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Australian Dollar on the Front Foot Heading Into 2020 After Overcoming USD Losses and 2019 Downtrend
January 2, 2020 AUD to GBP, Australian Dollar Forecast, Australian Dollar Strength, GBP to AUD
The Australian Dollar had a rocky 2019, with three interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) which left the rate sitting at 0.75%. However, the latter of the year appears to have turned positive for the currency. As the last day of the year approached, the AUD saw itself overcome the downtrend it was on and overturned the losses it experienced against the USD in 2019. The US-China deal is also due to be signed which lends the AUD more support as a currently weaker USD allows the AUD to edge in their exchange rate cross-over.
AUD Overturns 2019 USD losses
The Australian Dollar overturned its 2019 losses against the USD as the end of the year approached. The Aussie rose 1.3% against the USD last week and rose by 3.67% for the month of December. This allowed the AUD to chop its 2019 losses down to -0.59% ahead of the year-end. Economists are suggesting that the AUD is performing well, but still has some way to go to catch up to the Pound Sterling which gained 0.48% in the GBP/AUD exchange rate last week and is still up some 3.7% for the whole year.
Positive Economic Data Has Helped out the Australian Dollar
A recent stream of positive economic data has offered the Australian economy a helping hand to reach the finish line of the year. Most notably, the November jobs data which saw a fall in the unemployment rate across Australia and a creation of 39.9k new jobs for the month. With positive news coming from the economic front, the chances of an RBA rate cut for February are beginning to lessen. This is positive news for investors as a rate cut would see it drop to around 0.5% and the AUD would likely lose strength in the global market.
Us-China Deal Set to Be Signed, Aud Set to Rally on Completion of ‘Phase One’
Vice Premier Lui He is set to travel to Washington on Saturday in order to sign the ‘phase one’ deal between China and the US. Upon completion of the deal, the AUD will be poised t rally as it will benefit from an uplift in the Chinese economy as US tariffs are lifted on the country. The global economy will also benefit from this deal so investors around the world are keen to see the deal go through.
For more information on the Australian dollar and assistance in making transfers when either buying or selling Australian dollars please contact me, James at jll@currencies.co.uk
Australian Dollar Receives Support From US-China Deal Signing Whilst Awaiting Manufacturing Data
AUD received further support this week from the US-China deal which is set to be signed soon by both parties. The deal looks like a completed one and when pen meets paper, the global economy looks poised to rise, of which AUD will surely benefit. However, some analysts are suggesting that the AUD is lacking drive as investors adjust to 2020 growth and trade outlooks. The RBA’s rate cut decisions for 2020 are still weighing heavy on the Aussie Dollar. Investors will be hoping for positive news from this Thursday’s upcoming manufacturing data PMIs.
AUD Hoping for the Signing Ceremony as Soon as Possible for the US-China Deal
For months the trade deal between the US and China has dominated headlines in the trading world, and rightly so as the global economy is likely to rise bringing with it many in the market like AUD who has close trade ties with China. Both US President Trump and Chinese officials have confirmed that a ‘Phase One’ deal has been agreed on and that the deal will be signed in due course. Investors are hoping that this signing process will happen sooner than later to start the New Year off in good stead.
Upcoming Manufacturing PMIs Will Determine AUD’s Next Directional Shift
There is little data to be released before the New Year arrives, which means that today is likely to be a slower day for the Aussie Dollar. But this Thursday will see the release of the Australian manufacturing PMIs for the month of December. Investors will be hoping that the figure will build upon the previous months number and boost AUD with a positive turnout. Should the figures beat projections, then AUD will likely rise and edge against its major rivals like GBP.
RBA Interest Rate Decision Weighs Heavy on AUD Going Forward
The RBA’s recent dovish stance has weighed heavy on AUD in recent weeks. With their final meeting of 2019 opening the door to further cuts in 2020, AUD fell accordingly. Investors will be hoping that Thursday’s manufacturing data will be positive enough to alleviate some tensions from the RBA’s potential cuts which have investors worried.
For more pound and AUD news, keep up to date with our daily blogs. Alternatively, if you have a currency requirement you can get in touch on +44 (0)1494 416 503 to discuss these factors in more detail or contact me directly at dcj@currencies.co.uk.
Australian Dollar Looks to Finish the Year off Strong With Help From China
December 30, 2019 AUD to GBP, Australian Dollar Forecast, Australian Dollar Strength, Australian Dollar Weakness
The Australian Dollar has surprised many over the festive period, with a sharp rise as the year comes to an end. Increases in both Aussie shares and gold prices have combined to see that the currency finishes the year strong. Optimism in the US-China trade deal has helped to boost the AUD as both parties agree a deal is to be signed shortly. Australia is set to benefit from the deal as one of China’s biggest trading partners.
Chinese Manufacturing Could Help AUD
The market is awaiting December’s Chinese manufacturing PMI which is set to be released later this week. Should the PMI show an uptick the China-sensitive AUD is likely to benefit. Last month’s Chinese industrial profits showed a smaller decline than was predicted with a -2.1% decline on the year, but the impact of this data was not enough to sway the Australian Dollar at all. Investors will be hoping for a greater resilience within the sector from this month’s data release. AUD may find further support from the Chinese economy as market risk appetite picked up sharply in the fourth quarter, to the benefit of Aussie exchange rates.
AUD Could Be Muted in 2020 by RBA Cut Decision
As AUD heads into the new year, many investors are still expecting to see a rate cut from the RBA. In recent meetings, the Reserve Bank of Australia began to shift towards a more dovish policy outlook. Economists are suggesting that as long as an interest rate cut from the RBA is plausible due to under performance of the economy, then AUD will likely be muted going into 2020, limiting potential gains going forward. Investors will be hoping that December’s finalised Australian manufacturing PMI sees an improvement in order to tip the scales in favour of AUD to finish the year.
Economists Predict a Break AUD Whilst GBP Softens After Hectic Year
News for the upcoming week is suggesting that the Australian Dollar is primed for a break to a fresh 22-week high, but this momentum has been slowed mainly due to the fading liquidity. The uncertainties surrounding interest rates for the AUD in 2020 are still present and causing concern for some investors. Meanwhile, for the GBP, it has seen a softening after a rollercoaster year that has been dominated by the Brexit news and the General Election. With the GE over and an EU withdrawal plan being accepted in parliament, the GBP is beginning to settle down as its future becomes clearer to the markets.
AUD Looks to Break to 22-Week High but Uncertainties Keep Investors on Their Toes
AUD remained almost flat against the USD, settling at around 0.6920 which was almost unchanged from Monday’s closing rate. During the London trading hours, the AUD/USD rate was observed to be trading at a level of 0.6925 and 0.6911 versus the US Dollar. Despite positive trading, negative news has surrounded the AUD of late with a lower-than-expected economy growth of 0.4% in Q3 for 2019 hitting investors recently. Pair this with the annual GDP growth rate standing at 1.7% and poor labour market statistics, the economy has been painted in a dire light and has led the central bank (RBA) to slash interest rates to a record low of 0.75% where it currently stands to end the year.
Going into the new year, the uncertainties surrounding the RBA’s decision on interest rate cuts are the main talking point. Economists are suggesting that a further cut could occur by mid-2020. The RBA left the door open for another cut in their December meeting minutes and this has investors worried. Previously the RBA had downplayed the suggestions of another cut and suggested that the outlook looked positive for AUD. Since then they retracted this statement and stated that they will meet in February to reassess the economy in order to finalise their rate decisions.
GBP Settles Down After Brexit and GE Madness
For GBP, its traders will have taken a well-earned rest over Christmas and Boxing Day as the UK markets closed. The year has been full of twists and turns for the GBP. Brexit uncertainties scared off potential investors whilst a Conservative majority optimism was often the driver of positivity throughout the General Election that wrapped up a few weeks ago. Economists have suggested that the GBP is now softening against EUR and USD as the outlook for the UK economy clears up after months of confusion.
Downbeat tone surrounds AUD outlook for 2020, whilst GBP builds on GDP data to head into new year
December 24, 2019 GBP to AUD
This year has seen lots of bumps in the roads for both the AUD and GBP. But there have also been highlights and many gains made. The outlook for 2020 has been forecasted for the AUD and many are not holding their breaths for anything spectacular. The consensus is that the economy is still under repair but looks to better itself in 2020 than the current year. Meanwhile, for the GBP, positive GDP data helped the UK recoup some of its losses as the figures were revised. The next governor of the Bank of England was also revealed which gave the GBP a boost as the elected figure is deemed to be a “safe pair of hands”.
Outlook for AUD Looks Uninspiring, but the Central Bank Remains Optimistic
Forecasts for the upcoming year have begun to be predicted for the AUD. After a rocky year and a few interest rate cuts from the RBA, the AUD’s outlook looks bleak. Many economists are suggesting that the Aussie economy is under repair and needs some TLC before it can get back into winning ways. This TLC is likely to arrive from the RBA and fiscal policies. Despite this, some including the RBA themselves are remaining positive that the economy will pick up in 2020. The RBA have suggested that economic growth is expected to be around 2.75% in 2020 with a rise to around 3% in 2021. This is positive news for investors should this be the case, as the scenario appears to be that 2020 will build upon 2019 but will not be anything outstanding.
GBP Rallies on Positive GDP Data Revisions
For the GBP, it starts the week on a high after recouping losses following upbeat figures as growth was revised up from 0.3% to 0.4% in Q3. A rise in growth figures paves the way for further growth going into 2020 and this helped give the GBP a boost. Added to this, the new governor of the Bank of England was announced, Andrew Bailey will be the next governor and with this news support was given to the GBP as he was regarded ‘a safe pair of hands’. The latter end of last week also saw Boris Johnsons EU withdrawal bill easily pass through parliament but investors still remain cautious of a no-deal Brexit so this did little to stir up the Pound.
The UK market is set to close on Christmas and Boxing day and a lack of notable data will mean that the week ahead will likely be uneventful, limiting volatility.
For more information on AUD exchange rates for an upcoming currency transfer, you cam email me Matt Vassallo directly on mtv@currencies.co.uk to find out all the options available to you ahead of your currency transfer.
Positive News for Australian Shares Before Christmas Day
December 23, 2019 AUD to GBP, Australian Dollar Forecast, Australian Dollar Strength, GBP to AUD
Reports from Wall Street are suggesting that a rally on the international market could be set to buoy Australian shares. Economists are tipping the shares to open in the positive ahead of Christmas. With an opening of around 10-15 points, the futures market looks positive for those with Aussie shares.
Economists Tip a Futures Market Opening to Start Christmas Week
Shane Oliver, Capital’s chief economist, reported on Sunday that he expects the futures market to open up at around 10-15 points today. He also mentioned that the rally is likely to follow that of the US and Europe which will be at around 0.2-0.3%.
His claim for a positive start to this week is based off the lead-in from Wall Street and Europe which he described as positive. This will be welcome news to those invested in Australian stocks as last week saw them end on a softer note with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished up trading on Friday at 16.8 points or 0.25% lower at 6,816.3 points, with the broader All Ordinaries slipping 16.5 points or 0.24% to 6,926.1 points.
Strong Week Ahead as AUD Stocks Look to Build from Futures Market and US-China Deal
Mr Oliver stated that the most likely scenario is that a modest gain is observed going into this week. Despite the fall in the Aussie market at the end of last week, the US market rallied as did the European market.
He also noted that the ‘phase one’ agreement between the US and China was a positive occurrence for the China-sensitive AUD which should filter in positivity into the market. Investors have become frustrated recently as details from the deal have yet to surface, leaving investors in the dark about what has been agreed upon.
However, the market is hoping that details will be released in the upcoming week, should this be the case then the AUD will be set to benefit as China receives a boost to their economy.
With there being two public holidays in this week as the festive period arrives, it is likely to be a quiet week on the trading front. But economists are suggesting that a “Santa Clause” rally in the market will hopefully give a final boost to the economy as the year draws to a close and wraps up on New Year’s Day.
Australian Dollar Rises as Employment Data Pleases RBA but Westpac Tips a 2020 Slowdown
Thursday saw the release of the employment data in Australia for the month of November. The figures were a shock fall in unemployment and as a result AUD rose. With the positive jobs data, some have suggested that this should take a load off the back of the RBA who have been edging towards a rate cut in early 2020. However, Westpac has now tipped investors to sell AUD as it eyes up a potential slowdown in 2020.
Jobs Data Performs, Brings up AUD with It
Yesterday was a positive day for the Australian Dollar, with a blowout jobs report being set on the table. The report showed that Australia’s economy had created 39.9k new jobs in November. This was a shock as the market had been anticipating a lesser increase of around 14.5k. This number was enough to drive the unemployment rate back down to 5.2% from the previous month of October’s 5.3%. Economists have welcomed this news with open arms as it may help ease concerns over a material slowdown to the labour market. But they also suggested that the RBA is aiming to see this figure drop to around 4.5% to provide more confidence that inflation will meet their target.
Performing Labour Market Has Been on the RBA’s Radar for the Future of Aussie Inflation
Economists have also taken note of Thursday’s data as the RBA previously flagged the labour market as one of the more important drivers in its stance on interest rates due to the effect that rising and falling employment figures can have on both wage growth and inflation statistics. The RBA has made three cash rate cuts in 2019 to attempt to lift the Aussie inflation to around the 2-3% target band. This has left the rate at 0.75%. Markets are betting that the RBA will likely cut rates again before April 2020 but with the RBA claiming that it may ‘sit on its hands’ before doing anything more and let the impact of the three previous cuts run their course first.
Westpac Tips Investors to Sell AUD
Whilst the AUD appears to be benefiting from the jobs data, Westpac have urged investors that the AUD is a sell. Representatives from Westpac have stated that the RBA is heading into 2020 with an over-optimistic view on Australia’s prospects. They highlighted the Q3 GDP report and partial data as key weaknesses to the AUD’s performance in 2019 and have stated that they expect the RBA to cut its rate down to 0.5% in early 2020 with a potential further cut down to 0.25% towards the end of the year. This has prompted Westpac to urge their clients to sell AUD/USD should the rate make its way back up to the 0.6950 level. This has left investors in the AUD a little uneasy as the RBA evidenced that this may be the case in their December policy meeting.
If you are in the process of buying or selling Australian dollars and would like a free quote then contact me directly, Tom Holian, I look forward to hearing from you. teh@currencies.co.uk
GBP/AUD Exchange Rate Stalls as a Seven-Year Low in Manufacturing Is Announced in the UK
With the Election news starting to take the backseat after stealing the limelight for the past couple of weeks, the UK was anticipating the release of the manufacturing PMIs. The figures were not pleasing and showed a new seven-and-a-half-year low, the news plummeted the GBP on Monday. Meanwhile, AUD has been left flat as further details on the ‘phase one’ deal between the US and China has yet to be divulged upon, leaving traders frustrated.
GBP Sees a Decline Following Poor PMI Data
GBP was enjoying its place back up amongst the top performing currencies after the news that Boris Johnson and his Conservative party managed to secure a majority government last Thursday in the General Election. The news was what the market had hoped for and with the announcement the GBP sharply rose in the trading market, bolstering its strength. But on Monday this success was dampened as the manufacturing data for the UK in the final quarter was released. According to the data, the UK was on course to contract in Q4. Experts have spoken about the observed figures and suggested that the biggest shock was the worst output performance since 2012, with purchasing dropping and service companies feeling the effects of price rises in food and fuel.
The Australian Dollar Remains Flat Following a Lack of Details from the US-China Deal
For AUD, the news that the US and China had struck a ‘Phase One’ deal was positive all around. The global economy had been boosted and the China-sensitive AUD rose with the news that the Chinese economy would be set to benefit from the lift in US tariffs. However, traders have become frustrated as further details from the supposed ‘totally done’ deal. The lack of information has caused the AUD to stall. Strategists have noted that with the deal being struck there is a huge sense of relief concerning the trade deal, but there will be a ‘second phase’ to come which may be difficult and cause strain once more.
Looking ahead for the GBP, today will see the release of the UK employment and wage growth data. If this data is poor, then the Sterling will slump against AUD. Meanwhile, traders of AUD will be hoping for further details of the ‘phase one’ deal which could buoy the currency. If a date for the deal to be signed is announced, then AUD could be set to gain strength, edging up against GBP.
GBP Edges over AUD as Conservative Majority Pulls Through Election
The GBP reached new highs this week following the outcome of the General Election. With a Tory win in the bag, the UK now has its future decided and the market is given an insight into how the economy may be shaping up in the coming months and years. For the AUD, disappointing data saw the currency’s confidence decline.
GBP Rises Following a Win for the Conservatives
The General Election which took place on Thursday saw the triumph of the Conservative party. Its leader Boris Johnson has received the vote of confidence in taking the country through Brexit, with the market backing him. Investors were looking for clarity from the election win, with the Tories in power the path was clear-cut. They had feared that should Labour make a surprising comeback; the future of the UK’s economy would once again be unclear and lead to more uncertainty. This has previously held the GBP back since Brexit was voted upon. But as the winner was announced, the GBP rose up and secured itself amongst the highest performing currencies across the world.
AUD Rallies on US-China Progress but Could Be Held Back by RBA Minutes
AUD rallied last week following the news that the US and China had agreed a deal after months of deliberation. With this deal being made and US tariffs on China being cancelled the global economy felt an uplift which had a knock-on effect to the China-sensitive AUD. However, the RBA could sabotage these gains this week. Tuesday will see the RBA’s meeting minutes released. The AUD could slide against the GBP should the tone be dovish from the RBA. If the RBA focuses on the downside risks to the economy, it is likely this will be the outcome. Later in to the week the AUD could edge up against the GBP should employment figures improves on the previous month.
GBP Could Slide Despite Election Outcome Following Bank of England (BoE) Meeting
The BoE is set to meet on Thursday to discuss their monetary policy rates. The pairing of the GBP/AUD could slide following the decision which is agreed upon in this meeting. Despite the banks decision looking likely to leave the interest rate untouched, there is a chance that BoE governor Mark Carney could focus on the headwinds to the British economy and in doing so this could cause the GBP/AUD exchange rate to slide.
If you would like to learn more about current GBP/AUD exchange rate and future events that may influence them, you can get in touch on +44 (0)1494 416 503 to discuss these factors in more detail or contact me directly at dcj@currencies.co.uk.
GBP/AUD Rate Falls Following Suggestion That Hung Parliament Could Be at Risk from Election Polls
For the GBP, the start of Wednesday was not a promising one. Recent polls have been released to give an oversight of the current standings for the upcoming election. One particular trusted poll highlighted that there is a risk of a ‘hung parliament’ at the UK’s election later today. The GBP/AUD exchange rate now stands at around 1.92 at the time of writing.
Risk of Hung Parliament Causes Panic for the Investors of GBP
With the results from the trusted poll (YouGov) pointing towards a potential risk of a hung parliament, the strength of the GBP declined. A hung parliament refers to no single party holding a majority of seats. As a result of this, despite a government still being able to be formed, the likelihood of Brexit becoming finalised is decreased.
Markets are concerned that should a hung parliament occur that the UK may miss yet another Brexit deadline (31st January 2020). If this is the case, the UK could run the risk of exiting the EU without a deal or a “No Deal” or once more having to ask Brussels for a further extension. With the risk of all or any of the above, the Sterling sunk as uncertainty has once again got the better of the GBP.
House Prices Rise for Australia but Consumer Confidence Falls
For the AUD, it will likely welcome the slide from the GBP in the interlinking exchange rates between the two. With mixed data being released for Australia this week, positive news broke that house prices rose by 2.4% in the third quarter, from July to September. This figure was above forecasts and NAB’s business conditions index increased by 2 points in November to a figure of 4. However, everything isn’t bright for the AUD as the release of Westpac’s consumer confidence index fell to minus 1.9% this month, which was less than November’s 4.5%. This figure set alarm bells ringing that Australia’s economy is still not home and dry and that potential risks are still there for the future of the country’s economy.
For the rest of the week, the major player will be the UK’s general election which takes place today. The outcome will likely be announced early Friday morning. The outcome of this election is likely to shake things up for both the GBP and its rival currencies. Investors will be hoping for a Tory majority, but with YouGov polls suggesting a hung parliament may be on the cards, the answer is certainly not clear as to who will come out triumphant.
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Bixel Exchange Tech Update - Nov. 16, 2017
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Bixel Exchange releases new IT Report at Tech Salon
On Tuesday, Bixel Exchange hosted Tech Salon: How To Get A Tech Job In Los Angeles with presenting sponsor California State University, Northridge (CSUN). As part of an innovative partnership with LinkedIn and the City of Los Angeles, Bixel Exchange released “Building L.A.’s Tech Talent Pipeline: A Sector Report on the Information Technology Industry” during the event. The report looks at the current industry skill sets, hiring trends and career pathways for L.A.’s tech workforce.
After a presentation of key findings with LinkedIn Head of U.S. Public Policy Nicole Isaac, leaders in L.A. tech and education, including the Center for a Competitive Workforce, Cornerstone OnDemand, Hyperloop One, GoGuardian, Boingo Wireless, City of Los Angeles' Education & Workforce Development Department and CSUN, convened to discuss how the public and private sectors can best bridge L.A.’s IT skills gap. Read the report, and see the photos.
Startup LAunch hosts workshop on customer motivation
On Nov. 14, Bixel Exchange’s Startup LAunch Program hosted a workshop to help budding startups understand their customers on a deeper level. Map & Fire Co-founders Clay Ostrom and John Sexton led the workshop focused on “Jobs to Be Done” and “Elements of Value,” and helped attendees apply those two important concepts to their own businesses.
Bixel Exchange joins LA HI-TECH for Career & Internship Symposium
On Nov. 8, Bixel Exchange and students from Birmingham High School, Taft High School and Pierce College met for LA HI-TECH’s Career & Internship Symposium. Students heard from tech professionals from Google, the Aerospace Corporation, Data 360, VentureFuel, NASA, mitú and more!
Kat Yalung featured on Univision
Startup LAunch Director Kat Yalung was interviewed by Univision’s Julio Cesar Ortiz about our work supporting minority-led startups in L.A.! Check it out!
Techweek Los Angeles, Nov. 13-17
Techweek is back in Southern California until Nov. 17 with another great lineup of speakers and events! Techweek partners with tech leaders, corporations and the community to build a unique experience for investors, entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses. RSVP now using code “TWLABixelExchange” for 50 percent off!
Snapshots…A day in the life of Bixel Exchange:
Media students from Venice High School heard from Sarah Armand of Huffington Post about working in marketing & media!
Kat Yalung representing Bixel Exchange at USC Marshall’s ATHENA: Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit.
Bixel Exchange learning about futurecasting at XPRIZE.
Bixel Exchange President & Co-Founder Sean Arian talking data, smart cities and philanthropy at Milken Institute’s California Summit.
Software Engineer Scott Arnold from Age of Learning speaking with Pasadena City College students.
Santa Monica College and Birmingham High School students taking a tour of Riot Games.
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By Doug Saribay on December 14, 2017 in Guest Columns
As a kid growing up in the ‘90s, Mary Jane Watson was the only girl for Spider-Man. My main source of exposure, Fox’s animated “Spider-Man” cartoon show, didn’t even mention Gwen Stacy or Betty Brant. To me, Peter and MJ were as indisputable as Clark Kent and Lois Lane. They were supposed to end up together in the end. They were supposed to.
But then “One More Day” happened, and a big part of my comics foundation came crumbling down: Peter and Mary Jane weren’t together anymore. I figured if I waited it out, it would eventually come back around and right itself, as comics are wont to do.
But that day never came.
The deal was finally sealed with Dan Slott’s “One Moment In Time” storyline, where we are told the new version of Spider-Man’s history, and everyone walks away with finality. And I won’t lie; it shook me. Marvel’s “It” couple was no longer a thing, and one of my favorite heroes was alone. He dated Carly Cooper for a minute, but I never believed it was meant to last. I’d never known a hero without a serious love interest before, and it was a weird feeling.
It was in this context that I began reading “Renew Your Vows,” an alternate reality story that was published as part of the second “Secret Wars” event that Marvel did, and I found what I was waiting for and more.
Our story begins with Peter and Mary Jane early in the stages of family life. Their daughter is very young, they’re living in a humble apartment, and Peter and Mary Jane talk openly of Peter’s life as a superhero. Leading up to this night, several heroes are found dead, and some with powers are missing. Spider-Man goes to Avengers Mansion and stumbles on a briefing session, revealing a new villain named “Regent.” At the same time, a mass breakout at Ryker’s Island prison frees Venom: the one villain who knows all of Spidey’s closely guarded secrets. As the Avengers race to battle Regent, Spider-Man abandons the Avengers and races home to find Venom in his house. As the battle against Regent ensues, the Avengers die in the fight, and Spider-Man crosses a line to protect his family. From that day on, there are no more superheroes, and Spider-Man hangs up the webs for good. Peter becomes a fully committed father, and the world lives under Regent’s rule. After years of living in this totalitarian world, Peter finds a new reason to don the mask again, using his old powers for new responsibilities.
After this initial mini-series, “Renew Your Vows” continued with its own monthly title, but the writers have taken some liberties with the lore they established. Basically, some characters that were supposed to be dead aren’t. But those characters have fun twists on their own canon, and I won’t spoil any here. Most enjoyably to me, the Parker family all become superheroes.
One of the main reasons I love this story is that Peter Parker is one of the few characters in comics to do something universal: he’s grown up. We’ve watched him go from awkward teen to college student with a crappy job, to married man with a (slightly) better job, to where he currently is in the canon storyline; a powerful business executive/scientist with a superhero bodyguard.
The one thing that was missing from Spider-Man’s story is that we never got to see him with a family. It’s where his life has always been headed, barring the tragedy that seems to follow him around. With “Renew Your Vows,” we’re given an optimistic look at what Peter’s life could have been. He’s still bearing the responsibility, but he’s not alone anymore.
Also, Spider-Man’s humor is perfect as dad humor. Peter’s quips at home and his quips in costume are so corny you’ll wonder why you never saw it before. The way he beats Regent is because of the best Spider-Dad joke that has ever been.
This family dynamic plays well into the antics of this super family. Peter and Mary Jane fit the roles of super-parents perfectly, and their daughter Anna is a worthy successor to everything that we’ve come to expect from Spider-Man.
In some ways, this version of Peter’s life is better than I could have ever hoped. He finally has some of the happiness I’ve always hoped he’d find, and it’s so refreshing to see something go right in his life. To me, it is Spider-Man as he should be, and a welcome continuation to a love story I’ve grown up with.
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Why do humans crave community? It’s really quite simple: we all want somewhere to belong. And that’s the intangible part of Bailey’s Grove that makes our neighborhood special. Despite our size, we each have our own place where we fit, where we matter and where we are valued. In Bailey’s Grove, we’re surrounded by neighbors to live life with. While we watch our kids grow up, eat meals together or talk about work or life challenges, we bond with each other. Friendships are formed and cemented as that day-to-day living adds up to years of life. We love living in Bailey’s Grove because our neighbors have become our family. We hope that you will dive in and invest in the relationships that make life fulfilling.
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Amenities within and nearby Bailey’s Grove are standout features for families of all ages.
Award winning landscaping
Professionally maintained landscaping in the neighborhood keep our common areas beautiful.
Kentwood Public Schools provide all students with a diverse and relevant learning experience.
Festivals, parties and garage sales all form opportunities for neighbors to interact and have fun!
Four distinct neighborhoods of single
family homes, luxury town homes, ranch
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We chose Baileys Grove initially for the schools but quickly fell in love with the neighborhood. Being close enough to downtown to enjoy all it has to offer while still being surrounded by nature has been wonderful. The close vicinity to the airport, abundance of nature trails, low crime and real sense of community is what has kept us here for over 14 years. I can't say enough great things about how much we love living here.
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I love that we can live simply. Life is comfortable here. We don't deal with much heavy traffic. It's easy to get from one side of the city to the other, but there are also endless places to explore. Being in Baileys Grove, there is a true down-to-earth vibe and appreciation for the simple things in Kentwood. On the weekends we can walk to visit family or spend time in the woods and nature trails.
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We love BG so much that we bought our second home here! Our friends couldn't believe we just moved down the street but with a pool, miles of walking paths, and open backyards where our kids find all the other kids in the neighborhood. Most summer days, our kids bike to the pool for swimming or an ice cream cone. In winter, the kids all meet up and go sledding. You won't regret your decision to join us in the Grove!
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Sun closure: The Sun was always on the brink
...but we muddled on, knowing we had a vital role to play
Tom Vesey, Former editor, Bermuda Sun
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 6:30 AM
Tom Vesey
I was stunned last week when I heard the Sun was shutting down.
I’d been fearing it, and sometimes expecting it, for decades. This was especially true during my six-year stint as editor, and the 15 years that followed when I wrote a column almost every week.
My fears grew in recent years, as the world’s economy slumped, Bermuda’s economy tanked, and advertisers ran out of money themselves. And the internet was busy devouring newspapers: The Bermuda Sun, as they say in the obituary columns, was pre-deceased by countless distinguished colleagues, friends and relatives.
Still, I was surprised. The Sun wasn’t your average terminal case, wasted and pale long before the sheet was pulled over the head. The Bermuda Sun looked perfectly healthy. Good and loyal people were there at those battered desks, working as they always did. The paper was still full of news, still led the coverage on a lot of important issues, and was still read by a lot of people. It was a well-lived life to the very end.
Of course, I knew through personal experience that the Sun lived on the brink.
I used to complain to the chairmen I worked with — first Sir John Plowman, then Warren Brown, then Randy French — that expected us to run the paper with two boys and a dog. Or maybe that’s what they told me I had to do; I can’t remember.
But it was an honourable kind of poverty, and necessary.
We lived on the second floor of a building beside the Shopping Centre on Victoria Street in those days, a warren of dented desks and aging partitions, with dusty carpets and a gloomy, stinking darkroom.
An ancient printing press lived in the dungeon beneath us, spitting out ink, chunks of aging metal and stacks of newspaper, with sometimes alarming groans.
Similar sounds came from the new Magnum PowerForce Gym and Diet Centre, who helped defray costs by sharing quarters down a narrow hallway from us.
Huge effort and anxiety went into making things work. There was complaining, to be sure — that is the God-given right and obligation of anyone who works for a newspaper — but far less than on more prosperous newspapers I’ve worked for, and a lot more camaraderie and good humour too.
We did what newspapers do; we gathered information, reported stories, tried to understand Bermuda and the things that happened there, and then help readers understand things too. We tried to make money — my, how we tried, taking up good ideas and crazy ideas, and trying to concoct schemes that would miraculously turn things around.
Some argued we should become a free “shopper”, others a gossip sheet, or else some kind of serious intellectual journal. We tried a free dating service in the classified ads, which was interesting but hardly profitable. There are still people I pass on the street today who are thankful (or ought to be) that we at the Bermuda Sun were always honourable and discrete.
In other words, we muddled on.
The vast panoply of Bermuda life trudged or skipped or slithered through our newsroom, determined to leave its footsteps (or cover them up) on our pages.
Most of us could have made a better living doing other things in other places, at least when the economy was good. Shareholders could easily have gotten a better return on their investment from almost anywhere else, including the bottom of their mattresses.
But it was addicting, and satisfying, and for a very good cause. But there we were, poking around Bermuda, trying to understand what had happened and what was going to happen, what was going well, and what was going wrong, and how maybe we could make it better.
And then we shared it. It wasn’t very complicated. The Sun tried to tell its stories with confidence but also humility. It tried to recognize the complexities of a small place like Bermuda, and reflect nuances and explain differences of perspective in a community often divided by ignorance and suspicion.
The Sun never tried to get people to agree with its own views, where it had them, or even agree with each other. But it did a very good job helping Bermudians understand the views of the “other side”.
There are always too many “other sides” in Bermuda, separated by ignorance and suspicion.
The Sun, I think, provided a better understanding than most other media of how those differences developed and how they could be diminished. It viewed Bermuda’s problems with less hysteria, and greater hope and caring.
What becomes of this, now the Sun is disappearing?
My biggest fear, as I think of Bermuda without the the Sun, certainly isn’t an absence of information and ideas. It isn’t just The Royal Gazette out there. There’s TV, radio, Bernews.com, bus-stop ads, and Bermuda blogs of all description… Who can possibly keep track? There’s still way more media in Bermuda, and about Bermuda, than any Bermudian could possibly consume.
My fear is that so much of it is hidden, scattered, uncoordinated, badly-reported and poorly-researched. Good information and good ideas often aren’t believed or shared enough to have an impact. Bad information and ill-informed ideas often get traction they don’t deserve.
What we are losing today is something special that can only come when a group of reporters and editors work together — when they share inspiration, information, ideas, and contacts, criticism and praise with each other. It only works when they subject themselves to training, to standards, to oversight, discipline and even dismissal.
So I’m sad the Sun has gone.
But I’m not in despair. These things are so important that, sooner or later, the unruly chaos of “new media” will find a way to re-create it.
And the information Bermuda needs from its media is so valuable that, in the end, new media will find the magic formula that eventually eluded the Bermuda Sun — a way to make it pay.
Tom Vesey is a former editor of the Bermuda Sun; he now lives in Vancouver.
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Selangor Syariah Court registers 24,063 divorce cases in 2017 and 2018
SHAH ALAM, Sept 17 -- A total of 24,063 divorce cases were registered by the Selangor Syariah Court over a two year period, from 2017 to 2018, with some 20 per cent involving newly-married couples, said state Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari today.
Expressing concern that the situation could adversely affect the development agenda of the state, he said the Selangor government intended to establish various programmes designed to restore the institution of the family.....
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Jho Low attended TIA meeting in 2009 by invitation - witness
A former special officer to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court here today that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, attended a Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) steering and coordination committee meeting in 2009 by invitation
Fisheries Dept to strengthen ornamental fish industry
Malaysia can restore its glory as one of the world's leading players in the ornamental fish industry by focusing on, strengthening and promoting various types of fish, including fighting fish, said Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Munir Mohd Nawi.
Private, corporate sector expertise can help improve learning in schools - Teo
The expertise of the private and corporate sectors could contribute to the development of schools through improvement of the teaching and facilitating process (pdPc), said Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.
Private schools close because of bad haze
According to a Ministry of Education media release today, 12 private schools have closed because of the haze, affecting lessons for some 7,432 pupils.
Rais urges Malays to don the songkok to reflect identity
SEREMBAN, Sept 16 -- Negeri Sembilan Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chief Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim has urged the Malays in the country to wear the songkok (headdress) to reflect their cultural identity.
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PUTRAJAYA, Sept 16 -- As many as 25 schools in Putrajaya will be forced to suspend classes tomorrow if the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading exceeds 200 which is ‘very unhealthy’, according to the Deputy Director (Planning) of the Federal Territory Education Department, Dr Roslan Hussin.
Selangor government to seize land where farmers carry out open burning
KLANG, Sept 16 -- The Selangor government will confiscate land in the state where open burning by farmers persists.
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Shezad Dawood, Towards The Possible Film (production still), 2014, courtesy the artist
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Join us for a tour led by Sarah Brown, Curator (programme) of two complementary exhibitions at Leeds Art Gallery.
Shezad Dawood, an artist with a strong presence on the international scene, studied in Leeds from 2004-2008 and is now based in London.
For Towards the Possible Film (2014), Dawood presents a new film installation, textile paintings and neon work alongside selected works from the Leeds Collection which interrogate and inspire a meeting point between modernism and mysticism. Many of Dawood’s questions and investigations are rooted in his own cultural heritage, life experience, and a deep desire to encourage communication between different cultures, people, and even the past and future. Towards the Possible Film was shot at Legzira beach in Sidi Ifni, Morocco. In a landscape that could well be an alien planet, otherworldly figures appear as if to threaten the peace. Dawood found a deep source of inspiration in the region’s history and the many wars fought in the 1950s and 1960s between Spain, Morocco and the independent Saharan tribes.
Elín Jakobsdóttir is an Icelandic artist based in Glasgow and Berlin. Her work combines drawings, films and sculptural objects which consider the everyday world through the lens of the subconscious. Jakobsdóttir presents Eyes Cast, a new film, alongside plumpe Denken Modalities, a new series of paper cut-outs and drawings.
This German expression ‘plumpe Denken’ is taken from the German playwright Bertolt Brecht who stated a preference for working with plump or clumsy thoughts as opposed to rigorously honed thoughts. The drawings are concerned with the territory of the mind and body, bringing together objects from the everyday environment, body parts and organs, abstract shapes suggestive of mechanical and metabolic processes and lines that trace pathways of thought, humour and poetic ambiguity.
Eyes Cast is filmed in Super 8 on location in Leeds Art Gallery. It is a silent visual poem that traces a path through the building focusing on two bronze portraits by Jacob Epstein asking questions about the durability of the artwork, highlighting our own mortality and shifts between factual document and reverie.
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Dealing with “The 5 Indisputable Facts of IOT Security”
ConvergenceAsia staff
How do you flash a software update on somebody’s implanted medical device? What if a squirrel makes off with your sensors? These are some examples of issues that we will have to deal with as we grapple with IOT (Internet of Things) security. And we will need to apply lessons from the past in order to avoid a “cybersecurity groundhog day”.
Speaking at RSA Conference 2017 in Singapore recently, Diana Kelley, global executive security advisor with IBM Security, highlighted what she called “The Five Indisputable Facts of IOT Security” and how these need to be thought through as part of a “secure-by-design” approach to building or procuring future systems.
Fact #1 is that IOT devices will operate in a hostile environment. “You have to take into account physical considerations because you will have IOT systems out there that a squirrel could grab, or it could get rained on,” said Kelley, as she highlighted the need for IT people to talk to their counterparts who are handling physical security.
Fact #2 is that software security will degrade over time, which is the good old patching issue. “But how do you patch a car? Send a USB stick to owner? Call them in to have their car upgraded? Or how do you flash a software update on somebody implanted medical device?” Security professionals will have to carry out their own assessment and figure out how to do this because over time, there will be a need for software upgrades, she said.
Fact #3 is that “shared secrets do not remain secret”. Kelley cited the example of the DYN attack which was accomplished in large part because of “shared secrets” – the fact that many IOT devices ship with the same default password. “Any device from that manufacturer of that model will have that shared default password, so what implications does this have on security?”
Fact #4 is that “weak configurations will persist”. “If you ship something in an insecure state it will stay insecure because most of us don’t lock down our assets, don’t lock down our systems.”
Fact #5 relates to the privacy issue. “What are we going to do about data and privacy and how we protect that information?” But there are lessons from the past that can be applied here, such as lessons surrounding the protection of data in transit. “We know how to protect data in transit, yet a lot of systems send data in the clear.”
And so these lessons are forgotten and enterprises are condemned to make the same mistakes over and over again.
Kelley pointed out that the number 1 attack vector on web sites last year - SQL injection – is almost 20 years old. And some of the biggest attacks of the past few months like Wannacry, Petya and NotPetya could have been prevented, or their impact mitigated, by techniques that have been around for a long time - like patching; like using virtual machines which can be taken down and reloaded if someone locks up the system; like doing backups, or carrying out network segmentation.
“These are all things from the past that could have helped us,” said Kelley. “We can’t predict the future, but there are certain things in security, in data hygiene, in network hygiene, that will enable us to avoid cybersecurity groundhog day.”
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Bonbousquet
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Bonbousquet, Les Cabannes, 81170 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees, France
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Getting to Bonbousquet
Directions to Bonbousquet from Les Cabannes
Coming from St Antonin - after you pass the Les Cabannes sign, take the second right then turn right at the T junction and follow the road as it curves up hill, passing the bins and the mine on the right. Bonbousquet is at the end of the road on the left.
Coming from Cordes-sur-Ciel - once in Les Cabannes take the second left - then the first right and follow the road as it curves up hill, passing the bins and the mine on the right. Bonbousquet is at the end of the road on the left.
The nearest train station is Cordes-Vindrac, which is served by a reasonably regular service from Toulouse. There is a regular shuttle bus from Toulouse airport to the train station in Toulouse. Bonbousquet can also be reached by train from Rodez airport by taking a taxi to Rodez train station and then a by train to Cordes-Vindrac via Gaillac. Visit www.ter-sncf.com for train times and prices.
For groups of 2 or more we can arrange pick up from Rodez or Toulouse airport, please contact us for prices.
The nearest airports are Toulouse and Rodez.
Gatwick and Bristol to Toulouse - EasyJet, www.easyjet.com
Heathrow and Edinburgh to Toulouse - British Airways, www.britishairways.com
Manchester to Toulouse - Jet2, www.jet2.com
Stansted, Dublin and Brussels to Rodez - Ryanair, www.ryanair.com
A number of other airlines also operate from a variety of regional airports in the UK to Toulouse, visit www.skyscanner.net for the latest information on routes and prices.
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Prime Arrangements 1997-2001
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The Persistence of Memory
Persistence of Memory - Still-Life Essay
Calligraphic Rhythm: View Camera
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Anthology and Rhythm
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Digital Abstraction
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Spectra - The Music of Chance
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Pinhole & Toy Camera, Cliché-Verre
Pinhole-Toy Images, Cliché-Verre - Index
Little Things - Pinhole Camera Images
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Assemblage - Experimental
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Italy & Ireland
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Untitled (Saw Blade B2), 2007
Scanned image, 6.5" x 9" ca. @300ppi (id#1031)
Untitled (PN55 Film Ends), 2005
Scanned image, 9.4" x 15.7" ca. @300ppi (id#1032)
Polaroid PN55 film, which provides a negative, has detachable end pieces which are always stained variously by the developing chemicals. I assembled a number of them and scanned the result to make this image.
Under Foot, 2008
Scanned image, 13" x 16.5" ca. @300ppi (id#1033)
The title is a nod to the late Irving Penn, who did a wonderful series that goes by this name - close-up pictures of chewing gum stuck flat against the sidewalk. Here one could say I have the same point of view (literally) but am looking in the opposite direction. I was one of his assistants years ago, and he - not just his work - has always been a great example to me.
Untitled (Vulcanized), 2004
Scanned image, 23.2" x 27.3" ca. @300ppi (id#1034)
Untitled (Bike Bell), 2004
A bicycle stamped in a bell, this calls to mind the antique bicycle from the credits to the old BBC TV series, "The Prisoner".
Untitled (Bowling Medal I), 2004
Scanned image, 6" x 4.8" ca. @300ppi (id#1036)
Bowling can be like ballet.
"A good poet is no more useful than a good bowler." - François de Malherbe, poet (1555 – 1628)
Untitled (Math Award Pin), 2004
Untitled (La Infinità), 2008
Untitled (Baby Bracelet), 1998
Scanned image, 6.2" x 7.9" ca. @300ppi (id#1039)
My very first accessory.
Untitled (Falling Star), 2008
Untitled (Mini Crayons), 2004
Scanned image, 2.6" x 6" ca. @300ppi (id#1043
Aeroplanino I, 2006
Two Red Ducks, 2006
A flat-bed scanner will provide a sharp image of anything on the surface of the glass or within a millimeter or two. Anything further away will be progressively out of focus. This is a certain limitation, but for some three-dimensional objects will still work well, creating an effect similar to the shallow depth of field of a lens at a wide aperture, as with these tiny plastic ducks
Worms, 2006
Untitled (Cuore IX), 2006
This image also serves as one frame of a brief animation, composed of a series of scans made at different exposures from dark to light, which when shown in a loop simulates a beating heart.
Skull, 2008
Scanned image, 12.1" x 9.1" ca. @300ppi (id#1046
Unlike most of the other images in this series, which are essentially straight, unmanipulated scans, this was made by superimposing scans of both sides of a cereal-box-prize labyrinth game and blending them in a way that brought out these iridescent colors.
Beehive (Thimble II), 2007
A very small item whose design is at once practical and a symbol of industry.
Untitled (Glass Dish V G1), 2005
Scanned image, 10.5" x 9.6" ca. @300ppi (id#1048)
Untitled (Plastic Ice Balls), 2006
Scanned image, 9" x 20" ca. @300ppi (id#1049)
Untitled (Air Lock), 2009
Scanned image, 6 5/16" x 9 1/2" ca. (17.9 x 31.4 cm) @300ppi (id#1050)
Untitled (Drill Bit Case), 2008
Untitled (Plastic Tray), 2008
I like the lozenge shape, like Mark Rothko's paintings.
Untitled (Smoking), 2008
Scanned image, 5" x 8" ca. (12.7 x 20.35 cm) @300ppi (id#1053)
A "Smoking" brand cigarette paper scanned with transmitted light.
Untitled (Carabela), 2006
Scanned image, 6 5/8" x 12 1/4" ca. (17.9 x 31.4 cm) @300ppi (id#1054)
A "Carabela" cigarette paper scanned with reflected light.
Gettone (Token), 2001
An old token with its incised design, artistically primitive but beautiful, minted for Italian public telephones of decades ago.
Mug Soap II, 2003
Scanned image, 8 1/3" x 8 1/3" ca. (20.3 x 20.3 cm) @300ppi (id#1056)
The trademark in relief on a cake of shaving soap. Aside from the design, I like the subject because it stands for an older way of life.
Untitled (Five Left), 2008
Disclaimer (World Trade Center Ticket), 2004
Scanned image, 6.1" x 6.7" ca. @300ppi (id#1058
I collect quite a few things for various reasons, usually because there is some object quality or something in the design that fascinates me, or just as a souvenir. I happened to keep a ticket for the WTC observation deck from a visit from back when the towers were brand new, and found it again about thirty years later in a drawer.
Science Book Cover, 2001
I was a teacher in New York City for a few years, and one day they were emptying a storeroom and throwing out hundreds of old text-books. What a surprise it was to see, in 1993, what I'm pretty sure was the same edition science book as I had in 1958, with a pre-feminist cover.
Untitled (Ruined PN55 Film), 2005
A combination of text, mostly illegible, and a pattern of defects in the emulsion of the film.
Scans of Small Objects and Materials
The objects seen here are generally much easier to identify than in the previous group. Recognizable or not, however, these images are not "about" guessing what we are looking at. They are rather "about" the sense of the images themselves and what feelings they might elicit in a viewer, and observing and considering how these things came to be as they are.
While some are of objects which have a strong visual appeal (I really object to "charming", since that's not how I feel about them), others are more conceptual, and less visually appealing. Good examples, respectively, would be "Two Red Ducks", "Aeroplanino", "Bike Bell", and "Baby Bracelet" of the first type, and "Science Book Cover" and "Disclaimer (World Trade Center Ticket)" of the second. The more "conceptual" are inexpressive or dead-pan in the way they reach out to the viewer - with these I don't expect to arouse much feeling, but rather a thought or two. The more emotionally appealing can offer a springboard to childhood recollections, and possibly even represent, depending on who's looking, well - something along the lines of the famous sled, Rosebud, from "Citizen Kane". ("I tell you about Rosebud.")
All images in this series were created with a flat-bed scanner, using either reflected or transmitted light. Generally there has been little or no retouching, and no photo elaboration other than minor tonal adjustments.
© 2014 Allen Schill. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or used without prior written permission from the author. Anyone is welcome to link to it, or to quote brief passages, but I would like to be notified.
© Copyright Allen Schill
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'Film diplomacy' seen as way to improve ties
By LIA ZHU in San Francisco | China Daily Global | Updated: 2019-10-21 23:41
Actor Robert Downey Jr (left) and Chris Fenton attend the premiere of Iron Man 3 in Beijing’s Forbidden City in April 2013. [PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY]
A Hollywood version of ping-pong diplomacy could help mitigate the strained US-China bilateral relationship through the human interaction of filmmaking, said a veteran Hollywood producer.
"The US-China relationship is in tatters — no exaggeration. The US and China can win together and only together," said Chris Fenton, senior adviser to IDW Media Holdings and a trustee of the US-Asia Institute, who recently visited China with a US congressional delegation.
"Diplomacy resulting from bilateral cultural and commercial activities bonds the countries, regardless of the political environment. It creates cultural glue, helping to hold these two superpowers together," said Fenton, who produced or supervised 20 films, including Iron Man 3, Point Break, 47 Ronin and Looper.
Fenton said that during the delegation's 12-day visit to China, everyone they met with — from the top Foreign Ministry official to the Standing Committee members of the National People's Congress — expressed "similar shock and awe'' at how rapidly the bilateral relationship has deteriorated.
"Each side needs the other. Without resolving the trade dispute, nurturing civility toward one another and promoting proper channels of diplomacy, both sides will lose," Fenton said.
He said he saw a real willingness to continue to talk, whether on the national or local level in China.
"I find it amazing that almost every Chinese official we met with had spent time living in the US. Many had visited the US several times, and several also spoke English fluently," said Fenton. "Contrast that with Americans, and it's startling. We spend very little time getting to know the other side. In fact, I know several elected officials running with policies or bills relevant to China who have never been there. That needs to stop."
Fenton said an antidote to current China-US tensions is what he calls "film diplomacy", which can bond the two different cultures and provide a blueprint for commercial success.
"The benefits start with the businesses, individuals and artists directly involved, resulting in a sort of upward chain reaction, eventually influencing each nation's leaders as the bilateral collaboration on films is such an amazingly exposed and talked about form of art," he explained.
An example of film diplomacy could be found in 2011, when the film Looper was made. "The original script didn't involve China at all, but we found a very interesting way to incorporate China into the plot in a very constructive manner, and we were able to showcase the spectacular Pudong district of Shanghai. The Shanghai municipal government was also heavily involved," said Fenton.
He acknowledged that it took a lot of convincing of filmmakers and different parties, but it was a "super collaborative effort and ultimately that cultural collaboration became commercial", he said. "Without the collaboration on culture, the film probably would not garner a theatrical release in China."
In April 2013, Fenton helped launch Iron Man 3 — the highest-grossing Hollywood film in China at the time. "That film alone took a fledgling market and goosed it with a massive injection of box office steroids, and it couldn't have been done without complete bilateral cooperation," he said.
Despite tensions in Sino-American relations, Fenton said there is a "somewhat healthy" trade between the two countries in terms of Hollywood films in China, with several examples of Marvel's Fast and Furious and Transformers franchises.
"That said, there is little activity between the two countries when it comes to collaborations and co-productions," he said. "When endeavors such as those are successfully completed, not only do they foster a stronger overall bilateral relationship, but they also maximize box office returns."
There is still an expired Hollywood-import film agreement between the US and China, which needs to be negotiated and implemented, he said.
"We can lead by example and push each other to collaborate now. The positive shrapnel of a combined effort will most likely initiate dialogue for a new film agreement, too," said Fenton.
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Brisbane Innovation Summit: collaboration drives innovation
The 4th annual Brisbane Innovate Summit was held on Wednesday 9 October with close to 400 Brisbane businesses, students and residents joining forces to solve some of the city's wicked challenges. 38 ideas were developed to solve three significant challenges: how to better engage out-of-town students; how to drive sustainability in our construction industry and; how to empower small businesses of Brisbane.
Over the next few months, these ideas will be developed further in the Brisbane Innovate Lab. Of particular interest: converting e-waste (computers, mobile phones) into 'e-bricks' for housing; a local 'AirTasker for Brisbane businesses', where local businesses can exchange expertise and skills and; a project to connect international students to farmers' markets for cultural exchange, local work skills and language practice.
Innovators recognised at Lord Mayor’s Business Awards 2019
The 14th annual Lord Mayor’s Business Awards took place at Brisbane City Hall on Friday 18 October with leading start-up and innovation businesses recognised throughout the night. Nightlife Music was the big winner taking home the Australia Pacific LNG Award for Business Innovation as well as the Optus Platinum Business Award. Nightlife Music is the global pioneer in music subscription services and creator of crowdDJ®, which transforms the humble jukebox into the modern era giving businesses a point of difference, captivating consumers in venues and delivering great returns to the entire music ecosystem.
Brisbane-headquartered start-up MOVUS, with its world leading FitMachine® - which is capable of proactively monitoring the condition and operating performance on industrial equipment - took home the ANZ Award for High-Growth Business Start-Up. GroundProbe was a notable finalist for the Queensland Urban Utilities Award for Product Innovation with its latest product SSR-Omni designed to predict and prevent mining disasters.
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Washington, DC, April 18, 2006 --
American outrage at the corruption of public officials in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is one of several factors leading pundits to predict heavy losses by the ruling Republican party in fall congressional elections. But Americans who think they have it bad with corrupt government would be well advised to get some perspective by looking overseas. And when it comes to public corruption, nobody has a thing on the government of the Palestinian territories.
Last Thursday, demonstrations in the West Bank turned violent as angry civil servants, security forces, and unemployed cronies of the Palestinian Liberation Organization seized the Palestinian Authority cabinet building in Ramallah.1 The rioters' various demands included new government jobs, higher salaries for existing government employees, promotions, and various other means of divvying up the budget of the Palestinian Authority.
It may seem outrageous that violent behavior is used to get or advance a civil service career, but the transparent, qualifications-oriented process generally practiced in the United States was unknown in the PLO-controlled areas of the West Bank and Gaza strip. Getting a government paycheck was based on who your friends were. The rioters, made up of cousins, uncles, brothers, and other incompetent cronies of the former PLO government, had come to expect their regular share of the budget as a matter of privilege.
The trouble, of course, is that the PLO was thrown out in recent elections, replaced by Hamas, a radical Islamic party known in the west for sponsoring suicide bombings that target Israeli civilians. With their PLO patrons out and Hamas in, PLO cronies figured they had little to lose by resorting to violence to seek a continued share of the public kitty.
Ironically, there is no longer a public kitty to fight over. International outrage over Hamas' bloody record has led to a complete cutoff of Western aid and Israeli customs duties that had almost entirely funded the Palestinian Authority budget. While it is understandable that Western governments would refuse to finance a government controlled by a party that blows up women and children, the real outrage is that they were willing to fund the insanely corrupt PLO government for so many years.
Westerners believe that Palestinians elected terrorist Hamas politicians because Palestinians are filled with hate for Israel. Wrong. Hamas was elected because the PLO government was incompetent and unimaginably corrupt. Unless you were one of the few lucky enough to be a cousin or an uncle or a friend, the PLO government was unlikely to do little more for you than extract bribes for meager public services.
Contrast this with the Palestinians' experience with Hamas. It may seem paradoxical, but Hamas is not just a militant terrorist group, it is a very effective charitable organization. It runs private hospitals, schools, and other social services that have earned it understandable respect among the Palestinian people. Given the contrast between the corrupt PLO and the relatively straight-laced Hamas, it is no surprise at all that they were elected.
Could these developments in the Palestinian territories have lessons for America? While corruption is far less of an issue than the unpopular Iraq war, nearly 12 years of power have corrupted congressional Republicans in ways that will undoubtedly hurt the party in fall elections. The Democrats, of course, are not Hamas. They have neither the terrorist baggage nor the straight-laced reputation of the Palestinian party. But they are an alternative. The lesson from Palestine is that voters may elect what would otherwise be a very unpalatable opposition party when faced with unchecked incompetence and corruption by the current leadership. Democratic hopefuls, in short, should certainly take heart.
1. Associated Press, Unpaid Palestinian Police Block Road, Storm Building in Protest, April 15. 2006
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De Rebus → Issues → Archive 2019 → Tariffs discussed at the JAA annual general meeting
Tariffs discussed at the JAA annual general meeting
By Kgomotso Ramotsho
Legal practitioner and member of the Legal Practice Council, Jan Stemmett, spoke at the Johannesburg Attorneys Association Annual General Meeting held on 12 September in Johannesburg.
The Johannesburg Attorneys Association (JAA) held its annual general meeting on 12 September in Johannesburg. Legal practitioner and member of the Legal Practice Council (LPC) Jan Stemmett gave an update on s 35 of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (the LPA). Mr Stemmett said a part of s 35 has been implemented, which includes that the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) must within two years after the commencement of ch 2 of the LPA investigate and report back to the Minister of Justice on recommendations it will make.
Mr Stemmett pointed out that the Minister of Justice may determine maximum fees payable to legal practitioners by government departments, which includes provincial and local sectors. He added that the Office of the State Attorney is working on a National Legal Services platform and developing a uniform of maximum status for the procurement of legal services. Mr Stemmett said that with regard to the Contingency Fees Act 66 of 1997 (the Act), rules pertaining to s 6 of the Act recommended by the Legal Practice Council would be gazetted soon.
Mr Stemmett said that the Rules Board would impose fee tariffs for litigious and non-litigious legal services. He pointed out that one of the requirements of the cost estimation notice is that attorneys and advocates with trust accounts must provide clients with a cost estimate when they take instruction from a client. He added that in subs 4 it states that the SALRC must within a period of two years report back to the Minister of Justice on how to address the rise in legal fees and how access to justice will be improved.
Mr Stemmett said a lot of emphasis has been placed on public interest and making legal services affordable to the public. He added that the LPC is giving input on these issues. He pointed out that the Minister of Justice appointed an advisory committee that must advise the SALRC. However, Mr Stemmett said the concern is that there is not even one legal practitioner in the advisory committee. He said the Law Society of South Africa objected on the matter, but the advisory committee is still as it is, with no representation of legal practitioners on it.
Mr Stemmett said after the conference that the SALRC held in November 2018, the SALRC published Investigation into Legal Fees Project 142 (Issue Paper 36) in which they set out the results from the conference. He pointed out that the LPC was given an extension until September 2019 to submit its comments on the paper. He confirmed that the LPC submitted their comments to the SALRC. Mr Stemmett noted that the SALRC will issue a discussion paper on the recommendations and a draft legislation early next year.
Mr Stemmett said some of the issues outlined in the paper include the –
rise of legal fees that are unattainable for most people; and
desirability of establishing a mechanism to determine legal fees and tariffs.
He said as far as litigious and non-litigious matters are concerned, the SALRC have asked a series of questions in the issue paper, which like other organisations the LPC has replied to. Mr Stemmett shared some of the questions on the issue paper and answered the questions from the view of the LPC as follows:
Q: What are some of the reasons for not having statutory tariffs in a non-litigious and civil matter?
A: The LPC is not in favour of fixed tariffs or any type of method that is not already in the tariff for the courts of law.
Q: What impact would statutory tariffs have on the current system?
A: The view of the LPC is that there will be an unintended consequence of having fixed tariffs for all legal services. This will mean that legal practitioners will be driven out of business.
Q: Is there a lack of statutory tariff for litigious civil matters?
A: The LPC said the current tariffs set by the rule board in respect to civil litigation matters is adequate.
Q: Should statutory tariffs be introduced for litigious civil matters?
A: The introduction of more statutory tariffs would be counterproductive.
Q: Can tariffs used by Legal Aid South Africa (Legal Aid SA) and the Office of the State Attorney in criminal and civil matters be used as a benchmark for tariffs in general?
A: The LPC does not support statutory tariffs and in alternative should it be decided that tariffs be imposed, it is submitted that the tariff used by Legal Aid SA and the Office of the State Attorney can only be used as a benchmark, applicable to legal services rendered to individuals, South African people, not companies, corporations and non-South Africans.
Judge President of Gauteng Division of the High Courts, Dunstan Mlambo, gave a presentation on the digitisation initiative at the High Court.
Implementing a digital platform
Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Dunstan Mlambo, gave a presentation about the digital initiative that will be implemented at the High Court. He said that he was appointed as the Information Technology (IT) steering committee chairperson, which is the committee that is tasked to look at implementing IT in the judiciary. Judge President Mlambo said having a digital platform will help reduce some of the daily challenges the court deals with, such as the misfiling of court documents, missing documents, corruption and court order issues.
Judge President Mlambo pointed out that the digital platform in courts will also have benefits, such as the improvement and finalisation of cases, tracking reserved judgments, and tracking the backlogs of cases at the court. It will make it easy for judges to work on performance reports or have online meeting discussions without having to physically meet. He said case law management will be easy on a digital platform. It will be cost-effective, and it will be easy to monitor fraud and corruption, as the system will be able to trace missing files. Judge President Mlambo pointed out that he has visited countries that have digital platforms in their courts and said that the digitised method works well.
Note: The rules by the Legal Practice Council in terms of s 6 of the Contingency Fee Act 66 of 1997 has been gazetted (see GenN525 GG42739/4-10-2019). For more information visit www.derebus.org.za
See also Mapula Sedutla ‘Show me the money: A discussion on access to justice v legal fees’ 2019 (March) DR 3, and ‘Have your say on legal costs’ 2019 (June) DR 3.
JAA Exco members, back row, from left: Bruce Shipalana; Yusuf Wadee; Nicci Messina; Lee-Ann du Toit; Jacques Tarica; and Sisa Nhlabathi.
Front row, from left: Hilde Eksteen; Chantelle Gladwin-Wood; Katherine Gascoigne; and Nakka de Klerk.
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LAWRENCE CASSERLEY
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LAWRENCE CASSERLEY (signal processing instrument), SIMON DESORGHER (flute & bass flute), with EVAN PARKER (soprano saxophone), DAVID STEVENS (computer processing), PHILIPP WACHSMANN (violin).
Lawrence Casserley and Simon Desorgher have been performing in and around Peter Jones's inflatable structures since the early 80s, and as Directors of the Colourscape Music Festivals have invited many performers to work with them and create new performance possibilities in these intensely special environments. Evan Parker, Philipp Wachsmann and David Stevens are among them, and various combinations of these players have occurred in many contexts before; but it was in the ColourDome in Exeter in July 2006 that we first played together as a quintet. ColourDome is a vibrant and special atmosphere in which to work, and that day in Exeter was very hot; the intensity of the colour and the heat are embedded in these performances. Maybe that explains the intensely coloured music, and the way in which our individual sounds frequently melt into one!
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FRANÇOIS HOULE (clarinets), EVAN PARKER (tenor saxophone), BENOîT DELBECQ (prepared piano).
Delbecq and Houle had often discussed expanding their collaborative concept to include a third person, so in 2005, when composer Michel Frigon invited them to perform at his Innovations concert series in Montréal with Evan Parker, they seized the opportunity to record this new trio formation. The result is something very special. Collectively these musicians inhabit a highly distinctive sound world and their sonic explorations bring us some of the most exquisite, intricate and beautiful music one could ever hope to hear.
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The second CD by the trio of REX CASSWELL (electric guitar), PHILLIP MARKS (percussion) and PAUL OBERMAYER (samples).
BARK! take their group virtuosity to new areas, creating beautiful jagged, sharp edged textures propelled by some of their tightest, strangest, most powerful rhythmic designs yet. James Brown meets the spirit of Modernism! London, 2004.
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EVAN PARKER (soprano & tenor saxophones), PAUL RUTHERFORD (trombone), RUDI MAHALL (bass clarinet), PHILIPP WACHSMANN (violin, electronics), ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH (piano), AKI TAKASE (piano), PAUL LOVENS (drums).
The acoustics of Ancient Space and Chris Trent's engineering sensibilities bring an international combination of some of Evan Parker's favourite musicians in a full programme of open playing. Four duos, five trios and a quartet.
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FURT [RICHARD BARRETT and PAUL OBERMAYER] (electronics), JOHN BUTCHER (soprano & tenor saxophones), RHODRI DAVIES (harps), PAUL LOVENS (drums), PHIL MINTON (voice), WOLFGANG MITTERER (piano, electronics), UTE WASSERMANN (voice).
Recorded at the SWR New Jazz Meeting in December 2005, this is the first release from an ongoing project in which FURT is expanded into an electroacoustic octet with a unique collective sound, where vocals, instruments and electronics coalesce into a dense but transparent vortex.
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HOOK, DRIFT & SHUFFLE
EVAN PARKER (soprano & tenor saxophones), GEORGE LEWIS (trombone, electronics), BARRY GUY (double bass, electronics), PAUL LYTTON (percussion, electronics).
A 1983 Brussels concert featuring three improvisations by this electro-acoustic quartet.
Reissue of LP 45.
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Wesley said Jones was aggressive and called her and the other women names preceded by adjectives including "sloppy" and "fat." "We were scared," she said. The judge said in delivering his ruling that surveillance video of the bars patio showed the beer bottle pointing toward Jones face, near his eye. "The initial aggressor in this case was Shannon Wesley with the beer bottle," Judge Robert Taylor said. Witnesses testified there was cursing from both sides, and the judge noted a lack of civility from those involved, including Jones. Jones attorney repeatedly argued that Wesley physically assaulted Jones. "This man was only defending himself when he was threatened," attorney Ralph Kohnen said. But prosecutor Bernadette Longano argued that there was "zero evidence" that Wesley harmed or attempted to harm Jones. Jones and his attorney declined to comment after Tuesdays ruling. The prosecutor also declined to comment. Jones, the Bengals third cornerback and a punt returner, still could face discipline from the National Football League under its conduct policy. A message left with the NFL on Tuesday wasnt immediately returned. Last month, Jones paid a fine for disorderly conduct after police accused him of making offensive comments in a traffic stop. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge of disorderly conduct after he was arrested in 2011 in another case. He was accused in that case of shouting profanities and trying to pull away as police arrested him at a bar. NBA Jerseys Outlet . The Cavs announced the move Saturday, one day after LeBron James said hes returning to Cleveland. A 12-year veteran, Haywood has played in 794 NBA games, averaging 6. Stitched NBA Jerseys . Watch all the action unfold live on TSN and TSN Mobile TV at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. 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It was a tough finish but weve got to come back." It was a record fourth straight overtime game in the series, and Memphis has won three of them. The seventh-seeded Grizzlies can close out the second-seeded Thunder on Thursday night at home. "Nothing comes easy for us," Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph said. "We get it out of the mud, we grind and were underdogs. Its what we do." Before the final overtime sequence, Durant made the first of two free throws with 27.5 seconds left to cut Oklahoma Citys deficit to 100-99. Before his second shot, referee Joey Crawford took the ball from Durant and walked over to the scorers table. Moments later, Crawford was screaming at the scoreboard operator, asking him to make a change. After the delay, Durant, an 87 per cent free throw shooter during the regular season, missed the second attempt. "Im not sure what happened, but Ive got to focus and Ive got to make that foul shot," Durant said. The Grizzlies didnt understand what was going on, either. "We just looked at Joey and we were like, What is Joey doing?" Memphis guard Mike Conley said. Mike Miller scored 21 points, Randolph had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Conley added 17 points for the Grizzlies. Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, but he made just 10 of 31 shots from the field. Durant scored 26 points on 10-for-24 shooting. He has struggled throughout the series, but Thunder coach Scott Brooks said hes not worried. "Hes going to get his shots and hes going to make his share," Brooks said. "Hell get himself ready for the next game.&quoot; Overall, the Thunder shot just 39 per cent. Clearance NBA Jerseys. The Thunder, one of the leagues most potent offensive teams in the regular season, have shot below 40 per cent in four of the five games in the series. "We understand this team very well," Memphis guard Tony Allen said. "Weve been playing against this team the last four years with this group. We understand their plays, we understand who theyre trying to run their offence through. We know Kevin Durant is going to take his shots and Russell Westbrook is going to take his shots. We have to contest those shots and stick to our defensive coverages for 48 minutes." Oklahoma City trailed by 20 points in the third quarter but trimmed its deficit to six by the start of the fourth quarter and finally took a 79-78 lead on a 3-pointer by Durant. Memphis maintained its composure. Consecutive baskets by Conley put the Grizzlies up 87-82 with just under 4 minutes to play. Oklahoma Citys Caron Butler was fouled by Randolph as he hit a 3-pointer with 2:40 to play. He made the free throw to cut Memphis lead to 87-86. Oklahoma City, trailing 89-88, had a chance to take the lead in the final minute of regulation, but Durant was stripped, and the ball was stolen by Conley. Allen made the first free throw with 30 seconds left. He missed the second, but Marc Gasol of the Grizzlies got the rebound with 20.3 seconds to play. Conley was stripped by Westbrook, and Westbrook dunked with 4 seconds left to tie the game at 90. Memphis didnt get a shot off in time at the end of regulation and the teams went to overtime again. Miller hit two early 3-pointers in the extra period for the Grizzlies. "Defensively, we made a few mistakes at the end of regulation," Gasol said. "But we came out in overtime, made a couple of 3s, and that gave us a big lift in confidence. We were able to manage it and control from there." NOTES: The Grizzlies wore their warmups inside out and the Thunder wore black socks and shoes in protest of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterlings incendiary racial remarks. ... The Grizzlies shot 60 per cent from the field in the first quarter to lead 30-25. ... Oklahoma City made 6 of 9 3-point attempts in the first half, but just 9 of 34 shots inside the arc. ... 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Parashat Vayeseh begins with Yaakob Abinu�s departure from his homeland, and his journey to Haran, where he would marry, beget a family, and become wealthy tending to Laban�s flocks. The Midrash tells us that before Yaakob left for Haran, he first went to the yeshiva of Shem and Eber, where he spent fourteen years engrossed in Torah learning.
Why did Yaakob first spend these years learning Torah? Why did he not immediately go to Haran to get married and start a family?
One answer that has been given stems from a different passage of the Midrash, which tells us of something else that happened to Yaakob after he left his parents� home. Esav, who wanted to kill Yaakob for taking the blessing which was intended for him, sent his son, Elifaz, to chase after Yaakob and murder him. When Elifaz reached Yaakob, he could not bring himself to kill his uncle. He had learned with his grandfather, Yishak Abinu (according to another version of the Midrash, Elifaz had actually learned with Yaakob), and so he absorbed enough of Yishak�s saintliness to be incapable of murdering his uncle in cold blood. On the other hand, he could not allow himself to disobey his father�s orders. Yaakob recommended that Elifaz take all his possessions in lieu of killing him. Our Sages teach that an impoverished person is considered, in a certain sense, "dead," and so by seizing all of Yaakob�s belongings, Elifaz will, in a way, have "killed" him. Elifaz took everything Yaakob had, which is why when Yaakob arrived in Haran, he had nothing with him.
As the Ramban (Rav Moshe Nahmanides, 1194-1270) famously teaches, "Ma�aseh Abot Siman La�banim" � the experiences of our righteous patriarchs established certain patterns for their descendants, and their actions instilled within the Jewish Nation certain qualities and characteristics which have accompanied our people ever since. It has thus been suggested that Yaakob, after losing all his possessions, went to study Torah to establish the precedent of devotion to Torah learning even in times of hardship. Once he became impoverished, Yaakob turned to the yeshiva in order to instill within all of us this unique quality, an unwavering, uncompromising and unflinching commitment to Torah even under very difficult circumstances.
Indeed, as we know, many generations of Jews managed to devote themselves to the study and practice of Torah even under the harshest conditions. Whether it was poverty, persecution or illness, Heaven forbid, there were always Jews who remained loyal to, and passionate about, learning and observing Torah despite the very difficult circumstances which they endured.
After the years spent learning, Yaakob finally made his way to Haran, and along the way, as the Torah tells, he slept and beheld the famous dream of a ladder extending to the heavens, with angels going up and down the ladder. The Ba�al Ha�turim (Rabbenu Yaakob Ben Asher, 1269-1343) notes that the word "Sulam" (when it is spelled with the letter "Vav") has the Gematria (numerical value) of 136, which is the same Gematria as that of the word "Mamon" ("money") and of the word "Oni" ("poverty"). Yaakob was shown that the world is like a ladder, with people rising and descending all the time. The "wheel of fortune" is constantly turning, with people "ascending" and "descending," earning and losing wealth. Life is full of "ups and downs." We all enjoy happier times and less happy times. Yaakob Abinu is our model of consistency, showing us that we must remain steadfastly committed to Torah at every "rung," at every stage, even when circumstances are difficult.
In our times, we do not face the kind of economic hardship or persecution that previous generations endured. We do, however, face other, unprecedented obstacles to Torah study and observance. The distractions and temptations that present themselves today are far greater and more threatening than those faced by any previous generation. But Yaakob Abinu instilled within us the strength and fortitude to commit ourselves to Torah even under the harshest conditions. We face unique challenges in our generation, but we must trust in our ability to overcome these challenges and continue proudly bearing the treasured legacy of Abraham, Yishak and Yaakob.
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Hakim: Baghdad will be the starting point of stability in the region
by claud39 on Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:52 pm
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The head of the wisdom movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, Friday, that Baghdad will be the starting point of stability in the region as it was the starting point of the storms of change in the Arab world, stressing the need to strengthen and establish the policy of international openness and regional.
"Baghdad will be the starting point for stability in the region as it was the storms of change in the Arab world during the last period," Hakim said in a speech delivered during the first conference of the Iraqi NGO Summit and his follow-up, stressing that " Which is witnessing Iraq and the great development in its international relations. "
He added that "democracy is not slogans, but behavior and culture must be seen everywhere, at work and at home and in dealing with others, and accept the other is different intellectually, culturally, nationally, culturally and politically," noting that "solid democracy is the culture of life, not culture of death, Optimism, hope and peaceful coexistence, not a culture of exclusion and marginalization, and the culture of love and affection, not culture of hatred and hatred. "
Al-Hakim pointed out that "civil society organizations represent the fifth authority because of their great influence in the democratic system, the relationship between them is complementary." He called for "the need for its support by the state and the government and its independence and targeting all away from sectarian and national affiliations." Ending / 25
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Hakim: From Baghdad storms of change began in the Arab world and will be the station of stability
Friday, April 26,
The head of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction Ammar al-Hakim, on Friday, to the need to strengthen the policy of openness of international and regional witnessed by Iraq and the great development in international relations being the real power to build positive relations, indicating that Baghdad will be the starting point of stability in the region as was the start of storms of change The Arab World.
"The international and regional openness witnessed by Iraq has made a major development in its international relations with the countries of the region and the world," Hakim said during the first conference of the Iraq Summit of Non-Governmental Organizations held in Baghdad and his follow-up, Alsumaria News, stressing "the need to strengthen the policy of openness as the real force to build positive relations "Noting that Baghdad will be the starting point for stability in the region as it was the starting point of the storms of change in the Arab world.
Al-Hakim added that "civil society organizations are the fifth authority because of the great influence in the democratic system where the relationship is complementary between these organizations and the democratic system, especially after the expansion of volunteering and become a donor community whenever democracy is established and contributed to support the state and the system." Roles between democratic organizations and systems ".
He explained that "democracy is not slogans, but behavior and culture must be crystallized everywhere in the work and home in dealing with others and accept each other's different with him intellectually, culturally, nationally, culturally and politically and democracy is established is the culture of life, not culture of death and culture of optimism and hope and peaceful coexistence Culture of exclusion and marginalization and establish a culture of love and affection, not culture of hatred and hatred, "stressing the need for openness to be a general feature.
He added that "the consolidation of this culture is not only through the active role of civil society organizations and this needs to work and effort to build effective civil society organizations," pointing to "the importance of building capacity and energies and qualify a generation of young people able to face the negative aspects of society as well as the production of real programs Effective actors that support the foundations of democracy. "
Al-Hakim called for "the need to attract volunteers who wish to provide services in various fields within the civil society organizations," pointing out "the need for the independence of civil society organizations and to target everyone in their interests away from sectarian and national affiliations."
He stressed the importance of "supporting the state and government to these organizations to take their real role at the same time should work to strengthen the organizations' principles and credibility in dealing with and dealing with various social situations," and called for "cooperation between civil society organizations and government institutions and end the intertwined between them, There must be complementarity between civil society and state institutions and that these institutions do not consider that the organizations are rivals to them. "
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1911: Shusui Kotoku and ten other anarchists
4 comments January 24th, 2011 Headsman
A century ago today, eleven Japanese anarchists were hanged for plotting the assassination of the Emperor.
Radical journalist Shusui Kotoku challenged Meiji Japan from the insurrectionary anarchist left.
A socialist early on — he helped translate The Communist Manifesto into Japanese — Kotoku turned towards anarchism when he read Kropotkin while serving time for opposing the Russo-Japanese War. He “had gone [to jail] as a Marxian Socialist,” he said, “and returned as a radical Anarchist.”
After his release, and a trip to America which had just birthed the anarcho-syndicalist Industrial Workers of the World, Kotoku returned to Japan as his nation’s patriarch of anarchism.*
All of this, naturally, drew a Sarah Palin-sized targetsurveyors’ symbol on Kotoku’s back.
So, when police uncovered an apparent plot by other radicals to off Emperor Meiji, and opportunistically used it to sweep up as fellow-travelers a nationwide “conspiracy” of twenty-plus alleged plotters, Kotoku was naturally one of the bad apples they were pleased to indict.**
The twelve ultimately doomed to death were slated to receive their judicially appointed sanctions on this occasion, just six days after conviction. (The rest of the anarchist movement was harshly suppressed in the years ahead.)
Among the most noteworthy of these Japanese Saccos and Vanzettis:
Dr. Seinosuke Oishi
Uchiyama Gudo, the only Buddhist priest hanged for treason in Japan
The first eleven (all men) took so long that the twelfth doomed soul, Suga Kanno — Kotoku’s lover and a genuine bomb-plot participant, who enjoys the distinction of being the only woman her country ever hanged for treason — had her execution put off to the 25th for want of daylight.
Though he’s never been officially [judicially] exonerated, Kotoku’s native Nakamura voted in 2000 to declare his rehabilitation. A secret letter that surfaced only in 2010 appears to support that position.
* Shusui Kotoku in turn greatly influenced Chinese anarchism.
Some of Kotoku’s writing is available online in Japanese here.
** George Elison translated a Kotoku Shusui letter denying any interest in the anarchist assassination racket. It appears as “Discussion of Violent Revolution, From a Jail Cell,” in the Vol. 22, No. 3/4 (1967) Monumenta Nipponica.
How is the anarchist revolution to be brought about if not by bomb-throwing attempts upon the life of the sovereign? The Japanese word for “revolution” — kakumei — is Chinese in origin. In China, the term was used to describe the process in which the emperor of dynasty A, receiving the Mandate of Heaven, replaced the emperor of dynasty B; so it signified mainly the change of emperors, the change of sovereigns. Our “revolution” has quite a different meaning. We do not place much value upon the mere transfer of power between potentates; we do not use the word “revolution” except to mean a fundamental change in the governmental system and in the organization of society.
… they who for the sake of universal peace and liberty participate in this revolution must endeavor as best they can to avoid violence, to avoid producing victims to the revolution. For it seems that the great revolutions of the past were accompanied by much violence and required a great number of victims … I only hope for the disappearance of the misconception that the anarchist revolution has as its objective the assassination of the sovereign …
the prosecution and the examiners first put the title “Violent Revolution” to what I had said and contrived the stern-sounding phrase “death-defying band,” with other similar phrases. And I believe they condemned us under this syllogism: “The anarchist revolution is concerned with the destruction of the Imperial Family. But Kotoku’s plan was to carry out a revolution by violence. Therefore, all who were party to this plot planned to commit the crime of High Treason.” So the fact that these people used to discuss such things as direct action and the revolutionary movement has now served to get them into trouble! This I deeply regret.
On the other hand, Kotoku openly celebrated the assassination of Ito Hirobumi by a Korean nationalist.
Part of the Daily Double: The High Treason Incident.
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Daily Double: The High Treason Incident
Add comment January 24th, 2011 Headsman
It’s a century since Japan extirpated its anarchist menace.
“Anarchists in Japan!” begins our (enthusiastic) source. “For many the very idea is surprising.”
Japan’s popular image is of a hierarchical and regimented society, while the Japanese are widely regarded as unswervingly loyal servants of the company and the state. Even within Japan there are many Japanese who are unaware of the anarchist movement’s existence, of the martyrs who have died for the cause, and of the sustained struggle that has been fought against the capitalist state and the inhumanity it has perpetrated over the years.
Now, sure, Japan’s modernizing Meiji government was challenged by the feudal rearguard.
But even “hierarchical,” “regimented,” “unswervingly loyal” Japan displayed the characteristically lethal conflicts of the early 20th century: Communist assassins, wartime moles, nationalist putsches.
In 1910, a bust of anarchists caught scheming an imperial assassination led to a guilt-by-association roundup known as the High Treason Incident, an in camera trial of 26 anarchists hysterically “connecting” people to friends to comrades to alleged inspirations like Glenn Beck’s blackboard. One of the accused (according to Shusui Kotoku) had been badgered into “admitting” having once talked admiringly about the Paris Commune.
Newspaper sketch of the High Treason Incident defendants. (From here.) Shusui Kotoku is on the left; Suga Kanno is in the center.
Where radicalism itself is treasonable, small surprise that a trial of 26 radicals resulted in 24 death sentences. The offended sovereign majesty generously commuted half of them.
Over January 24 and 25 in 1911, the less fortunate dozen faced death, just days after their convictions.
Shusui Kotoku and ten other anarchists
Sugako Kanno
1911: Shusui Kotoku and ten other anarchists - 2011
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Episode 46 - Cognac-ity Yak, Don't Talk Back!
There are gentlemen. There are gentlemen of elegant leisure. Then there’s Errol Flynn. He seems like he should have been a gentleman of elegant leisure but he wasn't. He wasn’t a gentleman of elegant leisure at all. He was a creepy pervert! He could probably out “Weinstein” Harvey Weinstein! Yikes. He also died right here in Vancouver, B.C. so there's a nice local connection.
We gentlemen didn’t think of that though. We were looking for drinks with Cognac in them, and we found them. Both of them come from “Beachbum Berry’s Potions of the Caribbean”. The first one is called Errol Flynn's Pick Me Up, and just because it's is named after Errol Flynn doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t make it. It just means that you should make if first. Errol used to visit Havana, and when in Havana he would visit the famous Sloppy Joe’s. The folks at Sloppy Joe's often named drinks after celebrities of the day, and this one is Errol’s!
Errol Flynn’s Pick Me Up
-likely invented by Fabio Delgado Fuentes from Sloppy Joe’s in Havana, Cuba.
Taken from Beachbum Berry’s Potions of the Caribbean.
1 1/2 ounces cognac
1 1/2 ounces Dubonnet
6 drops (1/8 teaspoon) Pernod (We used Absinthe)
Shake well with ice cubes. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
This is our first drink with egg white. DON’T be scared. It’s not slimy. It’s not poison. What it is, is frothy, silky smooth fantastic-ness. The Dubonnet is sweet, and the cognac tastes like brandy. It is brandy. The whole thing is actually quite well balanced and the anise taste of the Absinthe kind of hangs around on the outskirts. You know it’s there though. Watching you. Watching you like creepy Errol Flynn at one of his Hollywood parties. He was really gross but the drink is not. It's really good. Plus it’s a cool red colour. Try it immediately!
Nothing wrong with that!
Wikipedia says that ...
“Cognac (is a variety of brandy named after the town of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime. Cognac is a type of brandy and, after the distillation and during the aging process, is also called eau de vie. It is produced by doubly distilling white wines produced in any of the designated growing regions. Cognac production falls under French Appellation d'origine contrôlée designation, with production methods and naming required to meet certain legal requirements. Among the specified grapes Ugni blanc, known locally as Saint-Emilion, is most widely used. The brandy must be twice distilled in copper pot stills and aged at least two years in French oak barrels from Limousin or Tronçais. Cognac matures in the same way as whiskies and wine barrel age, and most cognacs spend considerably longer "on the wood" than the minimum legal requirement.”
It’s really good in cocktails as well. This next one is called a Night Cap an also comes from Sloppy Joe’s in Havana. It dates back to 1935! Lets see what the dirty Thirties used to taste like.
Recipe from A 1935 season Sloppy Joe’s souvenir pamphlet
3/4 ounce white crème de cacao
3/4 ounce cognac
3/4 ounce dry gin
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
Shake well with ice cubes and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
We’re not sure why this delicious yellow drink is called a Night Cap. If anything, it seems like a surefire summer patio hit! The chocolate flavour blends so well with the citrus that it helps you finally understand the appeal of Terry’s Chocolate Oranges! Kind of. It’s similar to the 20th Century cocktail that we did way back in Episode 5. The citrus pops by first, and the chocolate lingers afterwards. In a pleasant way. Not like Errol Flynn would have...
Almost too refreshing to be a night cap.
Both these drinks are very good and even though they both have cognac, they’re both completely different. Please try them both and in case we haven’t mentioned it enough, go buy Beachbum Berry’s Potions of the Caribbean. Not only is it full of great drink recipes from the past 500 years (seriously), it also has great pictures and is amazingly well researched.
Oh! Also, if you'd like to see a picture of Mr. Flynn just before he left Vancouver you can click right here.
Yikes! That's dead Errol Flynn! He could use a pick-me-up!
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Village People (Part 5)
She was in a high state of nervous tension, her colour had risen and her breasts were heaving as she breathed quickly. Her eyes locked on his through the mirror as he lifted up her beautifully arranged heavy silken plait. His fingers thrilled to the cool heavy feel of the rich vibrant hair and he lifted it up and began fastening a cape around her shoulders. He knew he had to act quickly before she panicked and he was not going to even unplait her lovely hair as he intended to remove the heavy plait at the nape of her neck just as he had done earlier with Mrs Smith.
As he reached forward to pick up his scissors, there came an interruption. Sally came striding down the salon and ignoring him, said sharply, “Julie, you can’t have your hair done now, Jane needs some help with the towels.” Julie leapt to her feet with a very relieved expression on her face, flinging down the cape and avoiding looking at him, she almost ran back up the salon. He was left holding the scissors in his hand and feeling very disappointed that he had been deprived of the opportunity of cutting off more beautiful long hair. He knew that he had caught Julie in a weak moment and it would probably be very difficult to persuade her to sit and allow him to remove her lovely long hair.
Sally looked at my scissors and said, “I know you love cutting off long hair but it would have been very cruel to have cut her hair as it is very pretty as it is and she does arrange it beautifully herself” He gave her a little smile and said, “I didn’t force her to sit in the chair, she was obviously ready to have her hair cut.” Sally looked hard at him and said, “I don’t know quite how you manage to do it but it appears that most women find it impossible to resist you and will let you cut their hair, no matter how long or how beautiful it is.” She paused and looked pointedly at the long snaking plait of gleaming red hair and the great piles that lay around the chair. “I can hardly believe she let you cut all that hair off, she wasn’t even booked to have a trim! Her long hair has been the envy of the village for as long as I have been here and really was exceptional and you were able to just chop it all off.”
He smiled and said, “I think all women are ready for a drastic change at some time and she must have been ready for it. I think she looks wonderful with her hair short, most women do.” He paused and looked hard at her heavy, softly curling shoulder length hair that he felt simply invited scissors and she flushed slightly as she saw him looking at her hair and gave her head a little shake and pushed away from her face a heavy silken lock and said quickly, “You can forget it. I have already told you I like my hair this length and do not want it cut short.” He smiled and reached out and touched a heavy silken lock and said softly, “You know that you would find it very exciting to let me crop you.” She pulled her head away and made no reply as she walked to the top of the salon and began cashing up.
He smiled to himself and knew she was weakening and felt a thrill run through him as he thought about forcing scissors through her rich heavy hair. He carefully gathered up the magnificent plait of hair and then swept up all the other piles of hair he had removed from mother and daughter. He was ready to leave now and glanced up the salon where he saw that Sally and Julie were having an animated conversation and he guessed they were still talking about Julie’s hair and he regretted Sally’s intervention that had prevented him from gathering in yet another harvest of beautiful long hair. He saw Sally give a little shrug of what appeared to be reluctant acceptance and then to his surprise Julie walked towards him with a flushed, nervous but determined expression on her face and his stomach gave a little lurch of excitement and he knew what she was about to say before she said it.
“Have you still got time to do my hair please? I think I would like you to cut it for me.” “Of course,” he said, feeling exultant at the thought and he could not resist glancing triumphantly down the salon at Sally who had obviously been trying to talk Julie out of having her hair cut but the fascination of shearing blades had proved too much for the young girl. I could see that she was busying herself at the reception desk but was certain she would be unable to resist watching what he would do with Julie’s lovely hair. He swiftly caped her and sat her in front of the mirror and lifted up the heavy plait of hair which had excited him earlier.
He tugged playfully on the hair and said, “Shall I cut all of this off?” She turned anxiously towards him and said, “”Oh, I don’t know what to do. I love my hair long and Maureen says I shouldn’t have it cut but it must be so exciting to have a dramatic change and I often wonder what I would look like with my hair short.” He lifted up her plait and checked her hairline – it was perfect for a cropped style. He smiled at her encouragingly and turned her back to face the mirror and said, “You will look great.” He firmly tilted her head forward and she complied almost reluctantly and he saw how her hands were tightly clenching the arms of the chair and her body was trembling slightly. She was absolutely terrified but I admired her decision to surrender her long hair for the desire to see herself with a new image.
Just as he picked up his scissors he saw Sally approaching. She looked a little cross as she saw the scissors in his hand and said to Julie, “Are you sure Julie?” A little nod came from the bowed head and Maureen glanced at him and then gave a little shrug and sat down in a nearby chair to watch proceedings. He delayed no longer. He grasped the heavy plait firmly, feeling the gleaming coils of hair warm and silken against his fingers and then began forcing the very sharp blades deep into the hair at nape level. There came a sharp intake of breath from Julie and also he thought he heard a little gasp of surprise from Sally. The sharp shearing sound of the blades rang out loudly in the empty salon and with eight or nine plunging snips he severed the splendid plait of and lifted it away from her bowed head.
As the final strands parted, all the remaining intricately arranged hair sprang loose from her head and as he lifted the severed plait away from her head, the thought came to him that he would now never see the splendid hair loose and be able to brush the lovely hair. He tossed the severed locks onto the dressing table in front of Julie and it made a heavy thud as it landed. Julie was just raising her bowed head and she flinched as she saw the great plait of hair, which had been so ruthlessly removed. Tears were springing from her eyes and a shocked look on her face as she looked at her reflection in the mirror with short hair sprouting angrily out around her head.
“Oh gosh,” she said in a very tearful voice, “Oh it looks dreadful.” He quickly ushered her from the chair and over to the shampoo basin, making soothing remarks as he did so. He shampooed the short hair and was very conscious of the angry glances that were directed at him by Sally. He ushered the young girl back to the chair and as he combed trough the short damp hair for the first time, he realised that her hair had quite a strong natural curl and was not straight, as he had imagined.
Forty minutes later her transformation was complete. He had cropped all her hair down to just over an inch long except for the back and nape hair which he had clippered in very short. The cut allowed the natural curl in her hair to a frothy halo giving her a total contrast to her intricately arranged plait and she looked sensational. She was abso
lutely enthralled with her new image and exclaiming repeatedly as she saw him drying her hair to its final shape, “Oh, it looks fantastic!” Initially she had looked stunned as his scissors had sent masses of her hair spattering down to the floor as it was drastically scissored to its new length and Sally had almost leapt from her chair in horror as he had begun using the clippers. Now though she too had a smile on her face as she saw how attractive Julie looked and how pleased she was with the final result.
He showed Julie the back view of her new style and she beamed enthusiastically and thanked him profusely for creating such an attractive style. Sally stood up and examined the style closely and said, “You look gorgeous Julie, and you do look good with short hair.” They walked up the salon together and he smiled as he saw Julie’s fingers exploring her short-cropped nape and she was still chattering to Sally about her haircut.
Sally came back down the salon after Sally had left and sat down again and he swallowed hard as she provocatively tossed back her silken shoulder length hair. She smiled at him as though she had realised the effect this gesture had had on him and then said, “I must say I was completely wrong about Julie’s hair. I thought it would be a great pity to cut it but it looks great. I still don’t know how you seem to be able to get all these people to let you cut off their long hair.” He gazed at her for a moment and then said slowly, “Because deep down they secretly desire it I suppose.” He paused as he saw her colour rising slightly and said softly, “Don’t you agree?”
Author’s note: The previous 4 episodes can be found on the original site.
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How Our Government Really Works, Despite What They Say
Political News of the Week
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Pivots and Narratives
How many times this week have we heard about the failure of the web sites to plug Americans into the Affordable Health Care Act's registration and how many times have Republicans used the term to describe "ObamaCare" as a "Train Wreck?" As each day passes, Republicans are banking on the short term memory loss of Americans so that they can conveniently blame everything from health care to gas prices to a slow economy to Obama. Think I am over-reacting? Look at the Op-Ed pages of your local newspaper along with Letters to the Editor. You will find the designed strategy of "pivot and blame" unfolded right before our eyes. But will it work beyond exciting a gullible and anxious base? Perhaps. But for how long? You can bet the economic hit suffered as a result of the Tea Party's shutdown will be blamed on Obama come January. Count on it. When the total negative impact of the shut down is revealed in the economic data for the fourth quarter of 2013, Republicans will pivot to blame Mr. Obama for the slow economy and will attempt to use it as a campaign issue heading into the 2014 Mid-Term elections. But will Americans be paying attention? Will the "smoke and mirrors" approach of the Tea Party still work by then?
Just this past week, several pundits have made concerted efforts to steer America's attention away from the Republican shut down debacle and instead onto the failures of the health care computer systems. Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and many other GOP "leaders" have excitedly pointed to the computer glitches as proof
"Democrats cannot govern!" Ironic isn't it? If Democrats can't govern is a real concern for Conservatives, than what about Republicans refusing to govern and preferring to dismantle the United States government? Is this why public polling reveals the GOP has fallen to the lowest level of public approval since such polls have been in existence? Now don't get me wrong - Democrats in Congress are not held in high esteem either, but for the Cruz faction, Tea that hangs around in water begins to dilute and Americans are getting tired of their rhetoric.
According to Cruz, the only reason the shut down did not succeed was the GOP's lack of backbone and he was going to be their orthopedic support! According to Cruz and his followers, real Americans want to dismantle ObamaCare because it is the No. 1 reason America is failing. Really? To think some Americans actually believe in Cruz and his crazy talk is not only amazing, but also dumbfounding. According to data, most supporters of the Tea movement enjoy benefits under Social Security and Medicare. How far will Tea Party supporters follow Cruz and their leaders if Social Security is privatized and Medicare is severely cut back (see GOP Ryan Plan)? Hmm, I wonder.
In addition to the Tea Party rantings about ObamaCare, the GOP has continued its efforts to steer the country into a direction most would find puzzling. When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped his appeal against a ruling in favor of Same-Sex Marriage, Social Conservatives in the GOP were outraged. When the GOP-led House voted this week to curtail environmental protections the Supreme Court sees as legitimate extensions of the EPA's authority, the Conservatives seem satisfied. But what about the rest of America? What about Americans that have never supported the notion that big corporations deserve all of the breaks because they either know best or are the real "job creators" and employees owe their livelihoods to them? What happened to supporting Middle Class values in the GOP? Can one say "lip service?"
Just this week Arizona Republican Senator John McCain hinted (even though he was just reelected in 2010) that he may run for reelection in 2016 at the age of 80. Is it any wonder that Mr. McCain is so concerned about Ted Cruz's statement that the Tea Party will LEAD the Republican Party in the future? Is it any wonder that McCain, despite his advancing age sees it necessary to interject himself as a kind of "firewall" to protect the GOP from the likes of Cruz, Rubio, Inhoffe and Palin? With Moderate Republicans gearing up to defend themselves in the primaries against opponents from the Far Right, can anyone really expect their candidates to succeed in the general elections? Obviously, Cruz and his followers are banking on America's collective attention deficit. I'm betting Americans know better and hope McCain and his supporters somehow wrest control of the GOP back from the fringe dwelling "Cruz missile wing-nuts!"
So enough of bashing the majority that does not believe in the America used for talking points and narratives . Enough of manipulating emotions of Americans in an effort to misguide and misdirect the public from the real problems facing our great nation. And enough with the efforts to divide America by claiming a self-righteousness that pits American against American. As President Theodore Roosevelt once wrote "We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all!" Have a great week!
Now that the Nation has been saved from the suicidal wishes of a minority in Congress, wouldn't it still be prudent to keep ourselves on a form of "suicide watch"? I mean, just because last Thursday Congress avoided killing the long standing financial Full Faith and Credit of the United States from being destroyed, it only postponed another round of suicidal thoughts until February. You see although a bi-partisan Congress kept America from jumping off a fiscal cliff, it only moved us collectively away from that cliff by a mere foot or two. The debt ceiling debate and the urge by some to kill the Nation's credit still may bubble-up in February.
