was hard to tell that Gjerdset was on a deadline. She had become lost in a dark birthmark near the cow’s left hind leg, a disruption in its otherwise cream-colored hide.
Across the fairgrounds, 29 other artists dotted the landscape Monday, setting up shop with their little flags on display. They painted and drew from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the open. It’s called plein air painting, French for “open air.” Everything the competitors do must be on scene and within the time frame of the contest.
Some arrive in the morning to work all day. Others wait for the fair to light up at night. An ambitious few do both. Then, they frame their submissions for judges, who select winners in five categories, including Best Dairy Animal and Best Fair Landmark.
Artist Judith Reidy painted the WonderFair Wheel in both day and night light for her entries in the Wisconsin State Fair's "Plein Air at the Fair" contest. (Photo: Devi Shastri)
A block south of Gjerdset, Judith Reidy of Hales Corners held her breath as she painted the massive arc of the WonderFair Wheel with a thin brush. Inch by inch, she worked her way around, stopping to sigh in relief and start again.
It was past 4 p.m. Reidy had started working at 10 that morning. She planned to stay late, so she could paint the same scene in the night lights.
Many competitors paint two pieces on the first day, and a “quick paint” on a smaller canvas for the second day of competition. The quick-paint competition lasts only two hours. Then the art is up for sale to fairgoers. The artists ages range from 17 to 75, said Larry Schultz, contest superintendent.
Across the fair to the east, Wendie Thompson, 63, challenged herself. She stood with her pop-up easel and case of pastels beside the loading area for the sky glider, watching people jump on and off the ride.
She sketched a rough outline as riders hopped off the glider’s seats, hustling to get out of the still-moving ride’s way. As the chairs moved in and out of the shadows, Thompson’s scene changed, second-by-second. Green in the sun and green in the shadows were completely different. But Thompson has years of experience.
“I like to tell people it takes me about two and a half hours and 15 years,” she laughed. “It takes two and a half hours to paint the painting and 15 years to learn to do it in two and a half hours.”
Thompson, group coordinator for the Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association, smiled to herself, at ease as she sketched.
In plein air painting, many factors are outside an artist’s control. They race against the unrelenting sun, its movements changing colors and scenes, more than any deadline. The elements have their way, too. If it rains, use an umbrella. Cold? Bundle up.
And there’s the human aspect. Artists cannot use photographs, so they also battle their own fading memories of a scene.
“When you’re doing (plein air painting), you can’t be in the past and worry about what’s gone on there, or you cannot be in the future,” Thompson said. “You’ve got to be right straight in the middle, because so much is going on around you that you’ve just got to stay there.”
All to catch a one fleeting moment in the ever-changing state fair.
“There’s very little that does that — that forces you to stay in the moment,” she said. “So that’s what I love about it.”
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The Reviews Are In, These Are The Top 3 Videos of 2017!
By Jen Tarvin on December 28, 2017
The year is coming to a close and we have no complaints about 2017. This year we became partners with an additional 10,300 video creators. As a partner, we manage videos to help our creators grow their social presence, protect their videos from freebooting, and share their stories with the world. Based on how our video creators measure success, we reviewed the most outstanding videos of the year and are happy to present our top picks for 2017!
Video Most Protected from Freebooting
Dalmatian Interrupts Yoga
Dogs make awesome workout partners! Well, maybe not. But this dalmatian helped his owner, Colleen Wilson of Los Angeles, make an awesome workout video, which is close enough as far as we’re concerned. How awesome, you ask? In total, the video generated more than 163 million views on YouTube.
Interestingly, however, the vast majority of those video views came from stolen, freebooted copies of Ms. Wilson’s video. Copyright violators “freeboot” videos by uploading them to their own channels without permission from the original video creator. (You can learn more about freebooting here.)
By partnering with Jukin Media, video creators benefit from our highly skilled rights management team, which helps detect unauthorized usage of our partners’ video clips. In fact, a majority of negative reviews and complaints about Jukin Media aren’t from our video creators -- they are from people who get busted stealing videos our partners created.
Jukin Media protected the video rights of this adorable duo by claiming 163 million stolen views, and ensuring that revenue from those views was returned to the video’s rightful owner. We also made a couple freebooters a little grumpy -- sorry not sorry.
Video That Led to the Highest Channel Growth
Cool Taekwondo Skills
Samuel Ericsson is a Korean born MMA fighter living in Sweden. He’s also insanely popular all over the world on our People Are Awesome channel. His video was published in August 2017 and has already been viewed one million times, as well as earned 30 thousand likes, shares and comments.
For many people, like Ericsson, growing a social following has more long term value than views or money. This is especially true for athletes who spend every waking moment training to be the best in their field, but don’t have a ton of energy leftover for marketing. With more than 80 million fans across our publishing brands, Jukin Media helps video creators like Ericsson gain more exposure and earn more followers.
This compilation makes our videos of the year list because Ericsson’s personal channels grew by more than 4,200 followers after People Are Awesome shared his video.
The Most Licensed Video of 2017
Sea Lion Drags Girl Into Water
In May of 2017 the world collectively gasped at the sight of a sea lion pulling a little girl into the water.
The video immediately circulated the internet as a viral sensation, creating huge demand by media outlets. To date, the video has been licensed 96 times, and counting. This thrilling story was shared to millions on Good Morning America, Today Show, and Inside Edition, among others. And every time Jukin Media licenses the video to a TV or web outlet, the video creator gets a check.
Proving that a viral video lives in the cultural zeitgeist forever, this video might traditionally fall into the ‘news’ category, but is still being licensed at a steady rate. Here at Jukin Media, we know a good video has no expiration date, that’s why we make it easy for our content publishing partners to review our latest and greatest UGC content, and ultimately, license amazing viral videos.
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Pupil’s art exhibition to help the homeless
On 15th July, Paulton Infants School hosted their first art exhibition, raising over £100 for the homeless and local charity Julian House.
Calley Potts at her art exhibition.
After hearing a talk from Julian House at her school, 6 year old pupil Calley Potts wanted to do something to raise money and help support the homeless people in Julian House’s care. Being a keen artist, and with the help of her mum and dad Sadie and Terry Potts, she organised an art exhibition at her school. Alongside her art, she also invited her classmates to create pieces that they could sell to raise money for the charity.
Calley said: “Julian House came to my school and told us about homeless people in Bath. It made me feel sad because they don’t have enough food or a home to live in, so I thought I want to help. I love art and thought I could help by making and selling some pieces. I asked my school if we could hold an art exhibition and set a goal to raise £100. Now I want to keep going because I haven’t ended homelessness yet. Next I want to take requests from people and raise more money for Julian House so everyone can have a home”.
Mum Sadie added: “We are incredibly proud of Calley. She has led this from the start and has astounded us by her kindness and entrepreneurial spirit. We’d like to thank Paulton Infants school, all the parents and Julian House in supporting Calley”.
Calley is now taking art commission requests and hopes to raise even more money for the charity.
This was her first commission. It’s called ‘Dream’ and explores the dream a homeless person may have for a home of their own.
To get in touch and support Calley’s venture, email art_by_calleypotts@outlook.com
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'Peppa Pig' is sexist, London Fire Brigade says
Posted: 7:07 PM, Mar 21, 2019
Peppa Pig, the perky little porcine beloved of preschoolers across the world, is at the center of a sexism row after London's fire service accused makers of the hit show of using "out of date stereotypical gender specific wording."
The blockbuster cartoon, which airs in more than 180 countries, has faced criticism after an episode called "The Fire Engine" referred to a firefighter as a fireman.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) tweeted: "Come on @peppapig, we've not been firemen for 30 years. You have a huge influence on kids & using out of date stereotypical gender specific wording prevents young girls from becoming firefighters. Join our #Firefightingsexism campaign."
The fire service also criticized Fireman Sam, another character popular with British preschoolers, while praising the makers of Barbie for producing a fire-fighting doll. The model was issued in a series of career dolls to celebrate Barbie's 60th birthday, though the first Barbie firefighter went on sale in 1995.
The LFB tweeted: "Great to have another supporter in our #FirefightingSexism campaign. Welcome Barbie! She's coming to the rescue, helping girls & boys to imagine everything they can become by joining the Brigade, in our new gold kit too."
The fire brigade's tweets sparked a row, with one Twitter user posting a picture of a Peppa Pig story book that clearly features several female firefighters, including Mummy Pig.
TV presenter Piers Morgan waded in to the fray Monday, tweeting: "If women are being 'put off' joining the fire service because Fireman Sam - A CARTOON CHARACTER - supposedly 'perpetuates male stereotypes' then can I politely suggest these women probably don't have what it takes to fight fires."
Another Twitter user pointed out that Fireman Sam features a woman called Firefighter Penny Morris, to which the LFB responded by saying her involvement is "completely devalued" by the show's name.
The LFB says it currently employs 354 female firefighters -- 7.39% of its operational workforce.
According to government statistics, women represent around 5% of firefighters in England and Scotland and just 3% in Northern Ireland.
In a statement issued to CNN, a spokesman for the LFB said: "We need to challenge outdated language that our research is showing is stopping young girls and women from considering firefighting as a rewarding and professional career.
"It was widely reported that a four-year-old named Esme came home and said she couldn't be a firefighter because she was a girl. This shows that children's cartoons make a huge impression on young people and it's time for all media to treat us with respect and call us firefighters what we have been for the past 30 years."
Mattel, which produces Fireman Sam, issued the following statement to CNN: "We have enormous respect for all firefighters and the work that they do; we are committed to representing their work in the most appropriate way through our entertaining show for children.
"Fireman Sam is a much loved and iconic brand and we are constantly evolving to make sure that we stay true to the show's heritage as well as representing the world that children see around them today.
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Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Welcome to the department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at Khyber Medical College, Peshawar
About the Department: The first batch of MBBS students of Khyber Medical College was able to reach its 3rd year in 1957. As no Pharmacologist was available at that time, a well known Physician Dr. Nasir ud Din Azam Khan was given the responsibility of establishing the department and teaching the subject of Pharmacology. Since then, a series of renowned Professors, including eminent Pharmacologists like Professor S.A. Wahid Shah, chaired the department, raising it to the outstanding position among the Pharmacology departments of public and private sector medical colleges, not only in the province but also throughout the country.
The department has a rich faculty including two Professors, one Associate Professor, five Assistant Professors and five Demonstrators who are involved full time in teaching and training of undergraduate students of 3rd year MBBS and 2nd year BDS, and postgraduate scholars of M.Phil and DCD (Diploma in Clinical Dentistry) in the discipline of Pharmacology.
The department has one lecture theatre, three laboratories for undergraduate students, a research laboratory for postgraduate students and faculty, a museum, SGD rooms, staff room and offices for the faculty and ministerial staff, and an animal house. Research Laboratory of the department is equipped with PowerLab, rotary evaporator and refrigerator for storing biological specimens at -80C to -800C for research purposes. The department also manages a Students Pharmacy providing first-aid in emergency situations.
Imparting knowledge of rationale use of medications and fostering a culture of research in the field of Pharmacology
To be a dynamic and competitive centre of excellence in teaching, learning and research in the discipline of Pharmacology
Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Marwat
Professor & Chairperson | MBBS, M.Phil, drmushtaq86@gmail.com
Dr. Saadatullah Khan,
Professor | MBBS, M.Phil, drsaadat68@gmail.com
Dr. Abid Shah
Associate Professor | MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), doctorabidshah@gmail.com
Dr. Shandana Amer
Assistant Professor | MBBS, M.Phil, PhD (Scholar), shandanaaltaf@hotmail.com
Dr. Muazzam Ahmad
Assistant Professor | MBBS, M.Phil, banisai20@hotmail.com
Dr. Muhammad Zahid.
Faculty of Islamiyat (attached to Pharmacology Department), Associate Professor | M.A., M.Phil, PhD (Islamiyat) | zahid_umar1966@yahoo.com
Dr. Mustafa Khurshid
Demonstrator / MBBS, mustafakhurshid@outlook.com
Dr. Naimatullah Orakzai
Assistant Professor | MBBS, M.Phil, PhD (Scholar), orakzai76@gmail.com
Dr. Saleh Faisal
Assistant Professor | MBBS, M.Phil, PhD (Scholar), drsalehfaisal@gmail.com
Dr. Tariq Mahfooz Khwaja
Demonstrator | MBBS, M.Phil (Scholar), tariq_mahfooz@hotmail.com
Waheed Iqbal
Chemist / B.Pharmacy, M.Phil (Pharmacology), waheediqbal22@gmail.com
Dr. Nizam ud Din
Assistant Professor | MBBS, M.Phil, FCPS (Medicine), drnizam99@yahoo.com
Dr. Arif Jamal
Demonstrator / MBBS, drarifjamal995@gmail.com
Dr. Mohammad Tamhid
Demonstrator / MBBS, M.Phil (Scholar)
Dr. Sarwat Jahan
Demonstrator / MBBS, M.Phil, sarwatt.jahan@gmail.com
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Uber car service sees busy opening weekend
5 years 3 months 1 week ago Saturday, October 11 2014 Oct 11, 2014 Saturday, October 11, 2014 6:40:00 PM CDT October 11, 2014 in News
By: Sara Maslar-Donar, KOMU 8 Reporter
COLUMBIA - As thousands of Mizzou fans emptied out of Faurot Field today, taxi services were on hand to take them home.
One of these services was Uber, a personal car service that launched in Columbia on Thursday. This was its first weekend of operation.
According to Uber's general manager for regional expansion, Pooneet Kant, the service is active in over 210 cities around the world.
He said Uber chose to launch in Columbia because the company saw a lot of interest from riders, as well as potential drivers.
"This is a great option for a college town, with lots of students who are looking for affordable, safe rides and also might be looking to earn some extra income as a driver," he said.
Steven Craze is a driver for Uber in Columbia. He said he thinks this weekend has been busy because it is a football weekend and there are so many visitors from out of town.
"It's good because we have a game day going on," he said. "A lot of out of town, out of state visitors coming in, being able to utilize the service."
A KOMU 8 reporter tried to request a car several times today but she recieved a message that all the Uber cars were in service and unavailable at the time.
Craze said he thinks it is because the service is new to the area so it is busy and there aren't a lot of drivers yet.
Mizzou student Alexis Lopez took an Uber ride this weekend and said she believes Uber will prosper in Columbia because it is the safest and most affordable car service out there.
"I would absolutely use it again. It's the best way to prevent drunk driving," she said. "I would much rather my friends take Uber. If they take it it's so much cheaper than taking a cab."
Uber will be offering 5 free rides per person with the promotional code COMOFREE until October 16.
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What I stand for
Anna Landmark
Blue Ribbon Commission and Marklein Legislative Update Tell Two Different Stories about the State of Education in SW Wisconsin
Last Monday I attended the Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding held in Fennimore. The Commission, initiated this winter, is a series of public hearings to explore our education funding system. These hearings, scheduled throughout the state, give local citizens and education professionals a chance to inform legislators of how students, schools and communities are doing under the current levels.
By all accounts on Monday, our public schools in SW Wisconsin are hurting, and hurting badly. Four citizens, including me and several school board members, and seven superintendents testified. Two superintendents, who just happened to be male, teared up on the stand as they listed the effect that years of repeated budget cuts have had not just on facilities and services, but on the people and small towns involved. Bryce Bird, Superintendent of Riverdale Schools, said that the district has been cutting the budget for 17 years. “I don’t think we can cut our way out of a deficit,” he told the commission, which is co-chaired by Sen. Luther Olson and Rep. Joel Kitchens.
In response to heart-wrenching testimony, Olsen said that the rural districts were simply “inefficient” and required “out of the box solutions.” Kitchens said that since projections for rural populations were for more shrinkage, consolidation was inevitable. Tom Wermuth, Superintendent at River Valley Schools, said his district has consolidated 4 high schools and closed 21 elementary schools already. He detailed long bus rides for pre-K children and hard feelings between towns, before addressing district resident Sen. Howard Marklein, who sits on the panel, saying “Howard, how do you think I’m doing with consolidation?”
Sen. Marklein didn’t answer, but in his “2018 Summer Legislative Update” he published a graph – also published in Rep. Todd Novak’s literature last week - showing that state support for public education had risen every year since Act 10 dramatically cut funding in 2011. Gov. Walker, in recent campaign speeches, has made the same claim as the graph, that the state has never spent more on education than it has in this budget.
Politifact has rated this assertion “mostly false” on the grounds that the numbers don’t take inflation into account. In spite of the fact that Marklein’s newsletter touts "historic investment" in K-12 and Novak used the term “record funding” for the same chart, 55% of Wisconsin's public school districts received LESS state aid in 2017-2018 than they did in 2016-2017, according to the Department of Public Instruction. When adjusted for inflation, Wisconsin public schools received less state aid in 2017 than they did in 2009.
From my seat in the audience, I heard superintendents thank legislators for the extra $100 per student that some schools will get in sparsity aid, but they went on to talk about how they can’t operate into the next decade without dramatic changes in the funding formula and in actual investment. From my seat as a citizen, parent and Senate candidate, I think it is time to elect legislators who will put real taxpayer dollars back into our communities, and stop playing games with the numbers, with our children, and with our future.
Paid for by Kriss Marion for SW Wisconsin. Mailing Address: PO Box 36, Blanchardville WI 53516. Call: (608)636-4652 Email: team@krissforwisconsin.com
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Spring Rock, another planned community near Kuna, moves forward
Spring Rock as proposed would have 1,925 single-family homes and 372 apartments, along with commercial buildings and open space, on 761 acres.
Credit: ACHD
This image is a map of the planned Spring Rock community near Kuna. The 2,200+ housing units here will require multiple roads to be widened in the future, according to ACHD staff.
Author: Thomas Plank (Idaho Press)
A planned community with over 2,200 housing units east of Kuna is moving forward after a hearing at the Ada County Highway District.
Ten Mile Creek, LLC is in the process of building Spring Rock, a planned community like Avimor and Dry Creek Ranch, according to the Idaho Press. Spring Rock as proposed would have 1,925 single-family homes and 372 apartments, along with commercial buildings and open space, on 761 acres.
Planned communities are developments that include multiple kinds of residential, commercial and recreational buildings and are generally completed over a period of years; in Spring Rock's case, Ten Mile is hoping to complete the development in 20 years.
On Wednesday, Dave Yorgason, one of the developers of Spring Rock and a partner in Ten Mile Creek, LLC, went before commissioners to ask them to approve an ACHD staff report that will be used by Kuna's Planning and Zoning Commission and later Kuna City Council when they determine if they will OK the development.
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"The city of Kuna is in tentative support of this," Yorgason said, and added the development, which will be nestled next to the Falcon Crest golf course and planned community, fit Kuna's new comprehensive plan.
"We're very excited about this project," Yorgason said.
The staff report suggested a multitude of changes to roads around the development to deal with 2040's projected levels of traffic:
Widen Cloverdale Road between Amity and Hubbard roads from either three or five lanes to seven lanes.
Widen Columbia Road between Meridian and Cloverdale roads from two to five lanes.
Widen Hubbard Road between Five Mile and Cloverdale from two to five lanes.
Widen Five Mile Road between Ten Mile Creek and Hubbard Road from two to five lanes.
Widen Kuna Road between Meridian and Eagle roads from two to five lanes and from Eagle to Cloverdale roads from two to three lanes.
There are some concerns about the new planned community. The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (Compass), a regional planning agency, completed a development review of the Spring Rock project.
"The proposal exceeds growth forecasted for this area. Coupled with the Falcon Crest proposal to the southwest, transportation infrastructure may not be able to support the new transportation demands," Compass' review said.
Compass added it had concerns about the lack of public transportation in the area, and that until the site was built out to include commercial enterprises, the number of trips in and out of the community would stress the roads around Spring Rock.
While the commission did vote the staff report through, Commissioner Kent Goldthorpe expressed frustration about the speed of the process.
"The fact is we haven't been given any time here ... to give due and thorough consideration to this," he told Yorgason. Goldthorpe said he and the commission had only been given four days to look over the staff report.
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Yorgason said he and his team had been working with Kuna city staff, neighbors and other groups over the past several months to bring Spring Rock in front of the ACHD commission.
Ten Mile Creek, LLC partner and developer Chris Finley said the project would be putting housing in a spot in the Treasure Valley that would easily access multiple municipal areas and businesses.
"It's 15 minutes to Micron ... and it's not far from Nampa and Caldwell," Finley said.
