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SUSTAIN VC qualifies for November ballot, elections officials say
It could be a big ballot in November over land preservation issues.
SUSTAIN VC qualifies for November ballot, elections officials say It could be a big ballot in November over land preservation issues. Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2016/06/09/sustain-vc-qualifies-for-november-ballot-elections-officials-say/88750084/
Ventura County Star Published 6:42 p.m. PT June 9, 2016
STAR FILE PHOTO(Photo: Anthony Plascencia)
It looks like the SOAR initiatives to renew voter requirements for development of farmland and open space will have company on the November ballot.
SOAR — formally called Save Open-space and Agricultural Resources — requires voter approval for development of protected farmland and open space in Ventura County. Measures to renew SOAR in unincorporated parts of the county and assorted cities have qualified to appear on the ballot for the November presidential general election.
Growers, though, are supporting an alternative called SUSTAIN VC that would provide exceptions for agriculture in unincorporated areas. Elections officials confirmed late Thursday afternoon that a sufficient number of registered voters had signed a petition to qualify that measure, too.
SUSTAIN VC goes now to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, perhaps on June 21, county Clerk-Recorder Mark Lunn said.
The board has basically two choices: place the measure on the ballot or adopt it as an ordinance, which is highly unlikely. A third alternative allows the board to order a report that must be completed within 30 days before making one of the two choices.
Supervisors already have gone through the same process for the SOAR measure affecting unincorporated county territory. This would affect the same area.
To qualify for the ballot, the petitions for both SOAR and SUSTAIN VC needed the signatures of at least 19,987 registered voters.
SOAR proponents submitted more than 34,000 signatures for their countywide measure. Signature gatherers for SUSTAIN VC collected 30,300 signatures for theirs.
Each measure requires voter approval to develop farmland and open space in unincorporated areas. But the alternative contains more exceptions to the voter requirement. Proponents say they are needed to sustain agriculture.
Without a vote of the public, the Board of Supervisors could designate up to 225 acres for food processing plants. The board could also rezone certain farm parcels to avoid conflicts with schools.
SUSTAIN VC would expire in 2036, a timeline of 20 years that proponents say provides flexibility for the changing needs of agriculture. The initiatives to renew the various SOAR measures would end in 2050, which is 30 years after the original initiatives begin expiring in 2020.
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Ironbridge Gorge Museums
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Location & Parking: The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are situated in the beautiful county of Shropshire, just 40 miles west of Birmingham and only 4 miles from Junction 4 of the M54.
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"What a fabulous night I can't stop smiling! Thank you so much for all your help. Successful events come from good organisation which you have done marvellously....."
Mike Morriss (Deputy Director), Severn Rivers Trust
"Just wanted to pass on our thanks to you and your team. Perfectly planned event, supported by you and the were a lot of favourable comments towards the venue and the day as a whole.
Thank you for your help."
Debbie Byle (Project Officer), Telford and Wrekin Council
"I just wanted to say a big thank you for all your support in making Wednesday’s event a success. Everyone loved the space and I think, hopefully, you will get many more bookings from us in the future."
Emma Herman (Volunteer Co-Ordinator), Canal & River Trust
"Thank you so much for everything you and the team did for us. We had a great day and the feedback from everyone has been extremely positive.
Please do pass on my thanks to Lauren for her help with the refreshments and to Georgina for the tour."
Martin Norwood (n/a), n/a
"A ‘Big Thank You’ to you and all of your colleagues at the Bliss Hill Victorian Village, our visit was memorable to say the least:
The children loved it... lots of friendly people in the shops ...to explain how the Victorians lived and worked, the big kids (adults) also had a great time!
Our sandwich and cake lunch was great, just what we all needed, the food was nicely prepared and presented with very friendly staff on hand.
Please pass our thanks on to everybody for making our family gathering a huge success."
The Ironbridge Gorge is the setting for one of the UK's most diverse and unique conference and event venues. This location has been the scene for some of the most creative thinking in the history of the industrial revolution, a process symbolised here by the world's first cast-iron bridge; now it's the setting for creative thinking for the future. The Ironbridge Gorge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to our ten amazing museums situated in an area of just six square miles.