After everything we just went through, one would think there is no way that could happen, yet listen to the words of those who not only tried to kill America, but actually voted to do so! Texas Senator Raphael "Ted" Cruz came out after the vote to save America and said; "What I intend to do is continue to stand with the American people working to stop Obamacare. Washington focuses on the politics all day long. That's what this town does, but what we saw in the deal last night, is that the U.S. Senate is not concerned about all of the people out of a job, all the people in part-time work, all the people whose health insurance premiums are skyrocketing, all the people who are losing their health insurance, and that's happening because of Obamacare." (Note to folks reading this. There is NO evidence any of this is happening. Obamacare is still in the subscription phase and no one has lost their jobs).
What? Cruz, filling his pockets with campaign cash set off on a self-fulfilling fantasy of forcing the President and the Democratically controlled Congress to cave in and allow the Affordable Health Care Act to be dismantled through any means possible - including closing the government and committing economic suicide. Does Cruz intend to "stand-down" in the run-up to February's next round of debt ceiling debates or does he intend to pursue his "my way or the highway" approach? Florida Senator and Cruz compadre Marco Rubio seems to believe Americans will "Revolt" against Obamacare come the 2014 and 2016 elections. Marco Rubio also voted for economic suicide, all in a transparent effort to latch onto the Cruz Crazy Train that enjoys rock-star status in the Ideologically Oriented For-Profit Media. Instead of recognizing their strategy was a complete failure, costing American Billions in the process, they continue to blame others for not "joining their cause." More importantly, Cruz continues to imply he will continue to same failed strategy come February's debt ceiling debate.
For some, instead of focusing on the reality of today's schism among Republican leaders, they instead continue to focus on the straw man argument that all of the problems in Washington are due to Obama's "self-regard, the scale of which has a certain grandeur, reinforces progressivism's celebration of untrammeled executive power and its consequent disparagement of legislative bargaining" (George Will, Washington Post 10/20/2013). To be fair to Will, he does write about the need for the Tea Party wing of the GOP to start operating as legislators and not suicidal maniacs, but enough with the moral equivalency of pitting these self-serving political fringe dwellers with the President. Obama is the President of the United States, duly elected (twice). Cruz represents the State of Texas and outside of his state, folks disagree with his scorched-earth strategy. Many within the Republican Party are now actively voicing their disdain for Cruz, all the while the President's ratings and the ACA's continue to rise. And add my disdain for Mr. Rubio (Florida can do better)!
Perhaps President Andrew Jackson put it best when he said; "Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error." Wouldn't it be interesting to see Mr. Cruz and his followers confronted by Andrew Jackson? Now that would be political theater! Have a great week!
Let the games begin! No, I am not referring to the lighting of the Olympic torch signifying the approach of this summer's Olympics, I am referring to the real games being played in Washington. Now I know many of you believe that these particular "games" have been going on for quite some time, but circumstances aligned with the potential to default on our National Debt has elevated these games to be the "Super Bowl" of all political games. Unfortunately, the players are more interested in seeking personal victories rather than securing a major win for the American people.
Just listen to the comments of political leaders during the current government shutdown. Speaker Boehner proudly proclaims that we have "a divided government" with the Republicans controlling one third of the branches. Uhm, having control of the House of Representatives is NOT controlling one-third of the government, unless he really meant that the GOP also controls the Senate. Was he mistaken when he made this statement, or was he actually being honest? Yes, the Republicans control the House, but the Democrats have a majority in the Senate. But, does a majority matter anymore? With the Cloture Rule and the excessive (and abusive) use of the filibuster by the Republicans, are Americans really aware that despite a couple hundred years of democracy of majority rule in government, the Republicans have usurped rule "by the minority?" Do elections matter anymore to Republicans?
For my entire adult life (until the election of Barack Obama), the majority set the public policy agendas for the country. The minority would seek to influence policy through negotiation, but ultimately would cede to the will of the majority, since they were elected into the dominate role by the electorate. But now, regardless of who wins elections, the minority can use pre-existing rules and twist them into seizing control of the government. How else can a small band (80 or so) Tea Party members of the Republican Caucus take hold of the House and render the Speaker mute (pun intended). How can a small number of Republican Senators convince their Conference to obstruct the majority at every turn and demand the minorities' agenda take priority over the majority? Can anyone recall when freshman Senators could have entered the Senate and immediately become the leaders of their conference over existing senior members? How could this happen?
I submit this has happened because American democracy has come to a tipping point, and the momentum is pushing us all over a cliff. Money, driven by the Citizens United decision, has stripped the long held traditional power structure of Congress in favor of up-start independently financed members to ignore and outright attack existing leaders within their own parties. The threat of being "primaried" by the base of their party now controls members of Congress instead of general elections. News media, filled with financial incentives have become the beacons of messaging, promoting misinformation designed to feed into the ignorance of their viewers who are typically , too "busy" to pay attention to actual news (or preoccupied with sensationalized eye-grabbing "breaking news" manufactured to elicit emotionally exciting reactions).
Case in point. Being someone folks like to ask for guidance on politics, a secretary where I work asked me for my thoughts. When she raised the issue of the government shutdown and potential default, I asked her opinion. Immediately, she gleefully stated she was "thrilled the government was shut down and hoped we default in order to send a message that the government spends too much money!" Can you guess what television news network she relies upon for her "political" information (I'm being kind, "infotainment" is what she's viewing as it certainly is not real news). Rather than educate her on what the debt ceiling actually involves, I chose instead to limit my response to; "Be careful what you wish for!" Multiply this secretary by the millions of the viewers of Fox News and you begin to appreciate how ignorant folks are.
As I have stated many times before, those supporting the Tea Party are well meaning people. They just have no idea that their support runs contrary to the very American principles of liberty they have been told to believe. I mean, the Framers of the Constitution constructed the federal government to BE the government of the United States. Not sure what I am talking about? Taking a closer look at the Constitution, you will note that the Framers did not use language that included the words "Federal Government." They instead used the interchangeable term "United States" instead. Take a look at Article VI of the Constitution; "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof;..." (emphasis added). Take a look at the 10th Amendment, the linchpin of the Tea Party's argument for States' Rights; "The Powers not delegated to the United States..." (emphasis added).
My point is this: the Framers specifically identified the National Government as THE UNITED STATES, and NOT the Federal government! As a result, this constant noise being heard from the Republicans and their supporting Media have erroneously convinced folks (like the secretary) that it is their patriotic duty to shut down the Federal Government AND to lead it to financial ruin, all without a clue that by doing so, they are promoting and supporting an actual attack on the United States of America! Some patriots, right!?
Stop the nonsense and return respect to the traditional democracy created by the Framers and the Constitution. Stop listening to media whose entire objective is to hijack democracy for their own ideological leaders instead of preserving it for all Americans. And stop supporting the efforts to harm the United States of America and start working instead to preserving the objectives of "One Nation, Under G-d, Indivisible, with Liberty AND justice FOR ALL!" As President Andrew Jackson once said, "There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses." If some truly believe the games should continue, then we all lose. So "be careful what you wish for!"
Interest and Duty
Now that Fox News has made the incredible comparison between the government/Democrats sending more people to guard the WWII Memorial with the lack of security sent into Benghazi to protect the consulate, it is certainly fair game to point out the obvious deception and hypocrisy of our current leaders in the United States Congress. Since no one calls Fox News out for their blatant misleading of their loyal audience under the guise of being "Fair and Balanced," I find it incredible that no one (besides Jon Stewart) seems to be pointing out the obvious - that Fox News is not a news organization, but an adjunct entertainment/propaganda outlet for the Republican/Tea Party.
Some of you are old enough to recall when Dan Rather, anchor of CBS News, reported that Presidential candidate George W. Bush was AWOL from the Air National Guard. Mr. Rather was forced to resign when he could not prove his reporting about Bush. In other words, Rather was forced to leave the anchor desk because folks demanded that news anchors be accountable if they report or pursue the reporting of inaccurate or misleading "falsehoods." So why is that standard ignored in the case of Fox News? Oh, Fox News would never broadcast inaccurate or misleading news, would it?
As most of you know, Fox News reported on a satirical news story from the Onion that President Obama was costing America over $200 Million a day for his trip to India. Not even remotely true. Fox News also gave a platform to the "Birthers" claiming Obama was ineligible to be president due to his alleged birth in Kenya. Now that Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz admitted to being born in Canada, where is the Fox News machine on Cruz's alleged ineligibility to be President under the same standard they promoted against Obama? Nowhere. Remember the Onion story about Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, claiming he was filing for personal bankruptcy? Fox News sure does, they ran with it (once the Drudge Report passed it onto them). Remember the hoopla surrounding former Chuck Hagel's alleged ties to the fictional group, "Friends of Hamas"? It was a joke, yet broadcast repeatedly by Fox News as real news. Remember? Now Fox News reported that President Obama, while refusing to open the WWII Memorial, was personally paying out of his own pocket money to keep open the "International Museum of Muslim Cultures." The story originated in the National Report, a satirical publication. Fox News just can't seem to help themselves when it comes to airing reports that slam Obama, including those that are patently false and ridiculous. So where are the "Broadcast Purists" that demanded Dan Rather resign over the Bush controversy? Why isn't the American public demanding "Fair and Balanced" reporting actually BE fair and balanced? Where are real journalists to point out that Fox News is NOT news, but political entertainment not to be taken at face value? Does anyone take Saturday Night Live's News Update as serious news? Perhaps Fox should add SNL News Update to their nightly broadcasts?
The shame of it all? That the hypocrisy is LOST on so many Americans that SWEAR Fox News is a legitimate source of news and rely upon it faithfully to shape their political opinions. Why? Because Americans have become so intellectually lazy they must be told what to think. Being manipulated by news reporters is a lot easier than having to think for ones self. And please, those demanding I point out the deficiencies of CNN and MSNBC should realize that Fox routinely gets the news wrong. Could it be mere negligence or part of the network's agenda and design? Which gets me to my final point.
The current shutdown is NOT due to Obama and the Democrats, despite the best efforts of Republicans and Fox to promote the lie. On August 21, 2013, 80 REPUBLICAN members of the House of Representatives signed a strategy letter to shut down the government in an effort to defund ObamaCare (see http://timesfreepress.com/news/2013/oct/04/the-letter-behind-the-shutdown/). Now that public opinion polls indicate the public is blaming the GOP for the shut down, these very same Representatives and Fox promote claims that Democrats and Obama are to blame for the shut down. What gives? Where is Fox News to report the truth behind the GOP/Tea Party shut down strategy? Obviously, too busy amplifying the message that "Obama, the Democrats and Liberals" are to blame. Yes, folks - Fox News and the GOP do believe Americans are that stupid, and apparently, those who watch Fox News exclusively for their news ARE that stupid!
With the Debt Ceiling rapidly approaching (Oct. 17) and the Republican/Tea Party representatives willing to sacrifice the nation's financial stability to prove THEY have usurped democracy, things are getting even more at odds with reality. Just yesterday, Charles Krauthammer wrote that the reason no one likes ObamaCare and why it must be repealed is because it's passage was "contrary to the modern American tradition - and constitutional decency - of undertaking major social revolutions only with bipartisan majorities. Having stuffed Obamacare down the throats of the GOP and the country, Democrats are now paying the price." (Herald Tribune, Oct. 5, 2013). The gist of his argument is that Congress should not initiate and approve laws unless everyone agrees. Yet, if that is the case, where is Krauthammer now that the GOP has hijacked the House of Representatives by using its Majority to deny a clean Continuing Resolution that includes full funding of the Government over the opposition of every Democratic Representative? Democrats have unanimously opposed the 40 plus efforts to defund ObamaCare, yet Krauthammer can not even see over the height of his own hypocrisy to see the reality of the GOP's failure to adhere to his self-described "modern American tradition - and constitutional decency." I guess it depends on your political perspective - which IS hypocrisy at its worst!
So I will leave you with this final thought. If John Boehner, as Speaker of the House can ensure the country avoids falling off a dangerously real fiscal cliff by extending the debt ceiling, then why all the talk by the GOP and Fox News about protecting the interests of Veterans? You see, Veterans put their actual lives on the line to protect our great nation. They are willing to sacrifice their very existence to protect America. Why do politicians like John Boehner refuse to put their own political lives on the line by moving to protect America from disastrous financial default? What should we think when we hear the less than authentic rantings of Boehner, Cantor, Cruz, Paul or Rubio, promoted and amplified by Fox News? What should we think when folks like Krauthammer and Fox News employ hypocrisy (and admitted distortions) in an effort to manipulate a gullible and uneducated electorate? And please do not interject Obama into this discussion - his political career was extended due to his re-election and will end naturally at the end of his current term.
"The Chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns the disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight), the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it." President George Washington, 1796.
Isn't it time to find politicians willing to sacrifice their political lives to save America from financial threats of ruin? Isn't it time for America to elect political leadership in Washington that put country first and their political lives and party second? Until then, perhaps America should begin to seriously think about replacing ALL of our leaders in Congress when the opportunity arises? Perhaps it is time to seriously consider an opportunity for Americans to Sweep Congress Clean in 2014!? Interest and Duty? You Bet! 
Borrow Trouble
Now that the government has been officially shut down, many Americans can't seem to fathom what is going on in Congress. Some reactions I witnessed today I found to be outright dangerous. Seems folks still believe the ObamaCare will have active "Death Panels" and still believe that raising the debt limit leads to increased spending. These folks actually celebrate the government being shut down and hope the United States actually defaults on its debt!
What gives? The Media must start educating Americans with the truth about our government and stop perpetuating distortions that advance objectives of Political Parties or interest groups. Shutting the Government is one thing, defaulting on our financial obligations is another! But what can be done?
Are we entering an era of total governmental stagnation and self-inflicted financial/economical disarray and chaos? Are Tea Party and GOP members in Congress doing to the Country what no terrorist could ever accomplish - push America over a financial cliff? But there is something Barack Obama might be able to do!
Within Article II of the Constitution, the President is required that "...he shall take Care that the laws be faithfully executed..." (Article II, Section 3). Okay, so what does this mean? Known as the "Take Care" Provision or Clause, the President is required to take all steps necessary to protect the United States from any threats, domestic, foreign, military or economic. So there is an obligation to act in this matter! But, with what authority does he have to act in any way to ensure the country never goes into financial default? Look to the Fourteenth Amendment, which reads; "SECTION 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned."
So here goes. In the event Congress is going to force the United States to default on its financial obligations, the President, under his "Take Care" obligations under Article II, can look to Section 4 of the 14th Amendment and argue that the debt being defaulted upon was authorized by law (Congress), and only now when it comes to pay the tab for the debt do they balk. And balk not for financial reasons, but solely for political ideological purity reasons alone. Congress authorized the spending - on credit. The debt ceiling simply authorizes paying the debt back, not the initial spending represented by the debt.
If Obama uses an Executive Order to direct the Treasury to continue to pay the debts of the United States, we might avert total disaster. Great for the Country, Bad for Obama and Real BAD for Republicans. Why? Well, in the event Obama has to act (he would be violating the Constitution if he did not act), then the GOP leaders in the House of Representatives would undoubtedly demand his immediate impeachment, which they would get (impeachment is NOT removal, it is simply an indictment for "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" and it requires only a simply majority in the House). So Obama would be impeached right out of the gate (after all, he's already a tyrant in the eyes of the Tea Partiers). But what about the Constitutional Crisis it would create, surely the Supreme Court would intervene? Based upon SCOTUS history, the Court might not act due to the crisis being "Political" in nature and not "justiciable" - and an impeachment confirms it is "Political" (does anyone really think Obama would be convicted in the Democratically controlled Senate?). Of course not. Bottom line, Obama stays in office, but the hatred towards him rises to a very dangerous level. So - Bad for Obama. But why Real BAD for the Republicans?
If Obama is impeached, that would make two consecutive Democratic Presidents to be impeached by a Republican controlled House. Two in a row! Has a Democratically controlled House ever impeached a Republican president? Richard Nixon resigned before he was impeached, and many Republicans favored his removal as well. Andrew Johnson was impeached, but by a House controlled by what was known then as the "Radical Republicans." There has never been a Republican president ever threatened with impeachment, let alone impeached by Democrats in the House. So where does that set up for the future? Think the Democrats will ever again ignore using the same tactic of impeachment against a Republican President while having control of the House? Is this enough for Americans to finally say "enough is enough" and demand a wholesale turnover in our Congress? Regardless, the negativity to America is extreme. The negatively to Obama is short term and history will be on his side, but for Republicans, will they ever recover if this scenario plays out?
Time to get real folks. The Tea Party does NOT represent the vast majority of Americans. The Media can no longer be trusted to provide real objective information about our government, and the GOP must stop playing fast and loose with their oversight authority in the House and their overuse of the Filibuster in the Senate. Americans are seeing the GOP's true colors with the current shut down and the impending debt ceiling crisis. Sorry, but there is no moral equivalence in this battle. It is all on the Republican's side. The GOP still cannot admit they lost the White House in 2008 and again in 2012. They fail to admit, ObamaCare IS the LAW. Instead of trashing it, find its faults and fix them! The GOP must start doing their jobs instead of running for them! But whatever happens, stop playing games with the financial security of the United States of America! Perhaps President Washington said it best; "Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."
Daniel R. Rubin is an Attorney, Educator, Lecturer and National Award Winning Author. He is a retired adjunct professor of American History who also taught Advanced Placement United States Government and American Politics in Venice, Florida.
(C) Daniel R. Rubin, 2012, 2013, 2014. 2015, 2016, 2017,2018,2019 All Rights Reserved
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Dare-Devil - Para-Trooper
Saturday, 24 September 2011 17:42 Editor
Since Yesterday, Sibu people and those from Central Sarawak are attracted to the activities at Wisma Sanyan, the tallest building in Sarawak. The main eye-catching activity is para-trooper a jump from the top level of Wisma Sanyan and landed gracefully at Phase I of Sibu Town Square.
Today from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm they will do some more 'jumping' out of Wisma Sanyan. Tomorrow night will be their last performance/stay in Sibu. If you have not witnessed the jump don't miss the chance go now or tomorrow to Wisma Sanyan, Sibu. Parkson also giving discount on selected items up to 70% discount before closing down for renovation and upgrading to Parkson Grand (If it is correct). Families visiting Wisma Sanyan are surprised by 'jumpers' williness to take photo with them. One thing good is they prepare their parachute inside Wisma Sanyan at level 1 so that Sibu people will know it is not a simple thing to make a jump, a lot of preparation work is needed and you could only trust yourself when come to preparing your parachute.
This time, they are 23 'jumpers' from different countries - USA, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Netherland and etc.
Managed to capture two jumps by video and will upload to youtube later.
News on the jump has been reported by Borneo Post:
BASE jumpers in spiritual realm before displaying their skills
Peter Boon (The following article reported by the reporter, Peter Boon in Borneo Post)
(Click on picture to view full size)
SIBU: A ‘miring’ ceremony was held yesterday to seek blessings for the 23 BASE jumpers to ensure their safety when leaping from Sarawak’s tallest building.
Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) Sibu executive Rudy Anoi said the ceremony was initiated upon the request of the jumpers.
“They wanted a local ceremony and they felt the ‘miring’ ceremony was most ideal. The traditional ceremony is performed to seek blessing for the jumpers so that they will have safe jumps,” Rudy told The Borneo Post.
BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which a person can jump namely buildings, antennae, spans (bridge), and earth (cliff).
Rudy also saw tourism potential in the ceremony given that it is part of the Iban culture and customs.
“In fact, when visiting longhouses, tourists are enticed by this traditional ceremony, besides the dazzling ‘ngajat’,” he added.
The ceremony carried out at 9am was participated by Sibu Resident Sim Kok Kee, team leader Captain Aziz Ahmad, technical head Australian Gary Cunningham and the jumpers.
At 9.30am, Sim, accompanied by Sibu police chief ACP Shafie Ismail, Pelita Towerview Sdn Bhd engineer Tony Hii, and others flagged off the nail-biting event.
Ahmad Zaharuddin Zainuddin from Malaysia made the first jump.
He was carrying the Jalur Gemilang and waving to spectators in the air.
Seconds after Ahmad Zaharuddin’s touchdown, US-trained computer engineer Hizam Sahibudeen (Malaysia) leapt into the air, carrying the state flag as the huge crowd cheered on.
Australian Aaron Chalk came next, also carrying the state flag, and landed gracefully on the massive Sibu Town Square Phase I.
Earlier, Sim, who is the organising chairman of the event, stressed that Captain Aziz and Cunningham were constantly going through safety measures with the jumpers.
“Jumpers will be folding their own parachutes instead of leaving them to others for safety reasons. In such an extreme sport, time is of essence as there is no second chance to get things right,” he said.
The jump, now into its third year, started on Thursday and will end tomorrow. It is organised by Sibu divisional tourism task group (STTG) in collaboration with various government agencies, and supported by Ministry of Tourism and Heritage.
This year recorded the highest number of jumpers at 23, hailing from Australia, USA, Netherland, Austria, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Malaysia.
Meanwhile, on the last day of the jump, jumpers would be brought to experience the local of life at Bawang Assan Homestay Programme.
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delta loydEricssongreen dragonphotoPuma Racingteam russiatelefonicaVOR 70
VOR Leg Five Day 10
Racing Through Paradise Towards The Southern Hemisphere
credit: Rick Deppe/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race
It’s day 10 of the 12,300 nm leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Qingdao to Rio, and Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) has fought off her opponents and still leads the race south as the team crossed into the southern hemisphere.
However, there has been plenty of excitement on the race track and also some narrow escapes with wildlife in the last 24 hours.
Ian Walker/GBR and his Green Dragons are reaping the reward of their easterly course as they reel in the leaders, gaining 147 nm from 1300 on Saturday to 1300 GMT today. The team is still well over 100 nm to the east of where the leaders passed and this could mean big gains or huge losses if things go against the team.
They have overtaken Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) who is sailing in the wake of the leading trio, but not without a very close incident with a huge whale first thing this morning.
“The whale breached the surface about three boat lengths to windward of us when we were charging along at 17 knots. It does make you wonder what the impact would be like if you hit one of these fantastic creatures flat out. It’s probably better not to think about it too much,” wrote Ian Walker.
Spirits are high and the team is reporting a very easy doldrums passage so far, with only one cloud bringing the team even close to stationary. Controlling the pack, Ericsson 4’s crew are describing the sailing conditions as glorious.
“The sea was very flat today and wind has topped out at about 12 knots, but been in the 8 – 10 knot range for most of the afternoon. We have been cruising along at around 10 knots with the code zero up and have been sailing on the wind. It’s been glorious,” wrote Guy Salter MCM, whose brother Jules is the navigator onboard.
The team passed back into the southern hemisphere today, which invoked some discussion among the Antipodean members of the crew who feel that the boat has returned to the ‘proper’ side of the world. Sightings of wildlife on this boat have been limited to one lone dolphin, a whale and a few birds.
“We were hoping for a better turn out, but then, if you were a sea creature, you would also probably stay well away from a Volvo Open 70,” says Guy.The crew of third placed Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson/SWE) is fully back in the game.
“During the night, we made huge gains on the front of the fleet and, in the morning, we could see PUMA. And by then, we were still gaining,” explains an excited Gustav Morin MCM.
“They were sailing much lower than us, but pretty much at the same pace, and for a while, it seemed like we were going to come really close to each other. But, suddenly, they got some breeze that we didn’t, and just took off. Fortunately for us, that only lasted for about 30 minutes and we were back in the game,” he said.Although life onboard has been universally improved across the fleet by the opening of hatches in the galley and further aft to create airflow downstairs, onboard Green Dragon the team has a bug, which is working its way through the crew.
The team has taken the precaution of sterilising all the cups, bowls and spoons as best they can, but, according to Ian Walker, the reality of life on these boats is that if one person gets ill, it is a fair assumption that everyone will.
Freddie Shanks is the latest victim and he has commandeered MCM Guo Chuan’s bunk as a sick bay. Over half the crew have suffered with the bug so far. As the fleet races on through the endless atolls and islands, the crew of Telefónica Blue was rather shocked to receive a message on their navigational warning system, which indicated volcanic activity very close to a position the team crossed two days ago.
“Good it didn’t happen when we were there as I am not sure how we would have reacted, and rather don’t want to know the consequences,” exclaimed skipper Bouwe Bekking. This incident led him to consider what other dangers lurk in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. “Radio-activity is one of them. Some of the atolls are still high radio active and the Pacific pilot recommends a wide berth around them,” he said.
That said, Bekking says that the Pilot has provided some nice reading material and says it is a shame that they are racing through this area. “Wouldn’t have been nice to make several stops here and to explore some of the atolls? The pictures say it all, it is paradise.
”At 1300 GMT today, Ericsson 3 was just one mile astern of PUMA, who in turn was only 21 miles behind the leaders, Ericsson 4. Green Dragon was nine miles ahead of Telefónica Blue and both these two boats continue to make small gains on the leaders at every position report. Boat speeds hover around 10 knots, although, for the past three hours, Telefónica Blue has averaged 11.8. Green Dragon gets the prize for the best 24- hour run, sailing 330 since 1300 GMT yesterday.
It is likely to be a week before the fleet rids itself of the light airs and arrives in the Southern Ocean proper.
Leg Five Day 10: 1300 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(boat name/country/skipper/nationality/distance to finish)
1. Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) DTF 9,303 nm
2. PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) +21
3. Ericsson 3 SWE (Magnus Olsson/SWE) +24
4. Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) +126
5. Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) +135
Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) DNS
Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) DNS
Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) DNS
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Helladic Art
Art of Early Mainland Greece
Mycenae, Greece 1600-1200 BCE
Tiryns 1600-1200 BCE
Plan of the Palace
1400 BCE - 1200 BCE
Tiryns, Greece
Helladic Period/Civilization
Corbeled Gallery
Helladic Period/Civilization Form: The city is laid out in an enclosed defensible districts or sections. Some of the rooms were decorated with fresco murals and we believe that the largest rooms were audience halls of the kings referred to as the megaron (mega- big). In fact everything about Tiryns is "mega." The gigantic blocks of stone and tremendous wall of Tiryns are enormous. Iconography: We do not know how the people of Tiryns and Mycenae viewed their own cities since there is know written account. We do know that these cities were iconic for the Greeks and Romans who saw them centuries later. The massive walls and masonry blocks of Tiryns were gigantic. They are so massive that Greeks and historians imagined that giants moved and built the blocks. The giants elected by the Greek imagination were the one eyed titans known as the Cyclopes. That is why the term Cyclopean masonry is used to describe it. In some ways, these citadels, for the Greeks of the fifth through first centuries, are roughly the equivalent of Teotihuacan in America for the Aztecs or the Anasazi cities for the Navajo.
Context: The Citadel of Tiryns is located on the mainland of Greece off from the cost of Mediterranean Sea, it is 10 miles away from Mycenae. Unlike Knossos, Tiryns was built mainly to be defensive, since it did not suffer from the ravages of earthquakes like Knossos it did not have phases and grow in the organic manner as Knossos did; it was planned from the beginning. There are heavy walls surrounding Tiryns and other Mycenaean palaces. The entranceway to Tiryns is also designed to be defensive. In order for the attackers to approach the palace they have to pass a series of long narrow ramps that forces the soldiers to turn to right to expose their unshielded sides.
Not much is known as to why Tiryns or Mycenae died, however, it is known that they were under constant attack and that Tiryns and Mycenae both ended, probably by fire, in 1200 BCE.
The Greeks of later periods were quite taken with the ruins at Tiryns and even then it was a place of legend and fascination. Hercules was said to have been born in Tiryns and second century CE Greek historian Pausanias even wrote a tour book about its gigantic towers and masonry.
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Warrior Vase
c1500 BCE
Mycenae, Greece
Mycenaean or Helladic Period/Civilization Form: By the shape we know that this vessel was a mixing bowl for wine and water that the Greeks called a krater. Created on a wheel the vase is decorated with fired engobe. Engobe is a glaze made of thinned down clay sometimes called slip which has additives such as iron oxides which turn colors when fired. A single register of warriors complete with armor marching from left to right. To the far left is a female figure waving at the figures as they move away. As in the Minoan art, no attempt at pictorial depth is apparent. The figures seem to be rendered in an attempt at naturalism and whatever stylizations occur they do not seem wholly intentional. The figures are in a modified composite view for this reason as well.
Iconography: The iconography of the vessel seems to fall in step with the overall plan of Tiryns. The theme of the vessel is martial. These are men going off to battle and the female to the far left is in support of their patriotic venture. Therefore the iconography describes both male and female roles within the context of a militaristic society.
Context: Since both Mycenae and Tiryns were built for defense and the fact that a household item, unlike the pottery from Knossos, contains such a martial theme indicates that the emphasis of the cultures at Tiryns and Mycenae were devoted to defense. The positioning of the shield and spear in the arms of the individuals is also a clue as to how the walls and entranceway into the citadels was defensible. Since an intruder would have to enter the main gateway (propylon) by turning right, the spear hand of the soldier would be blocked by the wall and the shield on the left would be rendered ineffective as the soldier turned. A soldier inside the propylon would have the benefit of having no such obstructions.
Citadel c1500 BCE Mycenae, Greece Mycenaean
Form: The walls of Mycenae are 15 feet thick and probably stood to a height of 50 to 60 feet tall. The citadel is built on a very defensible hill. The square shapes in the center are the remains of the foundations of the megarons. The round enclosed shapes at the lower left hand portion were the burial sites. Several grave shafts are located there.Iconography: Iconography: We do not know how the people of Tiryns and Mycenae viewed their own cities since there is know written account. We do know that these cities were iconic for the Greeks and Romans who saw them centuries later. The massive walls and masonry blocks of Tiryns were gigantic. They are so massive that Greeks and historians imagined that giants moved and built the blocks. The giants elected by the Greek imagination were the one eyed titans known as the Cyclopes. That is why the term Cyclopean masonry is used to describe it. In some ways, these citadels, for the Greeks of the fifth through first centuries, are roughly the equivalent of Teotihuacan in America for the Aztecs or the Anasazi cities for the Navajo.
Context: Given the location, on a defensible hilltop, and its location on the mainland many historians have used this information in conjunction with their knowledge of the Greek epic poem of the Iliad to identify this structure as the city of Mycenae. The home of the legendary Atreus family. (see "The Trojan War" in Stokstad)
One early archeologist who used these texts as his guidebook was Heinrich Schliemann. Schliemann, a millionaire and amateur archeologist had memorized both the Iliad and the Odyssey, knew several languages. After making his fortune, the middle aged Schliemann went to Greece and married 16 year old Sophia Schliemann who later on became one of the first and most talented female archeologists of their day. Their excavations of Mycenae and other sites were based on the epic poems of Homer. Their excavation and archeological style was groundbreaking but at times destructive in a similar manner to Sir Arthur Evans. In some ways they were both glorified treasure hunters and dug up things wherever he felt the best. They were not very careful, but later they improved their skills. At times Schliemann like Sir Arthur Evans made up titles and dates according to each own's theories rather than fact. (See Stokstad "Pioneers of Aegean Archaeology" and MencherLiaisons 24-46 (Irving Stone: The Greek Treasure Mycenae!)).
Iliad: Trojan Wars- Achilles, Odysseus, Telemachus, Paris, Helen. Troy vs. Sparta
Odyssey: Telemachus searching for Odysseus because he hasn't returned home from the war, Odysseus’ adventure trying to get back home. Iliad and Odyssey were Schliemann's basis for how and where to excavate, archeology wasn't yet systematized, very sporadic
There is some debate about which culture had the strongest influence over the other. For years, scholars, believed that Mycenae was a sort of satellite culture to the Minoans of Crete. Here are some the facts concerning the influence of each. The fololowing outline is quoted from,
http://www.portergaud.edu/cmcarver/myce.html
III. Development and Expansion of Mycenaeans -- 1600 B.C
A. Greater prosperity and trade -- built roads and fortresses
Influenced by Minoans — prompted long scholarly debate [J. McInerney]
Evans argued that the Minoans colonized the mainland and Mycenae was off-shoot of Crete
Others disagreed — argued that Mycenaeans had an indigenous Greek culture influenced by Cretan style through trade and eventual conquest of Crete
Debate resolved with decipherment of Linear B by Michael Ventris in 1954
Linear B was Greek
Around 1450 Minoan palaces destroyed — only Knossos rebuilt — flourished another seventy-five years
Records of Knossos during last seventy-five years recorded in Linear B — not a script used previously in Crete (had used Linear A)
Since Linear B is Greek — Greek speakers occupied Knossos in its last phase
Thus, mainland Mycenaeans invaded and occupied Knossos and stayed for three generations, long enough to learn the practice of a centralized palace economy
Other data confirming theory that Mycenaeans overwhelmed Minoans
At Miletus and on Rhodes, Minoan colonies founded by Cretans shortly after 1600 BC had come into the hands of the Mycenaeans by 1400 B.C.
Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur — possibly a distant memory of conflict between the Greek mainland and Crete
"The Mycenaeans borrowed the techniques of wall painting, pottery decoration and seal-making from the Minoans. And contact between the two cultures may well have led to new trading contacts around the Aegean for the Mycenaeans."
Key Differences between Minoans and Mycenaeans
Mycenaeans definitely had a slave system
Mycenaeans geared much more toward warfare
Heavily fortified settlements
Ostentatious tombs for Mycenaean kings — weapons in burials
monumental sculpture — Lion Gate
Lion Gate
Mycenaean or Helladic Period/Civilization Form: This gateway is the outer gateway to the stronghold. Set strategically against a rock out cropping on its left and a man made wall on the right. This forms an enclosed defensible 20 foot wide trench like entrance and the only way into the citadel. The two walls that enclose the trench create a platform for defenders to throw things down on any enemy attempting to force their way into the narrow gateway at the end. The ashlar cyclopean masonry surrounds a post and lintel doorway. Above the the lintel of the doorway is a carved 9 foot tall limestone plaque that contains two lion like creatures bracketing a column that mimics the form of the columns at Knossos. All were carved in high relief. A high relief carving is a carving in which the figures are "relieved" or pushed out from the surface to such an extent that they almost appear to not be part of the stone they were carved from. The heads of the lion like creatures are gone and would have been fashioned from some other material and bolted to the limestone facade.
Iconography: The gateway and trench leading to it would have been a symbol of civic pride and defense. The two lions bracketing the column could serve an apotropaic purpose. They are the mystical guardians of the citadel probably symbolized by the columns. Perhaps the Minoan style column signifies some sort of link or even an alliance between Knossos and the mainland.
Context: The naturalistic columns are slightly at odds with the style of other artifacts found at Mycenae but this could be accounted for by the fact that very few artifacts existed in situ (in their original circumstances) by the time it was excavated. The naturalism of the lions and the shape of the column suggests there were communication between these two cultures.
Agamemnon's Mask
12" gold
Mycenaean or Helladic Period/Civilization Form: The mask is a stylized portrait of a mature male. The arching eyebrows and straight nose are reminiscent of some of the objects found at Tell Asmar and Knossos. The mask is made of a thinly beaten sheet of gold which was hammered from the backside. This technique, known as repousse, is different from the other metal working processes, such as the cire perduemethod (lost wax) and the piece mold methods of the Chinese cultures.Iconography: The masks were most likely meant as royal portraits of the diseased they covered. The beard and handlebar mustache (which Stokstad points out could have been faked) are emblems of maturity and wisdom.
Context: Originally this mask would have been molded to form around the head of the corpse serving as a replacement or protection for the deceased features. This mask and others like it were found in the unlooted shaft graves inside grave circle A. The title or attribution that this is the mask of the legendary king from the "Iliad" Agamemnon is false. Schliemann chose to name it this based on his conjecture and desire that he link this site and these graves to Homer's works. (see Stokstad "The Object Speaks" "The Mask of Agamemnon.")
Treasury of Atreus
dome 43' tall 47' diameter
Mycenaean or Helladic Period/Civilization
Form: The beehive style tomb was entered into through a 20 foot wide and 120 foot long dromos (passageway) constructed of ashlars that was open to the sky. The entrance to the dromos terminated in another 34 high entrance facade that contained an 18 foot tall door faced with marble and bronze. The panel above the lintel, empty in this photograph, would have been ornamented with a similar style limestone or marble panel to the one above the lintel at the "Lion's Gate." Inside the tomb, at 43 feet high, this dome or tholos (tholoi plural) was the largest dome of its time. The interior of the igloo style dome was constructed from a series of corbeled ashlars that terminated at the top in a pointed cone like shape. These tombs were originally covered by large mounds of earth. Iconography: The use of the technology itself is rather iconic of the advanced quality of the engineering and of the wealth of the individual who was buried inside. This "conspicuous consumption" would have been symbolic of the power of the individual.
Context: Over 100 tombs like this have been found in the area of Tiryns and Mycenae. However, these tombs, almost all which have been looted, were not the tombs in which Schliemann and others found their treasures. The earlier shaft graves are the sources for the repousse masks.
Again, as in the case with the mask, this tomb was misnamed the "Treasury of the Atreus" because archaeologists wanted to make the claim that this site was linked to the places and names in the "Iliad."
Vapheio Cup (also spelled Vaphio)
found at Vapheio near Sparta, Greece
Mycenaean possibly Minoan
Form: This repousse cup features a double walled construction. It was made out of two sheets of thin gold. The outer sheet was molded and the details formed (some by engraving). Then this ornamented sheet was attached to a thin sheet of gold so that the interior of the cup was smooth. These joined pieces were then bolted to or riveted to a handle.
The details of the ornamentation show a surprisingly illusionistic and naturalistic scene of a youthful, thin waisted, broad shouldered young man wrestling with a bull snared with a rope. In this scene there is some space created by the figures overlapping the scenery behind them. The naturalism and stylization of the figures recall many of the frescos at Knossos.
Iconography: The scene itself is a genre scene similar to those found in murals at Knossos. The figures appears to be in ideal physical condition and the scene could represent the ideal of youthful strength and prowess as he heroically triumphs over a bull. The beautiful landscape and the fine animals are possibly reminders or symbols of the property one who is wealthy and strong may acquire.
The bull, as in the story of the Minotaur, Mesopotamian art and literature, cave painting and even in Chattel Huyuk represents a powerful, almost divine creature full of male potent energy. If one conquers such a creature it may demonstrate a mastery over these qualities.
Context: Perhaps the most interesting thing about this work is its context. Although the work was found in a tomb on the Greek mainland, many scholars believe that this work is stylistically and iconographically linked to Minoan art. Several textbooks and scholars suggest that this work was manufactured somewhere in the Cyclades or on Crete and then exported or that a traveler who visited this region brought it back as one of his or her treasures.
This is a rolled out or flattened view of the entire cup.
bas-re.lief n (low relief) [F, fr. bas low + relief raised work] (1667): sculptural relief in which the projection from the surrounding surface is slight and no part of the modeled form is undercut; also: sculpture executed in bas-relief Sculpture in the round: Is a piece that is meant to be viewed from all angles.
repousse: To make an image or relief by taking thinly beaten sheet of gold and hammering a design from the backside.
re.pous.se adj [F, lit., pushed back] (1858) 1: shaped or ornamented with patterns in relief made by hammering or pressing on the reverse side--used esp. of metal 2: formed in relief ²repousse n (1858) 1: repousse work 2: repousse decoration
engobe is a glaze made of thinned down clay sometimes called slip which has additives such as iron oxides which turn colors when fired.
haute relief (high relief) A high relief carving is a carving in which the figures are "relieved" or pushed out from the surface to such an extent that they almost appear to not be part of the stone they were carved from. The sculptures, although attached to the background, stand out from the back ground.
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We wish this man, M. Repacholi, brought to justice
Drahtlos-Probleme auch in England und Frankreich
on iddd.de Febr. 1, 2009
the full document, .pdf, 741,3 KB
Video "WiFi-Popcorn" .avi, 4,2 MB from Piotr <kazimierczak@gmail.com>
Integrity of WHO 4
We wish to see this man, M. Repacholi, formerly in charge of the WHO study programme on electromagnetic fields [File-WHO] and also ex. President-Founder of ICNIRP brought to justice, because he is a corrupt official who has betrayed the obligations of his position. We consider that the general management of the WHO is equally responsible in that it did not take the necessary steps to deal with M. Repacholi's actions while carrying out his official duties, actions that were obviously contrary to the elementary rules of ethics as defined by the statutes of the World Health Organisation.
The legal representatives of the countries (those supplying the funding) on the governing bodies of the WHO also have a share of responsibility in that they did not denounce M. Repacholi's actions. Today we are paying the consequences of giving free rein to M. Repacholi, the industry's puppet, who in the name of the WHO travelled far and wide to convince national institutions to adopt unrealistic limits for artificial EMFs, limits that do not protect the public, as has now been scientifically proven.
Now more than ever we must act for the sake of public health by tackling the essentials, that's to say bringing actions before the courts in order to have the statutory limits denounced and changed (for example with an expert opinion on the permitted radiation level for UMTS of 10 000 000 mikroWatt/m2! [61 V/m]), limits which are the result of the WHO recommendations. To do this Next-up Organisation [needs helps] in financing these court cases.
Betreff: Weiterl.: Fwd:
Von: christine aschermann
christine-aschermann@web.de
Liebe Mitstreiter,
Dear co-fighters,
diese Mail leite ich gerne weiter und empfehle , den Spendenaufruf von Next-up zu beachten. Diese französische Umweltorganisation hat schon vieles bewirkt. Ich hoffe, der Link (needs help) im Anhang, nach dem Artikel, funktioniert noch, sonst Next-up eingeben .
Please take notice of the attachment from Next-up, an environmental organisation in France,
They ask for a donation for a lawsuit against Repacholi . He is the official responsible of the actual limits of EMF, in ICNIRP and WHO. Next-up is quite wellknown in Europe and often they are the first to take steps providing for a better world.
What do you think about this idea?
Please forward the letter- I lost several addresses , e.g. those of Hans (Karow), Penny (Hargreaves),
-------Originalmeldung-------
Von: sunagolden@aol.de
An: christine-aschermann@web.de
Betreff: Fwd: Drahtlos-Probleme auch in England und Frankreich
-----Ursprüngliche Mitteilung-----
Von: Werner Funk <werner.funk.o-gau@t-online.de>
Verschickt: Mo., 19. Jan. 2009, 15:19
Thema: Drahtlos-Probleme auch in England und Frankreich
Liebe Mitaufklärer und Interessierte!
Die französische Mobilfunkinitiative "Next-up" hat einen britischen Zeitungsartikel ("Sunday Express" vom 04.01.2009) auf ihre Homepage gestellt.
Anmerkung: In einigen Ländern wird Wi-fi als Synonym für WLAN benutzt.
Es geht um die Belastung und gesundheitliche Beschwerden von Anwohnern in Glastonbury und anderen Städten, die in Zusammenhang mit der Installation von Wireless Hotspots in den jeweiligen Ortszentren stehen. Während Anwohner geplagt von Schwindel, Schwitzen und extremer Erschöpfung aus Glastonbury flüchten und insbesondere Eltern ihre große Sorge um die Gesundheit ihrer Kinder in den Wi-fi belasteten Schulen machen, versichern Stadträte, dass sie die "Sicherheitsbedenken immer ernst nehmen" würden, aber "völlig davon überzeugt sind, dass das Wi-fi Projekt für niemanden in Glastonbury ein gesundheitliches Risiko darstellt."
Diese Aussagen kennen wir – egal welche Zeitung, in welchem Land auch immer, man aufschlägt.....
Interessant ist auch noch der kurze Anhang zum Artikel, verfasst von der Next-up Organisation. Es geht um einen Spendenaufruf, um den eigentlich Verantwortlichen für die Misere, M. Repacholi, vor Gericht bringen zu können. M. Repacholi war maßgeblich an den Studienprogrammen der WHO beteiligt, außerdem war er Vorsitzender der ICNIRP und somit verantwortlich für die verheerende Grenzwertfestlegung.
Liebe Grüße aus Oberammergau
Werner Funk
Repacholi Admits Interference from the Industry at the World Health Organisation EMF Project NOW - Repacholi Promoting Wireless/Microwave emitting Devices to Children at the Handheld Learning Conference 10-12 October 2007 in London
on iddd.de, 5.10.2007
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvie" Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007
http://mastsanity.org/
Repacholi :
- Admits Industry Funding - for the WHO EMF Project
- Employed by the Industry before and after the WHO EMF Project
- Emeritus Chairman of ICNIRP since 1996 - the body charged with setting 'Safe' International Exposure limits.
- Now Promoting Wireless/Microwave emitting Devices to Children - at the Handheld Learning Conference 10-12 October 2007 in London (despite the UK's Health Protection Agency's own advice that under 16's should only use Mobile Phones etc. as little as possible because they are more prone to harm from them)
Repacholi headed the Project into ElectroMagneticFields (EMFs) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) until July 2007.
For years, the WHO have declared Mobile Telephone Masts and the microwave radiation (the EMFs) emitted by them and other such devices not to be dangerous.
Campaigners have, for years, argued that Repacholi has not been independent, since this 'research' was at least partially funded by the Industry.
Repacholi , via the WHO-EMF Project, has for years always strongly denied this.
However, Repacholi has now admitted that a large proportion of the WHO-EMF Project funding was sourced via donations sent to the Royal Adelaide Hospital from where Repacholi was seconded. It is strongly believed that this was Industry money.
"In 1996 the World Health Organization [WHO] began what it said was a program "to assess the scientific evidence of possible health effects of EMF in the frequency range from 0 to 300 GHz" (EMF Project). The person placed in charge of the program ... was Michael Repacholi, who had been known for more than 6 years to be a paid consultant and spokesman for the companies responsible for producing EMF pollution" . Professor Andrew Marino, Louisiana State University.
It would appear that not only did Repacholi control the WHO EMF project from its inception, but its main source of funding was Industry.
"Repacholi states that he always followed the WHO rules on funding and that, "NO funds were EVER sent to me." [His emphasis.]
This is financial legerdemain. As Microwave News has previously reported, Repacholi arranged for the industry money to be sent to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia, where he used to work. The funds were then transferred to the WHO. Seven years ago, Norm Sandler, a Motorola spokesman, told us that, "This is the process for all the supporters of the WHO program." At the time, Motorola was sending Repacholi $50,000 each year. That money is now bundled with other industry contributions and sent to Australia by the Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF), which gives the project $150,000 a year.
"What is the difference between sending money directly to the WHO and sending it via Australia?," we asked Repacholi last December. He never responded. We don't think there is any difference. We don't understand how the WHO can see this as anything other than money laundering. On numerous occasions we have asked Repacholi to reveal all the sources of the funding of the WHO EMF project. He has consistently refused." Microwave News November 17th 2006
The indirect funding arrangement was terminated after Repacholi's recent departure from the WHO, as follows:-
"The project is currently funded solely through extra-budgetary contributions from participating countries and other agencies. All contributions and accounting are audited by WHO.
. Several governments provide either periodic or ad-hoc direct contributions to the WHO EMF Project, while others support financially specific activities.
. Through an agreement set up in 1995 between WHO and the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) in Australia, RAH provided financial management of funds received from contributions of non-governmental entities [ i.e. presumed to be Industry - companies with vested interests in maintaining the discredited illusion that Mobile Phones, wireless devices and Powerlines are safe ] on behalf of the Project. Dr Repacholi was seconded from RAH to WHO from the time of the agreement until his retirement from WHO in June 2006. Following Dr Repacholi's departure, the agreement was terminated in early 2007. New funding sources are now being sought." WHO Progress Report June 2006-2007
Repacholi was interviewed in July 2007 about the funding of the WHO EMF Project. He admitted the link of funding to industry, although he claimed that Industry funding made up less than half of the total amount. See Gateway RF Project interview at
The same WHO Progress Report goes on to list its funding as follows:-
"A summary of funds received and spent is given in Table 3 below.
Table 3 - Funding summary for the International EMF Project (July 2006 - June 2007)
$249,682 Governments
$529,820 Others
USD 779,502 TOTAL INCOME"
WHO Progress Report June 2006-2007 [here ]
If the "Others" listed above is almost entirely sourced from the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and hence from Industry, the figures show that only less than 1/3rd of the WHO EMF funding comes from Governments around the world.
With the source of WHO EMF Project funding exposed, Repacholi's role in the WHO EMF Project explained and his continuing role of roving ambassador for Industry - including in the UK at the forthcoming "Handheld Learning 2007" event to promote Wi-fi and wireless devices to children and schools (see here ) isn't it about time that people ignore Repacholi and the WHO EMF Project reports that Industry often quote?
If you are concerned that Repacholi is being used to promote wireless (microwave emitting) devices to children, OR that microwave emitting devices are being promoted anyway, please send your concerns to the main sponsors of Handheld Learning 2007, namely BECTA Chief Executive Stephen Crowne (becta@becta.org.uk)
Repacholi Strikes Again : Mobile masts safe, report says
When did he become a professor ? the degrees are flying in the air there together with the money.
I just spotted this!
The man is a danger........
http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&id=11207
Mobile masts safe, report says
By Angela Long
[JUNK SCIENCE]
There is no health risk to either children or adults from proximity to mobile phone base stations, according to a report done for the government.
The mobile phone masts have been controversial, especially the decision to place many of them on the roofs of garda stations around the country.
But the report by an expert group commissioned in 2005 says there is no evidence of any adverse health effects from these masts. The report, Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, also says that mobile phones themselves are not a health hazard. There is no data to suggest that the radio frequencies emitted by phones can harm child health.
The report notes that the only time at which children could be at risk to Radiofrequency Fields (RF) exposure to their heads is very early, up to the age of two.
Power lines are another potential electromagnetic risk which have been cleared by the expert group. Studies of the exposure to electricity at Extremely Low Frequency (ELF), such as comes from power lines, have not shown any harmful effects, the report says. It says current evidence does not allow for a conclusive judgement, but there are no identified harmful effects.
It recommends, among other measures, that local authorities should avoid arbitrary policies regarding the siting of phone masts and similar structures.
The report concludes that the risk from cancer or related conditions has been ruled out, but that other effects from mobile phone use such as cognitive function and sleep quality need more research.
The report says the chance of any harm from the electromagnetic sources is, on present knowledge, very tiny. It contrasts this with a set of known risks, such as death by heart attack (one in four), death from a fall (one in 380), death from the flu (one in 5,000) and death as the result "of a plane falling on you" (one in 25 million).
It notes that the public fear of radiation from mobile phone masts is much greater than that from mobile phones themselves, yet this is not rational. The report also notes that there are hundreds of emissions from the broadcasts of radio and television in the air, of which people are unaware, and are unaffected.
The expert group was led by Professor Michael Repacholi, former co-ordinator of the Radiation and Environmental Health Unit at the World Health Organisation. Its report was presented to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
From: "Iris Atzmon" <atzmonh@bezeqint.net>
- Yesterday I distributed Mike Repacholi's response to Microwave News.
Today Microwave News published a response to Mike Repacholi's circulating letter.
Mike Repacholi can be happy that his side of the story is not only
distributed among the "'activists' that quote MW News religiously" (maybe he would prefer the activists to quote him?)
but his response is also staying online on Microwave News website. This is what is called - a balance of the weight of evidence,
in contrast, for example, to the WHO's biased fact sheets, standards, and all the rest of the EMF project.
Please see the full details on http://microwavenews.com/
P.S declaration of conflicts of interests:
An 'activist' who [and not "that"] quotes religiously Microwave News and intends to continue doing just that.
Repacholi .. responsed to MWN
From: Robert Riedlinger
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: Fw: FW: It's Official: Mike Repacholi Is an Industry Consultant
From: Michael Repacholi
To: r_riedlin am telus.net
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: FW: It's Official: Mike Repacholi Is an Industry Consultant
Sorry Robert I was looking in the "Junk mail" folder and found your message...for some reason the WHO mail server recognised your messages as junk.
Anyway I am sure your not interested in my side of the story but here it is anyway
"Repacholi, Michael Harry" <repacholim@who.int>
From: Robert Riedlinger [mailto:r_riedlin@telus.net]
Sent: Wed 15/11/2006 04:42
To: Repacholi, Michael Harry
Cc: Eileen O'Connor; agnes ingvarsdottir
Subject: It's Official: Mike Repacholi Is an Industry Consultant
Mr Rep You have let down millions of inocent people wold wide!!! I hope you make lots of use of your cellphone and are able to find pills to help you sleep .
Mike Repacholi : Industry Consultant
14. Nov. 2006 from Iris Atzmon
Dear Colleagues: It's now official. Just months after leaving his post as the head of the EMF project at the World Health Organization (WHO), Mike Repacholi is in business as an industry consultant. The Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CL&P), a subsidiary of Northeast Utilities, and the United Illuminating Co. (UI) have hired Repacholi to help steer the Connecticut Siting Council away from a strict EMF exposure standard.
The two utilities commissioned Repacholi to prepare detailed comments to support a 100 mG level proposed by Peter Valberg of the Gradient Corp. and to rebut the state Department of Public Health (DPH), which is seeking a much tougher approach. Repacholi's filing has been criticized for citing and at times, misrepresenting, as-yet unreleased WHO reports for the benefit of his corporate clients.
Some see this as a continuation of his activities at the WHO, where Repacholi was often accused of favoring the mobile phone and electric utility industries at the expense of public health.
Others see Repacholi's consulting work as the closing of a circle. Industry provided financial support for the EMF project and Repacholi is now using the materials he prepared at the WHO with industry money to support their policy positions. In addition, new information has emerged indicating that the WHO EMF project has been receiving much more industry support than previously acknowledged.
Read the complete Microwave News story at:
http://microwavenews.com/CT.html
Best, Louis Slesin
Erfahrungen und Meinungen zu"möglichen Gesundheitsschäden durch elektromagnetische Felder"bitte an die EU-Kommission abgeben
Die EU fordert Betroffene auf Stellung zu nehmen zu Gesundheitsschäden durch elektromagnetische Felder. Eingabeschluss ist Freitag der 03.Nov. 2006
Die Kommission ist in Beratungen mit der SCENIHR (Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks) und bittet nun Betroffene ihre Erfahrungen und Meinungen zu "möglichen Gesundheitsschäden durch elektromagnetische Felder" abzugeben.
http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/scenihr_cons_03_en.htm
Nach dem 3. Nov. sollen die Ergebnisse auf der SCENIHR Internetseite veröffentlicht werden
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/04_scenihr_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/scenihr_opinions_en.htm
(hier meine Stellungnahme: 1000 Meter, ICNIRP, Satelliten-Handy)
Ich finde das ist eine wichtige Befragung der EU und eine einmalige Gelegenheit ihre Erfahrungen und gegebenenfalls Erkrankungen in Zusammenhang mit einer Sendeanlage oder anderen Hochfrequenz- oder EMF-Belastungen an die EU Commision zu schicken!
Bitte beteiligt euch unbedingt!
In der Anlage ist die zu verwendende Vorlage als Word-Dokument. Wer kein englisch kann, soll seine Erfahrungen in deutsch schreiben und die ausgefüllte Worddatei an folgende Emailadresse schicken:
Sanco-Sc1-Secretariat@ec.europa.eu
Health & Consumer Protection DG
Directorate C: Public Health and Risk Assessment
Unit C7: Risk Assessment
Office: B232, 2/6
Tel (+32-2-29)85552
Fax: (+32-2-29)57332
Bitte verbreitet die Befragung der EU.
Volker Schorpp
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
Dear Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks,
I have looked at your preliminary report
http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/scenihr_o_006.pdf
It seems that the position of this committee is already rather clear. You write:
A. "The additional information which has become available on carcinogenic and other nonthermal effects of radiofrequency and microwave radiation frequencies in the last years does not justify a revision of exposure limits set by the Commission on the basis of the conclusions of the 1998....A relatively large series of laboratory studies has not provided evidence of genotoxicity....
current knowledge is insufficient for the implementation of measures aimed at the identification and protection of a highly sensitive subgroup of the population.....Studies on neurological effects and reproductive effects have not indicated any health risks at exposure levels below the ICNIRP-limits established in 1998".....
B. "Bias in these studies [studies on EMF, that compose the IARC possible carcinogens evaluation] could explain some of the raised risk. The findings from observational studies are not supported by studies in experimental animals, which provide inadequate evidence of carcinogenicity'". p.30
C. "Overall, there is little evidence of any health-relevant in vitro effects of RF electromagnetic fields below guidelines" p. 22
D. "Most likely, the health problems described as EHS are not related to the physical presence of EMF" p. 24
With regard to: "The EU is inviting stakeholders to send comments with regards to EMFs and the effects on human health before 3rd November, 2006" :
I am writing you as a private person, who sees what's going on. I am a shareholder because I live in an irradiated city in an irradiated country, I read EMF studies, I am in contact with electrosensitive people and public informed groups. I am one of the victims of conflicts of interests in the WHO and the ignoring in the EU of this conflict.
There are about 2 billions such victoms in the world. The implications of this conflict is that the documented bias of the ICNIRP standard is ignored. Therefore I insist:
1) I ask on my and other victims' behalf, that an investigative committee in the EU will investigate the conflict of interests in the World Health Organization that is documented in a doctorat work done by Don Maisch. I attach one of the doctorat papers on the subject. A lot of work has been published about EMF in the last 40 years, and the public is not aware of it: can the reason for this negligence be that during years, the former head of EMF project at the World Health Organization, Dr. Michael Reapcholi, has received, according to the cellular inudstry, (according to Microwave News report, www.microwavenews.com ) $150,000 a year + travel and meeting expenses from the cellular industry?
The WHO also invited the power industry to set the health EMF standards (everything is docuemented in the published doctorat paper that I attached) I ask to check whether his replacement, Emili van Deventer, receives this money now also, or more money than he received. I read on a french website that Dr. Emili Van Devener was not ashamed to say that the risk from powerlines is equivalent to one case of Leukemia in whole France. (www.next- up.org).
I have been following during the last years after dozens of reports from people all over the world reporting to the WHO about illness clusters around celllular antennas, and they were ignored, and not checked. A petition that was sent to Kofi Anan in 2000 by a huge group of citizens and scientists was ignored - nothing was done about it, although they sent 10 kg of signatures and scientific works. I attach the petition too. In addiation, this is a new resolution of 31 scientists that must not be ignored:
http://icems.eu/docs/BeneventoResolution.pdf
2) The late Dr. Neil Cherry documented a large amout of data that shows that the ICNIRP systematically biased
results of studies together with the World Health Organization. Your committee recommends on this standard according to your preliminary report. and your committee supports the view that there is no justification to reduce ICNIRP standard according to non-thermal data.
Dr. Michael Repacholi pushed all the governments in the world to adopt the standard ON THE BASIS of bias of litrature as Dr. Cherry documented and not only him, but also prof John Goldsmith, Dr. Michael Kundi, Don Maisch, Dr. Jerard Hyland, Dr. Walter Medinger. Just one question: Did you bother to check Cherry's refute of the ICNIRP assesment? Because the public is aware of this bias already, I ask you to respond to public knowledge and not ignore it. There was never any refute of Cherry's documentation of bias, so I understand that both ICNIRP and WHO know that he was right. This is his documentation of bias:
http://feb.se/EMFguru/
I think the public will be more protected without the ICNIRP, it is a private organization which the public never chose. I repeat: the ICNIRP was not chosen by the public and there was never a public examination of the ICNIRP. (Isn't it a good idea, by the way). By the way, the Benevento resolution is contradictory to your preliminary report.
Iris Atzmon.
Victim of conflict of interests.
Don Maisch Conflict of Interest and Bias in Health Advisory Committees:
A case study of the WHO’s EMF Task Group, .pdf, 35 KB
Association for representation of interests and for protection of afflicted persons by electrosmog
Hans-U. Jakob, to Mr. Kofi Annan General Secretary of the United Nations, .doc, 106,3
DE | PL
The EU is inviting stakeholders to send comments with regards to EMFs and the effects on human health before 3rd November, 2006.
EU Commission consultation on EMF's
The Commission is in consultation with the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), is now inviting stakeholders to comment on the scientific opinion on "Possible effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) on Human Health" which has just been finalized:
http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/
The consultation will run until 3 November 2006 and the outcome will be published on the SCENIHR website:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/
http://ec.europa.eu/health/
This is an important inquiry and a fantastic opportunity to send research/information to the EU Commission which is encouraging.
E-mail: Sanco-Sc1-Secretariat@ec.europa.eu
Eileen O'Connor
EM Radiation Research Trust
http:/radiationresearch.org/
Dr. Gunde to Hans Karow
From: "Iris Atzmon" atzmonh by bezeqint.net>
Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:41:56
For your information, the israeli Env. ministry head of radiation department, Dr. Stelian Galberg, wrote that the WHO has collected 250 million dollars in 10 years for research funding on EMR. what exactly they did with the money is not clear. The israeil Env. ministry contributes $10,000 a year to the WHO. "The support received by ICNIRP from the International Radiation Protection Association, the World Health Organization, and the French, German, Korean, and Swiss Governments is gratefully acknowledged" . (in the attached ICNIRP document, .pdf, 147,2 KB)
From: Karine Chabrel [mailto:KChabrel by BfS.de]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 3:04 AM
To: hkarow by shaw.ca
Cc: Gunde Ziegelberger
Subject: RE: EMF exposure guidelines
Dear Hans Karow,
Thank you for your interest in ICNIRP's work. We would like to invite you to read the attached leaflets and statement, which give you information about ICNIRP's work procedures. The update of guidelines is a process, which starts on the ground of advancement in scientific knowledge with a comprehensive evaluation of the science performed by ICNIRP, its Standing Committees and Consulting Experts through the review of new research data. In addition, specialized workshops are organized to trigger discussions on the main scientific questions to be answered throughout the revision process. Draft guidelines are prepared by the members and submitted to the Commission for comments and approval. A formal external review of the draft guidelines is systematically performed prior to publication, as per ICNIRP Charter. Consequently, those are sent to the IRPA Executive Council and all IRPA national associations, the ICNIRP partners in protection such as the EU and the WHO and a number of consulting experts. The list of the Workshops speakers, the professional background of the Commission, SC members and consulting experts are viewable online at icnirp.org and in the proceedings of the Workshops. The update of the recommendations on ELF and Static Magnetic Field started with a review (1) and, so far, three International Workshops - (2),(3),(4) - organized by ICNIRP or in collaboration with ICNIRP http://icnirp.org/activities.htm. Final drafts are intended for comments and approval by the End of this year. (1) Exposure to Static and Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, Biological Effects and Health Consequences (0-100 kHz) - Review of the Scientific Evidence and Health Consequences. J.H. Bernhardt, R. Matthes, A. McKinlay, P. Vecchia, B. Veyret (eds.) International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection 2003, ISBN 3-934994-03-2. (2)Weak Electric Field Effects in the Body. Proceedings of an International Workshop, NRPB, Chilton, UK, March 24-25, 2003. AF McKinlay, MH Repacholi (eds.) Nuclear Technology Publishing, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol 106, 4, 2003. ISBN 1904453023 (3)Effects of Static Magnetic Fields Relevant to Human Health. Proceedings of an International Workshop, NRPB, Chilton, UK, April 26-27, 2004. D. Noble, AF McKinlay, MH Repacholi (eds.) Journal Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology, February/April 2005. ISBN 0079-6107 (4) International Workshop on EMF Dosimetry and Biophysical Aspects Relevant to Setting Exposure Guidelines, 20 - 22 March 2006, Berlin, Germany. We invite you and anyone with an interest in ICNIRP's work to regularly visit our website for updates on the status of ICNIRP's activities.
Dr. Gunde Ziegelberger
Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
Arbeitsgruppe Nichtionisierende Strahlung
Ingolstädter Landstr. 1
D-85764 Neuherberg/Oberschleißheim
E-Mail: GZiegelberger by BfS.de
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From: hans karow [mailto:hkarow by shaw.ca] Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
To: 'Gunde Ziegelberger'
Dear Mrs. Ziegelberger,
Thank you for your response enclosed below.
You indicated that ICNIRP has began the process to revise the EMF exposure guidelines. May I kindly ask you for the list of organizations and/or names of all experts involved in this revision, if possible with a brief professional background/history of those persons. I would also be interested in the names of persons/organizations that do assist (i.e. assisting in draft. Reviewing the draft etc) the experts who are doing the actual review, in addition any observers, and whether any media are being allowed to observe and report the review process. Where and how is the review being done? Thank you for your understanding and taking the time, Mit freundlichen Gruessen, Hans Karow 1215 Poplar Grove Road Penticton, BC, V2A 8T6, Canada E-mail: hkarow by shaw.ca
From: Gunde Ziegelberger [mailto:GZiegelberger by bfs.de]
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:08 AM
To: hans karow
Dear Mr. Karow,
thanks for contacting ICNIRP regarding your health concerns.
1. Yes, ICNIRP has began the process to revise the exposure guidelines for static and also for low frequency fields. As you might be aware, ICNIRP's guidelines for limiting exposure to fields up to 300 GHz are based on the scientific knowledge of the years 1997/1998. Research has been going on since then and ICNIRP has issued an in depth review of the scientific evidence concerning the relevance of low frequency electric and magnetic fields for human health (2003). The WHO is going to publish an Environmental Health Criteria Document on this topic in 2006. In view of new resaerch data and their reviews, the ICNIRP guidelines will be revisited. The process will not be finalized before the end of the year. 2. and 3. I could not open the ppt. presentation by Dr. Havas, but according to the title I suggest, that it deals with the inconsistency between the known biophysical effects of low frequency fields and the results from experimental studies on one hand, and the epidemiologic results on childhood leukaemia on the other hand. Also this apparent conflict will be addressed during the revision process. I hope, I could provide you with the information you have been looking for.
Gunde Ziegelberger
hans karow schrieb:
Dear Dr. Ziegelberger,
With regards of my questions (please see below) Dr. Ahlbom referred me to your office.
May I kindly ask to please respond to my three questions as stated below.
Thank, you!
Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
Hans Karow
1215 Poplar Grove Road
Penticton, BC, V2A 8T6, Canada
E-mail: hkarow by shaw.ca
From: Anders Ahlbom [mailto:anders.ahlbom by ki.se]
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 11:31 PM
To: 'hans karow'
Subject: SV: EMF exposure guidelines
To get the official ICNIRP view I suggest to contact the secretariat in Munich. Gunde Ziegelberg is the scientific secretary.
Anders Ahlbom
Please note new e-mail below:
Office: + 46 8 5248 74 70; Mobile + 46 70 324 74 70
e-mail: anders.ahlbom by ki.se
Från: hans karow [mailto:hkarow by shaw.ca]
Skickat: den 1 april 2006 20:07
Till: 'Anders Ahlbom'
Kopia: Magda Havas
Ämne: EMF exposure guidelines
Dear Dr. Ahlbom,
1. During the oral hearing (as indicated below), while cross-examining industry consultant Dr. William Bailey/Exponent, New York, I learned that ICNIRP just had a meeting in Berlin/Germany. Could you please inform, whether the exposure EMF guidelines will be reviewed in the near future and the guidelines possibly adjusted? 2. May I kindly ask you whether you agree with the statements presented by Dr. Magda Havas at a Hydro One Workshop on EMFs, Markham Ontario, June 16, 2004, " Electromagnetic Fields & Cancers: Children at risk with residential and school exposure to EMFs" source: http://stop-emf.ca/hydroone/PresentationEMFHydro_files/frame.htm If there is anything you do not agree with, could you please state where and why? 3. A particular question would be: do you agree with slide 12, "Exposure Guidelines vs Effects" ? Thank you for taking the time to respond please, Hans Karow.
From: "Iris Atzmon" atzmonh by bezeqint.net
Subject: Fw: your request of information
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:29:15 +0200
"Gunde Ziegelberger" GZiegelberger by bfs.de
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: your request of information
Dear Dr. Gunde,
Thanks for your reply. You write that The MWN report is beyond the ICNIRP's scope, and that ICNIRP members are indepenent. But how can you say this - when the ICNIRP member himself is the one who is involved so much with the industry? It proves that you actually don't make sure of the independence of ICNIRP members: If you are really independent, Why did you not publish a reservation from Repacholi's corruption? Instead, 6 ICNIRP members agreed to sit with the industry to form health standards. Don't you think it's a contradiction to what you wrote below? Do you not care about the negative publicity Microwave News gives you? it caused you a lot of damage in the public's eye. How is it that ICNIRP commission members, agreed to set standard with the industry: why did the ICNIRP not resist this biased process if they are independent? For your information, I attach a new doctorat paper that was published recently. It docuements that ICNIRP members cooperate with the WHO corruption. I am not your advocate, but I think you are in a very dangerous route becuase people around here see what is going on, no matter how much you want to protect your organization, and I understand your interest to protect it, but it does not stand in the same line of what happens in reality. It damages your integrity as an organization but more as a person who is responsible to say certain things even when the facts speak differently. I wish you best regards Iris.
From: "Karine Chabrel" KChabrel by BfS.de
To: atzmonh by bezeqint.net
Cc: "Gunde Ziegelberger" g.ziegelberger by icnirp.org
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:02 PM
Subject: your request of information
Dear Iris Atzmon, thank you for sending us further information published in the press (Microwave News) about the World Health Organization. This information reached us also through the Microwave Newsletter, which we regularly receive. However, we regard checking the reliability and accuracy of any press release as being a matter outside of ICNIRP's scope but take note of the information. You imply that the WHO and IARC are under industry influence. While ICNIRP is not qualified to control the functioning of any international public organization, it is extremely attentive to the correctness and independency of its partners. We are aware that both WHO and IARC follow extremely rigorous codes of behaviour, on which their international trust is based, that ICNIRP shares. As regards the behaviour of the Commission members, let me emphasize that ICNIRP is fully aware of its high responsibility, including the need of independency. Any possible conflict of interest must be openly declared and is discussed within and decided by the Commission.
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Betreff: Re: ICNIRP
Datum: Sat, 13 May 2006 10:00:27 +0200
Von: Iris Atzmon atzmonh by bezeqint.net
An: Gunde Ziegelberger GZiegelberger by bfs.de
Dear Gunde:
On the 29.4.06 I sent you an email and requested your direct reponse with regard to the contect published in Microwave News. You didn't reply to me. I don't know how you view this, but to my understanding, as an organization that receives public importance and leads the international policy on EMF-R, the most ethical thing would be to adress this evidence urgently and not ignore it. Ethics is part of science isn't it? You wrote me that ICNIRP is scientific and has no industry influence whatsoever, you also directed me to your website which presents the same thing. Then I presented you what everybody can read on MWN about bribe, about clear cooperation with the industry: 6 members of the ICNIRP are in the WHO task group meeting with the industry and with the person who is accused in bribe on the website- to set health standards- together. This is direct industry influence. I think you tried to mislead me, but not only me. You expect the public to relate to the ICNIRP as a scientific body. Activists write you politely questions, and give importance to your views on non-ionizing radiation, they feel commited to your guidance, but I don't see the same commitment from the ICNIRP to explain to to activists, to scientists, and others who are exposed according to your guidelines, about this contradiction.
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: ICNIRP
Dear Gunde Ziegelberger
(please note that I put the references inside my text and then continue the text below the references, it is just for the convenience of the reader to see directly what I mean) Thank you very much for your detailed answer. However, I find some contradictions inside your text. I don't know who funds IRPA, but I do know something about the WHO. In the ICNIRP sits a person from the WHO, who according to recent publication, receives from the cellular industry $150,000 a year + travel and meeting expenses. reference: "We also know that he [Mike Repacholi] found a way to skirt the WHO rules that bar direct industry support -the mobile phone manufacturers have said that they provide him with $150,000 a year with additional money for meeting and travel expenses." http://microwavenews.com/fromthefield.html#whoottawa Second, If the ICNIRP has contract with the WHO and you are now reviewing the EMF guidelines, it is relevant to note that the person who is in charge of the EMF- R at the WHO, invites the power industry for setting radiation exposure values. Reference: October 1, 2005 WHO and Electric Utilities: A Partnership on EMFs http://microwavenews.com/fromthefield.html#partners WHO Welcomes Electric Utility Industry To Key EMF Meeting, Bars the Press September 22, 2005 http://microwavenews.com/fromthefield.html#whoehc and so to say that the funding doesn't come from the industry is not accurate beucause the WHO is not really a "firewall" between the ICNIRP and the industry. Third, INTERPHONE researchers are funded by the industry and are at the same time at the ICNIRP - this can point to conflict of interest if we assume that the ICNIRP is indeed not industry-dependent. I am aware that the International Union against cancer is a firewall but I think it is more of a semantic thing, the funding comes from the industry no matter what firewalls are put for public image, and we all saw the consequence of this in two TV programmes: This was on a TV programme at Friday night in Israel and an abstract was published in the newspaper Haaretz: http://haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNo=63100 7 This was a TV programme in Canada http://cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/iarc/pageone.html I am not writing this to bother you, but because we the citizens are exposed to radiation according to your decisions, and the above issue should not be taken lightly, I ask for your direct response for the above issue. I write many copies because I want to make sure that the maximum number of people are invloved in this - because if someone gets the smallest scratch from any conflict of interests which is responsible for public health- exposure- then it should be brought to anyone's attention. This is a VERY sensitive issue because it concerns 2 billion people, and every suspicion for fraud has huge consequences. Only yesterday we read in the newspaper that Disney company representaive said: "Disney has said that parents believe the benefits of being able to reach a child at any time are more important than any possible health risks' Source: Daily Mail Date: 28/04/2006
From: "Gunde Ziegelberger" GZiegelberger by bfs.de
To: "Iris Atzmon" atzmonh by bezeqint.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:51 AM Subject: Re: ICNIRP
Dear Iris Atzmon,
Thank you for your interest in ICNIRP's work.
ICNIRP is a non-profit making organisation legally registered and controlled as such in Germany (i.e., eingetragener Verein, e.V). Its income derives from various sources with the exception of industry. The regular income that ICNIRP receives is an annual grant from IRPA. It also receives support from national governments, most notably from the German Environment Ministry for ICNIRP's Scientific Secretariat based in Munich. All other income is generated by the Commission through contract work (to the exclusion of any work for industry), organisation of scientific meetings and sales of its scientific publications. Currently, ICNIRP's contract income comes mainly from the WHO (to carry out scientific reviews on biological effects and health consequences of low and high frequency fields) and the European Commission. We also regard this question as being of public interest and have therefore published this information on our website (icnirp.org/what.htm), which we invite you to visit for further details on the functioning of ICNIRP.
ICNIRP Scientific Secretary
c/o Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
E-Mail: G.Ziegelberger by icnirp.org
Tel.: ++49-1888-333-2142
Iris Atzmon schrieb:
Dear Dr. Gunde Ziegelberger:
I received the below interesting notice from Hans Karow in Cananda.
Since the ICNIRP is a central organiztion to public exposure to EMF-RF, I think the public has the right to know about the sources of the ICNIRP funding.
Who funds the ICNIRP?
Iris Atzmon
From: hans karow
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:51 PM
Subject: ICNIRP EMF exposure guidelines to be revised
FYI, and please share with others not yet on my new computer's list. I wonder whether regulatory agencies should be advised to wait with their decisions on pending and near future applications of power lines and cell towers until the out come of the EMF Exposure Guidelines revision. Comments?
Thanks, Hans.
Coalition to Reduce Electropollution (CORE)
1. Yes, ICNIRP has began the process to revise the exposure guidelines for static and also for low frequency fields. As you might be aware, ICNIRP´s guidelines for limiting exposure to fields up to 300 GHz are based on the scientific knowledge of the years 1997/1998. Research has been going on since then and ICNIRP has issued an in depth review of the scientific evidence concerning the relevance of low frequency electric and magnetic fields for human health (2003). The WHO is going to publish an Environmental Health Criteria Document on this topic in 2006. In view of new resaerch data and their reviews, the ICNIRP guidelines will be revisited. The process will not be finalized before the end of the year. 2. and 3. I could not open the ppt. presentation by Dr. Havas, but according to the title I suggest, that it deals with the inconsistency between the known biophysical effects of low frequency fields and the results from experimental studies on one hand, and the epidemiologic results on childhood leukaemia on the other hand. Also this apparent conflict will be addressed during the revision process. I hope, I could provide you with the information you have been looking for.
With regards of my questions (please see below) Dr. Ahlbom referred me to your office. May I kindly ask to please respond to my three questions as stated below.
1. During the oral hearing (as indicated below), while cross-examining industry consultant Dr. William Bailey/Exponent, New York, I learned that ICNIRP just had a meeting in Berlin/Germany. Could you please inform, whether the exposure EMF guidelines will be reviewed in the near future and the guidelines possibly adjusted? 2. May I kindly ask you whether you agree with the statements presented by Dr. Magda Havas at a Hydro One Workshop on EMFs, Markham Ontario, June 16, 2004, " Electromagnetic Fields- Cancers: Children at risk with residential and school exposure to EMFs" source: http://stop-emf.ca/hydroone/PresentationEMFHydro_files/frame.htm If there is anything you do not agree with, could you please state where why? 3. A particular question would be: do you agree with slide 12, "Exposure Guidelines vs Effects" ? Thank you for taking the time to respond please, Hans Karow.
Integrity of WHO
Conflict of Interest and Bias in Health Advisory Committees: A case study of the WHO’s EMF Task Group
Malta - the next victim of Repacholi, Veyret and Vecchia
Let's remember for whom the WHO and the ICNIRP work, with the wonderful article by Don Maisch that is attached.
From: atzmonh am bezeqint.net
The people of Malta were fed with lies at the conference by the WHO/ ICNIRP Many people in Malta were fooled by the World health organization and the ICNIRP at a conference on the 7 July 2006. Read the sad story of how Repacholi, Veyret and Veccia traveled to Malta and misled the public. By the way: were the traveling expenses part of the $150,000 Repacholi receives every year from the cellular industry or is it a separate payment? Poor innocent Malta. Let's remember for whom the WHO and the ICNIRP work, with the wonderful article by Don Maisch that is attached.
Author's note: On the website of the exNational Grid in Northeastern USA, it is mentioned under the section, "Additional Information": "If you decide to research EMF, it's important to check the credentials of those who provide or produce the information. For example, websites can be developed by anyone regardless of training or experience and are sometimes created to promote limited agendas or points of view." National Grid then lists a number of EMF websites that "were selected solely on the basis of the scientific qualifications of the sponsoring organizations.
These sites are sponsored by federal agencies and professional organizations and provide information that reflects the work of many experienced scientists." Included on their list of approved web sites are the locations for the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the World Health Organization's International EMF Project, established and headed by Dr. Michael Repacholi.
The following paper very much supports the National Grid's call to check the credentials of those who provide EMF information for limited agendas or points of view.
Don Maisch
Conflict of Interest and Bias in Health Advisory Committees: A case study of the WHO’s EMF Task Group,
Maisch Don, JACNEM, Vol. 21 No. 1, pages 15-17, April 2006
The potential problem of conflicts-of-interest biasing outcomes in papers submitted to bio-medical journals, including papers published in journals by expert advisory bodies, was an issue addressed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors in November 3003.
To quote from their "Uniform Requirements": "Conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author's institution), reviewer, or editor has financial or personal relationships that inappropriately influence (bias) his or her actions..The potential for conflict of interest can exist whether or not an individual believes that the relationship affects his or her scientific judgement. Financial relationships . . . are the most easily identifiable conflicts of interest and the most likely to undermine the credibility of the journal, the authors, and of science itself."
(1) This paper briefly examines this problem, using recent actions taken by the World Health Organisation's (WHO) International EMF Project and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). In both organisations the case is presented that maintaining independence from industry vested interests is essential for maintaining scientific objectivity and credibility in giving expert advice on public health matters.
At the May 2001 Australian Senate Inquiry into Electromagnetic Radiation, Michael Repacholi, head of the WHO's International EMF Project, informed the Senate Committee that the WHO had a firm policy against industry involvement in its processes.
To Quote: "The world health Organization does not allow industry to participate in either standard setting or in health risk assessment. The WHO takes the view that there cannot be industry representation on standard setting working groups. There cannot be someone on the working group who is having an influence on health effects for an industry when they derive benefit from that industry."
(2) ICNIRP clearly states on its website that all commission members are independent experts in their respective scientific disciplines and do not represent either their countries or institutes and specifically they cannot be employed by industry. In order to maintain this independence from industry or other vested interests it is stated: "Members are reminded frequently of the need to declare any interests detrimental to ICNIRP's status as an independent advisory body..ICNIRP also does not accept funding from industry."
(3) So these requirements were established so that ICNIRP's credibility of its advice and guidelines cannot be said to be influenced or biased by industry vested interests. Dr. Ken Joyner, from Motorola, stressed the independence of ICNIRP from industry at the Australian Senate "Inquiry into Electromagnetic Radiation" in May 2001. Joyner stated: "If you want to look at one standards body that has specifically excluded any industry representatives, there is the ICNIRP body. You cannot be a member of the ICNIRP if you are part of industry. They exclude you from that process."
(4) The ICNIRP website also explains that the scientific reviews carried out by ICNIRP members are combined with risk assessments done by WHO International EMF Project working groups with the resultant being the publication of ICNIRP's EMF exposure guidelines. Therefore the claim that ICNIRP's scientific advice is value-free from industry influence must also include the same requirement for any WHO risk assessment task group. That was what Repacholi stated to the Australian Senate Committee in May 2001 (as quoted previously).
"There cannot be someone on the working group who is having an influence on health effects for an industry when they derive benefit from that industry".
The close working relationship between ICNIRP and the WHO's EMF Task Group evaluating power frequency research is seen in the make up of the membership of the Task Group. Out of the 20 members from 17 countries (5),
we have Paolo Vecchia, the current ICNIRP Chairman, Anders Ahlbon, Larry Anderson, Rudiger Matthes as members of ICNIRP's main commission, with Ahlbon as also on ICNIRP's Standing Committee on Epidemiology. Other ICNIRP Standing Committee members include Christoffer Johansen, Jukka Juutilainen, Alasdair McKinlay and Zhengping Xu. Eric van Rongen is a consulting expert for ICNIRP. In addition, Michael Repacholi, head of the WHO's International EMF Project, is also Chairman Emeritis of ICNIRP.
(6) Including Repacholi, half of the official members of the WHO task group are also members of ICNIRP, so it is obvious that there are no secrets between ICNIRP and the Task Group.
next, see the exfull article:
Industry influence endemic in the decision making process
The Myth of not accept funding from industry
A Claytons oversight committee?
Forgotten lessons: Big Tobacco and Protecting the Integrity of WHO Decision Making
It is acknowledged that in an ever increasingly globalized world the reliance on international organisations to set standards to protect public health is an irrefutable fact of modern life. It is also a fact that international organizations charged with this task need to be "eternally vigilant" to ensure that their organisations are not co-opted by vested interests groups - as exampled by Big Tobacco and WHO.
However when it comes to non-ionizing radiation issues ( in this case for power frequency health risk assessment) the evidence is clear that Michael Repacholi has used his standing in both WHO and ICNIRP to stack the WHO's Environmental Health Criteria Task Group for power frequency exposures with representatives of the power industry in contravention of WHO policy. This can only be to the detriment of the group's ability to evaluate the scientific literature in an unbiased way.
This action can only be construed as being aimed at ensuring that industry involvement in determining the WHO Environmental Health Criteria will bias ICNIRP's risk assessment for power frequency exposure limits for years to come. This will conveniently provide economic protection for the industry against the need to spend enormous sums of money on upgrading distribution systems as well as risks of litigation.
Such a blatant disregard for the fundamental principles of credible science as well as WHO's mission on protecting world health speaks of a desperation to bury independent science at all costs, even if that cost is at the integrity of WHO.
exThe full article, .pdf, 40 KB
Repacholi to retire
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I have just heard from a reliable source who attended the June 11-15 Annual Meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society at Cancun, Mexico that Michael Repacholi has reached his use-by-date and apparently is retiring at the end of this month to be replaced by an Emily Van Deventer. I can imagine that Van Deventer's appointment diary will be full for some time with meetings with various industry flacks to keep her on track with Repacholian science. Will this mark the end of an era for bad EMF science or just the continuation of the same paradigm under a new figurehead? Don Maisch
Comments to Testimony of Michael Repacholi
from Andrew A. Marino, Ph.D., J.D.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
1501 Kings Highway / Post Office Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: 318-675-6177 / Fax: 318-675-6186
E-mail: amarino by lsuhsc.edu
from http://ortho.lsuhsc.edu/Faculty/Marino/Comments/
At the bottom of the barrel is the EMF scientist who functions as a brainwasher to deceive the public, innocent young and old alike, into giving themselves cancer and other diseases. There is no purer example of such a man than Michael Repacholi. He is at the end of a historical line of change that must be recognized before science can once again resume its task of finding the best truth possible.
Repacholi was hired by the Australian power company because he would say what the company needed saying, irrespective of considerations involving morality or truth. Repacholi could count on the fact that he would not undergo any significant cross-examination by the trial lawyer who represented the party that opposed the power company in this litigation (the homeowners) because the lawyer was ignorant of the scientific issues and bereft of any desire to learn the science of powerline electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
Repacholi wanted to win his case. Scientific truth, and the morality of involuntarily exposing other human beings to a carcinogenic agent were simply not pertinent considerations.
This comment, and those provided below constitute the thrust of the cross-examination that ought to have been conducted. Had Repacholi been effectively cross-examined, the court would have seen him for what he was, a greedy opportunist whose testimony was no more than a web of lies, distortions, and half-truths.
These paragraphs are the key to understanding how someone as ignorant as Repacholi could rise to the position of EMF boss at WHO, and thereby produce worldwide misery. The legal structure in Australia, as in essentially all countries in the world whose legal system is based on the English common-law system, allows someone with a Ph.D. to make knowledge claims without ever forcing the witness to explain how he knows what he claims to know. The Australian legal system, much like that in America, more or less presumes that someone with a Ph.D. "knows." To trigger this automatic respect, which allows the witness to testify as if God had told him the truth of the facts that he recounts, the witness needs to cement in the judge's mind the idea that the witness is a "scientist." Methodologically, this is accomplished by listing the number of times and the different ways in which the witness has functioned as a scientist, or at least apparently so. Matters such as what exactly the witness did, on whose behalf, for what remuneration, with what degree of skill, and to what end are not pertinent to the witness' task. The idea is simply to list things done, like Homer listing the ships that sailed for Troy, from which the judge can then infer that Repacholi is a scientist and therefore that whatever he says constitutes "knowledge." Repacholi did not invent this structure, but he exploited it magnificently.
The material in paragraphs 26-52, which consists of a tutorial dealing with the elementary physics of EMFs, was entirely irrelevant in the lawsuit. In almost all lawsuits involving health hazards from high-frequency or low-frequency EMFs such didactic information has no legal relevance. Nevertheless it sounds scientific, and was included by the lawyer who presented Repacholi to elevate his stature and make it easier for him to mount a defense of their client's interests. In an ordinary legal case, irrelevant material is stricken following an objection by the adverse party. In EMF cases such an objection is rarely made because the fact that the material is irrelevant is almost never appreciated by the judge or the lawyers. The strategy of turning a courtroom into a classroom on the elementary physics of EMFs was invented by the attorneys for the power industry. Repacholi's willingness to include this material in his testimony is an early indication that he doesn't know what evidence is important, doesn't care, or both.
The paragraph is deceptive, like a shell game at a carnival. Repacholi argues that tumor development "appears" to require a particular series of steps. Soon he will begin talking as if what "appears" to him to be true is actually true. That is, the distinction between his unsupported opinion (the way something "appears" to him) and the way it "appears" to someone else will be completely glossed over, and in the rest of his testimony he will assume that tumor development in humans "requires."
The perspective from which the paragraph was constructed is that the way cancer comes about is known, namely that it involves initiation, and promotion. Subsequently, he will present evidence that EMFs don't initiate and don't promote, allowing him to conclude that they don't cause cancer. What he obscures is that there is no reason to believe that the initiation-promotion model applies to all human cancers, or even to a majority of human cancers. Actually, all that we know is that "initiation/promotion" applies to is an animal model developed by Boutwell more than 40 years ago. Consequently, even if it were the case that EMFs were neither initiators nor promoters, it would not follow logically that they didn't cause cancer.
The general structure of Repacholi's arguments are as follows:
• If EMFs cause disease, they must do x.
• EMFs don't do x.
• Therefore EMFs don't cause disease.
In each case, the truth is that Repacholi's premise is no more than gross speculation. It describes the way he wants the world to be, not as it is.
The first sentence is a tautology because it says only that stimuli that don't do anything (below threshold), don't do anything (do not promote). Nevertheless, in a courtroom, it sounds as if it actually means something. The rest of the paragraph applies solely to Boutwell's model, but that limitation is obscured here and in the rest of the testimony.
Reasoning from Boutwell's model is a common tactic by power-company experts; Boutwell himself has done it several times to exonerate both power-frequency and high-frequency EMFs. In this case, the power company hired Boutwell and Repacholi and, like a mutual admiration society, they cited one another as authority for their respective opinions.
Evidence that a particular EMF was not positive in the Ames test is not probative (evidence tending to make a proposition more likely than not to be true) with regard to the issue in the case, which was whether powerline EMFs were health risks (even assuming that the cited publications constituted honest research). In a rational adjudicatory proceedings, this kind of nonsensical reasoning would be excluded. One reason that almost never happens is that experts like Repacholi are more clever at constructing such arguments than judges and lawyers for plaintiffs are at recognizing they are being deceived.
Repacholi exonerates EMFs because some EMF reports "...did not cause...," "...did not alter...," the investigators were "...unable to detect...," "...could not demonstrate...," found "...no increases in...," and because "no effects were found...." However, (1) he ignores the large number of published studies that reported exactly the opposite results; (2) he disregards the issue of bias in the negative reports that he cited (that the investigators working for a power industry had a vested interest in not finding anything that would be inconsistent with the public posture of the power industry; (3) he obfuscates the fact that negative studies have almost no scientific value (except in very specialized circumstances not pertinent here). Repacholi's exoneration is breathtaking in its over-broadness, because there are numerous conditions under which low-frequency fields have been reported to damage DNA.
Repacholi's argument in paragraph 58 is vacuous and misleading. What does it mean to say that studies "in general" "have indicated" something? Are we to understand that some reports described EMF mutagenicity and others didn't but that the number of the latter is somehow outweighed by the former in quantity or quality? The reality is that there are some conditions in which fields have produced mutagenic effects, and others in which they haven't. There simply is no objective "in general," no "bottom line."
Everything in Section 2.6 is irrelevant, because nowhere in the case was it alleged that 50/60-Hz fields damaged DNA or caused initiating events in cells. The allegation in the case was that the fields cause cancer, which is a completely different proposition.
Paragraph 62 is an instantiation of the deception mentioned earlier. The initiation/progression model of reality has actually become reality for Repacholi. Thus, he argues: If powerlines cause cancer they must initiate or promote, but they don't initiate, so the only other possibility is that they promote. He has already turned down the wrong road for scientific reasoning, so nothing that follows makes any sense. Additionally, the topic under discussion is legally irrelevant, so this testimony is defective in two dimensions.
From a historical perspective, the general pattern for EMF research is that there is an initial report by a scientist, usually unconnected with any EMF industry, that reports a positive effect of the fields on the system under study. Then, the industry enters into secret research contracts with investigators whose results invariably contradict the initial report. In subsequent court cases, someone like Repacholi is hired to perfect the argument that X reported an effect but Y could not replicate the effect, from which the conclusion drawn is that X was wrong. The argument is logically nonsensical, it is built on the assumption that what comes later is always better than what came earlier, and it ignores the fact that the later work is invariably larded with industry bias. This is the structure of almost every argument that comes from Repacholi's mouth.
Cohen (1987) found exactly what the Power Authority of New York paid him to find, namely data that put the work of Phillips into issue. With the exception of power-company lawyers and their witnesses, no one else would normally see the Cohen report, which is not a published, peer-reviewed study.
One sophistic device that Repacholi has perfected far beyond the level of any other power-company expert that I have encountered in my years of dealing with the issue of EMF health hazards is the technique of the selective reference. In paragraph 64, for example, Repacholi cites Winters (1986) so that it appears his study is adverse to that of Phillips, which is not true. Winters and Phillips have published together. Their work is mutually supportive, not mutually contradictory.
Repacholi's citation of Thompson (1988) in paragraph 65 is grossly misleading, because it suggests that the group of investigators made a sincere and independent effort to evaluate the biological effects of powerline EMFs, which is far from the case. The major player in the group was Sol Michaelson who, along with Herman Schwan, were probably the two most myopic investigators in the history of EMF bioeffects research. They both believed to the depths of their souls that powerline EMFs were harmless Schwan on the basis of cockamamie calculations for which he was famous, and Michaelson, a veterinarian, on the basis of enormously crude experiments. We know that microwaves can cook tissue; Sol Michaelson was the person who made that discovery. One can read in the published literature his descriptions of animals as they were cooked alive. He describes the change in core body temperature, the oozing of fluids from the eyes and various orifices, and the other physiological sensations associated with being cooked alive. In Michaelson's perspective, a field that failed to produce a "thermal burden" was safe. Since most investigators are agreed that powerline EMFs do not produce a "thermal burden" it follows on the basis of Michaelson's twisted logic that powerline EMFs are "safe." When someone proceeds from this perspective, it is certain that the experiments he performs will substantiate his point of view, and that's exactly what happened with every experiment Michaelson ever performed. To cite Michaelson as support for the proposition that powerline EMFs are safe is simply absurd.
From a scientific perspective, the reports by Thompson and Frazer are rigged industry-controlled research that deserves to be ignored in their entirety. From a legal perspective one might wonder about the credibility of a witness such as Repacholi who (1) introduces an irrelevant topic to a case; (2) analyzes it on the basis of faulty scientific reasoning; (3) supports his view based on only a selected sub-sample of the relevant scientific literature; and (4) employs a sub-sample that consists entirely of industry controlled research. Sadly, Repacholi's credibility was never attacked by the cross-examining attorney.
There had been research as of the date of this testimony that reported an association between 50-60-Hz fields and gene expression in higher order animals. Repacholi might not have agreed with it, nevertheless, it existed, contrary to what he told the court under oath.
The last sentence in paragraph 73 densely packs (1) a judgment based on a subjective term, (2) an assertion of an inapplicable standard, and (3) an overt, unjustified value judgment. The phrase "...only preliminary..." is a pejorative characterization of Goodman's work; from her point of view it was a finished, peer-reviewed publication that reported laboratory observations. It was no more nor less "preliminary" than any other published scientific report. The real problem with this work, from Repacholi's perspective, is that it pointed in a direction opposite to his client's interests.
The phrase "needs confirmation" is biased. As will shortly be clear from other parts of his testimony, it means that any report whose implications are adverse to his client must be replicated exactly before the report can be taken seriously. One difficulty with this viewpoint is that almost no published study is ever replicated exactly. The desire to do so hardly constitutes a basis, for example, to solicit funds for research from NIH, where the emphasis in securing such support is on novelty, not on aping the results of others. Published studies are not replicated because usually no one is interested in paying for duplicative studies. Secondly, Repacholi is hypocritical because he applies a "replication" standard only to reports that are adverse to his client's interests. If Dr. X reports that EMFs don't produce a particular biological effect then Repacholi applies no replication criterion, presumably because he sees "no effect" as the "right" result. If Dr. X reports a positive result, Repacholi raises the bar for acceptance by requiring "confirmation." Thus he has two standards for scientific acceptability, depending on whether or not he likes the results.
Should a decision regarding whether EMFs are health risks be made on the basis of an overall evaluation of the cumulative, credible evidence, or should the rule be that a nexus between each individual report and the overall conclusion must be established in order to rationalize a conclusion of risk? It is obviously impossible to satisfy the latter criteria, and thus an insistence on its applicability amounts to prevention of any rationalization of health risks. It is possible to imagine a society in which health risks are not recognized, except in particularly egregious cases (living next to a dynamite factory, working in an asbestos mine, smoking cigarettes, for example). It could be argued that society is better off, overall, if the bar is set so high. The point is, however, that whether that point of view is accepted or not is a societal decision, and is not properly one within the purview of a single, arrogant scientist such as Repacholi. He has no authority whatever to address that issue in the context of testifying as an expert for the power company.
