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__label__wiki	0.736653	0.736653	Wrong way to go FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 11/10/2010 Wrong way to go Honestly, it is difficult to understand why the Department of Justice (DoJ) keeps on publicly calling for the alleged suspects in the Bar exams grenade attack to come out and air their side while at the same time threaten to file cases against them, saying the investigation has been done by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). As the Justice chief told the media, the two members of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity who are today’s suspects in the Bar exams blast are also connected to two previous grenade attacks at La Consolacion College and the University of Perpetual Help. She then called on the two other APO members who she said were involved in the Sept. 26 Bar blast to surface and explain themselves before the NBI and then threatens to file charges against them. Said Justice Secretary Leila de Lima: “We have the names. I want to relate to them an ultimatum. We know who they are…We know where they are working. We are challenging them to surface otherwise the NBI will be constrained to file charges.”.... MORE Too little, too late? EDITORIAL 11/10/2010 Wrong way to go FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 11... Italian government faces collapse — experts ANALYS... SC should take pause C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan ... Clarification LETTER 11/10/2010 Dear Editor: Techno HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 11/10/2010 Twitting the team SHE SAID Malou E. Rosal 11/10/2... Noy’s budget faces rough sailing in Senate By Angi... Solon twits Noynoy on public displeasure with US B... De Lima links APO to 2 more grenade blasts in scho... Former VP not off hook in Pag-IBIG fund mess By An... Vice mayor eyed as key witness in massacre case 1... PAL hits labor union over spinoff rumors By Mina D... Aquino okays new guidelines for using social netwo... Vows of peace, fears of violence at Virginia gun rally - The top Republican in Virginia's lower house said that any group planning to incite violence at a large gun rights rally on Monday in Richmond should stay ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line411
__label__wiki	0.879469	0.879469	Force of yellow habit EDITORIAL 12/12/2010 Force of yellow habit They have the seat of government, don’t they? Or do they? Noynoy and his yellow allies continue to act as though they are seeking an overthrow of something or anything perceived by them to be against their interest. It has been the same thing all over again since 1986 when they got the first taste of success in short-circuiting the voting process by staging the Edsa 1 revolt that made Noynoy’s mother, Cory Aquino, president and an absolute dictator for at least a year, writing her own so-called “Freedom Constitution” followed by the 1987 Constitution written by her 50 handpicked yellow delegates. In 2001, Joseph Estrada won the presidency convincingly despite the strong opposition from the yellow company made up of the Makati businessmen, Catholic bishops and the evil civil socialites, along with the leftists and the unprofessional military, but from his first day at Malacañang, the plot started for his ouster that culminated two and half years years later in the 2001 Edsa ll where the nine-year curse of Gloria on the country originated. Again the Estrada overthrow was the handiwork of the yellow company. Had Noynoy lost in the 2010 elections, even validly, a new Edsa revolt was likely. Such a plan being already in place was proven by Noynoy’s oft-repeated warning that he would call for people power if he was not elected president.... MORE Making foes suffer FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 12/12/2010 Making foes suffer There can only be one reason the judiciary budget was slashed by Noynoy and his Budget secretary: Vindictiveness and their way of letting the high court suffer for earlier ruling as legitimate and constitutional, the appointment of Renato Corona as the Chief Justice. Even before Noynoy was proclaimed president by Congress, he was already insisting that Gloria had no right to appoint the top magistrate because the appointment was done during the midnight ban. Noynoy said it was his right to appoint the new chief justice — and certainly his choice was not Corona but one of the two Moraleses — probably Justice Conchita Morales-Carpio, as she had just a few months before retirement, after which, Noynoy would have named Justice Antonio Carpio, who would have a longer term. Noynoy even threatened at that time, to have Corona impeached as he continued to insist that the Corona appointment was unconstitutional, despite the decision of the high court that the appointment is constitutional. As Noynoy did not get what.... MORE Flood-swept Czech town turns disaster into development FEATURE 12/12/2010 Flood-swept Czech town turns disaster into development CHRASTAVA — Not many Czech towns of 6,000 might push “pinup” calendars featuring local women but Chrastava, ravaged by floods in August, has put a novel spin on turning disaster into development. The town is still reeling from the devastation wrought when fierce rains turned a local river into a raging waterway, flooding 200 homes in this northern locality right near the Polish and German borders. Damage is estimated at 1.5 billion koruna (60 million euros, $81 million) but relief funds from the central government have been slow to arrive. So the town, 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of the capital Prague, took reconstruction into its own hands. Chrastava now boasts several projects, including a new — if eccentric — footbridge to replace the old one washed away in the floods: A rickety, wood-framed, hand-propelled funicular for pedestrians.... MORE Quid pro quo – Suansing for Luistro BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta 12/12/2010 Quid pro quo – Suansing for Luistro Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, one of the prickliest members of the upper chamber, has suddenly gone soft on former De La Salle University president Bro. Armin Luistro, whom Malacañang wants ratified as secretary of the Department of Education. After threatening on several occasions to block his nomination that was pending before the powerful Commission on Appointments due to alleged “conflicting interests, gross ignorance of the law and political deafness” issues, Mrs. Santiago did the opposite with an about-face maneuver thus paving the way for Luistro’s assumption as DepEd chief with full powers, after allegedly being promised certain concessions by the Palace. Mrs. Santiago had earlier informed CA chairman Sen. Edgardo Angara that she had every intention of opposing Luistro’s nomination probably because she was still bristling at the way he and his group Black and White Movement had crucified her for being one of the senators who opposed the opening of the second envelop during the landmark impeachment trial of President Estrada in 2001. Ironically, the letter turned to be a bummer because it didn’t contain anything derogatory against Estrada when it was opened a few years later.... MORE Noli me tangere VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 12/12/2010 The Latin phrase sounds familiar. It is the title of a famous literature that forwarded one signal and distinct cry — with element of great resentment toward what was then wrong with the nation and unjust to people. The ground reality and distinct relevance of the lamentation eventually proved to be the joyful liberation of the nation and the big blessing of the Filipino people. Thus it was that in the realm of objective truth, falsehood ultimately succumbed to veracity, oppression and immorality subsequently bowed down before the virtues and integrity, respectively. “Touch me not!” While thought of very intensely and thereafter bravely written decades ago, the text and context of the strong injunction are still very vibrant and insistent — when applied to such a corrupt and corrupting syndicate of the infamous jueteng operators vis-à-vis shameless jueteng protectors. The heart and soul of the continuous existence and vibrant are found in the following triad: One, the open and continuous exploitation of the poor and unlettered. Two, the constant and effective security avidly accorded to the lawless jueteng federation precisely by those supposed to root it out. Three, the untrammeled flow of juicy and regular payolas to all those salivating for their guaranteed regular receipt among those in the hierarchy of public officials and police authorities committed to jueteng continuous and fruitful operative existence.... MORE The truth not the commission TABLETS OF STONE Larry Faraon, OP 12/12/2010 The truth not the commission Larry Faraon, OP Rep. Edcel Lagman and Mrs. Gloria Arroyo’s cohorts jumped with joy over the Supreme Court’s decision to tag the Truth Commission as unconstitutional. They smelled the scent of victory for their former boss and patroness. But at the end of the day, it is more of a setback for Mrs. Arroyo than for the Aquino administration. The camp of the past administration could have wished that the Truth Commission were approved and then go on down to work on the eventual vindication of Mrs. Arroyo’s “innocence,” since the commission’s chairman is a pawn of the past administration — namely, retired SC chief, Hilario Davide. As it is, with the disapproval of the Truth Commission, Mrs. Arroyo’s cases would be a sword of Damocles hanging unperturbed over the neck of any of the Arroyo’s retinue of corrupt elements. And that would mean sleepless nights and qualms of conscience and uncertainty over her clean bill of health. The Truth Commission should have done that and thereby afford Mrs. Arroyo a peaceful and clear conscience and close the door on the Arroyo administration with flying colors and that history would judge her as righteous. But with the SC decision she would miss that part.... MORE Turkey’s Alevis losing hope for broader freedoms focus 12/12/2010 Turkey’s Alevis losing hope for broader freedoms SIVAS — Turkey’s Alevis, a distinct moderate sect of Islam, have put government support for religious freedom to the test by pressing for broader rights in a country where they are often seen as heretics. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has launched a rare dialog with the sizeable community. But after several meetings between the two sides since 2007, Alevi leaders question Ankara’s sincerity and hold out little hope that their demands will be met. The government “does not go beyond listening to our problems... We do not expect any improvement soon,” Ali Balkiz, a leading Alevi activist, told AFP. The Sunni majority’s prejudice against Alevis is deep-rooted: Apart from the broad theological differences, there is the history of Alevi rebellions and their bloody supression. Like Shiites, Alevis worship the Prophet Ali, the last of the first four C... MORE Burgos case not priority of new body under DoJ 12/12/2010 Burgos case not priority of new body under DoJ The suffering of the family of activist Jonas Burgos who disappeared in 2007 may prove to take longer as President Aquino yesterday said a task force he ordered formed under the Department of Justice (DoJ) to revisit unresolved cases of extra-judicial killings and forced disappearances will give priority to cases that occurred under his watch. Aquino said six cases have been identified to have happened from the time he assumed the presidency and, as much as possible, he would like to address these cases first before the body tackles other past atrocities. He claimed five out of the six cases had been resolved and the law enforcers are currently pursuing the sixth case. “Our focus is cases under our watch. We’ve filed cases, I understand, five of the six have been solved. There were two that I mentioned, one of them is already ready for hearing…But all of them had their cases, I understand, filed. Of course, I’m still aiming for the sixth,” Aquino told reporters in a chance interview held in Tarlac City. The two cases that Aquino has referred to in his speech during the celebration of the International Human Rights Day in Malacanang the other day involved that of Miguel Belen in which, he claimed, “a murder charge is already pending against the two suspects before the Regional Trial Court of Iriga City” and the other one is that of Jose Daguio that, he said, has already been set for initial hearing.... MORE TI poll: 48% say Noy not effective vs graft 12/12/2010 POLICE, POLITICAL PARTIES MOST CORRUPTION PRONE TI poll: 48% say Noy not effective vs graft President Aquino’s so-called “straight path” is nowhere to be discerned in a recent Transparency International (TI) survey that showed nearly half of Filipino respondents stated that the current government’s action against corruption was ineffective. The global corruption watchdog’s survey was conducted between June 1 and September 30 that included the first three months of the Aquino administration. On the question: How would you assess your current government’s actions on the fight against corruption? 48 percent of some 1,000 respondents answered “ineffective,” while 28 percent replied “effective,” and the rest, or 24 percent, believed it was neither of both. Nearly seven out of 10 also indicated that the level of corruption in the country increased in the past three years, the 2010 Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) released the other day showed. Asked to rank local institutions most prone to corruption, respondents identified the police and political parties on top followed by public officials and civil servants tied with the parliament or legislature; the judiciary; the military and businesses; the education system; non-government organizations, and finally media.... MORE Noy retreats from oust-Corona move By Aytch S. de la Cruz 12/12/2010 Noy retreats from oust-Corona move By Aytch S. de la Cruz President Aquino backtracked yesterday on an all-out campaign to oust Chief Justice Renato Corona, indicating he is no longer planning to support any impeachment complaints that his allies may push in Congress against the Supreme Court (SC) head. Aquino’s statement was in contrast to his belligerent mood last Wednesday when he indicated plans of supporting moves to impeach Corona after the SC voted down Executive Order 1 that created the Philippine Truth Commission. He clarified he was not the one who started the impeachment issue, saying he received calls to that effect from his allies in Congress even as none of his allies acknowledged having conveyed such plans to him. Aquino explained that when he answered the question on whether he was considering supporting plans to impeach Corona so that he can finally get rid of the so-called “Arroyo court,” what he mentioned was actually the impeachment complaint against another SC magistrate whom he did not identify.... MORE No military apology to ‘Morong 43,’ says Noynoy By Aytch S. de la Cruz 12/12/2010 No military apology to ‘Morong 43,’ says Noynoy A public apology that is reportedly being sought by the relatives of the 43 jailed health workers from the members of the military that allegedly aggravated them will not happen as their Commander-in-Chief, President Aquino, refused to yield to such kind of demand. Aquino has implied that his recent order for the Department of Justice (DoJ) to file a motion to withdraw the information against the wrongfully accused health workers collectively known as “Morong 43” has already shown enough sincerity on his part toward addressing their concerns. “I think we have already demonstrated and we have already rectified the situation… So for us to apologize to those who have been served already is, I think, too much (to ask),” Aquino told reporters in a chance interview yesterday in Tarlac City. Aquino reiterated that he instructed the DoJ to execute such order precisely in recognition of the Morong 43’s claims that their rights to due process had been violated by the military which, he said, he will never tolerate while he’s in command.... MORE US couple jailed for exploiting Pinoys 12/12/2010 US couple jailed for exploiting Pinoys WASHINGTON — A Florida couple were sentenced to several years in prison Friday (Saturday, Manila time) for exploiting dozens of Filipino migrants they lured to the United States with lies and forced to work under threat in service jobs in Florida, the Department of Justice said. Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Maldonado “pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain a cheap, compliant and readily available labor pool by making false promises to entice the victims to incur debts to pay up front recruitment fees,” the department said in a statement. Manuel, who was also found guilty of making false statements to obtain foreign labor certifications and visas under the federal guest worker program, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years behind bars, and Maldonado to four-and-a-quarter years. Approximately 39 Filipino migrants were brought over by the Quality Staffing Services Corp. the couple owned, and “compelled... through threats to have the workers arrested and deported” to work in country clubs and hotels in southeast Florida, the department said.... MORE Aquino to uphold GMA’s ‘holiday economics’ 12/12/2010 Aquino to uphold GMA’s ‘holiday economics’ Filipinos won’t be denied their time to unwind this coming Christmas and New Year as President Aquino yesterday indicated that he will uphold his predecessor’s holiday economics principle for the approaching festive seasons. By virtue of former President Arroyo’s Proclamation 1841, both December 25 (Christmas Day) which falls on a Saturday and December 27 (Monday) in lieu of the Rizal Day which falls on a Friday, December 30, are declared as regular holidays. The last two Fridays of December, 24 (Christmas Eve) and 31 (last day of the year), on the other hand, are considered special non-working holidays. “Those (dates) were included in the law that has been executed,” Aquino said in a chance interview. These holiday declarations may be exploited by the public to go on vacation and spend time with their families while celebrating two of the world’s most anticipated occasions of the year.... MORE GSIS okays pensioners receiving other income 12/12/2010 GSIS okays pensioners receiving other income Some 306,597 old-age and survivorship pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will now receive pension benefits even if some of them are still employed or are receiving other forms of income. In its meeting this week, the GSIS board approved a resolution for this purpose revising the provision of Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the GSIS Charter (RA 8291) disqualifying surviving spouses from getting the usual half of the GSIS pensioners monthly benefit if they are earnings more than the minimum wage rate or are getting pension from other institutions. The previous provision leans on the idea that the surviving spouse must be “dependent for support” on the deceased pensioners. GSIS president and general manager Robert G. Vergara said the Board recognized that “gainful employment” does not imply that a surviving spouse is no longer dependent for support upon the deceased member or pensioner.... MORE Operations launched to rescue kidnapped 2 MSU students By Gina Peralta Elorde 12/12/2010 Operations launched to rescue kidnapped 2 MSU students By Gina Peralta Elorde The combined police and military agents have launched rescue operations for the safe recovery of two students who were kidnapped last Tuesday morning by still unidentified armed men inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. As this developed, officials, teachers, and students of the MSU were afraid due to the abduction incident. At the same time, MSU academicians were troubled as they thought that the university is not properly secured because armed men can barged into the premises and can abduct innocent civilians. The abduction incident happened last Tuesday around 8 a.m. The two students were identified as Sheila Mae Vidal, 18 and Alcher Baricuatro, 19.... MORE URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20101212nat1.htmls Police eye politics behind killing of Magallanes 12/12/2010 Police eye politics behind killing of Magallanes Politics is being eyed as the motive behind the killing of former vice mayor of Claveria, Masbate last week by still unidentified armed men. Former Vice Mayor Joseph Magallanes sustained multiple gunshot wounds of his body when the suspects barged into his house at Buena Perla village in Barangay Las Labas, Sta. Rosa Laguna. The victim was watching television when the incident happened. Reports from the Sta. Rosa police and Masbate police, the house of Magallanes was pillaged with bullets.... MORE Making foes suffer FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivare... Flood-swept Czech town turns disaster into develop... Quid pro quo – Suansing for Luistro BLURBAL THRUS... Noli me tangere VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. C... The truth not the commission TABLETS OF STONE La... Turkey’s Alevis losing hope for broader freedoms ... Burgos case not priority of new body under DoJ 12... TI poll: 48% say Noy not effective vs graft 12/12... Noy retreats from oust-Corona move By Aytch S. de... No military apology to ‘Morong 43,’ says Noynoy B... US couple jailed for exploiting Pinoys 12/12/2010... Aquino to uphold GMA’s ‘holiday economics’ 12/12/... GSIS okays pensioners receiving other income 12/1... Operations launched to rescue kidnapped 2 MSU stud... Police eye politics behind killing of Magallanes ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line412
__label__cc	0.595988	0.404012	‘Greening’ of economy, a business ploy The so-called ‘Green economy’ will intensify the plunder of the world’s remaining natural wealth and the privatization of critical services, technologies and products through Public-Private Partnerships and similar market-driven mechanisms.” – Frances Quimpo, Kaliakasan Partylist MANILA — Hundreds of environmental activists in the Philippines held a protest action in front of the United States Embassy to show solidarity with peoples from other countries during the June 20 Global Day of Action. The Global Day of Action coincided with the opening of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development. In Brazil, Filipino environmentalists, agrarian reform advocates, women’s rights leaders and progressive economists also led parallel activities at the conference site in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio+20 conference is the follow-up to the 1992 Earth Summit also held in Rio de Janeiro that promoted the concept of Sustainable Development. The Agenda 21 was the summit’s resultant action plan, which was adopted by the 178 participating governments. The groups led by the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) and Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) challenged world leaders to reverse the prescribed natural resource and industry privatization and commercialization schemes packaged as the “greening” of key economic sectors, a business-as-usual approach that benefit top polluter nations led by the US. Trying to save face after destroying global ecology In a statement from Brazil where he is attending counterpart activities to Rio+20 Conference, Clemente Bautista, national coordinator of Kalikasan PNE, said the world’s advanced capitalist nations are trying to save face after 20 years of global ecological destruction and socio-economic crisis under the banner of sustainable development. Various groups blasted the lies of ‘green economy.’ (Photo courtesy of Kalikasan-PNE / bulatlat.com) “The green economy paradigm peddled in the United Nations has given nothing but public-private investments and other market-based mechanisms in reducing the ecological and carbon footprints of industries,” he said. “The transition to a Green Economy, according to its architects, calls for financing from international financial institutions, speculators, conditional loans and other market-driven forces. It is clear from our two decades of experience under the corporatization of such sectors as energy, water and mining that public development standards are never met when project implementers are profit-oriented,” he said. The activities are sponsored by Ibon International, Rights for Sustainability and Cupula dos Povos..... MORE URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/06/21/greening-of-economy-a-business-ploy/ Pro-US is anti-Filipino U.S. military provoking North Korea CISPA sponsor says Obama will sign cybersecurity b... Drone industry becomes a booming business Dolphy Written by Armida Siguion- Reyna Comelec chief sets dialog with PCOS critics Atyani safe, spotted in Abu lairs Palace: Bigger CCT budget not a campaign kitty for... Bantay Kalikasan lacks environment permits — NCIP Dimaporos face plunder raps for diverting P53M to ... ‘Ondoy’s’ hardest hit cities form partnership vs d... Proposed bill on ban of religious symbols in gov’t...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line414
__label__cc	0.519647	0.480353	Home Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) ab1630's bookmarks MyScienceWork Announces the Launch of PolarisOS: the Innovative Open Source Solution for Archiving and Analyzing Data \| Virtual-Strategy Magazine MyScienceWork Announces the Launch of PolarisOS: the Innovative Open Source Solution for Archiving and Analyzing Data \| Virtual-Strategy Magazine ab1630's bookmarks 2018-03-22 "The French-American start-up wanted to put the user experience at the heart of the development of its new 100% flexible solution. It offers an interface that meets requirements of the new generation of institutional archives: – A configurable and intelligent API Store and pay-per-view data models for recovering and transforming all types of data; – An administrator console accessible to all for the implementation of the solution; – Tools for analysis, valuation and visualization of research results. The additional value: the control of his data within his institution for a thorough analysis of projects and support for strategic decision-making. “MyScienceWork is committed to be the trusted collaboration network for the publishing community and our PolarisOS platform will provide the academic institution community to have a publisher neutral institutional repository,” states Virginie Simon, CEO, MyScienceWork. PolarisOS, an interconnected solution PolarisOS integrates into the ecosystem of research institutes by recovering/exporting all types of data (scientific, technological, financial and managerial) from / to existing information systems or the Internet to model them, to clean up, structure and enrich them. Research / Innovation, Communication, Library Each department has a common framework for access to information via dedicated interfaces. The statistics sharing and retrieval functionalities provide a concrete answer to the issues of visibility, quotation / dissemination and impact measurement of research institutes. A bias: open source An activist for open science since its beginnings, MyScienceWork has chosen to share the PolarisOS code on GitHub. This choice responds to the need for research institutes to have open, independent and sustainable solutions. In a constantly changing tech environment, the start-up believes in the importance of sharing knowledge...." http://virtual-strategy.com/2018/03/21/mysciencework-announces-the-launch-of-polarisos-the-innovative-open-source-solution-for-archiving-and-analyzing-data/ From feeds: Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » ab1630's bookmarks oa.new oa.data oa.tools oa.platforms oa.open_science oa.rdm Date tagged:	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line415
__label__cc	0.503032	0.496968	< < >-< ABS.Stat Contact person/organisation For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. Direct source Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia (5302.0) Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia Source Periodicity Data source(s) used Balance of payments and international investment position statistics are produced using information from a wide range of data sources. These include administrative data from various government organisations and ABS survey data. Typically, administrative data are collected for reasons other than statistical analysis, such as administration and enforcement of government policy. Population & Scope Australia's economic territory, on a balance of payments and international investment position basis, is the area under the effective control of the Australian government. It includes the land area, airspace, territorial waters, including jurisdiction over fishing rights and rights to fuels and minerals. Australian economic territory also includes territorial enclaves in the rest of the world. These are clearly demarcated areas of land, located in other countries and which are owned or rented by the Australian government for diplomatic, military, scientific or other purposes. For more information, see the relevant section of the Explanatory Notes. Concepts & Classifications Classification(s) used For classifications used on these statistical data, please see the relevant section of the Explanatory Notes. Key statistical concept The conceptual framework used in compiling these statistics is the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual Sixth Edition (BPM6). Descriptions of the underlying concepts and structure of the balance of payments and the sources, methods and terms used in compiling the estimates are presented in Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 1998 (cat. no. 5331.0). This version of the document reflects the international standards prior to the BPM6. The Concepts, Sources and Methods for the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position was partially revised in early 2011 to align with the BPM6. Further updates are planned over the rest of the year and in 2012. A revised Concepts, Sources and Methods for the Goods Account was released on 8 March 2011. Concepts Sources and Methods Other manipulations Other series adjustments and measures such as Chain Volume Measures and Implicit Price Indicators are used on these statistical series. For more information, see the relevant section of the Explanatory Notes. The seasonally adjusted statistics in this publication use the concurrent seasonal adjustment technique and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) modelling to estimate factors for the current and previous quarters. Under concurrent seasonal adjustment, the estimates of seasonal factors are fine tuned as new or revised original estimates become available each period. The seasonally adjusted estimates are subject to revisions at each reference quarter as the estimates of seasonal factors are improved. For more information, see the relevant section of the Explanatory Notes. Quality comments For the quality aspects of these statistical series, see the Quality Declaration page of this publication. Quality Declaration International Investment PositionContact person/organisation Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australiahttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5302.0Source Periodicity Explanatory Noteshttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/exnote/5302.0Key statistical concept Concepts Sources and Methodshttp://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ProductsbyCatalogue/F0F9482037038946CA2570B300817354?OpenDocumentClassification(s) used Explanatory Noteshttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/exnote/5302.0Seasonal adjustment Explanatory Noteshttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/exnote/5302.0Other manipulations Explanatory Noteshttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/exnote/5302.0Quality comments Quality Declarationhttp://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/232833A4F59032DECA257731001AC815?OpenDocument	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line418
__label__wiki	0.799809	0.799809	Home / Publications / History of Brands & Branding History of Brands & Branding From Groot Constantia to Google: 1865 to 2010 – a colourful history of brands & branding in South Africa by Affinity Advertising & Publishing. “…the influence that brands exert on consumer behaviour means they have also become part of the social history of the times, reflecting the fashion, art, literature, technology, health, sport and social norms of the day…” – Publisher Ken Wilshere-Preston History of Brands & Branding quantity SKU: BB-H01 Category: Publications Tags: History of Brands & Branding, South African brands A history of brands and branding in South Africa uses a narrative of South Africa’s social, economic and political history and consumer culture as a backdrop to the stories of many of our most recognised brands both old and new With over a thousand pictures and illustrations including advertisements, brand registrations, products, consumer culture and moments in history, many never published before, the book is a colourful and fascinating read. It will be picked up and explored again and again for interesting did-you-knows, but also valuable insights into branding, advertising and intellectual property protection over the years. Many of the 400-plus brands recorded in this book are over 100 years old. One of these – Groot Constantia, which dates back to 1685, was exporting to Europe as early as the 1700’s. A favourite tipple of Napoleon during his exile on St Helena it was also favoured by King Louis Philippe of France. Google by contrast is a teenager, yet recognised as one of the top four most valuable brands in the world. The opportunity to build brands moved to another level with the coming of media advertising. Our first newspaper was the bilingual Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser or Kaapsche Stads Courant en Afrikaansche Berigter, launched on Saturday August 16, 1800. It was owned by slave dealers and privateers Alexander Walker and John Robertson – sole printers to the corrupt Governor Sir George Yong. Space was sold for sixpence a column inch and broked for two or three pence more. Almost 100 years later the first advertising agency, SA Advertising Contractors, was launched in Cape Town in 1899 and continues, after many name and ownership changes to the present day. Brand advertising expenditure in 2010 exceeded 26 billion rand. The colourful characters, brands and events that helped shape South Africa and turn it into the democratic commercial powerhouse of Africa are all part of this remarkable story that takes us from Groot Constantia to Google and a world in which branding is recognised as the most significant gift that commerce has ever made to popular culture. Brands & Branding 2018 Edition R230.00 Add to basketQuick View Brands & Branding 2019 Edition Brands & Branding 2018 Edition Handling & shipping costs are included in the price. Only available for purchase in South Africa. © Brands & Branding 2020 You're viewing: History of Brands & Branding R330.00	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line420
__label__wiki	0.541368	0.541368	My Fly Fishing Friend's Articles Spotting Fish Reader's Images How to Photograph Fish Yet More Sweet Days – Notes from an fly fisher's Life Yet More Sweet Days – Notes from a fly fisher's… I have all but sold my last few copies of… Shadows on the Stream Bed A celebration of fly fishing by South Africa's most celebrated… Sunken Ants on the Witels by Marcel Terblanche “Why do trout seem to love the sunken ant? I don't think they see many in nature but the sub-surface lacquered ant has been a winner for centuries. Maybe the double-humped, multiple-legged imitation is a genetically imprinted search image independent of whether it sinks or floats.” From 'The Essential Ant' - Fly Anglers on Line . The Witels stream in the Michell’s Pass on the way to Ceres is one of two within a two-hour drive of Cape Town which contain brown trout, the other being the Witte in the Bain’s Kloof Pass just outside Wellington. Although every member of the Cape Piscatorial Society has heard of the Witels, not many have fished it and the reason is difficulty of access and the extreme ruggedness of the terrain. It most certainly is not your average five-day hike and one needs to be fit and in reasonable shape to hike this canyon. Click in images to enlarge The author fishing a typical run during the four-day trip to the Witels stream At regular intervals along its length, sheer cliffs on both banks force one into the water if you wish to progress. These ‘swims’ as they are called are sometimes metres deep and they are often in shade for much of the day. The stream was first explored and mapped in the 1950s by what was known as the Society’s ‘Exploration Group’ and, today, one marvels at their courage and tenacity. In Piscator no 36 (May 1956), Alan Yates requests members interested in forming an “Exploration group” to explore and map such streams to attend the AGM and in a letter in the same edition L Bybee writes of day trips from the Worcester side starting in 1929 and says that there were others before him. Bybee writes that he never caught a fish weighing more than two pounds and that the fishing in those days was easy: “If in spring and early summer, the fishing is easy, in the autumn it becomes sheer murder. A cast into a pool frequently produces four or five fish, and it becomes a matter of steering one’s fly into the mouth of the largest.” Our experience could not have been more different. In those days the pre-packed, dehydrated foods that we take for granted now were not available and trout were a welcome addition to their diet during the trip. To get through the swims they used inflatable air mattresses upon which they loaded their heavy rucksacks, pushing these ahead of them as they paddled through these deep pools. The view from the overhang at Boulder Pool which was the base camp for the trip Today, technology and a burgeoning hiking and camping industry have provided much lighter equipment, but my angling companion Andre van Rooyen and I estimated that our backpacks weighed about 22 kgs for the four-day trip we made over Easter. Instead of air mattresses we relied on two heavy duty refuse bags. If you put your kit into these bags and tie a knot in them, sufficient air is retained to make the enclosure more buoyant and keep everything dry. One of the swims is some 200 metres long and as the water you are swimming through is cold, you need to be reasonably fit. One can access the stream either from the top of the valley which requires a permit from the University of Cape Town Mountain and Ski Club, or from its junction at the bottom of the valley with the Dwars River which flows through the nearby town of Ceres. This section of the stream belongs to the local municipality and, on the first day, we hiked for six hours to reach Boulder Camp which was our base for two days of fishing. On the fourth day we hiked out to our car which we had left at a B&B in the Michell’s Pass en route to Ceres. Sadly, the lower section of the stream has become infested with alien vegetation - black wattle and Port Jackson – and the banks are so crowded that at times we were forced to wade. Another problem was that the fire which had started on the Worcester side of the mountain a few weeks earlier in the valley of the Jan du Toit's River had crossed onto the Ceres side and the extreme heat had cracked some of the streamside boulders. There is a swim through Boulder Pool just below Boulder Camp and I decided to try and circumnavigate the swim. Needless to say I took a tumble, falling about two metres before bouncing of a boulder into the pool below, sustaining a big bruise on my thigh. We arrived tired and wet some six hours after leaving the Michell’s Pass road. The swim before our camp was, however, refreshing and we were happy to change into dry clothes. After setting up camp, we had a meal made memorable by the surroundings and a celebratory spot of whisky with mountain water and slept well that night. Cooking a meal at the Boulder Pool campsite The fishing did not live up to our expectations in the next two days. We saw few fish and caught four between us in two days. An adult Dobsonfly photographed on the Smalblaar by the author I stuck to a dry fly and rose two on an imitation of a Cape Dobsonfly adult which was present in significant numbers on the Smalblaar a few weeks before our trip. One of two sighted browns which took the author’s imitation of an adult Cape Dobsonfly Thanks to the research by Ed Herbst we now know why adult dobsonflies are prolific in autumn and my imitation, made on a J Son extended body pin, floated well and was easy to follow on the water. It was made of tan Larva Lace foam which is available from Morne Bayman’s African Fly Angler website. The author’s imitation of an adult dobsonfly with an extended body made of tan Larva Lace foam Three of our four fish were caught by Andre on a sinking Copper Wire Ant which Ed tied for us before the trip and which he has fished - using a strike indicator - with great success for two decades. Andre van Rooyen with a Witels brown trout caught on the Copper Wire Ant The first sinking ants in the USA were tied with thread covered in cellire varnish but Ed’s design combines copper wire and a bead, either glass or 1.5 mm brass or tungsten in black nickel. The wire is covered with successive layers of the new Loon fluorescing, UV light-cured resin and then Sally Hansen’s Hard as Nails nail varnish for durability and to add translucence. Ed’s Copper Wire Ant which omits the legs in order to emphasise the gap between thorax and abdomen on ants If you Google ‘Images Sinking Ant’ or ‘Epoxy Ant’ you will see lots of examples and most are heavily hackled which defeats the object both in terms of sink rate and also because it eliminates the slim waist in the hourglass shape which is a striking characteristic in the ant silhouette. Ed’s design, instead, emphasises the wing in its use of bridal organza. The author’s photograph of the ant which was prolific on the Witels There were lots of ants on the rocks and Ed’s fly, based on the TMC 2488 in #18, mimicked their size, shape and colour. Using Peter Slingsby’s outstanding Ants of the Cape website we later identified it as a Spotted Sugar Ant, Camponotus maculatus . Sugar Ants are common in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape. The good news is that Peter Slingsby’s forthcoming book, Ants of Southern Africa should be on the shelves in a few months’ time and will doubtless be copiously illustrated with his exquisite ant paintings. One of Peter Slingsby’s paintings of the Spotted Sugar Ant. "© Peter Slingsby and used with permission" The cover of Peter Slingsby’s new book on ants The water clarity on the Witels is close to perfection and its depth is deceptive when observed from an angler’s point of view. Shallow, foot-deep runs actually turn out to be hip depth when you enter the stream. With the knowledge that trout consume most of their food under the surface, the sunken ant was a winning fly choice, getting down to fish holding next to boulders and undercuts. I covered all the likely looking spots with a dry fly with little reaction from the trout. The two that I did raise were sighted fish that were close to the surface. Despite the lack of fishing success there was much consolation in the beauty of our surroundings. On the first day we fished up from the camp site and on the second day we walked downstream and then ended the day at the campsite. On the fourth day we hiked out – another six hour journey. As we returned on the afternoon of our first day’s fishing we disturbed two black eagles that had caught something, probably a dassie, on the ridge overlooking the camp. That night I walked down to the water’s edge to get some water and was able to observe, in the light of my headlamp, mayfly nymphs swimming to shore. The next morning their shucks could be seen lined up on the sides of the streamside rocks. Ed Herbst told me that A C Harrison, the founder of the Cape Piscatorial Society in its present form, kept mayflies in aquarium tanks in his garage and that the subimagos emerged on humid nights. The humidity ensured that their wings did not dry out prematurely and by emerging at night on rocks and not at the water surface, they were less vulnerable to predation. The next afternoon we saw a cloud of mayflies hovering a few metres above the area where water flowed into the pool next to the camp. There were also dozens on the rocks near the camp which flew away as I approached, but I managed to get a photograph of one and it was identified by Helen Barber James at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown as Aprionyx peterseni. The Leptophlebiid mayfly adult, Aprionyx peterseni, photographed on the banks of the Witels A C wrote a series of articles for Piscator on Cape aquatic insects and he calls this mayfly a ‘Pied Dun’. In the September 1949 edition he says it was given this name as “… the adult gives one the immediate impression of a whitish fly with black markings. It is fairly common in the mountain streams of the Western Cape and in trout streams such as the Eerste and upper Berg and is notably plentiful in the Witte River above Bain’s Kloof, where its nymph-cases plaster the riverside stones at midsummer.” AC kept Pied Dun nymphs in aquarium tanks and said they emerge at night by crawling out of the water before escaping from the nymphal shuck. He cites his observation of this process in a nymph captured on the Eerste River at Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch in July 1948, which emerged on the night of 12 November. “This nymph had crawled up the side of the glass tank so that the thorax was above the waterline before the fly broke out. In fact, throughout a long series of tank experiments with Pied Dun nymphs there was no single instance of the fly ‘hatching’ from the nymphal shuck on the surface film of the water and the nymphs usually managed to draw themselves half out of the water on the vertical glass of the tank, sometimes remaining thus for some hours before the transformation. This is the characteristic type of emergence of the Pied Dun in the rivers, but they usually pull themselves clear of the water on the rougher surface of protruding stones. In captivity the season of emergence of this species extended from November until March.” Had I known this I would have fished my Tube Body Mayfly which is attracting increasing acceptance by Cape Town fly fishers who swear by it. The TBM is also proving acceptable to trout on an English chalkstream, the Loddon, a tributary of the Thames, where it is being fished successfully by two members of the Flyfisher’s Club of London who use it in various sizes to imitate a range of mayflies Two views of the author’s Tube Body Mayfly which is proving as successful in England as it is in the Western Cape Since returning from the trip I have been revelling in my recently-acquired JVice. My first vice, bought when I was at school, was copy of the Thompson A cam model and when the pin holding the lever in place broke, I replaced it with a piece of wire. I then got a copy of the Regal, but its hook-holding ability was somewhat lacking and there is nothing more frustrating when you are tying a bass bug and it explodes out of the vise scattering bits of deer hair far and wide! Or when you are tying a midge pattern and the hook pings out of the vise leaving you searching the carpet on hands and knees. Moving onto the JVice is like moving from a Volkswagen Beetle to a Ferrari and the analogy is apt because I specified the red option when my vice was ordered. It is truly an amazing piece of equipment that has immediately improved my tying across the board. The author at work on his recently-acquired JVice which he ordered in the optional colour of red I am now tying Ed’s Copper Wire Ant down to #22 with ease. I flatten the copper wire abdomen with an old pair of hackle pliers so as not to occlude the hook gape. The prototype, which Ed gave me, used a layer of the new Loon fluorescing UV light-cured resin over the copper wire. My experience, though, is that in very thin layers, the resin tends to chip. I now use that old standby; Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails, for a second coat and it makes the fly far more durable. When I returned to my home in Franschoek after the Witels expedition, ants were pouring out of their nests in the garden. Through the Ants of the Cape website I was able to identify them as Solenopsis punctaticeps , or fire ant, also very common in the fynbos areas. The website directed me to an excellent photograph of the alate (winged) stage which I found in my garden. Here again Ed’s pattern in smaller sizes is a dead ringer for the natural with its dark head and lighter abdomen. One of the fire ants setting off on its nuptial flight in the author’s garden As Tom Sutcliffe pointed out on this website, an examination of trout stomach contents shows that the insects trout eat are usually half a centimetre or less in length and, as most of these insects are taken beneath the water surface, it makes sense to fish small, weighted imitations with a strike indicator of some sort. The new Rio Two Tone strike indicator mono greased with Mucilin will help in this regard, but a serendipitous recent discovery might be even more of a help. Ed had given me some pink CDC feathers and I stripped off some barbules and attached them with a knot recommended in Darrel Martin’s outstanding book, Micropatterns. To my amazement it preformed exactly as he said it would, landing more softly than a yarn indicator and suspending the Copper Wire Ant without sinking. The knot recommended by Darrel Martin for attaching CDC to the leader I am really looking forward to tying and fishing small sunken terrestrial patterns and sunk spinners. I will be concentrating on hooks such as the Orvis Big Eye hook which makes it easier the knot the fly to your tippet and to use stronger tippets. For many fly fishers the constraining factor in using tiny hooks is the difficulty in threading the tippet through the tiny eye and I hope that by using short shank, wide gape hooks such as the TMC 2488 and the Orvis Big Eye Hook I will obviate such frustrations. The #22 Orvis Big Eye hook has the same internal diameter of hook eye as a conventional #16 and I don’t think there is much advantage to be gained by using hooks smaller than #22. Copper Wire Ants tied on short shank hooks which enable them to be tied to the equivalent size of 22 As these patterns evolve, I will be posting more information and photographs on my website and on my Facebook page. Andre and I went into the Witels gorge armed only with point and shoot cameras. To appreciate the grandeur of this compelling place visit the Witels photo essay on this website by Billy de Jong and CPS chairman Leonard Flemming. Street scene, Rhodes, Eastern Cape Highlands All images, text, art are copyright protected © 2020 No content may be reproduced without written consent from the Author and Owner	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line428
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__label__wiki	0.728493	0.728493	Cement Factories UAE Factories List of distributors in UAE Arabian Factories History of Cement Cement Types Engineering Tables How Cement is Made Advertisement Links LATEST CEMENT INDUSTRY NEWS Raysut Cement’s profit booms as expenses fall Oman: Raysut Cement’s revenue fell by 7.6% year-on-year to US$223m in 2019 from US$241m in 2018. However its profit for the year before tax rose five-fold to US$13.8m and its expenses fell by 12% to US$208m. /GlobalCement Jan ,19,2020 - UAECEMENT.COM HeidelbergCement plans 1Mt/yr expansion of Cimtogo grinding plant Togo: HeidelbergCement has announced plans to bring the capacity of its subsidiary Cimtogo’s grinding plant in Lomé up to 1.6Mt/yr from 0.6Mt/yr at an investment of Euro27.0m. Agencé Ecofin has reported that this will bring the German group’s total investment in Cimtogo to Euro225m since its acquisition in 2012. / GlobalCement UAECEMENT.COM - Jan ,13,2020 National Cement announce plans for new kiln at Ragland facility The National Cement Co. of Alabama have announced plans to invest over US$250 million into the construction of a new kiln at its Ragland production plant. Construction on the project is due to begin in the first quarter of 2020, with start-up scheduled for 2022. It is believed that current operations at the facility will resume throughout the construction process.“We are excited about our kiln project in Ragland. It will ensure that our employees and our Ragland facility can continue to be competitive for years to come by upgrading our plant with the latest technology and equipment,” said Spencer Weitman, President of National Cement of Alabama. “We have enjoyed a long, successful partnership with the Ragland community, and look forward to that continuing for many years to come.”“My administration is committed to helping rural communities across Alabama thrive by helping great companies such as National Cement invest and grow in our state,” Governor Ivey said. “I welcome the company’s decision to make a significant new investment in its St. Clair County operations because it will serve to deepen its roots in Ragland for many years to come.”“Production at National Cement’s site in Ragland began more than a century ago, and this massive re-investment in the facility will increase its vitality well into the future,” said Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce.Ragland Mayor, Richard Bunt, added, “We are thrilled to have National Cement continue to invest in our community. They have always been a fantastic corporate citizen that is a great community partner. I want to give special thanks to the St. Clair County Commission and the Governor’s Office for working so closely with the Town of Ragland and National Cement.” / WorldCement Huaxin Cement projects 18% - 28% year-on-year profit growth China: Preliminary calculations from Huaxin Cement’s financial division have projected a net profit attributable to shareholders for 2019 of between US$0.88bn and US$0.95bn – an increase of 18% - 28% year-on-year from US$0.74bn. The company attributed the forecasted rise to an increase in the production and sales scale of its leading products.China Cement Association Information Centre deputy director and Digital Cement Network CEO Chen Bailin estimated that demand will remain steady across China in 2020, according to Yicai News. / Global Cement New buyer signs Schwenk Namibia deal Namibia: China-based West China Cement concluded a sale and purchase agreement for Germany-based Schwenk Zement subsidiary Schwenk Namibia for US$104m on 3 January 2020. The Nambian newspaper has reported that the deal is awaiting clearance from authorities. Schwenk Namibia holds a 70% stake in Ohorongo Cement. Singaporean authorities stopped the sale of Schwenk Namibia to Singaporean-based International Cement Group (ICG) in September 2019 due to the latter’s inability to cover the losses of the Namibian company. Iran records booming eight-month exports Iran: Cement producers in Iran reported growth of 22% year-on-year in exports of cement and clinker over the eight months between 21 March 2019 and 21 November 2019 to 11.4Mt from 9.34Mt. The Financial Tribune newspaper has reported that 37 countries received Iranian cement or clinker over the period. The leading importers of cement were Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. Clinker markets included Iraq, the UAE and China. Kashmiri cement producers operating without environmental clearance India: Several cement producers in Jammu and Kashmir are operating quarries and plants in the vicinity of Dachigam National Park without the mandatory no-objection certification (NOC) from the union territory’s Forest Department. The Deccan Herald newspaper named JK Cement, TCI Cement, Khyber Industries and Green Land Cement as companies that have as yet failed to apply for NOCs for plants in the area. The newspaper alleged political interference in favour of cement producers, publishing state government internal correspondence that gave the distances of Khyber Industries, TCI Cements, Saifco Cements, Dawar Cement, HK Cement and Cemtac Cements plants from the national park as 2.5km, 6.0 km, 3.0km, 6.0 km, 5.0km and 6.0km respectively. According to the source, the true distances are 2.2km, 3.4km, 2.3km, 3.6km, 4.0km and 4.9km and this is part of the state’s support for illegal cement production which constitutes a ‘politician-bureaucrat-cement mafia nexus’ which has enabled private companies to ‘flout norms with impunity.’ UAECEMENT.COM - Dec ,30,2019 Egyptian Tourah Portland Cement considers offers for Tourah plant mills and kilns Egypt: Germany-based HeidelbergCement subsidiary Egyptian Tourah Portland Cement has said that it will accept offers for some items proposed for sale under auction of equipment from its decommissioned 1.0Mt/yr Tourah plant in Tura near Cairo, from which it expects to raise a total of Euro1.71m. The company said it had received ‘several bids.’ It stopped production in June 2019 due to its inability to cover costs. /GlobalCement Pakistan increases five-month volumes as exports leap by 22% year-on-year Pakistan: Cement producers in Pakistan have increased volumes in the five months to 30 November 2019 by 5.8% year-on-year to 20.5Mt from 19.9Mt. This represents 82% utilisation of its 55.9Mt/yr capacity. Exports over the period were 3.61Mt, up by 22% year-on-year from 2.97Mt in the same period of 2018. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturer Association (APCMA) released a statement lobbying the government to intervene in replacing bricks, the production of which it says causes smog in central Punjab, with concrete blocks. “Government should start work on announced housing projects that would have a positive impact on uptake of cement,” it said. SLK-Cement consolidates web presence Russia: SLK-Cement has launched a website that combines the functions of its previous websites, which served its Sukhoi Log and Korkino plants individually. Slkcement.com will serve as an information base and communication channel, based on the architectural platform of Buzzi Unicem s website, according to AMF. The website s inception coincides with the launch of rebranded SLK-Cement cement. The Concrete Roads Congress and Exhibition takes place in Ankara, Turkey The first Concrete Roads Congress and Exhibition was held at the Ankara KGM Halil Rifat Pasa Conference Hall under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, and with technical support from the General Directorate of Highways (KGM), the Turkish Cement Manufacturers Association (TÇMB) and the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE). The first Concrete Roads Congress and Exhibition served as a platform for the discussion of every aspect of concrete roads, including the technological developments witnessed in concrete road construction in Turkey to date. The exhibition saw the participation of Enver Iskurt, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure. In his opening speech, Dr. Tamer Saka, Chairman of the Board of the TÇMB, noted that the adoption of concrete roads, in addition to asphalt roads, would contribute to the country s economy by reducing the current account deficit. Saka said, “Concrete roads are a long-lasting, solid and domestic alternative that require very little maintenance or repair throughout their useful life. As you know, the binder used in asphalt roads, is a by-product of imported crude oil, for which we rely heavily on foreign resources. In contrast, cement and concrete are completely domestic products.” Saka stated that continuously reinforced concrete roads – as a solid and domestic alternative to asphalt in road and highway construction – are resistant to heavy vehicular traffic loads and have a service life of more than 50 years. He also explained, “Roller compacted concrete roads, that have started to be constructed in rural areas, are 40% more economical in terms of the initial construction cost, and last 3-4 times longer.” It was also highlighted that concrete barriers reduce mortalities from road traffic accidents by around 20%, and are in wide use across Europe. In his opening speech at the Congress, Nihat Özdemir, Member of the Board of the TÇMB, said, “If 50% of the highways and state roads, 10% of provincial roads and 20% of the local administration road networks were to be constructed from concrete, we could save US$700 million in initial construction costs. We will thus save up to US$8.1 billion in 10 years, including maintenance and repair costs, as is the case in developed countries, and will have generated longer-lasting and even permanent solutions.” The Concrete Roads Congress and Exhibition saw the participation of more than 1000 people, including managers and technical officials from domestic and foreign public institutions, municipalities and special provincial administrations, as well as academicians and representatives of the private sector. Participants from various countries, including the US, Germany, Belgium, Chile, Poland and France, spoke about concrete road applications in their own countries, and specialists and academicians delivered a total of 24 presentations during the technical sessions. /WorldCement Lehigh Cement partners with International CCS Knowledge Centre for Edmonton plant CCS installation Canada: HeidelbergCement’s Canadian subsidiary Lehigh Cement is trialling the cement industry’s first full carbon capture and storage (CCS) installation at its 1.4Mt/yr integrated Edmonton plant in Alberta in partnership with Canada’s International CCS Knowledge Centre. The installation will have a CO2 capture rate of between 90% and 95% and receive an investment of US$1.4m from the state government body Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). “We are part of HeidelbergCement’s vision of CO2-neutral concrete by 2050 and are committed to leading global change for CCS in our industry,” said Jeorg Nixdorf, Lehigh Hanson Canada regional president. /GlobalCement China set to expand its influence in infrastructure across emerging Asia According to GlobalData s report, China s Involvement In Global Infrastructure , the total value of infrastructure projects in which Chinese contractors are at least partially involved stands at US$235 billion, while in South Asia the project values total US$191 billion. China launched Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 to develop the modern-day versions of the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road of the 21st Century . Under the initiative, China is seeking to improve in-frastructure in emerging markets across the world, facilitating economic devel-opment through the companies that are able to transport goods more easily and cheaply between countries along various routes. Danny Richards, Lead Economist at GlobalData, comments, “Although wari-ness has been increasing among the governments in emerging markets over the risks of relying heavily on China for funding and construction contracts, the opportunities provided under the BRI can be attractive for governments with limited funding capacity and rising infrastructure needs.” In Asia, reflecting political challenges and concerns over the build-up of debt, new governments in Pakistan, Malaysia, and the Maldives, in particular, have been challenging contracts that had been signed with China or have been de-laying progress on existing projects. Nevertheless, it is clear that China is heavily influencing the development of infrastructure in Asia s emerging markets. Based on GlobalData s analysis, if all infrastructure projects in the pipeline proceed as planned, spending on projects involving Chinese contractors could reach US$64 billion in 2020, up from US$23 billion in 2014. UAECEMENT.COM - Nov ,27,2019 Siguaney cement plant re-enters production Cuba: Following 18 months of reduced operations in which time maintenance and repairs on its grey cement kilns were carried out, Corporacion Cementos Cubanos’ 0.7Mt/yr Siguaney plant is once more fully operational across its four wet lines. Esmerk has reported that the company hopes to re-open its white cement kiln at the nearest possible date./GlobalCement Eurocement upgrades Karachay plant Russia: Eurocement Group s subsidiary Kavkazcement has installed a gas-piston power plant at its 4Mt/yr clinker production plant in Karachay in the Karachay-Cherkass republic. The US$20.4m project forms part of a US$39.2m investment in the plant by the company and regional government, which includes the construction of an automated packing and shipping facility. Eurocement Group president Mikhail Skorokhod spoke of the impact of the power plant in terms of ‘improving energy efficiency and environmental friendliness, as well as cutting production costs. /Global Cement UAECEMENT.COM - OCT ,30,2019 Â» The Growing Cement Industry of The UAE Â» Coconut Shells as an alternative fuel Â» Iraqi Cement Round-up Â» material handling, managed in 2009-2010 years several projects in North Africa and Middle East countries. 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__label__cc	0.65182	0.34818	Welcome to Perth Branch Want to Join Ulysses Club, Perth Branch? How Do I Join To become a member of the Perth Branch of the Ulysses Club, please click here and refer to the instructions on that screen. Who Can Join Ulysses? Any lady or gentleman who is over the age of 40, and who holds a current motorcycle licence, or who is a regular partner of such a person, and over 40, is eligible to join. Until you reach the grand old age of 50, you will be a “junior” member, but with full membership rights and privileges. It’s just that you might have to help some of the “seniors” off their machines sometime! Joining Ulysses Club means you can visit and ride with any branch. Click here to see a list of all the branches in Western Australia. Websites for Ulysses Branches in WA Armadale Heritage Mandurah Murray Swan Valley Hills Warnbro Sound Wanderers Posted on 21 December 2018 23 April 2019 About The Ulysses Club See our: Newsletter, The Ithaca Times. The name comes from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem Ulysses (click here to read the poem). It tells how the great Greek hero Ulysses, now middle-aged and securely in charge of his kingdom of Ithaca, is getting bored with things around him and longs to go adventuring again with his shipmates of old. It describes very well indeed the sort of person who still has enough spark to go on riding into middle and later years. The Ulysses club is about similar ideals. We’ve mostly all done our bit in life and feel that getting bogged down in the rigours of later life is just not on. The club offers the opportunities for over-forty-year-olds to get out there and show the world that we still have what it takes to enjoy the excitement that awaits every skilled rider and would be rider. To show that we aren’t ready to lay back and watch the weeds grow and then look back and wonder “could I have done better”. No, for us it is the open road and the friendship that comes with the great companionship of many others who wish to enjoy the biking way of life. Click Here to read about the history of Ulysses in Western Australia. Click here for a list of all Ulysses Branches in Western Australia. Anyone over the age of 40, and who holds a current motorcycle licence, or who is a regular partner of such a person, and over 40, is eligible to join. To become a member of the Perth Branch of the Ulysses Club, have a look at this link. What are its Aims? To provide ways in which older motor cyclists can get together for companionship and mutual support. To show by example that motor cycling can be an enjoyable and practical activity for riders of all ages. To draw to the attention of public and private institutions to the needs and views of older riders. The original suggestion for a motorcycle club for over 50’s was put forward in a letter by Stephen Dearnley published in the August 1983 issue of Bike Australia. This drew two significant responses: one from Rob Hill, a reader at Albion Park NSW, who suggested the present name and motto for the club. The other from Peter Thoeming, then the editor of Bike Australia who sketched the logo and offered support from his magazine if Stephen could get the club off the ground. This was done at an inaugural meeting in Sydney on 6th December, 1983 when the five people present approved a basic constitution and the Ulysses Club was duly formed. From that tenuous beginning it has never looked back and the club now boasts a large and extensive network of members throughout Australia and in New Zealand. The formal constitution of the Ulysses Club can be read here. Bassendean for morning tea Wednesday Lunch – Carriage Café Fremantle Saturday Coffee Decide and Ride Wednesday Lunch – International on the Water	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line434
__label__wiki	0.638777	0.638777	Second harmonic generation in monolithic lithium niobate metasurfaces Luca Carletti, Cheng Li, Jürgen Sautter, Isabelle Staude, Costantino De Angelis, Tao Li, and Dragomir N. Neshev Luca Carletti,1,2,3 Cheng Li,1,4 Jürgen Sautter,5 Isabelle Staude,5 Costantino De Angelis,2 Tao Li,4 and Dragomir N. Neshev1,* 1Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia 2Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia and INO-CNR, Via Branze 38, Brescia 25123, Italy 3Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/a, Padova 35131, Italy 4College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China 5Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07745 Jena, Germany *Corresponding author: Dragomir.Neshev@anu.edu.au Luca Carletti https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6268-9817 Cheng Li https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1761-9788 Costantino De Angelis https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8029-179X Tao Li https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0049-471X Dragomir N. Neshev https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4508-8646 L Carletti C Li J Sautter I Staude C De Angelis T Li D Neshev Luca Carletti, Cheng Li, Jürgen Sautter, Isabelle Staude, Costantino De Angelis, Tao Li, and Dragomir N. Neshev, "Second harmonic generation in monolithic lithium niobate metasurfaces," Opt. Express 27, 33391-33398 (2019) Nonlinear Optics Field enhancement Harmonic generation Nonlinear effects Quantum light sources Original Manuscript: September 11, 2019 Revised Manuscript: October 21, 2019 Manuscript Accepted: October 21, 2019 Second-order nonlinear metasurfaces have proven their ability to efficiently convert the frequency of incident signals over subwavelength thickness. However, the availability of second-order nonlinear materials for such metasurfaces has so far been limited to III-V semiconductors, which have low transparency in the visible and impose constraints on the excitation geometries due to the lack of diagonal second-order susceptibility components. 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The pitch of the squire unit cell is p. Fig. 2. (a) Reflectivity and multipolar analysis of the fields generated in the nanopillar as a function of wavelength, calculated for r = 150 nm, p = 590 nm and h = 440 nm. Rx stands for reflectivity, MD for magnetic dipole, ED for electric dipole, MQ for magnetic quadrupole, EQ for electric quadrupole, and FE for field intensity enhancement. (b) Cross-section of the electric field intensity enhancement (\|E\|/E0)2 in the yz plane through the axis of the cylinder at a wavelength of 815 nm. E0 is the amplitude of the incident plane wave. The arrows represent the E-field vector components in the same yz plane. Fig. 3. Average E-field intensity enhancement spectra as a function of (a) pillar radius (p = 600 nm, h = 500 nm), (b) metasurface pitch (r = 150 nm, h = 500 nm), and (c) pillar height (p = 590 nm, r = 150 nm). The dashed line on (a) shows the MD peak as a function of radius and wavelength. Fig. 4. Total SH conversion efficiency as a function of the pump wavelength and (a) pillar radius (p = 600 nm, h = 500 nm), (b) array pitch (r = 150 nm, h = 500 nm), and (c) pillar height (r = 150 nm, p = 590 nm). The dashed line on (a) shows the MD peak as a function of radius and wavelength. Fig. 5. (a) Total SH conversion efficiency as a function of the pump wavelength and geometry for a fixed ratio between radius, pitch, and height of 150 nm: 590 nm: 440 nm. (b) SH conversion efficiency for FW at 815 nm as a function of polarization angle of input electric field calculated for r = 150 nm, p = 590 nm and h = 440 nm. (1) F E a v g = ∫ ∫ ∫ F E d V V = ∫ ∫ ∫ ( E / E E 0 E 0 ) 2 d V V , (2) [ 0 0 0 0 d 31 − d 22 − d 22 d 22 0 d 31 0 0 d 31 d 31 d 33 0 0 0 ] , (3) η = P 2 ω P i n = ∫ ( S ⋅ n ^ ) d A I i n ⋅ p 2 ,	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line439
__label__cc	0.541902	0.458098	Tracie McMillan About Tracie McMillan Interviews and Profiles Farmer Delivers to the Bronx: High Health, Low Fat and Cost An innovative market receives an infusion of federal funding to bring good-for-you goodies to more local residents. By Tracie McMillan City Limits • Oct. 23, 2006 The Bronx’s La Antillana supermarket is getting some stiff competition from an unlikely source: the schoolyard of P.S. 28, across East Tremont Avenue in the Mount Hope neighborhood. Last Thursday, public health leaders and community activists announced the Mount Hope Food Project, a new program aimed at preventing obesity by expanding access to healthy food. The program’s cornerstone will be a community-supported agriculture (CSA) project, where an upstate farmer brings fresh produce every week to program members at a low cost – roughly $11 per person each week. The ability to get fresh, quality food sold Altagracia deVilla, 44, a home health aide and single mother of three, on the CSA. “When the grocery store has nice fruit or nice vegetables, they raise the prices,” said deVilla, who uses her food stamp benefits to pay for the organic vegetables. “It’s very important, to have healthy food with no chemicals.” “Changing eating habits is really necessary and important” for reducing obesity, said Jilly Stephens, executive director of City Harvest, an anti-hunger group helping to back the project. “But we won’t really succeed unless we change the food environment.” The Mount Hope CSA’s low cost and acceptance of federal food stamps is the latest example of a growing trend among fresh-food programs: Accessibility to the poor. As government has begun to address questions of food access – Baltimore and the state of Pennsylvania both have initiatives encouraging supermarket development in underserved communities, and Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) introduced a bill to help bodegas stock healthy food earlier this year – some local food acolytes, including those behind the Mount Hope project, have moved in a similar direction. The Bronx program should be affordable for Mt. Hope residents, where the median income is just $10,113, well below the city’s median of $27,233. And it’s an attempt to battle the neighborhood’s poor health. At P.S. 28 alone, roughly one quarter of the student body is overweight, and another quarter’s at risk for becoming so, said Megan Charlop, community health director of the Montefiore Medical Center School Health Program, which has run obesity prevention programs at P.S. 28 since 2004. Though the CSA has been operating out of P.S. 28’s play yard for about a year, its incorporation into the Food Project – operating on $289,000 of federal Department of Agriculture funding, it’s one of just three programs receiving similar support in New York State – marks a sizeable expansion. Organizers expect to add another CSA at another site, expand on food and nutrition education classes already run by City Harvest in the school, and build a food garden on the school’s asphalt playground. What’s more, they’ll be recruiting local residents to help conduct a community food assessment, charting what kinds of food are available locally. The idea is to make healthy eating an easy choice for families to make, said Jacquie Berger, executive director of Just Food, a city food justice group helping to administer the CSA. “If [the program] requires people to change things in a way that’s uncomfortable, people aren’t going to change the way they live,” said Berger. “But this makes it easy and natural and fun.” Author Tracie McMillanPosted on October 23, 2006 Category: Categories Articles Previous Previous post: Nix the Pancake Mix for Breakfast Perfection Next Next post: Perfect Cheesecake Recipe Takes the Cake Follow Tracie RT @annaleighclark: I got deeply involved in PCAP, and arts-in-prisons has continued as a huge part of my adult life. It was a big thing wh… 17-January My Brother, Where You At? Classic hip hop (brilliantly) mixed with bluegrass instrumentation. Loving this new mix t… https://t.co/kHhiMqYDCG 16-January @tmmcmillan See Tracie Contact \| Press Kit \| Articles \| Site Map \| Privacy Policy Banner image (c) Kitra Cahana 2013 Copyright 2013–2020 by Tracie McMillan. All Rights Reserved Site designed and managed by KKMcConlogue	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line440
__label__cc	0.674857	0.325143	Original Art Sundays (Monday) No. 251: Sharp Invitations: Curt, p.9 Technically after midnight, so no longer Sunday. Still close enough to on schedule that I count this as A Good Week. I had a setback in my personal life this week. However, it only slowed down my comic work for a day or two. I'm grateful for that, as I feel like I'm hitting a stride. I tossed that bottle of gummy ink! I may get ambitious and rework last week's page. I'd also like to go back a couple weeks and redo the first panel of the page set in Loring Park. Looking at it now, that's pretty bad and would not be that hard to fix. Reading over these last few pages, I notice there's not a lot of transgender stuff in this part of the story. It's an overarching theme, to be sure. But if every page were about that, it would be boring. I went to the symphony with a pal on Friday, another trans woman. She asked me outright, "can we not talk about trans stuff tonight?" I was fine with that. It's part of who we are, not all of it. In last week's episode, we saw our heroines comforting each other, taking solace from their respective pain. Of course, it didn't hurt that we were both horny as hoot owls. And we drifted away to sleep. This is exactly the way this happened. No hedging on this page. I like the way this page came together visually. Clean lines, good energy. There's almost no variation of panel position relative to the viewer on this page. We zoom in and out slightly, but it's pretty much the same shot in every panel. I'm using the old trick of leaving a white outline around figures and backgrounds/environments surrounded by large areas of heavy black. The faces are a bit looser/ more cartoony than I usually like to use for more serious work. I tried not to overthink it, to just draw it as seemed natural. I love detailed art, but my work lends itself to simpler lines most of the time. I have a lot of similar paradoxes in my life. My hair looks better short, but I like it better long, for example. Play the cards you're dealt, baby. By accident, I started using a scumbling brush for filling, and found it perfect for the "slap lines" on panel three- turns it out it was ideal for dry brush, which I already knew but had forgotten. Not using word balloons on panel four was a conscious choice. I wanted her (my) questions to be floating in the air, as ambiguous as the situation. Again, hand lettering here. It was a hell of a thing to sit up in bed like that, shaken and worried, as she quickly and easily fell back asleep. In terms of environments on this page, I let the bed and the dresser (with its omnipresent lamp) do the job. The dresser is present in the first and last panels, to anchor the page visually in the so-called "real world". These are also the only panels in which Delia is sleeping. The real Delia later spend some time volunteering for the Center for Victims of Torture. Rather brave and quite healing, I think. Materials this page: Canson Recycled Bristol Soft lead and lead holder .05 and .08 tech markers Ames Lettering guide Faber Castell Brush Tip Markers, large and small Dr. Martin's Hi-Carbon Waterproof Black Star India Ink (yay, love this stuff!) #0, 2, 4, and 10 Richeson Synthetic brushes Crow Quill Pen Magic Rub Eraser Next: last page of the Delia sequence, though she shows up again at the end of the Curt story. on July 17, 2017 No comments: Links to this post Labels: comics, dry brush, graphic memoir, original art, pen and ink, Sharp Invitations, transgender, transsexual Original Art Sundays (Monday) No. 251: Sharp Invit...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line443
__label__cc	0.633417	0.366583	Oce Announces Implementation, Availability of New UP3I Universal Interface New Interface Links the Production Chain for Improved Productivity, Compatibility, and Streamlined Digital Document Automation. ANAHEIM, CA., October 28, 2002 (Xplor Booth 632)—Oce, a leader in digital document management and delivery technology, today announced availability of the new UP3I Interface on the new Oce VarioStream‘ and Oce VarioPrint families of printing devices. As a member of a consortium of forward-thinking vendors that have joined forces in a collaborative effort to create and develop a Universal Printer Pre- and Post-processing interface (UP3I), Oce is one of the first vendors on the market to integrate this important interface into its products and to offer it for customer use. The UP3I initiative, was formed to establish an internationally binding communications interface for all hardware components in a process line. UP3I is based on an open, vendor-independent, non-proprietary standard enabling integration with present and future workflow management standards. It enables integration with other workflow standards, such as JDF developed by CIP4, by being the conduit for job ticket and control information to reach every device in the digital print line. With the first implementation of UP3I a range of features is available including automatic job changeovers, real-time process control, automatic waste reject, automatic job recovery and reprinting, single point of operator control, dynamic finishing and delivery control and enhanced document appearance. Thanks to a uniform look and feel and intuitive handling of devices in the print line, the UP3I interface delivers important productivity benefits—it optimizes production workflows, saves the expenses of implementing several different interfaces, and decreases waste. Cooperation In Communication The basic UP3I concept was developed by a core team of manufacturers including Duplo, Hunkeler, Oce, Stralfors, IBM and Xerox. Oce Printing Systems USA, Inc, will be showcasing the benefits of the new UP3I interface as it demonstrates its implementation in the new Oce VarioStream 7650cxTwin system in booth # 632 at the Xplor Exhibition and Conference taking place this week in Anaheim, California.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line448
__label__wiki	0.634317	0.634317	Surviving the Winter The Secret Government Good Will Towards Men Bali High Mortal Injuries Worse than Death Huddled next to his electric space heater, Dubious McGinty had been watching CNN and BBC America all day on the television he had garbage-picked after Christmas. It had been tough work getting it up the drawbridge and into the watchman's quarters, but it was three years younger and five inches wider than his last one, and he could actually read the ticker-tape news stories on the bottom of the screen. And now that Perry Winkle had brought him a satellite dish, he could see all kinds of programs he had not previously known existed! Still, as Winkle had warned him, more channels mostly meant more garbage. He was amazed at how many movies showed massive fireball explosions, crashing vehicles, and human victims under violent assault and screaming in terror. Just turning channels sometimes jolted enough of his post-traumatic stress disorder to give him the shakes, but sometimes he found nice stuff. Last night he was mesmerized by an African anthropological tale disguised as a Lindsay Lohan movie--he did like that ABC Family channel!--but today he had decided to be serious and watch these programs that all the Washington bigshots watched. Why was Bush delivering $20 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia? Isn't that the country which spawned the 9/11 suicide bombers? Isn't that the country where women were treated worse than pigs? And why was Blackwater still getting away with all this crap in Iraq? They took their vehicles to the shop before the investigation concluded? Where were all the bullet holes from when they said they were under attack before they shot up all those civilians? But the story that had gotten under his skin most was the statement by Adm. Mike Mullen that Guantanamo should be shut down. The reporters touring the prison with the Joint Chiefs Chairman, the discussion of how it had hurt the U.S. reputation worldwide, the fact that only four prisoners are facing any kind of trial after 600 were originally locked up there--it all seemed like a story about some other country, not his country, not the U.S.A. He twitched violently, recalling his imprisonment in Vietnam--where he thought they would never set him free. He would never, never, never forget how that felt--thinking he would die in that prison, listening to people always talking about him in a foreign language, being watched all the time, being beaten and tortured and having no idea why they just didn't kill him and get it over with. Some things are worse than death. Dubious took a break to have a glass of brandy. He had a vague memory of somebody (a V.A. Hospital doctor?) telling him to lay off the liquor because it was hard on his pancreas, but he didn't take brandy very often. What is going on? He had a horribly unsettled feeling that things were getting buried even further in the darkness while Washington hotshots went around telling people that things were getting better. A hop, skip, and a throw away, the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Anti-Fecklessness was listening to his girlfriend saying the exact same thing over the phone. "No, honey," he said to the speakerphone on his 36-year-old State Department bureaucrat desk. "It's not really up to us--the military controls Guantanamo." He looked down at Condoleezza Rice's memo concerning Mullen's statement. "I don't know what's going to happen next." Rice was sick and tired of the Administration talking out of both sides of its mouth. He knew what she wanted to do, and he knew she expected him to make it happen. "I've gotta go." He hung up on Eva Braun and turned back to the memo, acid churning in his stomach. A couple of miles east, Atticus Hawk was reading a similar memo, acid churning in his stomach. He knew what it meant--don't let loose-talking G.I. Joe's undermine the six years of legal reasoning which formed the invisible fortress around Guantanamo. Four cases that might go to trial, hundreds transferred to hellhole prisons overseas, a few released, and the rest dead or waiting to die. He was startled by the phrase "9/11" in the third paragraph of the memo, and realized he had actually not thought about 9/11 in quite some time. "Did you hear the joke about the Ground Zero firefighters that had to go to Guantanamo to get health care for their burned-out lungs? Yeah, they claimed they qualified to be there because they had been picked up on a battle site where Americans had been harmed." He didn't know why he suddenly recalled hearing that from a mocking German seated near him in a restaurant in October. When did Germans start getting morally superior with us? A mile north, Perry Winkle was at his Washington Post desk, working on another follow-up story on the four girls murdered in Southeast. He was still wondering if it had at least been fast, or whether they had been abused for some time. Dubious McGinty had not said much about it, other than, "Yeah, I heard the birds talking about that." What Winkle didn't hear Dubious mutter under his breath after Winkle had left was, "it's better for those girls now--some things are worse than death." posted by washingtonwaterwoman \| 3:47 PM	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line456
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__label__cc	0.612348	0.387652	#In The News #Arts #STEM #Special Populations #Health and Wellness #Nutrition #Physical Activity Weekly Media Roundup: December 4, 2019 Mentoring Matters: ‘A Soccer Life Foundation’ Players Share Passion for Sport With Community, CBS Miami (Florida) Last year, two high school students created a foundation that brings soccer instruction to an afterschool program in Miami, Florida. Twin brothers Sebastian and Daniel... BY: Magen Eissenstat 12/04/19 Weekly Media Roundup: October 9, 2019 Crowell Looking to Expand Boys and Girls Club, Daily Mountain Eagle (Alabama) At afterschool programs facilitated by the Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama, more than 75 students participate in an hour of physical activity each day and benefit from homework help, arts and crafts projects,... 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Event Connects After-School Programs with Colleges (Youth Today) Students from the Brooklyn afterschool program Stoked and other local programs attended a college fair to network with recruiters, meet with college admissions counselors and receive plenty of help in planning their academic... Neighborhood Center Is a Hit with Residents (Chico Enterprise-Record, California) Anaheim’s new community center at Ponderosa Park is attracting locals of all ages to its afterschool programs, nutrition classes and educational workshops. The newly refurbished center opened last month and... Weekly Media Roundup – April 11, 2018 Volunteers Keep Kids Fed (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Oklahoma) Afterschool programs and nonprofits in Bartlesville are stepping up to make sure students are cared for during the Oklahoma teacher walkout. The Salvation Army extended its Red Shield Club afterschool program hours to cover... Students Learn How to Create Meals with Sparse Resources (Tahlequah Daily Press, Oklahoma) A Hulbert High School senior is helping her peers learn to cook delicious, creative meals through Kayla’s Teen Cooking Club. Kayla Rooster runs the club through the Hulbert Community Library, working... Weekly Media Roundup: April 18, 2018 After-School Programs Empower Kids, but Need Exceeds Funding (Yakima Herald, Washington) Students in Washington State’s various out-of-school time programs have the chance to explore possible careers, develop positive relationships with adults and mentors and avoid getting into trouble in... New Team Sport Opens for Creston Youth (Creston News Advertiser, Iowa) Nearly 70 Creston students in fourth through 12th grade are learning focus, self-control, patience and discipline through archery after school. The Creston Archery team opened last year as part of the National Archery in...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line473
__label__wiki	0.812118	0.812118	SEN. ORJI CRIES OUT, SAYS “MY MANDATE WILL BE RESTORED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME” FORMER GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE - DR. ORJI UZOR KALU By AFN Editor Last updated Sep 9, 2019 Following the call for supplementary election in some polling units across Abia North Senatorial District by the National and State Assembly Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Monday, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has vowed to appeal the judgement. Justice Cornelius Akintayo led Tribunal has ordered a rerun Senatorial election between former Governor of Abia state and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Dr. Orji Kalu and Mao Ohabunwa earlier on Monday. Reacting, Kalu urged Abians not to lose hope, stressing that his mandate will be re-claimed at the Court of Appeal. Kalu polled 30,203 votes against his closest rival, Chief Mao Ohaubunwa of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 20,801 votes in the February 23, 2019 general election. While admonishing members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain strong, steadfast and law-abiding, Kalu noted that he will not relent in sustaining his goodwill at the grassroots. In a statement signed by his media office on Monday, the former governor noted that his victory in the 2019 general election, was borne out of his popularity among the people, adding that justice can only be delayed but not denied. He said, “following the decision of the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, I will appeal the decision of the tribunal at the Court of Appeal. “The PDP candidate, Ohaubunwa, is not popular among the people and as such, my victory in the national assembly poll as landslide. “Any day, any time, the APC will defeat the PDP in Abia North Senatorial District. “At the appropriate time, my mandate will be restored”. (DP) ABIA NORTH SENATORIAL SEAT: DETAIL ON HOW TRIBUNAL NULLIFIED SEN. ORJI KALU’S VICTORY APC REJECTS SENATOR KALU’S SACK BY ABIA TRIBUNAL ISUIKWUATO LGA: DEAD BODY DECOMPOSES CLOSE TO AKARA JUNCTION, EPIDERMIC LOOMS (SEE… PHOTOS: TRUCK CARRYING FUEL FALLS AT OHAFIA (READ DETAIL)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line479
__label__wiki	0.531675	0.531675	PASSION AND DEATH An allegorical tale Revised 2/2/92 Farah, steely Queen of the Ice Caves, had two beautiful daughters, Belle and Jonquil. She loved these children, but she was a very possessive woman. She wanted to keep these daughters always beholden to her as children. So, when the girls were very young, Farah cast spells to remove important parts of their spirits. She took the lively and truthful part of Belle's spirit and cast it into a viper. She also took Jonquil's restraint and judgement, and cast it into another viper. She kept both vipers in a large basket. From thence, Belle would always have trouble knowing or telling the truth. Or, as a matter of fact, feeling deeply about anything. Jonquil, on the other hand, must always tell the truth to everyone, no matter what the consequences. Farah knew that without restraint and judgement Jonquil could never marry, and that without joy and saying the truth Belle would always return to her mother. When Belle became a comely young woman, the village blacksmith Nadir asked Farah for Belle's hand. Farah said she would go along, but only if Nadir agreed to one condition. Nadir must take the basket with the vipers, and swear to feed and care for these snakes without limit on time. It seemed like a small price to Nadir, so he said "fine." So Nadir took the basket of vipers, and he kept it in a small cage beneath his and his wife's house. He suspected that the snakes were part of keeping Belle docile, and thought that the snakes therefore probably served him. Above all, Nadir yearned for the ultimate in passion, for total ecstasy that could come to him only through losing himself in total sexual immersion. He wished for this more than anything. He often tried to find this ecstasy through union with his wife. But somehow it seemed always to escape him at the last minute. He often would tell his wife Belle he wanted to die in her embrace, in the reverie that follows sexual completion. Nadir did not realize that one of the vipers in the basket which Farah had given him was the key to realizing the passion he so longed for. But there was something else too. What was known to no-one, not Nadir,or Belle, or even Farah, is that when Farah stole Belle's vitality and truthfulness, the goddess Khali took a special interest in Belle, taking her into her service. Khali had enlisted Belle in the prostitutes of the sacred and profane. Khali had laid upon Belle a blessing and a curse -- and that is that any man who completely joined with her sexually and emotionally would, by that very act, be transported to heaven. Directly. Without passing go, so to speak. Of course, Nadir was protected by the numbness of lack of feeling in Belle, so for a long time they lived their ordinary lives. Belle just getting by, without feeling much or thinking of much, Nadir pounding hot iron by day, but by night being unable to find the heat of passion he yearned for. But this is all in the line of background. Our story starts when Belle was a seller of vegetables in the town marketplace in the square where the beggars gather, many years after her marriage. A wise male witch, Mohab, a man black of skin and good of heart, sells bread in the stall next to Belle's. Mohab likes Belle and sees the numbness and lack of joy in her. Mohab invites Belle and her husband Nadir to a cave where members of his secret witch-coven meet to dance rituals of truthfulness and aliveness by the light of magic fires through the night. Belle and Nadir go that night and participate in the dancing rituals. They dance and dance in a frenzy. And as they dance, surrounded by the magic of the black witches, something begins to seep back into Belle -- the lively and truthful part of her becomes restored to her from the viper. So also is Nadir's spirit enlivened by the magic dancing, and that night Belle and Nadir make passionate love -- that which Nadir has most craved all his life is now realized. After that they go to sleep, and, according to the powers of Khali invested in Belle, Nadir's soul is transported to heaven while he sleeps. Well, so much for Nadir. Let's not worry too much about him. After all, there were all of Khali's sacred prostitutes up in heaven to take care of him. Grieving her dead husband but even more cherishing her newly found aliveness, Belle is at first a new person to her mother, sister, and others. Her radiance enlivens all those around her. However Belle is still under Farah's spell, which gradually reasserted itself. Her truthfulness and aliveness drains back into the viper, and in a few days she grows tight and closed again. Once again, the viper re-possesses those important parts of Belle's spirit. Unconscious of this, Belle continues to feed the snakes, though she as always is uncomfortable in their presence. Traveling in the country one day by carriage to visit her mother, Belle has to cross a ravine which is flooded due to a sudden storm. In the midst of crossing the water her horses bolt. Belle is thrown into the cold muddy water and her carriage upset. Clymus, a hermit and Shaman who lives nearby, sees this happen, and rescues Belle from the water. He takes her to his cave to dry and rest. There they talk long of many things. Looking into Belle's soul, Clymus sees the emptiness of her spirit, that she has trouble simply speaking the truth, and that her joy is somehow absent. As their friendship deepens, Belle tells Clymus of the basket of vipers that is under her house. Wise in the shamanistic ways of the natural order, Clymus tells Belle to bring the cage of snakes to him, which she does the next day. Clymus looks into the eyes of the vipers, and sees there, sparkling deeply, Belle's aliveness and truthfulness and Jonquil's restraint and judgment. He then speaks silently to the two vipers in the language of snakes, and starts to bargain with them. He will set them free in the wilderness, if they will agree to release Belle's truth and aliveness and Jonquil's restraint and judgment. The vipers happily consent, and Clymus lets the two snakes go on a remote mountain ledge. As they go, they leave behind two pomegranate seeds, one shaped as a heart, the other shaped as a star. Clymus instructs Belle to eat the pomegranate seed shaped as heart, and to deliver the other seed to Jonquil and have her eat it. As Belle eats the heart-shaped seed, a tremendous wave of freedom and lovingness washes over her. Awash in euphoria, gratitude and seeing the truths and beauty of life fully for the first time, Belle wants nothing more than to make love with Clymus. She still knows nothing of the curse of Khali that is upon her. But before the snakes had slithered away they had hissed the secret to Clymus, warning him that Belle was in Khali's service and that he could forsake his life by making love to her. But Clymus has lived many lives and seen many things, and knows death will soon retrieve him by one means or the other. So he chooses to go directly to heaven by making love with Belle. They perform the sacred act of love. It is transcendent in its beauty. The next morning Clymus is dead too, his soul transported to heaven. Alive and inspired though grieved of Clymus, a consciousness begins to arise in Belle of the power of the goddess within her. She seeks her sister Jonquil, and gives her the star-shaped pomegranate seed to eat. As her sister does that, they embrace deeply, seeing for the first time reflected in each other the full beauty of their sisterhood. They encounter Farah, who sees that they have recovered what she had stolen from them and entrusted to the snakes. But she can do nothing to further contain her daughters. Jonquil has a friend, Herodat, once a fast man with women, a trainer of race horses and successful gambler. But Herodat had been caught cheating in sex for the final time by his last wife, and caught cheating in money for the last time by the rich merchants who had trusted him. Now disgraced, poor, and three-times divorced, his family and possessions are gone. He is haunted most by the desolation of his own soul. He alone spits on himself, for others have forgotten him. Now, aging, he wants only to regain honor in the eyes of the gods, to make right his life. Knowing of some of the magic of spirit that is now in Belle, Jonquil introduces Belle to Herodat, to see if she can balm the hurt in the heart of this wounded man. Belle consents. She finds Herodat strange in his woundedness, even repulsive, but she knows she had the power to make him whole. She knows too this can only be through abandonment in love and complete sex with him. But by now Belle is beginning to realize that embracing this man in absolute sexual love would destroy him too. He would be whole, but then would pass on to heaven. She does not want another man to die in her embrace. She prays to the Great Goddess to free herself of the burden of the curse that Khali had laid upon her, to relieve her of the special power to transport men to heaven. Belle goes down to the river Nepenthe that flows near her house, draws a magic circle around herself by the light of the full moon, and begs for release. Khali appears before her and Belle cries "Please release me, let me be but a mortal, let me love without my lover having to die. Let me make full love to Herodat without your taking him." Khali responds "I cannot do that. You are in my service as a most-sacred prostitute, a transporter to the higher domain. You have served me twice; now you ask release. Of course you can make love with him but hold yourself back, and he will be fine. Realize though that for you absolute ecstasy and death are bound together as one. Only by your complete lovingness and his complete surrender in your embrace can Herodat find what he wants. Then he must die. You can serve Herodat by giving him this transportation. That is all there is for you to do with him. He is not suitable to be your husband." Belle asks "Must I serve you all my days?" Khali responds "Because you have served me well, I will release you after you perform a third service on my behalf. Make passionate love to Herodat; he shall then die; through you I shall give him the deliverance he wants and requires. Then if you wish I shall come to you once more, and you can choose to be released from my service if you wish." That night, Belle holds Herodat in a tender embrace, and asks him again to say what his ultimate wish is. He says "It is very simple - to die clean, in true love in the arms of one I love and who loves me, in the release of making love in absolute passion to someone who is pure, who can cleanse me. Simply put I want to be fucked to the point where I have no more thoughts, no mind, fucked to death by an angel of light." Then, moving ever so slowly, they begin to make love, deeply and passionately. After finishing the act a first time, Herodat begins to cry with deep sobs. Then they make love again, and again he cries -- and laughs too. Only in the third bout is the experience complete and perfect, and Herodat falls into a deep sleep from which he does not awake. Khali descends and bears Herodat's soul up to heaven. In seeing this, Belle sees the compassionate side of Khali, and comprehends the sacred nature of the service she has provided. Belle radiates life and warmth to those she encounters at her vegetable stall after that. The sick and demented who experience her touch become well; good fortune falls upon those whom she beams upon. Even the ice in her mother's heart begins to melt. Her sister marries a kind and rich merchant, and bears two wonderful daughters of her own. But as the weeks and months pass, Belle becomes lonely; she wants a mate, a husband, a partner to share her bed and life with. So she goes back to the banks of the Nepenthe river in the full moon at midnight again, and alone there draws the magic circle and once more summons the goddess Khali. The goddess appears before her and Belle says "Khali, great goddess of love and death, I beg you to release me now from your service as you promised. I am lonesome. I don't want to be a transporter of strangers any more, a prostitute in your sacred service. I want a husband; I want to be an ordinary human. I want an ordinary life. I have served you thrice as you asked. Now release me." Khali says "I will do that if you wish, but first you must understand the choice. If I were to release you, you would retain your truthfulness and your aliveness that you retrieved from the serpents, but you would loose the edge of your sexual passion, that edge I have given you that provides transportation to heaven. You would become an ordinary human lover, with human passion and compassion, but without ability to experience or convey the depth of ecstasy that transports. And I would have to take away all your memories of the gods, your memories of the magic you have known, your memories of the depths of passion you have experienced. That would be the price. Now, is becoming an ordinary human still your choice?" Belle hesitates, and responds "Yes." With that word Khali vanishes, as does Belle's priestess power and memories. Belle walks home from the river, wondering why in heaven's name she had gone there so late at night. A few months later Belle meets a kind and handsome man, who she marries after an appropriate courtship. As the years pass she is sometimes happy and sometimes sad, but always radiant and giving to those around her. She grows closer to her mother and sister, but never compromising in her thirst for a full life. She dies an ordinary death at the age of 73, leaving a loving family and loving friends behind. In heaven, her memory fully restored, the spirit that was Belle meets Khali. What she has to say is "Khali, of all things in my life, serving you was the most profound. I beg you, in my next reincarnation allow me to serve you again." Khali smiles in consent, and thus it is so. And thus another story like this one starts again, and then again another such story, and then another. Thus turns the great wheel of life, cycles of passion and death. Author's comment: I married one once and she nearly killed me. Copyright 2008 by Vincent E. 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__label__cc	0.587799	0.412201	Cod Fritters - Pastel de Bacalhau Recently I was invited to participate in the live TV broadcast "Verão Total", about the 7 Wonders of Portuguese Gastronomy, to speak about the Lisbon candidate "Pastel de Bacalhau" (cod fritters). Initially, I was apprehensive, and half jokingly asked what I could and couldn’t say in front of the cameras. The thing is, people know my opinion about this contest. A contest is a contest and this one only included pre-selected candidate recipes presented according to the rules. However, the rules could have been better thought out and the Scientific Board possibly should have presented other options. After the 21 finalists were decided upon, the debate ended and now the general public has to select the winning 7. However, what matters most is the visibility and publicity that this competition offers our rich culinary heritage. Once again, let me categorically say that cod fritters are not a direct consequence of the Portuguese Discoveries. These fritters were only made when the potato was introduced in Portugal, and it is the potato that will be the fritter’s downfall. The first mention of potatoes in Portugal dates back to 1760, and only in 1798 did Queen Maria I publish an incentive for the planting of potatoes in the Azores. It is here that we encounter potato plantations on the mainland when the Academy of Sciences awarded the gold medal to D. Teresa de Sousa Maciel for potato production. Curiously, the first cod recipe in the shape of a "cake" or "fritter" dates back to 1841, in the book "Arte do Cozinheiro e do Copeiro" by the Viscount of Vilarinho de S. Romão, who, in the same year, also published the book "Practical Handbook of Potato Growing", however this recipe is closer to our pataniscas. The Viscount was actually the son of D. Teresa de Sousa Maciel. It was in 1876, in the book "Art of Cooking" by João da Mata, that two recipes for cod fritters similar to the modern day version appeared; "cod fritters Hollandaise style" and "cod fritters". The former are very similar to today’s, except for the fact that they contain grated cheese. According to my friend and expert, André Magalhães, they still make "fish cakes" in Holland that are very similar to ours, only they use fresh cod. The latter are actually not fried but baked in the oven in custard tart tins. I have tried this method, but without the cheese, and didn’t particularly like it. Frying them adds a little something. However, I think that this recipe has the ideal proportions; twice as much cod as potato. This was always what we did at home. In 1903, a compilation of recipes by JM Sousa Pereira was published in the book "A Cozinha Moderna” (The Modern Kitchen), which included one that resembles the current fritter but with the cod and potato being fried in pork butter (?). I haven’t tried this recipe ... The following year, in his book "Tratado de Cozinha e de Copa", Carlos Bento da Maia presented a regularizing recipe with the name "cod pies", and this is where the name "cod cakes" comes from. This recipe uses milk to bind the cod and potatoes and stiff egg whites. It also indicates plenty of olive oil for frying “so that the cakes are dropped into it without touching the bottom of the pan." From this date onwards, "cod balls" in the north or "cod fritters" in the south, have been a constant feature in Portuguese recipes. I don’t wish to dwell on the subject too much on their origin. Prestigious authors, such as Maria de Lourdes Modesto and Maria Emilia Cancella de Abreu attribute them to the Minho Region. And in the book "Gastronomic Culture in Portugal" from CFPSA, as well as "Minho Cuisine" by Alfredo Saramago, it is clearly stated that this gastronomic gem comes from Minho. Lisboners are forgiven for wanting to stake a claim...! At the beginning of the text I stated that the fritter or cake has only existed since the appearance of the potato, however, it is the potato that has contributed to its decline because of the change in the proportion of cod to potatoes used. Economic reasons, have turned the cod fritter into a potato fritter. In my house, and I remember watching them being made; half a kilo of cod and two hundred and fifty grams of potato were used. Of course, these amounts sometimes varied depending on who was making them. The quality of the potato varied; some were harder, others more floury. Once the cod was boiled (often the cod used for the fritters was the cod left over from the “Bacalhau cozido com todos” eaten the day before), the skin and bones were removed. When I was still working and found a fish bone I used to complain to the cook. For every bone found, the cook should lose a day's holiday. After the cod is shredded by hand and placed in a thick cloth; make a ball from the cod and press it by hand for the cod to be completely shredded. My mother said that this was crucial for the fritters to be ultra-light. In the meanwhile, the potatoes, which are boiled in their skin, should be mashed and mixed with a little nutmeg. Then, the cod and mashed potatoes are put into a large bowl with a very finely chopped onion and a bunch of chopped parsley and mixed together. Then, add four whole eggs, one by one, until you feel that the mixture is consistent. Now comes another important moment: tasting the mixture. Depending on how it tastes, season it with two teaspoons of port wine, salt and white pepper. I was always around because I enjoyed licking the spoon used for the wine. Now, after putting the mixture in a tall receptacle with plenty of olive oil, with the help of two spoons, shape the fritters to be fried. Then, place them on kitchen paper and put into a serving dish, never on top of one another, otherwise they lose their texture. Cod fritters work well as a starter with a green salad or black-eyed peas, or as a main dish, preferably served with tomato rice. They are also a great snack between meals. Naturally they’ll taste better with a good glass of wine. © Virgílio Nogueiro Gomes "Cod Fritters" from ADEGA FAUSTINO in Chaves Petiscos do Rio e do Mar Aconteceu num restaurante? Queijo Coalho e Raimundo do Queijo Bacalhau Espiritual Sobre o serviço de mesa Sardinha, Rica Sardinha São Lourenço Padroeiro dos Cozinheiros Açordas virgilio@virgiliogomes.com Gerir Newsletter © 2020 e-ncubadora de ideias Todos os direitos autorais de conteúdos (textos, imagens, sons, e outros materiais) bem como outros direitos de propriedade intelectual deste site, são reservados a ©Virgílio Nogueiro Gomes	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line485
__label__wiki	0.838631	0.838631	Taliban Hopes for Peace Deal by end of January » Sunday, 19 January 2020 09:16 Iran Warns against Politicization of Plane Crash » Sunday, 19 January 2020 09:16 Minister Rahimi Discusses Peace Talks with EU, Chinese Ambassadors » Sunday, 19 January 2020 09:13 7 Pakistan militants killed in Dera Bugti clash Thursday 06 March, (BNA) QUETTA: At least seven Pakistan militants were killed and nine injured in a clash between security forces and unknown militants in Dera Bugti area of BalochistanPakistan . According to Pak security sources, an FC convoy was ambushed by unknown gunmen in Sui area and after an hour of fire exchange, seven attackers were killed while nine others were injured. Security men remained unhurt in the incident, sources told. Security forces started the investigation after arresting the injured militants. Published inInternational Two Mine Makers Killed In Helmand Kabul (BNA) Two mine makers were killed in the outskirts of Helmand province last night. According to interior ministry press office, these persons were killed in a residential house in Malger village, Gereshk district of that province when they wanted to make a mine for terrorist activities which exploded, and killed them. Three boys from the owner of the house were injured in this event as well. According to another report, the national police of Nimrooz province in an operation in Ansar area, Zaranj city detained four armed men with an arm, 1220 ballets and two explosive capsules. T. Suraya-Yarzada Published inSecurity Boxing Competition Titled “Campaign For Peace And Counter Violence” Held In Kabul Kabul (BNA) Hamid Rahimi, Afghan boxer this time will compete with his American rival. The competition titled “Campaign for peace and counter violence “is held in Kabul city and it’s determined that the competition would be broadcast live through 120 countries. Rahimi, the Afghan boxer in his recent competition held in Homburg city could beat his Russian rival during the eighth round and won the world championship. In the exclusive interview with Bakhter News Agency, Hamid Rahimi said as he could keep high the Afghanistan flag in the competition and record his honors by the name of Afghanistan, he was proud of it. Hamid Rahimi has participated in 21 competitions up to now and won all of them except one against his Czech. Rahimi said the competition which I lost against, the boxer was nicked out by me after six months. Published inSports Suicide Attack Kill Two Civilians, Injures Three Others Near Bagram Airbase Kabul (BNA) As a result of a suicide attack near a gate of Bagram military base, two Afghan civilians were killed and three others sustained injuries. The incident occurred at around 6:00 pm yesterday evening in Bariram area near the gate of Bagram military base. According to Colonel Mohammad Akram Nikzad, provincial police chief for Parwan, two Afghan civilians were killed and three others were injured in the incident. According to reports, the attacker planned to target US forces based in the base, but no casualties were reported of the US forces in the incident. Provincial police chief for Parwan says after the attacker got off a truck, he blew himself up near the gate of the base. 60 Armed Individuals Join Peace Process In Badghis Qala-e-Naw (BNA) 60 armed individuals led by Mullah Abdul Ghafar yesterday joined Afghan peace process in Badghis province. According to provincial police chief for Badghis Colonel Mohammad Jabar Salih, the group which was active and involved in most terrorist activities in the province joined the peace process. They surrendered along with their 60 various rifles including AK-47 rifles, PK and rocket launcher. Colonel Salih added that Muallah Abdul Ghafar known as Tofan along with his associates surrendered to government as a result of efforts made by police and provincial high peace council in Qadis-e-Khoradk village of Qadis district. It is said by surrendering the armed individuals to the government, the number who joined the peace process has reached to 1149 armed individuals since the beginning of the year. Four Armed Insurgents Killed In Provinces Kabul (BNA) During separate operations launched yesterday by police forces in a number of provinces, four armed insurgents were killed, one injured and four others captured. According to Afghan ministry of interior, the operation was launched in outskirts of Kabul, Badghis, Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces, resulting in killing four armed insurgents, injuring one and capturing four others. The source said during the operation, numerous arms and weapons were discovered and seized. Foreign Ministry Reconfirm Era For Deal With US Kabul (BNA) The Afghan government remained willing to sign the strategic cooperation pact with the United States if the traditional Loya Jirga’s recommendations were accepted, a ministry of foreign affairs official said on Monday. Held in mid-November 2011, the assembly of elders and government officials proposed the deal should be signed if the US guaranteed respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and Islam in addition to halting night raids. Discussions on signing the agreement have long been underway, but they have not yet yielded any concrete result. Privy to the talks, Afghan officials say the night raids and transfer of prisons to Afghan control are the Karzai administration’s key terms for signing the pact. President Karzai recently warned that he would not sign the accord if the night raids and civilian house searches by NATO-led soldiers were not stopped. As Afghanistan sticks to its conditions, report say, the US has suspended the negotiations. The US and its allies initially wanted to have the deal agreed before the NATO conference in Chicago in May. Asked about the suspension of talks, foreign ministry spokesman, Janan Musazai, said: “The Afghan government and people have clearly expressed their willingness for signing long-term pact with the international fraternity, particularly with the US.” Instead of time, the content and quality of the agreement was important to the Afghan government, the spokesman said, calling the country’s sovereignty a vital condition for agreements with foreign states. Published inPolitics Khalili Praises Championship Of Hamid Rahimi Kabul (BNA) The leadership of the National Olympic Committee accompanied by Hamid Rahimi world boxing champion met with Mohammad Karim Khalili second vice-president. Khalili praised the championship of this athlete of the country. Appreciating the success of Hamid Rahimi by attaining world boxing competition Khalili said that the talented sons of this country by their persistent efforts are specifying the position of the country at world level. Mohammad Karim Khalili congratulated the Afghan national over the successes of the Afghan athletes having gained medals in the past two years and expressed pleasure that under the present conditions that the ground is prepared for the youth so that they show up their talents in all spheres of sports and gain world honor for their country. Mohammad Zahir Aghbar chairman of the National Olympic Committee said that as a result of persistent efforts of the athletes our country has obtained considerable honors in the past two years in spheres at international levels and they got around 600 medals in the period. He gave the title of Mohammad Ali Kalay to Hamid Rahimi and said that preserving the achievements of the sports in the country and progress of the youth in this area requires attention of the government. Students Of Faryad Generation Association Meet Khalili Kabul (BNA) The members of the association in its meeting with Mohammad Karim Khalili second vice-president shared some of their problems during their education and after graduation. They asked for better educational facilities inside and outside the country and the double approach at the educational centers. They considered attraction of new scientific cadres at the academic centers of the country as a necessity and hopped that the government undertaken measures towards resolving of these problems. They also touched on the problems of the people living in the tenth precinct of Kabul especially Char-Qala of Wazirabad as they do not have access to potable water, road, hospital, health clinic and the needed schools. According to them still the students are pursuing education at rented homes and no measure has been taken for establishment of high school here. They recalled that despite repeated requests of the residents no source has paid attention towards these people. Khalili called creation of the association a good step towards expansion of cultural and scientific spheres in the country and stressed that the civil foundations can assist the government in verifying the problems and challenges and overcoming them. He added that despite a series of problems at the government departments, it is hoped that the young generation with their will can lead the country towards progress. Considering cultural and economic poverty as two factors of backwardness in the country Khalili added that the new era has golden chance to direct the country towards cultural, economic and scientific prosperity. He assured them that their problems will be duly addressed. Published inEducation “Signing Afghan-US Strategic Cooperation Agreement Acceptable,” CM Kabul (BNA) Chaired by president Hamid Karzai, the plenary session of the council of ministers was held at the presidential place yesterday and president Karzai informed the cabinet of the progress of talks between Afghan and the US on signing of strategic cooperation treaty and expressed the viewpoints of Afghanistan in relation to preserving of independence, national sovereignty, transition of the responsibility of the prisons and night searches of homes. The CM members after debating and reiterating on the preservation of national sovereignty considering the contents of the Traditional Loya Jirgah resolution that is the will of the Muslim people of Afghanistan called signing of the treaty as justified. The minister of commerce and industries advance the proposal of the ministry on purchase of 5,000 tons of petrol for stabilizing of the prices of this item in the country’s markets. The CM adopted the proposal and authorized it for purchasing the oil from the producing country. In order to accelerate the banking transactions, especially speedy transfer of pocket money of Afghan students in Turkey, the ministries of foreign affairs, higher education and the central Bank of Afghanistan were instructed to start banking dealing of Afghanistan with Turkey. Also the law on struggle against corruption was presented to the CM by justice minister and it was stressed that on the basis of decision of meeting dated 24/11/1390 of the CM the draft law was also debated at the meeting dated 13/11/1390 of the high judicial committee and by bringing of a series of additions and corrections is being presented to the CM for confirmation. The CM confirming the additions and corrections into the draft law assigned the judicial committee of the justice ministry that in addition to corrections bring about more improvements in the phrase 8 of article 10 phrase 5 of article 9 and 21 article of the draft law and finalize it and dispatch it to the National Assembly through the state ministry for parliamentary affairs for adoption. Meanwhile, the draft proposal of national, religious, historic, international days and general holidays for incorporation into the calendar of 1391 was presented to the CM by Minister of Information and Culture and the deputy minister for labor, social affairs, martyrs and the disabled ministry. This proposal had been discussed and reviewed at the meeting dated 10/11/1390 of the CM as well. Two international conventions were presented by the foreign minister which were confirmed by the CM accordingly. 