He and his partners believe Kuna will be an up-and-coming area to live and work in the near future. Compass is projecting the 24,600-person town will more than double in size by 2040, estimating that its population will rise to 50,109 people.
"Kuna is an incredible city," Finley said.
Commissioner Sara Baker said the housing issues in the Treasure Valley were only getting worse, so the commission and others had to be prepared to meet that crunch.
"We're at the point where they're coming, and we have to start building," Baker said.
Yorgason agreed.
"We're trying to meet housing demand," Yorgason said.
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Bail refused to pair charged with Doagh bar attack on loyalist
The attack happened at McConnell's Bar in Doagh
Published: 15:56 Thursday 23 March 2017
Two men accused of trying to murder a former leading loyalist in a barroom attack must remain in custody, a judge has ruled.
David Rush, 34, and David Gibson, 44, were refused bail amid allegations they were part of a 10-strong gang who battered Darren Moore with weapons in Doagh, Co Antrim last week.
Police said he was specifically targeted in a vicious assault that inflicted multiple head fractures, facial lacerations and a puncture wound to his stomach.
Belfast Magistrates’ Court also heard that two days after the attack a house he previously lived in was ransacked and damaged in a suspected case of mistaken identity.
Rush, from Ballyvesey Green, and Gibson, of Milewater Drive – both in Newtownabbey – are jointly charged with attempted murder.
Rush also faces a further count of possessing a wooden baton with intent to commit an indictable offence.
CCTV footage allegedly links both men to the attack at McConnell’s Bar on March 15.
Moore, in his 40s and formerly from the Mount Vernon area of Belfast, has been under loyalist paramilitary threat, according to investigating detectives.
He was sitting having a drink when up to 10 men entered and launched the assault before escaping in a number of cars.
Baseball bats, hammers and pickaxe handles were among the weapons said to have been used.
Opposing bail, a detective sergeant claimed there’s a continued risk to Moore’s life.
“It was not a chance of random encounter, he was specifically targeted,” he said.
District Judge Ken Nixon was also told Moore was the intended target in the attack on a house in Broughshane, Co Antrim last Friday.
“We do believe there’s an ongoing effort against the injured party, who is in a vulnerable state that the moment,” the detective added.
It was confirmed that Moore has since been released from hospital to live at an undisclosed location.
He has named a third man to be charged with the attempted murder, 27-year-old Aaron Cahoon, of Fairhill Gardens in Newtownabbey.
During cross-examination defence lawyer Donal McConnell put it to the detective that Rush and Gibson were only identified by police officers who viewed the CCTV recordings.
Mr McConnell also stressed that the man said to be Gibson on the footage does not throw punches or wield any weapons.
The detective replied: “We would say all 10 went with a common purpose, everyone there was on a joint enterprise.”
Denying bail to both accused, Mr Nixon cited the risk of reoffending.
They were remanded in custody to appear again next month.
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Grayling rejects ‘Europeanisation’ of justice
By Catherine Baksi2013-10-16T16:19:00+01:00
‘Europeanisation’ of the justice system will damage the UK’s ‘unique selling point’, the lord chancellor said today, defending the government’s intention to opt out of EU law and order measures.
Chris Grayling (pictured) told the House of Commons Justice committee that the measures are the ‘thin end of the wedge’ towards the creation of a ‘europeanised’ justice system.
Grayling said: ‘There is a very clear objective in the European Commission to take more and more steps to create a single European justice area.’ He said he did not want to ‘hand over in perpetuity’ control of justice issues to the European Court of Justice, but wanted sovereignty to remain with parliament.
Highlighting the international reputation of the UK’s justice system, he warned: ‘If we accept that our legal system will become more Europeanised, then by definition our USP in the world will become less and less visible.’
In July the home secretary Theresa May confirmed that the UK will opt out of 130 EU policing and criminal measures and seek to rejoin 35 measures, identified as being in the national interest to fight serious and organised cross border crime.
Among the measures that the UK is considering opting back in to are the European arrest warrant, Europol and Eurojust.
Grayling said some measures, including the prisoner transfer agreement, are ‘obviously advantageous’ for the country to be part of.
Of the 4,058 foreign prisoners in UK jails, Grayling said around 1,400 have over six months left to serve and are therefore eligible for prisoner transfer arrangements, which would lessen the burden on the prison system.
Grayling said measures to allow data sharing and to enable to British citizens facing trial overseas to spend their bail period in this country, are also among those that the government may rejoin.
He did not rule out a future government being part of a European probation measure, but said the measures currently drafted are ‘vague’ and lack evidence showing they work properly and ensure appropriate levels of supervision.
But he emphatically rejected measures, such as common sentencing, that he said are more about the ‘Europeanisation of justice’ – a road that he said the government does not want to go down.
‘I don’t think there is any will in this country to Europeanise justice,’ he said. ‘I don’t believe that’s right for this country; I don’t believe that’s what this country wants, I don’t believe that’s what the people of this country want. It’s certainly not what the last government wanted and it’s not what this government wants.’
Grayling rejected the notion of a European public prosecutor, saying it would be a ‘real watershed step’ for this country. ‘It is not a route we’re going to go down,’ he said, adding that other member states shared the UK’s ‘misgivings’.
Other measures, said Grayling, such as those on conflict of jurisdiction, are ‘redundant or have little impact’ and so there is ‘no need’ for the UK to hand over jurisdiction.
Grayling rejected the suggestion that the UK’s reputation would be damaged internationally by opting out of the measures or that the UK should take be part of the measures to ensure other country’s standards remain high.
He told the committee: ‘I’m not willing to see us compromise our own sovereignty and the integrity of our own justice system in the name of getting other people to improve theirs.’
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Recording studio time is expensive, and even if you're recording in a home studio, whoever's doing the work behind the computer is putting in valuable time. Making the most of the time you've got in the studio is really, really important.
Here are 5 tips to really keep in mind as you get ready to enter the studio, especially if you're a first-timer. Keep in mind, these all come from experience -- I've been there as a musician, and as an engineer, and everything I'm telling you comes from seeing it happen!
Have Your Songs Prepared
This one goes without saying, but you'd be surprised. You and your band should be able to play through every song you plan on recording and play through it well. Time spent working out arrangements in the studio is valuable time you can be using to add overdubs and other little things to make your songs shine!
Also, keep in mind this: if you're using any sequenced parts or electronic instruments, make sure you've got those parts arranged and pre-recorded before you enter the studio. The last thing the engineer has time to do is wait for you to remember how your electronic arrangement goes.
Hangovers are Bad
Sure, getting into the studio is a great time, and it's definitely cause for celebration, especially if it's your first album. But trust me on this one: lay off the alcohol, drugs, and late-night partying before getting into the studio. A lot of younger bands are more into the "scene" than they are making the actual record, and that's unfortunate. And remember, always respect studio house rules on booze; drugs, whatever your preference, should always stay at home -- remember, most studios are places of business.
Come to the studio well-rested and ready to work. If you're a singer, rest your voice, drink plenty of water (including room-temperature water when you're in the studio -- ice is bad for vocal cords!).
Always Use New Strings & Heads
Guitarists & bassists, listen up. Bring new strings to the session, and don't cheap out, either -- go with good quality strings. Your recording quality will suffer with old strings, and no, I don't care if that's the sound you're going for. You'll thank me later.
Drummers, bring new heads -- and make sure they're tuned right on your kit -- and new sticks. And for everybody? BRING SPARES! You don't want to be holding up the session because you needed to send your girlfriend out to Guitar Center for you.
Know Your Sound, But Be Realistic
Make sure your producer and engineer understands what sound you want, but keep in mind, they can't exactly reproduce another album's recording conditions for you. Just because your favorite band's drum tracks sound a certain way doesn't mean yours can -- that is, unless you use the same drummer, same kit, same room, same mics, same everything.
Bring some examples of styles you'd like to see reflected in your work to your producer/engineer ahead of time, and let them explain to you how they can split the difference to help your project come out as close to what you want, and remember: individuality IS a good thing!
Know When To Quit
Adrenaline runs high in a situation like a recording studio, especially when you're racing to beat the clock to save money. But knowing when to quit can be really helpful, too.
The longer you push your ears, and longer you physically continue to perform, you'll get tired and thus your performance will suffer. It's better to know when to walk away for the day, and come back the next day refreshed and ready to go. It's not failure, it's making the best of your time. Your producer and engineer are susceptible to fatigue, too; keep them in mind when trying to fit in a marathon recording session with your band.
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Friday, April 24, 2020 at The Town Hall, New York, NY
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MUSIC WITH A MISSION: EARTH CONCERTS
Val Vigoda
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Valerie Vigoda is an electric violinist/singer/songwriter and founding member of the band GrooveLily. She is currently delighted to be spending less time in the band van and more time doing things like creating musical theater projects with collaborators (Striking 12, Sleeping Beauty Wakes), writing songs for film (Tinker Bell & The Lost Treasure, Tinker Bell & The Great Fairy Rescue), and creating a new solo performance project. Her solo performance combines vocals and electric violin in a one-woman loop-driven pop symphony of song, created in real time onstage. Her powerful, entrancing voice and her eye-and-ear-catching six-string electric violin are augmented by the use of live-looping onstage to create something fresh and riveting. “Valerie Vigoda is one of those talents that inspire both awe and a sense of joy in audiences.” (Patricia Lynch, Executive Director, The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH)
BELLA GAIA is a globally recognized immersive experience created by award-winning director, composer and violinist Kenji Williams. Amazing imagery of the Earth from space, data visualizations, and stirring live performances of music and dance from around the world are threaded by an orbiting flight path and stunning NASA imagery from the International Space Station. BELLA GAIA tells a cosmic story inspired by astronauts who spoke of the life changing power of seeing the Earth from space. This moving celebration of our cultural heritage leaves audiences with a transformative sense of wonder and inspiration. BELLA GAIA has toured around the world to 14 countries, presented over 300 shows, and has a Fulldome movie presenting at planetariums around the world. “BELLA GAIA shows you how humans and nature are connected, and how art and science are connected. It’s an exploration of the relationship between human civilization and our ecosystem through time and space.” (Kenji Williams)
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The Wazirabad area in North Delhi faces a growing threat due to untreated waste disposed near the area. Industrial plants and factories cause this problem.
Ambedkar Basti is home to mostly daily-wage workers who cannot afford to pay rent in colonies with better facilities. Residents here make just enough money to be classified as above the poverty line, but this is hardly enough to sustain livelihoods.
The community is patriarchal and girls are generally not allowed to leave the house. This is also because of the fact that there is a high degree of eve teasing that goes unchecked.
The low involvement of women and girls in the community was a problem when the programme was initiated. The staff is working towards this and there has been a noticeable change.
The Magic bus programme in Ambedkar Basti has around 75 children, of which 36 are girls.
Sanitation in the area was also a problem caused by improper waste disposal. The playing ground was the dumping ground of the community, but after the Magic bus programme began, the children were encouraged to clean up their neighbourhood, which they did enthusiastically. Seeing this, parents and others in the community also decided to change. They have now stopped dumping waste into the ground.
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May and June 1918 were spent in and out of the line south west of Albert. There was some enemy artillery and 2/Lieut Downes and twelve other ranks were killed during these two months. In June, each London Irish company had the pleasure of training a platoon of American soldiers in the line. On 1st August, the enemy withdrew east of the River Ancre and London Irish patrols were able to enter Albert during daylight. By 9th August, after many London Irish patrol attacks, few Germans remained in Albert. A photograph exists in the Imperial War Museum of Lieut Colonel Neely and a patrol in front of the ruined cathedral.
A successful French offensive in July 1918 led to a British advance in August and the 47th Division became involved on 22nd August between Albert and the Somme. Some London Irish platoons advanced into the Happy Valley and succeeded in capturing 3 officers and 103 other ranks. The enemy counter attacked and recovered some ground but Colonel Neely led 50 men on 23rd August quietly behind the enemy and in a completely successful movement, they captured two officers, 65 other ranks and seven machine guns. The battalion remained in opposed positions all day on the 24th and suffered heavy shell fire, and were relieved the next day. Casualties had been severe – 34 other ranks killed and 7 officers and 170 other ranks wounded.
The advance continued on 30th August to Maurepas and the next day at 530am towards Rancourt. Machine gun fire was heavy and the London Irish lost Captain Curling. Lieut Jones and twenty other ranks killed.
The London Irish moved forward again on 5th September across the Canal du Nord with orders to assault the village of Lieramont the next day, which was successful. On 10th September, the battalion left the Somme by train – this time forever. The days of trench warfare was over.
After the summer battles on the Somme, the London Irish moved back to Raimbert with good billets known from a previous stay. Rumours of a change of front were current with Italy the favourite, but on 3rd October, the battalion was back in the line south west of Laventie. They immediately advanced due east against a retreating enemy although opposition from machine guns and snipers caused casualties. A steady advance continued and on 28th October, the Battalion entered Lille as part of the 47th Division accompanying General Birdwood, commanding the 5th Army. From there, the London Irish crossed the L’Escault canal to reconnoitre. The enemy continued to withdraw but the battalion fired their last shot on 7th November as other units took up the pursuit. Unfortunately 2/Lieut Baxter was killed on this day.
When hostilities ceased, the battalion took part in the picqueting of the town of Tournai, then worked on the damaged Lille to Brussels railway for a few days.
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Jordanian al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan
By Bill Roggio | December 20, 2010 | [email protected] | @billroggio
An al Qaeda operative who was an administrator of an online jihadist forum has been killed by US forces in Afghanistan.
The slain operative, Haythem bin Mohammed al Khayat, a Jordanian better known as Abu Kandahar al Zarqawi, was an administrator at the jihadist Al Hesbah forum. According to Flashpoint Partners, a consulting firm that monitors jihadist media, he was also an associate of Abu Dujanah al Khurasani, the suicide bomber who carried out the attack at Combat Outpost Chapman in Khost province on Dec. 30, 2009, that killed seven CIA operatives and a Jordanian intelligence officer.
In September 2009, Khurasani had announced “the good news about the arrival here [in Afghanistan] of your brother Abu Kandahar” in a statement released on jihadist forums, Flashpoint Partners reported. Several months later, in an April 2010 interview with the Global Islamic Media Front , Abu Kandahar “urged residents of the Levant to ‘focus on the wars of assassinations, snipers and explosives.'”
Abu Kandahar was a member of an al Qaeda network that included Khurasani, a Jordanian and a longtime internet jihadi who had enticed the CIA with promises of being able to produce Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s second in command. Khurasani had been recruited by Jordanian intelligence to inform on al Qaeda’s leadership circles, but instead plotted to kill CIA agents in Afghanistan.
Other members of the network included Abu Abdulrahman al Qahtani, a veteran jihadist from Yemen; Ghazwan al Yemeni, a top operative in al Qaeda’s external operations network who aided in the attack at Combat Outpost Chapman; and Abu Dujanah al Sanaani, a Yemeni and an Internet jihadist who is known to have operated the Al Balagh Media Center and interviewed Siraj Haqqani. Over the past several months, Qahtani, Ghazwan, and Sanaani have all been killed during fighting and Predator strikes along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
“This network includes skilled bombmakers, ‘martyrdom” operatives, and senior commanders tightly ensconced with al Qaeda’s top leadership in the rugged terrain surrounding the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” Flashpoint Partners reported on Dec. 12. With the death of Abu Kandahar, 10 of the 14 members of this network have been killed.
Targeting al Qaeda in Afghanistan
The US military routinely targets and kills al Qaeda commanders and operatives in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda often releases propaganda statements announcing their deaths. In late October, al Qaeda announced the deaths of five veteran jihadist commanders. Last week, a jihadist forum announced the death of Mahmud Abu Rideh, a Palestinian who had been detained in the United Kingdom for four years.
In late September, the International Security Assistance force announced the deaths of two foreign al Qaeda operatives: a senior al Qaeda leader from Saudi Arabia named Abdallah Umar al Qurayshi, and an explosives expert named Abu Atta al Kuwaiti. Both were killed in a US airstrike in Kunar province. Several “Arabic foreign fighters” were also said to have been killed in the same strike. Sa’ad Mohammad al Shahri, a longtime jihadist and the son of a retired Saudi colonel, is thought to have been among them. Since the beginning of 2010, scores of al Qaeda operatives have been killed in US military operations in Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda’s extensive reach in Afghanistan is documented not only by al Qaeda’s propaganda statements, but in the body of press releases issued in recent years by the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Looking at press releases dating back to March 2007, The Long War Journal has been able to detect the presence of al Qaeda and affiliated groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Islamic Jihad Union in 62 different districts in 19 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.
This picture of an extensive al Qaeda presence in Afghanistan contradicts statements made by top Obama administration intelligence officials, including CIA Director Leon Panetta and National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter. Last spring, Panetta and Leiter claimed that only 50 to 100 al Qaeda operatives are active in Afghanistan. Administration officials have since ceased making such claims.
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ArneFufkin says:
Two fairly recent positive assessments from the Afghan battlespace:
Col. Martinson, Commander of the 1st BCT/4 ID about the Kandahar district AOR: //www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4741
And one from USMC MG Mills about the improving situation in Helmand: //www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4734
From the Martindale briefing above – some insight into the Pakistan sanctuary issue and why the recent Af/Pak review listed Pakistan as a critical security vulnerability:
Q: Colonel, Viola Gienger from Bloomberg News. I don
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It’s ‘Doctor’ Evil, thank you very much...
If this article comes to a sudden halt in mid-sentence, just assume I’ve been arrested by the Respect Police, and carted off kicking and screaming for a little forced re-education by the Ministry of Manners
Raphael Vassallo 20 March 2018, 7:17am
I didn't spend six years in Evil Medical School to be called ‘mister’...
Of all the classic TV tropes and clichés, the one that irritates me most consistently is ‘bir-rispett kollu’. The English equivalent is ‘with all due respect’... but as anyone who understands both languages will immediately notice, one of those words didn’t quite make it into the widely used Maltese version.
I say ‘widely used’ because, admittedly, there is a slighter longer and more complete version in Maltese, which also includes the missing word: ‘Bir-rispett kollu DOVUT’. Some might think that it got shortened merely to save time or breath; but not me. No, I think there’s a far likelier reason for the omission; I think the word ‘dovut’ – ‘due’ – is considered superfluous, in a country where everyone seems to think they are automatically worthy of ‘respect’ by virtue of simply existing, and nothing more.
Conversely, it also suggests that people who insist on being treated with ‘respect’, should not have to lift so much as a finger to actually earn it. It is a quality that should be conferred on them at all times, regardless how they behave in life, or how they go about their private (and/or public) business.
Sorry, but... who on earth put that absurd notion in your heads? The only people who can get away with demanding ‘respect’ for no particular reason are Mafiosi. Remember that classic line from the Godfather? “...you don't ask with respect. You don't offer friendship. You don't even think to call me Godfather. Instead, you come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married, and you ask me to do murder, for money...”
The only people who can get away with demanding 'respect' for no particular reason are Mafiosi
Yes, people like Don Vito Corleone can get away with it... but only because they’re the sort of people who do precisely what the Don got so offended about in that scene: ‘murder for money’. And in any case, it’s a different sort of ‘respect’ entirely. You’d show the same ‘respect’ to any thug with a gun... or even, for that matter, to a dangerous-looking dog. Speaking entirely for myself, it is not the sort of ‘respect’ I would aspire to. (Then again, I’d be pretty useless as a Mafioso anyway. And I’d look kind of silly in a pin-striped suit...)
So let’s stick to the sort of ‘respect’ that so many people here feel they are owed for no reason under the sun. The sort that got an environmental activist escorted out of a Planning Authority public hearing last Thursday under heavy police escort, for instance.
I’ll admit it’s going to be difficult to make specific references to the actors involved there, because... um... what if I get their titles wrong? What if I say ‘Mr Vince Cassar’, instead of ‘Dr Vince Cassar’... or ‘Professor Vince Cassar’... or ‘His Excellency Vince Cassar’... or ‘He Who Must Not be Disrespected Vince Cassar?’
Heck, what if I forget my place entirely, and just call him ‘Vince’? Judging by what happened last Thursday – when four police cars, 10 policemen, and the Rapid Intervention Unit were dispatched to drag a member of the public out of a ‘public’ PA meeting – I reckon an entire SWAT-team of abseiling, Kevlar-clad spooks would come smashing through my windows in an instant. They probably even have a ‘Disrespect Alarm’ system at the Floriana Police Depot, connected to strategically-placed CCTV cameras all over the country. ‘Red Alert! There has been a breach in Sector 3: a citizen failed to genuflect properly in the presence of a junior public officer... Go nab ‘im, boys...’