Calcium ions can also be released from intracellular stores, and as a consequence, produce diverse cellular changes. Repacholi seems ignorant of the phenomenon because he interprets the literature as if transmembrane ion flow were the only pertinent source of calcium ions.
Movement of calcium ions from freshly isolated chick cerebral tissues exposed to electric fields using a microwave carrier (147 and 450MHz) modulated to ELF (about 16 Hz) frequencies and at multiple power density windows has been reported (Bawin and Adey 1976, Blackman et al 1979, 1982). It should be noted that Bawin and Adey (1976) showed a decrease in calcium efflux while Blackman et al (1979, 1982) showed an increase - a difference which has not been satisfactorily explained.
Whether the difference has been "satisfactorily explained" is quite subjective, and the implicit assertion that such an explanation is needed in the context of this case is misleading. Finally, the paragraph implies a false dichotomy; both experiments showed that EMFs affected calcium movement. There is no inconsistency because the experimental conditions differed between the two studies.
The argument here was created by Edwin Carstensen, an engineer from the University of Rochester, during his testimony on behalf of the Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation in a forum in New York in 1975; the argument is foolish for 2 reasons. First, the calculation (like essentially all such EMF calculations) was completely arbitrary. By assuming different values for tissue constants and tissue geometry (such assumptions are absolutely necessary to perform the calculations) it is possible to produce results that are equally justifiable as the proffered results, but that differ drastically in the numerical values that they produce. Thus, the calculations have no probative value.
Second, drawing parallels between studies done at widely divergent frequencies for the purposes of establishing "the same tissue gradient" makes no sense because it is expected that physical processes will vary as a function of EMF frequency. Carstensen's arguments were rejected in New York. Yet Repacholi introduces them as if they are meaningful, relevant, and uncontradicted.
The statements are purely gratuitous. Such terms as "unusual," "not established," and "do not support" do not characterize the work, but rather the dishonest approach to the literature followed by Repacholi. The real problem here is that the studies are used by people Repacholi regards as enemies to jeopardize his client's interests.
The work of Albert, Merritt, and Graves was rigged by the commercial interests that paid for the work; its purpose was to put the work of Adey and Blackman into issue so that ethically compromised witnesses such as Repacholi could denigrate the work as "scientifically unsatisfactory."
The term "Cheshire cat" was coined by Graves to explain all EMF bioeffects; Repacholi manifests his ignorance when he limits its import to the calcium studies.
The work is quite irrelevant. In the rabbit hole that Repacholi fell down, evidence that someone looked for a phenomenon and didn't find it is evidence against the existence of the phenomenon, notwithstanding the fact that someone else did find it.
This is another example of Repacholi's selective reporting. In other studies, the same authors reported effects of EMFs on calcium movement.
The work by Blackwell and Reed was controlled by the power industry, which invariably indicates that the work was rigged. It should be noted that industry-supported work is not simply incompetent (it almost always finds no effects, and anybody can fail to find something). The work is far worse it is actively misleading. It is, in effect, a form of advertising that is created by the industry to deflect attention from the serious health risks produced by the way the industry designs and builds powerlines.
As with essentially every "conclusion" Repacholi reaches, it is unrelated to the state of the scientific literature but rather derives from his mission which is to exonerate the power industry.
The work of Adey and Byus is interesting for both historical and scientific reasons, but it is largely irrelevant in a powerline hearing. It would be relevant if it were legally required that a claim powerline EMFs constituted health risks must be supported by a showing of the cellular mechanism that mediates the process. There is no such requirement. Repacholi's testimony is intended solely to create collateral issues that present an insurmountable obstacle to the recognition of powerline health risks.
Both Bailey and Boutwell are industry hacks; they work for the same employer as does Repacholi.
Of course the results weren't supported by Morris and Phillips; they worked for the power industry. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Phillips was in charge of a veritable data-fabrication factory at the Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories; the product was false and misleading information regarding the health risks of powerline EMFs. It is impossible to pinpoint his budgets during those years because almost everything about his work was secret except for selected releases of data that suited the interests of the industry. I estimate that he controlled or at least influenced $100-300 million in research funds. Even as the work was being produced it was apparent to unbiased observers that the work was worthless. Today (December, 2005) it is not possible to delineate even a single published report from Phillips' laboratory that provided useful or worthwhile information about the biological effects of EMFs; there is no report regarding which I can tell my students, "Here, read this, it says something true and useful about understanding the biology of EMFs." The reason is clear; none of the work was ever intended to do so. Rather, it was intended to obfuscate the issue in the eye of the public. All this was surely known by Repacholi.
Repacholi constantly sets up inappropriate contrasts, irrelevant criteria, and insurmountable hurdles in the path of any realistic attempt to evaluate the health risks due to powerline EMFs. These strategies are folded into virtually every paragraph he writes, and it is easy for an honest but naïve reader to miss the point that the testimony is corrupt by virtue of its very structure, as well as because of the distortion of the facts discussed in the testimony.
All of the organizations discussed by Repacholi are dominated or controlled by the EMF-producing industries. Not surprisingly, the organizations see no problems with exposure of the public to EMFs. Almost invariably, the rules propounded by these organizations were designed to avoid obvious or acute effects (cooking of tissue, electrical shocks). No other effects are recognized by these organizations, and hence no other protections are built into the standards that they adopted. In some instances the adopted standards call for levels even below those that produce cooking or electrical shocks; in these cases, it had already been determined that the lower levels were consistent with the normal patterns of business in the industry. That is, if level x is sufficient to avoid electrical shocks but in the normal course of business the public is not exposed to levels higher than y, where y is less than x, then it's prudent to set the standard at y, rather than x. Such a strategy creates the impression of solicitude for the public but costs the industry nothing. These simple considerations are behind the standards set by the organizations discussed by Repacholi. His testimony is therefore fundamentally misleading because he obscures the underlying bias.
His testimony is also misleading for another reason. He presents the process of evaluating scientific evidence for the purpose of determining the extent of risk as if it were a scientific process, whereas it is actually a societal process that involves human judgment, and human values. The values incorporated into the standards of the organizations he discusses are strictly those of the industry; the consumer, the victim, the general public, all have no significant voice in his organizations. It is clear, therefore, whose values were incorporated into the standards.
"Established scientific literature," "preliminary or unconfirmed data," "unproven hypotheses," and "higher degree of confidence" are subjective criteria. In this testimony, and throughout his career, Repacholi employs such language as a code to indicate what reports he will accept or reject based on the interests of his clients.
Note the misleading metaphor he implicitly adopts for science that science can prove hypotheses. Knowledge that will never need to be revised ("change significantly with further research") cannot occur in biology.
WHO director Lee Jong died
Mon May 22, 2006 5:51am ET
The World Health Organization's director-general Lee Jong-wook of South Korea died on Monday after surgery to remove a blood clot from the brain, the United Nations agency said.
Lee, 61, had been WHO chief since 2003 and was spearheading the Organization's fight against the global threat of bird flu.
"I am sorry to tell you that Dr. Lee Jong-wook, director-general of the WHO, died this morning," Spain's Health Minister Elena Salgado, who was chairing the session, told the opening meeting of the agency's annual assembly.
Her voice trembling, Salgado described Lee as an "exceptional person and an exceptional director-general.
"Under his leadership, the WHO has been strengthened and has been able to give an effective response to world (health) problems," she said before asking delegates from the 192 member states to observe two minutes' silence.
World Health Assembly opens, mourns death of WHO Director-General
22 MAY 2006 | GENEVA -- The Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA) opened today in sombre mood following the death early on Monday morning of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr LEE Jong-wook. Dr Lee, who was 61 and had been in his post since July 2003, died following a sudden illness.
Opening the formal proceedings of the Assembly, the Minister of Health of Spain, Elena Salgado, said Dr Lee "was an exceptional person and an exceptional Director-General." The Assembly observed a two-minute silence and was suspended for 30 minutes following the announcement of Dr Lee's death.
see letter to Lee Jong-wook
LeeJong.doc, 50 KB
UrgentNotice.doc, 24 KB
see also here
WHO-Repacholi - history which is clear as mud
exWHO chief dies after blood clot surgery
exWorld Health Assembly opens, mourns death of WHO Director-General
Petition to the World Health Organization to remove Dr. Mike Repacholi immediately from his position as General Coordinator "International Electromagnetic Fields Project", Date: 09/14/2005, Location: http://thePetitionSite.com/takeaction/409444403 22.5.06, the Petition finished
More surprises from the Italian Workshop
Antonio Gagliardi, who fights aganist the Electropollution in Italy (Elettrosmog Volturino)
sent me several emails explaining what had happened, but since he doesn't speak English and uses a translation programme to convert Italian into English, and since the conversion to English created texts which were not clear I asked for more clarifications. Slowy I gathered more details and summerized it here. In addition I attach the first email that arrived to me on the subject from Antonio, which illustrates what happened there. Iris.
Antonio Gagliardi, an activist against EMF-R pollution, was not allowed to enter inside the conference in Italy ,which was free for the public. Gagliardi was interviewed on the Italian radio about week before the conference and among the rest of things mentioned the sum of $150,000 a year that Repacholi receives from the cellular companies (according to the Industry itself, as reported by microwavenews.com) This is the link to the interview (in italian). http://radiobase.net/
Antonio Gagliardi translated Michael Raz's letter to the pope into Italian and distributed it to the Italian press. It turned out that someone thought he should be punished and not be allowed to enter to the conference, because he translated and distributed this letter. When he came to the workshop, on the 23.2.06 in order to listen to Repacholi, he noticed Repacholi was not in the room.
Then he was taken outside and was told to present "a pass" - a confirmation that he was on the guests list, and allowed to enter to the workshop, but as far as Antonio knew, the conference was free for the public and he didn't remember anyone mention any need for a pass to enter. An police inspector asked what had happened, and Antonio replied that he was not allowed to enter and then he heard one of the employees tell the inspector- "we were told that it is a dangerous subject".
Antonio took the advantage of the conference break and told about it to Dr. Marinelli, who was surprised from what he heard and went to speak to Dr. L. Giuliani, the person who was responsible for the organization of the workshop. The inspector told Antonio that for that day (23.2.06) he couldn't receive a pass but for the next they would prepare one for him. Then F. De Lorenzo saw Antonio, he was surprised that A' was not inside, and went to speak to Dr. Giuliani, and then Lorenzo came to speak in private with Antonio.
He told him: "You have done a big mistake, you launched [on line] a threat letter of someone you don't know, and you translated it. Repacholi then learnt about this letter and he didn't come because he was afraid, and we wanted the opportunity to meet him and it made Giuliani very angry. If you want to talk to him [Giuliani] then wait one moment". Antonio waited until he met Giuliani who refused to talk to him, telling him "you made a big mistake and do not come back even in the next days because this conference doesn't interest you" and went away with the policeman.
Murderer from the WHO has not appeared in public
No, it is not from the Italian movie "The Godfather", it is reality:
Translation of Zamir Shalita's letter with an update.
My dear Michael,
With regard to Repacholi: I returned only this morning from the international workshop, in which Repacholi was about to participate. I was told by the organizer of the conference that following your letter, the Italian police opened an investigation to find out who you are (I have no idea whom they talked to) and also informed to Repacholi that they cannot guarantee his safety, and it is better than he wouldn't come to Benevento where the workshop was held (it's in south of Italy).
When she informed this, the participants approached me immediately (among them the best in the world in the field of transmission's damage) and they told me that here you screwed up the whole thing, because they were about to crucify him in an open meeting and not let him get away. But since he didn't come, they couldn't tell him what they think of him.
Too bad about this point. There was also a meeting with journalists from all over Italy in the mayor's office because he was very proud that such a respected workshop was done in his city. In the meeting they talked in Italian, so I didn't understand what they said, but I did understand that an Israeli named Michael Raz threatened on Repacholi from the World Health Organization and accused him as a murderer.
Your intention was good of course, but several of the workshop's participants told me separately that they wanted to criticize him as strong as it get, just in a more polite way, and believe me they were not going to give up. They were very disappointed that he got away with it easily by not attending.
Zamir
Weatherall receives response from WHO
From Martin Weatherall
I have recently received a reply letter from Dr. M. Repacholi, Coordinator, Radiation and Environmental Health, World Health Organization. This was in response to the letter of complaint that I sent dated November 10, 2005.
The letter stated -
Dear Sir Your letter to the Director-General of WHO has been passed on to me for reply. WHO does not make any decisions on its own; this is done through the formation of expert groups on the topics under discussion, and they conduct a thorough review of scientific literature to reach their conclusions and recommendations. This was the process used to reach conclusions about EMF hypersensitivity. The results of the workshop held in Prague in October 2004 are now reflected in the enclosed WHO Fact Sheet.
Yours sincerely Dr Mike H. Repacholi
From Martin:
The only good part of the document that I can find is the part under 'Physicians', where it states; This requires - an assessment of the workplace and home for factors that might contribute to the presented symptoms.
This seems to be quite a change from the working document and it may be worth finding out the reason for that change. Of course we all know that physicians are highly unlikely to ever assess the home or the workplace of a EHS sufferer.
Doctors are simply to busy and do not have the knowledge and equipment to search for the true cause of electro hypersensitivity. This change would have been more appropriate if it had appeared under 'Governments' and if they then provided realistic electromagnetic dangers to search for, and details of the equipment and knowledge required for that search.. It is obvious from the document that the WHO are 'barking up the wrong tree'.
With the exception of Prof Olle Johansson, it seems that the 'experts' either do not realize what is really harming EHS sufferers, or they are deliberately protecting the financial interests of the telecommunications industry, the wireless industry and the electrical industry. They are failing to look for the real reasons why people are getting sick and developing cancer near to cell phone towers, near to transformers, near to transmission lines, from defective wireless equipment and from the effects of electricity polluted by high frequencies. In short, the World Health Organization is failing in its duties to the world population.
Public Inquiery
-- Original Message -----
From: Iris Atzmon
To: OhkuboC by who.int
Cc: Sibylle ; agnes by mast-victims.org ; Hans Karow ; Robert Riedlinger
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:32 PM
Subject: Public Inquiery
Dear Dr. Ohkubo,
I would like to ask for your input with regard to each of the following points, which contradict certain statements you made to Sibylle with confidence: like that the ICNIRP guidelines are highly protective, and that they include ALL the evidence, and that there is no need for precaution. I will be glad to know that the following points are not true, but unfortunately, until today, they have never been refuted (they were denied, but never refuted) by any of the WHO/ ICNIRP members. I would like to know your comments to the following data:
1. The WHO invites the power industry to participate in evaluation of EMF health standards : based on: "20-member task group from 17 countries, assembled by Michael Repacholi, the head of the WHO EMF project, will finalize an Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) document, which is designed to guide the development of standards for extremely low frequency (ELF) EMFs all over the world. It will likely represent WHO's official position on EMF health risks for years to come.
Last month, Repacholi gave eight observers the green light to attend the meeting -all eight either work for electric utilities or have direct and strong ties to the industry. Other than WHO staff, these are the only people on the Repacholi's list of approved observers:
Kazu Chikamoto, Japan NUS Co., Tokyo
Rob Kavet, EPRI, Palo Alto. CA, U.S.
Michel Plante, Hydro-Quebec, Montreal, Canada
Jack Sahl, Southern California Edison, Upland, CA, U.S.
Martine Souques, Electricity de France-Gaz de France, Paris
Hamilton Moss de Souza, CEPEL, Brazilian Electrical Energy Research Center, Rio de Janeiro
John Swanson, National Grid, London, U.K.
Tom Watson, Watson & Renner, Washington DC, U.S.
http://microwavenews.com/fromthefield.html#whoehc
2. Repacholi receives 150,000 dollar a year (at least) from the Mobile Phone industry: based on: "We also know that he found a way to skirt the WHO rules that bar direct industry support " the mobile phone manufacturers have said that they provide him with $150,000 a year with additional money for meeting and travel expenses."
http://microwavenews.com/fromthefield.html#whoottawa
3. With regard to the ICNIRP/ WHO standard documents, two examples for bias of data:
A. The study on the polish army Szmigielski 1996, (which found high cancer increase) in the WHO/ICNIRP document it's written that it was hard to interpret the findings because the level of radiation was not clear and also how many people were exposed. But in the study itself it's written clearly:
population 128,000 people, and radiation:
"Evaluation of the exposure intensities revealed that at 80-85% of posts, the fields (mostly pulse-modulated RF/MWs at 150-3500 MHz) do not exceed 2 W/m2 (0.2 mW/cm2), while the others have intensities 2-6 W/m2
How is it one thing in the study, and another thing in the ICNIRP/WHO document?
B. Prof Goldsmith published in 1995 the Lilienfeld findings of increased Leukemia in the american embassy workers in Moscow. The ICNIRP documents still present the study as a "proof" that there is no increased risk. Why isn't it updated in the ICNIRP document? source: Goldsmith J, "Where the trail leads" Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Vo. 5 p. 92-94, July 1995.
4. The ICNIRP/ WHO Standards documents were refuted by these scientists:
The following scientists wrote serious, detailed, evidence based documents in which they compared the findings of the actual studies which are reviewd in the WHO/ ICNIRP documents and showed significant difference between actual data and they way the are presented in the documents. We have never seen anybody saying that the were not right. They are:
Dr. Neil Cherry in : "Criticism of the Health Assesment in the ICNIRP Guidlines for Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation" 31/1/2000.
http://emfguru.org/CellPhone/cherry2/ICNIRP-2.htm
Dr. Michael Kundi in: Fundemental Errors, the Biased Presentation of proofs and arguments with Prejudices of the 1998 ICNIRP Guidlines. 06/ 2002
Dr. Gerard Hyland as presented in the European Paliament
http://carolinelucasmep.org.uk/news/mobilemasts_11072001.html
Prof John Goldsmith as mentioned above and in his other publications.
Barie Trower, expert of electromagnetic weapon who worked in the British Government, as written to the British Police about TETRA.
http://rense.com/general60/tetra.htm
Don Maisch in "The ICNIRP Guidelines: RF risk assessment built on a house of cards"
http://emfacts.com/papers/icnirp_critique.pdf
Is the WHO able to refute the data presented in the above papers scientifically?
5. The WHO Interphone study results will be given to the industry one week before they hit the media.
I am looking forward to reading your clarification to the above points,
Respectfully, and blessings for the new job,
The WHO syndrom:
Dr. Chiyoji Ohkubo, Radiation and Environmental Health, World Health Organization:
".....Thus, the limits in the ICNIRP guidelines are highly protective and are based on all the available scientific evidence. The WHO EMF Project also has issued the opinion that international guidelines provide a high level of protection against all proven hazards of radiofrequency fields. Certainly, the levels of exposure to the public from mobile phone, mobile phone base stations and under typical circumstances are far below these limits. For more detailed information, I recommend you to look ICNIRP web site."
"....There have been some scientific studies on the problem, but these have generally unable to unequivocally link exposure to electromagnetic fields and the symptoms that hypersensitive people report."
"My best advice regarding your symptoms is to seek a physician who can identify the cause of your problems, - without presuming the cause. Symptoms such as you describe can have many causes, and only a competent physician can hope to uncover them"
..........ICNIRP wishes you all the best in 2006 !
(from icnirp.de)
From: "Ohkubo, Chiyoji", OhkuboC by who.int
To: sibylle.gabriel by bluewin.ch
Cc: "Ravenscroft, Lisa", ravenscroftl by who.int "Repacholi, Michael Harry", repacholim by who.int
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:07 AM
Dear Ms. Sibylle Gabriel,
The WHO EMF Project has several fact sheets on its website which give a good overview of the subject at http://who.int/docstore/peh-emf/publications/facts_press/fact_english..htm.
For more detailed discussions, several national health agencies have analyzed the literature, and their reports are available online. See:
Health Council of the Netherlands, Mobile telephones; an evaluation of health effects. The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands. Available on the Internet at http://gr.nl/ (an update to this report is available at http://gr.nl/pdf.php?ID=886 )
Independent Expert Group On Mobile Phones, Mobile Phones and Health, UK (available on the Internet at http://iegmp.org.uk/index.htm)
Health Protection Agency (former National Radiation Protection Board) (UK), Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation, Health Effects from Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields: Report of an independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation.
( Available on the Internet at:
http://hpa.org.uk/radiation/publications/documents_of_nrpb/abstracts/absd14-2.htm
http://hpa.org.uk/radiation/understand/information_sheets/mobile_telephony/base_stations.htm
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency(ARPANSA), Radiation from mobile phones and communication antennas at: http://arpansa.gov.au/issues.htm
New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, National guidelines for managing the effects of radiofrequency transmitters. On line at:
http://mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/radio-freq-guidelines-dec00.pdf
The Royal Society of Canada, A Review of the Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunication Devices. Ottawa: Available on the Internet at http://rsc.ca/english/RFreport.html
Swedish Radiation Protection Authority (SSI) - First Annual Report from SSI's Independent Expert Group on Electromagnetic Fields http://ssi.se/english/english_news.html
These health assessments have found no clear evidence of a health hazard at exposure levels below international guidelines (ICNIRP/ANSI/IEEE) including children. The ICNIRP guidelines were developed to limit human exposure to electromagnetic fields under conditions of maximum absorption of the fields, which rarely occurs, and the limits incorporate large safety factors to protect workers and even larger safety factors to protect the general public, including children. Thus, the limits in the ICNIRP guidelines are highly protective and are based on all the available scientific evidence. The WHO EMF Project also has issued the opinion that international guidelines provide a high level of protection against all proven hazards of radiofrequency fields. Certainly, the levels of exposure to the public from mobile phone, mobile phone base stations and under typical circumstances are far below these limits. For more detailed information, I recommend you to look ICNIRP web site at http://icnirp.de/.
Last year, the WHO International EMF Project hosted a workshop on " Sensitivity of Children to EMF Exposure" on 9-10 June 2004
(http://who.int/peh-emf/meetings/children_turkey_june2004/en/index.html).
There have been suggestions that exposure of young children to EMF may be detrimental to their health, especially during the development and maturation of the central nervous system, immune system and other critical organs. In addition children are exposed to EMF for a much greater part of their lifespan than adults. Use of mobile telephones by young children has been a concern expressed by the Stewart Committee report in the United Kingdom and others. The purpose of this Workshop was to evaluate available information and summaries what conclusions can be made and what research is still needed to fill gaps in knowledge about any health concerns related to children's exposure to EMF. You can get useful information from this website including a rapporteur report
(http://who.int/peh-emf/meetings/archive/en/rapporteurreport.pdf).
In 2000 WHO issued a fact sheet (#193) on Mobile Phones and their Base Stations. In the section under "Precautionary measures" it states "Present scientific evidence does not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones. If individuals are concerned, they might choose to limit their own or their children's radiofrequency EMF exposure by limiting the length of calls, or by using "hands-free" devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body." Not only is the information provided in this WHO fact sheet still valid, but the precautionary measures suggested are still those recommended by the International EMF Project.
Regarding your symptoms evoked by "electromagnetic fields", I offer you my deepest sympathy. However, WHO does not offer medical advice about your problems. Some of the people report symptoms that seem similar to yours, and there is even a name for the problem, electrical hypersensitivity. There have been some scientific studies on the problem, but these have generally unable to unequivocally link exposure to electromagnetic fields and the symptoms that hypersensitive people report. The connection between fields and the symptoms is evidently complex. In some cases, emotional or other environmental factors might also play a role. Recently, WHO published a fact sheet regarding this issue. I would like to recommend you to read it at our web site: http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs296/en.
My best advice regarding your symptoms is to seek a physician who can identify the cause of your problems, - without presuming the cause. Symptoms such as you describe can have many causes, and only a competent physician can hope to uncover them.
I hope that these comments are helpful.
Chiyoji Ohkubo
Dr. Chiyoji Ohkubo
Radiation and Environmental Health
Avenue Appia 20
E-mail OhkuboC by who.int
Tel +41-22-791-35-59
Fax +41-22-791-41-23
From: sibylle.gabriel to bluewin.ch
Sent: 11 January 2006 19:50
Dear Dr. Repacholi,
as a teacher I have noticed for a while a subtantial degratation in the behavior and the learing capacities of my pupils. I turn to you as famous specialist in order to ask you wether you belive this pulsed micro-waves could be cause of this changes or not.
As a mater of fact some children phon more then two hours a day and - or have their eyes irritated or worse, do'nt see a thing for moment.
Being myself electroensitive I am also heavely affected by thoses waves and have to systematecally evoid any places with wi-fi. The wi-fi, the worst for my system. Hence I experience growing difficulties to concentrate and headaches.
If my body reaction is not exeptional, it is urgent to worn the population, especially children, particulary vulnerable and exposed because of their abuse of electronic gadgets.
Would appreciate a prompt reply and in the meantime I remaine,
Sibylle Gabriel
webmaster by umtsno.de
Repacholi - historia, która sie ciagnie jak gówno przez morze. / Repacholi-history which is clear as mud. / Repacholi - die unendliche Geschichte.
Oprócz Profesora Huberta Trzaski nikt mi dotychczas nie odpowiedzial. / Except Prof Trzaska nobody has answered my letter. / bis auf Professor Trzaska niemand hat mir geantwortet.
Wyslalem listy dyrektora WHO LeYong do nastepujacych osób: / I have sent Mr LeYong's (Letter to WHO Director, Urgent Notice to WHO direktor General) letters to following people: / Ich habe die Briefe an den WHO-Direktor Herr Le Yong an folgende Personen weiter gereicht:
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Premier RP, prime minister, cirinfo by kprm.gov.pl
From: Cir Informacje cirinfo by kprm.gov.pl
To: Obrebska_Ewa eobrebsk by kprm.gov.pl
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:33:17 +0100
Przekazuje zgodnie z kompetencjami.
Centrum Informacyjne Rzadu.
Krzysztof Majek
Minister Zdrowia Zbigniew Religa, kpsz by nw.senat.gov.pl
Minister Srodowiska Jan Szyszko, Jan.Szyszko by sejm.pl
Senator Piotr Marian Boron. kksp by nw.senat.gov.pl
Przewodniczacy komisji Zdrowia Wladyslaw Sidorowicz, kz by nw.senat.gov.pl
Posel Czeslaw Zelichowski, kz by nw.senat.gov.pl
Zastepca przewodniczacego komisji Zdrowia Stanislaw Karczewski, s.karczewski by wp.pl
Komisja Rolnictwa i Ochrony Srodowiska Senator Jerzy Chróscikowski, kros by nw.senat.gov.pl
Komisja Rolnictwa i Ochrony Srodowiska Senatu RP VI Kadencji zastepca przewodniczacego Komisji Pawel Michalak, biuro by michalak.senat.pl
Komisja Rolnictwa i Ochrony Srodowiska Senatu RP VI Kadencji zastepca przewodniczacego Komisji Henryk Górski, kros by nw.senat.gov.pl
Komisja Rolnictwa i Ochrony Srodowiska Senatu RP VI Kadencji zastepca przewodniczacego Komisji Michal Wojtczak, kros by nw.senat.gov.pl
Wiceprzewodniczacy do spraw senackich Klubu Parlamentarnego Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc Wicemarszalek Senatu RP VI kadencji Krzysztof Putra, krzysztof by putra.pl
Czlonek Komisji Zdrowia Jadwiga Rudnicka poczta by rudnicka.pl
Komisja Infrastruktury przewodniczacy Boguslaw Kowalski, Boguslaw.Kowalski by sejm.pl
Komisja Infrastruktury, zastepca przewodniczacego Antoni Mezydlo, Antoni.Mezydlo by sejm.pl
Komisja Infrastruktury, zastepca przewodniczacego Krzysztof Tchórzewski, Krzysztof.Tchorzewski by sejm.pl
Posel Jaroslaw.Kaczynski, Jaroslaw.Kaczynski by sejm.pl
Posel Marek Kawa, Komisja Infrastruktury, Marek.Kawa by sejm.pl
Posel Wojciech Olejniczak, Wojciech.Olejniczak by sejm.pl
Komisja Infrastruktury Posel Sobczak, Boguslaw.Sobczak by sejm.pl
Komisja Infrastruktury, zastepca przewodniczacego Tadeusz Jarmuziewicz, Tadeusz.Jarmuziewicz by sejm.pl
Posel Marek Jurek, Marek.Jurek by sejm.pl
Pani Posel Senyszyn, Joanna.Senyszyn by sejm.pl
Pani Posel Szczypinska, Jolanta.Szczypinska by sejm.pl
Komisja Kultury i Srodków Przekazu Senatu RP VI Kadencji, Senator V kadencji Krystyna Bochenek, kksp by nw.senat.gov.pl
Posel Jacek Kurski, Jacek.Kurski by sejm.pl
Environment Committee, Francis JACOBS, fjacobs by europarl.eu.int
EU Komisja Ochrony Srodowiska Naturalnego, Zdrowia Publicznego i Bezpieczenstwa zywnosci Jerzy BUZEK, jbuzek by europarl.eu.int
Jan Tadeusz MASIEL, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety EU, jtmasiel by europarl.eu.int EU,
Komisja Ochrony Srodowiska Naturalnego, Zdrowia Publicznego i Bezpieczenstwa zywnosci, Urszula KRUPA, biuro by urszulakrupa.pl EU
Komisja Ochrony Srodowiska Naturalnego, Zdrowia Publicznego i Bezpieczenstwa zywnosci, Boguslaw SONIK, bsonik by europarl.eu.int
The response and clarification
Clarification: Next Up organization sent Repacholi the letter with signatures that had been sent to Lee Jong + the attached picture, and asked him to confirm the information...this was Repacholi's full response.
Repacholi's industry benefits, FYI
To: Don Maisch ; Next-up: Contact
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: Repacholi's industry benefits
Did you show him the source? Please show him the source, in microwave news, and ask him for his reaction, this is the soucre:
"We also know that he found a way to skirt the WHO rules that bar direct industry support -the mobile phone manufacturers have said that they provide him with $150,000 a year with additional money for meeting and travel expenses. " the direct link
From: Next-up: Contact
From: Repacholi, Michael Harry
To: infos by next-up.org
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 7:46 AM
Subject: FW: Next-up News
Could you please explain where you received this totally false information.
If it is not withdrawn with apology legal action will proceed
Dr Mike H Repacholi
Coordinator, Radiation & Environmental Health
Protection of the Human Environment
Email repacholim by who.int
Repacholi's industry benefits
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006
Dear All, new information was accpeted from the organization Next Up: Repacholi responded to them, according to the (yet not full) information I received, not only did Repacholi deny the accusation, but he also tried to scare/ threaten them, and he said: "Could you please explain where you received this totally false information."
This is a good sign. It's the first time something moved him seriously - Now he finally doesn't tell us anymore how scientific he is, but he starts to talk to the point- about the money issues. Since I am not familiar with the european institutions, who the strong people are (preferably people with some moral/ conscience) I would thank for any adresses / emails of important key people who you think might have interest in advancing an investigation of a suspicion for bribe of Repacholi, and misleading the world by ignoring or doing bias of scientific studies and cooperating with industry. There is a need to involve people who are strong in the politics but the ones who care about this issue. Important judges, etc. If you know how to get to a unit of investigations in the European Union, let me know the adress, there should be a demand for investigation, since Lee Jong conveniently ignored the lettter that was sent to him.
Please let us involve more people and we will try to advance it more.
Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: Next-up:
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: Repacholi's industry benefits Cher Ami, Merci de vos premiers renseignements concernant Repacholi. Actuellement Repacholi, nous avons suspendu provisoirement son dossier et il nous dit avec des menaces qui ne nous font pas peur, notamment que : "Could you please explain where you received this totally false information." etc ... "Pourriez vous svp expliquer où vous avez reçu cette information totalement fausse... " etc ... Dr Mike H Repacholi Coordinator, Radiation & Environmental Health Protection of the Human Environment World Health Organization 20 Avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland Tel +41 22 791 34 27 Fax +41 22 791 41 23 Email repacholim by who.int
Il est nécessaire pour pouvoir instruire son dossier d'avoir les éléments et le maximum de preuves de tout ce qu'il a fait qui est contraire à la déontologie au sein de l'OMS. Tous ensemble nous devons gagner ce combat, mais il faut que nous nous aidions mutuellement.
Pouvez-vous intervenir auprès du Groupe d'Action des Résidants de Waiatarua, car il faudrait qu'il nous transmette tous les documents concernant les sommes d'argent qu'aurait touché Repacholi. Vous pouvez leur garantir l'anonymat.
Il y a quelques mois, nous avions mis en demeure le Pr Denis Zmirou, Directeur Scientifique de l'AFSSE concernant le rapport qui porte son nom en France et qui fait force de loi actuellement. Nous lui avions demandé de s'expliquer sur ses incohérences que nous considérions comme une grave faute sur les établissements sensibles, école, hôpitaux, etc ... Denis Zmirou avait dit qu'il ne fallait pas mettre ces établissements dans les faisceaux des antennes relais. Donc les enfants étaient protégés pendant les 8 heures de classes, et après pendant les 16 heures restantes ils pouvaient se faire irradier cher eux ! Courageusement il a préféré démissionner de son poste en écrivant une longue lettre qui est un modèle du genre sur l'état de mensonges de certaines institutions officielles de santé gouvernementale. Cette lettre est souvent reprise dans les émissions de télévision et les débats. " ... Nous payons et nos enfants paieront demain le prix de nos aveuglements." ... Vous pouvez traduire cette lettre qui est hallucinante pour une personne qui a dirigé pendant des années les études concernant les CEM (EMF) en France !
Reste malheureusement encore en poste Veyret, de Séze, Dixiaut et .... Repacholi.
Hier nous avons publié en France ce texte de présentation : L'OMS s'est réunie le 17 novembre 2005 à Melbourne (Australie), pour étudier l'avancement des travaux relatifs aux études sur les CEM. En présence des deux figures emblématiques et dans des débats houleux, révélateurs de grandes tensions..
Le compte rendu de Rowan Campbell est révélateur d'un état de crise qui ne peut perdurer. Face aux réalités de la physique et aux évidences des effets biologiques et sanitaires des CEM sur l'homme, il serait salutaire pour l'humanité qu'une page sombre de la "recherche scientifique orientée" se tourne au plus vite. En 2005, au plus haut niveau, les problèmes de conscience ont déjà été explicitement évoqués, médiatisés avec les conséquences que l'on connaient. Néanmoins reste encore aux commandes un quarteron qui veut encore faire bonne figure. S'ils ne sont pas imbus de leur personne, nous pensons qu'ils comprendront ... Nous n'avons qu'un conseil a leur prodiguer : Qu'ils s'effacent discrètement, ... sans autre forme de procès.
WHO Fact Sheet No. 296: "Sie versuchen in offensichtlich voreingenommener Weise, die Auswirkung von EMF, insbesondere der Mobilfunktechnologie, auf die Gesundheit vieler Menschen zu verharmlosen"
Blake Levitt on WHO (FW)
For those who don't know, Blake wrote the book: Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt, Blake B. Levitt (Paperback - October 1995) and edited the book: Cell Towers: Wireless Convenience? or Environmental Hazard? by B. Blake Levitt (Editor) (Paperback - November 1, 2001)
Blakelevit from cs.com
Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: FYI
This WHO "Fact Sheet" on EHS is very unfortunate and a direct slap at the work of Olle Johansson and others. I had great hope that this WHO committee would produce some balanced work but it just seems to be getting more rigid according to the individual bias/politics of the heads of the committee. Such a shame. I am increasingly convinced that this is a rogue committee within WHO whose work is so exemplary in so many other areas. Certainly their funding decisions in taking money for travel expenses from the industry goes against all WHO parameters.
Not sure what will right this situation now. Once these fact sheets are produced, they can take on a patina of credibility that outlives rewrites. The baseline opinion contained in this is the same as 10 years ago -- as if no new work had been done. Worse, it utterly dismisses the increasing reports of EHS coming from all over the world. It's not likely that everyone is having the same transcultural psychotic hallucination. Much of the basis for dismissal rests on the fact that those with EHS cannot distinguish between frequencies, cannot tell when exposures are on or off, and appear to have an emotional overlay.
Therefore the syndrome must be imagined because it doesn't respond to our normal way of capturing data. The fact that a different nonlinear model might be needed doesn't even get mentioned. Olle's work in changes in skin mast cells appears to be one possibility.
I often quote a line from Hippocrates in my speeches. Hippocrates his students, "Listen to your patients... They are handing you the diagnosis." Indeed, that's what often leads to further research. How come not with WHO?
http://who.int/mediacentre/
Repacholi responds - but not to NEXT UP
From: "Iris Atzmon" atzmonh on bezeqint.net
To: "Martin Weatherall" weather on golden.net
Dear Martin,
It is interesting that Repacholi responded to you but he didn't respond to Next Up organization at the same time. What an interesting selection he does. Anyway, in my opinion he mislead you in his reply:
What experts is he talking about? The celluar + power industries ? can he give you the names of these mysterious experts? because Repacholi's definition for experts can be very liquid.
What kind of experts can possibly lead to a recommendation to NOT measure the radiation in people's house? According to what parameters does the WHO choose experts? These are legitimate questions.
Please see how he invited the power industry to set health standards:
A 20-member task group from 17 countries, assembled by Michael Repacholi, the head of the WHO EMF project, will finalize an Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) document, which is designed to guide the development of standards for extremely low frequency (ELF) EMFs all over the world. It will likely represent WHO's official position on EMF health risks for years to come.
all eight either work for electric utilities or have direct and strong ties to the industry. Other than WHO staff, these are the only people on the Repacholi's list of approved observers:
Although Watson is on the list, he will not be at the meeting. "I tried to become an observer, but I did not succeed," he said in a recent interview. It is not clear why Repacholi changed his mind and disinvited Watson.
Chris Portier of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will chair the task group. Very few other members of the EMF community are aware of the meeting. A spot check, an admittedly unscientific survey, found that staff members at U.S. health agencies knew nothing about it. The single exception said that he had heard about it from colleagues in the electric utility industry.
When asked whether Microwave News could sit in as an observer, Repacholi dismissed the idea. "The press is not permitted to attend EHC Task Group meetings," he told us.
Did Repacholi invite the industry representatives? If not, how and when did they first learn about the meeting and request observer status? Have any of the companies or associations, other than EPRI, contributed to the WHO EMF project or its activities? EPRI cosponsored a WHO workshop on EMF risks to children held last year in Istanbul (see August 8 entry below), but it is not known whether EPRI's Kavet has made other contributions to the WHO. All these questions need answering.
While Repacholi has long said that the EHC would be revised around this time, the specific schedule has not been previously publicly disclosed. For instance, the October 3-7 task group meeting is not in the listing of meetings on the WHO Web site nor is it included in the Bioelectromagnetics Society Newsletter conference calendar.
The WHO released its first EHC for ELF EMFs in 1984. Repacholi chaired the task group that wrote that report. Back then, 20 years ago, the panel recommended that: "efforts be made to limit exposure, particularly for members of the general population, to levels as low as can be reasonably achieved" (a policy known as ALARA). Yet for the last ten years while he has been at the helm of the WHO EMF project and while the health risks posed by power-frequency fields have become much less uncertain, Repacholi has consistently refused to endorse ALARA for ELF EMFs.
In addition to NIEHS' Portier, the members of the EHC task group are:
Houssain Abouzaid, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
Anders Ahlbom, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Larry Anderson, Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs, Richland, WA, U.S.
Christoffer Johansen, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen
Jukka Juutilainen, University of Kuopio, Finland
Sheila Kandel, Soreq, Yavne, Israel
Leeka Kheifets, University of California, Los Angeles and EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.
Isabelle Lagroye, University of Bordeaux, France
Rüdiger Matthes, Federal Office of Radiation Protection, Oberschleissheim, Germany
Alastair McKinlay, Health Protection Agency (HPA), Didcot, U.K.
Jim Metcalfe, University of Cambridge, U.K.
Meike Mevissen, University of Berne, Switzerland
Junji Miyakoshi, Hirosaki University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
Eric van Rongen, Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague
Nina Rubtsova, RAM Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, Russia
Paolo Vecchia, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
Barney de Villiers, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Andrew Wood, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
Zhengping Xu, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Those attending from WHO include Elisabeth Cardis (IARC); Chiyoji Ohkubo, Rick Saunders (on leave from the U.K. HPA) and Emilie van Deventer.
As we post this on the Web, we have learned that Michinori Kabuto of Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies will also be an observer at the meeting.
Five years ago, the Committee of Experts on Tobacco Industry Documents issued a 260-page report documenting the tobacco industry's strategies to undermine the work of the WHO. In response, the WHO issued 15 pages of recommendations on how to make sure its work is never subverted again.
Nevertheless, the WHO appears to be unable to apply the hard lessons it learned from tobacco to other potentially harmful agents. Instead, the WHO now simply invites the industry to be part of the process.
http://microwavenews.com/
From: Martin Weatherall
To: Iris Atzmon
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:13 AM
Subject: Fw: EHS_Factsheet_296_English
To: Dr. David Fancy
Subject: EHS_Factsheet_296_English
The letter started - Dear Sir
Your letter to the Director-General of WHO has been passed on to me for reply.
WHO does not make any decisions on its own; this is done through the formation of expert groups on the topics under discussion, and they conduct a thorough review of scientific literature to reach their conclusions and recommendations.
This was the process used to reach conclusions about EMF hypersensitivity. The results of the workshop held in Prague in October 2004 are now reflected in the enclosed WHO Fact Sheet.
Dr Mike H. Repacholi
I have attached the WHO Fact Sheet to this E mail. I have also attached the WHO working document and the original complaint that I sent to the WHO.
The only good part of the document that I can find is the part under 'Physicians', where it states; This requires - an assessment of the workplace and home for factors that might contribute to the presented symptoms. This seems to be quite a change from the working document and it may be worth finding out the reason for that change. Of course we all know that physicians are highly unlikely to ever assess the home or the workplace of a EHS sufferer. Doctors are simply to busy and do not have the knowledge and equipment to search for the true cause of electro hypersensitivity. This change would have been more appropriate if it had appeared under 'Governments' and if they then provided realistic electromagnetic dangers to search for, and details of the equipment and knowledge required for that search..
It is obvious from the document that the WHO are 'barking up the wrong tree'. With the exception of Prof Olle Johansson, it seems that the 'experts' either do not realize what is really harming EHS sufferers, or they are deliberately protecting the financial interests of the telecommunications industry, the wireless industry and the electrical industry. They are failing to look for the real reasons why people are getting sick and developing cancer near to cell phone towers, near to transformers, near to transmission lines, from defective wireless equipment and from the effects of electricity polluted by high frequencies. In short, the World Health Organization is failing in its duties to the world population.
Regards Martin Weatherall
Repacholi was asked by Next up about the money he receives
Dear all, for your information,
In December, Mike Repacholi was asked by Next up (a french organization with a legal status) about the claims in the letter that was sent to Lee Jong, whether they are right, pointing to the money he receives from the industry as claimed in the letter (on the basis of Microwave News report), Repacholi hasn't answered them until today. A copy was sent also to Lee Jong but he ignored them either. Silence is as agreement, isn't it. There must be an investigation and publication of these things. If you can, please involve the media, police, EU, whatever...the light of sun is very healthy for this info, because as long as people will not know it, time will play to the hands of the WHO to continue to cover for the industry, and the courts will accept governments claim that the WHO is responsible for our health. Please see here about the letter that was sent to Repacholi by Next Up, all the best to you and thank you for your cooperation and signatures, Iris.
Next-up wrote to the WHO, to Repacholi to ask him his argumants against the accusation to have accepted the mony from the lobby of themobile tel. They told this person that never untill now anybody had a greater repnsability than ihe has this ten years. They told him also that they what to know the truth and that all of tem are akting acording to there moral convictions. They Told Repacholi that the SMALLEST MISTAK FROM HIM IN THE APPROCH AN IN THE INTERNATIONAL RECOMMODATIONS MIGHT BE DANGEROUS FOR HUNDERDS OF MILLION OF PEOPLE. That he makes an professional abuse
Copie au Dr LEE Jong-Wook
Directeur General de l'Administration Centrale de l'OMS.
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Health & Safety, Insurers and the Economy
Health Care Risk
May 12, 2009 Claire Leave a comment
As Congressional leaders debate how to fund a wholesale overhaul of the nation’s health care system, a new study finds that women are more likely than men to feel the pinch of rising health costs and eroding health benefits. A new Commonwealth Fund study finds that about half (52 percent) of working-age women report problems accessing needed care because of costs, compared to 39 percent of men. Women who are insured but have inadequate coverage are especially vulnerable, with 69 percent of underinsured women having problems accessing care because of costs, compared to 49 percent of underinsured men. Overall, seven of 10 working-age women, or an estimated 64 million, have no health insurance coverage or inadequate coverage, medical bill or debt problems, or problems accessing needed health care because of cost, according to the study. The findings underscore the need for affordable and high-quality health insurance coverage for all. For more on the administration’s plans for health care reform check out this May 11 Wall Street Journal article by Janet Adamy. Check out further I.I.I. facts and stats on health insurance.Â
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Auto Trends, Insurers and the Economy
Road Costs Report
American drivers are paying for the rough state of the nation’s roads multiple times, according to a report from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). It reveals that one-third of major highways, including Interstates, freeways, and major roads are in poor or mediocre conditions. In high traffic urban areas the situation is even worse with one in four roads in poor condition. AASHTO says the American public pays for poor road conditions twice – first through additional vehicle operating costs and then in higher repair and reconstruction costs. For the average driver, rough roads add $335 annually to typical vehicle operating costs and up to $746 annually for drivers in urban areas. Sustaining deteriorating roads also costs significantly more over time than regularly maintaining a road in good condition. It costs $1 to keep a road in good shape for every $7 you would have to spend on reconstruction, according to AASHTO. Earlier this year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) assigned a grade of D- to America’s roads.
Insurers and the Economy
Cautionary Outlook on Workers Comp
May 8, 2009 Claire Leave a comment
Slowing job creation during the economic downturn led to a continuing decrease in workers compensation claims frequency in 2008, according to the annual “State of the Line†report from NCCI Holdings Inc. It reported that workers comp claims frequency declined by 4 percent in 2008, compared to a decline of 2.6 percent in 2007. NCCI’s research indicates that the recession puts additional downward pressure on frequency. Its analysis showed that the workers comp 2008 calendar year combined ratio was 101, unchanged from the final 2007 number. NCCI said low interest rates together with dismal equity market performance left the line with post-tax returns that barely meet the industry’s cost of capital. It went on to flag some challenges for the workers comp line. Among them, the rising pace of medical and indemnity costs, low investment returns, uncertainty in the underwriting cycle and uncertainty due to the changing political landscape. For these reasons, NCCI’s short-term view of the line has changed from optimistic to guarded while the long-term outlook for workers comp is cautionary. Check out I.I.I. facts & stats on workplace safety/workers comp.
Corporate Social Responsibility, Flood Insurance
Microinsurance: Growing Market
A growing number of insurers are providing low cost insurance to individuals in developing countries. For example just last week Munich Re announced a pilot project with Indonesian insurer Asuransi Wahana Tata and GTZ, the German government’s international development agency, to offer flood insurance coverage to low-income households in Jakarta. Instead of a lengthy policy document, the insured receives a simple protection card that guarantees a one-time payment in the event of a flood. Munich Re notes that with just 3 percent of low-income individuals currently having access to insurance products in the world’s 100 poorest countries, the microinsurance segment is a growing market. Microinsurance products tend to be much less costly than traditional products and thus extend protection to a much wider market. Check out I.I.I. facts & stats on microinsurance.Â
P/C Rate Update
Online insurance exchange MarketScout said the average property/casualty rate decrease was 7 percent in April 2009, the same as in March 2009Â and compared to a double-digit rate decrease of 12 percent a year ago. Rates were unchanged in all segments except the following: workers compensation rates decreased 8 percent, while D&O, EPLI, fiduciary and crime rates all increased slightly, according to Richard Kerr, founder and CEO of MarketScout. Commercial property, general liability and workers comp experienced the largest rate decreases at 8 percent. The lines experiencing the smallest decreases were D&O liability and fiduciary (4 percent). Check out I.I.I. information on the p/c insurance cycle.Â
Emerging Risks, Health & Safety
Rising Obesity Rates
Some interesting comparisons of social trends and policy developments in Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries are offered in the latest edition of Society at a Glance. For example, we learn that the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else in OECD countries, while the Japanese sleep nearly an hour less every night and also spend longer at work and commuting than they do indulging in leisure activities. When it comes to Americans, we learn that around an hour and a quarter is devoted to eating every day, slightly more than only Canadians and Mexicans, but less than half the eating time spent by the French. But less is more and not in a good way. Despite this limited time spent eating, the report notes that America’s obesity rates are the highest in the OECD. Some 34.3 percent of the adult population in the U.S. has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of greater than 30, compared to 10.5 percent in France, 3.9 percent in Japan and the OECD average of 15.1 percent. Mind you, the fact that Americans are not getting taller can’t be helping — the OECD reports that the U.S. is the only country where men and women aged 45-49 are no taller than those aged 20-24 years old. America is also not alone in facing an obesity epidemic as obesity rates are increasing across the OECD. Check out I.I.I. information on obesity risk. Â
Flood Insurance Reminder
Countdown to the official start of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season is underway. We’re now just 27 days away, but as there’s a 30-day waiting period before a flood insurance policy takes effect, no time like the present to stress the importance of buying flood insurance. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Web site has a clock counting down the hours, minutes and seconds to the start of hurricane season. As the NFIP says: “Hurricane season is flood season.†The I.I.I.’s 2008 Insurance Pulse found that only 17 percent of Americans have a flood insurance policy. Check out further I.I.I. facts & stats on flood insurance.Â
Business Risk, Emerging Risks
ID Theft Rules: More Time to Comply
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has given financial institutions and creditors a further three months – until August 1, 2009 – to comply with the so-called “red flags rule†which requires them to develop and implement written identity theft programs. This is the second time the FTC has delayed enforcement of the new rules which were originally slated to take effect November 1, 2008. For entities that have a low risk of identity theft, such as businesses that know their customers personally, the FTC also said it will soon release a template to help them comply with the law. The red flags rule requires financial institutions and creditors with covered accounts to implement prevention programs to identify, detect and respond to patterns, practices or specific activities that could indicate ID theft. During 2007, the FTC received 813,899 consumer fraud and identity theft complaints, an increase of 21 percent over 2006. The new rules stem from the 2003 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. Check out I.I.I. info on ID Theft.Â
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Home > Housing > Top 10 Popular Lake Travis Neighborhoods
By Cecile Ruffino on 2:04 am
Lake Travis is the area of land bordering the Colorado River as it widens into a lake just above the Mansfield Dam. It is one of Austin’s most scenic natural areas. Homes in Lake Travis include luxury estates, master-planned communities, and small neighborhoods that border both sides of the serpentine reservoir and recreational waterway as it flows from Spicewood to within 20 miles of Downtown Austin. Legendary for spectacular Texas Hill Country views and natural landscape, Lake Travis attracts many for its location and livability. Some of Travis and Hays County’s most luxurious neighborhoods are along its shoreline where waterfront communities, golf courses, and lakefront residences share panoramic views, amenities, and proximity to excellent schools reflecting yet another facet of Austin’s casual yet sophisticated lifestyle. If you’re relocating to the area, these are just a handful of the most popular Lake Travis neighborhoods to consider.
Steiner Ranch is a master-planned community, developed in the 1990s, and laid out over 4,600 acres along the Colorado River just south of Lake Travis. Once a cattle farm, the community now includes almost 40 neighborhoods, 12 miles of trails, 10 parks, and 3 community centers. Known as The Land Between the Lakes, Steiner Ranch has a boat ramp on Lake Austin and a nearby boat ramp on Lake Travis drawing those who love to canoe, fish, kayak or paddleboard. Many homes have views of the water, the 800-acre nature preserve, or The University of Texas Golf Course. Leander ISD, a highly-acclaimed school system, attracts many who want a country lifestyle with good schools nearby. Neighborhoods in Steiner Ranch include developments in a variety of architectural styles by national builders such as David Weekly, Highland, Mercedes, Taylor Morrissey, Monterey, Plantation, and Drees Homes. Natural spaces, swimming pools, playscapes and parks connect neighbors with their community in one of Texas Hill Country’s loveliest settings.
Set deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Sweetwater feels like an oasis of relaxation. A 1400-acre master-planned community in the Spicewood area of Lake Travis, Sweetwater features gorgeous homes and resort-style amenities. The development began in 2015 with over a dozen national builders such as M/I, River Oaks, CalAtlantic, Drees, Taylor Morrison, and David Weekly Homes. With a neighborhood dedicated to the finest in hill country living, these residences have a European-influenced design enhanced by the natural beauty of native stone, exposed wood beams, and stained stucco. The 10-acre Sweetwater Club has recreational and social amenities that include a zero-entry pool and splash pad, event lawn and pavilion, sports courts and play fields, hiking trails, and planned activities throughout the year. Sweetwater is less than 6 miles from Bee Cave’s Hill Country Galleria, with upscale shopping and dining and Whole Foods Market. Sweetwater makes finding the sweet spot between living and work, a sweet experience.
Spanish Oaks
Luxury and outstanding architectural design make Spanish Oaks one of Austin’s most desirable neighborhoods. The community is a guard-gated, 1,200-acre master-planned development in a very private area of Texas Hill Country. Much of this premier community borders Little Barton Creek creating protection for both residents and wildlife. Spanish Oaks features 462 custom residences including single-family houses, villas, and garden homes. European-influenced styling, by some of Austin’s leading custom homebuilders, is presented in The Preserve Collection, Estates Collection, and Fairway Collection. They sit on half-acre to 4-plus acre home sites buffered by 15,000 acres of nature preserves. A sanctuary of casual lifestyle mixed with natural beauty, Spanish Oaks has a 24/7 concierge and amenities like a Resident’s Lodge with 3-tier pool, sports and fitness facilities, and trail system. The Fish Camp, a rustic bait shop on a 3-acre lake provide hours of fun and lots of stories about the fish that got away. Spanish Oaks is in the acclaimed Lake Travis ISD. This prestigious community is within 2 miles of Hill Country Galleria adding upscale shopping and dining to this luxury lifestyle.
Rough Hollow, on Lakeway’s western frontier, sits along limestone bluffs, high above one of Lake Travis’ most picturesque coves. A 1,800-acre community, Rough Hollow brings elegance to waterfront living with custom homes and an enviable list of amenities. Developer Crescent Communities received the 2016 Best Master Planned Community Maxi Award for best lifestyle and unique features. Rough Hollow, with 19 neighborhoods in 6 sections, has residences in a variety of sizes and price points that reflect the community’s breathtaking views and privileged amenities. Waterfront living is available in The Bluffs, East Rim, and The Overlook. Amenities include Highland Village and Rough Hollow Harbor Yacht Club. The yacht club is the centerpiece of this magnificent hamlet with a 13-dock marina, concierge, valet, resort-style pool and boating store. Relationships with 8 area golf courses and a 16-court tennis center provide residents with an incredible array of activities for fun or social engagement. Acclaimed Lake Travis ISD serves students living in this community.
Rocky Creek’s tagline “Live Life Naturally” describes the lifestyle and surroundings of this 468-acre Lake Travis master-planned community near Bee Cave and Lakeway. Developed by Hillwood Communities in 2015, Rocky Creek includes 300 acres of greenspace and a 4,700-acre exterior buffer. National builders like Highland, Taylor Morrison, and Drees Homes have created over 400 traditional and Euro-inspired residences ranging in size from 2,500 to over 4,000 square feet. Many of the 70’ to over 100’ lots back to natural areas and creek beds further enhancing the park-like feel of this community. Rocky Creek amenities include a swimming pool, playscape, and 5 miles of hiking trails. The much-acclaimed Lake Travis ISD serves residents of Rocky Creek with 2 of the 3 schools rated as exemplary. With Hill Country Galleria and Whole Foods just minutes away, Rocky Creek gives living out in the country a whole new meaning.
Hills of Lakeway
For those with a passion for golf, the spectacular rolling vistas of Texas Hill Country and championship courses add up to an irresistible opportunity for ownership in the Hills of Lakeway. An impressive, guard-gated community once known as Village of the Hills, Hills of Lakeway offers golf course living in traditional homes that back to manicured greens and natural areas. Many of these gorgeous custom estates rival the clubhouse with sparkling pools, sunrooms, game and media rooms, and outdoor living areas for entertaining. Residents love their location, near Lakeway Commons and Hill Country Galleria, where shopping and casual dining is within a few miles of their home. The Hills Country Club features 72 holes of championship golf on 4 golf courses, two by legendary golfer, Jack Nicklaus. Each property in the development includes a social membership with dining, events, and swimming in the outstanding ClubCorp facilities. Neighborhood amenities include a fitness room, playground, and sports courts. The highly-regarded Lake Travis ISD serves this prestigious Lakeway community.
Hudson Bend is the peninsula formed by Lake Travis as it winds north and east of Lakeway. With a spectacular shoreline that includes steep cliffs and gentle water lapping inlets and coves, Hudson Bend features gorgeous scenery and many of Austin’s hottest neighborhoods. The area, embraced by the shores the Colorado River, includes waterfront communities such as Emerald Point, Eagle Ridge, Travis Landing, Rocky Ridge, as well as newer developments like Canopy at Hudson Bend and Reserve at Hudson Bend. While not waterfront, these subdivisions offer homes with unique designs in neighborhoods that are not far from marinas for water access. Residences on Hudson Bend vary in size from older fishing camps to Tuscan-influenced estates. What they all have in common is proximity to Lake Travis and a resort-living mindset that makes every day a vacation day.
Lake Pointe
Stretching between Lake Austin and Bee Cave, Lake Pointe is an 800-home master-planned community that is both on the water and close to suburban retail centers. Sitting along the shores of Lake Austin, this well-established 1990s community has homes by CalAtlantic, Scott Felder, Clark Wilson, Highland, Brighton and DR Horton. Beautiful streetscapes that include Mediterranean, traditional and Texas ranch-style homes grace subdivisions like The Setting, The Landing, and The Estates. Vista Pointe and The Pointe, gated areas of luxury homes, have views of Texas Hill Country and Lake Austin. Residents have access to Lake Pointe’s amenities including a clubhouse, pool, play areas and access to Lake Austin. When not enjoying the lake or pool, students in Lake Pointe attend the much respected, Lake Travis ISD. Nearby Bee Cave is home to shopping, dining and entertainment at Hill Country Galleria, Shops at the Galleria, and Bee Cave Plaza bringing national retailers and Whole Foods Market to Texas Hill Country residents.
Flintrock Falls
Flintrock Falls is a gated, country club community with an amenity-packed lifestyle that draws many to this magnificent hill country setting near Lakeway on Lake Travis. A spectacular master-planned development, Flintrock Falls has luxury estate-size custom homes in native stone and stucco that reflect European design in both architecture and landscape. Many have views of greens, creek or rolling hills with outdoor living areas that take advantage of these beautiful vistas from sunrise to sunset. Those with a passion for golf enjoy The Hills Country Club. Membership includes 72 holes of golf (including 2 side-by-side Jack Nicklaus signature courses), Academy of Golf Dynamics (a top training facility), and World of Tennis Sports Complex (with 16 outdoor and 2 indoor courts), swimming pool, spa, and café. Austin’s Showcase of Homes has featured Flintrock Falls’ custom homebuilders such as Laurel Haven, Lake Travis Builders, Sterling, Rollo and Jenkins Custom Homes. Flintrock Falls offers views of manicured greens, natural water features, and rolling hills lush with the beauty of Texas live oak trees and wildflowers.
Falconhead
Central Texas is known for exceptional golf and legendary clubs with spectacular, rolling terrain. One of these is Falconhead Golf Club, an 18-hole PGA-designed course that stands out as one of the area’s most popular daily-fee courses. Flanking the club is the master-planned community of Falconhead. Neighborhoods in 5 subdivisions, such as The Heights, The Grove, Spillman Ridge, Falconhead, and Falconhead West have garden condos, villas, bungalows, and custom homes. All but Falconhead West are centered around the course, clubhouse, and practice facility, while Falconhead West is adjacent to a 375-acre primitive park. Taylor Morrison, Drees, and CalAtlantic have created distinctive, Tuscan-designed homes in a variety of sizes and price points, some of which are low-maintenance. While Falconhead may be known for golf, many buyers choose it for its scenic beauty, lovely streetscapes, and proximity to Bee Cave, an area that continues to develop with destination shopping and excellent schools. Lake Travis ISD, one of Austin’s top school systems, serves students living in the development. Whatever the reason, Falconhead remains one of the area’s most desirable neighborhoods and scores highly with most buyers looking for a home near Lake Travis.
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Pooh Debuts, Terminator comes to TV and Dave Chappelle and Cloverfield release their best movies – Jan 12-18
January 11, 2018 C.Ant
The Sarah Conner Chronicles debuts on TV, while JJ Abrams launches a fantastic entry in the slowest movie franchise in history. but first, Winnie the Pooh becomes the unsung hero of the Disney Afternoon and Dave Chappelle makes his starring debut in Half Baked. All this and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
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28 thoughts on “Pooh Debuts, Terminator comes to TV and Dave Chappelle and Cloverfield release their best movies – Jan 12-18”
batmanboy11 says:
I watched Half Baked for the first time this past spring/summer and it definitely holds up. Beyond being actually funny, the way it deals with pot itself doesn’t feel dated (other than it being a big legal issue), and I’d definitely say any Chapelle fans should check it out, even in 2018.
Listening to the show now…in regards to the Winnie the Pooh attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World; Neither are trackless. The only trackless incarnation of the attraction is in Tokyo.
AEO says:
I can’t believe you missed that Bonnie Bartlett was married to William “Kitt -Mr. Feeny” Daniels
Behonkiss says:
I hoped for a split second that your opening line was “Winnie the Pooh and Terminator too”.
Movie-Brat says:
Return of the Living Dead Part II I’ve seen on Showtime, it was halfway through but even so, I think I saw it before the first film and well being 13, I didn’t care since I wanted zombie action and laughed at the stupid jokes. But I did find interesting information about the film years later. As supplements to the Return of the Living Dead documentary More Brains, they did talk about the second film in its own section and pretty much nobody wanted to do it to the point where William Stout, the production designer of the first film threatened to sue the producers if they used his designs. Then again, I hear producer of the first film and the second film, Tom Fox, he didn’t seem well liked or apparently understood why the first Return of the Living Dead was successful. Apparently to Fox, it was the title that got people seeing it and also the guy continuously fought with Dan O’Bannon.
And the director of the second, Ken Wiederhorn, he never liked Horror films, he hated the genre. Brian Peck pointed out to him like “Why are you here if you didn’t want to be?” He was kind of a miserable guy but really, Wiederhorn shouldn’t have complained given his previous film was Meatballs II. But a humorous fact about this film, Brian Peck was the Michael Jackson zombie at the climax of the film, the director took one look at Peck in the makeup and went, “Nope!” but at the very last minute, he was told “Go!” and he got on, did a few dance moves and flopped to the ground (the zombies were being electrocuted for context’s sake) and it was a case of, “do it and ask for forgiveness later.” Bizarrely, the film was popular in Japan and the rest of Asia and on a radio show, they wanted to discuss the Michael Jackson zombie.
Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School I watched on Cartoon Network a couple of times, honestly, looking back, who am I kidding? Hanna Barbara’s garbage to me and this movie doesn’t help. It’s basically typical HB stuff, stupid jokes, uninteresting plot and so forth. This is no different and don’t get me started on the Scrappy Doo rap because goddamn hearing that again, I gritted my teeth. Oh and whatever you do, don’t go to deviantart in regards to the Ghoul School girls because, oh boy. I’ll just leave it at that.
New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh I watched a couple of times but I don’t remember much of the show except for the theme song. Though the youtubers and deviantart members seem obsessed with doing crossovers with this show. How odd.
Fallen I only know about because some review compared Wes Craven’s Shocker to the film in regards to somebody possessing others by touch.
Cloverfield like everyone else I saw the teaser for when it premiered in front of Transformers, EVERYONE was talking about this film, Nostalgia Critic, other random youtubers, everyone was talking about this teaser. Missed out unfortunately but I did see the sequel which, yeah, I love. I even defend the last 10 minutes of the film.
joshuar9476 says:
How could Diana not have remembered what is arguably the greatest movie about a mental health facility, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?
Vulpes says:
When Matt was going on his insane theory that there is any semblance of depth or meaning in the work of Hannah-Barbara, I could only think of George Weiss from “Ed Wood”:
Weiss: Kid, you must have me confused with David Selznick. I don’t make major motion pictures, I make crap.
Ed: Yes — but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you’ve got something!
Weiss: Yeah. Crap with a star.
* going on about…
(This site needs an edit feature).
Joey Jo-Jo says:
Winnie the Pooh was one of those properties that felt like a Disney Channel only character when I was a kid. During a free preview my mom was able to snatch the Many Adventures off of it and I grew up on that until it founds its way onto ABC Saturday morning. And I’m pretty sure Princess and the Frog is the film that killed 2D for Disney, the Winnie the Pooh that followed was kind of an after-thought and not expected to do much, and it’s a damn shame because those two films are beautiful.
I really enjoyed The Sarah Connor Chronicles during its short life. It has kind of a lull in the second season, but it’s a pretty compelling show otherwise. It got a sort-of finale that works okay as a series finale but also left a little window open in case it got picked up for a third season, which it obviously did not. It’s a good show, though not so good that I’ve ever felt the need to re-watch. I guess if you are real down on the current state of the film franchise it might be fun to re-visit or see for the first time.
Did we miss it last week, or did I miss it, but American Gladiators re-debuted on January 6th of ’08 to a pretty big audience that didn’t stick around. I remember thinking, “oh cool, they’re bringing it back,” when I saw the plugs through-out the fall but man was that show bad. The original show was a lot of fun because the contestants were at a major disadvantage when taking on the gladiators, but the 08 gladiators were fucking terrible at all of the games. I just remember some guy named Wolf who was clearly hired because he looked like a tough guy, but he seemed to get schooled in every event. I think the show managed to survive for 2 seasons, but I probably only watched 2 or 3 episodes.
Chris Dobson says:
Maybe the most notable thing about the American Gladiators reboot is it introduced the world to a then-mostly-unknown women’s MMA fighter named Gina Carano.
garnsr says:
My mom had a friend who had a couple of ferrets that she named Catherine and Vincent, after the Beauty and the Beast characters.
aett says:
THANK YOU three for helping me learn the name of a movie that’s been bugging me since 1989 or so. I had a babysitter at some point that year who brought two video tapes to our house. The only one I remember watching was about a teenage boy who failed his driving test, and until today, I was positive that the movie had a one-word title… and I kept thinking it was called “Rad”. Years ago I saw clips of the actual ’80s move “Rad” and realized that it could not possibly be the same movie. Now I realize that it was “License to Drive” (so obvious in retrospect) and the OTHER movie the babysitter brought must have been “Rad”. I was beginning to think that I had made up the “License” movie as a six year old.
Man, now that I’m looking into this movie, it features BOTH Coreys Haim and Feldman, James Avery, Heather Graham, AND Carol Kane?! Looking forward to July when you all get to talk about it.
License to Drive was on Netflix not too long ago, but I think I read that it just left streaming. I enjoyed it as a kid, and watched it a year or so ago, and it wasn’t that bad all these years later.
blackpariah says:
I’m a big fan of Sarah Connor Chronicles and will make another comment about it later, but for right now I have to say: Chris you are the only person in the world who says “Cersei” like that and it’s both irritating and hilarious.
Mark Kalzer says:
This made me go back and look up The Secret World of Alex Mack.
I can’t believe in hindsight, there was a character on it named Vince Carter, the name of a future NBA All Star.
JR Ralls says:
Fallen has one of the best twist endings I’ve ever seen.
necrochaos says:
I disagree with Cloverfield. Not a fan of that shaky cam bullshit . I’ve avoided some movies that I want to see due to this camera style. It’s lazy and makes things poorly shot and difficult to follow.
The monsters in Cloverfield apparently sense shaky cam, so every time the main characters go anywhere the monsters instantly appear, forgetting anything else they might be doing. They go underground, bam, little monsters appear, they go across the river, come up miles from the big monster terrorizing the city, bam, big monster stops his city crushing to attack a few random people with a shaky cam. 10 Cloverfield Lane was much less annoying.
Mike Russo says:
Since when has Jim Cummings EVER voiced Piglet?
He might have done the evil version of Piglet, who I guess would be Niglet, or Negapig, but who could imagine him as Piglet?
I also agree with everyone that the 2011 Pooh mike was very good. But who thought it was a good idea to cast Tom (Spongebob) Kenny as Rabbit?
Rockhead84 says:
Dang – you just had to take a shot at the Browns? 🙁 Us Browns fans deserve it, though!
Alex Mack was one of my first childhood crushes before Topanga (they were 1-2 in my 10 year old book).
Light lays and baked lays were two different things, and light lays has just been discontinued recently. Rather have baked lays anyway.
David Rhinehart says:
I can accept differing opinions, but I cannot stand for the slandering of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at Magic Kingdom. Yes, it is a god damned tragedy that we lost Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, even if it was the lesser, truncated version of it. But that said, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a great dark ride. The Heffalumps and Woozles section and the following Rainy Day section are brilliant examples of Imagineering magic. We get a wonderful recreation of Pooh’s fever dream that is then followed by two of my favorite ride and scenic effects. In the Rainy Day we get a beautiful series of lighting effects representing rain drops as light trails, representing the rain, fall from the sky and then hit the flooded ‘ground’ resulting in illuminated circles that ripple out in a beautiful visual effect. Couple this with the fact that the motion of the ride vehicle changes to represent your floating through the currents and you get nothing short of design brilliance. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was also one of the first queues to feature interactive play elements to make your wait a little less boring.
In short: it’s a tragedy we lost Mr. Toad, but The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a great dark ride and deserves to be respected as such.
hellomrkearns says:
The viral marketing for Cloverfield was nuts…Dinosaur Dracula did a good breakdown of all of it. Alternate Reality Games, fake companies and products, MySpace profiles of the characters.
http://dinosaurdracula.com/blog/cloverfield/
WatershipDownSyndrome says:
So I actually saw Rent-a-Cop back in the day on HBO. Or at least some of it. All I remember is that the killer wore a suit made of Kevlar and a bulletproof motorcycle helmet, so that he was basically unkillable. He also used these mini-grenades for weapons. Anyway, during the final battle, the only way Burt Reynolds is able to stop the guy is to shove one of the mini-grenades up into the guy’s helmet and blow it up.
And then comes the part I will never forget: As Burt Reynolds and Liza Maneli do there whole “hug and kiss in the aftermath of movie climax” thing, Reynold’s partner(?) checks on the bad guy’s body. Liza asks “Is he dead?” and the partner looks at her and says: “Lady, he ain’t got no head.”
Paul Maki says:
You were talking about Crash Course and I knew it by genre only at first. There were a few of these in the 80’s and 90’s, where the casting was mainly based on who was on sitcoms at the time. You played the BD Wong rap and it still wasn’t quite ringing a bell, until he got to “We Be Drivin’,” and suddenly I could hear my younger sister (12 at the time) and her best friend chanting “We be drivin'” constantly. I still don’t specifically recall the movie…
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A one pager on Misingonline.com
by Manoranjan Pegu on September 21, 2019
A brief History?
Formed in 2008, by a single person
2009- The core team expanded into 4 members
2016- Went offline (due to financial strain)
September 2019- Relaunched with own costs. (A small crowdsourcing campaign is ongoing- if you want to be part of it or contribute then write to manoranjan.pegu@gmail.com)
So in that sense, we call this version, MO-2.0 .
The idea behind formation of the misingonline.com (called MO in short) is to to provide a platform to the young, conscious and educated group of misings to actively interact, share and discuss key issues of the Mising community. MO is a combination of all social media sites, like Facebook and WordPress. An user can not only create accounts, add friends, share pictures, updates but also could write a dedicated blog and can even share music. The site, in doing so, became a true repository of Mising cultural knowledge.
Ideally everyone can sign up but it will be monitored by the administrators. We are for now limiting the sign ups only to the Mising folks. Non-misings, with true sincerity and understanding of the community are encouraged to sign up too.
To access empirical data (which will soon be launched in the site)- one will have to directly write to either one of the administrators.
Are we limited to online space?
While considerable amount of work will be done online, we will also be conducting offline activities like we have done before in our initial 8 years of existence.
Some key successes we achieved in MO-1.0 are
We engaged in gripping debates on the Mising community and published various articles and interviews surrounding the ‘spelling debate of Mising v/s Mishing’ in the community.
We also proactively engaged in issues of foundation of Annex Campus of Tezpur University in Telam area where we took the issue to Prof. Mrinal Miri, then Rajya Sabha MP, who wrote to Tarun Gogoi, the then CM of Assam to resolve the dispute related to funds and land allocation for the campus.
Besides this, various PhD scholars undertaking researches on the Mising community contacted the MO team regularly for official confirmation of knowledge.
Some future plans and how you can contribute
Digitizing Mising literature and Literature on Misings- If you find articles, newspaper clippings either in Misings or about Misings, do scan and share it here. Dont just discard them. We shall seek to become an online repository of Mising knowledge.
Making the site Billingual - We plan to make this site both in Mising and English. We need translators/volunteers who are adept in Mising langauge to work with us.
Developing an app for the site- In one of the longer term plans, we plan to develop an MO app and launch an android version of it to expand our coverage and reach. But it is expensive, if you are willing to contribute, write to the author of this blog.
Fact Check information on Misings- Online knowledge can be damaging and can generate stereotypes. Much of the literature on our community is either glorified versions, fake narratives or sometimes just blatant lies. We need to fake check this and correct it. But it wont do itself. We will have to do it as a team. You can volunteer with us in this initiative or point to articles which you think need fact checking
Run campaigns- We are political (not be confused with electoral). We will campaign for the better rights of our community and support initiatives on 6th schedule movements, flood reliefs, education and for just and equitable society. You can join us in this campaign.
We plan to do much more than what is mentioned above but these are immediate objectives.
We are a non-profit, not here to make any money or revenue out of it, but with sole objective of documenting, archiving, and transforming the knowledge on mising community, by providing a platform for vibrant discussions. We are driven by our passion for our community.
We dont take external funding support, and are currently limited only to individual donations, from our community members.
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Major Milestones
Intro Approaches
Lesson Units
African-American Cultural Complex, Raleigh NC.
Raleigh City Museum, Raleigh NC. Offers an exhibit "Let Us March On: Raleigh's Journey Toward Civil Rights". Oral history interviews available. www.raleighcitymuseum.org 919-832-3775
Center for Diversity Education, Asheville, NC. Works to increase the ways diversity is covered in the curriculum through traveling trunks, exhibits, and staff development. www.diversityed.com 828-254-9044
Facing History and Ourselves. National organization with a state presence in Charlotte. Teaches a model to study history that relies on primary source documents, eyewitness accounts and individual student research. www.facinghistory.org 704-365-1433 Jackie Fishman
North Carolina Holocaust Council, Raleigh NC
Offers regional programming and staff development www.dhhs.state.nc.us/holocaustcouncil
919-781-2349 Linda Sher
An international program for educators at UNC Chapel Hill
208 North Columbia Street
Chapel Hill NC 27599
Email: worldview@unc.edu
919-962-9264 Yan Li
Latin American Resource Center
www.thelarc.org/
919) 870-5272 Aura Camacho Maas
NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching
www.nccat.org
Offers a host of weeklong seminars for teachers on various topics related to diversity.
276 NCCAT Drive Cullowhee, NC 28723
in NC: 1-800-922-0482
ONE VISION Leadership and Diversity Training
Elaine Penn
4096 Ironbound Road
Williamsburg VA 23188
Penne@uncwil.edu in NC call 910-962-2657
www.ncwriters.org/lhof.htm The North Carolina Writers' Network Literary Hall of Fame
www.ncss.org An information resource for social studies educators.
www.unc.edu/csas/horton/ The George Moses Horton Society
fisher.osu.edu/diversity/teach.htm Offers tips for teachers working in a multicultural classrooms on how students should be treated, how our students treat teachers, and how students treat each other.
www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/ In response to an alarming increase in hate crime among youth, the Southern Poverty Law Center began the Teaching Tolerance project in 1991 as an extension of the Center's legal and educational efforts.
hifls.ccsf.cc.ca.us/-tolerant/- A collaborative web resource for learning and teaching how to understand, create, nurture, and find tolerance. Created by the City College of San Francisco.
www.nncc.org/Diversity/divers.rea.stereolypes.html Realities Of Stereotypes from Marilyn Lopes, Extension Specialist, Family Life Education, National Network for Child Care
www.hanksville.12hast.umass.edu/misc/Naresources.html Native culture including resources for education, music, books and video. www.maxwell.5yr.edu/nativeweb This site touches ancient teaching and modern technology.
www.webactgive.com/webactive/cgibin/wniadirsearch Comprehensive website on race and ethnicity with links to other Web sites
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/ Office of Civil Rights has extensive list of publications and other resources.
www.afronet.com/WB/040497-3.html Debate about Ebonics in Oakland, CA
www.ushmm.org/education U.S. Holocaust Museum website posts questions that explore issues of prejudice and intolerance.
www.firstnations.com Forum for all Indigenous Peoples.
www.usdoj.gov/kidsliage/ Department of Justice website. Visit Hateful Acts Hurt Kids with scenarios for students at home and in school.
Print and Other Media
(various reading levels, includes teacher resources and several picture books)
Geography for Life and the African-American Experience. North Carolina Geographic Alliance. 1999.
Hurricane Floyd and the Flood of '99. North Carolina Geographic Alliance. 2001.
Something In Common Teacher's Guide and Video. UNC-TV. 2000. www.unctv.org/sic
Stem-LaRosa, Caryl, Ellen Hofheimer Bettman, and the Anti-Defamation League. Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice. Scholastic Press, 2000.
Teaching Tolerance Magazine (published semi-annually). Subscriptions free to educational institutions. Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36014
A World of Difference. Teacher/student study guide designed as a full course of study to promote reduction of prejudice. Anti-Defamation League, 230 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. (215) 735-4267
Fox, Paula. The Slave Dancer. Dell, 1975. ISBN 0440961327. Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.
Fritz, Jean. Brady. Puffin Books, 1987. ISBN 0140322582. A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.
Hansen, Joyce. The Captive. Scholastic, 1994. ISBN 0590416243. Kofi's safe world is suddenly shattered by white men who have arrived from the coast, stealing his people to sell into slavery. Soon Kofi finds himself being led in chains from his African village to a cold farm in New England.
Palacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. Philomel Books, 1994. ISBN: 1880507307. Shelton Curtis, a white Union soldier, and Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier develop a deep friendship that test their courage as they try to flee capture by Southern troops.
Yates, Elizabeth. Amos Fortune, Free Man. Dutton, 1950. ISBN 0525255702. The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.
Covington, Howard E., Jr., and Marion A. Ellis, eds. The North Carolina Century: Tar Heels Who Made a Difference, 1900-2000. Levine Museum of the New South (University of North Carolina Press), 2002.
Fritz, Jean. Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. ISBN 0399226664. Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who opposed slavery so passionately, that she decided to write novels about it, and became the most famous of a renowned family. Illustrated with photographs.
Hancock, Sibyl. Famous Firsts of Black Americans. Pelican Publishing, 1983. ISBN 0882892401. Biographies of twenty African American men and women who made notable contributions in the fields of science, politics, sports, and the arts from the 1500s to the present.
Isaacs, Sally Senzell. America in the Time of Martin Luther King Jr. (America in the Time of . . . series). Heinemann, 2000. ISBN 1575727803. Uses the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. a reference to examine the history of the United States from 1948 to 1976.
King, Wilma. Children of the Emancipation. (Picture the American Past series) Carolrhoda Books, 2000. ISBN 1575053969. Explains how the nearly four million slaves and nearly half a million free blacks gained freedom and basic rights as citizens, following Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
Marzollo, Jean. My First Book of Biographies: Great Men and Women Every Child Should Know. Scholastic Cartwheel Books. 1994. Highlights the contributions in various fields of famous men and women from around the world. Includes M. L. King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and many more.
Rappaport, Doreen. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Hyperion Books for Children. 2001. ISBN 0786807148. Describes the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and the profound nature of his message to young children.
Sherman, Joan. The Black Bard of North Carolina. UNC Press, 1997. Biography of George Moses Horton.
Weatherford, Carole Boston. The Sound That Jazz Makes. Walker & Company, 2000. ISBN: 0802787207. Won the Carter G. Woodson Award from the National Council for the Social Studies. Traces the development of jazz music from African savannas to jazz clubs in a wonderful poem. Weatherford is from High Point, North Carolina.
-. Princeville: The 500-Year Flood. Coastal Carolina Press, 2001. ISBN 1928556329. This story offers an interesting history of this unique African American community as well as a chronicle of this catastrophe.
Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored. Republic Pictures. Rated PG. Acclaimed story unwinding at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. 1996.
Magazines & Articles
Back issues:
Antislavery Movement. Cobblestone Publishing. ISBN 0382404459.
Civil War Highlights. Cobblestone Publishing. ISBN 0382403053.
Civil War: Reconstruction. Cobblestone Publishing. ISBN 0382403789.
Fredrick Douglass. Cobblestone Publishing. ISBN 0382403991.
Battle of Gettysburg. Cobblestone Publishing. ISBN 0382403924.
Harriet Tubman. Cobblestone Publishing. ISBN 0382403037.
Parramore, Tom. "Old Frank Johnson-And the Day the Music Died." The State. April 1989. p. 8. Recounts the life of Frank Johnson, an African American who led a popular brass band in North Carolina in the nineteenth century.
-. "Cabin Point Fagan and the Catgut Scampers." The State. September 1988. Describes the life of African American Peter Fagan, a celebrated dance master in Virginia and North Carolina in the 1800s.
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NICHOLAS RUDDOCK
Night Ambulance
Breakwater May 2016
Patient and luminous, Night Ambulance is the story of a place on the cusp of change, where characters stand between coercive societal expectations and the right to decide their own fates.
Sixteen-year-old Rowena Savoury travels to St. John’s for a secret abortion. But in the early 1970s, the procedure is illegal, and after complications, Rowena finds herself in a hospital being questioned by a young constable uncertain of how to proceed. Though she doesn’t know it, Rowena’s decision will ripple through the lives of an entire cast of characters.
“Ruddock has a refined ear for dialogue and a mischievous sense of humour. He also knows how to bring a story to a memorable conclusion.”
-David Bezmozgis, The Journey Prize Anthology
How Lovetta Got Her Baby
Twenty-five short stories
Breakwater 2014
A set of linked stories about growing up unsure of the world and trying to stand up straight, about love from afar and up close, love imagined, love going right and wrong and sideways, about being young and imperfect.
These stories are by turns funny, tender, sexy, painful, passionate, heartbreaking, and joyous: Ruddock writes with deft insight into who we are, and how we change.
“Nobody can mistake the ingenuity of Nicholas Ruddock, whose story, ‘The Steamer’, is a terrific read. Ruddock has talent to burn; he writes with verve and style.”
-Madeleine Thien, Prism International
“Accomplished, original, witty and wise, ‘The Housepainters’ is a wonderful piece of writing.”
-Helen Humphreys, The Antigonish Review
The Parabolist
Doubleday 2010
Shortlisted for the 2011 Toronto Book Award.
A "searingly smart and funny" novel about murder, sex, the medical establishment, poetry and vigilante justice on the streets of Toronto in 1975.
Told through interlacing narratives, the story funnels towards the eye of an unsolved crime: on a rainy summer night, a woman is raped and very nearly murdered, but for the intervention of two drunken vigilantes who kill her attacker before fleeing the scene. The only clue the police have about their identities: a slab of Crisco shortening found on the victim.
"Packed with smarts, wit, and the spirit of Bolaño, The Parabolist envisions Toronto as an antic place full of characters willing to go to the brink for good sex, good love or a good poem."
-Kyo Maclear, author of The Letter Opener
"Passionate, off-hand, deeply charming and deeply original.”
-Damian Tarnopolsky, author of Goya’s Dog
"The narrative is infused with the kind of intellectual energy and playfulness that is woefully lacking in so much Canadian fiction."
-Quill & Quire
"The Parabolist is an inventive, poetic, and thoroughly wonderful book."
-Vincent Lam, author of Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
“With dazzling skill, Ruddock blends his intricate knowledge of medicine into an exciting, compelling, and expertly layered mystery."
-Anthony De Sa, author of Barnacle Love
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Margot Kidder biography
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Born Margaret Ruth Kidder to Jill Kidder and Kendall Kidder, a mining engineer, in Yellowknife, Canada, on October 17, 1948, Margot was a delightful child who took pride in everything she did. At an early age she became aware of the great emotions she felt towards expressing herself, and caught the acting bug. As a child she wrote in a diary that she wanted to become a movie star, and that one day it would happen, but she had to overcome something else first.
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Margot Kidder filmography
Here you can learn about the movies Margot Kidder acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.
Movies & Videos Budget Year Opening weekend US box Office
Superman - Lois Lane, Soundtrack (performer: "CAN YOU READ MY MIND") $55M 1978 $134M
Superman II - Lois Lane $54M 1980 $108M
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - Lois Lane $17M 1987 $15.7M
Halloween II - Barbara Collier $15M 2009 $16.3M $33.4M
Gaily, Gaily - Adeline $8M 1969
A Single Woman - Storyteller $2M 2008
The Hi-Line - Laura Johnson $2M 1999
Angel Blade - Frida $2M 2002
Sisters - Danielle Breton/Dominique Blanchion $500K 1973
Confessions of a Superhero (documentary) - Herself (uncredited), Special Thanks $250K 2007
Death 4 Told - Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic") $85K 2004
Solace (short) - Mother $70K 2006
GoBots: War of the Rock Lords - Solitaire (voice) 1986 $1.34M
Heartaches - Rita Harris 1981
Trenchcoat - Mickey Raymond 1983
Miss Right - Juliette 1982
The Marvelous Land of Oz (video) - Narrator (voice) 1987
The Emerald City of Oz (video) - Narrator (voice) 1987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (video) - Narrator (voice) 1987
Some Kind of Hero - Toni Donovan 1982 $5.63M $20.4M
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Summer Reading for Middle Grades! {Wunderkind Reads}
My daughters and I have embarked on our own summer reading program - we each set a goal of how many books we wanted to read this summer {I picked 25, Peyton - 30, Little Miss Lo - 40, and my oh so ambitious Kenziekins decided that we should read her 60}, the person who meets their goal first will get the ultimate bragging rights and I'll buy them a book of their choice when the competition ends {right before they go back to school on August 8}. Here are a few selections from Simon & Schuster and Sky Pony Press that we've added to London's TBR stack! {Books provided for review/feature consideration}
The It Girl (Book #1 of The It Girl) by Katy Birchall (For Ages: 9 - 13) - In this hilarious debut novel, painfully shy Anna is thrust into the spotlight—and onto the cover of every tabloid—when her father marries one of the world’s most famous actresses.
Everyone wants to be famous…don’t they?
Anna Huntley had very simple goals in life:
1. To recreate famous film scenes with Dog (her pet Labrador) such as the lift from The Lion King during that “Circle of Life” song.
2. To not accidentally set Queen Bee Josie Graham’s hair on fire (again).
3. To keep her very first and only two school friends by not acting in her usual manner of socially inept dork and outcast.
4. And to find out whether points 1 and 2 constitute being socially inept or outcastish.
But after her dad gets engaged to one of the most famous actresses ever and she unexpectedly becomes famous, she has to add a new goal to her list:
5. To find a closet to hide in with Dog (preferably for life).
With the paparazzi moving in and the cool crowd being friendly for the first time ever, Anna must figure out who her real friends are—before her awkwardness is exposed to the whole world.
Miles Taylor and The Golden Cape: Rise of the Robot Army (Ages 9-12) - From New York Times bestselling author Rob Venditti comes the second book in the Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape series, about an eighth grader who finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the role of real-life superhero. His latest mission: to defeat an army of robots designed to destroy him!
Master the golden cape.
Been there.
Save the world from an alien invasion.
Done that.
Dominate the eighth grade.
Battle an army of super-deadly robots designed to destroy you.
Sure didn’t see that one coming.
After a summer of fighting crime, Miles Taylor is bummed that nothing has changed for him at Chapman Middle School. Sure, he may be in the eighth grade now and have a secret identity as Gilded, the world’s only superhero, but that doesn’t protect him from the Jammer’s bullying or make him any more deserving of Josie’s affection. Miles starts spending more and more time as Gilded, neglecting his schoolwork and his friends. It’s not long before his bad attitude lands him and his best friend, Henry, in a military compound, at the mercy of the power-crazed General Breckenridge. When the General steals the golden cape, Miles finds himself back at square one with no superpowers...and no hope of escape. On the verge of losing everything—and everyone—he cares about, Miles must discover the hero within himself before the General puts his evil plans into action.
London was so excited about this book, I immediately purchased the first one in the series, Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape: Attack of the Alien Horde.
Somewhere Among by Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu: A beautiful and haunting debut novel in verse about an American-Japanese girl struggling with the loneliness of being caught between two worlds when the tragedy of 9/11 strikes an ocean away.
Eleven-year-old Ema has always been of two worlds—her father’s Japanese heritage and her mother’s life in America. She’s spent summers in California for as long as she can remember, but this year she and her mother are staying with her grandparents in Japan as they await the arrival of Ema’s baby sibling. Her mother’s pregnancy has been tricky, putting everyone on edge, but Ema’s heart is singing—finally, there will be someone else who will understand what it’s like to belong and not belong at the same time.
But Ema’s good spirits are muffled by her grandmother who is cold, tightfisted, and quick to reprimand her for the slightest infraction. Then, when their stay is extended and Ema must go to a new school, her worries of not belonging grow. And when the tragedy of 9/11 strikes, Ema, her parents, and the world watch as the twin towers fall…
As Ema watches her mother grieve for her country across the ocean—threatening the safety of her pregnancy—and her beloved grandfather falls ill, she feels more helpless and hopeless than ever. And yet, surrounded by tragedy, Ema sees for the first time the tender side of her grandmother, and the reason for the penny-pinching and sternness make sense—her grandmother has been preparing so they could all survive the worst.
Dipping and soaring, Somewhere Among is the story of one girl’s search for identity, inner peace, and how she discovers that hope can indeed rise from the ashes of disaster.
I plan on reading this one with London - I want to make sure she gets the most out of the poetry and I appreciate the opportunity to open dialogue with her on such a sensitive topic.
Ollie's Odyssey By William Joyce (Ages 7-11) - Can a beloved but lost stuffed animal save himself and other Losts from becoming the most feared designation of all: The Forgotten? Find out in this epic quest from the author of The Guardians series and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.
Oliver is a favorite. Of all the toys in Billy’s home, he takes top rank: everywhere Billy goes, so goes Ollie. But being a favorite is more than a privilege—it’s also fraught with danger. Because of Zozo.
Zozo has never been a favorite. A clown toy that has been abandoned in an amusement park game, Zozo has grown so bitter that, when the amusement park closes, he seeks revenge on every toy lucky enough to be a favorite. He wants them all to become The Lost, and even better, Forgotten.
When Billy accidentally leaves Ollie under the table at a wedding, Ollie finds himself on an unplanned adventure, kidnapped by the nefarious Zozo and his gang of creeps and faced with the momentous task of saving not only himself, but all the other stuffies who are “lost” as well…
With nods to Toy Story and Knuffle Bunny, but with that insoucient joie de vivre that is all William Joyce’s own, here’s a look at what REALLY goes on with your stuffed animals when the lights are out.
This book is stunning! I've been reading it with Lo and Kenzie at bedtime and we're all really enjoying the experience - and they each seem to be forming deeper attachments to their to toys.
Camp Dork: Pack of Dorks, Book 2 by Beth Vrabel: This book deals with friendship, first love, and solving a mystery against the backdrop of summer camp. Lucy and her pack are back, in this sequel to Beth Vrabel’s heartwarming and humorous debut, Pack of Dorks. Sheldon convinces Lucy, Sam, April, and Amanda to join him at a weeklong sleep-away summer camp—Camp Paleo: Live Like a Caveman. Like cavemen, they’re going to have to make do without air conditioning or a heated pool. They’ll learn archery and dig for fossils. And Grandma’s coming too; she’s taking a job as lunch lady for the camp next door.
At the last minute, Sam backs out to go to a gymnastics training camp instead. Lucy wonders why she misses him so much—it’s not like he’s her boyfriend or anything. Why does the word “boyfriend” make her blush, even when she’s only thinking it? She needs a distraction. Enter Mr. Bosserman, the grouchy camp leader who won’t budge on the caveman aspect of the camp. The old man needs some softening up, and Lucy knows just the person for the job: Grandma.
One successful match made, Lucy starts to see potential lovebirds everywhere. And setting up couples keeps her from facing the question tickling the back of her mind: Is she in love with Sam? But when the wrong campers fall for each other, the pack falls apart, all under the watchful eye of a super secret blogger who’s been writing about the camp’s activities Gossip Girl–style. Even worse? A thief is targeting everyone but Lucy, setting her up to look guilty. Soon Lucy again finds herself alone, left to fix the messes she’s made and face her own feelings. If she fails, the pack may be splintered for good.
Just like with Miles Taylor, London is so excited to read this series, she insisted that I buy the first book as well.
These are just a few of the books that we've added to London's "to be read" stack to help her reach goal - do you have any recommendations for more? I have a "bookstagram" account now, so please follow along as I share our selections there. I also added a widget to the right sidebar that share my latest reads on GoodReads so please feel free to follow me there as well! Until next time...
Labels: books, Simon & Schuster, Sky Pony Press, summer reading, Wunderkind, Wunderkind Reads
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A Tribute to Prince: His Biggest Achievements
When singer Prince Rogers Nelson unexpectedly died on April 21, 2016, he ended a musical career that few other artists could match. It has been said that Prince’s unreleased material alone could equal an annual album drop for the next two decades. Beginning as a teenage musical prodigy in the late 70s, Prince was a major influence on music, fashion and what it meant to live the celebrity lifestyle.
As a student of music legends as diverse as James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding, the young Prince’s first major achievement was getting noticed at all. At a time when many unestablished musicians were willing to allow music labels to control almost all aspects of their material, Prince fought hard to produce his own music his own way (playing 27 different instruments), and his early albums “For You” and “Prince” benefited from that tenacity.
Perhaps Prince’s highest achievement by pop culture standards was the 1984 movie and multi-platinum soundtrack album “Purple Rain”. Although he already had established himself as a master of pop funk with such hits as “1999” and “Little Red Corvette”, it was the sheer brilliance of “Purple Rain” that put him in the company of 80s icons such as Madonna and Michael Jackson.
While Prince never managed to follow up on the success of the film “Purple Rain”, musically he continued to score with various combinations of musicians, from his original line-up the Revolution to the New Power Generation and finally to the short-lived 3rdeyegirl collaboration. Prince managed to remain just as relevant in his later years as he did as the brash young newcomer of the early 80s, and he left behind a legacy that may never be duplicated in this generation of musical artists.
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Relationship of Plasma Metal Ions and Clinical and Imaging Findings in Patients with ASR XL Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacements
Metal ion analysis should be used in conjunction with clinical and imaging evaluation and not as a sole indirect screening test when evaluating patients following metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty.
By J Bone Joint Surg Am - December 3, 2013
Plasma metal ion levels are commonly used in the postoperative follow-up evaluation of patients who have had a metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty. However, the relationship between these levels and clinical and imaging findings is not well known.