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__label__wiki	0.56881	0.56881	Gérard Rancinan Photoshoot "A unique opportunity for the public to participate in the creation of a major new work of art" In 2012, The Future Tense brought the excitement and drama of a Gérard Rancinan Photoshoot to the public as part of its Wonderful World exhibition. As part of its ongoing commitment to public engagement with the arts, The Future Tense invited people to the gallery during the opening weekend to cast as models for the final portrait in the ‘Wonderful World’ series – the concluding act in the epic seven-year ‘Trilogy of the Moderns’ – developed in conjunction with writer Caroline Gaudriault. After casting was completed, the new work – pictured above – was shot entirely on-site in the gallery, in view of the attending press and public. A video of the Gérard Rancinan Photoshoot can be found here. The image was then processed, printed and mounted in Paris, and shipped back to London in record time, before being unveiled as part of a special evening reception featuring a panel talk with Gérard Rancinan, Caroline Gaudriault, photography expert Sebastien Montabonel and critic Sue Steward. The project was featured widely in the press, including a DPS in the London Evening Standard. Dates: 7 – 24th June 2012 Exhibition: Wonderful World Artist: Gérard Rancinan Partners: Caroline Gaudriault, Opera Gallery, Londonewcastle, Courvoisier, Peroni Nastro Azzurro Location: Londonewcastle Project Space, London Video: Wonderful World photoshoot Press Release: Art Agenda We HeART It’s Rude to Stare	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line492
__label__cc	0.702539	0.297461	BoxedIn Theatre Work With Us Archive (2019 site) The Greenhouse exists to make great theatre that inspires and activates people to live and work more sustainably. We do that by connecting people emotionally with their natural environment, while helping them develop practical skills in sustainability. We want to show that living and creating sustainably is much easier than most people think. It is crucial to us that as many people can access this project as possible. We think theatre is and incredibly powerful tool. And it’s ability to create emotional connections both between individuals and with complex socio-cultural issues makes it uniquely poised to combat climate change. From why we’ve chose theatre as our medium, to why we place such an emphasis on social events. From our thoughts on accessibility to what exactly Holistic Theatre means to us, and how we feel sharing ideas can help combat the climate crisis. Take a look at our mission statement here to get an idea of why we do what we do! Click here to download our Mission Statement! Designed by Mia Ferraiolo © Greenhouse Theatre	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line493
__label__wiki	0.514693	0.514693	Obama, Biden raising funds for Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) Well, this is going to be a hotly contested senate race on the Democratic side. Sen. Arlen Specter (D) will welcome President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to Pennsylvania in the coming months as he looks to build his financial lead in his race for reelection. The president will attend a Sept. 15 fundraiser for Specter at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, while the vice president will join the new Democrat for an event in Western Pennsylvania later this fall. Fundraisers for Specter's campaign hope to raise $2.5 million during the event in Philadelphia, according to an e-mail invitation obtained by the Philadelphia Daily News. The event has already raised $600,000, and backers have committed another $700,000 to organizers, wrote David Cohen, executive vice president of Comcast and a major Specter donor. Obama and Biden both pledged to support Specter after he bolted the Republican Party in late April. Biden, who as a Delaware senator had a close working relationship with his Pennsylvania colleague, had long worked to convince Specter to jump ship. "We asked the president to help us [by] campaigning with us and doing a fundraiser, and they were gracious enough to say yes," Chris Nicholas, Specter's campaign manager, told The Hill. read more here.... Labels: arlen specter, barack obama, Democrat, fundraiser, joe biden, pennsylvania, senate arlen specter\|barack obama\|Democrat\|fundraiser\|joe biden\|pennsylvania\|senate\|	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line499
__label__cc	0.531656	0.468344	New Orleans Bowl A.T. performs The National Anthem at The New Orleans Bowl NCAA Game December 21, 2013 Order Allen Toussaint's Song Book Click Here to Order New CD/DVD by Allen Toussaint titled "Song Book Allen Toussaint & Gibson Guitar Collaborations with / Songs covered by Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Band, Paul McCartney, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Jerry Garcia, Phish, Plant / Krauss and scores of others. Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello Collaborations with / Songs covered by Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Band, Paul McCartney, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Jerry Garcia, Phish, Plant / Krauss and scores of others. The Official Web Site of Allen Toussaint Come in and enjoy the life and music of Allen Toussaint. You are about to experience one of the music world's treasures. The Southern Knight has led a surge of music that spans five decades. Collaborations with / Songs covered by Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Patti Labelle, The Who, The Band, Paul McCartney, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Jerry Garcia, Phish, Plant / Krauss and scores of others. The Toussaint Family Continue to Thank You For All The Love And Support & Please Check Back Regularly to See The New Things To Come To Keep The Spirit and Music Of Allen Toussaint Living! Allen Toussaint & Lou Johnson Music Playing: The Beat The Allen Toussaint Band with Special Guest will be Performaing A Tribute to Allen Toussaint at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festuval May 5, 2019 “My music is homegrown from the garden of New Orleans. Music is everything to me short of breathing. Music also has a role to lift you up - not to be escapist but to take you out of misery” -Allen Toussaint "He was such an influential songwriter and performer," Jagger tweeted! "I don't want y'all thinkin' 'this is just some old legend that passed away' naw," Questlove, founding member of the hip-hop group The Roots, wrote on Instagram. "This dude wrote some of your favorite music & you just didn't know it." Toussaint's influence is woven through popular music and hip-hop, he wrote. "At least 12 'Get Out My Life Woman' snares were like starch in hip hop's daily nutritional chart -- meaning so there you barely notice it," Questlove wrote. "I'm still in shock and heartbroken after hearing of the news of the passing of my longtime friend, brother in music, teacher, mentor and most gentle person you'll ever meet, Allen Toussaint. He was a true musical treasure and legend that New Orleans shared with the world. Thank you Allen for all the music, good times and the legacy you leave behind for everyone to continue to enjoy. Rest in Peace. Peace & Love," Art "Poppa Funk" Neville "Music lovers around the world today are mourning the passing of the legendary Allen Toussaint. He was one of the architects of rhythm and blues; a writer of many of America's most well-known and beloved early rock and roll songs. I had the pleasure of hosting him at the Aspen Songwriters Festival some years ago and was honored to be able to perform with him and witness his inspired one man show. Sending love to his family and friends around the world - he will be missed by millions but his music will never die." - John Oates I am heartbroken by the passing of Allen Toussaint. His music and talent forever defined NOLAs unique cultural heritage. You will be missed. Mitch Landrieu (@MayorLandrieu) November 10, 2015 Supriya and I are saddened by the passing of musician Allen Toussaint. New Orleans has lost a legend - — Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) “Probably no city’s contribution to American popular music has been more distinctive than New Orleans’,” longtime Washington Post rock critic Richard Harrington once wrote, “and Toussaint, as prolific songwriter, arranger and producer, has been a key shaper of its legacy.” One of my heroes. Rest in peace Allen Toussaint, <3 https://t.co/LFG1ZWXV1N - Cyril Neville (@cyrilneville13) November 10, 2015 Today is truly a sad day, as we say farewell to one of the greatest New Orleans musicians – R.I.P. @AllenToussaint https://t.co/iyncBreZjl - Tipitina'sFoundation (@TipsFoundation) November 10, 2015 The Rock Hall described Toussaint as “a producer, bandleader, arranger, songwriter, session musician and all-around musical eminence.” The Hall added that “although he was inducted in the ‘nonperformer’ category, Toussaint is a talented pianist and performer who has recorded under his own name.” We have lost a giant. Elegant, soft-spoken–and a musical Matterhorn. RIP Allen Toussaint. https://t.co/gvGkoGgYbX - Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) November 10, 2015 RIP Allen Toussaint https://t.co/KgwlCKCpWx— The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) November 10, 2015 RIP Allen Toussaint. The man was a genius. He wrote, arranged and produced many great records, including this one https://t.co/9evD7igMkF — Billy Bragg (@billybragg) November 10, 2015 Thank you for all the music, Allen Toussaint. We're playing it loud in our offices today. RIP pic.twitter.com/eEnqg5bSJQ — Warner Bros. Records (@wbr) November 10, 2015 This morning I learned of Allen Toussaint's passing. We have lost a Titan, legend and kind soul. #RestInLove pic.twitter.com/dR1NkyYsZi — Dee Dee Bridgewater (@ddbprods) November 10, 2015 The Bright Mississippi Nonesuch Records releases The Bright Mississippi, Allen Toussaint’s first solo album in more than a decade, on April 21, 2009. 2010 GRAMMY Nominee - Best Jazz Instrumental Album - The Bright Mississippi Critically acclaimed Nonesuch CD -The Bright Mississippi Out Now Mojo raves "Jazz albums don't come much better” and gives it 4 stars and according to the New York Times "This is a jazz record for people who think they don't like jazz..." 2010 Grammy Nomination for Best Instrumental Jazz Album Individual or Group "The Bright Mississippi" 2009 Grammy Trustees Award Winner Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee 2007 Grammy Nominated Vocal Album of the Year with Elvis Costello. You must have Flash Player installed in order to see this player. Member Login To Leave A Message Remembering Allen Toussaint Remembering Allen Toussaint: 10 Essential Recordings 11/10/2015 by Gary... In Conversation Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello In Conversation: Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello by Dean Budnick on January 14, 2016 This story appears in the January_February issue of Relix. To subscribe, click... American Tunes Allen Toussaint, Hot 8 Brass Band as well as Jay Z, Macklemore, Lamar among Grammy nominees Among the New Orleans musicians receiving nominations were Allen Toussaint, who received two Grammy nominations, the Hot 8 Brass Band, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, as well as PJ Morton and...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line501
__label__wiki	0.618166	0.618166	Territory Rights With Gai Brodtmann and Kate Lundy, I've put out a statement today on the issue of ACT political rights and euthanasia. Full text over the fold. Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy, Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann, and Member for Fraser Dr Andrew Leigh reaffirm their strong commitment to the political rights of Territorians. Senator Bob Brown’s proposal regarding the 1997 Euthanasia Laws Act is an issue where there will obviously be strongly held views on all sides of the debate. The Labor Party has previously allowed Members of Parliament to express their views on this issue with a conscience vote and if, as a result of these discussions, a conscience vote is called for, there is no reason why Members of Parliament would not be afforded this opportunity again. As members of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party Senator Kate Lundy, Ms Brodtmann, and Dr Leigh will be urging their federal colleagues not to override the rights of the ACT Legislative Assembly. Canberrans should enjoy the same political rights as all other Australians. Senator Lundy, Ms Brodtmann and Dr Leigh will continue to strongly advocate on behalf of Canberrans.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line512
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__label__wiki	0.545569	0.545569	Users Online: 2496 Home \| About the Journal \| Instructions \| Current Issue \| Back Issues \| Login Online since Friday, April 13, 2012 The neural circuitry of visual artistic production and appreciation: A proposition p. 71 Ambar Chakravarty The nondominant inferior parietal lobule is probably a major "store house" of artistic creativity. The ventromedial prefrontal lobe (VMPFL) is supposed to be involved in creative cognition and the dorsolateral prefrontal lobe (DLPFL) in creative output. The conceptual ventral and dorsal visual system pathways likely represent the inferior and superior longitudinal fasciculi. During artistic production, conceptualization is conceived in the VMPFL and the executive part is operated through the DLFPL. The latter transfers the concept to the visual brain through the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), relaying on its path to the parietal cortex. The conceptualization at VMPFL is influenced by activity from the anterior temporal lobe through the uncinate fasciculus and limbic system pathways. The final visual image formed in the visual brain is subsequently transferred back to the DLPFL through the SLF and then handed over to the motor cortex for execution. During art appreciation, the image at the visual brain is transferred to the frontal lobe through the SLF and there it is matched with emotional and memory inputs from the anterior temporal lobe transmitted through the uncinate fasiculus. Beauty is perceived at the VMPFL and transferred through the uncinate fasciculus to the hippocampo-amygdaloid complex in the anterior temporal lobe. The limbic system (Papez circuit) is activated and emotion of appreciation is evoked. It is postulated that in practice the entire circuitry is activated simultaneously. REVIEW: SYSTEMATIC (STATISTICALLY SPEAKING) Design and data analysis 1 study design p. 76 Karthik Suresh, Geetha Suresh, Sanjeev V Thomas This article is intended to give the reader guidance in evaluating different study designs used in medical research for better scientific quality, reliability and validity of their research. This article explains three main types of study designs with understanding examples. Care and caution with skills and experience needed to design suitable studies and appropriate design coupled with reliable sampling techniques and appropriate statistical analysis, supported by clear objectives with decent communication of the findings, are essential for good research. REVIEW: SYSTEMATIC (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF A SUBJECT) The adolescent or adult with generalized tonic-clonic seizures p. 81 Roop Gursahani, Namit Gupta Primary and secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCs) together constitute up to 50% of adolescent and adult patients with epilepsy as diagnosed by history and EEG. Syncope and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures are major differential diagnoses and must be carefully excluded in therapy-resistant cases. Individual episodes can have up to seven phases in secondarily generalized GTCs. The distinction between primary and secondary GTCs depends mainly on history and EEG, and yield can be improved with sleep deprivation or overnight recording. Epilepsies with primary or unclassified GTCs can respond to any one of the five broad-spectrum antiepileptic drugs (AEDs): valproate, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, topiramate and zonisamide. Unless a focal onset is clearly confirmed, a sodium-channel blocking AED should not be used in the initial treatment of these conditions. Need for a national epilepsy control program p. 89 M Tripathi, DC Jain, M Gourie Devi, S Jain, V Saxena, PS Chandra, K Radhakrishnan, M Behari, M Gupta, V Puri, MM Mehndiratta, K Bala, KS Anand, S Rawat, PU Shah, S Gulati, S Johri, VV Nadkarni, P Sarat Chandra, D Bachani This article briefly outlines the proposed national epilepsy control program. The content of the article is based on four meetings held by invitation of the Ministry of Health. Invitees by ministry - Drs. D. C. Jain, M. Gourie Devi, V. Saxena, S. Jain, P. Satish. Chandra, M. Gupta, K. Bala, V. Puri, K. S. Anand, S. Gulati, S. Johri, P. S. Chandra, M. Behari, K. Radhakrishnan, D. Bachani. Presentations were made by Dr. M. Tripathi.The program will involve all neurologists across the country in teaching and training at state levels and a central monitoring committee. CLINICAL SIGN Beevor's sign p. 94 Joy D Desai Adult male with multiple cranial nerve palsies p. 96 SV Khadilkar, AH Harish, Padhy Bimal Prasad, Jaggi Sunila, Girish Muzumdar, BK Smruti, CE Devpujari Obesity, polycystic ovarian syndrome and thyroid dysfunction in women with epilepsy p. 101 Mythili Ayyagari, Sita Ramu Chitela, Venkateswarlu Kolachana Introduction: Women with epilepsy (WWE) have an increased risk for several endocrine disorders. Obesity and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) are common side-effects of anticonvulsant drugs. Aim: To study the prevalence of Obesity, PCOS, Thyroid dysfunction in WWE on monotherapy with Carbamazepine (CBZ), Sodium Valproate (VAL) and Phenytoin (DPH) Material and Methods: Sixty WWE in the reproductive age group (13 - 45 yr) who are on atleast 6 months of monotherapy with either CBZ (20) or VAL (20) or DPH (20) are subjects of the study. Their Anthropometric data is recorded. They are interviewed and investigated for PCOS and thyroid dysfunction. Twenty healthy women in the reproductive age group served as controls. BMI>25 is taken as cut-off for Obesity. PCOS is defined as menstrual irregularity and/or clinical /biochemical hyperandrogenism with ultrasound evidence of PCO as per the Rotterdam criteria. TSH <0.1 and >4 is taken as evidence of thyroid dysfunction. Women are grouped according to the anticonvulsant drug received and the data analyzed in each group. Results: The mean BMI among VAL and CBZ users is significantly higher than among DPH users (23.3 & 23.4 vs 20.4). There is no significant difference in incidence of PCOS among WWE using either DPH or VAL or CBZ. Elevated TSH>4 is seen more often in WWE on VAL (9/20) compared to CBZ (6/20) and DPH (3/20). WWE on CBZ, VAL and DPH did not differ in mean BMI, Obesity, PCOS compared to healthy controls. As compared to healthy controls, more WWE on drug therapy had significantly elevated TSH (1/20 vs20/60). Conclusions: WWE on VAL and CBZ had significant weight gain compared to DPH users. Despite weight gain, there was no difference in the incidence of PCOS between the users of VAL, CBZ and DPH. As compared to healthy controls, more WWE on drug therapy had significantly elevated TSH, more so in the VAL group. Clinical and radiological profile of Hirayama disease: A flexion myelopathy due to tight cervical dural canal amenable to collar therapy p. 106 KM Hassan, Hirdesh Sahni, Atul Jha Background: Hirayama disease (HD) is benign focal amyotrophy of the distal upper limbs, often misdiagnosed as motor neuron disease. Routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often reported normal. Objective: To study the clinicoradiological profile of hand wasting in young males. Materials and Methods: Patients presenting with insidious-onset hand wasting from March 2008 to May 2011 were evaluated electrophysiologically. Cervical MRI in neutral position was done in 11 patients and flexion contrast imaging was done in 10 patients. Results: All patients were males less than 25 years of age, with median age 23 years, except one patient who was 50 years old. Duration of illness was 3 months to 3 years. All (100%) had oblique amyotrophy, four (36%) cold paresis, 10 (91%) minipolymyoclonus and three (27%) had fasciculations. Regional reflexes were variably absent. Two patients (18%) had brisk reflexes of lower limbs with flexor plantars. Electromyography (EMG) showed chronic denervation in the C7-T1 myotomes. Neutral position MRI showed loss of cervical lordosis in 10/11 (91%), localized lower cervical cord atrophy in 9/11 (82%), asymmetric cord flattening in 11/11 (100%) and intramedullary hyperintensity in 2/11 (18%); flexion study showed loss of dural attachment, anterior displacement of dorsal dura, epidural flow voids in 9/10 (90%) and enhancing epidural crescent in 10/10 (100%). Clinical profile, imaging and electrophysiological findings of the patient aged 50 years will be described in detail as presentation at this age is exceptional. Collar therapy slowed progression in most cases. Conclusion: Clinical features of HD corroborated well with electrophysiological diagnosis of anterior horn cell disease of lower cervical cord. While dynamic contrast MRI is characteristic, routine studies have a high predictive value for diagnosis. Prompt diagnosis is important to institute early collar therapy. Factors affecting burden on caregivers of stroke survivors: Population-based study in Mumbai (India) p. 113 Madhumita Bhattacharjee, Jaee Vairale, Kamal Gawali, Praful M Dalal Background: Caring for stroke patients leads to caregiver (CG) strain. The aims of this study are to identify factors related to increased CG burden in stroke survivors in a census-defined population and to assess the relationship between patient characteristics and CG stress. Materials and Methods: In a prospective population-based study, 223 first ever stroke (FES) were identified over a 1-year period. At 28 days, 127 (56.9%) were alive and 79 (35%) died, and 17 were lost to follow-up. One hundred and eleven CGs of 127 FES survivors agreed to participate. The level of stress was assessed by two scales: Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale (OCBS) and the Caregivers Strain Index (CSI) in CGs of survivors with mild stroke Modified Rankin Scale (MRS 1-2) and in those with significant disability (MRS 3-5). Results: The mean age of CGs was 45.6 years, approximately 22 years younger than that of the patients (67.5 years). Eighty-nine (80%) of the CGs were females and only 22 (20%) were males. Urinary incontinence (P=0.000008), morbidity at 28 days by MRS (P=0.0051), female gender (P=0.0183) and moderate to severe neurological deficit by National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) on admission (P=0.0254) were factors in FES cases leading to major CGs stress. CG factors responsible for major stress were long caregiving hours (P≤0.000001), anxiety (P≤0.000001), disturbed night sleep ( P≤0.000001), financial stress (P=0.0000108), younger age (P=0.0021) and CGs being daughter-in-laws (P=0.012). Conclusion: Similar studies using uniform methodologies would help to identify factors responsible for major CG stress. Integrated stroke rehabilitation services should address CG issues to local situations and include practical training in simple nursing skills and counseling sessions to help reduce CG burden. Functional outcome following rehabilitation in chronic severe traumatic brain injury patients: A prospective study p. 120 Anupam Gupta, Arun B Taly Objective: The objective was to assess functional outcome of rehabilitation in chronic severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in-patients. Setting: The study was performed at university tertiary research hospital. Study Design: A prospective cross-sectional study Materials and Methods: Forty patients (34 men) with mean age of 30.1 years (range 6--60, SD 10.8), severe TBI (Glasgow coma scale 3--8, duration of coma > 6 hours, post-traumatic amnesia> 1 day postinjury) were admitted in rehabilitation unit minimum 3 months (mean 7.7±4.6 months, range 3--22 months) following injury falling in Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) of 3. Functional recovery was assessed using the Barthel Index (BI) score and disability rating scores (DRS). Data Analysis: Paired Student's t-test was used for the assessment of functional recovery using mean BI scores at admission and discharge. The Wilcoxon nonparametric test was used for the assessment of functional recovery by comparing admission and discharge DRS scores. Results: Mean duration of stay was 30.8 days (range 18--91, SD15.6). Significant functional recovery observed in patients comparing BI and DRS scores at admission and discharge (mean BI admission 50.5±25.4, range 0--85 vs. mean discharge BI score 61.1±25.3, range 0--95, P<0.001, mean DRS admission score 7.57±4.1, range 2.5--21.0 vs. mean discharge DRS score 6.36±4.3, range 1.0-21.0, P<0.001). Conclusion: Patients with severe TBI continue to show functional recovery even in chronic phase with rehabilitation. They are left with significant residual physical and cognitive deficits and would require long-term care and assistance from care givers for the daily activities, as suggested by the mean DRS score at discharge. Perception of epilepsy among the urban secondary school children of Bareilly district p. 125 Hari Shanker Joshi, Syed Esam Mahmood, Arjun Bamel, Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Iram Shaifali Background: There is a lack of knowledge about epilepsy among the students and the population in general, with consequent prejudice and discrimination toward epileptic patients. Objectives: Knowledge, behavior, attitude and myth toward epilepsy among urban school children in Bareilly district was studied. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students of 10 randomly selected secondary schools of the urban areas in Bareilly district. A structured, pretested questionnaire was used to collect data regarding sociodemographic characteristics and assess the subject's knowledge, behavior, attitude and myth toward epilepsy. Results: Of the 798 students (533 boys and 265 girls) studied, around 98.6% had heard of epilepsy. About 63.7% correctly thought that epilepsy is a brain disorder while 81.8% believed it to be a psychiatric disorder. Other prevalent misconceptions were that epilepsy is an inherited disorder (71.55%) and that the disease is transmitted by eating a nonvegetarian diet (49%). Most of them thought that epilepsy can be cured (69.3) and that an epileptic patient needs lifelong treatment (77.2). On witnessing a seizure, about 51.5% of the students would take the person to the hospital. Majority (72.31%) of the students thought that children with epilepsy should study in a special school. Conclusions: Although majority of the students had reasonable knowledge of epilepsy, myths and superstitions about the condition still prevail in a significant proportion of the urban school children. It may be worthwhile including awareness programs about epilepsy in school education to dispel misconceptions about epilepsy. Successful removal and reimplant of vagal nerve stimulator device after 10 years p. 128 Marco Giulioni, Matteo Martinoni, Ilaria Naldi, Francesca Bisulli, Eugenio Pozzati, Paolo Tinuper The number of implanted vagal nerve stimulators is growing and the need for removal or revision of the devices will become even more frequent. A significant concern about Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) therapy is the presence of the spiral stimulating electrodes, wrapped around the nerve, once treatment is considered ineffective or is no longer desired. Our purpose is to demonstrate the feasibility of complete removal and replacement of the vagal nerve stimulator electrodes using microsurgical technique even after a long period, without damaging the nerve. We attempted removal and replacement of spiral stimulating electrodes from a patient who received a 10-year long VNS therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Our results indicate that the spiral electrodes may be safely removed from the vagus nerve, even after several years. The reversibility of lead implantation may enhance the attractiveness of VNS therapy. Furthermore, with a correct microsurgical technique, it is possible to respect the normal anatomy and functionality of vagal nerve and to reimplant a new VNS system with all its components, maintaining the same therapeutic efficacy after many years. Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema in an immunocompetent child: Significance of AFB staining in aspirated pus p. 130 B Vijayakumar, K Sarin, Girija Mohan Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema are extremely rare manifestations of central nervous system tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of an 11-year-old immunocompetent child who developed temporal lobe abscess and subdural empyema following chronic otitis media. A right temporal craniotomy was performed and the abscess was excised. The Ziehl Nielsen staining of the aspirated pus from the temporal lobe abscess yielded acid fast bacilli. Prompt administration of antituberculous treatment resulted in complete recovery of the child. Even though the subdural abscess was not drained, we presume that to be of tubercular aetiology. Ours is probably the first case of brain abscess and subdural empyema due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis reported in the same child. This case is being reported because of its rarity and to stress the importance of routine staining for tubercle bacilli in all cases of brain abscess, especially in endemic areas, as it is difficult to differentiate tuberculous from pyogenic abscess clinically as well as histopathologically. A case of hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type IV p. 134 GP Prashanth, Mahesh Kamate Hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type IV (HSAN -IV), also known as congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, is a very rare condition that presents in infancy with anhidrosis, absence of pain sensation and self -mutilation. Developmental delay and mental retardation are usually present. Ultrastructural study of the peripheral nerves demonstrates loss of the unmyelinated and small myelinated fibers. We here report a 8 year -old boy with HSAN IV with typical clinical features where the diagnosis was supported by nerve biopsy findings. However, our case was unusual since mental development was normal. Acute polyradiculoneuropathy following honey bee sting p. 137 Karan Poddar, Shashi K Poddar, Avantika Singh Neurological complications following honey bee sting are rare. We report a case of a 3-year-old girl who developed acute polyradiculoneuropathy following honey bee sting, which was diagnosed by nerve conduction studies. Khat and stroke p. 139 Sanjay V Kulkarni, Yasir Ahamed A Mughani, Enass Hassan A Onbol, Punith Kempegowda Khat chewing, though a tradition followed majorly in African countries, has of late spread widely across the globe due to faster transport systems and advanced preservation techniques. Many complications such as psychosis, arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction have been reported in connection to khat abuse. We present a case of a young man who presented with acute onset left-sided weakness. He was a known khat addict for over three decades. A diagnosis of left hemiplegia due to right middle cerebral artery infarction was established. Detailed evaluation revealed no significant underlying cause for stroke. Since the main central nervous system effects of khat are comparable with those of amphetamines and there are established reports of stroke in amphetamine abuse, the former was assumed to be the etiological factor. The patient was discontinued from taking khat and was managed conservatively. The subject showed significant recovery with no further complications or similar episodes during follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of stroke associated with khat. Since the management is essentially conservative, a vigilant history eliciting of khat abuse in prevalent countries would cut down unnecessary healthcare costs. First case of scrub typhus with meningoencephalitis from Kerala: An emerging infectious threat p. 141 K Saifudheen, KG Sajeeth Kumar, James Jose, V Veena, V Abdul Gafoor Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, one of the most common infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been reported from northern, eastern, and southern India, and its presence has been documented in at least 11 Indian states. However, scrub typhus meningoencephalitis has not been well documented in Kerala. We report two cases of scrub typhus meningoencephalitis from northern Kerala. The diagnosis was made based on the clinical pictures, presence of eschar, and a positive Weil-Felix test with a titer of > 1:320. The first patient succumbed to illness due to respiratory failure and the second patient improved well. Jervell and Lange-Nielson Syndrome masquerading as intractable epilepsy p. 145 Jagdish P Goyal, Alka Sethi, VB Shah The long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cause of syncope and sudden death. Jervell and Lange-Nielson syndrome (JLNS) is an uncommon form of LQTS, having autosomal recessive transmission, and is associated with congenital deafness. We report a case of JLNS in a child who presented to us with refractory epilepsy. The cardiac cause of seizures was suspected as the child was hypotensive and pulseless during the episode of seizures. The child was diagnosed as JLNS based on Schwartz diagnostic criteria for LQTS and congenital sensorineural deafness. The child responded well to β-blocker therapy. Antiepileptic drugs were stopped. The screening of family members with ECG revealed a QT interval more than required for diagnosis of LQTS but they were asymptomatic. All asymptomatic family members were also put on metoprolol. All of them showed great improvement with the reduction of the QT interval on ECG. The patient was doing well on immediate follow-up. Cerebral salt wasting following tuberculous meningoencephalitis in an infant p. 148 Syed Ahmed Zaki, Vijay Lad, Preeti Shanbag In patients with central nervous system disease, life-threatening hyponatremia can result from either the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone or cerebral salt wasting. Clinical manifestations of the two conditions may be similar, but their pathogeneses and management protocols are different. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome is a disorder in which excessive natriuresis and hyponatremia occurs in patients with intracranial diseases. We report a 6-month-old girl with CSWS associated with tuberculous meningoencephalitis. She was diagnosed as having CSWS on the basis of hypovolemia, polyuria, natriuresis, and the relatively high level of fractional excretion of uric acid. Aggressive replacement of urine salt and water losses using 0.9% or 3% sodium chloride was done. Fludrocortisone was started at 0.1 mg twice daily on the seventh day of admission and was continued for 17 days. Boomerang sign: Clinical significance of transient lesion in splenium of corpus callosum p. 151 Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Mukund R Vidhate, Pawan Kumar Sharma Transient signal abnormality in the splenium of corpus callosum on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is occasionally encountered in clinical practice. It has been reported in various clinical conditions apart from patients with epilepsy. We describe 4 patients with different etiologies presenting with signal changes in the splenium of corpus callosum. They were diagnosed as having progressive myoclonic epilepsy (case 1), localization-related epilepsy (case 2), hemicrania continua (case 3), and postinfectious parkinsonism (case 4). While three patients had complete involvement of the splenium on diffusion-weighted image ("boomerang sign"), the patient having hemicrania continua showed semilunar involvement ("mini-boomerang") on T2-weighted and FLAIR image. All the cases had noncontiguous involvement of the splenium. We herein, discuss these cases with transient splenial involvement and stress that such patients do not need aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. An attempt has been made to review the literature regarding the pathophysiology, etiology, and outcome of such lesions. Mucocele of the sphenoid sinus: A rare cause of reversible 3 rd nerve palsy p. 158 Rashim Kataria, Swati Gupta, Sanjeev Chopra, H Bagaria, VD Sinha Ophthalmoplegia due to 3 rd nerve palsy is a common occurrence, and is usually a sign of diabetes mellitus or a serious intracranial disease. We report a rare case of pupil sparing 3 rd nerve palsy caused by mucocele of the sphenoid sinus. The patient regained 3 rd nerve functions after successful decompression of the mucocele. Early and correct diagnosis of this relatively benign condition is important to prevent permanent neurological deficits, including visual loss by optic nerve atrophy. Etiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of the sphenoid mucoceles is discussed and available literature is reviewed. Atypical presentation of tuberous sclerosis and obsessive compulsive disorder in an adult male p. 161 Arnab Bhattacharya, Shyamanta Das, Kamal Nath, Dipak Dutta, Sahoo Saddichha Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) is clinically marked by a triad of adenoma sebaceum, epilepsy and mental retardation. It can however manifest as various neuropsychiatric disorders. We report a patient who presented with TSC and co-morbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Stroke intracerebral multiple infarcts: Rare neurological presentation of honey bee bite p. 163 Jyoti Jain, Shashank Banait, Ajit Kumar Srivastava, Rahul Lodhe Honey-bee bites which require urgent hospitalization is very rare. It is mainly seen as occupational hazards in farmers, tree dwellers and honey collectors. Common clinical presentation includes minor localized reactions in form of swelling and redness sometimes anaphylactic reaction. Infrequent major complications reported from different studies include rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure (ARF), acute pulmonary edema, intravascular coagulation, encephalopathy and very rarely cerebral haemorrhage. Stroke due to multiple intra- cerebral infarcts along with rhabdomyolysis in patient of honey-bee bite is rare neurological complication. We report a case of 70 year man with honey-bee bite and multiple intracerebral infarcts presented as stroke, and rhabdomyolysis and ARF. When a patient presented with honey-bee bite, one should suspect serious complications. Despite advances in the understanding of pathophysiology its complications remains enigmatic and in some instances may be multifactorial. Various therapeutic interventions if started early after diagnosis reduces the possible consequences as potential reversibility of the illness. Physical exercise: Potential candidate as complementary therapy for epilepsy p. 167 Ricardo Mario Arida, Luiz Fernando Peixinho-Pena, Fulvio A Scorza, Esper A Cavalheiro About us \| Contact us \| Ahead Of Print \| Online Submission \| Sitemap \| Advertise \| What's New \| Feedback \| Disclaimer © 2006 - Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology \| Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Online since 1st March, 2006	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line515
__label__cc	0.549863	0.450137	Sie sind hier: Startseite › Events › 16. Juni 2014: Tetsuya Higashiyama, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Japan Vortrag im Biologischen Kolloquium: "Intercellular Communication and Key Molecules in Pollen Tube Guidance and Early Embryogenesis" Sexual plant reproduction involves complex cell-to-cell communication. It is, however, difficult to study in the living material due to an embedded structure of female reproductive cells. We have been working on pollen tube guidance, double fertilization, and early embryogenesis in the living material by using two model plant species, Torenia fournieri and Arabidopsis thaliana. Defensin-like peptide LUREs are pollen tube attractants of these species working in a short distance (a few hundred micrometers), which are secreted by two synergid cells on the side of the egg cell (Higashiyama et al., 2001, Science; Okuda et al., 2009, Nature; Takeuchi and Higashiyama, 2012, PLoS Biol.). To understand the molecular mechanism of pollen tube guidance, we have been taking two approaches of live-cell study (for review, Kurihara et al., 2013, Cell Growth Differ.). The first approach is to use precisely defined in vitro system, including development of various microfluidics devices by our engineering team (e.g., Park et al., 2013, Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical; Horade et al., 2013, RSC Adv., 2014, Microelect. Eng.). Recent in vitro studies lead to discovery of novel intercellular signaling molecules involved in competency control of pollen tubes (AMOR glycan), perception of LURE, and long-distance attraction. The second approach is based on in vivo imaging. We have shown that pollen tube guidance is intimately related with double fertilization (Hamamura et al., 2011, Curr. Biol.; Kasahara et al., 2012, Curr. Biol.; Maruyama et al., 2013, Dev. Cell). By using two-photon microscopy, we have succeeded in visualizing pollen tube guidance in the pistil tissue of Arabidopsis. In this seminar, our new live-cell analysis of early embryogenesis in Arabidopsis will also be introduced. By laser disruption, we discovered interesting cell fate conversion in early embryogenesis.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line520
__label__wiki	0.539418	0.539418	Home » Ostrander Council addresses city water issues Ostrander Council addresses city water issues Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:54pm Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy Stinky water problems were brought to the Ostrander City Council’s attention during its Aug. 8 meeting, held one day later than usual due to the National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 7. City engineer Brian Malm presented the water testing report in the councilors’ packets, accompanied by an e-mailed explanation of his findings. Rick Whitney, of PeopleService, addressed the council about what discoveries were made when flushing water lines. Whitney passed to the councilors a jar of water containing sediments that had been flushed from the hydrants. He related that Ostrander’s city maintenance operator, Jeff Tart, has been trained how to flush hydrants so he can assist if necessary. Whitney also stated that water lines on Park and Robert streets dead-end and the water from the alley off Minnesota Street collects as much sediment as Park and Robert streets. The lines have been flushed twice this year, and both times showed that the hydrants were filled with rust. Whitney offered that chlorine levels can be increased but that that will affect the taste of water in the new treatment system. Residents Nate and Megan Cole came before the council to register their complaints about foul-smelling water. They stated that the water is so pungent that they feel that showering leaves them dirty due to the amount of rust coming through the water lines. Megan asked if bacteria testing could be done and why construction could not be completed this year; apparently, the Coles live on a street that’s under construction as part of a water infrastructure project funded by Rural Development, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Malm suggested that the Coles try cleaning their water heater, as anodes in the unit can cause a rotten egg smell, and he informed them that the city is awaiting Rural Development’s plan approval for construction on their street. The project is slated to begin in 2020. Malm offered to visit the Coles’ home if they so chose to have him help detect the source of their foul water. Councilor D.J. Start made a motion to have PeopleService flush lines bi-weekly, and Councilor Dan Hellerud seconded Start’s motion. The additional flushing will cost Ostrander $500 per month, but the council voted in favor. Megan Cole asked to have her June 2019 water bill discounted because of the water issues, and Councilor Stephanie Start made a motion to charge the base rate for water until a solution is reached. Councilor D.J. Start seconded before the rest of the council agreed. City clerk Wendy Brincks questioned how she was to proceed with billing the Coles, as in July, motions were made to offer the residents free water for July while the council investigated. Councilor D.J. Start gave a motion to charge the base rate for water services until a conclusion is found, and Hellerud concurred, as did the other councilors. Brincks will present more information when it becomes available. Malm also shared floodplain ordinance maps being drawn in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to meet FEMA’s requirement that each city have a floodplain ordinance that is adopted and regulated to ensure coverage by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The maps showed the flood boundaries for Ostrander. Malm pointed out that if a resident chose to build within the boundaries, compliance with the ordinance would be required – the ordinance is available at the city office. The City Council will hold a public hearing on Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. to address the ordinance’s adoption. A change order for Wapasha Construction’s infrastructure work was approved, after which a $234,325.80 pay estimate for A-1 Excavation was also approved. A-1 has been part of the infrastructure project as well, and Brincks reported that sod laid after some of the work was done has browned because the sod company quit watering it; the sod is part of a punch list of items that need to be completed before A-1 is paid in entirety, as cleanup around the lift station, construction of a retaining wall by the community center needs doing, the Trinity and Main streets intersection ditch needs finishing, and vents must be installed and a phone line dug into the ground at the lift station. Brincks added that bollards will be placed around the city’s wellhead for safety purposes. City department updates encompassed the wastewater treatment plant, fire department and city maintenance. Whitney spoke about the city’s plumbing: the city’s works are in compliance, but PeopleService reported to Ostrander for lift station alarms when jetting the sewer lines was being carried out. Whitney is working on having a field in the area certified for sludge depositing. Fire Chief Dustin Johnson reported that the fire department’s annual pork chop feed was to be held this past Sunday at Ostrander’s city park. Maintenance supervisor Tart shared that the city truck is repaired at a cost of $2,400, and Brincks added that the truck has a short that causes the lights to malfunction. The council approved taking the truck to Lyman’s Repair in Spring Valley to address the short. Tart also brought up that there are dying trees at the city park – due to a bug infestation – and the council agreed to spraying them in the spring to mitigate the problem. The council accepted a bid of $10,750 from Patty O’Connell for the former Ostrander police car, which has been taken out of commission due to the police service being discontinued over a year ago. Hellerud made the first motion to accept the bid, and D.J. Start made the second motion for the council’s acceptance. Ostrander will hold its next City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the community center.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line522
__label__cc	0.716585	0.283415	Board index » Bible Stuff » Eschatology Guests and Members may post here. Extra Smileys: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/misc.p ... _Editor_QR Not moderated, so you are on your own. Spambots, stalkers and anti-semites will be banned without notice. Else, POLICE YOURSELF. Tribulation Sequence [ 55 posts ] Go to page 1 2 Next Post subject: Tribulation Sequence Really need a thread on the sequence. What follows below I typed as a comment, here. Video should be titled 'Mark of the Beast' with Craig Schaeffer and Eric Roberts, and is viewable in frankforum, here. But you can ignore my comment, just come up with what you think the sequence is, BACKED UP BY Bible verses. For surely the Rapture movies are bad, and need better information, for all we know the Rapture can happen now or 1000 years from now. Folks will need to know ideas on how to read the sequence, once it happens. This sequence comes from reading the Greek after hearing Thieme teach Rev line by line for four years. I have all the tapes in multiple sets (reels, maybe some cassettes). Brain Outy wrote: The angel flying in heaven during some part of the first 3.5 years is in Rev 8:13. But it might not be until the third year, depending on how one reads the Greek. I have to pay closer attention to the syntax. One trumpet blast seems to mean count as Year One, then Second, etc (beginning of year accounting). But then again, 6 are trumpeting and the 7th is at midpoint. The seven bowls are the last 3.5 years, and at the start of these last 3.5 (which have been tracked ever since Moses in Psalm 90, as they are part of the Abrahamic credit for Abraham maturing 53.5 years early) -- in Rev 14:6 it seems like a constant gospel-giving angel flies overhead (seems like on a circuit, so like high noon in 'your' timezone), accompanied by another one. Looks like they do this daily throughout the 3.5 years. So the point is, the Rapture itself, is not disruptive and unseen, but there are other 'signs' which can of course be disputed. Which implies very few believers are left when Rapture happens. Would make a better movie the way BIBLE tells its own story, wish someone would make it. Still need to go through more verses and syntax. Anonynomenon Post subject: Re: Tribulation Sequence My parsing of the Tribulation is as follows: 1) Seals are the Grand Summary: Cliff Notes of the Angelic Conflict (Thanks to RBT's spiritual gift). 2) Trumpet Judgements are for the 1,295 days: Before Abomination of Desolation. 3) Vial Judgements are for the last 1,260 days: After Abomination of Desolation. Based on my interpretation of the Wedding Feast in relation to the Darkness Outside; -144K are saved/sealed first, as God's servants (Rev 7:3). -144K invite the world to the Wedding Feast but world rejects invitation (Rev 9:20-21). -After mid-point, the 144K extend a second invitation (on God's behalf) and are martyred for it. This time many are saved, and many still refuse (unto death). See Rev 11:11 & Rev 14:1-7. -Then Jesus returns on an 'unknown day and hour'. We have 2,556.75 days (7 Solar Years) of Tribulation to account for here. My opinion is as follows: -The 144K are sealed in first 35 days. -1st wedding invitation is sent in the first 1,260 days. >Day 1 of first 1,260: Flying angel gives the "three woes " warning. Then the Fifth Trumpet announces the advent of Apollyon. -2nd wedding invitation is sent piggybacking the Abomination of Desolation for the duration of the final 1,260 days. -Jesus' early return (early by a matter of hours), makes room for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, before the 70th Week completely ends, and the Millennium begins. HEB 4:12 The word of God is alive and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit, of the joints and marrow, and is a critic of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Okay, where are you getting 35 days? The difference between 1295 and 1260? At the end of the Daniel series, Lesson 45 I think it was, Thieme was playing with the Daniel 12 numbers of 1335 and 1290. Are you factoring that in? There's an overlap, yes, but it might be at mid-Trib -- due to the earthquake, as a result of which the statue is flown in/made? -- and the 144K sealed/saved might actually be saved much more rapidly or maybe more slowly, but theoretically it's a prediction that they will be saved at the beginning, so they can have a ministry. Else I don't see where the 35 days comes from? Do you feel like elaborating? @ Brainout Right now my outer darkness theory is my strongest support: 35+1260+1260 days = 7 Solar years (take up to a day for the Second Advent and Wedding Feast). I'll try to elaborate more later. 35 days for announcement of the Wedding Feast to come. 1260 days for 1st invite 1260 days for 2nd invite Overlapping 1335 days is for early-bird exit. Now that I think about it, I'm leaning towards the Sealing of the 144K being limited to the first 7 days of the 35 days. This would be the short time that the 4 winds are held back for the sake of Sealing the 144K. Then immediately, the first 5 trumpets are blown every 7 days. Thats just my assuption for now. I feel that the equidistant intervals makes the most sense. Four Trumpets blast every 7 days (chronologically) after the 144K are Sealed, then the flying angel announces the "3 woes". The 5th trumpet would then start the first 1,260 days. So the first four Trumpets are to gain the world's attention to announces the coming Wedding Feast. The 5th Trumpet kicks off the first 1,260 days while the 144K extend the first invite. The Abomination of Desolation kicks off the second 1,260 days and the second invite. The Trumpets 5 and 6 are 2 of the 3 Woes, so they are separate from the first 4 Trumpets. I hadn't noticed this before, but in the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matt 22, two separate gropus of slaves are sent out by the King to invite guests. Matt22:2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. 3“And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. 4“Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, In Revelation, we see two groups of people sent to witness on two separate occasions. In the first 1,260 days, its the Two Witnesses. When they are killed by Apollyon, the torch is then passed down to the 144K for the second 1,260 days period. We know that the 144K must be sealed before any harm comes to the earth, so this must be done before the Trumpets are even blown, but they'll need time to grow/take in doctrine, therefore the Two Witnesses (I suppose Moses and Elijah) are sent to proclaim the gospel as the 144K mature. Wow, you always bring up such good points. While reading this post of yours, immediately I was reminded of how Noah sent up the raven and then the dove, and more than once. So yeah, more than one group. As to the 144K, they are coterminous with the Two Witnesses, if we call those two groups. But I'm not getting the connection to maturation. It's OT style, so why wouldn't God just communicate right away, and they are also maturing during that time? They don't have to be mature to repeat what He says, even Balaam could do that. How many times have we known God was using us to 'say' something and we didn't even understand its import until later? God even used an ass (Balaam's) to communicate, so it's not necessary to be even human, for God to communicate through you; so not necessary to be mature, either. Do you remember how shy Moses was when God first asked him to speak? Anonynomenon wrote: Toucher. in the fencing sense. Interesting: so would you mind elaborating on the reddened stuff? Where in scripture is it said that no one believes during the first 3.5 years except for the evangelists? Or did you mean something else? And how do you see the Wedding parable meaning only Trib saved who didn't grow aka 'losers' in the Col's vocab? Because, in the Rev series when he was covering the 2nd Advent (Rev17 et seq daily exegesis), he was speculating that all those who came back with Christ would be "cooling their heels" either off planet or "on the sidelines", "just watching" the ruling class? And it was speculation, at least I don't remember him citing any verses. I decided to reply to the above here, as not to derail your other thread. I like to keep things organized. We know that earth can't be harmed until 144K are saved (Rev 7:3), so they are believers for sure, but Rev 9:20 tells us that after the 5th and 6th Trumpets are blown, mankind still refuses to believe. I'm looking at the Tribulation Sequence through the Matt 22 lense. The Two Witnesses are given 1,260 days/42 months to minister (Rev 11:3). When we compare that to the Wedding Feast Parable of Matt 22, these are the first group of servants set out to call those who have been invited. They are ignored. Therefore in the first 42 months, no one believes. The people who are alive on earth are the ones invited by the servants. So the ones left in the outer darkness (at least in Matt 22) are alive. So here is my latest model for the Tribulation: 7+28+1,260+1,260+1= 7 Solar years 7 Days = Sealing of 144K 28 Days = Trumpets 1-4 (blown every 7 days to gain the attention of the world). Then the angel gives Three Woes in Rev 8:13. 1,260 Days = Two Witnesses start their ministry, marked by the advent of Apollyon (notice how Apollyon rises at the beginning of the Two Witnesses' ministry, and Apollyon ends it. Sometime within the first 42 months the 6th Trumpet is blown. No one believes. 1,260 Days = Apollyon kills Two Witnesses to mark the end of their ministry, and the 144K go out as the second set of servants (per Matt 22). This time, many are saved, and the 144K are mature enough to die in Christ. The Beast is given authority to harm believers for 42 months. 1 Day = Jesus returns to shorten the Tribulation for the sake of the elect. Just like in Matt 22, His return will mark the destruction of non-believers (who killed the servants). Then the Marriage Supper begins. Wow, that's a really different sequence. Never heard of it before. Need to think it over. How do you account for the Petra verses, Rev 12, if no one believes during the first 3.5? How do you account for Daniel 12, which is a warning about when there's an escape hatch during Mid Trib, to get out of Jerusalem, clearly intended for believers? How do you account for the Lord warning in Matt 24 about when you see the abomination, to get out? Those are all directed for believers during the first 3.5 years... Lol, you're absolutely right. I didn't think about Daniel's early exit. That absolutely debunks my theory. And that rules out Matt 22 as pertaining to the Tribulation since clearly there are people saved during the first 42 months. This is why I love this forum, if you hadn't mentioned that, who knows how long I would have gone believing it. I still think the 7+28+1,260+1,260 makes the most sense though, at least until I find something better. Well, not trying to debunk. Have you heard Thieme's exegesis of Rev, line by line? Took 4 years. You can get it on DVD or mp3. I have maybe three sets of the four-year series on reels. But I have class notes, so if you start listening and you want to talk about a specific class, let me know. Maybe should be another thread, if you want. In those classes and you can see how from Scripture (but it takes some playing with the math in Daniel 11-12), the first 3.5 years are The Two Witnesses (killed at Trib midpoint by Apollyon in Rev 11), AND the angel flying (maybe only at Year 3), AND the 144K. So those are the 'signs', in addition to whatever Exodus-like plagues are imposed. I don't get where you see the first 35 days to save/seal the 144K (though the number is interesting, doctrinally means half-vote, God's Vote, but I didn't test to see if those passages were metered). Each Trumpet is its own period. Actual intervals aren't stated, but 5th Trumpet is Year 3, Rev 9, baldly in the text. Going by Rev 12-13, the third angel sounding in Rev 8:10 would also be Year 3. So that implies Year 1=Trumpet 1, and Year2=Trumpet 2. What underscores that interp, is that every New Year the trumpet is blown, Rosh HaShanah. But the seventh is AT the Mid-Point, hence the seven vials. So now we've got the problem of accounting for why so many trumpets, 3rd-6th are all in Year 3. Yeah, I'm in the Rev series you're talking about now, but he goes off into so many political tangents that progress is pretty slow. Don't get me wrong, I always learn somthing new. I'm somewhere in Chapt 2 right now and I'm also alternating with his James 4 lessons. Could you explain how the 5th Trumpet is in third year? I'm interested in knowing that. I just get the feeling that Apollyon marks the beginning and end of the first 42 months. Thats why I fixed the 5th Trumpet at day 36, (which would begin the first1,260 days.) Also, my model has the 144K being sealed before any Trumpets are blown, so that limits it to the first 7 days of the 35 days before the first 1,260 days. 7 days for 144K sealing 28 days for 4 Trumpets at equidistand intervals What I gather from Rev 12, is that Satan is the falling star in the 5th Trumpet who lets Apollyon loose. This lines up with the Three Woes after the 4th Trumpet. Rev 12:Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.” Again I dont see where you get the third year from. I see the sign in heaven which predicts the Great Tribulation and the vision of Satan falling which summarizes the first 1,260 days. For the third year meaning, look at Rev 9 and read it through Chapter 13. Any translation will do. Think over the timing of the events as you read. As for Thieme's frequent meanderings in Rev series, yeah. I had been a taper prior but during those years was actually at the Church, and my notes are full of all the divergences. It was during Reagan so that's why. Thieme hadn't grown out of the politics bug yet. In 1992 Spiritual Dynamics, you see he has. Difference is shocking. James 4 is just before 92SD, so you are probably seeing the transition now. I have a notebook for that, too, and all the classes. Really important series as a transition. 1991 Israel is part of it, too. One-third of mankind dying at the 6th Trumpet? One-third of the stars falling from heaven? Is that what you mean? I don't think that indicates timing. My guess is that the 1/3 fallen stars are the 200 million demon army that are led by the four angels from the Euphrates bed. They fell with Satan when he released Apollyon. I know that's not how Thieme taught it, but thats how I connect the dots. 1/3 of angels killing 1/3 of mankind. Similar to believers replacing fallen angels. Rev 9 begins at Year 3. First five months, fifth angel's sounding, Satan comes doen, keys, then Tartarus release, Apollyon etc. Then the pause of Rev 10. Then Trib midpoint, killing of the Two Witnesses, everyone celebrates for three days, and then they rise, then a month in hiatus, presumably for the events of Rev 11, when the earthquake hits. Then the war in heaven, Rev 12, ending with Satan standing on the earth, Rev 13. Yeah, I understand the chronology, I just don't see the whole 3rd year thing. I feel like Apollyon's release begins the first 42 months. And why a hiatus in the middle? Where is the indication for that? Okay, well let's look at the verses. There's no translation issue here, I don't think, so I used NASB: Rev8:6-9:1 wrote: 6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them. 7 The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. 8 The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood, 9 and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed. 10 The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. 11 The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter. 12 The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. 13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!" 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him. Rev 8:7 is the first day of the first year. 8:10-11 = Satan comes down, picture-in-picture, split-screen TV during Rev12, occurs at the third year but before he's thrown out of heaven so during the Rev12 fighting; 9:1, Satan petitioned for that key and uses it as part of the Rev 12 sequence of fighting God in heaven, so he gets his demand; Rest of Rev 9, first five months are reserved for torturing by the 200 million demons, again p-i-p for what's happening in Rev 12; Rev 11, Apollyon who came up from the Abyss in Rev 9, and after the Rev10 dramatic intermission (to set up the themes for the last 3.5 years).. in Rev11, he kills the Two Witnesses at Trib mid-point, which has to be a month after the first five months. Which is, when Satan gets thrown out of heaven, Rev 12. So it looks like AFTER the five months ends, at the beginning of the sixth month, he kills them. So then the earthquake after the three days, then in the ensuing melee there's an escape window for at least the rest of the month. This fits well with the end of Daniel 12 difference between 1335 days and 1290 days, da? Forecasting, you'd better start obeying Christ's stricture on leaving without packing (in Matt24), beginning about 1221 days after the Trib starts, and no later than 1290 days after it starts, since the statue goes up on the 1290th day, when believer egress will be closed. So it ends up being more than a month, really, sometime maybe mid 7th month of 3rd year, that statue is flown in or something, picking us up back at Rev 13. For they need time to reconstruct due to the earthquake, to make and fly in the statue from Rome, to establish communication: for starting at that 75 days, Satan indwells whoever is the western Anti-Christ, takes over, gets photographed as Messiah to wow people, makes treaty with the false prophet aka Jewish anti-christ of Daniel 11:35ff, etc. Would make a great movie but awful time to be alive, if only Hollywood would tell the story as Bible does... @Brainout Yes, I see what you mean now, but I don't know if I agree. Why does it have to be one Trumpet per year? If your thinking Yom Theruah, then that would be 7 Trumpets in 7 years. Wormwood is described as a falling flaming mountain (not a star). Seems more like its a meteor or something. Now in the the 5th Trumpet, a falling star unlocks the Abyss. Notice its a star and not a mountain. So this looks like Satan's exile from Heaven. The locust that rise with Apollyon have a slightly different description that the army of 200 million. So I think the 200 million are the 1/3 of stars that fell with Satan. So my model places Trumpets 1-4 within the first 35 days (God's vote to scare earth straight). Then Apollyon's 150 days of torture start the first 42 months. Sometime after the torture campaigns comes the slaughter of the 6th Trumpet. Then at the end of the first 42 months, Apollyon kills Two Witnesses. So like I said, 35 days to let people know the Tribulation is here, then it gets real as 5th Trumpet starts the 1,260 days. It doesn't have to be one trumpet per year. But Rev 8:10 forward is definitely the third year, has to be at its start, because Rev 9's 200 million are let out, torture for five months, Apollyon is among them, so not out prior, and at Trib midpoint kills the Two Witnesses. Whether there's more than one set of 200 million or whether the description is appositive of the same 200 million, we can look at later. For now, you've got some hurdles. In every Dispie sect I know and Scripture too, Wormwood is universally understood to mean Satan, Rev 8:11 depicts him as a star, not a mountain, same as in Rev 9:1; falling from heaven is not the same as being CAST OUT (Rev 9:1's piptw for fall, but ballw = cast out in Rev 12:9). So you got to explain how you can reverse those Scriptures or find others which override them to agree with the position you're taking..? Lol sorry, I confused the 2nd and 3rd Trumpets. So yeah, I can see Satan being Wormwood (bitter because his time is short). But the locust from the Abyss had stingers on their tails, and they aren't numbered, whereas the 200 million have snakes on their tails. Thats just one of the differences, that seem pretty significant. So you think Apollyon has to be released 150 days before the Two Witnesses are murdered. (By the way, does that 150 correspond to Noah's flood?) Now I see why you think it has to be in the 3rd year. I always thought Apollyon would terrorize people for 150 days (5 months), then hang back for 37 months until the time came to kill the Two Witnesses. Meanwhile, some time within those 37 months, the 6th Trumpet is blown. I get you now. Don't know if I agree yet, but I get you. That gives me something more to work with. Okay, well I'm not looking for agreement, only Scripture meaning we can prove. This is all the same group: Revelation9 wrote: Revelation 9:3-5 3 Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. Revelation 9:7-11 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10 They have tails likescorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months. 11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. The Colonel maintains there are THREE demon armies. This is one of them. Next, the Tartarus army, mentioned in Rev9:12-14, 17-19. So now, verse 16: is 200 million 'horsemen' (riders) the sum total of both armies (cavalry portion), before going on to explain the 2nd's appearance? I forget what the Colonel concluded and what he said was the third army. I haven't yet looked up my notes on this. Why would some be in the Abyss and some in Tartarus? I'm also interested with Apollyon's 5 months and whether or not it parallels the flood...like a flood of locust. Last edited by Anonynomenon on 14 Nov 2015, 06:49, edited 1 time in total. The abussos demons of Rev 9:3-11, I'm not sure why they are there, have to go look up my notes; but for Rev9:17ff's Tartarus, it's Jude 6 + Genesis 6 revolution, 2Peter 2:4 (which uses the term Tartarus, as does the LXX); and 1Pet3:19. Apollyon was in abussos, or is Satan. Given the syntax of Rev 9:11, it seems like Apollyon is not Satan, but was down there with them. I don't see any text identifying him as Satan (you know, like sometimes the Angel of the Lord is later identified in context AS the Lord). Unless, abussos is the generic term and for the same place, Tartarus is the official name, but used for Hebrew mayim. For in the OT, the term is used for 'the deep' as well. Verses (LXX): Prov. 30:16; Job 40:20; 41:24. So Abbadon is not out in the world until that 3rd year, released by Satan, tormenting for the five months; after, he and the rest of the abussos demons seemingly must be part of the Army Groups (whether its total is 200 million or not). Since your largest human Army Group is maybe one million, even with the demons being so efficient and of higher power, assuming a total of 200 million (not more) is staggeringly more than needed. So if the 'locust' Group(s) are outside that total..? Again, I've not rechecked my notes or what others have said, am just looking de novo at the text. So nothing said is dogmatic. Yeah, I forgot to talk about the 150 day parallel. Maybe it applies, because Daniel 9:26 talks about 'flood' .. of troops, Hebrew sheteph (LXX uses orge to translate it). Yet five months tormenting is only part of the whole. So too was the kickoff flood, though. The Flood lasted a year, video and its description's Word doc showing the verses is here: https://vimeo.com/channels/noahicfloodprecedence . You can instead just grab the doc in the description, and you can buy Lewis' dissertation in Amazon (which I have, and don't find useful). I don't think Abbadon is Satan either, and I'm not sure that Tararus is opened with the Abyss at 5th Trumpet. I'd like to continue this portion of the conversation in an Abaddon thread. Will open that later. Continuing with the flood parallel, it does say the 4 angels of the Euphrates are "reserved for the year, month, hour, and day". Is it possible that Abaddon's 5 months start off the year of terror? Like Noah's flood? Oh yeah, possible. What's striking is that the trumpets seem to go Trumpet 1=Year One, T2=Year Two, then what.. 3=Year Three, but 4567=Year Three also, as if concatenating the interval to monthly. For there's that 35 or 45 or 75 day hiatus at the end. Thieme had a different interp of it in the last class on Daniel, thinking it was an extension of time after the Trib ended, if I recall, so I'm accounting it differently, same 2556.75 but with the hiatus in the middle, counting 1335 backwards from the 2556.75 to get the Matt24 exit window in Rev 11 during the earthquake. Overall, so maybe there is a parallel to the Flood Chrono, for the 150 is subdivided, too. Again, all this is preliminary, and I didn't parse the Greek to see if it's metered in Rev9. The Rev meter itself I only barely started, http://www.brainout.net/JohnDatelineMeters.htm . Change extension to 'pdf' if you don't have Bibleworks fonts, so can read the Greek. Ok. So flood started on what would be Pentecost, right? So lets try to think like non-believers during Tribulation right now. I get stung by Apollyon's thugs and am in total pain for 5 month. That may not be enough to make me believe in Christ, but Apollyon is on the Anti-christ's side. Why would I race to the line to get my 666-mark, when Apollyon just tortured me for 5 months? What if after the Two Witnesses are resuscitated, the ones who were stung, survive to believe?...Since the Flood started at Pentecost. Do you get me? And what about those killed by the 200 million? They aren't believers, but are they against the Anti-christ & Co? Like I said why would the world race to serve a Beast that is in league with mass murderers? That makes me wonder if Apollyon and the 4 angels of the Euphrates are leading a world wide fascist revolution on behalf of the Beast? Can't kill the believers, but they can kill whoever tries to "make war with the Beast". Not following you through all the specifics here. The 666 mark, whatever it is, wouldn't necessarily be sought because someone likes to have it, but because you can't live without it. So think of Apollyon etc as SS, and folks cave in. Just like Hitler's Germany. That's also in keeping with the end of your post, below and above. So now the question: Why did people cave into Hitler and Stalyin and Mao? They were all mass murderers. Here's why: go watch old Hitler movies the Nazis made, on Youtube, read the neo-Nazi comments. Click here and do that. Quite chilling. So that's one reason they might LOVE to 'race' as you say: the believers/jews are blamed, so the regime stirring up the hatred of the masses, can use that hatred like a laser canon against believers and Jews. It's not like we've never seen regimes do that before. It's not like we don't see irrational hatred of us now. In all those dippy Trib movies, that's one theme they get right. Granted, we believers are pretty stupid, self-righteous and snarky, but we don't deserve the vehemence or the level of criticism we get, and GOD shouldn't be lumped with us.. but always is. I've always been critical of Christianity and Judaism since quite young, raised in both (child of mixed marriage). But never did it dawn on me that GOD had anything to do with what the Christians and Jews kept doing poorly. For many of us, that same 'history' is true. We don't lump God with the bad behaviors, for we know there is a difference. But if you WANT to be able to say God is bad, you lump Him with people who are provably bad. Just as, I'm sure a few Jews and Christians in Germany were bad, that's how groups are: always a few bad, at minimum. So now, to tarnish the whole and God in the bargain, well... Kristallnacht isn't far away, and thus needing 666 or Nazi Party Membership isn't far away either. So the vehemence is really against GOD, and when that happens, any argument or murdering can be justifiable, so long as the ones murdering are also against GOD. Happens today easily on a lesser level, Calvies banding together with other calvies no matter how goofy their arguments -- and everyone else is 'heretic', Calvie buzzword; Catholics with Catholics, same buzzword, +Inquisition; Muzzies with Muzzies, buzzword changes to najis, +jihad; atheists with atheists, buzzword changes to FSM. Frankly, they are all quite irrational, no one stepping back to separate FACT from fiction. It's taking the fruit from the woman all over again. FACTS: God exists or does not, Bible verse means xyz or does not. THOSE FACTS have nothing to do with what 'group' you like or belong to. But we go by the GROUP, not by facts. Finally, I don't get why the thing starts on Pentecost. Care to elaborate? I was just speculating. I was thinking Pentecost, because that's the day Noah's flood started. The waters persisted 150 days, and Apollyon's campaign is 5 months long. Then you have the 4 angels from Euphrates, "prepared for the hour, day, month, and year". If there is a flood parallel, then does it follow the same schedule? Okay, understood. I don't know if Trib is intended to follow the same schedule. Maybe yes maybe no. There has been a contention for centuries that Trib begins on Rosh HaShanah. No way to prove that, we don't know the day or hour, and EVERY generation can be the Trib generation, that's why we're all in Groundhog Day, Dan9:26c (or as Robbie Dean put it, 'time bubble'). That 'prepared' clause in Rev 9:15 is eerie. But of course God would know the timing, and we still don't. Here's a short visual of normally "good" people getting caught up in the insanity of their fellow man. Its amusing yet telling. No one with Bible doctrine would get tripped up so easily in either an elevator or the Apocalypse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgRoiTWkBHU Yeah, but WHO has that much BD to avoid the peer pressure? Takes quite a lot, and even then you feel the pressure more keenly since you're more alive. That's not a disputation, but an add-on. If I walked into an elevator like that and everyone was turning different directions I would "lol" and ask everyone what they were doing. Call me an extrovert. lol LOL good rejoinder. Was just reading the comments to a really boring Stalyin reminiscence video here. Notice how dead the speaker is. Imagine having a soul that small, focusing on inanities, never on the big stuff. Scary. So now, look at all the neo-commies, commenting. So if you asked them what they were doing, wow: they'd want to shoot you. Goes back to what you were saying in the Prez threads. Just did a video with that assumption, reading Rev8ff live onscreen, commenting on the text. But not posted, because my video is boring. Idea that trumpets were sounded for events and times, annually, monthly, holidays, convocations, so that's why the trumpets are used here. So as I was talking, it occurred to me you can read the third trumpet as Year 3 Month 1 (beginning, first day), fourth as Year 3 month 2 (again beginning), so then fifth -- which begins Rev 9 -- would be Year 3 month 3 (again beginning). So look: Abib/Nisan, Ziv, Sivan (month when Pentecost begins). That plays into a different common contention about when Trib begins, but yet doesn't confirm it, as there are TWO accounting years, and the one beginning in Abib, is regnal (as well as sacred, Judah's kings dated their reigns from Abib 1). So it wouldn't matter if the Trib began 'on time' at the beginning of Rosh Hashana. It would still be deemed the third year, but now maybe the actual month is depicted: on the sacred/regnal calendar, which still doesn't tell you whether Trib itself began PER that calendar, or the other one (or any at all). And notice that's playing to Noah, too: whose birthday, going by the math, is likely what we now call 1Passover. I ended the video on that idea, didn't spend any time explaining it. Not sure the video is necessary, as the idea is probably clear to you already. Now, what if: 1st Trumpet lasts a year. So the 'advertisement' that the Trib has begun, is not a bunch of suddenly-empty clothing falling on airplane seats and sidewalks; rather per BIBLE, lot of firey hail mixed with blood, which burns.. 1/3 earth, 1/3 trees and all grass; but it takes time for the pundits to analyze and calculate the damage extent. Hence I'm thinking it takes a year. So too, did the Exodus plagues. So too, was Noah in the boat. 2nd Trumpet occurs Year 2, and is remedial, since they didn't learn from Year One: your average pundit will call it an asteroid, and claim that the sea to blood is some kind of chemical in the asteroid, and all the dead fish and wrecked shipping, take a year or so for recovery. Meanwhile of course, some have calculated and notice oh, one third again and begin to think of Bible, but most others scoff. 3rd Trumpet occurs Year 3, on Passover (Noah's Birthday). Satan comes down JUST LIKE YEAR TWO ASTEROID, does the destruction himself (that third), and many people die. Objective is to create a catastrophe and blame believers for it, preparatory to announce himself as Messiah (for of course he knows the Trib sequence, too). So he wants people to believe his version of Bible prophecy, so he can a) win over the apostate, and b) bop believers into captivity or death. Cuz, now he can use the past 2 years, to make everyone want him (well, whoever he indwells, plus some guy in Israel who'll end up as the front man). So oh how convenient, for REAL DEMONS to come out of imprisonment, beautiful and deadly. 4th Trumpet occurs 30 days later, since if you knew your Bible, you'd know to start counting the Omer at the end of Passover week, which including Passover's start (for those who do NOT know Bible and miscount it from the beginning).. is 30 days. 5th Trumpet occurs 57 days after Passover started, which is real Pentecost.. 50 days after the end of Passover week, per Numbers 28:26 which Jews perpetually misread. Even the misreaders all know the importance of 56.. or will know, by then (it's the most common meter in the Bible, difference between Passover and Pentecost, and Pentecost to 9th Av, amply documented in the Isaiah 53 meter, here). So the five months of torture then begin, and end (say) the 12th or so of Bul. Per ISBE, that's when Gobyras took over Babylon in the famous underwater invasion sequence Cyrus used, with his uncle Darius the Mede, running the show. Maybe exact anniversary of mene mene tekel upharsin. Sixth Trumpet then blows. Get the pun? Kicking off the sixth month! Now the 2nd demon army (not even pretending to be human, since the fake Messiah is supposed to have angels at his command, right) -- comes up and out. Killing what? 1/3 one-third ONE THIRD of humans. In the name of Messiah, of course! Satan wins now no matter what. If they believe HE is the Messiah, then they side with him (if only to escape death). If they don't, they learn to hate 'Messiah', which he's not but Jesus is. No doubt it will be like Hitler's Germany, where the initial targets were Jews and anyone who couldn't be used to 'help the cause', to weed them out, make the remainder easier to manipulate. Which of course, this SS de novo, would do. We know the 7th trumpet is at midpoint. We know the Two Witnesses are killed at midpoint. All that is introduced to us during the intermission tableau/mime of Rev 10 and first half of 11. So then all of Bul ends the sixth month+ maybe 12 days, and when the six month ends it's Trib midpoint, too. (This would support those who contend Trib begins on Rosh HaShana, which maybe was the old pre-Church schedule, I've not yet found it in Bible.) So maybe just in time for 25 Chislev, the month following Bul, aka Chanukah, the LORD's birthday, our boys the Two Witnesses, get killed, or resurrected, or the earthquake happens.. or that statue is flown in. And someone will say, 'well that's past the midpoint'. Not necessarily, depends on when the Trib actually began. Here, the accounting year is Jewish sacred. In terms of absolute time elapse from Trib start, and whether you're accounting solar or lunar, the actual date can still be Trib midpoint, 3.5 years after it actually began: there's maybe a 15-day variance, for example, between solar and lunar at this point (so 11/12 Chislev, 30 days later, is accounted by many lunar-keeping Jews and Christians who don't know Bible.. as Chanukah). Stopping this rough-draft scenario, here. Excellent brainstorm. Very thought provoking and if you do get around to uploading that video, I will absolutely watch it. I happen to believe that the Tribulation MIGHT begin on Yowm Theruah for two main reasons: 1). In Ezra's day, Jews re-entered the Land from Babylon on Yowm Theruah. Whether the reference to leaving Babylon in Revelation is figurative or not (I think its quite literal), it does parallel Ezra. And that would not be the first parallel to Ezra, drawn in Revelation. 2). The Two Witnesses are killed and rise 3.5 days later. That screams Passover to me. If Passover is midpoint, then Tribulation starts in Rosh Hashana. That would still apply to the future Tribulation since Revelation was written as an update. That's all I got for now. Need to do some number crunching. Ok. What if we reversed the flood parallel? Noah's flood started on 11 Sivan which became Pentecost. What if Apollyon starts his 5 months on 11 Khisleu instead? If the bisected calendar is intended to mirror itself, then 11 Khisleu would be the mirror to Pentecost, right? Yeah, you can argue that, but notice how if the Witnesses are killed on Chanukah (or resurrected, or the statue flown in), HIS birthdate (and the initial dedication date of the Temple Foundation, Haggai 2), that the whole of Rev 11 is witty. For your death day is your birthday, to heaven. They are standing at the Temple near its foundation, the Holy of Holies, fending everyone off for 3.5 years. So too, 2nd Temple foundation began construction and got completed, then got stuck, hence Haggai was sent to chide Seed of Baal who God in Haggai 2 appoints Seed of Christ. BTW, this would end up meaning that Trib starts on Pentecost. Just like Church did. Just like Noah's entrance into das Boot. Just like harvesting the Gentiles is supposed to. For technically, the remaining 3.5 on Abraham's too early maturation has to be paid back first. So if Chanukah when the two witnesses go up, now we are on Jewish time again but the fiscal year is HIS BIRTHDAY, same as 2nd TEMPLE's. Yeah, Chanukah mirror to Pentecost (when John the Baptist born). So then the question for you is, does the math work so well in reverse? I didn't test it, since you will be. The math works for my 35+1260+1260 model 14 Abib being mid-trib, but I doubt it works for yours. The problem is that I just can't prove or disprove any of it yet. So I'm stuck having to juggle multiple theories. It's rather frustrating.lol But how does Chanuka mirror Pentecost? Chanuka is 24 Khisleu. The mirror to Pentecost would be 11 Kisleu: Yowm Theruah+14+57 days. Chanuka would be 12 days later. The mirror happens when someone's using lunar years instead of solar, as you are doing. So using lunar, the 'new' year begins 5 days too early. This is why Christ died on True Passover but celebrated official Passover 4 days early, as I tried to show in http://www.brainout.net/PassPlot.htm . The Jews had not intercalated for solar. Current scholarship seems to conclude that they only intercalated to create Adar Sheni every three or six years. The Bible shows that only one year wasn't intercalated, so apparently it's the first of a new delay cycle by the Sanhedrin. (Compare the wit John 12:12 compared to 13:1, skip of five days (4 in-between), then end John 18 versus Exodus 12, and you'll see he concatenates 4 days, playing on the 4 days from Arrest to Crucifixion as Preparation of the Lamb versus Slaying.) So: if using lunar, there's a five-day 'drift' by year-end, so by three years, that drift is 15 days. 11+15=26, but as you know Jewish time a new day begins piggybacked on the old day, so then 25. Technically, 24th after sundown, so if there's a leap day or some other drift in the vernal equinox then 11+15 can equal 24 or 25. Remember, the numbers would be there so the Trib folk can calculate where they are. So for all we know, this brainstorming thread will end up having at least some right answers they will somehow find. There have always been and will always be a lot of false ideas. So here, the calculation METHOD being fleshed out, will likely help. We won't be here. They will be alone. How they will find this thread when you and I will be dead, who knows. If I recall correctly, at the 2009 Chafer Seminary conference or maybe in his studies at that point, Robbie Dean posited a hiatus between Rapture and Trib Begins, kinda like you are doing. I am not sure of the details. EDIT: notice that a mirror can work in reverse, so now we have either a Chanukah start or a Pentecost start to Trib. I pick Pentecost as it makes Church time 'even', starting and ending on the Harvesting of the Gentiles. Now, that plays into your posit of delay (which I don't hold to, but Robbie Dean does), for then the time between Pentecost and Rosh HaShanah is likely for the "hiatus" (Dean's term for it, as I recall, but you can find out from his church, I don't go there). So now, back to Noah. The next benchmark after the 150 is 93 days, Gen 8:5 (use LXX, not BHS). So the gap is 93 days. It won't work, from Pentecost. By contrast, if 12 Chislev solar=Chanukah lunar is midpoint, then +93 takes you to 15 Adar, the 'sixth month' of the civil calendar, too, aka Purim. Or something like this. For you really hit the nail on the head when you posited a comparison with Noah's timetable. ONLY GOD CAN ORCHESTRATE TIME. So no matter what excuses people come up with, if stuff that happens is otherwise explained away, then how come it's always happening on BIBLE dates? Hmmm? That, no one can invent or explain away. Of course, our problem then will be that we've messed up our calendars. The Kaluach is way off since Josephus, 346 years too short, they cut out the Persian years (Google on that; so it's really Year 6121, not 5776). Pope Gregory cut 10 days from our calendar in the 500's (I want to say it was in 582), and I forget all the adjustments after that. So God will be doing it likely at a poetic time for doctrinal meaning, but many who don't care to learn the BIBLE's calendar will miss it. In retrospect -- meaning, for those then alive and learning Bible -- it will make perfect sense. This sounds like predicting the day or hour, but in fact you see we cannot: if only because, we've messed up our calendars so much. Last edited by brainout on 16 Nov 2015, 09:21, edited 1 time in total. Im not using a lunar year. I'm using Rosh Hashana as the starting point instead of Vernal Equinox. So Rosh Hashana+14 days mirrors Passover+57 days mirrors Pentecost. Thats 11 Khisleu, right? RH+14=Passover start, and that's when Sukkot starts. It too, lasts a week. So if we count 57 from Sukkot start, that's 14 Tishri/Ethanim +57.. yeah would take you to 11/12 Chislev. On solar. But remember, they won't be counting solar, they will be counting lunar, so to them the SAME COUNT ends up meaning Chanukah, if not intercalated for three years (which is likely, as Judaism will be in hiding by then). But now, how do you count the five months, and how do you justify the initial 35 day hiatus, with what Scripture? I'm not trying to dispute, but to clarify. I think the Two Witnesses would probably resolve any calendar disputes. Im thinking Rosh Hashana starts 35 days. Then starts the Two Witnesses' 1260 day ministry, but Apollyon would rise 35 days after Two Witnesses begin. So 35+(35+1225). Or 70+1225. That would still place Apollyon in first year, not third. I'm not sure he has to kill witnesses immediately after the 5 months. Lets say the 5 months dovetail with the 200 million assault: 150+215=365. The 35 day warning from the Two Witnesses + 5th & 6th Trumpets combined would be 35+365=400 days total. Then at the end of the Two Witnesses' ministry, Apollyon kills them. Again, I like the way it looks, but I cant prove any of it yet. Well, there are so many hurdles to overcome with that scenario. You'd have to contend Satan falls immediately, justify how 35 days, why not solar: because 1260 is lunar, not solar; solar midpoint is 1278.375, 2566.75/2, and Rev 11 says they trample for 42 months AFTER, and 1260+1290=2550, which is more than lunar, a week less than solar. Did you meter Rev 9 or 11? I didn't do that yet. No, have not metered any of Rev. Even if I did, I wouldn't know how to understand it. 1260 are not lunar. A lunar year has 354 days, not 360. But in either case, I'm using the Solar calendar, over laying the 1260 days. Either way, there is a 35 day hiatus somewhere. Its either in the beginning, middle, or end. I can't justify a hiatus in the end, and to put it in the middle seems awkward to me. I think the two sets of 1260 days run back to back. Good days and bad days (Psalm 90). First 1260 good for believers, last 1260 bad for believers. To me that rules out a mid-trib hiatus. The point of 1260 is not to be lunar or solar, because in actuality its neither. The point is to divide the days into 7s. It fits my understanding of the Solar calendar perfectly. All segments are divisible by 7, and the last remaining day is cut by the Lord Himself. I don't see a problem with Satan falling early. It makes sense to me. And it makes sense to me that Apollyon be released early too. Anyways, I have prove it and I don't know how. I'm hoping my Apollyon thread will shed more light somehow. 1260 is lunar. 360 day year, 12 months. There are two types of lunar, and the 360 version is what Jewish calendar uses. It rounds the 29.5 to 30, that's all. You can't just claim that 35 is right. That's like GeneZ claiming Pre-Incarnate Soul using words which don't mean only soul. 35 is a number, even an important number, but its usage is nowhere what you're claiming for the period. That Satan falls early makes sense to you, is similar. Gene wants the PreIncarnate Soul to be true, it makes sense to him. But where is the Bible proof? Without that, you got nothing to stand on. I mean, you guys can believe whatever you want. But without Scripture to back you up... As for Scripture backup for the MIDDLE, there is some.. Daniel 12. Statue is set up by 1290 days into Trib, it says. Blessed is anyone who's been OUT of there for 1335 days! Overlap is 45 days. IN THE MIDDLE. So 2556.75-1335=1221.75, beginning of the exit window Matt 24 warning. You can't put it at the beginning, and since it's a true solar year (which sevens at 364, time Noah in Das Boot), the mid-year isn't 1260, either. But, 1277.375. Apollyon is not mentioned until Rev 9, Devil is not there at the beginning, so neither is Apollyon. So now what? Sorry to be rough here, but we can't just claim something in Bible is true because we like it. Dunno about you, but there are many doctrines in the Bible which are not at all likeable, to me. Don't worry about being blunt, I understand exactly what you're saying and you aren't wrong for saying it. I guess the only way to know the sequence for sure would be to meter Revelation like you said. I don't know if I'm prepared to do that. If I do, I'll post it. Until then, speculation doesn't mean much of anything. Okay, well I did meter Revelation 1, but I'm not sure what it all means yet. It should be an outline for the entire history (meter is 364, like Noah's year in da boat, plays on the four 91's in Eph1:3-14 structure), see http://www.brainout.net/JohnDatelineMeters.pdf or use htm or doc if you have Bibleworks fonts. Whatever it means, should be reflected in each other chapter, but how LONG the metering goes in each chapter, I don't know. I'm fairly certain each one is metered, given the import of knowing how to count the meter then. People then will have to be memorizing Scripture as in ancient times, for Scripture will be like Farenheit 451, then. God help us if we stop using paperbacks and hardbacks, for it will be easy to instantly kill Scripture on the internet. I don't know when I'll have time to get back to the metering. I did vids on it, though, and will create the thread in TextCrit. Rev 7:1 Μετὰ τοῦτο εἶδον τέσσαρας ἀγγέλους ἑστῶτας ἐπὶ τὰς τέσσαρας γωνίας τῆς γῆς, κρατοῦντας τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀνέμους τῆς γῆς, ἵνα μὴ πνέῃ ἄνεμος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς μήτε ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης μήτε ἐπὶ πᾶν δένδρον 7:1 And after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree; I was poking around in Revelation 7 and found what looks like metering. Found some in Revelation 8 too. I was trying to focus on the sealing of the 144K. I'm pretty sure its all metered. I just wonder where a good starting point would be for sequence? Would it be with the 144K or with the Trumpets, or maybe Chapters 9 & 11 like you suggested? Not sure.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line525
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Charity appeals to drivers: not a drop, not a drag this festive season, as police crackdown starts Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on drivers to stay sober if driving over the Christmas period – not a drop, not a drag – or plan to get home by taxi or public transport, to prevent devastating casualties. Brake is renewing calls for a zero tolerance drink drive limit of 20mg alcohol per 100ml of blood, in line with evidence that even one drink dramatically increases crash risk and to send a clear message it should be none for the road. A blood alcohol level of 20-50mg increases your likelihood of crashing three-fold. The call comes on the back of a recent survey by Brake and Direct Line which showed that more than three-quarters of drivers thought the current drink-drive limit too high. The Scottish Government introduced a lower limit of 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, on 5th December 2014. The rest of the UK still retains a 80mg limit – higher than all other EU countries except Malta. Road Safety Scotland launched their drink-drive campaign this month. Gary Rae, campaigns director for Brake, the road safety charity, said: “As a charity that supports bereaved and injured road crash victims, we witness the suffering that drink and drug driving inflict, and appeal to everyone to help put a stop to it. We support the message put out by the Scottish Government and think it applies to the whole of the UK. If you’re driving home from celebrations this festive season, it’s vital you take your responsibility for people’s safety seriously, and stay completely off booze and drugs. It’s a fact that even small amounts of alcohol or drugs increase your risk of crashing. “We are calling on the Westminster government to take action on drink driving. We have the highest drink-drive limit in Europe, sending out the dreadful message that a drink or two before driving is acceptable. We welcome the lower limit in Scotland as a positive stepping stone towards zero tolerance. The evidence shows that a tough approach helps prevent casualties.” Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins from Police Scotland said: “Between December last year and January 2016, 452 drivers failed a breath test. It’s really disappointing that so many people were prepared to cause danger to others as well as themselves. “We are urging people to plan ahead during the party season. Think about how you’re going to get home - before you head out – and don’t forget about the journeys you’ll make the morning after. “The consequences of drink driving can be devastating and we will be particularly vigilant during the festive period to discourage anyone thinking about drinking and driving, so the best advice if you are planning to drink this Christmas is don’t risk it, don’t drink and drive.” In 2014, 240 people in Great Britain were killed in crashes where at least one driver was over the drink-drive limit, largely unchanged since 2011; Fatalities involving at least one driver over the alcohol limit accounted for 13% of road deaths in 2014; Serious injuries where at least one driver was over the limit dropped by 3% cent between 2013 and 2014, the third consecutive annual decrease; 70% of drink-drive fatalities in 2014 were men, showing a worrying trend developing; A quarter of all drink-drive deaths in 2014 resulted from crashes where the driver over the limit was 25-39;[1] Between 2010 and 2013 for every four deaths in collisions involving a drink-drive offence, one more death happened in a collision at a lower blood alcohol level; It is estimated that lowering the drink-drive limit in 2010 could have saved 25 lives and prevented 95 serious injuries between 2010 and 2013.[2] Drink driving is still one of the biggest killers on our roads. In 2014, it is estimated that 13% of all road deaths in Great Britain resulted from crashes where the at least one driver was over the alcohol limit [3]. A further estimated 25 road deaths per year are caused by drivers who are under the drink-drive limit, but who have significant amounts of alcohol in their blood [4]. The number of deaths involving a driver under the influence of alcohol was 240 in 2014. That figure has been consistently been reported since 2010 and this trend looks set to continue if the provisional estimate for the 2015 figures proves to be accurate (200-290 killed).[5] These deaths, and the many more serious injuries, can be stopped if all drivers pledge to not drink any alcohol – not a drop – before driving. They can also be stopped by improving government policies. Evidence from around the world shows that taking steps such as lowering drink drive limits and stepping up police enforcement checks are highly effective in cutting drink-drive casualties. Westminster rejected recommendations for a lower limit in the North Report into drink and drug driving and Transport Select Committee inquiry into the issue. We now have the highest drink drive limit in Europe, alongside Malta. This month, the transport secretary, Chris Grayling caused outrage among campaigners and road safety groups when he said he would not consider lowering the drink-drive limit: “we ought not to penalise drivers for having one glass of wine”, he told the Daily Mail. Latest Brake and Direct Line survey http://www.brake.org.uk/media-centre/1664-brake-survey-indicates-a-growing-public-demand-for-the-government-to-reduce-the-drink-drive-limit Read more at www.brake.org.uk/facts. Brake calls on drivers to never drive after drinking any amount of alcohol – not a drop – and appeals to everyone to look out for friends and family by speaking out against drink driving. There are plenty of alternatives to driving if you want to have a drink. Plan ahead for how you will get home by walking (if there's a safe route), taking public transport or booking a taxi. If you need to drive then decide on a designated driver who doesn't drink any alcohol at all, and make sure they stick to this. Driving after drinking alcohol significantly increases your risk of crashing, potentially killing or injuring yourself, you passengers or someone else. Even if you feel sober after one drink, your reaction times will have slowed and your crash risk increased. Don't drink if you are driving early the next morning. There's no way of knowing exactly how long it takes to sober up completely after drinking, but it's longer than many people think. As a rough guide you should allow one hour to absorb alcohol, plus at least one hour for each unit consumed – but it could take longer, so you should always leave extra time to be safe. If you have to drive the next morning, limit yourself to no more than one or two drinks. If you have a lot to drink, you may be impaired for all of the following day. Brake is calling on members of the public to play their part in making roads safer by signing Brake’s Pledge at www.brake.org.uk/pledge, to make a personal commitment to use roads safely and sustainably, and help reduce the lives lost needlessly on our roads. Brake is a national road safety charity that exists to stop the needless deaths and serious injuries that happen on roads every day, make streets and communities safer for everyone, and care for families bereaved and injured in road crashes. Brake promotes road safety awareness, safe and sustainable road use, and effective road safety policies. We do this through national campaigns, community education, services for road safety professionals and employers, and by coordinating the UK's flagship road safety event every November, Road Safety Week. Brake is a national, government-funded provider of support to families and individuals devastated by road death and serious injury, including through a helpline and support packs. Brake was founded in the UK in 1995. It works globally to promote action on road safety. Follow Brake on Twitter, Facebook or Brake Blog Road crashes are not accidents; they are devastating and preventable events, not chance mishaps. Calling them accidents undermines work to make roads safer, and can cause insult to families whose lives have been torn apart by needless casualties. [1] DfT,Reported road casualties in Great Britain: Estimates for accidents involving illegal alcohol levels: 2014 (final) and 2015 (provisional), 2016 [2] Prof. R. Allsop, Saving lives by lowering the drink-drive limit, 2015 [5] DfT, Reported road casualties in Great Britain: Estimates for accidents involving illegal alcohol levels: 2014 (final) and 2015 (provisional), 2016 Tags: Drink-Drive police scottish government drug-drive alcohol christmas public transport Use this form to search archived News items. Enter your search keywords in the Text field and set a date range. Our News archive dates back to 2009. Helpline, support literature and online memories Fun ways to support Back our Help us achieve safer streets for everyone Exciting events, free resources, useful advice via social media or our bulletins Low-cost seminars and and practitioners Every 24 seconds someone is killed on a road. More than 1.3 million people die on the world’s roads every year, and road crashes are the leading cause of death for young people aged 5–29. Brake's vision is a world where everyone moves in a safe and healthy way, as part of our normal day. 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__label__cc	0.681117	0.318883	The other night we had a small beach bonfire with my sister, brother, and his new girlfriend. In Santa Cruz, after all, the obligatory bonfire is the go-to venue for meeting new significant others. We all loved his girlfriend and had fun laughing, roasting marshmallows and playing guitar -- yes, we sit Indian-style around bonfires playing guitar -- as we watched the sun set. Soon the landscape turned black save for a few small glowing fires just down the shore. I thought nothing of it since there were five of us around the fire (two men), and the last thing I thought was to be scared of what could be out there in the dark. Not only were we on a relatively sheltered part of the beach but we were also in front of a posh beach resort, where the only scary people are those with copious amounts of Botox between their eyes. So there we were, taking turns repeating lyrics as comedic spoken word from some of the most crass rap songs we could think of, when a figure emerged from the darkness around our bonfire. He held a piece of driftwood and his arm was outstretched as though it was guiding him toward our fire. We abruptly stopped our Lil-Jon-as-spoken-word fest as he placed the wood in our fire and joined us, cross-legged on the sand. The man, who had to have been in his mid-20s, had a wild look in his eyes, his clothes were dirty, his hair long and dreaded. By firelight he resembled part-Jim Morrison and part-Charles Manson. None of us said anything until he spoke. Random vagrant: "There's petroleum in this fire. I can smell it." (He erupts into laughter. We remain quiet, slightly freaked out, and watch him.) RV: "I just inhaled it. Do you smell it? Do you?" (No one answers, so of course I chime in.) Me, in a conversational tone: "I don't think there's any petroleum in this fire." RV: "Yes there is. I saw it from a distance. I can see things, you know. I can see the cancer growing in all of us. In all of you. I see radiation in people's eyes." Me: "Interesting... Are you from around here?" RV: (Laughs.) "No, I'm from Connecticut." Me: "Wow, you're a long way from home." RV: "I have no home. ...I don't belong anywhere... I go where I want." Me, as though I hear this every day: "That's cool." (Silence.) RV: "I once took 56mg of shrooms." (He laughs maniacally again and suddenly everything is quite clear to us.) "I also took acid a couple times. Those two blotters of paper, man, they changed my life." Me: "It sure seems that way." RV: "And you know when I took the acid I saw people for who they were, I saw the truth about humanity in the eyes of everybody I passed. I saw the death growing in each of us..." Me: "You don't say..." RV: "...people live their lives and they don't remember they're going to die someday. We're all going to die. How can you ignore something like that?" (He giggles for a minute.) "I know we're all going to die. People forget about that. But I see. When I look at people, I can already see they're dead." Me: "You do have a point." RV: "After the acid...I just never looked at things the same again. (By this time no one besides me has spoken up, so of course this has turned into a conversation between he and I. Or just he and he. I wasn't sure.) RV: "I have a son. His name is River, he's three years old. His mother was pregnant with him when I decided to marry her." Me: "You have a son? How old are you?" RV: "23. But I don't see him anymore. His mother won't let me see him. I know why -- it's because she's a demon. I've married a lot of people, in my own way. Not by society's way. One day I took shrooms and told her I wanted to marry her by the ocean so we did, but when we were standing there, marrying each other, she turned into a demon." Me: "Far out..." RV: "...So I ran away. I couldn't marry a demon. Then law enforcement wouldn't let me see my son after that." (I vaguely see the outlines of my brother and his girlfriend, shifting and uncomfortable on the guitar case they're sitting on. My sister to my left is making "let's-get-the-hell-out-of-here" eyes at me. J has his hand on a piece of firewood in case anything cray-cray goes down since this guy is obviously strung out on some pretty intense narcotics.) My brother, who begins to stand up: "We're going to start heading up to the car." J: "Good idea." Brother to random vagrant: "Hey man, you can have the rest of the fire. Stay warm here as long as you want tonight." RV: "Thanks. Oh, I'm -- I'm sorry. Did I mess up your bonfire? I keep doing that to people." (He laughs and actually looks genuinely embarrassed -- as much as someone who's got pupils dilated to the size of saucers can.) Us: "No, it's fine, enjoy the fire." We start to walk away with our guitar and towels and marshmallows and realize RV is following us up the dark path we need to climb to get back to our car. My brother's girlfriend grabs my arm and we put our heads down and run up to the front of our group since RV is lagging toward the back, talking to J about demons and Connecticut and this girl he once knew who had pentagrams burned into her arms by her parents. Now I'm not scared of homeless people and I'm not scared of drug addicts, but I am scared of the unpredictability of a homeless drug addict and what said person is capable of doing to a handful of unarmed beachgoers on a dark hillside path. We collectively decided by a few raised eyebrows and shared whispers to follow the trail up to the resort instead of taking the fork toward our car. Being in the vicinity of resort-goers en route to their bungalows sounded much better than being murdered in a thicket of Eucalyptus trees. My brother began fumbling with his blackberry, and before he realized it was on speakerphone, a loud "911, how can I help you?" cut the tension and RV's murmured conversation he was having with himself behind us. We couldn't help but giggle as RV, completely ignorant of why 911 could possibly be called, said "That's a random number to accidentally dial." Once we reached manicured landscaping we took a hard right up a cement path past a jacuzzi full of overly tanned men, and RV absentmindedly kept walking straight, into the gullet of the resort area. Whew. After taking his phone off speaker, my brother told police that RV wasn't a threat but needed to be picked up from the grounds for some sort of psychiatric evaluation (I forgot the code number for this but since my bro used to be in law enforcement he could speak the language). The irony is that much of what RV said around the campfire -- though it was said in a drug-induced haze -- was poetry. The kind of poetry people like Jim Morrison wrote down and put music to. Jim, like RV and others, was high out of his mind when he rode the stream of his consciousness, but in a strange way his words made profound sense. In fact, some of the greatest poetry and literature and music of our time has been written by those experimenting with substances I am not condoning. I just think it's interesting, and my night with RV affirmed this, that it's bizarre how we herald so many artists and visionaries as geniuses because of the profound, often-psychotropic words they write, and yet a disheveled vagrant uttering these exact words to a group of strangers seems crazy and unpredictable. Genius and Crazy...much more closely related than I thought. Posted by Crystal at 10:43 AM Labels: art, family, life, memories, musings, random paisley penguin said... Wow - what a trip. Glad you are all OK. Interesting evening to say the least. when I was in Amsterdam I saw a totally drugged out shopkeeper (big surprise) and we were so freaked out we tore off in the opposite direction. You were brave to chat with him! :P Maritza said... I love how you chatted with him! To me, it seemed like the only logical way to really feel him out. It's a good thing that it was a group of you and that you were all street smart about it, though. Hope you have a more peaceful bonfire next time. =) WOW! Just WOW! That is a crazy/scary story! I'm glad you all did the safe thing and headed back to your car and call 911. It's not a PC thing to say, but I think there might be a connection between crazy and genius. I was listening to a story about a pianist/composer on NPR a few mornings ago (didn't get his name), and the historian denied any connection between his genius and his growing insanity. And yet...it's such a common theme. I can't help but wonder! Demonic wives are the best. I'm so glad you shared this. Natalie \| Make Today Great said... That is too awesome! I love random conversations with strangers - crazy he just walked up to your bonfire! You're blog is so fun! I'm passing on the Versatile Blog Award and I picked your blog for my list of 15 blogs to choose. You can check out the award details over on my blog! I really like your blog! I'm a new author and have enjoyed this new experience. I find that it's the most difficult and most rewarding. I'm also a graphic designer and love having that creative outlet as well. Thanks for your post! I will be back for more updates. :-) Melissa Nielsen frommysomewhatseriousmind.blogspot.com www.printhis.biz	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line528
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__label__wiki	0.52916	0.52916	© 2017 by Campus Sculptures. No mascots were harmed in the making of this site. The Creation of the Original The sculpture starts with an inspiration and design in the artist's mind. The sculptor usually works from the inside out, using wire to create the "bone structure" or armature. Once the armature is constructed, the artist then builds up layers of clay or wax to create the form of the sculpture. As the clay is refined and the gesture or expression has taken shape, fine details and textures are sculpted into the surface. In preparation for the casting process, many sculptures must be cut into multiple sections that will be individually molded and cast. The number of sections depends upon the size and complexity of the piece. Each section is marked with notches to ensure proper alignment when rejoined in metal. Making the Mold The metamorphosis from clay to bronze begins by applying a silicon rubber mold in two hemispheres to each section of the sculpture. The liquid rubber captures all of the sculptures details and is then encased in a plaster mother mold that enables the form to be held in place without distortion by the flexibility of the rubber. This two-part mold will be used to duplicate the sculpture in a limited edition and will be destroyed once the full edition has been cast. Pulling Wax Patterns After removing the original clay sculpture, wax is heated to approximately two hundred degrees Fahrenheit and is poured into the rubber mold, creating a thin coating. This first "hot" layer fills in the finest details while subsequent layers of cooler wax (160-180 degrees) are poured in to build up the wax pattern until it is one eighth to three sixteenths of a inch in thickness. After the cooled wax positives are pulled from the mold, skilled artisans hand finish, or "chase," the patterns to reveal their originally sculpted details and textures. Creating the Gating System After the wax is chased, a gating system is engineered to provide channels through which the molten bronze will travel. This is done with wax sprues, or branches, that are attached to the wax pattern. The gating system is designed for efficient flow of molten bronze and allows gases to escape. Each sculpture must have its own unique gating system. Creating the Ceramic Mold The gated wax "tree" is now invested in a ceramic shell. This is done by dipping the tree in a vat of ceramic slurry, coating both the inside and outside of the hollow waxes. Immediately after it is dipped, it is bathed in silica sand. These steps are repeated 8-10 times, drying in between each layer, to encase the waxes in a thick ceramic shell. Burning Out the Wax Once the ceramic mold has dried and cured, it is placed in a burnout oven and heated to melt the wax out, hence the term "Lost Wax." A hollow cavity now resides inside the shell where the 1/8'' wax pattern and gating system once were. These hollow cavities and channels will now act as arteries to carry the molten bronze to each section within the shell. Pouring the Bronze The bronze alloy of today, known as silicone bronze, consists mainly of copper, silicon and manganese. If poured into the shells at room temperature, the molds would crack and the bronze would cool too quickly, hardening and blocking the narrow portions of the mold. To avoid this, the ceramic shells are preheated while bricks of bronze are melted at over 2,000 degrees in a large ceramic crucible. Three artisans are generally involved in the pour. The "lead pour" directs the hand-held crucible to the awaiting shells while the "deadman" is responsible for maintaining its balance. The third member keeps the surface of the molten bronze clear of any impurities or slag. Teamwork amongst the three is essential for the safety and success of the pour. Removing the Shell To retrieve the casting, the ceramic mold is broken away. Once the shell is removed, the engineered gates are cut and removed. The surface of the artwork is sandblasted, freeing the crevices from ceramic residue. Reassembling the Bronze The Oregon Duck from Clay to Bronze: The Lost Wax Process at Firebird Bronze Foundry Artisans now refer to photographs and measurements taken of the original clay sculpture to reassemble the sections of the casting. The seams are TIG welded using a rod of the same bronze alloy. Like the wax pattern, the bronze must be chased and cleaned, ensuring that excess metal is ground off and any pits are filled. The weld lines are sanded down using carbide-tipped grinders and surface texture is added back in to blend with the rest of the sculpture. Seams are undetectable in the work of a skilled craftsman. Applying the Patina Patination is a chemical reaction between the surface of the bronze and a variety of metal salts. This reaction is achieved by applying heat to the bronze. Each metal salt, usually a nitrate, reacts as a different color; different application techniques will yield various results, from a perfectly even coating, to an organically marbled look. Often, the origin of a bronze sculpture is identified by its unique patina. To protect the patina, wax is applied while the bronze is still hot. As it melts, the wax seals the metal's pores and, once cooled, several more layers are applied by hand and buffed to give the sculpture is final luster. University Collection New Precast Opportunities	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line539
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__label__wiki	0.514258	0.514258	Movie Review: Calvary (2014) Both film noir and philosophical exploration of the current state of Catholicism, Calvary is curiously resonant in spite of, or maybe because of, its fusion of widely discordant elements. Reflecting its fractured nature, Calvary could be said to work as either a black comedy or a grim drama, a character study with a definitive central performance by Brendan Gleeson as Father James or an ensemble piece featuring the eclectic cast of oddballs that make up his congregation. Whatever the case, it is quite powerful in all respects, setting out to delineate the beleaguered priest and his not so loyal flock through a passion story of a sort, propelled by an arresting opening scene. With a camera resolutely trained on Father James as he sits in a confessional, we're allowed to eavesdrop as a faceless parishioner vows to take the priest's life in one week, as retribution for his childhood molestation by another clergyman. Though the man acknowledges that Father James is blameless, he proposes how much more shocking it'd be to kill a truly good priest than a bad one. For his intriguing inquest into religion, writer-director John Michael McDonagh (The Guard) sets up a framework right out of thrillers like D.O.A., one in which the father must solve his own murder. And the small Irish village that comprises James's parish offers a deep bench of hostile suspects to choose from: a callous doctor (Aidan Gillen); a suicidal author (M. Emmett Walsh); a philandering Ivorian auto mechanic (Isaach De Bankolé); a cuckolded butcher (Chris O'Dowd); a billionaire (Dylan Moran) who's lost his faith, and others. God's wicked sense of humor manifests itself in all the ways he begins to pile onto his loyal servant. Father James gets a visit from his daughter Fiona (Kelly Reilly) after a failed attempt to kill herself. Someone kills the priest's dog. His church burns down. And all while the father's life-clock keeps ticking down. Most of his congregation never fail to show up for communion, yet they all scoff at religion and its increasing irrelevance. Father James's faith is continually tested. Though weary of the backlash those in the clergy have been subjected to over sexual abuse, he never fails to accept his calling. The black humor that permeates through every one of James's interactions with each of the town's quirky residents and the nearly sexual chemistry that charges many of his conversations with women, all amp up the series of two-handers that McDonagh builds his film out of. Each scene serves the dual purpose of illuminating a different moral quandary facing today's Catholic Church (or religion in general) while illustrating the chasm that separates a good (but all too human) priest like Father James from this complicated cross-section of society. Will Father James's sacrifice expiate the Church's crimes? Or will it be one final, cruel admission that revenge is arbitrary and that even one's good deeds aren't sufficient to cloak one from evil? Calvary doesn't ever answer the question, but it does offer a potent platform for contemplating it. Labels: Aidan Gillen, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Chris O'Dowd, Domhnall Gleeson, drama, Film Review, Isaach De Bankolé, John Michael McDonagh, Kelly Reilly, M. Emmet Walsh, Marie-Josée Croze le0pard13 said... Remarkable film. I still think back on it now two weeks later. Blu-ray Reviews: All That Jazz, ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up... TV Review: Houdini (2014) Courtesy of SLIFR: Professor Dewey Finn's Ostentat... Movie Review: Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to K... Movie Review: Land Ho! (2014) Movie Review: The Expendables 3 RIP Lauren Bacall Movie Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line550