So if this article comes to a sudden halt in mid-sentence, just assume I’ve been arrested by the Respect Police, and carted off kicking and screaming for a little forced re-education by the Ministry of Manners. Meanwhile, let’s take another look at what happened.
From various eye-witness accounts, it transpires that a certain Robert-Louis Fenech – fairly well-known for online environmentalist activism, and a long-standing critic of PA policies – was a little rude during question-time at that PA hearing. He said ‘Oi!’ – ‘Oi!’, no less – when trying to get the attention of a board that was doggedly refusing to listen to his objections; he then called Vic... I mean, PROFESSOR Victor Axiak (phew, almost forgot) by his name, instead of by his ancestral title... and he even told the Great Googly-Moogly Himself to ‘mind his own business’. To his face, I might add.
Oh, and he also refused to leave the room when given his marching orders. (I’ll leave you to guess by whom, as I might get the designation wrong, and... you know...)
Meanwhile, the entire meeting had to be suspended for around half an hour... or however long it took for around one-third of Malta’s entire law enforcement capability to be mobilised to the scene of the crime... which also means that nobody else got to ask any questions in all that time, either.
And what do you know? Question time is eventually over, and the board gets to the part it’s been anxiously awaiting so long: the part where it votes to approve the development of a hotel on the Delimara coastline... and which just happens to be precisely what Robert-Louis Fenech – along with PROFESSOR Victor Axiak’s own Environmental Resources Authority, as well as all the civil society NGOs at that meeting – was trying to stop from happening.
Hmm. It all seems to have worked out spectacularly to the advantage of the people who were pushing for approval, don’t you think? The developers, naturally (who can blame them?)... but also the overwhelming majority of the Planning Authority Board itself (the project was approved by 10 votes to three).
Interestingly, among the most vociferous supporters was the Planning Authority’s CEO, Mr/Dr/Prof./Grand Mufti/whatever Johann Buttigieg, who downplayed the visual impact of the hotel on the beach and surroundings; as well as Government representative [choose appropriate title] Clayton Bartolo... who, somewhat bizarrely, described the project as a ‘good investment’ (!).
Small wonder the PA was so keen to avoid any... um... ‘rudeness’. Would it have been ‘disrespectful’ to ask why the Government’s representative on the PA board seemed so concerned with protecting investments of an entirely private nature – whose dividends will be enjoyed only by the developers – and so oblivious to the development’s environmental impact... which affects everybody? (Reason I ask is... Government has a Constitutional obligation for only one of those two considerations. And it sure ain’t ‘protecting private wealth’...)
I thought I’d point that last part out, because it places all this ‘rudeness’ business into some form of context. It may well be a fact that Robert (I’ll assume he won’t take offence at the first-name basis) might have indeed been ‘rude’ and ‘disrespectful’ at that meeting. But it is also a fact that he was forcibly prevented from speaking at a public meeting, which a) is designed specifically to allow the public to comment, and b) is also his inalienable, fundamental human right, according to the Universal Charter enshrined in the Maltese Constitution.
Against Robert’s ‘rudeness’, we therefore have to weigh the hamfistedness with which a public official simply quashed a citizen’s right to express an opinion, on what looks like an entirely vexatious pretext. I’m no international human rights lawyer... but I do know how I’d bet on a possible future ECHR court ruling on this particular case.
What I found even more intriguing, though, was that among the three board members who voted against was none other than PROF. Axiak himself – you know, the one on whose behalf the chairman of the PA board got so upset, that he silenced one of the voices that was actually agreeing with PROF. Axiak (and therefore disagreeing with himself) at that meeting.
Because of ‘disrespect’, naturally. Not because Robert-Louis Fenech was raising valid objections to the project; or asking questions that the board might find difficult to answer... and certainly not because he was expressing a very widespread public exasperation with YET ANOTHER foregone PA approval, flying in the face of genuine environmental concerns.
No, his eviction by at least three separate units of the Malta Police Force was occasioned by his ‘rudeness’... at a public PA meeting that is, of course, always characterised by the very maximum ‘politeness’ and ‘deference’ imaginable.
Is there a polite, respectful way of saying ‘pull the other one’, I wonder? Is it ‘rude’ to even ask the question? Hang on, are those sirens I hear approaching in the distance? Why is everything flashing red and blue all of a sudden? And who the heck would be kicking my front door in at this unearthly hour...?
Hey, what... who... wait... Aaaargh!
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Vaccination rate against measles in Malta at 99%
Number of measles cases in Europe on the rise, WHO warns.
3 March 2015, 12:53pm
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted health authorities on the increasing number of cases of measles in Europe, urging all countries to step up vaccination cross age groups at risk.
The largest number of cases was reported by Kyrgyzstan with 7,477 cases since May 2014, with over 7,000 cases reported in the first seven weeks of 2015. A significant number of measles cases in 2014 and 2015 have also been reported by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.
Measles outbreaks continue to occur in Europe, where some susceptible groups are still not immunised or under immunised, especially as growing numbers of parents either refuse to vaccinate their children or face barriers in accessing vaccination. Travel can also increase the risk of exposure to the measles virus.
The vaccination coverage rate for Malta, where the measles vaccine is available free of charge on the national schedule and is administered to children aged 13 months and yet again at age 3-4 years, stands at 99%.
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This 87,000 square foot building, a former Kmart, is adjacent to Tom’s Food Market. Located directly across the street is Grand Traverse Resort & Spa which has 600 guest rooms and condominiums as well as its three championship golf courses.New retailers to the this area include Meijer, Advance Auto Parts and Tractor Supply. The property is in close proximity to the new Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, which will be going through another expansion, and neighbors Traverse City, which is a year-round tourist destinations that draws over 3.3 million visitors per year.
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The Spooky History of Frogmore Cottage, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s New Home
By Katherine J Igoe
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are moving into Frogmore Cottage soon, and it turns out they'll have some very spooky neighbors, per HELLO!.
The site is actually home to several royal graves, including Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Princess Margaret, and Wallis Simpson. Nearby Windsor Castle has had multiple ghostly sightings, too.
Despite the area being so historic, Meghan and Harry are doing a LOT to make their new home modern and eco-friendly. You can go here for that story.
As soon as the renovations are complete on Frogmore Cottage (I mean, it HAS to be soon, right?), Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are moving out of Kensington Palace and settling into their new home before baby. But as HELLO! notes, part of their adjustment process may actually be to introduce themselves to the ghosts and spirits who have made Frogmore their home, in some cases for hundreds of years, and may still inhabit the historical grounds.
Across from the cottage is a private royal burial ground for royals and their family. There's a Royal Mausoleum, which holds the bodies of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Victoria's mother, former King Edward VIII, and his wife Wallis Simpson are buried nearby. There's ALSO a small chapel, St. George's, which holds no fewer than 10 kings dating back to 1492, and other royals like Princess Margaret.
Just in case you weren't freaked out enough, at the nearby Windsor Castle, there have been spooky sightings of King Henry VIII (if ever there was a man destined for modern reality television, it's him), one of the wives he beheaded, Anne Boleyn (hopefully she's giving him crap for that), and their daughter Elizabeth I (very awkward ghostly family gatherings, right there).
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If the pair are tapped into their spiritual side, and I totally believe Meghan is, all they'll have to do is simply commune with the spirits, perhaps have a seance, and tell them they mean no harm. Easy! Also—I can totally imagine Harry rolling his eyes as Meghan waves incense around.
Sooooo even though Frogmore Cottage is isolated and away from prying eyes, it might actually be a lot more lively than initially thought.
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10 Stocks That Are Screaming Buys Right Now
December 31, 2018 Uncategorized - By Harriet Lefton Investor Place
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on March 2018 but has since been updated and republished to reflect new developments.]
Buckle up — the market is looking jittery right now. If it’s not the threat of further Federal interest rate hikes, it’s the possibility of a full-blown prolonged trade war with China and Europe. As James Brumley notes, however, if geopolitical risks were actually a deterrent to investing in today’s best stocks to buy, “nobody would ever put a penny in stocks”.
For investors prepared to put in the work, there are plenty of gems to be found. I set out to pinpoint the best stocks to buy right now using the best analysts on Wall Street as guidance. TipRanks tracks and measures the performance of over 4,700 analysts enabling investors to identify consistently outperforming experts.
Analysts are ranked based on two crucial factors: success rate and average return-per-recommendation. Following top analysts is an easy way to identify stocks that experts believe have strong investing potential. That’s why I’m only including companies with a ‘Strong Buy’ top analyst consensus based on the past three months of ratings.
Using this consensus, investors can be reassured that these stocks are the crème-de-la-crème as far as the Street is concerned.
Bearing this in mind, let’s dive in and take a closer look at the top 10 best stocks to buy right now:
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Social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is one of the best stocks to invest in right now. Shares are cheap at $131. And now we have a clear buying opportunity on our hands according to two top analysts.
Looking at TipRanks best-performing analysts, FB stock is expected to see upside of 43%, with prices spiking to $188.10. Meanwhile, top-100 analyst KeyBanc analyst Andy Hargreaves adds, “We believe this provides an opportunity to purchase above-average growth at Facebook for a price that is well below average.” He believes investors are heavily discounting FB’s growth prospects and extraordinary core momentum. His $245 price target suggests even greater upside potential with FB rising to $195.
Boeing (BA)
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One of the world’s largest aerospace companies, shares in Boeing (NYSE:BA) slipped this year on trade war fears. But Head of Research at Fundstrat Tom Lee believes the market overreacted.
He has calculated that Boeing actually has a trade war exposure of just 35.2%. To calculate this figure, Lee looked at the company’s overseas sourcing as a percentage of cost of goods sold and exports as a percentage of sales. A percentage under 40% means the company has a low trade war exposure, according to Lee.
And in this case, despite all the trade war noise, I would recommend carefully considering Boeing right now. After all, BA stock has received 11“buy” ratings in the past four months, with three analysts on the sidelines. With a $436 average price target, upside potential stands at 38%. But some analysts are much more bullish than consensus.
For example, five-star Cowen & Co analyst Cai Rumohr singles out BA as one of the best stocks to buy. He has a bullish $445 price target.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN)
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALXN) is a U.S. pharma company best known for its development of Soliris, a drug used to treat rare blood disorders. And top Oppenheimer analyst Hartaj Singh selected ALXN as his top stock to buy for February-March. Bear in mind this is a five-star analyst with a top-200 ranking on TipRanks (out of over 4,700).
Singh is confident that Alexion can explode more than 40% from just $116 to $165. He says the stock’s risk/reward profile is oriented to the upside making this a top stock to invest in right now.
He concludes: “With a robust rare disease platform, a slowing yet cash-generating asset in Soliris, and two newly launched products in Strensiq and Kanuma, we believe that it is not a question of if, but rather when, the shares positively re-rate.”
In total, Alexion has scored seven buy ratings and only two hold ratings from best-performing analysts in the past three months. These analysts predict that Alexion will rise roughly 41% to reach $164.44.
Pioneer Natural (PXD)
Texas-based Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) is on the cusp of great things. The company is divesting all non-Permian assets. This asset sale should raise PXD about $1 billion and it transforms PXD into a pure-play on the Permian Basin. Given that this is one of the world’s most lucrative oil fields, that’s no bad thing.
B. Riley FBR analyst Rehan Rashid applauds the company’s “strategic realignment.” He says the move will enable PXD to ramp up its investment in its Permian assets.
“We believe this platform and the substantial resource base it has to offer are simply not replicable. We reiterate our ‘buy’ rating and $305 price target and add PXD to the B. Riley FBR Alpha Generator list” says Rashid. He calculates “new” resource potential of nearly 20 billion BOE (barrels of oil or equivalent).
TipRanks shows that Pioneer has received 11 buy ratings and one hold ratings from analysts. Considering that the stock is now at $151, analysts are projecting (on average) upside potential of 58%.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)
Global biotech stock Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) is a prime investing pick right now with a growing portfolio of cystic fibrosis (CF) drugs. This is a genetic disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body.
The company scored a key approval from the FDA for its third CF drug, Symdeko, earlier this year. The approval came two weeks earlier than expected and “potentially speaks to the FDA’s growing comfort with the suite of VRTX medicines” says JP Morgan’s Cory Kasimov. Management is now anticipating a “strong launch” for Symdeko with E.U. approval on track for the second half of 2018.
“We continue to believe that VRTX’s dominance in the CF space, compelling bottom-line growth trajectory (43% CAGR through 2022), and significant free cash flow generation could potentially allow the company to substantially expand the breadth of its investor base” cheers Kasimov. So watch this space.
Overall, this “strong buy” stock scored 13 top buy ratings and just one “hold” rating in the past few months. Meanwhile, the average analyst price target of $208 works out to 30.7% upside from current share levels.
Raytheon (RTN)
Defense giant Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) is the world’s largest producer of guided missiles. As with Boeing, you may be concerned that this stock would suffer in the event of a trade war. However, you can rest easy.
According to research firm Fundstrat, it actually has a trade-war exposure percentage of 35.2% (again, anything under 40% is considered low). And from a Street perspective, the outlook on RTN is also very bullish right now.
“Strong broad order momentum, a large Patriot backlog, and untapped financial firepower give RTN extended EPS and cash flow per share growth potential” cheers five-star Cowen & Co. analyst Cai Rumohr. He notes that the Harpoon replacement missile bid, a massive $8 billion opportunity, could be decided as soon as fall 2018.
With a strong outlook for 2018 and the subsequent years, RTN has received four buy ratings from the best analysts in the last three months. In this same period, two analysts have remained on the sidelines. The average analyst price target indicates 27% upside potential from the current share price.
Alibaba (BABA)
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) has a “moderate buy” analyst consensus rating with big upside potential of 30%. The Street is unanimous in its take on BABA as one of the best stocks to invest in right now.
I say that because in the last ten months, this stock has received no hold or sell ratings from the Street. Just 100% buy ratings.
Key growth drivers to keep a close watch on include rural/cross-border/cloud/logistics. For example, AliCloud (Alibaba’s answer to Amazon Web Services) revenue is soaring with triple-digit year-over-year growth.
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Skechers USA (SKX)
Skechers (NYSE:SKX) is primed for significant expansion. Even after a 60% rise last year, the company remains notably undervalued compared to its athletic retail peers. Top Susquehanna analyst Sam Poser recently reiterated a target of $29. The new target indicates a further near-20% upside from the current share price.
Following a blowout fourth-quarter earnings report, Poser is confident that the stock’s solid momentum is here to stay. “Another significant earnings beat reinforces our belief that SKX is at the beginning of a multiyear run of superior earnings growth and outsized investor returns,” he said.
According to Poser, SKX is now seeing strength in “all its businesses.” The company’s domestic wholesale business is inflecting while the potential for growth in international markets is robust. He predicts that strong Chinese growth will enable management to meet its targeted $6 billion in revenue by 2020. This suggests an impressive CAGR rate of roughly 13%.
“A premium multiple is warranted as we are confident that the SKX business is on the verge of a material positive inflection,” Poser concludes in his Feb. 9 report. On Skechers specifically, Poser has a 75% success rate and 37.6% average return across 43 stock ratings.
In the last three months, Skechers has received five buys and five holds, and an average price target of $31.
2U Inc (TWOU)
Online education platform 2U (NASDAQ:TWOU) received a slew of price target increases from the Street this year. On May 3, the company reported Q4 results ahead of expectations. This marks its sixteenth consecutive quarter of outperformance. 2U’s Q4 organic revenue growth accelerated to about 30% year-over-year, and 2018 guidance implies another year of “Tier 1” industry revenue growth.
But for top Oppenheimer analyst Brian Schwartz it’s not just about 2018 — it’s about the changes sweeping through the education industry. He sees a “high migration” likelihood toward the digital channel for students and learning over the next decade.
“We believe long-term investors will be rewarded over the years as 2U disrupts and transforms the post-secondary education landscape with little credible threat over the medium term” states Schwartz. This top-10 analyst has a $70 price target on TWOU.
In the last three months, this stock to buy boasts five buy ratings from the Street’s best analysts.
MasTec (MTZ)
Last but not least of all the best stocks to invest in for 2018, we have Florida-based specialty contractor engineer MasTec (NYSE:MTZ). The company’s work spans electric power infrastructure, oil and natural gas pipelines, renewable energy facilities and wireless networks. Strength across the board has resulted in 100% Street support with four top analysts publishing recent buy ratings. These analysts spy near-60% upside potential for MTZ.
The company has released very strong Q4 results last month. Notably, cash flow and liquidity remained strong, giving MTZ flexibility for organic and acquisitive growth.
“Guidance for 2018 was solid and suggests another record year for the company, with strong market trends across all of its segments. We believe MTZ is well positioned across all of its end markets to benefit from multiple opportunities for long-term growth” states top B.Riley FBR analyst Alex Rygiel.
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California sheriff once said it’s cheaper to…
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California sheriff once said it’s cheaper to kill inmates
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A jail guard union has released a 12-year-old video of Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood saying it’s cheaper to kill than cripple jail inmates.
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PUBLISHED: April 10, 2018 at 8:09 pm | UPDATED: April 11, 2018 at 4:01 am
BAKERSFIELD — A jail guard union has released a 12-year-old video of Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood saying it’s cheaper to kill than cripple jail inmates. Youngblood acknowledged making the remark but said it was being used out of context and he wasn’t urging anyone to kill inmates.
In the one-minute clip released Monday by the Kern County Detention Officers Association, Youngblood says deputies handling detention duties are better trained than ever.
“There’s a good reason for that: millions and millions of dollars,” Youngblood says, referring to the costs of lawsuits stemming from deputy misconduct.
Regarding inmates, Youngblood asks the audience: “Which way do you think is better financially? To cripple them or kill them, for the county?”
“Kill them,” someone responds.
“Absolutely,” Youngblood says. “Because if we cripple them we get to take care of them for life, and that cost goes way up.”
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The detention officers association is backing Justin Fleeman over Youngblood in the June primary election for sheriff.
The video was shot during a 2006 meeting with Youngblood during his successful first campaign. The association endorsed Youngblood in that campaign.
Youngblood told the Bakersfield Californian that the comments revolved around the 2005 beating death of James Moore in custody, which led to criminal convictions of several deputies.
Youngblood said he was explaining the costs that occur when a deputy engages in bad activity.
“I’ve never inferred that we should shoot to kill,” Youngblood said.
“Do I wish I would have said it differently? I certainly do,” he added. Detention deputies “weren’t offended back then. Still, they are my words and I own them.”
Youngblood’s rival condemned the remarks.
“People are not trash. They’re human beings,” Fleeman said, adding that he worried about the video’s impact on the department’s reputation.
In 2016, the state attorney general’s office opened a civil rights investigation of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Bakersfield Police Department after a series of deadly shootings — including the death of a 73-year-old man.
Kern County stretches from the southern San Joaquin Valley east into the Mojave Desert. Bakersfield is the county seat.
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Fighting against human trafficking is everyone's duty
U.S. traffickers have been shown to use all modes of transportation to find their next victims. Initiatives are being placed to combat trafficking and empower operators to act.
Where are the Super Bowl-esque ads about public transportation?
When it comes to communicating that people have transportation options besides their own drive-alone cars, the transit industry is getting its lunch handed to it, and has been for decades. It must face that it’s a fringe player that wants to become mainstream. And it’s not getting any easier. While we hear so many great stories about options presented by bikeshare systems and technology and Uber, the fact remains that people are buying cars more than ever.
Management & Operations| June 18, 2015
Public Transit Helps Support National Dump the Pump Day
Sponsored by APTA, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, this national public awareness day encourages people to change their travel behavior and switch from driving a car to riding a bus or train.
Government Issues| April 9, 2015
Stand Up 4 Transportation with Marnie O'Brien Primmer
Marnie O'Brien Primmer, chair of the National Alliance for Public Transportation Advocates, advocates for a long-term, sustainable surface transportation bill. She says the negative impact on public transportation and the quality of life for people across the country could be disastrous. On April 9, supporters around the nation are uniting in their communities and online to send a powerful message to Congress: It’s time to provide long-term investment for America’s transportation network.