We evaluated 156 consecutive patients who received a unilateral ASR XL total hip replacement. Patients presented, regardless of symptoms, in response to a voluntary recall of the hip replacement by the manufacturer and were assessed with regard to the presence and type of symptoms and plasma cobalt-chromium levels. In addition, radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging studies were performed and analyzed.
Eighty patients were asymptomatic, and seventy-six patients were symptomatic. The median cobalt level was 1.8 ppb, and the median chromium level was 1.0 ppb (at or below measurement threshold). Pseudotumors that could be detected on magnetic resonance imaging were seen in 69% (107) of 156 patients, and radiographic osteolysis was evident in 7% (eleven patients). At a threshold of 5 ppb, no association was detected between abnormal metal ion levels and patient symptoms, prosthetic femoral head size, or acetabular cup inclination. An abnormal cobalt level was significantly associated with the presence of periprosthetic lucency on radiographs and pseudotumor on magnetic resonance imaging (p < 0.05). An abnormal chromium level showed a similar pattern, but the relationships did not reach significance. Both abnormal plasma cobalt and chromium levels were associated with larger sizes of pseudotumor when present (p < 0.05).
In our sample, with a threshold of 5 ppb, abnormal plasma metal ions were associated with larger sizes of pseudotumors when present, but were not predictive of patient symptoms. Abnormal plasma cobalt levels have a significant association with periprosthetic lucency and presence of pseudotumor. Plasma chromium shows a similar pattern of association with lucency and presence of pseudotumor, although the relationships were not significant. Metal ion analysis should be used in conjunction with clinical and imaging evaluation and not as a sole indirect screening test when evaluating patients following metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty.
Level of Evidence:
Diagnostic Level III
Journal of Bone Joint Surgery, November 20, 2013, volume 95, number 22, pp 2015-2020. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01481. http://www.jbjs.org/article.aspx?articleid=1766446
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Описание CD
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Исполнитель(и) :
Chapin, Thomas (Flute, Alt Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone) , Mario Pavone (Bass) , Michael Sarin (Drums, Percussion)
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Наименование CD :
Nigth Bird Song
Год издания : 1999
Компания звукозаписи : Knitting Factory, (wb)
Музыкальный стиль : Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative
Время звучания : 53:10
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CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Jazz (Free - Avant-Garde)
Thomas Chapin Trio
Thomas Chapin - flute, alto flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, sopranino saxophone, alarm clock
Mario Pavone - bass
Michael Sarin - percussion, drums
Recording Date: Aug 28, Sep 29, 1992
Recorded in 1992, Night Bird Song remained in the can for seven years before Knitting Factory released it in 1999. Thomas Chapin had met an untimely death from leukemia in February 1998 (he was only 40), and this posthumous release was greeted with great enthusiasm by those who were hip to the saxman/flutist's music. It's regrettable that this avant-garde/post-bop recording went unreleased for so long, for Chapin's trio (which included bassist Mario Pavone and drummer Michael Sarin) is inspired, unpredictable, and cohesive throughout the album. Sticking to his own compositions, Chapin favors an inside/outside approach and fluctuates between moments of quiet, AACM-influenced reflection and intensely emotional playing. Chapin's pieces tend to be cerebral and angular and don't go out of their way to be accessible, but they're well worth exploring because the expressive improviser had a lot to say. Whether he's playing the alto sax, sopranino sax, flute, or alto flute, Chapin's restless spirit serves him well throughout Night Bird Song.
Saxophonist/flautist Thomas Chapin died of leukemia in February 1998 at the age of 40. Night Bird Song is a posthumous release of a 1992 recording session, and it's beautiful, confirming Chapin's stature as an immortal jazz artist. With Chapin on alto and sopranino saxes, flute, and alto flute, Mario Pavone on bass, and Michael Sarin on drums and percussion, Night Bird Song memorializes Chapin the man as it documents musical creativity of the highest order.
While Chapin's music can safely be called avant-garde, finding a home under the Knitting Factory umbrella, there's something uncommonly accessible about it. Listening to this record, you don't struggle in vain to understand some rarefied discourse you move your body. Chapin knew how to make high art and simultaneously please a crowd. He created new and original sounds without being self-consciously cute or pointlessly outrageous. His avant-garde was not an anything-goes affair. There was furious and irrepressible energy, but control and calibration were never far behind. He drew on genres and stylistic influences other than jazz, yet without hodge-podge results. The horn virtuosity and compositional maturity on this record easily matches any giant of our day Joe Lovano's Trio Fascination comes to mind.
"Opening," listed in the liner notes as "Eternal Eye," begins the disc with a wispy, rubato, flute-driven meditation. The piece ends, an alarm clock goes off (literally), and the trio kicks off "Alphaville," featuring a ridiculously clever unison melody played by alto and drums with a clock-like bass line underneath, then an insanely funky groove in 10, and finally an eruption into breakneck swing. Chapin begins a killer solo that is unfailingly in the pocket, deeply informed by bebop, and rich with references to the melody of the tune. The trio interplay is tumultuous, with Sarin's drums really revving up during the trading toward the end.
The next three tracks, "Night Bird Song," "Cliff Island," and "The Roaring S," are also knockout punches. Chapin's sopranino intro and solo on "Cliff Island" are superb'perhaps what Joe Henderson would sound like on the small, high-pitched horn. Pavone's unaccompanied intro to "Night Bird Song" is wonderful, as is Sarin's on "The Roaring S." On the latter, Chapin plays his alto without a reed, exhibiting masterful note control. Sarin repeats and repeats a fast 6/8 rudiment as Chapin continues the reedless blowing, and the sheer instrumental mastery of it all creates a dizzying effect.
The pace slows with a singable ballad called "Aeolus," which is followed by the whimsical "Tweeter's Little Adventures." Capping things off is the furious, fast funk of "Changes Two Tires." There is not a weak track on the album. Each tune has a distinct personality and demonstrates a different facet of Chapin's, and this trio's, musical imagination. Although it's said too often of too many, it is indeed baffling why Thomas Chapin is not more widely known. Perhaps now that he's gone, typically, his popularity will grow.
- David Adler
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1 Opening 0:02:43 Chapin, Pavone, Sarin
2 Alphaville 0:09:06 Chapin
3 Night Bird Song 0:08:50 Chapin, Pavone
4 Cliff Island 0:08:25 Chapin
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Classy Brazil reach Copa last eight
Brazil teammates congratulate Everton after he scored his side’s third goal during their Copa America match against Peru in Sao Paulo. (AP)
SAO PAULO, Jun 23 (Agencies) | Publish Date: 6/23/2019 12:00:30 PM IST
Brazil overwhelmed Peru with three goals in a superb first half to set up a crushing 5-0 victory on Saturday and cruise into the Copa America quarter-finals.
Looking like their imperious old selves in front of 42,000 fans at the Corinthians area, the host nation went ahead after 12 minutes when Casemiro nodded home after a goalmouth scramble and Roberto Firmino made it two seven minutes later after keeper Pedro Gallese made a hash of his kick out.
Firmino charged down the kick and the ball rebounded off the post but the forward picked up the rebound and rounded the keeper to roll the ball into the empty goal.
Man of the Match Everton added a third when he cut in from the left and unleashed a low shot that sneaked inside Gallese’s near post and Dani Alves made it 4-0 eight minutes into the second half when he finished off a neat team move and lashed the ball into the roof of the net.
Substitute Willian made it five with a vicious strike from outside the box in the final minute, before Gallese made up for his earlier error by saving a spot-kick from Gabriel Jesus in stoppage time.
The result, combined with Venezuela’s 3-1 win over Bolivia, means the hosts top Group A and will play one of the two third-placed teams at the Gremio arena on Thursday.
The only down side for Brazil was a second yellow card in three games for Casemiro, which means the combative Real Madrid midfielder will miss Thursday’s quarter-final.
Second-placed Venezuela will face the second team in Group B on Friday at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, while Peru must wait to see if their four points are enough to earn them a place as one of the two best third-placed sides.
Venezuela beat Bolivia to advance
Venezuelan striker Darwin Machis got his team into the Copa America quarterfinals as he showed the Bolivia squad what its day was going to be like by slamming the ball into the net just 75 seconds into the match, which led the way to a 3-1 Venezuela victory.
On Saturday, a lightning header by Machis scored the fastest Copa America goal of this century, quicker than the 88 seconds that Costa Rican Johan Venegas needed against Colombia in 2016, reports Efe news.
Meanwhile, Bolivia throughout was soft on defence, uncertain on the attack, and also had little luck in the first half as two promising shots bounced off the goal posts guarded by Venezuelan keeper Wuilker Farinez, who is having a great run in the Copa America.
The second half began much like the first, with Bolivia attempting and Venezuela achieving, and with the identical result: a powerful shot by Christian Arano from outside the area did not bounce off the post this time but was blocked by Farinez. Then five minutes later, at minute 55, Machis struck again from just outside the box to make it 2-0.
But Bolivia never gave up and its tenacity was rewarded at minute 82 when a shot by Leonel Justiniano got the Andean team back in the game 2-1, and Venezuela had its moments of concern.
Not to worry -- just four minutes later Venezuela’s Josef Martinez took a cross from Yeferson Soteldo and headed it into the net to wrap the game up 3-1.
Machis’s brace and an excellent performance by a team that has never won a Copa America put Venezuela in second place in the quarter-finals, behind host Brazil, which for its part wiped out Peru 5-0.
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Hardware Classics
Hardware Classics: Unpacking The 32X, Sega's Most Catastrophic Console Failure
"It was like watching the death of the Hindenburg in slow motion"
by Damien McFerran Wed 11th Apr 2018
How do you take half a decade’s worth of critical and commercial success and flush it down the toilet? Easy – you release a device like the Sega 32X. At the start of the 1990s Sega was arguably at the height of its powers; the dawn of the decade saw the western launch of the popular Mega Drive console (Genesis in the States), which managed to gain both commercial and critical acclaim – much to the annoyance of arch-rival Nintendo. Such success was not to last, however; in less than a decade Sega’s position would be far less dominant and the firm would be forced to limp meekly out of the hardware arena.
Why this disastrous fall from grace occurred is very much open to debate, but if you keenly followed Sega’s fortunes in the middle of the ‘90s one thing is abundantly clear – the company took far too many risks when it came to video game hardware. The forward-thinking but commercially disappointing Mega CD represented the first indication that something was amiss, but many would point to the positively disastrous retail performance of the 32X as the real straw which broke the camel’s back.
Like the Mega CD before it, the 32X was a device which augmented the capabilities of the 16-bit Mega Drive, allowing it to perform the kind of 3D graphical tricks which would later become the mainstay of 32-bit consoles. However, by the time the machine was launched it was already being out-gunned by Sega’s own Saturn, and in less than 12 months it had been dropped from the company’s plans altogether. From an outsider’s perspective, the failure of the 32X was almost a foregone conclusion, so why did Sega choose to sour its relationship with the gaming public just months before it intended to release the Saturn? Scot Bayless – a Senior Producer at Sega of America from 1990 to 1994 – is the ideal man to shed some light on this turbulent time because he was there the moment Sega’s American division got the telephone call from Sega of Japan CEO Hayao Nakayama which resulted in the birth of the machine.
"We were at CES '94 in Las Vegas and Sega of America’s head of R&D Joe Miller asked a few of us to join him in his suite for a call he was expecting from Nakayama," remembers Bayless. "There had already been some discussion about an up-gunned Mega Drive with Hideki Sato and his Sega Hardware Team, but the essence of the call was that we needed to respond to Atari’s Jaguar and we needed to do it right away. Joe said he was confident the US team could come up with a design that would do the job, so Nakayama said 'get it done' and we were off to the races. Marty Franz grabbed one of those little hotel note pads and drew a couple of Hitachi SH2 processors, each with its own frame buffer. That's pretty much where 32X started."
The 32X – which at this juncture was known by the codename Mars – was actually one of two cartridge-based projects which were in development at the time; the other was known as Jupiter (as the more observant amongst you will no doubt have noticed by now, Sega had a habit of naming its hardware projects after planets in the solar system). "Jupiter started as a ROM-based unit with theoretical specs a bit like Saturn," explains Bayless. Although it was to be a more powerful machine on paper, the emergence of Project Mars meant that Jupiter was ultimately squeezed out of Sega’s strategy. "I think Sato was really feeling the cost control heat and the CD-based Saturn was hugely attractive from a cost perspective," continues Bayless. "Therefore, Jupiter was officially put to bed and Mars was born." From an engineering standpoint the machine certainly had a lot of potential. "The design of the graphics subsystem was brilliantly simple, something of a coder's dream for the day," says Bayless. "It was built around two central processors feeding independent frame buffers with twice the depth per pixel of anything else out there. It was a wonderful platform for doing 3D in ways that nobody else was attempting outside the workstation market."
Marty Franz – then Sega's Vice President of Technology – agrees. "We pushed really hard for the dual SH2 architecture," he says. "We really liked the Hitachi SH2 CPUs that the Saturn had and felt they were the star of the show. Putting two of them in a package with a good graphics buffer was a big advance at that time; it enabled software rendering tricks that were limited only by the imagination."
32X advertising from around the world (click to enlarge)
Despite Nakayama’s keenness to square up to the Atari Jaguar, the decision to start work on the 32X was far from straightforward and within the walls of Sega’s Japanese HQ there was much brow-furrowing over the project. This is largely due to the fact that in Japan the Mega Drive had finished in third position behind Nintendo’s Super Famicom (or SNES) and NEC’s PC Engine (known in the States as the TurboGrafx-16), and the consensus was that the company should plough all of its available resources into the 32-bit Saturn. However, Sega of Japan was savvy enough to realise that much of its current wellbeing was down to the incredible commercial performance of its 16-bit hardware in the West, and when Sega of America insisted that it was too early to pull the plug on this large market, Nakayama took notice. "The 32X was going to add additional life to the 16-bit Mega Drive market," Franz says. "This was good business for Sega, since that was where it was earning the most income." Bayless thinks timing had a lot to do with this decision, too. "There was consensus at Sega of America that making an add-on for Mega Drive was the right move," Bayless explains. "To really understand the decision, though, you need to see it in context. The 32X call was made in early January and Nakayama's mandate was to get to market by the end of the year. I think at the time he lacked confidence that Saturn would make it to market within 1994."
Although the Mars project was very much Sega of America’s baby, Bayless and his team were in constant contact with their Japanese counterparts. "The guys at Sega of Japan were great – especially Sato's team," he says. "We were all in super-double-secret-crunch-mode and nerves were wearing pretty thin. I remember one of our technical guys going completely ballistic over his dev kit losing one of its Hitachi SH2 CPU chips and then being told he'd have to wait two weeks to get a new part, but the guys in Japan were awesome. They worked their tails off to help us. We did however have a persistent problem with translations of manuals. Sega of Japan had a small localisation team in Tokyo, but those guys were completely slammed. So we started hiring translators in the Bay Area to help open up the technical translation bottleneck – with sometimes amusing results. The engineers in Sato's group were literally sending us the docs as they wrote them and then we were handing them off to contract translators in San Francisco. Technical Japanese is something of a hybrid of English and non-standard uses of Japanese language and orthodox translations can produce phraseology like: 'The cracker of remembrance receives a tickle from the command of stern ancestor accounting.' It was like a party whenever a new batch of translations came in; we'd read them over lunch and howl."
Although the 32X was meant to enhance the abilities of the Mega Drive hardware – which was half a decade old by this point, having launched in Japan in 1988 – it actually shared several similarities with the Saturn. At the heart of both machines were those aforementioned twin Hitachi SH2 processors, which were included to assist in the creation of complex 3D environments. However, despite sharing the same CPU setup the way in which the two devices utilised these chips was quite different. "Only the dual CPU architecture was lifted from the Saturn," explains Franz. "The rest was developed from scratch for the 32X. We had a short timeframe to develop the product and couldn't do much in the way of fixed function hardware development. We had to keep it simple to make the development timeline. We pushed for everything we could imagine that would enable great games in the development timeline we had."
"Saturn was essentially a 2D system with the ability to move the four corners of a sprite in a way that could simulate projection in 3D space," adds Bayless. "It had the advantage of doing the rendering in hardware, but the rendering scheme also tended to create a lot of problems and the pixel overwrite rate was very high; much of the advantage of dedicated hardware was lost to memory access stalls. 32X on the other hand did everything in software but gave two fast RISC chips tied to great big frame buffers and complete control to the programmer. To be honest, there's a part of me that wishes Saturn had adopted the 32X graphics strategy, but that ship had sailed long before the green light call from Nakayama."
When you consider the state of the market at the start of 1994 then it becomes a little easier to see why the 32X ever came to be. The 3DO and Atari’s aforementioned Jaguar were breaking through and garnering some nervous glances from established firms like Sega and Nintendo; 16-bit games were beginning to look terribly outdated and something was certainly needed to keep the momentum going. Sadly, almost from the start things didn’t go according to plan for the 32X; the aforementioned similarity between the machine and its sibling the Saturn caused numerous headaches. "Early on, the Saturn launch date was uncertain," says Bayless. "There were a number of issues bearing on launch timing in the West and, while Sega of America was busily making software for Saturn, we weren't initially fixed on a launch date. Meanwhile, the 32X had to ramp up like a rocket just to hit its timing. So what happened is the two projects basically ran decoupled from each other, which is fine if there are no dependencies between the two; unfortunately there were tons. The systems used many of the same parts, so suddenly 32X was facing shortages because chips were needed for Saturn."
Bayless and Franz – along with the rest of the hardware team at Sega of America – were essentially attempting the impossible; they were trying to bring a hardware blueprint to life in less than a year and had to fight within Sega to get the resources to accomplish the task. To make matters significantly worse, Sega of Japan dropped a bombshell which essentially wrecked the 32X’s chances of any kind of success. "Saturn got its launch date: November of 1994 in Japan," remembers Bayless with a pained grimace. Rather than being the forerunner of the Saturn, the 32X now had to face the prospect of sharing the same release window as its 32-bit big brother. "Not surprisingly, word got out quickly in the West," continues Bayless. "US and EU consumers immediately started asking the obvious question: 'Why should I buy 32X when Saturn is only a few months away?' Sadly, the best answer Sega could come up with was that 32X was a 'transitional device' – that it would form a bridge from Mega Drive to Saturn. Frankly it just made us look greedy and dumb to consumers, something that a year earlier I couldn't have imagined people thinking about us. We were the cool kids."
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The earlier-than-expected launch of the Saturn had thrown all of Sega of America’s already flimsy plans into complete and utter disarray, transforming the 32X from a life-saving blood transfusion for the Mega Drive into a cancerous tumour which would further erode the company’s standing in the global marketplace. As Bayless is keen to point out, the timing was horrendous. "Sega of America had a devil of a time convincing anyone that 32X made sense when Saturn was just around the corner. Imagine how much harder that would be to sell to the public if Saturn was already on store shelves?"
As well as boosting the performance of the Mega Drive, the 32X also had the ability to connect with the Mega CD to create more impressive CD-ROM titles – that was the hype communicated at the time, at least. In reality this hellish amalgamation of hardware didn’t live up to the propaganda and those games which were specially coded to take advantage of the setup were mainly poor FMV titles like Corpse Killer and Supreme Warrior. The controversial Night Trap also got a re-release which featured better quality video, but the gameplay itself remained identical to the Mega CD original. If the lack of decent games wasn’t enough to convince you to disassemble the towering Mega Drive/Mega CD/32X fusion then the fact that it required three separate power supplies in order to function – one for each component - most certainly was. Looking back, one can understand why Sega was so keen to create all-in-one consoles like the never-released Sega Neptune.
Despite the obvious setbacks, the 32X experienced a reasonably successful launch in the West. It hit American stores shelves in November 1994, retailing for the substantial sum of $159.99. Regardless of this hefty price tag the machine shifted its initial shipment of 600,000 units with ease; it was even reported at the time that demand had far outstripped supply. A similar story can be told of the European release, which is unsurprising when you consider how much power Sega still held in PAL territories at the time. However, despite this initial interest for the device on both sides of the Atlantic, demand quickly cratered thanks largely to a distinct lack of compelling software. Indeed, it could be argued that the 32X never really saw any games which could truly demonstrate its potential and give it a solid reason for existing. "Not to be too harsh, but the launch mix for 32X was horrible," laments Bayless. "Actually, it was non-existent. Some of the games were pretty good, but in context they needed to be amazing. Unfortunately for Sega, by the end of 1994 that context had become a whole lot more demanding. When PlayStation launched in Japan, any argument in favour of 32X just sounded ridiculous."
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One possible argument is that developers struggled to co-ordinate the internal architecture of the Mega Drive and 32X correctly, which prevented them from truly pushing the console to its limits. "I don't think complexity was the problem," retorts Bayless. "By then, experience with Mega CD had taught us orderly ways of spreading the workload across the various buses and chips in the combined system. I think the real issue was timing; the games in the queue were effectively jammed into a box as fast as possible which meant massive cutting of corners in every conceivable way. Even from the outset, designs of those games were deliberately conservative because of the time crunch. By the time they shipped they were even more conservative; they did nothing to show off what the hardware was capable of."
Taking this chain of events into account, it begs one fairly obvious question: did Sega's technical staff ever have any faith in the project at all? "I think 32X was a great hypothesis," he replies. "But in execution it was disastrous. Aside from the obviously murky marketing message that crippled it before it even launched, everything about the device was rushed. Nine months from a cold start is a ridiculous timeline for launching a new platform; everything about it was slammed together at breakneck speed and the result was exactly what you'd expect. The hardware was flaky, the industrial design was questionable and the games were either late or buggy – or both."
Bayless is quick to point out that it wasn’t for lack of trying, and he himself dedicated a considerable portion of his time trying to make the 32X a viable product. "I spent weeks working with id Software’s John Carmack, who literally camped out at the Sega of America building in Redwood City trying to get Doom ported. That guy worked his ass off – he sweated blood – and he still had to cut a third of the levels to get the game done in time. What amazes me now is that with all that going on nobody at Sega was willing to say: 'Wait a minute, what are we doing? Why don't we just stop?' Sega should have killed 32X in the spring of 1994, but we didn't. We stormed the hill and when we got to the top we realised it was the wrong damned hill. Looking back now I'd say that really was the beginning of the end for Sega's credibility as a hardware company."
The 32X’s dismal reception killed off another piece of hardware which Sega had on the table at the time: Project Neptune. Clearly of the opinion that you can never have too many consoles on the market at once, the plan was that following the 32X’s release Sega would launch an all-in-one machine which pulled together the internal architecture of the Mega Drive and 32X to create a console which could play both software formats and win a straight fight with the Jaguar. This bold strategy came to nothing. "By the time Neptune got into serious discussion Sega CEO Hayao Nakayama was betting the company on Saturn," reveals Scot Bayless. "That, plus the fact that 32X was clearly going to fail made Neptune pointless."
By the time 1995 arrived the writing was on the wall for the 32X. Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske remained bullish, insisting that better titles were on their way, but Bayless feels he was making hollow claims. "We knew it was DOA. Everybody knew it, but nobody would say it. It's a phenomenon that's all too familiar in big companies; people are afraid to speak out against the company's public posture. They're afraid of hurting their colleagues. They want to believe in what they're doing, so they remain silent – but we all knew. I've never spoken to Tom about what was in his head at that point, but I suspect he knew as well. But what was he going to do? The chance to stop 32X had long since come and gone. He had to make the best of the situation he was facing and admitting publicly that 32X was a mistake just wasn't an option."
Kalinske didn’t have to make much of this bad situation for long; in 1996 he left the company he had so brilliantly taken to the top of the video game arena in North America just a few years before. Bayless had already beaten him to it, handing in his notice at the end of 1994. He admits losing faith in Sega as a whole, something which is hard for him to disclose, even after all this time. "Even now I feel bad admitting it because I genuinely liked and respected some of the people making those decisions," he explains. "When you look back at the hardware choices the company made between 1992 and 1995 it was like watching the death of the Hindenburg in slow motion. Just about every call the company made turned out to be the wrong one. Using cheap consumer drives in Mega CD, FMV games, positioning 32X as an orphan system, designing Saturn as a modified last-generation 2D system when clearly 3D was going to be the next big thing... even Sega's peripherals were stupid. Remember Activator? Sega VR? The company poured insane amounts of money and time into projects that simply didn't make sense, and consumers did what they always do. They voted with their wallets and stayed away."
Ultimately, the 32X is a mere footnote in the history of our beloved industry, but in the eyes of Bayless it represents an important lesson in how not to produce and position an item of video game hardware. "32X is a great case study in two things," he explains. "First, messaging; your number one job in marketing is to establish the value proposition. Even with all the rushed hardware and late software, if Sega had been able to convince people that 32X was really worth having it might have had a chance to succeed. But we never did that; we never managed to explain to anyone in any credible way what was so unique and worthy about 32X. The result is exactly what you'd expect in that situation: Sony ate our lunch. Second, honesty; not in the legal sense – nor in the public sense – but internally. I remember when I arrived at Microsoft in 1998 I attended an executive orientation briefing on my first day. The VP who met with us said, 'The one thing we demand of every one of you guys is to say what you think.' That attitude was what kept Microsoft vibrant, healthy and successful for more than 20 years. Sega, by contrast, lacked that ruthless cultural honesty. Nobody wanted to hurt anyone's feelings. Even when everybody knew 32X and Saturn were way behind the power curve, nobody was willing to stand up and say so. And it wasn't just the hardware; during the same period, Sega published some of the oddest games it ever released, games that were deeply flawed. Games that completely failed to connect to their imagined constituency. And all the while everyone was smiling and saying 'Gosh aren't we great?' I wasn't able to articulate all this at the time, but I know I felt it intuitively. I knew there was something wrong, that we were losing our way."
Today, the 32X is experiencing something of a renaissance as collectors dig into gaming's history in search of new experiences and challenges. Despite its tiny library of just 34 games (40 if you include those which also required the Mega CD), the 32X isn't a cheap machine to collect for, especially if you're after boxed and complete games. For some strange reason, Sega decided against employing the plastic cases seen during the Mega Drive era and instead used flimsy cardboard packaging; needless to say, this packaging hasn't stood the test of time and finding pristine, fully-boxed games at a reasonable price is getting harder and harder. The 32X unit itself is also rising in value as the years march on; not so long ago it could be obtained for relatively little on the second-hand market, but those days are gone. Another concern – especially if you intend to use the 32X along with the Mega CD – is that all three machines require their own power supply. Using the original Sega PSUs, this creates an insane amount of cables and, depending on the available power sockets in your setup, may not even be possible. Thank goodness then that modern alternatives are available.
Still, if you don't mind making use of flash carts like the Mega Everdrive, you can avoid paying through the nose for cartridges – while this might seem like a morally dubious means of experiencing the 32X's minuscule selection of titles, it's unlikely that many of its most notable releases will ever see any form of re-release; the surprisingly accurate ports of Space Harrier and After Burner have been rendered superfluous by the arrival of better versions on systems like the Nintendo 3DS, while primitive 3D games like Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Fighter and Virtua Racing Deluxe – which were best described as mildly impressive back in 1994 – are underwhelming when viewed with modern eyes. Shovel-ware like Spider-Man: Web of Fire, Cosmic Carnage and Primal Rage was embarrassing even by the standards of the time, but there are some gems to consider, such as Darxide (by Elite Dangerous developer Frontier) Knuckles' Chaotix (a Sonic title in all but name) and Kolibri (a dream-like 2D shooter from the team behind Ecco the Dolphin). The only way to experience many of these forgotten titles is to own a 32X, or resort to emulation.
Ultimately, the 32X deserves its less-than-stellar reputation; it was a compromised product which, as Bayless says, should really have been put to bed before it launched – something Sega was brave enough to do with its abortive VR headset for the Mega Drive. Still, there's something fascinating about exploring the failures of a once-dominant company; it's why the Virtual Boy, which launched not long afterwards and is Nintendo's most notable hardware flop, remains equally compelling. The 32X may not have been Sega's last throw of the dice in the domestic hardware market – it struggled on with the Saturn and Dreamcast before finally throwing in the towel in 2001 and becoming a third-party publisher – but it was arguably one of its most costly and mortifying ventures.
Damien's feature previously appeared in a slightly different form in Retro Gamer magazine, and is reproduced here with kind permission.
About Damien McFerran
Damien has over a decade of professional writing experience under his belt, as well as a repulsively hairy belly. Rumours that he turned down a role in The Hobbit to work on Nintendo Life are, to the best of our knowledge, completely and utterly unfounded.
Emperor-Palpsy
How SEGA wanted you to react to the 32X
How you actually reacted
Ralizah
"Mommy, what are those two SEGA machines doing?"
Old advertisements are weird.
Those 90’s Sega ads. 😂
OorWullie
Cheers for this,I'll have a read of this later. I owned and loved the 32X. Me and my mate were huge fans of Virtua Racing and Fighter in the arcades so to be able to play both of them at home was an incredible experience. They were pretty decent ports too, Virtua Racing especially. If memory serves me right, I got VR and Star Wars Arcade with it day one and later bought Fighter and Doom. As much as I loved it though I did think at the time, what on earth are SEGA up to.
Branovices
I got a 32X later on for really cheap and enjoyed it a lot. I remember playing Star Wars on it and being very impressed.
Menchi187
Just getting in before the usual QQcrew about an everdrive being in a screenshot
FragRed
Wow... those adverts. So 90s. So Sega. Obviously didn't help push sales of the unit.
ClassSonicSatAm
Should of not bother with the 32x and just used that time and money on the Saturn instead.. having said that the 32x is not as bad as the Virtual Boy (as in it didn't give people headaches )
1UP_MARIO
Great read. Thanks
sdelfin
I've read various articles and interviews on this topic, so I generally knew about all this. But it was a pleasure to read this thorough compilation of the factors behind the machine's development and failure. One of the big factors behind Sega's problems was the disconnect between the regional branches. 32x was not important to Sega of Japan and it was treated as unimportant, but that caused problems for the west. After reading up on the hardware, I do have an appreciation for the design approach behind it. Very good piece, Damo. I enjoyed it very much and it was a quick and easy read as well.
Sakura7
At the time it had the best version of Virtua Fighter by quite some distance. And of course it had Knuckles Chaotix which has never been rereleased. But man the 32X needing a seperate power source to the base Mega Drive was painful.
Baldspur
I loved it. It was crap but I loved my mega drive. 32X and Mega CD tower!
RichyM
I still have my 32X in my loft with my MegaCD!! it might not have been a success but for me at the time it gave me Doom, Virtua Racing and Star Wars Arcade.
TheWhiteFalcon
""There was consensus at Sega of America that making an add-on for Mega Drive was the right move,""
No, there wasn't. SoA upper management didn't want it at all - they made the best of a bad situation.
"Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske remained bullish, insisting that better titles were on their way, but Bayless feels he was making hollow claims"
Uh, yeah, and we already know that based on what Tom's said in Console Wars.
"Kalinske didn’t have to make much of this bad situation for long; in 1995 he left the company he had so brilliantly taken to the top of the video game arena in North America just a few years before."
He left in 1996. Was any research done for this article? Let's see:
"This feature previously appeared in a slightly different form in Retro Gamer magazine, and is reproduced here with kind permission"
Ah, so it's a copy and paste for clicks. Nice.
"Sega, by contrast, lacked that ruthless cultural honesty. Nobody wanted to hurt anyone's feelings. Even when everybody knew 32X and Saturn were way behind the power curve, nobody was willing to stand up and say so."
This is proof Scot Bayless was a low man on the totem pole. Sega of America and Tom Kalinske in particular were working with both Sony, and later Silicon Graphics, to get a more powerful alternative to the Saturn.
Articles like this do no one any good, as they just contribute to the BS out there about gaming history. Shameful performance by NintendoLife here.
A Good read. The whole thing that led to Sega exiting the console market is all Sega of Japan’s fault. Too thick and pig headed to work with SOA and gave them nothing but resistance at every turn!
Wow, had never heard of the 32X...
jrpacman
I’m going to be that guy and leave this here for Damien. Great article, but just a touch too much “which”.
http://grammarist.com/usage/which-that/
sword_9mm
@Blister
i remember it but only had up to a sega cd. i did get a 3DO and a buddy of mine had the tg16 stuff with a jaguar/jaguar cd.
man those were the days. now gaming is just so boring. here's clone pc, have fun! bleh.
Ah, the clunky forefather of what is now referred to as a mid cycle console refresh!
I had the 32x with the MD/MCD1, loved Star Wars Arcade, and VR, although the uk Plug situation was a nightmare - you needed 3 of the big Sega Plug Adaptors, that were too big to plug in next to each other on a 4 plug extension
Edit: And WTF were those metal clips?
As poorly timed as the 32x was, I can't help wondering who thought a CDROM add-on for a console with 64 colors was a good idea? I'm glad Nintendo came to their senses before releasing their abomination.
Top three phrases heard by every single 32X owner in the 90s. ‘Why'd you need ALL those plugs?´. ´Look at the mess you've made´. And of course everyone's favourite ´You'll blow up the house´. And an honorary award to ´What's with all the wires?´
frogopus
I had this with Star Wars, Virtua Fighter, and Knuckles Chaotix, and we played them all to death. Knuckles doesn't seem to hold up playing it nowadays, but my brother and I really loved the rubberband mechanic at the time.
able_to_think
https://www.destructoid.com/--482195.phtml
This reminds me of a blog I wrote about how much of a pain it is to set up the Sega Trio. It’s got detailed instructions on how best to hook everything up so you get the best possible quality. I linked to it above in case anyone wants to read it.
@Gerald Those are RF (radio frequency) shields. The FCC required them even though they did absolutely nothing and were completely pointless.
rdrunner1178
@Branovices
Me too. I grabbed a 32X from Toys R Us or K-B Toys for $19.99 and also got Doom, Kolibri, Corpse Killer for like $5 each. I got some use out of it alongside the Genesis and Sega CD.
gatorboi352
@Blister wait for real?
JayJ
Ah yes, the 32X, what is quite possibly the most unreliable gaming hardware ever made. Legend has it that a lot of them didn't work straight out the box when they were new. I know these days it is nearly impossible to find one that works.
Can't say anyone is really missing out on much. It only had one interesting Knuckles game and not much else that wasn't better played elsewhere. It is easily one of the worst consoles ever made, could be the absolute worst considering how unreliable it was.
I actually still have a 32X (and Sega CD) hooked up to my Genesis and enjoy it quite a bit. The game library is a little on the small side but games like Virtua Racing Deluxe and Virtua Fighter still hold up really well, and the 32X definitely had the best home console port of Mortal Kombat II and a few other multiplatform titles. The 32X was a total failure commercially speaking but it still has a lot to enjoy for retro gamers interested in going back and exploring it.
@Sakura7 The plug situation was so ridiculously bad that Sega wound up releasing an official power strip for the Genesis designed for adding a 32X and Sega CD.
The funny thing about all this is how the Sega CD actually worked and it was actually a great platform that had a lot of great games. It wasn't until Sega released the CDX that they finally had a console designed around Sega CD, but most people were using the Genesis attachment.
10-zx
@Ralizah
Especially the ones driven by...that...
@joey302 Nobody should ever blame Sega of Japan for the downfall of Sega during this period. It was all Sega of America that caused Sega's downfall during the mid-late 90's. Sega of America was always responsible for all of the bad decisions that happened with Sega during that period, and they made the 32X, one of the worst pieces of gaming hardware ever developed, when Sega of Japan was working on the Saturn.
I think the Saturn vs the 32X says everything that needs to be said about Sega of Japan vs Sega of America. Sega of Japan was responsible for everything that everyone loved about Sega, while Sega of America was responsible for everything that everyone hated about Sega.
@10-zx Hah. Reminds me of that commercial where the mouse was humping a Game Boy Micro. Amazing when you consider how many different people are probably involved with greenlighting an idea from conception to airing.
Truly. I can't fathom what they were thinking with the mouse commercial. Now couple that with "Touching is good.", "The second best thing to do in the dark.", and the Nintendogs commercial. There was very clearly something wrong with Nintendo in the mid 2000's. Wasn't until the Wii did they clean up their act.
...Jeez...
TheCurator
After almost 30 years they still haven't realize that the reason the 32x failed was the 32x itself. He said in the interview that they rushed to develop a new project to compete with the Atari Jaguar. With the what? Who in the Nine Divines played the Jaguar in the States? Really they were that many that bought the Jaguar that SEGA got scared of it and put all their effort and money into developing an add-on that cost as much as a new console itself? Instead of figuring out why Nintendo sold 30 million SNES units they focused on Atari's failure. They did invest after all into the 32x but they stopped supporting it to release the SEGA Saturn which still as the interviewee says wasn't not fully 3D capable unlike the PS1. I really cannot and will not believe these people and how unprofessional they were. Kudos then for conducting due diligence reports on the Atari and not Nintendo and Sony.
electrolite77
@JayJ
I feel like you've got Japan and America the wrong way round through that whole post. Even the 32X was Nakayama's idea.
@10-zx Where are those days? Miss them...
@JayJ Nothing could be further from the truth, and your comment is bad.
samuelvictor
Aw man I know it was a bad idea (especially so close to the release of the Saturn) and many, many people crap on it, but I LOVE the 32X.
Early '96 after it died a quick death I managed to pick one up for peanuts and nearly the entire library for £5 each. I had SO much fun with it, and remember those days super fondly.
I recently re-bought my favourite games for the system. Getting nice quality complete PAL boxed versions was VERY expensive, but I like the way they look on my shelf (got the cardboard boxes in protective plastic sleeves like I do with my NES/SNES/N64/GB/GBC/GBA games).
Games I stll play and enjoy on the system, in some kind of order:
1: Virtua Fighter (MUCH better than the botched Saturn port)
2: Virtua Racing Deluxe (Ditto, and big step up from Megadrive)
3: Knuckles Chaotix (flawed but super colourful Sonic game)
4: Doom (Surprisingly playable port, technical marvel)
5: Mortal Kombat II (better than the SNES? possibly)
6: Star Wars Arcade (GREAT conversion. Brilliant 3D & sound)
7: Stellar Assault/Shadow Squadron (even better 3D)
8: Metal Head (Underrated. Fun, plus full texture mapped polys!)
9: Tempo (Super pretty platformer, plays great)
10: Kolibri (Beautiful looking and highly original. Weird but cool)
11: Motherbase/Zaxxon 2000 (super playable. Good 3D)
12: Night Trap (MILES better than vanilla CD version)
13: NBA Jam TE (Best home version of this awesome game)
14: Blackthorne (Excellent. Probably better than the SNES version)
15: Fifa 96 (First 3D Fifa? Impressive tech, plays decently)
16: After Burner II (near perfect conversion. would have rated higher but it "feels" better in the arcade acbinet tbh.)
17: 36 Great Holes (Nice Golf game: Great graphics, lots of speech)
18: Space Harrier (see #16 )
19: Darxide (Technically hugely impressive, but plays a bit sluggish. Good tech showcase)
20: Corpse Killer (see #12!)
For those that haven't seen it, here is a really impressive tech demo Sega used to show the 3D potential of the unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOWZbydnlZE
I wish it had lived a year or so longer so we got more games for it. A port of the SegaSonic arcade machine was rumoured. Outrun seems a dead cert too, following Space Harrier and After Burner, and would have been INCREDIBLE at the time. Virtua Hamster had a lot of potential. There is also a 90% complete version of Spot Goes To Hollywood (Cool Spot 2).
@TheWhiteFalcon Anybody who tries to put the 32X on a pedestal or defend Sega of America is somebody who has no real knowledge of how everything really went down, and should be ashamed.
oats-81
@RedMageLanakyn
HaHa. So right~
@electrolite77 You couldn't be more wrong, Sega of Japan wanted to have nothing to do with the 32X, it was entirely a product of Sega of America. It is no secret how Sega of Japan was busy developing the Saturn at the time while Sega of America was focused on the 32X. The only real issue is the lack of communication between the two, if Sega of Japan was working more closely with Sega of America I doubt the 32X would have ever gone beyond the concept stage.
bluemage1989
@subpopz I would personally love to see some of the old ads you spoke of as am sure a lot of others would be.
@JayJ I agree that the Saturn is a far better system, but it was really rushed out before it was ready. A little tweaking to the hardware, or just time to make better dev kits would have helped no end, and the majoirty of the launch titles were shockingly poor. Not to mention the terrible Mk1 pad in the West and the fact it was $100 too expensive.
Though it was clearly a bit of a mis-step, Sega could have extended the life of the 32X and Megadrive a little longer, and then released the Saturn 6 months later with Sega Rally, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighter 2 and Nights as launch titles and it would have been a KILLER system and looked much stronger against the Playstation.
Sure, PSX would have released first, but people may have waited for the Saturn, IF it was marketted properly and as the superior system from a more trusted games company - ironically exactly the same way people later ignored the Dreamcast and waited for the PS2 for the same reasons once the companies' fortunes were reversed. Don't forget Sony was very much the underdog before their console was released, and whilst Ridge Racer and Tekken looked a whole lot better when compared with Daytona and Virtua Fighter (the poor Saturn ports), if they were instead being compared to Sega Rally and Virtua Fighter 2, the PS would have looked underpowered (even if we know it wasn't).
@Damo - WAIT, isn't that an American 32X, plugged into a Japanese Megadrive, plugged into a PAL Mega CD? Can you even do that?!
YorkshireNed
My 32X overheated and after an hour of playing, the graphics blurred. I was told it was because I had the original, larger Megadrive. Great.
Mr_Pepperami
@JayJ think the jaguar Cd attachment is even more unreliable if you can believe that. Also that amstrad console the GX4000 is also meant to be a time bomb
SayGuh
what a steaming pile of peripherals
BulkSlash
If we ever invent time travel the first thing I’ll do is go back to ~1993 and tell Sega to dump the 32X and Saturn and to convert their Model 2 arcade board into a home system. If Sega had launched that with arcade perfect ports of Daytona and Virtua Fighter I would imagine the PlayStation 1 would have been Sony’s only foray into gaming and we’d all be playing on the Dreamcast 4 at the moment.
@Mr_Pepperami ha ha, I have a Jaguar with CD attachment all boxed in my loft. Those designers sure had a sense of humour to put something in the market that looks like a toilet seat lol
GravyThief
Great read, thanks. I plan to get a Mega Drive and Everdrive at some point for Master System and Mega Drive Games. Might get a 32X too if my curiosity is high enough when the time comes.
Luckily I already have a small collection of Mega Drive power supplies, thanks to them seemingly being able to power pretty much every Japanese retro console I have! Shame you can’t plug them in next to each other in the same power strip though as they’re so big!
Maulbert
@JayJ While SoA was responsible for the 32x being made, it's failure, just like every other Sega mistake, was the fault of SoJ. SoJ hated the changes SoA made to Sonic, which made him a worldwide success. If it were up to SoJ, Sonic would have had a human girlfriend..... wait, why does that sound familiar?
Also, the Mega Drive/Genesis was a massive hit in America and Europe, largely thanks to SoA's marketing and packing Sonic 1 with the system, a move SoJ's board vehemently despised. Guess what? The Mega Drive was a failure in Japan, so SoJ pushed development of Saturn, which was a bigger hit than the Mega Drive only in Japan, but it was still only a modest hit there. Then SoJ forced SoA to surprise release the Saturn early in the US with only 6 games and a stock shortage that only pissed off retail partners that refused to carry the Saturn as a result. This was all on Sega of Japan, not Sega of America. If it weren't for Tom Kalinske, the Genesis would have been a failure, too.
Thu 12th Apr 2018
Despite the failure of the 32X, I would much more argue that the choice to release the Saturn earlier than originally announced, with so few games, at such a high price, has muuuuuch more to do with Sega's fall from grace. Then the fact that the Dreamcast was again underpowered and outclassed by PS2... well that was the nail in the coffin.
The 32X could have worked, and could have worked well, had it been properly supported and not dropped by the company and forced to compete with their own Saturn.
I kind of resent the 32X because I think its failure was the reason that we don't see console add-ons today. Had the Wii U been an upgrade or add-on for the Wii, instead of an entirely new device, it might have succeeded.
Deathstalker83
@sword_9mm
impurekind
And this is the kind of thing that led to the death of the Sega as a hardware manufacturer ultimately.
@Gerald it totally does look like a toilet seat on top of the Jag. Brilliant stuff, surely someone at headquarters could see it??
@GravyThief I'd totally recomend a 32X. But a sad note on the Everdrive. No idea why, but my stock Megadrive will play MD and SMS roms from it no problem. But when the 32X is installed it will only play MD and 32X roms, and the SMS ones just give a blank screen... my best guess is that when you use 32X the video out comes from the mushroom and not the MD, and maybe it doesn't support the lower resolution of the SMS...
As I wanted a MD1/MCD1/32X combo to be permanantly together I had to get a modded Master System 2 and a Master Everdrive to play the SMS roms. The Master Everdrive is harder to come accross as most people just play SMS roms on their MD.
NinChocolate
Poor Sega. Was nice while it lasted.
BalloonFighter
Were there any console add-ons that were successful? TG16CD, SegaCD, 32X and Jaguar CD were all disappointments. Yes, there were some good games released for them, but not many.
Qun_Mang
Being a UK-based site, I know why Damien says "Mega CD", but why is Scot Bayless quoted as saying that considering he is from Sega of America? Since we had the "Genesis" rather than the "Megadrive" Mega CD wouldn't have made much sense over here, hence why it was termed "Sega CD" instead. Are these typos on Damien's part, or did Bayless really refer to the CD attachment as "Mega CD"?
Nintendo should have looked at this system and the outcomes before launching the Wii U. The Wii U is basically an add on with a confusing name and a lack of game support. Guess what? It's Nintendo's biggest commercial fail (that or Virtual Boy). History repeats itself!
I remember renting a 32X for my MegaDrive one weekend and playing Doom with my friends. I was actually pretty impressed with the unit and would have bought one if I'd had the money.
Even though it was criticised as a huge failure over the years you can't argue that it hasn't become one of the cooler retro systems to collect.
I love reading articles like this, as I grew up during this era of gaming. My first system was an NES back in 1986, and then just expanded from there. I loved my Sega machines, especially Sega CD and Game Gear. Sadly, as much as I wanted a 32X, I never got around to getting one. Opted for Saturn and Jaguar instead (was lucky to have tech head father). Looking back I think I would have enjoyed the 32X more than the Jaguar, but I thought for sure Atari was making a full return, lol. Still vastly enjoyed Alien Vs Predator, Doom, and Kasumi Ninja.
Oddly enough the game I wanted to play the most, Cosmic Carnage, was probably one of the worst on the system, or so I hear. Was really into the bloody fighters at the time, MK, Kasumi, Time Killers arcade, and CC looked like a nifty addition to that line up.
Question, anyone here remember General Chaos on Gen, or am I the only one in the world that played it? 😆
ZeldaToThePast
I bought the SEGA CD basically after it failed to sell and had a revision. 32X I bought used from someone in the newspaper, ha ha. I should have just waited, because it dropped in price a lot too months later. I enjoyed my time with the stuff though, CD more than 32X obviously. I ended up selling the stuff a while later for something else, can't remember what. Maybe a PlayStation or N64.
yuwarite
I loved the idea of 32x and Sega CD at the time. In my kid brain back then, I was like "upgradable consoles are the future!". And then I got them both and was just like "nahh, this is just dumb".
@Mr_Pepperami Oh wow the Jaguar CD, now there is something that is both obscure and terrible and arguably more so than the 32X, quite the feat.
@Maulbert lol @ trying to make an argument that the 32X was anything besides a bad idea from the division of Sega that was always responsible for the bad decisions: Sega of America.
There is no way that you can honestly blame the failure of the 32X on Sega of Japan, who was opposed to the idea. The 32X was a failure by design. It's add-on nature was stupid and poorly thought out. It was far too complicated, it only offered a marginal improvement to the graphics, it has awful sound quality that did nothing to improve upon the standard Genesis sound, it was just a bad product that was honestly doomed the minute it got greenlit.
JDORS
It's interesting that Bayless is blaming the failure of the 32X on the marketing. If only the marketing had been better...
In reality, the lesson to learn from the 32X is that hardware add-ons cannot work. The reason for this is that software developers will always opt to make their best games for the larger install base because that's where the best potential for profit lies. The 32X never got great games, and I doubt the rushed launch was the only reason. It's a lesson that Microsoft failed to learn with the Kinect. You should never split your install base.
ga3tr0n
The Mega CD and 32x were too expensive for me as a kid, and only add-ons too. Imagine if Sega had got their [removed] together and combined the Saturn and the 32x? Sonic games would probably still be bad though.. :'-(
AlwaysGreener
@JayJ Thank you. Over the past recent months I've been seeing comments bashing SOJ and glorifying Kalinske, just because they read one biography, "Console Wars", which is based on one side of this story. I'm not saying that "Console Wars" is a bad book or anything, but using it as an only source for an argument is pretty biased in my opinion and I'm glad someone spoke up about it.
BulbasaurusRex
Finally, I've been waiting years for this article! Although, it's disappointing that you had to copy someone else's article instead of writing your own.
Anyway, there's no denying that the business strategy was horrible and the library is abysmally small, but the 32X is actually a pretty good system, especially given the rushed development. As mentioned it does 3D graphics better than the Saturn, the "backwards compatibility" (so to speak) with the Genesis is a nice feature, and it does have some really good games like "Star Wars Arcade," "Knuckles Chaotix," "Virtua Racing Deluxe," and the very first near-perfect console port of "Space Harrier." I've always enjoyed my 32X.
In fact, if Sega had dropped the idea of the Saturn and given the 32X a full development period towards a Holiday 1995 release, it may have actually competed decently against the PlayStation and N64, which in turn may have prevented the rushed release of the Dreamcast and allowed it compete in the next generation with somewhat better specs and DVD playback, and then who knows where Sega could be today? Of course, this is highly hypothetical and ultimately unlikely, but I do think they would've been even better off putting all their eggs in the 32X (with its better 3D capabilities and pseudo backwards compatibility) than even if they had put all their eggs in the Saturn.
@JayJ Probably the majority of 32X failures can be easily fixed by opening up the case and simply reattaching a certain ribbon that sometimes comes loose, no mechanical, technical, or engineering expertise required. I once fixed mine that way.
As for the games, you are highly underrating the gems it did have. Besides the Knuckles game, "Star Wars Arcade" was amazing at the time and still holds up decently well today, while it has a number of highly accurate arcade ports that were unmatched outside of the original arcade versions at the time. Also, as an experienced owner, the nature of the system is not too complicated, and the graphics are much better than those on the Genesis.
Meanwhile, how can you possibly say everything was Sega of America's fault, when it was Sega of America who suggested teaming up with Sony and Sega of Japan who turned Sony down?! That was the very worst business decision Sega ever made, and that was all the Japanese branch's fault! Also, why are you ignoring the part of the article that explains that the 32X project was only greenlit in the first place due to SoJ's orders? If the Japanese branch had truly hated the idea, they would've ordered the discontinuation of the project themselves.
@samuelvictor thanks for the heads up. How much of a pain is it to unplug the 32X to then pop the Mega Everdrive into the Mega Drive slot? I was expecting to have to do that to play even MD games anyway. Does it involve changing RGB/Video cables?
You know, I think a large part of the issue with the feuding branches of Sega and the fact that people wouldnn't speak up about bad company policies is simply due to cultural differences between Japan and the West.
In the West, a greater emphasis is placed on the individual, and people are taught to show initiative and speak out when needed; whereas in Japan the culteral emphasis is on the group, and people are taught to be more compliant and follow the company line. Naturally, as a Western company, Microsoft allows their employees to be more outspoken.
YANDMAN
What's the link to this one Damo?
@BulbasaurusRex The reason they didn't see eye toi eye is exactly cultural differences but not between people between design aesthetic.
Gamer83
@Nintendofan83
The Wii U was a poorly designed console, no doubt about that, but I do think it's unfair to say it was simply an add-on. It was more than that, but Nintendo blundered big time with its messaging. People should've been able to tell the gamepad wasn't just an expensive accessory for the original Wii but Nintendo's marketing team, which did an excellent job in the Wii era, failed to get that across somehow. I wouldn't put it in nearly the same category as Sega's Genesis/Megadrive add-ons though. Took any and all goodwill the company had, threw in the garbage and there was no chance of regaining consumer trust. Nintendo's failures haven't sunk it.
@TheWhiteFalcon A guy who was in the room when the call came in from Japan to make the 32X and was intimately involved with its design and production isn't a trustworthy source in your eyes?
Erm, OK...
Look, I can appreciate you being passionate about Sega (I'm the same - I'm probably more of a Sega fanboy than a Nintendo one) but if you can't see when the company has made costly mistakes then it's nothing more than blind devotion - it is possible to still like a company and acknowledge when it slipped up.
Or maybe you occupy an alternate universe where the 32X was a success?
BionicDodo
As an owner of a Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast I kinda feel like I should seek out a Mega CD and 32X to complete the Sega set. The 32X goes for a lot these days though!
@samuelvictor Oh, it's possible - but sadly region-locked games (of which there are a few) won't work on this setup. Virtua Fighter and Star Wars run fine, but Virtua Racing refused to boot.
@YANDMAN The link to what?
Moroboshi876
Despite being a failure, if I had the money I'd totally buy it, along with several games.
But we're talking about a lot of money, even more for complete games, and I'm not willing to spend it, so it will have to be if I win the lottery, in which case I'll buy a villa and have lots of space for my current systems along with a basement with arcade cabinets and a pool table. Then I'll be able to buy a 32X with games, and a Virtual Boy. And more Mega-CD games, because they're expensive too and I only got a handful back in 2009-10, when the peripheral and some games were still relatively cheap on eBay.
I was there is the late 90s as owner of a Megadrive when Sega started coming out with hardware piece after hardware piece. I didn't like it no one that I knew liked it. It felt old, cheesy and a disservice to loyal fans.
Megadrive was at its peak in Europe, all they had to do as keep those consumers happy with more games and output a single truly next gen console, a real successor.
When me and my brother a few years latter contemplated the possibility of going Playstation or Saturn the choice was clear. We didn't trust Sega and Sony's software lineup was way more robust and next-gen.
Years latter my brother got a Dreamcast. Now that was a proper machine, loved it to death and is looking back my favorite console in large part due to the controller (VMU rocked) and amazing games. However it suffered with Sega's past choices and most preferred continuing with Sony offering as the writing was on the wall: Sega was going down, fast.
Final note, thanks for the article. Though a Nintendo focus site I love your retrogaming articles and hope you continue to published them with the current (outstanding I should say) quality.
@GravyThief The 32X is not really designed to be removed, and is far from plug and play. There is a new av cable that comes out the back of it (replacing the Megadrive one), another cable that goes between the two systems, and another power brick. To attach to a Megadrive 1 you also need 2 metal clips for the cartridge slot which stop static, or for the Megadrive 2 you need a plastic spacer to make it sit in place properly. Its all rather fiddly.
The good news is that there is really no need to remove it all once its set up - regular Megadrive carts work perfectly through it, and actually look better through the 32X output. The only game that doesn't work is Virtua Racing, but the 32X version is far superior anyway so thats not a big loss. Sadly none of the Master System adapters work with it though, again, the only reason I can think for this is the lower resolution not being compatible with the new output.
@Damo Interesting! I just assumed the hardware wouldn't play ball with each other at all.
@BulbasaurusRex The article was written by Damo, nothing was copied. He regularly writes for Retro Gamer. They just gave him permission to also post it here on his site.
@BulbasaurusRex Lol @ trying to downplay the severity of the 32X's hardware failures. If it was so easy to get working, why was it notorious for not working? Why did AVGN have an entire episode dedicated to the 32X that mainly involved him ordering the thing, getting ones that were broken, and trying to get a hardware expert to fix one for him and get it actually working, which apparently turned out to be quite the project.
There is just no honest defense for the 32X, it is like trying to defend the Virtual Boy. At the end of the day, even if you are a fan of failed and obscure game consoles, you gotta admit how it had some serious faults that can't be ignored or simply brushed over or otherwise simplified.
As for Sega of Japan, there is a very good reason why they never endorsed the 32X or wanted to contribute anything to it, all while Sega of America was really big on trying to market it. Anyone who knows about Sega at the time knows how Sega of Japan was trying to develop a new console while Sega of America was trying to keep the whole upgraded console thing going. It was a part of their whole plan, Sega of America didn't even have anything to do with the Saturn because of it, and the Saturn wound up selling quite poorly in the USA while it sold quite well in Japan.
In the end the way things went down speaks volumes about what was going on. Sega of Japan was focused on making something better, I mean they are the people who originally developed the Mega Drive after all, and they later developed the Dreamcast, so it is pretty safe to say that they were responsible for everything good that Sega was known for.
In comparison Sega of America was known for... Genesis marketing and the 32X. Sega of America was great at marketing a 16-bit game console, but they were terrible at developing new hardware.
@BulbasaurusRex I wrote the original piece for Retro Gamer - I haven't copied anyone
@samuelvictor Oops, thanks for stepping in for me!
@JayJ Most people who complain about 32X failures just don't know about the easy fix. Whatever happened with AVGN must've been with a rare failure of a different cause.
Sure, SoJ gave up on the thing early, but only after ordering SoA to make the thing in the first place and then not pulling the plug when they had the chance, effectively hanging the NoA marketing team out to dry.
Anyway, the 32X was indeed a big mistake, but the Saturn was just as big of a mistake. SoJ made the terrible decision to turn down Sony and then tried to make a 2D console somehow work when 3D graphics were now all the rage. Even the 32X had better graphics than that thing! The only reasons the Saturn wasn't as ill-fated as the 32X are because it had a full development cycle and was actually left on the market for a few years rather than being pulled after only a matter of months. If the 32X had been fully developed (which would've ironed out those hardware issues and given it even better specs) and given the same amount of time on the market, it would've easily surpassed what the Saturn was able to accomplish.
@BulbasaurusRex I agree with the fact that the Saturn was poorly designed in that it had unnecessarily over complicated setup with too many chipsets and no dedicated 3D hardware, but in no way was the 32X better than Saturn for 3D, it could barely cope with texture mapping a handful of polys.
The quadrilateral polygons Saturn used were actually responsible for many Saturn games looking better than the Playstation equivalents as they eliminated the severe warping, tearing and clipping that system was plagued with (and could only avoid by splitting large flat areas into hundreds of tiny squares, super innificient). It also meant texture maps could be far higher resolution, and the main resolution of the screen could be higher as well.
Whilst many 3d Playstation games looked better than Saturn ones this was due to it being easier to program, not necessarily more powerful. Ugly Saturn ganes were due to poor code, often lazy ports of PS or PC code not suited to the hardware.
Programmers who could properly utilise every chipset together at once could pull of things previously thought only possible with 64 bits, like replacing popup with fading in fog, real time reflection maps, multiple layered transparencies etc. Travellers Tales, Team Andromeda, Treasure and Lobotomy software were particularly good at making it sing.
[edit] Of course you are right that Sega were stupid to turn down working with Sony's hardware. They also turned down the original design for tge N64s hardware before Nintendo got it. Oh, how different history could have been.
I bought a 32X and I will say why. I bought it for 100 pounds and virtual racing was 70 on the megadrive and 20 on 32X. same with mortal kombat 20 on 32X, 60 on megadrive. And i also bought star wars and space harrier for 20 pounds each. So i saved money on the megadrive games and got better version by getting a 32x instead result lol. I only ever bought them 4 games and then next year picked up a Saturn.
@Qun_Mang
Well, to possibly answer my own question (about Scot's use of term "Mega CD" despite working in a country where it is called "Sega CD") it is either:
1) Typos on Damo's part, or
2) Scot's replies used the terminology of the interviewer.
In a 2012 interview Bayless used the expected "Sega CD" term:
http://www.sega-16.com/2012/03/interview-scot-bayless/
I guess @Damo didn't see my question.
@Qun_Mang The feature was originally published in a UK magazine (Retro Gamer) and Scot, therefore, used UK names for all of the systems (Mega CD, Mega Drive, etc).
You also have to remember that Scot may well have referred to these systems by these names back in the day, given that he was dealing with "the mothership" in Japan on a daily basis, and they were also called Mega CD / Mega Drive there.
The US is the odd one out
@Damo It seems we always are.
So #2 it is then. I agree that he would have been well familiar with the "mega" terms given the reason you stated, and it is possible that despite the Genesis/Sega CD terminology here, they still may have used the original terms internally alongside the US terms.
By the way, that was a quick response- always helps to @ somebody than just hope they happen to see your comment.
@Damo Because most of the info in here directly contradicts what we now know. You, being a modern "Journalist", couldn't be arsed to do any research and merely reposted an article for the clicks.
The one thing that isn't mentioned above, and it's something I personally thought was a major turn off with the machine, was the utterly fugly look of thing. Which cool '90s kid in their right mind would seriously want to have that stupid mushroom sticking out of their pretty slick-looking Genesis/Mega Drive system. I mean, seriously, who honestly thought that was an acceptable product design. It's just as bad as (in fact, it's even worse than) the stupid Jaguar toilet seat add-on:
Good product design does actually matter to a lot of consumers. Many people really do want consumer electronic devices that just look slick and sexy--despite what some ignoramuses and naive people might have you believe.
I genuinely believe one of the biggest reasons a whole lot of people never picked up a 32X was honestly just because it looked utterly ridiculous and they wouldn't want that mushroom-turd sitting under their TV. And nothing about it at the time convinced them it was worth looking like a twit with bad taste.
@TheWhiteFalcon Please elaborate. What "do we now know" that in any way contradicts the comments in this piece? Give examples, please.
@Damo How is this system relevant to Nintendo.
@impurekind Agreed, they should of released the neptune and made the 32x and stand alone system.
@YANDMAN Sega and Nintendo were fierce rivals; it's almost impossible to separate them during the 16-bit era. More recently, Sega has worked closely with Nintendo, making the history between the two former rivals interesting to younger gamers who weren't around to witness the war between the SNES and Mega Drive / Genesis.
I'm assuming the majority of readers appreciate these looks at the wider history of the games industry - if you'd rather not read them, don't read them. Simple.
@sword_9mm @gatorboi352 ...yes, honestly I hadn't heard of the 32X. And I'm definitely old enough that I should have!
I guess growing up the the UK at that time my gaming was more home computer focused (Acorn, PC) and I didn't have much exposure to consoles. Still, I'm a bit embarassed of my ignorance...
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Fri 13th Apr 2018
@subpopz Or you can download the scans from Retromags and save from digging the magazines out and scanning them
Jawessome
@Dm9982 yep! General Chaos was fantastic!
@Damo Obviously i don't read them. I just find it odd the amount of space and time given to non Nintendo systems on a Nintendo site historical connection or not. The company of which this site represents has such a huge and rich history that it could supply an almost endless amount of interesting articles that would educate many a younger player.
@YANDMAN I challenge you to find another Nintendo-focused site which has as many pieces on the company's history, consoles and games as we do.
In the hardware classics series we've covered the Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Advance, SNES, Virtual Boy, N64, Game & Watch and many more besides.
Then we've got various history pieces and making-ofs:
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_the_making_of_donkey_kong_country
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/06/feature_the_making_of_body_harvest
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_the_making_of_diddy_kong_racing
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/03/feature_the_making_of_the_nintendo_game_boy
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/feature_shining_a_light_on_ikegami_tsushinki_the_company_that_developed_donkey_kong
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/12/feature_the_making_of_star_fox_adventures
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/02/feature_the_history_of_the_nintendo_game_and_watch
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/06/feature_the_making_of_street_fighter_alpha_3_upper
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/03/feature_the_making_of_the_nintendo_virtual_boy
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/12/feature_the_making_of_red_alarm_the_virtual_boys_answer_to_star_fox
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/05/feature_the_making_of_super_play_magazine
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/09/feature_how_colecovision_became_the_king_of_kong
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_whatever_happened_to_donkey_kong_racing
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/04/feature_heres_what_pro_players_want_from_super_smash_bros_on_switch
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/03/feature_the_tragic_story_behind_the_man_who_helped_create_tetris
That's just a handful of pieces, found in 10 seconds of searching on the site. I could dig out many, many, many more.
The vast majority of content on this site is directly focused on Nintendo's history; perhaps you missed a lot of these pieces, I don't know - but to suggest we're somehow ignoring the company's history by occasionally (and it is VERY occasionally) taking a sideways glance at other events in the industry (which will have had an impact on Nintendo at the time) is puzzling, to say the least.
Skunkfish
@Mr_Pepperami The GX4000 itself is fine, just don't use the original PSU!
NEStalgia
I love that French ad up top. I like to call it "Fifty Shades of Fail."
I actually owned a 32x for about two weeks.....and realized there were no games for it. I bought it cheap. At Toys R' Us.
Like a fail within a fail within a fail....
@Ralizah And new advertisements are less weird? At least those were creative. Well, ok, that French one is just weird....
@NEStalgia In general, I think so. Take a commercial like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-qBkWerZDg
That would never air today. And I could point to a LOT of really weird old video game advertisements and say the same thing.
Of course, a distaste for eccentricity probably goes hand-in-hand with decreased creativity, too.
@Ralizah Ok, yeah, that one's pretty bad. The print ad above wasn't half that awful. But I wouldn't say it wouldn't air today....certainly not with such poor production values....and a lot of the video cuts were very 80's. But plenty of equally awful/weird advertisements run today. They're not better, just costlier!
@jawessome Man I’ve been hoping ever since VC became a thing on Wii that General Chaos would once again grace us with presence, but alas no. Would be a great portable game. And I’m still irked that UN Squadron was a UK only release on Wii VC. Loved that game as well back in the day.
@Dm9982 its a shame the 2013 Kickstarter by one of the devs fell short of its goal..
Sat 21st Apr 2018
@Jawessome Crap! I missed that.... I woulda supported. I’ve still got my original hard copy of General Chaos, but no Genesis currently to play it on. Lol! Been debating on getting an old system, an AtGames retro remake, or a Retron multi system. Probably go with a Retron once I get some extra funds!
Sun 22nd Apr 2018
@Dm9982 I was debating between a modded Sega Nomad and a Retron 5. Went with the latter and have no regrets. Got an 8bitdo wireless receiver and their wireless SNES controller and its nostalgia heaven.
@Jawessome Thanks for the info! The 5 is HD and does NES/SNES/Gen correct? And awesome to know 8bitdo works with it!!
MeatSauce
As a child that had a genesis,game gear and nomad I had to have 32x and that odd ad campaign sold me especially that ad where the kid is confused that the genesis & 32x are about to make sweet sweet love but sadly I don’t remember getting many games for it and I quickly moved on to the Saturn because as a child I was a soulless monster that loved them and leaved them.
@Dm9982 yes on all counts. You can even use SD cards to add fan translations / patches to games.
Mon 23rd Apr 2018
@MeatSauce 😆
@Jawessome - Sweet!!
@Dm9982 it does. There's no native setting to have the bluetooth pair with the console so you'll need to splash out on a wireless adaptor. Well worth it though. Otherwise, it has NES, Genesis and SNES controller ports if you want to use your original controllers.
NTELLIGENTMAN
Mon 6th May 2019
My 32X Collection is rather small. It includes Cosmic Carnage, Doom, Virtua Racing, Virtua Fighter, Star Wars Arcade, NFL Quarterback Club, Primal Rage, & Motocross Championship. At one time, I owned Knuckles Chaotix, but it was a used copy which would not load that I immediately returned to my local game store.
@JayJ I love the console, though it only cost $19.99 when I got one.
rob7979
Great great article Damo - unlike many of your readers I only visit this site because of it’s first class retro content.
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The Nine Competencies of Programming Librarians: Findings from NILPPA, ALA's National Study of Library Public Programs
In this free 60-minute webinar—the second in a two-part series—the ALA Public Programs Office and research team members for the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment (NILPPA) will share findings about the skills and competencies required to be a successful programming librarian and how library workers obtain them.
As U.S. libraries transform to meet the needs of a changing nation, public programming is rising to the forefront of daily operations. While libraries have always had a broad educational mission and an esteemed role as collection holders and lenders, the 21st century is witnessing their rapid transformation into centers for lifelong experiential learning, hubs for civic and cultural gatherings, and partners in community-wide innovation.
In light of this shift, the ALA Public Programs Office and a team of researchers conducted the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment (NILPPA), an intensive two-year research study that asked: what competencies and training are required for professionals working with library programming today?
In this free 60-minute webinar—the second in a two-part series—NILPPA research team members will share the nine core library programming competency areas unearthed by the research and how they can help us prepare the library workers of tomorrow and today, along with some surprising findings about how and where we learn to plan library programs.
NILPPA: Phase I is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant number LG-96-17-0048-17.
Terrilyn Chun is the deputy director of Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon, where she leads public services, including 19 library locations and divisions serving patrons in child care centers, schools, retirement facilities, shelters and other settings. Previously, she was the senior manager for Programming and Community Outreach and was responsible for development, resource allocation, and evaluation of public programs for adults, youth, and families. She coordinated Everybody Reads, the library’s One City/One Book community reading project from 2003 to 2016. She is a former member and chair of the American Library Association’s Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee.
Mary Davis Fournier is the deputy director of the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office and director of the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment (NILPPA).
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Study Demonstrates That Xeloda Is Equivalent To Standard of Care in Adjuvant Colon Cancer
NEW ORLEANS, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Xeloda, an oral tablet, could replace the most widely-used intravenous (IV) chemotherapy for colon cancer, according to new results from a large international Phase III study presented today at the 40th annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.
The X-ACT (Xeloda in Adjuvant Colon Cancer Therapy) study successfully met its primary endpoint in demonstrating that disease-free survival(1) for Xeloda is at least equivalent to intravenous 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (5-FU/LV), also known as the Mayo Clinic Regimen, in the adjuvant treatment of Stage III colon cancer patients (or patients whose cancer has spread to the lymph nodes). The results show that treatment with Xeloda produced a 13 percent reduction in the risk of disease relapse or death from any cause when compared to intravenous 5-FU/LV. Xeloda also caused significantly fewer serious side effects, such as neutropenia and stomatitis compared to 5-FU/LV.
Hand-and-foot syndrome -- a common toxicity seen with fluoropyrimidines -- was significantly higher in the Xeloda arm in this study.
"This data shows the significant potential of Xeloda to treat more patients with early stage colon cancer," said Professor Jim Cassidy, Cancer Research UK Professor of Oncology and Chair of Medical Oncology, Beatson Oncology Centre, and University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, and presenter of the X-ACT data at ASCO. He also said, "The results of the trial further justify the ongoing and planned adjuvant studies of Xeloda in combination with other chemotherapies and targeted therapies in the treatment of colorectal cancer."
While intravenous 5-FU/LV regimens have been the foundation of colon cancer treatment for 40 years, researchers have long noted the need for more convenient treatment regimens. Intravenous therapy for colon cancer negatively impacts patient convenience: the Mayo Clinic Regimen typically requires at least 30 clinic visits over the 24-week treatment course, compared to a minimum of eight visits for patients receiving Xeloda.
Xeloda is currently indicated as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer when treatment with fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred. The X-ACT results will be submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to support the use of Xeloda in the adjuvant treatment setting later this year.
Highlights from the Xeloda in Adjuvant Colon Cancer Therapy (X-ACT)
This international, randomized, open-label efficacy and safety study evaluated 1,987 patients receiving 24 weeks of treatment with either Xeloda 1250 mg/m2, twice daily on days 1-14 of a three week cycle (n=1004), or intravenous bolus 5-FU 425 mg/m2 with intravenous leucovorin 20 mg/m2 on days 1-5, repeated every 28 days (n=983) was accrued over a three-year period.
The primary endpoint of the study was to show that Xeloda's disease-free survival was at least equivalent to intravenous 5-FU/LV. Relapse-free survival(2) rates for Xeloda (a secondary endpoint of the trial) were statistically superior. The three-year relapse free survival rates were 65.5 percent for patients treated with Xeloda, compared to 61.9 percent treated with 5-FU/LV. This analysis measures the number of patients who remained disease-free at three years or who did not die as a result of their colon cancer or their treatment. The difference between the arms of the study translates into a 14 percent reduction in risk of relapse from colon cancer among patients treated with Xeloda (p=0.041). The benefits seen in the entire patient population were also maintained in patients over 70 years of age -- a patient group less likely to receive optimal treatment.
"These findings have the potential to bring a change to the current standard of adjuvant treatment for colon cancer because they show that a convenient oral regimen can be used in place of hours of cumbersome chemotherapy," said Dr. Howard Burris of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, and investigator in the X-ACT Study.
Further, safety analysis showed that patients treated with Xeloda experienced significantly fewer severe (grade 3/4) toxicities, including less stomatitis and neutropenic fever/sepsis when compared to those receiving intravenous 5-FU/LV. Another study finding indicated that treatment with Xeloda was tolerated similarly by patients under and over age 65; furthermore, both age groups experienced a similarly low incidence of severe toxicities. Hand-and-foot syndrome -- a common toxicity seen with fluoropyrimidines -- was significantly higher in the Xeloda arm in this study.
"Since colon cancer is most often diagnosed in older patients, it is important to understand the effectiveness and safety of treatments in this age group," stated Carolyn Aldige, president of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation. "Because older Americans often do not always receive optimal treatment for their disease, these findings reinforce the importance of safe and effective agents for this population."
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Colorectal cancer -- cancer of the colon or rectum -- is the second- leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with the American Cancer Society estimating that approximately 57,000 people die of the disease annually. The SEER Cancer Statistics Review estimates 106,370 colon cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2004. Benchmarks provided in the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) show approximately 24,000 new patients will be diagnosed with Dukes' C colon cancer, the specific type and stage of the disease studied in X-ACT. Adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy following surgery) is one of the most common treatment strategies in patients diagnosed during the later stage of the disease.
About Xeloda
Xeloda is currently indicated as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer when treatment with fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred. Combination chemotherapy has shown a survival benefit compared to 5-FU/LV alone. A survival benefit over 5-FU/LV has not been demonstrated with Xeloda monotherapy. Use of Xeloda instead of 5-FU/LV in combinations has not been adequately studied to assure safety or preservation of the survival advantage. The most common treatment-related side effect experienced in the patients receiving Xeloda was hand-foot syndrome, a skin condition that in metastatic colorectal cancer studies has been effectively managed through patient education, treatment interruption and, if necessary, dose reduction.
Xeloda is covered by Medicare. Xeloda Safety Information
A clinically important drug interaction between Xeloda and warfarin has been demonstrated; altered coagulation parameters and/or bleeding and death have been reported. Clinically significant increases in prothrombin time (PT) and INR have been observed within days to months after starting Xeloda, and infrequently within one month of stopping Xeloda. For patients receiving both drugs concomitantly, frequent monitoring of INR or PT is recommended. Age greater than 60 and a diagnosis of cancer independently predispose patients to an increased risk of coagulopathy.
Xeloda is contraindicated in patients who have a known hypersensitivity to 5-fluorouracil, and in patients with known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency. Xeloda is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment. For patients with moderate renal impairment, dose reduction is required.
The most common adverse events (greater than or equal to 20%) of Xeloda monotherapy were anemia, diarrhea, hand-and-foot syndrome, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, hyperbilirubinemia, dermatitis, stomatitis, anorexia, paresthesia, abdominal pain, lymphopenia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia.
When Xeloda was combined with docetaxel, additional common adverse events (greater than or equal to 20%) included leukopenia, alopecia, edema, pyrexia, asthenia and constipation. Adverse events were more common in patients 80 years of age receiving monotherapy; and in patients 60 years of age receiving combination therapy. Patients with severe diarrhea should be carefully monitored.
As with any cancer therapy, there is a risk of side effects, and these are usually manageable and reversible with dose modification or interruption. Visit http://www.xeloda.com/ or call Roche at 800-526-6367 for full prescribing information.
(1) Disease-free survival: Relapse/new occurrence of disease due to colon cancer and all deaths. (2) Relapse-free survival: Relapse/new occurrence of disease due to colon cancer and/or treatment.
Source: Roche
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Both Nancy K Stone and Harriet B Rotter are named as Top Divorce Lawyers in Michigan 2019
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Ms. Harriet B. Rotter has been in private family law practice since 1980. She is a former Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Oakland County and a frequent lecturer and media consultant. She is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of family law since 1995, Michigan Super Lawyers in the area of family law since its first issue in 2006, and in DBusiness Magazine’s top family law lawyers of Metro Detroit since 2007. In addition, she was named one of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan” by Michigan Super Lawyers and by Crain’s Detroit Business and Hour Detroit. Leading Lawyers of Michigan named her “Top Ten Family Law”, “Top 10 Women’s Consumer” and “Top 10 Women.” Leading Lawyers also featured her on the cover of their 2018 Edition calling her “Detroit’s Celebrity Divorce Lawyer”..
She has served on various boards and commissions, including the Board of Trustees at Central Michigan University and the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad and the President’s Advisory Committee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She is also a Trustee of the Detroit Historical Society.
Harriet B. Rotter is an experienced litigator, mediator, arbitrator and negotiator in all aspects of Family Law including: divorce, custody, visitation, property, asset division, spousal support/alimony, post judgement issues, and more.
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Theatre from 24 April, 2019
8 matches: 8 Theatre | 2 Annual
University Theatre Fair
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In the Mostra de Teatro Universitario de Galicia, works from the three Galician universities will be presented at the Teatro Principal and at the Roberto Vidal Bolaño theater. +Info
'Anatomía dunha serea', Compañía Chévere
20:30 | Teatro Principal
A woman who bears on her body the imprint of obstetric violence suffered during pregnancy and childbirth tells her story in a direct, open and self-critical way. A story constructed while the wound is still open, because the sequels have not yet been repaired and her testimony will have all the...
Agustín Magán Amateur Theatre Festival
Amateur theatre companies present their productions.
O Montacargas - Ainé Producións & Acusmaser Opus
https://www.compostelacultura.gal/espectaculos/evento/o-montacargas
O Montacargas (The Dumb Waiter) is a play written in a single act by Harold Pinter in 1957 and was framed by the theorist Martin Esslin within the dramatic trend "Absurd Theatre". The story tells the story of two men (Ben and Gus) who are locked in a room, a miserably furnished room. The...
O electo - Contraproducións
https://www.compostelacultura.gal/espectaculos/evento/o-electo
In a hypothetical time, in a supposed situation, by a few twists and turns of parliamentary arithmetic and political circumstances... a candidate for President of the Xunta achieved his purpose, the great goal of his life. On the day of his inauguration, just before he gave his inaugural...
La Última Tourné
https://entradas.ataquilla.com/ventaentradas/es/teatro/auditorio-abanca/11023--la-ultima-tourne.html
21:00 | Auditorio Abanca
After three years of success in Spanish theatres with the musical comedies 'El amor está en el aire' and 'El amor sigue en el aire', author and director Félix Sabroso and Seda Producciones are repeating with the same troupe of artists. With a new and luminous staging, a new ...
Redford & Newman (dos hombres sin destino)
https://entradas.ataquilla.com/ventaentradas/es/teatro/auditorio-abanca/11076--redford-newman-dos-hombres-sin-destino.html
Redford and Newman were inseparable friends in college, but the last time they saw each other was at Redford's wedding, almost twenty-five years ago. Redford and Newman were their college-era nicknames. Newman has remained single. He is a well-known art dealer, has an art gallery and...
https://entradas.ataquilla.com/ventaentradas/es/teatro/auditorio-abanca/10977--juntos.html
Isabel lives, or survives, in a modest flat with her son Miguel, a young, impulsive and generous disabled man. The unexpected visit of her youngest daughter, Sandra, a successful executive who has been absent for more than ten years, will turn the complex family relations upside down,...
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Home comedy movie news movie preview sneak peek The Campaign Will Ferrell Zach Galifianakis The Campaign Concludes Filming and Set to Be Released This August
The Campaign Concludes Filming and Set to Be Released This August
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Filming has concluded on Warner Bros.' “The Campaign,” starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as competing candidates in a no-holds-barred race for congress. In “The Campaign”, long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election. Now, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man is naïve Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest of choices but with the help of his benefactors, a cutthroat campaign manager and his own family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about. As election day closes in, the two find themselves in a dead heat, and both willing to do anything to win, all hell ensues. Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there’s always room to dig a whole lot deeper.
A film surely us Filipinos could relate to, "The Campaign" is scheduled to be released August 10, 2012. It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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Let's Get This Straight, Once and For All....Birth Certificate Fraud
Let's get this straight---- some schmucks pretending to "represent" you, had you declared legally dead, seized your estate, pretended to be the beneficiaries of your estate, and sold it all on the stock (as in "cattle") market to benefit themselves---- and you think that is okay???
I have people running around like Henny Penny saying, "Your Birth Certificate is worth millions! Your Birth Certificate is worth millions!"
Millions of what? (1) Digits on a ledger that someone jotted down; (2) IOU's printed on pieces of paper the same schmucks responsible for this whole scam created by pledging you, your land, your home, your business, even your children as chattel backing their debts?
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Bill Holter-Without Price Suppression Gold Would be $5,000 to $10,000
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Date: Saturday, 23-Apr-2016 23:32:38
At some point - very likely before the US presidential election in November - the paper trading system operated by COMEX will finally collapse and the new exchange set up by the Chinese that is based on actual physical delivery will dictate the market price of Gold and Silver.
Found here: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=45358
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MN Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium in Tate 101
There will be no colloquium this week. (Faculty candidate presentation on Thursday).
Untitled in Physics Tate 301-20
Speaker: Valerie Fox, CalTech
Subject: TBD
Friday, February 1st 2019
There will be no colloquium this week
MN Institute for Astrophysics Special Colloquium in Physics Tate 301-20
Speaker: Richard Anthony D'Souza, University of Michigan
Subject: Unravelling the Andromeda Galaxy's most important merger
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), our nearest large galactic neighbour, offers a unique opportunity to test how mergers affect galaxy properties. M31's stellar halo caused by the tidal disruption of satellite galaxies is the best tracer of the galaxy's accretion history. Despite a decade of effort in mapping out M31's large stellar halo, we are unable to convert M31's stellar halo into a merger history. Here we use cosmological models of galaxy formation to show that M31's massive and metal-rich stellar halo containing intermediate age stars implies that it merged with a large (M* ~ 2.5 x 10^10 M_sun) galaxy ~2 Gyr ago. The simulated properties of the merger debris help to interpret a broader set of observations of M31's stellar halo and satellites than previously considered: its compact and metal-rich satellite M32 is the tidally-stripped core of the disrupted galaxy, M31's rotating and flattened inner stellar halo contains most of the merger debris, and the giant stellar stream is likely to have been thrown out during the merger. This accreted galaxy was the third largest member of the Local Group. This merger may explain the global burst of star formation ~2 Gyr ago in the disk of M31 in which ~1/5 of its stars were formed. Moreover, M31's disk and bulge were already in place before its most important merger, suggesting that mergers of this magnitude do not dramatically affect galaxy structure.
Faculty Host: Evan Skillman
MN Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium in Physics
MN Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium in Physics Tate 301-20
Speaker: Anna Williams, Macalester University
Subject: Exploring the coevolution of magnetic fields and galaxies in different environments
Galaxies are permeated with magnetic fields at all scale lengths--from protostellar disks to spiral arms. But how galaxies first acquired magnetic fields, and, in turn grow and sustain large-scale magnetic structures is not well understood. One way to unravel this problem is by observing magnetic fields in a variety of galaxy environments. Luckily, new and upgraded radio telescopes are providing a new window to the polarization universe, and greatly enhancing our ability to probe astrophysical magnetic fields. I will present the results of three observational studies focused on the coevolution of magnetic fields and galaxies in different environments: (1) a nearby spiral galaxy, NGC 6946, (2) a loose galaxy group, NGC 2563, and (3) distant disk-like galaxies at z~0.5.
Speaker: Dale Gary, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Subject: A Breakthrough View of Solar Flares from Radio Imaging Spectroscopy
Solar flares are the result of explosive release of stored magnetic energy in the Sun's corona. The detailed physical processes that underlie the rapid conversion of such energy to other forms, particularly the acceleration of electrons and ions to relativistic energies, remain mysterious, partly because direct measurements of the coronal magnetic field and the spatial and energy distribution of the particles have been difficult or impossible. One emission mechanism that is sensitive to the coronal magnetic field in the flaring region is radio emission, but until recently the instrument capabilities needed to exploit that sensitivity have not been available. However, this has changed with the completion of a new, solar dedicated radio interferometer array, the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA), that has the required combination of spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution to make these breakthrough measurements. In this talk, I illustrate the new capabilities and their implications using observations of a showcase solar flare that occurred on 2017 September 10. This event is a textbook example of the "standard solar flare model" eruptive event, with a clearly visible reconnecting current sheet connecting an erupting flux rope with a growing arcade of newly formed "post-flare" loops. The comparison of microwave diagnostics of high-energy electrons with those from hard X-rays seen by the RHESSI spacecraft show that, while they are fully consistent, the microwaves reveal that the coronal volume containing high-energy particles is much larger and more widespread than would have been deduced from hard X-rays alone. Even more important, however, are the quantitative measurements of the spatially and temporally resolved magnetic field strength, which, if our interpretation is correct, directly reveal the conversion of magnetic energy over a large volume into high-energy charged particles.and turbulent plasma. The new observations present both a challenge and an opportunity for further theoretical understanding of the processes occurring in solar flares.
Faculty Host: John Wygant
Speaker: Marc Pinsonneault, The Ohio State University
Subject: Stellar Rotation and the Time Domain Revolution
Stellar rotation is intimately connected to some of the most challenging problems in stellar astrophysics: the star and planet formation processes, the origin and generation of magnetic fields, and the transport of angular momentum and associated mixing in stellar interiors. Nearly complete surveys of rotation periods are now available for star clusters and star forming regions down to much lower masses than were available before, and they are challenging our ideas about angular momentum evolution. We have strong evidence that rapid rotation in M dwarfs, traditionally attributed to weak torques, is imprinted early in their evolution, while higher mass stars are born rotating more slowly. I will also present evidence for differences between the rotation of (non-synchronized) binary stars and single stars, and environmental effects on the distribution of stellar rotation rates. Star spots also appear to have a significant impact on stellar structure, inducing significant changes in stellar radii. For the Kepler field, there is evidence for both a maximum age for rotation as a population diagnostic and a possible transition in stellar dynamos below a critical rotation rate. Older stars also appear to be able to spin down to very long rotation periods much earlier than anticipated, with a possible change in behavior near the fully convective boundary. I will close by reviewing the massive data sets that should be available soon and the wide range of potential applications that they will have.
Speaker: Emil Rivera-Thorsen, University of Oslo
Subject: A Series Of Fortunate Events: The discovery of a unique, lensed Lyman-continuum leaking galaxy at z=2
"The brightest known gravitationally lensed galaxy is arguably also among the most interesting.
Discovered as part of the Planck Foreground Project and included in the Magellan Evolution of Galaxies Spectroscopic and Ultraviolet Reference Atlas (MEGaSaURA), it is a young, dusty, and very bright starburst at z=2.4. Due to a fortunate alignment of lensing cluster galaxies, it is found in no less than 12 image-plane copies along four major arc segments. A theoretically predicted, but not previously observed, triple-peaked Lyman-alpha emission line profile has revealed that a narrow, empty channel through the neutral medium is aligned with the line-of-sight to Earth, giving us a so far unique, direct view at the young OB stars in the galaxy's most luminous cluster complex. The clear line of sight to the young star clusters has allowed the brightest and best resolved detection of escaping, ionizing Lyman-continuum radiation yet observed at redshifts beyond 0.5, even rivaling some of the local-Universe detections in brightness. The lines of sight traced by the multiply imaged ionizing radiation also provides a direct probe into intergalactic HI on transverse scales at least an order of magnitude smaller than so far probed by close quasar pairs.
In this talk, I will present our findings so far, discuss some of the implications for our knowledge of the radiative transfer and escape of Lyman-alpha and ionizing photons, and show some further puzzling aspects of the galaxy and how they may point us to further research."
There will be be no colloquium this week due to spring break
Speaker: Vuk Mandic
Subject: Observing the Universe with Gravitational Waves
Since 2015 the LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave detectors have observed 10 collisions of black hole pairs and one merger of two neutron stars. In addition to enabling unprecedented tests of the theory of General Relativity, these discoveries introduced a new way of observing the universe. While the traditional telescopes observe the universe using electromagnetic waves (i.e. light), LIGO and Virgo do so by measuring tiny ripples in space-time produced by accelerating massive objects moving at speeds near the speed of light. Using the two types of observations together, as was done in the case of the binary neutron star merger, opens a variety of new possible studies ranging from formation mechanisms for the heaviest elements in the periodic table to novel measurements of the expansion rate of the universe. I will describe how these discoveries were made, and I will discuss their implications as well as the exciting future prospects in the field of gravitational waves.
Speaker: Rob Kennicutt, Texas A&M University
Subject: 2020 Decadal Survey
CANCELLED-Karlis Kaufmanis Lecture Series in McNamara Alumni Center
Speaker: Eliot Quataert, UC Berkeley
Subject: Cosmic Gold: Neutron Star Mergers, Gravitational Waves, and the Origin of the Elements
Info, RSVP http://www.astro.umn.edu/seminars/kaufmanis/
Scientists have recently developed a new way to `see' the universe, using gravitational waves predicted by Einstein nearly a century ago. These waves can teach us about some of the most exotic objects known, including dead stars known as black holes and neutron stars. Remarkably, they have also helped solve a longstanding puzzle about where in the Universe some of the elements we know and love here on Earth are produced, including uranium, platinum, and even gold. Eliot Quataert will describe the exciting and remarkable new results coming out of our first steps into this new era.
CANCELLED-MN Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium in Physics Tate 301-20
Subject: What Happens When a Massive Star Fails (Sort of) to Explode?
There are observational and theoretical reasons to suspect that up to
10s of percent of massive stars that undergo core-collapse at the end
of their lives fail to explode in a canonical energetic supernova
explosion. In this talk I will describe what transpires in such
nominally failed supernovae and its importance for understanding the
masses and spins of black holes (e.g., detected by LIGO). I will also
describe how 'failed' supernovae may manifest themselves
observationally in time-domain surveys.
Speaker: Peter Garnovich, University of Notre Dame
Subject: The Spin Cycle: Rapidly Rotating Magnetized White Dwarfs in Close Binaries
The most dynamic types of cataclysmic variable stars are 0nes where the accreting white dwarf is magnetized and its rotation is not locked the binary orbital period. These are often called intermediate polars (IPs) or asynchronous polars (APs) depending on the white dwarfs field strength. I will discuss two of the most exciting and nearby polars and their recent activities. FO Aquarii has been dubbed the "King of the IPs" because of the large amplitude variations produced by the 20 minute spin period of its white dwarf. Recently it has gone into a series of low states that reveal a variety of periodicities. The low states may be related to the long-term evolution of the spin rate of its white dwarf. The second star, AR Scorpii, is a one-of-a-kind white dwarf pulsar. This unique system was identified only four years ago, and the source of its light variations are still in dispute.
Faculty Host: Patrick Kelly
Speaker: There will be no colloquium today
Faculty Host: Charles E. Woodward
To be announced.
No colloquium today - 1st week of school
There is no MIFA colloquium this week
Speaker: Colby Haggerty, University of Chicago
Subject: Hybrid Plasma Simulations of the Acceleration and Back-Reaction of Cosmic Rays on Astrophysical Shocks
High energy low density cosmic rays (CR) are a ubiquitous feature of astrophysical systems and make up a sizable fraction of the energy budget in the interstellar medium. The shock waves associated with supernova remnants are believed to be the principal accelerators of galactic CRs, through a collisionless acceleration process referred to as diffusive shock acceleration (DSA). We present simulations of collisionless plasma shocks performed with the first hybrid code to include relativistic ion dynamics (dHybridR). In these simulations, we show evidence of modifications to the fluid shock jump conditions caused by the CR pressure. The rapid transition to CR modified shocks occurs soon after the onset of the shock. CR modified shocks are expected to have a harder power law slope, however we find a significantly steeper spectral index of nearly p^-5 for early times and hardening as the simulation progresses to approximately p^-4.3 as the compression ratio saturates. To understand these simulation results we present a non-linear theory of DSA which includes considerations for both the magnetic field and the CR modified jump conditions. The steep spectra is shown to be caused by the enhanced magnetic field downstream of the shock. This magnetic field was originally generated from the CR streaming instability upstream of the shock, and thus the compressed/enhanced magnetic field acts to regulate the energetic run away problem that CR modified shocks presents for non-linear DSA.
Faculty Host: Thomas W. Jones
Speaker: Patrick Wilcox, University of Minnesota
Subject: Observation of Pulsar Wind Nebula DA 495 at Very High Energies Using VERITAS
The constant flux of cosmic rays that bombard Earth from within our own galaxy are understood to come from both shell-type supernova remnants and pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). Since we cannot directly trace the charged cosmic rays to their source, we must rely on multiwavelength study of these objects to help us understand the conditions within. The generation of very energetic particles also leads to very energetic emission processes, and as such, gamma-ray emission is key to understanding and identifying the types of cosmic rays that are generated by these extreme astrophysical laboratories; studies which cannot be done at lower-energies alone. DA 495 was recently identified as a TeV source and was observed for about 70 hours with the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS), a TeV gamma-ray observatory located in Southern Arizona. Radio observations of DA 495 indicate that it is nearby (~1kpc) "Crab-like" PWN with unusually strong (~mG) magnetic fields throughout the nebula. Even though PWN are often TeV gamma-ray sources, the strong magnetic fields made it an unlikely candidate for detection at TeV energies since it would be expected that the highest energy particles would quickly “burn off” in the strong fields and be unable to generate TeV gamma rays through inverse-Compton scattering. For this study, TeV results are combined with radio and X-ray spectral information to allow for detailed astrophysical modeling of the region that allows for both leptonic and hadronic emission scenarios to be evaluated. Hadronic scenarios instill doubt on the pure PWN interpretation and favor a previously undetected shell-type remnant being present.
In this colloquium, I will discuss how TeV gamma rays are detected from the ground using VERITAS and how we use can use the results to model the particle populations at the source of cosmic ray generating objects within our galaxy. Further, I will put DA 495 into context with its over 50 year observational history, and show how the mystery of the strong magnetic fields deepens with the observations made by VERITAS and how they could be solved using future gamma-ray observatories.
Faculty Host: Lucy Fortson
Thursday, October 3rd 2019
Public Lecture in Physics Tate B-50
Speaker: Claudia Scarlata, University of Minnesota
Subject: The end of the Dark Age
Leonardo created artworks that showed knowledge of aerodynamics, optics, physics, astronomy, and mechanical drawings for futuristic technology, including the first premodern telescope. 500 years later the NASA is launching the new James Webb Space Telescope, which will be a huge leap forward for space telescopes.
Prof. Claudia Scarlata will introduce the upcoming observatory peering toward the end of the Cosmic Dark Ages.
After a glowing beginning, the Universe went through a phase of darkness that lasted for millions of years. This phase, known as the Dark Ages, ended with the formation of the first stars and galaxies. These objects were very different from the stars and galaxies we see in the Universe today, after its 13.8 billion years of life. Come and learn about the impact that these objects had on the Universe, and what we have learned and will learn in the near future from upcoming facilities such as the new James Web Space Telescope.
Afterwards, if the weather allows, participants will be invited for telescope viewing on the patio.