__label__cc	0.707219	0.292781	Open climate science Climate spirals Visualisation resources Comparing CMIP5 & observations #endrainbow Spiralling global temperatures Updates to this animation are now available Spiralling global temperatures. Click for full size animated version. The animated spiral presents global temperature change in a visually appealing and straightforward way. The pace of change is immediately obvious, especially over the past few decades. The relationship between current global temperatures and the internationally discussed target limits are also clear without much complex interpretation needed. Data: HadCRUT4.4 from January 1850 – March 2016, relative to the mean of 1850-1900, available here 1. Features you can see: 1877-78: strong El Nino event warms global temperatures 1880s-1910: small cooling, partially due to volcanic eruptions 1910-1940s: warming, partially due to recovery from volcanic eruptions, small increase in solar output and natural variability 1950s-1970s: fairly flat temperatures as cooling sulphate aerosols mask the greenhouse gas warming 1980-now: strong warming, with temperatures pushed higher in 1998 and 2016 due to strong El Nino events 2. Why start in 1850? Because that is when the HadCRUT4 dataset starts, as we don’t have enough temperature data before then to reliably construct global average temperature 3. Are temperatures ‘spiralling out of control’? No. Humans are largely responsible for past warming so we have control over what happens next. 4. What do the colours mean? The colours represent time. Purple for early years, through blue, green to yellow for most recent years. The colour scale used is called ‘viridis’ and the graphics were made in MATLAB. [Thanks to Jan Fuglestvedt for the idea to make a spiral.] May 9, 2016 temperature, visualisationEd Hawkins About Ed Hawkins Climate scientist in the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) at the University of Reading. IPCC AR5 Contributing Author. Can be found on twitter too: @ed_hawkins View all posts by Ed Hawkins → ← Observing long-term climatic changes with unusual sources Slowdown discussion → 153 thoughts on “Spiralling global temperatures” Bryce Spencer says: I’m a physics major at BYU and I stumbled across a website that had posted this data and I had some questions about your data analysis. First off, how did you collect data from 1850-1900 and did you, in your opinion, collect enough to have sufficient data points? My second question is what made you decide to measure the relative temperature of the earth to what it was in 1850-1900? As a fellow scientist, I want to understand your methods to better solidify my own understanding of how to analyze data. Thank you for your time. Gunnar Moller says: There is not the least of ambiguity here on the source of the data. It is described as HadCRUT4.4, and you can read up the full documentation of how this is generated at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut4/. Evidently, you want to plot positive numbers on this diagram, and we have increasing temperatures. Hence, one really had to choose the baseline at the beginning of the plotted interval for this figure. David Kempton says: Most line and bar graphs representing global temperatures are plotted above and below a mean of relatively recent temperatures – “last 30 years”, or “since 1980”, for example. Comparing to these means, it seems to me, give a doubly-false impression. First, the means have been badly skewed – raised – by global warming. Second, there is no normal any more. This representation avoids those problems. John Kennedy says: Hi Bryce, You can read more about how the HadCRUT4 data set was put together here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut4/ There are more details of the land components (CRUETM4) here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/crutem4/ and the ocean component (HadSST3) here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadsst3/ A lot of work goes into understanding the uncertainties in the estimates, which is, I guess, what your question is getting at. Eyanosa Ohanzee Howahkan says: As an astrophysicist myself I can tell you that all respectable Universities across the globe have large archive libraries, in which very meticulous weather observations are kept on a daily basis from the 19th century. where I work in particular, our archives go back to the 1770s. As for the 2nd question, my immediate guess is that the author (like most studies actually) sought to use as reference a period where the consequences of man-produced greenhouse gases hadn’t had an impact yet on the climate yet. Obviously some regions (e.g. the UK) where literally black from coal burning in the 1850s already, but that was really localized compared to the whole reservoir that is the atmosphere. mkzero says: Okay, but how do you ensure your datapoints e.g. for water masses and non-inhabited land masses are there? The thing is, if you can’t provide the same datapoints in every set you want to compare, that’s not a very scientific comparison… Michael Streeter says: I think I can answer that one, although I am NOT a climate scientist. I think you’ll find the data for the sea-surface temperature (SST) dataset comes from ships logs. The British Royal Navy has been criss-crossing the globe since the 1600’s. They were in competition with other navies doing the same thing (especially the French, the Spanish and the Portuguese). Every four-hourly? daily? captain’s log for every ship starts with the same information including the lat/long, date/time, weather, wind speed/direction, cloud cover, sea temperature etc. I expect the US Navy would record the same information since the 1770’s too. Datasets from ship logs are completely unreliable as the methods they employ for taking temperature readings are extremely poor. Dipping a bucket in the water followed by hoisting it up to take a reading can shift the temperature by several degrees and depending on how conductive the material of the bucket is made out of, along with a dozen other corrupting factors, further corrupts the data. Ed Hawkins says: Hi Dog, Not true – the sea surface temperature observations are corrected for the effects you describe – read the papers discussing the construction of the datasets. Also, if we used the raw data then the global temperature change is larger – the corrected data (as used here) has lowered the trend. Bryce, I’m not a physicist, but like you I’m also wondering how data from that far ago was collected as well. I also would like to know what records were kept at that time period that actually collected ‘global temperatures’. I’d love to see a reply to this as well! I don’t believe the data during that perid was actually collected by the author 🙂 Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Considering temperature data collection between 1850 and 1900, envision an older man wearing a bathrobe and bifocals, in blowing snow, in South Dakota, in February. The measurements are taken using a thermometer sent form Washington D.C. by horse drawn carriage and steam locomotive. Given this, representing temperature measures with one tenth of a degree precision from this time period is frankly absurd, although that doesn’t seem to slow anyone down. Robert – remember that we have thousands of temperature measurements spread across large areas so the precision of each individual measurement is not as important. Ed. Martin Katz says: After telegraphs became available, field reports were sent by telegraph. Hoisting a bucket of water takes mere seconds. The adjustment for hoisting is small. Experiments were carried out in the 1880’s to compare temperatures measured by hoisting versus a thermometer directly in the water. JimTx says: You may find this article useful for understanding the thermometer-based temperature record since 1850. http://hadobs.metoffice.gov.uk/crutem3/HadCRUT3_accepted.pdf tmac says: Ok trying to wrap my head around this. But what you are saying is from 1850 the planet has warmed 35.6 degrees which would mean that the average New England summer before say 1980 was between 50 to 60 degrees fahrenheit. at 55 years of age I can tell you that is bunk. What I think you are saying is the planets temperature has increased by 35 degrees fahrenheit I have to say impossible. You Ed being a climatologist must know that we have had at least 17 ice ages and as many warming periods over the last 200,000 years. If you want to do this correctly you need to go back to the ice cores from hundreds of thousands of years ago and look at the changes in the planets temperatures. I am pretty sure humans have very little to do with any warming but what do I know, Im no scientist just a lonely IT guy… Hi tmac, You’ve done the conversion from Celsius to Farenheit incorrectly. The change in temperature we’re discussing is 2C which is equivalent to a change of 3.6F, not 35.6F. I think that should fit better with your experiences. Dee Emm says: Kudos for the diplomacy! Jan van Rongen says: Interesting – but I have used this diagram for months already. http://stats.mrooijer.nl/ Pingback: Globale Erwärmung von 1850-2016 in einem animierten Spiral-GIF \| Interweb3000 a.d. moore says: Thanks for your info and infographic. I cannot get the animated gif to work. 404 — File not found. Thanks – our servers are struggling with all the interest in the figure. Have updated the link to a different version. Betsy Troutt says: Hello. Cool graphic. I wanted to ask what exactly is being plotted. My understanding is that each point is (given month’s given year’s temp minus same month’s 1850-to-1900 average temp). Is this correct? If so, there could also be a “zero degrees of temp change” circle somewhere toward the center of this graphic? The blue and green early year lines would then zig zag across that zero circle, while more recent time periods’ lines (yellow) spiral further out from the zero circle. But the bull’s eye of the graphic doesn’t represent zero degrees of temp deviation because of the possibility that a given month’s temp could be lower than its historic average. Could you please confirm that I am understanding this correctly? Or explain where I’ve gone wrong? Apologies if I overlooked an explanation you already posted. Thanks. Hi Betsy, The first frame of the animation shows the zero degree circle, which the early lines do cross (although the line is not shown in the other frames). I have used the annual average between 1850-1900 as the baseline as that is what the IPCC AR5 chose, and because the data is less comprehensive in the early period. David Mormak says: Great work Ed, Since you said yourself, (I have used the annual average between 1850-1900 as the baseline as that is what the IPCC AR5 chose, and because the data is less comprehensive in the early period. Ed.) I have what I believe to be a fair scientific question and possibly of our own ignorance I could misunderstand. If it was less comprehensive and less ability to monitor Global anything back before the 1900s let alone before telegraph and so on… How can we be sure enough equatorial measures were made when it is known some of the harshest conditions and least evolved indigenous cultures resided in the tropical climate area, making for less communication of the higher numbers added to the global climate average during the earlier times? Are the non-included areas all warmer areas that would tip the average up and make this whole thing look more like a tight spiral rainbow? with little peaks instead of what is portrayed? Thank You, I hope these questions are fair and not considered biased I want to believe but I need more information to be sure. David Mormak The way that the global datasets are constructed accounts for the different temperatures over the planet. This is done using ‘anomalies’ everywhere rather than the absolute temperatures. Could you turn your animation so the rings of various diameters are stacked and looked at from a side view? I think this would look like a global warming tornado. Thanks Dennis Heidner says: Could you make a series of similar charts showing CO2, CH4, etc with known values over time in a similar spiral graph? Then perhaps overlay a chart with the spiraling gases onto of the temps such that visual correlations can be easily seen? It looks like the year 1850 is taken as plus/minus 0 degrees. Not quite – average of 1850-1900 is taken as zero. Thanks, Ed Catherine Ainsworth says: Great gif! I can’t wait to show it to my students at school (secondary school teacher in London). Could you do graphs that show temperature changes caused by each of the greenhouse gasses, the Sun, the Milankovitch cycle, and the other causes of warming? That would really seal the deal. I like this idea. There is a nice interactive website here showing simulations with different forcings (http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-whats-warming-the-world/) but some similar spiral versions would be fun to make too. Pingback: Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast \| Interesting animation on global temperatures over time Pingback: One of the Most Convincing Climate Change Visualizations We've Ever Seen Pingback: Animation shows how global warming is spiraling out of control - United News Media \| United News Media Rick Rudd says: This is a wonderful info-graphic. I would be exceptionally interested in seeing additional historical years of data displayed. I understand that there will be a slight decrease in the reliability of the data the farther back you go but I believe the temperature estimates that have been used to build the climate models are quite accurate and it would be a fairly straight forward effort to display that data visually. It would be great to see 300,000 (or more) years of data plotted in this manner rather than being limited to only the past 66 years. Thanks again for all your hard work providing such an excellent visualization that can be easily consumed. I’d also like to see individual spiral graphs that interpret other contributing data from the same historical period to see the effect of additional factors individually and then superimposed over one another, to expand upon the new view as a key to data accessibility and understanding from the masses. Upon an initial view, I had a personal predisposition to look more closely at the the era of industrial revolution, watching for that fossil fuel CO2 spike in usage and the possible global effect. My background is more in history and literature, so I was looking to draw a correlation between what I had been taught previously and how this new data might revolutionize that outlook. I wonder what graphs of other measured social and environmental variables, put into the same interpretive software might add to our understanding. Global human population estimates, global species extinction rates, internal known solar system events, evidence of possible external system events, etc.,; whatever elements the brightest minds can think to add to measuring the elements that help to create the stew of life as portrayed in similar individual graphs for their own individual unique development and then overlay end to see how they may have contributed to the whole. Sorry, I don’t see a way to edit. There is an outlier in the late 1800’s, do you have any insight? Also, after reading the site more closely, a graph on the growth of domesticated crops versus the loss of natural environmental zones/foliage would be interesting, I would think. Thanks. Here is a pretty cool animated graphic that illustrates the relative contributions from the various factors that affect global average climate. Not in a spiral, but still pretty informative. http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-whats-warming-the-world/ Pingback: Aquecimento global \| geografando… Pingback: One look at this visualization will make you a climate change believer - Broadcast Connect Pingback: One look at this visualization will make you a climate change believer - Ba Wire Pingback: One look at this visualization will make you a climate change believer - Gentst Pingback: One look at this visualization will make you a climate change believer - Ac Stories Pingback: Animation shows how global warming is spiraling out of control - APG Editorial Pingback: See The ‘Doom Spiral’ That Perfectly Explains Global Warming – AllMagNews Pingback: EcoEquity: Global Climate Justice » The best graph of the warming, as it approaches 1.5C Pingback: Spiraling Temperatures – Maelstrom eric mcvicar says: This illustration would be ideal for use in lectures that I give on cruise and expedition ships in the Arctic. It always amazes me that some people are still convinced that climate change is a myth. I have just finished writing a book on the Atlantic Arctic, which looks at the Inuit of Eastern Canada and Greenland and the Sami of Arctic Norway. It covers both their histories and the effects of climate change on their cultures. Currently I am trying to source illustrations for this work (which is for educational purposes). Is it possible that I could use this wonderful illustration as a final page? (or maybe even on the back cover?) It would also be very useful when giving lectures in both University colleges and schools where I guest lecture. Hi Eric – of course, feel free to use it! Pingback: Uma das visualizações mais convincentes sobre mudança climática que já vimos – Blog Músicas.Site Pingback: Spiralling Global Temperatures – GEOPOSTINGS Pingback: Thinking About Global Climate Change as a Heat ‘Spiral’ \| MassCentral, Worcester Pingback: Sobering GIF Shows Earth's Climate Spiraling Toward The Brink « CauseHub Pingback: Si aún tienes dudas sobre el cambio climático, este gráfico te sacará de todas ellas \| Nuevo Titulo \| Bob Wallace says: How does one capture only the GIF for use on a web page? (Why not attach your address to the GIF then people could make their way back?) It’s an extremely impressive piece of graphing. I think it’s going to have a lot of impact. The image above was originally linked to the full GIF, but our webservers were struggling to cope. There are other copies of the GIF available, e.g. here. Hi Ed. This is a beautiful graphic and I fully support the scientific consensus behind what it shows. I have a minor concern over how it could possibly be slightly misleading, however. The way I interpret the plot, the area within the spiral corresponds to some measure of the magnitude of the year-round average temperature. If the temperature is scaled linearly along the radius of the plot, wouldn’t the interior area then grow with the square of the temperature, which might be misleading? Hi Jack – interesting point which a few others have made as well. I think different people will interpret the figure in different ways. If you are watching how close the spiral gets to the 1.5C line then I think a linear scale makes most sense. Others may see it differently. When I have some time, I will remake the figure with a square root scaled radial axis to see how much difference it makes! I agree with your point on the linear scale . Polar plots always set off warning bells in my head when circular area has any kind of significance to the interpretation of the plot, though. Would love to see what the square root scaled radial axis plot looks like. Alexander Harvey says: That would give a specific significance to the zero value when that value is quite arbitrary. You could use absolute values in which case the difference between a linear and square-root plot would be rather small. I very much agree with the point raised that the main mechanism which the viewer sees as at work is that a year’s worth of data (one full circle) is come to be represented by that circle’s area/size, which will over-state a difference in comparison to other years. I am not so much worried about the actual effect of that, but rather by the degree to which this makes the graphics vulnerable to argumentative attacks from certain sides. However, psychophysics to the rescue, until the square-root scaled plot is ready, one can defend by the fact that the human mind tends to underestimate area relationships: https://makingmaps.net/2007/08/28/perceptual-scaling-of-map-symbols/ and http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse512/15sp/lectures/CSE512-Perception.pdf . However, the apparent bible on the topic (https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_vdqi ) still seems to strongly advocate to not correct for that human bias… Mark Pupilli says: Hi, this is very interesting. Could you please plot two more animations – one with the data plus one standard deviation, and one with the data minus one standard deviation? I should clarify that I meant the variance output by the algorithm that estimates the global mean, not the variance of the input data. Joe Kessel says: What a powerful visualization. I would love to understand what tools you used to create it. Could you please comment? Good question – I made each frame in MATLAB and then combined into a large GIF. The colours of the lines are from the ‘viridis’ colour scale which is colour-blind friendly and perceptually uniform. Very cool! Thanks a bunch. Graham Smith says: Thanks for being colour-blind friendly. Graph reading can be really difficult for us tritanopes. Pingback: One Of The Most Convincing Climate Change Visualisations We've Ever Seen \| Gizmodo Australia Pingback: One Of The Most Convincing Climate Change Visualisations We’ve Ever Seen – DailyITfix.com- Get Your Geek Fix Kim Moss-Allen says: Good visual. I imagine it though in 3-D. The 2-D information would stay the same but let it rise in the z axis with time. It woudl look like a tornado. Pingback: Animated graphic details spiralling global temperature change \| Globalnews.ca chartguy says: Because man’s contribution to atmospheric carbon dioxide was so low in the 1800s (really pre-WWII), this chart is significant evidence that other factors than just man-made CO2 are in play. Of course – many factors have always been known to be important. Volcanoes, aerosols, solar activity, land-use change etc all play a role, as well as other greenhouse gases, but CO2 is the dominant factor. That is correct. Here is a good animated slide show that shows how the contributions from all the different factors add up to give us our observed trend. There are many factors, but CO2 has been the dominant contributor to the trend since around 1900. Interestingly, this also shows it would be even warmer if not for the cooling effect of man-made aerosol pollution. http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-whats-warming-the-world/ So, there is a temperature increase. It is largely man made, this time, what about previous times? What happened previous times? Did people go to the moon or Mars and build vast cities, were people happier? And, when did species go extinct at a pace unmatched by hunting due to warming? Were there floods and droughts displacing legions of people in the data (because that is in the news)? On much longer timescales, changes in Earth’s orbit are the main culprit for climatic changes, e.g. the semi-regular ice ages over the past ~million years. Variations in volcanic eruption frequency and solar output are also sometimes important. OK, interesting. But my point is that in reality, chemical weapons are being used in Syria. In reality, people in China have chest pains and die from air pollution. It is a nice graphic. Millions of people are living in the poorest of conditions in refugee camps while cities like Doha are growing to become new pollution hubs. Ultra fine dust is entering the bloodstream of millions in Europe. Poland is like a burning open coal mine. The whole food chain is pervaded by aerial and ground water pollution and by profit driven junk food production. Pingback: A new visualization of the warming planet – oikeosophia Is that why GISS starts in 1880, 1878 had inconvenient data. Looks like Ed accidentally let a little cat out of the bag, how can 1878 March be as hot as 1989 March with global warming? Nonsense. There was a very large El Nino event in 1877-78 which caused the temperature spike. It was a very severe event across the world, causing millions of deaths, e.g. this study El nino as a naturally occurring cycle must be dismissed. Hi, great graphic, but I miss the legend for the colors used. Violet in the Center -> blue -> green -> yellow. What does that exactly mean? The colours represent time with purple being early years, through blue, green to yellow being the most recent years. Pingback: Blog - physicsworld.com Pingback: Animation Shows the Dangerous Acceleration of Global Warming in Over 166 Years \| India Today \| erica ramsey pulley Ines Camilloni says: Great gif!! Very useful for climate change dissemination talks. Thanks for sharing Pingback: Animation shows advance of climate change with horrifying clarity \| Headlines Today At least we have a new entry for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misleading_graph ? I believe it was Tufte who said that if you see circles on a chart, be immediately suspicious of biased presentation? http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/our_fascination_with_all_things_circular.pdf “…By their very nature, circular gauges use a great deal of space to say relatively little, and they fail spectacularly when intended for comparison…” To be specific, such a graph as above INHERENTLY visually emphasizes later temperature increases which seem to be actually measured by their radius from the center (this is also misleading, mentioned later), yet appear visually either as circumference or area which increase by the 2(pi)r or (pi)r^2 respectively. (Setting aside the inherent inability of the graph to show any value less than positive.) The zero-value ‘circle’ is undesignated, so even a no-change result appears to be an increase as it’s likely perceived by the viewer to be ‘distance from center point’ not ‘distance from arbitrary circle around the center date’. Finally, the presentation more or less deliberately hides zero or small values in the “mess” while extreme increases are highlighted by the dark space around them, (deliberately?) taking advantage of probably the Müller-Lyer, Jastrow, or Hering illusion effects, not sure which. It’s a pretty animation, but egregiously misleading. Which is great if you’re preaching to the choir, I guess. Steve, is your snarky dismissal of Ed’s graph derived from a purely academic rejection of the messenger’s tools or do you genuinely dismiss the mountains of data confirming the message: The earth is getting warmer? I am curious how you dismiss the dozens of unadorned line graphs whose interpretation cannot be argued by any rational person (see link). http://www.ipcc.ch/graphics/ar4-wg1/jpg/fig-3-1.jpg And please don’t use the natural variability argument. The attached article clearly shows that human impact far exceeds anything natural. http://pages.uoregon.edu/rdorsey/geo334/Chapman&Davis2010.pdf While Steve’s comment is perhaps not nicely worded it has validity. Consider: Take the negative value of all the anomalies and create the same animation. Would it leave the viewer with the same impression? I’d say no, so the presentation is biased. That is sad since Ed Hawkins is a proponent of avoiding biases in scientific presentations (see: “ending the rainbow”). Possible solution 1: Animation of two side by side circles. One for Negative, one for Positive anomaly. Possible solution 2: A circle plot with months from 0 to 180 degrees for positive values, and 180 to 360 for negative values (e.g. Jan would 0 to 15 degrees for positive, or 180 to 195 for negative). Radius would still represent change in anomaly. Pingback: Animation shows advance of climate change with horrifying clarity \| NUTesla \| The Informant Pingback: Climate change summed up in a single animation: GIF shows how the world has become significantly warmer since 1850 - The Real ArticlesThe Real Articles This is an interesting method for presenting the global time series. I especially like how you get to focus on the evolution of the time series one year at a time. Not to pile unto the many suggestions you have already received, but it would be interesting if you varied the line width each year to reflect uncertainty in the data set. Martha Paynter says: Great graphic. Would be wonderful to see a corresponding graphic showing fossil fuel consumption… Jon Preston says: It would also be poignant to post an overlay of other atmospheric deposition products. The last 30 years have been measured. Magnesium, Sulfur, Sodium, Chlorine, Potassium, Nitrogen. Together they represent a comprehensive view of human impacts on the troposphere. Exactly. Why are climate scientists not talking publicly about the geoengineering programs going on? “we have control over what happens next” Do we? We have control over how much greenhouse gases we emit from now on, but there’s a lot already in the atmosphere and I don’t think we have a way of removing them other than waiting decades. Is there a way of cleaning up the mess previous generations have made? Pingback: Makeover Monday: Global Warming By The Numbers - Ben Sullins \| Data Geek Pingback: PopIsh: May 16 – Fascination & Inspiration Richard Gleaves says: An information design issue: is it possible that the combination of spiral graph format and color coding subtly underplays the significance of the change by inducing a visual reading of linear perspective on the presented data form? Varun Yadav says: Thank you for the great visualization of the global temperature change data!! Another interesting approach could be to place time scale on the third dimension, thereby creating an interactive 3-D graph. The end result will then appear like ‘the vortex of a tornado’ and will highlight the monthly gradient of temperature change over 1850-2016. Pingback: What Makes a Data Visualization Popular \| Graphicacy Ed, this is highly informative and easy to understand. I would like to use a similar animation for my MPH Capstone project. What program or interface did you use to make this? Nevermind, I did not look hard enough at the information at the beginning of the presentation– MATLAB. Thanks! Pingback: 地球温暖化がめちゃくちゃよくわかる可視化データ : ギズモード・ジャパン \| 40CH.NET I think this is a nice graphic Ed and I think the data used is appropriate. However, the conflict I have for most scientists attempting to “prove” global warming is time scale. There is no dispute that our planet has been through cataclysms and dramatic climate changes in its history of ~4.5 billion years. Taking a sample of ~130 years and trying to draw conclusions about the dynamics of ~4.5 billion years is misleading and has led us to this political quagmire we are in today. Yes, lets clean this place up and start being more responsible about how we use our resources. “Fossil” fuels are antiquated technology and should be phased out, but their impact on GW is disputed. Where is the public discussion about the geoengineering programs going on all across this planet? I have made no conclusions about the dynamics of 4.5billion years from the past 166 years. Most of the large variations in climate since Earth formed have been due to changes in the Earth’s orbit, which slowly varies its shape over many 10s of thousands of years – it has not changed over the past few hundred years so cannot be the cause of the observed increase. Changes in solar activity and volcanic eruptions cannot explain it either, but the changes in human activity (greenhouse gases, sulphate aerosols etc) can and, more importantly, we understand the physics of why. What geoengineering programs do you refer to? Thanks for the response; I appreciate your answers. Can you direct me to the studies which support the idea that solar activity and volcanic activity have not had an impact on climate over the past few hundred years. There have been several notable solar events (Carrington Event) and volcanic events (Tambora) that have undoubtedly impacted our planet within that time frame… RE geoengineering: I am referring mainly about solar radiation management or solar geoengineering. As I’m sure you are aware over the past several decades governmental organizations have been conducting aerosol spraying programs in conjunction with HAARP to manipulate weather and “protect us from global warming.” These programs have only recently become public knowledge, but I think we need to give them serious consideration when we are trying to solve the issue of “climate change.” Solar activity and volcanic eruptions do affect the climate but have not caused the warming observed – this is discussed at length in the IPCC report: http://www.climatechange2013.org In the report you refer to: “The forcing from stratospheric volcanic aerosols can have a large impact on the climate for some years after volcanic eruptions”. The chart they use to explain this information includes volcanic eruptions as a natural cause of climate change, but limits that variable only to changes in solar radiance. The data ignores all emitted compounds from the natural phenomena and only includes them as part of the anthroprogenic phenomena. Am I interpreting this incorrectly? It sure seems misleading. Thanks. Unless you are far more specific about your concerns, your comments are going to be deleted. It is a very large report…. In Fig. SPM5, the natural solar irradiance bar refers to long-term changes in the sun’s energy output – it has overall increased slightly since 1750. Volcanoes are not included on that particular chart because they are episodic and so have not provided a long-term CHANGE in radiative forcing – of course, they cool the climate for a year or two after they erupt. Emissions of CO2 etc from volcanoes are considered part of the natural and continuous flux and exchange of gases within the whole climate system which have been occurring without human activity. Report from the broad link you directed me to (http://www.climatechange2013.org) where I found: “Summary for Policymakers”, page 14, figure SPM.5 [http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/report/WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf] I am truly trying to wrap my head around all of this and I appreciate sincere dialogue. I don’t want to be dismissed because I don’t agree with you; however, it is your site. My interest is in the truth and that is my agenda. Thanks. I understand that volcanic eruptions would not have a long term effect on radiative forcing; however, their emissions would seemingly have a dramatic effect. What still causes me pause is that natural emissions and anthroprogenic emissions would be extremely difficult to differentiate when our system of interest is the entire globe. In the report you refer to, I find nothing that quantitatively differentiates natural emissions from anthroprogenic emissions. How and where has the baseline for natural climate system emissions (and exchange) been determined? Here we go with the chemtrails conspiracy theories…. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/1740cbd2.pdf Christoph Stein says: Great visualization! Is it possible to ad a time-slider, so the user can stop the animation and return to a specific moment in time? Or to slow down the animation? It would be interesting to play a little with the data. For me the animation is a little to fast. Will see if I can do that for v2! Clive Best says: Try this one ! http://clivebest.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Square-1.gif Jon Anderson says: That’s the best one I’ve seen Clive, thanks for that. Perhaps you could superimpose the orbital variations (which we clearly know so much about) that Ed states above are responsible for past temperature variations ;-). Peter Parpan says: Ed, This is a brilliant way to present the temperature information visually. I assume you will be updating this each month. I’ll be checking back and sharing with whoever will listen. Excellent work. Thank you! Pingback: Animated graphic details spiralling global temperature change - News Canada Ivar Saetre says: It is interesting to see the temperature development, starting in 1850. That was right after the Little Ice Age. What about starting in 1650, or earlier? The thing that always confuses me about the folks who work to deny statistical representations of climate change is this. Are these people saying that our present day economic model is sustainable? Are they saying that pollution doesn’t endanger health? Can’t we agree that polluting air & water is a bad thing? Even if, as they claim, there are problems in the data (and it appears to me from reading the comments that the creator of the chart had adjusted for these problems) I would say that clean air and water are necessary and desirable in of themselves. I don’t know anybody that doesn’t want clean air and water. What does pollution have to do with global warming? CO2 was only recently LEGALLY made a pollutant by the EPA in 2009. Despite being a necessary element for 99.9% of known life on this planet to exist, the EPA decided to classify it as a pollutant. If you have the will, think about that for a few minutes. Pollution is an entirely separate issue from climate change. Byong says: The world, the environment, everything from economics to law has a “natural balance”. The climate also has its own natural balance. I’m sure that you would agree with me if I said that producing an excessive amount of CO2 would not be good for the environment? That it could even be detrimental to such environment? Considering what we KNOW about the effects CO2 has on this environment, that producing CO2 on current levels would seem to be an imbalance on “natural levels?” That it could even be causing this “global warming” phenomena? I think most people would agree that just because CO2 makes up a part of the atmosphere, that producing this gas in the amounts that we do now is not something that will lead to a brighter future? (A brighter future for EVERYBODY) Hope I have written this in a language that you understand. Since it doesn’t seem like you understood the scientific evidence that’s been produced by many reliable sources from all around the world. I honestly find it quite comical and puzzling how “Global Warming” is still up for debate. Maybe we can get back to the argument of the world being flat? I mean, since when I look out at the horizon, it seems to end!? I’m sorry, maybe that’s taking a bit too far. But I live in Australia, and have had to endure the efforts of Tony Abott trying to convince us that, “coal is the future.” (Another man that ignores evidence to the contrary) I honestly do not believe that somebody can be that stupid? Or is it just ignorance? I’d say that in Abotts’s case, there may have been a hidden agenda. I am curious to know what your opinion is on the issue of climate change and global warming? Oops I meant to say, “climate change.” What is your opinion on the levels of CO2 and its effects on the environment? Dear Nicholas Nicholas: Do you not see the relationship between CO2 and global warming? Have you not seen the levels of CO2 in our atmosphere and our global temperatures? You tell us to think for a minute. But have you actually read up on what you’re trying to argue? Ignorance is bliss, but ignorance won’t be an excuse and it certainly won’t help you if we keep going at current trends!! I don’t know what will happen exactly, but going by how frequently our extreme weather days are occurring, I doubt it’s gonna be a good outcome. Going by your argument, then it should be ok if we have 10% CO2 in atmosphere? How about 50%? Hell why not make it 100% CO2?? I mean, CO2 is part of our atmosphere right? And it’s only recently been put on the list as a pollutant?!?! So what the heck. That’ll be fine. Dear me!!! I just can’t understand the logic of people sometimes. Seriously. Let’s TRY take care of the place we call home. Please. Barış Önol says: We have made very similar figure using the RCM scenario outputs and published Climate Dynamics. I’ve already twitted to you possibly you missed. check the Figure 5 in link below. http://faculty.itu.edu.tr/onolba/DosyaGetir/104961/onol_etal_cimdyn_2014.pdf Paykasa Bozdurma says: Can’t we agree that polluting air & water is a bad thing? Even if, as they claim, there are problems in the data (and it appears to me from reading the comments that the creator of the chart had adjusted for these problems) I would say that clean air and water are necessary and desirable in of themselves. Pingback: Spiralling Global Temperatures – Current Climate News Pingback: This global warming GIF shows how hot Earth has gotten over the past 165 years It’s been a few months since your spiral graph came out. I’ve been very curious to see how the ceaseing of El Niño would impact these recent months. Will you be updating the animation? If so, how often? Thanks for your work. Good question. I tweeted an updated version earlier this week which includes the latest data (up to May): https://twitter.com/ed_hawkins/status/749927916830687232 but have yet to put that version on the blog – I will do soon though. Pingback: Reading the Arctic – Exeter Young Greens Kenny Herbert says: Could you please update it to include the last few months (I read that July was yet again the hottest month on record, something I wish I hadn’t heard so many times recently), as we are still setting records, and it could stress the continued expansion of the circle? LairBob says: Might it not be useful to look at the same dataset, with the timeframe inverted — so the the most recent year is at the origin, and the earliest years outward? If the argument is that the format is artificially expanding the outermost circles, shouldn’t the inverted set look very similar? (But the same min / max temp range, I’m assuming.) 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Sometimes showing a baseline is important when it has a specific relevant meaning, but often it is utterly misleading to include zero. https://betterfigures.org/2013/03/11/how-to-strip-meaning-from-graphs/ Hello Ed Many thanks indeed. It’s very odd that understanding seemed to dawn almost immediately after my posting. It was followed by a touch of of embarrassment. 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__label__wiki	0.70922	0.70922	Census • Person • Marcus Johnson 1701 ca 1720s-1722 1722 One of Captain Roberts's crew. Hanged in 1722. Stated in his death warrant to be a native of Smyrna. Died at the age of 21. The Pirates' Who's Who: (P. Gosse, 1924) -all-AntiguaBahamasBarbadosBelgiumCanadaEnglandFranceIndiaIrelandJamaicaMajorcaNetherlandsPuerto RicoScotlandSwedenUnited StatesWalesWest Africa Marcus Johnson 1701 ca 1720 Mary Read 1690 ca 1708 an English pirate. She and Anne Bonny are two of the most famed female pirates of all time; they ... Ingela Gathenhielm 1692, Sep 11 1718 a Swedish privateer in service of King Charles XII of Sweden during the Great Northern War. Ingel... Walter Kennedy [2] 1695 1718 Kennedy was a pickpocket and burglar before sailing from New Providence Island in the Bahamas in ... John Clipperton unknown 1700 Sailed with William Dampier in 1703 Valentine Ashplant 1690 ca 1710 1722 1722, Mar Born in the Minories, London. He served with Captain Howell Davis, and later with Bartholomew Rob... William Church unknown 1710 Of the Gertrwycht of Holland. At the trial at West Africa in 1722 of the crew of Bartholomew Robe... John Churchill [2] unknown 1710 A member of Captain George Lowther’s crew. Captured in West Indies and hanged March 11, 1722, o... Israel Hind unknown 1710 Of Bristol. One of Captain Roberts's crew. Hanged at Cape Coast Castle in 1722, at the age of 30. Jo Mansfield 1692 ca 1710 One of Captain Bartholomew Roberts' men. Must not be confused with Edward Mansfield, the famous b... Henry Watson unknown 1710 Member of Lowther’s crew. Hanged at St. Kitts, March 11, 1722. Richard West unknown 1710 Robert White [2] unknown 1710 Robert Willis unknown 1710 Member of Lowther’s crew, Tried for piracy at St. Kitts in March, 1718. Acquitted Captain Christopher Moody 1694 1713 an 18th-century pirate who held a policy of no quarter (no sparing of lives). After he was captur... Richard Noland unknown 1717 Quartermaster for Samuel Bellamy's fleet Roger Ball unknown 1719 One of Captain Bartholomew's crew in the Royal Fortune. Captured by H.M.S. Swallow off the West C... Captain Bartholomew Roberts 1682, May 17 1719 a Welsh pirate who raided ships off the Americas and West Africa between 1719 and 1722. He was th... Jonathan Delve unknown 1720 Member of Captain George Lowther’s crew in the “Happy Delivery.” Hanged at St. Kitts in 1722. Richard Hardy 1697 ca 1720 1722 1722, Apr 6 One of Captain Bartholomew Roberts' crew. Hanged at Cape Coast Castle, West Coast of Africa, on A... Andrew Hunter unknown 1720 Member of Captain George Lowther’s crew. Hanged at St. Kitts, March 11, 1722. John Johnson 1700 ca 1720 Born "nigh Lancaster." Taken out of the King Solomon. One of Roberts's crew. Hanged in 1722 at th... Robert Johnson [3] 1690 ca 1720 From Whydah in West Africa. Tried for piracy with the rest of Captain Roberts's crew, and hanged ... James Skyrme unknown 1720 Welsh pirate. Hanged at the advanced age—for a pirate—of 44. Commanded the Ranger, one of Cap... Thomas Sutton [1] 1699 1720 Born at Berwick in 1699. Gunner in Bartholomew Roberts' ship the Royal Fortune. At his trial he w... David Sympson unknown 1720 Born at North Berwick. One of Roberts's crew. Tried and hanged at Cape Coast Castle in 1722. On t... Charles Bunce unknown 1721 Born at Exeter; died at the age of 26. Taken by Captain Roberts out of a Dutch galley in 1721, h... Benjamin Jefferys 1701 ca 1721 Of Bristol. Taken by Roberts in the Norman galley in April, 1721. Roberts allowed those of the cr... Thomas Oughterlauney unknown 1721 Acted as pilot in the Royal Fortune. Took an active part in taking and plundering the King Solomo... John Stephenson unknown 1721 Sailed as an honest seaman in the Onslow (Captain Gee) from Sestos. Taken in May, 1721, by the pi... John Darby unknown 1721 A Marblehead fisherman, one of the crew of the ketch Mary, of Salem, captured by Captain Pound. H... John Bright unknown 1710 Of St. Margaret's, Westminster. One of the crew of Captain Charles Harris. Hanged at Newport, Rho... James Brinkley unknown 1710 Of Suffolk, England. One of Captain Charles Harris's crew. Hanged for piracy at Newport, Rhode Is... John Brown [1] unknown 1710 Of Durham, England. One of Captain Charles Harris's crew. Hanged at the age of 29 years at Newpor... Edward Eaton 1685 ca 1710 Of Wrexham in Wales. One of Captain Harris's crew. Hanged at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 19th,... William Read unknown 1710 One of Captain Harris's crew. Was hanged at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1723, at the age of 35. Palgrave Williams 1678 1715 Paulsgrave Williams was born on Rhode Island, in 1678. He succeeded long family tradition and bec... Captain Thomas Anstis unknown 1718 an early 18th-century pirate, who served under Captain Howell Davis and Captain Bartholomew Rober... Captain John Taylor [2] unknown 1719 a pirate who lived in the early 18th century. He was Edward England's quartermaster and popular w... William Blads 1695 ca 1720 Born in Rhode Island. One of Captain Charles Harris's crew. Hanged at Newport on July 19th, 1723.... John Fitzerrald unknown 1720 Of Limerick. This Irish pirate was hanged at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1723, at the age of 21. Thomas Hazel 1773 ca 1720 Hanged in Rhode Island in 1723 at the advanced age, for a pirate, of 50. Thomas Huggit unknown 1720 1723 1723, Jul Of London. Hanged at Newport, Rhode Island, in July, 1723. Age 30. Peter Kneeves 1691 ca 1720 Of Exeter in Devon. Sailed with Captain Charles Harris, and was tried for piracy with the rest of... Francis Leyton 1684 ca 1720 One of Captain Charles Harris's crew. Hanged for piracy at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 19th, 1... Owen Rice 1696 ca 1720 Welsh pirate. Of South Wales. Hanged at the age of 27 at Rhode Island in 1723. One of Capta... John Walden unknown 1720 Born in Somersetshire. Taken in the Blessing, of Lymington, by Roberts in Newfoundland, he joined... Phillip Roche unknown 1721 the son of a person of the same name in Ireland. His father gave him all the education his narrow... Edward Low 1690 ca 1721 a notorious English pirate during the latter days of the Golden Age of Piracy, in the early 18th ... William Phillips 1693 ca 1721 Born at Lower Shadwell. Boatswain in the King Solomon, a Guinea merchant ship. This ship, whil... Captain John Phillips [1] unknown 1721 an English pirate captain. He started his piratical career in 1721 under Thomas Anstis, and stole... Anne Bonny 1702, Mar 8 1714 an Irish woman who became a famous pirate, operating in the Caribbean.While in the Bahamas, Bonny... Captain Francis Farrington Spriggs unknown 1721 a British pirate who, associated with George Lowther and Edward Low, was active in the Caribbean ... James Plantain unknown 1715 a Jamaican-born English pirate and leader in Madagascar. In 1715, Plantain established a base of ... Jonas Berntsson Lambert-Wenman 1665 ca 1680 Jonas Berntsson Lambert-Wenman was born in Ume, Vsterbotten, Sweden in approximately 1665. He was... Conajee Angria 1669, Aug 1698 the first notable chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century India. He fought against the British,... John Rose Archer unknown 1710 1729 1718, Nov/1724, Jun 2 An English pirate who was a member of both Edward Teach's and John Phillips' crews. Later became ... Captain William Lewis unknown 1710 from Nassau. Lewis lasted longer than most pirates; his career went on at least from 1717 to 1726... David Rice [1] unknown 1710 Welsh pirate. Of Bristol. Taken out of the Cornwall galley by Captain Bartholomew Roberts, ... Christopher Winter unknown 1716 Of New Providence Island. He took a sloop off the coast of Jamaica, the mate on board which was o... "Admiral" Ainsley unknown 1720 Ainsley was an Irish pirate. Henry Barnes unknown 1720 Of Barbadoes. Tried for piracy at Newport in 1723, but found to be not guilty. James Barrow unknown 1720 Taken by Captain Roberts out of the Martha snow (Captain Lady). Turned pirate and served in the R... James Belvin unknown 1720 Bo'son on the Revenge, commanded by Peter M'Kinlie. Said to be a good sailor but somewhat bloodth... George Bradley unknown 1720 Master of Captain Fenn's ship, the Morning Star, wrecked on the Grand Caymans in August, 1722. Th... Of Liverpool. One of Captain Harris's crew. Found guilty of piracy at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1... Ralph Candor unknown 1720 Tried for piracy with the rest of Captain Lowther's crew at St. Kitts in March, 1723, and acquitted. Edward Cheesman unknown 1720 Taken prisoner out of the Dolphin, on the Banks of Newfoundland, by the Pirate Phillips in 1724. ... Pierce Cullen unknown 1720 Member of Phillip Roche's gang. Thomas Fern unknown 1720 A Newfoundland fish-splitter. In August, 1723, joined with John Phillips in stealing a small vess... John Fletcher [2] unknown 1720 Of Edinburgh. Tried at Newport, Rhode Island, for piracy in 1723, found "not guilty." His age was... Cuthbert Goss unknown 1720 Born at Topsham in Devon. The compiler of these biographies regrets to have to record that this p... Roger Grange unknown 1720 Member of Captain George Lowther’s crew in the Happy Delivery. Tried for piracy at St. Kitts in... Richard Hains unknown 1720 One of Captain Low's crew. When Low took a Portuguese ship at St. Michael's in the Azores in 1723... Captain John Haman unknown 1720 He lived all alone with his wife and family on a small and otherwise uninhabited island in the Ba... Abraham Harper 1699 ca 1720 Born at Bristol. He was cooper on board Captain Bartholomew Roberts' Royal Fortune. When the p... Hugh Harris unknown 1720 Of Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire. One of Roberts's crew; tried and condemned to be hanged in 1722,... William Harvey [2] unknown 1720 Tried for piracy with the rest of Gow's crew at Newgate in 1725, and acquitted. Daniel Hide unknown 1720 Of Virginia. One of the crew of Captain Charles Harris, who, with Captain Low, played havoc on th... Captain Richard Holland unknown 1720 Commanded a Spanish pirate vessel in the West Indies in 1724. The crew consisted of sixty Spaniar... Thomas Jones [2] unknown 1720 Found to be "not guilty" at a trial for piracy at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1723. One of Captain ... William Jones [2] 1695 ca 1720 Of London. Age 28. Hanged at Rhode Island, 1723. Abraham Lacy 1702 ca 1720 From Devonshire, England. Hanged at Rhode Island in 1723, age 21. Captain Lane unknown 1720 In 1720 Lane was one of Captain England's crew when he took the Mercury off the coast of West Afr... Edward Lawson 1703 ca 1720 1729 1723, July Born in the Isle of Man. One of Captain Harris's crew. Hanged at Newport, Rhode Island, in July, ... Sam Levercott unknown 1720 Member of Captain George Lowther’s crew. Hanged with the rest of Lowther’s crew on the island... Nicholas Lewis unknown 1720 Member of Captain George Lowther’s crew. Hanged on the island of St. Kitts, March 11, 1722. John Lopez [2] unknown 1720 Captain Lowe's quartermaster George Lowther unknown 1720 an 18th-century English pirate who, although little is known of his life, was active in the Carib... Daniel Machauly unknown 1720 Pirate from Scotland. Crew member of the Revenge, commanded by Peter M'Kinlie. Captured, tried, a... William Mackintosh 1701 ca 1720 Of Canterbury in Kent. One of Captain Roberts's crew. Hanged at Cape Coast Castle in 1722 at t... William Main [1] 1694 ca 1720 One of Captain Roberts's crew. Hanged in April, 1722, at the age of 28 years. William Main [2] unknown 1720 Boatswain to Captain Bartholomew Roberts in the Royal Fortune. Was blown up, the explosion being ... Captain John Massey unknown 1720 As a lieutenant, he "served with great applause" in the army in Flanders, under the command of th... William Melvin unknown 1720 This Scotch pirate was hanged, with other members of Gow's crew, at Wapping in June, 1725. Stephen Mundon 1703 ca 1720 Of London. Hanged for piracy at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 19th, 1723, at the age of 20. Neale unknown 1720 John Peterson unknown 1720 A Swedish pirate, one of Gow's crew. He was hanged at Wapping in June, 1725. James Philips unknown 1720 Formerly of the Revenge, and afterwards in the Royal Fortune (Captain Bartholomew Roberts). When ... Captain Phillips unknown 1720 In 1723 this noted pirate took a sloop, the Dolphin, of Cape Ann, on the Banks of Newfoundland. T... Thomas Powell 1702 ca 1720 Of Connecticut, New England. One of Captain Charles Harris's crew. Hanged at Newport, Rhode Is... Robert Read unknown 1720 Tried for piracy with Gow's crew at Newgate in 1725, and acquitted. Salomon Reynders unknown 1720 18th century Dutch privateer who was born in Bergen (Norway). He died in 1724 at the Cape of Good... Alexander Rob unknown 1720 One of Captain Gow's crew. Hanged at Execution Dock, Wapping, in June, 1724. He was not one of th... Peter Rollson unknown 1720 Captain Gow's gunner in the Revenge. Hanged at Execution Dock, Wapping, in June, 1725. Robert Sample unknown 1720 Ship: Flying King, (formerly Mercury) sloop 4 Gunsn Roger Scot unknown 1720 Born at Bristol. One of Captain Roberts' crew. Tried for piracy in April, 1722, at Cape Coast Cas... Peter Scudamore unknown 1720 John Shaw unknown 1720 Member of George Lowther’s crew. Hanged at St. Kitts, March 11, 1722. William Shutfield 1683 ca 1720 Of Lancaster. Hanged at Rhode Island in July, 1723, at the age of 40. Joseph Sound 1695 ca 1720 Of the city of Westminster. Hanged, at the age of 28, at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1723. James Sparks unknown 1720 A Newfoundland fisherman. In August, 1723, with John Phillips and three others, ran away with a v... Robert Teague unknown 1720 A Scotch pirate, one of Captain Gow's crew. On May 26th, 1725, the crew were tried in London and ... John Tomkins 1700 ca 1720 Of Gloucestershire. Hanged at the age of 23 at Rhode Island in 1723. One of Charles Harris's c... William White [1] unknown 1720 1729 1724, Jun 2 A Newfoundland fish-splitter. With John Phillips and three others, he stole a fishing-boat at St.... Francis Wife unknown 1720 George Wilson unknown 1720 Surgeon and pirate. Originally he sailed as surgeon in a Liverpool ship, the Tarlton, which was t... John Wilson [2] unknown 1720 Of New London County, CT. Tried for piracy in 1723 at Newport, Rhode Island, and acquitted. John Winter unknown 1720 One of Gow's crew in the Revenge. Hanged in 1725 at Wapping. William Wood 1695 ca 1720 One of Captain Roberts's crew. Hanged in April, 1722, at the age of 27. Daniel Wormall unknown 1720 Master of The Charles, commanded by John Quelch. Attempted to escape from Gloucester, Massachuset... George Pierse 1670 ca 1703 an English pirate, he worked in the Caribbean. He was a member of the crew of the pirate ship The... Olivier Levasseur 1680 1716 a pirate, nicknamed La Buse (The Buzzard) or La Bouche (The Mouth) in his early days, called thus... Benjamin Perkins 1670 ca 1703 1731/4 1710/1731/4 ca an English pirate, he worked in the Caribbean. He was a member of the crew of the pirate ship Th... James Parrot 1670 ca 1703 Woodes Rogers 1679 ca 1705 an English sea captain, privateer, and, later, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He is kno... Captain Miguel Henriquez 1674-80 1700 a privateer from San Juan, Puerto Rico who operated during the early 18th century. A mulatto born... Erasmus Peterson 1670 ca 1703 Réné Duguay-Trouin 1673, Jun 10 1690 Privateer......This Breton corsair from St. Malo became so famous for his attacks on British ship... John Pitman 1670 ca 1703 Matthew Pimer 1670 ca 1703 John Quittance 1670 ca 1703 Captain Rayner unknown 1703 Although there is no direct evidence that Rayner ever sailed the Carolina coast, he did sail with... Peter Roach 1670 ca 1703 Captain Balestrier unknown 1709 Although Captain Balestrier had a fairly successful and lengthy career (active from 1709 to 1742)... Lancelot Blackburne 1658, Dec 10 1680 an English clergyman, who became Archbishop of York, and – in popular belief – a pirate. He w... John Templeton 1691 ca 1703 an English cabin boy and worked pirate in the Caribbean. He was a member of the crew of the pirat... Richard Thurbar 1670 ca 1703 Eric Cobham 1700 1720 a pirate in the early 18th century who with his wife, Maria Lindsey, practiced piracy in the Gulf... Maria Lindsey 1700 ca 1720 a pirate in the early 18th century who with her husband, Eric Cobham, practiced piracy in the Gul... Jean Francois Chambray unknown 1687 Knight of Malta Captain George Roundsivel unknown 1708 18 unknown Of the Bahama Islands. He refused to avail himself of King George's pardon to all pirates in 1717...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line556
__label__wiki	0.586022	0.586022	Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies CFAS MRC CFAS Study Documentation CFAS II CFAS Wales Alzheimer’s Society Doctoral Training Centre How is my data used? Change of Address or moving? This page contains some of the key findings of comparisons of the MRC CFAS and CFAS II studies. To read the results in more detail please click on the finder headings. A two decade dementia incidence comparison from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies I and II – A multicentre population-based study powered to detect changes over time has reported dementia incidence, estimating 209,600 new dementia cases per year. Prevalence of Dementia in England and Wales – a two decade comparison – This study provides further evidence that a cohort effect exists in dementia prevalence. Later-born populations have a lower risk of prevalent dementia than those born earlier in the past century. Changing non-participation in epidemiological studies of older people: evidence from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study I and II – An investigation into the demographic characteristics of respondents and non-respondents in MRC CFAS and CFAS II. Dementia in western Europe: epidemiological evidence and implications for policy making – A study comparing the incidence and prevalence of dementia across western Europe with studies from Sweden (Stockholm and Gothenburg), the Netherlands (Rotterdam), the UK (England – MRC CFAS and CFAS II), and Spain (Zaragoza). Findings suggest that over the past two to three decades, the occurrence of dementia is stabilising not rising across western Europe. A two decade dementia incidence comparison from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies I and II The Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies has examined dementia in older people aged 65+ for over two decades. Incidence (new cases/population/time) is the best measure for comparing change between populations. CFAS II measured dementia in 3 sites across the UK finding a marked drop in incidence of dementia age for age in the 65+ population, mostly driven by changes in men. There have been major changes in health in people aged 65 and over during this period, with longer life and reductions in risk factors (e.g. smoking), increases in protective factors (e.g. education) and better management of some health conditions. This study is robust because the same methods were used at each time point so the change is not just because of changes in the way that we measure dementia. At 2 years CFAS I interviewed 5,156 (76% response) with 5,288 interviewed in CFAS II (74% response). Here we report a 20% drop in incidence (95% CI: 0–40%), driven by a reduction in men across all ages above 65. In the UK we estimate 209,600 new dementia cases per year. This study was uniquely designed to test for differences across geography and time. A reduction of age-specific incidence means that the numbers of people estimated to develop dementia in any year has remained relatively stable. A two decade dementia incidence comparison from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies I and II. Matthews FE, Stephan BCM, Robinson L, Jagger C, Barnes LE, Arthur A, Brayne C, Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) Collaboration. 2016, Nature Communications Prevalence of Dementia in England and Wales – a two decade comparison The prevalence of dementia is of interest worldwide. Contemporary estimates are needed to plan for future care provision, but much evidence is decades old. We aimed to investigate whether the prevalence of dementia had changed in the past two decades by repeating the same approach and diagnostic methods as used in the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS) in three of the original study areas in England. 7635 people aged 65 years or older were interviewed in CFAS I (9602 approached, 80% response) in Cambridgeshire, Newcastle, and Nottingham, with 1457 being diagnostically assessed. In the same geographical areas, the CFAS II investigators interviewed 7796 individuals (14 242 approached, 242 with limited frailty information, 56% response). Using CFAS I age and sex specific estimates of prevalence in individuals aged 65 years or older, standardised to the 2011 population, 8·3% (884 000) of this population would be expected to have dementia in 2011. However, CFAS II shows that the prevalence is lower (6·5%; 670 000), a decrease of 1·8% (odds ratio for CFAS II vs CFAS I 0·7, 95% CI 0·6–0·9, p=0·003). Sensitivity analyses suggest that these estimates are robust to the change in response. This study provides further evidence that a cohort effect exists in dementia prevalence. Later-born populations have a lower risk of prevalent dementia than those born earlier in the past century. A two-decade comparison of prevalence of dementia in individuals aged 65 years and older from three geographical areas of England: results of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study I and II – Fiona E Matthews, Antony Arthur, Linda E Barnes, John Bond, Carol Jagger, Louise Robinson, Carol Brayne, on behalf of the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Collaboration. Lancet, 2013, Matthews FE Changing non-participation in epidemiological studies of older people: evidence from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study I and II As non-participation in epidemiological studies can threaten the generalisability of the findings, this investigation aimed to explore the change in non-participation between CFAS I and CFAS II. Comparisons of the demographic factors associated with non-participation were observed across the two studies. Non-participation was found to be higher in CFAS II (45.3%) than in CFAS I (18.3%). After adjustments were made for counfounders, in both CFAS I and CFAS II, women were more likely to decline to take part (CFAS I: odds ratio (OR) 1.3 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3 to 1.4; CFAS II: 1.1 95% CI 1.1 to 1.2). Deprivation was associated with non-participation in both studies (highest versus lowest Townsend deprivation quintile, CFAS I: OR 1.4 95% CI 1.2 to 1.6; CFAS II: 2.0 95% CI 1.8 to 2.2). Age was not associated with non-participation in either study (CFAS I, p=0.21; CFAS II, p=0.47). Non-participation in epidemiological studies of older people has increased substantially in the past two decades and public willingness to take part in studies of this kind would appear to be declining. As communities become more diverse and older people have increasing commitments on their time, new ways to engage prospective participants are urgently needed. Changing non-participation in epidemiological studies of older people: evidence from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study I and II – Lu Gao, Emma Green, Linda E Barnes, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews, Louise Robinson, Antony Arthur, on behalf of the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Collaboration. Age Ageing, 2015, Gao L Dementia in western Europe: epidemiological evidence and implications for policy making Dementia is receiving increasing attention from governments and politicians. Epidemiological research based on western European populations done 20 years ago provided key initial evidence for dementia policy making, but these estimates are now out of date because of changes in life expectancy, living conditions, and health profiles. To assess whether dementia occurrence has changed during the past 20- 30 years, investigators of five different studies done in western Europe (Sweden [Stockholm and Gothenburg], the Netherlands [Rotterdam], the UK [England], and Spain [Zaragoza]) have compared dementia occurrence using consistent research methods between two timepoints in welldefined geographical areas. Findings from four of the five studies showed non-significant changes in overall dementia occurrence. The only significant reduction in overall prevalence was found in the study done in the UK, powered and designed explicitly from its outset to detect change across generations (decrease in prevalence of 22%; p=0·003). Findings from the study done in Zaragoza (Spain) showed a significant reduction in dementia prevalence in men (43%; p=0·0002). The studies estimating incidence done in Stockholm and Rotterdam reported non-significant reductions. Such reductions could be the outcomes from earlier population-level investments such as improved education and living conditions, and better prevention and treatment of vascular and chronic conditions. This evidence suggests that attention to optimum health early in life might benefit cognitive health late in life. Policy planning and future research should be balanced across primary (policies reducing risk and increasing cognitive reserve), secondary (early detection and screening), and tertiary (once dementia is present) prevention. Each has their place, but upstream primary prevention has the largest effect on reduction of later dementia occurrence and disability. Dementia in western Europe: epidemiological evidence and implications for policy making – Yu-Tzu Wu, Laura Fratiglioni, Fiona E Matthews, Antonio Lobo, Monique M B Breteler, Ingmar Skoog, Carol Brayne. Lancet, 2015, Wu YT Copyright © 2020 · CFAS · Send comments to Emily Zhao	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line561
__label__wiki	0.929024	0.929024	Oxford's impressive season continues with 4-0 win over Avon Grove Oxford starting pitcher Luke Rettig threw a complete-game shutout as Oxford topped Avon Grove, 4-0, on May 3. Rettig limited a good Avon Grove team to just two hits—a single by Riley Davis in the fourth inning and a single by Bryce Porter in the fifth inning. The Oxford lefthander struck out twelve hitters and didn’t yield a walk as he efficiently and effectively set down Avon Grove’s hitters with an assortment of pitches. “He did a good job of working ahead in counts,” Oxford coach Andy Wendle said. “He had command of all his pitches. He was moving his fastball around. He kept the ball down in the strike zone.” Rettig's teammate, Justin Neskie, also a starting pitcher, said that he knew early on that Avon Grove was going to have a difficult time batting against the Oxford lefthander because he was spotting all his pitches where he wanted them. “Luke was great today,” Neskie said. “He was locating his pitches really well.” Oxford scored all the runs it would need in the bottom of the first inning. Rettig plated the first run on a groundout, and then Jay Morton singled in a run to make it 2-0. Oxford tacked on a run in the fourth inning and another in the sixth inning. What Oxford’s hitters did exceedingly well was work the count, see a lot of pitches, and keep the pressure on the opposing team’s pitcher and its defense. Wendle said that his team, up and down the lineup, has been very good at working counts all season long. Another big reason for the team's success has been the work of its starting pitchers. Rettig, Neskie, and Noah Sperratore give the Hornets a strong rotation, and they have given Oxford a chance to win each game. Neskie said that all three hurlers attempt to give the Hornets as many innings as possible. The coach agreed. “We've had some great pitching,” Wendle said. Rettig's 4-0 shutout over Avon Grove is one illustration of how solid the pitching has been. Another was Neskie's six-inning no-hitter over Great Valley just a day earlier. Oxford won that game, 15-0. It was only the second game that Neskie, a sophomore, had started on the mound for Oxford. Like Rettig, Neskie was able to keep the opposing team off-balance by relying on a lively fastball and locating his off-speed pitches. With the win over Avon Grove, Oxford’s record improved to 11-3 on the season. As the baseball season quickly rolls toward its conclusion, the Hornets are in a strong position for district playoffs—which is very pleasing to Wendle, who is in his fifth season coaching Oxford. Wendle said that the team’s success this year can also be attributed to its ability to execute in key situations. In previous years, Wendle said, the team would be strong fundamentally, but wouldn’t always be able to execute when the game was on the line. “This team finds ways to execute,” Wendle said. “and they find ways to win.” Oxford's push for the playoffs will continue on May 9 when the Hornets will travel to Sun Valley. Oxford plays host to Bayard Rustin on May 10.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line567
__label__wiki	0.564785	0.564785	GERMAN MOVIE THE GERMAN MOVIE MAIL Marianne Stanior The actress Marianne Stanior began her film career as a child actress in 1921. She impersonated first roles in the movies "Mysterium" (21), "Das Attentat" (21) and "Pömperly's Kampf mit dem Schneeshuh" (23). It followed appearances on stages in Berlin where she was active as a dancer and actress at different theaters. Beside it she also performed at the Kabarett der Komiker. She continued her film career as an adult and she played support roles in the productions "Rätsel einer Nacht" (27), "Das Kabinett des Dr. Larifari" (30), "Im weissen Rössel" (35), "Bel Ami" (39), "Mein Mann darf es nicht wissen" (40), "...reitet für Deutschland" (41) and "Auf Wiedersehn, Franziska!" (41). Her last work in front of the camera came after World War II into being with "Gefangene der Liebe" (54). Besides her activity as an actress she also was busy as a dubbing actor. Other movies with Marianne Stanior: Das Geheimnis der sechs Spielkarten, 5. Teil: Herz König (21) De bruut (22) Das hässliche Mädchen (33) Vor Liebe wird gewarnt (37) Der Unwiderstehliche (37) Hurra, ich bin Papa! (39) Meine Tochter tut das nicht (40) Marie Stuart (40)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line570
__label__wiki	0.562039	0.562039	Self-Guided Walks A Century of Architecture A Popular Temple and a City Transformed Cornucopia of Delights Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail Evolvement of a Fishing Village Markets for Leisure and Pleasure The First Heritage Trail in Hong Kong Walled Village Where Modern Classics Meet Historical Charm Home>Things to Do>Tours & Walks>Self-Guided Walks>Where Modern Classics Meet Historical Charm If ‘East meets West’ is what you see in Hong Kong, Wan Chai is where you soak up the gist of it! While the adjacent areas of Central and Admiralty were mostly inhabited by Westerners and functioned as the centre of commerce and politics, Wan Chai was, from very early on, settled by the Chinese population. Today, the area has developed a fashionable charm, but there are still a number of well-preserved temples and historical Chinese architecture. Explore the heritage of traditional Hong Kong culture in this neighbourhood. 1. Golden Bauhinia Square & HKCEC From MTR Wan Chai station you have easy access to the extensive seaside promenade, where the sculpture of a blooming bauhinia overlooks the gorgeous Victoria Harbour — it was a gift from the Chinese Central Government to commemorate the 1997 Handover. Start your day with a panoramic view of the Central and Tsim Sha Tsui skyline at Golden Bauhinia Square & HKCEC. Next to the Golden Bauhinia lies the state-of-the-art Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), which is a major exhibition venue and where the Handover took place. If there happens to be an expo that catches your eyes, like the annual Book Fair or Food Expo, get a ticket and drop in! MTR Wan Chai Station Exit A5, walk along the footbridge of O’Brien Road, pass through Immigration Tower and Central Plaza to the Convention Plaza and HKCEC. Turn right and head straight to the footbridge to Great Eagle Centre. Get off the footbridge on the first exit. From there, follow the signs and head to Golden Bauhinia Square through Fleming Road and Expo Drive East. 2. Ani-Com Park@Harbour"FUN" Have more fun at the harbourfront! Meet the 36 local animation and comic statues installed at Ani-Com Park@Harbour"FUN" at the Wan Chai Temporary Promenade. It’s a selfie-themed garden where visitors can immerse themselves in comic scenes that reflect Hong Kong culture and interact with classic characters. Just next to the Golden Bauhinia Square. 3. The Pawn In the earlier years before Hong Kong’s economy took off, the pawn shop business flourished by helping to tide those with financial difficulties over. It was not uncommon for people to make ends meet by exchanging their belongings for quick cash to last them till the next paycheque. As evidence to this heritage, The Pawn is renovated from four conjoint tong lau buildings (old-style tenement) housing the former Woo Cheong Pawn Shop and some more neighbouring shops such as beauty salons, photo studios and bird shops. The Urban Renewal Authority took over in 2002, kept the building façade on G/F and the shop sign of Woo Cheong while introducing a gourmet restaurant and a furniture shop. Savour a good meal here overlooking the the iconic trams passing by. On your way to The Pawn, stop by the quiet tree-lined Lee Tung Avenue to check out quirky shops and catch the latest exhibitions and events. Get back to the O’Brien Road footbridge. Walk till the end down to Johnston Road, turn right, walk two minutes. At pawn shops, the loan period is usually four months, during which customers can get the item back at any time by repaying the loan plus the interest, or choose to extend the loan period by paying the interest. The pawning counter is usually higher than the height of a standing person, showing that the pawnbroker has a higher status so that the customer would not bargain with him. 4. Hung Shing Temple Hung Shing Temple was an altar built on a rock that stood on what used to be the shoreline, since Hung Shing is the deity of the ocean and weather, worshipped by fishermen, farmers and sea traders. But now, it has been ‘pushed’ into the heart of Wan Chai after land reclamation throughout the years. Estimated to be built between 1847 to 1852, it underwent its first renovation in 2015. It is now reopened and continues to preserve traditions and accommodate worshippers. From The Pawn, walk along Tai Wong Street East till the end and you’ll see Hung Shing Temple on the opposite street. 5. The Blue House Cluster Its eye-catching colour reminds us of The Smurfs, when in fact it is an old residential building which took on the dazzling shade unwittingly during a renovation on its walls in the 1990s and caused it to remain standing to this day. The Blue House is a typical Lingnan-style house built in 1922 with wide balconies. Its tenants once included kung fu studios, Chinese clinics and a free school. There are still residents living here. The nearby Yellow House and Orange House share a similar fate. Here, you will find Hong Kong House of Stories, with everyday home articles from Hong Kong residents in the past for a glimpse of Hongkongers' lives in the bygone era. Walk along Queen’s Road East, turn right at Stone Nullah Lane. Blue House is an example of tong lau — a century-old architectural style which is unique to southern China, Hong Kong, Macao and Chinese communities in Southeast China that merges local and Western influences while adapting to local environment. In the case of Blue House, its primarily wooden interior is oriental, while the paired windows and carved railings of the balcony reflect Western styles. Residents of these houses have stuck to the lifestyle of decades ago — there are no modern conveniences such as flush toilets. 6. Pak Tai Temple Officially named ‘Yuk Hui Kung’ (Jade Void Palace), Pak Tai Temple was built by Wan Chai residents during 1863 (Qing Dynasty, second year of Emperor Tongzhi’s reign). The Pak Tai statue inside the main hall is three metres tall and about 400 years old, much older than the temple itself. On either side there are halls for the Three Pristine Ones, Lung Mo (Dragon Mother), and the God of Wealth. Don't miss the murals inside the halls which reveal life in the olden times — such as how Cantonese opera was staged. Walk up Stone Nullah Lane until you reach Pak Tai Temple. Pak Tai, literally ‘Emperor of the North’, is the God of Water, believed to be capable of preventing floods and fires, and blessing you with longevity. Pak Tai also symbolises the Polaris which guides ships on seas. 7. 7 Mallory Street Comprising a cluster of 10 pre-war Grade 2 historic buildings, 7 Mallory Street retains and preserves original structures such as balconies, a tiled pitched roof, timber French doors and a timber staircase. 7 Mallory Street serves as the venue for different events and activities such as art and cultural exhibitions, community workshops, performances, screenings and special events. The site is open for the public to visit free of charge, while some events might charge a fee. The cluster includes a 300-square-metre open space for the enjoyment of the community, exhibition areas and multi-function rooms for public hiring, as well as retail and food and beverage outlets. If you are interested in culture and historic buildings, this place is not to be missed. 7 Mallory Street was formerly named Comix Home Base and has been renamed since August 2018. Walk back down Stone Nullah Lane, cross Queen’s Road East to reach Wan Chai Road. Continue along Wan Chai Road, then turn left onto Mallory Street. 8. Tai Yuen Street (Toy Street) & Cross Street Bazaar Looking to add to your toy collection? Come to this long-established bazaar at the junction of Tai Yuen Street and Cross Street. Apart from the array of daily goods, clothing and souvenirs sold for affordable prices in green hawking carts, Tai Yuen Street is also home to a cluster of shops with everything from classic local toys to the latest anime figures. The area near Wan Chai Road is an open-air wet market that is also worth a gander. Getting hungry? Grab a bite at local cha chaan teng diners or one of the many eateries nearby. Go left from 7 Mallory Street, turn left onto Johnston Road and walk for about five minutes before turning left onto Tai Yuen Street. 9. Star Street Precinct Star Street, Moon Street and Sun Street, as their names suggest, shine when the night gets darker. During the day, the Star Street Precinct is a peaceful residential area with boutiques, galleries, art workshops and chic cafés; at night, you’ll see it transform into a cool wine-and-dine neighbourhood, featuring everything from high-end restaurants to cosy pubs. Take a stroll around the area and enjoy its quaint charm! Don’t forget to walk through St. Francis Yard, where there is a staircase leading to Sau Wa Fong, an even quieter cluster of intimate cafés and boutiques. Turn right onto Queen’s Road East, walk about five minutes before turning left into St. Francis Street. Enter the precinct through St. Francis Yard. Star Street, Moon Street and Sun Street used to be home to Hong Kong’s first power plant. A scenic journey through Fanling, into the history of one of Hong Kong’s most powerful clans Read more about Walled Village Experience age-old traditions alive in the modern city at Shau Kei Wan. Read more about Evolvement of a Fishing Village Catch intriguing glimpses of daily life in the historical districts of downtown Central and Sheung Wan. Read more about Travel Through Time	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line573
__label__cc	0.710834	0.289166	The best puzzle game ever Jigsaw Puzzles > Nature > Landscapes Cape Point (South Africa) At the south-eastern tip of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa is Cape Point. A lighthouse was built on a rocky promontory - its light is visible from a distance of a hundred kilometers. At the top of the cape can be accessed by stairs, but you can also get there by a funicular railway. Cape Point is frequently visited by tourists spending their vacation in Cape Town. The Cape of Good Hope is situated two kilometers away. Size: 9x6 Photo by: Otto Du Plessis Compose puzzles 1. ula1 - 46, 3:46 2. ola - 46, 3:59 3. mep - 46, 8:51 4. zyga55 - 46, 10:57 5. LL - 47, 1:28 6. Magnolia - 47, 2:00 7. Olcia - 47, 7:54 8. ale - 48, 1:34 9. art - 48, 1:40 10. maja - 48, 1:49 11. Magnolia - 48, 1:56 12. eli - 48, 2:03 13. ewana - 48, 2:07 14. jagoda - 48, 2:32 15. franchino - 48, 3:42 16. sonia - 48, 4:09 17. nina - 48, 4:17 20. luka13 - 48, 7:33 21. ggg - 48, 8:10 22. * - 48, 24:58 23. x - 49, 1:34 26. LL - 49, 2:22 27. bogusia - 49, 2:31 30. gaga - 49, 2:53 Comment on the puzzle Winners' comments I enjoyed this Your own jigsaw Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzles Create a table Join game (c) 2007-2017 Łukasz Skorwider. All rights reserved. Copying and printing of photos are prohibited. Site map. Online Puzzles, Puzzle-uri online, Puzzles Online, Puzzles on-line, Pussel på nätet, Puzzles En Ligne, Online legpuzzels, Kirakós Puzzlek	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line580
__label__wiki	0.707928	0.707928	You are here: Home / Schools / North Harford Middle School Eighth-Grade Teacher Erin Wyatt Earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award North Harford Middle School Eighth-Grade Teacher Erin Wyatt Earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award October 4, 2019 By Dagger News Service 1 Comment From the Milken Educator Awards: SANTA MONICA, Calif., (Oct. 2, 2019) Every morning, teacher Erin Wyatt shows her eighthgrade students what’s in store, literally, by having some of her students help run the school store at North Harford Middle School in Pylesville, MD. With her hands-on mentoring and pragmatic, down-to-earth approach, Wyatt ties social and emotional learning to academics with impressive results. Wyatt is boosting STEM scores, empowering young women and stitching together the social fabric in her rural community — while lifting students at all academic levels. Yet it was Wyatt getting a big lift at a surprise school assembly where she was presented with a Milken Educator Award by Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley and Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon. An elated Wyatt was named a 2019-20 recipient of the national recognition, which comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. She is the only Milken Educator Award winner from Maryland this year, and is among up to 40 honorees for 2019-20. The Milken Educator Awards, hailed by Teacher magazine as the “Oscars of Teaching” has been opening minds and shaping futures for over 30 years. Research shows teacher quality is the driving in-school factor behind student growth and achievement. The initiative not only aims to reward great teachers, but to celebrate, elevate and activate those innovators in the classroom who are guiding America’s next generation of leaders. Milken Educators believe, “The future belongs to the educated.” Wyatt is bringing that future closer with a personal touch and true dedication to science education and her students’ needs, getting to know each one individually. Committed to community outreach, curriculum enhancements and staff development, Wyatt is a favorite with parents as well as the new teachers she mentors. She’s also a magnet for appreciative former students who return often to visit this influential teacher. “Erin Wyatt embodies the dedication and commitment that it takes to motivate and develop students,” said Foley. “STEM education is essential to improving student outcomes and future success, and Erin delivers in this key arena of knowledge with a personal touch, institutional savvy and emotional connection to the community. We are thrilled to welcome her to our Milken Educator Network.” “Erin Wyatt exemplified the innovation, enthusiasm, and dedication of teachers throughout Maryland,” said Salmon. “We are committed to equity and excellence in our schools, and she is a living example of both of these principles in action. Teachers like Erin Wyatt are changing young people’s lives and making a difference. We are proud that she has been honored in this “We are so proud to have Erin recognized by the Milken Foundation and especially honored as a school system to have the only Maryland recipient this year,” said Superintendent of Harford County Public Schools Dr. Sean Bulson. “It is not easy to do what teachers do every day; Erin is a shining example of all the ‘extra’ qualities that we look for in an educator. It is my pleasure to be a part of this well-deserved surprise.” About Milken Educator Erin Wyatt Every morning, instead of leading a traditional homeroom at North Harford Middle School in Pylesville, Maryland, eighth-grade science teacher Erin Wyatt helps a group of female students run the school store. The girls are part of Wyatt’s mentoring program, one she created based on a similar effort at her church to provide young women with strong role models. Members of the “Girls Club” are thriving, with higher grades, better attendance and fewer behavior referrals. Wyatt prioritizes students’ social and emotional learning along with academics: She helped develop and piloted “Unify Harford,” a curriculum with lessons on tolerance, diversity, citizenship and cultural and community awareness. The program expanded from her classroom to the grade level, and the school district plans to use it throughout Harford County Schools. The chair of North Harford’s science department, Wyatt is known as an innovative and exceptional educator who meets all students at their level of readiness and accepts them for who they are. She works with students at every academic level, from the gifted to challenged students on Individualized Education Programs. North Harford ranks fourth or fifth overall among the district’s middle schools, but its eighth-grade science scores land first or second. Wyatt’s students regularly surpass 80% on high-stakes testing. An African-American teacher in a district with limited ethnic diversity, Wyatt serves as a powerful role model for female, minority and STEM-focused students. Her pupils have earned first place in the school’s science fair, and Wyatt often arranges field trips to meet with scientists working in a variety of STEM fields. Wyatt is known for her ability to form deep relationships with students and takes the time to get to know every student. Former students check in with her long after they have left for high school, and Wyatt keeps parents involved in their children’s learning process. She serves as a mentor for new and struggling teachers, who often visit her classroom to observe her pedagogical methods, classroom management and student-motivation techniques. Wyatt has served on North Harford’s curriculum and grading committees and is on the team implementing the school’s new restorative practices. She sponsors several building-wide spirit activities, providing positive experiences in a rural community where after-school programs can be hard to find. Every spring, Wyatt produces a movie featuring highlights from the school year, a beloved tradition that students and staff watch over and over. Wyatt earned a bachelor’s in biology from Delaware State University in 2007 and a master’s in K-8 science education from Walden University in 2010. Milken Educators are selected in early to mid-career for what they have achieved and for the promise of what they will accomplish. In addition to the $25,000 prize and public recognition, the honor includes membership in the National Milken Educator Network, a group of more than 2,700 top teachers, principals, and specialists dedicated to strengthening education. In addition to participation in the Milken Educator Network, 2019-20 recipients will attend a Milken Educator Forum in Indianapolis from March 26-28, 2020 where they will network with their new colleagues and exchange ideas with state and federal leaders on the future of education. In addition, the Milken Educator Awards’ “Why Not Us” program will pair each 2019- 20 recipient with a veteran Milken Educator mentor to explore and prepare for expanded leadership roles that strengthen education practice and policy. More than $140 million in funding, including $70 million in individual $25,000 awards, has been devoted to the overall Awards initiative, which includes powerful professional development opportunities throughout recipients’ careers. Many have gone on to earn advanced degrees and be placed in prominent posts and on state and national education committees. The Awards alternate yearly between elementary and secondary educators. Unlike most teacher recognition programs, the Milken Educator Award is completely unique: Educators cannot apply for this recognition and do not even know they are under consideration. Candidates are sourced through a confidential selection process and then are reviewed by blue ribbon panels appointed by state departments of education. Those most exceptional are recommended for the Award, with final selection made by the Milken Family Foundation. The cash award is unrestricted. Recipients have used the money in diverse ways; for instance, on their children’s or their own continuing education, financing dream field trips, establishing scholarships, and even on the adoption of children. Congratulations Ms. Wyatt. You are an inspiration to us all. Thank you for your hard work. Thank you for the time you spend with your students. Thank you for being part of the solution. As St. Francis of Assisi said in his beautiful prayer for peace, “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love…where there is injury, pardon…” Thank you for being an instrument of His peace.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line582
__label__cc	0.701497	0.298503	THE LAST CONTINENT The Last Continent (2008) dir. Jean Lemire “The Last Continent” (aka “Le Dernier Continent”) has been a sensation in Quebec – a million dollar + box office earner in la belle Province alone – and it’s a documentary, an eco-adventure about a group of scientists who travel to Antarctica to study the effects of global warming. The film opens in English Canada this weekend from Seville Pictures. Lemire opens the film with a brief history of Antarctic exploration. He makes specific comparisons to the famous Shackleton mission which saw the British explorer’s boat trapped and stranded in ice, near death, before a dramatic rescue. The mission of this expedition is not unlike Shackleton’s. The crew of the Sedna IV is to sail south, anchor beside a reef and encase itself in ice, which will then become their home base for study for the rest of the year. It’s a seemingly simple plan, but nature and irony strikes back quickly. The winter freeze-over doesn’t arrive when it’s supposed to. This causes much havoc – with only limited freezer space, their food must be rotated between the melting ice floor of the ground and their refrigerator on ship. For the first two-thirds of the film the crew is in problem-solving mode – troubleshooting one problem after the next, including a dramatic tussle with a late summer storm. But when winter eventually comes, we finally get to see the stunning visual beauty of the environment. Because of the skewed hours of day and night, for certain periods of the year, it’s an almost perpetual dusk. Lemire visualize this anomaly with a fantastic timelapse sunset shot like I’ve never seen before. Instead going down from the sky to the earth, the sun actually moves across the horizon, creating a permanent magic hour, which goes on for hours and hours. The crew has great fun with the wildlife. Penguin fun is a plenty and there’s one remarkably dramatic scene with a baby seal left abandoned by her mother. Lemire spends some quality time getting to know the crew as well, which is where some of the most emotional content comes from. Mental health caregiver Mariano Lopez's tearful phone call home to his young daughter is an emotional reminder of the sacrifice the environment asks of its crew. The title refers to Antarctica as being the last continent on Earth yet to be exploited by man. Despite not having any inhabitants, Antarctica is the place most affected by man’s environmental irresponsibilities. The icecaps have subsided and glaciers are melting and the population of its animal life are dwindling. “The Last Continent” isn’t as effective as say, “An Inconvenient Truth” in helping opens our eyes to environmental concerns. Science and proselytizing is kept to a minimum. “The Last Continent” is about capturing the pristine beauty of a place, which is indirectly being spoiled and damaged by our malevolent behaviour. Enjoy. Labels: 'Alan Bacchus Reviews , *** , 2008 Films , Canadian , Documentary , Foreign Language , French Is it subtitled? Or has your French DRASTICALLY improved since Highschool? hah! Mai non! it is subtitled, but i couldn't find the English Language trailer on youtube. je suis desole. NIGHTWATCH & DAYWATCH REDBELT SHARKWATER EVERYTHING IS FINE INTERVIEW WITH AMAL DIRECTOR, RICHIE MEHTA SHOTGUN STORIES SURFWISE NIM'S ISLAND THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956) THE DARK KNIGHT AND THE PRECEDENT OF POPCORN FILMS... THE GUNFIGHTER	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line583
__label__wiki	0.972747	0.972747	Deluxe Cafe Bourke Abattoir proposal receives strong support from Federal Member Media Release A proposal to build a state of the art, small stock abattoir just outside of Bourke has received strong support from the town’s Federal representative. Speaking in the Federal Parliament in Canberra on Tuesday evening, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton conveyed his strong support... Tourism Moree’s December eNewsletter Need to know what's happening around Moree Plains Shire in December? It's one of the district's busiest months, with plenty to see and do. Click the PDF link to read Tourism Moree's informative eNewsletter. Tourism Moree eNewsletter December 2015 ... Moree pre-schools receive $21,000 funding boost Media Release MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has today announced a $21,000 funding boost for Moree pre-schools as part of a one-off increase of $168,000 for pre-schools throughout the electorate to help improve access to pre-school for children in rural and remote communities. Mr Marshall said... Inverell marches for White Ribbon Day Media Release MEMBER for Northern Tablelands and White Ribbon Ambassador Adam Marshall marked White Ribbon Day by calling on the community to stand up, speak out and act to prevent men's violence against women. Mr Marshall joined with hundreds of Inverell locals of all ages and backgrounds... Ros Laws steps down as Moree CDAT chair after 10 years Media Release In the Federal Parliament today Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton publicly acknowledged Moree resident Ros Laws who, after 10 years, has stepped down as Chair of the Moree Community Drug Action Team (CDAT). Mr Coulton paid tribute to Ms Laws who remains a very active... Sports funding up for grabs for local clubs Media Release MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall is encouraging local sporting clubs from across the region to apply for funding from the State Government’s Local Sport Grant Program, when applications open tomorrow, Thursday, 26 November. Mr Marshall said the program aimed to increase regular and on-going... Bush race clubs big winners from tax cuts Media Release RACE clubs across rural NSW will receive a major boost in prize money thanks to the NSW Government’s legislation to match NSW’s wagering tax rates with Victoria’s. All clubs' prize money per race at TAB-covered meetings will increase by $5,000 to $20,000 from July 2016. Member for Barwon... Lights now flashing at every school in the Northern Tablelands Media Release STATE MP Adam Marshall has announced a huge boost in protecting children on roads around schools saying that as of today all 93 Northern Tablelands schools now have a set of flashing lights to alert motorists in their school zones. [caption id="attachment_4143" align="alignleft" width="602"] Northern... Coulton encourages involvement in national water infrastructure planning Media Release STATES and territories are being invited to apply for a share in $25 million of Commonwealth Government funding to undertake feasibility studies to support water infrastructure projects across the country, including new dams. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton welcomed the call for expressions of interest... White Ribbon Day raises awareness of the fight against domestic violence Media Release Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has described this week’s White Ribbon Day as another important event that raises awareness of the blight of domestic violence throughout our communities. With towns across his electorate ranking as some of the worst in NSW for reported cases... Previous 1 … 114 115 116 … 131 Next	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line589
__label__cc	0.640624	0.359376	Child Contact and Overseas Relocation – Mother Wins High Court Appeal Children thrive best when they have ready contact with both their parents. However, as one case involving the eight-year-old son of Polish parents showed, difficulties frequently arise where one parent wishes Dealing with Social Breakdown – Family Judges Are at the Sharp End Family judges deal on a daily basis with the consequences of social breakdown and, in every case in which children are involved, their welfare is the primary concern. That was certainly What Does ‘Molestation’ Mean? Court of Appeal Test Case Non-molestation orders are an effective means by which the courts protect the vulnerable – but what exactly does ‘molestation’ mean? The Court of Appeal tackled that issue in a family case Travel Ban Imposed to Protect Child at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crime, both in England and abroad, and judges are firm in their attempts to stamp out the practice. In one case, a family judge banned	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line590
__label__wiki	0.637521	0.637521	Thayer Allyson Gowdy Image Anthology Today marks our 8th wedding anniversary.... When I flip back through our pictures & reminisce, I can't help but be so thankful of how photographer Thayer Allyson Gowdy captured our day. Thayer's visual strength at interpreting beauty in various forms lies in what seemingly appears to be a simplistic treatment of her subjects/surroundings, allowing the content's pure honesty to shine through. Her portfolio of work casts a wide net, with a client roster that not only represents private events but includes an array of commercial advertising & editorial projects. More recently, Thayer has translated her eye for imagery into the medium of short films.... She directed a series of "Craft Folk" videos for Anthology magazine, highlighting the handcrafted wares of 3 distinct artisans. For more, watch below Thayer's film on denim designer Loren Cronk.... Posts to your Mailbox Blog Archive November (1) September (4) August (1) July (3) March (1) February (3) January (1) November (1) October (1) September (3) August (1) July (2) June (1) May (2) April (3) March (2) February (5) January (5) December (5) November (5) October (7) September (3) August (3) July (7) June (11) May (14) April (6) March (5) February (4) January (7) December (10) November (11) October (13) September (5) August (7) July (8) June (7) May (3) April (4) March (8) February (7) January (10) December (11) November (16) October (11) September (10) August (9) July (14) June (7) May (5) April (8) March (8) February (24) January (20) December (26) November (13) October (23) September (17) August (15) July (18) June (14) May (15) April (22) March (16) February (18) January (15) December (18) November (16) October (15) September (19) August (19) July (14) June (9) May (19) April (20) March (18) February (16) January (21) December (15) November (25) October (20) September (12) August (6) July (17) June (14) May (22) April (16) March (23) February (28) January (29) December (31) November (29) October (29) September (30) August (34) July (23) June (18) May (18) April (24) March (19) February (14) January (14) December (8) November (10) October (14) September (13) August (14) July (17) June (12) May (19) April (19) March (14) February (19) January (8) THE ATTIC © 2016 Template by Blogs & Lattes	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line594
__label__wiki	0.518665	0.518665	HOME: 5-19 years > Property and school transport > Roles and responsibilities in property management State schools property management Private schools' registration and management Public private partnerships to build schools Integrating schools into the state system Find out about roles responsibilities in property management across state schools, state-integrated schools, private schools, and in public private partnerships. Definition of property types State schools are managed in partnership between the Ministry and the school board of trustees. State-integrated schools are former private schools that have become part of the state system. Private schools apply to be registered with the Ministry. We don't own private school property. Private schools registration and management A public private partnership (PPP) is an agreement between the Ministry and a consortium of private companies to build a new school or rebuild an existing school. Public private partnerships (PPP) to build schoolss Last reviewed: 21 November 2019 Has this been useful? Give us your feedback	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line600
__label__cc	0.730178	0.269822	#BookReview - How to Maintain the Presence of God in this Hectic World How to Maintain the Presence of God in this Hectic World: How I Remain in the Presence of God Daily? By: Mushtaq Jaafri Publisher: Balboa Press Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott Review Date: November 5, 2019 In his newest book, How to Maintain the Presence of God in This Hectic World, author Mushtaq Jaafri, a Minister in the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), offers a glimpse into his personal contact with God, showing its origins and gradual evolution. As Dr. Jaafri emphasizes many times, he experiences not merely daily but constant communication with God, talking to Him and consulting with Him “24/7.” He recognizes that he has a physical being, which he has come to regard as something akin to a movie that he watches and performs in, while fixing his mind on the separate, higher reality of God’s presence. He likens this to being able to listen to a sermon while drawing a picture or making a list. He believes that God dwells within him; connecting to Him took practice but by now, it has become “second nature.” In daily life, he splits his mind; one half is involved in worldly activity and the other, in spiritual exercises. Jaafri is careful to distinguish between religion, which entails rituals, and spirituality, which is a free and open expression of God’s continual blessing. The examples he uses from conventional religious literature are few and mostly draw from Christian themes such as Adam as the first man and first sinner. Jaafri often uses examples from his own life to explain the development of his convictions. He sees himself as having left the heavenly realm to live with a family that he chose: a brilliant father and generous, kindly mother in Pakistan. Their decision to send him for education in the US led to the discoveries he has made of the higher realms of perception, an ascent beyond the physical to astral, causal, mental, etheric and soul consciousness. Contact with MSIA and its founder John-Roger had a profound effect on his understanding, so that, as Jaafri often stresses, for more than forty years he has enjoyed a state of higher awareness. Jaafri writes with sincere conviction, using simple examples as needed in his attempt to convey to his readers the ease with which they, like he, may access this special knowledge and contact. He once had a total financial collapse after poor investments, and looking for an understanding of that catastrophe led him to many revelations, and ultimately, to the sense of comfort he has gained in the realization that he can control his thinking and free his soul to the sense of the immediate, constant presence of God. His book expresses his wish to share both this knowledge and certain techniques that would allow others to experience this awareness, “right here right now.” Quill says: Dr. Jaafri’s insights can serve as an inspirational guide for sincere seekers who are prepared to go a step beyond the usual boundaries of thinking about higher realities to experience inner peace. Top Destinations for Freelance Writers #AuthorInterview with Ron Roecker @enfluencer #BookReview - Payback: A Frank Renzi Crime Thrille... #AuthorInterview with Mushtaq Jaafri #BookReview - Christmas on Nantucket #BookReview - Once Upon a Dickens Christmas #BookReview - How to Maintain the Presence of God ... #AuthorInterview with Joseph O'Donnell #AuthorInterview with Daniel V. Meier, Jr. #AuthorInterview with Tracy Stopler	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line602
__label__cc	0.679126	0.320874	FLORIDA EAST COAST REALTY • 100 South Biscayne Boulevard, Ste. 900, Miami, FL 33131 • 305 358.7710 Chairman & President Wayne Hollo Jerome Hollo Austin Hollo Nikkie Abascal Philip Dahan Luis Espinosa Brenda Gell Jonah Hochman Lee Swerdlin Dean Warhaft Colonnade Plaza The Club at Brickell Bay (retail) Bayfront Executive Center Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center Miami Data Vault One Bayfront Plaza (new) The Towers by Foster + Partners 2020 Ponce Villa Majorca 33 Alhambra 44 Zamora The Element (sold out) Brynwood Golf & Country Club 20 East End Rainbow Sunset Pavilion Red Rock Business Center The Lennox Florida Land Brokerage Select Past Projects The Club at Brickell Bay (residential) Bay Parc Plaza Plaza Venetia Biscayne Bay Marriott Omni International Mall Hilton Miami Downtown Rivergate Plaza Complex Vizcaya Tower Vizcaya North U.S. Justice Dept Building Townhomes of Quayside Flamingo Plaza Royal Poinciana Plaza Centre House The Eden Roc Charities & Community In the News / Videos New One-Bedroom Model Residence by Epicoutu Design Unveiled at Opera Tower MIAMI, FL— Opera Tower, the luxury, high-rise condominium overlooking Biscayne Bay in Downtown Miami, is debuting a new model residence designed by Epicoutu Design, one of the hottest new interior design firms in the region. Selected for their modern, contemporary style, Epicoutu Design transformed the one-bedroom residence, located on the 35th floor of the tower, into a chic but comfortable living area by incorporating stylish furnishings, maximizing the space, and highlighting the spectacular, panoramic views. “Epicoutu’s vision for the model at Opera Tower is to appeal to all styles. With breathtaking views, we wanted to keep the focal point and just enhance the living space with textures and beautiful artwork,” says Epicoutu Design President Sismai Roman. “We added a gorgeous, neutral wallpaper with reflective tones to accent the living room, creating a defined space. The dining room is framed with a large gilded mirror, providing 360 degree views from wherever you are standing. Adding accessories like the oversized hurricane lamp or the wooden wall art provides a sense of eclectic taste to the design in an otherwise contemporary space,” says Roman. Developer financing is available for up to 50% of the purchase price. Whether buyers purchase units with cash or with developer financing, they will be able to take advantage of an exciting developer leaseback opportunity. The developer, through its affiliated management group, will leaseback the owners’ units for up to three years from closing. During that time, buyers will receive an annual rent equal to 6% of the purchase price. Monthly condominium maintenance fees are paid by the developer, with no rental commission fees or property management expenses. Buyers pay only property taxes and insurance. Fortune International is heading sales for the property. Developed by Florida East Coast Realty (FECR), residences at Opera Tower feature stainless steel appliances, European gourmet kitchens, luxurious baths, and granite countertops. Opera Tower also offers residents 24/7 security, concierge services, high-speed Internet and cable television, supervised garage parking for each residence with available 24/7 valet service, a lushly-landscaped recreation deck overlooking scenic Biscayne Bay (featuring an oversized swimming pool and multiple whirlpool spas), and a fitness center with state-of-the-art cardio and weight training equipment. A social hall, media room, and fully-equipped business center also add to the building’s impressive list of amenities. NoVe Kitchen & Bar, a fabulous “Eurasian” style restaurant and lounge, is located on the ground floor. Additionally, a gourmet market, dry cleaner, beauty salon, and gift shop all are located on-site to make life at Opera Tower even more convenient and enjoyable. Opera Tower’s location in the heart of the vibrant Media and Entertainment District offers residents a wide array of dining, shopping, and entertainment venues. Opera Tower is just blocks from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts—with its world-renowned Opera House and Performance Halls—and the AmericanAirlines Arena—home to the electrifying Miami Heat and other major concerts and events. Further, Margaret Pace Park, Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center, Bayside Marketplace, Museum Park, South Beach, Brickell, Midtown Miami, Wynwood, and the Design District are all at residents’ fingertips. The Metromover, making stops all over Downtown, also has a station within one block of the building. For more information on Opera Tower and the financing and leaseback programs, please call (786) 245-8997, visit our on-site sales center at 1750 North Bayshore Drive, or visit our website www.operatower.com. About Florida East Coast Realty (FECR) Since its founding over 60 years ago, FECR has been involved in the development of over 60 million square feet of residential, commercial, retail, and industrial space, with landmark projects from New York to Nevada and throughout Florida. Repeatedly shaping and shifting the contours of Downtown Miami, FECR has drastically changed its skyline. As the very first developer to see the benefits of urban living in Miami, FECR took a bold step into the future with the development of the Media & Entertainment District featuring its Omni and Venetia projects, an undertaking that revolutionized the area and framed one of South Florida’s most important residential, trade, and recreation centers. Throughout FECR’s extensive history, the company has built, owned, and managed a wide array of properties, and the company’s strategy for the future includes steady, continued growth in several real estate industries. In fact, the best is yet to come, with some of the largest and most electrifying projects that South Florida has ever seen, including the new One Bayfront Plaza, a signature mixed-use project of global stature, and Panorama Tower, an 85-story, mixed-use residential development, which will be the tallest buildings in the Miami skyline. For more information on Florida East Coast Realty, please visit www.fecr.com. About Epicoutu Design Epicoutu Design is taking Miami by storm, offering the hottest in new, modern, contemporary, and chic interior design in the industry. With access to over 1,000 custom furniture designers, President Sismai Roman and Assistant Designer Brittnie McAninley bring an eclectic mix of prolific spaces utilizing only the best quality furniture and accessory pieces. 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__label__cc	0.636245	0.363755	Finance and Career Magazine Career tips enhances a person's career and financial well being. It is important to find the best career guidance and move forward in life Sponsor a Blog Post Helium closes international operations Why helium decided to close international business, is someone’s guess. Whatever the reasons are, freelance writing had evidently suffered due to helium’s decision. That doesn’t mean there is a lack of freelance writing websites in the writing market. Spare a thought for those existing helium users who had written thousands of articles and now find themselves unable to access their own accounts. It’s a shame to imagine the plight of writers who had written on helium for quite some time and now find themselves logged out of the site. Was it necessary for helium to close international operations? Was quality content not being delivered by international users? Did helium.com become a victim of the deteriorating economy in United States? Or, there were some other reasons that forced helium to shut down international operations. No one would like to believe that Helium.com will ever need to reduce international operations. Why would it ever decide to reduce international exposure? Increased page views will certainly mean increase in revenue, and helium would never want to miss earnings in the long run. Moreover, low quality content won’t be an issue. Helium.com always delete articles that do not fit in the criteria. The reason undoubtedly lie somewhere else. One of the main reasons for helium’s sudden decision to block IP addresses of some regions would be the urgency to adhere to the outsourcing laws. They want to extend a hand of friendship to their countrymen in times of distress, when US economy has taken a sizeable hit. Helium’s decision might turn out to be beneficial for local writers, but helium should never forget that writers from all over the world had contributed to helium’s success. They can block international operations if they like. The site is theirs; they have every right to choose, according to their wishes. But helium.com should make payments to international writers. They should also make sure that future commercial revenues should be impartially split, or else helium should remove articles of those writers who can’t access helium so that articles could be submitted somewhere else. Helium.com should rethink their decision and once again begin their international operations. Though, this time they could take precautions not to add additional members to their fold. Update: Helium.com had paid my payments, and I am truly thankful to them, but I still couldn't access my accounts. It's their site, they can do whatever they want, but it's sad that I can no longer submit articles on helium.com, even though many of my articles are at the top of the ranking. Logging me out would mean that I can no longer receive ad proceeds from my articles on the site. Helium should make arrangements so that at least logged out writers can earn money from the articles that have already been submitted to the site. Final Update: Finally, Helium allowed us to remove articles and place somewhere else. Thanks you. Well, I'm from Singapore and I just tried to access Helium without a problem. Perhaps they changed their mind? Jena Isle said... Hello R, Are you still able to access your account? I could not. How many , do you thinks are affected? By the way, you can join our entrecard community so you could expose your blog more.. and earn also in the process. Registration is totally free. I look forward to having you with us. Hi Jena, No, I can't access my account even though I won the writing contest at helium, and now I couldn't withdraw my money. there are many who got affected. It's sad. If you are interested in writing a post, criticizing about helium, I will publish your post in my blog. let me know I will send you the link. Rajiv, I had the same problem. I have asked someone who had access to open my helium account and withdraw my earnings, and he did..The problem was I have already requested payout, but they still did not send. Then I wrote a letter stating my problem, the following day, they send the money to paypal. Don't worry, they'll pay, but you have to allow someone abroad to withdraw your earnings for you. If you won the contest, then that's too bad, you have to withdraw it through someone doing it for you. Thank you very much for your advice and efforts you did put to answer me back. I will have to find a way out. Any way what is entrecard community,I am interested but I couldn't find it among your blogs. Any way Jena,if you are interested, you can write a short post about anything on my blog. I will send you the links. 50 words, 100 words any number of words. We can certainly trade information in that way. 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__label__wiki	0.58553	0.58553	EUs flaggskip for fremtidige og voksende teknologier Kommisjonens arbeidsdokument: FET-flaggskip: et ny partnerskapsmodell for store vitenskapelige utfordringer og stimulering av innovasjon i Europa Commission Staff Working Document: FET Flagships: A novel partnering approach to address grand scientific challenges and to boost innovation in Europe Rapport lagt fram av Kommisjonen 16.09.2014 BAKGRUNN (fra Kommisjonens pressemelding 16.09.2014, engelsk utgave) EU Science and Technology Flagships pick up steam - final inclusive structure announced The European Commission published today a report on its ambitious science and technology Flagships. The report draws the lessons from setting up the first two such Flagships, Graphene and the Human Brain Project, each representing an investment of EUR 1 billion. It also sets out the future working arrangements for the two Flagships underway. European Commission Vice President @NeelieKroesEU said: "The Human Brain Project and the Graphene Flagships have the potential to revolutionise science, boost industry and improve peoples’ lives with new products and medical treatments. No funding agency, no scientific community, no company, no Member State can achieve this alone: we need to find the best way to join forces and the Flagship model is here to stay." Graphene – the wonder material Graphene, a form of carbon in a one-atom-thick layer, has the potential to underpin new disruptive technologies, substituting materials used in existing applications and also leading to radically new markets and applications. The Flagship aims to take graphene and related layered materials from the realm of fundamental science to industrial and societal applications in the space of ten years. Novel composites, more efficient batteries and new types of sensors are examples of technologies that will benefit from graphene and related materials in a variety of fields: from energy to automotive technologies, and from chemical processes to aerospace. @GrapheneCA (MEMO/14/531) The Human Brain Project – building a computer model of the brain Understanding the human brain is one of the key challenges of the 21st century. The Human Brain Project (HBP) aims to combine existing knowledge and data about the human brain for building a realistic computer model of the brain by 2023. Such a model will help researchers understand how the human brain works and the diseases affecting it. Neuroscientists have an essential role to play in succeeding such endeavour [see the blog post Preparing the next steps of the Human Brain Project]. The HBP will have a potentially massive impact in areas such as neuroscience, new treatments for brain disease, computing and robotics technologies. @HumanBrainProj (MEMO/14/531) Strong commitment and openness Today's report represents a strong affirmation of the Commission's long-term support for the Flagships. While resources will continue to be pooled from public and private sources across Europe, the Commission stands firm in its engagement to anchor the endeavour by supporting each Flagship's core over a decade. The report's material on the lessons drawn from the long process that preceded the start of the first Flagships is essential for any similar effort in the future. The Commission also reports how it will put its future cooperation with the Flagships on a firm footing. It notably foresees to set up an open and transparent governance structure embracing all the involved stakeholders that will cater for efficient decision making and optimal use of funding and resources. The governance structure also includes a governance forum that will host discussions, open to all, on scientific, industrial and other relevant aspects. This governance structure will be regularly assessed in close cooperation with all the involved stakeholders and adjusted if necessary. Flagships are a new instrument of research and innovation support under Horizon 2020. The Flagship model is designed to encourage visionary research with the potential to deliver scientific and technological breakthroughs with major benefits for European society and industry. Today's report describes in detail the future open, transparent and inclusive governance structure for Flagships. It also covers other success factors such as the innovation strategy and links with industry, educational training programmes and responsible research and innovation. The Flagship model is built around a large Core Project and several Partnering Projects. The Core Project ensures the scientific leadership and cohesion of the Flagship and is funded by the Commission. The Partnering Projects, mainly funded by the Member States bring new knowledge, skills and resources to the Flagship. They address specific science and technology areas of the Flagship's research roadmap, by complementing or extending the ones covered by the Core Project, they focus on technology transfer activities, etc. Both parts contribute to the management of the Flagship and the definition of its research roadmap. Half of the Flagship budget is planned to come from the EU funds (e.g. Horizon 2020) while the other half would come from the Member States, as well as the private sector. The two Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagships (@FETFlagships) were announced by the European Commission in January 2013 (press release) and started working in October 2013. Both Flagships have proposed Framework Partnership Agreements with the Commission to set their structure and the decade-long cooperation on a strong footing. Following an expert review of the proposals the Commission now works towards putting the agreements in place as soon as possible. • January: first annual review of the Flagships • March/April: Framework Partnership Agreements (FPA) are signed and details how the Flagships will work till 2023 • April: end of the ramp-up phase (funded under the previous research framework programme FP7) and start of a new phase (funded under the new research framework programme Horizon 2020 #H2020) • Interim evaluation of the Flagships, including their governance and implementation mechanisms as these are defined in the staff working document published today Kommisjonens framlegg SWD(2014) 283 Kommisjonens pressemelding 16.09.2014 Forskning og innovasjon (politikkdokument) Innovasjon i Europa: statusrapport 2015 Utvikling av offentlig-private partnerskap Årsrapport om EUs forskningsinnsats 2018 Europeisk innovasjonspartnerskap om aktiv og sunn aldring Europeisk forskning og innovasjon - status og arbeid for 2011	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line610
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__label__wiki	0.929946	0.929946	After two years overseas, Daniel Santiago is leaving the army to marry the wrong girl and to start a new life in the wrong town. But fate steps in. His fiancée dies and riddled with guilt Daniel disappears. Now after seven years Daniel comes home. He must finally deal with his guilt and the traumatic stress serving his country created. Daniel's faith guides him as he copes with family issues and financial problems. He develops close ties with other veterans and falls in love with his fiancée's twin sister. "A Veteran's Homecoming: The Story of Daniel" is a man's journey facing the challenges of life while keeping Faith with his Beliefs. Santiago Cirilo stars as Daniel. Santiago proudly served in the U.S. Army's 101 Airborne Division. And now he is a well known actor appearing in popular television shows such as "The Walking Dead", "Memphis Beat" and "The Nephilim Chronicles". Release Date: Summer, 2016 MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated Genres: Christian. Drama. Family Movie Studio: Cirilo Seven Entertainment Runtime: 100 min (Approx) Executive Producer: Santiago Cirilo, producer, writer and actor known for roles in The Walking Dead, Memphis Beat and starring in the series Nephilim Chronicles. Director: Kenneth Garner, producer and director, known for Ashes 2 Ashes (2014), Falling Backwards (2013) and Common Sense for Dummys (2011). Story by: Santiago Cirilo Screenplay: Santiago Cirilo, Goldie Goldsmith-Vigneri, Tom Vigneri Original Music: Ron Browning Cast: Santiago Cirilo. Natalie Blake. Keelin Robertson. Contact: Santiago Cirilo, 615-499-9919. santiagocirilo@yahoo.com COPYRIGHT. 2017. GOLDSMITH-VIGNERI PRODUCTION GVE-TV About GVE-TV/Contact Us	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line625