For a memorable event, why not step back into Victorian times at Blists Hill Victorian Town? This unusual site is perfect for gala dinners for up to 100 and corporate days for up to 2000. Wander through the streets filled with Victorian shops, homes, factories and workshops, entertain your guests with rides on the Victorian fairground with its carousel and watch the drama of the Victorian theatre company.
Inspire your delegates at our interactive design and technology centre, Enginuity, with a variety of different sized meeting rooms and the opportunity to take part in innovative team building activities to make parachutes or race miniature buggies!
Whether it's a conference for 300 or a private dinner for 20, a wide variety of events can all be accommodated within this beautiful valley. We have a dedicated, professional, hands-on team who will tailor the options to ensure the successful and smooth running of your event.
Helen Pankhurst CBE at Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
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Verrency bolsters US Advisory Board with appointment of Worldpay EVP Royal Cole
As part of its global expansion strategy, Australian global payments provider Verrency has appointed well-regarded global payments industry executive Royal Cole to its Advisory Board.
Royal is the Executive Vice President and Head of North America at Worldpay, a global leader in integrated omni-commerce payments, processing more than 40 billion credit and debit card transactions annually.
Royal joins US-based payments luminaries Michael Kennedy, founder of Zelle, and Daniel Chatelain, founder of the BayPay Forum, as recent appointees to Verrency’s Advisory Board.
Verrency Founder and CEO David Link said the appointment of Royal to the Advisory Board reflects the strategic direction that the company is heading as it continues to gain commercial traction in the US.
“Royal is a highly-respected executive in the US payments industry, and we are thrilled to have him as part of our Advisory Board. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the payments space that is invaluable and critical to Verrency’s international growth as we continue to progress on commercial discussions in markets such as US and UK,” Link said.
Royal said: “I’m delighted to work with the Verrency team who exemplify innovation in the way the company delivers payment capabilities to financial institutions fast and cost effectively. The Verrency platform makes it simple for these institutions to deploy innovations without having to replace or heavily modify their existing infrastructure, which is often the number one challenge hindering them from innovation.”
A Plug and Play Tech Center alumnus, Verrency’s payments API platform is designed to enable Tier 1 financial institutions to cost-effectively deliver value-added services to their customers without needing to replace or heavily modify their existing payments infrastructure.
Royal’s appointment comes hot on the heels of Verrency’s most recent client signing of Australian neobank volt bank, as well as a win at the 2018 FinTech Australia’s FINNIE Awards for Verrency’s success in establishing a strong global presence.
About Verrency
Verrency was established to put card issuers/ financial institutions back at the centre of the innovation. Verrency’s payments innovation platform helps issuers to acquire and retain customers and increase card spend whilst increasing security, control and connectability. Verrency works behind the scenes to enable an ever-increasing range of value added services for an issuer’s customers quickly and easily without major changes to existing payments infrastructure or the need to integrate to point-of-sale systems. Verrency also enables rapid connection to third-party fintech services via its FinTech marketplace with no integration. www.verrency.com
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As you can see, it was a tight fit when the newest mega-ship at sea arrived at one of the man-made wonders of the world in an iconic photo-op for the modern age of cruise travel.
On her inaugural sailing from the shipyard where she was built in Germany, towards her homeport of Seattle, the Norwegian Bliss became the largest passenger ship ever to transit the Panama Canal.
The nearly 50 mile-long and 12-hour series of locks, canals, and man-made bodies of water is considered an engineering marvel of the world. Opened in 1914, it allows shipping traffic to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without having to sail around the southern tip of South America. And the Norwegian Bliss' historic transit in 2018 was only possible as a result of the Panama Canal's 2016 expansion that now allows it to accommodate among the largest classes of cargo and cruise ships.
The newest – and largest – Norwegian Cruise Line ship, the Norwegian Bliss certainly qualifies. 20 decks and 168,000 gross tons, with berths for more than 4000 guests and 1700 crew.