Stand Up 4 Transportation with Phil Washington
Phil Washington, APTA chair and CEO of Regional Transportation District—Denver, speaks about the importance of long-term federal funding for public transportation and national infrastructure. On April 9, 2015, supporters around the nation are uniting in their communities and online to send a powerful message to Congress: It’s time to provide long-term investment for America’s transportation network.
Rail| September 4, 2013
MBTA debuts hip-hop inspired safety video
The video, which features MBTA staff and riders singing and dancing along to a hip-hop inspired song, "The Safety Bounce," was financed by Titan, the advertising firm that contracts with the transit agency.
Bus| June 13, 2013
APTA-sponsored 'Dump the Pump' coming June 20
National public transportation awareness day encourages people to “dump the pump” by parking their car and riding public transit instead.
Bus| February 8, 2013
MBTA unveils ‘Courtesy Critters’ for campaign
The “Courtesy Counts” campaign uses signs with images of various animals and a light, humorous tone to impart messages about transit etiquette. A group of pigs reminds riders not to hog a seat, especially from an elderly or disabled person, and a cast of crabs reminds them to be nice to operators.
Bus| July 10, 2012
CUTA launches online transit campaign
"Take Action! Write to the Minister" rallies members and the public to voice their support and call on Canada’s federal government to increase funding for public transit. Includes an action center designed to send a letter to Minister Lebel with recommendations to make public transit an integral part of the next long term infrastructure plan, and a social media campaign.
Rail| June 25, 2012
NYC Transit urges subway riders to safeguard belongings
New posters urge riders to keep a close watch over personal electronic devices, particularly when seated or standing near doors.
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Iowa paratransit aims to expand fleet to meet ridership growth
Accessibility| February 24, 2014
Since the number of SEATS bus trips has steadily increased by 10,000 rides each year for the past five years, transit officials are asking the agency’s board of directors for four replacement vehicles and two additional buses to accommodate the demand.
Iowa officials approve paratransit contract
Accessibility| June 24, 2013
The vote, and the resulting contract that begins July 1, now mean that the county will keep the more than 30-year-old SEATS paratransit program afloat for area residents.
Accessibility| May 24, 2013
Iowa City's paratransit agreement proposes funding cuts
The draft could reach the Iowa City Council for a formal vote in June.
Accessibility| April 29, 2013
Iowa moving closer to paratransit contract
The five-year SEATS contract caps Johnson County’s contributions for mandated paratransit services at $200,000 for Fiscal Year 2014, plus an annual increase of up to 3%.
Accessibility| March 11, 2013
Board cuts Iowa cities paratransit funds
Iowa City’s amount will be cut by about $360,000 while lowering the funding to Coralville by more than $100,000, as of July 1. The board, however, expressed an openness to continue paratransit discussion.
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Home / News + Politics / Poliglot / Sen. Shaheen urges Veterans Affairs to halt “discriminatory policy”
Sen. Shaheen urges Veterans Affairs to halt “discriminatory policy”
By Justin Snow on March 9, 2015 @JustinCSnow
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to suspend a policy in which the department recoups benefits awarded to same-sex couples until the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on marriage equality later this year. The letter comes after the American Military Partner Association (AMPA) drew attention to an incident involving a veteran who was forced to repay the federal government for benefits she received but was later declared ineligible for after moving to a state that did not recognize her marriage to another woman.
The New Hampshire Democrat wrote in a March 9 letter to Veteran Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald that a moratorium on collection efforts should be enacted until the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans, which is expected in June.
“I am hopeful that this issue will soon be addressed through either the legislative or judicial process,” Shaheen wrote, who has introduced legislation to legislation that would correct areas of federal law that continue to prevent the extension of benefits. “In the interim, I urge the Department to make every effort to mitigate the impact of this plainly discriminatory policy.”
Shaheen specifically mentions the case of Melissa Perkins-Fercha, an Iraq War veteran who received a 50 percent disability rating from the VA. Although the VA said she could not list her legally married wife and child as dependents because she lives in Texas, which does not recognize her marriage performed in Washington state, the VA failed to remove her wife and daughter from their system. That error resulted in Perkins-Fercha being compensated at the higher rate disabled veterans with dependents are entitled to, only for the VA to then remove her dependents and inform Perkins-Fercha that her disability compensation will be withheld until the compensation based on dependents is paid back.
“No one who has served our country in uniform should be denied the benefits they’ve earned because of whom they love or where they live,” Shaheen said in a statement. “The VA should immediately halt enforcing this discriminatory policy until the Supreme Court or Congress acts to end it.”
The issue is one of several that has resulted from a patchwork of marriage equality states and those that do not recognize same-sex couples’ right to marry. One June 26, 2013, the same day the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage for federal purposes as between a man and a woman, President Barack Obama instructed the Justice Department to work with members of his cabinet to ensure the decision was implemented swiftly and broadly across the federal government. In a June 20, 2014 memo to Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the completion of the implementation of the Windsor decision. However, the Obama administration’s legal interpretation of the “place of domicile” rule prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the Social Security Administration, from adopting a place of celebration rule for certain programs and forces those agencies to instead confer benefits based on the laws of the state where a married same-sex couple lives. Due to those restrictions, both Holder and the White House renewed their call for Congress to pass legislation that would correct areas of federal law that continue to prevent the extension of benefits.
“No one who has served our country in uniform should be denied the benefits they’ve earned because of whom they love or where they live.”
While Shaheen has introduced legislation to correct the problem, others have gone so far as to sue the VA. In August, Lambda Legal and the law firm of Morrison and Foerster filing suit against McDonald on behalf of AMPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit arguing that to deny such benefits is in violation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Windsor case.
“Nothing angers me more than to find out a veteran is being denied earned veterans benefits and compensation for the sole reason they live in a state that does not respect their marriage or family,” said AMPA President Ashley Broadway-Mack in a statement. “No veteran should be treated like this. Melissa put her life on the line for our country, and now our country is telling her that her family doesn’t count just because her spouse happens to be the same sex.”
Read Shaheen’s full letter on the next page.
Justin Snow is Metro Weekly's former political editor and White House correspondent. Follow him on Twitter @JustinCSnow.
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Romantic Moves that won't make you Gag
BY CARA BIRNBAUM
How do you shower your guy with heartfelt affection without making him head for the hills? Cosmo grilled tons of men (spanning the spectrum of sensitivity) to find out the tender, sweet, but not-too-sappy ways to melt their hearts.
You adore your man. You know it, and he knows it. Still, you want to drive the point home. But can you lavish the big lug with romantic vibes without setting off his anti-sap meter? The even bigger question: Do men even care about romance? Hell, yeah. Cosmo discovered that even the most macho dudes will warm up if you hone in on the kinds of gestures that get to them. "Boiled down, romance is the expression of love," says Greg Godek, author of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic. "But since men don't usually go for the traditional hearts-and-frills stuff that women do, you need to think more creatively."
If that sounds like more brain work than you bargained for, relax. We rounded up scores of men and got them to reveal what romantic stuff a girl can do to make them weak-kneed...and have them dying to return the favor!
2. "One girl called my mom for the recipe I loved as a kid, then surprised me with my favorite cornflake-battered chicken for dinner one night."
--Howard, 23
9. "If I'm up late working, my fiancee will bring me a little bowl of ice cream on her way to bed. It's usually not something I was thinking about but love, which proves how well she knows me."
--Chris, 29
12. "Theresa once taped a good-morning message and slipped it into my car's cassette deck at night so I'd hear it on my way to work that morning."
-- Leon, 27
21. "I was vacationing at the beach with my girlfriend last year. I woke up one morning to go for a swim and found my name spelled out in seashells on the sand."
--Dan, 27
26. "Tell me what an amazing time you had after a date. It may seem obvious, but guys are way more insecure than even we like to think."
--Liam, 24
29. "A girl at my gym -- who I thought would never give me the time of day -- left a note on the treadmill that simply said 'I have a crush on you.' Now that we're living together, we have it framed in our bathroom."
--Rob, 25
31. "Cook me the kind of dinner at your place that you'd get in a fancy restaurant. Do the whole candlelight thing -- and let me enjoy it in my jeans and T-shirt."
--Frank, 26
34. "Think of a nickname...a really good one. My girlfriend knows mushy stuff irks me, but I love that she calls me Tumbleweed -- and the best part is, no one but the two of us knows why."
-- Tyler, 28
37. "Make me coffee in the morning, just the way I like it: strong, plain (none of that flavored crap), two sugars, and a little bit of real milk. It's nurturing and simple but totally appreciated."
--Max, 28
44. "Teri and I email at work constantly, but one day, she sent me a love letter -- as in snail mail. It made my day."
--Bob, 28
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5 Acts We Are Most Excited For At Magnetic Fields 2018
Siddhant Rai Updated: Nov 21, 2018, 16:27 IST
One of India's best new music festivals that's quickly harbouring global acclaim is almost upon us again. Between December 14 and 16, thousands of discerning dance and electronic music fans will make the pilgrimage to the desert for the 2018 edition of Magnetic Fields being held in Alsisar Mahal, Rajasthan.
These three days of festivities for many have become the only way they know how to end the year with a bang. The upcoming instalment of the festival hosts an impressive (as usual) lineup with some of the biggest and most respected names across the dance music landscape, including big shots like Midland, Daphni DJ EZ and Bicep.
But the names that I'm personally even more hyped for this year are the lesser known ones. Here are 5 DJs/musicians playing at Magnetic Fields Festival 2018 that you should know, and get excited, about:
1. Shanti Celeste
Chilean born, UK based DJ and producer Shanti Celeste is acquiring great momentum right now. From playing at some of the biggest and most sacred clubs in the world, including Berghain (Berlin) and Corsica Studios (London), she has also brought her unique and off-the-wall take on house and techno to renowned festivals like Dekmantel (Netherlands) and Meadows in the Mountains (Bulgaria).
As a producer, she crafts brisk, atmospheric, generally uplifting house tracks that sometimes feature her own airy vocals. As a DJ, her sets range from the sunny type of tracks she often produces to more intense, bass-heavy techno and even jungle breaks. Definitely, someone to look out for if you're heading to the festival this year. Listen to her unbelievable Boiler Room Dekmantel set here.
2. Moxie
London-born and raised Moxie wears many hats - party starter, DJ, event promoter and radio host. As a DJ, her sets traverse through fun and colourful hidden gems to moody and meditative. Moxie has forged a career that has taken her all over the world to some of the most renowned clubs, including Fabric (London), De School (Amsterdam), Concrete (Pais) and the legendary Panorama Bar (Berlin). Expect a mixed bag of house and disco goodies that will have you turning on your Shazam app every two minutes. Listen
3. Debonair
A master behind the decks, London-based Debonair's unique take on dance music is a high-octane mixture of lesser known dance music styles such as EBM, New Wave and Italo Disco, along with more straight up dance floor moving techno and classic groovy AF house.
No matter what she chooses to play that night, expect a super sexy, high-energy gauntlet that will leave you sweaty and wanting more. Check out her way London Boiler Room show here.
4. Carista
“Whatever genre or music style I select there's always soul that people can connect to. But you know, it all depends on my mood too.”
A real hidden gem from the Dutch club scene, Carista's eclectic selection effortlessly flows from jazz to hip-hop to heavy bass and everything in between. Innovation is the name of the game when it comes to this Dutch-Surinamese powerhouse.
Carista is a versatile selector who isn't afraid to surprise the crowd whenever, wherever by doing what she does best: sharing her infectious positive energy as a human being and her distinctive taste in music with others. Check out her off the wall selection here.
5. Courtesy
Last but most definitely not least, we have the Greenland-born, Denmark-raised label owner, journalist, and young queen, Courtesy (Najaaraq Vestbirk). Courtesy's sets are as much for the head as they are for the body. Expect a mixture of heavy stomping techno, head nodding jungle breaks, slow-burning sinister EBM and euphoric synth-laden trance show stoppers.
Safe to say she is definitely the one to watch and will definitely be a highlight at this year's festival. Listen to her legendary set from Dekmantel Festival here.
Of course there a lot many more amazing artists that will be gracing the festival this year and you should definitely listen to all of them and familiarize yourself before you make your way to the desert. Check out the full line up here.
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Why should I read SOUL TRAVELER – HEALING JOURNEYS?
If you are the kind of person who would take your car to a certified mechanic who knew how all the names and parts of your car and how they work to the nth degree, but has no clue about the quality, quantity, consistency, temperature and/or timing involved with the car’s food, water, electricity and air—fuel, oil, water, oxygen, anti-freeze, brake and power steering fluids and how the mechanisms of electricity are used in your car, then do not bother reading this book because there is no hope for you and it would be a wasted your money.
This book is about healing. Every day millions of people go to Board Certified doctors who have the highest consensus reality reputations in “curing” cancer and heart dis-ease who have no clue how nutritional supplements, herbs, minerals, GMOs, the Gamma radiation of food or the kinds and quality of food, water, air and Ch‘i (the Universal life force) affect the body. Then they typically recommend multiple drug treatments that in most cases, do not heal, actually cause multiple side effects not the least of which is death and only treat symptoms.
Most intelligent people would shrug at the idea of such a thing with their car, but have no problem taking dangerous drugs, letting doctors perform mutilating surgeries, undergo burning radiation, subject themselves to derivatives of Mustard and Sarin Nerve gas invented by the NAZIs and think nothing of letting doctors perform biopsies that spread cancer throughout their bodies. Why? Because in most cases, “civilized” people have lost their instinct of self-preservation, do not listen to their gut feelings, have been culturally, educationally, religiously and media entrained in herd mentality to trust doctors and authorities and have lost the ability to think for themselves or to even think clearly.
Soul Traveler — Healing Journeys will get you back on track if you want to. The research and wisdom in this tome was written down as a labor of love, not for financial gain. It cost a fortune to write this and create the Soul Traveler Ch‘i Gung Piano Healing Music Collection and I never thought about the cost to do this.
Now that it is done, I want to get this out to the people who need to know about real healing. Yes, I will make money now, but that money will continue the research into healing and allow me to create more healing music and videos, which I will share in my next book and collection.
What is Soul Traveler?
Soul Traveler is music created by spiritual composer and channel Kevin Misevis and Ch'i Gung Master Wan Su Jian and his Chi Gung doctors and disciples that will take you on a journey to health, spirituality and longevity.
Besides this incredible book about the secrets of healing cancer and chronic dis-ease without the use of surgery, drugs, chemo and radiation, there are 114 Soul Traveler Ch‘inatas and 38 Ch‘i Gung healing music videos to soothe your soul, relax your body, quiet your mind, take you to other dimensions of sight and sound and space and time to create environments for your body to heal.
This elegant and pragmatic multimedia set can be used for almost any purpose. Soul Traveler Ch‘inatas are mystical frequencies that create environments for your body to heal by reducing stress. When combined with deep breathing meditation, Ch‘i Gung, T‘ai Ch‘i, yoga or exercise, they draw your energy into a spinning vortex to nourish your chakras and de-stress your entire being.
When listening to Soul Traveler Ch‘inatas during meditation, it is not uncommon to experience dreaming and expanded awareness of other realities not privy to our five-sense frequency decoders. When listening while reading Healing Journeys, you will be transported deep into a new world of proactive consciousness and you will resonate with the truths uncovered in Healing Journeys.
You may notice that sometimes the energy of Soul Traveler Ch‘inatas changes and grounds you to the Earth, other times it will make your spirit soar like an eagle and you will have an overview of what is going on down here on Earth as you objectively look at the situation completely non involved.
When you need an answer to something that is not available by other means, put on a Soul Traveler CD or DVD and start to deep breathe, clear your mind, relax and concentrate on your breathing. Become peaceful, look inside and meditate on what you seek while listening.
Soul Traveler works through music frequencies and healing intent of Misevis and Chi Gung masters that is carried on the sound waves of the music. In inspired spiritual musical moments, the composer spontaneously composes and simultaneously performs "Music in the Qi of life," unlocking the doors to universal free energy that illuminates the brain and enhances life. His alluring music transcends traditional form and captures essences of freedom, peace, tranquility and self-awareness. Connected to the infinite bloom of love, the atmospheric quality of his music is charged and encoded with healing intent while he rides on flowing waves of vitalizing Ch'i, the universal life-force energy.
How do the music and videos of Soul Traveler soothe the body and create an environment for the body to heal?
The intrinsic harmonious flow of love and healing intent encoded in Soul Traveler is broadcast to the body, mind and soul and is carried on the sound waves of the piano’s vibrating strings and solid brass sounding board.
Sound responds to the laws of vibration and activates an environment in which the body can resonate with the body’s cell, organs, tissues, glands and chakras and bring out-of-tune frequencies back to their default vibrational frequency.
This healing infusion introduces new energy with higher fields that refine, energize and improve the human energy field to magnetize peace, tranquility and healing.
How does Soul Traveler soothe the body?
Soul Traveler soothes the body because it is flow music.
This music was never thought out in advance, written or even performed before and most likely will never be performed by the composer/channeler ever again.
When cells, tissues, glands and organs lose their frequency defaults and become out-of-tune, out-of-phase, out-of-sync, stressed-out, overloaded or stagnant, Soul Traveler helps gets the flow going again by touching your soul with the subtle energy of healing intent and entraining or resonating out-of-tune cells back to their default frequencies.
How does intent get encoded in Soul Traveler?
It is not easy to influence energy without first intending to do so with controlled breathing and a focused concentration and unity of thought, desire and purpose. Intent is a subtle energy that is nonlocal and as a frequency it can transact with other frequencies. It is interesting to know that experiments by William Tiller show conclusively that intent
“…could be imprisoned in a bit of electronic memory and later released to affect the physical world.” (McTaggart, Lynne. The Intention Experiment. New York: Free Press, 2008.)
Soul Traveler is encoded with the energy of focused healing intent. These wave fields loosen the grip of the left-brain and induce subjective and timeless states of mystical consciousness.
How does Soul Traveler create a healing response in the body?
Soul Traveler is channeled and performed using the sacred science of harmonic sympathy to influence energy patterns that induce and nurture a healing response in the subtle and physical bodies.
By creating a wild musical ecosystem, it bypasses the brain’s logic system by connecting to its inner nature.
Soul Traveler is channeled through the right side of the brain and its frequencies are directly infused and extended into the spiritual and physical planes of the body by compassionate love and healing intent one breath at a time. Both the physical and the subtle bodies need to be healed for a real healing to last.
How do Soul Traveler Ch‘inatas create environments for the body to heal?
Soul Traveler Ch‘inatas create environment for the body to heal by reducing stress, which can take up to 35% of the immune system’s dis-ease-fighting capability and resonating the body’s out of tune frequencies back to their default vibrations.
The texturizing sound of the August Förster concert grand piano is charged by the amped-up healing intent from Ch'i Gung, meditation, the geo-spiritual vibe of Castle Mountain and the Ch’i of the Universe.
The Soul Traveler sound is energized to a point of etheric enhancement by the mantra of healing intent I release into my Ch'inatas along with Master Wan, his Ch’i Gung doctors and disciples. We focus on making mind-to-mind and mind-to-body connections with our listeners and viewers.
Soul Traveler carries a spiritual potency as a nonlocal healing music experience that stimulates a transcendent and mystical healing process.Soul Traveler Ch’inatas can vibrationally defrag subtle and emotional blockages and help the body evolve in harmony with mind and spirit.
Ch’i-driven restorative tonal frequencies resonate dis-eased cells back to their normal defaults by subtly affecting the body’s energy field. As in laser physics, movement can tweak and refine out-of-tune frequencies to stimulate an environment conducive for the body to natural heal itself.
How is Soul Traveler different than other music?
Soul Traveler is unique in that it keeps alive the traditional wisdom of music for healing that is completely lost in most contemporary music today.
It adds the ancient healing wisdom of Ch’i Gung and the subtle energy of healing intent to fire up subtle senses and let your body relax and go with the flow.
Soul Traveler is in the moment music—it was composed in the moment or from ex nihilo (from nothing), if you will.
Because of its connection to the flow, it stimulates the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, affects heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure via field transactions and influences higher vibrational thought patterns (great for creative writing, organizing, yoga, exercise, driving, Chi Gung, loving, focusing and psycho-spiritual evolution.
Who is Kevin Misevis?