__label__wiki	0.654498	0.654498	FMWR Briefs Full Issues Tabbed Archive Armed Forces Press Service Army Community Covenant Army News Service Change of command Change of Responsibility Courts-martial Results DVIDS Footsteps in Faith Installation Management Command Native Hawaiian Community Program Police Call Single Soldiers Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) Stand-Alone Photo Standing Columns Take a Stand! The Meat and Potatoes of Life U.S. Army Garrison-Pohakuloa (USAG-Pohakuloa) You are here: Home » Blog » News » 8th TSC sustainment brigade transitions to Tropic Lightning 8th TSC sustainment brigade transitions to Tropic Lightning haw \| July 2, 2015 \| 0 Comments A color guard leads a brigade formation during a change of command and redesignation ceremony, Tuesday. The ceremony marked the transition of the 45th Sust. Bde. to the 25th Sust. Bde., under the 25th ID. Story and photos by Sgt. Erin Sherwood 25th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — The 45th Sustainment Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, has cased its old colors and uncased new colors to become the 25th Sust. Bde., 25th Infantry Division, during a change of command and re-designation ceremony, here, Tuesday. “Our Army takes another step as it continues to evolve to meet the challenges of operating and winning in a complex world,” said Maj. Gen. Edward F. Dorman III, commander, 8th TSC. “We are here as one team in an act that will enhance the expeditionary capabilities of the 25th Infantry Division.” In February, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno directed that sustainment brigades should be aligned to each division. The transition is meant to maximize unit cohesion and mission command effectiveness across the Pacific. “You represent 30 unique capability sets critical in supporting a regionally engaged, globally responsive, campaign quality, expeditionary Army,” said Dorman. Col. Gavin Lawrence, commander (at right, left), and Command Sgt. Maj. Pang Shen perform the uncasing during the change of command and redesignation ceremony. “Today is a historic moment for this unit,” said Col. Gregory Boyd, outgoing commander of the 45th Sust. Bde. “This has been a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding command. The one constant we have had is transitions.” The transition presented some challenges for Soldiers, who had to link up with their 25th counterparts to ensure the reassignment went smoothly. Each section was required to form good communication and connections before the switch. “The casing of the 45th and the subsequent uncasing of the 25th colors is bittersweet for the Soldiers within the ranks assembled before you,” said Col. Gavin Lawrence, incoming commander for the newly designated 25th Sust. Bde. In reference to the brigade lineage, Lawrence said the “American Pacific Response Force, (is) a unit that has honorably served our nation’s interests since World War II. Although the name of the sustainment brigade has changed, our mission remains focused on sustainment support.” Above left, the leadership team of the 25th Sust. Bde. uncases the colors, Tuesday, June 30. The attachment of the brigade to a division does not change the mission of the 25th in the garrison or during wartime. There are some adjustments for Soldiers to make in terms of workflow and the training day, but their mission to provide sustainment across the Pacific remains steady. “To the officers, noncommissioned officers and Soldiers of the brigade, you are truly the best this country has to offer. I am forever grateful to you for your dedication to our mission. It was truly an honor and privilege to serve as your commander,” Boyd said. Soldiers stood in reflection for a moment as the 45th Sust. Bde. colors were cased. The brigade may answer to a different command, but its strong support of units across the Pacific remains unwavering. 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__label__cc	0.625207	0.374793	Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration Facility Kitwanga Smolt Enumeration Facility Brown Bear Creek Sockeye and Coho Enumeration and Monitoring Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration UPDATES Kitwanga Smolt Fence Enumeration UPDATES Aquatic habitat assessment Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Fish Population Monitoring, Enumeration, Assessment and Enhancement Environmental Impact Assessment Review Food, Social and Ceremonial Fishing Economic Fisheries Where We Work - Gitanyow Traditional Territory The Gitanyow Fisheries Authority (GFA) currently employs 3 full-time biologists and a full-time fisheries coordinator. GFA employs 8-14 seasonal technicians, labourers and student workers that typically work each year during the field season from mid-April to mid-November. Current Full-Time Staff Gregory Rush - Fisheries Coordinator Gregory is the head Chief of the Gitanyow wilp (house group) of Wii Litsxw (Meziadin Lake area). In his role at GFA he is in charge of administering the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy funding provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. He manages the Food, Social and Ceremonial (FSC) Fisheries each year for the Gitanyow, including issuing Designation Cards and Transport permits to community members to allow them to legally obtain their FSC fish. He is active in negotiations with industry and government in relation to management of natural resources on the Gitanyow Territory. Mark Cleveland - Head Fisheries Biologist Mark has been employed by the Gitanyow Fisheries Authority since 1999. He has been a Registered Professional Biologist in BC in good standing since 2003 and holds a degree in Biology from the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George, BC. He also has technical diplomas in fish and wildlife and Natural Resources Law Enforcement from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Lindsay, Ontario. Mark has over 20 years experience working in the natural resources sciences, including time spent in working for government, industry and consulting in parks, forestry and fisheries. He has extensive in fish and fish habitat assessment, salmonid stock assessment, fisheries management, project management and environmental impact assessment. Mark oversees all aspects of GFA technical activities, including budgeting, staffing, proposal writing, field work supervision and reporting. He also represents First Nation interest in fisheries at the provincial level through his work with the First Nations Fisheries Council and at a regional level through the Skeena Fisheries Commission. He is also a senior technical advisor to Gitanyow Nation leaders at many resource management tables acting as the direct link between science and the politics of decision making. Kevin Koch - Fish and Wildlife Biologist Kevin holds a BSc. in Wildlife Management from UNBC in Prince George, BC, and has over 12 years experience in fisheries, wildlife and forestry management in Northwest B.C. He has extensive experience in stream habitat assessment and restoration, including in-stream and riparian habitat work, as well as salmonid enumeration including snorkel surveys. His role at GFA is diverse and has included management of the Sedan Creek Hydro-electric fisheries assessment, working in the field with GFA technicians doing QA/QC, assisting the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs in developing wildlife management capacity and providing technical support for environmental assessment review processes. Jordan Beblow - Fisheries Biologist Jordan is a Registered Professional Biologist in BC in good standing, and received his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and was fortunate to work for five years at the university later in his career in research with the Sea Around Us Project. In addition to working in a research setting, his past work background for government (DFO, MoE), and in consulting, has broadened his outlook and perspective of how the different sectors operate and work with First Nations and industry on environmental questions. Jordan has combined his 20 years of field experience in the Natural Resource sector with strong organizational and technical writing skills with a love of the natural world to perform tasks in a timely and ethical manner. GFA Seasonal Staff Vernon Russell Vernon has worked with GFA since 1998 and brings a wealth of knowledge and discipline to our crews. He knows the Gitanyow Traditional Territory very well. Prior to GFA he worked as a faller and a commercial fisherman. He is known on the crew for his excellent note-taking abilities and his high level of professionalism. Les McLean Les has been with GFA for over 16 years. He has a wealth of knowledge of the Gitanyow Traditional Territory, and excellent technical skills. Les works on all GFA projects and typically is stationed locally at our enumeration fences. In October/November 2010 he completed the Aboriginal Environmental Technician Certificate Course (AET) and the Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects (EM) course through Vancouver Island University (VIU). Earl McLean Earl has been with GFA for over 15 years. He has a wealth of knowledge of the Gitanyow Traditional Territory, and an excellent technical skills. Earl works on all GFA projects and has been the lead on the Parks and Rec Site Maintenance Project with the Ministry of Forests over the last few years. In October/November 2010 he completed the Aboriginal Environmental Technician Certificate Course (AET) and the Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects (EM) course through Vancouver Island University (VIU). Phillip Johnson Phillip has worked for GFA for over 14 years. He typically spends the bulk of the field season working in partnership with the Nisga'a Fisheries Program at the Meziadin Fishway. In October/November 2010 he completed the Aboriginal Environmental Technician Certificate Course (AET) and the Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects (EM) course through Vancouver Island University (VIU). Brenton Williams Brenton has worked for GFA for over 7 years. Brenton works on all GFA projects but spends most of the season working at both the Kitwanga adult and smolt fences. He also spends much of the field season as a fisheries technician at the Meziadin Fishway. As a veteran technician, Brenton often works on various industrial projects such as mines and pipelines, providing technical assistance. Morgan Douse Morgan Douse started out as a Student Worker in 2012 and has been with us ever since, working in both an office and field capacity. Her eagerness to learn new things, her personable nature and her competency with computers has given her opportunities to work in the office with data management, preparation of the company health and safety manual and updating the GFA website. She has also worked on most of GFA's field projects, including the adult fence, Brown Bear Creek sockeye counts and monitoring of the commercial fishery at Meziadin, to name a few. Johnny started with GFA in 2012 as a summer student, spending much of his first season doing stream assessments for pipeline projects. Since that time he has spent much of each summer working as a fisheries technician at the Meziadin Fishway, and has represented Gitanyow well in this capacity. He has also worked on both the adult and smolt fences and most other GFA projects, and has become a very versatile emerging leader on the GFA team. click photo to see full gallery view all galleries » Each year hundreds of tourists visit the fence as they travel the highway to Alaska. The KRSEF is located on the property of the Cassiar RV Park, and is a major draw for the facility. GFA technician Les McLean with a silver coho caught in the seine net. Sockeye smolts. Kitwanga Sockeye Recovery KSEF_Update_15_November_10_2019 KSEF_Update_14_October_22_2019 2018 Kitwanga Sockeye Smolt Enumeration FISHERIES NOTICE – GITANYOW FSC NASS CHINOOK CLOSURE, 2017 GITANYOW FSC NASS CHINOOK CLOSURE, 2017 2014-2015 Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Moose Harvest Monitoring and Permitting Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs implement 4th consecutive year of Territorial moose harvest monitoring and permitting. © 2020 GITANYOW FISHERIES AUTHORITY Box 397, Kitwanga, BC, Canada V0J 2A0 website design by Spark Design	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line637
__label__wiki	0.896335	0.896335	Police close Istanbul Gezi Park ahead of support demo for ODTÜ September 06 2013 19:42:00 Police evacuated Gezi Park and parked a water cannon truck (TOMA) at its entrance, ahead of a demonstration in Taksim on Sept 6. HÜRRİYET photo, Seyit ERÇİÇEK Istanbul police again closed Gezi Park on the night of Sept. 6, following calls for a demonstrations in support of students at Ankara’s Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), who have been opposing a road project that will lead to the demolition of a forested area on campus. Police evacuated the park after a group of demonstrators who had gathered on the Asian shore of Istanbul crossed the Bosphorus. A water cannon truck (TOMA) was seen at the entrance of the park from Taksim Square. Protests in Taksim continued late into the evening, with reports that police had attacked demonstrators on İstiklal Avenue with plastic bullets and water cannon. Despite the attacks, a large number of protesters continued marching down the pedestrian way, chanting support for ODTÜ and demanding the government's resignation. Gezi Park became the heart of nationwide protests in late May after a brutal police crackdown on demonstrators protesting against the municipality’s attempt to cut down trees at the park. The road project in Ankara that will cause the destruction of ODTÜ’s forested area has also caused a similar uproar among students. Earlier in the day, Ankara police used tear gas to disperse protesters gathered at the construction area of the ODTÜ campus to stop the cutting down of trees. Bulldozers were subsequently seen moving into to demolish buildings in the area that has been earmarked for the road. ODTÜ’s leafy campus is one of the greenest areas in Ankara and has become an island of trees in recent years, after a construction boom in surrounding areas created a concrete jungle while also causing more traffic. Electric cars to replace carriages on Princes’ Islands Istanbul ice rink offers free skating training Search for missing Chaldean couple continues in Şırnak Ministry launches investigation into suicide case of Zeugma Museum archeologist Former video catches Dr Öz praising Turkish breakfast Two soldiers killed in accident during shooting training in Turkey’s southeast Historic Virgin Mary Church reopens as library 'You have not seen anything yet,' climate activist Greta says ahead of Davos Swedish activist Greta Thunberg marched with 10,000 protesters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Jan. 17 and said “you have not seen anything yet” before some head to Davos next week to challenge the global financial elite to fight climate change. Turkish woman fencer wins silver in Junior World Cup Turkish woman fencer Nisanur Erbil won a silver medal in the FIE Junior Segovia World Cup 2020 on Jan. 18.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line638
__label__cc	0.555706	0.444294	Rock County 1° Partly Cloudy Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. High near 20F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.. Mainly cloudy. Low 9F. Winds light and variable. Rock County Safety Series Network seeks input The Rock County Safety Series Network will hold an open forum on Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 3–5 p.m. in the Courthouse Center Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Courthouse, 51 … Northside, middle school math teems advance to state Unemployment Insurance 2019 tax statements now available online Loudenbeck selected for White House Summit on Human Trafficking Community-Wide MLK Event Rescheduled for Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. Become a friend of the Milton Public Library The Milton Public Library is relaunching its Friends of the Milton Public Library group and is looking for people who want to make a difference at the library and in t… Apathy not a problem in school race, dont' let it be a problem Feb. 18 Pollution records must be open Looking at job growth in Wisconsin’s three biggest metro areas A necessary burden Low cost spay/neuter clinic The Humane Society of Jefferson County announces that The Fix Is In, a low cost spay/neuter clinic, will be offering cat and small dog spays and neuters on Tuesday and… Through the Years in the Milton Courier Wisconsin’s Official Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Boettcher, Stuckey named January Students of the Month Kronberg recognized as Distinguished Junior Member The number of candidates running for Milton School Board necessitates a primary election. Five are seeking to fill two seats. In the Spring Primary on Feb. 18, the top four vote-getters will appear on the April ballot. A primary election also was needed for school board in 2018. Referendums tend to rid us of apathy. Likely there are connections between school board elections (held in April) after referendums pass or fail. In April 2019 voters approved a $59.9 million capital referendum. In November 2017, a $69.9 million capital referendum failed. Candidates may be motivated by decisions that impact taxpayer money. With an annual salary of $2,000 per year for school board members and $2,500 for board president, candidates can hardly be motivated by personal financial gain. Contested elections, which offer voters choice, should not be taken for granted. The City of Milton has three candidates running unopposed for city council. It’s not a matter school board vs. city council. Janesville school board has five candidates running unopposed in April. Maybe there’s somewhat of a natural ebb and flow in the pool of candidates. In 2014, three people ran for two Milton school board seats, and six ran for three city council seats. The last time the Milton school district saw an uncontested election was 2013. Rob Roy, Betsy Lubke ran for school board unopposed. Possibly the community was content. Lubke received 1,897 votes and Roy received 1,571. Those numbers, though they were not split with other candidates do not convey apathy. Elections can get confusing. There are four this year: Feb. 18 — Spring Primary (Milton school board, supreme court justice, Edgerton mayor) April 7 – Spring Election and Presidential Primary (Milton school board, Rock County Board of Supervisors, municipal judges and offices, Supreme Court justice and presidential primary) Aug. 11 – Partisan Primary Nov. 3 – General Election (President, Congress, state assembly, district attorney, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds) The February and August elections may be the most difficult to remember because they don’t happen every year. Mark your calendars. We will have more candidate information in upcoming issues of the Milton Courier. Boys basketball: Campion's big second half sparks upest Tuesday roundup: Rodenberg scores 24 in win; Gymnastics earns another season high https://www.hngnews.com/milton_courier/ 28 Milwaukee Ave. West Email: Milton@hngnews.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line643
__label__wiki	0.759927	0.759927	Hoipolloi #IAMROBINHOOD Hugh Hughes The Duke > The Duke Popping Up in Blackheath You’ve heard of ‘Pop-Up Shops’ – well, we’re offering ‘Pop-Up Theatre Shows’ with another appearance of The Duke popping up in Blackheath at Save the Children’s Mary’s Living and Giving Shop. For one night only, on Wednesday 30 May you can catch Shôn performing The Duke in the unique and cosy store, established by Mary Portas on Blackheath’s Montpelier Vale. Described as ground breaking, The Duke, which premiered in 2016, set us on the beginning of our journey to create theatre work that raises money and profile for charitable causes. To date we have raised a mammoth £47,000 for child refugees with the show, via Save the Children’s Emergency Appeal and so it is a real honour for us to perform in the heart of Save’s London community. Funny, poignant and playful, The Duke weaves together the tragi-comic fate of a family heirloom – a porcelain figure of The Duke of Wellington, the quandary of a scriptwriter stretching his integrity, and an unfolding disaster as thousands of children flee their homes. The boutique store’s design has taken inspiration from the heath and is populated with hand-drawn portraits of some of the area’s most well know residents including painter Jean Cooke, composer Ignatius Sancho, philosopher John Stuart Mill, restaurant critic and one of the first ever celebrity chefs Fanny Cradock, interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowyn, business magnate, investor and philanthropist Richard Branson, Game of Thrones’ John Bradley, and Suffraget Emily Davison. So I think it’s fair to say that you’ll be amongst good company when you join us for The Duke. So what are you waiting for get your tickets now, soak up the art, celebrate the area’s rich history and enjoy our award winning show at the same time. Tickets for the show, are FREE but donations to the Emergency Fund are welcomed at the end of the performance. Tickets are available here, doors open at 7.00pm and the show starts at 7.15pm. Look forward to seeing you there, but if you can’t make it, our next stop is HOME, Manchester! ME & ROBIN HOOD Our phenomenal ME & ROBIN HOOD audiences have raised over £24,300 to date for Street Child United! A massive, massive thank you, to you all! Our generous audiences have raised over £51,600 to support child refugees through Save the Children's since The Duke premiered. We're so grateful to you all! On top of that audiences of THE LADDER, which begun touring this autumn, have also raised over £550 for World Wildlife Fund's Amazon Emergency. Thank you, thank you, thank you, you are all awesome! © 2004-2017. Hoipolloi. All Rights Reserved. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy Hoipolloi, Unit 17E, The Courtyard, Sturton Street, Cambridge CB1 2SN, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 7710 432314 Registered in England & Wales number: 2981774 Registered charity number: 1045399 VAT number: 711 435 470 This site uses Google Analytics. If you do not wish your visit to be tracked, please disable cookies in your browser settings. For our full policy on Cookies, please click here	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line644
__label__wiki	0.564569	0.564569	Health Care Journalists Improving public understanding of health and health care AHCJ Home Covering Health About AHCJ HospitalInspections.org Bringing transparency to federal inspections Texas -> MAYHILL HOSPITAL -> Report No. 23224 The information below comes from the statement of deficiencies compiled by health inspectors and provided to AHCJ by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It does not include the steps the hospital plans to take to fix the problem, known as a plan of correction. For that information, you should contact the hospital, your state health department or CMS. Accessing the document may require you to file a Freedom of Information Request. Information on doing so is available here. MAYHILL HOSPITAL 2809 SOUTH MAYHILL ROAD DENTON, TX 76208 March 22, 2017 VIOLATION: RN SUPERVISION OF NURSING CARE Tag No: A0395 NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review, and interview the hospital failed to ensure that a registered nursed supervised and evaluated the nursing care for 3 of 4 patients, (Patient #3, Patient#11, Patient#13) and reassessed the patients for injuries after being involved in an altercation. Findings including During the record review Patient #3, Patient #11, and Patient #13, records failed to ensure that a medical assessment was completed after the patients were involved in an altercation. During an interview with Personnel#3, and Personnel #4, they were able to verify the patient's records did not reflect that a medical assessment or reassessment was completed. The hospital Nursing Patient Assessment/Reassessment dated ,d+[DATE] reflected, "To provide the scope of patient assessments performed by nursing and other clinical disciplines ...Patients will be reassessed as needed or according to established protocol. Patients will be reassessed when ...identifies any change in patient symptoms." © 2013 AHCJ — All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line646
__label__wiki	0.76996	0.76996	Jewish Independent Where different views on Israel and Judaism are welcome. Events calendar Jan. 17 to Feb. 2, 2020 עניין בחדשות A roundup of news in Canada and further afield, in Hebrew. From the JI Celebrating the Holidays The Daily Snooze Cartoons by Jacob Samuel Help the JI and JMABC fill in the gaps in our archives. Organizations, Etc. Other News Sources & Blogs Subscribe / donate JI Chai Celebration [email protected]! video Opera urges “never forget” Searching for a safe harbour Last Cabaret almost sold out Let’s be more Jewish Cohen’s clay defies gravity Victoria hosts Klondike Artistic responses Making hydrogen from sunlight Tips for inclusivity A time to learn who we are אזהרת מסע BRCAinBC’s inaugural event Funds for Jewish studies Police incident at shul Extremes and elections Jacob Samuel records album It’s a Wonderful Life in music Be in on the joke in AI Alice’s wonder and silliness Classes on being a DJ Annual civil courage tribute O My God at Emanu-El Inspired through story, song Many milestones for Wosk in 2019 Green Thumb milestone Tweets by @JewishIndie Alison Snowden and David Fine's Oscar-nominee Animal Behaviour Vancouver Jewish community's Public Speaking Contest, a short film Byline: Carole Lieberman Meaningful family trip to Kiev Left to right: Lucien, Grisha, Carole, Leanne and Svetlana at the airport in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo from Carole Lieberman) My husband Lucien, our daughter Leanne and I recently traveled to Kiev, Ukraine, to meet Lucien’s first cousin and his family for the first time. History has an interesting way of unfolding. Lucien’s father was one of 10 children born in Russia. The oldest daughter Sophie immigrated to Canada in 1912, to marry a farmer living in Rumsey, Alta. In 1923, Lucien’s grandparents, along with four of their children, including Lucien’s father Leo, made the cross-Atlantic journey from Russia to Alberta. Sadly, in 1927, their daughter Lucy, for whom Lucien was named, ended her life there at age 25 and, in another tragedy, their daughter Sophie, mother of five young children, was widowed. Shortly after these tragedies, their daughter Manya chose to return to Russia on her own. And, in 1928, the grandparents were determined to return to Russia. And so, in November of that year, two brothers – Leo Lieberman, 33, and Sam Lieberman, 29 – embraced at the Calgary CPR station. Sam was escorting their parents back to Russia. Since their parents were in their 60s and were considered elderly, they could not manage the trip on their own. Sam expected to return to Canada once their parents were settled in Kharkov, but he never did. The brothers’ last words were about Leo’s new winter coat. “Leo, I like your coat. Where I am going you can’t find such a coat.” So, the brothers exchanged garments. They did not meet again until 1966, when Leo and his wife Clara went to the Soviet Union to try and find family. Cousins Grisha, left, and Lucien. (photo from Carole Lieberman) Lucien grew up in Calgary aware that his parents had both left large families in the Soviet Union and that the Second World War had devastated those families. Sam’s story was tragic. He worked in Moscow in the 1930s as a translator. When the war came, he was taken into the army and survived four years in combat roles. He was wounded and, in 1946, he was arrested, charged and tried for the offence of being “anti-social to the regime” and sent to the Gulag, where he laboured for 10 years in a camp beyond the Arctic Circle. After Stalin’s death, Sam was discharged and allowed to return to his city of last residence, Chernivtsi in the Ukraine. There, at the age of 57, Sam married a younger woman and fathered a son, Gregory (Grisha). The next generation of family in Canada always knew about Uncle Sam and Cousin Grisha. We had heard that Grisha lived in Madagan, which is closer to Anchorage than to Moscow. Decades passed without any contact but finally, in 2016, we learned that Grisha, his wife Svetlana and their two children were living in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. We met our new cousins on Skype in 2017 and began to catch up on decades of this lost connection. Grisha and Svetlana’s son, Stanislaus Lieberman, is married to Natasha, has a 2-year-old daughter and is a lawyer in Kiev. Their daughter, Tatiana Lieberman is known throughout Ukraine as Tina Karol. (photo from Carole Lieberman) Tatiana Lieberman, affectionately called Tinotchka, is known throughout Ukraine as Tina Karol (tinakarol.com). Tina is a renowned singer who represented Ukraine in the 2006 Eurovision competition at age 21. She is the “face of Ukraine,” with billboard ads throughout Kiev for Huawei and many cosmetic companies, and has the largest fan club in all of Ukraine. Her 10-year-old son Veniamin attends school in England and returns to Kiev frequently. Tragically, Tina’s husband, Eugeny Ogir, who was her manager, died in 2013 at the age of 33, shortly after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Grisha speaks a reasonable amount of English and, thanks to Google Translate, we communicated well. We came to feel very close to our cousins after many Skype visits and plans were made to visit. There was no discussion – they insisted that we stay with them in their apartment so we would really get to know one another. It certainly was not our custom to stay with people we had never met in their two-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom apartment for eight nights but the visit was incredibly memorable and very special. Days before our arrival, Svetlana wrote that “they were trembling with anticipation.” We felt the same. Our daughter Leanne, a teacher and a published author, met us at the airport in Kiev. We were welcomed at the airport with a “Lieberman” sign and the warmest hugs and happiest tears. Throughout the visit and several times every day, Grisha would grab Lucien, hug and kiss him, saying, “You are my dear cousin.” Despite the 18-year age difference, there was a very strong cousin connection between the two men, cemented further by the traditional home-cooked Ukrainian food that we were so generously fed each day. We awoke to the smell of kreplach, borscht, haluptsi, cheese latkes and potato pancakes prepared by Svetlana and we enjoyed eating delicacies such as forshmuk, a chopped white fish salad. It was food that was so reminiscent of what Lucien’s mother had prepared for him when he was growing up in Calgary. We all laughed together when we were offered barbecued “kitchen.” Our entire week was planned in advance and included not only family visits and meals, but a visit to a wonderful Ukrainian folk dance show at a huge auditorium where we were seated in the president’s box, welcomed with a champagne reception and presented with traditional Ukrainian outfits for Vishivanka, all arranged by Tina. Tina’s driver took us to a 26-acre monastery for a private tour and we were taught how to make varenikes in a private master class at lunch. We gained a good sense of Tina’s personal life when we visited her stunning home and gardens, complete with a 24-hour armed security guard. Tina’s fans adore her and swarm her when they see her out in public. Kiev is a stunning city, with the Dneiper River running from north to south. The climate is warm in spring and the air is often beautifully fragrant with the scent of acacia trees, stronger in the morning and in the evening when we all strolled along the river. It has beautiful kashtana (chestnut) and lilac trees and a number of impressive bridges and lookouts. There are many parks, huge squares and an excellent subway system, accessed with the longest imaginable escalators. Like so many cities, it has far too much traffic (propka). Tina arranged a private guided tour of Babi Yar for us with an English-speaking local woman. Babi Yar is now a beautiful treed park approximately a kilometre square in the northwest outskirts of Kiev. On Sept. 29, 1941, Nazi troops rounded up Kiev’s 34,000 strong Jewish community and massacred them all within 48 hours. Victims were shot and buried in the ravine. The Nazis then rounded up the local Romany people and residents of mental hospitals and extended the killing. During the two-year Nazi occupation, more than 100,000 bodies were dumped into the Babi Yar ravine. When the Red Army recaptured the city in 1943, there were only 80,000 people in Kiev, one-tenth of its former population. Lucien, left, and Grisha at Babi Yar. (photo from Carole Lieberman) Today, there is little evidence of a deep ravine, only undulating terrain. There are numerous monuments, some remembering the many children killed, several with Hebrew inscriptions, and a beautiful bronze wagon, which depicts a typical Roma caravan. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian government invited the state of Israel to erect a monument, which was done in the form of a large menorah. Babi Yar is possibly the most prominent site representing the Holocaust in the former Soviet Union. During the week that we were in Kiev, a new president was sworn in. With Svetlana, we watched the televised inauguration of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old former comedian and the first Ukrainian president with a Jewish background, and we loved seeing Svetlana proudly sing the national anthem, in tears. We visited Maidan, the central square of the city, saw the parliament buildings and surrounding Marinsky Park. We toured a fascinating military museum, visited an old synagogue and were taken to the famous opera house, where we thoroughly enjoyed seeing the ballet. Every day was full of memorable moments. We spent several evenings sharing family photos – it was fascinating to see photos of us from the 1970s and ’80s, which were mailed to them by my in-laws and other relatives before we lost contact. We laughed, hugged, cried and shared stories, always with “Grishinke” grabbing and kissing “Lucienke” and proudly saying, “you are my cousin.” Together Grisha and Lucien enjoyed shemiskes, aka sunflower seeds, that only people who were raised by siblings would enjoy the same way. We celebrated our last night together at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the river and marveled that the restaurant, like many other quality restaurants, had an excellent playroom where Stanislaus’s daughter Vesta played while we dined. When we finally hugged everyone goodbye and thanked them for a visit that exceeded every expectation, Grisha responded, “I am the son of Sam.” In 1951, after spending five years in the Gulag, a fellow prisoner was released and Sam asked him to please send a letter to his brother Leo informing him that he was still alive, giving him the address – Leo Lieberman, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. When the man was able to mail the letter, he omitted “Calgary” and the letter ended up in the Edmonton post office. The letter was sent to a Mr. Lieberman in Edmonton by a caring employee and was subsequently forwarded to Leo Lieberman in Calgary. Carole Lieberman, a longtime Vancouver resident, is originally from Montreal. She is a mother of three, grandmother of four, and has enjoyed selling Vancouver real estate for almost 30 years. Format ImagePosted on September 20, 2019 September 17, 2019 Author Carole LiebermanCategories TravelTags Babi Yar, family, history, Holocaust, Kiev, Lieberman, Tina Karol, Ukraine	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line654
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__label__cc	0.557848	0.442152	FG TV Home / Posts tagged "V8 Supercars" V8 Supercars’ SuperView suffers major outage 06 Mar 2016 Posted by Frost Global International fans of the Australia's V8 Supercars Championship faced a live streaming blackout for Race 3 of the Clipsal 500 today, with V8 Supercars' online streaming offering, known as SuperView, suffering a major outage. The technical issue could not be rectified for the duration of Race 3 of the Clipsal... 2015 Broadcast Guide: V8 Supercars, F1 and MotoGP 25 Feb 2015 Posted by Frost Global On Thursday the Clipsal 500 gets underway on the streets of Adelaide which means it is the start of the V8 Supercars Championship series. The first V8 Supercars round of the 2015 season will be followed in a couple of weeks time by the opening of the FIA Formula One season at Albert Park in Melbourne. With... Seven to continue its love affair with Mt Panorama 17 Jun 2014 Posted by Frost Global The Seven Network first broadcast from Mount Panorama at Bathurst in 1963. Despite the network�losing its V8 Supercars championship broadcast rights to Ten and Foxtel from next season�(read more about Ten and Foxtel's deal with V8 Supercars here), Seven will continue its love affair with 'the mountain'... Seven takes a punt on the NFL Following on from the Seven Network's recent deal to broadcast Gaelic football and hurling on 7mate, Seven�has announced a five year agreement to broadcast America's National Football League (NFL)�on Channel Seven and 7mate. Under the agreement, Seven will broadcast three consecutive games on Sunday,... The motorsport broadcast market revs up… As the start of the 2014 MotoGP season begins this weekend in Qatar, FOX Sports has announced (as reported by TV Tonight) that it will once again be broadcasting the top flight of two-wheel racing after signing a sub-licensing deal with the TEN Network. This deal follows hot on the heals of FOX Sports... Big names for the Big Bash on Ten 18 Jul 2013 Posted by Frost Global Network Ten has announced the signing of West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards to its KFC T20 Big Bash League commentary team. This follows the announcement�earlier in the week that current Fox Sports commentators Damien Fleming and Mark Waugh have signed with Ten for the Big Bash. Sir Viv Richards... Sports rights up for grabs Two stories caught my interest in last week's national papers, The Australian and The Australian Financial Review. The stories both concerned the ongoing negotiations for V8 Supercars' new media rights deal, which will commence next year. The Australian's article focused on Ten's play for the rights,... Nine secures Tour Down Under broadcast rights from SBS 14 Nov 2011 Posted by Frost Global The Santos Tour Down Under has a new Australian free-to-air broadcast partner, the Nine Network. There were murmurs a couple of weeks ago when SBS staffed tweeted that they were likely to lose the broadcast rights to the Tour Down Under (TDU)�to Channel Nine from next year. Under the new broadcast... “Content is not just king, it is the emperor” – 2010 Review 30 Dec 2010 Posted by Frost Global There have been many media stories that have grabbed the headlines in 2010. The end of daily radio for�Hamish & Andy on the Today Network, the snapping up of Ten Network shares by Australia's richest and Federal Election coverage have all dominated the headlines. The real story in 2010 however... V8 Supercars 2010 Commercial New V8 Supercars commercial featuring P!NK... Frost Global is currently offline (c) 2013 Frost Global - All rights reserved - powered by WordPress.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line665
__label__cc	0.681092	0.318908	Home / IT / Telecom / Tech/ LK Domain Registry powers FITIS with Corporate Partner Sponsorship LK Domain Registry powers FITIS with Corporate Partner Sponsorship The sponsorship cheque handed over to FITIS Chairman Abbas Kamrudeen by LK Domain Registry CEO Prof. Gihan Dias. FITIS CEO Aruna Alwis is also present The sole registry for domain names that end in ‘.lk’ in Sri Lanka, the LK Domain Registry, powered the Federation of Information Technology Industry (FITIS) with a Corporate Partner Sponsorship recently. The LK Domain Registry has come onboard to extend its support to FITIS to carry out its professional activities for the benefit of its members and the public. The sponsorship cheque was handed over to FITIS Chairman Abbas Kamrudeen by the LK Domain Registry CEO Prof. Gihan Dias. Welcoming the LK Domain Registry onboard for the year 2019/2020, Kamrudeen said: “It is indeed a pleasure for FITIS to have the support of ‘.lk’ to complement its development activities. I am very pleased to welcome the registry as a Corporate Partner, and I believe this partnership will tremendously benefit both organisations.” Kamrudeen also noted that this partnership was also an endorsement of the Federation’s mission to continue to serve society by promoting and developing the ICT sector continuously. Commenting on the Corporate Partnership with FITIS, Professor Gihan Dias said: “The LK Domain Registry is a non-profit organisation established in 1990. Since its inception it has served the country not only by providing a professional domain registration service, but also facilitated development of Internet infrastructure to improve the Internet in Sri Lanka. I am sure this partnership will add value to ICT industry, businesses across the country and beyond.” As the national-level domain name, a ‘.lk’ domain provides Sri Lankan organisations and individuals with their unique brand identity on the internet. It registers a range of domain names including the top-level domains .lk, .com.lk, .org.lk and .edu.lk. In addition to English, domain names can also be registered in Sinhala and Tamil. Our clientele spans all countries, with the majority in Sri Lanka. The Training Division of LK Domain Registry under the brand ‘Suhuru Sara’ is focused on assisting in the development of ICT literacy in the Sri Lankan community for over 25 years and have been conducting awareness and training programs island-wide in schools, universities, educational institutions, government departments and private sector organisations. This partnership will enable additional channels thought which training and awareness will be delivered.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line666
__label__wiki	0.923507	0.923507	ALGONQUIN'S CREW HOME FOR LEAVE From The Halifax Newspapers of 1944 Transcribed by Jerry Proc Some of the best shooting ever done by the Royal Canadian Navy is recorded in the log book of HMCS Algonquin, a Fleet 'V' destroyer, whose Captain and crew were back in Halifax over the weekend just a year to the day1. after their fighting craft was commissioned on the Clyde. Twenty one Nova Scotians and five Prince Edward Island boys were among the crew members arriving here bound for home, on leave. For some of them, it was the first step on Canadian soil since they left to take over their new ship a year ago. Knocking the German battery off the map was one of the Algonquin's D-Day chores. She was anchored just off the beach at Aubin between Cherbourg and LeHavre after blasting shore installations ahead of the first wave of attacking Canadian 3rd Division troops. "Everything had been pretty well cleaned up along the beach," said 31 year old Lt. Cdr. Piers. "We were in close to the beach when we were given a target of three 88 mm guns about six miles ahead. "We started firing salvoes and on the third, we scored a direct hit. Those Germans must have got a hell of a surprise. A convoy attack took place off Norway's southern tip last November. Algonquin was one of a Home Fleet flotilla of four destroyers and two cruisers and the only Canadians ship in the group. "We were sailing down just at the entrance to the Skagerrak," said Algonquin's Captain, "when we came upon an 11 ship German convoy sneaking along the coast. Our ships closed in and sank 10 of the 11 ships and drove the last one ashore. The whole thing took less than an one hour on November 22, 1944. There were 3 escorts and 8 merchant vessels. They offered practically no opposition. The three escorts were little minesweepers but they came straight for us, while the merchant ships tried to scatter. We just blasted them from the water. Even when they seemed to be all aflame, these little ships continued firing at us until they sank. We cut in between the merchant vessels and the shore to prevent them running for the beach. While we passed them, we blasted them at point-blank range. We could see them burst into flames and then blow up. It was 11.14 p.m. when we opened fire and we finished at 11.55. Let's see, that's just 41 minutes.... We had another go at them a little later for 21 minutes. Then it was all over" During the whole year of fighting in which the Algonquin's crew travelled 54,000 miles and spent 266 out of 365 days at sea, no member suffered an injury from enemy action nor did their ship. More than once she was in range of enemy bombs and shellfire but always held luck in her favor. It was an active year for Algonquin. For most of the time she was attached to the British Home Fleet, but she took time out for duty with the naval spearhead which shelled the Normandy beaches on D-Day and convoy work on the Murmansk route to Russia. She carried Vice Admiral Nelles, Canadian naval chief in European waters, on his first inspection tour of the beaches and brought Maj. Gen. Crerar and his headquarters staff across the channel on June 18 when they moved to France to take command of the Canadian Army in Normandy. What is ahead for the Algonquin men lies in the lap of Navy Minister Angus L. Macdonald and his staff in Ottawa. Probably their next role will be in the Pacific where many of the crew would like to serve. If for no other reason than to get really warm after months in sub-Arctic waters. Back from the icy road to Murmansk, the shoal-pocked waters off the Norwegian coast and the invasion beachheads of Normandy with a year of almost continuous action with the enemy to their credit, crew member of the Canadian Fleet 'V' destroyer Algonquin have reached Halifax, en route to their homes on 38 days leave. The job ahead for the tough but youthful band of sea fighters, some of them still in their teens, is unknown but it may take them to new battle zones - perhaps in the Pacific or the Indian Ocean against the Japanese. Headed by the Algonquin's 31 year old officer commander, Lt. Commander Desmond W. 'Debby' Piers, D.S.C., R.C.N., of Halifax, they came home a happy crew, proud of the record they and their ship had set since it was commissioned one year ago on Saturday fittingly with the name of a powerful Indian tribe which roamed the Canadian hinterland in search of its enemy 200 years ago. They were with the British Home Fleet in the spearhead of the invasion of Hitler's Europe and were picked to blast open the path for the 3rd Canadian Division in the area around st. Aubin. They were with another fleet which attacked and damaged the Nazi warship Tirpitz in Norway. They were with a force of four destroyers and two cruisers which wiped out an 11 ship convoy endeavoring to sneak past the entrance to the Skagerrak on its way home to Germany. They helped guard valuable convoys of supplies heading for the eastern front via the Arctic and Murmansk. Fire in Installations Twelve years before , Major General Keller had been an instructor to Lt. Commander Piers at Royal Military College in Kingston. After the army landings, the Algonquin moved into shore, anchored and opened fire on inland installations. Among her scores were three 88 mm guns located six miles inland which received direct hits from 13 out of 15 salvos from the destroyer. After that, the invasion operations were 'dull' to the crew of the Algonquin, so dull that its chief engineer, Lt. Commander John Lloyd of Belleville, Ontario came up from below deck one day and pleaded with the captain to liven things up. To satisfy him, a large hotel, just inland from the beachhead and suspected as being a German strongpoint, was picked out and reduced to rubble with five broadsides from the destroyer's guns. Gunnery officer of the Algonquin, through the invasion and other actions, was Lt. Vadim M. Knight, 27, of 12 Bloomingdale Terrace, Halifax, who, with Chief Petty Officer Sam Short of 8 Livingstone Place, Halifax, won mention in dispatches for the later victory over the German convoy off the Skagerrak. Invasion Operations The Algonquin took Admiral Percy Nelles and Canadian Army Commander, H. D.G. Crerar and his staff to France in two of her return voyages across the channel during invasion operations. Off France, several days after the initial invasion, they saw the Germans trying out their human torpedoes, doodlebug bombs, new type mines and the late coming Luftwaffe. Bombs and shells often fell around them, sometimes so close the spray from their striking the water showered the bridge of the Algonquin. But not once did German steel hit the vessel. When they did come face to face with enemy ships, the Algonquin's crew found their opponents tough and daring. They found this in the surprise attack on the 11 ship convoy off the Skagerrak. The three minesweepers escorting the Nazi merchantmen fought as long as their guns remained above water, although their ships were ablaze from stem to stern. Ten of the 11 ships in that convoy were sunk and the other driven ashore, afire. How many of them were actually sunk by the Algonquin could not be determined. "We were firing at 7 of them at once. We saw our shots hit but others were hitting them, too," explained Lt. Commander Piers. In 41 minutes, 8 of the ships were sunk. It took 20 minutes during this battle for the shore batteries to wake up to give defense to the Nazi convoy. With 3 more Nazi vessels still afloat and seeking escape the Admiral of the Allied force gave the word to his four destroyers: "Finish off the enemy! They did. Enemy Planes On its convoy patrols along the road to Murmansk, the Algonquin often encountered enemy planes and U-boats but the opposition was so weak it was "boring"' the captain said. In most of her service, the 2,000 ton Algonquin was accompanied by her sister HMCS SIOUX, commanded by Lt. Commander Eric Boak. Both officers commanding had selected the names for their own ships and to their surprise, these were approved by the higher responsible naval authorities. Lt. Commander Piers selected ALGONQUIN he recalled in consultation with his wife, the former Janet Macneill and her father, Professor Murray Macneill of Halifax. The two fleet destroyers were among Canada's achievements of the Quebec conference. Britain offered to turn them over to Canada if Canada could supply the crews. Lt. Commander Piers and his First Lt. Lathem Jensen of Calgary also designed the ship's crest from the meaning of the name of Algonquin - 'place of spearing eels and fish on the other side of the water.' The crest is a warrior's arm protruding from the water holding a speared eel. Among the Algonquin's officers who returned was Lt. Dennis O'Hagan of Halifax who won the George Medal and Bar for delayed action bomb disposal work in the Battle of Britain. He later served as a Lt. Commander in charge of a naval beach commando force in Normandy. He returned to sea and ' dipped' his half stripe to revert to Lt. at his own request. Another was dark-bearded, walrus moustached Lt. Richard 'Dick' Steel of Rothesay, N. B. and Saint John, the ship's navigation officer. A well known speed skater and one of seven brothers in the forces, his beard recently won national publicity on the front page of a central Canadian magazine. It is now more flourishing more than ever. Nova Scotians Among the Nova Scotians who returned in the crew were Able Seaman John Murray, Pictou; Tel. Ernest Shaw, 4 Dresden Row, Halifax; Stoker Wm Curry, Sydney; W.R.A. John Landry, Armdale Road, Halifax; Supply Petty Officer Robert Peach, Port Morien; Ordinance Artificer Ralph Courtney, Shubenacadie; Leading Steward Norman Hardy, Port Joli; Steward Thomas McDowall, 113 Creighton St., Halifax; Petty Officer Cook Barl Williams, Ostrea Lake; Able Seaman Donald Beaton, Sydney; Able Seaman Daniel Campbell, Big Bras d'Or; Petty Officer George Coles, 803 Robie Street, Halifax; Able Seaman Henry Cooke, 18 Birmingham St. Halifax; Able Seaman Ralph Davis, Springhill; Acting Petty Officer Gerald Day, Sydney; Coder Douglas Forgeron, West Arichat and Able Seaman Alexander George, Tufts Cove. P.E.I. includes Able Seaman Richard Gauthier, Leading Signalman Michael Kelly, Able Seaman Leo Malone and Able Seaman John MacKinnon, and Leading Seaman John Howard all of Charlottetown. 1. February 17, 1944,	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line672
__label__cc	0.690879	0.309121	Board index ‹ Art ‹ JQ Revival Extravaganza The Great Jonny Quest Revival Extravaganza! Join the Extravaganza for your shot at pride, glory and a little JQ immortality! by Aspen.Shiyan » Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:47 am I'm thinking we could do an on-going 6 month event with new festivities, contests, challenges and awards every month culminating in the overall 2010 fan fiction and fan art winners. These activities would span the JQStyle forum, the JQML and the FFN boards but have a central hub here (if that's ok with you Andrea) and for people who don't want to sign up but would rather just stay in the venue they're most comfortable with, I'll send out bi-monthly newsletters to keep everyone on the same page. Each month will have two types of activities: Judged Themes and Questies' Choice awards. Judged Themes: These will consist of fic/art challenges with a theme for all pieces that are submitted to this section for that month. That month's theme will be announced on the 20th of the previous month and submissions can be sent to the panel of judges from the 1st of the month to the 20th. All submissions for the themes should be sent directly to the judge panel so as to prevent later submissions copying the earlier ones. The judges will have from the 20th until the 29th to read all the submissions and vote. On the 30th of that month, we'll send out a newsletter announcing the winners and including every submission that was received. I'm looking for 3 - 5 people to apply for a position on the Judge's Panel each month. Judges may submit their own pieces to be included in that month's newsletter, but obviously cannot receive any awards or placing in the Judged Theme portion of the contest. Questors' Choice: These will be sent to both the hostess (me) and whoever else the submitter feels like sharing the story with at that time (since these are free-form, there's no concern with copying each other) by the 15th of the month they want to be entered into the contest for. These can be any type of prose, poetry or art created at any time. This means that you can brush up that fic you wrote three years ago and submit it. On the 16th, all submissions sent to me will be included in a newsletter sent to everyone involved in the contest. The Questors (anybody) can then rate any number of fics and art they want on a scale of 1 to 10 for the following categories: Overall. The stories with the top three averages in each category will be considered the Questors' Choice winners for that month. On December 1st, I'll send out all the award winners for every category back out to be voted on for the Best of 2010. Winners of the December contest will be entered into the Best of 2011 nominations. I was thinking, if this was the hub, maybe there could be a separate section for the Revival Extravaganza which would archive the following for every month: That month's theme Theme winners Judge Panel Questor's Choice Winners All Questor's Choice Submissions Does that all make sense? Any questions? Any better ideas? Any tweaks? It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!! Aspen.Shiyan Re: The Great Jonny Quest Revival Extravaganza! Also, I was thinking the first month (July)'s theme could be: The Life of a Villain. Piece must be from the perspective of a JQ villain - Surd, Rage, Zin, even that douche from Manhattan Maneater - or about said villan. For Fan Artists, this means anything to do with a JQ villain but bonus points for them doing something villainy as opposed to just a portrait. We'll be looking for: - Our favorite piece - The funniest piece - The most sinister piece - The best villainy fail - The best JQ villain + JQ hero hookup (Hadji + Malayna? doesn't count) by Andrea » Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:20 am I love this idea! I can dedicate a forum to it right here. It would also do great at helping me find fan artists/ fan fiction writers to post work on here, you know being that I am so awkward about randomly messaging people. I think that the judges should be the same each month, though. There should also be a voting poll of course, so that everyone can have a vote. Viewer's choice or something like that. I think having the same 3-5 judges would give it a more steady thing. It would be great to use people that have their name in the community somehow. Ex: Meach. If we use 5 regular judges then that gives a bit of wiggle room if one or two people can't do it on a month. I don't know if my name is big enough, but I would LOVE to be one of these judges. I can also dedicate a section on the site (something like the clique, but not adult) to this. Oh and any time you want to post a "blog" on the front page of JQStyle, just PM me and I'll get it up for you. We could also do a month of adult fiction... does ff.net allow adult fiction anymore? by Aspen.Shiyan » Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:46 am M rating is as high as FFN goes. I checked when I was writing one of my other fics. The thought of an entire adult month crossed my mind. I wonder if it would be better to dedicate one month to it or to have a section for "Favorite adult moment" every month. Probably the month dedicated to it. Will get people's naughty imaginative juices flowing. And I can see the steady judges being cool, just thought it'd be neat to give different people a crack at it... such as past months' winners. Maybe there could be a panel of 4 steady judges and 1 guest seat each month. Will give some stability + some dynamic to it. It'll be like last month's celebrity judge. And I don't think the judges necessarily need to be big names. Would help to maybe have one or two big names by JQ 'verse reputation... one or two by writing reputation. Maybe the judges could be nominated and voted on. Which would definitely bring some equilibrium to the stage - you get to vote on the people who will be voting on you. As far as viewer's choice, that's why I broke it up into two segments - one that everybody votes on and one that just the judges vote on. Maybe after the contest, there could be a poll on who everybody else thought should win. As far as the Questor's Choice section, I'd rather have everybody's votes sent to the panel of judges or me than in a poll because 1. There's several different sections to keep track of and 2. Privacy. What if someone voted your story as a 1 overall? I think it'd be better to just give everyone their averages at the end. Plus, I wouldn't want someone else's vote swaying the next person. Also, I think the judges should give at least one or two sentences of feedback on each story submitted. It's like free reviews right there. I'd love to be a judge, too, but I also think it'd be fun to project a very formal host persona and I don't think mixing host + judge is very official. The more glamorous and big and... formal we make it the better, I think. And more fun. Pretend like we're hosting a serious awards show. Plus, with the steady judges, that means you wouldn't be able to participate (win) in any of the contests for the whole year. But maybe that'd be a good thing. A previous judge might be favored over the other contestants. Also, do you think you could draw up some award images that people could put in their signatures for those on the forum? Or even those on FFN to put on their profile page. 1 for first place in any of the categories in any month, 1 for the second place in any of the categories and 1 for third place. If they're the same every month, repeat winners can kind of collect them in their signature. Maybe the image can be the same for each place but there could be a section for the individual's category award and name? Something thin so that the signatures wouldn't get clunky if you stacked them. Aspen.Shiyan wrote: Maybe the image can be the same for each place but there could be a section for the individual's category award and name? And month. Also, given the quantity of fans we have at this exact moment, if we have 5 judges, we might have no one left over to be contestants! Maybe we could start with three judges the first month to get things going, and then if people hear about it and get into it, we can add one more steady judge and a guest judge. (I don't think I'm going to let go of the idea of a guest judge. ) I like the idea of 4 constants and 1 extra.. that seems the best way to go. It gives people a chance to get involved. I would personally prefer to judge over actually writing in it for sure. The awards I think I can do a gold silver and bronze thing each month.. maybe 200x100 or something and it'll say "Gold winner July 2010 blah blah" and the picture on it would have to do with that particular month's subject. And of course if they are a member of this forum, it is tagged in their signature. I think that this is definitely doable! I wonder if we could get in contact with Suze and Debbie...? O_O I can definitely ask Meach. Do you have Skype? I do have skype! I'll PM it to you. It happens to be my full real name and I'm not sure I want that out there for everyone to see. Also - I'm thinking about going back on having a first, second and third place for all the categories. I think there should be just a first place for each category and a 1st, 2nd, 3rd for the Overall favorite/winner. That'd still be a damn lot of awards every month. Depending on the turnout, probably everyone could get something. Unless you were just absolutely terrible. lol @ the last bit The awards would have a pretty basic base so it wouldn't be too hard to make them every month. We could also have another base one for each month that just says "I participated in..." the turn out probably won't be too huge at first, which will actually be good for the first couple months while we figure out how exactly to do things. Even though it will be super sad and heartbreaking when we don't have 100 submissions. 100 submissions? Good God. I'm definitely not being a judge. by retrojess64 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:10 am Sounds fun. I'm thinking about something in the art category. Is it okay if I do something that's more classic JQ oriented instead of with TRA? I want to do Jonny/Denise one shot from the original series. Also have have some other stuff left over on my dA account. God, i'm chocked full of ideas. retrojess64 Small Time Fan by Andrea » Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:18 am When she gets on, she'll have to answer it. I don't think it'll be an issue though. It's hard to get involvement of any kind because even hardcore JQ fans seem to be ignoring it these days. by Aspen.Shiyan » Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:50 am I'm totally -not- cool with limiting people's creative expression. Especially in a forum like this. I mean, in some cases, it's necessary, like put the AO stuff in the Clique and what not... but basically you should do what inspires you. Return to JQ Revival Extravaganza	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line673
__label__wiki	0.564842	0.564842	PICK SIX: 4th DCA September 7, 2016 Jaaber 254 Comments The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Fourth District Court of Appeal is pleased to announce the following nominees have been submitted to Governor Rick Scott (in alphabetical order) for his consideration for appointment to the Fourth District Court of Appeal resulting from the retirement of Judge W. Matthew Stevenson: · Manuel Farach · David Haimes · Janis Keyser · Jeffrey Kuntz · Meenu Sasser · Anuraag Singhal Previous PostMEET JUDGE HILAL …Next Post12 for 2 254 thoughts on “PICK SIX: 4th DCA” Haimes is intellectually dishonest so he better not get it (he does that crap where motion is supposed to be granted, but he bends things in ways to support his denial). Of course Haimes wants the DCA job, it’s for life. Say No – make Haimes face trial judge “reelection” and then have to be a lawyer again!! Glad to see Judge Brennan, and Miller not mentioned, these judges bends things to support rulings. Haines! Typical of most current and former United States Attorney’s. Bend the results to suit thir version of the facts! Haines & Rosenthal & Levinson, same boat! whichone says: Who is better friends with Cohen? Kuntz will have a strong grip on the most prodding legal issues and will wet the appetite of the others for deep penetrating debate. btw, the verb is “whet” the appetite ..too many people today hear a word, but don’t read much, and so they are ignoramuses. I knew a couple of Kuntz who were both dripping whet with ambition to get on the DCA. There’s a lot of Kuntz in South Florida Viva Haines says: time for a Hispanic on the 4th, Go Judge Haines Nanu meenu. Diversify. Time for a space alien on the bench. WHATS IN A NAME says: anybody but MEENU SASSER Zippy Zygote says: Longtime board certified appellate attorney here. I’ve worked with and appeared before Meenu durimg a couple of trips down into the trial level trenches where you uncivil and intellectually incurious wretches labor. She’s not only more than qualified, she’s also the best of the six. “the trial level trenches where you uncivil and intellectually incurious wretches labor” Don’t worry everyone, Farach is going to get the golden ticket. And he is very qualified. If I were Singhal I’d want to get out of here too. slop ladder says: Like real qualifications matter. Singhal and Charlie both former appointment wheel junkies loved the slop before Article 5 spelled the end to Broward’s judge case appointment racket where you get appointed to cases for campaign contributions. That took a dump and then it was off to get another handout as judge. Now it’s time to move on up the slop ladder before its time to face a contested race. Who’s fooling who. I’ve known and worked for Kaplan & Singhal when they were attorneys and was Charlie’s J.A. up until the morning I found him in his bed, dead from a massive cardiac arrest. Yeah…they were on that wheel. That wheel where they got $700 for representing someone charged with a felony. Do you have any idea how hard they worked for these people? How many hours they put in on these cases? They got the same defense as a client who paid $10,000. Which, by the way, was not that often. So, don’t bring up that ancient B.S. because it is completely erroneous. Raag and Charlie didn’t have a big, luxurious office. They didn’t drive big fancy cars. And I KNOW how much they paid themselves each week and you would be ASTOUNDED as to how little those pay checks were. Additionally, Charlie was like a big brother to me and we were exceptionally close. I knew all of Charlie’s secrets and I can tell you with authority that he was one of the most upstanding people I have ever known. He played by the book and he had a strong set of ethics and morals (as does Raag). You do not know how LIVID your post makes me. Talking about a dead man who cannot defend himself? I’m sorry, but that’s just wrong…and you act like you are jealous or something because they got MAYBE two appointments a month to the tune of $700 each. Most of these clients that Raag and Charlie were appointed to represent treated them as if they were just lowly defense attorneys just out of law school. They had NO IDEA how lucky they were to have an attorney so dedicated and knowledgable about criminal law. I often told these clients when they insinuated that Charlie and Raag were nothing but a couple of shysters to go look them up on the net and THEN call be back. Most times they did call me back – with an entirely different attitude. As far as Raag goes? Well, if he’s not appointed to this seat, then the 4th DCA is missing out on one of the best jurists they could possibly hope for. Haimes is hispanic, really? says: Judge Haimes: Bono Diaz Senor Defendento Gomez. Defendant Max Gomez: Good Morning. J.H. : comer estar you-sted? M.G.: I speak English. J.H. : Si, buto jo tryingo to getto on the 4th corto appealo Racist? It’s pathetic that someone would put on here the Haines is hispanic. What it is is pandering. He is about as Hispanic as Dale Ross. Yes. How disturbing it would be to be considered Hispanic. Even for a moment. Shudder. Does he even speak Spanish? Get his application to the JNC, he listed himself as Hispanic, no joke. Haines is a clown. Do he even speak Spanish He speaks Spanish with Usan when they don’t want Bidwill to hear what they’re saying. Well… the last 6 picks at the 4th have been white males-are we going with the odds? http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202765452014/Fourth-DCA-Judges-Retirement-Puts-Spotlight-on-Judicial-Diversity Waste of Time says: F.Y.I. to anyone who posts Broward Review stuff: would love to read it but unless you subscribe you cannot. Fourth DCA Judge’s Retirement Puts Spotlight on Judicial Diversity The retirement of the first black judge on the Fourth District Court of Appeal has drawn a diverse set of applicants for a spot on the mostly white, male court. Fourth DCA Judge W. Matthew Stevenson left the bench as South Florida voluntary bar associations pursue increased judicial diversity by meeting with the governor, mentoring judicial hopefuls and studying state bench interviews. “I think it’s important that our bench reflect the demographics of our community and give different perspectives, especially on an appellate bench,” said Lawonda Warren, the president of the F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Bar Association, a Palm Beach County group of black lawyers and judges. “The appellate judges deal with very serious issues that affect our legal community for years.” Without Stevenson, the 11-member Fourth DCA bench includes only one black jurist, Judge Carole Taylor, who is also one of just three women judges on the court. A total of 23 judges and attorneys have applied to fill Stevenson’s seat, including two Asian-American judges, Palm Beach Circuit Judge Meenu Sasser and Broward Circuit Judge Anuraag Singhal. Sasser is Florida’s first Indian-American judge, and Singhal was the first Asian-American judge in Broward County and the third in the state. Women judges applying for the spot include Broward Circuit Judge Mily Rodriguez Powell, who is Cuban-American; Palm Beach Circuit Judge Janis Brustares Keyser; and Martin County Court Judge Kathleen Roberts. The other judges who threw their hats in the ring are Broward Circuit Judge David Haimes, St. Lucie Circuit Judge William Roby and Palm Beach County Court Judge Reginald Corlew, who is black. “I know that there’s a well-qualified group of people vying for that position,” Stevenson said. The 62-year-old believes courts come to better decisions when judges come from a wide variety of backgrounds. “Diversity is important for the legitimacy and credibility of the judicial system,” he told the Daily Business Review. “Judges bring their whole life experience with them when they sit on the bench.” But black bar associations have recently questioned whether well-qualified minorities have the same opportunity as everyone else to be appointed to the bench in Florida. The Judicial Diversity Initiative, a coalition of South Florida minority bar associations, was formed a year ago with the goal of encouraging minorities to apply for judgeships and preparing them for the Judicial Nominating Commission process. Gov. Rick Scott said in April that judicial diversity is important to him, but his top priority is choosing qualified applicants. Judicial Diversity Initiative representatives have met with Scott and members of his staff to express concerns. Some applicants wonder if they’re really being considered on their resumes alone, said Fort Lauderdale solo practitioner George Odom, who leads the TJ Reddick Bar Association, a group for black lawyers in Broward County that is part of the Judicial Diversity Initiative. “A lot of African-Americans have been discouraged because they feel like this governor just doesn’t have an interest in appointing African-Americans,” Odom said. “Even if they make it out of the committee, they don’t feel like they’re going to get appointed, quite frankly.” Stevenson, who retired May 31, was appointed to the Fourth DCA in 1994 by then-Gov. Lawton Chiles after serving five years as a Palm Beach Circuit judge. He has been active in the Cunningham Bar for decades and will continue to encourage well-qualified minorities to apply for judgeships as a judicial adviser to the association. Stevenson is on the senior judge list and will take some assignments in retirement, most likely in juvenile court, he said. Many of Stevenson’s law clerks also became prominent members of the community, including Riviera Beach City Attorney Pamala Ryan, who is among those who have applied to replace Stevenson on the bench. The full list of applicants for the Fourth DCA seat can be viewed on the Florida Bar website. They will be interviewed Sept. 7 at the Fourth District Court of Appeal Courthouse at 1525 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Singhal wants out before he’s voted out! Always was a slurper. Really? You know him that well? Interesting… I do not think anyone in their right mind would run against Raag unless they were a masochist. Raag would slay any opponent. Raag rum says: Ragg would and probably will be easily beat. This is Broweird and the names work for or against appointees. He’ll be looking for another job on the public dole like he is already with the 4th before his term is up. Or he better be ! Lol Names are less influential than palm cards. And I know he’d be on every single pal card handed out. I’m jus’ sayin’…… Palm! Not “Pal”. However, that slip made for a great pun. Roll of the dice for Usan says: Condo votes don’t mean what they used to. Raag will be defeated no matter how much time he takes off to campaign. My guess he gets two contenders and Usan gets same. The party has already begun. They’ve got their ears to the ground but the thunder will be a surprise before the real reality sets in. Too bad really. Raag isn’t such a bad guy, but Usan’s got some wind coming his way. If Raag and Pepe Haimes don’t get the 4th position, I would strongly suggest they both hit the Century Village-Kings Points-Wynmoor Circuit. I feel an opponent or two coming for both. It’s the Destry/Zacor legacy. Singhal just got 6 What has Judge Haimes done for the Hispanic community? Haimes did march in the city of Ft Lauderdale St Patrick’s Day parade with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Club. If I were him I would not use the Hispanic card for an appellate court appointment. You can read the stories for free with a LinkedIn account Then I guess Hispanic David Haines ain’t gettin it. @ 10:50AM Now that’s funny. Payback is a Beach Aww, poor Brian. Stop making fun of him everyone. Especially considering how tough it will be for people to take him seriously. His gun rage thing became a thing and also he had to reveal his negative net worth and his PD-LEVEL income. .give the guy a break He can become a rabbi now … he’s tried everything else … I couldn’t read this but I clicked on it and made good. has this goofball found a job yet after losing his run for judge? He’s like Ralph Macchio on the Rob Lowe Roast. Jen Hilal for the Supreme Court! BOUNCING BIMBO says: What must Scott have been thinking ? Lol. To watch this chick in court is like watching a bouncing bimbo do calisthenics without a safety net ! STAND UP TO TRUMP/PUTIN AXIS DEFEAT ALL TRUMP/PUTIN CANDIDATES http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/09/12/the-ayahuasca-boom-in-the-u-s http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-civil-citation-pot-20160908-story.html Sasser Reversed says: Judge Becomes Finalist for Bench Same Day Appellate Court Reverses Her Palm Beach Circuit Judge Meenu Sasser made the shortlist for a vacancy on the Fourth District Court of Appeal the same day she was reversed by the appellate court. The Fourth DCA ruled Wednesday that cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA Inc. was not entitled to Sasser’s directed verdict, which cleared it in the death of smoker Helen Cohen. Sasser and 22 others were interviewed the same day by the court’s Judicial Nominating Commission. The JNC also sent the names of five other finalists to Gov. Rick Scott for consideration. They are: Fort Lauderdale real estate attorney Manuel Farach, Broward Circuit Judge David Haimes, Palm Beach Circuit Judge Janis Keyser, Broward Circuit Judge Anuraag Singhal and GrayRobinson Fort Lauderdale shareholder and Florida Bar appellate court rules committee member Jeffrey Kuntz. The nomination of Sasser and Singhal marks a notable achievement in Florida — two Asian-Americans in the running for an appellate court seat. Sasser and Singhal are of Indian-American descent, and Singhal became the third Asian-American judge in the state when he was named in 2011. The governor’s choice will replace retired Fourth District Judge Matthew Stevenson. In the tobacco appeal, Philip Morris was a defendant along with Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard Tobacco Co., Liggett Group LLC and Vector Group Ltd. Inc. in a lawsuit by Cohen’s estate and her husband, David, alleging negligence, strict liability, fraud by concealment, conspiracy to commit fraud by concealment and other counts. The jury returned a $2.1 million award. Sasser accepted Philip Morris’ argument that the plaintiffs failed to prove Cohen smoked its cigarettes for a significant period beyond the early 1950s or that its product had caused her illness and death. The Fourth DCA upheld most of Sasser’s rulings except for the decision to clear Philip Morris. Fourth DCA Chief Judge Cory Ciklin wrote the unanimous decision, with District Judges Jonathan Gerber and Burton Conner concurring. The appellate court found Philip Morris was not entitled to a directed verdict “on the element of causation, simply because the plaintiff’s experts were unable to say that Helen would not have developed her fatal diseases if she had not smoked” its cigarettes. Sasser is one of the most highly regarded jurists in the Palm Beach circuit, according to a Palm Beach County Bar Association survey that gave her high scores for excellence in every category in the 2015 judicial evaluation. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202766874005/Judge-Becomes-Finalist-for-Bench-Same-Day-Appellate-Court-Reverses-Her?mcode=1202617860989&curindex=10&slreturn=20160809092436 Nanu meenu. Shazbot! Sasser calling Orson. Iz Hilal endorsed by Trump too? Probably. Do a request for her application. Negligent Security Suit Filed in Home Invasion Slaying of Halliburton Heir A murder suspect who escaped from a Fort Lauderdale courtroom is so slippery that for nearly two years, police said they had no idea how he sneaked in and out of the Davie gated community where he allegedly robbed and killed a member of the Halliburton family. But in a new lawsuit, the victim’s widower claims the killer walked right in through an unsecured entrance at the northeast corner of the Westridge community — and he wants those in charge of the property’s security to pay. “Clearly, the amount of this loss is almost immeasurable,” said Fort Lauderdale attorney Brad Edwards, who represents the family of victim Jill Halliburton Su. “It’s impossible for me to put a number on it that’s too large.” Su was fatally stabbed in the master bathtub of her family’s Westridge home on Sept. 8, 2014. Davie police say DNA on a knife found at the scene matched Dayonte Resiles, who has a decade-long rap sheet going back to a larceny arrest at age 12. Police linked Resiles to 2014 break-ins in Plantation, Miramar, Oakland Park and Boca Raton. In the Boca Raton case, he had rented a Mercedes-Benz to try to escape suspicion in a ritzy neighborhood. “He clearly tries to target high-end homes and target communities where he can access these homes without being detected,” said Edwards, a partner at Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos, & Lehrman. “At the time, this was one of the communities that was just kind of a perfect match for him.” Resiles, 21, showed his ability to dodge police this summer when he slipped out of his shackles and a Broward Circuit Court courtroom July 15. He was on the loose for six days before he was caught in a West Palm Beach motel room and taken back into custody. Eight people have been arrested for acting as accomplices. Just after Resiles’ recapture, Davie police told the Sun Sentinel they still did not know how the alleged murderer moved in and out of Su’s gated community undetected. But Edwards said there is enough information to bring a negligent security lawsuit against Westridge property manager FirstService Residential Florida Inc. and security company G4S Secure Solutions USA Inc. “It’s one of those cases where a thorough investigation was essential to the claims that we were going to bring,” Edwards said. “We did that, and the state attorney’s office has had the chance to also investigate, and that’s really the only reason” it took two years to prepare the lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 31 in Broward Circuit Court, said Westridge’s main entrance was protected by a 24-hour guard and cameras filmed all cars coming in and out. But because fencing around the property’s perimeter wasn’t properly maintained, Su’s murderer found a spot where “anyone could simply walk into the community without having to show identification, being worried about surveillance cameras or risking detection,” according to the complaint filed by Edwards and colleague Brittany Henderson. Edwards said security at the community off Nob Hill Road since Su’s murder appears to have improved. He didn’t know of any other home invasions in the development in the past several years, although he said some cars had been burglarized. The murder “rocked the WestRidge community to its core,” said Gary Pyott, FirstService Residential’s president of South Florida HOA/Gardenstyle. BROWARD COURTHOUSE SECURITY A FARCE says: Sounds like the security at her home is just as good as it is in the Broward Courthouse, which is to say worthless. They inabled this murderer to run right out of the courthouse and escape. The security in the Broward Courthouse is absolutely a farce. GULKIN AWARD GIVE TO MCCRAY says: ADD JOHNNY MCCRAY TO THE LIST OF IMMORTALS Lol ! Another one that couldn’t pay his rent ! Lest we forget, Harry was competent and successful publicly as a lawyer… but he was dishonest & slimy in his personal life. He abandoned his long term wife and disabled son to pursue his secretary. Toni Gulkin was one of the sweetest people ever to live and she was totally betrayed by Harry. Behind outward stardom there frequently lurks a sickening darkness. Ghost from Christmas Past says: George Allen ? LOL. I’d be embarrassed to have three of those names associated with my late husband. Why? What did John do – jump onto a bandwagon? ? I read this at the exact moment I took a drink (or tried to) of my coffee. It didn’t go down….it came OUT! Of my NOSE! Ha ha ha! This is hilarious and I’m stealing it for my Facebbok cover. Coffee? Johnny took Destry out. He is a Hero. gogreen says: John Greenwald? Ha ha, keep pretending Greenbald being last out of FOUR challengers is significant. Greenbald wants really bad to form some narrative out of this so he can pretend he’s relevant. Truth is all he did is pay the same filing fee that several others did, then came in last because he is so disliked. It’s obvious that the envy he displayed early in his career towards those who were doing bad assert bit him & he wants to artificially create some fake persona of “hey, look I’m tough too – my family paid a filing fee for me!” Dry Dock says: Greenvald bottom of the barrel! I’m not surprised. Now it’s back to the grind for him and Miller who did equally as dismal. Both PDs looking to keep on sucking at the public trough until their boat comes in with what they thought was just a matter of name recognition with the condo vote. Only that boat is decommissioned and sits in dry dock! Lol Two losers lookin for a handout. He’s probably expected to pay it back with interest ! Destry is in his office with no clue that the reason he got booted out of office is because he was an arrogant ignorant pick. He still thinking of all the conspiracy theories. Sad him and his JA want to blame everyone except themselves. Hense Who cares what Destry thinks. He was lucky to get the job and he bombed. Weinstein left him there to swing after it was apparent to anyone with eyes Destry was out of control. For crying out loud, the Fourth made it doubly clear darn near every Wednesday. He shouldn’t have been a Judge in the first place but that self serving worm Crist rewarded him for supporting his candidacies. Destry got robe fever 105 degree. Instead of firmly calling balls and strikes when asked, he had to ride roughshod over the whole process like it was all about him. He can pout all he wants but the truth is he did it to himself 100%. Is he in the fetal position? Another Broward judge who thought it was a free ride to early retirement but lost it from the beginning. Never was a good judge. Never thought he was going to get slapped hard, but Broward judges are just starting to understand the free ride is not to be had for very long. We’ve got a chief judge that sets the worst possible example for these other slackers but he’s about to hit the road too. Tooty up next? Can you just imagine? TACO KING says: STUPID, IGNORANT, ARROGANT JARHEAD THAT THOUGHT HE HAD IT MADE IN THE SHADE AFTER TAPPING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS. VOTERS SHOWED HIM OTHERWISE. … PUT A BOWL ON HIS HEAD AND SHOW HIM THE DOOR LIKE VOTERS DID TO PEDRO NO PEDRO. NOW THEY CAN BOTH BE TACO KINGS TOGETHER. It’s funny when judges who are friends with attorneys have to sometimes rule against them. Especially when the judge calls the attorney into chambers to give them the heads up, and the attorney gets mad and says things like “Fuck you, Jeffrey” or “John, you have no balls.” I like when they call attorneys into Chambers and beg for a job because they’re so frieakin’ broke or lost a campaign. STOP TRUMP PUTINISM SAVE AMERICA FROM DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN DEPLORABLES STOP ALL TRUMP/PUTIN CANDIDATES AT THE POLLS I’m no fan of Hilary but I don’t have to be General Patton to know better than to sell out to the Ruskies. Trump and Putin are bad news for these here United States. I’ll be plugging my nose and pulling for another Clinton come November. johnnygreenforgulkin says: johnny greenwald for judge 2020 I saw chicken wings and feared for my life says: Deadly chicken wings – http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/bso-deputies-fatally-shoot-pompano-beach-man-who-was-eating-chicken-wings-updated-8072862 Election over, no true bill. I say it several times a year thank G-d for the other papers says: Because without the New Times, this blog, the Miami Herald and a couple of other papers — Satz, BSO, the crime lab, the medical examiners office , the jails would get a free pass. And Broward would continue to be a cesspool of corruption! We have the same state attorney (Satz) for 40 years! We have cops killing blacks for 40 years before any is ever indicted. Then the wrong cop is indicted during an election year (The state atty – SATZ had an opponent-and it was close. The Broward sheriffs office crime lab with so much bad evidence, fired, “retired” and missing evidence I’ll need you to Google Broward crime lab; 33 yr old blonds with no (6 yrs as attys?) experience (unless you count being in charge of reviewing whether someone should get into the pre trial intervention program as intervention program) just appointed as judges and the medical examiner, well that was an issue under perper and the new ME. Losing evidence. Destroying evidence. This place is just waiting for the Feds, national news to investigate. The local lily white Sun Sentinel will not. It’s asleep at the wheel. It’s writers should be ashamed to be seen in the courthouse at this point. BROWARD PUBLIC CORRUPTION says: What do you really expect from a county that is a backward as they come, where a former Sheriff Ken Jenny was sent to jail on corruption charges, Broward judges come to work drunk or drugged up, Judges Rosenthal, Pollack and Imperato all forced to resign from the bench and it takes forever to get them off the bench like former Judge Ana Gardiner who was caught lying about her relationship with a prosecutor where she sentenced the defendant to death, where judges are caught smoking pot in public parks like former Judge Korda, where daily occurrences stretch the boundaries of credulity and where the JNC has become so highly politicized that the only thing that matters in order to become a judge in Broward are political favors and party affiliations as vastly qualified applicants are overlooked in order to appoint daughters, sons, sons in law and various political hacks to positions of judge Then as these jokers appear before the Judicial Qualifications Committee, the main emphasis seems to be in the protection and retention of these judges after they’ve screwed up so badly it could take a first year law student to figure out they shouldn’t be sitting on the bench, but the JQC is equally politicized to the point where it’s become utterly ridiculous and the Florida Supream Court has to step in to clean up the mess. And you wonder why citizens are getting shot in their own back yards by souped up cops on steroids ? Think again. It’s a dangerous place we live in where newspapers like the Sun Sentinel cares nothing about reporting the truth, but instead is more concerned about towing the official line of crap its dwindling readership digests everyday. The good old boy system is alive and in full swing in Broward County where judges were so far up people like Rothstein’s ass before the Feds stepped in, and the dirty little not so hidden secrets of judges that knew exactly what was going on was never exposed ! Not as long as they could count on campaign contributions and perks like the little whorehouse across the street from his office. And you’d expect anything else from these public suckers ? Public Corruption is the name of the game here. You’re confronted with it every day. How can you forget it ? https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/09/08/i-got-arrested-for-putting-my-feet-up-on-the-subway-i-was-lucky-i-was-white/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-c%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.bbf5af6598f5 dear lottie says: Is that Satz mother ? The resemblance is remarkable. Time to retire Lottie. Williams almost pulled it off. It would have been tough for Lit’l Howie to be upstaged by someone who would have really made a difference in this one horse town and not be just full of hot air and one liners. I think that’s Satzie’s daughter. Bob and Mike fought over her her in 6th grade. Now its a ménage à trois, Please remove the diapers. Butterworth turned in an amazing performance in Young Frankenstein. Sad to see his co-star Wilder pass recently. Luv the shoes. If Kuntz doesn’t get it then Kuntz will go away. Then everyone will cry Oh, they made a mistake and they’re sorry and they need a second chance, give Kuntz anything to keep Kuntz happy. Because everyone takes Kuntz for granted and doesn’t realize how much they need Kuntz and how hard Kuntz works around here until Kuntz leaves. Oh how everyone will moan and whine to anyone who will listen if Kuntz goes away so better give it to Kuntz now because Kuntz always know what’s best for everyone. Bff says: So how do we know the trump appointments? Because they are friends with Cohen? So all I have to do is be friends with Cohen to be a judge ? Sign me up Cohen is as sleazy as sleazy gets ! You’d think as many years as he’s sucked at the public trough, he’d be getting tired of it by now. Was Kuntz for Bush or Dick Scott? Isn’t Bush trying to snatch the Presidency from Dick’s man? itsinthewater says: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crime-law/judge-thrown-off-tobacco-case-due-to-hostility-aga/nmzJC/ seems fair Nanu meenu. Fourth not calling Orson. Shazbot! http://abc13.com/news/man-who-escaped-writes-court-apology-letter/1507481/ Dayonte says: Hey, its me, in the jail, on my smartphone, did you get my letter? Coworkers Remember Late Clerk’s Office Employee Colleagues paid tribute Friday to longtime Broward Clerk of Courts employee Lisa L. Foreman, who was found dead with her family in Lauderhill. Judges, public and private attorneys, public defenders and courthouse staff expressed condolences. Foreman, 50, was found dead at home Sept. 5, along with her spouse, Dwight Brown, 42, and his son, Denzel Brown, 21. Police responded to the house Monday after a 911 call for a welfare check. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire, but police released no information about the causes of death. Lauderhill police Lt. Gregory Solowsky said the investigation was ongoing. “Everybody’s picking up the pieces,” said Foreman’s longtime supervisor, Broward Clerk Howard Forman. Foreman worked in the clerk’s office for 28 years beginning in 1988 when she was a counter clerk in the north satellite courthouse. In 1994, she transferred to the traffic and misdemeanor division at the downtown Fort Lauderdale courthouse and worked with former Broward County Court Judge Gary Cowart until his retirement in 2014. She was later in-house clerk to Judge Christopher Pole. Foreman rose to the rank of team leader responsible for training all new trial specialists in the traffic and misdemeanor division. “Lisa gained the respect of all that knew her in and outside of the office setting,” her colleagues wrote in a statement. “From the moment Lisa stepped foot in the building, she wore a smile on her face. Her vibrant, enthusiastic personality was evident throughout the entire office.” http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202767062717/Coworkers-Remember-Late-Clerks-Office-Employee?slreturn=20160812084843 911 call for a welfare check ? What’s it coming to ? http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-feuer-centrist-ninth-circuit-20160911-snap-story.html South Florida Corruption.com says: Seems BLACK LIVES MATTER are doing something important to all for a change. A protest is scheduled for tomorrow at 5:30pm at the main courthouse to tell Satz that if we’re stuck with him again this time he is also stuck with the citizens of Broward who plan to hold him accountable from now on. We don’t get involved with BLM as our focus is on corruption. However on this we totally support them. Does Satz think we’re stupid? Really? In 40 yrs. only 1 officer charged in a shooting? Broward must have the best police officers in the country. Someone should find Someone should find a way to charge him with obstruction of justice Sct Justice Spencer Levine says: To replace Perry. Bet it. Why not Kuntz? Kuntz has a firm grip on the law. Put Kuntz on the Supreme Court. You don’t know what you are talking about. The appointment will come from the 5th DCA region. Levine has no shot. Kuntz is in the pink of health so why not? BLACK LIVES MATTER SATZ PROTEST TOMORROW says: http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/black-lives-matter-planning-protest-against-state-attorney-michael-satz-8075636 You’re a little late. We posted that 8 hours ago. South Florida Corruption.com Seems BLACK LIVES MATTER are doing something important to all for a change. A protest is scheduled for tomorrow at 5:30pm at the main courthouse to tell Satz that if we’re stuck with him again this time he is also stuck with the citizens of Broward who plan to hold him accountable from now on. We don’t get involved with BLM as our focus is on corruption. However on this we totally support them. Does Satz think we’re stupid? Really? In 40 yrs. only 1 officer charged in a shooting? Someone should find a way to charge him with obstruction of justice. As far as former judge Destry, did you see our video we made before the election for him? https://southfloridacorruption.com ALL LIVES MATTER INCLUDING VICTIMS OF CRIME says: Yeah, and do what ! Nothing a few police dogs and some tear gas can’t keep under control if things get rowdy. Seen it before. Satz was re-elected and that’s a fact. Better get used to it. Satz will continue to keep Broward safe. And no matter what the PD munchkin has to say about “constipatory factors” lol, it’s a bowel movement he’s going to have to continue to swallow. All lives matter including victims of crime. Americans have the RIGHT to peacefully protest without fear of having dogs set loose on them. We agree all lives matter. We don’t get involved with BLM, however it sounds to us that you want an excuse to set the dogs loose. Get use to protesters something tells us after falls election there are going to be a lot more around the entire country. shakeitup says: um Tuesday at 5:30? lol way to shake things up Really? If they did it between 9:00-5:00, would you complain they we disrupting the court system? They deserve the press being sensible about the approach. Satz won re-election. Some are not happy with that but they are respecting the system. We can’t change that for some years, but do not have to like it. I’ll bet you won’t be there but will take their money when any of them get arrested. 5:30 ? You can bet nobody in the SA’s office will be around. They rarely come back after lunch ! Another stupid idea. Are they going to bus them in or will there just be the same few complainers standing around holding signs ? Is Teresa Williams leading the Black Lives Matter charge ! Lol BLACK LIVES MATTER AND BLACK VOTES MATTER says: At last count we have 350 Black Lives Matter members and supporters attending the protest withmore arriving in buses. We have the power. BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK VOTES MATTER WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER AND WE WILL OVERCOME> What are you actually protesting? You have heard that there will be both a special prosecutor and independent FDLE investigating of the shooting. It seems one of his family members works for the SAO. What more could you want? If the purpose is to let the SAO know they will be held accountable for all police shootings instead of their usual rubber stamping them ALL as “justified”, then on that we stand behind you. They would have us believe that in the last 40 years every single police shooting was justified? They really believe we are all that stupid. Want a good laugh? Look a couple of posts above this and watch the video we made for FORMER judge Destry’s campaign during it’s last week. During a community meeting Monday night to discuss Friday’s deputy-involved shooting in Pompano Beach, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel announced that the agency will no longer investigate shootings involving their own employees. We need to re-elect this guy. He’s really cleaning up the BSO! WATER CANNONS says: BAILIFFS ARE ERECTING WATER CANNONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE PROTEST Save Young at Art Museum says: South Florida Corruption.com and others who appreciate the arts read the article below and help save Young at Art Museum. https://redbroward.com/2015/11/09/yaa/ In the upcoming months, a restructuring of the YAA debt will come before the Broward County Commission. We need to let the Commission and specifically County Administrators, Bertha Henry and Gretchen Cassini know we will not be fooled by their games as outlined in the Red Broward article to shut down the museum. We read the article. Looking at it the first thought that comes to mind is that there may be some theft involved. Especially when it comes to the County having to purchase some very large insurance policies? We would really like to see those documents. If you have anything of interest please contact us at our website: https://southfloridacorruption.com/Contact-us/ Looks like the Hollywood clan have found a new watering hole ! DUMPSTER ART says: DUMPSTER ART IS NOT ART. AUDIT WITH CLOSE ATTENTION TO EXPENDITURES. www.scamatart.com says: Want to know the truth about young at art read the article here… http://Www.scamatart.com. Decide for yourself if there was theft. Young at Art Questions says: Are Broward County Commisioners smelling a rat at Young for Art or just stumbling around looking where they’re going to point the finger next ? Why don’t they just investigate and see how or if it’s been mismanaged. Audit the books and come to a decision. Hiring family members is perhaps troubling. I mean, what kind of qualifications does Zack Spechler have to be the curator of any museum ? Obvious financial problems continue to plague this particular museum. Publish the names of the Board of Directors. It’s this readers opinion that before you start talking above saving a failing interprise by pumping more money into it, you have to know exactly what you’re talking about. Broward Commisioners should be very concerned with where public money is going, especially under the circumstances I’ve read in this Young at Art article. Here is the second part of the Red Broward series showing the corrupt process in going after Young at Art. https://redbroward.com/2015/11/18/broward-official-threatens-consultant-over-childrens-museum-report/ People need to complain to Gretchen Cassini and Bertha Henry to lay off YAA. Say to Broward Corruption. AUDIT ALL EXPENDITURES. WORST EXCUSE FOR AN ART MUSEUM IN BROWARD. Isn’t Mindy Shrago married to former Broward judge Spechler ? Interesting development with this so called museum. What a bad joke. Does she employ her whole family there or just give herself raises every year ? From what I saw, it’s the worst excuse for a museum I’ve ever seen. It’s a bunch of junk. What a waste of money, but as long as tax payers are footing the bill, it’s off to the races ! Besides pushing hard for Judge Di Pietro’s re-election campaign, it looks like he’s got more important things coming onto his plate right now! Lol Poor Mindy, she married the wrong Spechler brother. Brent Spechler has created and sold two successful businesses for huge profits.He could have made that museum profitable. Looks like the old Hollywood clan is at it again. Follow the bread crumbs and you’ll find the ants. The saddest part about it is the county is going to have to foot the bill. Or should I say we the tax payers. Classic example of howvthe cow’s been milked to death right under the noses of the Broward County Commission. The excitement and happiness we see on our children’s face when they are at YAA is “Priceless”. priceless? says: Next time a Deputy can’t get to your house fast enough or there are too many homeless around town, remember the price for priceless in YAA not paying their tab is less vital services for everyone else. Young @ Art is for our children. Now, all you adult Haters, go to bed! And trying to hide behind our children is even more reprehensible than calling the junk at YAA art ! Day of Reckoning for Young at Art says: Sculpted Clay donuts are not art. Don’t know how they can even call Young at Art a museum. Sounds like this whole interprise was built on clay that’s about to get washed away pretty soon. Where’s the money ??? Shrago is getting paid more than the salary of the highest paid circuit court judge. Wasn’t her husband a county judge? I remember reading something about him resigning as judge and then suing to get his job back. He lost his bid in trying to do so. Now it’s the scuttlebutt that he’s supporting Judge Di Pietro’s campaign to retain her seat in a contested race that will be determined in November. What’s his continued stake in Broward courthouse politics ? It’s understandable what his his stake is in Young at Art. Somethings got to give. Just how much more time and money are Broward Commisioners going to spend on this topic when it’s fairly obvious what the problem has been? Don’t see that there’s much worth saving except maybe more money being spent on an otherwise deepening hole of resources. you gotta be kidding me says: IS THAT WHAT THEYRE CALLING ART NOW DAYS ? ITS REALLY HYSTERICAL IF YOUVE EVER VISITED THIS PLACE. MY FOUR YEAR OLD KNOWS MORE ABOUT ART. DIDNT KNOW ABOUT IT BEING ADMINISTERED BY A MUD SCULPTOR. JUST HOW MUCH IS THIS PLACE IN THE HOLE IN DAVIE. AND HOW MANY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE EMPLOYED THERE BESIDES SHRAGO, HER SON, HER DAUGHTER AND HER MOTHER ? AM I MISSING ANYBODY ELSE ? LOL looking for answers says: Looking for another bailout with public funds so she can continue to give herself another raise ? WTF is going on with these people that they are allowed to do this and what is the Broward Board of County Commissioners doing about it ? You can bet county commissioners take a dim view of Mindy Shrago pulling down that kind of dosh. Who approves these sums anyway? Who else is on the board of directors for Young in Art ? Are they all family members ? Wouldn’t you think the county would have intercepted this kind of problem before now when they’ve sunk this kind of money in it ? Who is in charge of overseeing expenditures for Young in Art from a county standpoint ? Was this simply a handshake deal or what ? The whole thing is laughable. It looks like a daycare center from the outside. I can just imagine the kind of art contained inside ! In Davie ? I mean !!! LOL We Started an online petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/compel-the-broward-board-of-county-commisioners To address the issue of The Young At Arts museum. Please read and sign. Petition by var _gaq = _gaq \|\| []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-307455-4’]); _gaq.push([‘_setDomainName’, ‘ipetitions.com’]); _gaq.push([‘_setAllowHash’, ‘false’]); _gaq.push([‘_setAllowLinker’, true]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);})(); Youth in Art says: Perhaps after this present fiasco when the county takes over instead of the name remaining Youth in Art it could be more aptly named County in the Dark. What in the world have these people been thinking anyway? ART IN THE DARK says: Better one by the looks of things is more like ART IN THE DARK ! Lol I wouldn’t spend ten more cents to keep this thing afloat … That’s probably what they want. Shut it down and then they can bury what’s probably been a lot of misappropriated funds. What’s with all the family members being employed there? If you go to their website, the link in the footer for Financial Reports, of course doesn’t work. We are not for profit and as such do not have a lot of funds on hand. If someone would make the public records request for a list of all employed there, all not just board members, a list of vendors, and the last years expenses, I’ll bet we’ll find that half the vendors are related and probably being over paid. Probably find a lot more family members being employed, remember the last name may be different but in the new world it’s surprisingly easy with Facebook and other social and business networking, to find who’s related or connected to whom. Again we think they want it shut down, hoping then maybe no one will bother to go over the books. Maybe, unlike Opa-Locka, where they just totally raped the city, https://southfloridacorruption.com/Other-Articles-9/ Maybe these guys are a little smarter like “Rats”, and just chewing away little chunks here and there. AND WE SMELL A RAT! WHO WILL COMRADE TRUMP AND COMRADE PUTIN PUT ON FLORIDA’S SUPREME COURT Williams- FL Bar Fraud says: Americans, and not Bolshevik Liberals with Marxist intent. Pictures from Anti-Satz protest Hey…that looks like Greenbald there with his bald spot hiding hat?! What happened with the protest, and what exactly are they protesting ? Satz had probably gone home and taken a nap by then. He’s been re-elected. What does he care, although the voters sent a rather stern message with Williams almost overtaking him. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/special-reports/florida-prisons/article101560472.html Tell Destry Black Lives Matter is looking to hire a Public Information Officer. Right on Brother Matt! Sorry, no pension. ONE LESS HAPPY JARHEAD says: ONE LESS JOLLY JARHEAD DOES NOT A HAPPY BROWARD JUDICIARY MAKE http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/09/hollywood-divorce-lawyers-reveal-the-secrets-of-high-profile-splits I didn’t notice any black lives matter Satz protest at the Broward Courthouse. Did they change the venue or it petered out ? Not surprising. LMAO says: BLM? LOL- no one showed up! 350 people- only in your imagination. Although their Facebook page said court house, the protest ended up at Pompano City Hall That’s just about as organized as they get. Lol. It wouldn’t matter if the picketed Satz’ condo. BagelsBagels says: A second protest is scheduled, this one at 8:30pm on a Sunday night in front of the courthouse to protest the selling of bagels in front of the courthouse. We feel it is a slight that they just “assume” jewish lawyers love bagels. disgusting…we are sending buses from Kings Point and Wynmoor village pronto…you will see when those buses arrive we will rain down some justice on that day. A poll of Florida Bar members on 4th DCA retention finds Spencer Levine with the lowest approval rates. Discuss. Great community bulletin board ! You should be commended for all the hard work. Keep on trucking. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article101740642.html Interviews Today says: http://www.jaablaw.com/uncategorized/25-apply-for-circuit-positions/ Down with the BLACK Ian Richards says: Interesting that it appears no one actually wants their name associated with being on the Committee. It is unfortunate for the County and its taxpayers that Mssrs Di Pietro (YAA Chairman), Jay “Sprinkles” Spechler and Mindy Shrago can’t work this hard for Young at Art to raise money to pay its mortgage. And they call themselves the Committee of Responsible Persons ! Lol. Same players, same game… Naughty Nina says: Richards will trounce Naughty Nina. She and her small band of supporters are already tapped out. Judging (lol) from her last performance, the numbers aren’t in her favor. These jokers will do anything to remain plugged in and part of the deep pockets of the public dole. I see this chick working for hubby after November. As far as Sprinks and Co., it speaks for itself. I’m keeping my hand on my wallet with this one. May throw some Richard’s way. Gobble Gobble says: You can bet there’s something in it for them. That’s the way the game seems to be played around here. Watch the players. Gobble, gobble. The only problem is her opponent. We like Richards because at least he appears to be honest, however we don’t believe he is competent. By the way, the sheriff arrested another one of his own. Vote Scott Israel. As long as he keeps cleaning up BSO he’s got our vote and endorsement. IAN RICHARDS FOR EXCELLENCE says: ELECT IAN RICHARDS FOR JUDGE. REPLACE POLITICAL HACKS WITH AN EXPERIENCED ARBITER THAT HAS ALREADY PROVEN HIMSELF. BROWARD DESERVES THE BEST JUDGES. IAN RICHARDS DESERVES ANOTHER CHANCE TO BRING INTEGRITY TO THE BENCH. I URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR EXCELLENCE. BLM fix the cap lock on your computer. Between that and your racist posts, we know it’s you. Richards may be honest, but he’s a dumb shit when it come to the law. I ran circle around him in domestic violence court and I’m not a lawyer. If you didn’t know those are hard charges to get dropped, but got him to do it very easily even before my arraignment in only 2 weeks with 3 hearings. You obviously want him elected because he is black and no other reason. If you want to be that way put your support behind Johnny McCray. He’s black and qualified. How did I do it? Believe it or not, my wife filed a motion to dismiss for me. Yeah , that’s right, the alleged victim filed a motion to dismiss and the idiot started to read it aloud in open court. At that point he had to call her and take testimony, which trashed the SAO case at that point. The victims advocate tried to tell her there was a hearing down the street from the courthouse where the judge, SAO and defense will be there. The place was the victim’s advocates office. When Richards was told that, he said, “I don’t believe the victim’s advocate would do such a thing, and left it at that. Richards was a great Judge and fair to all that appeared before. He wouldn’t throw a case for Judge Cohen (Lori’s Husband). He wouldn’t let a cop continue to beat on the woman in his life bust eye socket all all. Wrong. ..Richards acted like an asshole while on the bench. I am telling every voter I know to vote for his opponent. There is a reason he was kicked to the curb – now he’s seeing nobody will hire him and he needs to be judge so as not to starve BIGGER PROBLEMS LOOMING FOR DAVID DI PIETRO says: Reason Richards lost 400 votes and the Name game. He has a better temperament then his opponent and way more experience. He doesn’t think poor people, blacks are idiots and retards like his opponent. Tell everyone you know or don’t know. It doesn’t matter. Sun Sentinel has been quite about DavidDi Pietro involvement.. Interesting article about David DiPietro in Politico. Looks like David has bigger problems than Nina’s reelection and Young at Art. http://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2016/09/govs-office-latest-to-accuse-broward-health-of-hanging-onto-documents-105517 nothankyou says: thee isn’t an attorney in my opinion that appeared before Ian that thought he was competent. He became a judge after a few years of screwing the pooch in the Dade State Atty office. But after a few years of making no money he wants back on the government boobie….no thanks…Id rather take my chances with Di pietro who seems to at least read the law. Richards was an ass for a judge. Once, after he had been shipped out to South Satellite, I had resolved a minor case with the prosecutor and, as we at podium resolving it, Richards was asking State why they weren’t including more in their offer. That, plus the examples I’ve read about him 364 jaoling people who were tricked by victims into contact, convince me he shouldn’t be a judge. He’s so bad I’m even going to vote for the diPietro turd sandwich The choice in this one is as bad as the race for President. The choices are like eating dog poop or cat poop for dinner. But here is the chance to send the crooked JNC a message. So voting Richards again. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/judge-failed-to-follow-law-when-post-reporter-call/nsYL3/ GIVE THIS SUPERLAWYER JOHNNY MCCRAY THE GULKIN glad you aren’t tooting Perry Thurston’s horn. Talk about somebody I wouldn’t give 60 seconds to … Successful lawyers don’t become judges. Not in Broward. Maybe next time around he should run for circuit judge. Put some integrity back on the bench. Go Johnny Go, Go, “Johnny be Good”, could be his campaign slogan. State Attorney McCray says: McCray would clean Mike’s clock. That’s about as likely to happen as Gordo Weeks becoming the next Public Defender when the midget kicks the can. Johnny be Good! Who did JNC pick today?? TIME FOR YAA TO PAY IT’S FAIR SHARE Connecting the dots says: No shock, Sprinkles Spechler was a big Rick LeMack supporter Jay and DiPietro’s friend Chip LaMarca was a big Fondo supporter. Also, former Commissioner Sue Gunzberger was the first and most vocal person to call out Shrago for her mismanagement of Young at Art. BROWARD KAOS says: YOUNG AT ART CHILDREN’S MUSEUM IS OPERATED BY WHAT HILLARY CLINTON REFERS TO A “BASKET OF DEPLORABLES” OF BROWARD COUNTY FLORIDA THEY SURE ARE NOT AN EXAMPLE OF THE “ADORABLE DEPLORABLES” More like a basket full of tax payer’s money going to waste with the apparent blessing of a Broward County Commission that’s been looking the other way for ten years. A complete and thorough investigation should be made of Young at Art. AUDIT YOUNG AT ART says: ONLY A COMPLETE AUDIT BY THE COUNTY OF YOUNG AT ART WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS OUTSTANDING fart in the dark says: Young at Art is starting to resemble more like a Fart in the Dark with what looks like the County Commissioners holding the bag and the price tag. Or should I say we taxpayers… YOUNG AT ART says: THERES A SUCKER BORN EVERY DAY AND THE COUNTY WINS THAT TITLE HANDS DOWN. YOUNG AT AT SUCKERED YOU GOOD Wide Angle on YAA says: It staggers the imagination why the Board of County Commissioners would continue to support a museum that is not capable of paying its own way with taxpayers money while the CEO Mindy Shrago continues to pay herself an inordinate salary with equally inordinate increases in that salary and employs several immediate members of her family on the payroll. This practice amounts to walking a crooked mile that should be eliminated immediately and the doors of this establishment closed. https://southfloridacorruption.com/blog/2016/09/18/broward-young-art-museum-big-scam/ Israel has a lot of questionable hires. In no way should courthouse safety be jeopardized by a lack of funding to hire new personnel while the scammers at Young at Art keep taking care of their family and friends while failing to pay their mortgage to the County Really? Read our earlier post and help us with a public records request or shut up. You don’t know what you are talking about. If you want it to be the sheriffs job, then file a formal CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, make sure you have some proof or risk arrest yourself for filing a false police report. Do you know how budgets are appropriated to the sheriffs dept., We guess not. This sheriff is cleaning up his department. If you have info, send it to him, or us. Questionable hires? Who, send us that info. in this county it isn’t hard to find. Provide proof! https://southfloridacorruption.com/blog/anonymous-tips/ People talking shit always post as Anonymous. We understand why defense attorneys do. Great subject, got our attention. Does anyone really want to know? Help us out rather than just complaining. Put just a few bucks where you mouth is. admin@southfloridacorruption.com Right on South Florida Corruption says: I agree with you the sheriff is great. I think it is awful that the County Commission would divert $1 away from first responders to keep the doors of Young at Art open. Young. at Art is a PRIVATE MUSEUM, that essentially conned the County into building them a building under a plan that had no basis in reality to repay the debt. Young at Art is nothing more than a playground for insiders like Nina Di Pietro, David Di Pietro, Jay Sprinkles Spechler, Mindy Spechler (also former Al Lamberti/Rick LeMack supporters) to have fancy parties to toast themselves and keep their kids and/or others close to them employed. The Sheriff and other advocates for various groups helping the down trodden in our community should join together and speak out at the outrageous proposal by YAA Chairman David Di Pietro to further reduce the payments on the YAA mortgage because their potential fancy donors don’t want to be made to feel as if their donations are being used towards the debt. OUTRAGIOUS CORRUPTION ON A SCALE UNFATHOMABLE. WHAT IS THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION DOING TO EXPOSE THIS ? PUBLISH NAMES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF YOUTH IN ART AND THE BROWARD COMMISIONERS RESPONSIBLE. since you asked says: Once it moved to the county built building, YAA had an impressive Board of members of the community. After the Sun Sentinel article,the word was, the Board made many inquiries and questioned Shrago-Spechler’s management. Push came to shove and all or most of the members of the Board at time resigned. David Di Pietro was named Chair and many or all of his cronies were put on the board with the exception of Ms Cassini from the County http://www.youngatartmuseum.org/board.php So this is why Sprinks is working so hard on Di Pietro’s re-election campaign ? It couldn’t be that one of the original problems that caused a change in the board of directors was the hefty sum Shrago is receiving as a salary when the mortgage couldn’t be paid and the various and equally hefty increases in that salary ? Was that part of the reason there was a change in administration of YAA ? Why isn’t the BROWARD County Board of Commissioners doing its own investigation ? Nothing! Asking them to do an audit is like the police investigating their own shootings. They will just say, “nothing to see here”. The names of the board of directors is on their website. http://www.youngatartmuseum.org/ While you’re there, try the link for Financial Reports. Interesting article today about David DiPietro in Politico. Looks like David has bigger problems than Nina’s reelection and Young at Art. End the ignorance says: Mindy Shrago is a kind and generous woman who does not deserve any of the crap that has been written about her on this stupid blog. Mindy and her mother devoted years of their own time and money to found YAA. The contributions of the Spechler family to this County are too many to count. Worse is the hatred towards David Di Pietro. David is a gentlemen and a man of honor. He fought corruption at Broward Health and was screwed over for it and thereafter vindicated by the Courts. All of which showed Rick Scott to be the asshole he is. All of you on this blog are cowards. All you losers on here put down good people who are trying to make this place better for everyone. Every world class city has a successful children’s museum. Sure the debt isn’t being paid quickly but it will be paid, Zack Spechler, if you took the time to investigate, is well respected in the art world and earned his title as Curator. Do yourselves a favor and research before you comment so you do noT sound so ignorant. Mindy Shrago is a kind and generous woman, “Yes, to her own family it appears. All you losers on here put down good people who are trying to make this place better for everyone “Again, they’re friends and family it APPEARS”. All of you on this blog are cowards “You hide behind a screen name”. Sure the debt isn’t being paid quickly but it will be paid “How many MORE years?.” And finally, Every world class city has a successful children’s museum Really? Since when is Davie a world class city? Last time I was out that way there was a lot of cow shit laying around. No offence meant to the people of Davie. Some of the people we know from Davie would say, Yep horse shit too and proud of it! Which brings us to you. The way you through around insults and the name calling shows your mentality. Sounds like you maybe grew up around the male version of cow shit. EVERYONE ON THIS BLOG IS A LOSER? Think!! That also includes you. Hate to say it but you sound worse than BLM Close YAA says: World class children’s museum ? That really is a laugh. It’s the most pathetic excuse for a museum I’ve ever seen. Obviously you’ve never visited it. Never seen a worst excuse for so called art ! Lol. It should be something that serves other than as a payment plan for friends and especially family members. It seems to have served no other purpose to this point and certainly hasn’t ever served to turn a profit other than to put any proceeds into certain people’s pockets at the expense of the public or so it seems. And it’s certainly not in the best interest of the citizens of Broward County to keep this junk shop open any longer. The very idea that they’re try to pass this off as any kind of museum is preposterous. High Art says: I hear this rare and exquisite piece was found by Curator Zack at the Broward County Fair circa 1993. Help us out! Public records request our best GUESS, probably a couple of hundred. If we get that info, we not only audit it, but publish it for ALL to do the same. What really scares them is something like that. Someone get that for us and we will publish it. Everyone interested can do their own audit. Also anyone wanting to help us out is welcome to contact us. No one is an island. We promise to use what ever resources we get for the good of all. Chocolate Love says: This piece was procured by Ms. Shrago and is one of the most valued pieces at Young at Art. It has been valued by Christie’s Art Auction House at $8.64. That’s what we’re talking about. How much you want to bet it was sold to them by another family member. Help us out. That’s why we asked someone to get us the public records. We want to check out the vendors and others who they pay! We smell a rat. Oh Jay says: At least he didn’t threaten a Chief Judge or call anyone a robe munched. Call down Speckels. Deep breaths… YAA IN QUESTION says: Shrago sure seems to have reaped benefits from this losing endeavor. And for years. Top 80 percent pay of museums nationally in a one horse town like Davie? Smells pretty bad and getting worse. Suggest a complete audit of Young at Art to determine just where expenditures have been made and to whom by the Board of County Commissioners to determine the facts. The initial report to the county seems to warrant one. the many houses of Mindy Shrago says: The discussion hasn’t even begun about her million dollar house on the lake in hollywood, the beachside villa up in Melbourne and the luxury condo in the upper east side of Manhattan. You know for all those YAA related trips to see the NY galleries (WINK) Cartoon Capers with YAA says: When did Sprinkles resign as a county court judge over the tiff with Judge Gehl, then unsuccessfully file suit to try to get his job back under Chief Judge Tobin after his buddy Ross was defeated ? Can’t quite remember how long ago that was. But, I mean, did he then have to put the whole family to work or what ? LOL. It’s like a cartoon prank with this YAA thing. Shrago, her mother, her son, her daughter ? Trust them to in investigate their own? Put the public records request in and give us the info. We promise any info we will look into. Do you really trust them to audit themselves? We are not 501c, however will account for every penny given to us. If you want to support us then buy from Amazon from our website. You can support us and purchase what you want without any extra cost to you. We are for real, we want to make a difference. Actually we go back to the late 1980’s. Took a break. Have a life to live. getting old, no guilt just with the experience we have, want to make a difference. Sign our petition: I AM VERY DISTURBED THAT THE COUNTY HAS ALLOWED THIS PRACTICE TO CONTINUE. CONTACT SUSAN GUNZBERGER TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFO AT BROWARD BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. YAA INQUIRY Runjohnnyrun says: I agree Johnny Greenwald for Judge. He’s got my vote PUBLIC DEFENDER EXODUS says: After reporting large numbers of attorneys having resigned over the last several months; as many as one third of the office, it now seems even more attorneys have decided to increase the unprecedented numbers leaving the employ of the Public Defender’s office for reasons often quoted as low pay, high caseloads, supervising attorneys carrying no caseloads, poor management and continued low morale within an office where nobody seems to care and the captain of the sinking ship or his lieutenants are nowhere to be found as evidenced by their missing cars from their assigned parking spaces. Trouble in paradise? You bet. And no improvement in the foreseeable future. Beware of Sprinkles the Killer Clown says: https://youtu.be/9fc-iAqIwNc Sprinkles has been reduced to selling mud pies now ? Lol. What better place to do it than in Davie. Good luck, Sprinks, but it looks like it’s going to be a harder sell now. Watch out for the undertoe… Youth at Art sticky business says: Sounds like the county is suffering from a case of too much Bourbon and poor choices with the continued support of a losing proposition where the only ones that have been making out financially are Shrago and various members of her family. I’m not impressed with the facility or the way it’s been run from what I’ve read in the findings of the county report. Kicking the can down the road is a typical response from county bureaucrats. If it had been run like a real business, and I’m still at a loss to understand who bamboozled the county into doing this in the first place, it should have had its doors closed ten years ago. Giving Youth at Art more time will only be sinking more money into the same pockets of those who have failed at making it a viable business as a so called museum which is a claim I don’t believe it lives up to. The most intelligent to the point response we’ve heard yet. this whole thing started by some one asking us to look into this and it really blew up. We will check things out if someone makes the public records request and gives it to us. Don’t trust them to investigate themselves. We are not out for money, just help. Went there need to pay $14.00 just to look? Again we are not out for money. Help us out. PUT THEM ALL ON THE DOLE - YAA says: Put the whole family on the dole. That way you know where they are and it costs you nothing and you can pretend you’re an art connoisseur in the middle of a cow patch selling mud donuts and cookies to children who wouldn’t know art if it fell out of the sky and hit them in the heads. Apparently neither do you. That’s what this is trying to be being sold as, manna from heaven by a bunch of podunks. And you can’t pay the rent ? And you want to call it a world class museum ? I can’t stop laughing at the gullibility of the Broward Commission and frankly the nerve of this Mindy Shrago chick and all the rest of these phoney wannabe art mavens connected to the Sprinks and DiPietro clowns. Milk it for all its worth under the guise of helping to educate children and get somebody else to pay the rent while you give yourself whopping raises every year. Sounds like a good reorganizational plan. You’re the real Pied Piper of art ! LOL Sounds like just another hair brained bubble headed idea that was started with the blessings of a Board of Broward County Commissioners that now wish they’d never heard of it. There’s an easy solution. Close the doors of this idiotic so called business and the County can rent the building out to Griff’s Feed Store. At least it wil turn a profit and the taxpayers of Broward can get some of their money back. Lol. .02 on YAA says: As I see it, the County did an audit and gave Shrago one last chance to get her act together. Understandable, they have a lot to lose if this goes south. It was agreed that YAA would pay a reduced mortgage payment over a longer period of time to pay off the debt. Fair, it happens in business. The issue now is that Shrago and Di Pietro are trying to claim they need even more favorable payment terms because they claim potential donors have seen the bad press regarding the debt and are reluctant to give, as the donors want to give for the sake of art not the debt. IMHO Shrago should be asked to resign before the County even considers any further fiscal concessions. Shrago had a great concept and ability to manage the museum when it was small and run out of a strip mall. The problem was whe she and her husband, then Judge, Jay Spechler, brokered their political connections with the high times of the real estate bubble to convince the Commission they could raise donations to pay off the debt, what appears now, to be a lie. Worse it appears that Shargo and her family were generously compensated during the recession while YAA wasn’t meeting their obligation to the County. In short, Shrago and the rest of the Spechler mooches need to go. YAA deserves a chance to flourish under an Executive Director who has the education and training to run a fiscally responsible museum. YAA SINKING FAST says: Great concept if you consider the kind of crap she’s peddling for art is anything but junk. I’ve seen it and you wouldn’t even want any of it laying around your garage. I’d rather talk about the inordinate amount of money she is sucking from the proceeds of this ” museum” when it can’t even pay the rent and other proceeds going to various family members. I think it’s fairly clear what’s been happening. Guess you’ve never visited this place. It’s not worth saving. I’ve a higher appreciation of the art left by the cows in my back yard than anything I’ve seen at this place. The county was sure sold a bill of goods and fell for it hook, line and sinker. She should have stayed in the strip mall or flea market where her chances were better for turning a profit. Although, I’ve seen better art at the flea market. Pork n Mindy says: She won’t be saying this much longer More like pork and beans … Beano might be called for at this point. But it will be turned into art by some. Gas is gas by any other name. penis pump needed says: Also pork n Lisa and Laura too? DEPUTY-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING INVESTIGATED IN POMPANO BEACH Names of Deputies Released https://southfloridacorruption.com/blog/2016/10/04/names-deputies-released/ Pingback: Daryl Semonick	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line683
__label__cc	0.586537	0.413463	Sanoma selects bwise internal control and internal audit for increased efficiencies Catégorie : , Source : Actusnews Posté dans la rubrique le 24/01/2013 à 09:50 NEW YORK and S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, Jan. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BWise, a NASDAQ OMX company and a global leader in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) software, announced today that it was selected by Sanoma Corporation, a leading European consumer and learning media group. The company selected BWise to support it with their internal control and internal audit processes. With the BWise GRC Platform in place for internal control and internal audit, Sanoma is able to streamline its processes and work more efficiently through the use of one single integrated system. As a consumer and learning media company, Sanoma brings information, experiences, education and entertainment to millions of people. The group employs nearly 11,000 professionals in twenty countries. In 2011, the group's restated net sales totaled EUR 2.4 billion. Sanoma shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX exchange in Helsinki, Finland. Robert Pijselman, CEO of BWise, said, "Sanoma selected BWise due to our combination of a straight forward, down to earth and rapid implementation approach. We advise companies that start on a GRC journey to articulate a vision, but start with a tactical approach that helps them to quickly gain benefits in optimizing the current protocols around governance, risk and compliance. After delivering the first successes we then further execute on our plan to lower the cost of compliance, while enhancing the overall visibility on opportunities and risks that the company faces." BWise, recently acquired by NASDAQ OMX, is expanding its market share in the Nordic countries with its market leading integrated GRC solution. As part of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, the integrated BWise GRC platform supports C-level executives and boards of directors to be in control of their financial and reputational risks while working more efficiently. Marcel Starink, VP Sales at BWise, said, "I'm very proud of the increasing number of Nordic companies choosing BWise as their preferred integrated GRC software solution. We believe there is one version of the truth at businesses, where organizations achieve their strategic objectives faster and with a risk appetite that is clearly understood by all stakeholders, supporting them on their GRC Journey to achieve more transparency by providing superior technology and best in class services." BWise is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2012 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Platforms. Request a complimentary copy of the report via www.bwise.com. 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__label__cc	0.523367	0.476633	Narrow down your search by using keywords or by selecting one or more categories. Ctrl+Click/Cmd+Click to select multiple categories. All Categories Destinations -Antarctica -Argentina -Bolivia -Brazil -Chile -Cruises -Ecuador -Luxury -Peru -Special Interest Interests -Adventure -Archeology -Biking -Cruises -Ecotourism -Family -Fishing -Food/Culinary -History -Horseback Riding -Kayaking/Rafting -Multi Adventure -Shopping -Sightseeing -Ski -Snorkeling/Scuba -Spiritual/Yoga -Sun and Beaches -Theatre/Arts -Walking/Hiking/Trekking -Wedding/Honeymoon -Wildlife -Wine/Vineyards Receive special travel news, discounts and promotions from us Home : Go Back M/V Ventus Australis 5 day: Patagonian Explorer Destination(s): Ushuaia - Argentina, Punta Arenas - Chile, Patagonia Fjords Frequency: Set departures September thru April Price: starting at $1,565.00 per person / double (B cabin) single supplement available upon request Deadline to book: Open booking Package Features Starting in January 2018, explore Patagonia on an adventurous five-day, four-night journeys between Ushuaia (Argentina) to Punta Arenas (Chile) through some of planet’s most remote places and incredible scenery. Discover the wild beauty of Patagonia on an Australis cruise that showcases the region’s pristine landscapes, rich wildlife and fascinating human history aboard an expedition ship that brings an extraordinary level of comfort and service to the uttermost edge of the world. Leaving the twinkling lights of Ushuaia behind, the vessel calls on fabled spots like Cape Horn and Wulaia Bay before cruising down the Beagle Channel. Continuing through the maze of islands, we’ll visit a number of glaciers, frozen giants that guard the southern flank of the Fuegian Archipelago, before entering the legendary Strait of Magellan. Last stop is the Isla Magdalena and its boisterous Patagonia penguin colony before docking at Punta Arenas. Four nights aboard the NEW M/V Ventus Australis Daily excursions with a bilingual licensed guide All park & entrance All meals on board: breakfast, lunch and dinner Open Bar in defined hours with soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and selected wines. Taxes & service fees International & domestic airfare from the US Applicable airport departure taxes Drinks (Premium) Day 1 Ushuaia / M/V Ventus Australis Check in at 409 San Martín Ave. in downtown Ushuaia between 10:00 and 17:00 (10 AM-5 PM) on the day of your cruise departure. Board the Australis Cruise at 18:00 (6 PM). After a welcoming toast and introduction of captain and crew, the ship departs for one of the most remote corners of planet Earth. During the night we traverse the Beagle Channel and cross from Argentina into Chilean territorial waters. The lights of Ushuaia disappear as we turn into the narrow Murray Channel between Navarino and Hoste islands. Day 2 Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay Around the break of dawn, the Australis cruise crosses Nassau Bay and enters the remote archipelago that comprises Cape Horn National Park. Weather and sea conditions permitting, we shall go ashore on the windswept island that harbors legendary Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos). Discovered in 1616 by a Dutch maritime expedition -- and named after the town of Hoorn in West Friesland -- Cape Horn is a sheer 425-meter (1,394-foot) high rocky promontory overlooking the turbulent waters of the Drake Passage. For many years it was the only navigation route between the Pacific and Atlantic and was often referred to as the "End of the Earth." The park was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005. The Chilean navy maintains a permanent lighthouse on the island, staffed by a lightkeeper and his family, as well as the tiny Stella Maris Chapel and modern Cape Horn Monument (currently awaiting repair after being damaged by fierce winds). Sailing back across Nassau Bay, we anchor at fabled Wulaia Bay, one of the few places in the archipelago where the human history is just as compelling as the natural environment. Originally the site of one of the region’s largest Yámana aboriginal settlements, the bay was described by Charles Darwin and sketched by Captain FitzRoy in the 1830s during their voyages on HMS Beagle. This area is also renowned for its mesmerizing beauty and dramatic geography. After a visit to the Australis-sponsored museum in the old radio station -- which is especially strong on the Yámana people and European missionaries in the area -- passengers have a choice of three hikes (of increasing degrees of difficulty) that ascend the heavily wooded mountain behind the bay. On all of these you stroll through an enchanted Magellanic forest of lengas, coigües, canelos and ferns to reach panoramic viewpoints overlooking the bay. Day 3 Pía Glacier – Garibaldi Glacier Overnight we continue our Patagonia glacier tour around the western end of Tierra del Fuego via the very narrow Gabrial Channel, Magdalena Channel and Cockburn Channel. After rounding the remote Brecknock Peninsula, the Australis cruise tacks eastward and enters the Beagle Channel again. By morning we are entering Pia Fjord and boarding the Zodiacs for a shore excursion to Pia Glacier. After disembarking we take a short hike to gain a panoramic view of the spectacular glacier, which extends from the mountaintops down to the sea or a longer much more difficult walk up a lateral moraine of the old Pia Glacier. No one knows for certain how the hulking mass of snow and ice got its feminine moniker, but one theory says it was named for Princess Maria Pia of Savoy (1847-1911), daughter of the Italian king. Making our way further west along the Beagle Channel, we enter another long fjord and drop anchor near Garibaldi Glacier for another shore excursion. Garibaldi is one of only three glaciers in Patagonia gaining mass rather than staying the same or slowly shrinking. This time we hike through virgin Magellanic forest to a glacial waterfall, a towering wall of ferns and moss, and spectacular viewpoints looking down on the glacier and fjord. The walk is demanding -- very steep, negligible trail, rough footing -- and not for everyone. For those who choose to stay onboard, our captain will point the bow towards the beautiful sky-blue Garibaldi Glacier so everyone can enjoy the panoramic view from the upper decks. Day 4 Agostini Sound – Águila Glacier – Cóndor Glacier Early in the morning, we will sail through the Cockburn Channel and enter Agostini Sound. From there it is possible to see the glaciers that descend from the middle of the Darwin Mountain Range -- some of them reaching the water. This morning, we will disembark and go for an easy walk around a lagoon, which was formed by the melting of the Águila Glacier. We will reach a spot right in front of that glacier with stunning views. In the afternoon, we will approach the Condor Glacier via Zodiac -- and hopefully see some of the abundant Andean Condors in the area. Day 5 Magdalena Island - Punta Arenas After an overnight cruise through Magdalena Channel and back into the Strait of Magellan, we anchor off Magdalena Island, which lies about halfway between Tierra del Fuego and the Chilean mainland. Crowned by a distinctive lighthouse, the island used to be an essential source of supplies for navigators and explorers and is inhabited by an immense colony of Magellanic penguins. At the break of dawn, weather permitting, we go ashore and hike a path that leads through thousands of penguins to a small museum lodged inside the vintage 1902 lighthouse. Many other bird species are also found on the island. In September and April -- when the penguins dwell elsewhere -- this excursion is replaced by a ride aboard Zodiacs to Marta Island to observe South American sea lions. After a short cruise south along the strait, disembarkation at Punta Arenas is scheduled for around 11:30 AM. Camera extension poles are prohibited on Magdalena Island NOTE: The excursions described in the itineraries can normally be carried out. Notwithstanding the above, Transportes Marítimos Terra Australis S.A., Transportes Marítimos Via Australis S.A., and Transportes Marítimos Geo Australis S.A reserve the right to reschedule, shorten, or alter all or part of the itineraries and/or excursions without prior notice, in order to safeguard the wellbeing and safety of passengers, preserve the environment, or due to any extraordinary circumstances, acts of God or force majeure. For the same reasons, the hours of departure or arrival of the vessels may be subject to change. There is no guarantee of wildlife sighting because the precise location of these animals cannot be confirmed. Note: All itineraries are subject to change, due to weather and other conditions. 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__label__wiki	0.749556	0.749556	Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention welcomed by Joe Fleetwood · March 11, 2016 The Maritime Union of New Zealand has welcomed the ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention by the New Zealand Government. The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is an international treaty adopted by the International Labour Organisation and lays out minimum rights for seafarers and promotes good employment practices across the shipping industry. The MLC will enter into force for New Zealand on 9 March 2017, and will apply to about 890 foreign commercial cargo and cruise ships visiting New Zealand annually, and about 30 New Zealand ships. The MLC covers commercial vessels of 200 gross tonnage or more, that operate outside the in-shore limits. It does not apply to fishing vessels. Maritime Union National Secretary Joe Fleetwood says the Union has been advocating New Zealand become a signatory to the MLC for some time. The MLC has been described by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) as a “seafarers bill of rights.” The Maritime Union is an affiliate of the ITF which works to ensure the safety and wellbeing of seafarers globally. Mr Fleetwood says that ships that have problems with crews often had multiple issues with safety and seaworthiness. “We are seeing a move towards greater oversight of the maritime industry, as deregulation has failed to deliver decent standards.” Tags: Health and safetylegislationMaritime Labour Conventionshippingworkers rights European dockers victory shows global tide turning against “pirate capitalism” National government betrays NZers in TPPA deal Auckland has its Port back but this never should have happened	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line707
__label__wiki	0.616138	0.616138	38 Labels / Record Deals 15 Publishing Deal 12 Sync Licensing: Advertising 12 Sync Licensing: TV / Movies / Video Games 8 Song placements 4 Professional Song Critique 4 Production Deals 4 Management Deals 1 Exposure Opportunity 1 Career Coaching 1 Artist Development 51 fully mastered 50 broadcast ready 31 rough mixes 41 submission only 10 critique 48 Yes 3 No 23 Negotiable or N/A 9 Non-Exclusive 8 Exclusive 22 Not Available 11 $501 - $1,000 3 $1,001 - $1,500 1 $2,001 - $3,000 4 $10,001 - $25,000 Seeking Hits for Licensing Placements We have been working tirelessly over the years to build the best catalog of great independent music from various genres. However, there is one area in which we feel we could do better. Therefor, we are seeking Pop music to represent for licensing in films, TV shows and ad campaigns. By “Pop” we are referring more to the broad appeal of the music than the genre. As long as the song has hit potential, we would like to hear it. Genre wise we are open, but indie pop and indie folk seem to work best for licensing placements. Here are some great examples of music that we would like to have in our catalog: - The Lumineers - Ho Hey - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home - Charli XCX - Break The Rules - James Bay - Hold Back The River We accept ONE-STOP submissions only, ie songs that you own or control 100% (writer, master and publisher). Please submit only professionally recorded and mastered songs. NO DEMOS, NO COVERS. As an added bonus, if your song is Selected, we will offer to release your music on Filter Label. The songs by our talented artists can be heard in The OA, Exatlon, The Matrix Revisited, CSI: Las Vegas, Nikita, on ads for McDonald's, Nestle Wagner, Nike, Philip Morris, Hachette Filipacchi, in shows on MTV, CNN, Bravo, Nat Geo, NBC, Esquire, Channel 4 and almost every major TV network in the world. - Emil Hadji -Panzov Founder / CEO - Filter Label new Tommy Boy Seeks New Music for Potential Signings Tommy Boy Seeks New Music for Potential Signings Legendary Hip Hop & Electronic label founded in NYC in 1981 seeks new talent to add the roster. We are looking for artists that bring originality and undeniable vibes to the table. Please submit your best tracks for consideration. Tommy Boy is credited with launching the careers of notable Hip Hop legends Afrika Bambaataa, Coolio, Queen Latifah, House of Pain, De La Soul, and Naughty By Nature. Seeking A List Work (Singles Only) for Two B Entertainment Two B Entertainment is searching for singer/songwriters in the following genres: folk, pop, rock, alternative, americana, and soul. We are open to all acts, including solo artists to full bands. Original material is strongly recommended. All songs will be reviewed by our team and song length max is 5 minutes. The song chosen will be guaranteed the opportunity to receive 4 hours of complimentary music career consulting. The winner will receive full consideration as a new member of the Two B Entertainment music artist roster. Open to ages 18+ Two B Entertainment(IIB) is a full-service music entertainment group based in Orlando Florida. IIB is centered around artist management, development, recording and touring. Our group of professionals provide music artist services for song/lyric writing sessions, vocal lessons, studio recording and distribution. - Two B Entertainment Pop-Up Music Worldwide Opportunity We at Pop-up Music are seeking new tracks for an exciting new worldwide opportunity. Having inked deals with some of the most happening sub-publishers we are looking for songs to add into this exclusive catalogue and distribute worldwide. We need URGENTLY Rock, Indie, Singer Songwriter, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Indie Folk, Soul, Electro, Electro Folk, Pop we need it all! This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. We look forward to your submissions Pop songs needed for two Boy Bands I have two groups now looking for songs. One group has been together for a year now and has signed a huge deal with a label. This includes major distribution, a global tour and worldwide radio play. The second group is being put together right now and will incorporate some amazing vocals ala The Beach Boys. There are already major labels looking at the new group and it's not even completed yet! Lucente Entertainment is seeking pop songs for a boy band. We are looking for Pop, Pop/Rock, Pop/R&B in the style of One Republic for a newly formed and fully supported boy band project. The producers on this project have sold over 100 Million records. We are completely open to guitar vocal or piano vocal demos for all tempos. We are looking for great songs, production is not a concern at this time. Pop-Up Music Needs Pop Music Pop-Up Music needs 'Pop' Music to add to their roster. We are after all genres of Pop music past and present from 1960's(USA Bubble-gum-Pop would be so cool), 1970's{some original Disco or Glam Rock would be amazing), 1980's(bring on some New Romantic) up-to present Pop - Indie Pop, Electro Pop, Indie Folk, Electro Swing, Dubstep. We look forward to your Pop submissions Looking for new artists to sign and produce Grey Creek Productions is looking for new artists to sign and produce. Also offering our production expertise to help you get the most out of your production budget. We are looking to sign primarily country/pop country acts but, are open to any submissions. Singer/songwriters go to the top of the list. If you are looking for production help, we are open to any genre. Legendary producer/engineer Tom Perry is our president and hands on producer. Thanks. Latin Pop/R&B music needed We need quality Latin Pop/R&B artist to sign to our publishing company. Think of Ricky Martin, Shakira, Prince Royce, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Alejandro Sanz, Andrés Cepeda, Frankie J, Becky G., and Marc Anthony are the calibre of artist we are searching for, but don't be afraid to send in other styles, we are open. We have some great relationships in many different areas of the music industry, and the music we sign, we pitch to record labels, other publishers, game developers, advertisers, as well as the film and TV industry. Please only send professional recordings, no covers, no demos, or rough mixes. The songs must be all original, exclusive, unpublished and 100% broadcast/retail ready! Rock Bands & Artists Needed! Looking For: Rock, classic, alternative, indie, metal complete songs with vocals, and instrumentals Explicit Lyrics Accepted: No Instrumentals Accepted: Yes (no uncleared samples) Compensation: Licensing fees, Royalties, Publishing deals. Rock music took the world by storm back in the '50s and is attributed to The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. We are looking for bands that create the original rock music, no covers. If you have some timeless songs, original recordings that sound like the legendary Eagles, and Beatles or songs like today's biggest hits, we want to hear them. Talent Wanted for Label Consideration Label looking for new talent. Prefer singer/songwriter types, will consider groups who write. No rap or Hip Hop. Artist Wanted for Indie Label Indie label Tune City Records is looking for talent. Any genre as long as it's good. We will produce, record and release your material. Submit only your best for consideration. - Joe Brooklyn / Tune City Records New EDM Record Label looking for Artists to sign New record label group looking for good music to publish to any of the sublabels we own. We want to give people the attention they deserve as there are many artists that do not get the attention they deserve We want to sign artists with good songs that will be released on any of the three sub labels. We are accepting any EDM subgenre (House, Trap/Future Bass, Trance, Hardstyle, Electronic, etc.) If its some form of electronic we will review and consider it. We guarantee listening to it and we will message you back if we like the song enough to release it. We offer a payout system for the songs we sign. - Matthew Barraza / BPMusic Looking for an Electronic/Drum and Bass Band to sign to record label Hello, I am here looking to sign an act similar to the EDM band Pendulum. specifically for a style similar to Pendulum's Immersion album. In all reality, we hope to sign a Drum and Bass act that could potentially play live like a band. If not we would like to find people who can work together to make music in that "hardcore electronic rock style" If we will accept the demo and sign you to the label we hope to hear from said act alot - Matthew Barraza - Record Label - BPMusic Eclipse Music digital roster submissions Eclipse Music is a Finnish record label specializing in contemporary jazz, blues, progressive rock and singer-songwriters. We are currently expanding our roster of artists for world wide digital distribution. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. - Tapio Ylinen - CEO - Eclipse Music Electric-Bear Records Roster Opportunity Electric-Bear Records are currently scouting for Bands and Artists to be added to our Roster. We currently have signed Rock Bands but are interested in all other genres of music For more information on the label please see: http://www.electric-bearrecords.co.uk Submit your music for our scouts to review and give you an opportunity! We always will make sure we listen to all submissions and if we hear something we are interested in we will be in contact. Areli Records Seeking Songs & Artist for Roster Consideration Our label is looking for songs in key genres of: R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Light Rock, and Pop. All music must be positive and theme oriented. We are also looking for an artist that is looking to advance their career to the next level. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. Areli Records is now providing itself exclusively as a; Music Publishing, Music Production, and Worldwide Distribution Label with Label imprints that support artist around the world with Radio and Licensing Campaigns, and shipment to digital and physical stores. - Byron Dixon / Areli Records Song Quality: Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Similar Sounding Artists: Drake,Tasha Cobbs, Miguel Female Singer/Songwriter Wanted Female singer/songwriter wanted to complete project started by another artist who decided to leave the business. We have cover songs and 2 original songs started, plus yours to release an album. Must be the right fit. Rock/Blues oriented or harder edge pop types only. - Joe Brooklyn - Chief Creative Officer - Tune City Records Record Label Looking for Ambient, Minimal, Piano Recordings to Release Bad Architect Records is currently looking for new, unreleased, recordings in the style of Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds, Max Richter, and other artists in the minimal, Neo-classical genre to release on record label! - Judson Hurd - CEO - Bad Architect Records Roadhouse Music Group Seeking Artists for Development We are looking for Artists to build their Artists development. We cover different tiers Marketing & Promotions: Social Media, from 500 digital outlets From 180 countries to Physical Distribution Which Physical still 60% of the Music Industry and streaming is dominating. We offer marketing and promotion in China to 1.5 Billion people. We promote music and videos worldwide! North America, UK Giving the artists major promotion to millions of fans. And if our A&Rs love your music we will offer you an exclusive deal that would be 50/50. We work with big motion pictures and TV commercials and online outlets to help artists to get their music to the right Music Supervisor. - George Baker - CEO - Roadhouse Music Group Similar Sounding Artists: Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga Knife Fight Media Looking For New Music to Release Knife Fight Media is...Looking to release your music! KFM is, a focused, brand by brand co-venture specializing in the development of marketing and promotional campaigns for frontline and catalog products, along with tour and special events marketing. KFM provides a wide range of media services to clients by expanding the traditional PR model to focus on maximizing sales potential; this is achieved through closely working with artists and managers to enhance their product line and brand image from conception to delivery of the finished package. We offer full distribution options in both the digital and physical marketplace throughout North America. The company has launched successful campaigns across a wide array of genres including rock, metal, blues, jazz, goth and electronic. - Alexander Ford / Knife Fight Media Deal Type: Catalog Inclusion Similar Sounding Artists: Drake, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Kamelot, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Morbid Angel, Nile, Symphony X We are signing Hip Hop artist! We are looking for hip hop artists to sign! Looking For: Hip Hop, Rap, complete songs with vocals, and instrumentals Explicit Lyrics Accepted: No Instrumentals Accepted: Yes (no uncleared samples) Compensation: Licensing fees, Royalties, Publishing deals If you think you are the next up and coming hip hop artist, and your music is as good as Lil Wayne, Jay Z, 50 Cent, or Nicki Minaj, we want to hear from you. Pop Hip Hop Trio for Label Deal Payout: $10,001 - $25,000 Looking For: Pop, Hip Hop, R&B, Full songs Explicit Lyrics Accepted: Okay, Not preferred Instrumentals Accepted: Lyrics preferred (some samples okay) Compensation: Recording, publishing, Record Deal Description: We are looking for a super talented Pop Hip Hop trio, 2 guys and a girl, ala Black Eye Peas, or City High. Once we find the right group, our team of platinum, and Grammy award winning producers are going produce an EP of 7 songs. At least one of these songs will be placed in any number of TV shows and films we are working on. Once the EP is complete, we are going to walk the project into a major label, with the intent to secure a deal. At that point, there will be no limitations. Recording, performing, marketing budgets, tours, advances, etc. Please only send professional recordings, no covers, no demos, or rough mixes. The songs must be all original, and 100% broadcast/retail ready! - Charlie Mac / MAC A MILLION DOLLAR MAN MUSICK Compensation: $10,001 - $25,000 Similar Sounding Artists: Black Eye Peas, City High Seeking Pianist Pianist needed for multiple opportunities. Must be able to create original instrumentals that range from dramatic to romantic. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. Chuck Is Records publishes/produces across a wide range of Pop, Electronic,Hip-Hop, and RnB. Chuck Israel also writes full songs, hooks, and chorus’ producing very dynamic written compositions. CIR is always seeking serious sync opportunities and other musicians to collaborate with. (Registered Ascap/Bmi) - Chuck Israel / Chuck-Is Records Deal Type: Collaboration/Song Placement Similar Sounding Artists: Luigi Rubino, Ryan Leslie Ace Coalition Production is seeking new artists and songwriters to collaborate with Ace Coalition Production is seeking new artists and songwriters to collaborate with. We are currently working an in house project and collaborating with artists for a "single" opportunity. If you have the sound and the drive we are looking for we are open to creating full projects. We ask that you submit your best work that best represents your talent level and your creativity. Note: We are ONLY reviewing your submission to consider you for a future opportunity. Your submitted song is not being reviewed for use. - Ortiz / Ace Coalition Productions, LLC Deal Type: Collaboration/Publishing Similar Sounding Artists: Yo Gotti, SZA, Future, J. Cole, Bas Looking for Outstanding Finished Songs for Blanket Fort for Release Platinum selling producer / songwriter Sterling Fox is looking for new acts and singles for his label Blanket Fort. We are looking for finished product songs that can be released through our label. We help new artists with their releases by helping to take them over the finish line, providing help with mastering, visuals, artwork, promo, etc. No crazy contracts - we are extremely artist friendly. Send away...if your music is good and it speaks to us, we may be interested in a release. All genres considered, but your music needs to be modern and tasteful. Deal Type: Labe Signing Similar Sounding Artists: anything quality Aces Nation looking for new songwriters and artists We are looking for Artists and Songwriters who are looking to get publish and/or showcase their talent. Aces Nation Publishing company is affiliated with ASCAP . We will go over the talent's work and provide concrete critique , and for those who we really like their music will have a chance to remain in contact with us and develop and will also have a chance to pick up a Publishing Deal or explore other endeavors for their music. Record Label Looking for Cover Versions of Popular Songs! Bad Architect Records is a label that is currently searching for cover songs by new artists! We are open to different styles with vocals and instrumental only. Piano Instrumentals are in high demand! Please send us your best studio quality songs! We're currently looking for Slide Guitar, 'Muddy Waters', Down Home, Blues style songs for worldwide placements We're currently looking for Slide Guitar,'Muddy Waters', Down Home, Blues style songs for worldwide placements We're currently looking for Slide Guitar, 'Muddy Waters', Down Home, Blues style songs for worldwide placements in film, tv, advertising, and sub-publishing opportunities. IMPORTANT: High Quality submissions only. No demos will be accepted for this listing If selected, you will be offered an exclusive licensing contract. - Music Of The Sea Inc. Seeking R&B Music for Licensing & Publishing Looking For: R&B, complete songs with vocals, and instrumentals Explicit Lyrics Accepted: Yes Instrumentals Accepted: Yes (no uncleared samples) Compensation: Licensing fees, Royalties, Publishing deals, Typically $500+ We are looking for hot R&B music, and singers who can really sing. Real instruments are a plus, but not required. We are only interested in serious artist, who want to be full time musicians, while making a great living doing what they love. We have placed R&B music in several films, multiple DVD's, as well as TV shows on VH1, MTV, TLC, A&E, OWN, and many more. We have placed R&B music in Toys, ads for Pharmaceutical Companies, Hair Care Products, and Automobile Companies. We distribute our R&B albums to over 500 digital stores, in over 50 countries. Most of our R&B music will be or has already been licensed by Xbox Music, Cricket, Amazon, Apple iTunes, RDIO, and Spotify. If you are a hot soulful R&B artist, and your music can compete with Beyonce', Usher, Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, Rihanna, Chris Brown, or has that Motown sound, with a cutting edge, we want to hear from you. We guarantee feedback on all submissions! In most cases, four songs need to be submitted and selected specifically for this opportunity before we can offer a publishing/licensing deal. We are always looking for hot new talent, artists, producers, and bands that want to put their music out through various means of music licensing, major placements, and digital distribution. We are signing artist now, and you could be next! If selected, you may be asked to submit up to three more songs for further evaluation - MAC A MILLION DOLLAR MAN MUSICK We Need Pop Music Seeking: Pop Music, Dance-pop, Electropop, Europop, Indie pop, Power pop, Christian pop, Synthpop, Traditional pop, & Teen pop complete songs with vocals, and instrumentals This genre of music has a very strong following, and we are looking for artist that can capitalize on that fact. The music has to be appeal to a general audience, there needs to be emphasis on craftsmanship, recording, production, technology, and encourage dancing, using dance-oriented beats and rhythms. Think of Justin Bieber, Black Eye Peas, Katy Perry, LMFAO, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, OneRepublic, 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, Madonna, Bruno Mars, Beyonce, Prince, Adele, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Shakira, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, and David Guetta. If your music is half as good as the aforementioned artist, we certainly want to hear from you! Hip Hop Legend looking for producers/songwriters Legend Hip Hop artist/producer looking for producers/songwriters Looking For: Hip Hop, Pop, R&B, Tracks with hooks Instrumentals Accepted: Yes, lyrics preferred (no samples) Compensation: $10,000.00, publishing Description: Legendary Hip Hop artist/producer, is looking for fresh new Hip Hop, Pop, and R&B songs/beats/tracks with hooks. The budget is $10k per track, and whoever signs the deal will be able to keep their publishing shares. They want songs that sound like Beyonce', and Katy Perry, and the production quality of producer's like DJ Ammo, Detail, Pharrell, and Timbaland. The lyrics should work for male and female singers. Getting involved with this project will lead to many more fantastic opportunities, so send your best work. Please only send professional recordings, no covers, no demos, or rough mixes. The songs must be all original, and 100% broadcast/retail ready! Pop R&B Boy Band for Label Deal Description: We are looking for a Pop/R&B Boy Band, 4 guys that appeal to a teenage crowd, ala New Edition, NSync, BTS, or Backstreet Boys. Once we find the right group, our team of platinum, and Grammy award winning producers are going produce an EP of 7 songs. At least one of these songs will be placed in any number of TV shows and films we are working on. Once the EP is complete, we are going to walk the project into a major label, with the intent to secure a deal. At that point, there will be no limitations. Recording, performing, marketing budgets, tours, advances, etc. Please only send professional recordings, no covers, no demos, or rough mixes. The songs must be all original, and 100% broadcast/retail ready! Similar Sounding Artists: New Edition, NSync, Backstreet Boys, BTS Ackrite Nation seeking Hip Hop artist for Management & Artist Development Opportunities Ackrite is all about empowering, educating, and enriching the culture with vibes that make an impact. Your sound needs to be original and fresh plus your message has to be on par with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Talib Kweli, Immortal Tech, etc. An all-around catalyst for Hip Hop with an undying passion for art, music, and literature. Primary area of focus are talent scouting & artist development, with an exceptional understanding of new technology (digital sales & marketing), social media management & how it benefits in today's music industry. Inspired by the digital era having experience in developing innovative campaigns, direct to consumer marketing, & grass roots strategies that drive brand and revenue growth. Ackrite Music Group [AMG] represents the blueprint that will enhance a somewhat drab music industry. Founded in 2009, Ackrite is a forward-thinking, independent record label centered on connecting culture and providing a platform for the creative leaders of tomorrow. Hit Songs & Talent Wanted for Publishing & Label Roster Consideration Tune City Records seeks new performing talent for the label, songwriting talent for the publishing division and great new songs for talent currently on the roster. Looking for Hit Songs for upcoming projects. All Genres except Rap or Hip Hop. Wheres the heat? Need Producers! Looking to expand our team Wheres the heat? Looking to expand our team The Colleague Music is looking to expand our team. We are seeking good music regardless of genre, however we specialize in Hip-Hop and R&B. If you have great music, please submit it. We've produced for 2 Chainz,Gucci Mane, Raheem Devaughn, Nipsey Hussle, Plies, Woop, Don Trip,Freddie Gibbs, Starlito, Jose Guapo, MGK, Young Dolph, Cap 1, Caskey and more. Record Label Looking for Piano Covers of Hit Songs! We are currently looking for piano covers of new songs (for example Ariana Grande, Kesha, Imagine Dragons, etc)! Please submit your strongest, studio ready tracks! We can't wait to hear them! Bad Architect Records is a label that produces ambient, experimental folk, minimal classical, and song covers. We are currently looking for covers of popular songs by new artists to grow our catalog! Looking forward to hearing your music! PA74 Music Submission Catalogue The possibility of including new songs in our Music Publishing Catalogue. Promotion and distribution in Italy and all over the world. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. For info https://www.pa74music.com - Alessandro Porcella / PA74 Music Producers needed for Music Production Producers needed for Sample Creation Looking For: Producers, All Genres Explicit Lyrics Accepted: No Instrumentals Accepted: Yes (no samples) Compensation: Licensing, Royalties I am the president for a division of a successful Sound Design company. The company has had a deal with one of the largest sample companies in the world for over 13 years. Through this deal, select producers I work with will have the opportunity to produce sample packs, and loop construction kits for this company, and many more of the top sample companies in the market today. All genres are welcome, so this is open to everyone. This is a tremendous opportunity for any producer or artist with quality production, and recordings to consistently earn royalties. We payout quarterly. Agree to a 50/50 split of profits Sign a confidentiality agreement, and a Sample Library Agreement. Be able to create stems, i.e., individually separate bass, kick, snare, keys, etc. Be able to format the loop construction kits (Properly titling the samples) Create original content with out using samples (Must be 100% original) Must be able to produce 1 to 2 original projects per month (30 to 60 construction kits, per month) Female R&B Quartet for Label Deal Looking For: R&B, Pop Full songs Description: We are looking for a soulful Female R&B Quartet, that appeals to the College demographic, 4 ladies ala, Destiny's Child, Envogue, or TLC. Once we find the right group, our team of platinum, and Grammy award winning producers are going produce an EP of 7 songs. At least one of these songs will be placed in any number of TV shows and films we are working on. Once the EP is complete, we are going to walk the project into a major label, with the intent to secure a deal. At that point, there will be no limitations. Recording, performing, marketing budgets, tours, advances, etc. Please only send professional recordings, no covers, no demos, or rough mixes. The songs must be all original, and 100% broadcast/retail ready! Similar Sounding Artists: Destiny's Child, Envogue, TLC BMP Sweden AB Seeking Songwriters: Solo Artists and Band We are looking for songwriter solo artists and bands in any genre. Send us your best songs. If we like what we hear, we will sign you. Demos are ok. Looking for talented songwriters. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. Compensation: $501 - $1,000 Song Quality: All genres. Priority for pop and country Established Record Label Seeking Singers / Songwriters For Placements & Roster Consideration Deal Type: Artist / Artist Management Similar Sounding Artists: Adele, Christina Milian, The Weeknd, Drake, Ty Dolla Sign, Future, Usher, Tory Lanez, Chris Brown, Beyonce, Ciara, Arianna Grande Dance Music hits for Brazil Submit your dance tracks for analysis and feedback based on the Brazilian audience market. We're a company based in Brazil which provides a wide range of services for local & touring artists. • Talent Booking & Management • Artist & Technical Production • Tour & Event Planning and Production • Visas & Permits Smashing Pumpkins, The Prodigy, Foster the People, Major Lazer, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Galantis Events Tomorrowland BR, Lollapalooza BR, Electric Zoo BR, Xxxperience Festival, Kaballah Festival, Dream Valley, Paradise Weekend - Rodrigo França / Omni Music Seeking Singer Songwriters Seeking female and male singer-songwriters, and soulful vocalist for multiple opportunities. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. Similar Sounding Artists: Lauryn Hill, Sade, Erykah Badu Detailed Song Critique Hi, We are Spin Move Records. We are a boutique Record Label in Los Angeles, CA. We have been in business since 2002. We have released songs by Beekwilder, Moses Stone, Hero DeLano, Amy Kuney, Rochelle Diamante, Ainjel Emme, and Jessica Sanchez. We are purveyors of compelling lyrics coupled with memorable melodies. We have a strong sense of what is authentically good. If you have gold in your songs there is a good chance we can help you find it. We will listen to your song 1-2 times completely through and provide a critique. We can't forecast or promise any length of the critique except you will have our full attention for 10-20 minutes. If we find something we really think could resonate with a larger audience we will request your song and be in touch about next steps. Thank You! Spin Move Records Considering Songs & Artists for Music Publishing, Production, Management We are always considering new Publishing catalog for our Label, Film, and TV pitch opportunities. We would also like to give a helping hand to the people who are aspiring writers by giving detailed critiques and phone meetings to discuss their songs and other catalogs. Additionally, we are considering artists for representation and Management for our Record Label. Century Music Group is a boutique Nashville Entertainment Company providing Record Label, Music Publishing, and Artist Management services. CMG Record Label covers a full suite of record label related services for signed and unsigned artists. These services include, but are not limited to artist development, music and video production, distribution, promotion, publicity, and marketing. CMG Music Publishing focuses on songwriters and music catalog for placement in major and independent label recordings, film and television and other music licensing opportunities. CMG Artist Management handles career administration, development and representation to major record labels, publishing companies, booking agencies and other industry-related companies. - Art Ward - President - Century Music Group Signing Blues Artists for Licensing Looking For: Blues, the Delta, Piedmont, Jump and Chicago blues styles, complete songs with vocals, and instrumentals Compensation: Licensing fees, Royalties, Publishing deals We are looking for some real blues music, A`La., BB King, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Otis Rush, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Hill, Denise LaSalle, Sir Charles Jones, Bettye LaVette, Marvin Sease, and Peggy Scott-Adams. If you have any of these styles in your catalog, that are 100% original, and you own the rights to them, we want to hear from you! Seeking Childrens Music For Label Roster Opportunity Our Client Prestigious Kids Is Seeking Childrens Music For Label Roster Prestigious Kids is looking for positive, happy, music to consider signing new talent to their label division. Founded in 2008 in Atlanta, Ga home of some musical legends and established in 2016 as a brand for the kids, Prestigious Kids is definitely a movement you will want to be apart of as well as be on the lookout for. - Prestigious Kids / The Administration Deal Type: Artist Development / Artist Management Similar Sounding Artist: Sound Like Yourself but a few examples of what we're looking for are below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1PwEW6oxfwEyfMujf0inuv https://www.prestigiouskids.com/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line708
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__label__wiki	0.887093	0.887093	Return of Ulysses in San Francisco William Kentridge is a South African artist who works in charcoal and eraser (smudges) on paper, in small animated film and video segments (black and white), in theater, and now in opera. Monteverdi’s The Return of Ulysses was his first operatic project that took place in 1998 in collaboration with South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Theater. Claudio Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses Directed by William Kentridge. Revival directed by Luc de Wit. Produced by Pacific Operaworks, Seattle. Musical direction by Stephen Stubbs. Featuring the Handspring Puppet Company of South Africa. Above: Scene from The Return of Ulysses [Photo by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art] This 1998 production has been revived just now by Seattle’s Pacific Operaworks, using Mr. Kentridge’s original South African puppet collaborators, for performances in Seattle (March 11-21) and in San Francisco (March 24-29) in conjunction with SF Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, William Kentridge: Five Themes (through May 31). Mr. Kentridge’s art has been shown in many of the major modern art museums in Europe and America, at times in conjunction with performances of The Return of Ulysses, and these often with major musical collaborators. It was then obvious for Mr. Kentridge to take on Mozart’s puppet-like opera, The Magic Flute, which he did for Brussel’s Théâtre Monnaie in 2005, a production that made its way to the Brooklyn Academy in 2007. From there it is but a small step up (or maybe a giant leap) to Shostakovitch’s The Nose for The Metropolitan Opera in 2010. Mr. Kentridge’s first ambition was to be an actor, though it soon became apparent that his greater talent was that of an artist. His vision though has remained theatrical. The San Francisco MOMA exhibition includes a series of large charcoal illustrations based on a version of Alfred Jarry’s absurdist Roi Ubu (1896) at Johannesburg’s Junction Avenue Theater Company, where he has often worked as an actor and director. Mr. Kentridge’s is a man of the theater. His parents were lawyers and civil rights advocates in pre-Apartheid South Africa, thus Mr. Kentridge’s art is genetically imbued with the theatrics of domestic and civil politics, and his colors are black and white, with an occasional line or splash of primary color, usually red. The SF MOMA exhibition includes Mr. Kentridge’s preparatory studies for The Magic Flute, and preliminary visual experimentation for The Nose. The Magic Flute exhibit is Mr. Kentridge’s model stage box, its surfaces illustrated by dark mini-video images for the Queen of the Night that contrast with the enlightened bright images of Sarastro (all the while accompanied by a medley from Mozart’s opera). Preparatory studies for The Nose are eight very large, black and white video projections on the walls of a large gallery (with only ambient sound, no Shostakovitch). Most striking of the impressive group were a Cossack dancer repeating a movement, and another of Mr. Kentridge (an Alfred Hitchcock look alike) walking in and out of a white space. The sense is that Gogol [author of The Nose] has met his match. As Monteverdi’s two extant Venetian operas exist only in embryonic form when compared to modern opera scores, Ulysses and Poppea both require modern editions before they can be attempted by opera companies. Progressively these performing editions have moved to purer Baroque musical practices, contemporary audiences easily perceiving the integrity of the original musical and dramatic inspiration. And at the same time we have had the good fortune to see these embryos developed freehand into very effective modern works — Raymond Leppard’s Poppea at one extreme, Luigi Dallapiccola’s Ulysses at another, Barry Kosky’s Poppea for the Vienna Schauspielhaus (actors who sing, piano and three cellos in the pit), and of course William Kentridge’s Ulysses, Monteverdi’s Baroque tapestry magnified into a focused delirium of the last one hundred minutes of Ulysses life. In much of his art Mr. Kentridge is intrigued by simple mechanics, and certainly that of puppetry. Thus it is no surprise that his continuo (a small, non-specific group of instruments that accompanies sung text, the only accompaniment Monteverdi’s Venetian operas require) was a vista, make the players’ physical movements a part of the show. The continuo stretched across a slightly raised midstage platform. Led by Pacific Operaworks music director Stephen Stubbs on chitarrone (theorbo), the continuo was an additional theorbo, a baroque harp, two violins and a viola da gamba/cello. Maestro Stubbs and this combination of instruments provided a warm, smooth and sensual continuum of music, rarely disturbed by rhythmic punctuation or other coloristic intrusions. The high back of the continuo platform divided the front stage from a more complicated upstage playing area, as the back wall of the orchestra platform allowed the nearly life sized puppets to be seen without their operators, animating them by sticks from below (see photo). On the front stage the vista puppeteers were silently one with their puppets, imbuing their movements with their own humanity, though the voice of puppet was a concert dressed singer, concentrating his gaze on the face of the puppet, and effecting the gestures of one of the puppet’s arms. The effect was a humanity of always profound and sometimes terrifying proportion. If Monteverdi supercharged the intoned, impassioned speech imagined by Renaissance philologists as that of ancient tragedy, Pacific Opera Works took this heated musicality a further step by providing us a Ulysses who projected this text in inspired musical periods that were heroic, almost super human in musical effect, that grew into the sublime final duet with Penelope. The singer, Ross Hauck, is active in music ministry in the Northwest. Mr. Hauck was well supported by his Penelope, Laura Pudwell. The production’s star turn was Met singer Cyndia Sieden (Love and Athena), who was joined by five accomplished performers who enacted Penelope’s maid, Ulysses’ tutor, his son, and his rivals, and all hinted at the presences of the plethora of divine forces in Monteverdi’s original. More a multimedia event than an integrated opera production, Mr. Kentridge’s Return of Ulysses was the combination of these musical forces with puppets animated by puppeteers (though the puppets were sometimes in solo, frozen movement, like comic book illustrations), plus a black and white video component projected on a large screen hung above the upstage playing area. As Mr. Kentridge’s Ulysses lies dying in a Johannesburg hospital this video takes us into his body through medical diagnostic imaging, at other times we see into his death delirium by the images in front of which his life plays back. Never a commentary, the video was always an immediate part of the momentary action. While these components remained a montage, changing focus for me was seamless though my experience will have been my own, not that of my companions. Yet in the end the montage did not build to a convincing apotheosis of love in death — and this was Mr. Kentridge’s attempted ending, not Monteverdi’s. With this production (its first!) Pacific Operaworks has established itself as a national level producer of opera, San Francisco’s Artaud Theater has proven itself a fine theater for Baroque opera, SF MOMA has firmly established itself as an enlightened presenter of multimedia art. And Mr. Kentridge is on his way to the arguably enlightened Metropolitan Opera. The Nose will be an extraordinary event for the opera world. Michael Milenski	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line719
__label__wiki	0.987278	0.987278	List of blogs by sport and class Quick Links to Sport Pages Sportsland Benson finally reaches top of state benson girls basketball ciera ellington makenzy porter tayler lyday Tech ends Southridge title run with 66-42 victory By Cliff Pfenning PORTLAND - No. 3 Benson used a wave of energy from the opening tip to overwhelm top-ranked Southridge and win the Class 6A girls basketball state title Saturday night at the Chiles Center. Seniors Ciera Ellington and Tayler Lyday combined for 35 points and the Techsters (26-4) fielded a 22-5 edge in assists on the way to their first title, avenging a loss to the Skyhawks in the 2018 final. Senior Cameron Brink led Southridge with 23 points and 16 rebounds. Southridge (25-4) lost to just one other Oregon team this season - Tigard in early December. The Skyhawks beat Oregon City for the title in 2017. "It's great that we won the title over Southridge," said Ellington, who also had six rebounds and eight assists. "After last year, and losing to them earlier this season, we knew what we had to do to beat then and we did." Junior Aujae Youkum added 13 points and eight rebounds, and junior Bria Dixson had 12 points and seven rebounds for Benson. Senior point guard Makenzy Porter made two of three attempts from 3-point territory and had just one turnover in 31 minutes. Benson played for a state title one other time - losing to Lakeridge in 1991. Saturday's win is the first title for a Benson girls team outside of track and field, where the school had fielded seven team champions. Southridge cruises again southridge girls basketball Depth and defense lead Skyhawks to another title By Cliff Pfenning, Oregonsports.com PORTLAND - A dominating first-quarter performance turned into another comfortable win for the Southridge Skyhawks, who defended their Class 6A girls basketball title Saturday afternoon at the Chiles Center. Southridge led 15-5 after eight minutes and beat upstart Benson 46-27 to win the school's seventh state title. Maggie Freeman score 12 points and Cameron Brink and Maya Hoff added 10 points each to lead Southridge, which beat all of its Oregon opponents by at least 15 points this season. Benson, which reached the final for the first time since 1991, got 10 points each from juniors Makenzy Porter and Tayler Lyday. Marshfield ended the game on a 10-3 run and beat Cascade 48-41 to win its first state title, 48-41, at Forest Grove High School. With the game tied at 38-all, the Pirates got a 3-point shot by Hailey Browning and survived a 27-point outburst by Haile Wright, who also had 12 rebounds. Cascade made just 12 of 28 free throws in the game. Benson heads to final A last-second lay-up boost Techsters to 54-53 win over Beaverton PORTLAND - Benson junior Tayler Lyday drove the Techsters into the Class 6A girls basketball state final Friday afternoon, converting a lay-up with one second left to boost the Techsters past Beaverton 54-53 at the Chiles Center. Lyday, a 6-foot-1 guard, scored 34 points, including the final two after dribbling the length of the court following Beaverton converting a free throw to take a one-point lead with 6.1 seconds left. Lyday took the inbounds pass and simply dribbled to the basket and make a right-handed lay-up setting off a frantic celebration by the nearby Benson bench. Benson trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, and 50-46 with 40 seconds left, but got a free throw, then a 3-point shot by junior Makenzy Porter to tie the score. Beaverton had a pair of free throws lined up for Sydney Erikstrup, but she missed the first. After making the second, the Beavers couldn't stop Lyday, who made 12-of-17 shots from the field, including all five of her second-half attempts. The Techsters, who edged Tigard 32-28 in the quarterfinals, will play defending champion Southridge in the final at 3:15 p.m. Saturday. Southridge, which beat West Linn 54-38 in its semifinal, is 27-1 and has won all 27 of its games by at least 15 points. Benson is 23-5 and the first team from the Portland Interscholastic League to reach the title game since it played for the title in 1991. The PIL hasn't won a title since 1982. Marist rallies to return to final oregon high school basketball Class 5A heads to finals, PIL dominates 6A, Banks in 4A CORVALLIS - Trailing 26-16 midway through the third quarter, top-ranked Marist started to finally hit shots and Spartans' defense dominated the game from there on the way to a 46-39 win over No. 5 Silverton in the semifinals of the Class 5A girls basketball tournament at Gill Coliseum. Kayley Elliot led a balanced scoring attack with 10 points for Marist, which had six players score six or more points, and five players make at least two free throws. The Spartans gave up 20 offensive rebounds, but Silverton turned those only into nine points. Maggie Roth led the Silver Foxes with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Marist had seven blocked shots. Marist will play in its 10th state final, but last won in 1999. The Spartans lost in the qaurterfinals last year. La Salle earned a return to the final with a 40-26 win over Bend, scoring 20 points off of just 11 turnovers. Emily Niebergall led the team with 11 points. La Salle beat Silverton in the final last year. VIEW THURSDAY'S SCORES THURSTON REACHES FIRST FINAL The third-seeded Colts from Springfield will play for a state title for the first time, and get defending champion Wilsonville as their opponent. Thurston beat Crater, which would have played in a final for the first time as well, 72-57, in its semifinal to avenge a pair of regular-season losses to the Comets. Wilsonville beat Churchill 58-43 in a rematch of last year's title game. Wilsonville beat Thurston, 55-40, in the opening round of the playoffs last season. PIL DOMINATES 6A BOYS Top-ranked Jefferson and No. 2 Grant both cruised through their quarterfinals Thursday, but Lincoln's upset of Southridge moved a third Portland Interscholastic League team into the Final Four for the first time. And, upstart Barlow joined them with a 69-66 win over Tualatin - Jesse White scoring 27 points for the Bruins to counter 36 from Alexis Angeles. Barlow qualified as the No. 29 team in the playoffs last year, and as No. 20 this season, needing two road wins just to reach the tournament. The Bruins last reached the semifinals in 1996, with their same coach - Tom Johnson - on the sideline. SOUTHRIDGE MOVES FORWARD Top-ranked and defending champion Southridge will play No. 4 West Linn in the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. today. No. 3 Beaverton and PIL champion Benson will play at 3:15. West Linn will be looking to reach a final for the first time since 1985. Benson reached its only final in 1991 and is trying to win a title for the PIL for the first time since 1982. Beaverton coach Kathy Adelman Naro would be only the third woman to coach a team to a title with two more wins. Banks and Valley Catholic both shuffled gyms Thursday with differing results - Banks won both boys and girls contests, while Valley Catholic split its games moving between Forest Grove High School and Pacific University in Forest Grove. The Banks wins moved the school a step closer to a first title in either tournament. The boys play Valley Catholic in a Cowapa League rivalry that the teams split this season, while defending champion Seaside - also from the Cowapa League - plays Newport in the other final. Banks plays top-seeded Marshfield in the girls semifinals, while Oregon West League rivals North Marion and Cascade play in the other semifinal. Banks readies for historic run banks braves banks high basketball both boys and girls teams are among strong favorites to win When the results from this past weekend's Class 4A basketball playoffs were final, Banks athletic director Ben Buchanan got busy with planning. The Braves didn't need hotel space or a lengthy bus trip, but they looked in need of just a little efficiency in travel. The Banks boys qualified into the first quarterfinal game of the day in their bracket, while the girls got the second game of their quarterfinals. That put one game finishing as the other was starting. Fortunately, the two gyms holding the 4A tournaments – Forest Grove High and Pacific University - are just a few miles apart. Even better, Forest Grove is just six miles from Banks. With both the boys and girls teams winning their league title – these are exciting times for the formerly sleepy town on the outskirts of Hillsboro. “The two games aren't far apart, but we want to make sure we can get everyone from one gym to the other and not miss too much of the girls game,” Buchanan said. “Everyone here has a lot of energy to support both teams.” Braves fans in and outside the school are hoping this is the season Banks becomes a basketball school by winning a state title. Maybe even both state titles. The boys were unbeaten for most of the year, and is 23-2. Senior Dalton Renne, a 6-foot-6 forward, was voted Cowapa League Player of the Year, a solid feat as two other league teams, Seaside and Valley Catholic – schools that met in the state final last year - played into the tournament as well. The girls team also fields a 23-2 record, and won the Cowapa League title led by junior Aspen Slifka, who was voted league co-Player of the Year. The Banks girls have been setting the stage for success for much of the past decade, winning a trophy six times in the past seven seasons. But only once had the Braves won a quarterfinal game – 2012, until last year. Finally, the team got through the quarters, then the semis and was on the way to a title, leading three-time champion Sutherlin 34-16 in the third quarter. But, Sutherlin found its champion's mettle, and rallied to win 49-43. This season, Sutherlin, which beat Banks in the quarterfinals in 2016, failed to reach the tournament, and Banks has has a year's worth of drive working its game. “With how that game went last year, it's definitely been a motivator,” fifth-year coach Brandon Begley said. “We talked a lot about how we want to leave everything on court, and not have any regrets after a game.” Slifka said this season started almost directly after last year's title game ended as she made the all-tournament first team and teammate Sydney Gregg, now a senior, made the second team. The Banks boys were a bit of a tournament surprise, needing a road win to reach the final eight. But, the Cowapa League had prepped them for playoff success – half of the final eight teams were from the league. After a 72-70 loss to league rival Tillamook in the quarterfinals, the Braves won two games and finished with a fourth-place trophy – the program's first trophy. Ever. Banks has been able to display two basketball trophies in its office the past year. This year, both teams have been almost unbeatable and have filled the school's gym game after game. “The success we had late last year, the guys we had coming back and the early season success we had this season really helped grow our confidence,” third-year boys coach Marcus Roche said. “Getting a league title in the toughest league in the state, we definitely think we're in the mix.” Renne, who said he's likely to play at a junior college next year, has teamed with 6-7 junior Blake Gobel to give the Braves a standout frontline, and the team has two other 6-5 players behind them. Banks didn't give up more than 50 points until its 15th win, and didn't lose until game 21. In their playoff win over Madras, the Braves hit for 102 points. Renne said the team has gotten used to being a target. “Teams circle us on their schedule,” he said. “It's fun to be that team. We get everyone's best.” The basketball teams have been getting everyone's best from the community, too, with strong support at both home and away games. Renne and Slifka said they expect a very large turnout for Thursday's games. “I haven't have anyone say they're just going to skip the whole day,” Slifka said. “But, who knows.” Benson moves PIL forward Techsters survive Tigard, 32-28, No. 1 Southridge wins PORTLAND - In a tight game from start to finish, Benson sophomore Tayler Lyday got a crucial steal with 16 seconds left and finished the scoring with a pair of free throws to boost Benson to a 32-28 victory over No. 2 Tigard Wednesday in the Class 6A girls basketball state tournament at the Chiles Center. The win moved the Portland Interscholatic League champions to the semifinals and a game against No. 3 Beaverton - the second consecutive year a team from the PIL has reached the semifinals. A team from the league has not won the title since 1982 and has not played in the final since 1991. Lyday finished with 15 points - nine at the free-throw line, 10 rebounds and three steals. Delaney Leavitt led Tigard with 10 points. The Tigers hit just 11 of 21 free throws. CLASS 6A GIRLS No. 1 Southridge trailed by 10 points in the first quarter and was tied at 27-all late in the third quarter, but dominated the fourth quarter and beat No. 9 Clackamas 57-42. No. 4 West Linn beat No. 5 North Medford 42-32, and Beaverton handled No. 6 Sheldon 60-45. CLASS 5A BOYS Eighth-seeded Churchill edged No. 1 Silverton 53-51 in the biggest upset of the quarterfinals so far. No. 4 Wilsonville beat Springfield 67-51, No. 3 Thurston advanced with a 70-58 win over Mountain View, and No. 2 Crater beat South Albany 65-54. Southridge title defense continues osaa basketball Skyhawks move to Chiles Center, Jefferson gets bad news Top-ranked Southridge will show off its full roster today when it takes on Clackamas at the Chiles Center at 1:30 p.m. in the opening game of the Class 6A girls basketball state tournament. That is, if star guard Cameron Brink is able to play after missing most of the team's playoff win over Canby Saturday with an ankle injury. Southridge lost only a tournament game in December with her in the line-up, and won all 25 of its games by at least 15 points. The eight-team bracket features eight of the top-nine ranked teams in the state. Three other quarterfinal games follow the Southridge-Clackamas contest: No. 5 North Medford plays No. 4 West Linn at 3, No. 6 Sheldon plays No. 3 Beaverton at 6:15, and No. 7 Benson plays No. 2 Tigard at 8:15. The girls portion of the tournament opened Tuesday at Gill Coliseum with a pair of slight upsets: No. 6 Bend beat No. 3 Central, 26-23, and No. 5 Silverton beat last year's runner-up Springfield, seeded fourth this year, 40-37. But, Marist and defending champion La Salle both won and advanced to the semifinals set for Thursday. Marist topped Crescent Valley, 53-43, and La Salle beat Crater 52-43. The boys quarterfinals begin today with top-seeded Silverton opening against Churchill at 1:30 p.m. In other boys games, Springfield plays Wilsonville at 3, Mountain View plays Thurston at 6:30 and South Albany plays Crater at 8:15. The defending champion Jefferson, announced stunning news Tuesday - junior Marcus Tsohonis will not play in the tournament after breaking a finger in Saturday's win over Grants Pass. Tshonis played a key role for the Democrats in getting them to 24-3 on the season, having lost only to out-of-state teams in December. Jefferson plays eighth-seeded Jesuit at 1:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals Thursday. Banks appears as a key story with both the boys and girls teams in the title hunt - the boys are seeded No. 1 and girls return most of the crew that reached the final last year. Defending boys champion Seaside is seeded second, and has a win over the Cowapa-League rival Braves. Valley Catholic of the Cowapa League is also in the tournament giving the league three of the eight qualifiers for the second straight year. Marshfield is seede No. 1 in the girls bracket and looking to create a legacy having not played into a final in its program history. Defending girls champion Sutherlin did not reach the playoffs. First-time champs highlight weekend De La Salle and Pacific boys among six champions De La Salle finally ended its title headache, and Pacific ended its title drought with championships in their respective basketball tournaments to highlight results from Saturday night. The Knights, who lost their previous four title games including last year to Dayton, beat the Pirates this year, 68-55, at Marshfield High School. Pacific played into its first boys title game and beat Prairie City, 73-50, at Baker High School. DAYTON 35, SALEM ACADEMY 26 Kalina Rojas scored 12 point, Jaden Moore added 10 and Chloe Cisneros had 11 rebounds to carry the Pirates to their second-straight girls title. Second-seeded Dayton trailed 6-4 after the first quarter, but jumped to a 16-11 lead at the half, and held the lead for the remainder of the game on the way to finishing the season 29-1. DE LA SALLE 68, DAYTON 55 The top-seeded Knights got just six points from standout senior Emmanual Reilley, but he grabbed seven rebounds, had three steals and Kadeem Nelson and Kadren Addy picked up the scoring slack with 19 points each to lead the team to its first title. De La Salle finished 27-1 and with a 24-game winning streak. Dayton reached the title game along with the school's girls team for the second consecutive year. KENNEDY 53, MONROE 40 Kaylin Cantu scored 12 points and Sophia Carley added 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead top-seed Kennedy to its second girls title in three years with the win over No. 2 Monroe. Peyton Greene and Madison Ballard scored 12 points each to lead Monroe, last season's champion. Kennedy ended with a 36-18 edge in rebounds. The Trojans finished 29-1, having lost only to Class 3A champion Dayton in December. COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN x, WESTERN MENNONITE Freshman Ben Gregg, a 6-foot-6 forward, had 23 points and 19 rebounds in 32 minutes to lead No. 2 Columbia Christian to its first 2A boys title with the win over No. 1 Western Mennonite. Columbia Christian finished with a 48-27 edge in rebounds and scored its final 10 points at the free-throw line on the way to finishing 30-1. The Knights were a consistent Class 1A power and won titles in 2010 and '14 before moving up two years ago. COUNTRY CHRISTIAN 56, NIXYAAWII 54 In a classic battle between the champions from the past two seasons - and finalists last year, the No. 2 Cougars handed the top-seeded Eagles their only loss of the season to win their second title in three years. Senior Mollie Lewandowski had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead Country Christian, which trailed 49-40 with 4:30 left. Lewandowski scored 10 points in the remaining time, including a jump-shot at the buzzer. Mary Stewart led all scorers with 28 points for Nixyaawii. PACIFIC 73, PRAIRIE CITY 50 The top-seeded Pirates got a combined 34 points and 33 rebounds from seniors John Keeler and Jack Lehnherr and won the school's first boys title. Pacific shot 60 percent from the field in the first half to take a 49-29 lead. The Pirates finished the season with a 22-game win streak. State finals set Title game rematches highlight finals The state final is a repeat of last year for two of the six championship games set for today, with one being a very sore spot. De La Salle reached a state championship for the fifth time with its 47-36 win over Blanchet Catholic, and will face Dayton in a rematch of last season when the Knights lost in the final for the second-straight year and third time in four seasons. Added to a title game loss at Class 2A, De La Salle is entering its fifth title game without having won a title. Dayton has won five titles, including twice in the past three seasons. The finale is a repeat at Class 1A girls as well, with Nixyaawii facing Country Christian of Molalla - each team having won a title in the past two seasons. Top seed Salem Academy will face off against No. 2 Dayton, which reached the final for the fourth-consecutive year. The programs met in the final three years ago with Dayton winning - the Pirates having won in 2016 as well. Defending champion Monroe will play top-seed Kennedy in the final with each program having won a title in the past two seasons - Kennedy won in 2016. Top-seed Western Mennonite faces No. 2 Columbia Christian in a battle of championship-level programs. Western Mennonite reached the final three times in five years and won the 2011 title, while Columbia Christian has been to six finals and won twice - at Class 1A. This is its first 2A final. Top-seeded Pacific advaced to its first title game and will take on upstart Prairie City, the No. 7 seed which last reached a title game 25 years ago. Stunning girls upsets averted tigard girls basketball Top-seeds Southridge and Tigard get pressed before winning The state's top girls basketball teams got pretty good reminders Friday that at playoff time anyone can be dangerous. Defending Class 6A champion Southridge - the top seed among the 36 playoff teams and a winner by at least 15 points in all of their games since Dec. 9 - trailed 16th-seeded Canby after one quarter and led just 46-42 with five minutes left in the third quarter before pulling away for a 70-54 win. The Skyhawks, 26-1, lost all-league guard Cameron Brink to an ankle sprain in the first half, but got a solid effort from its bench in returning to the Chiles Center. No. 2 Tigard led 15th-seeded Grants Pass just 48-46 inside the final minute of their duel when the Lady Cavers went cold and the Tigers made three of four free throws in the final seconds for a 51-48 victory. Tigard returns to the state tournament after a one-year absense having reached the title game in 2016. Overall, the state's rankings played out as they were set with only one road team - Clackamas - scoring an upset and that being the 9th-seeded Cavaliers winning at No. 8 Jesuit, 37-32. The eight-team tournament begins for girls on Wednesday with the boys portion beginning Thursday on the campus of the University of Portland. Oregon City, which lost to Southridge in last year's final, fell to neighboring West Linn Friday, 43-39, and had its season end. In the Class 5A ranks, the seeding played out with six of the eight home teams winning Friday, led by top seeded Marist, 61-31, over Milwaukie. No. 9 Crescent Valley won 54-53 at Pendleton and No. 10 Crater won at Wilsonville to advance to Gill Coliseum beginning on Tuesday. The Class 5A tournament is set to wrap up Friday night. The Class 4A ranks played out exactly as the 5A ranks - with only the No. 9 and 10 seeds winning on the road. Top-seed Marshfield, looking to win its first title, advanced 59-19 over Yamhill-Carlton. SOUTHRIDGE 70, CANBY 54 The Cougars, who lost only 43-40 at Tigard two weeks ago, continually challenged the Skyhawks by getting to the basket and shot a high percentage to forge the 32-all tie, with Southridge playing the final three quarters minus Brink, a key figure from last season's title run as a freshman. After falling behind by eight to start the second half, Canby again rallied to within 46-42. But Southridge scored only seconds later and the game drifted away from there. Brink's condition seemed tender following the game, but sideline prognosis was that she likely would return early in the week. TIGARD 51, GRANTS PASS 48 Grants Pass made seven 3-point shots in the first half, but trailed 34-26 after 16 minutes. Their grit rallied time again and they had a chance to tie or take the lead within the final minute led by senior Alyssa Etheridge, who finished with 14 points. Delaney Leavitt led Tigard with 21 points, and Campbell Gray added 14. oregonsports news copyright oregonsports, Inc. 2010	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line721
__label__cc	0.637123	0.362877	Novartis selects Microsoft for AI drug development Novartis has begun an alliance with Microsoft to leverage the latter’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the discovery, development and commercialisation of medicines. Under the collaboration, Novartis established an AI innovation lab, where the pharmaceutical company’s datasets will be combined with Microsoft’s AI solutions to generate AI models and applications that can assist researchers. The lab will also use AI for generative chemistry in addition to image segmentation and analysis to enable personalised treatments and at-scale optimisation of cell and gene therapies. Novartis CEO, Vas Narasimhan, said: “As Novartis continues evolving into a focused medicines company powered by advanced therapy platforms and data science, alliances like this will help us deliver on our purpose to reimagine medicine to improve and extend patients’ lives. “Pairing our deep knowledge of human biology and medicine with Microsoft’s leading expertise in AI could transform the way we discover and develop medicines for the world.” Both companies will work together at numerous sites across the world including Switzerland, the Novartis Global Service Centre in Dublin and the Microsoft Research Lab in the UK. Initially, the research will aim to focus on personalised therapies for macular degeneration, cell and gene therapies and drug design. Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, said: “Our strategic alliance will combine Novartis’ life sciences expertise with the power of Azure and Microsoft AI. “Together, we aim to address some of the biggest challenges facing the life sciences industry today and bring AI capabilities to every Novartis employee so they can unlock new insights as they work to discover new medicines and reduce patient costs.” Nik Kiran	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line723
__label__cc	0.673165	0.326835	Home / A River's Tail: The Mekong Delta - Gareth Bright A River's Tail: The Mekong Delta - Gareth Bright Vietnam's Mekong delta is one of the world's most productive agricultural regions, is the backbone of the country's booming agricultural export industry, and was once a bountiful source of much of the nation's freshwater fish. Yet rapid population growth, the introduction of modern fishing equipment, the widespread use of agrochemicals, and largely unregulated domestic pollution has greatly impacted the Mekong's ability to support the millions of people who live along its banks. A River's Tail is a year-long collaborative documentary project combining photography, videography, and text, to create a visual narrative of the Mekong river from its terminus in southern Vietnam to its source in the Tibetan plateau. Told through a series of localized micro stories, A River's Tail uses multimedia to weave together a complex portrait of the Mekong in a time of turbulent change as the forces of urbanization, industrialization, and commoditization strain the river's resources to the breaking point. Produced in partnership with Lien Aid (http://www.lienaid.org), a Singapore based organization focusing on water issues throughout Asia, these images represent a visual summary of nearly a dozen multimedia stories from the Mekong in Vietnam. Imagery from phase two of the A River's Tail project in Cambodia will be coming to Photojournale in the coming months, and the full collection of articles can be found at http://www.ariverstail.com. Photo documentary by Gareth Bright (Hits: 58962) A man harvests the beach for clams (Gareth Bright) A dog walks across a plastic-strewn beach on the coast of the South China Sea (Gareth Bright) A factory worker pulls long coconut husk fibres from a tumbling machine (Gareth Bright) A man enjoys an after-lunch nap in a hammock on a boardwalk along the coast of the South China Sea (Gareth Bright) Factory workers gather coconut husk fibres that are carried outside to be dried in the sun (Gareth Bright) An elderly Vietnamese woman makes her way through a local produce market (Gareth Bright) Passengers delight in having their photograph taken (Gareth Bright) Workers in a small timber yard (Gareth Bright) Shrimp fishermen (Gareth Bright) Smoke billows from one of the many factories that repurpose coconut husks (Gareth Bright) Workers prepare to attempt to salavage a piece of submerged lumber (Gareth Bright) A shrimp boat approaches its offshore nets to re supply the remote crew (Gareth Bright)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line724
__label__cc	0.583963	0.416037	mygospelbookstore Kids Bibles Bible Story Books James Member Book: Mercy Triumphs By: Moore, Beth Lifeway Christian Resources 2011 Paperback Christian Living General - Christian Living This product is available for shipment in US ONLY Online Stock: 100 Gospel Book Store Amish Interest A Capella Mennonite A Capella Praise & Worship A Capella Southern Gospel Country Gospel Inspirational Music Robes and Apparel James: Mercy Triumphs - Member Book by Beth Moore provides a personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the 8 video sessions of this in-depth women's Bible study. James, Jesus' own brother, started out as a skeptic. See how one glimpse of the resurrected Savior turned an unbeliever into a disciple. Bible scholars compare James to the prophet Amos. In other ways, James more closely resembles the Book of Proverbs than any other New Testament book. Topics in this study include: joy, hardship, faith, reversal of fortunes for rich and poor, wisdom, gifts from above, single-mindedness, the dangers of the tongue, humility, and prayer. 8 video sessions with 7 weeks of print study. Beth is introducing a 5-tiered study approach that she has never done before. Level 1: Watch the video sessions only. Level 2: Watch the video sessions and do the homework each week. Level 3: Watch the video sessions, do the homework each week, and, as you study, write out the entire Book of James. Level 4: Watch the video sessions, do the homework each week, write out the Book of James, and complete the "What could I do to go deeper?" section each week. This section is written in collaboration with Beth's daughter Melissa. Level 5: Watch the video sessions, do the homework each week, write out the Book of James, complete the "What could I do to go deeper?" section each week, and memorize the entire Book of James. Publisher: Lifeway Christian Resources Beth Moore was born on an Army base in Green Bay, Wisconsin, during what her father describes as the worst thunderstorm the city had seen in five years. He affectionately says the Lord brought her into the world with a drum roll. The fourth child of a retired Army major and a homemaker, Beth was raised in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Her father managed the local cinema where each of her four siblings had a role to play. Beth’s job was to hand out samples of popcorn and soda. Growing up in the theater had its perks. Sometimes Beth would be allowed to slip into a movie and take with her a pickle bag full of popcorn and a Dixie cup of Coke. There in a theater chair, wide-eyed and filled to the brim with Coca-Cola, Beth began a lifelong love for stories. She loved to tell them, write them, and be told them. The story that captured her heart and consumed her life, however, was not told in a movie theater. It was the story told in Sunday School of Jesus, a Savior who loved children and who thought she was special. A seed was planted in her young heart that would grow to mark her life with a passionate love for Christ. At the age of 18, Beth sensed God calling her to work for Him. Although she couldn’t imagine what that would mean, she made it her goal to say yes to whatever He asked. Beth graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in political science. She would later receive an honorary doctorate in humanities from Howard Payne University. She married Keith in 1978 and soon after the Lord added Amanda and Melissa to the family. As a young wife and mother, Beth served the Lord by speaking at luncheons and retreats, working at Mother’s Day Out, and teaching Christian aerobics. A love for the Word of God was embedded in Beth’s life when she took a Bible doctrine class at her church. Her teacher was Buddy Walters, a former college football player who taught the Scriptures with tears streaming down his cheeks. She fervently prayed for such a passion for God’s Word. It was Buddy who first taught Beth, along with Keith, how to study the Bible. Beth founded Living Proof Ministries in 1994 with the purpose of teaching women how to love and live on God’s Word. She has written numerous books and Bible studies, including Breaking Free, Believing God, and When Godly People Do Ungodly Things, that have been read by women of all ages, races, and denominations. Through the years, American missionaries and expatriates have taken the Bible studies overseas, resulting in Beth Moore Bible study groups popping up all over the world. Beth’s Living Proof Live conferences have taken her to thirty-nine states since 1994 and have been attended by more than 421,000 women. God has graciously given her the opportunity to speak to the body of Christ in many different countries, including Ireland, England, Singapore, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and India. With great joy, she began a radio ministry in 2004 called Living Proof with Beth Moore. Ever the storyteller, Beth is known to pepper her teaching with stories and poems written from the perspective of pertinent characters. She communicates with great energy, passion, humor, warmth, and grace. Beth remains very dedicated to her home fellowship, Houston’s First Baptist Church, where she teaches a 700-member Sunday School class. There she hosts an interdenominational Tuesday-night Bible study for women in her city. Because of her burden for unity in the body of Christ, Beth counts serving women of all denominations as one of her greatest privileges in life. Keith and Beth have been married over twenty-six years. They enjoy traveling, sipping coffee on the back porch, eating Mexican food together, and making each other laugh. The Moores live in Houston, Texas, with their two dogs, Beanie and Sunny. Whispers of Hope: 10 Weeks of Devotional Moore, Beth The Promise of Security (Booklet) So Long, Insecurity Teen Edition So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Praying God's Word Day by Day Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Breaking Free Member Book: Making Featured Shopping Links Daniel answered and said, "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever: for wisdom and amight are his." Daniel 2:20	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line726
__label__cc	0.539935	0.460065	Strike: ASUU tells parents, students what to do as strike continues Published on : Nov 29, 2018 10:40:15 \| Posted by : Anayo Moses The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to parents and students to be patient over its decision to reposition and save the country’s university system from total collapse. ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. DAILY POST recalls that the university lecturers had, embarked on strike, demanding for the implementation of the 2009 agreement it entered into with the Federal Government. Ogunyemi said that the strike was not to short-change neither the students nor the parents and other key stakeholders but to save the country’s university system from collapse. He said, “We want to call on our students and parents to show understanding with our struggle as we are in this together. The whole essence of this struggle is to ensure that our students get worthy and deserving certificates that they will be proud of anywhere they may find themselves in the world. Read:ASUU strike: Union claims FG unserious, warns universities The struggle is to ensure too that we save Nigerian universities from going the way our public primary and secondary schools have gone. Today, most parents are sending their children and wards to private primary and secondary schools around the country because of the perceived or alleged falling standards. We do not want our universities to go same way because a lot of our parents may not be able to afford the private university fees. The National President also stated that there was an urgent need for both the Federal and State Governments to reconsider their approach towards the development of universities in the country, to avoid an outright collapse in the near future. Read:UTME: JAMB to commence 2019 registration in December The sad thing now is that the World Bank is giving funds to some private universities to thrive over public universities. Unless Nigerians rise to the occasion and join ASUU in putting pressure on both the Federal and State Governments to pay adequate attention to our universities, secondary and primary schools, we may be facing a total collapse of our educational sector. However, he said that university students might be staying longer at home as no concrete resolution had been reached with the Federal Government so far. The representatives of the union met with the Federal Government on Monday, Nov. 26 but that the meeting ended in a deadlock.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line732
__label__wiki	0.72491	0.72491	ND TECHNICAL NC TECHNICAL SPECIALS & CONCEPTS Good-Win Racing NC Light Demo Car Super Lightweight Roadster Despite being only around 10kg heavier than the previous generation, the NC model has been labelled as too big and heavy by purists. In response to this, Mazda performance specialists Good-Win Racing, based in California, have created a project car with the goal of seeing just how light a track focused NC could become. Owner and founder Brian Goodwin set the targets for power and weight at 300Bhp and 2000lbs (907kg). Since the car would not be raced in a series, there were no rules as to what could be done to achieve these figures. The only limitation was that the car had to be ready to be displayed at the 2010 Miatas at Laguna Seca event, allowing the team just three months to build the car. AWR Racing were able to provide a bare chassis that had been prepped for racing but never used. It was fully seam welded for strength and already had a full MX-5 Cup rollcage fitted. With the chassis sorted the project was off to a great start and it was time to think about engine options and how best to achieve the desired power output. It's possible to squeeze in much bigger engines such as a V8 but the larger drivetrain and other reinforcements required went against the lightweight philosophy. The same thinking was applied to turbo and supercharged conversions and a decision was made to keep the car normally aspirated. The plan was to use the Cosworth tuned 2.3 MZR from the Formula Atlantic race series but before such an engine could be sourced plans changed again. Due to another car's fiery retirement from a Thunderhill endurance event, the opportunity to acquire its 2.5 MZR built by MER Racing from Texas was too good to miss. The engine was originally from a Mazda 3 and was built for the World Challenge series. It featured a 12.5:1 compression ratio and used uprated pistons, race camshafts, stronger valves & springs, and a rev limit of over 8000rpm. The engine was also fitted with a Cosworth intake, Thermal Research side exit exhaust, and controlled by Motec electronics. Once it had been setup and tuned, the engine was producing 270Bhp at the wheels. Almost on target and only a little heavier than the stock 2.0 engine. The car's suspension uses RX-8 coilovers by Moton with Swift springs, and Delrin bushes in the control arms. Anti-roll bars are changed depending on the track being driven and also use strengthened droplinks. The brakes were upgraded to RX-8 rears and 4-pot front calipers with 13" discs. Despite being larger these brakes actually weighed less than the factory parts thanks to their two-piece design and aluminium calipers. With the primary aim of weight savings, the interior has been completely stripped out. All that remains is a Cobra race seat, Sparco steering wheel, adjustable Tilton pedals, AiM digital dash with data logger, aluminium centre switch panel, and a single piece of carbon fibre across the top. Major weight savings were made with replacement body panels and doors. The entire front nose section (bumper, bonnet, and wings) is a single piece of carbon fibre. The hardtop provides aero benefits at high speed on track and is made from carbon fibre, as are the doors. Lightweight Enkei wheels help reduce unsprung weight and there is also a carbon fibre GTC-200 rear wing and aluminium front splitter by AWR Racing. Brian and the car made it to Laguna in time for the event and at the time the MX-5 weighed under 2100lbs (950kg). You can read more on this car, and Brian's other projects, over on the website: www.goodwinracing.com MX-5 Roadster NC Factory Stereos The 2009 Roadster's Facelift MX-5 Roadster NC Front Styling Roadster NC Transmission & Drivetrain UK MX-5 Model Guide Enjoy Roadster Life copyright © 2019 www.roadster.blog contact: andy@roadster.blog	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line739
__label__cc	0.529035	0.470965	Public Gaming Research Institute Casino Gaming Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Maj. Peter J. O'Connell Lottery Lifetime Achievement Award Sharon Sharp Award for Good Causes Lottery Industry Statesperson Award Rebecca Hargrove Mentorship Award Smart-Tech 2019 Ft. Lauderdale February 26-28 Register Now! Lottery Expo 2019 - New York October 28-30, 2019 Lottery and Gaming News Politics/Legislation Sports Betting/DFS Women in Lottery Leadership TENNESSEE LOTTERY’S SECOND QUARTER PROCEEDS BRING TOTAL RAISED FOR EDUCATION TO MORE THAN FIVE AND A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS “January 20 will be our 16th anniversary, and just as it was on Day 1, everything we do is focused on our larger mission to serve Tennessee by generating proceeds for education,” TEL President and CEO Rebecca Hargrove said. “We will continue to develop new and innovative products and services that support those initiatives.” UPDATED RFP: MUSL Mobile App Development/Design and Related Services Tabcorp to donate more than $1.5 million to bushfire relief Ohio gambling revenue rises again, to record $1.94B in 2019 Pennsylvania to rule on gambling terminals Editorial: Unregulated video gambling rips off the state and endangers problem gamblers No takers for lotteries, says Belize Commission D.C. sports betting app to go live in March; Capital One Arena seeks sportsbook Swiss Lotto – creating and dashing dreams for half a century Students Now Have an Advocate on Lottery Board Brussels: National Lottery files third record year as 41 players become millionaires in 2019 New Jersey lottery celebrates its 50th anniversary Oregon Lottery's sports app scores with NFL Playoffs New Hampshire Lottery Receives Extension in Wire Act Case Florida Lottery Launches Online Player's Guide to Encourage Responsible Winning, Playing Mississippi - Jackpot or not, Grenada customers bought over $700,000 worth of lottery tickets in the first month and a half of sales It is lottery season once again in Alabama Gov. Janet Mills vetoes bill to legalize, regulate sports betting in Maine AGA Statement on the Responsible Gambling Collaborative’s New Effectiveness Principles and Study on Responsible Gaming Funding Maryland lawmakers look at legalizing sports betting Delaware, West Virginia Sports Betting Annual Reports Start 2019 Roundup How pro sports leagues finally are cashing in on sports betting South Dakota to Give Sports Betting Another Shot As Regional Competition Increases Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Not Tipping Hand on Casino Legislation, But Open to Discussion Navigating New Hampshire's newly legal sports betting “Early returns show that sports betting was absolutely the right bet for New Hampshire to make,” said Governor Chris Sununu. “With over $3.44 million already wagered here in the Granite State, and with revenues benefiting our state’s education system, this is already proving to be a big win. The demand is there and New Hampshire is happy to serve as the region’s go-to destination for sports betting.” Verizon to Expand Sports Betting Venture to Five More States Legal sports betting: California among states set for 2020 push How Fortnite Changed Online Gaming Forever Kentucky Sports Betting Bills Filed, At Odds Over Betting On In-State College Teams Casinos, sports betting, horse racing could rake in billions, if Georgia lawmakers approve Tennessee Lawmaker Says State Plans To Roll Out Sports Betting In March Vermont Sports Betting Bill Introduced, Would Legalize Mobile Wagering Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Renews Anti-iGaming Efforts Online gambling proposal could see money flow back to First Australians Sports Bettors In NH Wager $3.44 Million in First Week Of Betting Illinois Lottery Launches Two MONOPOLY™ Multiplier Instant Tickets Michigan Lottery hits $1 billion milestone in 2019 public school contributions IGT Signs Agreement with the DC Lottery to Deliver Instant Ticket Games and Services “Over the last five years, IGT has worked closely with the DC Lottery to deliver games that engage their player community, attract new players, and deliver outstanding player experiences,” said Jay Gendron, IGT Chief Operating Officer, Lottery. “IGT is pleased to continue working with the DC Lottery, and we look forward to helping the Lottery reach its sales goals by enhancing its instant ticket program with creative new content.” NEW SCIENTIFIC GAMES TECHNOLGY TO POWER GERMANY’S LOTTO BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG Pat McHugh, Group Chief Executive, Lottery for Scientific Games, said, “We thank Lotto Baden-Württemberg for its continued trust in our systems technology leadership with our new SYMPHONY gaming system. We will continue to provide the best products that drive the most profits for our lottery customers, their retailers and players with technology that securely integrates all game entertainment product lines and offers operational efficiencies. Lotto Baden-Württemberg is the first state-owned lottery company in Germany to implement SYMPHONY, demonstrating great trust in Scientific Games." Maryland Casinos Generate $149.1 Million During December JCM Global® Establishes Local Relationship with Mercado Gaming to Benefit Latin American Customers “Our partnership with Mercado Gaming expands our ability to provide even greater support to our customers in Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. Customers at SAGSE reacted very positively to this new development, which is just another example of how JCM is constantly improving the ways we serve our customers in Latin America and around the world,” said JCM SVP of Sales, Marketing & Operations Dave Kubajak. Photos from some of the Industry Conferences in 2019 - lots more to come! by Dimitris Kakos, Group Lotteries & Retail Solutions Director, INTRALOT 'INTRALOT’s Lotos X: Spearheading digital transformation and elevating the lottery experience across the globe Dollars, Euros, Yen...Libra? Facebook's new Currency...Yet Another Regulatory Disruption MEDIA COMPANIES put their MONEY on SPORTS GAMBLING Fran Townsend - Working Harder, Dreaming Bigger 10 Things Lotteries Need to Know About Maryland Could Be The Next US State To Legalize Sports Gambling Cryptoassets and the amended Money Laundering Regulations Oklahoma Governor Hires Law Firm in Tribal Gambling Battle The Danish Gambling Authority has published a guide on responsible gambling New Hampshire becomes latest state to offer sports betting Gaming Commission director departing for private sector PGRI will be LIVE TONIGHT @ “DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2020,” LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE THE NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION BEGINS LIVE AT 8:00 P.M. EST ON ABC FROM NEW YORK CITY’S TIMES SQUARE 'First POWERBALL Millionaire of the Year” drawing $1 Million Drawing to be Broadcast Live Just After Midnight on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020” Additionally, country artist Jessie James Decker will reveal the first-ever First POWERBALL Millionaire of the YearSM during this year’s live broadcast of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020.” Decker will provide live updates from the First POWERBALL Millionaire of the Year party throughout ABC’s live telecast and the big reveal announcing the winner will air just after midnight on January 1, 2020. TENNESSEE LOTTERY PLAYER ONE OF FIVE FINALISTS FOR “FIRST POWERBALL MILLIONAIRE OF THE YEAR” JOB: Connecticut Lottery 'Skilled Maintainer' PGRI LIVE ONSITE in Times Square covering Powerball's First Millionaire of 2020 revealed on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest' The first-ever First POWERBALL Millionaire of the Year will be drawn during the live broadcast of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" on ABC! "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020" kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC on Dec. 31. This year marks the 48th anniversary of America's biggest celebration of the year and will include more than five hours of special performances and reports on New Year's celebrations from around the globe. The N.C. Education Lottery is sending 20 lottery players to New York City today to New Year’s Eve parties in Times Square and for the chance to become the first millionaire of the New Year. “We’ll be cheering on our players as we count down to 2020,” said Mark Michalko, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery. “We’d love to see someone from North Carolina become the first millionaire of the New Year.” The winners attending the trip are: Illinois Lottery takes a look back at highlights from the past 10 years. From big wins and historic jackpots to new games and modernized playing experiences IGT Ahead of the Game 'Sustainable practices support long-term success for stakeholders within and beyond the gaming industry' Ahead of the Game Sustainable practices support long-term success for stakeholders within and beyond the gaming industry Please click here to read this article C-Stores Adapt to New Consumer and Competitive Pressures MODERNIZING THE DEFINITION OF GAMBLING: ARE LOOT BOXES LEGAL? GENERATION Z IS HERE Get Your Truth On Florida State Rep. Will Robinson filed bill (HB 991) that would regulate a number of gaming efforts at the Florida Lottery Will Robinson filed a fresh bill (HB 991) that would regulate a number of gaming efforts at the Florida Lottery. Most notable remains labeling, which was included in legislation vetoed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis and in a prior bill vetoed in 2017 by then-Gov. Rick Scott. The Bradenton Republican does not expect the legislation to have any impact on ongoing negotiations for a new Seminole Compact. Notably, Robinson does serve on the Gaming Control Subcommittee Illinois Gaming Board opens sports gambling application process BCLC has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance & Corporate Services, Mr. Alan Kerr Across State Lines: What Shared Liquidity Means For Online Poker In PA And Beyond UK: Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) report raised concerns over video game loot boxes – where players buy or earn randomised in-game rewards Koenig Files Kentucky Online Poker Bill Request for 2020 Lottery sales continue to grow across Mississippi Ukraine: Interior Minister Avakov cracks down on gambling, state lotteries Massachusetts Scratch Ticket Sales Are Up This Holiday Season Gov. Whitmer Signs Bills To Legalize Sports Betting, Internet Gambling In Michigan Four US States Will Run Online Casino Ads With Google Approval El Gordo: Spanish lottery winners strike it lucky in world’s richest draw Key takeaways from Hesse’s informational meeting on sports betting licenses in Germany in Sports Betting On 13 August 2019 the competent gambling licensing authority of Hesse, the Darmstadt Regional Council, held an informational meeting on the upcoming 2020 sports betting licensing procedure in Germany. This was an opportunity for stakeholders in the sports betting industry in Germany to discuss questions about the recently published minimum licensing requirements directly with the authority. DLA Piper attended this meeting and here are our key takeaways: The authority is confident that the intended amendments to the State Treaty on Gambling (Glücksspielstaatsvertrag = GlüStV) will be ratified by all 16 German states until 31 December 2019 to ensure the beginning of the licensing procedure on 2 January 2020. The transposition process has already started in all states. License applications will be processed on a “first come, first served” basis – but the authority will not start to review the applications earlier than 2 January 2020. Every applicant has to submit a new full set of licensing documents in accordance with the minimum licensing requirements – even if the operator has been found to fulfil the licensing requirements in the 2012 procedure or if it is tolerated in Schleswig-Holstein. However, existing documents can be reused if they are still up-to-date. The authority intends to not only confirm the receipt of a license application, but it will also confirm the eligibility of the documents to be examined and – if needed – it will request to submit missing documents. One of the main parts of the licensing requirements is to submit a social concept – that is also one part that the authority thinks is the most difficult. The social concept needs to specify concrete responsible gambling measures to be implemented in the company. This includes the exclusion of underage and blocked players, measures to prevent addiction, dealing with problematic gambling behaviour and training of staff. The social concept needs to deal directly with the specific company and the sports betting offers it provides. Quoting general studies or scientific findings about gambling addiction in a “general section” of the concept is not necessary. Operators are required to exclude blocked players by integrating the central blocking system OASIS at the time of granting of the license. For the authority it is sufficient to cross-check the player against the blocking system with each login – this means that a cross-check will not be necessary with each bet that is placed. Operating different brands One sports betting operator may operate different brands and websites under one license. The details of this need to be explained by the operator in the sales concept and in the security concept. The betting program (details of the specific betting offers the sports betting operator intends to provide) is not part of the license application but it needs to be submitted to the authority after granting of the license. The license will have several collateral clauses that will deal with further requirements of the operator. This includes if bonuses and discounts will be allowed (which needs to be explained in the sales concept), how the social concept needs to be scientifically evaluated and it also includes reporting obligations of the operator to the authority. Advertising on TV and on the Internet needs an additional advertising license that is granted by another authority – the district government of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. The licensee shall provide interfaces for checking all game processes in real time. This will be the last step of the authority to check the compliance of the operator if there are “irregularities” in the supervision of the operator. The authority intends to only use this if all other methods of gathering information fail – including asking the operator to submit documents. At the moment the authority does not have exact technical specifications on how to deal with this requirement. Dealing with unlicensed operators At the moment the authority monitors around 160 sports betting operators in Germany. It expects all of them to submit a license application. If not, the authority will request the operators to submit an application within a specified deadline. If an operator does not submit complete licensing documents upon that request, the authority will interdict the operator’s sports betting business in Germany. Submitting an excellent application will speed-up the licensing process. This includes not only complete licensing documents, but also a content of the documents that complies with the regulatory requirements. The authority intends to update its website with FAQ and new requirements and documents for the licensing procedure from time to time. A substantial update is to be expected until the end of the year. This will include a form with all necessary declarations that the applicant just needs to sign (instead of drafting the declarations on his own). Further questions about the licensing procedure may be discussed with the authority (in German). This article originally appeared on our MSE Passle. https://blogs.dlapiper.com/all-in/2019/08/13/key-takeaways-from-hesses-informational-meeting-on-sports-betting-licenses-in-germany/ PGRI Public Gaming Magazine Public Gaming Research Institute © 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line741
__label__wiki	0.888797	0.888797	Aug 23, 2019 9:00 Knocked Loose – A Different Shade Of Blue August 23, 2019 by Dave Stewart Knocked Loose is a name that everyone in metal and hardcore knows. A few years ago nobody had a clue who they were at all – now their name is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. The hype train left the station at record speed and the band started to globally feature on bills alongside Every Time I Die, A Day To Remember, and many more, as well as appearing on numerous computer and phone screens as both their music videos and the now infamous “arf arf” memes did the rounds. Their relentless brand of heavy hardcore has set the genre alight, their ruthless and adrenaline fuelled live shows continuing to throw fuel onto the fire and keep it burning bright. Their debut record ‘Laugh Tracks’ put them on a direct path to the big leagues, and they’re hoping that follow up record ‘A Different Shade Of Blue’ will keep them on it. The burning question is a simple one – are they one hit wonders, or are they the new heroes of hardcore? The first taste of the new record came in the form of first single ‘Mistakes Like Fractures’ which, on first listen, appears to be a generous slice of classic Knocked Loose. The metal-tinged riffs, the pit-inducing chugging and the tortured vocals of front man Bryan Garris – all of the elements from the previous record are present and correct. But then the breakdown hits, and everything takes a violent turn. They’re angry. Sure, they’ve always been angry. But that breakdown demonstrates a rage that’s anchored in something far deeper than simply being pissed off, and it’s so intense you can feel it. There’s a darkness that ushers its way through the mix, seeping through the disgustingly low tones and pulling you deeper and deeper into it. The entirety of ‘A Different Shade Of Blue’ has blossomed from that darkness, and the end result is a soul-stirring and hostile record of the highest quality hardcore. Album opener ‘Belleville’ thrusts you straight into the mayhem, switching from break-neck paces to droning riffs that continuously get slower and slower before coming to an abrupt halt as Garris screams “I need you to make me feel”. ‘In The Walls’ is drenched in gloom with pendulous riffs crashing through its waters, stirring them into a tidal breakdown that’s heavier than anything they’ve ever written. ‘Guided By The Moon’ leads you to believe it’s going to be relatively laid back, but then reveals that’s a ruse – the haunting and chilling mist thickens into a fog, completely engulfing your senses before plunging them into the void. ‘Road 23’ is a fist-pumping rager that’s sure to become a favourite, boasting everything that Knocked Loose do best. Thrashy riffs, thunderous bass tones and pounding drums all collide in a short but sweet explosion of noise. ‘Denied By Fate’ immediately launches into a sonic attack, keeping its foot firmly on the gas as it storms through two minutes and twenty four seconds of aggression, quickly followed by ‘Misguided Son’, closing the album in the most harrowing and punishing way possible. There’s also a couple of tasty guest vocal spots here too. The first comes from Dying Wish vocalist Emma Boster on ‘A Serpents Touch’, and the second from ever impressive Every Time I Die front man Keith Buckley on the devastating ‘Forget Your Name’. The inclusion of both on the record is a nice little nod from the band to both the legends of the scene and those breaking into it, showcasing the strength of the hardcore community, and Knocked Loose’s commitment to contributing to its survival. Knocked Loose have managed to capture an energy on ‘A Different Shade Of Blue’ that, when unleashed, oozes from the speakers, creeps into your ears and surges through your entire body. You can vividly picture the live show – the sweltering heat in the room, the chaos in the crowd, and the visceral frenzied performance from the band. Very few bands manage to accurately translate that feeling in a studio setting, but Knocked Loose have managed to do it with album number two. The ceaseless aggression of the record is infectious, delivering every devastating blow in the most exquisite yet reckless way. Not only have Knocked Loose proved that ‘Laugh Tracks’ wasn’t a fluke, they’ve proved that they’re only just getting started. Expect to see this record on a lot of album of the year lists – this is one of the hardest and most impressive hardcore albums of 2019. Three more album reviews for you Veridian - 'NoVella' Anti-Flag - '20/20 Vision' InMe - 'Jumpstart Hope'	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line742
__label__wiki	0.634667	0.634667	Home / Profiles / WWE Alumni / Alundra Blayze By PWPIX on March 24, 2015 Alundra Blayze’s dangerous combination of athleticism and sex appeal made her the ultimate female force in the ring. When WWE reintroduced its Women’s Championship in December 1993, Blayze appeared from out of nowhere to win a tournament to crow the new titleholder. The buxom blonde went on to dominate the division for nearly one year before being toppled by Bull Nakano in November 1994. Early the next year, Blayze gained her revenge by upending Nakano on Monday Night Raw to regain the title. Unfortunately, however, she was derailed by yet another colossal competitor when Bertha Faye defeated her at the 1995 SummerSlam. The loss to Faye proved to just be a blip on the screen, as Blayze quickly recaptured the gold in less than two months. Blayze held the title until she defected to WCW in December 1995. Madusa Becomes Alundra Blayze In 1991, Debrah Miceli, famously known as Madusa, found work in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where she spent two years in a primarily non-wrestling role before drawing the biggest break of her grappling career. The legendary Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, her ex-boyfriend, had put in a good word with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) officials, which signed Miceli to revitalize its dormant women’s division. She declined to sign over rights to the Madusa name, prompting a rechristening as the WWF-trademarked Alundra Blayze. Miceli worried the name dispute would anger company owner Vince McMahon before she had even set foot in his squared circle. Her new boss put her fears to rest with an act of kindness. “I remember Vince saying, ‘Is there anything that you need?’” Miceli recalled in a 2015 interview with Sports Illustrated. “Jokingly, I said, ‘Yeah, I got this big IRS bill I need to fuckin’ pay off.’ He goes, ‘How much is it?’ I remember telling him it was 35 grand. I got a check in the mail.” Related ItemsAlundra BlayzeFeaturedMadusa ← Previous Story Jonathan Coachman Next Story → Dawn Marie	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line744
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St. Vincent [20] January 11, 2008 - Barge of dead subway cars destined for the reef [3] March 30, 2007 - NYCT Bus #2006 Painted White [5] March 15, 2003 - Edison, NJ [9] July 24, 2007 - Two hours @ Inwood - 207 Street [11] August 17, 2006 - R-160 first revenue trip [16] September 18, 2011 - Pittsburgh [7] March 2, 2009 - Snowstorm - buses and firetruck [9] March 10, 2009 - Meadowlands Sports Complex NJT Rail Station [6] May 7, 2003 - Redbirds [21] February 22, 2008 - Grand Central Terminal, Shuttle wrap, Times Square [9] September 21, 2008 - Lo-V trip to the final game at Yankee Stadium [11] June 26, 2005 - Manhattan, NJ, & Westchester [10] August 27, 2009 - M5, M10, M11, M20, M31, M57, M104, 59 St - Columbus Circle [42] June 18, 2004 - IRT Museum Train IN SERVICE [21] July 25, 2004 - BU Gate Cars MOD Trip [34] April 25, 2004 - IRT MOD Trip - ALBUM II [62] January 6, 2010 - Buses on W 57 St, 57/6, 59-CC [31] December 13, 2010 - NJT at NMS - Jets vs. Dolphins [16] December 29, 2008 - SEPTA Mid-Winter VIII - Philadelphia [117] May 20-22, 2005 - Amtrak and WMATA - Washington, DC [27] August 22, 2004 - Arnines on the (A) in service [36] May 19, 2009 - Amtrak NY Travel by Rail [3] March 14, 2004 - Queensboro Plaza [17] March 19, 2007 - Heins and LaFarge at TM Gallery Annex at GCT [5] July 13, 2006 - Broadway & 37th St Intersection all f'ed up, GCs [38] December 19, 2007 - Queen Mary the bus (2124) on display outside Penn Station [3] May 4, 2008 - 207 St Yard dead line [35] July 9, 2010 - Mt. St. Vincent and Metro-North at Ludlow [21] December 18, 2003 - Howard Beach AirTrain Terminal [19] June 13, 2010 - Amtrak and MNCR at the College of Mount St. Vincent [27] August 24, 2003 - AMUE MOD trip - PART II [47] June 1, 2006 - E 149 St, E 143 St, GCT [17] February 10, 2009 - PJ Love Patrol at Penn Station [12] April 24, 2007 - Bowling Green, Trinity, Church [5] December 27, 2011 - SEPTA Mid-Winter Trip XI [59] September 02, 2003 - New (L) alignment [63] October 13, 2004 - IRT Museum train in service on the 42 St Shuttle [35] July 18, 2004 - MOD Trip: BU Gate Cars [54] January 28, 2007 - NJT Raritan Valley Line [22] February 26, 2006 - MNCR Field Trip - To Waterbury & Wassaic [37] December 1, 2008 - R-40 slant (A) [13] March 18, 2010 - Stainless Steel R-44 [4] June 29, 2005 - lost staten island ferry, terminal [20] March 13, 2010 - Disabled MNCR train near Marble Hill [10] December 21, 2005 - MTA Strike related photos [27] October 20, 2004 - Yankees Special [3] December 12, 2005 - GCT, wrapped shuttle, buses [11] December 21, 2003 - Redbird Ramble MOD Trip [104] December 10, 2008 - Another truck under the el [5] February 11-12, 2004 - Whitehall St & Harrison [20] March 12, 2010 - Philadelphia, Amtrak, SEPTA, Metro-North [17] November 4, 2004 - Court House Sq [6] July 7, 2006 - R-68 W, GCs 7 plat, GCs Lex performers, GCT [27] August 8, 2004 - Polo Grounds Shuttle TOUR [64] September 14, 2004 - HBLR, Hoboken, Secaucus [29] Elevator at Atlantic Av that BrooklynBus denies the existence of [1] April 28, 2009 - Newark Penn Station - NJT & PATH & Amtrak [41] November 13, 2008 - Arnines with the Rockettes from WTC to 47-50th [41] May 14, 2008 - R-40 Slant to 145 St [15] July 31, 2006 - Artists at Spuyten Duyvil MNCR [6] August 7, 2005 - Riverdale MNCR [25] June 3, 2005 - Riverdale MNR station [10] February 8, 2005 - New Rochelle Toll Barrier [3] January 20, 2005 - L Train at 8 Av [2] July 30, 2009 - Dirty buses, cable truck, and R-6-3 1000 at 207 St Yard [19] July 26, 2006 - 23 St, 34 St - Herald Sq, Grand Central - 42 St [23] May 17, 2007 - Metro-North at Irvington and more [42] December 19, 2004 - Lo-V MOD Trip [140] July 28, 2006 - 42 St Shuttle - Grand Central [2] February 1, 2012 - Tour of LIRR's ESA Project [61] August 7, 2007 - (J) to Jamaica [14] September 13, 2004 - Newark City Subway [9] June 28, 2011 [2] Aerial Photos - NEW [35] July 27, 2007 - Ossining Bee-Line and Metro-North, 6176 Samuel Morse [26] August 3, 2005 - Spuyten Duyvil station [8] January 30, 2006 - that building and two buses [5] November 7, 2011 - Pittsburgh [1] October 15, 2003 - Redbirds and Corona Yard [28] January 25, 2008 - Bloomingdales No 59 METRO, R-160 at Lex Av - 59 St, Times Sq artwork [25] August 14, 2011 - 1 and A shuttle buses on Broadway [42] October 12, 2007 - 1 trains at 238 St [7] July 08, 2003 - Redbirds and GCT [69] June 13, 2004 - NYCT Bus Roadeo [12] November 9, 2006 - Sunnyside freight and passenger action, 23-Ely, 23 St (D) [23] November 21, 2008 - Barge of Death in the ship canal [61] December 22, 2005 - TWU Strike: Day 3 [11] December 16, 2009 - Holiday Vintage Buses and more [33] March 4, 2004 - R-40 Slant @ 34 St-Herald Square [1] September 11, 2004 - NEW - SIRT @ St. George [9] August 2, 2005 - Spuyten Duyvil Swing Bridge (Inwood Movable Bridge) [3] July 12, 2006 - 63-Lex, HBLR [29] February 22, 2004 - Resumption of Full Service over the Manhattan Bridge [46] September 17, 2003 - Ave J station, a Peter Pan bus [3] September 26, 2004 - Arnines from 2 Av to 179 St [52] October 18, 2006 - LIC, 7, G, Court Sq, Van Alst, Ely Av [31] August 20, 2006 - Arnine Transit Museum Trip - Part II [32] April 06, 2003 - South Ferry and New Lots [39] October 28, 2004 - Museum Trains In-Service on the Astoria El [42] May 28, 2007 - Livonia, Canarsie, E 105, Bway Jct, 14 St [50] February 22, 2005 - The Gates and 231 St in the rain/snow [9] January 1, 2007 - LONDON [49] September 22, 2004 - Canal St, Bowery, Fulton St, Prince St, and much more [82] December 19, 2010 - Giants vs. Eagles and NJT and more [4] May 17, 2006 - CP & MNCR @ Spuyten Duyvil [15] September 2, 2010 - Meadowlands Sports Complex NJT Station [2] March 20, 2003 - Times Square [12] June 27, 2010 - Henry Hudson Bridge Pedestrian Path [9] September 17, 2006 - 207 St, Transit Museum, R-160B, R-32 ENY [26] April 11, 2008 - Continental Airlines exterior ads on 42 Street Shuttle [6] August 16, 2006 - Brighton, 42 St reroute, Alice Tan Ridley [29] June 23, 2004 - R-32 (Q) train, Astoria EL, more [19] May 4, 2010 - Weeks Marine Crane 552 leaves 207 St Yard [7] August 06, 2003 - Redbirds and ACMUs at GCT [43] September 12, 2004 - Philly via NJT including PATTISON LOWER LEVEL! [76] November 11, 2004 - 86 St & 96 St on the LEX [6] September 25, 2011 - Lo-Vs on the West Side IRT Express [30] June 28, 2006 - Fulton St, Chambers St, Brooklyn Bridge, GCT [32] April 15, 2007 - East 180th Street Maintenance Facility - Part I [55] July 23, 2006 - 96 Street IRT w/ new lens [20] October 9, 2003 - NY Underground screening at Pace University [10] NEED TO COMPLETE!!! --- April 2, 2008 - Jamaica, LIRR, East New York, L, M, D, N, R [9] October 27, 2004 - Centennial Ceremony Photos [18] January 20-22, 2006 - Washington, DC by train [27] January 6-7, 2007 - LONDON [23] May 27, 2009 - LIRR M-7 cars on flatcars [16] February 21, 2011 - Presidents Day Snow Storm [18] August 2, 2008 - IRT ToMC SMEE Nostalgia Train - All photos by David-Paul Gerber [74] February 1, 2005 - (V) trains at Utica Av [8] July 24, 2005 - Riverdale MNCR [31] March 23, 2009 - Israel [28] May 31, 2004 - NYTM YawnFest and more [12] March 28, 2004 - IRT and MNR portals in Manhattan [14] January 23, 2005 - BLIZZARD! Snow Pics at Broad Channel and Rockaways [94] August 4, 2006 - PART II -14 St IRT/IND, 47-50, 34 St-Penn Station [15] July 15, 2003 - Redbirds at 33 St - Rawson St [49] July 30, 2003 - HBLR [25] December 26, 2010 - Blizzard - Dyckman - 190 St - Buses [18] July 2, 2008 - 34 St, Times Square [8] September 6, 2006 - LIRR Atlantic Terminal (Flatbush Avenue) [10] September 12, 2007 - MIAMI (Tri-Rail, Metrorail, Metromover) [164] March 5, 2004 - R-42 sets on the (L) [4] June 29, 2003 - PATH Exchange Place Grand Reopening [43] December 13, 2009 - Vintage Holiday Arnines [23] March 10, 2004 - (L) trains at Graham Ave (incl. the Siemens train) [11] July 12, 2009 - Buses replacing #1 train service [89] November 30, 2008 - Vintage Nostalgia Train - Arnines in service [100] May 25, 2008 - Dyre Avenue Line [65] June 30, 2003 - Brighton Line [34] January 30, 2009 - Orion VII NG and ACES [12] November 7, 2005 - Spuyten Duyvil [6] January 15, 2007 - Amtrak and MNCR in the fog at Spuyten Duyvil - DV Tower [5] January 3, 2007 - LONDON with James [94] December 31, 2006 - LONDON [52] August 15-18, 2003 - SubTalk Field Trip to Washington, DC [116] October 14, 2003 - Last Redbird O.T.N. [13] July 19, 2006 - HBLR in Newport, Jersey City scenes [24] September 3, 2006 - Riverdale MNCR [10] April 8, 2008 - Train of Many Colors to final Shea opening day game [16] January 25, 2005 - R-32 (V) train @ W 4 St [3] February 28, 2005 - MOD Trip (Train of Many Colors) [82] October 16, 2005 - Amtrak @ Yonkers, MNCR @ Ludlow [22] April 5, 2004 - Amtrak to New Carrollton [43] September 20, 2004 - Nassau Re-alignment [9] January 6, 2005 - R-68A (B) train [2] May 4, 2009 - Broadway Bridge raised for Circle Line Manhattan and spud barge [15] July 11, 2010 - Lackawanna train amusement ride at Nay Aug Park [5] May 7, 2003 - NEW (R-36ML 9542-3) [17] December 7, 2008 - Barge of death with R-32 and R-38 cars [2] May 10, 2007 - Kings Highway on the Brighton Line [6] August 05, 2003 - 179 St & 8 Av trains @ 47-50 Sts [39] October 19, 2008 - Amtrak reroute to Grand Central Terminal [14] November 25, 2007 - Junction Blvd, R & G at Roosevelt, 21-Van Alst, C40LF [29] July 17, 2006 - Newark Light Rail Grand Opening [57] March 26, 2004 - Orion VI 6353 on the M96 [25] March 29, 2009 - ISRAEL, Barge of Death and Weeks Crane 533 [2] April 6, 2009 - Vitamin Water wrap on 42 St Shuttle [7] April 29, 2009 - Duke Ellington 110th and the Bahamas Express R-1/9 [74] March 27, 2003 - Woodlawn Line , no Redbirds [34] December 16, 2007 - Museum train in service, West End, Astoria [85] June 29, 2004 - ACMU-1100 & GCT [11] February 10, 2004 - PATH and M23 [19] June 12, 2008 - The Barge at 207 St [17] October 29, 2004 - Arnines in service to Astoria [22] August 9, 2006 - Hemstead and West Hempstead LIRR, Jets Training Camp [45] May 7, 2009 - Newark, NJ [1] February 23, 2008 - R-40M (N) and 28 St action [10] January 19, 2009 - Day and Night SNOW shots of the (1) at 231 St [10] April 15-16, 2004 - IRT, Upper Broadway [28] November 29, 2005 - R-160 cars on display at Hoyt-Schermerhorn [34] August 21. 2003 [11] June 12, 2005 - 2005 NYCT Bus ROADeo [92] August 11, 2003 SubTalk Field Trip to Philadelphia [237] May 15, 2007 - Graffiti on R-46 XXXX [2] May 14, 2004 - MNCR @ Spuyten Duyvil [22] May 14, 2009 - Newark Penn Station, Barge of Death, 190 St, Fort Tryon Park [36] August 14, 2009 - NYCT DesignLine ECO Saver IV hybrid bus in-service debut (M42) [23] December 24, 2007 - Flxible 5117 in service - Vintage Bus - Holiday 2007 [56] September 14, 2003 - Rockaways and the Transit Museum [87] Stills from NY Underground [8] August 2, 2009 - Museum train Arnines at 181 St [67] January 30, 2007 - Bravo Top Design, Orion I, O7 bench [8] September 11, 2005 - R-142s to South Ferry [13] August 1, 2003 - C, B, 7 [15] August 24, 2003 - AMUE MOD trip - PART I [54] August 31, 2003 - Snediker deconstruction, Stillwell Av, more [41] April 30, 2008 - SRS 403 [2] January 11, 2004 - New Lots Av to JFK AirTrain (via B15) / MACY'S wood escalator [36] March 26, 2009 - Israel Railways in Tel Aviv and Haifa [99] Random Stuff [224] Buses [532] Home / Latest Photos / January 26, 2005 - (V) trains [6] R-32 3828 @ 34 St - Herald Square (V). 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__label__cc	0.608354	0.391646	Release Blitz & Giveaway: For All the Evers by Debra Anastasia Title: For All the Evers Author: Debra Anastasia Fallen Billow should be in college like most of her friends, but instead she’s raising her brother and working as a housekeeper at a vintage local hotel. It’s back-breaking work, but not nearly as challenging as fending off unwanted advances from the hotel’s owner. Thomas McHugh is fighting for our country, across the globe and decades before Fallen Billow was even born. So there’s no way they’re soul mates. There’s no way he can be desperate to see her, hold her, kiss her. Except there is. Is it a dream when he inks his name on her skin? Is it a delusion when she puts her hands on his face and says she loves him? Nothing has ever felt more real. Fate has etched paths for Thomas and Fallen that even time cannot touch. A Purple Heart proclaims Thomas’ valor and bravery. And his death. But Fallen dares to dream of the impossible. She wants Thomas to stay. Just stay. A tribute to all who have served our country, this novel honors the impossible beauty of love and the endless power of hope. Come open your heart and celebrate the many facets of bravery with Fallen and Thomas. Debra Anastasia has created a website for Thomas McHugh - the veteran the book is in honor of. (It is recommended readers look at this website after reading the book) THOMAS MCHUGH WEBSITE Available in Kindle Unlimited “I bet you were adorable.” He put his knuckle under her chin and encouraged her to lift her head. She rolled back over and settled against his shoulder. “I don’t want to be adorable. I want to be impossible.” “How do you mean?” He kissed her forehead. “I want to be impossible for you to forget, impossible for you to keep your hands off of.” She leaned up for a kiss. “You’re my impossible then. Have no fear.” He tenderly reminded her he was her impossible, too, with his lips. She put her hand against his stomach and snuggled in. “This is my spot. Right here. With you—it’s home.” He swallowed before talking to the ceiling. “My heart was like a fist. Where I am? It’s not a place you plan to survive. I’ve been there for years, and it’s not about skill; it’s not even about luck. You get strapped into a machine, and fate’s driving. You can’t get out even if you want to. So you submit to it. You harden your soul. You get ready to die.” He shifted, rolling on top of her. She sighed in contentment. Being beneath him made her feel safe and secure. He kissed her lips, then the tip of her nose, before continuing. “But with you, it’s like my heart’s opening up, and I’m terrified to feel, after all this time. Yet I don’t have a choice. No matter where I am, I draw your face whenever I get a scrap of paper.” He laughed a little. “We found a puppy, and I named it Fallen, just so I could say your name over and over. The guys think I’m crazy—such a strange name for a dog. But I don’t care. I’m gasping for you every moment I’m awake. And I’m making choices to keep me alive through the week.” His eyes searched hers. “What if I’m not as tough as I was in the beginning? God, I hope no one is affected by my distraction with this. But in the end there’s you. Only you. Do what you have to to get back to me when you’re awake. You have to. I need you more than air, more than life right now. The softness of you, the tenderness in your eyes when you see me. I’m trying to force fate to throw me in your direction. To hurl me at you somehow. I don’t know if it will work. But I’m praying for it.” Fallen touched his face, then his neck. “I will do everything I can to find you.” Debra creates pretend people in her head and paints them on the giant, beautiful canvas of your imagination. What an amazing job that is. The stories hit her hard while driving the minivan or shaving her legs, especially when there's no paper and pen around. In all of the lies she writes she hides her heart, so thank you for letting it play in your mind. Debra has now published the Seraphim Series, the Poughkeepsie Brotherhood Series, the Gynazule Series, The Revenger and Booty Camp Dating Service. Her novella, Late Night with Andres is special because 100% of the proceeds go to breast cancer research. (So go get it right now, please!) For All The Evers is her latest romantic suspense. You can find her at DebraAnastasia.com and on Twitter @Debra_Anastasia. But be prepared... There is a giveaway for signed paperback of For All the Evers and Saving Poughkeepsie, signed hand crafter holiday ornaments, Booty Camp Dating Service ring, Poughkeepsie lip balm and cardboard keychain, and XL One More Chapter t-shirt Labels:Blog Tours,Debra Anastasia,Giveaways January Must Haves Release Boost & Giveaway: Swing (Landry Family #2)... Cover Reveal: The Failing Hours (How to Date a Dou... Blog Tour: Until Ashlyn (Until Her #3) by Aurora R... 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__label__wiki	0.591765	0.591765	Navigation: Weblog / Archive: July 2013 Event: The Owl Signing Event at Castle Geek Posted by Paolo Chikiamco On July - 12 - 2013 An invitation to you all from Lawrence Sol, and the Castle Geek team. Lawrence also mentions that: ” “Please note that this is the first time we will be raffling off a CGC 9.8 Yellow Label Series comic… Also, HKM will be giving out as a raffle prize an exact replica of this OWL script complete with sketches and annotations etc. Another first in the industry!” After months of anticipation, CASTLE GEEK brings you DYNAMITE SUPERSTAR – Heubert Khan Michael for another signing event, this time for this new book – THE OWL! (W) J. T. Krul (A) Hubert Khan Michael (CA) Alex Ross Fear the shadows, the Owl has returned! Lost for 50 years in an ethereal limbo, the Owl has come back to find a violent and desperate world of strangers. The woman he loved is gone, but he remains determined to continue his fight for justice. Can the Owl withstand the challenges awaiting him… or will this new reality crush his body and spirit? Catch him at CASTLE GEEK Glorietta on Saturday, July 20, 1:00PM, have your copies signed, and your blank covers sketched! Plus! CASTLE GEEK presents to you the grandest raffle prize yet! ONE (1) CGC Graded, Yellow Label, Sketched Blank Cover by Heubert Khan Michael (courtesy of our friend Jun Pamintuan) ONE (1) Official Replica of THE OWL Script complete with Artist Sketches on the pages! SKETCH MECHANICS: - There will be SIX (6) Slots for Heubert Khan Michael at P500 (one character only) - Sketch slots will be given to those who have purchased the book – Sketches will be on a first come first served basis and will only be done in Blank Cover Variants bought on that day. - No reservation of sketches allowed. RAFFLE MECHANICS: - For every P1000 purchase of DYNAMITE COMICS that includes Heubert Khan Michael’s THE OWL you get ONE (1) Raffle Coupon. - Once drawn, winners must be present to claim their prize. - Raffle of items will start at 5:00PM And there’s more! ONE DAY SALE! Back Issue Bins at P100 each! (DC, Marvel, Image, Vertigo, and all other publishers) CGC GRADED COMICs at 30% OFF! Complete Sets at 20% OFF! Join us together with other DYNAMITE Artist for this momentous event happening only at CASTLE GEEK Glorietta! Event: Simultaneous Book Launches for ‘Philippine Speculative Fiction 8′ ‘Now, Then, and Elsewhen’ ‘Best of Philippine Speculative Fiction, 2005 – 2010′ Posted by Paolo Chikiamco On July - 8 - 2013 Three spec fic book launches at once — how’s that for efficiency? I’ve got a story in the ’Best of Philippine Speculative Fiction, 2005 – 2010′ (it launched in print a while back, but this is the digital launch), a reprint of “Carbon” from PSF5. If you’re in the area and interested in spec fic, do come by — the Alfar-hosted launches are usually frenetic and enjoyable. When: Saturday, July 27, 2:00 p.m. Where: e Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at EDSA Shangri-La Mall The UST Publishing House, Flipside Publishing, and Kestrel DDM invite you to the launch of: ‘Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 8′, edited by Dean Francis Alfar and Nikki Alfar, ‘Now, Then, and Elsewhen’, a short story collection by Nikki Alfar, and the digital edition of the ‘Best of Philippine Speculative Fiction, 2005 – 2010′, edited by Dean Francis Alfar and Nikki Alfar. Ours has regularly been called “the most fun book launch of the year”, so do join us for an afternoon of laughter, merienda, and the inevitable teasing of Eliza Victoria. And probably you. And probably me. But, you know, we believe that mockery is the sincerest form of friendship. (Please note that this will be held at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at EDSA Shangri-La MALL, not the hotel, and also not the 26th Street Bistro at the new wing. It’s the ground-level Coffee Bean, facing the driveway.) Tabi Po to be Published by Visprint in 2014 A big congratulations to Mervin Malonzo, friend of the blog and illustrator of Alternative Alamat, for nabbing a print book contract with Visprint for his aswang opus, Tabi Po. He chronicles his path to publication here. If you want to read the webcomic before the book comes out (it’s in Filipino — there are paid ebook editions in English available on Amazon) then head here. The quality of the comic has always been high, but it’s been improving as it nears its climax, and no, I’m not just saying that because I’ve been helping with the editing Manila Noir Book Launch This Saturday Specfic isn’t the only genre (gasp) that the country could use more of. Crime fiction is even less represented here — but that could change with the advent of books like the upcoming Manila Noir. An anthology of stories curated b y Jessica Hagedorn, the book’s been available for a while but officially launches this Saturday. Spec fic fans also have reasons to rejoice, because, in a departure from other books in the Noir series, there is a spec fic story included in Manila Noir — and it’s a new Trese comic, from Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. Details of the launch are below: What: Manila Noir Book Launch with special guest Jessica Hagedorn When: July 6, 2013, 4 pm Where: National Book Store, Glorietta 1 New York-based Filipino writer Jessica Hagedorn will visit Manila for the launch of the book Manila Noir on July 6, 4 pm, at the National Book Store flagship in Glorietta 1. Plus! Meet and greet Filipino contributors such as Angelo Lacuesta, Budjette Tan, F.H. Batacan, Jose Dalisay, Jr., Kajo Baldisimo, Lourd De Veyra, R. Zamora Linmark and Rosario Cruz-Lucero. Brand-new stories by: Lourd De Veyra, Gina Apostol, Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo, F.H. Batacan, Jose Dalisay Jr., Eric Gamalinda, Jessica Hagedorn, Angelo Lacuesta, R. Zamora Linmark, Rosario Cruz-Lucero, Sabina Murray, Jonas Vitman, Marianne Villanueva, and Lysley Tenorio. Manila provides the ideal, torrid setting for an Akashic Noir series volume. It’s where the rich rub shoulders with the poor, where five-star hotels coexist with informal settlements, where religious zeal coexists with superstition, and where politics is often synonymous with celebrity and corruption. ABOUT JESSICA HAGEDORN Jessica Hagedorn is the author of Dream Jungle, The Gangster Of Love, which was nominated for the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and Dogeaters, which was nominated for a National Book Award. Her works include Danger And Beauty, a collection of poetry and prose, musical play Most Wanted, a collaboration with composer Mark Bennett and director Michael Greif at La Jolla Playhouse, Fe In The Desert and Stairway To Heaven for Campo Santo in San Francisco, the stage adaptation of Dogeaters, and the screenplay for Fresh Kill, a feature film directed by Shu Lea Cheang. She wrote the scripts for the experimental animated series The Pink Palace, which was created for the first season of the Oxygen Network. Paolo’s New Work: Slammed! Interactive Fiction Game Hi guys! On the chance that some of you may be interested in my non-specfic work as well, Choice of Games has just released Slammed!, my Interactive Fiction wrestling game, for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. By “Interactive Fiction”, I mean something along the lines of a choose-your-own-adventure gamebook, with statistics, but without dice rolls. At 250,000 words, give or take, this is easily the longest story I’ve ever written, and you might say it’s my first novel (or first five novels). As I said, it’s not specfic — but really, pro wrestling is as close as you can come to a real life superhero universe. If you enjoy my writing, but don’t watch wrestling, I have it on good authority that you can still enjoy the game — you can try the demo to check the game out, or read the wrestling primer I prepared, for non-fans. In any event, this is a labor of love that I devoted more than half a year of my life to, and I’d love it if Rocket Kapre readers would give it a try, and help me spread the word. Thank you! Here’s the official press release from Choice of Games: We’re proud to announce that SLAMMED!, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. Turn a scripted steel-cage wrestling match into a real fight in this 250,000-word interactive novel! You’ve always dreamed of becoming pro wrestling’s biggest star…but a wrestler’s world is fraught with hardship and betrayal, in and out of the ring. Become a powerhouse, a technician, a high-flier, or focus on your promo skills. There’s more than one road to success. But none of those roads will be easy. This is a world where your biggest fans are your harshest critics; where the front office is more dangerous than the squared circle; where friends can become enemies with a single heel turn; where, sometimes, the only way to win is to lose, spectacularly. This is professional wrestling. And you’re about to change it, forever. Slammed! is an epic interactive professional-wrestling novel by Paolo Chikiamco, where your choices determine how the story proceeds. The game is entirely text-based–without graphics or sound effects–but driven by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. There’s never been a professional wrestling game like this, a game where the outcome of your final match, your choice of opponent, and your relationships affect the ending. When’s the last time you played a pro-wrestling RPG with a “kayfabe” stat?–or where your trash-talking “promo” ability is as important as your core strength and wrestling technique? Enjoy a 250,000-word personal tale of friendship, competition, and revenge. Develop not only your physical abilities, but a favored wrestling style. Become a heroic face, or a villainous heel–or even turn heel. Turn a scripted match into a real fight–and vice versa. Decide when to keep kayfabe, and when to break it. Play as male or female, gay or straight. We hope you enjoy playing SLAMMED!. We encourage you to tell your friends about it, and recommend the game on StumbleUpon, Facebook, Twitter, and other sites. Don’t forget: our initial download rate determines our ranking on the App Store. Basically, the more times you download in the first week, the better our games will rank. Promotions, Slider Alternative Alamat Interview: Andrei Tupaz Video: Manix Abrera at UST Read Lit District: Call for First Pages for Critique Filipino Reader Con 2013: Program and Panel Schedule Komik Review: Urban Animal #1 by John Amor TRESE: Pecha Kucha Short Story Alternative Alamat: Expanded Print Edition, Launches on July 25 Features/Interviews, News, Slider Alternative Alamat: Now Open for Submissions New Ebook Releases: The Viewless Dark, Woman in a Frame,Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 6 Ruin and Resolve Reviewed in Business World Weekender	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line751
__label__wiki	0.701709	0.701709	throwback-thursday Posted at Mar 10, 2016 5:00 AM Warren Rojas Ron Barber’s Past Has Him Fired Up About the Future Barber speaks to supporters during a campaign rally with educators at Sam Hughes Elementary School in Tucson on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) “Victimized” is not how former Rep. Ron Barber has chosen to carry on his advocacy-oriented career. “Energized” would be a much better characterization of his life after Congress. “This chasm that’s developed between the two parties does not help the country,” the former lawmaker said of the current state of congressional affairs. “We need to break through that barrier.” Posted at Mar 2, 2016 7:26 PM 100 Years on the Front Lines of History Former Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Harris Wofford, D-Pa., prepare to testify before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing entitled "The Peace Corps, The Next Fifty Years" in 2011. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) If the filmmaker putting the finishing touches on a biopic about former Sen. Harris L. Wofford had waited for the lifelong activist to hang it up before rolling tape, the forthcoming documentary might never have gotten made. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who is poised to join the nonagenarian set in a few weeks (April 9, to be exact), shows no signs of slowing down, doggedly championing progressive policies — like he did in 1936 while distributing campaign materials for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first re-election push — same as he has for going on a century. Posted at Feb 25, 2016 5:00 AM Steve Driehaus: 2016 Rhetoric Alienating Entire World Then-Rep. Driehaus makes a point during a House Financial Services mark up. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Veteran Peace Corps volunteer Steve Driehaus has rededicated himself to fulfilling President John F. Kennedy’s vision of bringing the world together via international service — a goodwill mission he worries is being seriously undermined by all the vitriol spewed by the presidential contenders. “The apparent hostility toward foreigners that now seems to be so common on the campaign trail is confusing to our friends abroad,” the single-term lawmaker, who is currently serving as country director in Morocco, told Roll Call of the way the incessant sound bites trumpeting impossibly high walls and punitive anti-immigrant policies are playing overseas. Lynn Woolsey Doesn’t Find UFO Talk Totally Spacey (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Mankind being completely alone in the universe makes far less sense to former Rep. Lynn Woolsey than contemplating the possibility that someone (something?) else might be cruising around the infinite vastness surrounding our home planet. And while she never imagined the dizzying tales launched her way in early 2013 during a self-styled “hearing” on extraterrestrial affairs would ever crop up in a presidential race — as White House hopeful Hillary Clinton discovered earlier this winter during a swing through New Hampshire — the California Democrat urged prospective leaders to open up about exopolitics. Posted at Feb 4, 2016 5:00 AM Trey Radel Sticks His Nose Back Into Politics Radel addresses a Hispanic Heritage Month event in the U.S. Capitol in September 2013. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Now clear-headed after treatment for a substance abuse problem that cost him his job in the House, Florida Republican Trey Radel is back on the political scene with unwanted advice for current pols and a forthcoming tell-all. The first-time lawmaker stood out from his colleagues on Capitol Hill because of a fascination with rap music and an aptitude for social media. He became infamous less than a year into his inaugural term after he was arrested for buying cocaine from an undercover officer. Posted at Jan 21, 2016 5:00 AM Charlie Gonzalez Determined to Save Congress From Itself Gonzalez, second from right, listens with Sen. Richard J. Durbin, left, and Rep. Xavier Becerra as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy explains why they're opposing the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2003. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call File Photo) On the one hand, former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez is delighted his generation has helped usher in an era in which gay marriage — he presided over one such union just a few months back — is now the law of the land. Too bad some of his contemporaries, he maintains, also orchestrated the devolution of politics into bloodsport.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line752
__label__cc	0.602827	0.397173	Campaigns, Events, Meetings Open Meeting – October 2019 October 27, 2019 Nicola Waight Bicycle Recycling Charlie Adie from local Community Interest Company “Bicycle Recycling” gave a fantastic presentation on his organisation’s work with local employers and schools on bike maintenance. He told us that on that one day, he’d moved between an employment site in Havant, Castle View Academy in Paulsgrove, and a local adventure playground in Portsea. He told us that Bicycle Recycling is predominantly about ‘bringing hope to young people’ through a self-sustaining, vibrant social enterprise that creates jobs and training for young people. Bicycle Recycling is linked to Motiv8; a local youth charity where Charlie was previously the Chief Executive. Back then, he felt that his organisation just wasn’t bringing enough job opportunities to young people. He launched a Dragon’s Den style competition with a £30,000 prize to launch a new business offering these jobs for young people, and a bike recycling project was the winner! Bicycle Recycling offers servicing and repairs, sale of recycled bicycles and sale of new accessories through three community hubs; maintenance courses, and hire bikes and fleet maintenance within the Naval Dockyard – including adventure bikes used on active service. Charlie told us about his organisation’s arrangement with the national bike store Evans, who run a promotional discount on new bikes, when people trade in their old one. This was fine to start with, but in the height of the summer there were over 30 bikes a day coming their way. Thankfully, a local church provided some storage, helping them to repair and sell on over 600 bikes last year. The organisation helps young people, including those facing some tough challenges in their lives, to gain skills, have some stability, build a CV and improve their opportunities for work in the future. You can find more details of the organisation and how to pick up a bargain second hand bike from this excellent initiative at www.bicyclerecycling.co.uk University of Portsmouth Travel Plan Ian McCormack and Bethanie Hallas from the University presented the 2017-2020 Travel Plan covering 20,000 students and 2,500 staff. The travel plan was written with support of transport planning consultants Hampshire Services and Atkins. It set out some key objectives such as reducing solo car trips and incentivising active travel. The travel plan started out with a staff and student survey which identified that 14% of staff and 5% of students already cycle (pretty good against the national average). They set targets to 2020 to reduce solo car use by 6%, increase car share and public transport by 3% and increasing walking and cycling among students. A dedicated Park and Ride route has been established that runs through the University area (service PR2) – the challenge now is getting staff to use it. Time and cost are seen as the barriers at the moment, although the PR2 service is very reasonable at just £2 per carload. A free term-term university bus route has been introduced from 7am to midnight which is proving very popular with students – demonstrating how easy it is to get about without bringing a car into the city. Bethanie has recently been employed as the Sustainable Travel Coordinator and already set up a new discount with bus provider Stagecoach. Ian admitted that the hardest bit of work so far has been the staff car parking policy. A two mile exclusion zone from the centre of the campus has been introduced meaning that staff can’t get a permit if they live in this zone. This has bought parking permits down from 1600 to around 800 in just one year. The parking price has also been increased for the average member of staff from £100 to £500 and they are hoping to see behaviour change as a result. The income will be used to develop sustainable travel initiatives as well as maintaining the car parks. This will be reviewed on an annual basis. A cycle to work scheme has been launched whereby staff can buy a bike with tax deductions and pay over 12 months. It’s only been running a few weeks and already 25 members of staff have purchased a bike this way. Training has been run for riders whose skills may be a bit rusty, as well as maintenance sessions to learn how to fix a puncture. Staff and students are being encouraged to “love it – lock it” i.e. using two D locks instead of cable locks which are easier for thieves to break. Over 1,600 Sheffield hoop bike racks have been stickered with this message. Even the academic staff are getting involved through supporting a government bid for Future Mobility Zone including mobility apps and freight logistics. Last but not least, the University’s travel to work web pages have been updated to share all these new developments with all their staff. This includes a new google map showing the location of showers for those who get a bit hot and sweaty on the way in, and photos of the cycle parking facilities. A super busy summer for our Committee members Our Committee has been flat out all summer working for better cycle facilities throughout the city. Having lost around four members of the committee over the last 18 months, we are starting to hit the limit of what can be achieved from those still able to contribute some time to the cause. We are particularly looking for local area champions who can be a point of contact for the committee who can advise or keep an eye on issues and projects around them. The Hilsea / Copnor / Fratton areas are of great interest to us as we do not currently have committee members living in those areas. Other roles we are looking to fill are events organiser, website copywriter and communications Officer as all these have been restricted by the other work we have been under taking over the last few months. Here’s just a taster of what we’ve been up to – if you’re interested in helping us out, and making a difference, get in touch at [email protected] An overview of our summer activities can be found hereherehere. bike recyclingmotiv8October open meetingparkingtravel planuniversity of portsmouthuop John Holland Memorial Day May 13, 2019 Nicola Waight John Holland Memorial Day: Saturday 29th June 2019 Anyone who knew John knows that he was involved with numerous projects in and around Portsmouth. To celebrate his life, his contributions to the people of our city, and to express how fond of John his many friends were, a group of them have come together to organise a day of remembrance in his honour on the afternoon and evening of 29th June 2019. If you want to join us in celebrating and remembering John and the wonderful legacy he has left us, you are most welcome to dip in and out through the day, or follow events from start to finish. Please read on for advance details of the events, booking requirements, fundraising activities, and loads of cake! (More info will follow nearer the day.) Stacey Centre Community Orchard (with Mens’ Shed and The Community Cycle Centre) o Tree planting and dedication o Arrive from 2pm for 2.30pm dedication o Stacey Centre, Walsall Road, Copnor, PO3 6DN o No need to book Bike ride and cake stop – led by Portsmouth Cycle Forum o Leisurely ride from Stacey Centre to No.6 Cinema with cake stop o Arrive 3pm for 3.30pm departure o Courtyard Café (at Southsea Castle, for around 4.15pm) o Arrive at No.6 cinema for around 6pm. Secure bicycle parking. o Booking essential: Go to Eventbrite.com and search “John Holland Memorial Bike Ride” No6 Cinema, 6 PM: o Tea and Cake, o Unveiling of a memorial plaque and, o Screening of Moonrise Kingdom (12A), one of John’s favourite films. o Tickets: £10 each (incl. tea and cake) only available online at www.no6cinema.co.uk/. o All profits will be divided between the Rowans Hospice and the Lymphoma Research Trust. If you know anyone who would like to come – here’s a handy poster to download and share with them: John’s memorial day poster-PCF_CCC bike rideJohn Hollandmemorial February Open Meeting January 15, 2019 Jon Riding Our next meeting is Thursday 21 February at 7.00pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Richmond Building of the University of Portsmouth. Please arrive for 6.45 pm so we can start on time. Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Dr Jason Horsley, Joint Director of Public Health for Southamton and Portsmouth November open meeting! November 12, 2018 Roger Inkpen Our next meeting is Thursday 15 November at 7.00pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Richmond Building of the University of Portsmouth. Please arrive for 6.45 pm so we can start on time. We are trying to vary the format of our open meetings and this month we have two guest speakers talking about local cycling issues. Peter Walker was our guest on the 20th September August 24, 2018 Jon Riding We’re delighted to announce that our guest speaker at our Open Meeting on the 20th September is Peter Walker. His book Bike Nation: How Cycling Can Save the World takes us on a journey around the world, exploring the varying attitudes to cycling on our highways. Visit the shining examples of Amsterdam and Copenhagen, where cycling culture is an intrinsic part of the approach of politicians and officials. How have these cities made provision for cyclists and what are the extraordinary benefits? And then take to the less welcoming roads of Britain, USA and Australia, where cycling can still be a terrifying experience. What are the tragic mistakes being made when planning and developing cities, and how do these mistakes lead to aggression towards the cycling community? Peter is Political Correspondent for the Guardian. In 2009 he set up the Guardian Bike Blog which has published dozens of writers and has quickly become a primary destination for cycling debate. In 2014 he was named by BikeBizmagazine as one of the 50 most influential people in UK cycling, and in 2016 he was shortlisted in the Specialist Writer category at the Cycling Media Awards. Greater Manchester Walking and Cycling Commissioner and former professional cyclist Chris Boardman says “Peter Walker has written the book I wanted to write” We expect this event to be popular, so make sure you put your name down ASAP! And you may want to buy Peter’s book before the event! The Open Meeting is on the 20th September at the Richmond Building, University of Portsmouth starting at 7pm Please get you tickets here. Campaigns, City Council, Rides Vote Bike April 21, 2018 Nicola Waight Local elections are almost upon us and one third of the council seats are up for grabs. Now’s your chance to press your local candidates to commit to making cycling safer if they win on Thurs May 3rd. We’re asking candidates to sign up to deliver “A City to Share” (check it out) – our vision is that Portsmouth becomes the pre-eminent cycling city of the UK and is: A city fit for the future: a healthy, safe, sustainable, prosperous city that people want to live in, to work in and to visit. A city where we share spaces, co-operate with each other and treat one another with courtesy and respect On Saturday 21 April we invited local candidates to join us for a bike ride and picnic and talk about what they will do to make our city a better place. Despite some recent local improvements, Portsmouth is still the most dangerous place in the country to cycle, after London – this has to change before more people will feel safe enough to ride. At our picnic, Tom Guha, infrastructure campaigner with Cycling UK reminded us just how important the physical environment is for making cycling safe and attractive. He spoke to our members and the candidates about the tragically avoidable death of Tim Atkins who died last year after a collision with another cyclist on a poor stretch of cycle path which saw him fall into the Eastern Road and the path of an oncoming van. Everyone was cycling and driving as they should have been, but the terrible sight lines at this location meant the two cyclists had no chance of seeing the other coming. Since Tim’s death, the junction has been improved and political cross party agreement was made to invest more in cycle infrastructure. Candidates from Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem parties came along and pledged to do more if they are elected. Councillor Bosher, current conservative transport portfolio holder and standing again in Drayton and Farlington ward committed to “continue with [investing] over 30% of LTP [local transport plan funding] in cycling; introduce early release lighting at junctions..and…introduce mandatory cycle lanes” (i.e. ones where you can’t park you car, not even for a couple of minutes) Ben Dowling, lib dem councillor standing again in Milton ward pledged to “work with Portsmouth Cycle Forum to implement “A City to Share” as far as is possible.” Tom Coles, labour candidate for Fratton promised to “work towards implementing … A City to Share” and “work on further safe routes.” Elections will be held on Thurs 3rd May so now’s the time to drop your candidates a line, a letter, an email, a tweet; whatever you like, just let them know how you feel and what improvements you’d like to see! Find your candidates here #acitytoshare #votebike #spaceforcycling Cycle Routes, Events, Rides Join us for our first big ride of the year! – Sat 21 April This coming Saturday, 21 April, local residents are set to pedal their way across Portsmouth to the Watkins and Faux Cafe on Southsea Seafront, where candidates in the forthcoming council elections have also been invited to discuss those issues about cycling in the city, and they will be encouraged to give their pledges to improve the city’s cycling facilities. The event is led by the Portsmouth Cycle Forum and is one of twelve events taking place ahead of the local elections as part of Cycling UK’s ‘Vote Bike’ campaign. Building on the momentum of last year, in which Portsmouth City Council passed a motion to ring-fence a minimum proportion of its annual Local Travel Plan funding to invest in cycle infrastructure in support of the Forum’s ‘A City to Share’ strategy the event hopes to get support for the plans from all council candidates. Tom Guha, Cycling UK’s Infrastructure Campaigner said: “Last year, Portsmouth council got behind our vision of a happier, healthier and more active city. With a third of the council’s seats potentially about to change hands, it is critical that all incoming candidates buy into that vision and do what they can to accelerate it”. Ian Saunders, Chair of the Cycle Forum said: “Portsmouth already has one of the country’s highest rates of cycling – but it remains a comparatively dangerous place to do so. Our vision is of city where everyone feels safe to cycle – and it is fantastic to see so many council candidates already backing us.” After arriving at Watkins and Faux café at Southsea Tennis Club by 2pm, there will be a short presentation before attendees will be able to chat to candidates, PCF and Cycling UK reps and have a picnic. So, alongside your sarnies, you’ll also get a chance to ask that burning question to prospective new councillors like “why does the cycle lane near my house just stop” or “how can you make Copnor Road safe for my children to cycle to school” etc, etc. The ride is open to all, riding on quiet or traffic free routes, and can be picked up from following points, or you can arrive directly at Watkins & Faux in time for the 2pm start. 12:30 depart from Farlington Marshes, then roughly every fifteen minutes at the next spots, but arrive early; in case we do too – we’ll have hungry pic-nickers so we won’t wait about… Portsmouth Watersports Centre Goals / Tangiers Road Junction on Eastern Road Bransbury Park Car Park Coffee Cup – Eastney Esplanade The ‘PCF Big Bike Picnic Ride’ Facebook Event is available to register for the ride to ensure that there are enough ride leaders for the number of people attending. Events, Meetings, Uncategorized EXEC UPDATE: 09:03:18 March 9, 2018 Nicola Waight Another lively exec meeting this evening. There’s always a load to cram in at the meeting before an AGM – don’t forget that’s THIS THURSDAY (15th) at Richmond Building on Burnaby Road. The contents of this month’s exec meeting included a chat about PCC’s new “Near Miss Reporting Tool”- we’ve been asking for this for ages so it’s great to see it’s been soft-launched ready for everyone to contribute to. You can find it here. PCC will use this data to build up a picture of areas of the city where cyclists have experienced a near miss – that is; have been annoyed or scared by behaviour of another road user, or the road layout, or a defect etc. This will help them direct their resources to where they are needed most. We also had a long debate about membership and fees. We’re going to make quite a drastic proposal at the AGM so be there to find out about these changes and what it means for the development of the Forum. Tube Map update: The Tube Map our members created last AGM (that was a whole year ago already!) has now been completed and will be launched this Thursday at this year’s AGM. The map shows where existing infrastructure is good, bad and ugly. PCC has already shown interest in working with us to turn bad (red) tube routes into good ones (blue) to turn the map blue – very fitting for Pompey! Finally, we decided on the boundaries of the new Warden posts we’d like to add to our committee – these are based on electoral ward boundaries and are as follows: Paulsgrove and Cosham Drayton & Farlington, and Copnor Baffins and Milton Hilsea, Nelson and Fratton Charles Dickens, St. Thomas and St. Jude Central Southsea and Eastney & Craneswater These warden committee members would be champions of their area, providing key local knowledge on issues and routes, and helping to establish links with local elected members and other groups. They’d be invited to the exec meetings once a month too. Interested? Get in touch, or come to the AGM. Did I mention, it’s this Thursday in Richmond Building on Burnaby Road at 19:00!!! Events, Meetings, PCF February 9, 2018 Nicola Waight Phew! Just finished another Friday night Exec meeting with so much content we overran again. Here’s a flavour of this month’s hot topics, and what’s coming up at our Open Meeting on 15th February and our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 15th. EXEC UPDATE: After lots of activity on our Facebook page over the last couple of weeks, the Stamshaw Road and Twyford Avenue cycle lanes made it to “matters arising”. These two lanes are a key concern for members as they’re squeezed between a heavy flow of traffic and the dreaded dooring zone. We’re planning to discuss with with PCC and push for a redesign. Other locations discussed included Francis Avenue, Fratton Road Roundabout and Holbrook Road Roundabout where PCC has asked for our input on proposed schemes. We also heard about PCC’s new “near miss” reporting tool which will be going live later this year – this is a really positive step to help cyclists report spots where they’ve been scared or annoyed by the behaviour of other road users, or perhaps even the layout of the road, and we hope it will help to identify locations for future safety improvement schemes. We’ll be providing PCC with feedback on a beta version. With elections for local councillors coming up in May this year we have started planning a Big Bike Picnic to be held on 21 April where members can come along with their friends and families and discuss their cycling woes and dreams with the candidates to help shape the future of cycling in the city (and decide who’s most likely to help us get there!) OPEN MEETING: Our next open meeting on Feb 15th will focus on our response to the City Centre Road proposal application and, as usual, Council Officers will be on hand from 6.15pm for their Cycle Surgery where you can raise site specific issues with them on a 1:1 basis. TAKE NOTE – Park Road/Anglesea Junction is closed for railway bridge repairs so you’ll need to take a different route to get to Richmond Building this month. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: The AGM is fast approaching (March 15th) and as always, we’re on the look out for new committee members – we have some new posts opening up including “wardens” for 6 different areas of the city (on the island – north east/north west/south east/south west AND off the island east and west). The wardens would be our “go-to” people for local knowledge and having discussions with councillors. Could it be you? Finally, Jon Riding will be presenting our cycling tube map which is a result of efforts by attendees at last year’s AGM. We’ve already started using this tube map to share our concerns and ideas for improvements with PCC. City Council, Events, Rides Pedal Portsmouth Glow Ride 2017 October 8, 2017 Roger Inkpen You can register here. Bring your hi-vis, glow-in-the-dark accessorise and lights, and take part in our bigger and brighter Pedal Portsmouth Glow Ride on Southsea seafront on Saturday 14 October from 6.30pm – 7.30pm – registration from 5.30pm. It’s a fun, free family event, celebrating safe night-time cycling, on a 3km traffic free route along the seafront. If you are one of the best-lit cyclists, you could win a prize. The ride starts on Eastney Esplanade near Canoe Lake and will be open for an hour from 6.30pm – 7.30pm, allowing cyclists of all ages and abilities to enjoy cycling round the course at their own pace while lighting up the night. Make sure you sign up to be part of the spectacle! The registration desk will be open from 5.30pm. Sign-in will be quicker if you’ve already given us your details online so register now. There will be free glow drawstring bags and goodies for participants. Bike Doctor will be there from 5.30pm so if you need your brakes tightened, saddle adjusted or a quick check over get there early. Please remember that it is illegal to cycle on a public road after dark without lights and reflectors. Anyone without lights could be issued with a £30 fine. You can get good-quality lights and cycle gear from the council at almost cost price. Just ask at reception at the Civic Offices, Guildhall Square. [courtesy of Portsmouth City Council] City Council, Cycle Routes, Events, Meetings, PCF Open Meeting – 21 September September 10, 2017 Roger Inkpen We have our next open meeting on Thursday 21 September at the Richmond Building, University of Portsmouth. At our last meeting in June we mourned and paid tribute to Tim Atkins. He was killed after being knocked off his bike on the Eastern Road cycle path. We have been pressing Portsmouth City Council to do something about the blind spots and pinch points for years and now our – and your – voices are being heard. At the meeting we will hear from Cllr Simon Bosher, the city transport portfolio holder. He will be presenting the plans for the changes to the Eastern Road. These will be going out to consultation around the same time with a number of ‘roadshows’ taking place at the end of the month. At our last meeting before the general election we were expecting the then MP for Portsmouth South, Flick Drummond to speak about her work in Parliament. Now she has some free time and will be with us to talk about the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cycling, of which she was a member. There will be time for questions after her talk. We start at 7pm, so please arrive 10-15 minutes earlier. The meeting will take place on Thursday 21 September at 7.00pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Richmond Building of the University of Portsmouth. We start at 7.00pm, so please arrive 10-15 minutes earlier. PCC Cycle Surgery As discussed at our June meeting, we have arranged a ‘surgery’ with one of the active travel and road safety team at the city council. There is the opportunity to discuss particular issues you have with cycling in the city. There is time for 4 slots before this meeting, and we hope to have some more in November. To make sure of your slot please find more information and booking form here. Campaigns, City Council, Cycle Routes, Infrastructure Issue, Meetings, PCF Open Meeting Report June 2017 Following the remembrance event in Guildhall Square, approximately 70 attendees cycled to the previously arranged regular open meeting at the University of Portsmouth Richmond Building as a show of support for their fellow cyclists in the city, led by PCF ride leaders. Just as we were about to start, the late arrival of Portsmouth South’s new MP meant a swift re-arranging of the agenda, with Stephen Morgan addressing the room in what was his first visit back to the city since taking up his seat at Westminster at the start of the week. He had rushed back south after his swearing in earlier that day, and we were happy to be his first appointment back. He described how as a non-driver, he cycles around the city, is only too aware of the issues that confront those on two wheels on a daily basis. At the start of the General Election campaign he announced his support for The City to Share strategy: https://stephenjmorgan.org/2017/04/27/citys-cycling-plan-backed/ Although it is only early days of his term, he took several questions that were mostly about local issues that highlight the dangers of cycling in Portsmouth, announced his intention to join the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group and will join our open meetings as often as he is able to. We are very grateful to him for making the effort to get back for the evening and we look forward to working with him to improve the infrastructure, safety and perception of cycling in Portsmouth. The first of our speakers for the evening was Darren Ord, the Traffic Inspector for the Eastern region of the Hampshire and Thames Valley Joint roads operation. He is also leading the ‘Close Pass Initiative’ which made the headlines of the Portsmouth News in April: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/watch-undercover-police-cyclists-capture-portsmouth-drivers-overtaking-too-close-1-7906436 Darren, who is a keen cyclist himself, explained they picked up on the Close Pass initiative following the success and publicity around operations carried out in the West Midlands. It targets vehicles that passed too close to cyclists – actually policemen in a number of cyclist attires. It was felt that car drivers who do not cycle don’t usually look out for cyclists so may not see them. So far 4 deployments across the Eastern region since April with 36 motorists have been spoken to and educated as to how and why they need to give space for cycling. They are keen to encourage the education aspect of the initiative, but those not wishing to take advice will be asked to attend a driver awareness course or be issued with a fine, much like those drivers caught speeding. Asked whether the next step of this approach would be to accept videos from the public that show potential transgressions as a number of forces now do, Darren said that there were future plans to improve ‘third party reporting’ from helmet-cams which is not perfect at the moment. We hope to see this be rolled out in due course though. Twitter users can follow @HantsPolRoads for more information and to find out what future operations are being carried out. We then received an update from Portsmouth City Council Active Travel officers on the current and new projects that are taking place. The new network of Quieter routes has recently been launched and these consist of 10 routes (five north / south & five east /west) across the city that aims to target those less confident cyclists to navigate their way around the city, mainly using the 20mph residential road network. It’s not a finished product, not every 20mph road is safer than 30mph roads, but the selected routes have been casualty-checked to ensure they run along the statistically safer roads. PCC are aware that there are issues, however some of these could not be addressed with the initial funding package. The scheme has now attracted further funding that can be used to make actual infrastructure improvements. The current year of the Local Transport Plan has funding for the following projects: A2047 – Fratton / Kingston / London Rd improvements: 12 junctions get lines and surfacing, or raised tables and surfacing Bypassing gyratory at the north end of London Rd, to route cyclists across the foot/cycle bridge over the motorway at Peronne Road Stubbington Ave and London Rd Roundabout: slow traffic down, improve sight lines by increasing carriageway deflection As part of the question and answer session at the end of the presentations, inevitably there were questions about the recent events that highlighted the dangers of cycling in the city. It was explained the specific incidents could not be discussed as they were currently under investigation. However as a general rule, after every fatality, there is a meeting to discuss possible improvements to the location, and once the ongoing investigation is finished, there will be a requirement to explain how and what is going to happen to ensure the situation does not happen again. We would like to thank all our speakers for attending, especially at an emotional time for many cyclists in the city. The PCF open meetings in the autumn take place on Thursday 21st September and Thursday 16th November at 7.00pm. Full details will be circulated once we have them confirmed. To ensure you receive these please sign up to our email bulletins here: http://www.pompeybug.co.uk/newsletters/ Ian Saunders Chair, Portsmouth Cycle Forum Campaigns, Events A Time to Remember, A Time to Act June 10, 2017 Jon Spencer Last week two terrible incidents occurred that highlight the dangers faced by cyclists on our roads. On Thursday 1st June a cyclist was seriously injured on Fratton Bridge and remains in a coma. On Friday 2nd June a cyclist, Tim Atkins, was killed after falling into traffic on the Eastern Road after a collision with another cyclist. Next Thursday we will be holding an act of remembrance for Tim Atkins and a call for action, a call for the city council to finally take strong action to address the safety problems that affect all cyclists across our city. Tim’s family are devastated, but they want to prevent such a terrible thing happening to another family so it’s with their support that we are holding this event. We are calling for anyone who cycles or who cares about the safety of cyclists to gather in Guildhall Square from 5:30pm on Thursday 15th June. Starting at 6pm we will remember Tim and then call for action from the city council. We have invited council leaders and politicians of all parties to attend and answer our call. We will then cycle the short distance from the Guildhall to Richmond Building for our open meeting where we will be hearing from council officers and the police about some key cycle safety initiatives. This event will be a respectful act of remembrance and a resolute, peaceful call for action. Please add strength to our message by coming along to the Guildhall next Thursday to pay your respects to a fellow cyclist, show your support to his family and to add strength to our call for action. We call for all cyclists, commuters and racers, shoppers and tourists, tricyclists and tandemists to come and let the city council hear our call for safer streets and A City to Share. The time for action is long overdue, we need you to come along and make sure our voice is heard. Tim was a father, a brother, a son, a partner. Someone who loved and was loved. We cannot tolerate his needless loss and we could not bear for this to happen again. We demand action now to make our streets safe for all cyclists. Tim’s sister, Joanna, wrote this about her brother: Tim Atkins, a devoted family man, a son with a heart of gold, a brother, uncle, father, partner and friend to everyone. Someone who would do anything for anyone, if he knew you for years or hours… it didn’t matter, Tim would come to the rescue and help you, always putting your needs before his own. Tim could turn his hand to anything, a avid upcyler of pallets to make just about anything you could think of, a sci-fi writer, a computer whizz, it’s probably quicker to to list what he couldn’t do than the extensive list of skills and qualities he has. ex-pub landlord with a cracking sense of humour, love for life and an even greater love for his daughter, who was his world. His passion for all of the above was above and beyond that of anyone else I know. Our family and everyone that knew Tim will miss him beyond belief, for me personally, his ‘lil sis’, this has left a huge hole in my heart and the life of myself, his nieces and nephews, I will never get over this tragedy that could so easily have been prevented, taking the life of my loving brother. See you on Thursday. Please help us promote this by sharing this article or by sharing this Facebook event. June Open Meeting June 9, 2017 Jon Riding Our next open meeting will be on the Thursday 15 June. Highways police officers will tell us about their recent Close Pass operation – see below. And we’ll hear from PCC on the quieter bike routes which are being rolled out around the city. The meeting will take place on Thursday 15 June at 7.00pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Richmond Building of the University of Portsmouth. Please arrive from 6.45pm, so we can start on time. Open Meeting – The Cycling Revolution in Leicester We have a guest speaker from Leicester at our next open meeting on Thursday 26th January. Jan from British Cycling will be telling us about the work they have been doing to transform the city for cycling. As the UK’s first Environment City, Leicester’s city council has plans to quadruple cycling levels by 2024. This is being done by a number of programmes, including spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on new infrastructure. GV of the new bike path / cycle route on Newarke Street in Leicester city centre PICTURE WILL JOHNSTON So could this be the reason behind Leicester City’s recent successes?! The meeting will take place on Thursday 26 January at 7.00pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Richmond Building of the University of Portsmouth. bicycleinfrastructureOpen Meeting Campaigns, City Council, Cycle Routes, Meetings, Opinion, PCF A welcome to 2017 January 16, 2017 Roger Inkpen A happy new year to our members and subscribers. So what will 2017 bring the cyclists of Portsmouth? As a result of winning some Government funding, the new Quiet Routes that PCC have been working on since last summer should soon be released. PCC hope that by identifying 20mph roads, a network of routes can be created that are quieter and safer for those less confident cyclists to travel around the city. This is a welcome initiative assuming that the routes are advertised and easy to follow once on your bike. In conjunction with this work, an audit of all the cycling infrastructure routes and facilities has been undertaken by PCC, identifying the existing lanes, paths and parking that exist in the city. This information – together with the quiet routes initiative – will form the basis for a new Cycling map for Portsmouth. We will be studying this in great detail to identify the gaps in provision and work to improve areas that we believe do not serve cyclists to the extent that they should. To that end, three of our committee members are attending the Cycling UK workshop day in London in late January to learn more about the computerized cycling tools that were demonstrated to us by Roger Geffen at our open meeting in November. Our intention is to ask our paid-up members at our AGM in March to then identify areas in Portsmouth that can be targeted for future development. However, most of the traffic congestion is down to the sheer numbers of vehicles on the road. To make a real improvement in congestion, pollution and journey times for everyone, the city needs to get people out of their cars, and reduce the barriers that stop people using a bike to travel around. We need to identify and push to develop the routes that commuters might like to use. Ideally, these should be fast, consistent, road-quality cycle lanes that are segregated from both road traffic and pedestrians with priority boxes at junctions and specific phasing on the traffic light system to aid safe resumption of one’s journey. The new lane is Goldsmiths Avenue appears to already have made a difference to traffic flows in the area for both vehicles and bikes. There’s no reason why having set a precedent there that other roads that have double yellow lining should not also be similarly marked with cycle lanes. Copnor Road has space at the northern end to install segregated cycle lanes similar to those created recently in Brighton. With some extra shared path they could link up to the pedestrian bridge across the A27 into the Highbury estate and onto Cosham, encouraging those to the north of the city to cycle to work in the way that the Southampton Road and Langstone Harbour paths do from the west and east. The perception of cycling in Portsmouth is that it is dangerous, and the official figures only back this up this impression. For the fourth year in the last five, Portsmouth ranks as the most dangerous city in the UK for cycling casualties. Ours is twice the rate of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, which has a similar population density to Portsmouth. Islington has a population density three times that of Portsmouth, and yet the cycle casualty rate is slightly lower. The improvements in London with the installation of cycle lanes and mini-Holland schemes, the latest of which recently opened just the other end of the A3 in Portsmouth Road, Kingston-Upon Thames, proves that if the infrastructure is invested in, it is used and improves participation. A year on from its opening, and Waltham Forest’s much opposed mini-Holland scheme has seen traffic levels in 12 key roads in the “village” area of Walthamstow fall by 56 per cent, or 10,000 fewer vehicles a day. The most vocal business owner opponent of the scheme, has now opened up a coffee shop in his building. These improvements are within the scope of Portsmouth City Council. However, as the cycling community, we need to build the pressure to improve things in our favour. Imagine Mini-Holland schemes during business hours around Cosham High Street, Albert Road or Palmerston Road – the latterly is effectively already installed – making the areas more pleasant to negotiate whether on foot, public transport or bike. The re-development of the island’s flood defences over the next decade gives us the opportunity to create a true coastline leisure cycle trail to allow exploration of areas visitors may never discover. Work on the western side next to Hilsea Lake from the Mounbatten Centre to Portsbridge Roundabout will start this spring, necessitating the closure of the much-used shared coastal path. Work is due to take three years, and there are plans to install a temporary cycle lane along Northern Parade. We are asking the council whether they are aware just how well used that path is. Not everyone will be confident enough to rode on a busy road, and so this appears to be an ideal opportunity to trial a segregated route on what is one of the wider roads on the island. And if it proves to be popular, why should it not remain installed after the work adding to the cycle infrastructure in the city? With no local elections in the city due in 2017, the pull of the ballot box to appeal to voters has disappeared and some experimental schemes could be trialed, monitored and evaluated to see whether they work. Who knows, perhaps they may even lead to a reduction in the casualty figures? But we can only do so much as a committee of volunteers. As much as we lobby, badger, cajole and complain at councilors and officers, we need help to keep the issues at the forefront of their minds in every transport and planning decision they take. And it is with the creation of that bigger voice where you, the regular cyclist comes in. We need your support. We’d like you engaged in the process. Bring to the attention of the council officers poor road surfaces or junctions that endanger cyclists. Enlist the support and lobby your ward councilors directly to improve our facilities and infrastructure. In the event of an accident, ensure it is reported to the police, as official casualty figures are an important way to maintain the pressure on the local politicians to develop space for cycling. Encourage the next generation getting on their bikes wanting to emulate Mark Cavendish or Lizzie Armitstead to use the roads safely and confidently, to be seen, and to respect other road users and pedestrians. And please consider supporting or becoming a member of Portsmouth Cycle Forum. I look forward to seeing you at one, or more, of our 2017 events or out on the road enjoying the freedom cycling can give you. Tailwinds to all…. Acting Chair, PCF Campaigns, Meetings Open Meeting – Making Space for Cycling (UK) November 13, 2016 Jon Spencer Our next open meeting will take place at 7pm on Thursday 17th November. The venue will once again be LT2 in Richmond Building at the University of Portsmouth. We’ll be joined by Roger Geffen MBE, Policy Director of Cycling UK. Many of you may remember Roger, who last joined us in January 2014 to talk to us about CTC’s national campaigns. CTC has since transformed the more campaign focussed Cycling UK. Cycling UK is preparing for a second phase of its national Space for Cycling campaign, in partnership with local campaign groups. It aims to create better places for everyone, by enabling people of all ages and abilities to cycle for any local journey. As well as enabling members of the public to call on councils to commit to planning high-quality cycle networks – and to finding the funding these will require – we are also creating a Space for Cycling toolkit. This will support local campaign groups and councils to work constructively together on planning local cycle networks and prioritising schemes, using a suite of IT tools and crowd-sourced data. This will strengthen the hand of local campaigners – as local authorities seek their support for their funding proposals – while boosting their credibility, their visibility in the local media, and their supporter base. This should be a really interesting meeting and a great chance for us to engage with Cycling UK’s national campaigns and to use them locally to help us make cycling work for Portsmouth. Put the date in your diaries. Open Meeting – Thursday 22nd September September 20, 2016 Jon Riding We have an open meeting on Thursday. We’ll be discussing the new Solent Deal to devolve transport and other powers from central government to a new Solent Authority. It’ll have money to spend and we want to make sure some it goes into cycling! We’ll also be talking about our Pompey Pothole project to record poor roads and updating you on what has happens since our last meeting. The meeting is at the university Richmond building off Queen St, starting 7pm. Campaigns, Environment, Infrastructure Issue, Meetings, PCF May 4, 2016 Roger Inkpen On the 21 April we had our AGM. These are the minutes: Welcome and introduction by the Chairman. Jon Spencer welcomed everyone to the Annual General meeting. Minutes of Annual General Meeting of 20 March 2015: They were approved without dissent. Matters arising from last AGM: None. Chairman’s Report 2016: Jon highlighted the highs and lows of the year and thanked those who had given their support, time and financial contribution. The full text is published here: Chair Report 1516 5. Treasurer’s report and accounts: Roger presented the detailed accounts of the Forum. Thanks to the increase in annual subscriptions from £5 to £10 last year we are on a much sounder financial footing, although there was a fall in members from 66 to 60. This is being addressed by regular reminders for those who need to renew. The report can be found on the website. The meeting approved the report without dissent. PCF Accounts report 15-16 6. Elections: Jon has been Chair for 3 years and is finding the commitment too much to bear. He stood down and asked if there were any nominations for a replacement. None was forthcoming so Jon has agreed to stay as interim Chair for 3 months. He urged members to think about candidates and we will need an EGM to elect a new Chair. Jon also asked for nominations for vice-chair and secretary. Jon also explained a little about the roles. No nominations were forthcoming and so both will need to be chosen at the EGM. Roger was only candidate for Treasurer and was willing to continue. Other roles for committee members were explained. Chairman: Jon Spencer will continue for 3 months as interim. Replacement to be decided at EGM. Vice-chairman: to be decided at EGM. Secretary: to be decided at EGM. Treasurer: Roger Inkpen was the only nomination. He was elected nem.com. Notice: an EGM will need to be held by mid-July. 7. Committee members: A communications officer is needed to co-ordinate posts for the website, Facebook, Twitter and chase stories for newsletters. Jon Riding agreed to take this role. Roger will continue organising rides. The following were sole nominations and were elected nem.com. en bloc: Joe McGannan John Holland Mike Dobson Phil Kirkham Tom Hart Nicola Waight Jon Riding Jacek Kopecky Matthew Winnington Ian Saunders 8. Close: The Chair thanked all for attending. The AGM closed at 7.45pm. This was followed by an exercise to follow-up the City to Share cycle strategy. Feedback from this will be uploaded to the website. Election Meeting April 26, 2016 Jon Spencer Election time is nearing, with a councillor up for election in each of the 14 wards across the city on the 5th May. We’ve invited the representatives of each party to speak at our next meeting and we’ll be asking them to commit to halving the rate of cycling casualties on Portsmouth’s Roads by 2020. We’ll be inviting every candidate in the election to come along too and we’ll be writing to them individually to ask them for their support. The main focus of the meeting will be to give you a chance to ask questions of our politicians about their plans and views on cycling. The meeting will take place in Lecture Theatre 3, Richmond Building of the University of Portsmouth at 7pm on the 28th April. Please let us know if you are planning on coming to this meeting by booking a place here. The meeting is free and open to all but it is REALLY helpful for us to know how many people are coming. 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__label__cc	0.688045	0.311955	Pen & Paper Games > Gaming News & Discussion > Fantasy > Dungeons & Dragons > What's wrong about 4e... View Full Version : What's wrong about 4e... agoraderek i'm starting this thread for maelstrom. he posted in another thread that he wished the people who did like the new system could have a discussion that didnt degenerate into "WotC bashing", etc. So, here we go. use this place to vent, voice negative opinions and generally rant about the current state of our long time favorite game... Thank you! Bash away ;) Engar *crickets* ok, i guess i'll start this: flipping through the MM, am i mistaken, or are gnolls "more" evil, somehow, than DEVILS??? and, where are the good dragons? and what's up with "mistakenly called 'ogre magi'?" (i guess gygax was mistaken...) "well, g'night! dont let the flesh eating demon bed babies bite!!" No problem, they are lawful good and hang around to protect me from gnolls ever since the metallic dragons all died. yep. need that "balance" everyone's going on about. the quote is from johnny the homicidal maniac, btw ;) OMG! I just figured it out! I am supposed to cut the "powers" for my class out of the book and use them like Magic cards. "I see your [Reaping Strike: Fighter Attack One] and counter with [Wrathful Thunder: Cleric Attack One] tosses cut out on table. Hmmm, I need to go buy some counters if I want to play with a green deck... well, they ARE the people that brought us magic: the affliction... Farcaster Oooh. I got this one. This makes perfect sense given the alignment definitions. Devils are lawfully bent. They are not set on wanton destruction and chaos. They actually have a rigid system of laws. So, they are indeed just "evil." Whereas demon worshiping Gnolls are "marauders that kill, pillage, and destroy." Hey! This is a board for trashing 4e. There is no place for rationalizations or explanations about bad 4e behavior. Unless of course you are simply luring out the 4e lovers that might post here with a clever psychological trap! Aha! Brilliant! yeah, but still...:confused: i know! they ask us trashers to start a new thread and they're in here trying to lure us to the dark side!!!:p but, hey, at least its more than just you and i posting in here now ;) Oh? Okay, my bad. Thrash away ;) hey, i just started this for maelstrom's benefit. i dont mind a spirited debate on the relative merits of any of the editions ;) jkfoote Yea clear off, If we wanted someone to defend newsprint we would bash the Wall street Journal Everyone, Fighter, rouge, WIZARD, has the same BAB, and dmg categories, they are all carbon copies, no different except in how you play them Everyone, Fighter, rouge, WIZARD, has the same BAB!!! i just got a hold of a copy of the core books today, borrowed from a friend, and, wow. um. ok, guys (im looking at you, mr. wyatt) what are you doing to the game i've loved since before some of you WotC guys were even out of diapers (or born, for that matter)??? Is chaotic evil more evil than just plain evil? You know they just need something that would explain it being "also" evil yet different... I suggest lawful evil. Maybe if someone is just a plain selfish opportunist they could be called like... neutral evil or something. That way you kind of classify the behavior. I mean they already have lawful good right? So makes sense to have lawful evil too. Hey! You know what? They could say that someone concerned with individual welfare, but indifferent about the law could be called chaotic good like they have chaotic evil! No wait, never mind, what would you do a pc/npc who didn't really buck the law or embrace it, someone who just wanted to do what was right. Nope can't think of anything, just forget I mentioned it. wait do they not give descriptions of their alignment's or did they screw that all up to, in 3 they at least had that spelled out I would say you can stack all the mark you want, but you can't stack a limiting mark. Two defenders can't mark the same target and expect said target to take minuses or damage whoever they attack, if they have two marks against them. The latest limiting mark overrides the previous ones. Things like Ranger and Warlock marks that define who you get bonuses towards, should stack. If Soveliss throws down a Hunter's Quarry, you can Curse the same target for more effect, but if the Fighter and Paladin are throwing down challenges, only the last one should be in effect. I stole this from another thread so I could bash it here... (I can do that right?) LOL, all I want to point out is this is "simplified". hhmm I think I've seen that somewhere before, oh thats right, WOW, actually, i discarded "alignments" as a definition on the character sheet a long time ago (like, oh, 1985...). i would track character behavior on a chart (standard alignment chart, mind you) but based on their cultural backround, choice of diety and whatnot, not on the abstract alignments used by the d&d rules. the players set their base moral and cultural outlooks in their backrounds, and set their "alignments" based on how they played. but, yeah, if they were going to go in the direction they went, they should have had "good, neutral (or unaligned), and evil" as the only alignments, makes NO sense to only put two on the "law/chaos" axis at all... 4e alignments: Unalligned Sure it does, law is extra good, chaos is extra evil. Haven't you seen Judge Dredd? Quote from other thread (by me)... I look at alignment in the DnD system as a reasonable description for a series of consistent behavior. For those classes where it matters most I apply that portion (Axis) or portions as a rule for behavior. For everyone else it is a rule for intent (except for forced alignments, I just make sure the player is familiar with the new alignment and acts accordingly or becomes an NPC). I care not why the paladin killed an unarmed man when he swore to be chivalrous. He violated his own law and that of his faith, he must choose to attone or reject his oath and powers. He may argue the action (wasn't me?), not the intent. There are cases where players may convince me they acted appropriate to their code (not this example), but it still gets a warning since the actions are obviously questionable (by me). If it ever becomes such a huge issue (time to alter alignment and still arguing) I might ask other players to express opinions. For the LG mage who killed an unarmed man I want to know why (intent). If the intent is viable and not a running pattern I find it sufficient. Perhaps it was an accident, perhaps they misunderstood the situation, etc. This way the player governs their alignment as much as I do. If the player has a reasonable explanation beyond "yeah, that was really not in character", I let it go. If it is way off other players are going to back me, and with agreement we can skip to the resolution. Either the player is not roleplaying their character as they set for themselves or the character changed over time and needs to consider a new alignment. no i think it makes sense to have LG and CE, you need those majors, to define the borders, just because your selfish dosnt mean you should be int he same boat as someone who eats babies, as a snack while your raping and pillaging a convent for your morning calisthenics. the point is, there are times when a "lawful evil" person (think lawyer ;) ) can do more damage to a society than a hannibal lecter type... wily lawers eh? What boat then? Or just swimming (unalligned)? I guess I fall into the opinion of "not broken, don't fix it". Alignment was not an issue for me like other people. It was more of a sort of loose net around a character that they could get out of if they wanted, as opposed to a rigid box (again, unless the class demanded it, which took more work). I guess some items might be affected by a change, but it otherwise doesn't matter much to most. And besides... WAIT A MINUTE HEY! 4e stinks of elder berries and its mother was a hamster! Nuf said. Speaking of hamsters... anyone remember giant space hamsters? Not kidding, they were a real "monster" in the Spelljammer expansion of those 2e binders. Now if I wanted to bash something pre-dating WotC... BUT I DON'T! 4e, I bite my thumb! Do I bite my thumb at thee? Well...I do bite my thumb! and spit my last breath at thee!!! One last one before I go... 4e was like, "awww, but I wanted to go to toshi station and pick up some power converters..." And I was like, raspy loud breathing, "you, young man", raspy loud breathing, "should have thought about that", raspy loud breathing, "before you started hanging out with that Obi Wan". I gotta go to bed... I attended a short 4e demo a few weeks ago. Mind you nobody had a PHB to have a clear view of the game at that point. So my feelings are mostly about the combat part, since the demo was focused on that. I wasn't excited at all. One of the thing I found ugly was this marking an opponent concept. Yikes, waste of time IMO. I'm not a D&D fan but I had better memory of combat with 2e than this Diablo wanabee type of fight. It felt like one could have dropped powerup sprites on the map and it wouldn't look out of place. The part of the demo about the skill challenge or whatever they call it was ugly too. "I use my cooking skills to seduce the duke and make him help our cause" kind of lame. What's wrong with normal mix of role playing/skill checks ? The guy who ran the demo offered a figurine and a set of dice to all who attended the demo. I wanted to hand them back since I was really not going to buy 4e stuff, but he didn't want them back. I'm glad I did this though : you won't see me wasting money on 4e :) So if 4e is going to attract fresh players to the hobby, great. But I'm afraid there's going to be a lot of reeducation involved in the process. Just so they know rpgs aren't only a branch of mini games. tesral We already have to fight the idea that they are computer games. Now the flagship is a minis game for MMO players. I am not determed to hate it. I want to love it, in fact i think its was a great idea to go for another edition. I am not trying to say you are wrong for liking it i have been in groups in the past that would probably enjoy 4th more than 3.5. In my opinion they were the worst players I ever gamed with but its just that,An opinion. Tell you what i wont get all nasty with every wizo wanabee who defends his newest choice of game, and you dont get mad at me for voicing my veiws. The very fact that anyone would even ask hey can we have some rules for init during a social encounter should tell any gamer that there is a problem. Also i got all three 4th edition books, and have played it with the best group i have ever had. Hey! Quit bashing 4e! Oh, heh, nevermind. Valdar Back in 2000, most of my table saw 3e as the RPG version of Pokemon or M:tG. Plus ca change. "Plus ca change." Huh? Yeah, strangely I never resisted 3.x. Much of it I do like, its just the other fifty books I take issue with, if not for them distracting me I could fix the rest. I know kits were the start of the crazy in 2e like prestige classes in 3.x, but they were at least not a class. They were just a "suggestion" with some minor adjustments and recommended skills (nwp's). Almost all of being a kit was to do with roleplaying and almost none of it had to do with rules. Want to be a lion-tamer kit? Most would take several levels in animal handling/training before they went in search of a lion; however, nothing says you must. Many even had interesting antecdotes about like-minded sorts (Gorf the Maimed, formerly Gorf the Lion-taimer was renowned for his...), origins of the concept (A little known circus freak known Gorf dreamed of being rich and famous...), etc. You know stuff that inspired you to want your own story. Oh, wait, 4e has no inpiration. Guess you don't know. So why are there going to be all these new TT gamers again? Or are they just going to be here until they remember WoW does the rolling for them? The return of that roleplaying spirit was my greatest hope for 4e and my greatest disappointment. (Okay, being a little melodramatic. Also I have not actually played yet and could have to eat crow (unlikely), but read the Thread). It's not the same game. Like it or hate it you can trace the liniage of 3.x right back to the three little books. 4E&E is something different. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plus_%C3%A7a_change%2C_plus_c%27est_la_m%C3%AAme_c hose French. Yuck. Not only do I not understand it written, but even with the written pronounciation I cannot decipher if I would or would not recognize the expression when spoken. I catapault a cow at them. true, swo true. move to houston, i have a comfy chair with your name on it.. Valdar, yeah, the more things change...but, in this case (and i've actually read the books now) this is a whole new game. i converted to 3x from 1e with relative ease, the paradigm was the same, just more laid on top. took me about a week (had vacation time, decided to go to my homebrew world of hatheg instead of cancun, cheaper air fare, for one...) to get my, at that point, 15 year old campaign retooled to 3x. it would take me MONTHS to totally retool my world for 4e, and im not getting any younger... Thanks for the invite. I am a little antsy since I have too much free time for the moment and no local friends sigh (that and been drinking Cokes all day today so wow! My knee bouncing could shake the paint from the wall.). So Houston you say? jk. I definitely see the conversion challenge. Most in that spot will probably ignore 4e or start fresh whenever possible. Of course starting at first level in a long historied world does nothing to aid the DM with existing material (NPC's, unique monsters, etc). That was a huge issue of mine with 3.x. THAC0 alone changed all the NPC's stats, gear (armor), etc. All handwritten amongst stacks of notes (also mostly handwritten, I did have a commodore 64 back then when it worked!). you know whats funny about THAC0? 3x didnt change it, they just presented it a tad differently, 0 just became 20, and it became a target number, not a plot on a chart ;) True, but still a major slow down to have written the old "THAC0" and AC way on the sheet. You have to process, okay, he has an AC of -1 so it would be 21 now. Then the THAC0 is 12 with main weapon hand which is a bonus of +8 now. Now if he uses his secondary weapon it is THAC0 of 14 so +6. Of course that is if the modifiers are still the same since ambidexterity and two-weapon fighting might be different now... You quickly find the weeds trying to convert on the fly. eh, it wasnt that hard ;) Okay, on a more serious note. Anyone care to summarize what the specific objections people have raised regarding 4th edition are? all characters have the same BAB Atmosphere: A sense that it departs from tradition, has too much combat/statistical/powergamer focus, a lack of storytelling emphasis, and relates more closely to an MMO or card game (cold and detached). Backward Compatibility: 4e deviates so far from 3.x that it is unrealistic to convert an existing character/world. Alignment System: Basically 4e seems half-axised with LG and CE at the poles (but no two people agree on anything related to alignment). Missing or "Replaced" Features & Creatures: removed: spells, gnome characters, half-ogres, barbarians, druids, chromatic dragons, (bards - no complaint) (loss of tradition); added: dragonborn & tiefling (powergaming), eladrin (unnecessary), warlord (see bard) Class "equality" Problems: made fighters too mage-like, mages too fighter-like, and everything too similar (an unhealthy need for balance and immediate gratification over individuality, longevity of interest and personal creativity). Combat: Marking (not "simplified", MMO transition) Greed: important "overlooked" traditional races/classes/creatures leave much room for future releases What else? Doing okay here? all i hear is world of warcraft rules, and it makes me mad Some of that is specific, but a lot of what you are saying is very general. You're stating your perception and feelings, but I am looking for something a bit more tangible. Let's say you were talking to the creators of 4th edition, what would you express as your complaints about the new version? If you say, it's too much like an MMPOG, then I think the immediate question would be -- how so? Let's take the fighter example that you gave. I read the same write up on fighters, and I didn't have the impression at all that they were 'mage-like'. Their "exploits" didn't seem anything like spells to me, if that is what you mean -- they read as maneuvers that the fighter learned to give him a one up in combat. Being a novice of martial arts myself, this is something that I can relate to. Often martial artists learn a few core "maneuvers" that work and work well. Those are the manuevers that when executed perfectly end fights. How are all the classes similar? How are mages 'fighter-like'? Did anyone in 3.5 actually agree as to the definitions of what alignments meant, or is this just an old, old arguement rehashed? How many LG debates have their been? Alignment has been muchly debated since its inception which was long before even 3rd edition. How are dragonborn and tieflings unbalanced and thus attractive to powergamers? I'm not trying to say you have no valid points, but blanket statements don't really tell me what's wrong with the edition. You did have some good specifics in there though: missing classes that were available in core 3e, missing playable races, a drastically altered spell system, and the inability to easily convert 3rd edition characters. Those are good. wizard_in_motley I think that folks who are concerned about 4e not having enough story to it should read the adventure they have released in dungeon called 'heathen': http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dufe/20080605a I think it's a great example of how the skill challenges can help enhance the roleplay aspect. Sure, some folks could just role dice for it but they were probably not going to be roleplaying in the first place. There's a pretty good story there and probably one of the first adventures in a long time I'd think about running almost exactly as it's written. Appeals to tradition hold no water for me. I don't ride a horse to work, however traditional it may be. And, you've listed some things as traditional that were never part of core D&D (half-ogres). Core D&D is also not done. You're acting like they got rid of half the classes, never to be seen again, when everyone knows that many of them will be released next year in PHb2. All previous editions have had a decade or so to churn out books- 4e has had a single release of the basic three. I guess you could compare it to having only the first three books of any edition, and see how it stands up (No Assassin? Blasphemy!). Webhead It's really not WoW. On a surface reading, it might casually resemble WoW by the simple fact that they imply "class role" within the party by using terms like "defender", "striker" and "controller", but that's really a superficial comparison at best. It's really not so dissimilar from 3e as people view at first glance, but definately (IMHO) an improvement. That's kind of like comparing Star Wars to the game No More Heroes (awesome game that it is). You've got a guy running around with a "laser sword"...and that's where the resemblence ends. It seems to me (having not played the game yet, and only flipped through the PHB causally), that the goal here is to make the game appeal to the MMO crowd, while making enough changes to obsolete as many old books as possible; thus forcing you to purchase things over again. My opinion may change if/when I actually bother to play, but it seems that the game at hand is, to 4e your wallet of as much money as possible. I would say its an ok mini game but definetly not D&D. I also thingk that saying it does not fit in with our veiw is a fare argument for instance how do you think it would hold up if used in say a novel. For a long time forgotten realms for example has used its novels as cannon for the new manuals and such being produced. Can you really see Edd Greenwood or RA Salvatore pumping out books with 4th edition themes and feels. I am sure they will give it a shot but personnally i would think Edd Greenwood must be disapointed by wizards plans for his setting. Something he has spent a third of his life creating and now they are destroyign it in an attempt to make it fit into there little box. I can tell you in all honesty that i wil be playing fourth edition all the tiem when its online. I think its really meant for something like that and will work out nicely but around a table its a mini game. But hey to each his own. I think they really bad thing here is not the system. Its that it has really split the once close nit D&D fan base. This is a hobby that no matter what kind of gamer you were you all agreed to have fun and it brought alot of people together. Now it has forced those who want to cling to there favorite hobby to face off against those who are ready to try something new. Wizards will just have to deal with the fact that at one point they had almost every gamer as a loyal consumer and now they have cut that in half. It's a differnet game. It might have the same name, but it is not the same game. Anyone with a history in the game is flatly being told to start over or get off the bus. I think this is my stop. Well, I don't have a "history" in the game, only been playing for the last couple years and have no experience with the older additions. But to make a compairison, this is like the change over for Star Wars: Galaxies(The MMO) from the origonal & Combat Upgrade versions of the game where you had a "Sandbox" to create a character in to the NGE(New Game Enhancement) where you were told to shut up and color on one of the 9, pre-selected carrer paths the devs were nice enough to give us. We went from having a nigh limiteless combination of classes to the cookiee cutter there is now. They are not implying a class role, they make it explicit to the character. Race, class, role. That is the heading of the section on character creation. One follows the other. What I said earlier about the game being built around conflict no longer applies. It is now built around combat. It use to be a role-playing game with combat. Now I am seeing a combat game with role-playing. The shift and the emphasis on combat is plain as the words on the paper. Consider your combat role when creating your character. Disappointing really. One of the many fixes, and one that needed to happen. Having your role be "Any" (which was all too common in 3e, a la CoDzilla) needed to go. Being a fan of Heinlein, I must disagree. "Specialization is for insects." --R. A. Heinlein. I much prefer a character than can switch up and do what is needed when it is needed. I don't specialize, never have. Roles is a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. I have a 32 year old game world. It is not going to covert and I am not going to throw it out. Sounds like get of the bus to me. So, I think that object boils down to: The over all rules have changed too much. Basically. By the by, how different would you say 1st edition versus 3.5e was? Is there more change between 3.5 and 4e than there was between 1st and 3rd? Just continue with 3.5 or what ever variant you are using. Not like wizards has time coded invisible ink in the books or anything.:cool: I can alter a 1-2e character to play in 3e quickly, recalculate the AC and hit points, (usually to the better) If a caster find the equivalent spells. Adjust the XP total to level, pick a few feats and start play. I have done this several times. The play style and rules which yes there are changes, they are minor enough that the character moves on. You can clearly see the progress in the game mechanics, and for the most part it is progress. I still don't like feats, likely never will, and I loath turning XP in to a commodity. I don't use AoO mainly because I don't use miniatures. That makes figuring out AoO rather difficult. 4e breaks the pattern. While the mechanic is still d20, it rakes the entire concept over. The magic system which is a huge part of the classic D&D system is tossed out and replaced. While it might be possible to convert a fighter to 4e rules, forget any spell caster if you like the flavor of your spell caster. The look and feel of magic is gone, replaced by something unrecognizable. The totally different approach to multiclass breaks any 3e character that is a multiclass. I'm not a fan of it, but many people are. Half the PCs in the game I currently play in are trash. The emphasis on combat and miniatures. I don't see how a 4e game can be played without them. It is difficult enough in 3e, but nigh impossible in 4e. Pushing the concept of combat roles to the front and the idea that you build a character around the combat. BTW it is MMO players that are comparing 4e to MMOs. Mainly the WoW players. I also find it telling the Monster Manual consists of mostly opponents. There used to be a balance of creatures, some friend, some foe. Now is seems you are expected to fight the world. It is not the same game. It is no upgrade. It is an incompatible system that from my cynical point of view is designed to make you start buying books all over again, again. I have four sets of core AD&D and D&D books on my shelf and they if not at least playing well with each other will play. I will not be adding a fifth set. In short if you have an existing world, toss it in the bin, or get off the bus. That world is 3/5 of my life. I'm not tossing it for the shiny new toy. I've said that repeatedly Howver, I am sure Lizards R&D is working on it. To some extent that is exactly what D&D Insider is. A book you buy every month and the content can be made to go away at the will of Lizards. I may have misunderstood the request. I focused more on summarizing (with some personal interjection) what people were saying. Now to explain and justify it... First let us set the premise that I will be comparing only the core books (keep it apples to apples)... In traditional DnD and even in 3.x, fighters were complicated only in regard to combat options and even then only if you sought it out. A straight fighter had few other skills aside from maybe an old trade. Who cared? They were about kicking butt and taking names. Sure 3.5 gave them loads of feats (starting a marketing frenzy later), but most rarely departed from a small handful that built upon itself (many pre-reqs for the next one). They were simple compared to the new "simplified" version with all the choices for powers plus feats. Add with weapon groups now conforming to different abilities and feats playing on these you foster an emphasis on system manipulation over story (like an MMO or Magic where the story is fixed and inflexible and how you manipulate the system for advantage is the real "game" for many). To me this has its place, but for roleplaying and especially DnD it misses the point entirely. How are all the classes similar? How are mages 'fighter-like'? All the classes now operate off the same basic mechanics. While the powers themselves are different, the foundation is universal. Mages in the past did "blow their wad" and then struggle to be useful in early levels. But they could still hold a blade or swing a sling. The addition of zero level spells in 3.x added a little function, but was little if at all better than just joining the fray in spite of themselves. They still did not need to be nanny-systemed into a stronger early combat role. They simply needed to demonstrate the patience necessary to grow into an imporant role at the same moment other players will have to be accepting a decline. This probably coincides with the cookie-cutter aspect above. Characters used to be unique unto themselves and the path of their development was one interesting aspect to their play. Now they are the same vest with different flare. I view it as a net loss. 4e seems to want to ferrit out weeknesses of characters (which are useful and story driving) rather than address weeknesses in the players they seek to entice (like a failure to properly explain and set expectations that this is a story-based game, not a system based game). I origninally commented on storyteller here also, but I think they actually deal with them in the DMG. Lets see If I can say this without seeming whiny... 4e seems to set up DM's. They instruct and guide storytellers to lead an exciting and fast paced game with an engaging story and demphasizing the rules, then they emphasize the system with its rules and manipulatations to players. They even use the false pretenses of superficial similarities with MMO's to entice players whose preset actually twists the game away form what might otherwise be most enjoyable. The quickly waining excitement then fuels an ongoing anticipation of finding that holy grail of self-renewing exhileration which a lack of long term devotion to a personally hand-crafted character prohibits from ever coming to fuition in any real or meaningful way. Whew, hows that for mud in your eye! Did anyone in 3.5 actually agree as to the definitions of what alignments meant, or is this just an old, old arguement rehashed? How many LG debates have their been? Alignment has been muchly debated since its inception which was long before even 3rd edition. Both. My group had a consensus and while it was never a huge deal we debated on occasion. My only argument for why they should have left it: why bother? Makes no one really happy and ticks off someone else. My argument is in the long winded bit above. I actually have no problem with dragonborn or tieflings. I would let the creative folk who balanced them play one in my game anytime, anywhere (I doubt that is the person who invented them). The problem is not the balance, but the "cool" factor as a substitute for development. It is a superficial interest, a player without the understanding or the depth to create an interesting background so they substitute. He perks up only when called to roll a die as if the actual act of rolling on command is the interest. I do not understand why he stays and seemingly suffers, but he came back again to stare into space, distract other players and toy with his shoestring. His character died an hour ago and he just found out. Now he wants to play a half-dragon skynight he saw online who rides a speeder he saw in the Saga books. I said no, but there he is rolling away on another new character sheet while the rest of the party does something in game. Thanks on behalf of the 4ebellion! edit: I wanted to add that ignoring the positive aspects of 4e is not a denial of their existence, just not the focus of this particular discussion. While it might be possible to convert a fighter to 4e rules, forget any spell caster if you like the flavor of your spell caster. The look and feel of magic is gone, replaced by something unrecognizable. But you've said yourself that a character shouldn't be defined by what he can do in combat... What components of 3e are so essential that you can't find a good enough stand-in in the meantime? I did have a player that I was sure was going to have a problem with not being able to play a half-orc barbarian. To my surprise, she'll be playing a Tiefling Warlock. System does shape concept. I have seen character concepts raped by a system they where not developed around. It is not so much the new character that suffers here, but the Old World seeped in its history and lore. The new system blows all that off. Handing an old game world over to 4e is like handing a 5 year old a box of crayons, and a Rembrandt. 4e demands that I huck all my work, all my history and conform to the new. It is mud in the eye of every well developed game world. It is not welcoming. actually, i did convert my 1e campaign to 3.5 without too much trouble (didnt get too much into 2e, just kinda cherry picked what i liked). all i had to do for that conversion was change a couple things on the character sheets (most notably, change exceptional strength, change the ability mods, and roll a few extra hit dice for the multiclassed demihumans....), and pick some feats for npcs and fit the skill system i was already using into the 3.5 version. flipping AC upside down was no problem, gee, start with 10 and add instead of subtract. not hard. spells werent much of a problem either, just lay 3x style casting times over the spells that didnt make the cut... after reading the new books, converting from 3x to 4e would be MUCH more difficult than converting from 1e to 3.5. I just went to WotC for the first time in awhile. I thought it was funny after all the back and forth here that the movie banner for 4e is, "Get ready for the fight of your life!" If it's not in your best interest or not time-efficient or rewarding enough to convert between editions...don't. Be it converting between OD&D, 1e, 2e, 3.X, 4e, GURPS, HERO, Paladium, BRP, Rolemaster, etc. the point is, to us who have been in from the start (give or take a couple years, i started playing a year after the 1st dmg and phb were released), that every edition up to 3.5 was campaign convertable with a few minor tweaks. now its an overhaul. its almost like they went out of their way to alienate anyone who started playing when gygax was still in charge of his game. almost like WotC is saying "thanks, greybeards, for laying the foundation for the most popular RPG ever, but, hey, we dont need you anymore, gramps" its not a bad system, it looks like it could be fun, but it isnt D&D in anything but name. not the same dna, not in any way compatable with any of its predecessors. i ran a 3.5 party through tomb of horrors, as written for 1e, and there were no problems. the system was fundamentally the same. looking at the new books, i dont think i could do that now... Sure, and don't misread me, I understand the feeling of being slighted by facing what is, in some specific respects, a "total retconning". I've faced it before myself. After getting over the initial shock and revulsion of it all, I started to realize that new, drastic changes don't invalidate anything I had done previously, but they were useful as a new avenue for ideas in ways that the "old system" didn't, couldn't or wouldn't approach. Yes, you get the necessary retooling of previously established materials, but you also get a new outlook, new ideas and possible new directions. Game stats might be a pain for those with an eye for exacting detail in conversion, but the ideas are good no matter what set of rules you use (I'm talking ideas in general here, not D&D 4e ideas). The Star Wars RPG is a fine example. Loved Star Wars D6...loved it. Played it for years and collected about 50 published books. Then West End Games drops the ball and WotC picks it up. I was furious. The last thing I wanted was "D&D in Space", which was certainly the only thing that would come out of WotC's fumblings with the Star Wars license. I was sure of it. But, hey, it's Star Wars, so I'll at least put my money where my mouth is. I bought the book. Overall, it sucked (IMHO). "Yep, D&D in space" is what I thought. I was right. I knew it. But there were some good ideas going on. Things I hadn't really thought about in quite that way. As long as the ideas didn't touch the game mechanics, it was alright. A couple years later WotC says, "Okay, that wasn't great, but let's rework this old cow and see if we can improve it". They release Star Wars d20 Revised. It was better, but it was still clunky and unwieldy. However, there were some really cool ideas that were played around with in it, both from a "campaign fluff" point of view and from a "here's some new ideas about what to do with the d20 system" point of view. Even some published materials that changed the way I identified certain workings within the Star Wars Universe...because they were much cooler than what Lucas was implying about how such things worked. Still, I fiddled around with it, found the taste displeasing and went my seperate way. A couple years later, WotC says, "Something at the heart of d20 is causing some grief with our designing of this game. We can't seem to make Star Wars fit d20, so let try to make d20 fit Star Wars". Star Wars Saga Edition is released. It is still recognizably d20 in many of its conventions, but rather than make the source material a slave to the rules, they decide that when the rules don't fit...replace them with something that fits better. I was initially hesitant about it (grouchy, even). I'd seen 2 previous attempts at Star Wars d20 fail and my d20 enthusiasm in general had violently evaporated since about the release of D&D 3.5. I borrowed the book from a friend and read it over. I was faintly intrigued. "At least they cleaned up d20 a bit", I thought. "But, bah, it's still d20 and d20 Star Wars will never capture the same spirit that D6 did". It took about a year before I turned back around. I wanted to play Star Wars again, but a comment by one of my players got me thinking. He had said, "Sure, I don't mind playing Star Wars, but I don't want to play D6 at the moment". I was stuck. If I was going to run Star Wars and it couldn't be D6, what was I going to do? I was sure as hell not going to use either the Original or Revised versions of d20 Star Wars...just wasn't willing to put up with them. I could convert a handful of other systems to emulate Star Wars, but the more rules-lite systems would be rejected by my players and more rules-intesive systems would mean weeks if not months of work doing conversions. I wasn't up for that. What did that leave me? Star Wars Saga. Ah, crap! What the heck was I going to do now... It just so happened (funny how the world works) the next week, I was tuning in to Kurt Wiegel's weekly "Game Geeks" RPG review on YouTube and, strangely enough, this week he was reviewing Star Wars Saga. "Okay, I'll hear this guy out." In short, he was a fan of the old Star Wars D6 game, like me, but after giving Saga a chance, he was very impressed and even essentially said that Saga Edition edged out ahead of D6 in its own ways. Alright...fine. I'll give it a try. Hey, anything that will get my group playing Star Wars again would be cool...and if Kurt, an old D6 guru, can praise this game, then maybe...just maybe, it has potential. I picked up the book and read it for a second time. Somehow, my eyes were more open to it now. I had set my hatred of d20 mostly aside and just let myself take it in. Wow. Some of this stuff was really good. Much of it was really different from D6 both mechanically and thematically, but it was still very much Star Wars and beyond that, it was actually pretty dang cool. Not only did it fix or replace a lot of broken, annoying, or way-too-detailed elements of d20, but it actually tackled something things that Star Wars D6 didn't, and did them well. Now, not everything was perfect about the game. I was going to have to develop some house rules for the Dark Side and I was uncertain about the game's take on Force Points, but these were minor (and easily treatable, with a little imagination) blemishes on an otherwise very finely crafted product. So, Webs, what's the point? The point is that though Star Wars Saga is a very different game with a very different approach on how to play Star Wars, even an old "D6 curmudgeon" like myself saw the value in having it as "another flavor" of Star Wars and that just being different didn't inherently make it bad. Why? Because variety is the spice of life and because we need it to keep things lively, interesting and evolving. Did I abandon all my D6 books and embrace Saga with unchecked enthusiasm? No. Does having and playing Saga mean that all the previous ideas I've had for my D6 games are "wasted"? No. Do I feel like WotC was just "yanking my chain and trying to make a quick buck"? No. Does it mean that I will never go back to playing D6 or even that I will prefer playing Saga over D6? No. Absolutely not. Star Wars Saga hasn't closed any role playing doors to me. It has only opened new ones. It's not inferior or superior to D6 in any intrinsic way. It's just different, and sometimes different is refreshing. Some things are not clear until we have viewed them from the outside. Sometimes change is all we need to realize that having something different is valuable in its own way. Sometimes, when something is deeply ingrained in our thinking, we forget that it's even really there, coloring our perceptions, until someone stirs things up a bit. Essentially, we get comfortable and satisfied with where the fruits of our labor have brought us, and we feel slighted when a different view comes tromping through our strawberry patch. But not everything is so "us against them". Sometimes it's just the need for a new voice and a new angle of thinking to add another layer of thought atop what has come before. 