In addition to the historic Panama Canal passage and crossing a Panama canal transit cruise off their travel bucket list, guests on the Norwegian Bliss enjoyed these highlights of the 16th ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, including many firsts at sea and for North-American-based ships:
Excitement:
The Largest Race Track: 2 levels and 1,000-feet of open-air race track thrills in electric go-karts. Alex Vega, Miami-based celebrity car guru from Discovery Channel’s reality television show, “The Auto Firm with Alex Vega”, delivered two fully customized electric go-karts to the Norwegian Bliss to add to the spectacle.
The First Open-Air Laser Tag Experience: Day or night, guests can immerse themselves in a fantasy environment of an abandoned space station, going into stealth mode and competing against family and new-found friends.
Eye-Popping Aqua Park: Not 1 but 2 waterslides! The high-speed Ocean Loop, a double waterslide that gets your blood pumping as you slide out over the side of the moving ship. Plus the tandem inner tube Aqua Racer. Challenge friends and family members to race side by side to see who finishes first!
Or let the ambitious members of the family tackle the water slides while you relax in one of 2 swimming pools or, on the deck above, find tranquility in one of 6 infinity hot tubs blur the line between the ship and the sea. Younger kids have their own areas too, of splash pads, water cannons, tipping buckets and scaled-back water slides.
Fitness and Wellness:
You'll feel no guilt allowing yourself to indulge in the Norwegian Bliss' culinary experiences with state-of-the-art equipment in the fitness center, as well as TRX, Fight Club, Ryde Cycle, and an aerobics room. The Mandara Spa has 24 treatment rooms and a thermal suite that provides deep relaxation as well as full ocean views, hydro-therapy, steam room and dry sauna, samarium, salt room and even a Snow Room.
20 Restaurants, 13 Bars, and 2 Observation Lounges and 3 Shows:
Highlights include the ever-popular partnership with Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, The Cellars Mondavi Wine Bar, Ocean Blue, and elegant seafood restaurant, and a restaurant with nearly every international or classic cuisine imaginable, from the elegant evenings to pool-side casual. You'll want to time dining and drinks around shows including the Tony-award-winning musical Jersey Boys.
The Haven:
In addition to many classes of staterooms and suites for extended families to solo travelers, the Norwegian Bliss has a 'ship within a ship', the Haven, a private, luxurious area more like a luxury small ship with highly personalized service, the Haven Courtyard with a retractable roof, private pool and lounge, spa and treatment rooms and restaurant, allowing guests to enjoy top-shelf luxury when they wish and to enjoy other restaurants, thrills, and entertainment of the rest of the ship when they wish. The best of both worlds!
Where Can You Sail on the Norwegian Bliss?
From June, 2018, Norwegian Bliss will make 7-day cruises to Alaska from Seattle with calls in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria, British Columbia;
Then she will make select voyages to the Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles;
In Fall 2018 and Winter 2019, the Norwegian Bliss sails from Miami to the Eastern Caribbean;
In 2019 she returns to New York City to sail 7-day voyages to the Bahamas and Florida, and the Southern and Western Caribbean.
Ask us about specific itineraries for the Norwegian Bliss or how you too can cruise the Panama Canal.
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Home BUSINESS Enugu state to constitute committee on airport expansion
Enugu state to constitute committee on airport expansion
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The Enugu state government has announced plans to constitute a stakeholders’ committee that would look into expansion of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe in Enugu said the plan was part of efforts by the state Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to encourage speedy intervention by the federal government.
Anikwe said the committee members would comprise officials of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority.
Other members are the State Ministries of Lands & Infrastructure, Commerce & Industry and the management of the ENPOWER Free Trade Zone.
The commissioner said the state government set up the committee because of the importance of the international airport to the people of the South East geo-political zone.
According to him, the state government will continue to support every effort to get the airport to function at optimum capacity and efficiency.
Anikwe said the committee would among other terms of reference unravel alleged disagreement among federal authorities operating in the state regarding ownership of vast hectares of land the state government had approved for the expansion.
“If at the end of the meeting, it is established that any of the parties still needed more land, especially for the airport project, the Enugu State government will promptly attend to this need. At the moment, it is important to emphasize that Enugu State has donated vast tracts of land for the airport expansion. The government is also working to relocate further identified encumbrances such as a local market in order to encourage the federal authorities to speedily complete the project,” he said.