Kevin is a composer of classical healing music, an author, pianist and CEO of several companies involved in music and Real Estate. In 1976 he produced New York Strut, a 12 inch 45 with TC James and the Fist-O-Funk Orchestra and re-opened the former Blood Sweat and Tears studio in New York City as a state-of-the-art 24 track-recording studio. In 1978, he co-wrote and produced "Dance All Over the World," a track from the "Keep On Dancin' album, featuring TC James and the Fist-O-Funk Orchestra, which became a top 10 Disco hit on the US charts and a number one Disco hit on the Canadian dance charts. In addition, he produced projects like "I Believe" with international pop star George McCrae, and recorded the likes of Cindy Lauper, Angelo Bofil, Henry Grossm the Brecker Brothers, the Harlem Boys Choir, and many others.
His six-year old son, Rajah, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1990 and died in Kevin's arms in December of 1991. Throughout that time, Kevin researched and studied everything he could to save his son's life. This profound and challenging experience was a spiritually awakening journey, which introduced Kevin to the world of energy healing and alternative therapies. Kevin's spiritual healing journey took him through the Americas, Asia, Africa, Indonesia, Europe, and the Caribbean as a free-lance photographer where he studied indigenous philosophies, meditation, and energy work, while experiencing traditional healing techniques and wellness treatments at spas and wellness centers around the world. he researched and witnessed the effects that music had on healing and in 1999, while doing piano overdubs at Castle Mountain Studios in the Catskills, discovered his healing journey had unlocked the gift of spontaneous musical composition. His organically produced music draws inspiration from Chi Gong, Zen Buddhist, martial arts, Tantric, Hatha, Kundalini yoga, Western classical masters, and Egypto-Judeo-Christian energies. Kevin is the channel from which these healing energies flow and his healing intent infused with universal consciousness, wisdom, and enlightened love.
Who is Master Wan Su Jian?
Master Wan Su Jian comes from a ch'i gung family, he inherited this tradition and practiced Tao ch'i gung throughout his lifetime. Both his parents are Chinese doctors of herbal medicine as well as practitioners of Tao ch'i gung. He started his training when he was a child with many famous Chinese Tao teachers and hermits. All his teachers, who lived in deep forests or on igh mountains, taught cosmic unity and possessed the highest of natural powers. Master Wan studied and practiced ch'i hung daily for many years, eventually becoming a master, which is not easy, to say the least. One has to go through many years of concentrated study and practice until one becomes "one" with the ch'i gung, a unity with natural energy. If a person is not qualified to teach and attempts to do so, then he may teach a wrong ch'i gung and not help but hurt people. It takes ten years, at least, to teach, train, and mold one good student who can later qualify to be a Master of ch'i gung, because one has to know not only ch'i gung itself, but also learn Chinese medicine, some Western medicine, and body sciences.
Master Wan is a former Chinese military medical doctor, director of military doctors, personal physician of Chinese Presidents, and currently a professor, kung fu and ch'i gung Master not to mention a retired four-star Chinese army general. His primary job is health care for the highest-level government officials who live in Zhong Nan Hai (the official government residence compound) in Beijing. Master Wan Su Jian also heads the Beijing Red Cross Center for Taoist Traditional Medicine and has been doing so for many years. He visits many rural areas in China where there is little or no medical care and uses Tao ch'i gung to help heal the local patients. He has appeared in several documentaries demonstrating his healing abilities on CCTV in China and is a well-known national hero for saving thousand of lives during the Tangshan earthquake on June 5, 1976, when the city lost 650,000 inhabitants.
Does Soul Traveler have anything to do with religion?
Soul Traveler has nothing to do with religion, and it doesn't matter if you're Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, Communist, Goddess worshipper, Geniist, Muslim, Jain, a Spiritist, Sufist, Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, Caodaist, pagan, atheist or a believer in a higher power; you will fully enjoy the benefits of this spiritually meditative music.
At the very least, you will relax, which allows the healing process to occur in the body. More importantly Soul Traveler is a powerful invocation to cultivate spiritual growth. It is a way to find the God within. When listened to while doing deep breathing meditation, it can open the soul's inner path to the reality of the non-material worlds, self-actualization and enlightenment.
People react differently to different stimuli, and it is not uncommon for people to say that the radiant energy and musigenic (gene changing) withinness of Soul Traveler triggers emotional, spiritual, noetic, physical, creative, mystical and/or peaceful reactions in them. One acquaintance uses Soul Traveler to head off arguments and calm his children down when they get antsy.
What is the book Soul Traveler 2012 about?
The book Soul Traveler 2012 brings to light awareness of other modalities and perceptions of true healing. True healing is not controlling symptons with drugs, supplements, foods, radiation and surgery; it is an energy field interaction between the mind and the body to heal the real cause of the problem, whether it is morphogenic, psychological, physical, emotional, environmental or spiritual. Healing must be self-induced and self-devised so take a do-it-yourself approach and participate in your own healing. After experiencing the death of my little boy from cancer years ago, I have a tendendency to share my experiences, and occasional wisdom, energies and self-healing consciousness with others when I hear of illness. It is amazing that many people are so firmly programmed by the status quo medical consciousness that they don't want even to hear about taking responsibility for thei own health, yet that is the very thing that will empower them to heal. They are not ready to learn that their disease is their teacher; they resist common sense and gut feelings to stay the course of the consensus program. Take this drug and that drug and maybe a few more if you need to and you'll be OK and you can keep on working or being a student, a busy parent or whatever. In a perfect world, if the drugs actually healed the illness without side effects, that would be a no-brainer, the perfect solution. But when drugs, surgery and radiation actually cause harm or even death, a second thought, let alone a second opinion from a holistic doctor, is not a radical, unreasonable or imprudent concept. A second thought may even be instigated by your gut feeling and intuition, which, although your gut feeling may have been wondering why you haven't been paying attention to it all those years, is still there looking out for you. Maybe one of the dis-ease's teachings is that it is a good time to start listening to your gut before it gets desensitized out of existence. You can't rebuild dis-eased cells with drugs and if you do get better by taking drugs, it's probably in spite of the drugs and not because of the drugs.
What can Soul Traveler do for me?
What this music can do is to help create an environment for the body to heal, while this book can inform you that there exist valuable health choices that may not always be presented to you in mainstream medicine. The emotional experience of my son's short life vitalizes, charges and broadcasts focused energies of healing intent and love during these spontaneous compositional performances. Like ancient shamans who were aware of an invisible nonmaterial realm and knew that thought can control energy by tapping into the universal energy field, I channel the Ch'i of the universe and project it through the mind field as a sound therapy to guide and connect with the inner energy source of intent to help create an environment for the body to do its natural job of healing itself. Of course there is a glitch to this concept. If the listener is not receptive or has a mental block to healing, then the maximum positive field transaction benefit will not fully take place although the music can be enjoyed for its relaxation and enteratainment values. Even so, because of the relaxation effect, the body's healing response will still be partially stimulated as the healing intended sound energy infuses the listener's own energy field.
Is music healing a new idea?
This is not a new idea: music has been used for healing and to connect to one's spiritual self for millenia, and when you look at escalating costs of medical insurance for both the patient and the doctor, coupled with the fact that many doctors are unable to afford to stay in business and are being driven out of the profession, it pays to heed the Boy Scout motto, "Be prepared." It could come to pass that we might have to be our own doctor in te not-too-distant future, anyway. It is wise to investigate all available therapies, including spiritual dimensions that may resonate with you. You will then be able to make well-informed choices in your journey to health and well-being.
Can Soul Traveler be used with allopathic medicine?
No matter how you handle your health issues, the music of Soul Traveler will complement the ruling paradigm. It can beneficially support most healing modalities that are compatible with AMA, integrative, ayurvedic, complementary and holistic medicines on both short- and long-term basis. This book, however, may move you to a new awareness of self-healing, empowerment and worldview, and hopefully will create a personal paradigm shift for the better.
What is Chi Gung?
Ch'i Gung, like music, is a subtle energy medicine as well as a 2,000 year-old ancient Chinese healing art for curing illness and strengthening the body ch'i.
Does everybody have ch'i?
Everybody has ch'i; we are all born with it and it makes up our innate vitality. We also absorb ch'i throughout life. We take it in naturally through food, air, water and cosmic forces and we can increase the ch'i inflow to the body by meditation to connect ourselves directly to the universe. Some Eastern philosophers believe that we are born with a finite amount of ch'i and that is it, while others believe that you can recharge your ch'i batteries by following the Tao (the way of nature), a mystical quasi religion founded by Lao Tzu in the sixth-century B.C.E. Still other philosophers and ch‘i masters use ch'i gung (qigong), t'ai ch‘i ch'uan, yoga, deep diaphragmatic breathing, meridian therapy and other disciplines to balance the flow of ch'i in the body and to maintain adequate reserves of ch'i throughout life. If you don't do something to contribute to longevity, then chances are you will be a candidate for shortgevity unless you have super genes or are very lucky.
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Coping with our first real chicken emergency
This fowl crisis was truly a lesson in home healthcare.
Benyamin Cohen
September 27, 2019, 4:56 p.m.
Lakshmi Singh enjoying the great outdoors. (Photo: Benyamin Cohen)
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Cokie Roberts had just died, and now Lakshmi Singh was sick.
To be clear, the Cokie Roberts in question was the esteemed NPR newscaster and the Lakshmi Singh in this scenario was a chicken.
You see, my wife and I recently began raising chickens, and we've named the seven girls in our first flock after different female NPR anchors. Terry Gross, ever the intrepid reporter in human form, was the first to become an egg layer at our homestead. Nina Toten-bird, Audie Cornish and the ladies all took the news of the real-life Roberts' death in stride. Even our avian Cokie remained unfazed at the passing of her namesake. But just days after the loss of the journalism legend, one of the flock took ill.
Our chicken Lakshmi Singh is a 5-month-old, snowy white easter egger. She's about the age where she's becoming fully mature and should start laying eggs any day now. But instead, last week we found her lethargic, refusing to leave the coop. While her buddies were free-ranging on the property, Lakshmi was hiding in a corner. She had her claws clasped to the roost and her head facing the wall, with her back towards us. Her eyes were closed and she didn't want to move. Something was wrong.
How to diagnose a chicken problem
We've only been backyard chicken keepers since late April, and this was the first time we'd encountered a sick chicken. Should we take her to the vet? Does the vet even accept chickens? Going into this, we knew that owning chickens was more of a DIY thing, and that we'd have to be our own fowls' physicians.
After assessing the situation, Elizabeth gingerly carried Lakshmi into the garage. First, we wanted to separate her from the flock in case whatever she had was contagious. We had set up a small coop in the garage for just such occasions so we could keep a close eye and help nurse the patient back to health. Elizabeth dubbed it "Heneral Hospital."
Thankfully, we had stocked up on books like "The Chicken Health Handbook" and "Raising Chickens for Dummies" and had plenty of material to help us diagnose the issue, not to mention the myriad online chat rooms devoted to hen health. We looked up how to give a chicken a physical exam. (As a result, Google is now serving me ads for Qoopy, a possibly satirical Brooklyn-based luxury daycare for chickens.)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Disease Control (CDC) had recently issued a statement about a salmonella outbreak impacting several states, and warned people not to kiss their chickens. Was Lakshmi somehow infected? It was a guessing game. If only there was a WebMd for problem poultry.
From the look of things, we deduced that Lakshmi likely had coccidiosis, a parasitic disease of the intestinal tract. Fortunately, if caught early, it's relatively simple to cure. I went to our local Tractor Supply store, the big box retailer of choice for anyone living in Appalachia, and purchased a big jar of Corid. It's an anti-bacterial solution generally used to treat cattle with coccidiosis, but it works for chickens in smaller doses. At least that's what we were told.
We put all the chickens on the meds, just to play it safe. In the garage, we tended to Lakshmi for hours — holding her and trying to hand feed her. She was dehydrated and needed the nourishment. Who would've guessed we'd be spending a Thursday night YouTubing how to give a chicken medicine via a syringe. (At this point, Google began serving me ads for poultry oregano oil.) She was barely moving. We went to bed not knowing if she'd be alive in the morning.
Which way was this going to go?
We got into raising chickens because we wanted a new life experience. My wife has had pets all her life — dogs, cats, rabbits, parrots — and I've had dogs since I was in my 20s. We knew the sadness that envelops you when a beloved pet passes away. But we had told ourselves that chickens would be different. They were more like livestock, and death would be more common. Besides, it would arrive when we least expect it. I once asked an expert how long a typical chicken lives, assuming she would tell me the answer in years. But instead she said this: There's a higher chance they'll get eaten by a predator like a hawk or a coyote than live to see old age. It was with that mindset that we entered into the world of raising chicken. They were not pets, and yet ...
I woke up before Elizabeth and ran down to the garage to check in on Lakshmi. Elizabeth texted me from upstairs: "Is she still alive?" As I typed back my response, I imagined Elizabeth holding her breath as she anticipated my response.
She was still alive.
We kept her in the garage and continued to take care of her. Slowly, she began to seem rejuvenated. After three days, she was wide awake and acting more like herself. We had made it through the storm.
Lakshmi had no interest in the food at first, but eventually she regained her strength and her appetite. (Photo: Elizabeth Cohen)
Yesterday, we reintroduced Lakshmi to the flock and she seemed to relish the camaraderie more than she had before her emergency. Like proud parents on the first day of school, we watched from the window as she waddled around with an extra kick in her step.
Lakshmi Singh was back to her old self — a good time, I decided, to go clear my web browsing history.
Atlanta to Appalachia: My unlikely journey from urban gridlock to country living
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The Body Movie Review: Unaccomplished, rather shoddy remake
Published: Dec 13, 2019, 17:05 IST | Johnson Thomas | Mumbai
The Body's narrative is slow and fails to set your imagination on fire. The camerawork, unlike that of the Spanish original, is stodgy and workmanlike. There's nothing dark, eerie or inveigling in this telling.
A still from The Body
U/A; Mystery, Thriller
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, Vedika Kumar, Sobhita Dhulipala, Rukhsar Rehman
Oriol Paulo's 2012 Spanish mystery thriller The Body gets officially rehashed by Jeethu Joseph of Malayalam film Drishyam fame. One would think that after that intriguing attempt he would have found this one all too easy to floor the audience with. But that was not to be.
The story, which seems all-too-familiar (and not only because of the spanish film, it's Tamil-Kannada remake Game or the Korean remake The Vanished), plays out like an episode in a TV crime series. A body -- that of Maya (Sobhita Dhulipala), a millionaire married to a lowly Professor Ajay (Emraan Hashmi), disappears from the mortuary of a hospital and the investigation that stretches for 8 hours and remains largely within the confines of that space unravels the mystery behind that odd disappearance. Of course, Jairaj (Rishi Kapoor), the investigator is sure it's a cut and dried case. But in the course of the investigation, fingers start pointing to the adulterous husband and his paramour, a student, Ritu (Vedika Kumar). So what's the truth? Whodunit?
In Paulo's film, the mystery was built-up piece by piece. When the husband is called in for questioning he starts receiving messages from beyond the grave, apparently. That film was both original and kept the mystery going right to the very end. Joseph's remake has to contend with an audience that is already well-versed with who the killer is or why the body disappeared. As a result, the mystery remains only for those who haven't seen the earlier films. Despite having Paulo's film (which kept the viewer guessing for most of its runtime) to draw inspiration from, Joseph and team fail to develop either tempo, intensity or ensuing mystery behind the disappearance.
Watch the trailer of The Body below:
The narrative is slow and fails to set your imagination on fire. The camerawork, unlike that of the Spanish original, is stodgy and workmanlike. There's nothing dark, eerie or inveigling in this telling. The editing is rather sloppy and the background score tries hard to make the mystery all-enveloping. The actors, other than Rishi Kapoor (who essays his role with all earnestness) fail to rise to the occasion and the direction is particularly sloppy for a remake. This is a narrative that needed note-perfect actors and baffled expressions. But that's not what we get here.
The incompetent performances lay the narrative bare and what could have been a hundred possibilities narrows down to just one. The twists and turns seem belabored and the slack pacing and uneven tempo fails to drum up tension. Paulo's film was rather cerebral, Joseph's remake is mostly incidental. There's no climate of suspense or thrill in the mystery here.
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Choosing Among Airports? Don't Let Price Be Your Only Guide
In this Dec. 8, 2018, file photo, a worker fuels a Delta Connection regional airlines passenger jet at Logan International Airport in Boston. More than 7 in 10 U.S. airline passengers (72%) say ticket price is a key deciding factor when choosing an airport to fly into or from, according to a 2019 survey commissioned by NerdWallet and conducted online by The Harris Poll among more than 1,800 U.S. adults who have ever flown on an airplane. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
The Associated Press | By Robin Saks Frankel Of NerdWallet
When booking a flight to a city with more than one airport, how do you know which one to choose? If you're like a majority of Americans, you're guided in part by your wallet.
More than 7 in 10 U.S. airline passengers (72%) say ticket price is a key deciding factor when choosing an airport to fly into or from, according to a 2019 survey commissioned by NerdWallet and conducted online by The Harris Poll among more than 1,800 U.S. adults who have ever flown on an airplane.
But travel experts suggest you shouldn't decide based on ticket price alone. Before locking in a reservation, here are other factors to consider.
Availability of Direct Routes
Compare a direct flight against one with a layover. The latter might save you money, but cost you in comfort and convenience as you squeeze into a puddle-jumper and have to gate-check your carry-on.
"Living on the west coast of Michigan, we have a lot of choices of airports," says Heather Houtman, a travel adviser and owner of Winsome Travel Design in Holland, Michigan, via email. Airports in Houtman's region include Gerald R. Ford International in Grand Rapids, Capital Region International in Lansing, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, and Chicago's O'Hare International and Midway International.
"What we consider is availability of direct flights, times of departures and arrivals, and least of all is price."
On-Time Record
When you have choices among airports, one may be cheaper or more convenient to fly into, but what will it cost you in time? Some airports are notorious for late departures, "ground stops" that delay all arrivals, or both. The Bureau of Transportation lets you search on-time statistics by flight number.
For example, the 9:15 p.m. JetBlue flight from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, might be more convenient to your hotel than flights from LaGuardia to, say, Palm Beach International. But per Bureau of Transportation statistics, among flights with delayed arrivals of more than 30 minutes, that LaGuardia-to-Fort-Lauderdale route was the most consistently delayed flight in the U.S. in June 2019.
Security Checkpoint Wait Times
If you're on a tight schedule, the amount of time you'll spend standing in security lines counts. Fortunately, there are tools that can help.
Say you're flying out of Chicago and have a choice between O'Hare and Midway. You can download the Transportation Security Administration's MyTSA app and see which one tends to have the shorter security line wait time for your travel window.
Keep in mind, too, that having Global Entry or TSA Precheck can help expedite the airport security process.
Getting To and From the Airport
Even if you're saving upfront on your ticket, factor in the expense and ease of getting from the airport to where you need to be. An airport a bit farther from the city center might cost less to fly to, but you may end up spending more time and money to get to your final destination.
When traveling to Washington, D.C., "I will always fly into Reagan over Dulles," says Melissa Terrio, who travels several months of the year for her job as director of graduate recruiting and admission at the Foisie Business School in Worcester, Massachusetts. "By the time you get from Dulles into D.C., it's more expensive in the end because there's limited public transportation ... and a taxi can be cost-prohibitive."
The Stress Factor
When you have a choice between arriving at a bustling hub or a smaller regional airport, the latter option can be less stressful, says Melita Siemak, a travel adviser and owner of Pacific Heights Travel in Manhattan Beach, California, via email.
Large airports can be overwhelming. Gates can be farther apart, lines can be longer, crowds can be bigger and louder.
"Sometimes, smaller makes it easier to get through the airport," Siemak says.
What if your flight gets canceled or overbooked? It can be less of a problem if your departure airport has multiple options to get you to your destination in time for a business meeting or a bedtime story.
Someone trying to get to Cleveland after missing their flight from New York's Kennedy Airport might be out of luck, as there may be only a handful of direct flights a day between JFK and Cleveland Hopkins International. But if you miss your flight from New York's LaGuardia, there often are more nonstop options to that Cleveland airport, increasing your chances of catching a later plane.
This article was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Robin Saks Frankel is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: rfrankel@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @robinsaks.
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ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER
Bravia Chaimite (Series)
4x4 Light Armored Vehicle
The Chaimite V-series of APC has evolved into an adaptable battlefield vehicle.