Speaker: Robert Benjamin, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Subject: Discovery of Optical Emission Lines from the Inner Milky Way: Evidence for LI(N)ER-like gas
The first detection optical emission lines from the inner regions of a galaxy was in 1909 by E.A. Fath (a professor at Carleton College from the 1920s to 1950). But it was not until 1936 that a spectroscopic campaign at Mt Wilson and Lick Observatories began to turn up evidence for diffuse ionized gas in the inner parts of some galaxies using the [O II] 3727 line. Measurements of the [N II]/H-alpha ratio by M. Burbidge and G. Burbidge in the early 1960s showed that this gas was characterized by unusually high line ratios that could not be explained as dilute HII regions. Many of these systems were dubbed LINERS (low ionization nuclear emission line regions) in 1980; the ionization levels were neither consistent with a star-forming radiation field nor the radiation field of an Active Galactic Nuclus (AGN). The nearest LINER sytem known was M31. I will describe the Wisconsin H-alpha Mapper discovery of a reservoir of diffuse ionized gas in the inner Milky Way between Galactocentric radius R_G=0.25 to 1.5 kpc and the models developed to interpret these observations. We estimate a total mass ionized mass of 12±4 x 10^6 solar masses, finding that the atomic gas is at least 50% ionized. The [N II]/H-alpha ratio, which increases from 0.3 to 2.5 with Galactocentric radius is unlike anywhere else in the Milky Way, but typical of LINER systems. The ionizing flux required to maintain this gas is 10 times the estimated flux of Lyman continuum photons in the solar neighborhood (if ionized from the outside) or 5-10% of all Lyman continuum photons from the CMZ (if ionized from the inside). I will describe the implication of these results for understanding the nature of LINER systems.
Speaker: Steve Rodney, University of South Carolina
Subject: Supernova Cosmology, Present and Future
The use of Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) as standardizable candles has been one of the pillars of modern cosmology for several decades. The luminosity distance-redshift relation for SNIa–which led to the discovery of cosmic acceleration at the turn of the millenium–is now being used to measure the dark energy equation of state. SNIa are also a player in the roiling crisis over precision measurements of the Hubble-LeMaitre constant, H0. Measurements of H0 from the early universe can not be reconciled with nearby constraints. This may be a chink in the foundations of the Lambda-CDM "concordance cosmology" model, and possibly hints at new physics in the early universe. We will review some of the recent developments in SNIa cosmology, incorporating wide-area surveys such as Pan-STARRS and deep infrared campaigns using the Hubble Space Telescope. We will look ahead to the paradigm-shifting surveys on the near horizon, including LSST and WFIRST, which will increase our samples by several orders of magnitude. Finally, we will touch on some of the new tools for SN cosmology that will soon enter the fray, including time delay cosmography using gravitationally lensed SNe.
No Colloquium. Physics Colloquium speaker Thurs: Charles M. Marcus, Niels Bohr Institute
Speaker: Pepi Fabbiano, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Subject: 20 Years of X-ray Observations with Chandra
Launched on the 23rd of July 1999 as the NASA Great Observatory for the X-ray band (~0.1-8 keV), Chandra has opened up a new age of discovery, culminating a 40-year development in the observations of the sky in the X-ray band. What makes the Chandra telescope unique is its sub-arc-second angular resolution. Combined with the moderate spectral resolution and timing of its most used focal plane imager, this imaging capability has opened a discovery space encompassing the whole of astronomy, from stars to high redshift quasars and large structures in the universe. Chandra observations provide a unique insight into the high-energy, hot universe, complementing the views from other wavebands.
After giving a general overview of Chandra’s results, in this talk I will discuss some new developments in the study of AGN-galaxy interaction that exploit to the fullest the imaging capability of Chandra. I will also briefly introduce the new release of the Chandra Source Catalog (CSC2.0) and conclude with a look to future developments.
No Colloquium. Physics Colloquium speaker Thurs: Rudolph Tromp, Leiden University
Speaker: Randolf Klein, SOFIA Science Center
Subject: SOFIA: Recent Results and Upcoming Opportunities in Airborne Astronomy
SOFIA, the only facility currently allowing access to the full infrared wavelength range, is in its 7th observing cycle and can look back on an impressive list of discoveries and research conducted with this airborne observatory. I will present recent results and some classics to showcase SOFIA’s capabilities and scientific productivity. The science topics range from planetary science and circum-stellar disks over astro-chemistry and processes in the interstellar medium to star formation in our and other galaxies and active galactic nuclei.
The capabilities of SOFIA are growing over time as new instruments are commissioned. The newest instrument, the far infrared camera and polarimeter HAWC+, has already published significant findings on magnetic fields in a wide range of objects.
Also the SOFIA data archive is growing with regular and science demonstration observations and SOFIA Legacy Programs. Access will become easier through IRSA and the SOFIA Science Center is improving support for archive research.
The presentation will wrap up with an overview over the capabilities of SOFIA making these discoveries possible pointing out that these capabilities are available to the community through the annual proposal calls.
Speaker: Yan Song, University of Minnesota
Subject: How Do Cosmic Plasmas Create High-Energy Particle Accelerators in Space?
Interaction between magnetized cosmic plasmas and electromagnetic fields and waves can lead to various collective behaviors, including particle acceleration, explosive energy conversion and structure formation. The acceleration of charged particles to high energy often occurs in space, solar and cosmic plasmas. Among other mechanisms for particle acceleration, parallel electrostatic fields related to charge separation are the most powerful means to directly and efficiently accelerate particles.
We have proposed a dynamical theory of the generation of parallel electric fields (Song and Lysak, 2006), and pointed out that the E||-generation is described by the displacement current term in the parallel component of Ampere’s law. The generation of these fields is favored by a low plasma density, enhanced magnetic stress and strong Alfvenic interaction. In this talk, I will review advances in developing the theory of the E||-generation. I will show that, the displacement current term provides a new mechanism of the generation of powerful high energy electrostatic fields, i.e., charge separation. In fact, the discovery of the role of the displacement current in particle acceleration has opened the door to understand the mechanism of high energy particle acceleration in cosmic plasmas.
We also realize that once the parallel electric fields are produced, they will disappear right away due to the high mobility of charged particles, unless the electric fields can be continuously generated and sustained for a fairly long time. Thus, the generation of a long-lasting parallel electrostatic field is needed for the acceleration of auroral particles to high energy. We have developed a preliminary theory to explain the formation of Alfvenic Double Layers (DL) which are electrostatic plasma structures, and serve as high-energy particle accelerators in auroral acceleration regions. I will describe the properties and characteristics of such high energy particle accelerators.
The Alfvenic DL consists of localized electrostatic fields related to charge separation embedded in low density cavities surrounded by enhanced reactive stresses. The enhanced magnetic shear carrying free energy serves as the local dynamo. The generated electrostatic fields will quickly deepen previously produced weak low density cavities, which can further enhance the generation of stronger electrostatic fields, causing auroral particle acceleration. The Poynting flux carried by Alfven waves is required to continuously supply energy to the auroral acceleration region, supporting Alfvenic DLs, leading to strong long-lasting electrostatic fields. The Alfvenic electrostatic plasma structure acts as powerful high energy particle accelerators for the formation of quasi-static and Alfvenic auroras, covering small to large scales.
In addition, I will briefly discuss some problems related to magnetic reconnection concept, which has been considered as one of the mechanism to cause charge particle acceleration to high energy, and to suggest using fundamental physical laws and principles to study “reconnection” related physical processes.
Friday, November 22nd 2019
No Colloquium. Physics Colloquium speaker Thurs: Dimitar Sasselov, Harvard University
No Colloquium this week due to Thanksgiving
Speaker: Larry Rudnick, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Dance of Two Plasmas: the future of radio galaxy/intracluster medium interactions
It is tempting to look back at 45 years of studying radio galaxies in clusters, but I will limit the nostalgia. What lies ahead, given the explosion of information from new radio surveys by SKA precursors, is much more exciting. The intracluster medium (ICM), carrying most of the cluster baryons, is visible in X-rays and through the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect. Isolated glimpses of the dynamics of the ICM are visible in the form of contact discontinuities, weak shocks, and other temperature variations. But the tangled and filamentary structure of the frozen-in magnetic fields, and the turbulence on a variety of scales, are elusive. Radio galaxies, with their relativistic plasmas buffeted by the ICM, provide a way of probing those interactions, and I will describe a new schema for exploiting this tool. This new schema requires more sophisticated physical "cartoons", and numerical simulations, as well, so that we can understand the underlying physics. I will show the still-embargoed results from some of the new telescopes, to give a flavor of what's to come.
No colloquium this week
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About Scribblings
Kawartha Komets
Free Ticket to Heaven
Little did Jim Florada know, while strolling through the lobby of a downtown Toronto hotel, that an invitation to breakfast from a stranger would change his life for time and eternity.
Several Toronto Blue Jay ballplayers were sharing their faith at an outreach sponsored by Athletes in Action in the spring of 1987. We had reserved a table for 10 but found we had an extra ticket. I went to the lobby to find someone to join us. An elderly man was walking toward me and I asked if he'd like to join us for breakfast. He consented and listened intently as Joe Johnson, a pitcher with the Blue Jays, explained how he'd found peace, joy and contentment through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Jim and I exchanged addresses following the breakfast and parted company. Several weeks later he wrote me and said that ever since hearing the Blue Jay players, he wanted to have what they had. He asked if I'd come down and help him with his search for peace. Jim lived in Oneida, NY, east of Syracuse, and I told him I'd be down that way in early July. We arranged to meet at the ballpark in Syracuse and go out for something to eat after the game. A wise, all-knowing God had His plan mapped out and Joe Johnson had been sent down to the Syracuse Chiefs by the parent club, the Blue Jays. I asked if Joe would join us following the game. He agreed and another Christian teammate, Don Gordon, came along as well.
The game went longer than usual but we arrived at a nearby Denny's Restaurant around midnight. We spoke of spiritual things, the most important issues of life, and Jim was more convinced than ever that he needed to make a decision. At 2:30 in the morning we went out to my car and after another hour of conversation, Jim prayed, asking Jesus Christ to come into his life and give him the peace he so desperately longed for.
Instantly Jim became a new creation, a new believer, a Christian. I gave him my study Bible and wrote an inscription in the front. We stayed in touch by phone and mail and several years later we visited him in his home. He wasn't well but he had grown in his Christian faith and kept his Bible at his side at all times. Due to failing health, Jim was moved to a health care facility and in January of 1999, his wife Ellen wrote to tell me that Jim had passed away. She told me he had been attending Calvary Temple in Oneida. The people there had extended much Christian love and care.
Desiring to learn more of Jim's involvement at Calvary, I phoned the pastor, Mike Usborne, and was encouraged to learn of Jim's spiritual growth. He had been a blessing especially to the men in the church. I told Mike "the rest of the story" how Jim had come to faith in Christ. Mike asked if I'd speak to his congregation and I had the joy of relating Jim's story in August of 1999.
Joe Johnson planted the seed at breakfast in Toronto and was there to see it come to fruition at dinner in Syracuse two months later. God is sovereign. He makes no mistakes. He used that breakfast ticket to lead Jim to an encounter with the living Christ and eternity in heaven with Him.
Keep sowing the seed. God will bring about an abundant harvest in His time.
Scribbled & posted by David Warren Fisher at Tuesday, November 30, 2004
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David trusted Jesus Christ as Savior when he was 6 years old. In 1975 God called him to an encouragement ministry to pro athletes through letter-writing, Epistle Sports Ministries. David served with Baseball Chapel as chaplain to the Toronto Blue Jays for 29 seasons. Married to Carol, they have 7 grown children. David's wife Carol founded the Kawartha Komets hockey club for special needs kids and adults. They live in Peterborough, ON. David is an avid reader and book collector. He is a pianist and songwriter and enjoys Southern Gospel music. David also enjoys writing. His favorite preachers are Joseph Stowell & John Piper. Favorites from the past include Alan Redpath, Stephen Olford, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones & J. Sidlow Baxter. David’s life and ministry have been profoundly influenced by the lives of George Muller & J. Hudson Taylor. David presently works with FRIENDS Peterborough offering help, hope and a "hand up" to those who drop in off the street. Be sure to visit his other blogs listed below.
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Odd routines, useless habits and misplaced beliefs: How Wild players and other pro athletes prepare
Wild players who fall back on peculiar behaviors say it helps put them at ease.
By Sarah McLellan Star Tribune
October 28, 2019 — 12:22pm
Once the Wild’s starting lineup has been announced, applause succeeds the anthem and puck drop is just seconds away, is when defenseman Carson Soucy lowers his arm on top of the team’s bench to crack open a miniature glass vial.
He waves the red liquid in front of his face twice before shaking his head back and forth. Then Soucy takes another whiff.
“It’s a little bit of a head rush kind of thing,” Soucy said. “It honestly widens your eyes almost. Some days, you feel it more than others. Some days you don’t really notice it. You just do it now because you’ve been doing it for how many years.”
Deploying smelling salts before games isn’t the only puzzling decision NHLers make.
“If you were to eat terrible food, the best time is right after you work out because your body can get rid of it faster. That’s what I was told”
Marcus Foligno, Wild forward
It is just one of the more visible ones.
Behind the scenes, plenty of head-scratching habits dominate hockey — longstanding traditions that serve a purpose even if they look strange or senseless.
“You’re part of a club,” winger Marcus Foligno said. “It just is what it is. This is what happens all over the league.”
Inhaling ammonia is one such staple, a scene that plays out not just in ice rinks but across pro sports.
Historically used to wake someone who has fainted, the concoction (15% ammonia and 35% alcohol) releases a pungent, almost disinfectant-like odor that stimulates the senses.
That a player would need that type of lift right before a game seems peculiar. Not only has everyone had time to warm up, but the challenge looming — along with the energy usually pulsating through the building — could be enough to spike adrenaline and focus.
“I don’t do it,” Foligno said. “I don’t like it. I’m already excited to play.”
But some like the jolt, as defenseman Matt Dumba called it.
“It’s kind of nice,” he said. “Wakes you up.”
More unusual choices happen after the final horn.
After participating in a game that typically takes more than 2½ hours, players wind down by working out.
For 25 to 30 minutes, the Wild athletes exercise by lifting weights and/or riding a stationary bike — a sight that’s jarring since they should be ready for a break.
This effort isn’t a punishment. It’s to help them recover and build strength. And when players lift at night, they can skip the weights the next day and feel refreshed for the ensuing game.
“I’d rather be a little bit more sore for a practice or a little bit more tired for a practice than a game,” winger Jason Zucker said.
What players also get after competing is food.
Until this season, that was normally pizza on the road. Now, wraps, fruits and vegetables are offered.
“It’s been a sore topic for the guys,” Foligno said.
There are a few exceptions, such as Montreal’s signature hot dogs in a toasted bun, wings in Buffalo, barbecue in St. Louis and sushi in Vancouver. If approved by the team, In-N-Out Burger might show up in Southern California.
Still, greasy pies are standard, despite being an odd snack for health-conscious athletes. But the reasoning is simple: The slice is easy to eat on the run to replenish energy.
“It’s actually smart to put something in your body right away,” Foligno said. “If you were to eat terrible food, the best time is right after you work out because your body can get rid of it faster. That’s what I was told.”
In other instances, though, it’s difficult to see how an approach a team adopts will actually make it improve.
Take the recent players-only meeting in Montreal, where captain Mikko Koivu addressed his teammates after a gruesome 4-0 loss Oct. 17 that dropped the Wild to 1-6.
This tactic is used occasionally when times get tough, but that a professional would need a talking-to from a peer to perform better could come across as a stretch. Yet these talks can spark a turnaround, as evidenced by the Wild’s 3-1 showing since its chat.
“It’s like no hard feelings, hold people accountable, call people out,” Foligno said. “But do it in a setting where it’s just the guys.”
A bag skate can have the same effect even though it’s the team’s play with the puck that’s probably the problem.
“It mentally makes you feel better,” center Eric Staal said. “Sometimes, in this business, that’s more than half the battle.”
And that’s what appears to be at the heart of these quirks: They’re familiar steps that can ease the pressure of the job.
“If you really break it down,” goalie Devan Dubnyk said, “the vast majority of things that go on are just routines that are making guys feel comfortable.”
Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.
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Jannat 2 is a fairly predictable fare
A few days before the release of Jannat 2, one of my more cinema-aware friend pointed out that Mahesh Bhatt 'camp' has a fixed formula plot for most of the movies that are doled out from it. The formula is subject to minor variations, mainly pertaining to a slapdash take on a distinct social evil, occurring or even a piece of news. This plot is then laced with a distinctively attractive packaging each time, placing good music, good marketing and good amount of sleaze in the cauldron before its turned on. He knows his audience, the ones that will flock in for some song and dance, some thrill and some sex. The buzz in the grapevine was that Blood Money, released barely a month ago from the Bhatt camp, was originally supposed to be Jannat 2, until the latter came in and was factory produced in no time. Those who saw Blood Money thought it was a rehash of Jannat, just in a different setting. So much of dubious behavior from the production house did not deter my expectations out of Jannat 2, prophetically pinning my hopes on Emraan Hashmi, only to end up feeling like a chump.
Sequels are a cumbersome ballgame. Jannat was an unexpected runaway hit at the Box Office and even the critics found it strikingly passable. How do you know what worked in it and how do you retain it in the sequel? Moronically enough, I find it tough to be dismissive of a crime thriller/lovestory, especially because of the compelling argument that the same house churned out an incisive Murder 2 last year and many such products recently. But Jannat 2 has nothing to offer besides clichéd characters and a scrubby collection of outdated shootouts, chases and plot twists that we've seen a dozen times before in better movies. Essentially, Jannat 2 is another rehash of Jannat or Blood Money, though we may emphatically expect it to be much more. Director Kunal Deshmukh takes up the issue of illegal arms dealing in Delhi as the backdrop which could have been a remarkably interesting premise if the story did not succumb to the ploys of a typical cop-informer saga where the hero is ready to be bad once, just to be have a 'peaceful' life thereafter. The biggest problem with Jannat 2 is that it does not dare to be different and makes you cringe to a heavy doze of contrivances and lazy conveniences. The premise may grab your attention but the fizz is petered into predictability as you run through the odd 130 minutes. Having said that, I must admit that if I had not seen Jannat or Blood Money, I would not have that many problems with the schlocky scripting in this one because its not a weak screenplay, overlooking the fact that Bhatt movies never really care about the issue they pick up, which in this case were the illegal arms. The equation between the cop and the informer, although easily conjured in the twists and turns of the plot, is mildly engaging due its love-hate nature. Many sequences have been deftly handled by the director, ably aided by his male lead, though they could have definitely done with less verbosity and more inspired character development. While most sequences involving Manish Chaudhari are stunning, most of the others involving Esha Gupta are overweeningly annoying. Indian cinema has undergone a serious reformation raising the bar of expectations. But even predictable screenplays can be pivoted with able direction. In such an age, director Deshmukh comes out as callower than he did 4 years ago. Jannat 2 may have its quirky moments that make you laugh or tizzy moments that make you wonder but they are all deployed in a shaky framework.
The Bhatt camp has elevated the sequels of their movies to a more substantial packaging to keep up with the times. Jannat 2 is Emraan's widest release till date, and the Bhatts have got their best ensemble to work on it. Pritam's music is akin to most other albums of the camp, yet it strikes a chord nosediving its way into the hearts of the masses. The songs are pushed into the screenplay pretty much as a ridiculous excuse to show Esha Gupta, and they alone shoulder the responsibility of taking the love story forward. Production Design is okay but editing could do with more scissor work. Dialogues definitely needed a serious reworking to remove the bickering voice-overs and ludicrous verbosity.
Manish Chaudhari steals the show in the limited number of scenes he gets as the villain. The guy, gunning with immense talent is suffocated and bogged down by a badly developed character of a Jatt illegal arms honcho. He gets into the character with a stunning ease but the peripheral scope leaves him at sea. Emraan Hashmi teeters with the Delhi accent, lingo and mojo but manages to scape through due to his convincing looks for all characters written in Bhatt movies. Randeep Hooda tries really hard to infuse some life in the character of the cop that he plays but barely manages to have incredulous escape in a few scenes. In most other scenes, he is as ingloriously awful as Esha Gupta, who is just a run down Lara Dutta. Brijendra Kala is first-rate as usual. Arif Zakaria is unintentionally hilarious. Also, the guy who plays Balli is completely suitable for the part.
Jannat 2 is directed towards the masses completely, to harp on the grown popularity of Hashmi in the recent times, imperviously avoiding any negative reaction by the critics. The film has taken a thoroughly smashing opening due to a wide release across single screens and multiplex. As previously said, Bhatt knows his audience and thats why even shameful products like Blood Money made money. On the contrary, this one has been greeted with a rapturous response. It may be irrelevant to point out the lack of dexterity or originality in Jannat 2 at this juncture. I can only confess something here. I did not get bored watching it, not even once.
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Sudden Death in Athletes
Screening as Prevention
Swiss National Registry on Sudden Death in Athletes
Sudden death of an athlete during competition is a dramatic event. It is a tragedy not only for relatives, coaches and training partners. Public interest in these events probably arises from both the importance of sport in society and the paradox that physical activity can have both a positive and a negative impact on health.
The risk of sudden death is low in the general athletic population. However, there are athletes with congenital or acquired heart disease, who may develop cardiac arrhythmias during exercise and die suddenly. Traumatic deaths in athletes are also very rare events. Our National Register was designed to understand the exact causes of sudden deaths in sport in Switzerland. It may help to prevent some of these deaths in the future by appropriate screening and preventive measures.
Access for Institutes of Forensic Medicine
Access for physicians, relatives, coaches, athletes, spectators, and journalists
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Hashing began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1938, when a casual group of British colonial officials and expatriates, Cecil Lee, Frederick "Horse" Thomson, Ronald "Torch" Bennett, and a British accountant of Catalan descent Albert Stephen Ignatius Gispert (A.S Gispert), would meet after work on Monday evenings to run, following a paper trail, through the environs of Kuala Lumpur to get rid of the excesses of the previous weekend. There was another member of the group, John Woodrow, who is rarely credited as one of the founders as he left Malaysia after the war to return home to his family in Scotland.
After running for some months they were approached by the Registrar of Societies, who advised them that, as they were a "group" they would require a Constitution (the aims of which are reproduced below) and a name. A.S. Gispert (known as "G") suggested the name "Hash House Harriers". As bachelors, they were billeted in the Selangor Club Annex, known locally as the Hash House, because of its monotonous food. Their runs were patterned after the traditional British paper chase. A hare was given a head start to blaze a trail, marking his devious way with shreds of paper, all the while pursued by a shouting pack of "harriers." Only the hare knew where he was going - the harriers followed his clues to stay on trail. Apart from the excitement of chasing the hare and solving the clues, reaching the end was its own reward... for there thirsty harriers would find a tub of iced beer (and, in those earlier, more forgiving days, ginger beer and cigarettes).
Hashing died out during World War II after the Japanese invasion of Malaysia, but started again shortly after the war, when the original protagonists, minus "G" who had been killed in the Japanese invasion of Singapore, re-assembled in Kuala Lumpur. Apart from a "one off" chapter, formed in the Italian Riviera, (now the Royal Milan and Bordighera Hash), hashing didn't take off until 1962, when Ian Cumming founded the 2nd kennel in Singapore. From then on, the phenomenon started to grow, spreading through the Far East, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as Europe and North America. Hashing experienced a large growth in popularity during the mid-1970s.
By the end of the 20th century, there were thousands of Hash House Harrier clubs in all parts of the world, with newsletters, directories, and even regional and world hashing conventions. This boom is owed largely to the power of the Internet to provide timely and accurate information on kennels and their events and points of contact. As of 2003, there are two organized HHH groups in Antarctica!
The Royal Selangor Club building where the Hashing tradition started.
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’10 to Track’ soccer matches for Saturday (9/29) – MLS, EPL, El Clasico lead the way
Noob tries to bring something unique to the internet landscape —
A shared, live-action learning journey of mine also meant to be one for YOU. Learning about the best clubs, leagues, and tournaments the world over. how it all fits together. BUT. Coupled with the most oddball humor-angle.
Today, at least you’re rewarded with a treasure trove of high-quality matches from the biggest leagues. But there will still be weirdness. I promise. And you’ve been warned.
Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas – Major League Soccer
Dallas and Kansas City keep going back and forth for the #1 seed in the Western Conference. Electric boogaloo! They’re back on top by two points with a tie to tough Columbus Crew bookended by nice (if predictable) wins versus Houston and Vancouver (who just fired their coach). A great sign for them is that they’re succeeding playing low and high-scoring matches of late.
The #4 Timbers have trended the other way, losing two of three. Both were on the road, but 4-1 thrashing by Houston has to be of particular concern. Even in their home win over Columbus, they’ve played shite for defense. At 32, is keeper Steve Clark getting a bit long in the tooth, feeling the late season lots more perhaps then his younger counterparts? (10:30 PM EST, ESPN+)
B. D.C. United vs. Montreal Impact – Major League Soccer
D.C. still have five points to make up on Montreal for the East’s last Playoff slot. It’s been an impressive second-half season comeback for the former bottom-feeders. Wayne Rooney money appears money well-spent.
But they’ve not beaten Montreal in their last seven tries (3D, 4L). To break that streak, they’ll look to control the pace, make it a fast and flying match. Montreal’s success of late has been on a suddenly improving defense, peaking at the right time of year. (7:00 PM, ESPN+)
RESULT: D.C. 5-0 Rooney with two goals. Acosta with a goal and three assits
Not the fastest-flying bird, Number B.
Yet still, nice call namedropping the Bobolink.
Queretaro vs. Tigres – Liga MX
You just have to love the format in Mexico (and other Latin, South American countries) where they divide the annual league soccer calendar into two separate tournaments. Each match is -so- important. In fact, Noob requires your love for this! Liga MX WILL have it.
OK, that got weird for a bit. Welcome to Noob, if you’re new. This match features two teams right on the edge of qualifying for the Liguilla (postseason). Top eight clubs get in, and there’s a three-way tie for 7th-9th right now. Wave hi, combatants.
UANL Tigres are the story here. They haven’t lost a match since mid-August. They’re also coming into this key road match off two clean sheets. They’re better on both sides of the ball than Queretaro. Which makes this match being IN Queretaro so awesome. Noob’s absolutely finding someone with ESPN Deportes in order to catch this one (6:00 PM).
RESULT: Tigres 0-2 A.P. Gignac with both goals
Chelsea vs. Liverpool – England Premier League
These two just played a few days ago, in the EFL Trophy tournament. (Chelsea won 1-2). You can learn a Noob-bit about it on the Vocab page for this site.
I’d love to be able to truthfully say I didn’t include in on that day’s Track because I knew they were playing a more important league match today. But that would make me a lie-ahh! Noob scouted it. Fully intended to do a mini-preview. Crapped the bed, skipping right over it on the ol’ spreadsheet.
Oh, how long will Noob suffer his own Noobishness! Will this Dantean circle of hell ever be written out of the accursed book?
Get a grip, Noob. There’s no soccer in “The Inferno”.
Oh, The Management, you cannot pull Noob from the fire and anguish in my own mind, brought on by my own footyball incompetence!
Just – do the damn mini-preview.
Right! Liverpool are #1. 6-0-0. Two other clubs are 5-1-0. Chelsea is one of those. Neither has the overall offensive striking capability of defending champs Man City, so this match is super-duper key to the league race. Also, Liverpool hasn’t beaten them in their last four attempts.
Names to Listen For: For Liverpool, Mo Salah is the smexy name, as he broke the league scoring record last year. But it’s striker Daniel Sturridge that’s been keeping that engine firing of late. Eden Hazard remains the focal point of everything Chelsea does.
There. Feel better? Hey now! Put your shirt back on and that wire coat hanger away!
The Management apologizes for needing to redact the next would-be portion of the blog, as Noob punishes himself so catastrophically as to make this the internet’s first-ever “snuff blog”. (12:30 PM, NBCSN)
RESULT: 1-1 And guess who scored? Hazard and then the very late one to tie it from Daniel Sturridge!
Juventus vs. Napoli – Italy Serie A
Last year’s runaway #1 and #B teams from 2017-18 occupy the same two spots this year early on. With world’s greatest player-Cristiano Ronaldo, Juve are 6-0-0 and looking unstoppable.
Napoli were soooper fun to watch for their wide-open offensive style last season, may once again pose the only real threat to Juve. They’ve netted six goals their last two games, getting back into form. (12:00 PM, Rai Italia)
RESULT: Juve 3-1 Ronaldo with a pair of assits
Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid – Spain La Liga
It’s “El Clasico” – two of the mighty powers of Spain’s always top-heavy league. Real are tied for 1st with the current world dominator Barcelona. They’ve had heaps of trouble with #3 Atletico in recent matches though.
Atletico like to keep the scores low, were and are a very defensive-minded group. But if Real can find the back of the net early today at home, this is their match to lose. (2:45 PM, beIN Sports)
That actually looks like a fight scene from the Elijah Wood Movie “Green Street Hooligans” to Noob.
USBM vs. Phare du Canal – Guadeloupe Division d’Honneur
How serious is Noob of late about us getting to know our CONCACAF brethren? I didn’t look up and don’t even feel the need to double check my spelling of this league’s name. Boom!
This league is unusual. 1) They’re in CONCACAF despite being an overseas department of France. B) They’re even part of the French football system while being in our local federation. 3) Teams get four points for a win, two for a draw, and one for just being on the schedule (by which I mean a loss).
Ooh, and check out how close this title race was last year. CSM beat both these teams out by a single point. These two finished #B and #3 and were themselves separated by just one tiebreaking goal in differential for the entire season.
The season just started a week or so ago. Noob is curious to see if the league race is wide open year to year if the same teams will be front-running again.
Thun vs. Young Boys of Bern – Switzerland Super League
FC Basel is the name Noob consistently hears on satellite radio shows regarding Switzerland. But it’s YBB who are 8-0-0 to start. (Check out Noobstradamus’ vision regarding YBB’s last home game to learn some history on the naming of city-Bern. If you can pick it out through the sheer inanity!) They’re scoring well over three goals per match and sports the league’s top defense early on.
#B Thun score second-most in the land, but have to sacrifice D to do it. Still, this may be the top contender to Bern’s likely title. No other club in the league even has a positive GD to date.
RESULT: YBB 1-4
Noob’s going to start playing lottery, win, and buy Oberhofen Castle on Lake Thun.
You’re invited to party.
Riga vs. RFS – Latvia Higher League
Noobites will also see this as “Virsliga” some places. Because Noob knows you’re going to look for Latvian football content multiple places. *bonnnnngggg* It’s the 42nd-ranked league in UEFA, after all.
But what can Noob say? I’m attracted to shiny things, and nothing glistens like a 1-B matchup. And every member country gets at least its champ into Champions League. Noob actually does know you’ll be looking at that.
They’re about 2/3 of the way through their season already. Riga have opened up a four-point lead on both Riga and Ventsplis. While not unique, it is rare to see a team on top that leans so heavily on their defense only. Their offense is actually below average compared to the entire eight-team league.
Riga had won 13 matches in a row until their scoreless draw last outing. If not for a tough start to their season, they’d already have bought polish for the league trophy.
Meanwhile, RFS just got off a three-match, scoreless losing streak. If they can get a W today, this league race is going to be a dandy to follow, #42-rank or not.
RESULT: Riga FC 1-2 Noob had the home and away sides turned around
APOEL Nicosia vs. AEK Larnaca – Cyprus Super Cup
One of Noob’s first-ever Twitter (@SoccerNoobUSA) followers was a proud mama of two boys who both played or maybe even still play for APOEL. Cypriot soccer will often win a tiebreaker for Track inclusion.
Also, please join Noob in shock and amazement at not realizing how strong this league is. I’d have guessed closer to eighteenth from the bottom than actual #18 in UEFA.
After 20 years of the event being held in Nicosia, the times have changed. Larnaca hosts today. They won the country’s FA Cup last season to earn their place here. APOEL won the league title, as is often the case. With apologies to that lovely APOEL mom, Noob thinks Larnaca’s rise will continue. They’re winning today in AET or penalty kicks.
RESULT: Larnaca 1-1 / 1-4 pens Wow. Called that one!
So long from the Catacomb of Phaneroni Church, Larnaca!
The city name most likely means “coffer”, referring to the massive number of sarcophagi found at this and other sites in the city.
Author SoccernoobPosted on September 28, 2018 September 30, 2018 Categories 10 to TrackTags AEK Larnaca, APOEL, APOEL Nicosia, Atletico Madrid, beIN Sports, Catacomb of Phaneroni Church, Champions League, Chelsea, Columbus Crew, CONCACAF, Cristiano Ronaldo, CSM, Cypriot Super Cup, Daniel Sturridge, Dante, DC United, Division d’Honneur, Eden Hazard, EFL Trophy, El Clasico, Elijah Wood, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, FC Dallas, football, Green Street Hooligans, Houston Dynamo, Juventus, Lake Thun, Larnaca, Latvian Higher League, Liga MX, Liverpool, Major League Soccer, MLS, Mo Salah, Montreal Impact, Napoli, NBCSN, Noobstradamus, Number B, Oberhofen Castle, Phare du Canal, Portland Timbers, Premier League, Queretaro, Rai Italia, Real Madrid, RFS, Riga, Serie A, soccer, Sporting Kansas City, Steve Clark, The Inferno, Thun, Tigres, UANL, UANL Tigres, UEFA, USBM, Vancouver Whitecaps, Ventsplis, Virsliga, Wayne Rooney, Young Boys, Young Boys of BernLeave a comment on ’10 to Track’ soccer matches for Saturday (9/29) – MLS, EPL, El Clasico lead the way
’10 to Track’ Relegation Monday soccer matches – embrace the Suckitude to start your week
After weekends schedules thick which matches of much importance, Mondays’ tend to run a little lighter.
Here at Noob, we embrace the dark side of Monday by celebrating and getting to know some clubs that are on the verge of being Booted from their current league homes for poor performance.
But first, happier fare —
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atletico Madrid – International Champions Cup
Whatever PSG may have hoping to see out of starters or reserves in this tournament of exhibitions, essentially, they can’t be seeing it. They lost 1-3 to Bayern Munich and 1-5 to Arsenal, which had a disappointing 2017 league campaign.
This will be Atletico’s second match of the three they all will play. For comparison, they beat Arsenal 1-1 on penalties. Today’s match will be at Singapore’s newish National Stadium. (7:30 AM, ESPNU)
RESULT: PSG 3-2
B. Riga FC vs. RFS – Latvia Higher League
Noob likes to include happy league matches where he can find it. I mean non-Relegation matches of import. And if we need to scan down to the 42nd-ranked league In Europe, we’re there. Hey. they’re playing.
Here. tied-for-3rd hosts 1st. RFS are six points up on the pack, looking good for the league’s only Champions League berth in 2019. They also fight over two Europa league invites. Riga would love to get any kind of result today, hope to keep pace with Leipaja. They’ll do so with their usual tactic of trying to take the air out of the ball, keep the score low.
RESULT: Riga FC 1-0
In its quest to displace Number Two in lists, Number B enlists alphabets of the world for support.
Latvian alphabet. Check.
And now, the Matches of Suckit000000000d!
Trelleborgs FF vs. Hammarby – Sweden Allsvenskanliga
This match in UEFA’s #22-ranked league is very important for both clubs, though for very different reasons.
Hammarby are tied for #B in the table, and only one club will get into the next Champions League. They trail undefeated AIK by six points. Even at just halfway through the season, there is no margin for error here. AIK won’t be collapsing anytime soon.
Trelleborgs might only be in 14th place because they’ve played 1-2 fewer games than other clubs. But since a win today is unlikely, their stay in this slot in the table is. It’s third-to-last. The team that finishes in this position will have a Relegation playoff with a Superettan (second-division) team.
Fun Fact (Though Maybe Not For Them): TTF aren’t a very popular club nationally, being thought of as rather rural. They also play a sometimes-unpopular style, not trying to score much, focusing on stout defense.
RESULT: Hammarby 1-3
TPS vs. Ilves – Finland Veikkausliga
Not far below average in the continental league rankings we find Finland (#36).
At second-to-last, TPS are also in a Relegation Playoff slot in the table. Neither of these clubs plays much offense. They’re the only two teams in the league that don’t average even a goal per match. Noob will Track it, but sure wouldn’t pick this one to watch. Ilves is in 7th.
RESULT: Ilves 1-3
Racing ships in Turku, Finland – home of TPS
Keflavik vs. Briedablik – Iceland Urvalsdield
Catching the theme? The “big” Euro leagues will be starting soon enough, but these northern ones need to finish up before fall weather sets in. This league is #40 in UEFA.
Keflavik still has yet to win a game. They’re dropping a division in a couple months and that’s just all there is to it. They make the Finnish teams above look like offensive juggernauts. Briedbalik are tied for #B and just three points out of 1st.
Fun Fact: Keflavik the town produced many musicians during the 1960’s and 70’s, and so became known as “Beatle Town”.
Leones vs. Alianza Petrolera – Columbia Premier A
This league uses a multi-year points system to determine who gets The Boot annually. Things are looking grim for Leones, last in that table. They finished last in the Apertura (first half-season), too. Still,
Noob gives thinks they’re an even match at home against A.P., which finished just 15th. If there’s much offense, though, it will be all Petrolera.
RESULT: A.P. 0-1
Fun Fact: Itagui – home of Leones – is believed to be named for an indigenous tribal chief who was named “Bitagui”.
3 de Febrero vs. Luqueno – Paraguay Premier
The Fighting Februari…ans… are in last in their leagues Relegation table as well. In a rare instance, though, Noob’s actually favoring them in a match. 3dF finished in last in the Apertura table, but their guests today were only two slots higher. Looking for a Monday miracle here!
Interesting Strong Rumor: CA3F’s home of Cuidad del Este is home to many Asian immigrants. Some Lebanese ones are thought to be heavily involved in trafficking cocaine money to Hezbollah.
RESULT: Luqueno 0-2
PS TIRA vs. Persib Bandung – Indonesia Liga 1
PS TIRA are tied for last in Asia’s 27th-ranked league. Yet they’re only a point from possibly daylight. Today’s not the day to look for a Miracle out of them, even at home. Bandung lead the league. This is a battle of the best and worst defenses in the country.
RESULT: Bandung 2-3
Fun Fact: PS TIRA are nicknamed “Army” and “Young Warriors”, as the club was formed by a merger with the National Armed Forces team and another club.
Kondzo vs. JS Talangai – Congo Ligue 1
This is at most, Noob believes, only the second time we’ve Tracked a match from the Republic! Theirs is the 10th-ranked domestic league in Africa.
That isn’t due to either of these teams, really, and certainly not tied-for last place Kondzo. Two teams will get demoted from this bunch. There’s one team down on their level, but all three are losing ground fast on the rest of the pack. Talangai are in just in 10th, so it’s hardly unthinkable Kondzo starts their push for daylight today.
Fun Fact: Kondzo are from the capital, Brazzaville. It is directly across a river from Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo. This is the only place the world where capital cities are positioned so.
Persiwa vs. PSS Sleman – Indonesia Liga 2
I know, Noob missed Indonesia, too – let’s double dip!
Persiwa is in last place. On paper, they may actually be better than four teams ahead of them in the table. Have to win some close ones. That will be a tall order against the #B team in the league. Sleman only concedes a goal about every other game on average.
RESULT: Sleman 0-1
So long from the Papua highlands of Wamena, home of Persiwa!
Author SoccernoobPosted on July 29, 2018 July 30, 2018 Categories 10 to TrackTags 3 de Febrero, AIK, Alianza Petrolera, Allsvenskan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Bitagui, Brazzaville, Briedablik, Champions League, Colombian Primera A, Congo Ligue 1, Cuidad del Este, ESPU, football, Hamaraby, Hezbollah, Ilves, Indonesian Liga 1, Indonesian Liga 2, International Champions Cup, Itagui, JS Talangai, Keflavik, Kinshasa, Kondzo, Latvian Higher League, Leipaja, Leones, Luqueno, Number B, Paraguay Primera, Paris Saint Germain, Persib Bandung, Persiwa, PS TIRA, PSG, PSS Sleman, Relegation, RFS, Riga FC, soccer, suckitude, Superettan, The Beatles, TPS, Trellesborg FF, UEFA, Veikkausliga, WamenaLeave a comment on ’10 to Track’ Relegation Monday soccer matches – embrace the Suckitude to start your week
’10 to Track’ soccer matches for Wednesday (5/16) – MLS and Champions Leagues-ness lead!
‘Tis a strange T2T today. OK, strange in a different way than usual. Though it’s strange in the usual way, too…
The American portion of the ‘ten most important matches for us – the newish American fans of the global game’ aren’t chock full of the most high-end squads. Still, we track and we learn the breadth of our local game!
The European and rest of the world-matches, weh-heh-hell, they’re quite the basket of goodies- let’s gorge!
Marseille vs. Atletico Madrid – Europa League
The Final! And while it’s not in Marseille, it is in France (Lyon). The winner gets a shiny trophy, and even better, an automatic invitation to the next Champions League. (2:45 PM Eastern, FS1)
Noobstradamus Sees: …that the Spanish club gets better experience playing in a deeper league. They’ll cruise today, 1-3, even on French soil.
RESULT: Atleti 0-3
Even Marseille fans in the French soil will be upset.
B. Vancouver Whitecaps vs. San Jose Earthquakes – MLS
Vancouver are in 5th place, SJ -10th. Top six in each conference will make the playoffs, though that’s a ways off.
San Jose just got off a three-game losing skid, beating Minnesota Utd. on the road. Vancouver, meanwhile, have been moving the wrong direction in the table since a reasonably nice start to the season. (10:30 PM, NBA League Pass 6)
Noobstradamus Sees: …the ‘Quakes keeping Toronto’s star from Sierra Leone – Kei Kamara – in check, getting an 0-1 road upset!
RESULT: 2-2 My prognostication powers are not supposed to be for evil! I tweeted the MLS After Dark pod guys/’Quakes fans when SJ led 1-2. The game was immediately tied again.
My vision also shows me the MLS After Dark pod duo will treat themselves to magnificently aged whiskey after the S.J. victory.
Bethlehem Steel vs. New York Red Bulls II – USL
The top eight from each conference in the U.S. second division league makes the post season. NY Red Bulls are 6th and should climb if their offense and goal differential continue as they are.
13th-place Bethlehem are not at all bad themselves, but the Eastern Conference is by far the tougher this season.
Noobstradamus Sees: NYRB 1-2
RESULT: Bethlehem 3-0
Atlanta United II vs. Toronto II – USL
For as awesome as second-year MLS club Atlanta have been, their reserve team has sure been abysmal. Yet they should be favored over winless Toronto II. They haven’t even averaged a goal every other game. These two are at the bottom of the East.
Noobstradamus Sees: Surprisingly – goals! 2-2
RESULT: ATL2 5-4 Many goals!
Seacoast United Phantoms vs. Elm City Express – U.S. Open Cup
This is the Second Round of America’s FA Cup. At this stage, USL clubs enter the competition. To this point, Local Qualifying teams, and fourth-tier teams from PDL and NPSL have been vying. The match Noob opt to feature today Is the only one from two dozen today that doesn’t feature a USL club.
Seacoast are officially from New Hampshire (“seacoast”, really?) but play their home games in Massachusetts. They won the 1017 Northeast Division of the PDL. Elm City entered the NPSL last year and one the whole shebang! They play on Yale University’s campus.
Noobstradamus Sees: …that Elm City won the first match on the road, while it took the Phantoms penalties to advance on their own pitch. Express 0-2.
RESULT: Elm City 0-2 Soothsaying success!
Flamengo vs. Emelec – Copa Libertadores
South America’s version of Champions League is close to completing its Group Stage. Four teams are in each Group, top two move on to the Knockout Round.
Ecuadorian Emelec – the country’s top entrant – are in last. They probably need to win both their remaining games to get to #B. Flamengo are the 5th-best entry from Brazil.
Noobstradamus Sees: …that Flamengo need to win out to possibly catch #1 River Plate out of Argentina. They win in a rout today, 4-0.
RESULT: Flamengo 2-0
Knock-knock. Who’s there?
Emelec. Until they’re eliminated.
Shanghai SIPG vs. Kashima Antlers – AFC Champions League
This is the Round of 16 in Asia’s CL. Each of these clubs finished #B in their domestic leagues last year. Kashima won the first match of this two-legged tie big, 3-1.
Noobstrdamus Sees: Kashima have too much offense for SIPG to make up this kind of deficit. 2-2 today.
RESULT: SIPG 2-1 Kashima advances!
Suwon Bluewings vs. Ulsan Hyundai – AFC Champions League
These are the 3rd and 4th-place clubs from South Korea’s K1 League last year. Ulsan won the first leg 1-0.
Noobstrdamus Sees: Ulsan have been very average this season, and can’t score easily. Suwon can and will, winning 2-0 today to advance.
RESULT: Suwon 2-0 More success for my prognostication!
Etoile du Sahel vs. Zesco United – CAF Champions League
The tournament is only a match or two in for everyone. Africa’s CL, too, starts with Groups of four, with the top two finishers moving on to the Knockout Stage.
Tunisian EdS are finished #B last season in Africa’s best league not named Egyptian Premier. Zesco won the last Zambian top-flight league title.
Noobstrdamus Sees: Zambia’s league is barely ranked top-10. Noob’s not convinced there’s tons of parity in Africa. Etoile wins 2-0.
RESULT: Etoile 2-1
AEK Larnaca vs. Apollon Limassol – Cypriot Cup
Let’s end the Track today with a Final! It will be played at a neutral site, Cyprus’ biggest stadium, in Nicosia. These two are #3 and #B in this year’s First Division.
Noobstrdamus Sees: that despite not being in 1st currently, Apollon Limassol have only lost once all season. Larnaca just don’t have the defensive chops to stay in it today. 1-3 Apollon Limassol.
RESULT: Larnaca 2-1 Congrats to the Cup winners!
So long from Loufa Fun Park, Nicosia!
Will Noob enter the giant chicken?
Need you ask?
Author SoccernoobPosted on May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018 Categories 10 to TrackTags AEK Lanarca, AFC Champions League, Apollon Limassol, Atlanta United, Atletico Madrid, Bethlehem Steel, CAF Champions League, Champions League, Copa Libertadores, Cypriot Cup, Elm City Express, Emelec, Etoile du Sahel, Europa League, Flamengo, football, FS1, K1 League, Kashima Antlers, Kei Kamara, Loufa Fun Park, Lyon, Marseille, Minnesota United, MLS, MLS After Dark, NBA League Pass, New York Red Bulls, NPDL, River Plate, San Jose Earthquakes, Seacoast United Phantoms, Shanghai SIPG, soccer, Suwon Bluewings, Toronto FC, Ulsan Hyundai, UPL, USL, Vancouver Whitecaps, Zesco UnitedLeave a comment on ’10 to Track’ soccer matches for Wednesday (5/16) – MLS and Champions Leagues-ness lead!
’10 to Track’ Midweek Edition soccer matches (4/24-26) – bring us Champions Leagueness!
Time for Midweek Madness! OK, Noob doesn’t really think there’s any more madness Tuesday-Thursday than any other time. But chicks dig alliteration. I’m sure of it.
Tuesday, 4/24
Liverpool vs. AS Roma – UEFA Champions League
The Semifinals are here! These two both surprised world soccer giants last round to advance. This is the first match of a two-legged tie.
Noobites, you can of course find all manner of highly-detailed previews on many sites. Our purpose here is fun, learning/increased awareness, and packaged in zaniness many times. But Noob will offer up one particular angle.
Footballdatabase.com appears to use the chess world’s ELO formula -or a modified version of it- to rate clubs. I find it very accurate. Today, these two rate as 1966 and 1872, respectively. Think of, oh, borderline Grandmaster vs. very solid Expert.
So, based on evidence I’ve casually tracked since starting this site, Noob’s calling Liverpool not quite a 1.5 goal favorite today. Take it to the bank! (Of course, I don’t think soccer betting is run with point spreads, so maybe just stick it in an old mattress.) (2:45 PM Eastern, FS 1)
RESULT: Liverpool 5-2
B. Penn FC vs. Nashville FC – USL
Penn FC were Harrisburg City Islanders previously. This is not a new club, just a rebranding. Nashville are an expansion club.
Penn did not win any of their first matches. Nashville is a .500 club so far, but Noob thinks they’ve been either lucky or gritty so far. Penn gets their first W today.
Gotta be honest, Number B. Not the most creative rebranding there.
Deeper Dive: any of the three Copa Libertadores matches, Bulgarian FA Cup semifinal, China FA Cup matches, or either League of Ireland (not FA) Cup match.
Wednesday, 4/25
Guadalajara vs. Toronto FC – CONCACAF Champions League
The Final! Guadalajara took the first league in Canadia 1-2. Toronto can’t just win 0-1 today in order to tie things up. They’d lose on the away-goals tiebreaker.
Toronto have had a miserable start to their MLS season. They’re out of gas. The Guad Squad is going to get to put on a show. Rather than just sit on the ball and milk their lead, this feels to Noob like a 3-0 rout. (9:30 PM, Univision Deportes)
RESULT: Toronto 1-2 in regulation But Guad wins the title 4-2 in pk’s. Heartbreak for Toronto. Guad should’ve been down a man to a red card much of the second half when one of their players punched a Toronto player right in the stomach, 10′ from a ref with a clear view. Not even a foul called.
Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League
Two +2000 Grandmaster clubs. Noob might’ve thought the winner will be a heavy favorite to take the title. But Bayern didn’t completely dominate a Sevilla team that they should’ve in the Quarters. And Real nearly blew a big lead to Juventus.
Bayern have been scoring – at least in league play – like gangbusters. Noob’s calling this one as 3-1 for the home side, as they can control the pace at home. (2:45 PM, FS1, ESPN Deportes)
RESULT: Real 1-2
Grandmaster Flash carried an ELO rating of a billion.
Boca Juniors vs. Palmeiras – Copa Libertadores
South America’s version of Champions League continues its group stage. The top two finishers from each Group of four will advance.
Boca are Argentina’s #1-ranked entry into this event. Palmeiras are the #3 from Brazil. Yet Palmeiras are the ones leading this Group, and by two over their hosts today. They’d take a draw in a heartbeat.
Boca will look to push and play for the win, get more distance in the table over Atletico Junior of Colombia. (8:45 PM, Fox Deportes)
RESULT: Palmeiras 0-2
FC Tokyo vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima – J1 League
The league season is almost ten games in, yet Noob wonders if this is the first Track-worthy match we’ve seen from Japan.
Hiroshima finished near the bottom of the table last year. Now? They’ve not lost once. FC Tokyo finished low enough last year that Noob thought perhaps they’d just been promoted from J2. Even at #B, they trail FCT by nine in the table.
RESULT: Tokyo 3-1
Hiroshima’s mascots striking poses
Zlin vs. Jablonec – Czech FA Cup
There are many FA Cups matches being played around Europe today. The Czech Cup semifinal today pits two teams from the #13 league in Europe, the highest ranking represented this week.
Zlin are in 9th in the league this year. Given their awful GD, Noob’s not sure how they’ve managed even that. They’ll get all they can handle from their 6th-place guests.
Aaaand then the winner will get smooshed by Slavia Prague in the Final. And then they’ll pee their pants, the end.
RESULT: Jablonec 0-1
Deeper Dive: #3 Ranheim vs. #1 Brann, Norway Eliteserien; #3 Maritzburg United vs. #1 Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa Premier; #2 Suwon Bluewings vs. #3 Gyeongnam FC, South Korea K1 League; #4 Prachuap vs. #3 Chiangrai United, Thai 1 League; any China FA Cup matches, Brazil FA Cup Round of 16 matches, or FA Cup semis from Bulgaria, Cyprus, or Denmark
Arsenal vs. Atletico Madrid – Europa League
UEFA’s secondary continental tournament has reached its Semifinals. This is the first match of a two-legged tie.
Arsenal better hope they get some sort of lift perhaps trying to win this thing as a tribute to now-departing manager Arsene Wenger, because Atletico is probably by far the strongest team remaining. He’d been with the club over 20 years, but either gracefully stepped aside or was forced out less than a week ago. (3:05 PM, FS1, ESPN Deportes)
RESULT: 1-1 Atletico had a player and their manager kicked out 10 minutes into the match. Arsenal still couldn’t take care of business.
Lillestrom vs. Sarpsborg – Norway Super Cup
Super Cups usually happen right as the league season is beginning, pitting last year’s FA Cup champs against the defending league champs. This one was delayed because of wintry conditions. Shock me.
Lillestrom only finished 12th in league last year. They qualified for this by beating Sarpsborg in the FA Cup final. Sarpsurg has started a little slowly this season, but it’s very early. Lillestrom – who host today – aren’t doing any better than in 2017.
RESULT: Sarpsborg 0-1 Congrats!
Al Ahly vs. El Zamalek – Egypt Premier
Noob ends the midweek Track honoring the champions of Africa’s #1 league. With two matches to go, Al Ahly lead the next team up by a mind-boggling 21 points in the table.
Zamalek are in 3rd. This is their final league match. They can’t catch #B Ismaily for a Champions League berth, but they could themselves be passed by #4 Al Masry. 3rd place gets into the Confederations Cup, Africa’s version of Europa League.
RESULT: Zamalek 1-2
OK, that’s mind-boggling
Deeper Dive: any of the Copa Libertadores matches; Denmark’s FA Cup semifinal; #B Partizan vs. #4 Radnicki, Serbia Superliga, #3 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem vs. #1 Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel Leumit Liga (second-tier)
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’10 to Track’ soccer matches for Thursday, 4/5 – plus Noob battles Dan the Intern-o Inferno
Plenty of high-quality footyball in today’s ten most important games for the newish American soccer fan to follow.
Just be warned, things might get ugly here with me and the Intern. He’s a nefarious ne’er-do-well, and Noob should slash his non-existent pay yet again.
U.S.A. vs. Mexico – international women’s friendly
Women’s World Cup isn’t until next year, but these two are already qualified. They are ranked #1 and #25 respectively. It shouldn’t be close, but it’s hard to know how much the game will be used by each team to test players who may or may not make the WC rosters. (7:00 PM Eastern, FS1)
RESULT: USA 4-1
Muricuh!
B. Arsenal vs. CSKA Moscow – Europa League
And then there were eight. Europe’s almost-but-not Champions League has reached the first leg of its Quarterfinals. Some folks diss this event, but remember: the winner gets an automatic invite to Champions League next year, no matter how they do in their league season.
Russia’s league actually ranks 6th in Europe. But England is England. Arsenal by a goal feels right. (3:05 PM, FS1)
RESULT: Arsenal 4-1
Number B? Um, Noob’s having trouble as it is getting folks on board with you replacing Number Two.
Going Russian for any length of time isn’t going to help.
Red Bull Leipzig vs. Marseille – Europa League
These two are about as even as it gets, on paper. Wish this one were going to be on teevee, could easily be the best match of the day. But Fox is opting for Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisbon on FS2. Portugal sucks, that match won’t be close. Fools!
RESULT: Leipzig 1-0
Bolivar vs. Atletico National – Copa Libertadores
Group Stage continues in South America’s version of Champions league. Top two from each pod of four will advance to the Knockout Stage.
Colombia’s football is much stronger than Bolivia’s, and this match reflects that. Still, Bolivar as host makes this about an even match. Atletico have won both their Group matches, while Bolivar have drawn in theirs. (8:30 PM, Fox Deportes)
RESULT: Bolivar 1-0
Yep, that’s a straight up Copa Libertadores punch.
And in South American football, that’s practically just flirting.
Estudiantes vs. Santos – Copa Libertadores
Argentinian and Brazilian powers collide… and everyone gets yellow cards. Klutzes.
RESULT: Santos 0-1
Switzerland vs. Scotland – UEFA women’s World Cup qualification
Seven Groups of five here. The winners all qualify for World Cup. The four best runners up will meet in a playoff.
Switzerland haven’t mathematically gotten in yet, but they’re running away with the Group. Scotland are one of two teams next up at six points each in the table. Mighty offense versus super defense. FIFA ranks them #8 and #32, respectively.
RESULT: Switzerland 1-0
Gah!!
Thanks for the nightmares, Dan the Intern-o Inferno.
Austria vs. Serbia – UEFA women’s World Cup qualification
Spain are going to win this group, so the battle is for the second slot and hoping for enough points to make the aforementioned Playoff. Serbia have little hope, but Austria are in 3rd and can at least see some daylight. They are FIFA-ranked #21 and #43.
Carabobo vs. Caracas – Venezuela Premier
#1 hosts #3 in one of South America’s lesser leagues. They will get the minimum four berths into next year’s Copa Libertadores. Carabobo play a wide open style, so look for lots o’ goals here.
RESULT: 0-0 or not…
Smart move, Dan the Intern-o Inferno.
Noob’s coming for ya’!!
SonderskyjE vs. Brondby – Denmark FA Cup
This is a Quarterfinal knockout match, pitting the 8th and 1st-place league teams against one another. Brondby are probably considered a small favorite, even on the road. Blah blah blahWHAT is up with that capital E on the end of that club name?! Interrobang! Aggressive need for knowledge!
RESULT: Brondby 0-1 AET
Suduva vs. Atlantas Klaipeda – Lithuania A Lyga
OK, deep breath after feature match #9. We finish the Track with a league just a few games into its season. That said, these clubs are already in familiar positions, 1st and 3rd place. This is the 43rd-ranked league in Europe.
RESULT: Suduva 2-1
Suggested reading for Noob, Dan-o?
Noob’s going with Art of War.
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’10 to Track’ soccer matches for Sunday (3/18) – All four of Europe’s top leagues repped
The ten most important matches for the newish American fan to follow. It’s what Noob does. I filter better than Brita.
Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders – MLS
Dallas stumbled down the stretch last season and finished 7th in the Western Conference, just missing the playoffs. Noob-reviled Seattle finished #B. They did it with a top defense. It’s a new season, sure, but Dallas needs to get on the board first, or it could be a long day. (5:00 PM Eastern, NBA League Pass 6)
RESULT: Dallas 3-0 And there was JOY
Man, I really loathe you, Seattle!
B. Wigan Athletic vs. Southampton – English FA Cup
Wigans’ defeat last round of Premier League titans Man City was the upset of the season worldwide. The third-tier league side have to believe anything is possible now. They get a comparatively manageable foe today.
Southampton are two leagues above Wigan and that should mean everything. But will they even be putting all their energies into this tournament? They’ve slipped into the Relegation Zone in Premier League, could not be blamed for saving starters for those matches. (9:30 AM, FS2)
RESULT: Southampton 0-2
Number B’s taking it all in stride.
Bethlehem Steel vs. Richmond Kickers – USL
Last year’s #8 hosts #14. But it’s the one American division two game today. And…
…the return of superfan Derek Zoolander!
Marseille vs. Lyon – Ligue 1
This is Lyon’s last, best chance to make a move on a Champions League berth for next year. The league has slipped in strength and now only gets three slots. And Lyon is in 4th, by five points behind their hosts today.
RESULT: Lyon 2-3 Lyon with the winner at 90′!
RB Leipzig vs. Bayern Munich – Bundesliga
Maybe 6th-place Leipzig can hope the undisputed German champs will play a bunch of backups on the road today, rest up for their current Champions League run. (1:00 PM, Univision Deportes)
RESULT: Leipzig 2-1 They’re still in 6th, but now 4th and a C.L. berth is at least in sight.
Villareal vs. Atletico Madrid – La Liga
It’s hard to imagine undefeated Barcelona suddenly going on a skid. At eight points back, #B Atletico has to be hoping beyond hope for exactly that.
Villareal, meanwhile, are in a tight four-way race for three Europa League invites. They’re probably the best of those four, but that doesn’t mean they can’t lose this game of Spanish musical chairs. (1:30 PM, beIN Sports en Español).
RESULT: Villareal 2-1 Winner at 90′ + 2!!
Musical Chairs – to the death!!
Sampdoria vs. Inter Milan – Serie A
5th-place Inter Milan have played one less game than 4th-place Lazio, and trail them by just a point in the table. That’s the last spot for a Champions League berth.
Noobstradamus prognosticates they will not play for a mere draw, even on the road against a tough 7th-place Sampdoria side trying to qualify for the next Europa League. The hosts like to play a wide open game, and Inter would be better off trying to beat them at it than slowing things down. 2-3 is the score of the predestined shootout. (7:30 AM, Rai Italia)
RESULT: Inter Milan 0-5 Well, I had the number of goals and winner right. Not a total bed-crapping.
barba fluente, niente pantaloni
Saprissa vs. Herediano – Costa Rica Premier
Alajuense took over the Clausura (second half-season) lead with their win yesterday. But Saprissa and Herediano are just one and two points back, respectively. There are just a few games to go, so better believe the league leaders are hoping for a draw in this match.
Apollon Limassol vs. APOEL Limassol – Cypriot First Division
Tied for 1st in Cyprus! This league has already separated into its Championship and Relegation halves. Apollon lead by virtue of greater head-to-head goal differential, but the odds of that mattering by the end seem low.
RESULT: Apollon 4-2
Cluj vs. FCSB – Romania Liga I
In Romania, too, they have divided into their league two halves now.
These two were just four points apart in the table when the regular season ended. Before starting the Championship part of their season, the points they’ve all earned are halved (and then rounded up), so now these two are even closer. #1 and league’s best defense hosts #B, league’s best offense. Classic.
Noob had not known TV classic Beverly Hillbillies was remade for a Romanian audience.
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’10 to Track’ soccer matches for Sunday, 3/4 – Welcome, LAFC
No time for dawdling, the ten most important soccer matches to follow for the newish American fan await us, Noobites!
Sporting Kansas City vs. New York City FC – MLS
Last year’s Western Conference #5 and a The Management fave hosts the Eastern’s #2.
Noob will refrain from rooting against KC just to spite The Management. For now. It’s a gesture of good will with which to start the season. (7:30 PM Eastern, FS1)
RESULT: 0-2 NYCFC
B. Seattle Sounders vs. Los Angeles FC – MLS
Welcome, new MLS club! Seattle – fie on you, and you know why. Less-tenured Noobites can search back to learn about the douchebag fan/TA first soccer fan I ever knew. Actually, I guess that is the story. (5:00 PM, ESPN Deportes)
RESULT: 0-1 LAFC
Number B welcomes you to the soccer family, baby LAFC.
Manchester City vs. Chelsea – English Premier
The new league champs host last year’s. Chelsea wear the sadpants, as it’s looking likely that won’t even make top four and next year’s Champions League. Noob hopes they can catch fire starting here, pass 4th place, traitorously-named Tottenham Sir Topham Hatt Hotspur. (11:00 AM, NBCSN)
RESULT: Man City 1-0
Toluca vs. Pachuca – Liga MX
Tied for 6th hosts tied for 10th in a table so tight, the ordinal rankings just don’t matter yet. Pachuca tends to play more wide open than most sides, so if Toluca can score first, this could turn into a rout.
In fact, Noobstradamus sees it just that way, 4-1 for the host Sausagers. (1:00 PM, Univision)
RESULT: Toluca 2-1
Sausage can be conjugated that way?
Not even I saw that coming.
Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid – La Liga
Barcelona have yet to lose on the season. A win today against #B Atletico – with just one loss of their own – likely salts the title away. They play the league’s best defense, but Barcelona’s an absolute monster with the ball. (10:15 AM, beIN Sports)
RESULT: Barcelona 1-0
Montpelier vs. Lyon – Ligue 1
These two faced off less than a month ago in the Coupe de France. Montpelier lost 1-2 at home then. Will history repeat itself?
Lyon is in 4th, five points behind Marseilles for the third and final Champions League berth. Montpelier are tied for 6th, trying to catch Rennes for the last Europa League slot.
History repeating itself
AC Milan vs. Inter Milan – Serie A
Welcome back to the most interesting league race going. Inter Milan were yesterday pushed out of the top four and a Champions League berth. Today they’ll pull even on games played, but need a win to jump back up a spot in the table.
AC Milan are tied for 6th, but out of Europa League qualification based on tiebreaking goal differential. They don’t have the defense to be great this year. Noob smells a road win for “The Big Grass Snake”.
RESULT: ppd
Lokamotiv Moscow vs. Spartak Moscow – Russian Premier
#1 hosts #5, but with win a win Spartak would climb all the way up to #B. Unlikely. There’s a serious gap in defensive capability between them and the real powers of the league.
This is now the 6th-ranked league in European play.
Defense. You’re doing it wrong.
Legia Warsaw vs. Lech Poznan – Poland Ekstraklasa
The regular season title is up for grabs as #1 hosts #3 in Europe’s 20th-ranked league. Poznan sports the best goal differential in the league, so should give the league leaders a tough fight.
RESULT: Warsaw 2-1
Sanarate vs. Antigua Guatemala – Guatemala National League
Antigua was the Apertura (first half season) champs and are on top again now in the Clausura.
Sanrate has seen massive improvement. They only finished 9th, but are now tied for #B. They scored 14 and gave up 22 goals before. That line is now 14-8. Still. Noob thinks they’d be pleased with a draw today, even being at home.
Wait, can you say that? That feels wrong.
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’10 to Track’ soccer games for weekend! 2/3-4: post-Deadline Premier League leads the way
“Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.” Globetrotting Friday was sweet. But now we can get downright bacchanalian on the weekend’s ten most worthwhile matches for us, the newish American fans!
Tip of the day: Check back to any previous T2T to see the post-match results.
Saturday, 2/3
Arsenal vs. Everton – English Premier League
Noob normally avoids getting in the weeds on specific players. We are Noob and Noobite, and our focus for newish American fans like us here is teams and leagues. But —
Trade/Transfer Deadline Day just passed in England, and #6 Arsenal made two big moves. They picked up offensive superstar Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for a massive pile of money. Noob gathers there was also some question as to whether they would hold onto star Mesut Ōzil. They did.
6th place is only good for maybe qualifying for Europa League. They’ve fallen six points behind Noob-reviled Tottenham Sir Topham Hatt Hotspur for 5th, a slot which would guarantee them that berth. They’re eight points out of 4th place and a Champions League invite. Will their new acquisition be enough to get them over the hump? They should at least be able to keep 9th-place Everton’s weak offense muffled.
OTOH, some of us don’t want to get over the hump…
B. Monterrey vs. Leon – Liga MX
In the Apertura half of the 2017-18 season, these two finished #B and #7 respectively. A few games into the Clausura, they’re in 1st and 8th. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
RESULT: Monterrey 5-1
Old school! Graffiti font Number B.
FC Porto vs. Braga – Primeira Liga
Portugal’s top league has slipped just enough in the FIFA rankings that they lost a Champions League berth, so now only get two teams in.
Porto is #B right now, but have played one less game than 1st-place Sporting and only trail them by a point. Defending league champ Benfica are hot on their heels, just two points back. 4th place-Braga will remain such to the end, Europa-bound.
Honorable mention today: Borussia M’Gladbach vs. RB Leipzig, Sampdoria vs. Torino, Eibar vs. Sevilla, Benfica vs. Rio Ave
RESULT: Porto 3-1
Sunday, 2/4
Liverpool vs. Tottenham Sir Topham Hatt Hotspur – English Premier League
First Liverpool traded their offensive superstar. Now at the Deadline they’ve been woefully outbid by a bottom-rung team (West Brom) for their own star defender.
Liverpool is tied in the table for 3rd/4th with Chelsea, and the traitorously-named Hotspur club just two points behind them. Since it’s the top four that get into Champions League, it may not be unfair to say this is the most interesting and perhaps important match of the year so far.
Would you be less cross with Noob if I paid compliment on your pocket square?
UNAM Pumas vs. UANL Tigres – Liga MX
UNAM finished last in the Apertura, but look at the Pumas now! Sure, it’s just four games into the Clausura, but tied for 1st is shiny just the same. Los Tigres finished 2nd, but are in 6th now, have had a tough defensive start to the second half.
RESULT: UNAM 2-0
AS Monaco vs. Lyon – Ligue 1
Monaco is in 4th, on the outside looking in for a Champions League berth. But they’re only a single point behind #B’s Lyon and Marseille.
Lyon just lost 3-1 to Bordeaux, a missed opportunity to create some space for themselves. But they beat Monaco 2-3 in the Coupe de France just over a week ago. Noobstradamus knows the limits of his prognosticating power, is staying clear of all this madness.
RESULT: Monaco 3-2
Wouldn’t touch this one with a 10-meter baguette.
Atlético Madrid vs. Valencia – La Liga
Atlético is #B and has enough points to feel safe in their Champions League quest, as the top four Spanish clubs get invited.
Valencia is in 3rd, and it’s a good bet that defending league champ Real Madrid will right their ship soon and pass them. Can Valencia stay clear of Villareal would be the real question.
RESULT: Atletico 1-0
Club Brugge vs. Sporting Charleroi – Belgium First Division A
The top six teams here make the league championship playoffs. Club Brugge have all but won the league already. Will Charleroi be able to hang on to #B and the other bye in the playoffs? Anderlecht trail them by just a point in the table.
This is so close to feeling relevant.
And yet so far…
Macabbi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Israeli Premier
Same deal in Israel as in Belgium – top six make the league playoffs. #B hosts league #1. Can Tel Aviv hold off Beitar Jerusalem for a bye? They are about identical to Be’er Sheva in record and stats, so should hold serve today at least.
RESULT: Tel Aviv 1-0
San Lorenzo vs. Boca Juniors – Superliga Argentina
We finish strong, Noobites! Three in a row where a #B faces off against numero uno. They’re not much more than a dozen games into the season there, but Juniors are already starting to get some distance from the field, and their goal differential proves it can last. Unstoppable offense.
Grabber-armed t-rex returns!
Honorable Mention matches: Augsburg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, Udinese vs. AC Milan, Olympiacos vs. AEK Athens, Plateau United vs. Sunshine Stars
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’10 to Track’ for wknd 12/30-31 – a double dose of Premier League
The weekend – when 10 to Track gets serious on the league action. The most important matches of the weekend await us, newish American soccer fans! Let’s finish 2017 strong, and even with a nostalgia-link at the end.
Saturday, 12/30
Liverpool vs. Leicester City – English Premier League
The EPL sends four teams to Champions League next season. The two Manchester clubs and Chelsea are going to be there. The most serious question regards that fourth slot. Liverpool hold it now, but Burnley and accursed Tottenham are breathing down their necks.
Leicester, meanwhile, sits in 8th. And a they’re a far cry from 7th, the lowest position in the table that might get a Europa League berth. They haven’t won in their last three league matches. The home draw against Man Utd. was solid enough, but the preceding loss to Crystal Palace was putrid.
RESULT: Liverpool 2-1 They remain in 4th and 8th. Liverpool gets some breathing room from Tottenham though.
B. Bristol City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers – English Championship League
Since scouting this game a few days ago, Bristol have moved up from 4th into a tie for 2nd. Since Wolverhampton are dominantly in 1st place, we’re treated to the sweetest of matchups!
The top two from ECL are automatically promoted to Premier League at season’s end. Wolverhampton’s built themselves a nice cushion in the table. They score more and give up fewer goals than all other league teams. Meanwhile, Bristol’s in a dogfight for that second slot.
RESULT: Wolverhampton 1-2
Hold on, is Billy Zane at least still doing the Georgia Gold commercials?
Inter Milan vs. Lazio – Serie A
Things are tight at the top of this league’s standings. Lazio still holds the top spot, having lost only once all season.
3rd-place Inter’s lost their last two league matches, plus their Coppa match to AC Milan. If “the Big Grass Snake” want to stay in the top four and qualify for Champions League next year, they’ve got to start finding the back of the net again.
Celtic vs. Rangers – Scottish Premiership
Celtic are doing Celtic things again this year. Score the most, give up the fewest goals. One loss. Eight-point lead in the table. Even with the second-best offense in the league, this may not be close for 3rd-place Rangers.
I re-watched your entire series two years ago! Doesn’t that earn Noob some pants-leeway?
Motagua vs. Real España – Honduras National League
The Apertura Final! Real topped Motagua 2-0 in the first leg of this postseason championship tournament. These teams were 2nd and 4th in the league regular season, but nearly identical statistically. Two goals are a big deficit to overcome in this setting, even at home.
RESULT: 2-1 (aet) But Real España is the champion! After 90 minutes, it was Motagua 2-0. Since that only tied the score on aggregate, they played extra time, where Real scored the only goal.
Caldas vs. Académica – Portugal FA Cup
This is the last match in the Round of 16 for the Taça de Liga. And we get treated to a Minnow Watch!
Caldas is a middling team from third-tier Campeonato de Portugal. They’re matched up against a very successful second-tier side in Académica. Should Caldas win, a Campeonato team will be guaranteed to make the Semifinals. Fellow league side Farense will get the winner of this match in the Quarters.
RESULT: Caldas 1-1 / 4-2 pk
All those tiny little castles. Looks like a Lego set.
Feirense vs. Oliveirense – Portugal League Cup
This is not the same event as above. This, the Taça de Liga, only includes teams from the top two leagues in the nation. Only the top team from each Group of four in this event will advance.
LigaPro (second-tier) Oliveirense are tied for 1st in their Group, but they hold the goal differential-tiebreaker. Win and they’re probably in the Semis. Stunning, given that they’re having an awful year in their league. The Primera hosts here need to win big and get some help from another match result.
RESULT: 2-2 And so Oliveirense advance!
Al Ahly vs. Atletico Madrid – international friendly
Egyptian and Spanish giants face off in a charity match, with the proceeds going to the families of Egyptians killed by terrorist acts. It’s hard to imagine either team using starters for very long, but “peace against terrorism” as a theme makes this a worthwhile Track for Noob.
RESULT: Ateltico 2-3
…for the cause of peace against terrorism.
Sunday, 12/31
West Bromwich Albion vs. Arsenal – English Premier League
Arsenal is all the way up to a tie for 5th after a poor start to the season, haven’t lost since 12/2. But only the top four will get into next season’s Champions League.
West Brom have as few losses as 10th-place Watford, yet are in 19th. Soooo many draws. They have trouble scoring, but hosting makes this intriguing. Arsenal don’t play nearly the defense as other clubs near the top of the table.
Grenades vs. Parham – Antigua and Barbuda Premier
3rd hosts 2nd place in a paradise. Here’s what you need to know about Parham FC. Ah, sweet revisiting of a classic D-Twosday Interview.
RESULT: Parham 0-1
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Flaming Purple Gorillas (and Newsarama on DC's Woes)
(On Facebook yesterday, when not joking about an unhappy young Ivy League woman, I continued my somewhat-related Narnia comments begun in yesterday's blog entry -- causing someone to point out, rightly, that the Narnia movies aren't very good. I know, but I just want to see the evil ape in the final story. He's a false prophet -- and he's an ape! What a cool character.)
Well, marketing analysts at DC Comics in mid-century noted fans' love of apes, fire, and the color purple, notoriously resulting in a brief period when DC would come up with almost any excuse to put flaming purple gorillas (and the like) on its covers. Here's one particularly bizarre example.
If consumers demand apes, the market will supply them. We must not be silent, with our voices or our dollars. Indeed, I will conclude the "Month of Heroes" with an important ape-related link one week from today.
In the meantime: the site Newsrama asks why only DC Comics' top-tier books (mainly Batman and Green Lantern nowadays) sell well whereas Marvel has a fair number of "mid-list" titles instead of just a few heavy-hitters and numerous low-sellers. (DC makes up about 31% of the comics market and Marvel about 45%, and things have been more or less that way for a long time.) The writer of the piece says it doesn't seem to be quality -- though I'd note that Marvel does seem to use far more realistic, polished art than DC (Dan Didio's fault, perhaps?), making even the blandly-written Marvel tales look almost Alex Ross-worthy in recent years.
But I think the real explanation is a deeper, more intrinsic one that's been true for a half-century now: With DC, you basically know which characters really matter -- which ones are the aristocracy of the superhero world, as it were -- and you know you can safely ignore the rest because they're rarely the ones who change the world.
You know the Justice League is the center of the DC Universe; its most familiar characters are the superstars likely to get their own movies; most other teams in that universe are so highly analogous to the JLA that it almost seems redundant to read about them (the Teen Titans, the Justice Society, etc.); and though DC might "invest in" the lesser characters in a business sense, it's not really going to invest in them in the way that makes nerds care: letting the "little characters" do things that have ripple effects across that fictional cosmos that permanently change the lives of even the bigwigs like Superman and Batman.
By contrast, it's genuinely hard to say what the "center" of the diverse Marvel Universe is, and each candidate character-set can in theory have a very different type of fan: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the cosmic/space characters such as Warlock, lately the Hulk… Marvel reaps the benefits of seeming convincingly polycentric (to put it in international relations terms). And yet most of the characters live in New York
City (a real city, more or less, unlike all the fictional ones at DC), so if something changes the lives of one batch of characters and the others react to it as if it happened next door to them, you tend to believe it (even if teleportation to another planet was involved at some point).
Start combining these different sub-worlds of Marvel, and the reader almost immediately feels obliged to follow all the causal threads: If Latveria becomes the new primary refuge for mutants and later the Avengers have to invade to retrieve some cosmic object that Warlock dropped there, Marvel's already got you buying four different series and taking each one seriously.
Alas, back at DC, if Lex Luthor takes over Markovia with help from Dr. Sivana, you just wait and see whether it actually stops Clark Kent from coming in to work at the Daily Planet on schedule each morning or makes anyone think the Outsiders matter -- and it almost certainly doesn't do either. (You can safely go back to buying Batman.)
You made us believe a man can fly, DC. Try instead making us believe something unexpected such as, say, that from here on out -- I mean maybe permanently -- the Omega Men are more important than the Justice League…or minor Hawkman stories are capable of changing Batman's status quo…or D.E.O. are likely to displace the Science Police (for more than one story arc)…or… You get the idea. People would have to start paying attention. (Anything could happen! Anything!) Instead, we know where to look: Metropolis, Batcave, Paradise Island. Still Clark, still Bruce, still Diana. Done.
DC has consciously gone to great lengths in recent years to make sure its main characters' status quos are near-identical to the way everyone remembers them being a quarter-century ago. Touching, yes, and accessible, yes, but not necessarily attention-holding -- not alarming -- certainly as regards all the lesser characters about whom no strenuous efforts are being made one way or the other. Makes us think we could (and no doubt should) ignore the characters for another quarter-century and they'd probably be in the same place (Metropolis, Batcave, Paradise Island -- done).
By contrast: Have you heard that the X-Men took all the mutants to go live on a floating island, with Prof. X demoted to taking orders from Cyclops? Did you see that the Human Torch died and the Fantastic Four transformed into a big organization with members ranging from Reed's dad to Dr. Doom? What's that all about? Better go read some Marvel Comics before things get even weirder while you're not watching, kids! Don't worry -- Clark Kent's not going anywhere while you're gone, and the Outsiders still don't matter.
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Hear the five-part talk with me from late August 2016 on BreakThrough Radio’s Daily Beat.
Listen to Mike Hausam interview me on his radio show for 7/11/16 (I’m the second half hour).
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Watch the interview of me from 6/16/16 by Comedy Central’s Amy Schumer.
Watch the interview of me from 6/7/16 by Reason’s Nick Gillespie about the book.
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RumbleOn (NASDAQ: RMBL ), the e-commerce company using innovative technology to simplify how dealers and consumers buy, sell, trade, or finance pre-owned vehicles, today announced Huge as their new Agency of Record. Huge , a global experience agency, will take on creative campaign creation, digital advertising and marketing, traditional media buying and business-oriented marketing efforts.
"Our partnership with Huge is a first of its kind for RumbleOn, and together I believe this match will better position our brand as we continue to expand further into multiple verticals,” said Marshall Chesrown, CEO of RumbleOn. “Huge has a unique understanding of who we are, what we do, and most importantly, our customers. Their plans included disruptive solutions and new opportunities that matches the ethos of RumbleOn."
Over the coming months, Huge will work with RumbleOn to further build out their business strategy by conducting research, assessing the brand and its potential evolution, and creative development – all while expanding RumbleOn’s primarily online marketplace into more traditional advertising channels.
“When we issued this RFP, we were looking for an agency that had experience in the vehicle space, but more importantly could tackle scenarios using data-centric approaches,” said Heather Harrington, SVP of Marketing at RumbleOn. “Huge was the perfect fit – they see the vision for where RumbleOn is headed, have access to the latest analytics, and know how to turn trends into tangible campaigns. I’m excited to see this relationship grow in the coming months.”
Huge is a global experience agency providing digital transformation and marketing services to the world's largest businesses and best-known brands. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, the agency has more than 1,200 employees working across 13 offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Huge is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG).
Ranae Heuer, President of Huge Detroit & Chicago, said, "It is an exciting time for RumbleOn and we're thrilled to be named its first agency of record. Our agency in Detroit is uniquely positioned to partner with RumbleOn as we bring to the table our extensive expertise in DTC platforms. Together we'll partner in developing an unmatched creative experience for the brand. Watch this space."
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Huge is a global experience agency made up of creatives, designers, technologists, strategists, and data scientists. We help companies elevate the human experience by creating unified brand experiences that people love. We work with clients such as Google, McDonald’s, FCA, Brooks Running, P&G, and others, who are as committed to shaping culture and defining the future as we are. Headquartered in Brooklyn, we currently have more than 1,200 employees working across 13 offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
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The Squashed Tomato Challenge
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What's in my tray?
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The Greenpower Challenge
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OurFuture.Energy
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Crest Awards through Practical Action STEM Challenges
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Practical Action have produced a range of different materials to support teachers in helping pupils understand the Global Goals and their targets; why they are important in reducing world poverty, and how pupils can take action themselves to help achieve them. Several activities for pupils aged 8-18.
OF.E and ASE Energy Resources Project
Exploring energy resources provides students with an insight into their future, as the world’s energy mix is likely to look very different in the coming decades as we tackle the challenges of climate change a growing world population, and the need to connect over a billion people who currently don’t have access to electricity.
OurFuture.Energy is an online education resource for 11-16 year olds, which aims to inform young people of the importance of energy in our daily lives, the basic science behind it and the challenges we face in balancing our energy use and supply to meet demand
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is the operational partner for the FLL® competition in the UK and Ireland. FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) is a global science and technology competition with over 250,000 young people taking part each year.
IET Faraday Challenge Days
Delivered free of charge by the IET, Faraday Challenge Days give students the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems. At each event teams compete to win a prize for themselves and a trophy for their school.
Free A2 posters from IET
A range of free primary and secondary curriculum support posters, related to various aspects of electricity and power. IET also work as part of Tomorrow's Engineers and these additional engineering posters are available for download or order.
IET Faraday DIY Challenge Days
Run your very own Challenge in school with these online DIY Faraday Challenge Days. These are packages of printable and electronic resources and guidance notes for teachers and technicians that take you through the day.
Bloodhound SSC - Race for the Line Competition
The BLOODHOUND Project is a global Engineering Adventure, using a 1000mph world land speed record attempt to inspire the next generation to enjoy, explore and get involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Apply now for the 'Race for the line competition' - A Micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition for England & Wales
Practical Action Posters
A range of colourful posters freely available from Practical Action.
Technology Justice
Questions around technology and the right to access it in today’s world and more are explored in this engaging set of resources for students aged 9-19.
Moja Island
Evaluating renewable energy resources, Moja Island is a discussion based 1-2 hour activity which will reinforce students' understanding of renewable energy sources.
Practical Action evaluation tools
Support your students to evaluate products and designs. The Practical Action evaluation tools give students (aged 7-19) an opportunity to analyse their products, designs or existing products.
#techjustice in action
A series of three videos presented by Ortis Deley, technology justice is all about ensuring everyone has access to technology that is essential for life.
Small Is Challenge
A design challenge for students aged 7 to 14. Students look at technologies from the last 100 years and invent a product that could help us lead a more sustainable future.
Practical Action galleries
Images from Practical Action's projects around the world, helping poor people use technology to improve their lives. All images can be used by teachers and students for educational purposes.
Who's most at risk
Who's most at risk? is an exciting role play activity that enables pupils aged 11-18 years to understand some of the key factors that place people around the world at risk from the effects of natural hazards.
Global learning opportunities linked to the curriculum
These documents identify opportunities where teaching in a global context enriches pupils’ learning in the new science curricular for ages 7-14 and give examples of Practical Action's teaching resources for science. They are available for the England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland curricula.
Power for the world
Downloadable resources aimed at pupils aged 7-14 working in teams as they learn about energy, energy resources and differences in energy access around the world. They go on to design and build their own wind turbine
Out & About with Industry
An index of industrial museums in the UK
Aquaculture is a $100 billion global industry that supplies almost half the world's demand for fish and is the fastest growing animal-food producing sector worldwide. Copper alloys inherently resist biofouling, without any special treatments or additions.
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Copper - Electric Motor
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Alstom hydropwer infographic
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Electricity Timeline
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Tomorrow's Engineers
Everything about engineering, schoool activities, events and careers in one place.
Free teaching resources from the IET
FREE TEACHING RESOURCES - classroom activities for students aged 11-19 years with film clips, online games and quizzes.
UK Schools Seismology Project
Information from BGS on how to get started and join in the project.
Beat the Flood
Suitable for KS2-3 (age 7-14) pupils use their STEM skills to help them design and build a model of a flood- proof house.
Practical Action STEM Resources
A range of different STEM challenges that can be both incorporated into your lessons or be used as the basis for an off-timetable day. Perfect for National Science and Engineering Week.
NRICH enriching mathematics
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Copper and Electricity
A detailed study of the role of copper in electrical motors, transformers, transmission through the grid. Resistance, resistivity and drift velocity are covered in detail.
Copper Mining
A guide to the mechanics, chemistry and electrochemistry of commercial copper extraction.
Copper Recycling and Sustainability
Copper is one of the most recyclable metals. This e-source looks at the science and environmental benefits behind recycling.
Aerosols - How do they work? ARCHIVE
For students aged between 11 and 14 years. The aerosol can turns out to be a useful way of learning about pressure and kinetic theory. Lots of really helpful interactive graphics.
Aerosols & Pressure ARCHIVE
For students aged between 14 and 16 years. A more advanced handling of kinetic theory and gas laws, using aerosols as a case study, with really useful interactive graphics.
Discover Petroleum
Take a virtual tour of an oil platform and Fawley oil refinery. Find out how oil is found, extracted and processed. NEW worksheets added.
Fawley Oil Refinery Tour
Travel round one of the largest manufacturing sites in the world to find out how crude oil is converted into fuel and oil products that drive the global economy.
Practical Action resources
A variety of exciting and innovative resources from Practical Action support the teaching of climate change, renewable energy resources and cross- curricular topics such as sanitation and flooding
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Mapping National Park Service Lands in West Virginia
The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES) was contracted by the Geologic Resources Division of the National Parks Service (NPS) to map the surficial and bedrock geology of three NPS units in southern West Virginia: Bluestone National Scenic River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and New River Gorge National River. WVGES geologists along with professors and students from Concord University and West Virginia University are producing digital surficial and bedrock geologic maps and geodatabases. Bedrock geology is being mapped for the three park units and the fourteen United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7½-minute topographic quadrangles they are contained within. Surficial geology will be mapped solely within the park boundaries of the three park units. This project will provide NPS with the necessary geologic information to help make scientifically sound resource management decisions. The areas surrounding these park units are relatively accessible to the urban East Coast and Midwest and are developing rapidly. Detailed geologic mapping will also provide new geologic information to local land-use planners and developers to aid in managing future growth in the area.
Please contact Publication Sales if you have any questions about map availability. Digital data for these maps can be downloaded from the National Park Service web site for FREE. Please see the links below each map description for the National Park Service's PDF, GIS database, KMZ/KML (Google Earth), and ArcGIS REST services.
Bedrock Geology of the Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area Bedrock Geologic Map: Ansted and Summersville Dam 7.5' Quadrangles, West Virginia
Paula J. Hunt, Keri L. Wilson, Jane S. McColloch, and Gayle H. McColloch
Digital Cartography and Map Compilation by Sarah E. Gooding
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Publication OF-1001
This map and geodatabase of the bedrock geology in and around the National Park Service's Gauley River National Recreation Area covers the Ansted and Summersville Dam 7½-minute United States Geological Survey topographic quadrangles in Nicholas and Fayette counties, West Virginia. This area is located in the relatively horizontal to gently folded rocks of the Appalachian Plateau physiographic province. The Meadow and Gauley Rivers have exposed massive sandstone cliffs in their valley walls. Rock units exposed at the surface in the map area are assigned to the Lower Pennsylvanian New River Formation, Lower and Middle Pennsylvanian Kanawha Formation, and the Middle Pennsylvanian Allegheny Formation. Bedrock consists of interbedded sandstones, siltstones, shales, and coals. Carnifex Ferry State Park and the Army Corps. of Engineers' Summersville Lake and Dam are also located in the map area.
Please check the WVGES Publications Catalog (OF-1001) for ordering information for this Open File Report (OF1001, Gauley River National Recreation Area Bedrock Geologic Map).
FREE digital data for this map are available from the National Park Service. Click here for FREE data.
Surficial Geology of the Gauley River National Recreation Area
Surficial Geologic Map of the Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia
J. Steven Kite, West Virginia University
Digital Cartography and Map Compilation by Samantha J. McCreery and Sarah E. Gooding,
This map and geodatabase show the surficial geology within the park boundary of the National Park Service's Gauley River National Recreation Area in Nicholas and Fayette counties, West Virginia.
Please check the WVGES Publications Catalog for ordering information for this Open File Report (OF-1601, Surficial Geologic Map of the Gauley River National Recreation Area).
FREE digital data for this map are available from the National Park Service. Click here to access FREE data.
Bedrock Geology of the New River Gorge
Mapsheet 1: Beckwith, Fayetteville, Winona quadrangles
Mapsheet 2: Thurmond, Danese quadrangles
Mapsheet 3: Prince, Meadow Creek, Meadow Bridge quadrangles
Mapsheet 4: Hinton, and Talcott quadrangles
Bedrock Geology of the New River Gorge National River:
Beckwith, Fayetteville, Winona, Thurmond, Danese, Prince, Meadow Creek, Meadow Bridge, Hinton, and Talcott 7.5' Quadrangles, West Virginia
Gayle H. McColloch, Paula J. Hunt, Jane S. McColloch, Robert L. Peck; Bascombe Mitch Blake, Jr., and David L. Matchen
These maps, geodatabases, and the accompanying 36-page report on the bedrock geology in and around the National Park Service's New River Gorge National River covers the Beckwith, Fayetteville, Winona, Thurmond, Danese, Prince, Meadow Creek, Meadow Bridge, Hinton, and Talcott 7½-minute United States Geological Survey topographic quadrangles in Fayette, Raleigh, and Summers counties, West Virginia. Four West Virginia State Parks (Hawks Nest, Babcock, Bluestone, Little Beaver), the Army Corps. of Engineers' Bluestone Lake and Dam, and a portion of the Boy Scouts of America's Summit Bechtel Reserve are located in the project area.
Please check the WVGES Publications Catalog (OF1301) for ordering information for this Open File Report (OF1301, Bedrock Geology of the New River Gorge National River).
Surficial Geology of the New River Gorge
Surficial Geologic Map of the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
Marla K. Yates and J. S. Kite, West Virginia University
Digital Cartography and Map Compilation by Sarah E. Gooding,
This map and geodatabase show the surficial geology within the park boundary of the National Park Service's New River Gorge National River in Fayette, Raleigh, and Summers counties, West Virginia. Four West Virginia State Parks (Hawks Nest, Babcock, Bluestone, Little Beaver) and the Army Corps. of Engineers' Bluestone Lake and Dam are located in the project area.
Please check the WVGES Publications Catalog for ordering information for this Open File Report (OF-1501, Surficial Geology of the New River Gorge National River).
FREE digital data for this map are available from the National Park Service. Click here for the FREE data sets.
Bedrock Geology of the Bluestone National Scenic River
Bedrock Geologic Map of the Bluestone
National Scenic River,
Flat Top and Pipestem 7.5' Quadrangles, West Virginia
David L. Matchen, Joseph L. Allen, Robert L. Peck, and David Mercier
Concord University
Digital Cartography and Map Compilation by Sarah E. Gooding and Paula J. Hunt
This map of the bedrock geology in and around the National Park Service's Bluestone National Scenic River covers the Flat Top and Pipestem 7½-minute United States Geological Survey topographic quadrangles in Summers, Mercer, and Raleigh counties, West Virginia. The spectacular scenery of the Bluestone River Gorge is the result of erosion through the Princeton and Glady Fork Sandstones. Bluestone State Park, Pipestem Resort State Park, and a portion of Camp Creek State Park are also located in the map area.
Please check the WVGES Publications Catalog (OF1101) for ordering information for this Open File Report (OF1101, Bedrock Geologic Map of the Bluestone National Scenic River).
FREE digital data for this map are available from the National Park Service free. Click here for FREE data.
Surficial Geology of the Bluestone National Scenic River
Surficial Geologic Map of the Bluestone National Scenic River Area, West Virginia
This map and geodatabase show the surficial geology within the park boundary of the National Park Service's Bluestone National Scenic River Area in Summers and Mercer counties, West Virginia.
Please check the WVGES Publications Catalog for ordering information for this Open File Report (OF-1401, Surficial Geology of the Bluestone National Scenic River Area).