4e doesn't replace anything that came before it, it just adds another layer to think about (and to use or discard at your discretion). My long-winded and hefty 2 cents... Having seen the various editions of Star Wars I have to say that Saga is a lot closer to SW d20 1e than 4e D&D is to 3e D&D. Frankly what has been done to spells does invalidate thirty five years of the game. It is a whole new game and no I'm not retooling for it. The name of the thread is "What's wrong about 4e", and we're telling you. Trying to justify the changes is not going to make them better. they are still fundimental changes i nthe very core of the game. They still slap the people that have played the game the longest right in the face. Yes we are put off. We made D&D what it is. This is the thanks. Is 4e a playable game? I have no doubt. But given the very real choice of dump my world or play their game, Lizards can walk. And yea, what the Hell were they thinking with the alignment thing? More like what were they smoking? I have the original d20 SW book. I never got past it because in d6 it was bing bam boom and d20 was ow, my hip, slow down you. Maybe I will look at Saga, but how could anyone not want to play d6??? The only problem with not switching to 4e is that it might divide players and storytellers. Some will hate it, others undoubtedly want to try it, some will like it better, and some will give it more traction than it deserves only because it is new. Like I posted elsewhere, I want to see a movement back to 2e. It had it all and if it didn't you could fix it. you make good points, and, sure, at some point, i will wind up playing 4e at a con or if someone else is DMing, but, again, the problem is, WotC just told me everything i've been doing for going on THIRTY YEARS is now completely obsolete. why, for gygax's sake, would i want to RELEARN a game i dont even need a book in the room to run? if they had done a true upgrade, instead of a complete retool, i would have thoght "ok, this is different, this is tweaked, but, hey, it's still D&D". but, now its like "huh?":confused: i wish i could step back, take a breath, and take it all in stride, but, when i could use JUDGE'S GUILD material in 3x without much effort, and i couldn't do so now without a complete rewrite of the original material, i tend to wonder why they just decided everyone who hummed "valley elf" to themselves doesnt matter anymore. yes, i feel slighted, much more than that, actually, i feel dismissed all together. i still play 2ed shadowrun, nothing wrong with d6 :) Exactly. I'm not ready for the rocking chair by any means. I have lots of disposable income and I think I'll dispose of it elsewhere. Of course, and I'm not trying to scold anyone for criticism of 4e. I've just seen a lot of bashing that boils down to "I think WotC is gay and anything different sucks" and I just want to make sure people realize that we need change (sometimes drastic change) in order to make things grow beyond their own limitations. 4e will certainly appeal to a very different sort of gamer (namely those disatisfied with previous editions for one reason or another), but is that a bad thing? Why shouldn't we acknowledge their input? Is their voice any less valuable because they go against tradition? It all goes back to an old addage that always has been and always will be a favorite of mine: "If you always do what you alway did, you'll always get what you always got." This is a doubled-edged sword. For some, especially those who have long-standing, deep-seated investments in previous editions of D&D, they've always done it this way and they've always found happiness. For others (some like myself), we've always done it this way and we were not liking what we were getting. To get something different, you have to do something different, and (for me), I'm still trying to make my peace with D&D. Time will tell if (for me) 4e can do that. Sure. And there are other folks who are either looking for a fresh start, getting into the game for the first time, or take a less concerned approach to adapting and converting ideas to their games. WotC has to tread a very narrow path. By making something too different, they will alienate their established audience, but making it too similar does nothing to recapture lost players or attract new ones. Sorry...tangent...ignore... I couldn't conceive of this myself and yet there it was. Yes, the first two cracks at Star Wars d20 sucked, but much to my own reluctant surprise, Saga gets a lot of things right. If D&D 3e were trimmed down to what Saga makes it into, I'd probably abandon D&D 4e entirely and go that direction. I don't see this happening with 3.75 though. Sure. I can see that. I've faced it before...even recently. It's all about experience and expectation. Had 4e more resembled a "D&D 3.75" for instance, I think I would have avoided it, but that's because I've felt "dismissed" by how far 3e has gone against my grain. Interestingly enough, if 4e were more a "step back" to something more like 2e, I might have considered looking into. Not sure why. Maybe it's the "anything but freakin' 3e" impulse taking over. :) well, i, for one, thank paizo for deciding to put out material i can use. they will be getting the gaming dollars WotC just told me they didnt want... And I think this was a very wise move on Paizo's part. There will be plenty of spill-over from the whole 4e fiasco that Paizo's share of the pie (if marketed and advertised right) will be substantial. I like Paizo. I won't be buying any 3.75 stuff from them just because it's not my bag, but I like them as a company and wish them well in this venture. The open Gaming license. InfoStorm I've Read this thread since inception and have been holding off commenting until now, as I've gotten to spend some time reading the PBH. (I admit only about 1.5 hours so far) So far, I agree with those who say "It is an entirely new system", because it IS. The only thing the SAME between the two are: The use a d20 for most rolls. Ability scores names and purposes. Ability Scores start in the 3(8) to 18 range The names of all but 1 of the 4e classes appear in 3e. HP's regulate when a character dies Levels are used to represent the character's progression. There are mundane and magical items, who's names are similar Many of the names and flavor of powers are SIMILAR to those from 3e. NOTE: I specifically said "names" because most if not all of the underlaying values of everything are as similar an Apples is to a Sea Cucumber. Like Tesral, I've been reusing and upgrading my game world since BASIC edition, and it has taken me a matter of minutes to do the basic conversion, more care when wanted for more detail. The game systems, from basic to 3e were similar enough that learning the new rules enough to play took 1, maybe 2 game sessions. This new system is way too different to learn that quickly, and IMHO it will take large amounts of time to relearn 30 years of gaming to make it fun. My entire gaming group (fortunately) agrees with me on this and will al be sticking to 3e. In summary, I agree that 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons is as similar to 3rd Edition and their names, and that's about it. My entire gaming group (fortunately) agrees with me on this and will al be sticking to 3e. At least you have group cohesion and have found your collective voice on this. That is always good. Stick with what makes your group happiest. That's the way to go. Old business andtage, "never alienate your customer base". Oops. Appealing to new people is all well and good. Browning off your established customers, very bad. Ayup, thank you Pazio. My wallet has a new address. True, and perhaps WotC has made the mistake of leaning business model of 4e too far in favor of attracting new customers over keeping old ones. Time (and sales numbers) will tell whether or not this was a good decision on their part from a business perspective. As I said, I tend to like Paizo as a company. I've bought a couple of (non-D&D) products from them. I think they were very smart for doing what they did. As a D&D player however, I won't participate in the 3.75 stuff...not because of anything inherent about Paizo or their vision, but because continuing in the 3.X direction for D&D no longer appeals to my gaming sensibilities. This is not Paizo's fault, just my own for wanting to explore different horizons to find something that makes me feel "better and more confident" about gaming than 3.X did. Indeed time will tell. This business strategy killed Car Wars last I checked, but it's Microsoft's bread and butter. 4e has worked for me so far. My first combats had interesting tactics from new players at first level. I admit that one of the things that I like most about it is that it isn't bloated yet. I liked 3e better when you could say "Bards can't be lawful" without someone saying "Unless you take the Devoted Performer feat". I admit that one of the things that I like most about it is that it isn't bloated yet. I liked 3e better when you could say "Bards can't be lawful" without someone saying "Unless you take the Devoted Performer feat". Amen! While, truthfully, there is nothing to keep a DM from restricting the source material used in his/her game, there was a definite undercurrent to 3e that hinted at "more is better and do whatever you want...as long as you meet the prerequisites". :rolleyes: Microsoft has a near (some would definitely argue complete) monopoly. Even with the popularity of DnD it is a very different situation. I could be wrong since I didn't properly research, but I imagine Apple would be thrilled to have the same share of their market as White Wolf has of rpg's. And Unix/Linux, whoever does wordperfect (I forget) would love a share similar to other rpg systems. I do agree that WotC borrowed almost exactly Microsoft's tactic (or Apple's perverted take) of open licensing. The proliferation of d20, no matter who is selling it, is a means of squeezing other systems out. WotC did a decent job of it, Microsoft owned it. WotC now is deviating from the Microsoft plan in yanking all the licensing back (effectively) to reap the benefit of the open licensees labor. The dynamic is different today, but it would be like Microsoft in the 80's turning around and saying the latest windows is now ONLY available on machines we produce. Apple actually did this in the late 90's (exact methodology). They opened up their OS to several 3rd party hardware manufacturers. Those guys went out gangbusters trying to widen the market, undercutting each other, spending millions to advertise, anything imaginable. It may have been too little too late, but they still had a big impact. Then a couple years later when they all lined up for the new OS Apple said you know what, I think we got it from here. fmitchell Unlike D&D, most people have to use Windows because it's part of their job, or it's one of the few OSes that runs some nigh-indispensible program (Word, Photoshop, Tomb Raider ...). Macs are expensive (and I say that as a recent switcher), and sometimes you can only find an analogue to a familiar program. Linux is cheap, but it has the same problems plus having to muck with drivers and other fiddly bits. So I can (and have) dropped D&D for other games fairly easily ... although I admit it's harder to find players. Maybe the Great Edition Schism of 2008 will allow non-D&D games a little more time in the sun. (And maybe 2d6 monkeys will fly out of my butt as an Encounter Power.) Agreed. For better or worse, D&D is the most prevalent and widely accepted role playing game in the industry. I will get much more substantial reaction if I announce or advertise that I'm running D&D than if I were to try to promote any other RPG. I've felt it first-hand. I think that's why I still bother paying attention to D&D. If I really want to role play and am desperate enough, D&D is a more reliable net for catching players than anything "non-D&D". It's not my first choice of game, but it's a usable "emergency chute" just in case. I admit that one of the things that I like most about it is that it isn't bloated yet. Yet ... Keep that yet in mind a couple of years from now. Based on the number of "classic" elements left out (Like metallic dragons) and going on the past business model of Lizards I will bet they are about unleash a flood of reworked old 2e and 3e material onto the gaming world in a series of 30 dollar books and or on line scraps to keep you paying the 15 bucks a month for your fix. When 3e came out is was core books only too. Remember how long that lasted? What the MM is up to MM5 or something like that? PHB 2, DMG 2, this and that splat book, etc, ad nausum, and so forth.... Give them time, and I predict very little time. Just long enough to rework the old stuff to look new and format the books. Yet ... Keep that yet in mind a couple of years from now. Yeah, I could see it happening in as little as one year- version two of the books, plus DDI and 3rd party content. Hopefully by then my new game will be established, and players will be having fun with their "rogue" or "paladin" and not drawn to play a "Psionic Pathfinder" or whatever PHb2 comes up with. I know as a DM I have the right to say no to splat books, but there's always the player with the big eyes and the "Character Options" 3rd party book he's gone and spent thirty bucks on, and is already going on about the kingdom he's "rolled" himself king of... Much like "Devoted Performer" quoter, there's no line in his head between "core" and "only with DM approval"... Unlike D&D, most people have to use Windows because it's part of their job, ... although I admit it's harder to find players. The comparison is apt. I used to like GURPS Fantasy but it was hard to find players and material. I used to support SCO UNIX but it was hard to find employers and customers. So now I play D&D and use Microsoft, and have a game table with a waitlist and a career I can brag about. Sellout? Yeah, probably. aw man don't get me started on GURPS, when your a tricked out fighter type and an old man with a sharpened cup can take you down, its just depressing. don't be so hard on yourself. can't eat principles or put them in the gas tank, and gaming with yourself, your best friend who would play chutes and ladders if you wanted, and your cat cant be that fun... Actually, that's pretty accurate for certain genres... Never act incautiously when confronting a small, bald, wrinkly, smiling old man! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OldMaster) Yea, I've only ever played BESM, GURPS, Marvel, LOTR and DND, and Gurps was the only one where a old man with a sharpened cup and no skills could give me a fight. But like i said, I haven't "been around" LOL, I actually almost died in full armer with sabre in hand against a fourteen year old with a rusy broken kitchen knife. There were 6 of them 15 of us and we were all armed and armored. Man that was a hard fight. lol. But in the past i have played good gurps games. The growth in that one was so slow that i just was not prepared to spend the next six months of gaming to graduate to fighting gaurds with short swords. Oh, and Conan won't be challenging anyone. Barbarian will probably not be a Defender. Thats the movie version the original comic he was a fighter. Also Pathfinder did a fix on fighter that in my opinion completly balanced them out. Sure if a wizard and a fighter fought at full health and full reast and the wizard is prepared then the fighter can and will lose. However the draw back of the wizard was alwase that even though he had all that amazing power it did not last, he needed to rest and prepare his spells often times after a hard fight the wizard would look around and say ok guys thats it for the night and everone would say nope pull out a wand pal we aint done yet. Thats what D&D was all about. Not everyone could play a wizard becous enot everyone could handle having to know when to hold back or go all out and have to rest. Not my experience with GURPS at all, but if I wanted to discuss that, I should bring it up on the GURPS board, which I'm not inclined to do at this point... I want to add 50gp for plate armor as another thing "wrong with 4e". I think it also fits nicely with a getting everything now philosophy that I believe is greatly harming roleplaying and even the combat aspects of DnD. This is why interest in a character degrades following creation rather than grows. I'm not going to disagree there. Starting with a couple of coins in my pocket and a shirt on my back, little better than the people that are farming, that is how my character grows. It is good to get things. Good to grow into a hero. So far everything that has been crowed as an "improvment" in 4e makes me cringe. I dislike it for the very things that others think are great. I'm not going ot disagree there. Starting with a couple of coins in my pocket and a shirt on my back, little better than the people that are farming, that is how my character grows. It is good to get things. Good to grow into a hero. yep, conan, for example, wasnt "born" fully formed. someone had to sack his village to put him in the position to resorty to thievery to survive, which led to his career as a pirate, then warlord, and finally emperor... and he sure as heck couldnt afford the most advanced personal armor available when he started his career... I want to add 50gp for plate armor as another thing "wrong with 4e". conan...sure as heck couldnt afford the most advanced personal armor available when he started his career... So, it never bothered either either of you at all that in reality chainmail is far more costly to make than plate armor and yet was a fraction of the cost in D&D? Umm actually I dotn think thats true. being an amature blacksmith and all i can tell you that not only is chainmail mush easier to make but also cheaper. expecially being that the links are simple to make and the most time consuming part is actually putting the shirt together wich can be done by anyone with pliers. unless your talking about socketed links in wich case thats a lot harder. Do you have some hard numbers for that, especially in a medieval society? Chainmail has a higher labor cost, but labor was cheap in a feudal society. Presumably the skill to forge an entire suit of iron that didn't impede a warrior would be far more rare, especially without modern power tools and forges. Also, D&D never pretended to mirror real economics. In fantasy tales, only knights had plate armor. In any case, though, nobody's going to take anything extravagantly expensive into a melee, whether plate, chain, scale, or leather. So having players "work up" to Plate Armor, when even the poorest landless knight had a suit almost by definition, is a bit silly. It's like a modern game in which characters have to save up for a car, or a spy game where if the characters do well on their missions, one day they'll get a gun and bugging devices. Going back to Conan: except for the tale of how Conan got his sword and possibly one or two others, Conan appeared as an already experienced and accomplished warrior, albeit growing even more awesome as the stories progressed. The sacking of his village, and his period of slavery, were merely backstory. While "ordinary but plucky young people saving the world" is one way to tell a story, it's not the only way. I liked a former Midnight campaign when we were refugees terrified of goblins, but I'm also anticipating an upcoming 4e game where I start as the prodigal who comes back an experienced warrior and strategist. It is time consuming, but does not require the same level of skill, even for riveted mail, which was the good stuff. Time people had in plenty. Truth of the matter the two types of armor where not seen much on the same battlefield. Prices relative to each other would likely be similar as each was the height of technology at the time it was most popular. But since when as D&D been about reality. Armor types and weapons are mixed willy nilly across time and cultures. You can have an adventurer dressed in armor and carrying weapions that would never have seen each other on the real world. That said, 50gp for a suit of armor is way too cheap when we know that a suit of armor could cost the price of several farms. Obviously in the 4e world you can buy a farm for 20 to 25gp It looks like the world is now divided into three types. Victims, to be disregarded as unimportant. Heroes, which are all that matters, and targets for the heroes to be heroic on. No my world, never will be. I never gave that much thought. Of course very few throughout history ever had armor at all, let alone metal armor. By todays standards it might be all the people who drive tanks (for metal anyway). I am also not sure that your argument over price is based solely on materials (not labor) or might be period specific (I concede finding no specific historical costs searching online and not being an expert). The first plate armors (of the middle ages as I believe they first appeared in limited form in the roman army) were chainmail suits with solid metal plates attached (what I imagine as "platemail" in DnD). Since the foundation is standard chainmail I cannot see it being less expensive. Later, full plate armors were created to replace very uncomfortable mail. If they were cheaper as well, I cannot really confirm or deny with the information I have readily available. I do know it required a very skilled craftsmen to form fit the plates and that most of it ended up being ceremonial or for tournament use since those that could afford it commonly paid a "shield tax" which amounted to buying out of the army. Okay, that said, I would also argue that the historical element must be taken rather lightly in most games to facilitate the fantastic. The system has established that plate armors and full plate armors in particular are both the most effective and the most costly. To dramatically alter those costs (other than by adjusting the value of a gold piece) is to alter the entire economy. Even in the hack'n'slash game the economy might matter. In a heavy roleplaying game it definitely does. Do you think if Lexus suddenly decided to sell their high end sedans for $400 that it would not impact the economy? One other matter too, platinum began as 1:5 gold. Went to 1:10 gold and is now 1:100 gold. I think this corellates well to the appreciating value of rollplaying over roleplaying in the various editions. Sure, you can roleplay in any game, I hear ya. So I also take it when you choose the train in monopoly that being a convincing choo-choo and telling the story of your adventure past go is the focus of your game? So I also take it when you choose the train in monopoly that being a convincing choo-choo and telling the story of your adventure past go is the focus of your game? I'm the Race Car! One has to be careful not to inject too much reality, such as the question of armors. OK, armor has a hierarchy of effectiveness and cost. I've been playing the game for 32 years and buying into that idea. Now is not the time to suddenly decide I want historically accurate armor. I don't see this as a change from previous editions though. By my experience, this is kind of how D&D games were always regarded (not saying that's a good thing, just that it seems to have been the case). Regardless of edition, you either had the "level 0" common folk that worked farms, taverns and shops who would quickly perish at the raising of a sword or attack by frenzied house cat, or the DM gave "significant" NPCs class levels (Fighter for the castle guards, Thief for the swindlers, etc.), and then you had monsters. The introduction of "NPC classes" in 3e was a novel idea and one that I adopted from time to time (I even considered running a game where all PCs had to make their characters using the NPC classes), but it was generally more trouble than I cared to keep up with. But then, I have a generally loose implementation of my NPCs stat-wise. If Jim-Bob the NPC is supposed to be a smooth-talker, I'll write down that he has [X] points in the appropriate skill. If I anticipate that he will attack/be attacked, I'll pick a reasonable-sounding number of hit points, attack and save bonuses. If it's someone who is supposed to specifically oppose the PCs as in fight or otherwise directly challenge them, I will obviously go into more detail, but I don't write up stats for "the town guard". OK, if you want a suit of plate armor to be more expensive, such that one needs a rich sponsor or considerable wealth, multiply the price by 10 or 100. WotC lawyers will not descend on your house to sue you for altering a rule. While the "powerful heroes in a benighted land" concept is a strong one in 4e, nothing forces such a drastic schism between "heroes" and "victims". Here's how I interpret (rationalize?) the differences: First-level characters are no longer weak newbies as in previous editions; they've endured at least an apprenticeship, probably a trial-by-fire. PCs may be individually powerful, but there are leaders who can command large bodies of men/elves/goblins/etc. Never underestimate a mob with torches and pitchforks. Much like Tokugawa Japan, the fighting classes depend on farmers, artisans, and merchants for the food they eat, the arms and tools they use, and the gold they get for recovered treasure. They also can face guardsmen and bodyguards who can fight if they break the peace, or just annoy the wrong people. (See above.) While I only have the PHB, and I don't know if NPC classes still exist apart from "monster classes", if there's nothing suitable I'd probably house-rule something for relevant non-combat abilities of some NPCs: proficiencies in existing skills, new skills (like Shiphandling, Armory, and other craft skills), perhaps even limited powers (like "Calm the Savage" for a noblewoman's uber-Diplomacy even on an enemy, "Conning the Con" for a merchant who can swindle even a Rogue, or "Scottish Engineer" for master craftsmen who can do amazing work in half the time). EDIT: From a previous post I gather NPC classes got tossed out, and I can see the reason why. For extraordinary non-combat NPCs, I'd probably just assign them skills, probably the six basic stats, and the occasional power that they might use for or against a PC. After all, skill-based systems are by far the most flexible, right? Someone in my current game accused me of being a pod person, because I'm cautiously optimistic about 4e, and excited about an opportunity to play it. It has some of the parts I liked about Iron Heroes without the latter's fiddly mechanics. It also harks back somewhat to the simplicity of Basic D&D. However, in this thread's tradition of whining and wringing hands, I'll tell you what I'm less enthusiastic about: The combat focus of D&D has only increased. While I liked the Iron Heroes idea of fighters who didn't simply whale on things until they fell over, I'd rather the characters do more than fight. Now everybody, even the Rogues and the Wizards, seem to be Fighty MacFightenburg. The list of skills has been drastically cut down. Skills provided an antidote to defining characters as BAB and Damage. The new list might cover "adventuring" scenarios adequately, but I miss characters with crafts or specialized knowledge, or whose mastery of court etiquette or shiphandling allowed the PCs to avoid a fight. The addition of class powers make devising a new class even harder, and even more of a black art to plot out powers up to 30th level that don't unbalance the campaign. Every race has unique powers, and a few "racial feats" to their name. If you'd prefer to have a "human only" campaign, your players will lose access to some useful abilities without house-ruling and some creative explanations. If you don't like the current non-humans and want to create your own (e.g. animal folk, Gloranthan Elves, Gloranthan Trolls, Discworld Trolls, Earthdawn Obsidimen, even different slants on dwarfs, goblins, and the MIA gnomes), you've got more work cut out for you. My first Runequest character, back in college, grew up as a beekeeper in troll lands. Can a 4e character have a life outside of combat, thieving, and dungeon-crawling? My current character is primarily an investigator (albeit in the 1920s). Is there room in 4e for a William of Ockam or Lord D'arcy? Real power comes not from slaying men but leading them. Can a 4e character rule a kingdom? Or does he just slaughter the king and take his stuff? I've never had a three cast world. Ordnary people might not be ordnary. Not all adventurers go on to be demigods. Some decide that they have had enough, settle down and take a trade. Life itself is rough enough that 1st level is not that common a state. Find any gaming Mother and ask her if she is "1st level". Expect a dirty look. Being a Mother is worth 2nd level just for the effort of becomeing a mother. Never mind rasing the results. Heroes are heroes for why they do, not for what they do. After all the villians are often doing the same things, but to people not for them. I don't like the PCs starting as heroes. That leaves little to strive for. I have strived for years to make the point clear that no one has a bar over their head that says "PC" you are not speical to the world for being a PC. Everyone lives under the same rules. Now 4e kicks all of that aside. I'll keep my world, thank you. I think my problem is I like d20. Changing THAC0 to d20 I mean. That's it. Feats were a bad idea that made system manipulation more important than character development (even if many make no distinction). Skills became corrupted for use in "encounters" which is now the term for every significant event. 2e: I brew her a drink in the pot I made with the herbs I picked and with my great ettiquette I herald her coming to sit in the chair I wove to discuss ancient history and astrology. Perhaps later we shall play a game or have a dance and a song. By the end of the eve I shall know if her kingdom truly is an ally. Alright a little over the top, but try that in 4e. Just kidding, kill the gal. They made it simple(-minded). However, in this thread's tradition of whining and wringing hands, I'll tell you what I'm less enthusiastic about... I think you make some good points and I certainly think that 4e has its share of "quirks" if not outright "flaws". I don't think it's inherently moreso than previous editions either, but that's the primary source of much debate. Regardless, as you mentioned, I think in some subtle ways there is a little harkening back to Basic D&D in game play philosophy. In the Skill List example, I see a lot of return to non-encounter skills being adjudicated by "character background and ability checks". I'm not saying that this is the "best" way to handle them (if such a concept as "best" has any value at all), but that's how we always dealt with those kinds of things in Basic, 1e and 2e, and I actually think I kind of miss it (one reason I actually want to go back to Basic D&D). If your background described your character as a good singer, then you were and you didn't have to spend ranks in the "Singing" skill. I think it allowed a lot of creativity and not "I don't have enough points to both be good at singing and at tailoring, so I have to just pick one". Raw ability checks became much less important post-3e. I think most of it has to do with play style and how much or how little your group encourages deviation or extrapolation from the "written rules". That said, the rules do have their own kind of effect on how players approach the game, so I think it's kind of a give-and-take. Sure. I created a remote traveller's inn for one of my D&D campaigns that was operated by a former party of adventurers who had decided to settle down. They all had a PC classes and were around levels 4 to 6. They had histories, personalities and even left over trinkets and bits of magical gear from their adventuring days. I don't see how any edition of D&D makes this approach any different though. I think it depends on the purpose and style of the game. I am a big fan of superheroes for example. When I run a superhero game, I tend to like to avoid "one-up" syndrome where the PCs feel like they're only the "second-stringers" and only get to do the "clean up jobs" that the big-time heroes are too busy to handle. For one thing, this tends to be detrimental to the suspension of disbelief as the players either want to call upon these "bigger, badder heroes" to come solve their problems for them, or they constantly question (and eventually resent) the heroes for being "conveniently absent" when the PCs are in trouble. They are the heroes of the story, so they should feel like it, but they should also be reminded that they still have a lot to learn. Just because you're a "hero" doesn't mean you can't be challenged or that there is nothing left to discover about yourself or the world around you. But there absolutely be characters more experienced or more powerful than the PCs within the game world, they just shouldn't be stealing the party's thunder with their existence (at least with rare, plot-moving exceptions). The PCs shouldn't necessarily be the most important beings in the World (unless that is the focus of the campaign), but they should be the most important characters in the Story. One D&D campaign that I played in, we made our first level characters and in my backstory, I wanted my Fighter character to be the former captain of the guard for his kingdom. He came from a long line of well-respected members of that kingdom and he had a degree of notoriety and nobility. The kingdom was assaulted and fell in a great war and he was one of few survivors. Thus, I wanted my character to have had heroic and epic origins, even though he was only a 1st level fighter. Classes and levels themselves are poor approximations to reality, which is why I prefer skill-based systems ... a less-poor approximation, at least. Unfortunately in a game, especially one primarily of physical conflict, you need some sort of rules to define a fictional "reality"; in D&D, that's "levels" for the martial and magical abilities of PCs, their opponents, and their allies. One's ability as a mother, while important even in fiction, has no measurement on the axes of physical and magical conflict. (I can't imagine a game where you could even measure it adequately, although I'm sure wiser heads than mind can devise Mother: The Upbringing.) 4th edition has redefined "first level" to be the point where a character becomes a significant "player" in the realm of physical conflicts. Farmers, blacksmiths, noblemen, and the like can factor into such conflicts in other ways, but as combatants they lack the physical training, or magical expertise, to compete significantly on the battlefield. (I don't know what the DMG does, but a sensible approach is to give them no PC class, no level bonuses and perhaps a penalty to combat, HP = Con, and specialized "skills" to reflect the areas of their expertise.) In a conflict-oriented game, though, some fairly objective statement of a character's abilities outside of exploits, spells, feats, and the rest allows for "soft power" and creative but peaceful resolutions to hardships. Whether that's skill numbers, flat statements of abilities, or a written biography that documents expertise in such matters, I'd rather have some resolution technique defined up-front than to have the GM make an arbitrary decision. (GMs can of course veto anything, but players prefer to have at least the illusion of control ... otherwise, it's just one guy telling a story to a bunch of kibitzers.) Sorry if this is rambling a bit ... I'm taking a short break from work. I don't like the PCs starting as heroes. Actually, they don't in 4e. They start as trained combatants, spellcasters, or leaders (of small groups). The world has plenty of people who can swing a sword or throw an eldritch blast as well as they, and many even better. Levels only denote their abilities in battle, not their worth as people -- despite what brigands and unchivalrous knights might think. PCs only become heroes by their actions ... just as in earlier editions, and just as in real life. (Actually, an interesting if short game would be to play "zeroth-level" characters who save their little corner of the world from tougher foes. There's an old AD&D module like that ... but imagine these farmers, blacksmiths, and wise women trying to outwit Fighters who can cleave three at a time, and Warlocks who can unleash the furies of hell.) The combat focus of D&D has only increased...Now everybody, even the Rogues and the Wizards, seem to be Fighty MacFightenburg. Conversely, now everyone can make a roll on any skill check basically, which makes it much more likely that they can be active participants in social situations if they want to be. Yes. I think the general idea behind the design philosophy of 4e is that everyone in the party, regardless of class, should at least be able to contribute something to any given encounter or scene. You may have the "talky" PC who excels at negotiating, but even the less socially-apt characters should have something to do or contribute, even if it isn't their specialty. Likewise, the Wizard shouldn't have to curl up in a ball in the corner when he has no more spells for the day. Everyone should be involved in a scene, be it physically, mentally or socially driven. This is something that I admired about FATE/Spirit of the Century. The way your abilities were defined and the unified resolution mechanic meant that social and mental scenes could be as involved and exciting as physical combats and everyone could potentially share in the action. this is true; however, conan stories wouldn't have sold if you had to read about every crust of bread he stole between his village being sacked and him robbing the gem eyes of some toad god. the point is, you have to start somewhere. and, as i prefer low fantasy, not heroic fantasy, i like to start my players scrapping for everything until they can build a stake, not coming out of the gate loaded for bear. i find that the players i've dmed through the years don't take anything for granted when they had to sweat and bleed for it, so when the magical sword or rare scroll is finally won, they cherish it like real treasure, not like an annotation on their character sheet... Yep, I prefer SotC or similar games with a unified resolution mechanic for every form of conflict. I guess I'm not yet convinced that the 4e skill list covers every form of non-combat conflict ... and I'm certainly not convinced that combat requires powers and feats and rules and levels, whereas non-combat requires only (stat) + (level/2) + (5 if trained). BTW, SotC only has a few skills relevant to physical combat: Guns, Weapons, Fists, Endurance, Alertness (for initiative), and possibly Mysteries, Athletics or Might depending on stunts and the GM's ruling. The other 20 involve non-combat actions: Investigation, Resolve, Contacting, Rapport, Empathy, Academics ... On the other hand, again based on experience with SotC, I can see the argument that separate skills for Riding, Archaeology, Plant Lore, etc really just increase the chance that someone's chosen skill would be useless in a particular adventure (or campaign!). And, given the pseudo-medieval basis of D&D, there's no need for a plethora of knowledge skills since educated people of those times tend to be polymaths with the limited knowledge available. (E.g. "Aha! This plant relieves pain", not "Aha! An excellent specimen of Salix babylonica!".) I wasn't intending to attempt to compare D&D 4e to SotC as they are very different games that do very different things. But I noticed the conceptual parallel between the way SotC handles "scene interaction" and they way we used to use "ability checks" in pre-3e D&D...that is, with much broader brush strokes. As you said, there are really only a handful of skills in SotC that are directly combat-oriented, but there are dozens of skills that can be used in combat in SotC to contribute to the scene, even if the character is not a "combat character". Same goes for non-combat scenes. I like this a lot. The final verdict is still out for me on D&D 4e and will be until I've actually played it. I like that they seem to have painted the game in broader strokes and boiled a lot of things down from (in my mind) unnecessary detail. Basically, the less time I have to spend thinking about the rules and the more encouraged I feel to use my own judgement instead of letting the game do it for me, the more time I will have to explore the "imagination" of the game, which is when I am happiest. Everyone should be able to participate. Heck, I believe everyone should be encouraged to participate. Even able and encouraged very often. That does not mean everyone must be able and encouraged to participate in everything at all times. There is also something to be said for effort in spite of ability as well letting one character shine for a minute. Besides, this might work with "encounters", but a system is a sad replacement for human beings creatively interacting (vs. strategically). Reducing and compartmentalizing all interactions to "encounters" with a choice from a list of appropriate activities may ease social awkwardness, but it may also be an attempt to broaden appeal by lowering creative expectations or demands. EDIT: reworded Surprisingly the more critical I am of 4e the more I talk myself into playing it just so I can prove or disprove all my theories. Oops, did i mention i have yet to play it? LOL. I'm getting the same way. The more I talk about 4e, the more I feel like I need to just shut up and play it to see all of these "theories" in practice. Only then a Jedi will you be...uh, I mean...will I know if it is worthy of my game table. :D I'm not going that far. I'm not saying I would refuse to play 4e someday, I would right now however. The outright rejection is too much. I will not buy their books, that is an older promise. my objections are due to my long standing homebrew game that has managed to survive every edition since AD&D, and now would be a chore (for no apparent gain) to undertake since the rules set is such a departure from anything previous... i'll probably never dm a 4e game, but like ive said in other posts, i'll probably pick up a PHB at some point (im sure one will pop up in half priced books or e-bay soon enough, someone who bought one should be sick of it eventually...). i have no objections to playing it, heck, its just another rpg, but, having read the books now, it isnt my brand of d&d.. Oh yeah, trust me, if I had not recently moved and was running the old game I would probably have returned the PHB. Conversion might take longer than original creation. That said, I am now starting fresh and everyone is hollering for 4e. So, I agreed to run at least a little while on Saturdays if that is what the players want. I get to sample 4e, they get the new game they want, and if I cannot do it justice someone else will take over or we will play something else or both. Either way I intend to give it my best, stay solid on the roleplaying, and hope playtesting 4e wows any complaints right out of me. If not, I get to complain with renewed authority. Of course I have no idea who any of the potential players are so that will prove itself a challenge, lol! Sure. I think part of what makes "edition swapping" easier for me with regard to 4e is that all of my unused (and there are many) D&D campaigns and adventures require almost no conversion. The ideas are independent of system concerns and would work just as well if I plugged them into a different rule set. In fact, when I think about it, most of my write-ups don't even mention stats. Thus, the only real hassle for me is learning the new system and how it differs from previous ones. Of course, this is just me and is not the case for many (most?) others, so I can understand the positions of those who don't have it quite so simple and would not ask of them that they change editions. Half Price Books is a modern marvel. One man's trash is another man's less-smelly trash...;) Arch Lich Thoth-Amon I cant say if there is really anything wrong with 4.0. It doesnt quite have that DnD feel to me, unlike all the other editions, but i play it anyway. If anything comes to mind, i would say that i am still getting use to all the healing that can be done during gameplay. Seems like a video game, in a way. Thoth-Amon I'm not saying I would refuse to play 4e someday...I will not buy their books, that is an older promise. Perhaps not. But you are perfectly willing to steal their work in the form of an illegal PDF copy. I cant say if there is really anything wrong with 4.0. It doesnt quite have that DnD feel to me This I can agree with. It is in many ways a drastic departure from what D&D was. So much so, that I think of 4th edition as a different game. It uses the same concepts of D&D, in that it is d20 and it has (most) of the same classes, monsters, magic items, etc. But the system is changed enough that it seems to me to be almost a new fantasy game altogether. In my group, we've taken to calling it "4th edition" and omitting the "D&D" part. Is that a bad thing? Personally, I don't think so. Because in a lot of other ways, it is closer to what you find in fantasy literature. For instance, Fire-and-Forget spells, you don't see that unless you're reading a D&D based book. Bottom line, my group and I are definitely going to try it out. If we don't like it, so be it. There are YEARS of supplements available for our 3.5 game. So, I say, WotC isn't publishing 3.5 material any more? So what? I have more than enough materials to run a 3.5 game ad infinitum, and the framework is already there to create whatever I want. That and Amazon market place, wonderful things. I was offered it. I have zero, no, nada, nyet, plans to ever buy this edition, so I am hardly snatching food from the "starving" Hasbro children. I prefer to argue from a point of knowledge. As to the PDF itself, I have to wonder. Most gaming PRFs are clearly scanned copies. This isn't. It looks like it came directly from Lizards, the layout for the printing process. I think it was leaked. to engender interest. When I need a book, I hit the Internet and find it used. In my group, we've taken to calling it "4th edition" and omitting the "D&D" part. Is that a bad thing? Ayup. Taint the same animal. I personally think it a bad thing. The thread is called ":What is wrong about 4e", not "being apologetic about 4e". The deal is everything people have complained about in D&D I fixed. Fire & forget, skills, feats, I fixed it. Lizards could have fixed it too. Lizards didn't, they made a game totally incopmpatable with the previous game. Screw'm. They can have their over priced smeary books. Speaking of PDFs, I have a Bureau 13 d20 PDF to get back to printing. True. I could sit down with my Rules Cyclopedia (which is the only non-4e edition that I would try running at this point) and run a D&D campaign that could last as long as the players still carried interest. The only problem would be finding players willing to concede to "downgrading" (:rolleyes:) from their current pet-edition. For most players I personally know, that's 3.5. like i said, i'd play basic any day. again, the whole argument (for me, anyway) comes down to this: d&d survived basically 6 editions being the same game, fundamentally. there are many options out there for people who dont like d&d. why did WotC choose to make the "4th edition" of D&D!!! the alternative for people who dont like d&d??? still a big "kiss off" from wotc to the people who kept it going all these years... Edit: i base this on a common theme from quite a few of the "pro-4th ed" people that they drifted away from d&d (whether after 2nd ed started, 3x, whatever). In my case, I didn't drift away from D&D (as I'd been in 2 lengthy 3.X campaigns over the last 6 years or so) so much as grow weary of the way it was evolving rules-wise, but I understand your point. I wasn't getting turned off of "D&D-the game setting" per se...but rather, I was getting frustrated with "D&D-the rules set". Thus, I was looking for alternative rules to run my D&D-ish fantasy campaign ideas since the (then) established "official" rules weren't doing it for me. I always wanted to run an action-fantasy campaign inspired by the Battlechasers comic with a system like Risus or Wushu (any edition of D&D...even 4e...would not really handle it well). i wouldn't have had so much of a problem if they had just changed the rules a bit, streamlines them and made them a bit more intuitive, that would have been cool. but they changed the whole paradigm. for better or worse, things like "fire and forget". huge spell lists, "you're screwed when the cleric runs out of healing", somewhat imbalanced characters except at middle levels, and the class/race core in existence since 1st ed, were part of what was d&d. it was the "flavor", if you will. like i said, there have always been other game systems that weren't d&d that addressed those issues if they were a big enough deal to you (runequest, the fantasy trip, rolemaster, ars magica...), or, you could do what everyone since od&d did, and just house rule it yourself. but they decided to completely make over the game, with little thought to any backward compatability. i wish them the best, i'll buy my phb used so they only see that coin once... You know the more i read fourth the less i am worrying about it. Like soemone said before there a tons of alternatives out there for people who did not like D&D, now one of those is 4th. Wether so many liek it or not they have split there consumer base by at least a third and no company can afford that. They will fix things or they wont and still people will play what they like. I do think this gives role playing games themselves a big hit. But we will bounce back. True, but then too, D&D has always been rather "iconic" within the realm of fantasy RPGs and thus made it easier for players to throw themselves into as opposed to the (many) alternative fantasy games. Armor Class, Hit Points, Fighters, Thieves, Clerics, goblins, dragons, etc. That, and I never really found an alternative fantasy RPG that really rubs me the right way either and most tended to be rather rules-heavy which is a turn off for me. Kind of a "rock and a hard place" situation. We did do some "house ruling" for our early D&D games in the sense that if we didn't like or didn't know how something worked, we made it up and kept going...but we rarely kept a "written record" of these changes, because it wasn't important to us at the time. In later years, I disliked making a lot of house rules to game systems because I dislike having a lot of exceptions to rules that need to be remembered and prefer to keep things as simple as possible. I guess where I'm going with this (hopefully) is that I was left with either trying to run a D&D-ish fantasy game with one of my "generic systems of choice" (FATE, Risus, Wushu, Unisystem) which most players I know would dismiss out of hand, or hope that D&D could be made appealing to me as a game system somehow. I honestly couldn't tell you yet if 4e does this or if it will just turn out to be another disappointment, but until I've given it a try, I won't know for sure...hence the reason I'm giving it a read and am willing to put it to the test. I think that is the point. All along they have been saying to wrap up your existing 3.5 games and start fresh with 4e. They don't expect people to convert, they expect people to start anew. Which is brash if you ask me. i agree. my homebrew world survived without much trouble through three and a half editions, the upfit wasn't much of a chore, but with 4.0, it would take too much time away from actually coming up with scenarios to be time effective. im too old, have too much real life stuff to do, i guess i'll leave 4.0 to the kids and the people who didnt like the way old d&d played in the first place. like i sad, they made a nice FRPG game. it just isnt d&d to me anymore. Inquisitor Tremayne I have been considering meshing the two, 4e and 3.5. I like the flavor of 3.5 but I like the ease of play in 4e. Too much on my plate now to do it and I am certain someone will eventually do it. I have no plans to wrap up on their command. My Game is older than their company. Seniority wise Thindacarulle wins. It's more than brash, it's presumptuous. I have a few choice suggestions about unlit places they can shove and rotate that idea. True, but then too, D&D has always been rather "iconic" within the realm of fantasy RPGs... and i have been a loyal fan and customer since 1979. d&d has always been my favorite game, and they lost me. so be it ;) D&D wasn't my "favorite" game (the Star Wars RPG, for example, won out every time someone asked me to choose) but we played it quite frequently and it was always fun (more so in the early days). The more I think about the "good times" of our earlier D&D campaigns, the more I feel like just retreating back to my Rules Cyclopedia. Unfortunately, I realize that my players seem like they would rather not play D&D at all than to play anything pre-3e...so it's all pretty much a wash. Crappy. I like D&D-fantasy, I do. What is a guy like me supposed to do? I don't like the versions they want to play and they don't like the versions that I'm willing to play...:( Crappy. I like D&D-fantasy, I do. What is a guy like me supposed to do? :( Find like minds and soldier on, that is about all we can do. Frankly if a player is more concerned about the edition I am using that how fun my game is, I don't need them. Sure, I can see the value in that. Hence why I've played in several long-standing D&D 3.5 campaigns despite my dislike for the rules system. It doesn't make the game "not fun", it just means the "rules" parts of the game hold less appeal for me than it does others, so I focus my energy on the role playing part. But these are also long-time friends of mine who I am on terms with that far exceed the "game". We agree on enough outside of D&D that it's still all good. That's why I don't worry about it overly much. I'm not gonna tell my friends "I don't wanna game with you anymore" just because we have differences in which edition of D&D we like. It just means that I will let them know that I'm not wild about D&D 3.X and that I would prefer to play something else if at all possible. Likewise, they will approach me the same way with their opinions. In the end, we either find something else to play, or somebody sucks it up and goes along with the game for what it is and enjoys the game for the social interaction and hilarious role playing moments. It just kinda sucks that D&D has become such vigorously contested territory for most players I know. I ran my second session of 4e last night, and my impression is that the differences between 3x and 4e are really being exaggerated on these boards. Players roll initiative just like before. Melee attacks target AC just like before. Spells hit different defenses, but that was done with spell resistance and saving throws before. HPs go down with hits and up with healing, just like before. There are dragonborn now, but there were half-dragons before. There are tieflings now, just like before. Nobody's playing an aasimar, just like before. Still D&D to me? Yes sir. Missing things from previous editions will be included later. Bard and Barbarian weren't starting classes 1e, but came later. Monk wasn't in 2e, but came later. So, for those of you who say that 4e doesn't "feel" like D&D, what specifically is missing, and can you really say that D&D isn't better off without that thing? Dimthar What's wrong with 4E? ... ask the Kobolds Dimtharusk: I am tired of those adventurers pushing on us! Now they have this fire spitting dude who killed my brother Carlusk before he could even finish his charge. Koboldusk: Yeah! We need someone who can lead us to victory! Dimtharusk: Hey! How about Ramirusk? Koboldusk: You mean the paraplejic shaman from the North Tribe? He won’t leave his cave, and every time he sends orders in my dreams I happen to be wearing only underwear. Dimtharusk: Perhaps Brujosk the ogre magi? K Koboldusk: You would think he is very powerful with all those spell books, but he merely collects them, he doesn’t even know how to read magic. We need someone with a library! Dimtharusk: There is Superusk? Legend says that his powers were "specially" blessed by Godusk (Kobold God) the moment he was born. Koboldusk: He was so "special" that joined the adventurers and is pursuing his great destiny in some forsaken parallel universe. Dimtharusk: Imaginusk? Rumor says he can know exactly where the enemy is even if they are all Invisible. Koboldusk: He is too “high nose” to run with us. He thinks he is above those of us who actually need to see the enemy to be able to effectively strike. Dimtharusk: So we are doomed. Koboldusk: There is still one hope … there is this guy Fenixusk, he came through a portal, in his world the Kobolds make "Tacos" of the adventurers and put "Pico de Gallo" on them, And that is how the Great Kobold Migration started. ...And that is how the Great Kobold Migration started... "You forget...I was present at an unexplained mass kobold migration!" "Ray, the kobolds migrated a foot and a half..." http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6751 Tamerath , I realize that my players seem like they would rather not play D&D at all than to play anything pre-3e...so it's all pretty much a wash. Crappy. I like D&D-fantasy, I do. What is a guy like me supposed to do? I don't like the versions they want to play and they don't like the versions that I'm willing to play...:( I had friends that I asked to play 3rd edition when it came out but were so "Pro 2nd Edition" you couldn't get them to sit down and try it. Good thing I had a larger pool of friends willing to try 3rd edition. IF wizards does follow through with what they are promising for the "Online Tools" you could easily find a group of people online so you can "test drive" a couple of games of 4th Edition. I'm looking forward to this tool to meet up with some old buddies of mine in different states, but I'm also anxious to play with people from around the country. So far, even though I'm almost an advacate of 4th Edition, I will say honestly that Wizards did really let me down with the online stuff in 3rd edition....and when it came to launch 4th I was under the impression that the online tools would be ready...and they were not...and not by days or a couple of weeks...but it looks like it'll be closer to 5 or 6 months or more...that's a little much if you ask me. WotC has a bad track record with creating and implementing computerized or web-based technology. They also have a bad track record choosing developers and communicating for outsourced projects. I hope this recent concept proves more than an employee's pipe dream or premature release of boardroom brainstorming. Strange WotC/Hasbro's willingness to spend money promoting such intangibles seemingly without a product or even a fleshed out plan for reaching a final product. They either have dullard management or extremely persuasive designers (or both). Am I reading it wrong or did I miss a discussion about death and dying in 4e? Or rather the virtual impossibility of unintentional character death in 4e? I actually kind of like it for my game where dumb monsters will try to pull away their "food" or at least tear a big piece to run off with which the new system might allow a character to survive through. Devious monsters will often use slitting the throat of an unconcious party member as a ploy to force surrender, change the dynamic of the battle or negotiate escape. Truly vicious nasties will first seek the parties attention before snuffing the helpless bastard in one last act of defiance. Don't get the wrong idea I am not the DM that pits himself against the players and tries to kill characters for some secret sadistic glee. Characters are heroes, they all have a four leaf clover in their pocket and a horseshoe overhead. I fudge when nothing but a run of dumb luck makes it necessary (my rule is to fudge rarely and to characters' advantage only) and try to allow an exciting but survivable environment with a healthy fear of character death but not a constant reality of character death. I just do not track all the hitpoints all the time so if I roll 20 dmg and fudge to 10 only to find out the character dies with 8, well... you have to break a few eggs... This way I just have a bigger margin for error. It's quite possible to die in combat in 4e. If you drop below negative half your hit points you die immediately. Anytime you drop below zero hit points, you have to make a death saving throw every round. Three failed saves means you're dead. It does say that for the most part, the monsters ignore fallen combatants, and I think this is realistic. It's tactically sound to focus on the able bodied attackers than the ones who are motionless on the ground. Now, if the party is all knocked off or flees, leaving fallen members behind, I can see them finishing them off. I have yet to play 4e, but it looks much harder to die than previous editions. I admit I did not check by all angles, but just the dramatic increase in hitpoints and the threshold between dying and dead are significant. Like I said, I am not out to kill the poor players' characters. I do like scaring them and keeping some supense going which a dire wolf about to tear a limb from an unconcious ally or a goblin threatening to off same if terms go unmet can accomplish. Speaking of dire wolves, I guess rangers are now more like specialist fighters. Gone are the wilderness survivalists, now they just fill a combat role. I am again leaning toward refusing to run 4e. I keep telling myself the system is just the rules and not the flavor of the game. Everyone who reports trying it likes it. All the roleplay elements are just as viable and present only the various suggestions or encouragements how a character might play are gone. Yep. In alot of ways, WOTC has let us down. There are many things that should have been accomplished(my opinion) with the release of 4.0. I dont know what they were thinking. re: the topic... http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1055570 this actually made my head hurt... Interesting. Thanks for posting. My head didn't hurt. It's an interesting deconstruction of the whole power inflation problem. If you don't have X power Y challenge is going to eat your lunch, or eat you for lunch. And by X level you better have X power in addition to your level abilities. I have run into this power scale in every d20 game I have played. One reason I never got 100% into the d20 economy. The break down of the Forry economy pretty much assures I'll never touch it. Yipes. I only see this mattering with the removal of Z, a human DM. I am ceratin the argument has great merit for the challenges presented in future 4e MMO's or eRPGs which wish to follow a more non-linear format. I will leave this level of analysis to the programmers and computers which will remain a sorry substitute for flesh and blood. EDIT: I think I misposted, sorry about that. *delete* I rarely mind going off topic (and equally guilty of it). As a reminder to those unsure what this thread is about... How were you introduced to DnD or how did you become a gamer? The thread is about what is wrong with Forry. Mainly he is a moose in a horse suit. and Lizards wants everyone cool with antlers. There is a thread for how one got started. Now I need to clean the lichen off my old D&D slabs. Stormhound I just never bought into the whole "they're level X, so they have to have Y goodies" thing. No, they don't. If I as GM can't tailor encounters to make them feasible to the party, I should be sitting in another chair. And if I don't want to give out gallons of goodies like WoW loot-drops, I shouldn't be forced to. RPG rules rarely have reasonable economies. It's more a case of getting a nice plus when you find one, than of punting a system because it doesn't happen to have one. Baby, bathwater, etc.. (In short, to keep with the thread topic, yeah, 4e economy as written stinks. I should care about that because?) But this "economy" is exactly what Forry is recommending and teaching new DMs to do. Player wish lists for the monsters to conveniently spit up when dead, x treasure by Y level and so forth. That is the game now. Concepts like the combat roles come straight out of WoW without even a name change. The comparisons to MMO games and Forry are not sour grapes, they are coming from MMO players. One of my son's player put it. "I don't want WoW in my D&D. If I want WoW, I'll play WoW." Incidentally, he does. I agree with you. I never have had a formula or a scale and never will. If I have a level 10 party with no magic I can find a challange they can handle. Oh, I understand that it's what's written, and so it is written, so mote it be, et cetera, ad nauseam. And that's the game rules now, sure. They write a set of rules to teach this stuff because teaching anything more takes time and effort that they don't personally have. But it ain't the game. We olde phartes have to stick around long enough to show the newbies that there's a whole big experience waiting out there beyond the land of Bashenloot, if only adventurers are brave enough to explore it. But now I really am getting well off-topic, so I'll save such blasphemies for other threads. ;) it didn't make my head hurt from the math point of view, it made my head hurt that the new game is so "balanced" that the difference between a +5 and +6 (and, seriously, who the heck ever had a +6 sword back in the day if they weren't playing arduin?) can royally screw a party. i dislike that much of the free form, improvisational nature of d&d has been "RAW"ed out of 4e. and, as far as "balance" goes, i LIKE that a 20th level wizard has a good chance of eating everyone's lunch, he's SUPPOSED to be a bada*, frankly. the more i go over the 4e rules, the more i think im reading a menu from a chinese restaurant "one from column A, one from column B, and with three, you get eggroll". the warts, the unbalanced power at high and low levels, the vancian magic (and i really wonder how many people who throw that term around only use it because it's used to describe the magic system from ODD to 3x, and how many have ever READ a jack vance novel and understand why the system is sublime...)(Tesral, i know you're not fond of the vancian system - and i dont doubt for a second you've actually read vance - but we have to respectfully disagree on this one ;) ), the crazy, unwieldly rules everyone ignores (grappling, im looking your way), ad nausem, ARE D&D imho. part of the charm of the game has always been that it isnt perfect, it isnt beautiful, but it was always compelling and FUN. and for everyone who ever felt compelled to dig through the books to see how something works, grinding the game to a halt, well, your dm was missing the gene that is required for all old school d&d dms: every once in a while, you just have to say "to heck with the books" and drive on... (i mean, seriously, even gygax said he never used weapon speed factors, and that his home campaign used radically different grappling rules than the ones in AD&D...) wizarddog All the roleplay elements are just as viable and present only the various suggestions or encouragements how a character might play are gone. In Truth, I got more usefull information off the boards on that. By skimming the 4.0 book you get all those impressions we are talking about (Boardgame/chinese menu/WOW). But like you all said, until you played it, you don't know what you got. I put my group to the vote--do you want to try 4.0 (with the condition that I start a new campaign--didn't want to screw with the 3.5 we were playing). They agreed and we start in August. Now I'm pulling up the resources I have that I didn't use in the campaign and converting them to 4.0. It took me a while to wrap my head around the monster creation process/XP values. The skill challenges were easily as I was already doing that in 3.5. Now I can grab 1e modules and do easily converts and I don't need a page and half to do monster stats. The problem I had with 1e was no rules for non-thieves for hiding. I don't want the DM always to have the ruling. I want the mechanics that are the rules. But I don't need the mechanics on how my character defecates. And that is in some way how 3.5 felt at times. So who knows. ;) the warts, the unbalanced power at high and low levels, the vancian magic (and i really wonder how many people who throw that term around only use it because it's used to describe the magic system from ODD to 3x, and how many have ever READ a jack vance novel and understand why the system is sublime...)(Tesral, i know you're not fond of the vancian system - and i dont doubt for a second you've actually read vance - but we have to respectfully disagree on this one ;) ) The problerm I see with the Vancian system is the origin. "The Dying Earth" The world is run down, ending. My world is not run down and ending. Vibrant, stong, and in it's prime. Magic suitable for a parable of the end times doesn't fit. I just take the "forget" out of fire and forget. i agree the system wouldn't be appropriate for your world, then. hatheg is a very low magic world, wizards are rare, magic items precious, and when magic is wielded at a high level, it can be devastating. Vance's system works perfectly for my setting. Then I would agree, good for your world. One size does not fit all. The core of my problem with 4e is that it fails to inspire me. 4e and I seem to think differently. I know, I know, not well explained or substantiated. 4e feels sterile to me. It feels "generic". DnD has never even been a universal system, let alone generic. Perhaps the worst insult for an rpg... I find 4e lacking in imagination. I find 4e lacking in imagination. Dude ... That's like ... cold.... Put me in the same camp thank you very much. Law Dog i couldn't find the answer on your site, so i'll ask here (as OP of this thread, i guess i can go off topic for a sec, right? ;) ) do you have the same number of slots, but the caster can use whatever from his book, or have you adopted a spell point system? and, if it is a spell point system, could you post it on the campaign thread like you have the races of thindacarule? i run a side game in fr, and as it is considerably higher magic than my homebrew, i wouldn't mind looking at your system... I never playtested it, but I toyed with the idea of allowing bonus spells to be spontaneous choices for both wizards and clerics. I also used the UA constitution based spell point system (forget their name for it) where casting leads to fatigue/exhaustion (even death with a personal tweek to it). Sort of Raistlinesque. I used the UA system for a specific NPC group, players never used it so I cannot attest to its balance within the party. Tomcat1066 I'm new here (Hi :D), and have been playing DnD for about 15 years now off and on, and 4th edition is the first time I don't want to play the "official" version of DnD. After reading the PHB, DMG, and MM, here's what I've found as my primary problems with it. 1. 4th edition is about the party. Everything is designed to make each party be able to do X things. It assumes that every party should be able to have one person to snipe, one person to heal, one person to be a tank, and one person to throw spells. While parties often take that form, the most fun I've had with parties was when there was a hole somewhere that we had to adapt, like the guy with the most hit points walks through the traps so we could proceed. A group of individuals is much more fun to play IMHO. 2. It's combat oriented. As a guy who loves playing fighters, this may seem like it's right up my alley, but it's not. The skill rules are actually vague to me, and allow very little customization. It's now very difficult for a player to tailor a character to fit some unusual role like a warrior-scholar (I'm actually playing one of those right now...it's a blast.). 3. Spellcasters suck. While a 1st level wizard will never run out of spells, they will never get as powerful as they could in previous editions. Some argue on the 'net that this is an advantage, since wizards become mega-powerful at high levels as opposed to other classes. My thing is, why not beef up the other classes rather than depower the quintessential fantasy class? 4. Eliminating creativity. Apparently, there are plenty of gamers out there who are about as creative as a salad bar. They need "powers" to explain to them how to do stuff in combat. A fighter doesn't need a list of "exploits" to hit with. A creative player can come up with stuff all on his own that will do the job nicely and the DM can reward or punish accordingly. Now, the creative player is stuck with his "exploits", most of which are limited in how often he can use them. 5. Eladrin? Is that a funny word for "elf"? 6. It's bland as hell. Only one class is the least bit exciting for me out of 4th edition, and that was the Warlock...and probably only because I never really looked at the Warlock stuff in 3.5e. They've successfully made my favorite classes boring. I had no idea that was even possible. 7. Dragonborn and Tieflings? WTF? In my homebrew worlds, I've typically gone with core races. This is NOT an easy retrofit, as other have pointed out. And I'm sorry, but a breath weapon at first level? 8. Where are gnomes again? 9. Warlords. I was stoked about this class until I realized it just took some of the bard's powers, mixed in some of the clerics (just a bit), and given a name that makes them sound cool. Unfortunately, the name is so misleading! 10. Followers. Characters should have followers eventually since it opens up tons of opportunities, yet I haven't found a single place where followers are actually listed for PCs. Apparently, WOTC have decided that followers are unbalancing or some such junk. 11. The labels they slap on classes. Strikers, controllers, leaders, and defenders? The role a character plays within the party should be up to how they are played, not what class they have. I've known too many people who would take a "leader" class just to "lead" the party who don't have any business leading anything. Wizards, who are listed as controllers, could easily blast the living crap out of anything they see...but they're supposed to "control". How you play the character should define the role, not what class you play. 12. Archery fighters? You can play those still. But now it's spelled R-A-N-G-E-R and no other options really. In every other edition of D&D, you could play an archery-specializing fighter. With a high strength and a composite bow, you were still a bad, bad boy or girl. Now, all the fighter exploits are based on melee weapon usage. After all, you're now a "defender" and that apparently means "meat shield" exclusively. Some have asked "why would you want to play an archery fighter". My answer is because I do. A player shouldn't have to justify a valid concept (archery warriors are historical after all) to anyone except the DM. 13. Multiclass. Some people LIKE playing multiclass characters. 4th Edition has eliminated that really. You can dabble in another class at lower levels, but actually pursue it? Not a chance until 10th level. Now, this isn't to say that 4th edition is completely useless. It looks like it'll be easier for new players to grasp, and that can be a good thing. Some things do look more balanced. But balance at the expense of an enjoyable game is never a good alternative. In short, there is very little of value in 4th edition for me. FWIW, I'm glad to be playing 3.5e instead. I only wish I hadn't bought all the 4e stuff already :( 4e feels sterile to me. It feels "generic". Oddly enough, my tendancy to want to retreat back to my Rules Cyclopedia (or more likely Labyrinth Lord instead) I think stems from a desire to go back to a simpler, more iconic, more "generic" system for D&D (by generic, I mean that the rules are independant of the "world" part of the game which should be decided by me, not by the book). Perhaps the worst insult for an rpg... I find 4e lacking in imagination. I think for the same reason as above (my sense of DM ownership of the development of the game), I don't get any more or less inspiration from 4e than I do from any other edition...but then, I never turned to the books for for creative spark. It's a bunch of rules. That's all it is. The artwork is evocative (to me), so in that respect I think 4e can be a little inspirational (especially the MM), but as DM, I think it's my job to bring as much or as little imagination to the game as I want to see in it. A Fighter is a Fighter is a Fighter. I don't care whether I'm playing one using BD&D, 1e, 3.X or whatever. The rules for "Fighter" are a shell that I need to put my own imagination behind if I want to get excited about it. This post is not an arguement for or against 4e. Just some mindless ramblings about "imagination" and how unrelated to a game system it is for me. I'm thinking about ditching the D&D systems entirely and just running a Sword-and-Sorcery Wushu game. Much more freedom that way, but maybe that's just me smelling the rotting remains of the beaten horse...;) Same slots, the caster can know twice the number of spells they can cast, they still have to pick which spells they will have available, one for each slot. System (http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com/fantasy/gs_fant.htm#System) is the section with PDFs of the player manual. the complete 2.5 manual and the partial 2.8 manual. FWIW, I'm glad to be playing 3.5e instead. succinctly put. This echoes my feelings well. It's a game, but it's not my game and ever will be. Icthius Replacing a class that makes you well rounded with a class who's roll is already covered is not only possible in 4e, it's a whole lot of fun. 4 fighters is now a viable party (and just as unique as 4 separate classes). The rules are combat oriented, yes, but the ruleset for non-combat encounters has always been god-awful in 3.5. By level 12 I can convince everyone, even my most dire enemies, that I'm their best friend so long as I don't roll a one? Pshaw, good sir! I'm glad they're taking the rules away from my RP- I prefer it freeform. Well, the only way you could think they haven't beefed up the other classes was if you were playing a Wizard that could take most demigods by level 10. Fun for the wizard, but everyone else is bored to tears. In 4, everyone gets beefed up, and yeah, the lack of "save or die forever in eternal torment on the moon" spells stinks for the wizard, but is pretty great for the other players and the GM. I'll grant you that with a great DM the more freeform the ruleset, the better. Most people, though, don't have a DM with that much skill, experience or knowledge. I think they did a good job of letting the characters stay creative with thier "at will" powers, though. What could you be creative about in 3.5 that you can't in 4? Admittedly, it's silly that they didn't change anything about them other than wearing robes instead of leaves, but I'm glad they at least seperated the "woodsy outdoorsmen" race from the "high arcanists in the ivory tower" race. How are they significantly different than classes in 3.5? I can't really comment on the retrofitting (except to give my honest condolences offer any advice you might want on ideas how to fit them in), but the breath weapon at 1st isn't at all overpowered. It makes perfect sense and is well-balanced. P. 131 of the monster manual ;) Seriously, though, I am playing a Gnome Warlock right now and that race is perfect for Warlocks, you should give them a try No way, man, they rock the house! They basically give thier allies free actions, extra attacks, and bonuses out the wazoo. It's like you're playing a General who treats fights like a chess game. I think they're leaving it open to the DMs to decide what's balanced in terms of followers. The powerset on classes have always determined what they're able to do. I don't see how giving them specific titles so that the newbies understand the game better hurts at all. Well, why not just rename Ranger "Archery Fighter"? In point 11, you seem mad because WoTC puts labels on classes that determines what they do, but here you are, getting up in arms about an arbitrary label. That doesn't make much sense. Sure you can--at every level you get a feat. I see what you're saying though, people who really want to fully multiclass are kinda out on a limb in this edition. Give 3.75 (the Pathfinder stuff) over at Paizo a try, then. They took everything it looks like you love about 3.5 and made it better :) While it may be doable, it's clear that everything is geared toward a certain way (the party consisting of a defender, controller, leader and striker). The difficulty in getting cross class skills is part of where they push people into X role. I much prefer that I be able to play my fighter as a striker, or the rogue as the leader. And a good DM adjusts the DC so that it's still a challenge. After all, your most dire enemy is less likely to believe you anyways. Free-form RP is fine for some, but not for me. Sure, a productive argument from your character should have something to do with how well you pull it off, but it shouldn't be the only factor IMHO. I don't play wizards. I've played them in the past, but I just don't enjoy them in general. As for 4th Edition, I don't have a problem with "fire and forget" or "Save or Die". Instead, it's just the lack of real ability at the higher levels that I feel wizards should have. Perhaps I'm just not explaining it right. The powers are the problem. A fighter can only do X once per day, and Y once per encounter instead of doing his "thing" as often as needed, despite the fact that it seems unrealistic. A Wizard can only use X spell once per day, even if he knows that tomorrow is goblin army is attacking the city. The powers, IMHO, seem to limit what a character can do, where as previously we could pull off whatever we could come up with so long as we made the rolls. And if they had called Eladrin "High Elves" and Elves "Wood Elves", this complaint wouldn't even be on the radar. While it might seem like a minor quibble, and it is, it's still a personal problem with the edition. 3.5 classes leave plenty of options for all the classes to customize them in a whole lot of ways, making them exciting for me at least. 4th Edition limits that tremendously. While it makes sense for that race, the race doesn't necessarily. While I may play a dragonborn in someone else's campaign, they just won't fit into my world. Dragons are freaking RARE, and trying to introduce a new race just to fit with what WOTC put out? Nope...not going to happen. I see them there, but races from the MM seem to lack the special features of the "core" classes, like the dragonborn's breath weapon or the human's extra feat and skill. I'm sure they make great warlocks, and if I ever play 4th edition, I may play one of them as well. Sure, they do all that, but they flavor it like a general rather than as a performer. After all, a bard did a lot of the same stuff ;) But there's no guidance at all in the DMG in regards to this. It's always been well understood that the DM decides what happens and why, so if followers are unbalancing to the game in some way, then they quash the idea. I only say this because newbies will automatically think that since they are the Warlord or Cleric (leaders) that others should follow them, or that since the fighter is the defender, he should just stay put so the strikers can deal the damage. Trust me, I've already overheard these discussions around here. Not all newbies will do this, but some will. So...why have the labels when they're unnecessary? The issue is that the skill set for fighter is different than that of a ranger, and it should be. While I don't have an issue with the way rangers are set up (I actually prefer it in 4th edition over previous editions), I don't see why fighters are suddenly only able to focus on melee weapons. The archer from history was a warrior, NOT a ranger after all. The multiclass feats are actually interesting, but at least you see where I'm coming from. Using a feat to gain the ability to "dabble" in another class in a nice idea, one that I may implement in my games, but I still like the idea of having the option of truly multiclassing. So far, they definitely have. I'm very impressed with what I've seen so far, that's for sure. I'm looking forward to more content down the road! The great thing about this is that we don't HAVE to agree. It's all preference anyways. What's wrong with 4th Edition for me is what's right with it for some folks. To each, their own ;) ...in combat. Which is where all the rules now apply. Rules for non-combat scenarios do not matter because non-combat does not matter. I think they did a good job of letting the characters stay creative with thier "at will" powers, though. What could you be creative about in 3.5 that you can't in 4? Yes, A, B or C is very creative. All characters now comform to a matrix. It is merly a matter of how many layers of As, Bs and Cs you have chosen. 3.5 was incredibly modular, but I still prefer 2e. While most today would scoff at a kit (which grants nearly no statistical bonus but likely offers a couple pages of descriptions, group affiliations and relationships) that is exactly what I enjoy. Seperated like with subraces? They are part of a different system than DnD. I agree with you there. It is a little inconvenient at worst. If I am ever to run 4e I have to come to grips with the chess mini-game. I agree that Warlocks are more 4e significant than bards are previously. This need for tangibles on a board vs. visualization must be a generational learning style gap or something. Uh huh. So they made rules for combat which they now call "encounters". They lumped all situations into "encounters" and made a few rules for NPC interaction which involve die rolls very similar to combat actions. There are no longer rules for non-"encounter" situations. That is up to the DM who is open to "freeform" it. So they are doing me a favor by focusing on combat rules to the exclusion of roleplay. They do not want me to feel restrained by their system. They want to empower me to create my own system for the roleplay aspect of the game. It is not that roleplay is less important because they completely ignored it, it was just too important to address. Depends on if you want to teach the newbies WoW or DnD. I think they should have made the roles of classes more important by ignoring them. I think the point was redundancy. A ranger now has no unique quality to seperate them from a ranged fighter (except that it is now more difficult to specialize in ranged as a fighter) so give the fighter a ranged path, off ranger entirely and you save some space. Or would that make rangers too important? I think I missed a Dragonborn comment somewhere (probably accidently deleted it). Since it not being here means it must be really important, let me say that sadly Dragonborn are the redeeming quality for 4e. Since they are new they at least gave them a storied background, or maybe they just did not think they were important enough to ignore. Icthius I want to mention that this is a thread for 4e bashing not 4e supporter bashing. I hope I did not cross the line and that none of my comments are seen as personal flames. There's a system for resolving conflict in combat, and a system for resolving conflict out of combat. If you're not resolving conflict, what sort of rules do you need? There's plenty of flavor text describing how to roleplay your race, or how to roleplay in general- there's even structure for defining your character's personality traits, which has been gone since 1e (and then it was only for NPCs). Beyond this, what sort of rules do you need for RP? Should there be a point system for acting in/out of character? A GURPS-like system where character flaws give you more bennies? The combat rules are squeezed into 20 pages in the PHb. This makes it the least combat-focused version of D&D ever. The DmG is full of good info about how to get the most story out of your players, NPCs, and plots. Saying that 4e "completely ignored" roleplaying tells me that you haven't read any 4e material. ...While most today would scoff at a kit (which grants nearly no statistical bonus but likely offers a couple pages of descriptions, group affiliations and relationships) that is exactly what I enjoy. I loved Kits and they are one of the only things I miss about 2e. I was hoping Prestige Classes in 3e would turn out to be the equivalent of Kits, but they never quite "did it" for me in that regard. I want my Kits back...:( Valdar, i created this thread so us 4e haters had someplace to complain without threadjacking y'alls 4e discussions. please stop coming in here and trying to sell us on 4e. thank you :) :mad: I cannot let that go unchallenged. I read through the PHB and skimmed the DMG and MM. I have yet to play it which is my dilemma since I am trying to find a reason to do so. In retort to your statement, perhaps we need a benchmark to establish your credibility. Is WoW roleplaying? :mad: There's a system for resolving conflict in combat, and a system for resolving conflict out of combat. If you're not resolving conflict, what sort of rules do you need? Some players like crafting, identifying crests, establishing guilds or having followers. There's plenty of flavor text describing how to roleplay your race, or how to roleplay in general- there's even structure for defining your character's personality traits, which has been gone since 1e (and then it was only for NPCs). Beyond this, what sort of rules do you need for RP?. At the risk of plagerism, Allow me to demonstrate... 4e: "Clerics are battle leaders who are invested with divine power. They blast foes with magical prayers, bolster and heal companions, and lead the way to victory with a mace in one hand and a holy symbol in the other." 3.5: "The handiwork of the gods is everywhere - in places of natural beauty, in mighty crusades, in soaring temples, and in the hearts of worshipers. Like people, gods run the gamut from benevolent to malicious, reserved to intrusive, simple to inscruible. The gods, however, work mostly through intermediaries - thier clerics." This is just a snipit of the description in 3.5, 4e has but one more paragraph. I make a distinction. Should there be a point system for acting in/out of character? A GURPS-like system where character flaws give you more bennies?. You do not get it. No, it is not about bennies. It is not about min/maxing, Munchkining or whatever. Or rather to say 4e is about all that. Characters in 4e have flesh as deep as a WoW avatar. The combat rules are squeezed into 20 pages in the PHb. This makes it the least combat-focused version of D&D ever. The DmG is full of good info about how to get the most story out of your players, NPCs, and plots.. Seriously? Have you read it? Combat is squeezed into 318 pages of the PHB. The DMG has loads of good things for any game, fine I agree there. But look at page 71 where they show a massive picture for "noncombat encounters". If you do not have the book, it is a page and a half of two characters running through a series of traps. Hmmm. Later they discuss how to roll through a negotiation. You're free to play any game that you want- I'm not here as WotC's spokesperson. I'm just baffled by what I'm reading here, and am wondering if we're talking about the same game, and asking for clarification of your statements that seem to be at odds with what I'm reading in the 4e books. And yeah, thanks for the attempt to confine the 4e hate to this thread, but obviously it didn't work. Is WoW roleplaying? :mad: Well, while we're being rhetorical... Crafting and guilds are in WoW. If they were in 4e, you'd just point at them and say it's like WoW. So, are crafting and guilds roleplaying elements, or are they WoW-like elements? Check page 23 of the PhB where it instructs you to come up with a personality for your character by defining how he or she will react to certain decision points. In 3e and before, characters were complete without personalities, by the book. 4e characters are not. So, what elements is 4e missing that makes it not a role-playing game, that were present in 3e? Skills are a big part of it for one. In 3e, you're rouge could be a con man, with skill ranks in intimidate, bluff, forgery, and disguise, but few in hide or pick locks. Now, all those skills are lumped into thievery, which implies that the character is equally good at all of the necessary skills. Now, let's take a fighter (Yes...my favorite class). He's learned how to pick locks to escape from enemy dungeons. At least in 3e, it was possible for him to learn this one aspect to his character. Now, he has to take a feat to either multiclass, or just to get the skill, both of which decreases his effectiveness as a fighter. 4th Edition, to me, kills the role play aspect because it pigeonholes all the characters into a few categories and makes it unnecessarily difficult to give your character real depth. Sure, the 4th Edition handbook directs people to give their character personality. Personally though, I've never seen even a power gamer character without some level of personality (unless that was the RP shtick or something). Maybe you have? Maybe I'm weird, but I liked the fact that feats in 3e were open to almost anyone. You had to meet the requirements, but once you did you could take it. Now, there are significantly fewer feats that are open to any and all. While this speeds up character creation, it doesn't do a thing to add any depth to the character. A good background and personality are very important to role play, and no book can really teach that. But we are all more than a collection of our job and personality. I work in inventory control, but I've also worked in medical records, construction, and in direct patient care while in the Navy. As such, I've got skills that have nothing to do with my job. I also have hobbies besides gaming that add to my skill set. We all do generally. These add depth to a character in D&D, and now the difficulty in creating that depth seems prohibitive to me. LOL, is that an answer of WoW is roleplaying? WoW is to roleplaying what drinking your own pee is to hydration (it is a form of hydration). And do not assume too much about what I might do, you know what happens when you assume. Crafting and guilds are a roleplaying element WoW embraces and alters to their need. I liked WoW and can find things to use from WoW, but a computer and program of any quality are sad replacements for human reactions and interactions. Cold calculation is not what I would choose to emulate from WoW. I will chat more later, have to go to work... WoW can be role played or not role played in the same regard as D&D (any edition) can be or not be (not to nearly the same level, but still). On WoW, there are "role playing" servers for those who want some role playing out of their MMO. Those who don't want to role play the game play on "non-role playing" servers. Likewise, I've known players who in no way role play D&D. They are playing chess pieces that try to kill other chess pieces as efficiently as possible. The Player (and GM) are the ones responsible for bringing the "role playing" to a role playing game. Otherwise, it's just a game...and some people want to get something specific out of the experience. I play WoW occasionally. I don't "role play" in WoW because that is not my interest in the game. If I want to role play, I will play a pen-and-paper RPG. I play WoW because of the exploration, the strategy and because it's a game that can be played with other people. I've made a few friends on WoW. Not lifetime pals or anything like that, but cool folks who are good to talk to and who share many of my interests. I play table-top RPGs often. I don't play them for repetative combat, rules-tweakery or loot-collecting. If I want to do that, WoW can be more than happy to oblige. If I'm playing pen-and-paper, I want to role play which means I need to bring that desire to the table if I want to see it happen. Yes, some rules sets foster role play more smoothly than others, but there is no substitute for your own imagination. Use it... I second that emotion!!!! The reason I expand the skills system not contract it. I also give PCs more points into their skills. I'll post the .pdf document in the Campagin resources section. Yes, yes! I am a big fan of Tesral's skill revisions! If I didn't love the trained and untrained skill system so much I would be using his! Mostly what I want to know is, what is in 3e (core three books), not in 4e, and contributes to roleplaying? Dead horses and references to drinking urine aside. If you're saying that 4e on its own merits is not conducive to roleplaying, compared to, say, GURPS or White Wolf, I'd say you have a pretty bulletproof case. Though if you're not comparing it to 3e, then anything you say about 4e can also apply to 3e. Complaining that D&D in general is a poor outlet for roleplaying is like saying that the new Chevy Suburban gets poor gas mileage. We know that part already- tell me something different about the two versions. In answer to your previous post, flavor text and art are not part of the game. Do you really need flavor text or art to tell you what a cleric does, or what a dwarf looks like, at this point in your career? I have a player in my game that has never played an RPG of any stripe before, has never seen a D&D book before 4e, is playing a Cleric, and her roleplaying is epic. (http://worldsedge-kate.blogspot.com) Do you have any experience of how a new player found 4e not conducive to roleplaying? Also, try running a skill challenge before you knock it- if you just chuck dice, and use no tactics, teamwork, creativity, or roleplaying, you will fail it, which is as it should be. In 3e, your Diplomancer can tear the roof off any social encounter as long as they don't roll a 1, no RP required. I'm looking forward to reading it. Character depth is one thing that D&D has done little to encourage, and 4th Edition makes it even harder. It sounds like you have a lot of the same thoughts on role playing as I do ;) I think of it like this: Character depth is what makes characters interesting for the player, but also for the rest of the party. A wizard who apprenticed to another wizard as a child is bland. But, if you tack on that he rarely left the tower so he's niave about the world, then you've got a little depth. However, if he earned his daily bread by picking the pockets of people on the streets of Northreach before showing a keen mind to the Master of the Tower of Magic who took him on as an apprentice, then you've got something much, much more. Character depth is what YOU make it not what the game system makes it. 3.5 is not good for it and 4e isn't either. (SW Saga edition is however.) 3.5 isn't good for it if you expect to be good at whatever character flavor you want to add. Lets stick with the wizard/rogue example. Sure you can take your first level in wizard (with an 18 Int you are going to have 24 skill points to spend) that means you have 2 ranks (max) for rouge type skills. This means you are sacrificing being very good at those thieving skills and if you aren't planning on taking any rouge levels at all then you have just wasted skill points that would be better spent somewhere else. What about the opposite? Take your first level of rogue. Then your entire first level you are no where near being an effective wizard BUT you have very good rogue skills! And when you gain second level and take your first level in wizard you have lost a level of spellcasting and for spellcasters that is usually never good. In 4e the same is true except, you can attempt most skills untrained and get a nice bonus to do so. In SW Saga edition, multiclassing is ENCOURAGED! So it is very easy (by second level) to have a strong character that comes pretty close to matching your concept. Usually what you are sacrificing in Saga is Bab. and I am okay with that unless I am making a combat focused character of course! Now, you can argue that all this is from a power gamer's perspective or its too focused on min/maxing and that brings me back to my point, you don't need a game system to ROLE play your character. I can have my first level wizard and SAY that he used to be a thief without having any thieving skills on my character sheet, there is nothing stopping anyone from doing that. You get the flavor you want without sacrificing your characters usefulness to the rest of the group. (All of the above is assuming you are sticking to RAW, otherwise house rules can change the examples above.) I'll have to take a peek as well, just to see what it is all about and what I might take away from reading it. I've had a similar discussion at one time with someone on a different message board, but I'm of the school of thought that you don't need "concrete skill points" to build these kinds of depths to your character. Back in 2nd ed, before there was a "core" system for skill use (non-weapon proficiencies...yuck), we did this all the time. If my background described my wizard as a former street urchin who picked pockets to keep food in his belly, then it was implied that that's what he was and it was a tool for the players and DM to add interesting twists to the game. My character might be allowed to make a Dexterity check or two when it called for him to filch...he obviously was no match for the skills of a Thief, but that's because that's what a Thief is supposed to be the master of. But he was allowed do a few "thief-ly" things because that how the character was described and it made sense that it color his place in the game world. In contrast, I liked the idea of a solid "skill system" in 3e. Now you could represent in game mechanics the difference between a Fighter who is a woodsman and a Fighter who is a gladiator by having them take different skills. The problem became that skill points tended to come in limited supply and thus characters were more tangibly rewarded for dumping all their points into just a few "useful" skills rather than spread them out among "character development" skills. Why spend points in Embroidery which surely you would rarely ever use when you could add more points to Tumble and be more capable in every battle? Not all players behave this way, mind you, but many do and you can't entirely fault them for it. There are many ways one might address this (more skill points, broader skills, etc), but players (and GMs) tend to get caught up in what they can quantify within the terms of the game. If they can't quantify it, it must not be valuable. If your character doesn't have "skill points" in Tailoring, then he probably has never worked with a needle and thread. But how many characters would spend points on Tailoring in a D&D game given the choice? However, if a character is given a pat on the back and an opportunity to put an cool "twist" on a scene thanks to his character background that describes him growing up as the son of a Tailor, then the player might feel like character is more than just numbers on a page and that who his character is is as important as what he can do. My 2 muddled, rambling cents...:) Character depth is what YOU make it not what the game system makes it...snip* Very well said, Tremayne and pretty much an echo of what I was trying to say! Not sure how I missed your post... :) In answer to your previous post, flavor text and art are not part of the game. Do you really need flavor text or art to tell you what a cleric does, or what a dwarf looks like, at this point in your career? At this point in my career I know what I want, and Forry isn't it. However to the new player flavor text is important. and Forry doesn't supply a very good one. Players with older mentors can get around the limitations. Those without, are stuck. It is possible to not know what a dwarf looks like or what a Cleric does. Going only on the Forry description a cleric is a combat beast with a mace. I have yet to see a good version of any game when it comes to teaching how to role-play. One either knows, or is taught. Role-playing is not found in a book. However the book does set forth the bare bones of the matter. Forry does a poor job of forth setting with descriptive text that considers only combat. PS: Once again we see the double standard. Forry bashing in the "Forry Yea!" threads is verboten. However rationalizing Forry in the anti Forry thread is fine. If this forum is going to become a bastion of Forry Orthodoxy, please let me know. I would prefer it respect all opinions. That however doesn't look to be the case. Agreed. However, 3.5 it's at least possible with minor prohibitions. He doesn't have to be good necessarily. After all, that may be why he went the direction of being a wizard. I don't really think this actually solves the problem though. After all, someone who tries to do only what his character would do in game may still be encouraged to try skills that his character shouldn't be able to do because they're "untrained" now. I see where you're going with this, but I have to disagree that this eliminates the problem. Having never really looked at SW Saga, I'll have to take your word for that. However, I'm going to have to find a copy and check it out. Something like this may actually fix the problems in whatever edition of D&D you want. Sure, you can definitely say it. However, being able to actually USE the skill the different, and that's the type of depth I was referring to. House rules obviously negate this. Personally, a well developed backstory should grant some nifty stuff. Like the wizard example I used above, skills dealing with picking pockets could be class skills so the wizard can pick pockets as well as many street urchins out there, and can work to improve it as it may be beneficial to the party at times. Unfortunately, you're right. Personally, I'll take unusual skills to add depth (like my current fighter with ranks in Knowledge(Arcana) because of something in his background). I agree completely. Unfortunately, that depends on the DM to allow it (and plenty do from my experience). The game mechanics not only gives the DM a way to deal with it, but gives the player something to defend trying something in their background. Just my opinion though. I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I agree that it's on ME to add character depth, I also think it vital that the rules support such a thing. With some DMs, it's really not going to ever be an issue, but with others it will be. Perhaps I'm just paranoid or something ;) Its part of the reason I was trying to refrain from posting. Is this thread simply to rant or to discuss? Other 4e threads were discussing particulars of the actual gameplay and got derailed. If this thread is merely for ranting then I shall take my leave. Discussion, but the pro Forry tone is very ... defensive. Like how dare we not like Forry. Likewise any negative discussion in the other threads was frowned on. You can't say what you think is wrong with Forry. Might hurt its feelings. Only positive comments allowed. It is a double standard. I am watching the tone of the moderation and administration. I don't like the direction it's heading. I am uneagerly anticipating the day when D&D is Forry only and anything else banished to the far ends of the forum. Say it ain't so Joe. With some DMs, it's really not going to ever be an issue, but with others it will be. With my current DM it is. He doesn't like Saga and I am guessing its because the PCs can pretty much TRY to do whatever they want. At least in 3.5 if you do not have skill ranks in a skill there is no way you can even attempt to try it or if you do you fail horribly. So in his game if you want a wizard with a rouge-ish background you had better have ranks in some thieves skills! I understand your point and you certainly wouldn't be the first to express the idea. As I've said, I've had similar discussions before elsewhere. I rest somewhere inbetween on the issue. I'm a fan of "skill-based" RPGs and so I have a fondness for characters being represented by those skills. But I also keep in mind that RPGs are half "role play" and half "game". The rules tell me how the "game" part works...but they can't do the "role play" part for me. I have to create that and I should feel free to get wildly imaginative. That imagination is half of the game, so it should have an impact on the game, even if it isn't represented in hard and fast numbers. It's about understanding and respecting everyone's contribution to the "shared imaginary space". That's me in a nutshell, I guess. ;) I'm hoping that my comments on this thread do not fall under this category. If so, it certainly wasn't my intention. I am personally neutral on the subject of 4e which is why I think I continue to post in the manner that I do. Mainly that people say "4e can't do this or that" and I ask why or why not and then try to explain where I'm coming from when my opinions differ...for the sake of demonstrating that legitimate points of view can disagree and yet still hold validity. I'm not trying to change people's opinions, just trying to get people to think deeper about why they have them...which is always a good thing. Anyway, continue on. This thread is a most interesting one...:) Depends on the skill. Perform violin? You might kill people with the sonic attack. You can try many things without ranks and if the DM is using the tables you have a decent chance of getting it right. Sway a crowd with out ranks in Diplomacy and Oratory? Yes, you have a chance. Surgery? Not so likely and that how it should be. It's getting back into the "lumper"- "splitter" argument. I consider myself a moderate splitter, but I bump skill points to compensate for that. I don't agree with the level = skill ranks. It makes being a dabbler impossible. Like my Warlock that dabbles in slight of hand. Pick M'Lord's pocket is highly unlikely and isn't his personality. Juggle for the kids, that he does do and does moderately well. It comes down ti is the DM using the skill system to facilitate character action or as a club to prevent it. In the hands of a "No" DM, skills are a club, a stumbling block. In the hands of a "Yes" DM they are a facilitator. I've dealt with those DMs as well, so I feel your pain. Of course, I don't think that being able to do EVERYTHING is the answer (most skills are essentially untrained), but there has to be a balance somewhere in all of this. So far, from my perspective, 3.5 has come closer than any incarnation of D&D I've played to date, and I feel 4th Edition has gone a LONG ways away from that balance. Mayhaps they'll fix all this in 4.5 ;) Uh yeah...what he said ;) Thanks Tesral, you summed up my position perfectly. ;) Unfortunately, there are few neutrals (or Unaligned) in the discussion; what sounds like "Forry-coddling" to one group is a reasoned explanation of its good points to another, and what's a reasoned explanation of its bad points is "bashing" to another. This thread, I assume, is for discussing all the places where Fourth Edition falls down. It's separated from other threads because discussion of this edition's negatives seems to degenerate into "I don't like it, I won't play it, it's not D&D, blah blah blah". Such assertions don't help those sitting on the fence, or willing to give it a go but who'd like to know what to watch out for. And, like it or not, Fourth Edition is the officially supported "Dungeons & Dragons" product from Wizards of the Coast, who hold the trademark to the name. Pathfinder or other 3.x OGL-based games might take off -- I actually hope they do -- and "retro-clones" or lovingly preserved older editions might further split the fanbase. As far as newcomers and the world at large are concerned, though, D&D is fourth edition only. Even if it sucks. P.S. To summarize, "The PHB is a snooze-fest of endless rules without any context or explanation of what classes and races mean in a game world" is a good argument against Fourth Edition. "I won't play it, and neither should you" is not. And, like it or not, Fourth Edition is the officially supported "Dungeons & Dragons" product from Wizards of the Coast, who hold the trademark to the name. Pathfinder or other 3.x OGL-based games might take off -- I actually hope they do -- but as far as newcomers and the world at large is concerned, D&D is fourth edition only. Even if it sucks. I have never been swayed by the opinion of the majorty. That is why I don't use windows. And I never liked D&D that much in any edition, including my brief encounter with Fourth, so there. Really, to my knowledge the moderators are segregating D&D threads simply to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. Nobody's trying to "convert" anyone, as far as I can tell ... some people like 4e, others don't, and still others are simply curious and would like to hear the best from both sides. The other threads were about discussing aspects of 4e, not its strengths and weaknesses compared to other versions. There are 3e threads here too- chiming in with "3e sucks" in them would be just as off-topic. There's a lot of stuff in this thread that's demonstrably false, and when I point that out, I'm getting the old "people who disagree with me are posting off topic" bs. If that's the best argument you can come up with, then yeah, your point has no merit. As I have said before you can roleplay in monopoly, but it does not mean it was made for it. I looked up all this stuff before and sited references in older posts. I hate letting something lay, but I am actually getting worn out of arguing. Here is an old argument... http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=34099&postcount=63 If you're saying that 4e on its own merits is not conducive to roleplaying, compared to, say, GURPS or White Wolf, I'd say you have a pretty bulletproof case. Though if you're not comparing it to 3e, then anything you say about 4e can also apply to 3e.. 2e is my favorite. I even equated the ratio of roleplay to rollplay to the platinum to gold model across editions. I am not about to get up in arms defending 3e (especially the combat system). I will say Saga seems dramatically better than 4e or 3.x. Again the assumptions. I do not know that. DnD is still an amazing outlet for roleplaying to me. If you understand no other part of my argument know that this is the entire spirit of my opposition. Had they moved toward roleplay instead of chess we might still be arguing, but it would be from reversed positions. Apparently I do. I am glad the 4e system has brought in all these new players. I hope some DM is teaching them to play DnD with 4e. I also hope some of them try DnD if 4e disappoints. I have a player in my game that has never played an RPG of any stripe before, has never seen a D&D book before 4e, is playing a Cleric, and her roleplaying is epic. (http://worldsedge-kate.blogspot.com/) Do you have any experience of how a new player found 4e not conducive to roleplaying? Nope, hope I do not either. I am probably running it soon. I will just prepare the surroundings (incorporating dragonborn and all), plan the adventure hooks and hope the system plays well. The last thing I will do is make some NPC's. No. First, please tell me diplomancer is made up. Second, I almost never roll dice for social encounters. I just treat badly stated comments more favorably when appropriate. The player might say, "Your an ******", but with a high diplomacy it might be treated as a veiled insult and not a direct attack. That is not really an argument since the house rule could probably apply either way. My way flows better for me. PHB: "Sometimes a player tells you, 'I want to make a diplomacy check to convince the duke that helping us is in his best interest." That's great-the player has told you what she's doing and what skill she's using to do it." WHAT? They go on to say that just mentioning use of the skill and not the intended outcome is the "not great" option. It is now encouraged to resolve social encounters with dice. Wow, er, I mean WoW. I suggest we take it that last step and just give players three dialogue options for each party response (a fourth option is revealed depending upon a high enough diplomacy roll). come to houston, young jedi... my house rule in 3x is this: if you have it in your backround, its a "class skill" in regards to point cost (but, i also give a few extra spending points at first level to accomodate backround stuff). i will bend over backwards to let a player have what he needs to realize the concept he has selected for his character, as long as it isnt some meta-game/munchkin power trip type stuff. i find it is a LOT more fun if players get to play the character they want to play, and they play that character with much more brio, frankly. it helps that i dont play with rules, though, they're all just "guidelines"... that's pretty much what i had in mind. and Valdar, do what you do, dude, just understand that some people have a different perception of what they see, and, in a lot of ways, perception IS reality. you see things one way, someone else sees it a different way, doesn't mean they didn't read the books, neccesarily, just that they got a different impression from what they read. there is no "right and wrong" here, just opinion. and, for the record, im glad you DO enjoy 4e, and im especially glad you were able to bring some new blood into the fold of us RPG geeks. but, for me, switching to 4e (which is a nice rules set, btw) is too much labor, as they didnt make it very backward compatable. considering where they went with the GSL, im sure this, at least in part, had to do with regaining control of their IP that they did, to a degree, lose control of with OGL, but the result was still a system changed a bit too much to be useful to me right now. c'est la vie. i have pathfinder to fall back on, and i can use my $$$ to support diversity in our favorite hobby :) First off, I'm not speaking ex cathedra; I'm a moderator out of his jurisdiction offering one person's opinion on the D&D threads. Second, I know of no policy of exterminating all Fourth Edition critics, or turn this or any other thread into a cheering section for Wizards of the Coast. What I see myself and other moderators doing is trying to prevent flame wars. We're here to discuss games -- Remember, the things we do for fun? Remember fun? -- not start flame wars, insult each other, or accuse each other of suppressing free speech. If I or any other moderator has overreacted, I apologize. Having said that ... as another member of this board I would hope that a thread titled "What's wrong about 4e..." would eventually get around to discussing what's wrong about 4e, and not simply rage against 4e's very existence. Also, as I recall, the right to free speech as it's usually defined includes the right to question others' statements respectfully. But enough from me. This is not my thread, but I do not mind some opposing views to fire the argument. I just think proponents of 4e need to remember whose house they are in here at the "What's wrong with 4e..." boards. Just like opponents of 4e need to keep that in mind in the "how to develop a good 4e game" boards or whatever. I do think there is a slight backlash against 4e opponents on some threads whose titles are intrinsically neutral and allowing for either position, but I understand the overreaction even if I do not condone it. The desire to remain overtly positive and encouraging is important and separates this board from more common ones. Like my mother used to say if I used vulgar language, "Those words are common. Is common what you aspire to be?" Sometimes she would toss in a "You are better than that." To this day I cannot use foul language without feeling self-degrading! At the risk of being a hijacker, if there is a board for venting at 4e I think this should be it. I think we have covered a great deal of what is wrong with 4e in the couple hundred posts. 