Credit: Rear right side view of the Chaimite APC; note open side hatch
Credit: Rear left side views of Chaimite APC convoy; note rear access hatches
Credit: Front right side view of the Chaimite APC; note armament and driver position
Credit: Right side profile view of the Chaimite APC; note spare road wheel at front hull and side door access hatch
Manufacturer(s): BRAVIA SARL - Portugal
Production: 610
Capabilities: Anti-Tank/Anti-Armor; Engineering; Fire Support/Assault/Breaching; Infantry Support; Reconnaissance (RECCE); Security/Defense; Troop-Carrying; Utility; Support/Special Purpose;
Length: 18.37 ft (5.6 m)
Width: 7.41 ft (2.26 m)
Height: 6.04 ft (1.84 m)
Weight: 8 tons (7,300 kg); 16,094 lb
Power: 1 x Model M75 V-8 water-cooled gasoline engine developing 210 horsepower at 4,000rpm. V-6 diesel engine optional.
Speed: 68 mph (110 kph)
Range: 652 miles (1,050 km)
Operators: Lebanon; Libya; Palestine; Peru; Philippines; Portugal
The Bravia Chaimite V-series of light armored vehicles is a Portuguese-designed and produced 4x4 armored personnel carrier (APC) system with full amphibious qualities. The vehicle is served by a crew of three primary operators made up of a vehicle commander, driver and gunner. Additionally, the Chaimite can transport up to eight combat-ready personnel at speed and in relative protection from small arms fire and battlefield "spray". The gunner utilizes a one-man powered turret system which itself can be adapted to include a variety of mission-specific armaments including general purpose machine guns, heavy machine guns, cannons, heavy mortars, tank guns and anti-tank guided missile launchers.
The Chaimite debuted in 1967 and is currently in operational service with a select few forces around the globe including Portugal, Palestine (single example by way of Libya, since captured by Israeli forces), Peru, Philippines, Lebanon and Libya. The Chaimite series has seen combat actions in the Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1973) and the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) and over 600 have been produced by Bravia.
Design of the Chaimite series is rather straight forward. As a 4x4 system, there are four large road wheels installed at each corner of the hull sides. Ballistics protection from small arms fire is partially handled by the angled armor facings of the vehicle. The rear of the hull is angled outwards at the top while the front end sports a short glacis plate. Thick block visors are identified along the front and side upper panels for viewing outwards and most maintain gun ports for engaging targets from within the safety of the vehicle. The roof is largely flat in nature, disrupted only by specialist equipment of choice of main armament. Entry and exit is accomplished by a variety of hinged hatches along the sides, top and rear of the hull. A spare road wheel can be affixed to the front underside hull. Power is supplied by a single Model M75 V8 water-cooled gasoline engine developing up to 210 horsepower at 4,000rpm. A V6 diesel engine is also optional to customers. The Chaimite lists a top road speed of 68 miles per hour (naturally less when heading off-road) and an operational range of 652 miles. NBC protection for the crew is standard and nightvision support is optional.
The Chaimite V-series of 4x4 armored personnel carriers has also evolved into a multi-faceted family line that features dedicated mortar carriers, battlefield ambulances, a 6x6 variant and an anti-tank defense system among others. The base APC is the V-200 while the V-200 "Armada 60" version is fitted with a rocket launcher. The V-300 is a fire support vehicle fielding machine guns and small-caliber cannons. The V-400 fits a 90mm main gun. The V-500 is a command version with increased communications facilities while the V-600 sports field and heavy mortars for indirect fire support. The V-700 is the dedicated anti-tank guided missile platform designed to directly engage enemy armor. The V-800 is a dedicated battlefield ambulance and the V-900 is the armored recovery vehicle (ARV) used to reclaim damaged or malfunctioning vehicles of similar class. The V-1000 is a security model fitted with a high-pressure water cannon for anti-riot control.
TYPICAL:
2 x 7.62mm general purpose machine guns
Other mission specific armament may include:
1 x 12.7mm heavy machine gun
1 x 7.62mm machine gun
1 x 20mm cannon
1 x 90mm main gun
1 x 81mm field mortar
1 x 120mm heavy mortar
1 x anti-tank guided missile launching system
Ammunition:
Dependent upon armament fitted. 9,250 x 7.62mm ammunition.
• Chaimite V-200 - Base Armored Personnel Carrier production model.
• Chaimite V-300 - 20mm turret armament
• Chaimite V-400 - 90mm main gun armament
• Chaimite V-500 - Commander Version; increased communications facilities.
• Chaimite V-600 - Mortar carrier for 81mm field or 120mm heavy calibers.
• Chaimite V-700 - Anti-tank Missile Launcher Vehicle.
• Chaimite V-800 - Battlefield Ambulance
• Chaimite V-900 - Battlefield Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV).
• Chaimite V-1000 - Specialized Security Vehicle fitting high-pressure water cannon for riot control.
• BRAVIA Mk II - 6x6 wheeled version (in development).
• BRAVIA Mk III - Armored Personnel Carrier (in development).
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Holmes Master Issuer Series 2007-1
Rating Action: Moody's assigns definitive credit ratings to RMBS Notes issued by Holmes Master Issuer plc Series 2018-2
Announcement: Moody's: Older interest-only mortgage borrowers in the UK face biggest refinancing risk
Announcement: Moody's: Moderate interest rate rises to have limited effect on UK mortgage borrowers but those in Northern Ireland, East Midlands, East Anglia and South West will fare worst
Rating Action: Moody's assigns definitive credit ratings to RMBS notes issued by Holmes Master Issuer Series 2016-1
Moody's assigns provisional credit ratings to RMBS notes to be issued by Holmes Master Issuer plc Series 2012-4
London, 20 August 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned provisional credit ratings to the following Notes to be issued by Holmes Master Issuer plc Series 2012-4:
...EUR 650M Class A Floating-Rate Notes due 2054, Assigned (P)Aaa (sf)
Moody's has not rated GBP Class Z mortgage backed notes due 2054.
The notes are backed by a pool of prime UK residential mortgages originated by Santander UK plc ("Santander", A2 on review for possible downgrade / P-1 on review for possible downgrade). This represents the 22nd issue out of the Holmes Master Trust structure. At closing the trust property for this transaction consists of approximately GBP [14.0] billion of loans. The reserve fund is funded to [3.8]% of the total notes outstanding at closing and the total credit enhancement for the Class A notes is [20.4]%.
The ratings are primarily based on the credit quality of the portfolio, its diversity, the structural features of the transaction and its legal integrity. From the assessment of the credit quality of the underlying mortgage loan pool, Moody's determined the portfolio expected loss of 1% and MILAN Credit Enhancement (CE) of 9%.
Portfolio expected loss of 1%: This is in line with the UK Prime sector average and is based on Moody's assessment of the lifetime loss expectation for the pool taking into account (i) the collateral performance of Santander originated loans to date, as provided by the originator and observed in the Holmes Master Trust; (ii) the current macroeconomic environment in the UK and the potential impact of future interest rate rises on the performance of the mortgage loans; and (iii) the potential drift in asset quality since the pool can be substituted continuously subject to certain triggers.
MILAN CE of 9%: This is in line with the UK Prime sector average and follows Moody's assessment of the loan-by-loan information taking into account the following key drivers (i) the historic collateral performance of as described above; (ii) the weighted average current loan-to-value of [65.0]% which is slightly lower than the average seen in the sector; (iii) the pool contains many years of origination with the maximum vintage concentration of [23.6]% in 2007; (iv) potential drift in asset quality as described above.
The rating on the notes addresses the expected loss posed to investors by the legal final maturity. In Moody's opinion, the structure allows for timely payment of interest and principal with respect of the notes by the legal final maturity. Moody's ratings only address the credit risk associated with the transaction. Other non-credit risks have not been addressed, but may have a significant effect on yield to investors.
As noted in Moody's comment 'Rising Severity of Euro Area Sovereign Crisis Threatens Credit Standing of All EU Sovereigns' (28 November 2011), the risk of sovereign defaults or the exit of countries from the Euro area is rising. As a result, Moody's could lower the maximum achievable rating for structured finance transactions in some countries, which could result in rating downgrades.
The V Score for this transaction is [Low/Medium], which is in line with the score assigned for the UK Prime RMBS sector mainly due to the fact that it is a standard UK prime RMBS Master Trust transaction for which we have over ten years of historical performance data. V Scores are a relative assessment of the quality of available credit information and of the degree of dependence on various assumptions used in determining the rating. High variability in key assumptions could expose a rating to more likelihood of rating changes. The V-Score has been assigned accordingly to the report "V-Scores and Parameter Sensitivities in the Major EMEA RMBS Sectors" published in April 2009.
Moody's Parameter Sensitivities: If the portfolio expected loss was increased from 1.0% of current balance to 3.0% of current balance, and the MILAN Credit Enhancement was increased from 9.0% to 12.6%, the model output indicates that the notes would still achieve Aaa assuming that all other factors remained equal. Moody's Parameter Sensitivities provide a quantitative/model-indicated calculation of the number of rating notches that a Moody's structured finance security may vary if certain input parameters used in the initial rating process differed. The analysis assumes that the deal has not aged and is not intended to measure how the rating of the security might migrate over time, but rather how the initial rating of the security might have differed if key rating input parameters were varied. Parameter Sensitivities for the typical EMEA RMBS transaction are calculated by stressing key variable inputs in Moody's primary rating model.
The methodology used in this rating were Moody's Approach to Rating RMBS in Europe, Middle East, and Africa published in June 2012. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
In rating this transaction, Moody's used a Master Trust model to assess the cash flows and determine the loss for each tranche. The cash flow model evaluates all default scenarios that are then weighted considering the probabilities of the lognormal distribution assumed for the portfolio default rate. In each default scenario, the corresponding loss for each class of notes is calculated given the incoming cash flows from the assets and the outgoing payments to third parties and noteholders. Therefore, the expected loss or EL for each tranche is the sum product of (i) the probability of occurrence of each default scenario; and (ii) the loss derived from the cash flow model in each default scenario for each tranche.
As such, Moody's analysis encompasses the assessment of stressed scenarios.
As the Euro area crisis continues, the rating of the structured finance notes remain exposed to the uncertainties of credit conditions in the general economy. The deteriorating creditworthiness of euro area sovereigns as well as the weakening credit profile of the global banking sector could negatively impact the ratings of the notes. Furthermore, as discussed in Moody's special report "Rating Euro Area Governments Through Extraordinary Times -- An Updated Summary," published in October 2011, Moody's is considering reintroducing individual country ceilings for some or all euro area members, which could affect further the maximum structured finance rating achievable in those countries.
For ratings issued on a program, series or category/class of debt, this announcement provides relevant regulatory disclosures in relation to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the same series or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings are derived exclusively from existing ratings in accordance with Moody's rating practices. For ratings issued on a support provider, this announcement provides relevant regulatory disclosures in relation to the rating action on the support provider and in relation to each particular rating action for securities that derive their credit ratings from the support provider's credit rating. For provisional ratings, this announcement provides relevant regulatory disclosures in relation to the provisional rating assigned, and in relation to a definitive rating that may be assigned subsequent to the final issuance of the debt, in each case where the transaction structure and terms have not changed prior to the assignment of the definitive rating in a manner that would have affected the rating. For further information please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page for the respective issuer on www.moodys.com.
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Information sources used to prepare the rating are the following: parties involved in the ratings, public information, and confidential and proprietary Moody's Investors Service information.
Moody's did not receive or take into account a third-party assessment on the due diligence performed regarding the underlying assets or financial instruments in this transaction.
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Domestic violence case: Yuvraj Singh’s family issues statement
By PTI News
New Delhi, First Published 12, Sep 2019, 12:48 PM IST
After a four-year legal battle, Akanksha and Zoraver (Yuvraj Singh's brother) got divorced earlier this month and the former apologised to Yuvraj and his family for making false allegations against them. Zoraver and Akanksha's marriage lasted a mere six months
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh's name was dragged for "malafide" reasons in the domestic violence case against his brother Zoraver but with the matter recently settled after an apology by the accuser, the family on Wednesday (September 11) said he can now begin to "heal".
Yuvraj was named in the domestic violence case filed by Zoraver's estranged wife Akanksha Sharma.
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After a four-year legal battle, Akanksha and Zoraver got divorced earlier this month and the former apologised to Yuvraj and his family for making false allegations against them. Zoraver and Akanksha's marriage lasted a mere six months.
"Finding no other way to escape the process of law against her, Ms. Akanksha Sharma has apologised and admitted all her allegations to be false and incorrect and withdrawn the same," the family stated.
Also read: Yuvraj Singh's 10 best knocks which nation won't forget
Yuvraj and his mother Shabnam Singh were named in the domestic violence complaint filed by Akanksha in a Gurugram court in October 2017.
"The only perspective that we wish to put forth is that we were vulnerable targets as one of the family members i.e. Yuvraj Singh was, and is adored and loved by millions," said Yuvraj's family in a statement.
"His great reputation was put at stake for personal malafide reasons in the most unfair manner in the hope of gaining some kind of advantage which was not otherwise due.
"We can only feel proud of Yuvraj Singh yet again, who has always decided to fight back with unshakable faith in God and the judiciary of this great country," it added.
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Target - October 20th, 2015
Exclusive bonus DVD; BD/DVD/DC combo $17.99
Free popcorn and soda from Target Café with BD combo purchase
Preorder BD combo and get $5.00 gift card; price not listed in ad
Back To The Future: 30th Anniversary Trilogy
Exclusive steelbook; BD only $29.99
CDs available October 23rd, 2015
"Five Seconds Of Summer - Sounds Goood Feels Good" deluxe edition with 2 exclusive bonus tracks $13.99
"Carrie Underwood - Storyteller" with 2 exclusive bonus tracks $10.99
"Peanuts - Soundtrack" with exclusive bonus track $10.99
"Rod Stewart - Another Country" with 2 exclusive bonus tracks $11.99
10/22/15 Update...
Bonus DVD.
It has a run time of 42:51 minutes.
Best Buy - October 20th, 2015
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Exclusive collectible license plates; BD only $39.99
Minions Premium Halloween Bag
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"Coheed & Cambria - Color Before The Sun" with 2 exclsuive bonus tracks (available now) $9.99
Past Tense - Dance With The Reaper Part I
[An earlier version of this PT was originally posted on October 20th, 2011 on JoBlo's "DVD, Blu-Ray & Home Theater Discussion" forum.]
Week four of "L.E. Horror" brings the Reaper itself, "Final Destination 3"... a two parter!
The motion picture opened on February 10th, 2006. It was made with a budget of $34,000,000 (estimated) and grossed over $54 million during its U.S. theatrical run. The film opened number two at the box office, the following week it dropped to number five.
The feature opened against "Big Momma's House 2", "The Pink Panther" (remake), "Curious George" and "When A Stranger Calls" (remake).
This release originally came with a cardboard foil slipcover. The front cover mirrored the case's wraparound, but the rear was a different picture and an abbreviated list of bonus contents. It came with two double sided inserts. The first an ad for "Snakes On A Plane" (2006), the other side - advertisements for "Domino" (2005), "A History Of Violence" (2005), "Cyber Wars" (2004) and "Squeeze" (1997).
The second was a web link for a survey on the title's "Choose Their Fate" feature. After answering questions you could win an exclusive FD3 t-shirt (up to 150 winners). The other side was the contest rules. This offer expired October 25th, 2006.
Nearly all the major stores had an exclusive. Man, I bought this DVD three times over; sold the extra copies on Ebay. I believe I lost money on this endeavor. Such is the cries of fanboys. Oh well.
On release day, July 25th, 2006, Circuit City offered an exclusive mini, twenty-four page comic book which came inside the case. This set sold for $13.99. Unlike most exclusive comics, this was a fully self-contained tale, "Final Destination: Sacrifice".
It tells the story of an unnamed man on the bus, a ride from Harrisburg to Atlantic City. The driver has a heart attack and causes a pile-up, but not before crashing into the Delaware River, the remaining survivors/commuters drown. The vision ends and the man tries to warn the passengers before they board the bus, he fails.
His next premonition is at work, a steel mill. An explosion causes a major fire; he is killed by molten steel. This time people listened and stayed away from the factory that day. Death comes from each; falling into a riding lawn mower, a plugged in radio dropping in a bath, broken ladder - falling onto a picket fence and hit by a train.
Death follows the man until his ravings tears apart his family and friends. Living alone and destitute, he arranges to see his wife and kids - only to have another vision. Their meeting at a diner is cut short by an explosion, a man smoking a cigar next to the gas station. It ends with him deciding to save his loved ones and end his torment. He hangs himself, a melancholy yarn. The comic was published by ZeneScope Entertainment.
Also on that day, Target offered an exclusive lenticular cover sheet (this was under the clear plastic on the case); priced at $16.99.
As I recall this didn't come with a slipcover.
The lenticular came with either the wide screen or full screen editions.
Mine is inside the comic, inside the case.
The last exclusive was from Wal-Mart, a bonus disc (with its own case), packed side by side. As with Target; available on wide screen or full screen editions. This set sold for $22.99. The bonus disc has a run time of 55:55 minutes.
Don't know how "Snakes On A Plane" is related, but there's a preview for it. A couple of making-of featurettes and assorted bonuses along with a collection of New Line trailers.
Rant.
This is a permanent condition of the most serious kind.
- Pat Benatar
When I saw this on home video (missed it at theaters) I wasn't too impressed with Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Wendy Christensen our heroine - suffering a Cassandra complex.
Hard to pin down why. I didn't hate her. Just...
But she has certainly gown on me - has turned into quite the looker. *nods*
Easy on the eyes in that cheerleader's outfit for "Death Proof" (2007).
A bit of trivia, Winstead auditioned for FD2. I can't imagine her there, that role was so right for actress A.J. Cook. The movie (FD3) itself annoyed me at first. It's different. In the previous installments, our prophet gets the surviving group to believe and help each other.
Did not happen here; nobody believes her minus her friend Kevin Fischer (Ryan Merriman). In short everybody dies. Yeah, it's a spoiler, get over it. That has a nice twist, sway.
Don't forget to check out my "Night Of The Living Dead DVD Retrospective".
Past Tense - Dance With The Reaper Part II
Footnotes.
There was another bonus disc, not a store exclusive, available to all retailers. I bought mine at Best Buy on release day for $14.99 (price varied from store to store).
Released three weeks before FD3 hit theaters was a three disc set, "Final Destination: Scared 2 Death Pack" on January 17th, 2006.
Just a bundling of the first two movies (in their own cases) with a cardboard slipcover.
Inside the cover was an extra DVD and a theater voucher to see FD3 for free ($10.50 value for one; the window was February 10th to March 10th, 2006). Never used mine, its still in there.
What can I say? I'm a collector.
The bonus disc came in a printed cardboard sleeve. It should be noted, the re-release pack...
When "Final Destination" and "Final Destination 2" originally came out, both DVD had holographic, foil wraparounds - only available on their first pressings. "Scared 2 Death Pack" has the later wraparounds, flat printings. I sold my extra copies and moved my first editions into that slipcover.
The bonus disc has a runtime of 38:04 minutes. Since it will fall out of the slipcover. I have my extra disc (and sleeve) inside the Wal-Mart bonus case, now upgraded into a two disc case. *nods* As you can see the content is kinda weak, but it does have the teaser for the FD3 and behind-the-scenes footage.
Say thank you.
Say it!
The flow chart for "Choose Their Fate!".
If you didn't know, the home video release is quite unique. You have the option, to turn this movie into a 'choose your adventure' tale. Some of it was lame, others were quite shiny.
Coin Flip
Heads: Theatrical version. Tails: Wendy has her vision while in line not inside the coaster, the movie ends. Epilogue before end credits on the characters post-graduation.
73 or 76 Degrees
73 Degrees: Theatrical version. 76 Degrees: Both Ashley (Chelan Simmons) and Ashlyn (Crystal Lowe) still die in the tanning salon, but not by burning alive; electrocution.
Should Wendy Honk Again?
Yes: Kevin pulls Frankie (Sam Easton) out of the car at the last moment. No: Theatrical version.
Should Wendy Take Another Look?
Yes: Lewis (Texas Battle) dies immediately by the machine. No: Theatrical version.
Kill or Warning Shot?
Kill: Theatrical version. Warning Shot: Erin (Alexz Johnson) dies the same way, but different cause.
Was Frankie Worth Saving?
Yes: See a pervy video shot by Mr. Frankie Cheeks. No: Movie continues.