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on the left, you can see a gorgeous shot from mount sutro. that is the top of the [inaudible] >> how does it speak. >> oh no, help me, i'm drowning. >> is it going to drown all day. >> you're going to think i'm compage rating but i'm not. i was -- exaggerating. i was walking to the place where i work out and i forgot my flip flops and i burned my feet running to get them and i was thinking, what about our dogs and cats? it's that hot out there in our inland areas. today we will have triple digits for sure. isn't that glorious. we are able to see it even though we have some fog and localized drizzle. as we take a look
at the excessive heat advisory that's in effect for today, it's pretty much for the north bay, east bay, san tra cruz mountain -- santa cruz mountains and hills. last night's overnight low was 78 degrees. the winds in san francisco have been picking up to ten. winds become more offshore later today. numbers ushering up into the 70s at the beaches. upper 70s around the bay today approaching 80 in emeryville and berkeley. 95 san jose. and we will top off at 109 in lakeport. >> good hosching and happy tuesday. -- morning and happy tuesday. if you are getting
ready to hit the roads and you head through the altamonte pass, that is slow. we had an earlier crash so that is keeping your ride around 27 minutes between 205 and 680. we're seeing delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. if this isn't evidence that you should get a pass, i don't know what is. if you have a pass, you'll be zooming biment we do have road work on the upper deck of the bay bridge. that is your traffic. the oakland a's are trying to get to the bottom of a fight between a guard and a fan at last night's game. jessica is live at the coliseum with video. reporter: the incident happened during last night's two game series opener against the san francisco giants and that cellphone video shows a security guard getting in a fight with a fan.
let's go right to it. >> that's the video from twitter user shane. he shows the third deck altercation. at least one guard hitting a fan and a follow up to that tweet, shane tweets he was sitting in the section when a security guard quote, assaulted an innocent woman. he claims she came back, got food and flipped everyone off. another witness tweeted i saw the fight, she was wanting to fight if fans, people were having to hold her back. on twitter, the team posted this statement, during tonight's game, there was an incident involving a security guard. we contract with a third party security company and are investigating the situation. violence in any form is not acceptable. now, right now, its unclear can what will happen to that third party -- unclear what will happen to that third party security guard or the other security guards seen in the video. tonight,
there's another game at 7:05. last year, more than 50,000 americans died of drug overdoses. now, supervised injection sites are one push to combat the problem. we have more on what's being done to stop this national crisis. reporter: drug overdoses kill more than gun homicides and car crashes combined. that's why now leaders are urging president trump to do more about this epidemic. challenge to follow through on a campaign promise he made, a commission on drug addiction released a report asking president trump to declare it a public health emergency. 142 americans are dying every day from opioid abuse. >> we have a 9/11 scale loss every three weeks in america so the first recommendation we say to the president is you must declare a national emergency, a public
health emergency that will empower your cabinet and motivate the funding of this and get on top of it because we have a crisis. >> also hear in california, a -- here in california, a bill has cleared the state assembly that would allow users to inject illegal drugs in controlled housing facilities. this could lower public drug use, they say, and take syringes off the streets. there would be sites in eight counties across california. the white house says this recommendation to call this a public health emergency will be immediately reviewed. its not often a public health emergency is declared for something other than a natural disaster. the last time invest was in puerto rico last year, more than 10,000 zika cases were reported back then. so if this was declared a national public health emergency, how
would that change things? >> governor christie says it would force congress to focus on funding in crisis. minute could go to medication treatment programs and make sure doctors, nurses are aware of misuse and abuse of those prescription drugs that is spotted and prevented. this could equip all law enforcement with something first responders have, that opioid antidote. today begins the first full day of a new west wing. the new chief of staff is on the job and almost immediately, he ousted the new communications director who threatened to fire everybody. president trump is insisting the white house is not in turmoil. reporter: a great day at the white house. that's how president trump described via twitter what was an active day at the white house. one that began with a hiring and ended with a firing. it started with the swearing in of new chief of staff general john kelly who says he wants more structure,
less game of thrones. >> i predict that general kelly will go down in terms of the position of chief of staffs, one of the great ever. reporter: one of kelly's first acts, pushing out communications director anthony scaramucci. scaramucci had trouble shaking a profanly laced interview he gave to new yorker magazine going after kelly's predecessor, reince priebus. >> the president certainly felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position. >> scaramucci is just the latest in a long line of high profile names that have come and gone from the white house. the president insists this does not add up to chaos. lawmakers though, praising the discipline kelly seemed to already be bringing to the administration. >> hopefully it will put order to the place, and i think it was a good choice. >> when he was general kelly with the southern command, he took all these different agencies, making them work well
for our countries objectives. that's a good thing. >> the white house says unlike before kelly when several aides had direct access to the president, now all access will run through the chief of staff. today, a cable car operator accused of pocketing rider fares is due in court. he was arrested in april on six of felony misappropriation of federal money. investigators say he was concealing the true amount of cash he collected by not issuing receipts to riders. they claim this allowed him to keep hundreds of dollars in cash each month. >> auditors for the city found this -- released a report saying that receiving cash make [inaudible] searchers have recovered a
body believed to be that of mark ma. they ran into trouble when the winds picked up. a boat nearby rescued his friends but he was nowhere to be found. >> we were able to grab a hold of him and we called the sheriff's department and they brought people out to help us. reporter: officials say he was not wearing a life jacket. the time now is 5:09. a new report gives us a better idea of how san francisco's notorious sinking skyscraper would hold up in a major earthquake. >> if you charge your electric vehicle inside the city of palo alto, be prepared to pay up. >> another heat wave today will pan out to be the hottest day of the week.
we'll talk about the advisories you need to know about. >> and we're tracking a quiet start to your tuesday morning commute but we are tracking delays. bay bridge toll plaza, backing up. how long will it take you to get through, find out coming up.
san francisco's sinking skyscraper... a new report from the city finds that the millenium tower is not ger of falling . a sigh of relief for residents of san francisco's sinking sky trip statutory raper. -- skyscraper. a new study shows the building is not at risk of an earthquake. electric car owners, starting today the city of palo alto will be charging you to charge up your vehicle. the money means more stations will soon be available. sandra is live in palo alto with the latest. reporter: people that drive electric vehicles will have more options in the city but you will have to pay up. starting today, stations like this one are
going to cost 23-cents per kilowatt. not only does the city plan on doubling the number of charging stations, they also plan to generate the energy on site for the charging. they unveiled new solar panels at some charging stations last week. the goal is to achieve 4% of its total electric energy consumption from local solar by 2020. a little fun fact, palo alto has one of the highest per capita electric vehicle ownership rates with 2500 residents owning them and another 1,000 easy commuters coming into town each day. two bucks doesn't seem like a big deal, however, that's if you move your car on time. they're trying to basically encourage a higher turnover rate. they say once your car is fully charged, you're going to get an alert
on your cellphone. you have 20 minutes to move your vehicle, otherwise you start getting charged $2 per hour. >> at least they give you the warning though. >> that's true. the clock ticks near the or towards the near total eclipse. some school districts are deciding to play it safe. >> they're already canceling classes on the big day. a school in illinois plans to shut down on august 21st. teachers say even if they can require children to wear protective glasses, the risk of eye damage is too great. >> that seems like an extreme move, what do you think? >> i don't remember them doing that back in 1979. i don't know if you were born then but i remember it was a beautiful day [ overlapping speakers ] >> and we had school and they took us out to the playground and we didn't have even the protective glasses and we were
in the mojove desert. if miss this eclipse, we do have it in 2023, about six years from now. we have the count down to your eclipse and we are proud to be part of it here. let's get to it, can you see our count down clock, gang, 20 days, four hours, 58 minutes and 28 seconds. that's the count down to the solar eclipse 2017. all right, let's look at the current conditions right now. we're in the 50s and 60s. it's 60 san jose. winds are at 10 in san francisco, 16 fairfield.
wind becomes more offshore later today. 57 degrees for dave in napa. you have to keep your dogs and pets cool during this impending heat wave. today and tomorrow, the hottest days of the work week. a little haze in the atmosphere. its never a good thing when you can see the air that you breathe. so today, the yellow highlighted areas, east bay, north bay, santa cruz, we will see temperatures over 100-degrees and overnight, not much of a recovery in the 70s and a few 80s. this morning, its 80 degrees at mount diablo. we're not going to see the precipitation but we will see the higher levels of humidity so it won't be as hotthis weekend but on
the muggy side. san jose airport, computer models suggest a high of 93 there. i'm besting that by 95 degrees. mid and high 80s common around the peninsula. 89 in redwood city where many people don't have ac. 74 in san francisco. 73 in pacifica. triple digits, trivalley back through hercules. 104 toward the delta, easily 109 to the north. you notice the 103 on wednesday. it's battle of the bay as the oakland a's host the giants. enjoy your day. >> what's not a fun ride, making your way through the altamonte pass. we are tracking a new crash and this is eastbound 580 near isabel.
this is opposite commute directions so it shouldn't slow westbound traffic down unless everyone has to stop and look. this is 238 as you're making your way from 580 over towards 880 there. you can see traffic starting to get crowded. we're not tracking any accidents this time around. things are looking good heading through the southbound. starting to see a few cars join the commute. here is a look at the foot of the maze. you can see traffic starting to slow down. it's going to be in the yellow for drivers making their way. its a 16 minute drive into san francisco. the east shore freeway is still looking good and in the green. that is your traffic. trending today, another
hack in hollywood. the latest one hit hbo. cyber thieves reportedly stole scripts for several series including game of thrones and ballers. hackers claim there is more to come. the networks chairman and ceo sent a email to employees confirming a cyber incident. there's also the possibility some employee information was stolen. netflix just released a show, a little help with carol burnett. >> what's your resume? >> i started a little thing called the carol burnett show. >> i haven't heard of it. >> well, i won a few emmys for it. >> i got a trophy in soccer once. >> you did? >> everyone did. >> in the new series, burnett and other celebrities will sit down with kids to get pint sized opinions on issues. finally, closure for one of the most notorious baseball fans of all time.
. >> that's awfully close to fan interference there. >> steve bartman became a symbol of the chicago cubs curse when he tried to catch a foul ball in game six of the national championship series back in 2003. the cubs lost the game and the series. they didn't win post season again until last year. fourteen years later, the cubs owner thought it was time to extend an olive branch. yesterday, the team gave bartman a world series ring and bartman released a statement saying i do not consider myself worthy of such an honor but i am grateful. >> we'll be right back. [ crickets chirping ]
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stanford, five time grand slam champion maria sharapova returned to tennis on an american court for the first time since her doping suspension. tennis has been quiet since she's been gone. she won the first set, dropped the second set but won to close it out in the third. she got a wild card entry to play at stanford and said she appreciated the fan support last night. >> you give them something in their life to cheer for and you're an example that they live by, so i just really, as people were coming up to me and telling me that they couldn't wait to see me back, it just hit me really personally than it ever did before. >> sharapova very appreciative
to be back on the court. a wild fight between a security guard and a fan here at the oakland coliseum yesterday. now, the a's are investigating. >> what california legislators are considering to end the opioid abuse epidemic and an effort to get president trump to provide funding.
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thieves behind a smash-and-grab at a bay area costco. . police are hoping surveillance video helps them track down the gang of thieves behind a smash and grab at a bay area costco. >> fire crews around california could have another challenging day dealing with dangerous heat. >> welcome to august one #ás
where we begin -- first where we begin our could want down to the solar eclipse. >> and we are tracking slow down, yes, a crash slowing things down for drivers along 238, how far that back up goes coming up. good morning everyone. it is tuesday, august 1st. potentially huge developments in the investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. according to multiple reports, the president himself dictated donald trump, jr.'s misleading statements about meeting with a russian lawyer. trump jr. said the meeting was about the adoption of russian children. he later admitted he was after damaging information about hillary clinton. special counsel robert mueller is looking into obstruction of justice tied to russian interference in last year's election. president trump's lawyer says the claims are misinformed and inaccurate. a bay area congressman is
blasting the trump administration for the continuous drama in the white house. >> this is just disgraceful. these, these petty dramas, this reality tv chaos that has come to dominate the news cycles is standing in the way of us actually getting things done for the american people reporter: his comments coming after anthony scaramucci joined the list of high profile white house officials who recently resigned or were fired. protesters and police continue to crash in the streets of venezuela. overnight, opposition figures were taken from their homes from government officers. the vote means works could start tomorrow to begin drafting that new constitution. as an alarming number of americans die from drug overdoses, california
is searching for ways to prevent these tragedies. neta is live in our news room on the scope of the problem and the push to provide supervised injection sites. reporter: its a controversial push but 50,000 americans died of drug overdoses last year and governor chris christie compares that to being at a 9/11 scale loss every three weeks and is pushing for the president to declare a national emergency. if that happens, it could fund treatment centers all over the country. in california, there is a possibility of a something that has never been done in another state. [inaudible] he says this type of supervised addiction assistance could save lives. >> this is going to allow health professionals to seek out drug users and you know, offer them treatment in
one location, even in broad daylight, you could just walk by somebody having a convulsion with a needle sticking out of their arm. >> i would rather they do it in a supervised space and get them off of the streets. reporter: this bill has cleared the assembly and there would be sites in eight counties across california including san francisco. this report released by the commission on opioid abuse and the drug crisis says the declaration of a national health emergency would finally wake up americans to this crisis and legislators would realize the importance of putting money towards the problem. declaring a national emergency seems like a rare move. >> yeah, it certainly is. it hardly ever happens. the u.s. department of health and human services declared an emergency in puerto rico last year when more than 10,000 cases of zika were reported. in 2009, there was
widespread concern over potential pandemic of the flu. firefighters on high alert across the state. they're battling dozens of fires, including this one near los angeles. it broke out on a hillside near a middle school. closer to home, investigators contained a grass fire in san jose. it burned about 10 acres near fire station 33. firefighters battled it from the air and the ground. they had it under control in about two hours. no buildings or homes were damaged. let's get another check on our hot, hot weather. >> it is a hot weather pattern here. you know, trying to compare it to last year at this time, we were even hotter last year. it's just that we're seeing more occasions of these heat waves. last year, we saw one and then average temperatures and then maybe another one a month later. we've been seeing heat waves week after week. let's look at the current conditions. this is looking out towards the
bay bridge where you cannot see the tiptop. keep in mind, the very top stands 525 feet off the bay water so that gives you an indication of how low that ceiling is. when we have a ceiling below 600 feet, you know we have that sfo on some arriving flights. yellow highlighted areas, let me get out of the way, north bay, east bay, san tra cruz mown -- santa cruz mountains and hills, we see triple digits today and recovering overnight is in the low 80s and high 70s. three things to take away from this weather cast, 100 or more today and tomorrow afternoon away from the bay. hazy conditions today, and a good looking day in pacifica. we're talking 73 degrees. 70s, about 80 degrees around the rim of the bay. high
80s, peninsula. through the 80s and 90s to the triple digits inland. we'll break down the forecast coming up but right now, you look busy. >> yeah, we just had a couple of crashes come in and they're both involving up to five cars so some big accidents. we have one along 880 and that is if you're heading in that southbound direction right near a street. also one on 238 approaching 880. that's blocking at least one lane. you can see 238 definitely starting to back up. that slow down begins as you're approaching 580. so you'll start tapping those brakes. it's going do be a slow drive getting to 880. and the metering lights, they're on and traffic starting to back up. your ride into san francisco, it's changing colors. still in the yellow, 16 minute ride into san francisco. we have new information this morning about a standoff we first told you about
yesterday morning in san francisco. it finally ended 15 hours later. it started late sunday night. police were called to the area because of a shooting. we're told one woman was rushed to the hospital where she later died. the suspected gunman may be that woman's son. at some point, he shot himself in the chest and police say he is in critical condition. a lot of people are sharing video from last night's a game. it appears to show a security guard getting into a fight with a fan. reporter: the team is investigating what happened during that two game series opener against the san francisco giants., not what happened on the field but what happened in the upper deck. cellphone video shows a security guard punching a fan. ..the oakland a's face off against the san francisco giants again tonight... sig out police are hoping newly- rele urveillance video . >> that video from twitter shows the upper deck altercationment a female security guard
punching a fan and pulling her hair. other guards jumped in to hold the security guard back. in a follow up, shane tweets he was sitting in the section when a security guard quote assaulted an innocent woman. she claims she left, came back and got booed and flipped everyone off. >> another person tweeted i saw the fight, she was wanting to fight the fan. people had to hold her back. on bitter, the team post -- twitter, the team posted this statement, during the game, there was a fight involving escort guard. we contract through a -- security guard. we contract through a third party security firm and we are now investigating. it is unclear what will happen to that security guard or the other guards seen in the video. ll help them sol crime in nov . police are hoping newly released surveillance video will help them solve a brazen crime in nevada. men wearing surgical
masks pulled off a smash and grab at a costco. it happened just after the 10:00 a.m. opening on sunday morning. this video shows three men wearing hoodies and masks, they're running through the front door and they break the glass on those jewelry cases. according to onces, they got away with at least one bag of jewelry and watches. nevada police say they are working to determine if two similar incidents at a danville costco have any connection to this case. nevada authorities believe this black chevy sonic with paper plates is the get away car. we are learning more and more details about the upcoming broadway version of frozen. roxanna has more. reporter: on wall street yesterday, a mixed day. the dow gained 60-points jumping to another record high. the nasdaq dropped 26.
netflix is reportedly billions of dollars in debt. the la times reports the streaming company has gathered $20 billion in long term debt as it tries to produce more energy content. -- original content. back to school means getting creative for target. the retailer is opening 30 smaller stores near colleges selling back to school basics. its also hosting pop up shops on campuses so students don't have to leave the grounds. and disney is releasing more details about the broadway musical frozen. a song writer says there will be 21 songs in the musical. frozen the musical premiers in denver august 17th before moving to broadway next spring.
ti . >> it is 5:41. at long last, the olympics returning to california. decan tails on the big -- details on the big announcement.
forecast in just a few minutes. . welcome to the first day of august, 2017. this is life. isn't this a -- live. isn't this a piece of art in itself. it's the palace of fine arts theater. its a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915
panama pacific exposition. with 55-degrees in san francisco right now. people across the country are being encouraged to get outside and get to know their neighbors for national night out. san francisco, berkeley, san mateo and other communities are hosting block parties for the event. national night out is a campaign to promote partnerships with local police departments and neighborhood comradery. california will once again host the olympics. the games are coming in 2028. delegates and members of the u.s. soccer team joined the la mayor to make the announcement yesterday. la was aiming for the 2024 olympics along with paris but the international olympic committee handed it to the french capitol. >> remember when san francisco was in the running. its probably for the best, you know what kind of a traffic mess it
would bring. >> don't you think we'll have something flying. >> i'm not going to count on it. >> 2028. >> wow. >> that's only 11 years. you know how quickly that goes. >> i'm going do be owning a mexican restaurant in antigua by then. >> and i'm going to be belly up to the bar. >> she'll be serving up margaritas. >> we'll come back and watch the games. >> speaking of traffic, that would be, yeah, that would be some interesting traffic. we've got slow downs, nothing out of the ordinary but definitely slowing your morning commute down. a big back up along 880 and 238. we'll begin with a crash northbound 880 as you're approaching 8th street. that has at least two lanes blocked and you can see traffic stacking up. we have the usual delays heading in that southbound direction as you make your way down towards 92. then we have this accident 238 as you're approaching 880. that has at least one lane blocking.
you just see this solid line of red for folks making their way in that northbound or westbound direction there, making your way towards 880. traffic backed up on 580. give yourself extra time. we lost that camera there. here is the san mateo bridge. getting crowded in both directions although i don't see any accidents or road work on this span. we're still in the green in both directions. thirteen minute ride between 880. you can see traffic looks okay in this shot. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on and you are slow. that's a check of your traffic. back to you. >> thanks. good morning everyone on this fester day of august. we -- first day of august. we would like to introduce to you
the countdown to solar eclipse 2017. can you see the clock. its on your tv screen right about here. we're on the count down to the solar eclipse. it's going to take place across the continental united states monday august 21st. it begins in lincoln beach, oregon and ends up in charleston, south carolina so it's a 70-mile wide path. if you miss it, it's next up on october 14th of 2023. that 70-mile path is where you'll see totality. here in san francisco, a partial so many people heading north. we're looking out towards the bay bridge where we do have mostly cloudy skies. it's a very compressed deck of low clouds and even localized drizzle. we are into the 50s and 60s. the winds were very aggressive earlier. now beginning to dial back in san francisco at 10, 16 in the
fairfield area. we'll have an offshore wind later today but an on shore push along the coast. hi dave, he's our weather reporter in napa reporting cool conditions there. thanks, dave. we will continuing to see the blustering heat inland. today and tomorrow, the hottest days of the work week and then muggy conditions slightly cool thursday and friday. triple digit heat in the yellow highlighted area. overnight, not much relief at all. it is currently 79 degrees at mount diablo so we're under the influence of this huge dome of high pressure. low pressure here is encouraging some of that sub tropical moisture to work up into the area. for us, no precipitation, just the higher humidity. san jose, let's pinpoint your forecast for today. watch the clock tick by with the temperature reading, 90, 91, 93, by 2:00,
forecasting 95. we're going all the way up to 104 in discovery bay and brentwood. almost equally as hot for wednesday. that's your tuesday forecast, keep it cool everyone. >> good advice. if you charge your electric vehicle in palo alto, prepare to start paying. sandra is live at the city's parking garage on webster with details. reporter: there's also good news to this. the city plans to add more charging stations like this one here. of course that's something that's welcome for a lot of people out here and also something interesting. they're planning to generate some of the renewable energy for these charging stations using solar panels which they installed on top of this garage. they unveiled the solar panels last week at this garage on webster but also at the garage on bryant street which is
getting six new charging stations. the goal is to achieve 4% of total energy consumption from solar power. the city manager says this reenforces palo alto's role in [inaudible] and climate action goals. if you're wondering how much all of this is going to cost you? right now, it looks like starting today at 23-cents per kilowatt. for a full charge that is about two bucks. that's assuming you move your car on time. they're wanting to get more people in and out of here. they say as soon as your car is charged, you will get an alert on your cellphone. after that time period, you have 20 minutes to get your car out of here, otherwise you start getting charged $2 an hour. >> 20 minute warning, i appreciate that. >> one bay area county putting a new twist on an old technique to deal with people who have had too much to drink.
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charges - stemming from a vandalism case involving his father. 31-year-old "auria maleksalehi" sed of trying to intimidate witnesses - who had planned to go to police, after tenants' cars we . the 31 year old was accused of intimidating witnesses who planned to go to police after their cars were vandalized on a property that his father owned. he brought three witnesses to testify that he did not dissuade witnesses. these recliners are among the 20 set to fill a sobering station in santa clara county. a grant is allowing officials to turn a center
into a comfortable space with where people caught drunk in public can sober up. >> for every officer that is with someone, they're there between an hour and an hour and a half to book them. to bring them to the sobering station, it could take them an average of six minutes. >> santa cruz county has a sober station up and running and officials say it's saving them roughly $190 a night per person. two men accused of beating a lyft driver caught on video are expected in court today. the two have pleaded not guilty. police say the two were riding dirt bikes when they beat a driver on highway 101 in san francisco. they are facing assault charges as well as conspiracy to commit a crime, vandalism and battery. two other suspects are facing charges. crews are cleaning up the dang from a fire at a school that broke out
on the roof of dixie elementary school. the sheriff tweeted this out last night. contractors have been doing construction on this school and here's a look at some of the aftermath. the damage estimated at about $50,000. it should be repaired by the time school starts later this month. a push to declare drug abuse a national emergency, coming up, why the president is being asked to make good on a campaign promise and why california is a lot closer to allowing people to shoot up with drugs under supervision. >> and a wild fight between a security guard and a fan here at oakland coliseum and now the a's are investigating.
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♪ >> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11:00. we begin at 11:00 with life look at ocean city. the good news is the shore shouldn't see too much snow tomorrow. the bad news is the rest of us, well, we can see a few inches. here we go again. this year's within has been so much fun already. thanks for joining us tonight at 11:00. i'm iain page. frigid, warm, back to frigid now snow. what is going on? maybe we need an explanation. well, we've got a meteorologist on staff to help us break it all down. scott what's happening. >> hi there, iain. definitely has been roller coder ride. friday we had highs in the 60s. the arctic blast and, yes, more snow it is making a come back. as we look at alt l ultimate doppler it's lit up a cold front off to the west. it's stretches from the great lakes all the way into texas and look at the purple those are winter weather advisories all
the way into south texas dealing with the system that will impact millions including folks right here in the lehigh and delaware valleys. winter weather advisories kick in early on tuesday. through wednesday. far north and west. that's how long we'll be dealing with this slow-moving system. so look at the start times as far as the snow. tomorrow morning far north and west toward the pocono mountains into the afternoon. sections of berks county, the lehigh valley, and then eventually moving toward philadelphia and the shore. so here's the planner. cloud cover temperatures upper 30s tomorrow. watching that snow far north and west. much more coming up in the broadcast. iain. >> scotttt, thanks. eagles fans how are your nerves? we're still six days away from championship sunday when the vikings will come to town to play the birds. little more than 1100 miles separate the cities of philadelphia and minneapolis but after learning a little bit more about the respective cities you might think they were worlds a
part. fox 29 we go there and oris o'connell went behind enemy lines for four years for this moment in time no doubt. what, what did you learn? >> well, when it comes to football, let's put that aside. we wanted to do a little city by city comparison. trust me like you said i lived in minnesota for four years and you got to trust me i'm a good judge when i say there really is no comparison. philly versus minneapolis. let's start with the local food favorites. our cheesesteak to minnesota lutefisk. >> what it's a gelatinous norwegian white fish. >> no thanks. cliff me a cheesesteak with. >> advantage philadelphia. >> let's not even go there with the weather. here you get all four seasons. in minnesota you get two. this is winter, this is summer. >> what do you know about minnesota? >> that it's cold. i just know it's cold. >> i know it's very cold there. >> yes, we even have the better
fictional characters. >> ♪ >> our rocky balboa or the twin city's mary tyler moore. sorry, mary. ♪ >> reporter: and fight songs, this is the skull viking song. it's cute i guess. but there's no better fight song than -- >> fly, eagles fly, older road to victory! >> reporter: finally minnesota may have us beat on one thing. they're shiny new billion dollar stadium. but that's okay. the eagles will be playing there any way come super bowl sunday. telling people in minnesota what's it going to be like at the linc. give them a little taste. >> it's going to be madness. we're going to wipe the floor with you guys. >> reporter: and just in case you are ready and you want to book that trip to the super bowl, iain, there are tickets to be had on the after market if you could spare an extra 4300
bucks for ticket. hey, if the birds are in the super bowl, i just might think about it. maybe with your salary. [ laughter ] >> chris, come on, man. >> you know everybody will be looking for those tickets. thanks, buddy. >> after the big win, some eagles players given back to the community today. wide receiver torry smith punter donny jones and others sorting through donations for needy children at a warehouse in west conshohocken. the players and fans shared some of their post season excitement with us. >> it was amazing. um, to pull that win out and see the reaction from everyone and the response from the city has been crazy. looking forward to having another great week. >> we're so excited. i'm just so happy they're winning because in my lifetime like they haven't really been the best team yet. >> we even ran into one fan who painted a sneakers green and white as way to show his support to the eagles. eagles fans set your reminder rs tickets for the beg game go on
sale at 10:00 tomorrow morning. you can get tickets on ticket masters if the scalpers don't beat through. right now prices range from 135 bucks for standing room only. but if you want an actual seat, the cost is going to range from 172 to $255. the team has imposed a four ticket limit per house holder underdog masks they're sold separately, the eagles say you can wear the dog mask at the linc to the road top super bowl goes through philly. the game sunday. where, fox 29. coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. in philadelphia, a man facing charges after taking the phrase horsing around a little too literally. he punch add police horse then an officer after getting tossed oh out of the eagles/falcons game. dave schratwieser is live in south philadelphia with more on this story tonight. dave. >> reporter: iain the charges here are serious aggravated assault, simple assault and taunting a police horse. police say taylor hendricks was
intoxicated got tossed out of the stadium during the game and ended up in handcuffs. >> 22-year-old taylor hendricks may have a story to tell after saturday's big eagles win at the linc but probably not the one where police say he got ejected from the game. then repeatedly punched a police horse in the face before striking a police officer. >> come out here and punch a horse especially when cop is on it crazy. >> not too smart. does not reflect eagles fans and what we're about. >> you have 65,000 people, 64,999 are fine and one punches a horse. you know, these things happen anywhere. report roar police say the whitehall hall township resident gotti ejected from the goals game for being inn tock indicated and not having a ticket. after he got tossed police say hendricks approached a mounted police officer punching his horse repeatedly in the face and neck. then striking the officer.
>> you shouldn't be punching horse. that's bot the tom line. no matter who you're a fan of don't be punches police horses. >> he broke the law and assault add police officer a mounted horse he should be put in prison. >> reporter: we caught up with eagles fans exiting the sixers game monday afternoon. the fan versus police horse tale left several shaking their hea heads. >> that's not cool. that is not cool. >> who in their mind right would do that. >> it's an embarrass. we still hear about santa claus and snowballs. we don't need this. >> not just snowballs. pnch ago horse with a cop on i it. that's just dumb. >> reporter: now the horse and the officer were okay. taylor hendricks was released on $5,000 bail and attempt to reach him tonight was not successful. iain. >> all right, dave. thank you. well today martin luther king, jr. day and today in philadelphia thousands of volunteers came out to mark the 50th anniversary of his poor people's campaign. to put the spotlight on the principals of civil, human and
equal rights. the recurring message all day was try not to make this just one day of service a year. instead people were encouraged to make service a part of their lives if not every day then whenever you can. >> every day. every day. he stood up for something. i want him to know his family know goals and dreams are not lost. that's important as community. that's important for my daughter so she can live that. >> the event was just one of dozens that took place across our area today and today has been about martin luther king, jr. but it's the statue of another man who gets a holiday in this country that's in the spotlight tonight. a police spotlight. camden authorities are trying to fine out who vandal life the statue. some say what happened under scores why the statue should come down. fox 29's dave kinchen live at the camden county police headquarters tonight. dave? >> reporter: iain, that's right. statues of christopher columbus have come under attack in the last year or so.
as part of on-going controversy over historical figures but this one in this case is prompting some officials to request that it's taken down. disfigured by paint and political sent many. this christopher columbus statue in camden is also litter the with obscenitie obscenities thet edition of modern day protest over racial issues and controversial figures in histo history. >> i understand the vandals because of what the statue represents because of who christopher columbus was and because of the hit historical misconception that this country has accepted. >> reporter: reverend levi combs the third has a church nearby where the statue season the vandalism under scores the need to take the statue down. >> for us as african-americans, native americans what christopher columbus to the people and murdering them, raping women, and all of that,
it's just this is even worse. this statue being here is worse than confederate statutes being erected in the south wort. >> reporter: camden city councilman brian coleman said concerned residents have already called him. >> it's a senseless act of a few that doesn't represent not on this community but the city as whole much that's not something that we want to see happen. >> reporter: reverend says despite the criminal miss chef he hopes any efforts to row move the statue will be civil. >> i don't condone vandalism. i do think there are other alternative ways of measures for us to have statuing like this removed from cities such as camden that -- that represents the majority of minorities. >> reporter: meantime there are reports of other christopher columbus statues in new jersey being defaced including in north jersey. iain? >> all right, dave, thank you. we are following breaking news right now out of kensington neighborhood tonight. police have a man in custody
after they say he robbed a dollar store on the 3100 blog of frankford avenue authorities say he robbed the store at knife point just before 10:00 p.m. ran outside with a cash register drawer. officers caught up with him outside told him to drop knife and the drawer. when he refused they tased him f w get more information we'll bring it to you tonight. septa taking a step toward the future it's 2018 it's about time, right. some riders will new new fangled septa key cards starting tow. don't have one, can't ride. ice jam leads to traffic. ja
happy ending to a story we've been following for you. burlington township food pantry being forced out of the its home. dominic zula the man who volunteers and runs the pantry tells us fox 29 viewers answered his call for help. after our story aired he says the owners of the old burlington coat factory on route 130 in willingboro offered to donate the space for the food pantry and simon transportation offered to move their equipment to its new location for no charge. the pantry old location at the burlington town center mall closed its doors for good. good news there. supplies are still needed in puerto rico nearly four months after hurricane maria. a local company with ties to the island have just returned from a could month long trip they
helped any way they could. fox 29's shawnette wilson talk wig them about the challenges and joins us live now at the philadelphia airport. shawnettee. >> reporter: iain, the couple has a non-profit called mother's mission where they feed the homeless around philadelphia. now they're taking that same compassion to the island of puerto rico. anybody will tell you the same thing. it was a monster. the noise it was hours and hou hours. >> jesse cruz and her husband david just returned from a month long trip to puerto rico. on a mission trip after hurricane maria devastated the island. >> when we went there the first time we went there with food. the second time we went there with money. >> reporter: they both live in philadelphia but jesse was born there and david has family in pr. they went to assess the need and help. >> the children were sleeping on wet mattresses so they didn't have in tarps. >> they took money format tresses a ranged for tarps to be donated and other necessities. >> they needed either food or
some were sick they needed ensure, um, a lot of them needed diapers. >> reporter: they say almost four months later, many towns still don't have electricity. >> some of the places as well they don't have any water. i mean it's just -- you know, we saw people actually in the highway where the water was coming through washington do you call that the -- >> spring water. spring water came from the mountains. >> come through and they were actually getting water from there. >> cell phone video they recorded shows an elderly man trapped inside his home. they took him clothes and helped get him into a shelter. jesse gets emotional about another couple they found. >> she said, i was just asking and praying that someone would come and help me bathe my husband because he was bedridd bedridden. >> they reached out to people on facebook for donations companies from different states helped get them supplies to distribute. with all the accomplish they left vowing to come back and with a motto for their mission. >> instead of preaching the word, upping, just go there and
get the done. >> reporter: they have a gofundme page to help get donation so they can continue their work f you'd like to help go to fox 29.com for link to that also if you go there iain you'll get to see more videos and photos of the work that they're doing there. >> back to you. >> shawnette, thank you. now a reminder from septa. starting tomorrow you cannot show your medicare card or railroad retirement cards to get a ride on any septa service. you can use a valid pennsylvania driver's license or non driver id with a magnetic strip on the back. septa key reduced fare photism d card or septa key senior photo id card. you got all of that. also continue to accept paper pennsylvania senior citizen transit id card at least for now. this winter weather already behind some traffic issues along the delaware river. icy conditions have authorities closing a part of route 29. the new jersey department of transportation was out early today to open drains along the delaware river after part of it
froze and ice over node on to the busy road. the ice affecting both sides of the river in trenton, new jersey and bucks county pennsylvania in response the national weather service had issued a flood warning running through tonight. so let's head out live to reading live look at our friends in berks county we got snow of course on the way. meteorologist scott williams is here with your forecast at 11:00. >> high there, iain f ice jams to more snow on the way. just got update in. right now, you can take a look at the current level there. just 19.07 feet. minor flooding still occurring at the delaware river at trenton so just be mindful of that because of the blockage with the frozen waters and all of that ice. as we look at ultimate doppler, a slow-moving system off to the west. look at the purple. wint weather advisories from sections of new england all the way in to south texas for our area it's the pocono mountains the lehigh valley, tuesday through wednesday. it's a slow-moving system. so here's the bottom line with
that timing. for tomorrow, most of the snow confine to the poconos sections of the lehigh valley during the day. it's not really until tomorrow evening through the mill of the day on wednesday that philadelphia will be looking at that accumulating snowfall. so it look like a couple of inches for the city. several inches once you move north and west. so we'll go hour by hour. look at the clock. through tomorrow afternoon even into tomorrow evening, most of that snow is still well to the north and west a few flurries might try and make it into the i-95 corridor. but once again the heaviest of the snow holds off until tomorrow night overnight into your wednesday morning. so i think the highest impact will be for that wednesday morning commute. temperatures will be cold enough for that snow. so about 2-inches a little more along the i-95 corridor. maybe an inch, inch and a half into sections of south jersey. the bulls eye the pocono mountains likely receiving up to s inches of snow. about three to 5-inches for the
lehigh valley. temperatures right now, mid up to per 20s out there. so most locations below freezing right now the exception wildwood checking in at 33 degrees. so temperatures for tonight, mid to upper 20s. not as cold due to the cloud cover moving in. out ahead of that system but still pretty chilly as we look at that planner for tomorrow. 11am it's cloudy chilly 30 degrees. maybe a few flurries sneaking in to the afternoon far north and we have and light show north and west suburbs by 7:00 o'clock. but once again, i think the heaviest of that snow holds off until tomorrow night into your wednesday morning. temperatures tomorrow, 38 degrees, 32 on wednesday. 37 for thursday and then not as cold as we move toward friday. 41 degrees. upper 40s for saturday. and what about sunday? it look like tow hers will be in the low 50s. in fact, for tailgators comfortable temperatures in the 50s. partly cloudy kick off temperatures upper 40s and then
temperatures drop toward the end of the game into the low 40s. we'll keep you posted. back over to you. good all right, scott, thanks. kristen what's coming up in sports. >> i know everyone here in philadelphia is focused on the eagles right now but i need a minute to talk about the sixers. because markelle fultz officially needs to be ruled out
every two to three weeks i feel like i stand up and give update on markelle fultz. since objection that update has been see sawed between he's still sore, he's healthy, he's still not good to go. it's too much. after watching him shoot yesterday and hearing brett brown say he's lost his shot, it's time to pull the plug and just call him out for the season. back at washington, fultz shot above 50% from field goal rage. i watch him play this guy can go off now see for yourself. the fundamentals are just completely lost there. unless you want to tell me the mon stars from space jam stole
his shooting motion admit he needs to take this year off. i get why the sixers are so hess tan. they feel cursed. in the fast few years joel embiid, ben simmons now fultz. it's a tough pill to swallow look at simmons and embiid now without the pressure of a return date this season and some more physical therapy and maybe working with a shooting coach, he'll be back to draining threes next season. iain. >> let's hope so. kristen thanks. >> more accusation of sexual assault against team usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. simone bile making her claim saying she was assaulted. 140 women accused of him of sexual assault he will plead guilty to of sexual counts of criminal sexual contact in november. he was already being sentenced to 60 years in prison. >> serena williams has penned an open letter on facebook after revealing her postpartum health problems. she writes although her experience wasn't great she's
happy it happened to her. this of course comes after williams revealed interview she had blood clots shorely after giving birth to her now daughter alexis. william says on facebook it made her stronger and it made her appreciate women. >> i love cerrone in a. does i do too. >> i always have. growing up australian open is going on right now too. good you feel like you should be watching her playing. >> i know. >> she was pregnant last year when she won. >> she's amazing. >> she got game, man. >> now shows new mom. probably just be stronger and better. >> yeah. >> up next tmz followed by page sick at midnight. stay tuned for "the q" at 12:30 and then the simpsons we are back here of course at 4:00 a.m. for "good day philadelphia". sue serio and bob kelly got your
happening right now on "good day philadelphia" those ice jams, rising water and frozen chunks of ice makes for quite a sight, doesn't it but certainly dangerous conditions and yep, we're tracking snow once again. i know, another round when it arrives, sue track is it all with the whole forecast. also ahead... he has no shirt on. >> you don't want to see all this in the cold just one win from the super bowl, two away from the lombardi trophy the chance you'll have to cheer on the eagles this sunday other at the linc. >> i love that rally towel,
and the dog head, jammed packed. good day it is tuesday, thanks so much for waking up and joining us on january 16th. good morning everybody. >> good morning. well come back. >> thank you. >> how was your holiday weekend. >> it was nice. it was fun to be out there, fun to come back as well. >> a lot to talk about.& wetter business to change. >> so is what the deal here. >> this is a tricky one too because even though it is snow north and west it won't get here until after dark. so we'll see. just, for tomorrow morning. so for today, it is dry, it is , a six out of 10 because of the individual forecast that we have, it is not as harsh out there it is still cold, temperatures in the 20's, but, bus stop buddy, still has a winter coat on, gloves and sixers cap because they won, last night. all right. 30 degrees, feels like 22, a 9-,
you may not have been with us yesterday, it was single digits at this time so a little better, sunrise time at 7:20. 30 degrees in philadelphia, it is 29 in wilmington. seventeen in mount pocono. twenty-six in atlantic city and not too much of the wind chill out there. there it is, snow is on the hour doorstep, we're not expecting a whole lot, you can see it, maybe a little bit of it edge nothing to lancaster, berks county but when you will see the future cast you will see the delayed start to the snow here. winter weather advisory, start in half of chester, half of montgomery and bucks and north and west from there so we will examine that as well. not as frigid this morning. cloudy skies by noon. we are already above freezing. we have a high of 42 today. that is a seasonal temperatures but by the time snow starts here in philadelphia it will be a little bit colder. we will break that down for you coming up in just a few minutes, bob kelly, tranquil, we hope, on
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young woman hit by a hit- and-run driver in queens. the 21-year-old remains in critical condition. she was hit by a white mustang while crossing beach 19th street in far rockaway. she was on her way to lunch when the car slammed into her. >> i heard, screech, boom, i see my friend ten feet in the air. >> when i see my sister laying on the floor, at first i think she's just covering herself, but she's not moving. so i get across the street and my sister is bleeding through her mouth. >> police say the driver of the mustang, a 23-year-old, denzel watt son, fled the scene but was followed by a good samaritan driver who told cops where he was and they arrested hip. >>> three years ago today a young gunman massacred 20 sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. this is the first time the anniversary of the tragedy has fallen on a school day, but there was no official commemoration other than flags flying at half-staff across the tainted some community members are now taking part in acts of public service as a tribute to the victims. >>> dozens of people marking the sandy hack anniver
young woman hit by a hit- and-run driver in queens. the 21-year-old remains in critical condition. she was hit by a white mustang while crossing beach 19th street in far rockaway. she was on her way to lunch when the car slammed into her. >> i heard, screech, boom, i see my friend ten feet in the air. >> when i see my sister laying on the floor, at first i think she's just covering herself, but she's not moving. so i get across the street and my sister is bleeding through her...
and mayor deblasio. >>> new video of a woman police say left her newborn as at a church in queens. police suspect the woman in the hooded sweatshirt is the mother of the baby boy after reviewing the surveillance video taken from a nearby store. >> kristin thorn is richmond hill with the developments. >> reporter: well, dave and liz, holy child jesus church is considered a safe haven but under state law, an abandoned handed over to an adult at the safe haven location and that's not what happened here. police are reviewing this video taken from a 99 cent store around the corner from the church. it shows a woman holding a newborn, buying a towel. the video was taken monday afternoon which is when the child was found lying in a nativity set inside the church on 86th avenue. the umbilical cord still attached. a custodian cleaning heard the baby crying and call the over to the rectory office. the -- this woman called. >> ran over there. there was blood on the towel. at that point, we didn't know what was going on. i picked up the towel and opened up the towel and his little face was the
and mayor deblasio. >>> new video of a woman police say left her newborn as at a church in queens. police suspect the woman in the hooded sweatshirt is the mother of the baby boy after reviewing the surveillance video taken from a nearby store. >> kristin thorn is richmond hill with the developments. >> reporter: well, dave and liz, holy child jesus church is considered a safe haven but under state law, an abandoned handed over to an adult at the safe haven location and...
Eyewitness News : WABC : October 26, 2015 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT
powers, channel 7 eyewitness news. see you in a bit. >> there's another rally taking place in queens. it's just wrapping up around queens boulevard and helping to kick things off, we've got former mets players. we're going to go out to joe torres. >> what a great afternoon out here in q gardens today. this two-hour rally that started at 3:00 continues and just finished up a few minutes ago. let's show you the pictures from a few hours ago. so many fans, young and old, for them today no school, no work. they came to cheer on the national league champions as they get set for the world series against the kansas city royals. fans who have lived through so few highs and suffered through so many lows dating back to 1962 when the mets first started. that back was referred to by the met legends who came to this rally. alfonso and john franco. >> it's been a while since we and last time fonzi and i were out there participating. hopefully the results this year will be a little bit different. i can tell you one thing. the present mets, they'll be beating the kansas city royals. >> a quick refer
powers, channel 7 eyewitness news. see you in a bit. >> there's another rally taking place in queens. it's just wrapping up around queens boulevard and helping to kick things off, we've got former mets players. we're going to go out to joe torres. >> what a great afternoon out here in q gardens today. this two-hour rally that started at 3:00 continues and just finished up a few minutes ago. let's show you the pictures from a few hours ago. so many fans, young and old, for them...
Eyewitness News : WABC : November 23, 2015 6:00pm-6:30pm EST
. tribeca, 38. 37, toad hill. bayside queens coming in at 40. same thing, hollis. north and west suburbs closing in on the freezing mark. 37 in feels like readings below freezing. 33 in the park. clear to partly cloudy first half of the night. winds start to back off. we start the day at 33 tomorrow. mostly sunny skies to partly sunny. there will be a few patchy clouds early then the skies will be mostly sunny. the balance of the day by late morning on. couple clouds coming in from lake ontario with a couple flurries. they've fizzled. less wind off to the west. don't worry about that snow band. all we're worrying about is high pressure getting on the mild side of it. that will start happening around wednesday. weather map overall is super quiet. just coming on shore. it will take a while to get across the country. we'll see rain from it around lots of sunshine as the high moves right over us. temperatures continue to moderate. 50 degrees. look at the i-90 corridor. almost cloudless skies. still travel okay there as well. cold with less wind. partly cloudy skies. 20s in many suburbs. tomo
. tribeca, 38. 37, toad hill. bayside queens coming in at 40. same thing, hollis. north and west suburbs closing in on the freezing mark. 37 in feels like readings below freezing. 33 in the park. clear to partly cloudy first half of the night. winds start to back off. we start the day at 33 tomorrow. mostly sunny skies to partly sunny. there will be a few patchy clouds early then the skies will be mostly sunny. the balance of the day by late morning on. couple clouds coming in from lake ontario...
Eyewitness News This Morning : WABC : August 17, 2015 4:30am-6:00am EDT
eventually captured the other suspects. >>> a man accused of kidnapping an 18-year-old woman in queens faces several charges including 21-year-old jonathan cornell was taken to the hospital for self-inflicted stab wounds. police say he kidnapped the young woman at knifepoint saturday. cornell is facing robbery, kidnapping and weapons charges. >>> service is back up and running on the ronkonkoma branch of the l.i.r.r. after a deadly plane crash that damaged the tracks in nassau county. before 8:00 yesterday morning the pilot of a single-engine plane headed from westhampton to morristown, new jersey. the fiery crash left the tracks badly damaged in one of the busiest areas of the lopping island railroad. buses were brought in to get riders from station to station. >> a lot of people are upset and wanted to rage and just get home or get to work or get to the city. >> the pilot of the plane was killed in the crash but investigators say the way he landed did allow for his passenger to make it out alive. the faa is investigating the cause of the crash. >>> donald trump will be off the campai
eventually captured the other suspects. >>> a man accused of kidnapping an 18-year-old woman in queens faces several charges including 21-year-old jonathan cornell was taken to the hospital for self-inflicted stab wounds. police say he kidnapped the young woman at knifepoint saturday. cornell is facing robbery, kidnapping and weapons charges. >>> service is back up and running on the ronkonkoma branch of the l.i.r.r. after a deadly plane crash that damaged the tracks in...
Eyewitness News at Noon : WABC : December 25, 2015 12:00pm-1:00pm EST
denounced ongoing conflicts in africa, the middle east and ukraine. >>> in the united kingdom, queen elizabeth and the royal family attended a traditional christmas day church service. people lined up before dawn outside st. mary mag delean church to get a glimpse of the queen. prince william and his wife kate were also there but their young children george and charlotte stayed home. the queen later delivered a christmas message. >>> giving back a big theme to so many people on this day. mayor de blasio of new york city helping dish out food and toys for the national action network's christmas day festivities for people in need. stacey sager at the event in harlem for us. >> reporter: hey, bill, we are insides national action network here in harlem. mayor de blasio actually just stepped up to the podium to talk, to address this crowd. you can see the reverend al sharpton standing next to him. this is always packed, alms plenty of children along with their families at this toy give away and celebration. you know, this year the reverend al sharpton is here serving up his annual christm
denounced ongoing conflicts in africa, the middle east and ukraine. >>> in the united kingdom, queen elizabeth and the royal family attended a traditional christmas day church service. people lined up before dawn outside st. mary mag delean church to get a glimpse of the queen. prince william and his wife kate were also there but their young children george and charlotte stayed home. the queen later delivered a christmas message. >>> giving back a big theme to so many people...
Eyewitness News : WABC : September 9, 2015 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT
negligence or an accident on the father's part. >>> queen elizabeth, ii broke her great, great grandmother, queen victoria's record becoming the longest running british monarch. today the bells tolled at westminster abbey in honor of the 89-year-old. more than 63 years and 7 months on the throne. the queen down played the milestone inaugurating a new train route on the scottish border. >> a long life can pass by many milestones. my own is no exception. i thank you all and the many of us at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness. >> queen elizabeth has served longer than her father, king george, henry the 8th and any of the king richards. >>> after driving a small town in kentucky bananas, a monkey has been captured. the primate was on the run for two days as animal control tried to catch up with him. he was swinging through the trees and jumping into cars and going all over the place. the monkey was tranquilized and captured. it's believed he was brought in illegally. a nearby primate center will look after him. >>> tender's new fee tear that let's users -- feature
negligence or an accident on the father's part. >>> queen elizabeth, ii broke her great, great grandmother, queen victoria's record becoming the longest running british monarch. today the bells tolled at westminster abbey in honor of the 89-year-old. more than 63 years and 7 months on the throne. the queen down played the milestone inaugurating a new train route on the scottish border. >> a long life can pass by many milestones. my own is no exception. i thank you all and the...
hills queens that has investigators searching for answers. this latest suspicious fire burning through a house under construction on 67th drive late wednesday night. the 7th similar fire in the neighborhood in the past month. now fire officials say at least four of them are connected and three of those are arson. they are still looking into if this latest was deliberately set. meanwhile a major clue left behind last night, a note at the scene appearing to challenge investigators to figure out a riddle. >> the police department and the fire department are actively looking into it. >> reporter: surveillance video of a previous fire on november 17th shows a man black near the scene. the video though is grainy and described as poor quality. investigators would like to talk to this man in black. most of the fires in the past month have been set at vacant buildings being renovated or while investigators are casting a wide net when it comes to a have one. >> i think somebody is doing this on purpose over jealously. >> reporter: development in this neighborhood has been an ongoing issu
hills queens that has investigators searching for answers. this latest suspicious fire burning through a house under construction on 67th drive late wednesday night. the 7th similar fire in the neighborhood in the past month. now fire officials say at least four of them are connected and three of those are arson. they are still looking into if this latest was deliberately set. meanwhile a major clue left behind last night, a note at the scene appearing to challenge investigators to figure out...
Eyewitness News at 5 : KYW : February 9, 2015 5:00pm-6:01pm EST
again after queen b lost album of the the year last night, to beck but this time it was just for laughs, lets take a look. come back come back. >> there is a grapevine showing showing horrified and, cracking fun at himself but that wasn't kanye's only time on stage he performed twice including once with sir paul mccartney and rihanna. >> who takes the lead in rehearsals for something like, do you give to it paul. i got some ideas. >> no, i lead everything. >> reporter: canceled cool kanye he lead everything but back to beyonce, she won three grammys which gives her a career total of 20 making her the second mess honored woman in the award show history. not too shabby but she is the queen and tune into the insider tonight for more great grammy moments. we have your backstage pass showing you all of the winners and fashion insider lloyd boston is breaking down the the night's best and worst dressed. for me my best dressed was definitely katie perry. i loved her dress when she came sparkling down red carpet in the beautiful beaded, short dress, you could not tell fit was nude or not. then
again after queen b lost album of the the year last night, to beck but this time it was just for laughs, lets take a look. come back come back. >> there is a grapevine showing showing horrified and, cracking fun at himself but that wasn't kanye's only time on stage he performed twice including once with sir paul mccartney and rihanna. >> who takes the lead in rehearsals for something like, do you give to it paul. i got some ideas. >> no, i lead everything. >> reporter:...
Eyewitness News at 6 : KYW : April 4, 2015 6:00am-7:01am EDT
attack. investigators say no he will valenza, asia, arrested in queens sympethize with both al quaida and isis. >>> you can stay with "eyewitness news" as we stay up-to-date on this story our coverage continues at cbsphilly.com. where you can read the full criminal complaint against keonna thomas. >> a funeral is scheduled this morning for darby borough police officer, mark hudson. he was shot to death last week allegedly by his girlfriend while off duty in his glenolden home. officer hudson was also a volunteer fire fight nerve yeadon. the viewing is at 10:00 this morning at st. joseph's catholic church in collingdale. funeral is at 11:30 burial is at mount zion cemetery. >>> well nearly decade old mystery, could be one step closer to being solved. a hunter found human remains off whites bog road in pemberton township monday and called police. we've learned the remains are that of 36 year old stacey greater. the pemberton woman disappeared in february 2006. police continue to investigate what actually happened to greater, and ask anyone with information to call the new jersey state p
attack. investigators say no he will valenza, asia, arrested in queens sympethize with both al quaida and isis. >>> you can stay with "eyewitness news" as we stay up-to-date on this story our coverage continues at cbsphilly.com. where you can read the full criminal complaint against keonna thomas. >> a funeral is scheduled this morning for darby borough police officer, mark hudson. he was shot to death last week allegedly by his girlfriend while off duty in his...
excitement. it's been transplanted across town to queens. find some mets fans, a few rare elusive mets fans and they say their loyalty and excitement, it knows no boundaries. >> reporter: despite living in the shadows of yankee stadium, bronx native francisco rodriguez has been a mets fan since the 1960s, loyal to his favorite team even in spite of his own family. >> most of my family are yankees fans. i'm the only mets fan in the family. and i got a big family. >> reporter: rodriguez admits it's surreal to now see 161st street so eerily quiet and barren. across town new life has been breathed in to citifield. >> not too many mets fans in the bronx. we are a few but we can handle. >> you're few but you're powerful. >> exactly. >> reporter: angela mercado lives two blocks away from yankee stadium and is one of only a handful of mets fans in her building. she said it hasn't been easy being surrounded by pinstripes. >> we always get together and talk about it, what's going to be our day. so finally came. >> reporter: now she and others are hopeful this blue and orange tide may turn m
excitement. it's been transplanted across town to queens. find some mets fans, a few rare elusive mets fans and they say their loyalty and excitement, it knows no boundaries. >> reporter: despite living in the shadows of yankee stadium, bronx native francisco rodriguez has been a mets fan since the 1960s, loyal to his favorite team even in spite of his own family. >> most of my family are yankees fans. i'm the only mets fan in the family. and i got a big family. >> reporter:...
Eyewitness News at 6 : KYW : March 24, 2015 6:00am-7:01am EDT
this problem continues to expand. first it was rhawnhurst, now it is queen village and the number of cars broken into much like this one over the weekend, may surprise you. >> now questioning the christ of queen village after recently discovering a scene like there is glass on the seat and his airbag stolen. >> i've had -- i didn't expect to come out to my car to see the glass and the airbag stolen. you know, on a saturday morning. >> police say was just one of 20 victims in queen village saturday morning police fawn airbags stolen out of carson front, monroe, fitzwater christian and catherine streets. all but three were honda's. >> spring of smash and grabs in lawn hurst, half dozen broke into, airbags stolen, march 1st, 9 cars in the same neighborhood suffered the same fate. auto body shops say owners like justin now face costly repair. >> the airbag by itself is a 800-dollar part. that's before the actual glass that's broken, before getting the actual part that covers the airbag. >> have to get your door repaired painted sanded, that's a loft money. >> take thieves minutes to get
this problem continues to expand. first it was rhawnhurst, now it is queen village and the number of cars broken into much like this one over the weekend, may surprise you. >> now questioning the christ of queen village after recently discovering a scene like there is glass on the seat and his airbag stolen. >> i've had -- i didn't expect to come out to my car to see the glass and the airbag stolen. you know, on a saturday morning. >> police say was just one of 20 victims in...
bridge into queens, ongoing maintenance project. inbound brooklyn bridge, construction continues. inbound b.q.e. busy up to the brooklyn bridge because of that construction. george washington bridge construction being cleared on the lower level. lincoln and holland, construction wrapping up. l.i.r.r., new jersey transit, metro north on time. waterbury branch, ongoing construction in bridgeport. 1, 2 and 3 fast trach maintenance continuing as well. staten island expressway eastbound, look at the volume building on the staten island expressway eastbound into victory boulevard. overnight construction project lingering. let's go to the other camera of the new jersey turnpike. moving okay through 13 and 14 in newark. garden state parkway north at 137, overnight construction continuing there as well. alternate sides in he next. back to you, ken, michelle. >>> the texas surgeon who struggled to save president kennedy has passed away. dr. james red duke was 86 years old. november 22, 1963, duke was the first surgeon to treat president john f. kennedy in dallas after he was shot by an ass
bridge into queens, ongoing maintenance project. inbound brooklyn bridge, construction continues. inbound b.q.e. busy up to the brooklyn bridge because of that construction. george washington bridge construction being cleared on the lower level. lincoln and holland, construction wrapping up. l.i.r.r., new jersey transit, metro north on time. waterbury branch, ongoing construction in bridgeport. 1, 2 and 3 fast trach maintenance continuing as well. staten island expressway eastbound, look at...
Eyewitness News First at 4 : WABC : July 31, 2015 4:00pm-5:00pm EDT
queens. two apparently argued on the street before the hit and run. >>> from the long island woman who survived a tree crashing into her bed as she slept. 20-year-old stephanie epstein was released from the hospital today five days after a massive tree crashed through the roof of her home in great neck. it took firefighters two hours to get the tree off of her. epstein side she is thankful to be alive and teared up when telling her story. >> from the firefighters, to the police officers, to -- to the officers, to the paramedics, that without them i wouldn't be here. and -- i didn't think i was going to make it. >> rescuers said the fact that epstein was sleeping on her side is the reason she is alive today. >>> wow. she is lucky. police have charged a driver who smashed a car into a barricade at the u.s. capitol building. 50-year-old antonio pear owe rozzoi is charged with felony destruction of property and unlawful entry. police say he crashed a car with florida plates head-on into a barricade at the capitol grounds' grans this morning. no details have been released on where he's
queens. two apparently argued on the street before the hit and run. >>> from the long island woman who survived a tree crashing into her bed as she slept. 20-year-old stephanie epstein was released from the hospital today five days after a massive tree crashed through the roof of her home in great neck. it took firefighters two hours to get the tree off of her. epstein side she is thankful to be alive and teared up when telling her story. >> from the firefighters, to the police...
Eyewitness News First at 4 : WABC : August 7, 2015 4:00pm-5:00pm EDT
queens apartment building. >>> and good evening at 5:00 i'm diana williams. >> and i'm sade baderinwa. it appears the baby may have been thrown from a fourth floor window. police continue to question his mother and other people in the building on >> eyewitness news reporter darla miles joins us from richmond hill. darla. >> reporter: diana, within the last hour a forensic unit just arrived to collect evidence from that fourth floor apartment, four adults and two children were there at the time and at this point police are considering everyone. >> my family, my kids, my grandkids. it was sad. >> reporter: this is pretty much the standard reaction upon hearing the news that 20 day- year-old rismon ahmad was thrown from a first floor window. this is the 20-year-old mother who heard the infant slam onto the concrete. found him laying on his side in a pool of blood in the courtyard and called 911. >> told me to go back in there and do like cpr and i was like, i can't. i'm sorry. >> reporter: it happened just after 4:00 a.m. at an apartment building on 115th and myrtle avenue in richmond hi
queens apartment building. >>> and good evening at 5:00 i'm diana williams. >> and i'm sade baderinwa. it appears the baby may have been thrown from a fourth floor window. police continue to question his mother and other people in the building on >> eyewitness news reporter darla miles joins us from richmond hill. darla. >> reporter: diana, within the last hour a forensic unit just arrived to collect evidence from that fourth floor apartment, four adults and two...
Eyewitness News : WABC : October 9, 2015 6:00pm-6:30pm EDT
on queens, long island. >> reporter: the jersey shore. we are now down -- we are going to focus on the queens, long island, and the jersey shore. we have gusts of wind up to 36 miles per hour. look at the wind a coming out of the south. so, a cold front is sitting right over new york city right now. any of these thunderstorms can pop a wind around 40 miles per hour. the severe thunderstorm watch will go until 8:00. on the north shore, glen cove, port washington, some lightning there. same thing over suffolk county. very heavy downpours near old bridge into middletown. really, monmouth north and best of new york city you the worst is over for you. we will be focusing shore so, the watch out for these heavy downpours. we clear out tonight. your holiday weekend forecast is just a few minutes away. back to you. >>> police in brooklyn looking for the two men who beat up a 79- year old man as he tried to get into his front door. the attack was caught on video. the man the wallet and phone ripped off and so to work his pants. >> reporter: this 79-year old called it a highly traumatizing r
on queens, long island. >> reporter: the jersey shore. we are now down -- we are going to focus on the queens, long island, and the jersey shore. we have gusts of wind up to 36 miles per hour. look at the wind a coming out of the south. so, a cold front is sitting right over new york city right now. any of these thunderstorms can pop a wind around 40 miles per hour. the severe thunderstorm watch will go until 8:00. on the north shore, glen cove, port washington, some lightning there. same...
Eyewitness News This Morning : WABC : August 6, 2015 4:30am-6:00am EDT
. l.i.e. west near queens boulevard some construction. b.q.e. northbound the ramp to the beck remains closed down. the brooklyn bridge is closed into manhattan. manhattan bridge, williamsburg fine. construction at the hudson river crossings. should be cleared away by 5:00 a.m. minor delays, however. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken, over to you. >> thank you. >>> the australian government will continue to lead search efforts 2500 miles away from where a fragment of missing malaysia airlines flight was found. french investigators determined the wing fragment that washed ashore was part of that particular missing 777. investigators will now use the piece of recovered debris to try to determine what caused the plane to crash. >>> more than 40,000 people gathered in japan this morning to mark the 70th anniversary of the united states atomic bombing of hiroshima. the solemn ceremony was at peace memorial park. it's near the epicenter of the people. another bombing at nag gay zack can i three -- nagasaki three days later pushed japan to end world war ii. car
. l.i.e. west near queens boulevard some construction. b.q.e. northbound the ramp to the beck remains closed down. the brooklyn bridge is closed into manhattan. manhattan bridge, williamsburg fine. construction at the hudson river crossings. should be cleared away by 5:00 a.m. minor delays, however. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken, over to you. >> thank you. >>> the australian government will continue to lead search efforts 2500 miles away from...
Eyewitness News : WABC : September 18, 2015 6:00pm-6:30pm EDT
tuesday and a warmup as autumn arrives, that begins on wednesday. bayside queens about 79, 78 in flushing, fantastic start to the subway series for weather, 77 in staten island. warmer inland away from the ocean breezes. beautiful night, there will be patchy low clouds tomorrow morning, 50s in the coolest spots north and west. 78 at noon, going in the low and mid-80s in the afternoon. satellite nice and clear. patchy low clouds may develop sunny. it's this front that's coming eastward but also moving slow, an area of low pressure, acts front down. might be a passing shower on sunday morning and then clouds linger south and east. a lot cooler behind the front. in the 50s here. we will drop into the 70s by the time we get to sunday. higher humidity tomorrow. that's the summery half of the weekend. and cooler, low and middle 70s on sunday, morning clouds, passing shower and then breaks in the afternoon, better chance north and west, may take until mid-afternoon south and east. here's your accuweather forecast, we have a clear evening and late, late tonight some patchy fog, 68. 83 to
tuesday and a warmup as autumn arrives, that begins on wednesday. bayside queens about 79, 78 in flushing, fantastic start to the subway series for weather, 77 in staten island. warmer inland away from the ocean breezes. beautiful night, there will be patchy low clouds tomorrow morning, 50s in the coolest spots north and west. 78 at noon, going in the low and mid-80s in the afternoon. satellite nice and clear. patchy low clouds may develop sunny. it's this front that's coming eastward but also...
that is the overnight low. 80 whitestone. 79 ridgewood queens. staten island you are at 74. 71 white plains to rockland county. 89 to 90 by noontime this afternoon. 90 to 96 degrees. with the humidity, it will feel like 100. yes, it will be a heat wave. if we hit 96 that breaks the mark of 95 net is 1944, just after the second world war. that record stood for a while. we luck take about how long the heat and humidity will last. debbie duhaime is in for heather. bridge. brooklyn bridge into brooklyn car. the ramps from the fdr are closed to the brooklyn bridge. fdr northbound through the 70s an accident. look at the solid line of traffic on the fdr north through the 70s. on the 5 train uptown delays 180th. time. a look at the inbound side of the gowanus, inbound side of the gowanus as we go to the webcams still moving okay. let's go up to john del giorno. he is high above the brooklyn good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, the first look at this accident on the brooklyn bridge. this accident is on the outbound side of the brooklyn bridge. latest information, this happened arou
that is the overnight low. 80 whitestone. 79 ridgewood queens. staten island you are at 74. 71 white plains to rockland county. 89 to 90 by noontime this afternoon. 90 to 96 degrees. with the humidity, it will feel like 100. yes, it will be a heat wave. if we hit 96 that breaks the mark of 95 net is 1944, just after the second world war. that record stood for a while. we luck take about how long the heat and humidity will last. debbie duhaime is in for heather. bridge. brooklyn bridge into...
Eyewitness News First at 4 : WABC : August 10, 2015 4:00pm-5:00pm EDT
central parkway in queens. this is near 49th street and the entrance to the long island expressway. over at the hudson river crossings there's 25 minute delays at the out bound lincoln tunnel, 20 minutes out bound at the holland and no delays at the george washington bridge. >>> frightening moments in manhattan when a car suddenly smashed into a starbucks. in fact, surveillance video shows just how close a delivery man came to being run down. kimberly richardson is joining us from the upper east side. >> reporter: dave check this out, 2 hours ago author knight he works for fresh direct. this morning he was making deliveries when he got to 69th and 1st a few packages fell off his cart. he bent over to pick them up. he said he never saw it coming. >> how are you doing? >> i'm all right. i'm all right. >> a little banged up. >> yeah, a little banged up but glad to be here. >> that's author knight. he told me had he reached for one box instead of another this morning we wouldn't be here doing this interview. we were there when the 26-year-old was released from the hospital just hours before
central parkway in queens. this is near 49th street and the entrance to the long island expressway. over at the hudson river crossings there's 25 minute delays at the out bound lincoln tunnel, 20 minutes out bound at the holland and no delays at the george washington bridge. >>> frightening moments in manhattan when a car suddenly smashed into a starbucks. in fact, surveillance video shows just how close a delivery man came to being run down. kimberly richardson is joining us from the...
Eyewitness News : KYW : December 16, 2015 2:07am-2:39am EST
its doors. "eyewitness news" in germantown today where the brand new queen lane homes were unveiled replacing apartments to had been an eye soar in the community for years. even becoming a haven for illegal activity. for one new resident, this holiday will be extra special. >> bubbling up with tear. because it's really overwhelmi overwhelming. we get to celebrate christmas in our brand new home much this the biggest gift i can get for christmas. >> the new units which are a mix of two-story flats and walk up apartments will house 55 low income families. the new apartments have already spark development in that area. nice. >>> home sweet home. tis the season for gathering the family around the table and rolling up your sleeves. >> got that right. ly many of you may be putting the final touches on that ginger bread house of yours but if you haven't started our vittoria woodill called on a few experts to show you how it's done. ♪ >> it's stick quiche it's sweet, it's pretty enough to eat much it's a work of art. it's a ginger bread house. and to do it right, it can't be ordinary. >>
its doors. "eyewitness news" in germantown today where the brand new queen lane homes were unveiled replacing apartments to had been an eye soar in the community for years. even becoming a haven for illegal activity. for one new resident, this holiday will be extra special. >> bubbling up with tear. because it's really overwhelmi overwhelming. we get to celebrate christmas in our brand new home much this the biggest gift i can get for christmas. >> the new units which are...
street, dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dray. >>> right now in queens, plenty of work to do at a regal park building torn open when it was hit by a casino tour bus. an entire corner of the structure was ripped way when the bus swerved. the driver of the bus swerved to hit another -- to avoid another building. one person was hit and so were five people on the bus including the driver who is hospitalized in serious condition. firefighters had to used jaws of life to cut him free. a live look at the damage. building. it will be sealed. a construction fence was put up removed. >>> new this morning, the search is on for a violent intruder on staten island. overnight. investigators say the suspect entered the victim's backyard by prying open a gate. when the 63-year-old man spotted the crook he conflicted him. he whipped out a sharp object and cut him on the chest sending him to the hospital. >>> police are trying to figure out who killed a man whose body was found alongside a road in ossining. the victim was discovered by a jogger next to state route 133. the man wa
street, dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dray. >>> right now in queens, plenty of work to do at a regal park building torn open when it was hit by a casino tour bus. an entire corner of the structure was ripped way when the bus swerved. the driver of the bus swerved to hit another -- to avoid another building. one person was hit and so were five people on the bus including the driver who is hospitalized in serious condition. firefighters had to used jaws of...
Eyewitness News : WABC : August 8, 2015 1:35am-2:05am EDT
is not clear tonight where they are. in the meantime, detectives from queens homicide continue to interview family members of that little boy, here at the 102 precinct stationhouse. investigators refer to this case as senseless. we're live in the richmond hill queens area tonight, josh hettinger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> just so tragic, thank you, josh. >>> new video tonight of the nypd officers rescuing a toddler locked in a hot car in brooklyn. the mother of the 2-year-old accidentally locked the child in the and immediately called police and officers forced to break a window to unlock the doors. the toddler was not hurt. >>> will we see a sunny weather weekend? lee is in the weather center. >> great shape right now. it is almost comfortably cool outside. and the temperatures 73 degrees. and clear skies, and a couple of storms off the atlantic and let you know if they stay away. and from atlanta to the china sea, this is a typhoon slamming typhoon tonight and heading to china. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, lee. >>> a family comes home to find their
is not clear tonight where they are. in the meantime, detectives from queens homicide continue to interview family members of that little boy, here at the 102 precinct stationhouse. investigators refer to this case as senseless. we're live in the richmond hill queens area tonight, josh hettinger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> just so tragic, thank you, josh. >>> new video tonight of the nypd officers rescuing a toddler locked in a hot car in brooklyn. the mother of the...
with debbie duhaime checking the commute. >>> we start off in queens. i will show you a webcam and see what is happening on the van wyck. van wyck moving slowly southbound down to linden boulevard. again, bumper to bumper here southbound van wyck into linden boulevard. van wyck south at linden, watch out for that collision. a lot of traffic on the inbound b.q.e. into the brooklyn bridge with construction at the brooklyn bridge and heading to the manhattan bridge outbound ongoing upper level construction there as well. over on 35 by 440 in perth amboy a debris spill. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, ken, shirleen? >> debbie, thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," new details in the case against former subway pitch man jared fogle. the warnings one woman gave his arrest. >> also ahead the special contribute that will last for decades to come recognizing one of the teachers killed switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. mom switched. we switched. i switched to time warner cable and knew exactly when they were coming. thanks
with debbie duhaime checking the commute. >>> we start off in queens. i will show you a webcam and see what is happening on the van wyck. van wyck moving slowly southbound down to linden boulevard. again, bumper to bumper here southbound van wyck into linden boulevard. van wyck south at linden, watch out for that collision. a lot of traffic on the inbound b.q.e. into the brooklyn bridge with construction at the brooklyn bridge and heading to the manhattan bridge outbound ongoing upper...
Eyewitness News Sunday Morning : WABC : August 2, 2015 6:00am-7:41am EDT
new york city. this time in queens. the nypd posted these photos on twitter showing officers on the hunt for an alligator reportedly seen in flushing meadow park yesterday. they found no sign of the beast. they named it jaws. >> we've had coyotes, the bears, now the gator. i don't know what's going on up there in new york, just animal kingdom that we have going on. never know. >> they need to get that gator back to florida. i'm used to seeing them, i grow up in florida. not necessarily walking down the sidewalk or anything. >> right. >>> still to come on eyewitness news sunday morning, cat calling. one woman has had enough of the whistling while on her morning jog and now she's running to lawmakers. >> but before we go to break let's take a look at today's channel 7 community calendar featuring this historic remix from the poet known as nellie with hot in here. >> sing, act, dance and draw. bring the family to pier kids at brooklyn bridge park for a day of creative activities. discover a different world below the city through pages at macy's sunday story time. sit back and listen to
new york city. this time in queens. the nypd posted these photos on twitter showing officers on the hunt for an alligator reportedly seen in flushing meadow park yesterday. they found no sign of the beast. they named it jaws. >> we've had coyotes, the bears, now the gator. i don't know what's going on up there in new york, just animal kingdom that we have going on. never know. >> they need to get that gator back to florida. i'm used to seeing them, i grow up in florida. not...
. federal transportation secretary anthony fox was in queens today to announce the project. he says the city will get up to $21 million to develop the connected vehicle technologies. a sensory device will be installed in up to 10,000 vehicles by 2017, including cabs and mta buses, all to warn drivers of impending dangers and congestion. >>> a surprise discovery inside a park in new york city. just ahead on eyewitness news, how did the alligator get there and where has it gone? >>> plus, jeff smith in for lee goldberg with a ne the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com/eastern. way back when, in the neighborhoods of new york... the working people, the people who really make this city work-- the beat cops, nurses, teachers, and engineers had affordable health care thanks to an upstart mayor, and a couple of non-profits called ghi and hip-- now called emblemhealth. because emblemhealth believes that w
. federal transportation secretary anthony fox was in queens today to announce the project. he says the city will get up to $21 million to develop the connected vehicle technologies. a sensory device will be installed in up to 10,000 vehicles by 2017, including cabs and mta buses, all to warn drivers of impending dangers and congestion. >>> a surprise discovery inside a park in new york city. just ahead on eyewitness news, how did the alligator get there and where has it gone?...
. 83 in yonkers. 80 brighton beach. bayside queens 83. another warm night at the u.s. tennis center. more comfortable in montauk. mostly sunny early evening. patchy haze and fog tomorrow morning. 87 at noon. 92, 93 in the afternoon. a few more clouds in the afternoon, especially to the north and west. a couple of clouds strolling by middlesex county. there are thunderstorms here. they are not able to make it over the mountains. now we turn to this cold front. it's inching eastward all week long. upstate new york tomorrow afternoon. a couple of storms in the poconos and catskills. then at night a spot shower just about anywhere. also a little bubble of high pressure keeps the winds and spares us from late afternoon storms. during the day, spotty storms really forming closer to albany to syracuse thin into the catskills and poconos. because the front is so slow to come through on friday and friday morning, we may be stuck in low clouds on friday morning and worst case there is a couple of showers that flare-up along the front. that may be the only chance to see raindrops scattered thr
. 83 in yonkers. 80 brighton beach. bayside queens 83. another warm night at the u.s. tennis center. more comfortable in montauk. mostly sunny early evening. patchy haze and fog tomorrow morning. 87 at noon. 92, 93 in the afternoon. a few more clouds in the afternoon, especially to the north and west. a couple of clouds strolling by middlesex county. there are thunderstorms here. they are not able to make it over the mountains. now we turn to this cold front. it's inching eastward all week...
Eyewitness News : WABC : December 7, 2015 6:00pm-6:30pm EST
, to that arsonist in queens. a raging fire destroyed another home there over the week. the seventh in the same neighborhood. since the middle of october. all of the homes under construction. and owned by people who are jewish. but police say the arsonist may be targeting the homes because they are large. not because of who they are owned by. all of them in the forest hills section, and eyewitness news kimberly richardson is there tonight. >> bill, right now, there has been significant increase in the number of nypd officers here, and tonight, a specialized unit will walk these streets. and the homeowners here, they are also trying to get in front of it. one man has reached out to a private security company. asking to install surveillance cameras at his future construction site. >> our motives are, i wish we knew. >> that's why the nypd is now saturating this neighborhood in forest hills adding several dozen plain clothes and uniformed officers. they are focused on catching an arsonist. believed to have set seven fires since october 20. all after dark, at construction sites where homes
, to that arsonist in queens. a raging fire destroyed another home there over the week. the seventh in the same neighborhood. since the middle of october. all of the homes under construction. and owned by people who are jewish. but police say the arsonist may be targeting the homes because they are large. not because of who they are owned by. all of them in the forest hills section, and eyewitness news kimberly richardson is there tonight. >> bill, right now, there has been significant...
Eyewitness News Sunday Morning : WABC : December 27, 2015 6:00am-8:00am EST
over toward manhattan from astoria, queens. and it is foggy out there. we have visibility down to half mile in some areas. a dense fog advisory continues through 10:00 this morning. little more than two hours from now the fog advisory will expire. the fog and the southwest wind will transport warmer air into the region. we get temperatures into the 60s this afternoon which will be a record. the old record was 63 set back in 1949. there is another batch of showers late today and into the evening and cooler air moves in tonight for tomorrow. setting the stage for tomorrow nighting store storm. it could start as rain but north and west of the city it is a different story, that could be snow, sleet and freezing rain. it is something to be careful to watch if you're driving late tomorrow, early tuesday morning. >> it is been a while. >>> that will do it for this edition of eyewitness news sunday morning, i'm lauren glassberg. >> i'm rob nelson. for the entire eyewitness news team, thanks so much for being with joos stay tuned for good
over toward manhattan from astoria, queens. and it is foggy out there. we have visibility down to half mile in some areas. a dense fog advisory continues through 10:00 this morning. little more than two hours from now the fog advisory will expire. the fog and the southwest wind will transport warmer air into the region. we get temperatures into the 60s this afternoon which will be a record. the old record was 63 set back in 1949. there is another batch of showers late today and into the...
Good Day New York : WNYW : November 5, 2015 7:00am-9:00am EST
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moving fine, let's go to queens, check that out by the grand central parkway. normal delays, traffic coming westbound moving slow and eastbound side you're fine. as far as the trains, metro north, there's police activity affecting the harlem line, a 20-30 minute delay. close. >> thank you so much, ines. >> so a plane crash last night off the coast of breezy point in queens. at least one person confirmed dead. >> yeah. it was a small plane. it crashed right into the waters. one person, as you mentioned, found dead. fox 5's robert moses outside the mobile command center right there in breezy. all right, robert, what's going on? >> greg and rosanna, good morning. you can see the mobile command center just off beach 219th street here in breezy point. the search has been suspended. we don't know if it's going to are resume. it's very possible from what we're hearing that police have recovered everything that they need to recover from this crash. nypd special operations tweeted out a photo of the wreckage in the water u. appears -- it appears to show part of the tail as well as a wing. the
moving fine, let's go to queens, check that out by the grand central parkway. normal delays, traffic coming westbound moving slow and eastbound side you're fine. as far as the trains, metro north, there's police activity affecting the harlem line, a 20-30 minute delay. close. >> thank you so much, ines. >> so a plane crash last night off the coast of breezy point in queens. at least one person confirmed dead. >> yeah. it was a small plane. it crashed right into the waters....
in queens. police released surveillance images of a man they want to question. police say this man was caught on camera getting out of the passenger side of the hit and run vehicle a short time after the accident. detectives would like to interview him. killed the person in the intersection of crow corona. >>> a double murder, two bodies discovered in a home. yesterday officers arrested 51-year-old ramon as he slept in his car outside an apartment complex. she's charged with murder and held on 2 million -- he's charged with murder and held on $2 million bail. >>> nypd got a wish from santa con no arrests during the annual event. hundreds dressed as st. nick at a park in williamsburg and headed to bars in lower manhattan. participants do not understand why santa con has such a bad wrap. all it's about is getting together with friends and having some fun. >> we've come here the last three years and have a great time every year. friends and get in the the spirit of christmas. >> we all sing along to christmas carols walking everywhere. it's a good time. >> if people conclude santa con
in queens. police released surveillance images of a man they want to question. police say this man was caught on camera getting out of the passenger side of the hit and run vehicle a short time after the accident. detectives would like to interview him. killed the person in the intersection of crow corona. >>> a double murder, two bodies discovered in a home. yesterday officers arrested 51-year-old ramon as he slept in his car outside an apartment complex. she's charged with murder...
Eyewitness News at Noon : WABC : August 17, 2015 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT
temperatures at noon, murray hill, ridgewood queens 91. j.f.k. and laguardia back in july had their heat waves. now it's official in central park, three days with the temperature at 90 or above. newark 93. tack on the humidity and it's 95 for the real feel in the bronx. 92 in the bronx to queens and 89 j.f.k. that's because of the southwest west wind. some of the heat indices are high. in the urban areas of new jersey, it will get to 100, 105 this afternoon and the park will drive up into the mid-90s as well. it will be close breaking the record. a southwest wind to a calm wind across the area. that drives the hot wind up around the bermuda high. an air quality warning until 11:00 for sussex and warren and up to the catskills. the air quality else not that good when it's so hot and humid with the dome of unhealthy air to breath later in the day. it will be hot all the way back to the great lakes. we will watch that sophie if we can get another 90-degree in there tomorrow. this afternoon in the mid-90s. 3:00, 4:00 we will know if we hit the record high for the afternoon. we will talk
temperatures at noon, murray hill, ridgewood queens 91. j.f.k. and laguardia back in july had their heat waves. now it's official in central park, three days with the temperature at 90 or above. newark 93. tack on the humidity and it's 95 for the real feel in the bronx. 92 in the bronx to queens and 89 j.f.k. that's because of the southwest west wind. some of the heat indices are high. in the urban areas of new jersey, it will get to 100, 105 this afternoon and the park will drive up into the...
what provoked the outburst. >>> an alligator spotted in queens captured tonight. coming up how the animal -- how the reptile was finally caught and what's happening to it tonight. >>> and you will love its "like" button. now facebook reveals new information about a dislike i'm sigourney weaver, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world... like our state parks. the adirondacks are my favorite. for hiking, fishing, camping, you name it. niagara falls is the oldest state park, but visiting it never gets old. the readers of a national newspaper voted letchworth the #1 state park in america. watkins glen, #3. new york state parks are a gift. plan your vacation at iloveny.com. there's something for everyone. >>> an alligator spotted roaming loose in queens captured today in flushing meadows. the parks department had been looking for the reptile since yesterday after it was spotted in flushing meadows corona park. when it was spotted again today officers managed to catch it. >> i spotted him about a week ago, got a couple of good pictures of him, i notified the author
what provoked the outburst. >>> an alligator spotted in queens captured tonight. coming up how the animal -- how the reptile was finally caught and what's happening to it tonight. >>> and you will love its "like" button. now facebook reveals new information about a dislike i'm sigourney weaver, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world... like our state parks. the adirondacks are my favorite. for hiking, fishing, camping, you name it. niagara...
Eyewitness News : WABC : August 26, 2015 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT
three years and spent most of his life in queens. as time goes by, hopes of locating the captain become dim. >> it's a shame it happened. he was a great guy. i was sick when i heard about it. >> reporter: depending on the conditions on the water tomorrow, the search for the missing captain and the boat will continue. that is the latest live from belford, new jersey, anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> anthony, thank you. >>> a man from new jersey now charged with the murder of his wife after a police stand off at their home. 56-year-old haskell is charged with murder. police say he killed his wife yesterday. police say he left a note on the door warning that he was armed and would harm anyone who tried to come in. he was taken into custody with what police described as serious self-inflicted injuries. >>> a man accused of stabbing his father in manhattan jumps out of the window and dies after the stabbing. >> the 27-year-old suspect locked himself in the apartment on the upper east side. police were apparently negotiating with him when he jumped and landed on the neigh
three years and spent most of his life in queens. as time goes by, hopes of locating the captain become dim. >> it's a shame it happened. he was a great guy. i was sick when i heard about it. >> reporter: depending on the conditions on the water tomorrow, the search for the missing captain and the boat will continue. that is the latest live from belford, new jersey, anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> anthony, thank you. >>> a man from new jersey now...
you back towards queens boulevard. it's been a steady stream of bumper to bumper traffic. getting around this takes you to the west or east as viable alternates. shannon stone, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> now to our we're breaking news, advice from most investment bankers, don't panic. half of all americans now invested in the stock market. this effects millions of us. 1100 point plummet. a roller coaster ride throughout the day not for the faint of heart proving tim flesher with the story. he's on tim. >> reporter: bill , quite a jolt the investors got this morning. financial analysts are saying most importantly this is not a time to panic. >> within the first 4 hours after the opening bell the dow jones plummeted 1,089 points, an unexpected jolt for investors but a continuation of the market slide from last week. >> people start to get panicy. that's one thing they shouldn't do. >> the s&p 500 and nasdaq also dropped as investors closely >> we have to pay attention. i don't know if you can make too you have to wait it out. >> car men rodriguez worries about the
you back towards queens boulevard. it's been a steady stream of bumper to bumper traffic. getting around this takes you to the west or east as viable alternates. shannon stone, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> now to our we're breaking news, advice from most investment bankers, don't panic. half of all americans now invested in the stock market. this effects millions of us. 1100 point plummet. a roller coaster ride throughout the day not for the faint of heart...
during a game. it happened last night in queens and a new york city teacher apparently losing control of hysterone and it crashed with tennis fans watching in horror. here is eye witness news darla miles. >> my father called me first thing this morning and said there was a drone that landed at the u.s. open and are you still going to go and this little guy said mom you're still going to go right? >> reporter: no one was sitting near the drone that crashed into the stands at the u.s. open on thursday night but the incident definitely had daniel roman and her eight year old son looking up when they attended a match on friday. >> i was more nervous that if something would happen i'd take my little guy getting out of there as fast as i could. >> police say that drone belongs to 26-year-old daniel verley, a new york city school teacher and they say he was operating it from the marina on the opposite side of city field before it crashed. >> seemed as if that fell from somewhere, a bit of a distraction. >> i thought someone was trying to get a picture of the tennis match and then the drone j
during a game. it happened last night in queens and a new york city teacher apparently losing control of hysterone and it crashed with tennis fans watching in horror. here is eye witness news darla miles. >> my father called me first thing this morning and said there was a drone that landed at the u.s. open and are you still going to go and this little guy said mom you're still going to go right? >> reporter: no one was sitting near the drone that crashed into the stands at the...
Eyewitness News : WABC : August 5, 2015 6:00pm-6:30pm EDT
reach the ground across manhattan. it's moving across queens and weakening on the north suer of nassau county -- north shore of nassau county. this will be noticeable through edison, perth amboy and sneaking on to staten island then weakening. not much going on outside of that as we have dry air in place. this is a weak disturbance with this part of the jet stream coming in. we like this position because it's forcing the storm track off to the south. there is a little change in shape of this dip in the jet stream as we get into the weekend. it digs down to the west allowing the storm to come up the coast a little more. it will kick up the surf. we will have a band of rain in and out of the coast during the weekend. sun and cirrus tomorrow, 85. more high clouds in the afternoon. here is the storm to the south. rain as early as tomorrow night over parts of ocean county, maybe monmouth. during the day friday, sunnier north and west. cloudy at the coast with a couple of showers. no washout. watch the futurecast. a second piece on saturday. we are in the cloud cover. there is some indicatio
reach the ground across manhattan. it's moving across queens and weakening on the north suer of nassau county -- north shore of nassau county. this will be noticeable through edison, perth amboy and sneaking on to staten island then weakening. not much going on outside of that as we have dry air in place. this is a weak disturbance with this part of the jet stream coming in. we like this position because it's forcing the storm track off to the south. there is a little change in shape of this...
is here. get out of the past, get fios. >>> 4:16. newscopter 7 over long island expressway in queens, shannon, maybe you can tell us why is there such a long backup there? >> reporter: this is going to be a nightmare, david. look right here, you've got construction taking out two lanes on the eastbound side of the l.i.e. out of the queens midtown tunnel so you're really down to only one lane of traffic getting through. now, i've got to tell you guys i'm having captain randy empey give us this shot. we will show you what this is doing to traffic on the city side because this is affecting you. there is your entrance there and look at the entrance from 36th street to give you an example. this is going to be at least 45 minutes getting into the tunnel and then slow on that other side so you can bet it's going to take at least an hour to an hour and a half to get through the queens midtown tunnel all because of emergency construction. reporting live over the l.i.e., shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, shannon. >>> patience. >>> new details today from the toxicology repo
is here. get out of the past, get fios. >>> 4:16. newscopter 7 over long island expressway in queens, shannon, maybe you can tell us why is there such a long backup there? >> reporter: this is going to be a nightmare, david. look right here, you've got construction taking out two lanes on the eastbound side of the l.i.e. out of the queens midtown tunnel so you're really down to only one lane of traffic getting through. now, i've got to tell you guys i'm having captain randy...
serial arsonist terrorizing a neighborhood in queens. police held a meeting in forest hills to give information and to ease fears there. seven homes in the area have been torched the past six weeks. police put out a video of a suspect seen walking near the scene of a fire. detectives and patrol officers are working around the clock on >> tap into community sources that we need to solve the crime. we made a statement that we will solve the crime together, not just the police but everybody. >> we live in trying times. this should gratify us that we can sight here and ber ready -- can sit here and come together. >> the structures are jewish owned but there is no evidence to suggest that any of the arsons are hate crimes. >> oh, my goodness. >>> straight ahead, usually this time of year lee goldberg gets kudos for how he is handling the temperatures. ment now he is getting kudos for his beautiful sunset videos. you can smell it in the air. now it smells like spring. >> it's shampoo. >> this is where we are at. this is what we have come to, nice shampoo. >> outside we go. we have a mainl
serial arsonist terrorizing a neighborhood in queens. police held a meeting in forest hills to give information and to ease fears there. seven homes in the area have been torched the past six weeks. police put out a video of a suspect seen walking near the scene of a fire. detectives and patrol officers are working around the clock on >> tap into community sources that we need to solve the crime. we made a statement that we will solve the crime together, not just the police but...
Eyewitness News This Morning : WABC : November 14, 2015 6:00am-8:00am EST
borrow plaza and times square until 4:30 monday morning. commuters looking to get to and from queens can use shuttle buses and the e, f, and q and r trains. >>> we turn now back to the attacks in paris. right now, social media is helping millions of people around the world unite with the people of france. >> millions of folks are tweeting using the hashtag, pray for paris. amy frieze has been keeping an eye on all of the sentiment that has been pouring out, including this picture that i adore. >> a lot of people have been sharing it. the eiffel tower between it. people are sharing it fast and furious. your facebook shows as well, michelle. so this is one people are kind of coming together and showing their support. this from an eyewitness news viewer. my heart aches for everyone in paris and that hashtag, pray for paris, more than 4.3 million tweets from midnight to 6:00 a.m. this morning. pretty impressive. this photo from different symbolic places all over the world coming together with the blue, white, and red. the tweet with this one from tom saying the kindness of people that co
borrow plaza and times square until 4:30 monday morning. commuters looking to get to and from queens can use shuttle buses and the e, f, and q and r trains. >>> we turn now back to the attacks in paris. right now, social media is helping millions of people around the world unite with the people of france. >> millions of folks are tweeting using the hashtag, pray for paris. amy frieze has been keeping an eye on all of the sentiment that has been pouring out, including this...
Eyewitness News at Noon : WABC : August 4, 2015 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT
friday. right now it's 88 degrees around ridgewood and queens. whitestone 85, 87. warm numbers. i thought i would throw the heat index in here for grins to give you an idea of what it feels like. a couple of degrees higher with the humidity. 88 wrightstown. 88 at the shore. part of it is the southwest wind keeps it drier. if it was a southerly wind more moisture. here are the wind gusts from this morning. 51 miles per hour around newark. 41 around laguardia. 30 miles per hour winds and always around the immediate cells themselves, wind gusting around those cells. there isn't a reporting station right here which is where the thunderstorms were in suffolk county. we have a shot of a scattered thunderstorm popping up but we have hot steamy air this afternoon. computer guidance is showing that. thunderstorm at sandy hook, maybe brooklyn, goes queens, up to the north of 84. tomorrow a superb day. northwest wind coming in. a dry wind. a cooler wind. the temperatures will be cooler tomorrow. today at the beaches, hi risk of rip currents at the beaches. if you can't swim, don't go in abov
friday. right now it's 88 degrees around ridgewood and queens. whitestone 85, 87. warm numbers. i thought i would throw the heat index in here for grins to give you an idea of what it feels like. a couple of degrees higher with the humidity. 88 wrightstown. 88 at the shore. part of it is the southwest wind keeps it drier. if it was a southerly wind more moisture. here are the wind gusts from this morning. 51 miles per hour around newark. 41 around laguardia. 30 miles per hour winds and always...
Good Day New York : WNYW : November 11, 2015 7:00am-9:00am EST
. also part of a bit of a normal delay. westbound queens boulevard. a lot of schools are off. traffic a little lighter than normal. new jersey commute 22 eastbound, a earlier accident by hillside avenue, blocking a lane. let's go to the cameras show you what is going on through way through rockland county. traffic is moving fine. george washington bridge taking that, they have the flag up this veterans day. no delays approaching gwb. lincoln tunnel. holland tunnel five minutes delay. greg and rosanna. >> did we mention it's veterans day? >> not enough. >> never enough. november 11th, armistice day. a close. there were huge celebrations and day. >> those who served our country well. 890,000 veterans call new york state their home. kerry drew in the flat iron district with the gathering at the start of the parade. hello, kerry. >> reporter: hello, greg and rosanna this is about honoring their service. the parade is set to kick off in a few hours, 11:30. the parade route is behind me. nypd is closing off traffic. the parade kicks off at 26th street and fifth avenue. goes all the way to a m
. also part of a bit of a normal delay. westbound queens boulevard. a lot of schools are off. traffic a little lighter than normal. new jersey commute 22 eastbound, a earlier accident by hillside avenue, blocking a lane. let's go to the cameras show you what is going on through way through rockland county. traffic is moving fine. george washington bridge taking that, they have the flag up this veterans day. no delays approaching gwb. lincoln tunnel. holland tunnel five minutes delay. greg and...
month. >>> a bizarre home invasion in queens. not only was the home owner in the house at the time, just feet away from the burglar and it's all caught on camera. eyewitness news reporter jim dolan with the story in flushing >> this is scary. this happened last wednesday about the resident in this apartment sound take a look at the surveillance video. you see the suspect first out on the street and then you see him briefly coming inside the home but take a look at this. the owner had a camera rolling in his bedroom and you can see the suspect on his knees crawling to owner's cell phone. the suspect is described as 6'2" tall, about 200 pounds. the snow cap, the diamond on it. the resident of the apartment woke up when that guy was on his knees in the bedroom stealing the phone. the suspect ran away with the victim's cell phone. this happened about 2:20 in the morning. the suspect got away, obviously police are looking for that guy. they're hoping anybody who recognizes him or his clothes, he had that distinctive cap on that had the word diamond on it. police hoping anyone who recogn
month. >>> a bizarre home invasion in queens. not only was the home owner in the house at the time, just feet away from the burglar and it's all caught on camera. eyewitness news reporter jim dolan with the story in flushing >> this is scary. this happened last wednesday about the resident in this apartment sound take a look at the surveillance video. you see the suspect first out on the street and then you see him briefly coming inside the home but take a look at this. the...
the site of a water main break in queens. it's unclear if today's work violated it. a construction crew accidentally struck a 20-inch main in elmhurst around 8:00 this morning. it spewed out water for about four hours before it was shut off. several buildings were evacuated most of the day. >> the flooding condition was such that dep had a difficult time finding the exact valves to shut down toite the -- to isolate the problem area. >> officials say the contractor responsible for break will be billed for the cost to clean up the mess. >>> mexico bracing for what is called the most dangerous hurricane ever, thank you el nino. patricia is a category 5 storm. the storm is expected to make landfall in southwestern mexico. residents and tourists in the area are trying to find a safe place to wait out the storm. lee goldberg will have more in the weather forecast. >>> we switch gears on this busy friday night and talk about the mets. the team took part in the first practice since clinching the berth in the world series. tonight they will hopefully find out who they will be eyewitness new
the site of a water main break in queens. it's unclear if today's work violated it. a construction crew accidentally struck a 20-inch main in elmhurst around 8:00 this morning. it spewed out water for about four hours before it was shut off. several buildings were evacuated most of the day. >> the flooding condition was such that dep had a difficult time finding the exact valves to shut down toite the -- to isolate the problem area. >> officials say the contractor responsible for...
the scene. you about. this is in queens. a pedestrian was critically injured when he was hit by an mta bus. the 40-year-old driver was hit by a q 66 bus on prince street in flushing. the bus driver was questioned at the scene. no charges have been filed. >>> what started as a regular card game with friends turned into a murder investigation in orange county. 67-year-old man was shot by someone else trying to rob him. it happened in newburgh. >> eyewitness news reporter marcus solis is live at the scene with the details. marcus? >> reporter: and, dave, this is initially where the card game was set up. when it got dark it moved across the street outside the laundromat where there are lights. a few hours later, the poker game ended in gunfire and death. the bullet holes marked by police tape tell part of the story as does the makeshift memorial complete with a deck of cards and dollar bills and a picture of the victim pointing to money in his pocket. last night samuel stubs was shot and killed playing cards. he was a fixture in newburgh, known for his flashing sense of style as his lo
the scene. you about. this is in queens. a pedestrian was critically injured when he was hit by an mta bus. the 40-year-old driver was hit by a q 66 bus on prince street in flushing. the bus driver was questioned at the scene. no charges have been filed. >>> what started as a regular card game with friends turned into a murder investigation in orange county. 67-year-old man was shot by someone else trying to rob him. it happened in newburgh. >> eyewitness news reporter marcus...
at 86. ridgewood queens 89. so is canarsie. double 8 in poughkeepsie. 13 to 15 miles per hour wind across the south to southwest across the area. that will keep it warm. dry in inland areas. sunburn. put on the sunscreen, sunblock. we are ahead of a front and this front is dying out as it moved eastward with showers. futurecast shows one or two popping up tonight around the area. mostly away from the coast. still a great night around the area for this evening. afternoon. there is a stray shower or thunderstorm around late. break for sunshine. hot afternoon. 90 again. humidity. temperatures at normal. then this cooler air comes out of canada. the jet stream drops way down into the middle of the country. that allows cooler air in and a low will bring us rain on friday. then gets out of the way in time for the weekend. the weekend looking pleasant with sunshine and 80 degrees. the rain. >> you need a good rain. >> awesome stuff. thank you, bill. >>> up next, caught on camera. one man's attempt i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medic
at 86. ridgewood queens 89. so is canarsie. double 8 in poughkeepsie. 13 to 15 miles per hour wind across the south to southwest across the area. that will keep it warm. dry in inland areas. sunburn. put on the sunscreen, sunblock. we are ahead of a front and this front is dying out as it moved eastward with showers. futurecast shows one or two popping up tonight around the area. mostly away from the coast. still a great night around the area for this evening. afternoon. there is a stray...