4e will steal away a ton of gamers from earlier editions and make it much more difficult for those "left behind" to find or run games. At minimum they will have to explain themselves. That has to merit a little venom from those whose style of play fit tollerably well with 3.x, but for which 4e has no place. I would hate to think venting already dissallowed elsewhere must seek yet another place beyond a thread entitled: "What is wrong with 4e..." I can see an argumentative, blatantly negative 4e comment being instigating on some boards, but suggesting any level of non-vulgar opposition however unfounded or emotion based is inappropriate on this thread does beg the question of just who is intollerant? It is a matter of opinion, what is wrong or what is right. It's a game, not a thesis claiming scientific fact. Something the pro Forry faction seems to forget as well. Your liking does not make it the one true way to play. I am sure the GURPS players and White Wolf players would have a few words along that line. Forry is a direction I will not go. I am not a dinosaur, I am not an old fuddy, I am not allergic to change by reflex. Some things those that refuse to sidegrade have been called. And yea, as easy going as I am I resent it and feel a bit sour on that regard. I must be a big man and accept Forry, but I do not need to be accepted for my opinion in turn. That is the message I am getting. On the other hand I have not called anyone sidegrading to Forry any names I can recall. Yes I know why you like the game. I dislike the game for exactly the same reasons. Placing your perceived Forry virtues out there is not changing my mind, but confirming it. I already said it has a nice layout. Oh, and who ever put the horn on the nose of the Green Dragon needs to be slapped. It looks stupid. Again, change for change's sake. i agree, in part, but, the part i disagree with is that we HAVEN'T been discussing what's wrong with 4e. the problem, as i see it, is when we do express an opinion, we are told we are "wrong", or that our perception is "demostrably false", et al. we are expressing opinions. if the people who like 4e want us to show where the system is BROKEN, they may not get that from us, since it IS a well balanced system. but, when we have opinions that the game is a departure from the last thirty years, sorry, but it is. the problem some of us have, is that we've LOVED this game for going on 30+ years, and people that have stated they didn't even LIKE d&d until 4e are trying to invalidate our opinion that the game has left us behind. that is a tad irksome, to put it frankly. this thread is in part about game mechanics, sure, but it is also, in part, about the feelings of hurt and resentment that some of us who have been in from the beginning feel. and feelings are personal, so its hard to take beng told "you're wrong" about feelings. [edit]: as the OP, i would like to state that i tried. i tried to make a thread to keep the anti-4e stuff out of the gaming discussion type threads, and i appologize if it didnt work out that way. Excuse my ignorance, but what or who is "Forry"? I tried to "google it" but nothing made any sense. Forry is that new game put out by Lizards. The one replacing D&D. Ooohh!!! is a degeneration of "Fourth" .... - Tatanka - Buffalo Ok, too many posts to quote, but when I said there were things "demonstrably false" being said here, I meant things like "4e completely ignores roleplaying" and "the PHb is 316 pages of combat rules", not things like "4e does not suit my playing style". If it doesn't suit your play style, I'm curious to hear why. Incompatibility with 3e for an existing campaign sounds like a pretty good reason. "4e is WoW made paper" doesn't. im in the "compatability" camp, so, no worries here. as far as the other posts, sure, there's some hyperbole, but that is a tried and true rhetorical device, so a litle leeway might be in order ;) PS: Once again we see the double standard. Forry bashing in the "Forry Yea!" threads is verboten. However rationalizing Forry in the anti Forry thread is fine. That was not what I was talking about or asked for, Tesral. What I was talking about was not derailing every thread by going off topic with a 4e hate fest. It wasn't about suppressing opinions. This thread and a few others that other people have created are for people's impressions of 4e or for the "great debate," as I have come to think of it in the past many months. So, it is to these impression/debate threads that I ask people to confine this sort of discussion. What you seem to be asking for is a place where you can express your opinions unopposed. That isn't, however, what my goal was. Having said that ... as another member of this board I would hope that a thread titled "What's wrong about 4e..." would eventually get around to discussing what's wrong about 4e, and not simply rage against 4e's very existence. I'm sorry, but that's pretty much all I, for one, have been trying to do. I see a lot of things that are, in my mind, horribly wrong. There are a few things that I like and will try to adapt them to 3.5, and yes...it IS a balanced system. However, in the course of trying to balance the system, they took away a lot of the things I and a lot of other long time D&D players liked about the system. Sure, there's been a fair amount of railing against 4th Edition, and definitely some hyperbole by many of us (me included ;)), but I feel many of the posts HAVE discussed what's wrong with it. Just a general point here: There seems to be some impression that there is some opinion restriction (as pointed out by some in this thread). Personally, I like the new direction the forum has taken, allowing those that want to talk about 4th edition concepts to do so, while also allowing those that want to talk about 4e drawbacks to do so elsewhere. There's nothing stopping anyone from creating new threads about the subject though... while right now this is The "What's wrong about 4e" thread, it might be interesting to see other threads that focus on particular negative aspects as well. These kinds of discussions are very valuable in my opinion, even if they do get a bit fiery at times (and therefore interesting). If it doesn't suit your play style, I'm curious to hear why. Oy. I refuse to post all 318 pages with notations only to have you point to the pages with pictures and ask how they could possibly be combat rules. If what you want is for me to add "...to me." or "...in my opinion." to the end of every statement then please feel free to imagine it there. It might be the closest 4e gets to encouraging roleplay (are you imagining?). Can I direct your attention to page 18? "The Dungeons & Dragons game is, first and foremost, a roleplaying game, which means that it's all about taking on the role of a character in the game." Fair enough, but like any literary device hyperbole should be used judiciously. And yes, in the discussion a number of points have come to light. Less noise, more signal please. You had me typing again, but I caught myself and deleted. It is a rare event, but I really am tired of debating. I agree to disagree. At our feet is the hamburger where once a dead horse lay. "The Dungeons & Dragons game is, first and foremost, a roleplaying game, which means that it's all about taking on the role of a character in the game." (PHB, p. 18) OK, I'll have to call shenanigans on this argument ... just because the book says it's all about roleplaying doesn't mean it's especially good at it, or that its definition automatically fits everyone's definition of it. I mean, Synnibarr claims to be the ultimate RPG, and it fails pretty hard. Let's face it, Fourth Edition classes center around "Powers" that grant combat advantage; most only make sense when using a tactical map. Discussion of "characteristics" and "races" centers around how the numbers allow the character to do damage, endure damage, or escape consequences of battle effects. Nearly all feats matter only in combat. Perhaps the (over?)simplified skills system, and some of the Rituals (I skipped that bit) allow characters to do neat stuff outside of combat, but that's still a hefty chunk of the rules. Granted, D&D has always spent far too much ink on combat and dungeon delving for my taste, but the Fourth Edition Player's Handbook -- the largest of the three books -- describes how to create combatants with a few supplementary abilities, not well-rounded characters. I haven't seen the DMG ... maybe it supplements that lack, but then again maybe not. * This includes exploring the wilderness, which is like a dungeon with trees, and the occasional jaunt into a city that isn't lost, which is like a dungeon with more people. Aye. There comes a time when only deeds...not words will prevail. I'm not interested in "converting" anyone to 4e. I am a bit interested in playing it though, just to see if it is a "good" fantasy RPG worth owning that takes me to a fun place of high adventure like the "old days". The pickings are slim for me right now. I'm done talking about liking or disliking it...it's time to take a drive (when/if that ever happens). Agreed- this is an argument conducted at right angles to each other, as I've heard it said. 3e players, enjoy your 3e- the words won't fall off the page, as it's been said (unlike in the 4e books if you rub really hard :D ), and we'll do the same. fair enough :D I love you guys, GROUP HUG :Cry: Now lets go to the wizards forrum and get them to play nice. I am with you until next month when the Forgotten realms 4th ed comes out at wich tiem i plan to renew my angry banter. INow lets go to the wizards forrum and get them to play nice. heh- good luck with that. Last I looked at those boards, there was a thread about "Do you need the prerequisites for the Plate Armor feat to wear plate, if you get the proficiency as a class feature?". It was a flamewar before the end of the first page. don't worry, im starting a "what's wrong with forgotten realms 4e" thread two seconds after it hits the shelf... :D Lev Lafayette Excuse me, it is the French who catapult cows! FRENCH GUARD: "Fetchez la vache." OTHER FRENCH GUARD: "Quoi?" FRENCH GUARD: "Fetchez la vache!" FLYING COW: "mooo!" On topic however I don't like what has been done with the alignment. Not only is the mashing of the Law-Chaos and Good-Evil continuum questionable (heck, no, it's wrong), alignment - the only systematic personality feature in the (A)D&D game now has no mechanical influence whatsoever. It's entirely a matter of colour. Further, I don't like what has happened to the skills system. Sure development characters in 3.x was a pain, but at least there was some distinction apart from being "trained" or "untrained". Also the removal of professional and craft skills was irksome. I'm not much of a combat-wombat either, so the requirement to use minis and a combat map left me cold as well. There are some aspects I like however. The way that everyone has something to do in combat situations is an improvement and the "simple rule, many exceptions" is a good design principle (picked up, I may add, from CCGs) Despite having played it several times and read the rulebooks through, I'm not at the stage of exalting or damning the product yet. I'm of the opinion that Alignment should pretty much be only color, but I agree that I'm not really fond of what they did with Alignment in 4e. I like the change in "skill ranks", but many don't. It's one of those things that people tend to love or hate for the exact same reasons. I also like that characters apply half their level to all skill checks. To take a point from Star Wars, when the scene involves riding speeder bikes...Leia can drive one. Not as well as someone who is trained in speeders, but she can still be involved in the scene. When Obi-Wan needs to fly a starship...he can fly a starship. When Han needs to hotwire a security door...he can hotwire it. Or at least, he can attempt to with a somewhat reasonable chance of success. The "trained/untrained" system breaks it down into 3 tiers: 1) Casual skill users who just do enough to get by, 2) Trained skill users who are specialized in the area of a skill, and 3) Focused skill users who devote themselves to mastery of a skill. Like I said, people can love and hate that concept for the same reasons. Shang Tsung: "It has begun!" MORTAL WOMBAT!!! Sorry...having been waiting for an opportunity to use that for years! :D I tended to get the impression that minis-and-map combat was a requirement for 3.X as well which was one of my biggest beefs with the game and why I drifted away from it. I get the impression that 4e is "more of the same" and it may have even tied the two closer together. If 4e is to have a "saving grace" then regarding combat, it needs to make combat flow faster and with less rules-consulting needed. Haven't played it yet, so I couldn't say if it does or not. Yeah, I like these concepts as well. Have yet to see how the theory translates to practice. I'm not at the stage of exalting or damning the product yet. Maybe it's just me, but why does WOTC feel the need to try to force everyone to be in everything all the time? In my groups, we've never had an issue with everyone taking part in everything. If they don't want to speak, they don't, and frankly, it's always worked out pretty well. Hell, I play fighters and have been involved in plenty of social encounters in game. Perhaps part of my issue with 4th Edition is they changed stuff for what seems to me like no good reason, but maybe to others it was necessary. Who knows. Maybe it's just me, but why does WOTC feel the need to try to force everyone to be in everything all the time? Flow. That one word sums it up. If your PC is thouroughly engaged every minute of a D&D session, the experience is much more intense, and therefore enjoyable. It's like the difference of watching a movie at home with a number of distractions and watching the same movie at a theatre with the sound blaring in your ears. On another subject discussed earlier in this thread, I think one thing that is missed about this is that while everyone can participate in skill challenges, they aren't carbon copies of each other. You still have the CHA16 Paladin doing the heavy diplomacy lifting. Just this time your CHA6 rouge might notice the duke favoring his right leg (perception), which might lead the INT17 wizard to remember a noble recently broke his leg (history). It leads to very dynamic and memorable encounters. Yeah, they don't do a good job describing why they changed the things they did. I guess they hoped people would try it with an open mind and find out for themselves why it works (which is what I had to do). An open mind does not mean "I like it" automatically. An open mind means you are looking at it openly, it is still possible to say it sucks. "Ahem: It sucks." But, as I said, we did this ourselves without having to roll initiative. Everyone was involved on some level and there was no need to "make" people be involved. This was with several groups of people as well, hence my questioning the necessity of it. Which I saw happen constantly in 3.5. We always dealt with encouraging role play through role play XP. You don't role play, you don't get XP for anything but what you smash. A "I just want to kill stuff" guy will lag behind the group in short order, and therefore be "encouraged" to Role play rather than roll play. Like I said, I see it as a problem that didn't exist. Perhaps those were just the groups I was in, but since it was several groups in this neck of the woods, I can't help BUT doubt it. Unfortunately, they made the rules uninteresting for a lot of us. Honestly, a lot of the people who had to play it to like it wouldn't have bothered even playing it if it didn't say "Dungeons and Dragons" on it. Of course, others love it like it's the best thing since sliced bread. Oh well. No skin of my butt either way ;) Everyone was involved on some level and there was no need to "make" people be involved. It sounds like your group discovered something other groups never did. A synergy of action between different personality types. Believe it or not, not everyone has discovered that synergy. I think what the 4e folks were trying to do was open the eyes of the players that they don't have to be useless in any situation. The hack and slash player that can't wait to swing his sword may determine that he does have strengths outside of combat that can aid his fellow party members, and thus is more engaged. As far as "make" goes, "encourage" is probably the better term. I threw out the "roll for initiative" concept right away and instead just went around the table. Just like in combat each person could delay their action or pass if they so chose. We always dealt with encouraging role play through role play XP... Perhaps those were just the groups I was in, but since it was several groups in this neck of the woods, I can't help BUT doubt it. A great way to deal with it. Sounds like you have had some good groups. I wish I always had groups like that... in groups I was a player the DMs didn't encourage role-play, and in ones where I was a DM, some of the groups would probably have asked "What's roleplaying?" if I tried to enforce it through experience gains. Because my group couldn't meet as frequently, and many key players could not make every session, I kept everyone the same level anyways, keeping a common pool of experience. Otherwise we would have quickly had a level 2 druid trying to keep up with level 5 PCs (since the player had to go out of country frequently). Like I said, I see it as a problem that didn't exist. Why did they made the change by using the skill challenge concept? My personal opinion is that it fit with the rest of their flow... in all cases, each player was meant to be fully engaged throughout the entire adventure. This is why (I think) spell preparation is out, rest and healing is revamped, spell durations are simplified, the classes were balanced against each other for combat, and skill challenges involved everyone. 4e definately was not a "look at each concept individually" and improve it change. It was a system revamp, where engagement and enjoyment seemed to be the critical goals. Unfortunately, they made the rules uninteresting for a lot of us. They certainly did. I don't know if they in their ivory towers realized the audience they were dealing with, or if they did they underestimated the effect. When it comes to skill challenges though, this is possibly the one concept that is system agnostic. You can do this in 3.5 edition, 2nd edition, or Star Wars with minor tweaks. Thus, this is one concept you could try out to see if it works. Maybe your DM will realize that the system actually improves his ability to improvise (as it did for me). Maybe players that normally aren't engaged as much will become more so(as it did for my players). Maybe you'll determine after trying it its silly. Disclaimer: If it seems I am trying to convert folks or look down on other opinions, I apologize. I'm just trying to answer questions that have been put forth using my experiences :) I'm of the opinion that Alignment should pretty much be only color.... That sounds like a phylosophy I can grab onto 90% of the time. The other 10% is when it matters for mechanics as it applies to roleplay: a particular class (Paladin, etc) or particular situation (magic item, etc). 3.5 introduced a bunch of alignment-based spells (which irked me horribly) and prefered ignoring alignment most other places. 4e took that a step further. The old system had everything I needed and wanted for my 10%. I bet I would hate alignment if it was used all the time (100%) or even more of the time (> 10%). I see much consensus here about alignment's overusage or overimportance. I do not see a correlation between the new system and less fervent application. Seems equivalent to replacing an SUV with a compact car to reduce the drive time to work. "A" might have some merits of its own, but it does not lead to "B". The "trained/untrained" system breaks it down into 3 tiers: 1) Casual skill users who just do enough to get by, 2) Trained skill users who are specialized in the area of a skill, and 3) Focused skill users who devote themselves to mastery of a skill.. I was very leary of this, but after seeing it in Saga I like it. I wish they had simply used the Saga system (untrained=1/2 level, trained=+5, focused=+5, some only usable trained). This is good stuff. I would even suggest an optional system of "specialized=+5" to apply to subcategories for those looking for precise flavor. You can also easily try something outside the normal skills and just call it untrained or add additional skills for those wanting to be good at something more unusual. Since feats are acquired by level, independent of class (they wrote them up funny in Saga, but this still holds) and still contain all the old combat favorites as well as the skill focus, with proper tweeking (which I think is in the core of Saga) you can simplify character creation while still allowing great diversity and balance. The wizard can be proficient with a long sword, but at the cost of increased knowledge skills. The fighter can understand religion, but has to wait another level to get cleave. Since feats govern skills (trained & focused are feats) and feats are independent of class, you can tweek your character as they grow to be anything you want. Since starting feats and skills are limited by class at character creation there is still a firm division of classes at the start. 4e does not seem quite as well done here as Saga. I tended to get the impression that minis-and-map combat was a requirement for 3.X as well which was one of my biggest beefs with the game and why I drifted away from it. I get the impression that 4e is "more of the same" and it may have even tied the two closer together. If 4e is to have a "saving grace" then regarding combat, it needs to make combat flow faster and with less rules-consulting needed. Haven't played it yet, so I couldn't say if it does or not.. I was giving this some serious thought. Players might balk or even cry, but I may be able to run a combat away from the table. What if I just tell players if they can acquire flanking like I used to for backstab? What if I just tell them running headlong at the giant will give him the chance to baseball swing them into oblivion before they get close enough to attack (AO for moving through a threatened square)? I get too caught up in having to have it laid out on a table just like they do. Even with the new Warlock and sliding, phasing, beaming up, teleprompting, whatever, who says I cannot just give the warlock a chance to change things up a little without having to toss it on a square grid? It may not work and we might want the mat sometimes, but I get to like my game too. This comes down to my trying to wrap my head around 4e so I can have fun with it and not feel like I just agreed to sharecrop for the man at WotC. That's what's odd though. This has been with several groups through the years, and it's never been an issue. Perhaps it's regional, or perhaps I've just been damn luck, or maybe I bring out the best in other role players, who knows. I can only go with what my experience has been. Now, I have encountered players who fell into that model, but not in whole groups (with one exception...I only played one session and figured out real quick I wouldn't be happy with them). That's pretty much how we deal with it and have for the last 10 years or so. That blows! Seriously! I just wish you could sit in on one of my group's sessions then, just to see how it just happens. It sounds like with your groups, this is the way to deal with it. All I can say, and I don't mean this negatively at all, is my apologies. I really wish everyone could find groups where role play was the norm and rules to "make" or "encourage" it were unnecessary, only rules to help resolve it. It being a system revamp is obvious ;), the only discussion is whether we needed a revamp or just some modifications to fix the problems in 3.5. I don't think it was necessary. When 3.0 came out, we switched to it almost immediately (only waiting for the DMG and MM to come out). Why? Because it had most of our house rules already in it so it was just what we'd been playing in most ways. It was just modifications of what we were already doing. 4th Edition isn't that unfortunately, it's an entirely new system, and one that looks uninteresting to say the least. Well, an email sent to WOTC a few days ago let them know the effect with my group at least. Of course, the response still suggested we play it anyways. Unfortunately, if a system is uninteresting, I'm not going to play it. I still maintain that the only reason some folks have or will try it is because it's Dungeons and Dragons, and no other reason. If this were called Wizard's Quest or something else, they'd not even bother buying the book. Not everyone, but some. You're right about it being system agnostic, and it may be a good way for a DM who has an uninvolved group to try and get people involved. Of course, seeing if it works with my group may not be indicative of anything, since we've already established this isn't an issue in my group. All it would do is establish who goes when, which would kill the freeform nature of it. However, I would be interested to hear about results from 3.5 groups who try this. Actually, you're far from trying to convert ;). Solid discussion of a mechanic (skill challenges) is far more productive than random shouting anyways ;) cplmac It seems to me that it comes down to what that particular group wants to do. If they want every PC to be involved with every discussion or negotiation, then so be it. On the other hand, a couple of the PCs could actually do all the talking while the rest of the party takes care of other tasks at the same time. Such as: ordering food &ale, or maybe they are gathering up the party's gear, or they could be keeping a watchful eye to make sure they don't get caught with their guard down. So what's your beef? The encouragement to participate (you've already had that)? Just the initiative rolling itself (which people will use or not based on their preference)? What you've had wasn't found in the rule books, it was determined by sensible players who know what they want out of the game. The new skill challenge rules just gives to everyone the chance to have what you've had going for years. I'd love to! Make sure to take notes next time and post a play by play so we all those interested can benefit. I can make it required reading by my group and then maybe they'd wake up :D It ain't all bad... some people just don't like freeform roleplaying, or don't know how to have fun with it... especially the crowd I generally deal with, which are the fringe players. I teach people how to play the game that always wondered but never had a chance to try it before. I generally don't run with the hard core gamers that have lived and breathed it since age 7. Not that I don't like them, just the family oriented group I have available don't have too many of those types. It being a system revamp is obvious ;), the only discussion is whether we needed a revamp or just some modifications to fix the problems in 3.5... I still maintain that the only reason some folks have or will try it is because it's Dungeons and Dragons, and no other reason. This comes back to the more general discussion. Many felt that some elements of 3.5 were a pain to shore up and fix, and starting fresh invigorates them. True, others are fans of the D&D IP and will try anything D&D, but thats just a part of the segment. Others are brand new to the whole concept, and may find 4e the thing they need to get into the market. Still others like 3.5 as is even with its flaws, or are too invested to consider laying down more cash. A Lich I know has a whole amazing world he's created of his own, and dislikes the direction the corporation is taking the hobby :p. Regardless, some may put their foot in 4e and find it meets their initial perceptions, for good or for ill, or others that thought they liked the idea found they didn't like the implementation. Some may even be surprised and like it gasp Of course, seeing if it works with my group may not be indicative of anything, since we've already established this isn't an issue in my group. All it would do is establish who goes when, which would kill the freeform nature of it. Freeform sounds like it can be fun. The skill challenge rules actually led to better improvisation in my group, partially because the random rolls affect the ebb and flow of the conversation, well randomly, and there is a definite chance of failure, which adds a new level of urgency. That's just my group though... Solid discussion of a mechanic (skill challenges) is far more productive than random shouting anyways ;) My thoughts exactly! Glad there is at least some of that going on now! It seems to me that it comes down to what that particular group wants to do. As always is the case! It still is invigorating to have a real discussion on a message board on occasion, as opposed to a flamewar :) I guess the best way to state my beef is that instead of letting the group decide, they put rules in which kill the free form nature we've been following for a while now. When you couple that with the changes they made in the skills (a whole other topic into itself), they've set up a "requirement" that people be involved with few tools to help those who aren't naturally predisposed. (requirement is in quotes because you and I know it's not actually required, but others may interpret it differently because of how it's laid out in the DMG). As for it giving everyone the chance to do what we've done, everyone has had the chance from the get-go. The rules certainly allowed it, and the Diplomacy skill in 3x gave everyone the chance moreso than now, since anyone could take the skill and get bonuses to their rolls. Unfortunately, in some circles, that wasn't happening for whatever reason. We played last night, but I didn't get this post until now unfortunately. I'll see what I can do for ya ;) It's true some people don't like freeform role playing. As a rule, I generally don't like role playing with them though. One or two isn't such a big thing, but when the whole group lets one person do the talking because they've got Diplomacy, well... It's a preference thing, that's all ;) Yeah. I'm definitely in the second camp. The thing is, I really wanted to be excited to play 4th Edition. Oh well...ain't the first time I've been disappointed after all ;) What I'm now curious to know is how many of those who love 4th Edition had an issue with this in 3.5 and the fact that it's fixed it has had something to do with it. Whereas I don't feel 4th Edition fixed any of the 3.5 problems, but instead fixed things that weren't broken, I understand that others don't share that thought at all. It could be interesting ;) I just hope I'm making some sense here. No Half-Orc Barbarians I've run several games of D&D 3.5 with out maps and minis, they do make it easier to play, but they aren't/weren't required for play.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line764
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WBZ (CBS) WBZ News : WBZ : October 2, 2015 12:00pm-12:30pm EDT by WBZ . >>> coming up the vatican talking about the pope's meeting with kentucky clerk kim davis. what the holy father may not have known beforehand. >>> new charges, changes coming to your facebook profile the social network plan to help you personalize it even more. >>> and a moose on the loose in central mass, you're watching wbz news at noon we'll be right back. i feel too young to be this old. i just want to be her mom, not her full-time job. i'm the boss of me, but sometimes i need a little help. if you or a loved one call commonwealth care alliance to find out about senior care options. . >>> this portion of wbz news brought to you by westwood furniture. >>> the vatican releasing a statement today clarifying the pope's meeting with kentucky county clerk, kim davis, the vatican says last week's meeting should not be for her position, davis has been at the center of controversy for refusing to sign marriage licenses for gay couples. the vatican ambassador and his staff arranged the meeting, not the pope's delegation. vatican spokesman says the pope was not properly briefed on davis or . >>> coming up the vatican talking about the pope's meeting with kentucky clerk kim davis. what the holy father may not have known beforehand. >>> new charges, changes coming to your facebook profile the social network plan to help you personalize it even more. >>> and a moose on the loose in central mass, you're watching wbz news at noon we'll be right back. i feel too young to be this old. i just want to be her mom, not her full-time job. i'm the boss of me, but... 7News Today in New England : WHDH : October 3, 2015 6:00am-7:00am EDT by WHDH , the vatican playing defense afterword gets out that the pope met with kentucky clerk can kim davis. >>> first, cheerleaders breaking out dance moves to help support we love, love, chocolaty, creamy, with a little something extra. mmm deliciousness. cookies or almonds. yumminess. hershey' s is mine, yours, >>> pretty neat story, cheerleaders, with support for the mom who is fighting breast cancer. >>> they are doing the dance to whip canner. they are raising mon -- cancer. they are a raising money and awareness, too. >> it touched my heart. i am through this happening, you know, you really find out that the people in your life are really there for you. the love, the support, it's overwhelming to say the least. >> very sweet, the 20 girls are selling bracelets with the proceeds going to their teammate's family. >> what a great story. >> and look at them. >> they are also into it. >> how easy it is. >> i learned about this this morning. >> we were teaching -- >> we will spare you the demonstration. >> next up here on 7 news today new england. clearing up a little bit of confusion. the , the vatican playing defense afterword gets out that the pope met with kentucky clerk can kim davis. >>> first, cheerleaders breaking out dance moves to help support we love, love, chocolaty, creamy, with a little something extra. mmm deliciousness. cookies or almonds. yumminess. hershey' s is mine, yours, >>> pretty neat story, cheerleaders, with support for the mom who is fighting breast cancer. >>> they are doing the dance to whip canner. they are raising mon --... ABC World News : WPVI : October 4, 2015 6:30pm-7:01pm EDT nine days away. >> mary, thank you. >>> and from the vatican, marriage and sexuality are front and center. pope francis with a forceful message of traditional marriage. as a priest comes out of the closet, publicly announcing he's gay and in a relationship. the vatican firing him. here's terry moran. >> reporter: pope francis speaking to bishops today, strongly reaffirmed traditional catholic teaching on marriage. but he didn't stop there, insisting on acceptance and mercy for all, even those experiencing divorce. and after a week of stunning revelations about his american tour, the vatican now struggling to do damage control. earlier in the week, the news that kentucky county clerk kim davis met with the pope, and claimed he endorsed her actions. >> he said, stay strong. >> reporter: and another stunner, the vatican backtracks, saying the meeting wasn't the pope's idea. saying the meeting was the idea of vatican officials in washington. and that francis offered nothing more than common courtesy. >> his kindness and warmth and hospitality, he shook hands and gave rosaries. >> repor nine days away. >> mary, thank you. >>> and from the vatican, marriage and sexuality are front and center. pope francis with a forceful message of traditional marriage. as a priest comes out of the closet, publicly announcing he's gay and in a relationship. the vatican firing him. here's terry moran. >> reporter: pope francis speaking to bishops today, strongly reaffirmed traditional catholic teaching on marriage. but he didn't stop there, insisting on acceptance and mercy... WCVB (ABC) NewsCenter 5 at 11:00 : WCVB : October 3, 2015 1:07am-1:37am EDT clerk kim davis. what the vatican is saying how to and who else the pope neat day. phil: the latest on joaquin. >> any time a buyer buys a house, they have anxiety. phil: taking the ves out of getting a mortgage. j.c.: a new take on a meeting between pope and kentucky county clerk kim davis. what the vatican is saying how to and who else the pope met that day. the vatican releases a new statement on the pope's contro meeting with kentucky county clerk kim davis. a spokesman says that meeting last week in washington should not be considered a form of "support" for her position, it was just a brief greeting. davis was jailed after refusing to sign marriage licenses for gay couples. the vatican says the pope francis met with many people during the u.s. stay. among them, a former student, grassi, an openly day can with his long time part mer. phil: new at 11:00 bying a house, for most families, it's the largest, single purchase they will ever paque. and it cap be one of the most stressful. now a new federal law taking effect this weekend designed to change all that. >> people are going to clerk kim davis. what the vatican is saying how to and who else the pope neat day. phil: the latest on joaquin. >> any time a buyer buys a house, they have anxiety. phil: taking the ves out of getting a mortgage. j.c.: a new take on a meeting between pope and kentucky county clerk kim davis. what the vatican is saying how to and who else the pope met that day. the vatican releases a new statement on the pope's contro meeting with kentucky county clerk kim davis. a spokesman says that... CBS Evening News : KPIX : October 3, 2015 6:00pm-6:31pm PDT . a priest announces he is gay, and is fired by the vatican. and a midwest farmer makes a flynn stone-style discovery when the cbs evening news continues. >> axelrod: the vatican dismissed a priest today after he told a newspaper that he's gay, that he's in a relationship, and then called for a change in the church's stance on homoswult. as mire reports this comes on the eve of a major meeting of catholic bishops. >> reporter: 43-year-old krysztof charamsa appeared with his partner, known only as eduardo. "i came out," he said. "this is a very personal decision, and the catholic church's homophobic world a very difficult and tough decision. the vatican did not cite a specific reason for his firing but criticized the timing. "the decision to make such a pointed statement on the eve of the opening of the synod appears very serious and irresponsible, since it aims to subject the synod assembly to undue media pressure." >> the timing is not a coincidence. he is clearly deliberately doing this to apply pressure. >> reporter: candida moss is a professor of theology at the university of notr . a priest announces he is gay, and is fired by the vatican. and a midwest farmer makes a flynn stone-style discovery when the cbs evening news continues. >> axelrod: the vatican dismissed a priest today after he told a newspaper that he's gay, that he's in a relationship, and then called for a change in the church's stance on homoswult. as mire reports this comes on the eve of a major meeting of catholic bishops. >> reporter: 43-year-old krysztof charamsa appeared with his partner,... News4 at 11 : WRC : October 2, 2015 11:00pm-11:35pm EDT by WRC . >>> changing stories, the vatican now telling its store of the pope's meeting with kentucky clerk, kim davis. >>> so who wins when you get in a battle of he said-she said with the pope. hundreds of you talking on our facebook page about the vatican clarifying the pontiff's meeting with kentucky court clerk kim davis saying it should not be considered a form of support for her position. the vatican says davis was one of dozens of people including our leaders who met with the pope here in d.c. >> pope francis, as we know is very adept and politically savvy and will not allow himself to get entangled in local debates. this was an effort to untangle some of the criticism he had received for this meeting. >> among those other visitors to the vatican, a gay couple, one of them a former student of pope francis and his partner. they had been friends of the pope for years. >>> a couple of prodigys for springfield, virginia are headed to prison for their hacking schemes. we're learning a lot more about what these twin brothers can do. speaking with him when he was being investigated for wri . >>> changing stories, the vatican now telling its store of the pope's meeting with kentucky clerk, kim davis. >>> so who wins when you get in a battle of he said-she said with the pope. hundreds of you talking on our facebook page about the vatican clarifying the pontiff's meeting with kentucky court clerk kim davis saying it should not be considered a form of support for her position. the vatican says davis was one of dozens of people including our leaders who met with the... MSNBC Live : MSNBCW : October 2, 2015 3:00pm-4:01pm PDT shows the storm moving away from the east coast there is trouble ahead this weekend and the vatican is speaking out about the meeting between pope francis and kentucky clerk kim davis. a little twist there. why do so many people choose aleve? it's the brand more doctors recommend for minor arthritis pain. plus, just two aleve can last all day. you'd need 6 tylenol arthritis to do that. aleve. all day strong. and i am a certified arborist for pg&e.ughes i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communities. the environment is there for my kids and future generations. together, we're building a better california. >>> more breaking news for you. hurricane joaquin is battering the bahamas right now with 130 miles per shows the storm moving away from the east coast there is trouble ahead this weekend and the vatican is speaking out about the meeting between pope francis and kentucky clerk kim davis. a little twist there. why do so many people choose aleve? it's the brand more doctors recommend for minor arthritis pain. plus, just two aleve can last all day. you'd need 6 tylenol arthritis to do that. aleve. all day strong. and i am a certified arborist for pg&e.ughes i oversee the patrolling of trees... News : ALJAZAM : October 2, 2015 7:30am-9:01am EDT by ALJAZAM davis. the vatican says the clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses was part of a large group of several dozen people invited by the vatican ambassador to meet the pope in washington. her lawyer initially claimed the meeting was private culminating in a hug and a note of encouragement, but the vatican says that's not the case. in a statement the vatican said, quote, the pope did not enter into the details of the situation of mrs. davis, and his meeting with her shouldn't be considered a form of support of her position. >>> today it's the syrian government going before the u.n. general assembly, and it's expected to talk about the civil war there. that war and the millions of refugees it continues to produce have dominated this year's global meeting. they've also been a main source of tension between world powers including the u.s. and russia. john is here with more. john, what can we expect from the syrian address? >> hey, john henry. good morning. well, here we are at the end of leaders week at the u.n. general assembly, and we go out with a bang because the syrians are davis. the vatican says the clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses was part of a large group of several dozen people invited by the vatican ambassador to meet the pope in washington. her lawyer initially claimed the meeting was private culminating in a hug and a note of encouragement, but the vatican says that's not the case. in a statement the vatican said, quote, the pope did not enter into the details of the situation of mrs. davis, and his meeting with her shouldn't be... WUSA (CBS) wusa 9 News at 7pm : WUSA : October 21, 2015 7:00pm-7:31pm EDT by WUSA stngandi by its story. tonight and what the vatican has to say. next. >> and is it time to panic at redskins park? at two and four i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would we want to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond? okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? why fios? well fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. whatever speed you need, fios has it. so if you need more streaming for more devices fios gives you options with the fastest internet and wi-fi available from 50 to 500 mpbs. and we're not just talking downloads. we're talking equal upload speeds, too. you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x f stngandi by its story. tonight and what the vatican has to say. next. >> and is it time to panic at redskins park? at two and four i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and... News : ALJAZAM : October 2, 2015 12:30pm-1:01pm EDT learned during hurricane sandy. >>> the vatican clarifies what happened in that meeting between pope francis and kentucky clerk kim davis. ♪ >> one of the longest serving secretaries in president obama cabinet is leaving the white house. arne duncan announced he will step down in december. he says he will return to chicago where he used to run the public school system there, though he doesn't know what he will do next. patricia sabga has been following the story. >> one of the big problems if you will for arne duncan and the department of education has been the handling of corinthian colleges. this was the nation's largest for-profit college chain, and it was hit with a slew of state and federal lawsuits, alleging things like predator lending and lying about job-placement rates. and the department of education when they finally started to look into it. corinthian through its hands up and said if it didn't continue to make federal funds available, it would go into bankruptcy. so it kept it afloat while it brokered the sale of 56 colleges. this lead to a student strike, a group that learned during hurricane sandy. >>> the vatican clarifies what happened in that meeting between pope francis and kentucky clerk kim davis. ♪ >> one of the longest serving secretaries in president obama cabinet is leaving the white house. arne duncan announced he will step down in december. he says he will return to chicago where he used to run the public school system there, though he doesn't know what he will do next. patricia sabga has been following the story. >> one... The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell : MSNBCW : October 5, 2015 7:00pm-8:01pm PDT , rachel. >>> the vatican now says that kim davis was not granted an individual audience with the pope at his residence in washington, so she's not telling the truth about that part. the one man who was granted such an audience will join us tonight and tell us about bringing his boyfriend to meet the pope. >>> and we no longer have to try to predict when donald trump will drop out of the presidential race because he has predicted it, himself. >> i'm a more reserved person than maybe some people in politics are. i've had a hard couple of 22 years. i also like to have a good time. >> the question, what is your favorite celebratory drink? >> a martini, a vodka martini. and in the james bond, way, you know, shaken. >> not stirred. >> a new report puts the spot light on how carly fiorina's failed senate campaign handled its cash. >> all of our debt was paid off and everyone was paid in full. >> she told her staff that this was really not her personal responsibility. >> the "washington post" doesn't have a lot of credibility here. >> donald trump still atop the latest iowa and new hampshire pol , rachel. >>> the vatican now says that kim davis was not granted an individual audience with the pope at his residence in washington, so she's not telling the truth about that part. the one man who was granted such an audience will join us tonight and tell us about bringing his boyfriend to meet the pope. >>> and we no longer have to try to predict when donald trump will drop out of the presidential race because he has predicted it, himself. >> i'm a more reserved... NBC Nightly News : KNTV : October 3, 2015 5:30pm-6:01pm PDT involvement. >>> and a bold move by a polish priest brought a quick response from the vatican today. monsignor krzysztof charamsa had worked at the vatican for 12 years. he admitted in media interviews this week that he was gay and had a partner. at a news conference he called the church homophobic and planned a demonstration in front of the vatican. the vatican responded today by dismissing the priest from his job calling his actions grave and irresponsible. >>> we're back in a moment with an update on our top stories. >>> tonight, here in roseburg, oregon the community struggling with how to mourn, eventually heal, and someday maybe even forgive. why would someone do something so evil with such paralyzing ripple effects on so many loving families? what remains clear, there is not one easy solution to combat senseless gun violence in this country, but the outpouring of love and kindness from this community to one another is one solution to not letting the shooter win. craig? >> thomas, thank you. neighbors are helping neighbors there in oregon. soon in many places along the eastern involvement. >>> and a bold move by a polish priest brought a quick response from the vatican today. monsignor krzysztof charamsa had worked at the vatican for 12 years. he admitted in media interviews this week that he was gay and had a partner. at a news conference he called the church homophobic and planned a demonstration in front of the vatican. the vatican responded today by dismissing the priest from his job calling his actions grave and irresponsible. >>> we're back... Newscenter 5 Eyeopener : WCVB : October 2, 2015 6:00am-7:00am EDT plans online. frank holland, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: breaking right now. the vatican has released a new statement on the pope's controversial meeting with the kentucky county clerk kim davis. a spokesman says that meeting last week in washington should not be considered a form of support for her position. davis was jailed after refusing to sign marriage licenses for gay couples. the vatican says pope francis met with many people during his u.s. stay due to, quote, kindness and availability. also breaking overnight, the taliban claiming responsibility for the shooting down of a u.s. military plane in afghanistan, but the pentagon is not buying that. 14 people were killed, including 6 american service members killed when the transport plane crashed approaching an airport. also among the dead, several civilian contractors, three people on the ground as well. erika: right now hurricane joaquin just battering the bahamas, a powerful and dangerous category 4 storm just creeping along. no immediate reports of casualties there. the storm may only get stronger. cindy: still just sitting. m plans online. frank holland, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: breaking right now. the vatican has released a new statement on the pope's controversial meeting with the kentucky county clerk kim davis. a spokesman says that meeting last week in washington should not be considered a form of support for her position. davis was jailed after refusing to sign marriage licenses for gay couples. the vatican says pope francis met with many people during his u.s. stay due to, quote, kindness and availability.... Good Morning America: Weekend Edition : WJLA : October 3, 2015 7:00am-8:01am EDT it. think of it this way, the vatican versus kim davis where the vatican made a surprise move issuing a statement downplaying the meeting saying that davis was invited by vatican officials in washington and not by the pope. this morning, the vatican and embattled county clerk kim davis going head-to-head once again with differing versions of her meeting with pope francis. davis' attorney insisting overnight this meeting was a private meeting. >> the pope did meet privately with her and the invitation came from the vatican. >> reporter: the vatican denied her brief introduction was an endorsement of her beliefs stating the pope did not enter into the details of situation of mrs. davis and his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support. the pope has gained popularity for his progressive views, but he has held firm the vatican position against marriage equality. in d.c. he met with longtime friend yayo grassy openly gay one day before davis said he told her to stay strong. >> just knowing that the pope is on track, you know, with what we're doing. >> reporter: the offici it. think of it this way, the vatican versus kim davis where the vatican made a surprise move issuing a statement downplaying the meeting saying that davis was invited by vatican officials in washington and not by the pope. this morning, the vatican and embattled county clerk kim davis going head-to-head once again with differing versions of her meeting with pope francis. davis' attorney insisting overnight this meeting was a private meeting. >> the pope did meet privately with her and... NBC10 News at 6pm : WCAU : October 3, 2015 6:00pm-6:31pm EDT church controversy, a catholic priest has been removed from his post at the vatican after making a public revelation about his sexuality. we'll explain. >>> a catholic priest removed from his position at the vatican after admitting he was gay. he introduced his partner at a news conference. they planned a demonstration in front of the vatican. now, the vatican said the priest was dismissed because of the interview and demonstration and not because of his relation. open an issue on how to reach out to the gay community. >>> coming up we are still tracking coastal flood issues but i'm also tracking drier conditions. i'll let you know and we'll start to dry things out coming after my full forecast. your immune system doesn't work the way it did when rock was young. so we made fluzone high-dose vaccine... for people 65+. with a high high higher dose of antigen... it's significantly more effective than fluzone vaccine in preventing flu. fluzone high-dose vaccine is approved for people 65 and older. it's not for anyone who's had a severe allergic reaction to any vaccine component, includ church controversy, a catholic priest has been removed from his post at the vatican after making a public revelation about his sexuality. we'll explain. >>> a catholic priest removed from his position at the vatican after admitting he was gay. he introduced his partner at a news conference. they planned a demonstration in front of the vatican. now, the vatican said the priest was dismissed because of the interview and demonstration and not because of his relation. open an issue on how... Eyewitness News at 5:30 : KYW : October 2, 2015 5:30am-6:01am EDT by KYW morning, we're learning more from the vatican about the pope's meet being with controversial county clerk kim davis. officials at the vatican say the meeting was quote not considered a form of support for her position. davis' attorney says that two met briefly at the vatican embasy washington and that the pope told dave toys quote stay strong. the kentucky clerk spent several days in jail last month for refuse to go issue marriage license toss same sex couple. the vatican says pope francis met with many people during his us stay, due to his quote kindness and availability. >> thousands are lacing up their sneakers at this hour to begin an inspirational journey. they are going to walk 60 miles this weekend to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us now, out in willow grove where the susan g. komen three day for the cure kicks up. we know it is a chilly start, we see your coat. >> it is a little chilly, little rainy, leg windy. you know what? it really can't compare to the festivities that are ahead this weekend as you said the t morning, we're learning more from the vatican about the pope's meet being with controversial county clerk kim davis. officials at the vatican say the meeting was quote not considered a form of support for her position. davis' attorney says that two met briefly at the vatican embasy washington and that the pope told dave toys quote stay strong. the kentucky clerk spent several days in jail last month for refuse to go issue marriage license toss same sex couple. the vatican says pope francis met... CBS 2 News at 5 : WCBS : October 21, 2015 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT get to their parking lot. how could this happen? >> also tonight, the vatican fights back after a newspaper claims the pope is hiding a health problem. >> plus, gone in a flash. see how thieves hit a local car dealership ripping off rims and tires. >> and it is just a beautiful day. i'm live here on the cbs 2 weather deck. look, there is a change in our weather. it's still off to the west. i'll tell you if it gets here tomorrow. we'll look at the forecast for the game tonight in chicago all coming up. for the girl scout meeting... ok! for the soccer team... how many meetings are you having?! at stop & shop, prices have just gone down. the savings keep going up. which makes the checkout lane, victory lane. my stop & shop. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic, why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions a get to their parking lot. how could this happen? >> also tonight, the vatican fights back after a newspaper claims the pope is hiding a health problem. >> plus, gone in a flash. see how thieves hit a local car dealership ripping off rims and tires. >> and it is just a beautiful day. i'm live here on the cbs 2 weather deck. look, there is a change in our weather. it's still off to the west. i'll tell you if it gets here tomorrow. we'll look at the forecast for the game tonight... France 24 : LINKTV : October 8, 2015 5:30am-6:01am PDT the vatican's theological positions and the lives people are leaving is still huge. the sinnott is still underway in the vatican -- the synod is still underway in the vatican. that is ongoing for the pope. genie: you were talking about intellectuals. magazine is looking at how there is fierce debate. nicholas: there is fierce debate about the debaters. an intellectual associate with the right wing in france, known to adopt rhetoric used by the far right, there in thinker mode, as in the statue that we know of, "the thinker." he is basically saying, "we have to fight against the politically correct. the things left have lost -- the fence left have lost their medicalÑqo [bell ringing] >> the nation's last sardi the vatican's theological positions and the lives people are leaving is still huge. the sinnott is still underway in the vatican -- the synod is still underway in the vatican. that is ongoing for the pope. genie: you were talking about intellectuals. magazine is looking at how there is fierce debate. nicholas: there is fierce debate about the debaters. an intellectual associate with the right wing in france, known to adopt rhetoric used by the far right, there in thinker mode, as in the statue... 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CBS 2 News at 5 : WCBS : October 2, 2015 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT happened when kim davis met the pope? why her story is different than what the vatican is saying today. >> i knew in my heart at that time that he was with us. >> she lost her son on the football field but found his spirit with a woman who got the gift of life thanks to his big heart. >> and could you call it yelp for humans. the app that's encouraging writing. >>> a ride on an elevator turned deadly this morning in brooklyn. a man was crushed to death trying to get out of it when it got stuck between floors. cbs 2's steve langford spoke with a woman who was inside. >> reporter: all of a sudden the elevator drops and shoots straight up. >> reporter: this traumatized woman was in the mal functioning elevator at 156 hope street in williamsburg at 4:15 a.m. the doors of the stopped elevator opened between floors and the woman's friend tried to get out. 37-year-old aaron modan was crushed when the elevator moved suddenly. >> i just kept blowing into his mouth and we can do this. i felt his speaker of the house. >> reporter: mona says she administered mouth-to-mouth revive him. mowdan died happened when kim davis met the pope? why her story is different than what the vatican is saying today. >> i knew in my heart at that time that he was with us. >> she lost her son on the football field but found his spirit with a woman who got the gift of life thanks to his big heart. >> and could you call it yelp for humans. the app that's encouraging writing. >>> a ride on an elevator turned deadly this morning in brooklyn. a man was crushed to death trying to get... KCSM (PBS) Democracy Now! : KCSM : October 8, 2015 12:00pm-1:01pm PDT by KCSM the vatican, and her upcoming concert during the u.n. climate talks. plus, she performs live here. ♪ amy: patti smith for the hour. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has personally apologized to doctors without borders for the u.s. airstrike that struck its hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, killing 12 staff members and 10 patients, including three children, on saturday. white house spokesperson josh earnest announced the apology. >> president obama spoke by telephone with doctors without borders international president to apologize and express his condolences for the msf staff and patients who were killed and injured when a u.s. military airstrike mistakenly struck and uz, field hospital in kund afghanistan over the weekend. amy: in response, doctors without borders repeated its demand for an independent investigation under the geneva conventions. msf said they knew the accordance of the hospital and continued the attack for half an hour after being informed a hospital had been hit. the vatican, and her upcoming concert during the u.n. climate talks. plus, she performs live here. ♪ amy: patti smith for the hour. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has personally apologized to doctors without borders for the u.s. airstrike that struck its hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, killing 12 staff members and 10 patients, including three children, on saturday. white house spokesperson... Eyewitness News : WABC : October 21, 2015 11:00pm-11:35pm EDT by WABC . >>> next, the vatican responding to reports the pope has a brain tumor. >> plus, khloe kardashian and lamar odom calling off the nc >>> the vatican tonight disputing a shocking report that pope francis has a brain tumor. the spokesman for the vatican says the story in the national daily completely unfounded, seriously irresponsible, and they're quoting now, not worth any attention. they added the 78-year-old's head is absolutely perfect. >>> lamar odom and khloe kardashian have called off their divorce as he continues to recover from his near-death binge at a nevada brothel. kardashian's lawyer filed a petition dismissing the 2013 divorce filing. kardashian has been at odom's side since he was found unconscious at a nevada brothel eight days ago where he spent $75,000. he emerged from a coma after a few days but is expected to have a long recovery ahead. >>> rob powers, any news of baseball? >> getting closer and closer. it's been one fun night. the mets in chicago with a chance to close out the cubs, potential trip to the world series. straight ahead, what happened right there. live . >>> next, the vatican responding to reports the pope has a brain tumor. >> plus, khloe kardashian and lamar odom calling off the nc >>> the vatican tonight disputing a shocking report that pope francis has a brain tumor. the spokesman for the vatican says the story in the national daily completely unfounded, seriously irresponsible, and they're quoting now, not worth any attention. they added the 78-year-old's head is absolutely perfect. >>> lamar odom and... KTVU (FOX) KTVU Fox 2 News at 5pm : KTVU : October 21, 2015 5:00pm-6:01pm PDT by KTVU . >>> denials from the vatican, what the article says about the pope >>> and caught on camera, hit at a crosswalk. we're learning this isn't the first time this has happened here. >> do you feel safe walking across the street. >> no, i don't. >> the effort to get drivers to slow down. >>> a u.s. marine fighter jet crashed killing the pilot today. it was flying to mir mar when it went down. the jet had just taken off and crashed into farmland. no one else was hurt. authorities have not released the pilot's identity and the crash is under investigation. >>> russian president putin welcomed assad. >> i don't see how assad could ever unite and kevin the country. we have to bring every ounce of our collective influence together to give home to syria who reject the tyrants and the terrorists. >> the vatican is denying a newspaper report that pope francis has a small curable tumor on his brain. >> the news of the pope's health condition is totally unfounded. it is a totally irresponsible act of the italian newspaper that released this. >> the vatican denied the details of the report completely . >>> denials from the vatican, what the article says about the pope >>> and caught on camera, hit at a crosswalk. we're learning this isn't the first time this has happened here. >> do you feel safe walking across the street. >> no, i don't. >> the effort to get drivers to slow down. >>> a u.s. marine fighter jet crashed killing the pilot today. it was flying to mir mar when it went down. the jet had just taken off and crashed into farmland. no one... ABC World News : WJLA : October 4, 2015 6:00pm-6:31pm EDT from the vatican, pope francis with a forceful message of traditional marriage. as a priest comes out of the closet, publicly announcing he's gay and in a committed relationship. here's terry moran. >> reporter: the pope reaffirmed the traditional marriage. but he didn't stop there, insisting on acceptance and mercy for all, even those experiencing divorce. and the vatican now struggling to do damage control. earlier in the week, the news that kentucky county clerk kim davis met with the pope, and claimed he endorsed her actions. >> he said, stay strong. >> reporter: and another stunner, the vatican saying the meeting wasn't the pope's idea. francis offered nothing more than common courtesy. >> his kindness and warmth and hospitality, he shook hands and gave rosaries. >> reporter: and in his last week in washington, embracing a former student, a gay man that brought his longtime partner. >> i do hope it means exactly what it is. that he's not afraid to have a gay friend. that me being gay is no different than me having blue eyes. >> reporter: a pope that reaffirms the teachings of his from the vatican, pope francis with a forceful message of traditional marriage. as a priest comes out of the closet, publicly announcing he's gay and in a committed relationship. here's terry moran. >> reporter: the pope reaffirmed the traditional marriage. but he didn't stop there, insisting on acceptance and mercy for all, even those experiencing divorce. and the vatican now struggling to do damage control. earlier in the week, the news that kentucky county clerk kim davis met with the... News : ALJAZAM : September 30, 2015 8:00pm-9:01pm EDT . palestine joining the vatican as the only non-member observer state allowed to fly its flag alongside full member states. that historic moment coming after his repeated insistence that the word body recognize palestine. >> it is unconscionable in light of the enormous sacrifices we have paid, our patience over these years of exile and suffering, to remain unresolved for all these decades. >> well, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will have to respond to all of this when he addresses the general assembly tomorrow. tonight, his party put out a statement that said the party's speech was deceitful and he called upon the palestinian authority to act responsibly. meanwhile, the secretary john kerry said the peace is not an unreasonable dream and now that the talks are concluded the administration will go about bringing these sides together again. adam. >> thank you, john. the first oslo accords was signed in 1993. israel and the palestine liberation organization they recognized each other's existence us. thaexistence. that was ground-breaking. it was supposed to lead to a . palestine joining the vatican as the only non-member observer state allowed to fly its flag alongside full member states. that historic moment coming after his repeated insistence that the word body recognize palestine. >> it is unconscionable in light of the enormous sacrifices we have paid, our patience over these years of exile and suffering, to remain unresolved for all these decades. >> well, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will have to respond to all of this when... NBC10 News Today at 4:30am : WCAU : October 22, 2015 4:30am-5:01am EDT culpable homicide. >>> the vatican says reports that the pope has a brain tumor are untrue. rumors began when an italian newspaper reported pope francis has a small, curable brain tumor. the paper cited unnamed nursing sources that claimed sheshot sought help and the vatican spokesman calls the report unfounded and irresponsible. the paper says it's by its story. the brain cancer specialist says he never examined the pontiff and also says the reports are quote completely false. >> well, we all know that plaque friday is big business and it seemed like every thanksgiving more stores are staying opened for holiday employees and they never close. >> it's always a big debate. now the staff at one glocester county mall wants to buck that trend. workers started a petition asking that management reconsider opening the mall at 6:00 thanksgiving night. they say taking people away from the holiday based around spending time with family and friends. we reached out to the mall for comment. we have yet to hear back. >>> cominging up on ten minutes before 5:00 t. temperatures are coming down the culpable homicide. >>> the vatican says reports that the pope has a brain tumor are untrue. rumors began when an italian newspaper reported pope francis has a small, curable brain tumor. the paper cited unnamed nursing sources that claimed sheshot sought help and the vatican spokesman calls the report unfounded and irresponsible. the paper says it's by its story. the brain cancer specialist says he never examined the pontiff and also says the reports are quote completely false.... Newscenter 5 at Five : WCVB : October 2, 2015 5:00pm-5:30pm EDT come, the statement from the vatican today and the other meeting the pope had during his visit that we are just learning about. j.c.: russian airstrikes continuing over syria. the one thing russia is insisting upon tonight. phil: the information of 15 million t-mobile customers compromised. the data hackers may have gotten their hands on. j.c.: a love story that began before they even knew it. the kids in this picture that j.c.: three scheduled executions in oklahoma are put on hold. a court agreed to halt them after the prison system received the wrong drug for a lethal injection scheduled this week for richard glossip, who murdered a hotel owner in 1997, just hours before the scheduled execution, prison officials realized they' d received potassium acetate instead of potassium chloride, one of three ingredients in the lethal injection formula. j.c.: the vatican releasing a new statement on the pope' s controversial meeting with kentucky county clerk kim davis. a spokesman says that meeting last week in washington should not be considered a form of support for her position. davis was come, the statement from the vatican today and the other meeting the pope had during his visit that we are just learning about. j.c.: russian airstrikes continuing over syria. the one thing russia is insisting upon tonight. phil: the information of 15 million t-mobile customers compromised. the data hackers may have gotten their hands on. j.c.: a love story that began before they even knew it. the kids in this picture that j.c.: three scheduled executions in oklahoma are put on hold. a court... News : ALJAZAM : October 2, 2015 10:30am-11:01am EDT . the vatican is now down playing that meeting with the woman who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. the church says she was part of several dozen people invited to meet the pope last week. her lawyer initially claimed the meeting was private. the vatican says that is not the case. the vatican said, quote: >>> and american and russian air strikes hit across syria, the world waits to hear what the assad government's response will be. syria takes the podium today at the u.n. general assembly. >>> and the u.s. pauses two of its anti-isil programs, the reasons, and why it matters ahead. >>> russia's president is meeting with european leaders to talk about syria today. vladimir putin met with french president hollande and german chancellor, angela merkel, both russia and france launched air strikes in syria this week. russia says it hit isil camps overnight, but washington is sceptical. neave barker is at that meeting in paris. >> reporter: this is the first contact that the russian president vladimir putin has had with western leaders since ordering air . the vatican is now down playing that meeting with the woman who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. the church says she was part of several dozen people invited to meet the pope last week. her lawyer initially claimed the meeting was private. the vatican says that is not the case. the vatican said, quote: >>> and american and russian air strikes hit across syria, the world waits to hear what the assad government's response will be. syria takes the...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line787
__label__wiki	0.604193	0.604193	Photo by Mary Cybulski/Cinemax It has been long established that medical dramas are among audience's favorites all around the world. Think ER, House MD, Grey's Anatomy to mention but a few, and think of the many successful seasons that they had and you will know that the world love medical drama series! Personally, I'm somewhat indifferent to the specific context, whether is a doctors' or lawyers', or mafia's world, I don't particularly care for that. What I do care is if I like the cast and the story, basically is the show interesting or not? I recently started watching The Knick which aired on August 8th 2014 in the USA and thus far there are only 2 episodes out of the total 10 for season 1. MODERN MEDICINE HAD TO START SOMEWHERE The new medical drama directed by Steven Soderbergh, follows the professional and private lives of the staff at the New York's Knickerbocker Hospital at the beginning of the 20th century. During those years, medicine progressed incredibly both in the States and in Europe, and it was customary for doctors to carry out some important operations, as well as experimental surgery in front of an audience made of other physicians. The drama which gets quite gore at times, touches various issues, from racial integration, to drugs, to science development. As an after thought, it made me think that in some ways, besides the medical progress, 100 odd years later we are still dealing with similar social, personal and professional situations. The main cast It's early days as I have seen only 2 episodes, but the characters are developing quickly before our eyes. As it's a fairly big cast I will only list the 3 characters that I like the most so far: Photo courtesy of Cinemax Dr. John W. Thackery Clive Owen plays Dr. John Thackery: a surgeon that suddenly finds himself to head The Knick. What we know thus far about the professional life of John, is that he is passionate about his work. The impression I had though, was that he seems more interested in the science aspect of being a doctor than the compassionate part. I mean, doctors usually become doctors because they want to help others right? And I'm sure John does too, but I feel he is more preoccupied with developing the science than else. He comes across very clinical and arrogant and he surely has personal demons to deal with in his private life, so I'm excited to see where this character will take us. From the first moment I saw him he reminded me of Dr. House. Same moody, even rude attitude, but very, very good at his job. As far as Clive Owen playing this character goes, I like the choice: his persona and looks lend themselves well to the period drama set. Dr. Algernon Edwards Andre` Holland, that we have seen sporadically in both TV and Film plays young Dr. Algernon Edwards, who has been trained and has practices at top hospitals in Paris and London. Now, on the next step of his career, through an overruling by the hospital chief trustee Cornelia Robertson, Dr. Edwards is hired for the role of Deputy Chief of Surgery, something that Dr. Thackary refuses to accept. Encountering apathy and manners that today would result in a court suit, he has to deal with being judged not by his skills or experience but by the color of his skin. Dr. Thackary spares no doubt on how he feels about Dr. Algernon Edwards when he tells him: "You can only run away and join the circus, if the circus wants you, and I don't want you in my circus". Dr. Edwards thus far seems the total opposite of Dr. Thackary. He is humble and compassionate, and it does make me wonder whether these 2 opposites will attract eventually of if the feud will last. Lucy ELKINS Irish born, Eve Hewson plays nurse Lucy Elkins, one of the nurses working at The Knick. Lucy is your typical early 20th century girl: naive, shy and modest. She is often overshadowed by the personalities of the doctors and often they (particularly Dr. Thackary) are oblivious to her work and even humiliate her in public. I have the feeling though, that nurse Elkins, will come through in the coming episodes and will grow to be an asset. So in my opinion she is one to watch. WHY DO I LIKE THE KNICK In few words, I like it because the storytelling is fabulous. Steven Soderbergh has directed some of my favorite movies of all times. like Erin Brokovich, The Ocean trilogy, Traffic and many, many others. I think there are few people that can get into a thematic as he does. The Knick for me, proved to be another hit. I love the cast, how the story is unfolding and I love the setting: an early 1900 New York, plays as backdrop to the events. Great details are seen in the costumes and the dialogues. It's a bloody show, after all it deals with a hospital, but then, if you think is not real blood...you get used to it pretty quickly as I did, and you when the gore parts are showing you will focus instead by the tools and method of surgery they were using. The show plays on Cinemax, HBO's sister network and they have already signed off a second season, I can only hope it gets to see more because it's very enjoyable! If you want to follow or find The Knick on Social Media use #AtTheKnick of click on the icons below. The Knick airs on Cinemax at 10PM on Fridays Did you watch The Knick? Tell us what you think in the comments below.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line791
__label__wiki	0.643866	0.643866	‧Business Home / Business Wed, Sep 11, 2019 - Page 10　News List US states launch Google antitrust probe ‘DO NO EVIL’:The state attorneys general did not call for specific remedies such as a breakup, saying the investigation is to ‘determine facts’ and first focus on advertising AFP, WASHINGTON Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes with other state attorneys general speaks to reporters in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington on Monday to announce an antitrust investigation into Google. The backlash against Big Tech on Monday moved into a new phase as officials from nearly all US states announced an antitrust investigation into the dominance of Internet giant Google. The announcement from 50 attorneys general calls for a probe into whether Google abused its power in the online ecosystem at the expense of rivals or consumers. The move, described as a preliminary probe of Google’s actions in online advertising, highlights the growing complaints about Big Tech dominance and follows a separate investigation into Facebook Inc announced last week by a coalition of US states. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that the probe underscores fears about how Google benefits from data harvested from the online ecosystem. “What we’ve all learned is that while many consumers believe the Internet is free ... the Internet is not free,” Paxton told a news conference in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington. “There is nothing wrong with a business becoming the biggest game in town if it does so through free market competition, but we have seen evidence that Google’s business practices may have undermined consumer choice, stifled innovation, violated users’ privacy and put Google in control of the flow and dissemination of online information,” he said. “The question for us is whether Google has strayed from its founding principles to not do evil,” Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes told the news conference. “We’re looking into whether Google’s business practices have undermined free market competition — and hurt consumers,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro added. The probe is being backed by 48 states — with only California and Alabama absent — and joined by Puerto Rico and the federal District of Columbia. Officials stopped short of calling for any specific remedies such as a breakup — which some Google critics have called for. “It is an investigation to determine the facts,” Paxton said. “Right now it is on advertising, but the facts will lead where the facts will lead.” Google senior vice president of global affairs Kent Walker said in a blog post on Friday last week that the company would cooperate with regulators, while stressing that its services “help people, create more choice, and support thousands of jobs and small businesses across the United States.” According to research firm eMarketer, Google leads the US digital ad market with a 37.2 percent share worth about US$48 billion this year and is expected to control 20 percent of all US ad spending, online and offline combined. Google is by far the largest online search engine and captures nearly 75 percent of search-related online ads in the US, according to eMarketer. Christopher Sagers, a professor of antitrust law at Cleveland State University, said it was potentially “very significant” to see the state coalitions working on antitrust. “After the past few years, the [US President Donald] Trump administration’s antitrust program has come to seem pretty inactive, influenced by a lot of politics that have made it hard to interpret,” Sagers said. On Friday, New York state Attorney General Letitia James announced an action on behalf of seven other states and the District of Columbia to probe “whether Facebook has stifled competition and put users at risk.” The antitrust actions come against a backdrop of declining public trust in big online firms, and fines levied against Facebook and Google over privacy violations.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line794
__label__cc	0.658193	0.341807	Stargate Command (SGC) Base From StargateWiki Revision as of 10:32, 7 July 2004 by Alison (talk \| contribs) (→‎Level 17) Cheyenne Mountain Complex Insignia of Stargate Command 2 SGC Base Overview 3 Access To The SGC Base 4 Levels 1-4 5 Levels 5-10 6 Level 11 7 Levels 12-14 10 Level 17 Stargate Command (SGC) is the military and scientific body for the Stargate Project, which administers and maintains the U.S. government-sponsored teams that go through the Stargate. The SGC is run by U.S. Air Force Gen. George Hammond. It is housed underground in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. SGC Base Overview Stargate Command (SGC) consists of twenty-eight levels, located some one thousand meters underground beneath Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs. This affords security from most forms of conventional attack and facilitates securing the base should some disaster occur through the Stargate. The SGC base is split up into two main sections – Levels 1 through 11 and Levels 12 through 28. Water is provided with a 4-reservoir, 1.5-million gallon capacity. Air is drawn from the surface and screened through a system of chemical/biological/radiological (CBR) filters to remove harmful germs and/or radioactive and chemical particles. Access To The SGC Base Security checkpoint at tunnel entrance The NORAD/SGC blast door Hand-scan at final base checkpoint Access to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex is restricted. Only authorised personnel are allowed inside the base and the handful of administrative buildings on the surface. The mountain entrance consists of three defence perimeters and checkpoints, each of which requires authorization before personnel may proceed. Military personnel guard the entrance at all times, armed with assault rifles and authorised to shoot intruders. The road into the facility twists and turns, thwarting any high-speed incursions past the checkpoints, and cement and steel barriers are deployed along the road to prevent unauthorised access into the tunnels. The area outside the mountain complex is guarded by two batteries of surface-to-air missiles, with air support available from Peterson Air Force Base out of Colorado Springs. Once access into the tunnel is achieved, the trip down to the primary staging area is one third of a mile, with its own check-point security system. The access tunnel to this facility can be sealed with a 25-ton steel and concrete composite door, securing the base from the outside world. The final security checkpoint requires personnel to submit to a hand-scan before their entry to the base is authorised. The main level covers 4.5 acres of cleared-out stone with steel-lined walls to protect the facility from electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Air pressure sensors located at both the north and south tunnel entrances detect the presence of nuclear detonation and automatically seal the mountain. Levels 1-4 These levels comprise the bulk of the administration areas for both the SGC (Stargate Command) and NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), including personnel, payroll and accounting. All requisitions and authorisation orders are processed through the administration areas. These levels also contain a waiting room where SGC visitors stay until they receive authorisation to enter the rest of the facility and their escort arrives. The administrations areas include all records and the SGC's secondary computer system, containing date non-critical to the base's operations. In the event of a systems failure, the base can transfer control between the primary and secondary systems to operate the structure's facilities. Level 1 hosts only a small staff presence and access point. It mostly contains the air flow system that pulls air from the surface and shunts it down into the facility through the purification system. Air ducts lead down to Level 11, where a secondary air flow system (based on Level 10) channels air down to the lower levels of the SGC. In the event of a failure, either system can provide limited air flow for the entire facility until repairs can be initiated. Armed guards cover all access points to the elevators or stairwells on Level 1 at all times. Levels 3 and 4 house the SGC's accounting and records departments. Out of date records are transferred to the archives on Level 24. There is also a small mess area. (The main mess hall is located on Level 22.) Levels 5-10 The SGC's power generation plant The SGC's main electrical breaker Interior of the main electrical breaker Levels 5, 6 and 7 consist entirely of massive storage areas designed to hold equipment and supplies as required. Level 7 contains a number of specialised and non-perishable foodstuffs for use during base lockdowns. When properly outfitted and rationed, these levels can store enough food supplies to last the entire base complement for a period of three months. These levels can also serve as staging areas for refugees brought through the Stargate, who be housed temporarily within the SGC until they can be relocated to another world. Transforming the storage areas into simple group accommodations will enable the base to hold up to one hundred and twenty people on each level. Levels 8 and 9 contain the SGC's internal power generation plant, the distribution grid for the base's entire electrical system. Power is generated through a small internal reactor during an emergency but most of the time power is pulled from the surface and surrounding hydro-electric resources. Even when forced to rely on emergency power, the SGC may operate indefinitely. Until reactor start-up can be initialised, the base is run on emergency battery power, located on Level 23. This power is sufficient to keep the SGC functional for at least six hours or up to twelve when used judiciously. Level 10 consists largely of the base's secondary air processing plant which helps to draw air for the primary plant on Level 1 down into the lower levels of the facility. the remainder of Level 10 holds the upper portion of the water purification and storage tanks. The split on Level 11 allows the segmentation of the SGC into two entities, but for all intents and purposes, they are referred to as one. The primary elevator shaft runs from Levels 1 to 11, where base personnel and visitors must switch to an alternate elevator system past a security checkpoint. This provides an additional level of security to block access to the base's most sensitive areas. Level 11 also contains the water purification and storage tanks, which share space on level 10. These units can provide several months' worth of drinking water when needed. A power substation on Level 11 provided services to the upper Levels 1 through 10. Levels 12-14 These levels consist entirely of on-base housing for mission-critical personnel. Most rooms are double occupancy for officers or 4- to 6-man berths for enlisted personnel. (SGC senior staff and SG teams are housed on Level 25) A large cargo elevator runs from Levels 12 through 28, bridging to a cargo elevator found on this level. Contains all on-base housing for SGC civilian personnel. There are 2-person dorms with communal restroom and shower facilities. (SGC senior staff and SG teams are housed on Level 25) Tok'ra Jolinar in the stockade Formidable defences Clone Jack O'Neill in a holding cell Level 16 includes the secondary command bunker and security station as well as a monitoring station that can keep tabs on the entire facility and operate the SGC in the event of an emergency. Located in the heart of the SGC, the secondary command bunker includes a small control room with video cameras and communications equipment linked to all essential SGC functions. This command bunker can also communicate with the outside world in the event of a major catastrophe blocking standard communication channels. The SGC's main stockade is also located on Level 16, equipped with a number of small holding cells. These vary from a utilitarian room equipped with a bed, toilet and washing facilities, work station and monitoring camera to isolation cells with no appreciable amenities. Anyone considered a threat to base security is remanded to the stockade until they can be transferred to a more secure location. All security stations are manned by two armed guards 24 hours a day. This level also contains a number of small yet functional accommodations and a small mess hall for emergency purposes. Converted storage area The briefing table This level is currently undeveloped, set aside for future use. As necessary, Level 17 may be used as a storage facility, makeshift triage centre or indoor firing range. When the Asgard Thor brokered a treaty between Earth and the Goa'uld System Lords, represented by Cronus, Nirrti and Lord Yu, portions of this level were converted into a meeting room for the delicate negotiations. Daniel Jackson's Lab Archaeology & linguistics library Alien and Earth artefacts Level 18 holds the majority of the small laboratories and offices used by senior civilian personnel on base. The offices tend to be converted storage areas and workrooms. Each is equipped with a private access code, restricting entry to approved personnel when required. In most situations, this level is a hive of activity, with civilian personnel working around the clock on a variety of key projects, mainly focused on classifying new discoveries brought through the Stargate. At the request of several civilian personnel stationed here, a small communal work area and lounge were recently added and now host their informal social gatherings. Level 18 is where SG-1's Dr. Daniel Jackson, the SGC's foremost archaeologist, linguist and diplomat, has his laboratory. Lt. Col Samantha Carter's Lab Dr. Jay Felger's Lab Dr. Bill Lee's lab Construction of a nuclear warhead Scanning/imaging technology Secondary base armoury The base scientific laboratories comprise the bulk of this level. Each lab is equipped with a varying set of tools based on the needs and specialities of the assigned personnel. The metallurgical lab contains a number of analysis and dating tools while the experimentation labs include an EM field generator, isolation and observation deck, and an emergency hazmat station. In the event of a radiation or containment leak, Level 19 may quickly be sealed off from the rest of the base. Level 19 also contains a series of observation and quarantine rooms, allowing the interaction and monitoring of items and personnel that may pose a health or security risk to the SGC. The secondary base armoury is located here, under heavy guard at all times. The armoury holds sidearms and firearms for all the base security personnel, enough to outfit a team of up to fifty. A secure sub-armoury contains access to explosives and restricted weapons such as SAWs (Squad Automatic Weapons, the M249 Light Machine Gun), claymores, and a small selection of captured alien weaponry. All doors on this level are twice the standard thickness and laboratory walls are reinforced with steel plating. Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter's laboratory is on Level 19. The level contains additional laboratories and the base's manufacturing services, which meet the needs of any specialised equipment required to support current study programmes and missions. This includes welding, fabrication and the assembly of custom equipment used on-base and off-world. The main medical bay Medical isolation room Gymn and physical rehabilitation Medical quarantine lab State of the art surgical facilities The SGC's Infirmary is located on Level 21, consisting of a medical bay that can accommodate up to eight patients and three operation/observation rooms. These rooms can also double as quarantine and isolation rooms in the event of a viral outbreak on the base. There are private rooms for patients. The Infirmary, ORs and Medical Labs all have state of the art facilities and equipment, including an MRI scanner. There are also gymn and physical therapy/rehabilitation facilities. The base's autopsy room is based on this level. An additional set of multi-functional laboratories are used for medical studies and analysis. The labs are shielded against EM leakage and radiation as on Level 19. The SGC's Chief Medical Officer has her office on Level 21. Until her death on the mission to rescue SG-13 from Goa'uld ambush on P3X-666 (7.18 "Heroes Part 2), Dr. Janet Fraiser was the base CMO. SGC base mess Officer's mess aka Commissary SG-1 in isolation quarters The bulk of Level 22 consists of the base's mess, which has two main dining areas used during peak times and a smaller, more intimate dining area used for quick bites. In addition, a private mess and meeting area are stationed here for officers. The main kitchen is also located on this level, near the cargo elevator and adjacent to the primary mess. Most food is pulled from the storage foodstuffs on upper levels and occasionally cycled through those on Level 26. Finally, a handful of private isolation quarters exist on Level 22, used as meeting areas or containment facilities for small groups as needed. Each of these accommodations includes folding bunks, a working area and a lounge. Secondary power grid used by Foothold aliens The alien 'transformation' technology This level contains the secondary and emergency engineering and power grids for the entire base. This equipment kicks in automatically in the event of a failure of the primary power plant on Levels 8 and 9, pulling power from either outside the base or via the internal reactor. Until the reactor start-up can be initialised, the base is run on emergency battery power, also located on Level 23. This power is sufficient to keep the SGC functional for at least six hours or up to twelve when used judiciously. Level 23's power resources were utilised by aliens to operate their transformation technology during a foothold [alien incursion of the SGC] situation (3.14 "Foothold"). MALP bay MALPS undergoing repair/modification This level rarely sees use and is reserved for future expansion. Currently, the sub-level stores the UAV, MALP and FRED drone bays and maintenance garages. These drone units are maintained and upgraded here, and their batteries re-charged between missions. Level 24 also contains the SGC mainframe computer which is self-contained and under constant lockdown. No personnel may enter the computer facility without authorisation from the Base Commander or the Duty Officer. Teal'c's private quarters Daniel Jackson's private quarters Jack O'Neill's private quarters Level 25 contains the quarters for all senior SGC staff, SG teams, team commanders and the Base Commander. These quarters are either individual or 2-person accommodations with private lavatories. The base's VIP quarters are also found on this level, each outfitted with a single or double bed, work surface and private lavatory. For security reasons, all VIP quarters may be outfitted with monitoring equipment. SG team locker rooms and staging areas are also located here, where SG teams receive mission assignments. All equipment is provided by support personnel, except weapons which must be checked out from the armoury on Level 28 prior to embarkation. This level is split into two levels – additional senior quarters and storage, the latter primarily used to house the base's food supply. All quarters located here are identical to those found on Level 25. SGC briefing room Audiovisual presentation General Hammond's office Level 27 is for the most part an extension of Level 28, with the exception of two key areas. The SGC's main briefing room is located on this level, with a large retractable window overlooking the gate room. Here, SGC personnel meet, frequently with the Base Commander, to discuss mission specifics, take part in mission debriefings, or meet with important delegations. The briefing room contains a large table with seating for up to ten people and an audio/visual unit to display data. A security monitoring system records all events that take place here and a stairwell leads down to the Stargate monitoring room. The Base Commander's office is attached to the briefing room and a transparent window from the Commander's office opens into the briefing room along with a separate entrance from either the briefing room or neighbouring hallway. The Commander's office has access to all key SGC systems, as well as a phone to the Joint Chiefs (based at the Pentagon) and a special hotline directly to the office of the President. Just outside the Commander's office is the office of his aide and direct elevator access. Stargate with defensive iris deployed Immense scale of the gate room Gate room security team SGC Stargate operations room Reverse view of operations room Part of the huge equipment array The SGC's most important level – and its deepest – holds the Stargate and all key systems responsible for its function. The actual gate room, or embarkation room as it's sometimes called, spans two levels (Levels 27 and 28). The Stargate and its access ramp dominate the interior. Directly above the Stargate is an access shaft that runs the entire height of the SGC to the interior surface of the mountain. Access to the gate room is controlled by two doors on either side, kept locked and closed at all times. Security personnel guard both entrances, and a security force is on standby twenty-four hours a day to deal with unauthorised gate activity. The base's primary armoury resides on this level, also manned at all times by security personnel. SG teams requisition all weapons from the armoury prior to mission embarkation and check in their weapons when they return. All unspent ordnance is returned and inventoried at the completion of each mission. The Stargate operations and monitoring room overlooks the gate room and controls all Stargate functions. The SGC's main dialling computer is located in the operations room, along with a map of the known Stargate network. From here, the Stargate may be activated and dialled, the iris may be deployed or opened, and incoming MALP and other drone telemetry may be monitored. An access door leads to a hallway that connects with the gate room, and a stairwell from within the operations room leads up to Level 27 and the briefing room. A communications array located in the gate room provides an uplink with SG teams through the Stargate as well as validation for each received iris code. Access to the iris is controlled by a hand authorisation device, a security measure implemented when the SGC was invaded by the invisible Reetou (2.20 "Show And Tell). A number of multipurpose monitors in the operations rooms provide continuous data about the Stargate's operation as well as a feed from any drones currently deployed. Mounted in the gate room's ceiling is the SGC's missile launcher, which can be lowered to stand just in front of the Stargate and fire two AGM-65 "Maverick" air-to-ground missiles through the gate. Twin 50. calibre machineguns flank the Stargate. From "Stargate SG-1 Role Playing Game Master Codex" which you can buy from Alderac Entertainment with additional observations by Alison Retrieved from "http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/w/index.php?title=Stargate_Command_(SGC)_Base&oldid=1451" Stargate Command (SGC)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line802
__label__wiki	0.59093	0.59093	Cyrus Delos Stewart Milton Delos Stewart Birth 13 Oct 1877 New York, United States Died 17 Dec 1961 Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States Father Cyrus Larkey Stewart, b. 15 May 1853, Richland, Oswego County, New York, United States of America Mother Eliza Anne Eddy, b. 10 Jan 1857, South Crosby, Ontario, Canada Married 4 Jul 1875 USA Family Myrtle Mae Kinsman, b. 2 Sep 1888, United States Married 30 Sep 1904 Carthage, Jefferson, New York, USA 1. Cyrus Delos Stewart, b. 7 May 1906, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, USA 2. Eliza Mae Stewart, b. 15 Mar 1905, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States 3. Dexter Thomas Stewart, b. 14 Feb 1908, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 4. Claude Lester Stewart, b. 19 Sep 1909, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 5. Gilbert Lane Stewart, b. 2 May 1911, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 6. George Lester Stewart, b. 8 Aug 1912, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 7. Fred Milton Stewart, b. 21 Oct 1914, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 8. Bert Ivan Stewart, b. 15 Nov 1915, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 9. Orin Stewart, b. 27 Feb 1916, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 10. Ethel Irene Stewart, b. 17 Feb 1918, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 11. Harwood Howard Stewart, b. 10 Dec 1919, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 12. Harold Richard Stewart, b. 17 Jun 1921, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 13. Eva Luella Stewart 14. James Donald Stewart, b. 4 Jul 1926, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 15. Elsie Elaine Stewart, b. 27 Jul 1927, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York 16. Bertha Arlene Stewart, b. 21 Jun 1930, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York Myrtle Mae Kinsman Birth 2 Sep 1888 United States Died 29 Mar 1963 Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States Father Lester Lovilla Kinsman, b. Sep 1860, Amboy Center, Oswego, New York, United States Mother Ida Russell, b. Mar 1867, Redfield, Oswego, New York, USA Married 19 May 1885 Greenboro, New York Family Milton Delos Stewart, b. 13 Oct 1877, New York, United States Cathleen Smith Birth 21 Oct 1921 Pennsylvania, USA Died 15 Jul 2001 Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Buried Richland, Oswego County, New York, USA Father Charles Maynard Smith, Sr., b. 13 Feb 1890, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Married 26 Dec 1916 Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States Family Cyrus Delos Stewart, b. 7 May 1906, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, USA Married 9 Sep 1939 Lacona, Oswego, New York 1. Sandra Irene Stewart 2. Milton Delos Stewart, b. 19 Jun 1943 3. Charles David Stewart 4. Elsie Elaine Stewart 5. Linda Marie Stewart 6. Larry Arnold Stewart Sandra Irene Stewart Father Cyrus Delos Stewart, b. 7 May 1906, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, USA Mother Cathleen Smith, b. 21 Oct 1921, Pennsylvania, USA Family 1 Jerry Lynn Althouse, b. 24 Jun 1937 Family 2 Daniel B. Crawford 1. Randy Gene Crawford 2. Ricky Daniel Crawford, b. 6 Sep 1961, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York 3. Julie Marie Crawford Birth 19 Jun 1943 Died 24 Dec 2017 Family 1 Barbara E Gibbs, b. 16 Mar 1947 Married 7 Jun 1964 Sandy Creek, New York 1. Lisa Lynn Stewart 2. Dewayne Delos Stewart 3. Milton David Stewart 4. Robert Arthur Stewart Family 2 Kathy Jean Mason Charles David Stewart Family Jeannette Lee Horr 1. Michael David Stewart 2. Julie Anne Stewart 3. Kevin Charles Stewart 4. Tammy Marie Stewart Elsie Elaine Stewart Family Donald M. Trey 1. Melissa Anne Trey 2. Martin William Trey 3. Michelle Elaine Trey 4. Matthew Donald Trey Linda Marie Stewart Family 1 Rodney Francis Murtaugh, b. 1 Dec 1944, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA 1. Rodney Francis Murtaugh, Jr. 2. Donna Lee Murtaugh 3. Unknown Murtaugh 4. Dawn Lee Murtaugh, b. 22 Oct 1965 Family 2 Charles G. Sperling Family 3 Richard R. Murtaugh 1. Tari Lynn Murtaugh Larry Arnold Stewart Family 1 Patricia Marie Karle Family 2 Linda Ann Collins 1. Samantha J. Stewart Family 3 Patricia Kay Bellinger 1. Kimberly Lyn Stewart 2. Gretchen Stewart Personal Information \| Notes \| Sources \| All Name Cyrus Delos Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] Born 7 May 1906 Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, USA [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17] Died 14 Dec 1970 Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, USA [4, 15] Buried Richland, Oswego County, New York, USA [4, 15] Person ID I13927 Stewartsnydotcom Father Milton Delos Stewart, b. 13 Oct 1877, New York, United States , d. 17 Dec 1961, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States (Age 84 years) Mother Myrtle Mae Kinsman, b. 2 Sep 1888, United States , d. 29 Mar 1963, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States (Age 74 years) Family Cathleen Smith, b. 21 Oct 1921, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 15 Jul 2001, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA (Age 79 years) 2. Milton Delos Stewart, b. 19 Jun 1943, d. 24 Dec 2017 (Age 74 years) [natural] Also known as "Hank" or "Henry" Throughout his life he had strokes, the last known count was 7. Newspaper Obituary - December 17, 1970 Sandy Creek News - Cyrus D. Stewart, 64, formerly of Sandy Creek, died Monday morning, Dec. 14. 1970 at his home in Pulaski. Born May 7, 1906 at Sandy Creek, he was the son of Milton and Maude Kinsman Stewart. He attended school in Sandy Creek and was employed by the Town of Sandy Creek Highway Department, retiring in 1955 because of illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cathleen Smith Stewart; three sons, Milton of Richland, Charles of Sandy Creek and Spec. 4c Larry Stewart of the U.S. Army, now stationed at Miami, Fla. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Sandra) Althouse of Higinsville; Mrs. Donald (Elsie) Trey of Constantia and Mrs. Rodney (Linda) Murtaugh of Sandy Creeks He leaves 11 grandchildren. Mr. Stewart is also survived by seven brothers; Dexter, Fred, Burt, Harwood, Harold and James Stewart of Sandy Creek and George Stewart of Adams Four sisters survive, they are Mrs. Eliza Weaver, Mexico, Mrs. Eva Sampson, Mannsville; Mrs. Bertha Mover, Sandy Pond; Mrs. Ethel Green of Salem. The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Foster Hax Funeral home. It was conducted by the Rev. Martin J. Ayer, pastor of Pulaski Wesleyjan church. Spring burial will be in Richland Cemetery. Newspaper Obituary - Monday, December 14, 1970 Palladium Times - Cyrus D. Stewart, 64, of 7481 Salina St., Pulaski, died this morning at his home following a long illness. He was born May 7, 1906 in the Town of Sandy Creek, the son of Milton and Myrtle Kinsman Stewart. He attended Town of Sandy Creek schools and had moved to Pulaski three months ago from Page Road. He was formerly employed by the Town of Sandy Creek Highway Dept., but had retired in 1955 because of ill health. Surviving are his wife, Cathleen Smith Stewart; three sons, Milton of Richland, Charles of Sandy Creek and Specialist 4th Class Larry Stewart of the U.S. Army, Miami, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Sandra) Althouse of Higginsville, Mrs. Donald (Elsie) Trey of Constantia and Mrs. Rodney (Linda) Murtaugh of Sandy Creek; 11 grandchildren; seven brothers, Dexter, Fred, Burt, Harwood, Harold and James, all of Sandy Creek, and George of Adams; four sisters, Mrs. Eliza Weaver of Mexico, Mrs. Eva Sampson of Mannsville, Mrs. Bertha Moyer of Sandy Pond and Mrs. Ethel Green of Salem. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster Hax Funeral Home in Pulaski, the Rev. Martin Ayer officiating. Burial will be in the spring at Richland Cemetery. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Cause of Death: Arteriosclerotic heart disease. [S57] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S376] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0057; Image: 215.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370. [S1] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S253] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S1994] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: T625_1254; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 396. Birth date: abt 1907 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York [S361] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: T625_1254; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 396. [S176] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 215.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370. [S60] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census,;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll:T625_1254; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 396. [S68] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636;Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 215.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370. Birth date: abt 1908 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930Residence place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York [S545] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S70] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940.;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lacona, Oswego, New York; Roll: T627_2715;Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38-71. Birth date: abt 1907 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Lacona, Oswego, New York, United States [S171] New York, State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Birth date: abt 1906 Birth place: United States Residence date: 1 June 1925 Residence place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States [S1106] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 215.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370. Birth date: abt 1908 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York [S1416] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;;;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 215.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370. [S570] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for Cyrus Delos Stewart Details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Lacona, Oswego, New York; Roll: T627_2715; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38-71. Citation Text: Birth date: abt 1907 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Lacona, Oswego, New York, United States. Details: Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 915; Family History Film: 1254915; Page: 74B; Enumeration District: 262; Image: 0150. Citation Text: Birth date: abt 1830 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Richland, Oswego, New York, United States.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line805
__label__wiki	0.802285	0.802285	Law Office Of Satish Swami FREE Legal advice service Help! We offer a comprehensive legal advice and opinion service covering all aspects of Indian law: Email a legal question. WE DO NOT ASK ANY INFORMATION FROM USERS Home \| Contact \| Supreme Court \| Law \| M.V Act \| Negotiable Instruments Act \| Criminal \| Civil \| Disclaimer \| RSS \| Comments RSS Maradu flats: Complete demolition in 138 days; pay Rs 25L compensation to owners, directs SC The Supreme Court Friday directed demolition of flats built on the coastal zone of Kochi's Maradu within 138 days and asked the Kerala government to pay Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to each flat owner within four weeks. The top court also ordered setting up of a one-member committee of retired high court judge to oversee the demolition and assess total compensation. A bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and S Ravindra Bhat directed freezing of assets of builders and promoters who were involved in the construction of illegal buildings in the coastal zone areas of Kochi. The bench further said the government may consider recovering the interim compensation amount from the builders and the promoters. Kerala Chief Secretary Tom Jose was present at the hearing. The court said his presence would not be required during the next hearing on October 25. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the Kerala government, informed the bench that power and water supply were disconnected to the four apartment complexes in Kochi on Thursday. The apex court said there should be no reason for delay in demolition and gave the example of Kant enclave in Faridabad where illegal structures have been demolished, and modalities of recovering the money from those responsible for such construction has been worked out. The bench clarified that the court's primary concern was that no construction should have been carried out at the eco-fragile coastal zone and the question was not regarding any individual. While Salve was making submissions relating to the nitty gritty of demolition exercise that has to be carried out, the bench said, "If you cannot do it, we will think of involving some other outside agency." Salve said the state government has submitted a plan under which in 138 days the structure would be demolished -- including 90 days for demolition and 38 days for removing of debris. He said the buildings need to be brought down through implosion and expert agency will be appointed by October 11 to carry out the work. The apex court on September 23 had said that illegal construction in coastal areas of Kerala is a "colossal loss" to the environment, and had expressed shock over spate of unauthorised structures coming up at Kochi's Maradu. The top court had said that it appears that the authorities, rather than preventing the violations, were trying to mobilize the public opinion and time has come to hold them responsible for their active connivance in such activities of degrading the environment and violation of the coastal zone regulations. The apex court had also sought a concrete plan from the Kerala government on the removal of illegal structures. On May 8, the apex court had directed that these buildings be removed within a month as they were constructed in a notified CRZ, which was part of the tidally-influenced water body in Kerala. The court had passed the order after taking note of a report of a three-member committee, which said when the buildings were built, the area was already notified as a CRZ and construction was prohibited. Posted by Law office of Satish Swami at 1:46 AM 0 comments Cricket star Warne gets driving ban FORMER cricketer Shane Warne has been banned from driving for 12 months after racking up six speeding offences in three years. The Australian spin bowler (pictured) admitted breaking a 40mph limit in a hired Jaguar car in Kensington when he had 15 penalty points on his licence, Wimbledon magistrates heard. Warne, 50, who was not in court, was clocked at 47mph at 6.29am on a slip road on August 23 last year. Man’s death in MRI room: Bombay high court grants interim compensation of Rs 10 lakh to kin on Tuesday granted interim compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of a 32-year-old salesman in Mumbai who died last January after being sucked into an MRI machine at a civic hospital, observing that the “unfortunate incident’’ was prima facie a case of negligence. The HC directed the civic body and BYL Nair hospital , where the death occurred, to pay the amount within six weeks offering some reprieve to the victim's family. “But for the on part of hospital authorities the incident wouldn’t have taken place,’’ said the HC bench of Justices Akil Kureshi and SJ Kathawalla on Tuesday. “Hospitals should take all necessary precautions based on such case. Municipal hospitals are visited by a large number of people, relatives, many from rural areas lacking in awareness. It would be unreasonable to think that they are aware about entering room without metal objects," said Justice Kureshi dictating the order in open court. The court also directed the family to put the amount in a fixed deposit. The state chief minister's relief fund had released Rs 5 lakh to the family last year, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) counsel Joquim Reis. The FD, the court suggested, is to ensure that the money is secure and grows, after observing that the man, a salesman with a ‘multi brand outlet’ earning Rs 36,000 monthly was the “virtually sole earning member’’ who lived with his aged parents and unmarried sister. “The proof of income is not conclusive,’’ observed the HC, adding that the final compensation amount would be computed after a detailed hearing where his age, income, dependents and future earning capacity would be factored in. Lalbaug resident, Rajesh Maru, died after getting pulled into the MRI machine along with an oxygen cylinder he allegedly carried into the room for his ailing relative. The HC noted the contents of an FIR filed and statements recorded in the case too. BMC special counsel Joaquim Reis had argued that it was the first incident of its kind and a departmental inquiry was being conducted and the role of four others being probed. He had submitted that a preliminary inquiry, subject to final inquiry, had pointed towards two staff, a ward boy and another, for prima facie negligence. “As per the employer, its staff was negligent in discharge of duties.The BMC thus cannot avoid its liabilities to pay compensation,’’ said the HC in the interim order. These new Motor Vehicle Act laws New Amendments MV Act 2019 Don’t indiscriminately attach bank accounts: Gujarat HC The Gujarat high court on Friday directed GST officials not to use their powers to attachproperties during tax evasion probes to “harass” businessmen. The high court observed that attachment of properties, especially bank accountsof businessmen, may damage their business. Hence the power should be used sparingly. The high court was dealing with cases filed by one Pranit Desai and his six companies after GST officials attached various bank accounts during their investigation into input tax credit fraud to the tune of Rs 43 crore. Desai complained that the attachment was affecting his business badly because he was unable to make transactions since March. He is into manufacturing of refractive lining material. The issue before the high court was the powers conferred on GST officials under Section 83 of the GST Act. The bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice A C Rao observed that provisional attachment under Section 83 should be made after the assessing officer feels that it is absolutely necessary in the interest of revenue. The court said, “The power conferred upon the Assessing Authority under Section 83 is very drastic, far-reaching power and that power has to be used sparingly and only on substantive weighty grounds and for valid reasons. To ensure that this power is not misused, no safeguards have been provided in the Section 83…It should not be exercised unless there is sufficient material on record to justify the satisfaction that the assessee is about to dispose of the whole or any part of his property with a view to thwarting the ultimate collection of the demand.” The court made it clear, “It (attachment) should neither be used as a tool to harass the assessee nor should it be used in a manner which may have an irreversible detrimental effect on the business of the assessee.” The high court ordered the government to release all bank accounts belonging to Desai and his six companies with the observation, “The attachment of bank accounts and trading assets should be resorted to only as a last resort because, the attachment of the bank accounts of the assessee would paralyse the functions and business of the assessee.” 'Sorry, have lost faith in you': Madras High Court slams Tamil Nadu govt after AIADMK's illegal hoarding kills 23-year-old techie Madras High Court came down heavily on the Tamil Nadu government on Friday after a 23-year-old Chennai woman was killed in an accident after a large flex board fell on her. The court, which has on previous occasions outlawed the use of large political hoardings along streets, expressed its displeasure on the non-compliance of its order by the ruling party. A hoarding about AIADMK party had come off lose and fallen on Subashree, a software engineer, after which she fell off her two-wheeler and came under a water tanker on Thursday. A hoarding about AIADMK party had come off lose and fallen on Subashree, a software engineer, after which she fell off her two-wheeler and came under a water tanker on Thursday. The accident took place on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam road when the woman, a resident of Chromepet in Chennai, was on her way back home. The victim received serious head injury and was rushed to Kamakshi Hospital where she later passed away. Indian-Pakistani lesbian couple get married – with one bride wearing a sari and the other a sherwani Bianca Maieli and her new wife Saima Ahmad just got married in a wedding that showed ‘love has no boundaries’. The lesbian couple, respectively from India and Pakistan looked regal on their big day with one wearing a sari and the other a sherwani (groom’s outfit). Bianca, a Colombian-Indian Christian woman met Saima, a Muslim woman from Pakistan at an event where they live in the U.S. Some time later, the couple decided to tie the knot in California, wearing two traditional outfits. South Asian fashion designer Bilal Hussain Kazimov dressed Bianca in a stunning ivory sari, complete with a maang tikka (head jewellery), gold bangles and pearl kadas (bangles). Saima, on the other hand, opted for a sherwani, traditionally worn by male grooms from South Asia. They went for similar vibes during their Mehendi too (pre-wedding ceremony). Saima was also dressed by Bilal and went for a black sherwani with embroidered detail in gold hues and other colours. She completed the look with a dupatta (scarf) on her side and a moti (read pearl) mala On their wedding day, there were baraat processions – whereby both sides of the family meet, singing and dancing – and the brides also joined in. They then exchanged rings and officially got married. At their Mehendi, they were equally gorgeous, with Bianca wearing a pink lehenga (skirt-top combo) while Saima sported a kurta pyjama (a lighter version of sherwani) which she teamed up with a pink brocade jacket. News of the couple’s sweet union has been met with wide praise online, with many commending the couple for bringing together two divided nations. One person wrote: ‘Despite tensions over Kashmir, this marriage is a positive step in strengthening Indo-Pak relationship. Good luck to the couple. Congratulations’. While another wrote: ‘How beautiful is love. Indeed there are no boundaries in love.’ Bianca and Saima aren’t the only couple to unite two opposing nations. 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__label__cc	0.665664	0.334336	Mom-Me SG Hotels SG Tourist Spots SG Shows & Events SG Food SG Parks & Gardens SG For Kids Auspicious Eight Magic Five Favourite Moments Night Photography: Golden Reflections A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~Oscar Wilde 23 Comments Categories: Photography Gary Orona 25 November 2010 at 23:20 This is so beautiful! Sylvia K 25 November 2010 at 23:42 What a breathtaking capture! Superb! And great words to match! Have a great weekend! J.H 26 November 2010 at 06:03 superb pictures! loving the reflections! Such a spectacular capture and the words fit perfectly. bellybytes 26 November 2010 at 10:21 msdewberry 26 November 2010 at 11:47 That is a beautiful photo! I love the colours and the composition! JTG (Misalyn) 26 November 2010 at 12:36 Superb shot! I like the shimmery reflections. Galing! Kala 26 November 2010 at 15:06 Gorgeous tones, light and reflections! Gorgeous photo Cher! Love the lighting and reflection in this one.. blogfia 27 November 2010 at 04:38 Really a wonderful shot :) http://fotochip.blogspot.com/2010/11/scenic-sunday.html ruthi 27 November 2010 at 08:31 the golden reflection of the building on the water is indeed magnificent. Al 27 November 2010 at 12:02 Wonderful shot, I love night photos like this. betchai 27 November 2010 at 14:54 oh, what a beautiful night shot Che, love the reflection and the vividness in this picture eileeninmd 27 November 2010 at 23:25 Beautiful quote and a lovely photo. The scenery and night lights are gorgeous! very nice very nice ss post! great night shot DawnTreader 28 November 2010 at 17:51 Beautiful reflection photo, and good quote. Christina, Sweden 29 November 2010 at 00:46 Great reflections and warm color 'Tsuki 29 November 2010 at 02:11 Wow, this is just stunning... The colors are incredible, the view is superb... Nice choice ! sunflowerkat 29 November 2010 at 06:58 Gorgeous reflection image. I think that the clouds and the hazy moon make it look quite surreal. http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/ Zenserly 29 November 2010 at 20:18 speechless... Mayet 2 December 2010 at 00:17 just lovely!! Laurie 11 June 2011 at 10:46 Wow. That is exquisite! Love the golden-monotone look. Thanks for linking up! EMily 12 June 2011 at 23:31 TOP 10 BEST LIFESTYLE BLOG Top Tips for Dealing with Stress Finalist #28 5-Step Mucota Scena Plus Hair Treatment Review The Simple Life in the Province Domino's Pizza Food Review Bintan Island Escapade Preparing The Home For The Cold Winter Months Ahead Simply Cherrific Filipino-Style Spaghetti K's 7th Birthday Party at McDonalds I Joined Expedia World on a Plate Challenge! Photo of the Day: White Crab Bintan Lagoon Resort (Day 1/Part2) Blog Archive December (1) November (1) September (2) August (1) July (1) June (3) May (3) April (1) March (4) February (3) November (1) October (1) September (5) August (1) July (3) June (9) May (7) April (4) March (4) February (5) January (9) December (9) November (9) October (6) September (5) August (8) July (4) June (8) May (14) April (9) March (9) February (10) January (17) December (3) November (7) October (7) September (7) August (8) July (10) June (14) May (15) April (14) March (13) February (12) January (12) December (6) November (15) October (29) September (26) August (20) July (28) June (29) May (16) April (12) March (20) February (15) January (20) December (23) November (27) October (13) September (18) August (35) July (40) June (38) May (20) April (10) March (34) February (94) January (91) December (50) November (70) October (73) September (59) August (78) July (50) June (39) May (41) April (38) March (34) February (11) January (25) December (16) November (11) October (16) September (11) August (20) July (27) June (36) May (31) April (41) March (49) February (34) January (25) December (16) November (13) October (12) September (5) August (3) July (14) June (39) May (39) April (16) March (3) February (3) January (1) December (4) November (9) October (4)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0021.json.gz/line811

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