Jump Left or Jump Right
Jump Left: Theatrical version. Jump Right: Ian (Kris Lemche) still dies from the malfunctioning cherry picker, but more mercifully. The movie ends.
Map or No Map?
This option only is available depending on the last choice (Jump Left). Map: Alternate ending; Wendy does not having her final premonition. No Map: Theatrical version.
Get The Details?
This option only is available depending on the last choice (Map). Yes: Read the newspaper article on deaths Kimberly Corman (A.J. Cook) and Officer Thomas Burke (Michael Landes) from "Final Destination 2". No: Movie continues - alternate ending.
When FD3 came to home video; "Choose Their Fate" option didn't work on all DVD players - Toshiba brand machines had the worst errors - would freeze up and jump. Sony machines don't have this problem.
Say thank you again!
As you read above, there was an option to read the obituaries for the two surviving characters from FD2. I'm kinda bummed out that Kimberly and Thomas didn't become a couple. But I guess after the exploding barbecue death, they figured it was safer to stay apart. That article was excellent.
Great nod to the events of the previous film.
By the way, Kimberly and Officer Burke were suppose to have cameo at the end of FD3. The couple was on board the subway with Wendy, Julie (Amanda Crew) and Kevin; realizing far too late what was about to happen.
Would've like to have seen that, but the actors' schedule prevented that from happening. Damn.
Here's another one, but from "Final Destination 2". Some people apparently missed the death of Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), FD1. It's mentioned twice in the film.
First when Kimberly searches online for the fate of the survivors of Flight 108. The second pix is expanded, reconstructed screen snaps. You're welcome. Then when Clear Rivers (Ali Larter) shows Kimberly the Polaroid of her dead friend.
Gravity and a brick.
Recommendations.
The last offering for this season. The next PT arrives two days before Halloween; you should have your night viewing down.
"Below" (2002)
World War II. The U.S.S. Tiger Shark picks up the survivors of a torpedoed medical vessel. Shortly there after bizarre occurrences happen in the submarine. Something is inside the ship, looking for vengeance. Now the crew must not only deal with enemy destroyers above, but an angry... ghost. The studio barely promoted this movie. In fact the director, David Twohy paid from his own pocket, the film's website (long dead). That's messed up, it deserved much better. Damn good feature.
Dimension Home Video - 2002 - R
"Doghouse" (2009)
A U.K. feature and worthy to be spoken in the same breath as "Shaun Of The Dead" (2004). It's a guys' weekend, a group of friends try to help out one of their own who has fallen into depression over his bad divorce. They take him to a remote village where the women greatly out number the men; time to party. But when they arrive they find it deserted. Where is everyone? It's a take on "28 Days Later" (2002), a rage virus - but it only effects women. Turning them into man hating homicidals. Now the group is trapped and separated within the local shops. No communication, they're on their own. A dark comedy.
MPI Media Group - 2010 - NR
"Feast" (2005)
An out of the way desert bar becomes an all night siege when a bloody man enters the tavern claiming that large unknown beasts are coming this way in mire minutes. He's discounted - for a moment until THEY arrive. This is a remorseless horror flick, nobody is safe. What are they? No answer given, don’t need it. Big, nasty, over-the-top and ooh so mean. The movie plays like a video game, in the good sense. This spawn two sequels; note, Part III comes in two versions, R and Unrated.
Dimension Home Entertainment - 2009 - NR
"Love Object" (2003)
Kenneth Winslow is shy and socially awkward, he works as a technical writer (users manuals). His life becomes complicated when a new employee is hired, Lisa. She becomes his obsession, knowing that he can’t have her, he settles on the next best thing - a love doll, custom made to order in her likeness, Nikki. Kenneth soon has reality issues (is Nikki alive?) and decided to remove the real girl for his silicone lover.
Lions Gate Home Entertainment - 2004 - R
"Rogue" (2007)
American travel journalist, Pete McKell joins a group of tourists on a crocodile cruise in Australia. Their tour guide investigate a possible distress up the river, a flare. What they find is an empty, partially submerged boat. Soon their own craft is impacted by an unseen force, it too begins to sink. The group swims to a nearby isle. As they try to understand what happened, it becomes violently apparent as one of their own is consumed by a twenty-five foot long crocodile. To make matters even worse, their sanctuary is shrinking; the tide is rising, in a few hours they’ll be underwater.
Genius Products - 2008 - NR
Signs point to the conclusion of Limited Edition Horror with another two parter - about a super mega monkey. Don't be frightened on October 29th, 2015. Probably not that accurate - throwing his dung... mostly.
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"Skindred - Volume" with exclusive DVD $13.99
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Free $5.00 gift card with movie (BD or DVD) and CD soundtrack purchase (must be on the same receipt)
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"Pentatonix" deluxe edition with 2 exclusive bonus tracks $14.99
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Past Tense - Skull Island Part I
Tired but not conquered; one more foe to face - a final challenge. The final week of "Limited Edition Horror", we close Halloween 2015 with a super mega monkey movie, "King Kong"...
So huge, this is gonna be another two parter. Prepare to be dazzled (or not)!
The motion picture opened on December 14th, 2005. It was made with a budget of $207,000,000 (estimated) and grossed over $218 million during its U.S. theatrical run. The film opened number one at the box office, the following week it dropped to number two.
The feature opened against "The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe", "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire", "Brokeback Mountain" and "Æon Flux".
The first release (two disc set) originally came with a cardboard foil slipcover which mirrored the case's wraparound. It came with an ad insert.
A four page advertisement for NBC late night TV, "Touareg" car (Volkswagen), Toshiba DVD recorder machines, New York tourism ad, "ForceFlex" trash bags (Glad), Papa John's pizza (free cheese sticks), Chase limited edition "King Kong" credit card and Nestlé candy bars.
Best Buy had an exclusive pre-release, promo - which hits stores before the film's theatrical release.
"King Kong: Production Sketch Journal" was presented by Kodak. It was available free to Reward Zone members who purchased "Cinderella Man" on DVD (December 6th, '05). Ended up getting my copy without having to buy it; well three journals (I'm a bastard).
The faux leather covers (cardboard) are held together by a piece of twine, within it are twelve page; eleven production artworks and one movie still...
The exclusive came inside a plastic bag with an ad from Kodak for four free DVDs with purchase of $199 of select company products (from 12/06/05 - 12/31/05).
It also came with a coupon; $3.00 off for Reward Zone members when they buy the then upcoming "Peter Jackson's King Kong Production Diaries" DVD box set.
Quite recommended if you like the remake.
It streeted on home video on March 28th, 2006; Target sold the two disc set with an exclusive mini comic book, it came inside the case. The thirty-four page bonus was part of larger adaptation by Dark Horse comics.
It re-tells the story, up until when Ann Darrow is fasten at the altar and meets Kong.
This sold for $20.99, the comic was also available in the single disc version ($14.99) which is what I bought, sold my extra DVD on Ebay.
On that day Wal-Mart offered their own, a behind-the-scenes booklet.
The DVD size item came inside a thin cardboard box (different cover than booklet). The ninety-six page bonus, "The Making Of King Kong: The Official Guide To The Motion Picture" is part of a larger tome (same name), published by Pocket Books.
This set sold for $14.98, attached to the single disc version (only), sold the extra on Ebay too - in the end.
I kinda broke even, kinda.
Best Buy had their own offer; free Nestlé candy with purchase ($22.99/$15.99); "Buncha Crunch", "Goobers" or "Raisinets". Lame. I initially bought my copy (two disc set) from here, didn't take the candy.
It was only later that afternoon I discovered the exclusives from Target and Wal-Mart. *shakes head*
Candy was the order of business at Circuit City too; free "King" size Nestlé candy bar, $22.99 and $13.99 for single disc.
There were other Best Buy "Kong" offers. Twenty dollars off the two disc set if you bought any Toshiba DVD player, $79.99 or higher. Plus ten dollars off "King Kong" if you bought any Kodak digital camera or printer dock.
Both deals; must be on the same receipt.
Not going to recap, part of the global consciousness. You could go to a remote Aboriginal village, say it and they'll know what you're talking about; may even play a few chords of Max Steiner's score on a didgeridoo.
Enjoyed the movie, saw on opening day. Prefer the extended cut, more characterization, but I'm in the minority; didn't feel long for me.
I cared what happened to them... minus one.
Jack Black as Carl Denham.
I have NEVER been a fan of his; being obnoxious and annoying does not equal funny. Sadly there are some circles where that's the opposite. Black was miscast. It's a huge steaming dump compared to the original (1933) - played by Robert Armstrong.
Armstrong's role was an explorer and filmmaker. He came to Skull Island to film an action and nature flick. But then his actress, Darrow (Fay Wray) is kidnapped.
Fracking important!
Denham drops everything to rescue her. His responsibility, she trusted him. While true, the man is an opportunist, there is honor. He doesn't pass culpability.
Early on he talks about filming savage, wild animals; he's right there with the camera man in the danger's path. He'll die too, but it'll be on camera. No passing the buck.
Once back in New York; Denham kept his word about sharing the wealth, the Kong Broadway show. I can imagine Black's Denham pocketed much of the profits with minor money going to the survivors.
In the sequel, "Son Of Kong" (1933; set one month later), Denham (reprised by Armstrong) is broke having lost all his fortune and reputation to the giant ape run amok scandal. Add to the mess, he's being sued by everyone; deaths and destruction. Plus there's a Grand Jury indictment for him, prison. That all would really happen, makes perfect sense.
He discovers that Skull Island may hold immeasurable riches. He returns to the dreaded place to right his wrongs. He wants to find that treasure to pay off his creditors and free his conscience - do the right thing.
Jack Black's Carl Denham is none of these things. He's a jackass, liar and a scoundrel! I hated this portrayal. They turned a good man into a coward.
Pissed me off!
There was another casting decision I have issue with, but this is more of a preference thing. This new depiction isn't better or worse - just different...
Captain of the Venture is Englehorn; played originally by Frank Reicher. The first captain was this old, salty man who probably saw a lot of action in his better days. In '33 "Kong" we see him take charge when Ann is abducted. Man may be geriatric, but he still has a lot of life in him.
The new captain played by Thomas Kretschmann, a much younger man, still salty though. I have nothing bad to say about this characterization. But how cool would it have been to have an elderly man, kicking ass and taking names? Giant bugs? Screw you!!!
What would I like to see?
Won't make it onto the big screen, but can be done for cable or as a mini-series; the 1996 unproduced screenplay by Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson.
It's a different movie than what was filmed. It starts off in 1917, above France.
An excerpt...
Jack Driscoll and his buddy, Matt Hamon are flying two of the Camels at the rear of the formation. An
uptight Brit - McKecknie, is flying along side them. He's as jumpy as hell, scanning the skies for enemy planes.
Matt looks around furtively. None of the other pilots are looking in their direction. With practiced skill, Matt reaches down for something in his tiny cockpit ... He stands up, wedging the control column between his knees and turns back towards Jack's Camel ... a baseball in his hand!! With equal proficiency, Jack jams his control column between his knees and stands, brandishing a baseball bat! Both pranksters have to fight against the fierce slipstream as Matt throws the ball across fifty feet of sky towards Jack! He prepares to swing, but the ball falls short, getting minced in Jack's propeller! A quick look around to make sure no one is looking, and Matt reaches down again, grabbing another baseball out of the bag of balls he carries in his cockpit!
Matt pitches it back towards Jack ... he swings and smashes the ball into the side of McKecknie's plane! He
leaps with fright, his Camel wobbling in the sky as he frantically spins around, thinking he's been hit by enemy fire!
Jack and Matt sit in their cockpits, innocently looking the other way!
Past Tense - Skull Island Part II
Rant (continued).
It then moves to 1933, Sumatra archaeological dig. The discovery of a long forgotten Hindu alter. As well as many bronze artifacts with bone accessories. A sway mystery that sets the mood.
Another excerpt...
Englehorn downs another scotch.
Englehorn
Seven years ago I picked up a castaway - the skipper of a Norwegian barque.
The group listen to Englehorn in silence.
Englehorn (CONT'D)
I have never seen a man so mentally ravaged. He had gone blind, not through any injury - but because his mind could no longer deal with the terrible sights he had witnessed. I sat with him during his last night on earth, listening to his fevered whisperings. He spoke of sailing into a thick fog and of running aground on an uncharted island. He spoke of a huge wall, built by a long forgotten civilization and of a creature - neither man nor beast - that lived behind that wall. Of the thirty crewmen who made it ashore, he was the only one who looked into the eyes of the Beast and survived.
The stars must have aligned.
Man, them Norwegians can't catch a break.
This talk isn't an about exclusives?
Let me fix that.
On November 22nd, 2005 Best Buy had an exclusive for the "The King Kong Collection"; the keepsake, embossed, tin box edition.
This held five additional movie one-sheet postcards.
Sold for $33.99.
Wanted the tin set for the original 1933 film (above), but by accident picked up the "Collection". I remember being at the register, confused; why does this cost more? Thought it would be $28 or $29 bucks at most.
But there was a line behind me; peer pressure - purchased what I had.
The store had three of these in stock, two after I bought.
Only at home did I discover what I had done. A happy accident.
Postcards above. I'm presenting them separately; my set is still connected, haven't ripped them apart (perforated). My favorite is the one where Kong looks like he has down syndrome.
There was a freebee, not so much an exclusive. Free that week, a limited number of TCM guides. A TV guide as it were, showing what the cable channel was airing that month; times and dates. I still have mine. The back has the ad for the Collection (scanned).
Something else; 2007 or so - this Best Buy exclusive showed up at Wal-Mart. It was short lived. Lucky for those who didn't pick up the first time around. Can not recall the price.
Rant x2.
Disappointed.
"Mighty Joe Young" (1949) received special treatment; commentary, 'making of' featurette and an interview. But the main part; the sequel, "Son Of Kong" is nearly bare bones - just the trailer.
A huge story here.
Stop-motion master, Willis O'Brien - disown his work on "Son", rarely talk about it.
It is... tragic memories.
During production (October 1933) his estranged and unbalanced wife, Hazel (Hazel Ruth Collette) murdered their two sons (William and Willis, Jr.) then turned the gun on herself - failed suicide attempt. Five shots were fired, two for each of the child. William was shot in bed; we can hope that it occurred while he wa sleeping. Willis, Jr. on the other hand, appears to have fled, but failed.
She was diagnosed with cancer and tuberculosis. William the oldest, got TB in both eyes, which made him blind. Wanna know something even more fracked up? Hazel shot herself in the chest with the .38 revolver. It actually extended her life - gun shot allowed her lungs to drain. *shakes head*
Shortly after their deaths, O'Brien shut down. Can anyone blame him? It was assistant, Buzz Gibson who finished the stop-motion-animation with screen credit given to O'Brien. Good man.
Hazel was admitted to Los Angeles General Hospital, prison ward; she died a year later.
There's a famous picture (to fandom) of O'Brien (with hat) working on "Son". The man looks so demoralize, ready to cry. You can find it online, noted for being torn in the middle. He was given a print of that publicity shot; angry at how he looked, ripped it in half. The image was recovered by Marcel Delgado, one of the model makers on the film.
Darkness continues...
He later found love with a secretary, but that too was misery - diagnosed with breast cancer, despondent, she jumped to her death.
It was only after he met his second wife (in 1934), Darlyne Prenett that he re-found his center. He stayed with her until his death, married twenty-eight years.
Willis Harold O'Brien died on November 8th, 1962 at the age of seventy-six in Oakland, California. He was born on March 2nd, 1886.
"Son" was made in a matter of month after the first to capitalize on the mega success.
Behind-the-scenes pix above - just get a slight taste of a much larger history in "Son". At one point Skull Island was home to an Aztec-like civilization. There were monuments to their existence, a large foot pyramid and other colossal structures. Too bad we didn't get to explore the ruins.
Anyhow, add to that non-made retrospective, a second. A featurette on the lost "King Kong" tangent movie, "The New Adventures Of King Kong".
In 1934 "Kong" co-creator Merian C. Cooper wanted to revisit the monkey for one more tale, but his co-writer, Ernest B. Schoedsack convinced him to drop it. This story often asked - delivery question.
The Venture's missing account; journey from Skull Island to New York.
The ship becomes damaged off an island in the Malay Archipelago. The crew goes to work on repairs. Using this opportunity for more supplies, Englehorn send an away party to gather food. Things go bad.
They are attacked by different terrible beasts. In order to save them, Denham gets the idea of releasing Kong. Have the ape fight the giant critters and later recapture him.
They take a polaroid and let you go. Say they'll let you know. So come on.
- Ladytron
It works and the Eighth Wonder is once again chained (probably with Ann's help). The trip to New York continues.
As far as I know, only got as far as a scriptment stage with some water color artwork.
"Son", is a decent flick; not as awful as some would lead you to believe. Granted, it's nowhere near the craftsmanship the first movie (story wise), but it's a fun romp.
What I really liked was the female lead, Hilda (Helen Mack). Hilda is not Ann. She's proactive...
There's a scene towards the start; circus tent where Hilda and her father (Clarence Wilson) lives in catches on fire, burning bad. She rushes inside and pulls her father out, but he dies from a head injury.
Now had this been Ann, she would've been screaming and looking for some man to help her pull her dad out. Hilda isn't afraid and cute too.
Another thing I enjoyed was continuity. Besides actors Armstrong and Reicher returning - of all people, Victor Wong who played the Venture's Chinese cook, Charlie; reprises his role once more. That was a nice touch.
My problem is with the film's cheesy ending. What caused the island to have that massive earthquake, sinking? Was it because Denham removed that diamond crusted treasure from the ancient alter?
Not explained.
Would like to think that Carl and Hilda later got married, they're a good match.
Amazon had initially listed the tin with a item not included; "Hollywood The Golden Years: The RKO Story - Birth Of A Titan", the 1987 BBC documentary. Maybe it was planned, but got pulled. I have no answer.
There is a direct sequel to "King Kong" in book form from, Russell Blackford. Published in 2005 (by Ibooks, Inc.) "Kong Reborn". The tale involves cloning the giant ape from blood samples found by high-steel worker in 1999. The new creature is returned to Skull Island where general mayhem ensues.
"Kong" is one of those titles which keeps getting re-released every few years. Here's a relevant one.
Released on February 12th, 2013 for $12.97 was the "Kong Collection" which brings the original classic and sequel in a two disc set. This is for folks not interested in special features. Don't know if the first disc is from the deluxe edition.
Final piece; November 2008 issue of Empire magazine (British), published the results of a worldwide poll of the "500 Greatest Movies Of All Time"; Jackson's "Kong" ranked 450.
You can give a sigh of relief, it's over... for now.
Have a safe and entertaining (sexy) Halloween! See you back here on November 5th, 2015 for a trip down the South; not a sexual metaphor - though could be if you ask nicely.
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[An earlier version of this PT was originally posted on December 1st, 2011 on JoBlo's "DVD, Blu-Ray & Home Theater Discussion" forum.]
This week we get MPDGed, not to don't worry - it's mostly harmless; the burning sensation and itching goes away once we reach "Elizabethtown"...
The motion picture opened on October 14th, 2005. It was made with a budget of $57,000,000 (estimated) and grossed over 26 million during its U.S. theatrical run; counting foreign receipts it made $52,034,889. The film opened number three at the box office, the following week it dropped to number six.
The feature opened against "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride", "Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit", "A History Of Violence" and the remake for "The Fog".
This release had no slipcover nor insert.
There were two exclusives - both from Best Buy, which is pretty sway since the movie bombed.
The first was a pre-release; promo disc which hit the store before the film's theatrical release.
One problem - availability.
In theory on October 9th, 2005 you should walk in and get it for free. I could not find it at my store; I went twice (different days). This was elusive and I'm not sure how rare it is; if at all.
Some stores might have gotten plenty of stock; mine did not.
It wouldn't be until January of 2010 that I was able to acquire off Ebay, full package; movie and bonus. Sold the extra copy.
Anyhow, this came in a printed cardboard sleeve. The promo has a run time of 19:34 minutes. Inside the sleeve are two mini squares inserts, discounts...
The first was a coupon for $2.00 off the CD sountrack. The offer was valid from October 9th - 22nd, 2005.
The second was a DVD coupon; $5.00 off "Vanilla Sky" (2001), "How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days" (2003), "The Prince & Me" (2004), "Pretty In Pink" (1986), "Grease" (1978), "Breakfast At Tiffany's" (1961), "An Officer And A Gentleman" (1982), "Love Story" (1970), "Sliding Doors" (1998) and "Save The Last Dance" (2001). This offer was valid from October 1st - 31st, 2005.