4:36. now on to a developing story in queens. another suspicious fire in forest hills. flames broke out of the home under construction on 67th avenue just before 11:30 last night. the interior of the structure keep the flames from spreading to any surrounding buildings. this is the sixth fire since last month. in a building that it was either being renovated or under construction. >> have been actively engaged in, you know, trying to check out to see if we have an arsonist on the loose in the area. >> the fdny linked all of the fires. they have been labeled suspicious due to the volume of flames when crews reach the scene. >> the time is 4:37. there is new information on a subway robbery spree. it's being waged by three men in the bronx. this is surveillance video that was ten days ago. in the station at southern street. the thieves beat a man taking mountain bike. one suspect took the victim's phone and stopped a photo of himself. police now have it. >> 4:37. the mother who abandoned her newborn at a church in queens will not face charges. district attorneys says the mother holding
4:36. now on to a developing story in queens. another suspicious fire in forest hills. flames broke out of the home under construction on 67th avenue just before 11:30 last night. the interior of the structure keep the flames from spreading to any surrounding buildings. this is the sixth fire since last month. in a building that it was either being renovated or under construction. >> have been actively engaged in, you know, trying to check out to see if we have an arsonist on the loose...
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bridge was renamed in their honor. >>> in a few hours queen elizabeth's annual christmas message will be broadcast across great britain. the queen will emphasize that light can help triumph over dark times. the monarch will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii by thanking those who served. the royal family will spend the day at their estate north of london. >>> 70 years since world war ii, 15 years we've been doing this, reading your e-mails and tweets and facebook posts, although back when we started after the 9/11 attacks in december 2001 deciding to get community talk along, talk-a- thon on christmas morning. it was just beautiful then, and it still is nice. so many wonderful e-mails and posts and we're going to read them again right now. >> people are also tweeting their messages too. >> and facebook, which is nice. >> a lot of them and thank you for your pictures as well. bill, lauren, lee thanks for being here this morning, you guys are a family, let there be peace on earth. >> good thought. >> love watching you guys christmas morning, wishes for peace, phyllis i
bridge was renamed in their honor. >>> in a few hours queen elizabeth's annual christmas message will be broadcast across great britain. the queen will emphasize that light can help triumph over dark times. the monarch will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii by thanking those who served. the royal family will spend the day at their estate north of london. >>> 70 years since world war ii, 15 years we've been doing this, reading your e-mails and tweets and...
. marcel, a plumbing company based in queens was working under contract with the school construction authority. building. three were hospitalized, one with burns over half his body. for teachers, shocked. since the project that began in june was near completion. >> being a teacher and working in that building, it's pure devastation. 9/11, again, it reminds me of that. >> reporter: this school actually houses 7 different schools, including two charters schools which were set to open on monday. the doe says those students will be relocated but the mayor says the building will not be ready to go on september 9th. coming up at five, we'll hear from one of the workers who was directly below the floor where the explosion took place. we'll hear how he rescued his injured work mates. marcus solis channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> a man has been charged with manslaughter after a freak accident in brooklyn that left his girlfriend died. 29-year-old danielle arronsen and andrew zajac got into -- andrew berkowitz got into a fight. arronsen got into the backseat of the couples car. whe
. marcel, a plumbing company based in queens was working under contract with the school construction authority. building. three were hospitalized, one with burns over half his body. for teachers, shocked. since the project that began in june was near completion. >> being a teacher and working in that building, it's pure devastation. 9/11, again, it reminds me of that. >> reporter: this school actually houses 7 different schools, including two charters schools which were set to open...
. in queens, over by the grand central parkway, things are fine both directions, no delays. street cleaning rules back in effect today. >> still ahead on good day, it wouldn't be another day in this area without donald trump making some news. >> right. out appeared that he was mocking a disabled reporter. he says he was misread. coming up. everyone needs a bff. even your smile. colgate optic white toothpaste goes beyond surface stains to whiten over 3 shades. in fact, it whitens more v than the leading express whitening strip. it' s your smile bff. >> you know, it's a far cry from what we've seen black fridays of yore. >> you know what's interesting is typically when you think black friday, you think of such madness, people stepping over each other, clamoring for that deal, whatever it may be be. this looks lighter than what you might find on any given day -- >> right. >> this looks like a normal friday morning at the mall when people are at work. >> you almost have to wonder did they move up the start of black friday so much that they've really diluted the crowds? because so far w
. in queens, over by the grand central parkway, things are fine both directions, no delays. street cleaning rules back in effect today. >> still ahead on good day, it wouldn't be another day in this area without donald trump making some news. >> right. out appeared that he was mocking a disabled reporter. he says he was misread. coming up. everyone needs a bff. even your smile. colgate optic white toothpaste goes beyond surface stains to whiten over 3 shades. in fact, it whitens...
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Royalties from The Charge to support disaster relief in West, Texas
I'd like to do a little bit to help my neighbors to the north in West, Texas, so from 4/22-4/28 all my estimated royalties from sales of The Charge will go to the Salvation Army's disaster relief efforts in West.
As an extra bonus, for every new review of The Charge on Amazon.com during this time, I'll donate an extra $5. So, if you've read The Charge, now is the time to write a review!
Last week, an explosion at a fertilizer plant devastated the small town of West, Texas. 75 homes were destroyed, 160 people were injured, and 14 people were killed, most of whom were volunteer first responders. Volunteer EMTs and firefighters rushed toward the plume of smoke at the plant, only to be struck down in the massive explosion that was to come.
The Salvation Army has been on-site since the blast providing food, water, and spiritual support. As long-term recovery begins, they will continue to provide case management and counseling to help the residents of West re-build their lives.
The Salvation Army is also providing assistance at disaster sites across the U.S. and the world, including Boston and Sichuan, China.
You may also donate directly to the Salvation Army here.
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Eco-friendly Tips for Writers
For Earth Day, I am "recycling" a post I wrote last year. :)
To keep the dystopian worlds in our books and not outside our window, we ought to think about our impact on the environment. The good news is that writing is already a fairly earth-friendly pursuit. The days of trash cans full of crumpled up drafts is long gone. We don't have to travel much, and do almost everything electronically. If a writer so chose, they could write, edit, query, and even publish a book without ever using a scrap of paper. So we can feel good about ourselves, but there is still plenty we can do. You may already do a lot of these things, but here are some tips just in case:
1) Arrange your work space near a window so you can use natural light during the day. Bonus points for using open windows or fans to avoid using the air conditioner. Use CFL or LED lights in your office for night time writing, and if possible, use only one well-placed lamp.
2) Shut down your computer at night or when you're done using it for the day.
3) Change your settings so that your computer goes into sleep mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. On a PC, go to "Control Panel" and "Power Options". Use the "Power Saver" setting.
4) Don't use a screensaver. These are a waste of energy. Modern monitors do not need them.
5) Use a laptop instead of a desktop. In addition to enjoying writing under a tree or at a coffee shop, laptops use less energy.
6) Plug your computer and all it's accessories into a surge protector and put it in the off position when you're not using your computer. Electronic devices use energy even when turned off. Unplug or turn off the surge protector.
7) Recycle and re-use. In the writing world, there is not much you really need to throw away. Recycle electronics, printer cartridges, and of course, paper. Local electronics and office supply stores often have options to recycle electronics and printer cartridges. Give away or sell your books. If they're in bad condition, recycle them.
8) Don't print. Not ever. Okay, maybe you might need to print every once in a blue moon, but there are very few reasons why you need to do this as a writer. Get used to reading and editing work on the screen. Tracking changes and inserting comments are a great way to edit in Word. Remember, if you don't print much, keep your printer off and unplugged.
9) Do a home energy audit. Writers work from home, which is good for the environment because we don't commute. But it also means that we have our heating/cooling/lighting systems on all the time. Go to http://hes.lbl.gov/consumer/ to complete a do-it-yourself energy audit.
10) Invest in a Kindle or Nook. Listen, I'm not against paper books. I like the way they smell and feel as I flip through the pages. I love walking through real bookstores and looking at the pretty covers on all the real books. However, I still think you should try to limit your use of paper published books, especially if you're a voracious reader. Not only do e-readers save paper, electronic books do not require fossil fuels for delivery to your house or bookstore.
11) Put agents who don't accept email queries at the bottom of your list. I'm not saying you should shun paper-loving agents (we can't really afford to be too picky, right?), but maybe query them last. Trust me, you'll want to anyway. If you're not used to sending things in the mail, it feels like a real pain. "Stamps cost how much??"
If you already do a lot of these things, congratulations! But remember, there is always room to do more. Think about other ways to live green with books like Green Your Home All-in-one For Dummies and Shift Your Habit: Easy Ways to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Save the Planet.
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Introducing Colour Wielders by Dawna Raver
I'm happy to announce Colour Wielders, Book One of the Heirs of the Magykal Realm Series by Dawna Raver! You can find Colour Wielders now at major online booksellers. Buy it on Amazon now.
Behind the Faerying Mysts, hidden from Mortal eyes, is a land where Gods, creatures of myth and legend dwell. And in the Mortal Realm, their Princess lives.
Quinn Sinclair is clueless to who she is. She thinks she's an ordinary young woman—well, mostly ordinary—living an ordinary life with her less than loving mother in Conifer, Colorado. On the night of her birthday, Quinn finds herself betrayed by a man who sends her life spinning out-of-control.
As she struggles to pick up the pieces, a vision of a man with haunting tourmaline-blue eyes begs her for help, and she finds herself transported into a Magykal battle forever changing her life.
Arik Morgaine—Demigod bad boy and outcast of the Magykal Realm—tried to avoid contact with Princess Quinn Sinclair for eighteen years, not wanting to make good on an old threat. But the fates have other plans. Arik can no longer deny his growing desire for Quinn, or the need to protect her from those wanting to control her burgeoning powers. Can the two of them come together and save the Magykal Realm from being destroyed by the Darkest of Magyks, or will powers beyond their control destroy them and their world forever?
Dawna Raver is an author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Colour Wielders, book one of the Heirs of the Magykal Realm series, is her debut novel. When she's not spending time in her fantasy world, Dawna loves football, reading, and pretending she's a top chef in the kitchen. Oh, and fawning over her dogs and husband, sometimes in that order.
You can find Dawna here:
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COVER REVEAL - Kiya: Hope of the Pharaoh
I'm very excited to be one of the first to reveal the cover for Katie Hamstead's upcoming release Kiya: Hope of the Pharaoh.
To save her younger sisters from being taken to the cruel life of the palace, Naomi intervenes and gives herself to be a wife of the erratic Pharaoh Akhenaten.
In the palace, Naomi finds herself thrust into the intrigues of the royal family, and has her name changed to Kiya. She becomes beloved by the Pharaoh, who declares that she will bear him his heir. But the Great Queen Nefertiti, furious with jealousy, schemes to destroy Naomi and even brings her fidelity into question, which could cost Naomi her very life.
Naomi must play the deadly game carefully. She is in a silent battle of wills, and a struggle for who will one day inherit the crown. And if she does bear an heir, she will have to fight to protect him as well as herself from Nefertiti who is out for blood.
I'm excited about this one! It's coming out April 30th, join the release on Facebook here.
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Interview with the author of Fraction of Stone, Kelley Lynn
I'm excited to be on Kelley Lynn's blog tour for her recent release Fraction of Stone. I've known Kelley since before we both had publishing contracts. Even though querying not fun, Kelley's upbeat attitude never seemed to falter. I know for a fact that she worked hard to get here, and I'm so proud to spread the word about her debut novel, Fraction of Stone from Sapphire Star Publishing.
Tell us about Fraction of Stone in 200 words or less.
Wind tunnels, torrential rains and earthquakes tear apart Casden. The cause of the world’s imbalance is unknown, but the mounting occurrences suggest there’s little time before life ceases to exist.
Rydan Gale and Akara Nazreth are the only humans with the ability to wield magic. The tattoo on their necks and the discovery of an ancient book, dictate they are the key to the world’s survival.
But the greatest obstacle for saving mankind isn’t the bizarre creatures, extreme betrayals and magic-fearing men hunting them.
It’s that Akara doesn’t believe the world is worth saving.
I remember when we were entering The Charge and Fraction of Stone into contests and querying like crazy. How long were you in the "querying phase" before you found your publisher? Tell us a little bit about that magic moment when you finally signed your contract.
Ah, the memories ;)
Well... I started submitting FRACTION OF STONE to agents in December 2011. (I believe it was a contest.) I submitted and submitted and submitted. I got a lot of requests, actually. But all of them ended with, "This is really good, but I can't sell it in the current market." Boo.
I was about to give up when my critique partners convinced me to try a few small pubs. I submitted to Sapphire Star Publishing in the middle of July 2012 and signed a contract on July 31st. When I got the email they wanted to publish my work I just remember breathing a sigh of relief. Finally! Then after talking to the ladies at SSP, and getting to know my pub family, I seriously couldn't have found a better home for FRACTION OF STONE.
What do you like best about Rydan? Akara? What do you and your characters have in common?
What I like about Rydan and Akara are that they're essentially complete opposites. It was fascinating to take these two characters through this story and see how they react, watch them grow. Especially to watch them grow closer to each other.
The natural disasters tearing apart Casden sound frightening. Do you have any personal experience surviving a natural disaster?
Kind of, actually. But nothing as extreme as what my characters go through. My house growing up was struck by lightening three times and experienced a flood. It seemed like we were always trying to put pieces back together. No one was ever hurt, but it is just amazing what nature can do.
Finally, is Fraction of Stone the beginning of a series or a stand-alone? If it is a series, what can you tell us about what will come next?
It's definitely a series, and I believe, since the plan is four books, it's considered a saga? Maybe? haha. But yes, there will be four books. What I can tell you about the following books is that the scope gets bigger. The adventures will be even better and the relationship between Akara and Rydan will grow by leaps and bounds.
Thank you so much for being here Kelley! You can check out her other tour stops this week here AND enter to win prizes!
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Review of Theocracide
Today I am happy to present a review of Theocracide, by James Wymore. Theocracide is a timely dystopian tale about a hyper-virtual world where people rarely leave their homes and live their lives virtually through computer glasses. As someone who works from home and keeps my computer in arms reach most of the day, this one definitely hits home!
Full of clever world-building and detail, I found several passages that really struck me. Here is one of my favorites that I would like to share. Jason is speaking of his father's house in the woods.
"Of course, he only went there every other weekend, but those weekends were the only time in his life when he actually did anything real. The other days he spent on the computer doing schoolwork, playing games, or watching vids. Those other days all blurred together as a single insubstantial memory. Spending time on the computer had consumed most of his life, but here at Jay’s house he had lived.
Even living here only four days a month Jay realized it had been all the important parts. Nothing else significant had ever happened to him. The momentary feelings of success when he finished a long video game paled by comparison to his time spent here camping and fishing. For a few precious days each month, he had been in the real world. The rest of the time, he had hibernated in a virtual world of stimulation, which amounted to nothing."
I feel the same way sometimes. I spend so much time in front of screens, but it blurs together and that time hardly matters. My real life starts when I step away from the keyboard.
Theocracide is beautifully written and the perfect dystopian premise for our age. My only criticism is that I wished the plot moved a little faster. He spends a lot of time world-building, and does it well, but it took a while to get to the inciting incident that started Jason on his journey.
On the whole, I highly recommend this book to all fans of sci-fi and dystopia.
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The Charge Release Party is this Saturday!
The Charge Release Party is this Saturday at 4pm in Austin, Texas! Join me for a blue margarita and good company.
I know there are many of you would love to attend, but happen to live many, many miles away. I know how you feel! I hate missing your events too. I'd like to invite you to attend in spirit with a giveaway! Of course, if you are attending, you can also enter the giveaway. :)
If only I could mail a blue margarita. You'll have to settle for the other cool stuff you could get at the party, like this:
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Upcoming author appearances
I am excited to announce that I have my first two author appearances scheduled! As someone who is much more comfortable with imaginary people than real ones, I admit I am a little nervous. But fortunately I'll be in good company. And if you live in central Texas, I hope that company will include YOU! :)
First, on 4/20, I'll be having my official release party for The Charge! I'll be signing books and doing a reading. We'll also be having some The Charge-themed drinks and snacks.
Oh, and you can pick up some other cool goodies, like this bumper sticker:
Autographed copies of The Charge are $10 and bumper stickers are $2.
As a special bonus, you can meet other Texan Curiosity Quills Press authors, Dawna Raver and Courtney Worth Young.
The party is hosted by Plug & Play, the co-working daycare that makes my life possible. People often ask me how I manage to write books on top of being a mom and having a day job. Well, Plug & Play is the answer to that question.
Join The Charge Release Party on Facebook.
Then, on 5/11 I'll be at the Young Adult Book Festival at Round Rock High School! It's my honor to be on the line-up with local authors P.J. Hoover, Mari Mancusi, and many more.
If you're able to show up at either one of these events, it would mean the world to me. Of course, I know the vast majority of my blog readers live pretty much everywhere but here. :) So, no worries if you live in Australia.
I hope to see you soon!
Using MBTI in character development
Today I am excited to share a fascinating post from L. Blankenship about using Myers-Briggs personality types to help you develop characters. As a social worker and an author, I think this is awesome.
I happen to be an INTJ ("The Scientist"), which makes for a good writer according to Louise.
My main character in The Charge, Warren, is an ENFP ("The Inspirer"). I admit that reading his personality profile did help me understand him even better, and gave me ideas for how his personality should develop as the series continues.
What personality type are you? What about your MC?
Take it away, Louise!
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was developed from Carl Jung's writings about personality types. A detailed introduction and explanation of the types is a bit beyond the scope of this post, but here's the bare minimum:
1. There are four basic functions: thinking, feeling, sensing and intuition. Abbreviated as: T, F, S, N. Everybody does all four of these things. The differences lie in which you are naturally good at, and whether they are introverted or extroverted.
2. Therefore, four functions become eight, using "i" for introversion and "e" for extroversion: Ti, Te, Fi, Fe, Si, Se, Ni, Ne.
3. If everyone has four functions in a particular order of preference from one to four, there are therefore 16personality types.
The eight functions (Ti, Te, etc.) describe how a person gathers, processes, and acts on information. Note that we're using an extremely broad definition of "information" here -- it includes data, words, emotions, sensations, everything.
Take a test and find out your own type: http://www.worldpersonality.com/ (Interesting side note: the top five types reported among writers are: INFJ, INTJ, ISFJ, INFP, and ISTJ.)
If you read through overviews of thepersonality types, they are sure to sound familiar to you. MBTI is not a perfect sorting system, but it is one of the better ones, IMO.
How can we use this to develop characters?
Once you have a handful of ideas about a character -- he's outgoing, cheerful, and kinda wild; she's bookish, shy, and afraid of new things -- MBTI can help you flesh out further aspects of their behavior.
Not specifics, necessarily -- everyone is unique, and how you express your MBTI type will be shaped by your upbringing and your culture -- but general patterns. This can lead you into some interesting intersections of character and world-building: if one's personality is drawn to maintaining the status quo, what lines of work are best for that in this world? The priesthood? Becoming a magistrate? (and, conversely, if a character enjoys being a magistrate, is it because he's one of these personality types?)
It's especially useful to look at how various personality types respond to stress, and how what qualifies as "stressful" varies from type to type. For the status-quo-seeking type mentioned above, having to deal with chaos and instability is stressful. They can do it, and they can get better at it with practice, but it will leave them tired and frazzled. If they feel overwhelmed, they're likely to start losing track of things, see potential disaster everywhere, or become reckless.
That's very different from what stress does to me, personally. But I'm not an ISTJ or an ISFJ -- two types noted for being reliable, conservative, maintainers of the status quo.
If you've already developed a character extensively, it can be fun to take the personality test on their behalf and see what they come up as. I've found it useful to refer to various profiles, and ask questions in personality forums, to maintain my perspective on a well-developed character's reactions to complicated situations. It's easy to slide into how YOU would react to a given problem, but your character is not exactly you.
There are lots of books and resources out there about Myers-Briggs personality types. Below are a few more places to find information.
DaveSuperPowers channel at YouTube. (http://www.youtube.com/user/DaveSuperPowers?feature=watch) Good series of videos, but sadly incomplete.
Personality Cafe (personalitycafe.com), a discussion board built on MBTI (and other personality-sorting systems) where you can read articles and chat with people based on personality type.
Was That Really Me?: How Everyday Stress Brings Out Our Hidden Personality, by Naomi L. Quenk (Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Was-That-Really-Me-Personality/dp/0891061703)
Thank you for the insightful post! Make sure to check out L. Blankenship's new release, Disciple, Part II.
The prince first kissed Kate Carpenter for fear of missing the chance if they didn’t survive the journey home through the monster-prowled mountains.
Now that kiss seems like a fever dream. It’s back to work for her, back to the fellow physicians jealous of her talents and the sneers of an infirmary director who wants her shipped off to some tiny village. Kate means to be on the front lines to save lives. She’s worked too hard to overcome her past to let them deny her the chance to serve her homeland when the enemy’s army reaches their kingdom.
The grand jousting tournament is a chance to prove she can manage combat wounded, and at the royal Solstice banquet Kate means to prove she isn’t an ignorant peasant girl anymore.
But the prince’s kiss still haunts her. Their paths keep crossing, and the easy familiarity they earned on the journey home is a welcome escape from their duties. It’s a small slip from chatting to kisses.
This is no time to be distracted by romance -- a vast and powerful empire is coming to slaughter anyone standing between them and the kingdom’s magical fount.
Kate ought to break both their hearts, for duty’s sake.
Disciple, Part II on sale now
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More information, updates, and extras at Disciple of the Fount
Sample of Part I • Sample of Part II
Disciple, Part III coming in late 2013
Disciple is complete in six parts and will make a lovely doorstop
when all 400k words have been published.
Goodreads links:
Disciple, Part I • Disciple, Part II
Claire Voyant's Post-Island Interview - A Zarconian Island Exclusive
Today I'm featuring Aja Hannah's Zarconian Island, an young adult adventure inspired by the lost city of Atlantis. I'll let Susie Levine tell you about it from her 5-star review:
"300 or so years ago, Atlantis sank and all the inhabitants, Zarconians, were thought to be dead. However, some Zarconians did survive, and now they hide their mystical heritage (and super human abilities) from the world.
Attie Hotep is sent with the best and brightest from her high school in Maryland on a boat trip to Hawaii. But once on the boat, Attie notices that strange things are happening, and her Zarconian blood is telling her that she is in danger. When giant whales attack the ship, Attie, her best friend, two boys (her nemesis and his quiet but nice friend) and one other girl from her school manage to get to a deserted island. Stranded on the island, the kids learn how to survive while they await rescue, but this island isn't just deserted, it's prehistoric.
I loved this book! It was action-packed from the get go. It's a little bit LOST, a little bit Cast Away. Attie is a very smart, strong character." - Susie Levine
Now enjoy a transcript of a live interview with Claire Voyant, author of The Natural Supernatural: A History of Zarconia and The Myths, on WMUC Radio.
WMUC: Claire Voyant, thank you for doing this.
Claire: It’s great to be here.
WMUC: Let’s jump right in. Before Island Z was discovered, before those five students boarded the Arosa Star Junior last April, you brought up Zarconians on your website-turned-book.
Claire: That’s true.
WMUC: Surely, you received some negative reactions?
Claire: [Laughs] Not a lot of people believed me at first! No publisher wanted to print something that was “clearly a ridiculous work of fiction” when I wanted to sell it as non-fiction. That’s when I decided to start out on my own and create the website.
WMUC: Tell me, how did you get so much information? I see on your website you’ve uncovered documents—some allegedly hundreds of years old.
Claire: I did a lot of digging. I dropped out of college after my sophomore year and moved to NYC. I worked doubles as a waitress near Madison Avenue, and I spent all my free time digging in museum archives or doing catalog searches in the public library.
WMUC: You spent years pursing this?
Claire: Yes.
WMUC: And you left the University of Virginia, the same university that Thomas Jefferson himself founded?
Claire: I had to.
WMUC: There has got to be more to this story. What drove you to spend your life researching something that—to the rest of the world—was a myth?
Claire: [Pause] It’s a long story.
WMUC: Can you shorten it for us?
Claire: I can try. My grandfather used to tell me a story that his grandfather told him about a monster that stole his sister. To make it quick, a traveler passing through town saw my great-great grandfather’s sister one day. He sent her flowers and gifts and even a photo of himself.
Well, one night after weeks of no success, the traveler followed her home and snuck into her bedroom window. My great-great grandfather heard his sister screaming, and he ran into the bedroom with his hunting knife. He attacked the traveler, but the traveler turned his crazy eyes on my great-great grandfather. That’s when he knew, for sure, the traveler wasn’t human. My great-great grandfather fought him anyway and was nearly killed. Knowing his cover was blown, the Zarconian stole the sister right from her bed, and no one saw them after that.
WMUC: Wow. That is some story. But how does a story about people you've never met lead you to quit college and pursue Zarconians full-time?
Claire: It wasn't just the story. [Rustling of paper] We still have the photograph he sent. It might be the only real photo of a Zarconian for a hundred years.
WMUC: Well, let's see it!
[Photo of a handsome young man is posted on Twitter. The man wears a vest and no undershirt. Dark lines show just above his belt at the hip, and travel down the skin behind his linen pants.]
WMUC: For all of our listeners just tuning in, Claire Voyant has just shown me the first documented photo of a Zarconian. All I can say is: Wow. To see it yourself, follow us on Twitter @wmucradio. Claire, how could you tell he was Zarconian?
Claire: It's not too hard once you know what you're looking for. I've spent a lot of time examining this picture. [Points] That mark on his hip is the beginning of the Zarconian mark. If you look at it closely, you can see it's glowing through the cloth of his pants. When my grandfather gave me this photo--when I saw that my sophomore year of college--I knew I had to follow that clue.
WMUC: I believe that.
Sounds like a book that's not to be missed! Thank you for sharing this exciting interview, Aja!
Possessing powers that are feared and shunned, eighteen-year-old Alexandra “Attie” Hotep is no virgin to attacks. Her ancestors, the Zarconians– mixed-blood inhabitants of Atlantis–were rumored to be the English fairies who kidnapped children, the Caribbean sirens that sunk ships, and the dream-like apparitions who broke into psyches. By the 1850s, they were hunted to near-extinction, leaving the existence of Atlantis and Zarconians little more than myth.
When a class trip turns deadly, Attie and her friends become stranded on an uncharted tropical island in the middle of the Pacific, and Attie finds herself targeted once more. With a jungle full of extinct and prowling animals, she struggles to find a compromise between keeping her friends safe and keeping her family’s secret.
Enter Doug Hutchinson—the school’s soccer star, and a handsome boy with his own secrets. But Attie and Doug soon realize the animals aren’t the only threat. There is a traitor amidst the group, one that plans to turn all Zarconians into permanent myths. And Attie is next on the list.
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Caption: Pilot test #1: The Sadie Cohen Radio Hour with co-host Rudy Park. Today's topic: Why I despise having a co-host forced upon me by @#$% executives at corporate headquarters. I disagree. What? What did you say?!! They told me just to disagree with whatever you say. I'm going to !@#$ kill them and !@#$ you!!! Better than I'd hoped.
Caption: One hundred and seventeen. Lemme guess. That's the number of women who have rejected you today because you're a tech geek. You wish. It's the number of apps I've downloaded onto my iPhone! This took a bad turn. Worked out better than I'd hoped.
Caption: Lady, why don't you ease up on the taunting. Sure. I'll lighten up so I don't offend the sensibilities of your little girl. He's a boy. Oh, sorry kid. Hope I didn't offend your mother. Hey! Living the dream. Fight, fight!
Caption: Hope. Negativity. Hope! Negativity! Hope! Hope! Hope! Negativity! Hope! Negativity! Tie goes to negativity.
Caption: Welcome to Divided Airlines. We have an announcement. We know many of you have grown accustomed to us periodically misplacing your baggage. But we can do better. We can raise the bar. In the future, we plan on a random basis to open your luggage, take out carious pieces of your clothing and personal items, and accidentally displace them at different airports. You will then be allowed to spend money with us to fly to the airport to retrieve your belongings. We hope you enjoy our heightened efforts. They're mocking us. We're mocking you. Divided Airlines.
Caption: It's the Fad Herald. I should've upgraded my phone. Hear ye. Today, a special announcement. The following is now in: Hope. Until further notice, that tingly, expectant feeling you're experiencing may be interpreted as optimism, mild euphoria, the illusion of better times ahead. Wow. Now that you mention it. Cool. Wait ... What do you man by illusion? Looking ahead to 2020 trends: Disappointment. Nah. We'll be fine, I'm sure.
Caption: Ask Sadie! I'm 50, reasonably attractive and intelligent, but I haven't had a date in 19 years. How do I get back into the dating scene? - KC, Tacoma, WA** **actual reader question. KC, you've been out of the game for a bit, but don't be afraid to use the latest technology. First, find someone you like, then write them an email in which you explain your feelings. And threaten that if they refuse your overture, you'll dig into their past and expose their legal, personal and financial failings to the world over the world wide internet. Love can be so much more exciting in the modern age. Ask Sadie. Spreading the word of hope and live in the modern world.
Caption: Ha! Take that, all you doomsayers! Where's my sunscreen? We find hope in the littlest moments.
Caption: I had a very rewarding week. Weird. What? You sound almost happy, satisfied. HOJ. So strange for someone with such a meaningless, dead-end existence to find amid his personal rubble a nugget of joy. Defeat snatched from the jaws of a vague sense of contentedness. It's almost enough to give me hope.
Caption: Self-styled '60s revolutionary Mort Park, Incensed by Arizona's new immigration law, asked his cafe cohorts to road trip to Phoenix to protest. They agreed, hoping to meet chicks. I've had three lattes and programmed the Phoenix Hooters into the GPS. Y'all go to sleep in back and when you wake up or we'll be getting our mojo on. And protesting bigoted policies! And watered-down drinks. How dare they serve that cheap stuff. Must have banana daiquiris.
Caption: Do you believe the world is all an illusion? I know it is. I know it can be bent by our collective will. When I was born, there were horses and buggies in the streets. But as soon as we all believed we could do it, we went to the moon. Oh, I agree. That's why I'm trying to get the whole internet to retweet it's possible to upload our minds into immortal robot bodies. If the entire hive mind of earth tweets that at the same time, it's got to come true. I hope not. I'd hate for you to end up being the most important person in history.
Caption: Where were you the last few days, little buddy? San Francisco. I heard new robot security guards were harassing the homeless to keep them from sleeping on city streets. So I went out there hoping to be recruited by any time-traveler who came back in time to lead a resistance cell. I knew it was a long-shot. But I'd have kicked myself if I didn't go and the time-traveler did show up. Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Caption: Hi, this is one of 847 Democrats who'll be running for president in 2020. There's never been an easier race to win in the whole of history of races, but I'm hoping you'll vote for me over all the other opportunists … By that I don't mean to say that I'm an opportunist who's only running because it's a sure thing, I just mean all the others are. House of Java.net Cybercafe. You know, you have some time. Maybe work on your message a little bit. I didn't sit out 2016 'cause I was afraid of Hillary ... but the others did.
Caption: I really hope Medicare for all passes, little buddy. If it passes, no one will be forced to stay in a bad marriage just for the health insurance. There'll be million of men re-entering the dating scene. The competition will help me keep my skills honed. Of course, all the extra women on the scene might negate the challenge ... Maybe I should give this more thought. I'm worried that if it passes, I'll be able to get checked, and they'll remove my pulsating mole. Throbby? But you love Throbby.
Caption: This is Dr. Sadie. What's your question, caller? How can I tell if my cold is really bronchitis? Stop yer sniveling. In my day, a body would hope it was bronchitis. It gave you a chance to prove your grit! Nothing like a touch of burning pain, wheezing, and crackling in the chest to separate the women from the girls. What kind of doctor are you, again?
Caption: I know why you're such a greedy, heartless scrooge, Armstrong. It's because deep down, you just want to be loved. But you're afraid of rejection, so you make yourself as unlovable as possible. That's the type of utter nonsense to expect from muscle-bound oaf who hadn't paid his tab in 13 years. I love you too, man. I hope you get audited.
Caption: Federal Agent Murph … just so I get this straight, I'm not a suspect in the potential Russian blackmailing of the president? Of course not. I'm counting on you to cover it. As a journalist. I suspect my superiors are caving to pressure from the White House. My investigation may hit a brick wall. So the press may be our only hope to at least get it all out there. And since the suspect Rudy Park is your old roomie, I figured you'd want to be the one to tail him to Moscow. Then why am I tied up in the back of your van mphmph. Figured you'd like a ride to the airport. You're welcome.
Caption: Democracy is dead in Turkey, Randy. What? What are you talking about? The president there just granted himself absolute power in a fraudulent election. You ever wonder if maybe democracy isn't the norm … it's just a blip in history and it's on the way out? I'm hoping it'll soon be replaced with a robust sexyocracy. I was hoping for more of an xboxocracy.
Caption: I just saw you on Youtube they've figured out how to reverse the effects of aging, in mice, with a compound called "Nad Plus." Does it bother you to know you'll be six feet under before the human trials are even don that that I'll still be here? It doesn't bother me at all, because I know it's going to be far too expensive for regular losers such as yourself. Your only hope is to buy a mouse costume and sneak into the lab, loser-boy. Not a bad idea.
Caption: When do you think they invented peanut allergies and gluten allergies? "Invented"? As a child, every kid I knew snorted half a kilo of peanut butter and jelly on a daily basis. And every kid I knew had an IV that pumped chocolate chip cookies straight into their veins. Nobody ever had a "gluten" problem ... And no, they don't have IVs like that, I was speaking metaphorically. Don't get my hopes up like that.
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THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 18-24, 2016
SEPTEMBER 24TH IS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN GUINEA, HERITAGE DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA, AND REPUBLIC DAY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
SEPTEMBER 26 MARKS STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY.
AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*The Paris Accords to combat Climate Change are gaining more support!
*China's space program has announced its prototype satellite Tiangong-1 is expected to fall and destroy itself during reentry sometime in 2017. Meanwhile, that country has covered a portion of the Great Wall with CEMENT!
*Volkswagen's legal troubles continue as a new wave of lawsuits arises from their previous emissions scandal.
*The 2016 Rugby Championship was won by New Zealand.
THE TERRORIST REPORT...
*Regardless of how they're delivered, bombs are still the terrorist weapon of choice this past week.
*Syria believes ISIL forces responsible for shooting down one of their planes this past week.
*Iraqi Armed Forces have recaptured al-Shirqat from ISIL terrorists.
*The bomber suspected of setting off explosive devices between New York and New Jersey has been identified and arrested by authorities.
*Authorities are still searching at post time for the shooter at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington state who killed 5 people and injured two others.
PASSING PARADE...
*Noted voice artist C. Martin Croker (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show) has passed away.
*Film director/screen writer Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile, Wonder Boys) is no longer with us.
*Singer/song writer John D. Loudermilk ("Tobacco Road", "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", "Indian Reservation") has taken his last bow on life's stage.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*The New York Times has officially endorsed Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton for President.
*Current Vice President Joe Biden revealed why he didn't seek the Democratic nomination.
*North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency because of riots protesting the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, after he was shot while police were looking for someone else.
ELSEWHERE...
*Yahoo! revealed this week that hackers infiltrated its network in late 2014 and stole at least 500 million user account's worth of information.
*Amongst the winners of the 2016/68th Primetime Emmy Awards are Game of Thrones (Outstanding Drama Series), Veep (Outstanding Comedy Series, Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Lead Comedy Actress), and The People v. O.J. Simpson: An American Crime Story (Outstanding Limited Series, Courtney B. Vance for Lead Actor and Sarah Paulson for Lead Actress).
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Kung Fu Panda 3 – Blu-ray Review
written by Dusty Stokes July 6, 2016
Fresh on the heels of Disney’s Zootopia, DreamWorks has released it’s own top tier animation, Kung Fu Panda 3, officially deeming June 2016 to be one heck of a month for family friendly animated films. But does Po have enough in him to keep his audience entertained for a third adventure?
The Movie (4/5)
The Dragon Warrior has come to the valley, and he has saved them from bandits and legendary warriors alike, all while bringing us laughter and teaching us the valuable lessons of the kung fu warriors. This time, however, a distraction in the form of his long lost father’s appearance may prove to be enough of a handicap for a certain legendary bovine to carry out his dastardly deeds.
The dangerous Kai (voiced by JK Simmons) has returned from the spirit realm, after having spent hundreds of years obtaining the Chi of the most famous masters. His plan is to use this energy to instill life into the jade forms of these masters, and send these “Joombies” (Jade zombies) out into the valley and establish is territory.
Our hero Po (Jack Black) faces his biggest enemy yet, in the form of self doubt and his need to know who he really is, by attempting to learn more about his past, but his present soon steps in and forces him to react, and react he does. In typical Dragon Warrior style, the battles escalate to epic proportions and only one warrior will remain standing at the end.
Kung Fu Panda 3 may have a fairly repetitive premise (a big bad guy comes to take over the valley while Po tries to define who he is), but it never feels that way. The formula of a friendly and funny Dragon Warrior leading a pack of true kung fu warriors into battle against an array of deadly critters is still entertaining to watch, and the jokes still land from time to time (although I may be “skadooshed” out at this point). Children will no doubt love this film as much as they did the first two as well.
If you are a fan of the series up to this point, you will know whether you are interested in another dive into the valley or not. This movie is unlikely to change any minds on the series, but is a solid addition that in no way feels like a money grab or anything as simple as checking off another Kung Fu Panda movie off the list.
The Picture 5/5
The Kung Fu Panda movies have always looked absolutely gorgeous on blu-ray. The first one was basically the reference disc for anyone wanting to show off the format to friends. Kung Fu Panda 3 carries on this tradition. While it may not be as technically impressive as a 4K offering, it definitely shows just how far our CG technology has come over the years. Watching the films in order will give you a good step through time, and you can see very clearly how much more expertise is going into these films over the course of the series. Individual hairs and the most elaborate of sparks and glows all pop off the screen in dazzling styles and colors. This is a beautiful looking disc.
The Sound 4/5
While the Kung Fu Panda movies aren’t famous for their audio, they do have some of the more fun track out there. Lots of kung fu excitement with an array of different weapons and animals zipping across the scene make for a lot of use of surround channels. The clarity and distinct differences in the sound is impressive, and truly adds to the adventure. The bass is a bit light here, so the subwoofer won’t be getting quite as much of a workout, but I’d rather see under use than over use when it comes to the booms. Overall this is a fun one to listen to.
The Features & Packaging 4/5
Kung Fu Panda 3 comes in a good looking glossy slipcover that is bright and vibrant and stands out on the shelf. Under the slip is the sleeve with matching art in a two-disc eco amaray case which houses the blu-ray and DVD discs, UV/iTunes code, a paper toy for kids, and an advertisement slip. The discs both feature really nice looking art, which is always a plus.
Impressively enough, there are a good deal many features in this set, including new shorts, some of which are turned into a fun karaoke game, featurettes on pandas, the origin of the phrase “Skadoosh”, deleted scenes, trailers, sneak peaks, and music videos from other DreamWorks pictures. These offerings are diverse and highly entertaining, especially for younger viewers, and are a welcome addition.
All said and done, this blu-ray packs a healthy supply of content that is both family friendly and entertaining, making this a great pickup for sure.
The Verdict 4.5/5
Fans of the series know what to expect with this one, and it delivers on it’s promise of providing more Po adventures in the valley. All of the voice acting talent has returned, and JK Simmons perfectly fits the new coming baddie. If you are on the fence or haven’t liked the Kung Fu Panda movies in the past, maybe give it a rent before buying.
Note: This Blu Ray was sent to us for review. This has not affected our judgement or editorial process in any way. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this process.
Kung Fu Panda 3 – Blu-ray Review was last modified: January 28th, 2017 by Dusty Stokes
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Lucy Caroline Kempson1
F, #696761, b. 22 February 1874, d. 1958
Lucy Caroline Kempson was born on 22 February 1874 at Lidwells, Gouldhurst, Kent, England.1 She was the daughter of Major William John Kempson and Louisa Frances Wedgwood.1 She died in 1958 at Bromyard, Herefordshire, England.1
[S7529] WikiTree, online http://www.wikitree.com/. Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
Sophia Helena Rudd1
F, #696762, b. 9 June 1857, d. 18 January 1899
Sophia Helena Rudd was born on 9 June 1857 at Bromborough, Cheshire, England.1 She was the daughter of William Thomas Rudd and Mary Sophia Potchett.1 She married Rowland Henry Wedgwood, son of Henry Allen Wedgwood and Jessie Wedgwood, on 25 September 1883 at St. Mary & St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Stella Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, County Durham, England.1 She died on 18 January 1899 at age 41 at Culver Cottage, Slindon, Sussex, England.1
From 25 September 1883, her married name became Wedgwood.1
William Thomas Rudd1
M, #696763, b. 29 April 1821, d. 20 September 1870
William Thomas Rudd was born on 29 April 1821 at Blyth, Nottinghamshire, England.1 He was the son of Reverend John Rudd and Elizabeth Ferris.1 He married Mary Sophia Potchett, daughter of Reverend William Potchett and Margaret Bowles, in 1849 at Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.1 He died on 20 September 1870 at age 49 at The Mount, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.1
Child of William Thomas Rudd and Mary Sophia Potchett
Sophia Helena Rudd1 b. 9 Jun 1857, d. 18 Jan 1899
Elizabeth Sarah Wedgwood1
Elizabeth Sarah Wedgwood was born in 1795.1 She was the daughter of John Wedgwood and Louisa Jane Allen.1 She died in 1857.1
Lt.-Col. Thomas Josiah Wedgwood1
M, #696765, b. 1797, d. 1860
Lt.-Col. Thomas Josiah Wedgwood was born in 1797.1 He was the son of John Wedgwood and Louisa Jane Allen.1 He married Annie Tyler, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Tyler and Margaret Leach.2 He died in 1860.1
[S339] Descendants of William the Conqueror, online http://www.william1.co.uk/. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William the Conqueror.
Caroline Louisa Jane Wedgwood1
Caroline Louisa Jane Wedgwood was born in 1799.1 She was the daughter of John Wedgwood and Louisa Jane Allen.1 She died in 1825.1
Charles Wedgwood1
Charles Wedgwood was born in 1800.1 He was the son of John Wedgwood and Louisa Jane Allen.1 He died in 1820.1
Reverend Robert Wedgwood1
Reverend Robert Wedgwood was born in 1806.1 He was the son of John Wedgwood and Louisa Jane Allen.1 He died in 1881.1
Henriette Gruse
Henriette Gruse was born in 1982. She married Heinrich Prinz von Bayern, son of Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern and Katrin Beatrice Wiegand, on 22 April 2017 at Kloster Andechs.
Bunny Mellon1
Bunny Mellon married Sir Alastair Frederick Down in 1947.1
From 1947, her married name became Down.1
Children of Bunny Mellon and Sir Alastair Frederick Down
Melinda Jane Down+1
Richard Charles Alastair Down2 b. 12 Sep 1948
Diana Caroline Down2 b. 30 Mar 1951
Nigel Stuart Vernon Down+2 b. 26 Jul 1959
[S200] Announcements, The Guardian, London, U.K.. Hereinafter cited as The Guardian.
[S8475] Anonymous, "re: Down Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 3 February 2018. Hereinafter cited as "re: Down Family."
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Centennial Tree
Photographed May 23, 2015
Erected by 2000 by Wisconsin State Parks
Lake Wissota State Park
Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
44° 58' 51.75" N, 91° 18' 15.32" W (park entrance)
44.97384,-91.312477 (marker location)
Wisconsin State Park
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The marker and tree are located about two miles inside Lake Wissota State Park, at a vista point en route to the campground sites. The address to the entrance to the park is located at 18127 County Highway O, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729.
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Wisconsin State Park System: Lake Wissota State Park
See also, History of Lake Wissota State Park: Grassland and Forests Characterize Park and Creation of Lake Wissota: Six Thousand Acres Flooded to Form Lake, also at this location.
The marker is beneath the small tree on the right,
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Victor Valley Union High School District » News » Archived News » Security and safety training
VVUHSD puts safety first as students return to school
Campus safety has been the focus of several trainings for Victor Valley Union High School District personnel as students head back to school this week.
“As educators, one of our basic responsibilities is to keep our students safe,” VVUHSD Superintendent Dr. Ron Williams said. “Safety is a priority for our district, and these trainings reflect that.”
VVUHSD security officers received 24 hours of training last week in the VVUHSD board room, covering a wide range of topics.
Teachers saw a presentation from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department during their professional development event at Silverado High School last week. The presentation from deputies Stephen Kessler and Deon Filer was entitled “Gunfire in the Hallway” and covered strategies for dealing with active shooters and other violent situations at schools.
Though a school shooting is statistically unlikely, the deputies said school staff should nonetheless be prepared for the unexpected.
On Thursday, the SBCSD participated in an active shooter drill involving personnel from across the district at Adelanto High School.
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Harm reduction saves lives
POLSON — Every Wednesday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lake County Health Department, Open Aid Alliance is now providing syringe services, overdose awareness, testing and support. Call or text 406-304-7352 for more information or email: polsoninfo@openaidalliance.org.
Hot Springs’ Organic Market offers nutritious food
HOT SPRINGS — Camas Organic Market is open Monday – Saturday from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. at 300 Main St in Hot Springs. Customers will be able to earn the Double SNAP Dollars coupons on every Tuesday and Thursday starting on July 2.
Library begins monthly movie night
POLSON — Enjoy “Friday Night at the Library” on the fourth Friday of each month. North Lake County Library will show movies rated PG or PG-13 ( posted on our website) and make fresh popcorn. This program debuts Friday, Jan. 25. Be in the library before 6 p.m. to be included. Feel free to bring your own nonalcoholic beverage and snacks.
Recovery support available
RONAN —Recovery support is available for those struggling with addiction at The Never Alone Recovery Hall (Hwy. 93, old Boys and Girls Club), every day of the week. The Never Alone Recovery Hall is a peer support dropin center. We are simply recovering people offering our experience, strength, and hope to our community members who are struggling with addiction issues. All groups and services are free. Please feel welcome to drop in and check us out.
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays a noon meditation group is held and from 1-5 p.m. individual peer support is available.
Mondays a women’s support group takes place from 6-8 p.m.
Tuesdays there are recovery stories and videos heard from 6-8 p.m.
Wednesdays Narcotics Anonymous meets from 6-8 p.m.
Thursdays an early recovery skills groups meets from 6-8 p.m.
Fridays from 8-9 p.m. The Red Road to Recovery group meets.
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POLSON — The Polson Rotary’s regular meeting are on Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. at the KwaTaqNuk.
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POLSON — Celebrate Recovery Ministry takes place at Polson Foursquare on Sundays between 5-8 p.m.
All are welcome to join us each Sunday evening. CR is a Christ-centered 12-step recovery ministry for anyone with hurts, habits or hang-ups. The evening starts off with dinner followed by a teaching and discussion groups with coffee/dessert. Childcare is available. Call (406) 883-9347 or go to: www.polsonfoursquare.org, for more information.
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NAMI meetings held
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Gather for prayers, readings, meal
POLSON -- Soul-food Saturday is a community gathering at the Co-op HUB to share prayers, readings and discussion on the topic of unity, followed by a light meal. Kids of all ages are welcome; supervision is provided.
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Discussion forum meets last Thursday of month
POLSON — Join our ongoing “last Thursday of the month” meetings held from 4-5 p.m. (or beyond) at The Good Coffee Roasting Company, 201 Third Ave., right behind Stutzman’s Furniture on U.S. Highway 93. “Polson Gather Round - Walk With the World” is a community discussion forum, where we discuss what is on our minds. We also discuss possible solutions, and specifically how they are related to climate change solutions. Thinking must be elevated past the political parties, and solutions should be fostered by community collaboration, as it relates specifically to the climate topic. For more information call Kim Schmidt at: 406- 214-2020.
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POLSON — The Montecahto Club meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. We are a social and service organization and sponsor a scholarship for a graduating senior, cook and serve lunch at “Soup’s On,” collect for the Food Bank, send Care packages to the overseas troops and help out wherever we can. We welcome new members. Come to a meeting and get to know us.
AA Women’s Wing and a Prayer Group meets
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Story Time held in Ronan
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Area-wide AlAnon meetings available
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Join library’s story time
POLSON — North Lake County Public Library will host a one-hour kindergarten readiness program for children and their caregivers. Join us for stories, songs, movement, crafts and more. This will be held every Thursday during the school year at 10 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. For more information, call (406) 883-8225.
Join St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch chapter meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens’ Center on north Main Street.
Dance in Elks' air-conditioned ballroom
POLSON - The Elks Club holds a community dance in their air-conditioned ballroom, the first and third Wednesday of each month from 7-10 p.m. Come and listen or dance. Snacks are at 8:30 p.m.
Sexual assault support group meets Wednesdays
PABLO - An adult sexual assault support group meets at SKC's Agnes Vanderburg Building in room 101, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Gather on Wednesdays for support and healing. Call 406-745-3525 for more information.
Marines gather at VFW
POLSON - The Marine Corps League Hellroaring Detachment #1041 meets every second Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7 p.m. at the VFW in Polson. For more information call John Miller at 406-890-0964 or email: mclhellroaring1041mt@gmail.com.
Journey Be hosts NAMI meeting
POLSON - NAMI Mission Valley/LAC meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Journey Be Church/Soup's On, 101 Seventh Ave., W. For more information, call 406-883-1086.
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City Home > Departments > City Engineering > City Sidewalk Programs
2018-2021 City Sidewalk Programs
Beginning with fiscal year 2015/2016, the City Commission began allocating substantially more funding toward sidewalks. At that time, the City Commission expressed the desire to accelerate the sidewalk gap and infill program city-wide. The City Commission has also identified that walkability and respect for pedestrians is a deeply-held value of the citizens of the City of Traverse City. This is supported by the Traverse City Master Plan which emphasizes that “transportation choices are important to our vitality and environmental health.” In 2011, the City Commission adopted a Complete Streets Policy that enables safe and convenient access for all legal road users, including pedestrians.
Staff worked to implement the sidewalk goal set by the City Commission by exploring two tracks: a Safe Routes to School infrastructure grant program and an equity-based sidewalk gap and infill project, primarily targeted at Traverse Heights neighborhood which was identified as underserved with pedestrian connectivity. Both project tracks were supported by City Commission resolutions.
Implementation of the sidewalk programs began in Summer of 2018 and is planned to extend through Summer of 2021. The projects include the repair of over 3 miles of existing sidewalks and over 14 miles of new sidewalks and trails throughout the city. The level of investment is nearly $7 million.
There are two concurrent sidewalk projects underway. Each project is explained below.
1) Safe Routes to School city-wide project- The City Commission approved a resolution of support on October 24, 2016 to begin working on a city-wide Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program. The project partners include representatives from Michigan Fitness Foundation, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS), Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools (GTACS), Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District (TBAISD), TC Trinity Lutheran, Norte, TART Trails and more.
The ten schools participating are:
TBAISD New Campus School- 1100 Silver Drive
TBAISD Oak Park Campus-301 S. Garfield Ave
TCAPS Montessori School at Glenn Loomis- 1009 Oak Street
TCAPS Willow Hill Elementary-1250 Hill Street
TCAPS Central Grade School- 301 W. Seventh Street
TCAPS Eastern Elementary School- 1600 Eastern Avenue
TCAPS Traverse Heights Elementary- 933 Rose Street
TCAPS West Middle School- 3950 Silver Lake Road
GTACS Immaculate Conception Elementary School- 218 Vine Street
Trinity Lutheran School- 1003 S. Maple Street
In July of 2018, the City received notification from the Michigan Department of Transportation that the multi-school $2M Safe Routes to School (SRTS) infrastructure grant received conditional commitment for 4.9 miles of linear trail/sidewalk expansion, bike lanes, traffic calming, crosswalk improvements and signage upgrades. The City hired Landtech in early 2019 to conduct topographic surveying and mapping. Once survey data is received, City Staff will begin design work to satisfy the conditions outlined in the Conditional Commitment which include historical, environmental and technical approvals. The proposed project schedule includes construction in summer of 2020 for all locations in the Safe Routes to School project scope.
2) City sidewalk preservation and sidewalk gap and infill project- The City Commission approved the Sidewalk Preservation Project in May 2018 to repair over 3 miles of existing sidewalks with condition assessment ratings of “poor” or “very poor”. The two-year construction project was awarded to Elmer’s Crane and Dozer. Work began in May of 2018 on the west side of the city. Work began on the east side of the city in May 2019.
The City Commission approved the use of a consultant, Machin Engineering, for the engineering and designfor the Sidewalk Gap and Infill Project in August 2018 and approved a three-year construction contract to Elmer’s Crane and Dozer in April 2019 for the Sidewalk Gap and Infill Project. The project includes approximately 9.4 miles of new sidewalk primarily in the Traverse Heights neighborhood, Garfield Avenue and East Front Street. Construction of Phase 1 is scheduled to begin in July 2019 and conclude in 2021.
Alex R. Yockey, P.E.
City Engineering Department
ayockey@traversecitymi.gov
1. Do I have to pay for this sidewalk?
No, there will be no out-of-pocket expenses for property owners.
2. Where will the sidewalk be located?
The planned sidewalks will be 6 feet wide and will generally be located 18 inches from the property line/right-of-way line. The placement of sidewalk in this location maximizes space between the sidewalk and the street edge for winter snow storage. The placement of the sidewalk further away from the street edge allows for space for a tree lawn and makes it a more safe and comfortable environment for pedestrians. Sidewalk alignment is preferred to be as straight as possible for people with disabilities and for winter maintenance purposes.
3. Who will maintain the sidewalk concrete?
The City will.
4. Who is required to provide snow clearing of the sidewalk?
Residents and business owners are responsible for the removal of any snow and ice that accumulates on the sidewalks immediately adjacent to their property. The City’s Department of Public Services is committed to clearing sidewalks after major snow events, with priorities being primary corridors and sidewalks near schools. However, during prolonged snowfalls, sidewalks may not be cleared for several days and there are portions of the sidewalk network that are not cleared by the City.
5. What will happen with the existing trees in the treelawn (area between the street and sidewalk)?
There are over 14 miles of new sidewalk being constructed city-wide and there will be areas where trees will be affected. We assess each location, consider alternatives, and perform cost benefit analysis. Mature trees are to be saved when possible.
6. If a tree is removed, what are the plans for tree replacement?
Any tree that is removed from the treelawn will be reported to the Parks Division. Each location that has a tree removed will be replanted whenever site conditions will support a new tree. Replacement trees will be planted within one year during the annual spring or fall tree planting season.
7. Will the sidewalk go through my driveway?
Yes, the city extends sidewalk through driveways and alleys. The purpose for this is to make drivers aware this is a shared spaced with pedestrians and is a requirement of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). In some cases entire driveway approaches will need to be reconstructed (by the City) to accommodate these design requirements. Prior to construction there will be coordination between the engineering department and driveway owner.
8. My parking area in my driveway will now extend over the sidewalk. Can I park over the sidewalk?
No, you cannot park over a public sidewalk.
9. My yard and the tree lawn are sloped. How will the sidewalk be constructed through it?
Each location with a grading challenge is assessed prior to construction. A grading plan and/or construction limits staking will be provided for the owner for review. In some cases the City will request a temporary grading easement to construct and restore new slopes to accommodate the sidewalk. In other cases a retaining wall may be constructed.
10. When will my street get sidewalks?
It depends on which project your street is included in and the construction timing for each project. Please refer to the project map documents above. If you have questions, please contact Alex Yockey (see above).
11. Will my property taxes go up due to the new sidewalk?
Sidewalks do not specifically increase Taxable Value. The market determines value, which is based on neighborhood characteristics.
12. I have privately owned things (landscaping, irrigation, and fencing) in right-of-way or public tree lawn. What should I do?
Contact Alex Yockey to conduct an assessment (see above). Items may need to be removed or amended at owner cost. If items are not moved or amended as requested, then City may do it for them for a cost. An exception is irrigation. Irrigation in the right-of-way or public tree lawn will be repaired/amended by the City at no cost to the owner.
13. My street does not have a curb. Will a curb be constructed with this project?
No. Funds available for sidewalk construction generally do not include street improvements. If you’d like to consider having curb added to your street the City does have a process for Special Improvement Districts where property owners share the cost to make certain improvements with the City. Please contact Alex Yockey for more information.
14. Where is my property boundary?
Contact Alex Yockey (see above) to request a GIS parcel boundary map. Please note that GIS maps are not property surveys but are generally accurate.
15. I have more questions. Who do I contact?
Alex Yockey is the staff contact. He is the Civil Engineer II in the City Engineering Department. Please submit your concerns or questions in writing. He can be reached at ayockey@traversecitymi.gov
Safe Routes to School Resolution
Safe Routes to School Project Concept Map- 2020 Construction
Sidewalk Gap and Infill Map (Overall Map)
Sidewalk Gap and Infill Map- 2019 Construction
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Avoiding Armageddon
Release Date:01 Jul 2003
Release Date:15 Oct 2002
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Canadian Military Strategy and Nuclear Weapons, 1950-1963
By Andrew Richter
SERIES: Studies in Canadian Military History
The advent of nuclear weapons in the 1940s brought enormous changes to doctrines regarding the use of force in resolving disputes. American strategists have been widely credited with most of these; Canadians, most have assumed, did not conduct their own strategic analysis. Avoiding Armageddon soundly debunks this notion.
Drawing on previously classified government records, Richter reveals that Canadian defence officials did come to independent strategic understandings of the most critical issues of the nuclear age. Canadian appreciation of deterrence, arms control, and strategic stability differed conceptually from the US models. Similarly, Canadian thinking on the controversial issues of air defence and the domestic acquisition of nuclear weapons was primarily influenced by decidedly Canadian interests.
Avoiding Armageddon is a work with far-reaching implications. It illustrates Canada’s considerable latitude for independent defence thinking while providing key historical information that helps make sense of the contemporary Canadian defence debate
RELATED TOPICS: Canadian History, History, International Relations, Military History, Political Science, Security Studies
Avoiding Armageddon is a well-researched study using recently released archival material that examines, in the defence and security context a very turbulent period in Canada's history. Richter's study ... is well-written, easy to understand, and logically organized ... Reading this book is time well spent. Major J.C. Stone, Canadian Military Journal, Spring 2003
Avoiding Armageddon is the first comprehensive, primary document-based analysis of the formative thinking that later developed into a major cornerstone of Canadian security policy. The author demonstrates a surpassing knowledge of the relevant literature from Canada, the United States, and elsewhere ... Written clearly and engagingly, [this] will be an extremely useful teaching supplement and research tool for those studying defence policy, as well as Canadian-American relations. Danford W. Middlemass, co-author of Canadian Defence: Decisions and Determinants
Avoiding Armageddon is both timely and valuable. Drawing on hitherto classified documents, it adds to our knowledge and understanding about a historical period, generating a re-evaluation of thinking about Canadian defence and foreign policy. James Fergusson, Deputy Director, Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba
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1 The Defence and Security Environment, 1945-9
2 Canada’s Air Defence Debate
3 Canadian Views on Nuclear Weapons and Related Issues of Strategy
4 The Canadian Debate on the Acquisition of Nuclear Weapons
5 Canadian Conceptual Understanding of Arms Control
6 Links between Canadian Strategic Thinking and Defence Policy, 1950-63
Sovereignty and Command in Canada–US Continental Air Defence, 1940–57
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There are three broad stages of development activity
These are exploration; appraisal and production
Not all sites will go through all three stages
Whilst each site will be different depending on its geology and its geographical location, it is possible to group the general development process into three broad stages of activity. It is important to note that stage 1 and 2 could be a continuous process and that not every site will go through all the stages below.
Stage 1 – Exploration
This normally begins with an operator seeking the planning consent to drill a well. These wells are designed to be data gathering wells which will take samples of rock in order to collect vital geological information about the potential oil and gas layers of interest.
Typically, operational activity at an exploration site spans two to four months. The site is normally vacated after that.
Stage 2 – Appraisal
After examining the data taken during the exploration phase, operators will usually decide to test the well before making a decision about whether it will be commercially viable.
Depending on the geology, this stage may involve carrying out one or more hydraulic fracturing (fracking) procedures. This will usually involve an additional planning consent and a full environmental impact assessment.
Operations on the surface typically last between four and six months, but with on-site activity lessening the longer the testing goes on.
Stage 3 – Production
Once the operator has worked out whether the development is commercially viable, the operator will apply for planning consent for a full production site and a Field Development Plan (FDP) will be submitted to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).
The size of a production pad will depend upon location and the specific geology but will normally be about two hectares (five acres) in size.
At this stage, the additional infrastructure will be constructed. For example, this includes any pipelines which are needed, subject to further planning applications. Once drilling has been completed, activity on the surface will lessen greatly as wells start to produce natural gas.
The typical length of an exploration stage
The typical length of an appraisal stage
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Mystery Foto #15 Solved: Motor Parkway Parking Space Adjacent to Long Island Aviation Country Club
Frank Femenias found this rare Mystery Foto of the Long Island Aviation Country Club located in Hicksville (now Levittown).
Mystery Foto questions:
Al Velocci has confirmed that there was no entrance on to the Motor Parkway from the Long Island Aviation Club. However, this photo clearly shows an entrance. Provide a possible explanation.
Al Velocci: "Based on the condition of the Motor Parkway it is probably still in operation. My guess is that there is something special going on the Long Island Aviation Country Club. Vanderbilt, being the business man he is, took advantage of the event, opened temporary parking accommodations on the both sides of the roadway for a fee of course."
As submitted by Sam Berliner III, the Motor Parkway built a parking space near Roosevelt Field (see below Berliner's Bonus.) Our Mystery Foto has a similar sign and fencing near the Long Island Aviation Country Club. Other aerial images of the hangar from the Alamy stock photo website confirm that this area was a parking space rather than an entrance.
What is the approximate date of the aerial? Provide a rationale.
The caption with the aerial does not have a date. However, the date of the photo was likely from May 1929 to July 1931, when the Motor Parkway was very much active.
Rationale: This time period represented the lifespan of the blimp that probably took the aerial- Goodyear Blimp NC10-A Mayflower. A photo of the Mayflower at the Long Island Aviation Country Club is posted in the same Alamy.com stock photo series as the Mystery Foto.
As submitted by Gary Hammond (see Hammond's Historical Happenings), it is also possible that the aerial was taken by the Goodyear Blimp Virgilant which visited the Long Island Aviation Country Club for an air meet on June 8, 1930.
What was the likely home base of the blimp and who was flying it?
The Goodyear Blimp Mayflower (NC-10A) was based at New Bedford, Massachusetts and St. Petersburg, Florida. It was destroyed in a storm on July 12, 1931 when it crashed into power lines at the Kansas City Municipal airport and burned.
Congrats and kudos to Gary Hammond, Sam Berliner III, Al Velocci, Tim Ivers, Frank Femenias, Ted and Steve Lucas for submitting information that likely solved the mystery of our Mystery Foto.
This aerial from the same stock photo series shows the other side of the parking space.
Goodyear Blimp NC10-A Mayflower at Hicksville Aviation Country Club, Hicksville, NY. Courtesy of Alamy.com stock images.
The Goodyear Blimp Mayflower in 1929
Hammond's Historical Happenings (Submitted by Gary Hammond)
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 9,1930
Comparison size and shapes of USN airships, including the Los Angeles and a blimp (lower image)
Goodyear Blimp Vigilant
Goodyear Blimp Resolute at Holmes Airport, Jackson Heights, Queens on May 18, 1932.
Iver's Insight (Submitted by Tim Ivers)
This looks like a dirt path from the LIMP to the old country club.
Berliner's Bonus (Submitted by Sam Berliner III)
A Motor Parkway parking space sign at Roosevelt Field.
Lucas' Learnings (Submitted by Steve Lucas)
While researching today's photo, I found the following website: www.thegrassrootsaviator.com
There are many photos of the L I Aviation Country Club on that site taken by famed LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstadt in 1937. Several of them show the LIMP.
Femenias' Finding Submitted by Frank Femenias)
A photo of the possible mystery blimp ath the 1939/1940 World's Fair.
Apr 08 2016 Ted 12:31 AM
Hay Howard!, I may have an answer for this one,just by looking at the the pictures I can see a possible entrance,but I have to check it further,before Monday night,I hope,sure going to try.
Apr 10 2016 Tom Gotard 9:23 AM
Could be a US Navy blimp from Lakehurst NJ
Apr 10 2016 S. Berliner, III 9:53 AM
Always knew there was an entrance there but now can’t remember why. Instantly thought it had to be the R34 coming in to land at Mineola on 06 Jul 1919 but the cars appear to be of a later date, say 1928-30. Also, the shadow, although it may well be foreshortened, looks far more like a blimp (Type B, limp) than a rigid airship (dirigible); the fins are far to big in proportion to the gasbag. Good one, Howard; I look forward to the denouement. Sam, III
Apr 10 2016 Tim Ivers 2:10 PM
August 1939, a huge air show featuring 3 Goodyear blimps, aircraft and both invited and uninvited guests. The LIMP had closed two years before but the roadway was still there and there looks to be a path between it and the rear of the Clubhouse.
Apr 10 2016 Ted 2:18 PM
I said I was going to get back to this. I see two possible entrances,one on side and the other on other side of motor parkway. One at the left upper,the other at the center on the other side,they both have openings
Apr 10 2016 S. Berliner, III 2:36 PM
HA! I *KNEW* I’d seen that entrance before; it was posted on my site on a page I have yet to restore http://sbiii.com/limpwnas.html - Western Nassau - I’ll do it and page 2 now) and is credited to some guy named H. Kroplick, http://sbiii.com/limppix/rff-limp.jpg ! Near-total recall triumphs yet again. Sam, III
Apr 10 2016 Steve Lucas 2:36 PM
Well it looks like it’s time for a few more educated guesses. For several years in the late 1930’s, the L I Aviation Country Club held an annual airshow where airplane manufacturers were invited to show off their latest planes. Three Goodyear blimps were reported to have attended the 1939 show, one of which could have been the"Mayflower”, piloted by Jack Boettner. Today’s photo could have been taken from the “Mayflower” showing its own shadow. If it is the “Mayflower”, its home base was New Bedford, MA and St. Petersburg, FL. If the photo was taken in 1939, the LIMP had already closed by that time so the L I Aviation Country Club might have been using the roadway (illegally?) as an easy access from Jerusalem Ave.
Oops! Wrong link - the entrance image is on my Central Nassau page, http://www.sbiii.com/limpcnas.html, which IS posted. Sam, III
Second thought - Goodyear blimp that overflew 1939-40 World’s Fair? Sam, III
Willie K opposed to LIACC access from the parkway, but here we are, BUSTED! Everyone caught red-handed and all license plates recorded on camera. Send in the paddy wagon. Originally, I didn’t think of a ‘special day’ but that makes more sense. I have a hunch the blimp’s presence could be for opening day at the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadow’s Park’s Valley of the Ashes, one year after the Motor Parkway closed. The LIACC airfield could’ve been used as a refueling station for the blimp. The field was large enough and accommodating.
Two unresolved problems with this theory;
1. Why not use the original airport road for access from Jerusalem Rd instead?
2. The missing tennis court adjacent to the country club building shows no sign of demolition. The grass appears greener than ever. Could this photo been taken at LIACC’s opening in 1929, before the tennis court installation, and the Motor Parkway still open for business? Nah, I’m going with my first theory
Apr 10 2016 Art Kleiner 10:05 PM
Since Willie K. directed that no Motor Parkway entrance to the airfield be permitted, the entrance may have been made after the closing of the parkway. Documentation also points to the airfield having 3 Goodyear blimps in 1939, so I’ll guess that to be the year.
Apr 10 2016 Brian D McCarthy 10:09 PM
Hello all. This isn’t as difficult as last weeks mystery, but I’m not so sure of my proposed answer. I believe this aerial photo was taken after the LIMPS closing. I’m assuming the aviation club modified the guardrails on the north and south side of the LIMP with a “swinggate” so the members could access the club property. It also appears that the guard rails don’t continue west and east of each swinggate? While perusing thru the AIRFIELDS-FREEMAN website, there is a paragraph mentioning a “stratosphere laboratory plane & good year blimps” attracting crowds in The Long Island Aviation Club property. The shadow of a blimp is obvious in the mystery photo, and I read that airships are ideal for aerial photography because of their relative slowness. Photo date 1939. I have don’t have an answer for the homebase or operator of the dirigible. You really do find some great photos, Frank.
Apr 11 2016 Howard Kroplick 8:38 PM
From Gary Hammond:
Here’s my Hammond’s Historical Happenings on this photo:
The Long Island Aviation Country Club was officially dedicated on June 29, 1929 at Hicksville. Forty aircraft would be kept at the field. Although there wasn’t an “official” entrance from the LIMP to the LIACC, it doesn’t surprise me that an “unofficial” entrance might have existed. With prominent aviation personalities such as Charles L. Lawrence and Chance Vought serving as President and Secretary-Treasurer, along with charter members such as Amelia Earhart, Charles A. Lindbergh, Major Alexander de Seversky, publisher James M. Patterson, his daughter Alicia Patterson, John Hays Whitney, Harry Guggenheim, and Grover Loening, one would believe that a few strings could be pulled to provide access to the Club from the LIMP, especially on special occasions!
Although the New York Times reported on June 29, 1929 that the U.S. Navy dirigible Los Angeles flown by Commander Charles E. Rosendahl , Chief of the lighter-than-air branch of the Naval Air Service, would fly up from Lakehurst, N.J., “and dip the giant ship over the club grounds”, I doubt that this photo was taken then. Why? The profile of the LTA (lighter than air) ship is probably not of a large rigid airship, such as the 658 ft. long dirigible Los Angeles, but that of a smaller non-rigid blimp, such as the 128 ft. Vigilant, which was christened on June 25, 1929, and crashed November 20, 1930. Also the landscaping around the LIACC clubhouse seems “grown” and showing much wear – something which I doubt would have looked that way opening day. Also notice the shape and proportion of the fins at the rear of the ship; more like a blimp (see photos).
Unless the photo is actually dated, I would guess the occasion shown took place a year later, on Sunday, June 8, 1930, when it was reported that 500 members of the LIACC attended an air meet at the field. As reported in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle a number of the members were taken up for flights in the Goodyear blimp Vigilant, which had arrived from Aberdeen, Maryland.
This would not be the only time that a Goodyear blimp would stop and call Long Island home in the early 1930’s. The following year the Goodyear blimp Columbia spent the fall of 1931 cruising around N.Y.C. and L.I., and taking up passengers. It was first listed on September 20, 1931 as being based at Grand Central Air Terminal (aka Holmes Airport), Jackson Heights, Queens (opened March 16, 1929). Among the times specifically mentioned when Nassau residents might have seen the blimp flying close by was on Saturday, October 17th, when a “Great Four-Field Flying Circus” took place between Floyd-Bennett Field (Brooklyn) / Roosevelt Field / Curtiss-Wright Field (Valley Stream) / and Glenn Curtiss Field (aka North Beach, Jackson Heights, Queens). It could have been seen again on December 21, 1931, when the Columbia visited Roosevelt Field. Unfortunately, on Saturday, February 13, 1932, the blimp crashed, ending its L.I. visit.
I’ve attached 3 images I got off the web:
• comparison size and shapes of USN airships, including the Los Angeles and a blimp (lower image)
• the Goodyear Blimp Vigilant
• and a Goodyear blimp at Holmes airport (see Abandoned & Little- Known Airfields)
Hope I’m right,
Gary Hammond
Apr 11 2016 Ted 11:37 PM
So,I got something out of it,parking on both side of the road,not bad ha.Thanks for the rest of the info you gave guys.
From Howard Kroplick
Good job, Ted! I added you in the kudos!!
Apr 12 2016 Brian D McCarthy 8:10 AM
Always seeing myself as a “curious apprentice” of the LIMP and other history, would someone mind answering my own question? I see now that the “openings in the guard rails ” weren’t “access gates” for the club members, but temporary openings for parking. Does the appearance of no guard railing continuation well East and West of the LIMP have anything to do with the parking accommodations?
Apr 13 2016 Brian D McCarthy 6:23 PM
You don’t have to accept my comment, Howard.I’m going to answer my previous question. After viewing enough clear aerials of the aviation club, I’ve either seen sporadic guardrail sections, or none at all. The ROW posts are consistent. So, maybe LIMP guardrailing wasn’t of great importance near the clubs property. I believe the club was operational about a decade after the LIMPS closing? The guardrails slowly and surely deterioted. If I come across some cryptic photo of the LIMP, I surely submit it as a new mystery.
Thanks for adding me to the kudos Howard
Apr 18 2016 frank femenias 1:34 AM
Hey Brian, I think you are correct about the posts. Like you, I also believe only the outer ROW posts were consistent, where those were used for keeping non-paying travelers away from LIMP property. Also, the inner roadway posts were mostly used in hazardous roadway conditions like curves, elevated roadways, and bridges. Before parking began at the airport, roadway posts there were not necessary as the airport sat on flat and straight ground. They were most likely installed afterwards to shield the parked cars from LIMP traffic. I’m sending Howard a photo of the same area where no roadway posts appear, and when vehicles were parking on the south side on Hempstead Plains instead (a swampy area). I believe Willie K’s objection for LIMP access to the airport was all about safety, but since LIMP traffic turned out lighter than expected, access was then granted.
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"Leaked email: Save the Children trying to “contain” damage from Tony Blair award" When you call yourself 'Save the Children', you probably shouldn't be giving awards to a mass child murderer. There is plenty of competition for charity dollars, and this vile one shouldn't see another cent from anybody, ever.
When Harper's Reform Party - now called Conservative Party after it ate and digested the old Progressive Conservative Party - started out, it turned out a lot of its members were neo-Nazis, and the party had to go through a considerable Denazifizierung process to become respectable enough for mainstream Canadian politics (Harper himself has quite a history with extremist right-wing organizations). Now we've come full circle, with Harper arming neo-Nazis:
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Book 2. Ringing cedars of Russia (1997)
Translator’s Preface
1. Alien or Man?
2. A money-making machine
3. Healing for hell
4. A confidential conversation
5. Where are you, my guardian angel?
6. The cherry tree
7. Who’s to blame?
8. The answer
9. Dachnik Day and an All-Earth holiday!
10. The ringing sword of the bard
11. A sharp about-turn
12. Who sets the course?
13. Money from scratch
14. A destructive force
15. ‘Herbalife’ entrepreneurs
16. Free holidays in Hawaii
17. The beginning of perestroika
18. Fellowship of Russian entrepreneurs
19. Suicide?
20. The Ringing Cedars of Russia
21. Untitled
22. Unravelling the mystery
24. Father Feodorit
25. The Space of Love
26. Anastasia’s grandfather
27. The anomaly
28. Illusory people
29. Why nobody can see God
30. Dawn in Russia
31. How to produce healing cedar oil
32. Title!
33. Your sacred sites, О Russia!
In Anastasia’s Ray. Editor’s Afterword
About the Ringing Cedars Series
Illusory people
“But I’m talking about very real people — like those two girls over there, for instance. D’you see?” I pointed in the direction of two teen-age girls standing about five or six metres away from our bench.
The old man fixed his gaze upon them and said:
“I think one of them — the one that’s smoking — is unreal.”
“What d’you mean, unreal? If I went up to her and gave her behind a good slap, you’d hear a scream and curses that’d be more than real!”
“You know, Vladimir, what you are now seeing is simply an image before your eyes. An image created by the dogmas of the technocratic world. Look closely The girl has on very uncomfortable high-heeled shoes. Besides, they’re a little too tight for her. She wears them precisely because someone else is dictating what shoes women should be wearing these days.
‘And she’s wearing a short skirt of material made to look like leather but it isn’t leather. It’s harmful for the body, but she’s wearing it according to the dictates of society’s current fad. Look at all her gaudy make-up and how arrogantly she’s behaving. Outwardly she’s independent. But only outwardly Her whole appearance is at odds with herself, her real self. She’s been ‘smitten’ by an image of someone else’s thought- forms, a soulless, illusory image has eclipsed her living soul and taken it captive.”
“You can say what you like about the soul, captivity and the dictates of some image or other,” I interjected. “But how can one tell whether that’s actually true or not?”
“I’m already an old man, you see. I can’t get in tune with the slower pace of your thinking. I can’t express myself con-vincingly, the way Anastasia does.” The oldster sighed and added: “Do you mind if I try showing you?”
“Showing me what?”
“I shall now attempt to destroy, at least for a time, that illusory, lifeless image and free the girl’s soul. You watch closely.” “Go ahead.”
The girl holding the cigarette was in the midst of arrogantly berating her companion. The old fellow watched them closely and intently. And when the girl turned her glance away and fixed it on some of the passers-by, the oldster’s eyes followed her gaze. Then he got up and, gesturing to me to follow him, headed toward the girls. I went after him. He stopped about a half metre from them and fixed his eyes on the girl with the cigarette. She turned her head to look at him, blew a puff of cigarette smoke in his face and said with some irritation: “Hey, what’s with you, Gramps? Begging for money, eh?” The oldster paused, probably to recover from the cloud of smoke enveloping his face, and said in a soft and tender tone: “Put the cigarette, dear girl, into your right hand. You should try holding it in your right hand.”
And the girl obediently put the cigarette into her right hand. But there was much more to it than that. Her face suddenly became completely altered. Her arrogance had vanished. In fact everything about her was different: her face, the way she stood. And in a completely different tone of voice she said:
“I’ll try, Grandfather.”
“You should have your child, dear girl.”
“It’ll be hard for me. I’m all alone.”
“Let him come to you. You go and think about that hand of yours, think about your child, and he will come. Go along now, dear girl, you must hurry”
“I’ll go.” The girl took a few steps, then stopped and called back to her companion in a calm, quiet voice, with no sign of her former irritation: “Come along, Tanya... come with me.”
They left.
“Wow! Can you tame any woman like that?” I said, when we had regained our seat on the bench again. “That’s terrific! Some sort of super-hypnosis, eh? Far out!”
“It’s not hypnosis, Vladimir. And there’s no far-out mysti-cism here. It’s simply an attentive attitude to one’s fellow- Man. And I mean to the Man, not to the dreamt-up image which obscures the real Man. And Man responds instantly to this, he finds his strength, when you appeal directly to him, ignoring the illusory image.”
“But how did you manage to see the invisible Man behind the visible image?”
“It’s all very simple, really I watched them a bit. The girl was holding her cigarette in her left hand. She was also rum-maging about in her purse with her left hand. Which means she’s left-handed. And if a small child holds a spoon or does something else with the left hand, his parents try to get him to use his right. She got along fine with her parents. I realised this when I saw the way she looked at the man and woman walking along with a little girl in tow. I spoke to her the way her parents might have when she was little. I tried to use the same tone of voice her parents might have used. Back when she was little, unaffected, not under someone else’s image. That little girl was the real Man, and it responded right off.”
“But you were talking to her about childbirth — what was that all about?”
“She’s pregnant, you see. She’s been pregnant more than a month now. That alien image doesn’t want the child. But the girl’s inner being wants the child very much. They’re struggling with each other. Now her inner being will win out!
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Crypto-Nazi Fidel Castro disclosed ‘alt-right’ attitude during 1959 ‘Face the Nation’ interview
Vancouver, BC – Exclusive new video published to social media on November 26, 2016, exposes for the first time previously unheard audio revealing crypto-Nazi tendencies of former CIA-backed Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. Sleep talking-like comments from a 1959 interview with CBS News “Face the Nation” sound cries of “Nazi” and “evil Jews” when played back through a digital audio mirror. The former president who is reported to have passed away this week at age 90 had been cited by multiple sources as an avid childhood reader of “Mein Kampf” whose later regime was instrumental in the decline of Cuba’s Jewish population. A report by NewsInsideOut from earlier this year identified Fidel Castro as a CIA assassin and operative.
According to ‘Fidel Castro Crypto-Nazi’, the deceased would have easily identified with today’s alt-right white supremacist nationalist movement in the United States, members of whom the Atlantic reports were seen earlier this week hailing the president-elect by offering a Nazi salute at a conference in Washington, D.C. With a Mansonesque Swastika affixed upon Fidel Castro’s brow the video brings 21st-Century investigative tools to a remote counterterrorism interrogation of one of the most controversial political figures of the previous century.
CBS News took a look back in 2014 at Fidel Castro’s appearance on “Face the Nation” in 1959 and the soundtrack from the complete interview provided the basis for this report. The following is a partial transcript highlighting the secret messages found therein in bold. The methods and practices used in producing the video soundtrack are outlined in a series of related articles linked below.
Evil Jews get out. Nazi: Public opinion is powerful in Cuba and nobody can oppose public opinion in this time. What they do is to [?] with the public opinion that have confidence in our movement and in myself and in the vision on government. A vision that I think we will have no trouble. You know why. Because we have the power, the forces, the army force.
Read book. Evil. Nazi: I know quite well my country. I know quite well my people. I know quite well the public opinion. I know that who rules in Cuba now, who gives orders now in Cuba, is the public opinion. With the free press as the way.
The findings of the report further substantiate existing claims that have already received national media attention in the United States. Author Georgie Anne Geyer told the NBC “Today Show” in 1991 how “As a boy, Castro used to carry around a copy of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” and studied the tactics of the Axis Powers.”
“His heroes were Hitler and Mussolini and Prima De Revera, the Spanish phalangist,” she said according a show transcript. “And he would walk around with “La Lucha,” which is “Mien Kompf” in Spanish, and he plotted the axis victories on a map in his room. And I- -I don’t say in the book that Fidel was a Nazi. I mean that’s not correct. He was looking for ways to power. He was looking for tactics and strategies.”
The author further characterized Fidel Castro’s evident ideological ambiguity stating, “He was never a communist. He was never–was never anything collective about his work. It was always Fidel at the top and everybody else beneath him. Obedient to Fidel. Nothing communist about him.”
Cuba Researcher Enrique Artalejo confirms Leuren Moret’s expose of Fidel Castro as global Illuminati-New World Order asset. Artalejo exposes Castro as CIA assassin & operative in 1948 Bogotazo & 1947 Santo Domingo CIA operation
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Minor Earthquake Reported in North Central Nebraska
BY Associated Press | January 2, 2020
Home › News › Regional News
A minor earthquake occurred New Year’s Day about 18 miles south-southwest of O’Neill.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake registered about 2.9 in magnitude. It was pinpointed about 5 miles underground near the Holt County village of Chambers.
Paul Caruso is a geophysicist with the geological survey in Golden, Colorado, and he told station KNOP in North Platte that an earthquake at that spot is unusual but not unheard of, given that small earth tremors are possible anywhere in the country.
No damage or injuries were reported after the tremor.
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Just the Facts: President Donald Trump gave Nancy Pelosi the biggest smackdown of the new century when he told her ‘NO,’ you are not going to undermine me as you did President George W. Bush
You are afraid of the Baby Evita. That girl is going to one day ‘run a train’ on you, on Steny, on Mr. Clyburn, on Mr. Cummings, she is going to ‘run train’ on you with every congressional election as more and more of her creatures primary YOUR support system, old-time Democrats.
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THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CULINARY POLITICS-ELEMENTAL NEWS OF THE DAY COMMENTARY-OPINION-SPORTS-FOOD SERVICE FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 BY CHEF V. VICKY MAZAROTTI
OPEN LETTER TO NANCY PELOSI
“Just the Facts: President Donald Trump gave Nancy Pelosi the biggest smackdown of the new century when he told her ‘NO,’ you are not going to undermine me as you did President George W. Bush” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti
WINTER SESSION 2019
Why do Democrats always do traitorous things?
Taft, CA, 01-20-2019 Sunday: Friends, please, stand up and let us give President Donald J. Trump a big round of applause. The commander-in-chief refused to allow the Botox-drenched hag who now holds the gavel in the House of Representatives from getting the best of him. When she sent him a note requesting that he either refrain from doing the SOTU address on January 29, 2019, or send it over in written form, he said, ‘to hell with that.’
You see, House Speaker Pelosi wailed about the government shutdown. She cried that ‘without the Secret Service and other federal law enforcement agencies getting their paychecks, she could not guarantee the president’s protection.’ Oh, really, Nance, can’t guarantee the security of your members, of the Republicans, of the House chamber, and of the American people, you thought that line of bulls**t would go over and you would get the last laugh on a president you despise? Not happening on DT’s watch.
Nancy, when will you awaken from your pleasant brannigan that Trump could be suffering from Alzheimer’s, that he could be debilitated by senility, that the man would be incapable of rising to the occasion and give not only you a much-needed public smackdown but also “Crying Chuck” Schumer, “Shifty” Adam Schiff, and every other angry brat among your Democratic rank and file?
You elected Democrats behave like the worst spoiled imps, sort of like when one goes to the largest shopping mall in Bako and illegal alien mothers and fathers are out with their snot-nosed illegal alien sprogs.
I bet YOU have never ventured to a mall where illegal aliens frequent because if you had, you would see that you act just like your typical ‘Pepe and Maria.’ Their undisciplined tykes run around like banshees, screeching like rock apes, pulling stuff off the shelves and onto the floor, crapping in the dressing rooms, and neither parent ever says anything to admonish the repugnant little buggers. That is how you are.
You can control the foul-mouthed Rashida Tlaib. You cannot control the other Muslim hoochie in the House, the skank you permit to break tradition and wear her Muslim head garb. Such an outrage, I think it’s time for conservative House Republicans to wear MAGA hats in the hallowed chamber. Time to fight fire with fire, to push back on you, you decrepit old crone because in two years, you will be standing in the unemployment line.
Ah, well, you and your coterie of liberal loonies wanted to visit Brussels so you could undermine President Trump with the NATO overlords. You then wanted to flit about various places in the Middle East, ostensibly to visit ‘the troops.’ Good to know you care so much about them.
I had to thank my friend and colleague, Chef Z, when he alerted me to the fact that when George W. Bush was president and the war in Iraq going full-bore, you took a similar junket to Syria so you could schmooze with dictator Bashar al-Assad. This event took place in 2007 when you were doing everything possible to pull the trapdoor out from under President Bush because YOU wanted to make sure a Democrat won the White House the following year.
The fact that the Assad regime permitted foreign jihadists to use his country as a pipeline to wage war against the United States tells us that the man was anti-American and wanted to see our country pay for its involvement in its next-door neighbor. Why did you go to Syria to visit this man?
Moreover, why did you say that “the road to Damascus is the road to peace?” You, my dear, are a traitor to your country and it is clear to me that you and your ilk will do whatever you can to harm the country you have taken multiple oaths to uphold and protect.
Nancy- may I call you that, woman to woman– it is not the purview of the House speaker to conduct foreign policy on behalf of the nation unless the president allows you to do it. Yet, throughout the last century of American history, it seems that Democrats always work at undermining Republican presidents.
You most certainly did everything you could to cause problems for George W. Bush just as Senator Teddy Kennedy, aka the “Lion of the Senate,” the man who abandoned a young woman to her fate while he managed to extricate himself and flee, sought to undermine President Ronald Reagan in his battle with the now-defunct Soviet Union.
What is it with you people? You thought you and your cronies were going to flit about the globe sowing dissension between the Trump administration and NATO, between him and Middle Eastern countries, simply because you believed you could. Well, you and yours got the smackdown of the new century, one that future historians will portray with humor and derision at YOU, not the reverence and awe they held for Richard M. Nixon when he went to China and changed his fortunes.
Nance, stay home and find the money to help the president build the border wall. If it is such a loser, the Democrats will easily beat him in 2020, even if they put forth a dummy like Beto O’Rourke or Elizabeth Warren, or my favorite, the unlikeable Kamala Harris (she’s a B-I-T-C-H). If it is such a bad thing, then let the president have his money so he can reopen the flipping government. Otherwise, shut the hell up and go stew in a corner.
Friends, I will see you later in the year, the good Lord willing.
Valerie Vicky Mazarotti
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My career commenced as a young chef back in the 1970’s when I was working at a hotel in San Francisco. I had the opportunity to work in many various parts of the country and worked my way up the culinary ladder to become a top chef. I am both a Certified Working Chef and a Certified Pastry Chef and am a member of the American Culinary Federation, the world’s top authority on everything connected to cooking. The picture you see here of me is one that talented Bakersfield, California, up-and-coming street artist, the famed Simone, did of me for the blog. Given how the world now is, we do our best to secure our identities due to increasing left-wing lunacy. I hope you understand.
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01-20-2019 Sunday—Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCXC: “President Donald Trump gave Nancy Pelosi the biggest smackdown of the new century when he told her ‘NO,’ you are not going to undermine me as you did President George W. Bush” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
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TODAY IN HISTORY—JANUARY 20, 2019:
“Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds, the Eagles, Guns ‘n’ Roses featuring Traci Guns, the Kinks featuring Jim Rodford, Kiss featuring Paul Stanley, the Mamas and the Papas, and Poco featuring George Grantham:
250: Fabian ends his reign as Catholic Pope (236-50)
1045: Fellow cardinals select Giovanni de Sabina who becomes Pope Sylvester III.
1265: England’s first representative parliament, which included officials from districts, cities, and boroughs, met for the first time.
1649: King Charles I of England went on trial; accused of high treason where a jury found him guilty and then sent him to the executioner at the end of the month).
1783: Hostilities end in the Revolutionary War.
1788: Pioneer African Baptist Church organizes in Savannah, Georgia.
1801: John Marshall became chief justice of the United States.
1841: China cedes the island of Hong Kong to the British Empire who returned it to Chinese control in 1997.
1885: L.A. Thompson received a patent for the rollercoaster on this date.
1887: The U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
1936: Britain’s King George V died after his physician injected the mortally ill monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his death; his eldest son Edward VIII was his successor. However, Edward would abdicate the throne 11 months later to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. It is interesting to note that Edward was a pro-Nazi sympathizer.
1937: Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first president to undergo inauguration on January 20. The 20th Amendment to the Constitution officially set the date and time for the swearing-in of the president and vice president on this date.
1939: Chancellor Adolf Hitler declares to the Reichstag that all European Jews are to be exterminated.
1942: Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their “final solution” that called for exterminating the Jews. Meanwhile, the Japanese begin bombing Rabaul in New Britain.
1943: Operation Weiss commences in Yugoslavia as German, Italian, Bulgarian, and Croatian troops begin attacking partisans.
1944: The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on the Nazi capital of Berlin.
1945: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term in office.
1947: George Grantham—future drummer with the country-rock band, Poco from its inception off-and-on to 2004—is born on this date.
1952: Future rhythm guitarist/vocalist with the rock band, KISS (1973- present)- Paul Stanley- is born on this date.
1954: “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” a play by Herman Wouk based on part of his novel “The Caine Mutiny” opened on Broadway.
1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his Vice President Richard M. Nixon took the oaths of office for their second terms of office in a private Sunday ceremony with a public ceremony held the next day.
1961: John F. Kennedy underwent inauguration on this date as the 35th president of the United States.
1965: Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives for the purposes of allowing the return of Jews to Spain. Elsewhere, President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the oath of office for a term of office in his own right. Meanwhile, rock-and-roll promoter Alan Freed, 43, died in Palm Springs, California. Finally, the Byrds recorded the Bob Dylan song, “ Tambourine Man” at Columbia Records in Hollywood, California.
1966: Future founding member of the hard-rocking band, Guns ‘n’ Roses—Traci Guns—is born in Los Angeles, California, on this date.
1975: Several former William Morris talent agents including Michael Ovitz founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
1977: George Herbert Walker Bush ends his tenure with the CIA as the eleventh director of the agency.
1980: The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 in Super Bowl XIV.
1981: Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. A plane delivered the hostages to Algeria and then took them to a U.S. military base in Wiesbaden, West Germany.
1985: The San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins by a score of 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX. Elsewhere, President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush were sworn in for second terms of office in a brief White House ceremony (it being a Sunday, the public swearing-in was held the following day).
1986: The United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Meanwhile, Britain and France announced their plans to build the Channel Tunnel, which now helps illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa cross over into Britain.
1989: George Herbert Walker Bush underwent inauguration as the 41st president of the United States and Dan Quayle as the 44th vice president.
1991: To win the AFC Title, the Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Raiders 51-3.
1993: Bill Clinton took the oath of office as the 42nd president of the United States. Actress Audrey Hepburn died in Switzerland at age 63.
1994: Sharon Faulkner became the first woman to attend classes at the Citadel in South Carolina. Faulkner joined the cadet corps in August 1995 under court order but dropped out soon afterward.
1996: The Palestinian people elected known murderer, terrorist, and anti-Semite Yasser Arafat president of the Palestinian Authority while his criminal supporters won 80 seats in the Legislative Council. It is interesting to note that Arafat died from HIV-AIDS.
1998: Cleveland’s Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Eagles and the Mamas and the Papas. Elsewhere, freak show doctors announced that they had cloned calves that would produce medicinal milk. Meanwhile, in Chile, a judge agreed to hear a lawsuit that accused Chile’s former dictator Augusto Pinochet with genocide.
2001: George Walker Bush became America’s 43rd president after one of the most turbulent elections in U.S. history.
2003: Secretary of State Colin Powell, faced with stiff resistance and calls for caution, bluntly told the Security Council that the U.N. “must not shrink” from its responsibility to disarm Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld died in New York at age 99. Pollster Burns W. “Bud” Roper died on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at age 77.
2009: Barack Obama took the oath of office as the nation’s 44th, as well as first black, president.
2010: A week after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, a 6.1-magnitude aftershock causes further damage to the island nation.
2011: Scientists behind the massive fraud, Global Warming, claim 2010 to be the hottest year on record and the previous decade the hottest recorded in 200 years.
2012: Nearly 2,000 Malawi women protest attacks on women wearing trousers by unemployed youths and street vendors.
2013: President Barack Obama undergoes his second inauguration in the Blue Room of the White House; this is his second term in office.
2014: An IT contractor steals social security numbers and credit card details of more than 20 million South Koreans.
2015: President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address, promoting free community college education, increased capital gains taxes on the rich, more paid time off for employees, and greater tax credits for the middle class.
2017: Following the oath taken by Vice President-elect Mike Pence to become the nation’s 48th vice president, Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States, pledging emphatically to empower America’s ‘forgotten men and women.’ Protesters registered their rage against the new president in a chaotic confrontation with police just blocks from the inaugural parade, screaming, crying, melting-down, and some such as Madonna threatening to blow up the White House. What a bunch of leftist trash.
2018: Bass player with the Zombies, Argent, and the Kinks- Jim Rodford- died in a fall at his home on this date.
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Queen released their next studio album, “Jazz,” on November 10, 1978, and like their preceding efforts, it did extremely well thanks once again to popular singles such as “Fat Bottomed Girls” and “Bicycle Race.” The lineup remained the same, of course: Freddie Mercury (vocals/keyboards/guitars), Brian May (guitars/keyboards/vocals), Roger Taylor (drums and vocals), and John Deacon (bass). With each effort, the band continued building its prestige and its abilities and was a worldwide draw. We hope you will seek this album out at whatever site you visit for nothing but the best rock music as it is a wonderful album.
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CHEF V. VICKY MAZAROTTI’S BLOG POSTS 2011-2019
03-26-2011 S: “Appetizers Index, Part X: Brand-New Blogger, V. Vicky Mazarotti comes in and shows the Readership how to make Clam Dip and talks about reclaiming the White House in next Year’s Presidential Election!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
03-27-2011 Su: 03-27-2011 Su: “Appetizers Index, Part XI: after discussing the Legality of President Obama’s Air Strikes on Libya, Chef Mazarotti shows the END Readership how to make the Perfect Cheeseboard—Kaddafi might have liked it!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti
03-28-2011 M: “Appetizers Index, Part XII: does Mr. Obama have the Same Cojones that George W. Bush had? Stick around and find out and then learn how to make Chef Mazarotti’s French Onion Dip—Best in the West!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
03-29-2011 T: “Appetizers Index, Part XIII: Chef Vicky finished up with her Series on Appetizers and Hors d’oeuvres after bashing President Obama and his Islamist Connection—quite enthralling!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
03-31-2011 TH: “Hawaiian and Polynesian Recipes, Part III: Covering for Stinkbug (he’s out Ill today), Chef Vicky presents his Recipe for Pork Meatballs and tells his Story regarding Luigi’s Restaurant on Maui!” by Vicky Mazarotti.
06-19-2011 Su: “Bread Seminar, Part XVII: Pane al Peperoni—Italian Loaf adds flair to Dining” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
06-20-2011 M: “Bread Seminar, Part XVIII: Pane agli Funghi—Seasoned Italian Loaf makes Perfect Dinner Bread” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-10-2011 Su: “Central Asian Specialties, Part III: Malaysian-style Chicken Breast—Curried Chicken with a Medley of Toppings that will wow one’s Palate” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
08-15-2011 M: “Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XXII: Cheesecake Seminar, Part I—Classic No-Bake Cheesecake with Raspberry Coulis is easy to make and a Joy to Eat!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
08-16-2011 T: “Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XXIII: Cheesecake Seminar, Part II—White Chocolate Cheesecake—too Good to be True!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
08-17-2011 W: “Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XXIV: Cheesecake Seminar, Part III—Chocolate-Cherry Cheesecake—the Crème d’ la Crème of Cheesecakes” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
08-18-2011 Th: “Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XXV: Cheesecake Seminar, Part IV—Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake—none Better!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
08-19-2011 F: “Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XXVI: Cheesecake Seminar, Part V—Vick’s ‘Big One’—one of the Biggest I’ve ever Seen!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
08-20-2011 S: “Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XXVII: Cheesecake Seminar, Part VI: the “Calorie Buster” Cheesecake—forget about your Diet and dig in!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
08-21-2011 Su: “Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XXVIII: Cheesecake Seminar, Part VII: Vick’s New York-style Cheesecake with Strawberry Topping—ain’t None Better!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
01-23-2012 M: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part VIII: Veal Collops with Sauce Brune aux Fines Herbs—an Updated Version of What Grandmother used to Make” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
01-24-2012 T: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part IX: Fricassee of Rabbit—a Delightful Dish from Long Ago” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
01-25-2012 W: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part X: Fried Salmon Fletches with Cocktail and Tartar Sauces—the Best Way to prepare Salmon” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
01-26-2012 Th: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XI: Classic Roast Beef with Brown Gravy and Yorkshire Pudding—the Way Meat’s supposed to be Cooked—and Served!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
01-27-2012 F: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XII: Cinnamon-and-Mustard-Rubbed Roast Pork Loin with Baked Apple Topping—the Best in the West” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
01-28-2012 S: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XIII: Grandmother Mazarotti’s Chicken Pot Pie with Savory Vegetables and Sauce—the Ultimate Pot Pie Recipe” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
01-29-2012 Su: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XIV: Fabulous Turkey Cutlets with Turkey Gravy and Fresh Cranberry Topping—only the Best for my Family” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-02-2012 M: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XV: Austro-Hungarian Cuisine at its Best: Roasted Chicken Breasts ala Smitane—succulent Chicken Breasts encased in a Tasty Sour Cream, Onion, and Mushroom Sauce” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-03-2012 T: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XVI: Tender Roast Pork Tenderloin ala Danoisie—delicious Grape Jelly and Onion-Infused, Sugar-glazed Pork is out of this World!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-04-2012 W: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XVII: Tender Eye-of-Round Roast Beef ala Marchand Du Vin—Low-Cost Beef Dish braised in Classic French Red Wine Sauce” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-05-2012 Th: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XVIII: Grilled Halibut Fletches topped with Red Zinfandel Sauce—tender Fresh Halibut flavored to Perfection with the Luster of Red Wine” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-06-2012 F: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XIX: Sautéed Chicken Breasts ala Corinthian—Classic Greek-inspired Creamy Chicken and Currant Dish is absolutely Amazing!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-07-2012 S: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XX: Sesame Chicken with Cumberland Sauce—an Old-Time Favorite revisited by Chef Mazarotti” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
07-08-2012 Su: “Old-Fashioned Home-Cooking, Part XXI: I have saved the Best for Last: Two-Hour Deep Pit-style Barbeque with Barbeque Salsa—lip-smacking Good!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
02-18-2012 M: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part LXXX: Here we are again: Chef Vicky drew the Classic Quickbreads and Muffin Category, which means we have another Week of Muffin Recipes in their Original Form: Banana-Bran Muffins!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
02-19-2012 T: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part LXXXI Chef Vick returns with another Exceptional Muffin Recipe: Prune Muffins, in the Classic Form, Only the Best for our Readership at all Times!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
02-20-2012 W: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part LXXXII Besides talking about Politics among other things, Chef Vicky presents the Readership with her Original Coconut Muffin Recipe in its Institutional Size!” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
02-21-2012 Th: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part LXXXIII Chef Vicky takes us down a Different Pathway by teaching the Readership how to make an Institutional-Sized Cornbread Recipe: one Two-Inch Hotel Pan Size” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
02-22-2012 F: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part LXXXIV Chef Vicky takes a Return Trip down Yesterday’s Path by teaching the Readership how to make a Second Institutional-Sized Cornbread Recipe: ‘Eating Cornbread’” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
02-23-2012 S: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part LXXXV: Let the Good Times Roll again—here’s another Fabulous and Historical Cornbread Muffin in its Original Institutional Form— ‘Johnny Cake’ Muffins” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
02-24-2012 Su: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part LXXXVI: Chef Vicky concludes her Week’s Visit by teaching the Readership the Difference between ‘Eating’ and ‘Dressing’ Cornbread—yes, there is a Difference between ‘Eating’ and ‘Stuffing!’” by V. Vicky Mazarotti.
09-16-2013 M: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part CVIII: Chef Vicky discusses the ongoing Syrian Crisis and how the Day of Deliverance from this Administration is coming soon PLUS her Recipe for Quick Blueberry Bread—yummy!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
09-17-2013 T: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part CIX: Chef Vick agrees it’s a Wag-the-Dog Issue over Syria and Obama, especially when the Vote was set to happen on the One-Year Anniversary of Benghazi; then, we make Cherry Craisin Scones—ooh la la!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti
09-18-2013 W: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part CX: We are saved by Vladimir Putin—Hallelujah—and then we make the absolute BEST Chocolate Chip Muffins ever!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
09-19-2013 Th: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part CXI: After discussing America’s Woes under Liberalism, Chef Vick shows the Readership how to make her Heavenly Cantaloupe Muffins, Stunningly Delicious and Beautiful to Behold” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
09-20-2013 F: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part CXII: today, the Discussion turns to the Woes of the State of California and how Decades of Liberal Mismanagement have ruined it; then, we learn how to make Honeydew Muffins!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
09-21-2013 S: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part CXIII: after discussing Ariel Castro’s Suicide and a Pair of America’s Serial Killers, Chef Vick shows the World how to make her Carrot-Cornbread Muffins—muy bueno!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti
09-22-2013 Su: “Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part CXIV: did you know that HUD is going to remove Zoning Laws, so we can destroy Property Values, Flood Neighborhoods with Criminals and Low-Life Individuals? Then we make Watermelon Quickbread!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
03-31-2014 M: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Seventy-Eight: Chef Vicky arrives, goes after the Crumbling Obama Administration, HOPES that there will be Something Left of the Nation come November that the GOP can save then completes her First Day with some Satirical Cartoons of Islamists as Chef Fritz did the Past Two Days!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-01-2014 T: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Seventy-Nine: Vicky launches into the Gun-Grabbing going on in California, Schools intimidating Children, the Bathroom Bill and Tom Ammiano, and praises Local Radio Talk Show Host Jaz McKay—as you can see, it’s a Busy—but—otherwise Normal Day!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-02-2014 W: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Eighty: Chef Vicky discusses the World History of the 20th Century repeating itself in Vladimir Putin’s establishing of the NEW Soviet Union, then onto Climate Change, and finally a plea to the Clintons to STOP Michelle Obama from taking Hillary’s 2016 Nomination for President away from her!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-03-2014 Th: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Eighty-One: with a Cancer-Stricken Relative, Chef Vicky has some Fun looking at Political Cartoons making Light of the Illegal Alien Invasion, the Lack of Concern of the Obama Administration, and how maybe we can fix it by November!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-04-2014 F: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Eighty-Two: Chef Vick discusses Hollywood Movies, the HIV-AIDS Crisis, sympathy for what the Gays underwent during it and how she hopes that Things will improve for ALL Americans, not just the Straight Ones!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-05-2014 S: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Eighty-Three: Chef Vicky continues lampooning the Very Serious Situation of Illegal Immigration but First, a few Words about that Slime-ball California State Senator, Leland ‘the Gun-runner’ Yee!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-06-2014 Su: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Eighty-Four: Vick finishes the Week by blasting the Democrats, making Fun of the Party’s Leadership, its Goals, and its Primary Issues, then begs you to make the Right Choices come November and to defend the Rights of Synagogues and Churches to spread the Word Far and Wide in this Darkened Land!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
10-20-2014 M: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Eighty-One: We need to turn out in Massive Numbers at the Polling Places on November 04, 2014 to TRY to stop the out-of-control Democrat Mean Machine or suffer for the Rest of our Lives under Slavery!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
10-21-2014 T: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Eighty-Two: Chef Vicky discusses TWO Local Races here in California Today, the Salas-Rios Campaign for Assembly and the Vidak-Chavez Campaign for the State Senate—why do the Democrats LIE?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
10-22-2014 W: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Eighty-Three: where did it all go wrong? How is it that a Nation that was at Peace with itself on the Issue of Race now refighting the Civil War and the Civil Rights Issue over once more? Answer: Barack Obama” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
10-23-2014 Th: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Eighty-Four: why is it that the Democrats can call everyone Horrible Names and never be called to Account while Republicans if they say they favor Traditional Marriage are pegged the worst HATERS the Nation has ever seen? What’s up with that?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
10-24-2014 F: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Eighty-Five: ONLY Barack Obama allows in the Ebola Virus, NO other American Administration would ever have allowed a Deadly Disease to gain a Toehold in our Country; we must Arm up and prepare ourselves to face the Apocalypse if need be” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
10-25-2014 S: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Eighty-Six: the Europeans did not intend to spread Disease throughout the Americas when they came to conquer; however, it would appear that President Obama does and wants to ‘pay us back’ for the Sad Things he believes we’ve done” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
10-26-2014 Su: “Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Eighty-Seven: Chef Vicky ends the Week talking about Barack Obama as the Great Deceiver and then informs the Readership that she and her Family will be taking a lengthy Vacation to the South Seas ahead of the Ebola Virus Outbreak that is coming” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
03-30-2015 M: “Political Topics and Essays, Part CDXVII: Thank God Ted Cruz announced before any other Candidate of any other Party—this Man can and will save the United States from Eight Years of ongoing Obamaism” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
03-31-2015 T: “Political Topics and Essays, Part CDXVIII: Governor Brown thinks Ted Cruz does not have what it takes to be President due to his beliefs on Global Warming-Climate Change? Governor Brown, YOU do not have the Smarts to be our Governor!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-01-2015 W: “Political Topics and Essays, Part CDXIX: Chef Vicky debates whether Hillary Clinton is TOO AFRAID to announce she is going to seek the Democrat Party’s Presidential Nomination based upon what happened the LAST Time” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-02-2015 Th: “Political Topics and Essays, Part CDX: Vicky goes after the Two-Faced Hos of the Democrat Party today telling Fellow Women that if you want Equal Treatment in Life, you need to abandon the Democrats and join the Republicans!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-03-2015 F: “Political Topics and Essays, Part CDXI: Vick thinks Ted Cruz signing up for Obamacare means that the End of this Horrendous Removal of the American People’s Freedom has begun and that by 2017, the Affordable Care Act will be NO more” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-04-2015 S: “Political Topics and Essays, Part CDXII: Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl needs to undergo the Courts Martial Process so we, as a Nation, can know whether he is a True Traitor or is simply a Misguided Young Man, corrupted by the Liberal Educational System and his Parents” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-05-2015 Su: “Political Topics and Essays, Part CDXIII: Welcome to the Easter Sunday 2015 Edition, Vicky discusses the need for ALL to believe in God and His Son, Jesus, and tells the Gays that if ‘they want acceptance,’ they should accept us for WHO we are” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
11-16-2015 M: “Political Topics and Essays, Part DLXXIX: things sure have changed in the World of Professional Foodservice with the Gays, Trannys, and other Sick Souls that keep me in CMA Mode at all Times” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
11-17-2015 T: “Political Topics and Essays, Part DLXXX: Slavery is indeed a Black spot on our History but almost EVERY Nation, Past or Present, has had this detestable Institution—can we get past it?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
11-18-2015 W: “Political Topics and Essays, Part DLXXXI: Chef Vicky commences discussing Last Week’s GOP Debate on the Fox Business Network, Part I” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
11-19-2015 Th: “Political Topics and Essays, Part DLXXXII: Chef Vicky commences discussing Last Week’s GOP Debate on the Fox Business Network, Part II:” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
11-20-2015 F: “Political Topics and Essays, Part DLXXXIII: No Matter what Trump’s Detractors say, deporting 20-30 Million People would not be all that Difficult so let’s begin doing it NOW” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
11-21-2015 S: “Political Topics and Essays, Part DLXXXIV: Chef Vicky says we could soon be experiencing Revolutions in America akin to either the French Revolution or the Chinese Cultural Revolution, neither of which is good” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
11-22-2015 Su: “Political Topics and Essays, Part DLXXXV: Vicky ends the Week discussing what is coming tomorrow when Chef Brian arrives to do his Week: WHO Bootlegs and Beverly Carrick Artworks in Honor of her passing Three Years Ago” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti.
04-18-2016 M: “Hiatus Week Number Two featuring the Rolling Stones ‘C—sucker Blues’ and the next Beverly Carrick Painting #1276 ‘The Water Carriers’” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Hiatus Week 2016 Pt. IX
04-19-2016 T: “Election Day in New York and the Possibilities of WHO will win on BOTH Sides will be determined by the HUGE Voter Turnout and the Chicanery we will see at Polling Places across the Empire State” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCXVI
04-20-2016 W: “It appears that Donald Trump, a True Steamroller of a Man now is on Track to take out his Fellow Republicans as well as the Mainstream GOP Leadership PLUS Hillary Clinton in November” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCXVII
04-21-2016 Th: “Many think Trump and Hillary are the Nominees; however, we cannot count out either Ted Cruz or Bernie Sanders yet—they still have a Great Amount of Life left in their Bones and Cards to play” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCXVIII
04-22-2016 F: “Prince is but another Example of the Fallacy of the Drug War, which is a REAL Shame, I wish I had had the Opportunity to have seen him live, well, and onstage at least once in my Lifetime—Drat!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCXIX
04-23-2016 S: “It appears that ‘Little Marco’ Rubio is moving into the Camp of Donald Trump, something heretofore unthinkable and yet it could be VERY True—will he be Vice President under a President Donald Trump?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCXX
04-24-2016 Su: “While Most Pundits expect Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to be the Nominees, there is some discussion about who is going to be their Vice-Presidential Choices and none of the Names floated seem to be Legitimate Choices” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCXXI
10-03-2016 M: “If we do not begin ‘fighting fire with fire’ here in California, the Rest of the Nation will follow OUR Transition into Fascism as the ‘Top-Two Vote Getter’ System will see NOTHING, but Democrats elected” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCLXXV
10-04-2016 T: “The ‘October Surprise’ is not much of a Surprise to those of us who have owned and operated our Own Businesses—the Law provides us with Remedies with which to recover from devastating Losses” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCLXXVI
10-05-2016 W: “The US News Media no longer attempts to appear Impartial when it comes to which, Political Party they support and for the next 34 Days, they Media is going to do its utmost best to destroy Donald Trump” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCLXXVII
10-06-2016 Th: “During the VP Debate, Tim Kaine displayed the Deep Fear the Democrats in General and the Ticket in Particular feels toward the GOP—what are they afraid of?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCLXXVIII
10-07-2016 F: “Say what you will about Donald Trump, Hillary and the Democrats are the Clear and Present Danger and if we do not rally to support the New York Billionaire, we will live to regret it” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCLXXIX
10-08-2016 S: “Donald Trump continues using ‘rope-a-dope’ with the Democrats over his Tax Returns because when he FINALLY releases them to the World for Scrutiny, they are going to wish they had not swallowed the Lure” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCLXXX
10-09-2016 Su: “I predict that Donald Trump is going to win tonight’s Town Hall Meeting and will the NEXT Debate on the 19th—say ‘Hello’ to the White House and ‘goodbye’ to all Things ‘Obama-Hillary’” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCLXXXI
07-10-2017 M: “GOP wake up to the fact that if you aid President Trump in achieving his goals you will add more seats in 2018 and 2020 but if you continue retarding his agenda, you will go down” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCXXXIX
07-11-2017 T: “If I am correct, in 2018, we will flip California from ‘Bolshevik Blue’ to ‘Freedom Red’ by voting the Democrats out of office in numbers seen only when Barack Obama was in the White House” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCXL
07-12-2017 W: “Repeal Obamacare NOW—NO need for a replacement, let capitalism and the free market work and the American people will celebrate the diversity of plans at a variety of costs” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCXLI
07-13-2017 Th: “As in the ‘Island of Lost Souls,’ things are not going to end well for the Democrats if they do not stop the attacks on President Trump and tamp down on the radical, crazy left” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCXLII
07-14-2017 F: “Liberals blame EVERYTHING on Climate Change-Global Warming, but you know what—it is ALWAYS hot here in the Central Valley of California year-after-year” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCXLIII
07-15-2017 S: “Funding Congressman Mo Brooks in Alabama to replace Mitch McConnell ‘yes man,’ Luther Strange is the first step in snipping the balls of the Senate Majority Leader” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCXLIV
07-16-2017 Su: “The ONLY way to muzzle the Democrats is to keep the promises you made to the American people, President Trump, so sidestep them (and the RINOS) and save the nation” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCXLV
01-21-2018 M: “Open Letter to Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris- you may believe you are untouchable by California voters on the issue of illegal immigration but ladies, you are not Teflon and you will lose your seats” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXXIX
01-22-2018 T: “November is make or break for the remaining citizens of California in that we must vote out ALL Democrats in state government or see our beloved state become part of Mexico again” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXXX
01-23-2018 W: “President Trump, time to send the Justice Department to the state of California, federalize ALL law enforcement officers within to aid ICE in rounding up illegal aliens, and hit state government with a RICO lawsuit” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXXXI
01-24-2018 Th: “If the country were not so polarized and the media in the tank for the RESIST TRUMP movement, the American people might learn just how bad the actions of the Obama administration in its effort to neutralize President Trump are” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXXXII
01-25-2018 F: “Abraham Lincoln did not think twice about using the power of the federal government to get wayward and rebellious states back in line; neither should President Donald J. Trump—liberate California NOW!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXXXIII
01-26-2018 S: “In my eyes, the Mueller investigation works for President Trump and not against him as all one needs do to ascertain this fact is to look at the way he continually mishandles the investigation” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXXXIV
01-27-2018 Su: “Enforce immigration laws on the books NOW as otherwise, our children, great-grandchildren, and their children will have to pay the overdue bill with exorbitant interest sometime in the next 50-100 years” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXXXV
07-16-2018 M: “Every woman at one time or another has had a lying POS such as the sneering and smirking Peter Strzok in her life and, if lucky, gotten free of him; I want to see him in an orange jump suit awaiting his next ‘prisoner interaction’” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDII
07-17-2018 T: “One president typically begets his successor; however, eight years of unadulterated Obamaism delivered those of us residing in the ‘basket of deplorables’ into the protective arms of Donald Trump” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDIII
07-18-2018 W: “Mexico is not our friend and has not been for more than 150 years, which is why it is imperative for ALL U.S. patriots to flood the polls this November and again in 2020 to vote AGAINST ALL Democratic candidates” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDIV
07-19-2018 Th: “Thanks to the nonstop attacks on President Trump by the fake news media, Democrats, and Never-Trumpers, we are going to add MORE seats to the House, Senate, and across state and local elections in November- keep it up!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDV
07-20-2018 F: “Stupid people such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Kristin Mink believe that socialism is the only answer; well, I believe in crushing them with a revamped House Un-American Activities Committee” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDVI
07-21-2018 S: “Twenty years ago, who would have believed that one political party in America would be so bold as to launch a coup d’ êtat against the other party and a duly elected president?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDVII
07-22-2018 Su: “Karma is and will always be a bitch and I believe each of the participants in the failed coup d’ êtat against President Trump- Obama, Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Strzok, and others will pay a heavy price” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDVIII
01-14-2019 M: “Democrats have blazed the way showing us how to steal elections; we should follow their lead because what is good for the goose is good for the dad-gum gander” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCLXXXIV
01-15-2019 T: “Why didn’t James Comey and the FBI open an investigation into Barack Obama as clear evidence existed and still exists of him being a covert Iranian agent?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCLXXXV
01-16-2019 W: “Governor Gavin Newsom, I have three words for you: remember Gray Davis” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCLXXXVI
01-17-2019 Th: “After a spate of disasters has leveled PG&E, what will it mean for average Californians if and when the company goes bankrupt- a takeover by a Chinese energy company?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCLXXXVII
01-18-2019 F: “Lurking within the ranks of the Democratic Party is a coterie of Marxists who- if left to their own devices- will be the end of not only their party but the country- eliminate them NOW” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCLXXXVIII
01-19-2019 S: “If the Democrats wish to return to being considered a sane political party, I suggest they launch a “Night of the Long Knives”-style decapitation of the loony tunes nuts among their freshmen” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCLXXXIX
01-20-2019 Su: “President Donald Trump gave Nancy Pelosi the biggest smackdown of the new century when he told her ‘NO,’ you are not going to undermine me as you did President George W. Bush” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCXC
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11-18-2015 W: “Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part Sixty-Four: Chef Vicky gets her shot at doing her First Post at the Blog where we celebrate the Life, Times, and Artwork of Beverly Carrick, one of America’s Greatest Art Treasures” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part LXXII
04-20-2016 W: “The Beverly Carrick Paintings we have for you today go from Numbers 1131 through 1145—all of which, are BEAUTIFUL!” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part XCIV
10-05-2016 W: “We commence the Beverly Carrick Numbered Series all over again, which is GREAT NEWS for New Readers and a Blast from the Past for Our Old Readers so why not join us?” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CXVII
07-12-2017 W: “Sorry to our Russian and Ukrainian friends, our Chinese partners, our Mexican amigos, our North Korean, uh, whatever’s, and anyone else we might have insulted such as the Iranians” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CLVII
01-23-2018 W: “I hope that as the economy continues improving that as the lives of millennials continue to improve and their purchasing power increases, they will fall in love with fine art such as that of Beverly Carrick” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CLXXXV
07-18-2018 W: “Not Vladimir Putin but Valerie Jarrett and her meat puppet Barack Hussein Obama are the ‘geniuses’ behind the attempted coup d’ êtat against President Donald J. Trump” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CCX
01-16-2019 W: “Doom and gloom today, folks, so please forgive me but if we fail to get our s**t together and begin repelling these invasions, there will be nothing left to defend” by Chef V. Vicky Mazarotti. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CCXXXVI
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Jorma Kaukonen, always on the move musically in much the same way Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was, playing with any and everybody, trying various musical forms and styles and always evolving throughout it all joined forces with a fellow musician to release a solo effort. “Quah,” in conjunction with Tom Hobson came out on April 30, 1974 and was somewhat eclectic but then, that was how the man and his various bands were, whether they be the Jefferson Airplane or HOT TUNA, Kaukonen was always evolving and this is a unique effort. We hope you will find the time to check it out by visiting whatever site you go for amazing rock and roll music. You will not be disappointed.
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Humble Pie released its next effort, “Thunderbox” on February 12, 1974, a somewhat disappointing effort for fans of the band because the group was somewhat ‘psycho’ due to Steve Marriott wanting things to be more soulful than the hard rock sound they pioneered with some other British stalwart bands. Still, it has its moments, some of which, are somewhat amazing and others that are ‘okay.’ The lineup remains the same what with Steve Marriott (guitars, keyboards, harmonica, and vocals), Clem Clemson (guitars, keyboards, and backing vocals), Greg Ridley (bass and vocals), and Jerry Shirley (drums, keyboards, and vocals). Please, use whatever site for great rock music you frequent so you can pick it up and add it to your ever-growing collection of amazing music.
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US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft
By ERIC TUCKEROctober 7, 2019 GMT
This Oct. 4, 2019 photo shows a copy of an FBI pamphlet and related emails. The FBI’s outreach to American colleges and universities about the threat of economic espionage includes this pamphlet that warns specifically about efforts by China to steal academic research. (AP Photo)
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.
In an email to the associate vice chancellor for research at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, an agent wanted to know if administrators believed Huawei had stolen any intellectual property from the school.
Told no, the agent responded: “I assumed those would be your answers, but I had to ask.”
It was no random query.
The FBI has been reaching out to colleges and universities across the country as it tries to stem what American authorities portray as the wholesale theft of technology and trade secrets by researchers tapped by China. The breadth and intensity of the campaign emerges in emails The Associated Press obtained through records requests to public universities in 50 states. The emails underscore the extent of U.S. concerns that universities, as recruiters of foreign talent and incubators of cutting-edge research, are particularly vulnerable targets.
Agents have lectured at seminars, briefed administrators in campus meetings and distributed pamphlets with cautionary tales of trade secret theft. In the past two years, they’ve requested the emails of two University of Washington researchers, asked Oklahoma State University if it has scientists in specific areas and sought updates about “possible misuse” of research funds by a University of Colorado Boulder professor, the messages show.
The emails show administrators mostly embracing FBI warnings, requesting briefings for themselves and others. But they also reveal some struggling to balance legitimate national security concerns against their own eagerness to avoid stifling research or tarnishing legitimate scientists. The Justice Department says it appreciates that push-pull and wants only to help universities separate the relatively few researchers engaged in theft from the majority who are not.
Senior FBI officials told AP they’re not encouraging schools to monitor researchers by nationality but instead to take steps to protect research and to watch for suspicious behavior. They consider the briefings vital because they say universities, accustomed to fostering international and collaborative environments, haven’t historically been as attentive to security as they should be.
“When we go to the universities, what we’re trying to do is highlight the risk to them without discouraging them from welcoming the researchers and students from a country like China,” Assistant Attorney General John Demers, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said in an interview.
The effort comes amid a deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and China and as a trade war launched by President Donald Trump contributes to stock market turbulence and fears of a global economic slowdown. American officials have long accused China of stealing trade secrets from U.S. corporations to develop their economy, allegations Beijing denies.
“Existentially, we look at China as our greatest threat from an intelligence perspective, and they succeeded significantly in the last decade from stealing our best and brightest technology,” said William Evanina, the U.S. government’s chief counterintelligence official.
The FBI’s effort coincides with restrictions put in place by other federal agencies, including the Pentagon and Energy Department, that fund university research grants. The National Institutes of Health has sent dozens of letters in the past year warning schools of researchers it believes may have concealed grants received from China, or improperly shared confidential research information. The Justice Department launched last year an effort called the China Initiative aimed at identifying priority trade secret cases and focusing resources on them.
The threat, officials say, is more than theoretical.
In the past two months alone, a University of Kansas researcher was charged with collecting federal grant money while working full time for a Chinese university; a Chinese government employee was arrested in a visa fraud scheme that the Justice Department says was aimed at recruiting U.S. research talent; and a university professor in Texas was accused in a trade secret case involving circuit board technology.
The most consequential case this year centered not on a university but on Huawei, charged in January with stealing corporate trade secrets and evading sanctions. The company denies wrongdoing. Several universities including the University of Illinois, which received the FBI email last February, have since begun severing ties with Huawei.
The University of Minnesota did the same, with an administrator reassuring the FBI in an email last May that issues raised by a best practices letter an agent forwarded “have certainly been topics of conversation (and occasionally even action) in our halls for a while now.”
But the Justice Department’s track record hasn’t been perfect, leading to pushback from some that the concerns are overstated.
Federal prosecutors in 2015 dropped charges against a Temple University professor who’d been accused of sharing designs for a pocket heater with China. The professor, Xiaoxing Xi, is suing the FBI. “It was totally wrong,” he said, “so I can only speak from my experience that whatever they put out there is not necessarily true.”
Richard Wood, the then-interim provost at the University of New Mexico, conveyed ambivalence in an email to colleagues last year. He wrote that he took seriously the national security concerns the FBI identified in briefings, but also remained “deeply committed to traditional academic norms regarding the free exchange of scientific knowledge wherever appropriate — a tradition that has been the basis of international scientific progress for several centuries.
“There are real tensions between these two realities, and no simple solutions,” he wrote. “I do not think we would be wise to create new ‘policy’ on terrain this complex and fraught with internal trade-offs between legitimate concerns and values without some real dialogue on the matter.”
A University of Colorado associate vice chancellor equivocated in January on how to handle an agent’s request for a meeting, emailing colleagues that the request to discuss university research felt “probing” and like “more of a fishing expedition” than past occasions. Another administrator replied that the FBI presumably wanted to discuss intellectual property theft, calling it “bright on their radar.”
FBI officials say they’ve received consistently positive feedback from universities, and the emails do show many administrators requesting briefings, campus visits, or expressing eagerness for cooperation. A Washington State University administrator connected an FBI agent with his counterpart at the University of Idaho. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill requested a briefing last February with an administrator, saying “we would like to understand more about the role of the FBI and how we can partner together.” A University of Nebraska official invited an agent to make a presentation as part of broader campus training.
Kevin Gamache, chief research security officer for the Texas A&M University system, told AP he values his FBI interactions and that the communication goes both ways. The FBI shares threat information and administrators educate law enforcement about the realities of university research.
“There’s no magic pill,” Gamache said. “It’s a dialogue that has to be ongoing.”
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas vice president for research and economic development welcomed the assistance in a city she called the “birthplace of atomic testing. “We have a world-class radiochemistry faculty, our College of Engineering has significant numbers of faculty and students from China, and we have several other issues of concern to me as VPR. In all of these cases, the FBI is always available to help,” the administrator, Mary Croughan, emailed agents.
The AP submitted public records requests for correspondence between the FBI and research officials at more than 50 schools.
More than two dozen produced records, including seminar itineraries and an FBI pamphlet warning that China does “not play by the same rules of academic integrity” as American institutions observe. The document, titled “China: The Risk to Academia,” says Beijing is using “non-traditional collectors” like post-doctoral researchers to collect intelligence and that programs intended to promote international collaboration are being exploited.
Some outreach is more general, like an agent’s offer to brief New Mexico State University on “how the FBI can best serve and protect.”
But other emails show agents seeking tips or following leads.
“If you have concerns about any faculty or graduate researchers, students, outside vendors ... pretty much anything we previously discussed — just reminding you that I am here to help,” one wrote to Iowa State.
In May, an agent sent the University of Washington a public records request for emails of two researchers, seeking references to Chinese-government talent recruitment programs the U.S. views with suspicion. A university spokesman said the school hasn’t investigated either professor.
Last year, an agent warning of a “trend of international hostile collection efforts at US universities” asked Oklahoma State University if it had researchers in encryption research or quantum computing.
The University of Colorado received an FBI request about an “internal investigation” into a professor’s “possible misuse” of NIH funding. The school said it found no misconduct involving the professor, who has resigned.
Other emails show schools responding internally to government concerns.
At Mississippi State, an administrator concerned about Iranian cyberattacks on colleges and government reports on foreign influence suggested to colleagues the school scrutinize graduate school applicants’ demographics. “Have to be careful so U.S. law is not violated re discrimination but where does one draw the line when protecting against known foreign states that are cyber criminals?” he wrote.
Though espionage concerns aren’t new — federal prosecutors charged five Chinese military hackers in 2014 — FBI officials report an uptick in targeting of universities and more U.S. attention as a result. The FBI says it’s seen some progress from universities, with one official saying schools are more reliably pressing researchers about outside funding sources.
Demers, the Justice Department official, said the focus reflects how espionage efforts are “as pervasive, as well-resourced, as ever today.
“It’s a serious problem today on college campuses.”
This story has been corrected to show the date that charges were dropped against the Temple professor was 2015, not 2017.
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I Love NY Official Travel App 4+
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Explore New York State with the FREE official I Love NY app. Thousands of attractions, events, hotels, campgrounds, parks, restaurants, wineries, breweries, and more are just a few taps away. From stunning nature to world-class museums, and from the bright lights of Broadway to the rushing waters of Niagara Falls, there's something for everyone to love. Let's go!
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I wish this app had an option to check off the places you’ve been to and to make a notes about your visit.
twyyn2 , 06/23/2018
Good idea, poor attempt
Had this app for a few years hoping someone might really get it running to its full potential. Just updated the app on my iPad two days ago but, when I tap on an attraction then try to go back to the previous screen, there is no way to do that. Despite the claims on the App Store page where it says “works with this iPad.” On my phone (an iPhone) there is a little “back” arrow in the top left corner. On the iPad...nothing. So I have to close and reopen the app every time I want to go back or search a different attraction. Also, it needs some help with locations. I tried to search the Catskills and it only let me search within NYC. If you’re going to have celebrities such as Bobby D promoting your product, at least save yourself and him the embarrassment and be sure that it’s up to snuff.
Spomilio , 09/01/2018
Great idea poor execution
As others who wrote reviews, I have had this app for a while now and the idea of finding things to do by location or date is awesome, but... the first versions had switched links ( click on events and you went to food, for instance). Now if you select an item to view off of the main menu, you have to close the app, shut it down and reload it to get back to the main menu. There’s NO back button. Was this written by high school students?
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Republicans rush to give back money from Giuliani's indicted associates
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman gave thousands in campaign donations to several Republicans and a Trump-aligned super PAC.
Republicans moved to distance themselves from funds raised by two associates of Rudy Giuliani who were arrested on Thursday for allegedly violating federal campaign finance laws.
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who have been working with Giuliani to help persuade Ukraine to investigate Donald Trump's political rival, Joe Biden, were accused in a federal indictment of trying to "circumvent the federal laws against foreign interference by engaging in a scheme to funnel foreign money to candidates for federal and State office."
The men allegedly funneled money from a Ukrainian politician to America First Action, a Trump-aligned super PAC. They were also donors to Republican election campaigns, though it is unclear where those funds came from.
When asked about the arrests, Trump told reporters on Thursday that he did not know the men, despite appearing in multiple photographs with them, stating, "Maybe they were clients of Rudy."
"They said we have nothing to do with it," Trump added.
Trump has made similar denials in the past, claiming, for example, to be unaware of hush money payments from his own personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It was later revealed he knew many of the details of those transactions.
Last June Parnas and Fruman donated $17,000 to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), and a joint fundraising committee called Protect the House. Protect the House was supposed to help McCarthy to defend vulnerable Republicans and keep the party in control of the House in the 2018 midterms. (Democrats won that battle, retaking control of the chamber in January.)
After the donations were exposed, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) slammed McCarthy for taking the tainted funds.
"If the GOP Minority Leader and his campaign committee are willing to pocket money from a man who was just arrested for funneling Russian campaign donors into American elections, then it is clear there no line they will not cross," said DCCC spokesman Cole Leiter in a release.
"This is a question of un-American activity: either you stand for the sanctity of our elections and defending our Constitution, or you do not. Today, Minority Leader McCarthy and his campaign arm need to make a choice."
A few hours later, McCarthy responded through a spokesperson, saying he would give the money away.
"A McCarthy spokesman told VICE News that he would donate the money to charity, but didn’t say whether he’d ever met either man," Vice News reported.
McCarthy's operation attempted to put distance between the top Republican and the funds.
The NRCC has also said it will donate the funds it received from the men.
A spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill that the NRCC, the campaign arm of the House GOP, would "donate $3,300 it received from Lev Parnas," though they did not specify where the funds would end up.
Both Republican Congressman Brian Mast (FL) also received a $2,400 donation from Fruman in 2018. A spokesperson told the Sun Sentinel Mast would "return the money he received to either charity or the treasury," stating that, "Until today, we had no idea who [Fruman] was."
Republicans at the state level have also chosen to give up the money from Giuliani's associates.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said he would give back $50,000 Parnas and Fruman donated to his PAC last year through an LLC called Global Energy Producers. According to the Miami Herald, Global Energy Producers "made the contribution one day before Trump endorsed DeSantis for Florida governor."
A spokesperson told the outlet the allegations against Parnas and Fruman were "troubling."
"Therefore, Governor DeSantis is directing the political action committee to return the money to the federal government," they said.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) also received a donation of $15,000 to his affiliated PAC from Fruman. He has not yet said whether he will donate the funds.
Fruman and Parnas appeared in court Thursday, where a judge set their bond at $1 million. They were also ordered to surrender their passports.
Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.
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Click here to go to Andrew's Youtube channel for samples of his performances.
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Tag: Dead Lands by Lloyd Otis
My favourite novels of 2017! Best 26 out of 230 books, read this year! by @annebonnybook
In no particular order, a list of my absolute favourite novels of 2017!
This only includes novels I read within 2017.
Seas Of Snow by Kerensa Jennings
1950s England. Five-year-old Gracie Scott lives with her Mam and next door to her best friend Billy. An only child, she has never known her Da. When her Uncle Joe moves in, his physical abuse of Gracie’s mother starts almost immediately. But when his attentions wander to Gracie, an even more sinister pattern of behaviour begins.
As Gracie grows older, she finds solace and liberation in books, poetry and her enduring friendship with Billy. Together they escape into the poetic fairy-tale worlds of their imaginations.
But will fairy tales be enough to save Gracie from Uncle Joe’s psychopathic behaviour – and how far will it go?
Seas of Snow is a haunting, psychological domestic drama that probes the nature and the origins of evil.
#LiteraryFiction Beautifully written & an AMAZING debut novel!
See review here
Q&A with Kerensa Jennings here
Ararat by Christopher Golden
Meryam and Adam take risks for a living. But neither is prepared for what lies in the legendary heights of Mount Ararat, Turkey.
First to reach a massive cave revealed by an avalanche, they discover the hole in the mountain’s heart is really an ancient ship, buried in time. A relic that some fervently believe is Noah’s Ark.
Deep in its recesses stands a coffin inscribed with mysterious symbols that no one in their team of scholars, archaeologists and filmmakers can identify. Inside is a twisted, horned cadaver. Outside a storm threatens to break.
As terror begins to infiltrate their every thought, is it the raging blizzard that chases them down the mountain – or something far worse?
#Thriller set in the mountains! Couldn’t read it alone, in the dark!
Q&A with Christopher Golden Here
Devil’s Peak by Deon Meyer
Soldiers never find it easy returning from war. So it is with Thobela Mpayipheli, former freedom fighter, trying to settle back into the new South Africa. But at least he has his boy, an adored companion who is a link to a happier past. Then the boy is taken from Thobela, one of a staggering number of children murdered or abused in South Africa, and Thobela knows only despair…and a cold desire for revenge. Thus is born the vigilante killer known as ‘Artemis’. The police respond by putting on the case a man who can’t afford to fail. Benny Griessel is on the brink of losing everything — his job, his family, his self-respect — and this could be his last chance to drag his life back out of the gutter. And then Benny meets Christine, a young mother working as a prostitute in Cape Town. And something happens that is so frightening, the world can never be the same again, for Benny, for Christine, or for Thobela.
#SouthAfricanNoir at its finest!
Why Did You Lie? by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide.
An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing.
Four strangers struggle to find shelter on a windswept spike of rock in the middle of a raging sea.
They have one thing in common: they all lied.
And someone is determined to punish them…
WHY DID YOU LIE is a terrifying tale of long-delayed retribution from Iceland’s Queen of Suspense.
#ScandiNoir A deep layered crime fiction feast!
Maria In The Moon by Louise Beech
Thirty-two-year-old Catherine Hope has a great memory. But she can’t remember everything. She can’t remember her ninth year. She can’t remember when her insomnia started. And she can’t remember why everyone stopped calling her Catherine-Maria.
With a promiscuous past, and licking her wounds after a painful breakup, Catherine wonders why she resists anything approaching real love. But when she loses her home to the devastating deluge of 2007 and volunteers at Flood Crisis, a devastating memory emerges… and changes everything.
Dark, poignant and deeply moving, Maria in the Moon is an examination of the nature of memory and truth, and the defenses we build to protect ourselves, when we can no longer hide…
My Favourite #BlogTour of the year! It was great to read the other reviews for this emotional novel. I loved the united team work of bloggers on this tour. As we all wanted to read how the novel impacted each and everyone of us!
*Credit to Anne Cater for such a fantastic, well run #BlogTour
**SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES’ BEST CRIME BOOKS OF 2017**
**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER 2017**
India, 1919. Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta’s police force.
He is soon called to the scene of a horrifying murder. The victim was a senior official, and a note in his mouth warns the British to leave India – or else.
With the stability of the Empire under threat, Wyndham and Sergeant ‘Surrender-not’ Banerjee must solve the case quickly. But there are some who will do anything to stop them…
#Calcutta #India Historical crime fiction! This novel is an amazing debut novel!
I read it before it won the Dagger and was very pleased when it won. I immediately ordered the next in the series…….
See review and Q&A here
India, 1920. Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of the Calcutta Police Force investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharajah’s son.
The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant ‘Surrender-Not’ Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a moderniser whose attitudes – and romantic relationship – may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother – now in line to the throne – appears to be a feckless playboy.
As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them…
Perfect follow up to the award winning debut novel! Abir Mukherjee is getting better and better. I can not wait, to read the third novel in this phenomenal NOVEL!
The Three by Sarah Lotz
*****Coming soon to your screen as a major BBC adaptation by Golden Globe winner Peter Straughan*****
They’re here … The boy. The boy watch the boy watch the dead people oh Lordy there’s so many … They’re coming for me now. We’re all going soon. All of us. Pastor Len warn them that the boy he’s not to–
The last words of Pamela May Donald (1961 – 2012)
Black Thursday. The day that will never be forgotten. The day that four passenger planes crash, at almost exactly the same moment, at four different points around the globe.
There are only four survivors. Three are children, who emerge from the wreckage seemingly unhurt. But they are not unchanged. And the fourth is Pamela May Donald, who lives just long enough to record a voice message on her phone. A message that will change the world.
The message is a warning
Another novel that sits outside my usual comfort zone! But I completely and utterly LOVED every page!
My Mother’s Shadow by Nikola Scott
Hartland House has always been a faithful keeper of secrets…
1958. Sent to beautiful Hartland to be sheltered from her mother’s illness, Liz spends the summer with the wealthy Shaw family. They treat Liz as one of their own, but their influence could be dangerous…
Now. Addie believes she knows everything about her mother Elizabeth and their difficult relationship until her recent death. When a stranger appears claiming to be Addie’s sister, she is stunned. Is everything she’s been told about her early life a lie?
How can you find the truth about the past if the one person who could tell you is gone? Addie must go back to that golden summer her mother never spoke of…and the one night that changed a young girl’s life for ever.
I cried buckets during reading this novel and it remains one of my favourite novels EVER! An outstanding debut novel!
Th1rtt3en by Steve Cavanagh
THE SERIAL KILLER ISN’T ON TRIAL.
HE’S ON THE JURY…
‘To your knowledge, is there anything that would preclude you from serving on this jury?’
Murder wasn’t the hard part. It was just the start of the game.
Joshua Kane has been preparing for this moment his whole life. He’s done it before. But this is the big one.
This is the murder trial of the century. And Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house.
But there’s someone on his tail. Someone who suspects that the killer isn’t the man on trial.
Kane knows time is running out – he just needs to get to the conviction without being discovered.
*Review scheduled for 25th January 2018* Sneak peak, it is pure GENIUS!
Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
Southern fables usually go the other way around. A white woman is killed or harmed in some way, real or imagined, and then, like the moon follows the sun, a black man ends up dead.
But when it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules – a fact that Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger working the backwoods towns of Highway 59, knows all too well. Deeply ambivalent about his home state, he was the first in his family to get as far away from Texas as he could. Until duty called him home.
So when allegiance to his roots puts his job in jeopardy, he is drawn to a case in the small town of Lark, where two dead bodies washed up in the bayou. First a black lawyer from Chicago and then, three days later, a local white woman, and it’s stirred up a hornet’s nest of resentment. Darren must solve the crimes – and save himself in the process – before Lark’s long-simmering racial fault lines erupt.
#AmericanNoir The novel deals with some tough issues in society. In the past and current political climate. It is an OUTSTANDING read!
A Patient Fury by Sarah ward
When Detective Constable Connie Childs is dragged from her bed to the fire-wrecked property on Cross Farm Lane she knows as she steps from the car that this house contains death.
Three bodies discovered – a family obliterated – their deaths all seem to point to one conclusion: One mother, one murderer.
But D.C. Childs, determined as ever to discover the truth behind the tragedy, realises it is the fourth body – the one they cannot find – that holds the key to the mystery at Cross Farm Lane.
What Connie Childs fails to spot is that her determination to unmask the real murderer might cost her more than her health – this time she could lose the thing she cares about most: her career.
#DerbyshireNoir Brilliant crime fiction, with a cracking ending!
Q&A with Sarah ward here
IQ by Joe Ide
WINNER of the ANTHONY AWARD for Best Debut, the SHAMUS AWARD for BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL. the MACAVITY AWARD for Best First Novel; SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 EDGAR AWARD and STRAND CRITICS AWARD.
East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, the elderly are being mugged, children go missing. But word has spread: if you’ve got a case the police can’t – or won’t – touch, Isaiah Quintabe will help you out.
They call him IQ. He’s a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. His clients pay him whatever they can afford, a new set of tyres or some homemade muffins. But now he needs a client who can pay. And the only way to that client is through a jive-talking, low-life drug dealer he thought he’d left behind. Then there’s the case itself. A drug-addled rap star surrounded by a crew of flunkies who believes his life is in danger; and a hit man who even other hit men say is a lunatic. If he solves this case, IQ can put right a mistake he made long ago. If not it won’t just be the hit man coming after him …
I think the WHOLE WORLD must know how much I LOVE this series!
IQ has won multiple awards and truly is deserving of all its praise and accolades!
Here is my review from 12th February 2017 here
Q&A with Joe Ide here
Righteous by Joe Ide
In a way, the hate felt good. You were righteous, godlike, the dispenser of justice . .
Super-smart sleuth Isaiah Quintabe – IQ to his friends – has built a mostly respectable life for himself, helping out friends and neighbours when he can and taking the occasional case to make ends meet. But there is one mystery that still haunts him almost ten years later – did his brother really die in a hit-and-run or was there more to the story behind his death?
IQ has been approached by his brother’s former girlfriend Sarita, whose younger sister, an erratic DJ and gambling addict, has gone missing in Las Vegas – with a frightening loan shark, Chinese Triad gangsters, and her own deadbeat boyfriend hot on her tail. Accompanied once more by his fast-talking, don’t-call-me-a-sidekick partner Dodson, IQ heads off for the casinos and massage parlours of Las Vegas. His quest takes an unexpected turn when he meets a criminal mastermind who knows something about the murky circumstances that surrounded his brother’s death. But when Isaiah learns the truth, what will he do with it?
For me, this novel made IQ one of my ALL TIME favourite protagonists! A great follow-up to debut novel IQ and I look forward to the release of IQ 3!
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
Now a film starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet
What if your life depended on a stranger?
On a stormy winter night, two strangers wait for a flight at the Salt Lake City airport. Ashley Knox is an attractive, successful writer, who is flying East for her wedding. Dr Ben Payne has just wrapped up a medical conference and is also eager to return home. When the last outgoing flight is cancelled because of a storm, Ben charters a small plane that can fly around the weather front. And when the pilot says the single engine prop plane can fit one more passenger, Ben offers the seat to Ashley.
Then the unthinkable happens and the plane crashes into the High Uintas Wilderness. Ben, who has broken ribs, and Ashley, who suffers a terrible leg fracture, along with the pilot’s dog, are faced with a battle to survive. How will they make it out of the wilderness and if they do, will they ever be the same again?
Originally picked this novel, as it had Idris Elba on the cover (won’t even lie!).
The novel has exceptional emotional depth!
*Review scheduled for 4th January 2018*
The Last Time We Spoke by Fiona Sussman
Winner of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel
‘A gripping story about grief and redemption’ Sunday Mirror
Carla and Kevin Reid are celebrating their wedding anniversary with their son Jack. The family together, some good food, a perfect night.
On a murderous collision course with this joyous yet fragile gathering, is Ben Toroa, an unexpected and unwanted visitor.
As Carla struggles to come to terms with the aftermath of the appalling events of the night, and Ben faces the consequences in prison, their stories will be for ever entwined.
*Review scheduled for 3rd January 2018*
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
One man is dead.
But thousands were his victims.
Can a single murder avenge that of many?
Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto: the body of Christopher Drayton is found at the foot of the cliffs. Muslim Detective Esa Khattak, head of the Community Policing Unit, and his partner Rachel Getty are called in to investigate. As the secrets of Drayton’s role in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide of Bosnian Muslims surface, the harrowing significance of his death makes it difficult to remain objective. In a community haunted by the atrocities of war, anyone could be a suspect. And when the victim is a man with so many deaths to his name, could it be that justice has at long last been served?
In this important debut novel, Ausma Zehanat Khan has written a compelling and provocative mystery exploring the complexities of identity, loss, and redemption.
Winner of the Barry Award, Arthur Ellis Award, and Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Novel
An incredibly thought provoking novel. A brutally honest depiction of the Bosnian war, with a narrative that reflects deep into the past and the modern day.
The Year Of The Gun by Chris Nickson
1944: Twenty years after WPC Lottie Armstrong was dismissed from the Leeds police force, she’s back, now a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Police Corps.
Detective Chief Superintendent McMillan is now head of CID, trying to keep order with a depleted force as many of the male officers have enlisted. This hasn’t stopped the criminals, however, and as the Second World War rages around them, can they stop a blackout killer with a taste for murder?
HUGE fan of ALL this author’s various series! Especially Tom Harper and Lottie Armstrong! Chris Nickson writes female characters incredibly well and I look forward to his next release in March 2018!
Little Boy Lost by J.D. Trafford
An Amazon Charts bestseller.
A broken city, a missing young man, and a lawyer searching for truth when nobody else cares.
Attorney Justin Glass’s practice, housed in a shabby office on the north side of Saint Louis, isn’t doing so well that he can afford to work for free. But when eight-year-old Tanisha Walker offers him a jar full of change to find her missing brother, he doesn’t have the heart to turn her away.
Justin had hoped to find the boy alive and well. But all that was found of Devon Walker was his brutally murdered body—and the bodies of twelve other African American teenagers, all discarded like trash in a mass grave. Each had been reported missing. And none had been investigated.
As simmering racial tensions explode into violence, Justin finds himself caught in the tide. And as he gives voice to the discontent plaguing the city’s forgotten and ignored, he vows to search for the killer who preys upon them.
This novel takes you on a journey across the US, its legal systems and modern racial tensions. OUTSTANDING!
The Unexpected Inheritance Of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Mumbai, murder and a baby elephant combine in a charming, joyful mystery for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Rachel Joyce.
On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra discovers that he has inherited an elephant: an unlikely gift that could not be more inconvenient. For Chopra has one last case to solve…
But as his murder investigation leads him across Mumbai – from its richest mansions to its murky underworld – he quickly discovers that a baby elephant may be exactly what an honest man needs.
So begins the start of a quite unexpected partnership, and an utterly delightful new series.
#Mumbai #India Modern day crime fiction, with a baby elephant! LOVE this series!
Rich in culture, diversity and very well written!
The Perplexing Theft Of The Jewel In The Crown by Vaseem Khan
The second book in the heartwarming and charming Baby Ganesh series.
For centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king.
Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess.
So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone’s principal concern. And yet, on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose.
The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits. But it soon becomes clear that only one man – and his elephant – can possibly crack this case…
Rather embarrassingly this is the only one of my favourite reads; that I do not have a review for, or a pending blog post.
So let me explain, I read this novel whilst in hospital in October 2017. I was admitted with severe DVT from the heart to the right knee. I was in complete AGONY! Then I noticed my husband had packed Vaseem Khan’s second novel into my hospital bag.
For a few hours in a noisy hospital ward. I was able to escape to Mumbai India and it was pure HEAVEN! I can not thank the author enough for that small piece of respite from the pain. It is without a doubt, a novel I will not forget!
Dead Lands by Lloyd Otis
The stunning debut from thriller writer Lloyd Otis.
When a woman’s body is found a special team is called in to investigate and prime suspect Alex Troy is arrested for the murder. Desperate to remain a free man, Troy protests his innocence, but refuses to use his alibi. Trying to protect the woman he loves becomes a dangerous game – questions are asked and suspicions deepen.
When the prime suspect completes a daring escape from custody, DI Breck and DS Kearns begin the hunt. Breck wants out of the force while Kearns has her own agenda and seeks revenge – and a right-wing march provides an explosive backdrop to their hunt for Troy.
A multifaceted complex novel, with themes of violence, past secrets, lies, police corruption, betrayals, racial tension and civil unrest. 5* Genius
Streets Of Darkness by A.A. Dhand
The sky over Bradford is heavy with foreboding. It always is. But this morning it has reason to be – this morning a body has been found. And it’s not just any body.
Detective Harry Virdee should be at home with his wife. Impending fatherhood should be all he can think about but he’s been suspended from work just as the biggest case of the year lands on what would have been his desk. He can’t keep himself away.
Determined to restore his reputation, Harry is obliged to take to the shadows in search of notorious ex-convict and prime suspect, Lucas Dwight. But as the motivations of the murder threaten to tip an already unstable city into riotous anarchy, Harry finds his preconceptions turned on their head as he discovers what it’s like to be on the other side of the law…
This novel has themes of corruption, politics, racial tension, Bradford villains, grudges, BNP politics, dirty cops, revenge and redemption. All rolled into one hell of a read! It is most definitely one not to be missed.
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League–but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can’t escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates.
Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up–way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it’s Justyce who is under attack.
A compelling read by a very talented writer, who has a bright future ahead of her!
Q&A with Nic Stone here
You Don’t Know Me by Imran Mahmood
In London a young man stands accused of murder. All the evidence points to him; the police see an open and shut case.
But at his trial, this man, who has tried to stay out of trouble all his life, tells an extraordinary story. It is about a young woman who tried to protect her brother and got into terrible trouble. It’s about a young man who, in order to save her, entered a dark, violent world he’d avoided for so long.
He now stands in the dock and wants to tell you the truth. He needs you to believe him. Will you?
I absolutely loved this novel. I found it to be raw, urban and edgy! Like nothing on the UK book market currently. It depicts life lessons and a different perspective. Essentially you can engage with a novel where people may not look like you or live like you, yet you fully embrace their character.
Lightning Men follows the multi-award-nominated, highly acclaimed crime debut Darktown into a city on the brink of huge and violent change – and full of secrets.
Atlanta, 1950. In a divided city, crime comes home.
White officer Denny Rakestraw joins Lucius Boggs and Tommy Smith from Atlanta’s Negro Officer precinct to face the Klan, gangs and family warfare in their rapidly changing city.
Black families – including Smith’s sister and brother-in-law – are moving into Rake’s formerly all-white neighbourhood, leading Rake’s brother-in-law, a proud Klansman, to launch a scheme to ‘save’ their streets. When those efforts leave a man dead, Rake is forced to choose between loyalty to family or the law.
Meanwhile, Boggs has outraged his preacher father by courting a domestic, whose dangerous ex-boyfriend is then released from prison. As Boggs, Smith, and their all-black precinct contend with violent drug dealers fighting for turf in new territory, their personal dramas draw them closer to the fires that threaten to consume Atlanta once again.
Boggs and Smith make for perfect reading and their bond is firmly cemented in this case. Fantastic historical crime fiction!
That’s it folks! Time to get started on a list for 2018!
As January is my blogs first anniversary. I will be running various #Giveaways in relation to the novel’s on this list throughout the month!
So keep your eyes peeled for chances to WIN copies!
Thank you for reading & happy new year!
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The Good Old Songs We Used to Sing ’61-’65
This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.
Book Title: The Good Old Songs We Used to Sing ’61-’65
Publisher: Osbourne H. Oldroyd
Project Gutenberg features a transcribed version of the songs featured in The Good Old Songs We Used to Sing. Each individual song can be downloaded as a PDF file.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Hail Columbia
Just Before the Battle, Mother
We’ve Drunk From the Same Canteen
The Star Spangled Banner*
Old Shady
The Army Bean
Brave Boys Are They
Who Will Care For Mother Now?
When This Cruel War is Over
We Are Coming, Father Abraham
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
John Brown’s Song
Battle Cry of Freedom
Bonnie Blue Flag
Kingdom Coming
The Vacant Chair
Nearer, My God, To Thee
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
I’se Gwine Back to Dixie
Ode on Presentation of Badge
Greeting Ode
Closing Ode
These are all songs from the civil war, and the collection is “dedicated to the veterans of the War of the Rebellion.” The cover features a portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant. A few of these songs retain currency as patriotic favorites.
It appears that the book featured texts only, and that Project Gutenberg volunteers located PD sources for the music of each of the songs. (Kudos to Linda Cantoni, who has so ably taken the reins of the Music Team at PGDP!)
*It should be noted that the version of The Star Spangled Banner presented here differs in a few notable ways from the “standard version” as now sung in the US. (Perhaps most notably, we now begin the melody with a descending triad.)
I will probably not create individual song posts for most of the songs featured here, though I am likely to eventually feature those that find continued popularity. If you would like me to give priority to one of these songs, please let me know via the contact page.
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‘Bloodsport’ Martial Artist, Frank Dux: Was Raniere a judo champ at age 11?
Frank Dux is a martial artist, teacher, author, fight choreographer, stunt coordinator, film writer, consultant, security adviser, and coauthor of the US Navy SEAL Special Warfare Combat Fighting Course. His exploits were the basis of the 1988 movie, Bloodsport, starring Jean Claude Van Damme [as Frank Dux].
As a writer, Mr. Dux has recently begun to investigate NXIVM and has interviewed several ex members.
Judo Champ at age 11?
by Frank Dux
Keith Raniere has made a number of representations about himself on his website bio , [www.keithraniere.com] which, in turn, I am told, have been peddled by NXIVM recruiters to induce the purchase of their programs.
The claims range from his being a self-made millionaire at age 30, [something that should be reflected by tax returns accessible to government agencies], to being “East Coast Judo Champion, at age 11.”
At age 13, I, unofficially, sparred with the USKA World Karate Champion, Victor Moore. So I can imagine a 11-year old Keith Raniere going toe-to-toe with a skilled fighter or adult Judo player – for a moment.
But I doubt an 11-year old boy, whose body is not fully developed, could go the distance in an official competition, or outperform multiple, highly seasoned, adult Judo players, in a highly competitive and physically demanding contact sport to win an actual championship event.
Despite the urban legend that in Judo “years on the mat, your size and strength doesn’t matter,” I know it to the contrary: experience is key in determining outcome, especially in title matches.
I could find no evidence to support his East Coast Judo Championship claim in the world of Judo. In fact, there does not seem to be an East Coast Judo Championship.
There is an East Coast Judo Tournament, held in Newark, New Jersey, held primarily for students of local Dojos, and certainly not champion players.
This tournament is mainly a student exhibition. Children – starting at age four – compete with similarly aged children from different Dojos in front of an audience made of up mostly of parents.
If Mr, Raniere had won any sanctioned judo championship, it would be on record, with the name of the event, how it was sanctioned, the date, his opponent, the weight division, bylaws, special rules or conditions etc.. It would have been newsworthy if an 11 year old boy defeated adult judo masters to win a judo championship in the early 1970s. I could not find any reports of this would-be startling event.
The ‘data ‘ shows there is no evidence that Mr. Raniere won an East Coast Judo Championship when he was 11. He may have appeared at the East Coast Judo Tournament and competed against boys in the yellow or green belt division. To conflate that to being an East Coast Judo Champion is imprecise, if not unethical.
He might consider offering proof or revising his bio.
Editor’s note: I did considerable research on Frank Dux, as part of an unrelated project and spoke with more than 30 highly credible distinguished fighters in the martial arts world who have fought against him or saw him fight.
Like Vanguard, he has been accused of conflating stories. Mr. Dux provided evidence on every challenged claim.
I spoke with Victor Moore, who Mr. Dux refers to in the article, who confirmed Mr. Dux sparred with him when he was 13. Mr. Moore, a four time world karate champion, added that Mr. Dux, as an adult, was one of, if not the greatest, no holds barred fighters who ever lived.
Keith Raniere, known also by his self given name of Vanguard, has had detractors but offers no proof to contradict their accusations other than to suggest his students watch the 2000 movie, the Contender.
Jean Claude Van Damme [l] played the real Frank Dux [r] in the movie Bloodsport.
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Frank William Dux (born 1956) is a martial artist and fight choreographer. Dux established his own school of ninjutsu in 1975, called "Dux Ryu Ninjutsu". An article about his exploits, which appeared in Black Belt in 1980, was the eventual inspiration for the 1988 film Bloodsport starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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SOS says:
Bloodsport! I luved that movie as a kid!
It was pretty clear that KR was not the Judo champion he told everyone he was even without this. I mean it is pretty stupid to claim one in todays world as it is a lot easier to find out whether it is true or not than let’s say 30 years ago when all the archives were in paper only.
I mean if he was it would be easy to at least name the year and the city/state where he became that kind of champion or name the masters he learned from.
He could make those claims back in the 90s and early 2000s and get away with it. Now, with information readily available online, people can do their own research to try and confirm those claims.
Request says:
Could we please have a guest column from Carl Lewis?
SUN DEC 3 – Garrison Keillor with Robin & Linda Williams at Asbury Hall
SAT NOV 25 – GARY ALLAN at Seneca Niagara Casino
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‘PM’ resigns - by Barbados Today March 4, 2017
The National Youth Parliament Friday lost its prime minister after Government intervened in a debate on LGBT rights.
The resolution was drafted by the young parliamentarians to reflect their concerns about discrimination – in particular that which affects members of the gay community.
However, an 11th hour change was made to the draft measure by officials of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, which has oversight over the youth parliament, forcing a 15-minute delay to this morning’s 10:45 a.m. debate in the Senate.
Calling it the final straw, prime minister Roshanna Trim announced her resignation at the conclusion of the over two-hour long sitting.
“When you decide to ask the young people to have a say and believe that it is okay to disregard what they have put forward and disrespect their ideas and disrespect their hard work [to the point] where persons couldn’t give their contributions today, I have a fundamental problem as the prime minister of the youth parliament with that,” she said in a delivering a parting jab at the authorities.
Trim, whose comments were met with strong expressions of support from her colleagues, said while she enjoyed serving in the leadership role, she felt it was important for her as a young Barbadian to take a stand.
“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything as a result,” she said to loud thumping of the desks in the Upper Chamber.
Barbados TODAY obtained a copy of the original resolution, as well as the amended draft that was eventually debated and was able to confirm that all references to “LGBT” were omitted.
The developments drew an immediate response from President of Barbados Gays and Lesbians Against Discrimination Donnya Piggott who told Barbados TODAY it was unfortunate that LGBT references were taken out of the youth parliament bill.
President of the Barbados Gays Lesbians Against Discrimination Donnya Piggott & Youth Prime Minister Roshanna Trim walking out of Parliament after resigning today.
She also applauded Trim for her stance on the matter, while stating that today’s failed attempt to debate LBGT rights was another example of “how people in power tend to cover up and throw a blanket over issues that need specific attention”.
The omitted section of the resolution referred to members of the LGBT community as a vulnerable demographic who face “extreme risk of gender based violence”, particularly rape, sexual violence and harassment. It also made reference to materials used to teach sexual education in schools, saying they ignored the emergence of LGBT relationships and corresponding sexual activities.
The young parliamentarians had also raised concern under the resolution that numerous human rights violations were committed against members of the LGBT community with a view to suppressing or even silencing their voice.
During today’s debate, one young parliamentarian also took issue with recent comments made by Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley against gay marriage.
“I do not think that our law should be changed to accommodate immoral behaviour or tell our young people a story that is not based on how they should behave.
“How do we tell our young people that it is OK to be gay and to aspire to be in a [gay] marriage?” Lashley had asked.
In a strongly worded response, Independent Youth Senator Ade’ O’neal accused Lashley of perpetuating “bigotry, malice and hate”.
Speaking in the Upper Chamber, O’neal also suggested that Lashley’s statements not only went against the Constitution of Barbados, which safeguards the rights of all citizens, but also ran contrary to the National Strategic Plan of the Democratic Labour Party administration.
“I am sure the minister is aware of this strategic plan because he sits in the Cabinet of this country. So I am almost certain that the minister would not make such utterances public again in the future because he will be breaking from the policy of his own administration, and should therefore resign,” the outspoken youth said.
When contacted this evening, Lashley said he was unaware of Friday’s developments with the youth parliament and declined comment on the matter.
106 Replies to “‘PM’ resigns”
Hamza Azul says:
We don’t have time for all this gay stuff we got foreign reserves to deal with
Lol @ Azul.
He is Mr. and Mrs. Bulling from Sweet Bottom.
Arthur Collymore says:
PM Stuart should do the same.
Joan Brome says:
Lisa Moore says:
Girl bye
Kevin Cave says:
No one gives a flying Fcuk about LGBTs and thier lifestyle, just don’t force others to support it.
Bajans generally keep out of gays way, they live thier lives we live ours, stop making this foolishness an issue before it really becomes one.
Ronelle King says:
Um… No they don’t. They ostracize them, discriminate against them, taunt them, harass them, etc.
We treat them horribly here. It’s not the worse when you compare to other countries but to treat someone less than equal is already horrible.
Y BARROW says:
you don’t have to hate them because they are God’s creation but you don’t have to join them , let them know it is wrong in the eyes of god
V Elaine Van Huis says:
It is time for so religious Barbadians to stop being so homophobic. They would not be fighting for a voice if they felt love and compassion from a so religious bajan people. They get the greatest gift every day, life who are we to discriminate.
If we are to move forward at all we need to stop placing blame at each others feet. I find that people like to blame religion alot. I know some non-religious people who have no tolerance for LGBT and some religious persons who have no problem with it. People need to wake up and realize that as humans there will be biases. No matter who you are people will be bias against you just for breathing. No laws will change that…or the existence or non-existence of religion. People on a whole need to change.
Bajan says:
To think that black people were once held in vicious slavery because of the colour of their skin, the same skin colour that endured centuries of discrimination, injustice and hatred by other races. Now we, who were once oppressed have become the oppressors and haters of other human beings because of their sexual orientation.
Kevin Cave is right though- LGBT is nothing new here and persons have lived and let live throughout the generations.
I don’t see LGBT or straight- I see human.
But the article is really about the youth having a right to express their views and I agree that they must be given that respect.
hcalndre says:
@Hamaza Azul, That`s the problem with barbadians, they don`t want to accept reality, but who is Lashley to tell people how to live their lives, it`s true he and DEM should be dealing with the reserves. Seeing the the head line I though it was PM Stewart that had resigned, lol.
Ashanda Coward says:
Great job in resigning you all need Christ stpzzz do.
Dorry Pi says:
Well done young lady.
Roshanna, you’re a badass. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone. 😉
gsmiley says:
I Thought when I saw PM it was Pm Stuart. I started jumping but then realized it was the wrong PM. Stupse
harry turnover says:
I got JUMPED there too….thought it was fumble,but then again he like Shiv…he en gine resign ya got to resign he..
Marlissa Matthias says:
You my dear did an awesome job, fools are going to talk about what is sin and what the bible say yet still the divorce rate and everything else that is considered a sin is higher than the LGBT situation. I love you for holding your head high, a lot of them still trying to achieve what u have in their old age….
Divorce or no divorce, God made Adam and Eve , he said man should not be alone and made a woman for his partner. stop and think about it , man with man, woman with woman, no children, no teaches, no school, what the world will be like,
Watchful Warrior says:
The gay agenda is here on earth to displace the power of a woman…to render men incapable and children confused on their roles as they grown up.whether you want to believe it or not creation does not have homosexuality as a sexual mating behaviour… The agenda will come and those who continue to advocate for its legitimacy as equal to male and female will see the demise of morals…Do not do this Barbados we have enough problems as it is..Do not divide society based on this
Matthew Nibroc says:
I want a bill passed so that when I walk down the street I’m free from being harassed by gay, straight or any other person level the playing field stop trying to be treated special and more equal think about it if they tell me what to do today they can tell you what to do tomrrow
A precursor to things to come, the LGBT community amazes me, they accuse people of hate and bigotry whenever they lifestyle are opposed, meaning don’t tell us we are wrong, it reminded me of the LGBT community in Sodom and Gomorrah when they utteered these words 9And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge:
The LGBT community do not want anyone to oppose their sordid lifestyle but God will again punish anyone that do it or supports it Romans 1 READ IT
Lester, who are you to judge a person? Who are you to determine a person’s lifestyle? Look in the mirror and examine your life and your present and past relationships. Put your ethics and morals on the scale and weigh them. Are you balanced? What do you do in the darkness? How just and universal is your life? Do you really understand God and has he taught you to hate and discriminate against his creation?
Ernesta Catlyn says:
You are assuming a lot by suggesting that because he sits in Cabinet he knows what is in the strategic plan.
Lester, not supporting it means that you should behave callous minded toward them and stone them? Lord, have mercy.
@Lester – True – a precursor of things to come indeed.
@Maureen – Don’t bother with the lord have mercy thing cause he burned them and put them to death.
SIN IS SIN. For all the god and lord ideology heathen twisters that think he is mock and sleeping – LEV: 20:13.
Young lady this only one issue, there is many more to come. You should have stayed to fight these issues if you are so good. In life not all battles you will win. What will you do then, let that female hormonal thing get the better of you.
John Greaves says:
@Jennifer
“I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.” – 1 TIMOTHY 2:12
You need to know your place as stated by God and shut up.
J. Payne says:
The minister is using colonialism tactics.
Sheron Inniss says:
I can only speak for me. I do not discriminate against LGBT persons. If yuh vex me and I do not have on my God/Jesus shield you might see my bad side. All have sinned and come short and those are the ones Jesus came to save. That includes me and everyone else in this world. However, their agenda is wrong in my opinion. Everything for a season; the final judgement will come. I looking for the pearly gates. We all choose our lifestyles and we have to live with the consequences. Someone once said to me that these people want the Lord but she does not dis them. In fact, a gay who is no longer alive made her clothes and choose the accessories. If you saw the pictures you would go wow. I happen to believe in God and I never saw any words about marrying Tom and Dick(no pun intended) or Mary and Sue.
It’s so saddening what has happened to many blacks. You have a large segment of people who were taken from their homes and psychologically broken down to bare minimums in order to accept the societal norms of their oppressors.
Accept their morals, their names, their traditions, and their gods.
Norms that justified their enslavement and the discrimination of others. An injury so substantial that to present day their descendants are still affected.
Most are familiar with the vicious cycle of a child from an abusive home grows up to meet out the same abuse they hated upon their own children.
There is no real difference here, blacks stolen from Africa were abused to such a degree that the same hate they received they will meet out others perpetuating the cycle.
“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.”
L King says:
The gay agenda is the most evil that I’ve known of since the time of Adolf Hitler and his mass murders.
Have you lot not recently read that Walt Disney has now introduced a gay character in the childrens famous story of Beauty and the Beast and there’s another children’s story that have two lesbians in it. And in the UK children are being mentally molested by being taught that this vestering evil is ‘normal’.
Tears and woes all with the aim of perverting young minds and having those that object to it thrown into prison by the power of thr law that accepts their life style as normal.
Well this is one time i have to agree with you. Many people remain asleep as to the dangers lurking round the corner. This agenda is a part of the depopulation criteria. This agenda is not as cut and dry as it looks and it will engulf the entire earth until a normal relationship between a husband and wife will be seen as abnormal and frowned upon. The UK just announced that all children from the age of 4 will be taught sex and different relationships. NOW IF THIS IS NOT MIND RAPING AND TERRORISM IN ANOTHER FORM I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS. Destruction of a people is not only by bombs. Now you see why god disliked ESAU.
You are either FOR or AGAINST, there is NO in between nonsense.
Love that Jen
@Bajan
Don’t you bring the sufferings of my ancestors into this: my people were enslaved not because of the colour of their skin but because our African chiefs sold them as slaves for material gain that continued with a black skin being akin to a slave.
People are born with different skin colours but NO ONE is born gay but sadly some people were molested as children causing them to be emotionally and mentally confused causing them to be attracted to the same sex and you get others who love perv thought’s and actions
Good example
@L King – This thing goes deeper than the rabbit hole. Our people were not sold by the same people aka chiefs. Many black tribes live in Africa up to this day. This is just another one of the many lies that was and is taught by the same people to steer my people away from the truth of who they are. The books from Babylon to timbuktu and into Egypt again with ships (AmaZON) shows much more details. Because we use THEIR books is why we remain in this current state and of self hate too. If you read about the Kingdom of JUDAH or Ouidah you will see the destruction from other blacks/tribes who were not the same people. What they did is to lump all blacks into the same basket calling them African. The CURSES OF Deut 28 that no one reads will point you to our people. Read carefully and see who it is referring to. I would not be boastful if my ancestors were terrorist and still are, unless you don’t have any inclination of what shame is.
However, I see what you mean with your statements.
@ L King. Since, according to you, no one is born gay, one must assume no one is born heterosexual either. Combining that with your theory on how people ‘become’ gay one can assume that if you are heterosexual it must mean that you were molested as a child by a heterosexual person, causing you to be ’emotionally and mentally confused’ which led to your attraction to persons of the opposite sex. Similarly, does it also mean that if one is robbed they become robbers or if one is raped they become rapists?
Sam Smith says:
I am fed up with this nonsense about gay rights. Where ever you turn these days people engaging in a lot of nastiness and trying to get the rest of the world to support them in it. It is frightening the growing rate at which young men and women are turning to this despicable lifestyle.
There is no medical explanation for the escalating rate at which persons born straight were turning gay. God help us if Barbados were to ever find itself with a prime minister that is gay.
While I support the right of all persons to live their lives how they wish, they must respect the legal frame work regarding behavior in public. I find many people talk about the rights of LGBT persons, but we need to also address the behavior of some LGBT who harass, hassle and intimidate their peers to change their lifestyle.
I’m gay friendly, with several of my peers since school and even now who are gay. We have maintained the highest respect for one another over the years. Unfortunately the younger generation of gay persons are very aggressive and intimidating towards their peer group. So my suggestion to you is ” if you want the society to accept and respect your lifestyle, this will only happen when you too respect the rights of those who are straight “. Do this and you will see a marked change in the way barbadians react to you.
I wonder what is the position of the other members of the youth parliament? What’s their position on the amendment to the document? How come it’s only the leader who has resigned and spoken out against the amendment. What’s her lifestyle. What’s the lifestyle of the others. Did the leader have a personal agenda regarding this particular issue?
Leaders in democracies must be guided by the rights of all, the opinion of the parliamentary vote and can’t force their personal opinion on others. I may be incorrect and I honestly hope I am but I smell a strong public stench here and I would wish the other members to speak publicly on this issue. All members who support or voted for the part of the removed or amended document should follow their leader. Not to do so makes her a stand alone generator with no back up power. Or was her resignation due to this lack of support?
Oh on another note, those of you who thought it was PM Stuart who resigned, wishful thinking, he is not a quitter, so expect him to take his full term and maybe even the grace period permitted under the constitution.
Is this bad treatment of gays a new thing? There were always gay persons in our society and they were accepted by the Barbadian community. Everyone knew who the gays in their community and everyone just got on with their lives (to each his own). Have this now changed in Barbados?
Sherlock Holmes. says:
It boggles the mind why these people think that their life style really matter. When the appropriate time comes all will answer to God for their actions. It is of note though that God refers to this life style as detestable and abominable.
Anything, or anyone that’s an alternative will see themselves as different or special and will want special treatment. This is a reality.
I am dying
Y’all are a bunch of scared, intolerant, small minded people hiding behind pseudo-historic beliefs and biblical dogma. If I was gay, I would skin my ass at the lot of you and leave emigrate. I wouldn’t want to live in a backwards ass place like this.
Well done Ms. Trim to stand up for your principles! We Bajans get so caught up and richeous about the lifestyle of others, whether LGBT, hair, dress, religion or what school they attended, that we miss the bigger picture.
Wink wink, giggle giggle but we will look the other way. The LGBT community has been a fundamental of our island for years. DISCRIMINATION IN ANY FORM IS WRONG.
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The Autistic Journeyman
My Journey with Autism
autisticjourneyman in Anime, Autism February 27, 2017 February 27, 2017 853 Words
Land of Magic, Swords, and Mecha
I love anime! There, I’ve said it!
If I were given a choice between a stack of random fantasy manga (Japanese comics) and a stack of the Harry Potter series, I would choose the manga. Why? I don’t hate Harry. I am a visional learner; I understand things better with visual aid.
Liking anime is not a subject I’d widely admit to most people. Mainly because I feel that most people will associate cartoons as entertainment for children and with me being an adult will seem childish for reveling in worlds with super-human warriors and giant robots. I know that the realism is not likely. In fact, the hairstyles on most of the anime characters alone can defy laws of physics. However, there is just something about the unrealism and imagination that is put into these animated worlds that is so appealing to me and the advancing story of struggle and growth hits home for some reason.
The plots can be more than just ‘good guy’ vs ‘bad guy’, they delve into the grey area in between. Most anime plots are silly and made to make you laugh, but they can also contain real-world elements like bullies, same-sex relationships, single parents, racial discrimination, pollution, poverty and other real-life elements viewers can identify with.
With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child, for example, is a drama manga about an ordinary Japanese family raising their son who has autism. No swords, no robots, just a simple family dealing with familiar problems and miracles that come with autism.
Along with Japanese branded comics, I also read freelanced branded webcomics as well. Just like in manga, webcomics also deliver story with unique characters and a compelling offbeat story. The difference in the two mediums is that the story is delivered in smaller increments and the story can have fewer content restrictions. The artist has the freedom to be as originally imaginative, wacky, mature, and/or symbolic as they please without adhering to corporate supply and demand. The content of these novels can also touch on real-world subjects viewers can relate to.
Recently I have come across several independent studies that suggest there might be a connection between autism and anime. After some reading, I can see some merit to this study. Besides being an anime fan myself, I have met a family that has three autistic children and they all love anime as well, to the point that going to anime conventions are commonplace.
The observations made by Robert Rozema in his article, Manga and the Autistic Mind was the most illuminating. Now I am well aware that not members of autism are inherently anime fans. “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” (Dr. Stephen Shore). In fact, have met some individuals on the spectrum and they prefer real-world dramas over animation. All the same, I do believe that this is a revenue worth exploring.
Some of the keynotes of the anime/autism studies by Mr. Rozema’s and various online forums include:
1) Anime focuses less on verbal narratives and more on picture-specific storytelling, which appeals to visual thinkers.
2) Broken down to their base elements anime characters are physically drawn the same. Besides the outrageous hairdos, the authors add small and distinct facial details to separate one character from another. Being able to pick up on these subtle differences can teach autistic individuals how to discriminate between faces.
3) Anime character emotions are easy to read unlike a real person. When an anime person is being expressive, they will display their emotions through exaggerated facial ques and/or emotional symbols (sweat drop for worry, popping vein for anger, etc).
4) Anime does not have a lot of background clutter (unneeded distractions, background noise, unimportant extra characters)
5) Manga use geometric panels to organize the books content. Block panels for backgrounds, circle panels for dialogs, and other shaped panels for emotional effect. This setup appeals to pattern thinkers.
6) Anime can provide social ammunition for fans to get together and socialize.
7) Escaping reality. Much like pacing (autistic fantasy), anime can be used as a way to escape reality and decompress from the real-world.
8) Using manga to teach readers about Japanese culture. In turn, this can have the autistic reader curious enough to voluntary venture outside their comfort zone to explore the real world.
Whether or not these findings are completely reliable may be up for debate for years to come. Regardless, I do believe people with or without autism need various ways to escape reality to cope with the harshness of the real-world from time to time. Coloring books shouldn’t be just for kids, video game aren’t just for teens, and building models shouldn’t be just for the retired. Even adults should be allowed some time to have some fun. Maybe some adults would be less grumpy if they allowed their inner child to run around every once in a while.
Rozema, R. (2015). Manga and the Autistic Mind. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/EJ/1051-sep2015/EJ1051Manga.pdf
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Philipp von Sahr
BMW India Private limited
BMW may look at local assembly of Mini Convertible
"We can look at local assembly here, when we reach a critical mass in sales volume. That can happen some years down the line," BMW Group India President Philipp von Sahr told.PTI | March 17, 2016, 13:37 IST
PANAJI: German luxury carmaker BMW, which launched its fifth Mini Convertible model in India yesterday, is open to local assembly when it reaches a critical mass in sales.
"We can look at local assembly here, when we reach a critical mass in sales volume. That can happen some years down the line," BMW Group India President Philipp von Sahr told but refused to share more details.
BMW India has an assembly line in Chennai and makes eight models in the country.
Sahr was quick to add that the company does not want to make it a mass-brand for the sake of just increasing the volume by diluting the brand proposition of being the most premium small car in the world as well as in India.
Local assembly could be looked at when we start selling thousands of units, which is some time later. But we are serious to do so, Sahr said.
"Selling say 1,000 units as a premium brand and doubling that number at a lower price does not make much of a qualitative difference," he said, adding that so far they have no competition at all for the mini in this market.
Mini India, a BMW Group company, has four sales showrooms in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Sahr said the company will be opening its fifth outlet soon in Chennai. But he did not offer a time-line.
The world's largest luxury carmaker relaunched the Mini 14 years ago, as a luxury mini car and sold over 1.64 lakh units globally in the first five years.
But in the domestic market it has been trending around 400 units per annum since its entry in June 2012.
In 2016, its sales declined to 340 units, down around 3 per cent from the previous year.
Sahr said the company is very enthused by the response so far in the country. We never thought we will reach so much in such a short span. The market response so far has been well beyond our estimates. That is the reason we have all the five mini models available globally and in India as well, he said.
The largest selling Mini from its five models in the country and globally is the Cooper S, priced at Rs 31.4 lakh in the country.
Mini India yesterday launched its latest model the Mini Cooper S Convertible, at an introductory price of Rs 34.9 lakh, ex-showroom national.
The imported unit will be available across its showrooms with immediate effect, Sahr said here late last night while launching the car, which is claimed to be the most popular luxury mini car in the world.
He said the introductory price will be valid till March 31. But when asked whether the price will go up from April, Sahr refused to offer a direct answer.
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United Field Theory of Modern Physics and Ayurveda
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Let me present before the esteemed reader an argument forwarded by Prof. Ram Harsh Singh of the Banaras Hindu University. He explores the quantum logic in Ayurvedic tradition and here is one strain of his paper.
The Loka-Purusha Samya, a seminal doctrine of the Vedic tradition maintains that Ayu or the individual life entity is essentially a Four-dimensional entity comprising of the physical body, the senses, the psyche and the Soul (the consciousness). This encompasses the complete understanding of the Macrocosm-Microcosm continuum that we shall explore later in this blog. Basing its principle foundations on this philosophy, Ayurveda considers the Consciousness, denoted here by the Soul, also referred to as the Chetana as the primordian non-physical consmic power responsible for the creation of the entire material and nonmaterial universe. This cosmic power, is in philosophical terms, Brahman. The Brahman pervades and occupies in each living being, this extended fractional consciousness pervasive in all of us is the Atman. Thus vedantic philosophy argues that the Atman and the Brahman are a continuum. The thought also goes as far as to reason the clouding of reason in identifying this pervasive consciousness, due to the presence of a Maya; i.e. Ignorance. This is suggested to be over-ridden by Sadhana. Summarizing the note, a united field of Consciousness as conceived in Vedic traditions thus simulates the contemporary theory of United Field of Energy in Modern Physics (The theory basically explains that all fundamental forces and elementary particles hitherto explained by Physics can be written in terms of a single field. Doesn’t it strike a thought, now? A simplistic understanding of the theory, extracted from grandunifiedtheory.org.il, is available below).
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More for my groaning shelf
Posted on April 14, 2019 by David Brussat
Hudson Yards megadevelopment on Manhattan’s West Side. (Xinhua/Alamy)
Here is the UK Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright’s critique of Hudson Yards, the “largest and most expensive private real estate project in U.S. history.” His article is called “Horror on the Hudson: New York’s $25bn architectural fiasco,” and it belongs right up there on my shelf of writing by modernist critics damning modernist buildings in terms that could apply to almost any work of modernist starchitectural bombast.
Don’t they ever read their own stuff? Don’t they get its implications?
“The surprising thing isn’t that such a development has happened,” intones Wainwright. “The real shock is that it’s quite so bad.” Here is another passage near the top of the article, where he describes the project, still in its first of two phases, as a “private fantasy of angular glass towers stuffed with offices and expensive apartments, rising above a seven-story shopping mall on an endless grey carpet, sprinkled with small tufts of ‘park’”:
Yet it all feels so cheap. From the architectural zoo of convulsing angles to the apparent lack of care spent on the details, this is bargain-basement building-by-the-yard stuff that would feel more at home in the second-tier city of a developing economy. Stephen Ross, the billionaire boss of the Related Companies and driving force of the project, described it as a “museum of architecture,” which isn’t untrue. Walking through Hudson Yards feels like browsing a cladding [store], where panels of curtain-wall glazing, brushed aluminum and bits of stone collide in a wonky collage.
Here is a passage in which Wainwright, scaling his Matterhorn of derision, describes the first two buildings you come to as you approach the “hot mess” (the project) – first 30 Hudson Yards, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox:
It climbs up into the sky in ungainly lumps, with a triangular observation deck wedged into its side near the top, forming a pointy beak that gives it the look of an angry chicken. While this tower leans in one direction, its stumpier partner tilts in another, forming what the developer optimistically calls “a dance of sleek giants.” It is a tableau that almost elicits pity, like chubby fowl engaged in their first awkward mating ritual.
My inability to resist further quotation risks suggesting to readers that all the good stuff is in this blog post, so that nobody really needs to bother slogging through the entire piece. Au contraire!
Continue west and you are spat out on to the central plaza to be confronted by the mother of all novelty public art, like a mutant lovechild of New York’s two favourite snacks: the pretzel and the shawarma. Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel has been compared to many things, from a wastepaper basket to the expandable foam mesh for packaging fruit, but … it is the embodiment of selfie-driven spectacle, a lattice of 2,500 photo opportunities woven together in a vertical panopticon.
The Vessel (left) and the Shed (middle); caption reads: “Obliterating all local character.” (Mark Lennihan)
Here is Wainwright describing what the architect of the Shed – a performance center by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in the Hudson Yards project – thought of its surrounding architecture:
When I asked Diller about the lack of views from inside her sliding inflatable performance shell, on a site tour last year, she was frank: “The surrounding buildings are not so gorgeous, so we didn’t want to focus people’s attention outside.” As we approached the Vessel, she added: “Out here you have a view to … well, let’s not talk about that.”
This quote deserves to be on my groaning shelf of modernists providing unwitting support for the idea that modern architecture is almost all crap.
Discounting that Hudson Yards is the biggest and costliest development project in U.S. history, Wainwright’s critique could just as easily apply to the Fane tower that might be built in Providence. If the prospect were not so injurious to the city I love, I would almost hope for it to be built so I can try to outdo Wainwright’s Pantagruelian derision.
Before and after: At left, a pair of sexually aroused towers in Toronto that might have served as the model for Hope Point Tower (right), which looks like the same two towers having sex.
About David Brussat
This blog was begun in 2009 as a feature of the Providence Journal, where I was on the editorial board and wrote a weekly column of architecture criticism for three decades. Architecture Here and There fights the style wars for classical architecture and against modern architecture, no holds barred. History Press asked me to write and in August 2017 published my first book, "Lost Providence." I am now writing my second book. My freelance writing on architecture and other topics addresses issues of design and culture locally and globally. I am a member of the board of the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, which bestowed an Arthur Ross Award on me in 2002. I work from Providence, R.I., where I live with my wife Victoria, my son Billy and our cat Gato. If you would like to employ my writing and editing to improve your work, please email me at my consultancy, dbrussat@gmail.com, or call 401.351.0457. Testimonial: "Your work is so wonderful - you now enter my mind and write what I would have written." - Nikos Salingaros, mathematician at the University of Texas, architectural theorist and author of many books.
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6 Responses to More for my groaning shelf
Stephanie Tegnazian says:
Great post David. I live in NYC, and watched it go up.
Many friends have visited the campus, and liked it though they didn’t know anyone that would live there.
It need be said that those who must go to work there, will have trouble finding an affordable lunch place, and a long walk from the subway located on the North side of the property.
Our NYC Public Advocate has already been on TV complaining about that fact, and that those places available won’t accept cash. Credit cards only.
By the way, public funds went into building the subway extension that goes there.
Many NY’s felt the monies used for that would have served the populace better if it went for affordable housing for the declining middle-class that has been priced out of NYC.
The big corporations that haves moved their operations there (Time-Warner, L’Oreal etc), are receiving a 20 year tax break from the city. That leaves the city coffers with less money to even consider affordable new builds.
Guess I’ll have to get out my dusty Neiman-Marcus cc, to have lunch when I do visit!
William S. Kling says:
Yes, I will read the entire article, because your synopsis drives me there. My Dad grew up in and around NYC in the pre-WWII era and worked for the NYCRR, and when we were listening to NPR talking about Hudson Yards, I had to Google to find out where it was. Safe to say I wouldn’t live there even if I could afford it. Not just a poke-in-the-eye visually, but I would never trust a skyscraper built on a deck over a railroad yard, no matter how deep they sink the caissons/footings. There is still the open flex area in between. And though NYC is not prone to tremors, it wouldn’t take much shaking, I’d think, to at least damage the buildings.
David Brussat says:
Yeah. Might be a death trap. I wonder if they thought that through.
Arnold Berke says:
Philip Kennicott damned most of Hudson Yards in his recent Washington Post review. Not just damned, but damned in exquisite language.
Thanks, Arnold. I will try to find a link to the Kennicott piece. Maybe I will put it up on my shelf too.
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• 3/19 BMCC Chapter Meeting
• 3/20 Baruch Chapter Meeting
• 3/20 Legislative Committee Meeting
• 3/22 Anti-War Demonstration
• 3/25 Bronx Community College Chapter Meeting
• 3/31 Open Admissions: The Value of Higher Education for the Disadvantaged, PSC event at NYC Tech
• 4/1 Women's Committee Meeting
• 4/2 Environmental Sustainability Committee Meeting
Click here for meeting details on the PSC website
To let us know what’s going on in your chapter, click here to send an e-mail to PSC Communications Coordinator Dorothee Benz
Open Letter to Goldstein
As we reach the six-month mark since the expiration of our contract without an economic offer from CUNY, PSC President Barbara Bowen has written an open letter to CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein demanding a financial offer large enough to begin restoration of CUNY salaries. The letter was delivered to Goldstein today and is available on the PSC website. Copies are also being mailed to PSC members. In the letter, Bowen asserts that “CUNY’s salaries have reached the point of crisis.” Voicing the needs of the membership, she writes that steps must be taken in this contract to address the salary crisis. While acknowledging that CUNY must gain approval from the City and State for its financial settlement with the PSC, Bowen writes that CUNY's economic offer ultimately represents CUNY's priorities. The letter asks: "Is restoration of our salaries a priority or not?" Bowen calls on Goldstein to advocate as vigorously for our salary needs as he has for his own agenda for CUNY. “You cannot build a first-rate university by paying third-rate salaries.” Bowen pledges to work with Goldstein, as she has in the past, to build that university through the contract, and says the process cannot advance without a financial offer to the union.
Budget Advocacy Continues in Albany and City Hall
Today, as Governor David Paterson is sworn in and Albany returns its attention to governing the state, PSC members are traveling to the capital to press legislators on the union’s budget and legislative priorities. As part of the NYSUT “Committee of 100,” they will meet with their Assembly and Senate representatives to advocate first for the restoration of budget cuts to CUNY in this year’s proposed executive budget, and for increases to allow the hiring of 500 new full-time faculty. It is critical that legislators hear from as many PSC members as possible; you can send a letter to your representatives now through the PSC website. Paterson, a New York City native and longtime supporter of CUNY, already knows the PSC, and the change in governors will not mean a change in the union’s agenda or in our determination to fight for CUNY’s needs.
Meanwhile, PSC members and officers testified on Friday at a City Council hearing about the need to restore $54 million in cuts in the Mayor’s preliminary budget.
For budget news, documents and more, visit the budget section on the website.
River to River, Demonstrate for Peace 3/22
The war in Iraq is now entering its sixth year, and its disastrous economic, political and human consequences continue to escalate. Thousands of New Yorkers will join hands across 14th Street this Saturday, March 22, to demand an end to the war. Among the demonstrators will be hundreds of teachers and professors, including contingents from the PSC and the New York City teachers' union, the UFT. The PSC has been a leading voice, now joined by millions of other union members, on the need for a complete withdrawal of troops and a reordering of national political and economic priorities. Join colleagues from across the PSC in a spirited contingent. We assemble at 14th Street and Third Avenue at noon behind the PSC banner and carrying signs, "Money for Education, Not for War." Students, family and friends are welcome to join us. For more information and a flyer you can share with colleagues, visit the website.
Fighting for Family Leave: What You Can Do
As “This Week in the PSC” readers know, CUNY does not provide a single day of paid parental or family leave, and PSC members are working to change this through a demand for paid leave and activism across the campuses to back up that demand. Contract talks about the issue have focused on how to add the provision as a new benefit, one that works in an academic setting. Here are two things you can do right now to help the fight for family leave. First, take the union’s family leave survey. Documenting exactly how the current lack of paid leave affects us, our ability to teach, our research and our quality of life is a crucial element in our struggle to establish the leave policies we need. The survey is online and all you need to do is click here to take it . Second, read the union’s contract campaign brochure on the need for paid parental leave and talk to your colleagues about the issue. The brochure is on the website and you can get hard copies to share with other PSC members from your chapter chair or by contacting Nick Cruz in the union office.
Rally for City Schools Wednesday
The PSC urges its members to turn out on Wednesday, March 19 at 4pm, in support of New York City’s public schools, at a demonstration at City Hall. Led by the “Keep the Promises Coalition” comprised of community, education, parent and labor organizations and 50 elected officials, this event is part of the critical effort to restore City budget cuts to the schools and hold the State to its commitment to adequately fund City schools. Click here for more information.
Academic Freedom Conference April 3-4
The New York University Frederic Ewen Academic Freedom Center is sponsoring a conference titled “Academic Freedom in the Age of Permanent Warfare.” The conference examines the perilous state of academic freedom in the post-9/11 world from a myriad of angles and promises to be of interest to all concerned about need to protect and nurture rigorous intellectual pursuit by students and scholars alike. Ellen Schrecker delivers the keynote speech on Thursday evening, and Friday’s forum on “Labor and the Corporate University” includes David Montgomery, Shelia Slaughter, Jennifer Washburn and PSC President Barbara Bowen. For more information, visit the Ewen Center’s website.
"Today we join people across the state in wishing great success to our new governor, David Paterson. Governor Paterson is a long-standing friend of CUNY; he understands both what CUNY means and what it needs. The PSC leadership is hopeful that Governor Paterson will work with the Legislature to conclude a budget that includes full restoration of the proposed cuts to CUNY, as well as the additional funds needed this year and to create a permanent funding source for public higher education." – Barbara Bowen, President
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