The flap on the sleeve had a contest, "Create The Elizabethtown Ultimate Road Trip Playlist And You May Win A Trip To NYC!" Oh joy. The contest was through a weblink at Best Buy. If you submitted twelve songs for this fictitious roadtrip you could go to New York to appear with writer/director Cameron Crowe on VH1 Classic Celebrity Jukebox.
Twenty-five finalists got a $100.00 Best Buy gift card, "Elizabethtown" gift pack (whatever that was) and a copy of the CD soundtrack. The contest expired October 30th, 2005.
The second Best Buy exclusive accompanied the DVD when it streeted on February 7th, 2006. There is no screen snap since there is no menu screen, just plays. The run time is 13:47 minute with a single featurette "On The Road To Elizabethtown".
Bonus disc came in a CD envelope. Set sold for $16.99, fifteen copies per store I have since moved mine into a two disc case; inside is the cardboard sleeve (with DVD). Have since moved this into a three disc DVD case.
This was the film that brought about a new cinema trope, the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl". Coined by film reviewer Nathan Rabin about Kirsten Dunst's character Claire:
That bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures.
While researching, discovered its sibling; the "Magical Negro". A black character that provides inspiration and spiritual help for white folks - usually mystical. But has no personal life, only exists to help Mr. Whitey. Like Michael Landon if he were Black from "Highway To Heaven" (NBC, 1984 - 1989).
Examples of this is John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) from "The Green Mile" (1999), Bagger Vance (Will Smith) from "The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) and Bleeding Gums Murphy from "The Simpsons".
The more I think, both MPDG and MN should do a Saturday morning cartoon together; helping trouble youths and adults find their solutions and peace (on Adult Swim).
Here's a quote from an article he wrote for Salon dot com (July 15th, 2014; "I’m Sorry For Coining The Phrase "Manic Pixie Dream Girl"").
But the more the cultural myth of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl expanded, the more my ambivalence about it grew. "Manicpixiedreamgirl" became the title of a young adult novel about a teenage boy obsessed with a free-spirited female classmate, something I only learned about when a reader directed me to the book’s Amazon page. The author did not choose the book’s title, I learned in my one exchange with him over Facebook; it was his publisher’s idea. I couldn’t bring myself to read it. Critics began coining spinoff tropes like the "manic pixie dream guy." Mindy Kaling name-dropped Manic Pixie Dream Girls in a New Yorker piece on female-centric films. And last year I had the surreal experience of watching a musical called "Manic Pixie Dreamland", about a fantasy realm that produces Manic Pixie Dream Girls. Sitting in the dark theater, I thought: “What have I done?!”
- Nathan Rabin
When I think of MPDG, my thoughts are not of Kirsten Dunst - it's Zooey Deschanel. She made a career typecasted as The Girl, her niché. Not into her, she annoys me.
When I think of Dunst, it's as cheerleader, Torrance Shipman from "Bring It On" (2000) which spawned a franchise. And if true; co-star, Eliza Dushku has disowned the feature, not one of her highlights. Whatever. It's a solid flick.
Back on topic...
The film tells the story of Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) who works for an athletic footware company, Mercury Worldwide Shoes. They have launched a new line of shoes based on his design. But there is a problem, doesn't have proper structural support - will cause serious injuries. The company went into mass production for the "Späsmotica" and did multi-million dollar media campaign for the launch. Can't come out and is recalled from stores.
Fired; his shoes have thrown the company into oblivion; hundreds of people will be out of work because of Drew. All of this will be made public on Monday morning. It's late Friday afternoon. His name will be smeared all over the news. No one will hire him again.
Then his girlfriend, Ellen (Jessica Biel) dumps him since he lost his position and soon his money. Yup, a gold digger.
Despondent, trieds to kill himself, but before he can, Drew gets a persistent phone call. It's his sister Heather (Judy Greer), their father, Mitch had died (heart attack) while visiting family in Kentucky. The day keeps getting worse. She pleads for his help, their mother Hollie (Susan Sarandon) is a mess.
Family didn't quite get along. Dad was from the South and mom's side wasn't. Heather is helping organize the memorial and needs Drew to get the urn, Mitch was cremated. 'Come to Elizabethtown, ASAP'. Why yes, that's cook Paula Deen as Aunt Dora before she got all the negative attention for being a racist - which I don't think is the case. She did say some fracked up things, but I don't think it was in malice.
The family sees Drew as a success, working for a wealthy company and having his own office in R&D. Not knowing that less than seventy-two hours their golden child will get destroyed nationwide.
All we have is a little while in the frame of a lifetime.
- Electro Spectre
While on the plane his depression take the attention of a flight attendant, Claire Colburn (Dunst) who becomes curious and decide to help him - by putting him on a jouney; a Kentucky native herself. With nothing else to loose, he goes on her bizzare quest with her mix CDs.
And that's it. Spoiled it? Nah. More happens. A lot of folks have compaired this to "Garden State" (2004), which is a good companion flick.
This falls onto the line of a 'love it or hate it'. I enjoyed it, blind bought it on release day, no regrets.
But it's not for everyone - some can easily say that Cameron Crowe wrote and directed a series of vignette for Drew than an actual movie.
Can't give much of an argument, but that's not a bad thing.
And even if she's a fantasy, she is still welcomed.
Or perhaps this is all just bestiality and Claire is just Drew's horny spirit animal guide in human form.
Did I just blow your mind?
I'll leave on that revelation. My next text vomit drips onto you on November 12th, 2015 with some cheer and jiggle, not in that order.
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Free 1 year subscription to Entertainment Weekly; BD/DVD/DC combo $19.99
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Exclusive bonus disc (Blu-Ray); BD/DVD/DC combo $19.99
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Exclusive store release $29.99
[An earlier version of this PT was originally posted on November 3rd, 2011 on JoBlo's "DVD, Blu-Ray & Home Theater Discussion" forum.]
I should be ashamed, but I'm not (I own the entire series), that being said; we might get cheer-sex in "Bring It On: All Or Nothing"...
This made for home video feature was released on August 8th, 2006. It was made with a budget of $5,000,000 (estimated). It made twelve million in its first week and well over eighteen million during its pressing.
The movie streeted against "Laguna Beach: The Complete Second Season", "Playboy: X Mates Vol. 1", "Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector" and "C.S.A.: The Confederate States Of America".
This release originally came with a cardboard slipcover which mirrored the case's wraparound. It also came with an advertisement insert. A long sheet folded three times; 25% off promotional code for Spirit Accessories, contest for a year's supply of SoBe Lean beverages, "Bring It On: 2 Movie Cheer Pack" ("Bring It On" [2000] with "Bring It On Again" [2004]) ad, Universal TV shows now available on DVD ("Fear Factor: The First Season", "Roar: The Complete Series", "Conviction: The Complete Series", "House M.D.: Season Two", "Las Vegas: Uncut & Uncensored - Season Three" and "The Office: Season Two"), Lil J. Xavier's "Young Prince Of The South" album ad. And an advertisement for the then upcoming NBC series, "Heroes".
The initial release came with an offer; purchase the DVD and receive a free one year subscription to "Teen People". Offer expired on August 15th, 2007. And before you ask, no I didn't. I still have my card inside the case, inside the insert. I'm an anal collector.
Wal-Mart on street had an exclusive CD sampler.
It was side packed with the DVD. Sorry, I do not know how much it sold for on release week. And I apologize for the image quality, this was the best I could find/do.
Target had the only solid exclusive, in my opinion.
One problem, I passed on it at the time. It's not that I didn't want - I was tapped. By the time I was able to purchase was gone. For the next five years, I made several attempts to acquire - lots of failure. That was until 2011 when I finally got it; paid slightly over five bucks, including shipping (DVD with bonus).
Target set sold for $17.99. Bonus DVD came inside a CD envelope in the case. From the above pix it looks like this has a lot of content. *sigh*
Not really. The total run time is 12:18 minutes. The shortest clip is eighteen seconds long. The longest is 66 seconds. I'm glad to finally complete my set. I changed the case, both DVDs are now inside a two disc case.
Oh yeah. On that calendar; October 4th - that's suppose to be a drawing of cupcakes, NOT a plate full of ****. Took me moment to figure that out.
Yes, the "Mmmm..." should've been a hint. Look, I never claimed to be brilliant.
Best Buy had exclusive ring tones; three of them, the set sold for $16.99.
Something you might want to check out (brimming with chemistry), the 2009 cheerleading film "Fired Up".
Yup, somewhat formulaic, but had moments of smarts and solid laughs. I would recommend it. The movie was originally called "F-U".
I should. The story is about two popular high school jocks, Shawn Colfax (Nicholas D'Agosto) and Nick Brady (Eric Christian Olsen) who decide to drop out of their regular football camp for the Summer to enroll into cheerleading camp to goof-off and score with hot girls (the only two straight guys there).
Overall plan is to ditch the cheerleading competition at the end and attend the Summer finale party held by their football teammates, a big bash.
But the two soon regret their decision and want their team to win the competition. As I wrote, predictable, but the ending was different. I was quite glad they didn't go with a conventional conclusion. Made me smile.
I loved this quote from the unrated version by Nick:
Would you shut up? I'm too straight to be gay. I could suck knob and still be straight. I could have one in my mouth and two in each hand and still win a straight award.
It's the delivery.
There was a bit of controversy; both D'Agosto and Olsen were in their 30s playing high school teens. Some had a real problem with that. Whatever, it's Hollywood - nothing new.
As Mulder would say, "the truth is out there". Above, covers for the DVD and Blu-Ray editions. Notice something different? The jumping cheerleader on the DVD is wearing bikini bottoms, while on the BD has booty-shorts. To this day, I'm puzzled. Nice ass, yes, but why???
Once again, I wrote up a short entry, need decent tier content. So here's a story of failed nostalgia.
Last year a thought popped in my head. This time quite XXX. Something I saw as a lad, something I saw back in the days of scrambled subscription television - over the air. This was a skin flick shown on SelecTV.
Late at night they would air pornos. As many who lived through that time knows, it was a hit and miss.
I was able to increase my odds when I discovered I could play with the vertical and horizontal knobs on the back of my TV to fix the distortion - more than likely would get a negative image with an occasional regular picture. No audio, just the station saying you need to subscribe to get the channel and the number to call if you're having technical issues. So it's a mixed bag.
One night I saw this porno; Amber Lynn having sex with a robot. That image imprinted onto my memory. Kinda because I wanted it...
The robot. I was way too geeky.
The stuff of sci-fi made real, robot(s) for your home!
Nope, the promise did not live up to the expectation. They were frackin' expensive and hardly did anything, might as well been a paper weight.
Got curious and with some internet mojo found what I had seen so many, many moons ago.
It was "Amber Aroused" from Caballero from 1985, bought on DVD (low price) and was sadden.
This had NOT aged well and it sucked. The poster above. Remember them? Those octagon shaped robots from the mid 1980s. Just cheap plastic that hardly did anything, you could add a tray for them to cart around sodas or beer or something lite in weight. Man they had a ridicules price tag for their actual worth.
In the film; a strap-on is added, and it goes to town on Ms. Lynn. Which is pretty much just moving forward and reverse (repeat). The finale ends on an orgy.
They gave the robot this cartoony electronic voice, made me cringe.
Okay, those not a X-Gener; women in that period wore far too much make-up in real life or adult videos. That poster was for The Pussycat Theater, a nationwide chain of adult movie houses, extinct now. Never been to one, had zero desire to go into one. Man, I would hate to be the janitor; have to wear a hazmat suit.
And thick gage gloves.
So that's it. My memory of the porno (shot on film) was superior to the real thing.
This flick also has... did you know there was in the 1980s; a Burt Reynolds porn impersonator, Sasha Gabor. Doing his best "Smokey And The Bandit" (1977) impersonation.
There is another Lynn title I'm still looking for, but just casually. It's morning and she's getting breakfast. A guy walks into the kitchen so she take a banana and goes down on it - just because. Don't know anything else besides that. So finding that is quite slim.
By the way, that poster image took over an hour to mend - it needed a lot of work to make presentable, plus rotated some to make leveled.
There's no need to analyze. There's no need to form an affliction.
- Splender
I suppose the main question is - is it any good?
*thinking*
It is exactly what you'd expect and is pretty much by the numbers story and resolution wise. It's not trying to be artsy or overly dramatic, it's a fluff movie and doesn't try to overcome it.
Which isn't a bad thing.
If you liked the first movie, you'll probably like this too.
It's weird thinking about Hayden Panettiere; she was the voice of Dot in Pixar's "A Bug's Life" (1998). That doesn't seem that long ago.
She's a mom now, married to a Russian giant (boxer). I don't think anybody saw that coming.
Feeling all smiles and grins?
Sorry folks, no refunds. Don't blame me, blame management. Come back here on November 19th, 2015 for a tale about donors. The stealy organ kind and maybe some taco flavored kisses (hot girl only).
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Ocrelizumab approved for funding
October 7, 2019 | Advocacy, Life with MS, Treatments
Media Release – 7 October 2019
Hundreds with Multiple Sclerosis ‘Abandoned’ due to Pharmac Drug Access Criteria
There’s concern that a Pharmac decision to fund the drug Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) for certain patients with multiple sclerosis from December 1st will still see hundreds missing out due to the national drug-buying agency’s ‘inhumanely strict’ treatment access criteria.
“While Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand (MSNZ) absolutely welcomes the news that Pharmac will now fund Ocrelizumab for a sub-group of patients with the most common form of the disease, Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), we remain disappointed that Pharmac’s out-dated access criteria will deny around 600 further New Zealanders suffering from this and other forms of the disease the chance to improve their lives and limit the impact of their condition” says MSNZ National Manager Amanda Rose.
Around 4000 New Zealanders currently live with Multiple Sclerosis or MS. Over half (around 2000) suffer from RRMS which sees symptoms and “attacks” come and go, with disability increasing over time. Around 15% (around 600 patients) are diagnosed with another form of the disease, Primary Progressive MS (PPMS), in which the symptoms are constant, with continual decline.
Pharmac has decided to only fund Ocrelizumab for RRMS patients who, as part of the MS Special Authority Criteria, must have an annually-tested disability score of 4 or less out of 10 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), proving they are able to walk 500m continuously and unaided. The current criteria leaves several groups of patients out in the cold and denied access; including those with RRMS whose disability score is greater than 4 or who have progressed by two points from their initial starting point for a period of 6 months or more, as well as the 600-odd patients with PPMS. Ocrelizumab is fully funded for a much wider and more disease-advanced group of RRMS patients in Australia, the UK, Europe and the USA, while the drug is readily available to patients with PPMS in both the USA and UK. Ocrelizumab is the ONLY disease-modifying treatment shown in clinical trials to halt disease progression in people with PPMS and has been approved for use by Medsafe, the FDA, NICE and the European Commission.
MSNZ has been lobbying Pharmac for some time to widen its Special Authority Criteria for New Zealanders and has also requested the agency provide evidence to support its current limited access rules.
“Pharmac’s access criteria for all MS treatments is not evidence-based” says Amanda Rose. “Several leading international experts have expressed astonishment at the strict criteria MS patients here in NZ are subjected to. Clinical evidence clearly demonstrates that for all forms of MS patients benefit from earlier drug access for a longer, more sustained period of time”. MSNZ says around 20 New Zealanders with PPMS have until now managed to get private access to Ocrelizumab through Roche’s Compassionate Programme. Some report having zero or limited regression of their condition or any new lesions since starting treatment.
“For people with Progressive MS, being able to halt the condition in its tracks is monumental” says Rose. “These people are continuing to remain active, contributing to the economy, their families and their communities”.
MSNZ President Malcolm Rickerby says Pharmac’s decision to fund Ocrelizumab came after more than two years of MSNZ lobbying.
“MSNZ has been strongly advocating for Ocrelizumab to be funded since May 2017” says Rickerby. “We stepped up this pressure after receiving a positive indication for funding from Pharmac’s own Pharmaceutical Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) in November 2018, demanding action and an explanation as to why the process was taking so long. While we very much welcome Pharmac’s eventual decision, it’s possible that without this sustained pressure, people with MS would still be waiting.”
MSNZ acknowledges that Pharmac’s PTAC committee will be reviewing the access criteria for all MS treatments at its November meeting this year. It says it welcomes this review and hope it results in more patients being given access to treatments earlier and staying on them longer.
Ocrelizumab will be available from 1 December 2019. More information about the announcement can be found on the PHARMAC website at https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/news/notification-2019-10-07-various/.
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4 Marvel Movies From the Deadpool Movie Deal We’re Still Waiting For
By Bobby Bernstein Updated Nov 26, 2019 10:43 AM EST
Way back in May 2000 — that’s over 15 years ago for those keeping score at home — Marvel and Artisan Entertainment signed a mega joint venture agreement that we’re just now starting to see the fruits of. The original deal included the Deadpool movie, which is set to come out in two weeks. But Wade Wilson’s venture into film wasn’t the only Marvel property that was a part of the deal. So, what else was there?
In the deal, which at the time was the most expansive deal Marvel had ever made, there were at least 15 Marvel superhero franchises that Marvel and Artisan were to turn into live-action comic book movies. The idea behind the deal was to find those niche comic book characters that wouldn’t require $100 million budgets to adapt. The deal included Black Panther (now set to come out in 2018), Iron Fist (coming as a Netflix TV series), and Antman (which hit theaters last year). But interestingly, there were some other properties that we haven’t heard anything more about since the original deal.
Here are the four obscure Marvel movies from the original Deadpool movie deal that we’re still waiting on:
1. A Morbius Movie
Morbius was a part of the original Marvel/Artisan movie deal. At one point, there were loose plans for a Morbius movie, but nothing major, and nothing officially announced. The closest we apparently came to seeing Morbius on screen was an alternate ending to the first Blade movie, which can be seen in the bonus features on the movie’s DVD release. In the bonus feature, writer David S. Goyer noted that the Morbius movie seeds would have been planted in the alternate ending, which saw a figure on the rooftop at the end with a concealed face behind a cloth mask. The original plan was to have Morbius become the main villain for the Blade franchise if it were to continue. However, the plan didn’t work out that way, and we haven’t heard of anything resembling a Morbius movie since the original deal.
Check out Morbius: The Living Vampire here.
2. A Longshot Movie
Longshot was also a part of that original deal between Marvel and Artisan, but unfortunately, nothing has come into fruition. Longshot is most commonly seen with the X-Men, but even in the X-Men movies, there hasn’t been any mention of Longshot. We did actually see the hero in the X-Men animated series, sporting an iconic yellow mullet, and he appears in Uncanny X-Men and some other Marvel books. But as far as the movies are concerned, there hasn’t been a Longshot movie, nor is there anything announced to be in the works at the moment.
Check out X-Men: Longshot on Amazon.
3. A Mort the Dead Teenager Movie
Mort the Dead Teenager would make for a great comic book movie. It follows the zany tale of a bullied teenager who, in a race against his bully to gain the admiration of the bully’s girlfriend, is hit by a train and killed. Of course, Mort ends up in the Netherworld with Teen Death, who teaches him how to haunt people, and Mort does the only natural thing: haunts those who disliked or used him. Mort is a ghost, and he can take his head off of his shoulders. It doesn’t get more obscure than Mort.
There was a Mort the Dead Teenager movie in talks, with an expected release in 2004 with Quentin Tarantino directing. In fact, Elijah Wood was even attached to star in the film, alongside the once popular Jessica Simpson. Even Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future) and Stephen Spielberg (everything else) were producing the film at one point. But the Mort the Dead Teenager movie fell off the face of the earth, and we haven’t heard anything new since it was shelved.
Check out Mort the Dead Teenager on your Kindle.
4. A Power Pack Movie
Power Pack was the first team of preteen superheroes in the Marvel Universe, and they were given superhuman abilities by an alien on its deathbed. Sounds like a fun concept, right? Apparently, according to CHUD.com, filmmakers were being offered a variety of Marvel characters to adapt to film, with the Power Pack being among those properties. However, that was in 2010, and so it would appear that no one has opted to adapt the Power Pack movie. You would think with Marvel and Disney in cahoots, that Disney would want to create a Power Pack movie. Instead, Disney opted for Big Hero 6. Is Power Pack next? Who knows.
Check out Power Pack Classic: Vol. 1 on Amazon.
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