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There are 2 train schedules per day connecting Haverhill with Damariscotta. It takes on average 6 hours and 44 minutes to travel 117 miles, 189 kms, by train from Haverhill. One train company operates schedules from Haverhill, with Amtrak offering the most daily connections to Damariscotta. Traveling by train from Haverhill you will most likely to arrive in Damariscotta at Waltz Pharmacy - 167 Main St.
There is one train schedule per day connecting Boston with Damariscotta. It takes on average 6 hours and 7 minutes to travel 140 miles, 225 kms, by train from Boston. One train company operates schedules from Boston, with Amtrak offering the most daily connections to Damariscotta. Traveling by train from Boston you will most likely to arrive in Damariscotta at Waltz Pharmacy - 167 Main St.
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Republicans Respond To The Impeachment Inquiry45:45
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., joined from left by, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, criticizes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democrats for launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
You can find a buildout from this hour, featuring a partial transcription, here.
With Anthony Brooks
The Republicans' reaction to the impeachment inquiry. How will they react to the Democrats and to Trump? We ask.
McKay Coppins, staff writer for The Atlantic. Author of "The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House." (@mckaycoppins)
Rep. Buddy Carter, Republican congressman representing Georgia's 1st Congressional District. (@RepBuddyCarter)
Fergus Cullen, principal of the consulting firm Fergus Cullen Communications. A former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party. (@FergusCullen)
From The Reading List
New York Times: "Complete List: Who Supports an Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump?" — "The House will begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday. More than two-thirds of the 235 House Democrats had already said they support such an inquiry, according to a New York Times survey and public statements.
"At least 71 Democrats announced their support since Monday, as more details have emerged from Mr. Trump’s attempt this summer to pressure the president of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter Biden.
"Starting in May, The Times asked every representative for his or her position and has been updating this page with each response. Many House Democrats who do not currently support impeachment proceedings say investigations of Mr. Trump should continue. The White House has stonewalled these inquiries."
Washington Examiner: "In Ukraine matter, Democrats apply Russiagate lesson: Strike fast, don't wait to find out what happened" — "The life of the Trump-Ukraine affair can be measured in days and the most basic facts of the matter are still unknown. Yet, many Democrats and their allies in the media are already renewing their calls for the impeachment of President Trump. By doing so, they are observing one of the lessons of the Trump-Russia investigation: Act before finding out what happened. Don't wait for the end of an investigation, with its facts, details, and messy inconclusiveness, to call for the president's removal. Strike first, before things get complicated.
"We don't know precisely what was said in the July 25 telephone conversation in which Trump reportedly pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden's son. We don't know what a whistleblower told the intelligence community inspector general about the conversation (although we do know that he or she did not have direct knowledge of the call). We don't know what other evidence the whistleblower did or did not include in the complaint. And of course, we don't know who the whistleblower is or the circumstances surrounding his or her decision to come forward.
"Nevertheless, the media is filled with the notion that the public already knows what happened. 'At this point, the facts are pretty much in the open and agreed to,' Politico wrote Monday."
The Hill: "Senate GOP vows to quash impeachment articles" — "Senate Republicans are vowing to quickly quash any articles of impeachment that pass the House and warn that Democrats will feel a political backlash if they go forward and impeach President Trump.
"Republican senators say there are no grounds to impeach Trump and are daring Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to embark on what they dismiss as a fool’s errand that will turn off swing voters.
"'My response to them is go hard or go home,' said Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over impeachment. 'If you want to impeach him, stop talking. Do it. Do it. Go to Amazon, buy a spine and do it. And let’s get after it.'
"'I think the public will feel like it’s more harassment,' he predicted.
"Republicans say that impeachment will boomerang on Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who have tried to resist pressure from the left to impeach Trump for more than a year."
Dorey Scheimer produced this hour for broadcast.
This program aired on September 26, 2019.
Rep. Buddy Carter: Trump-Ukraine Complaint 'Is Not Evidence Of Anything'
From A Ukraine Phone Call To Calls For Impeachment
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan: President Trump's Behavior Is 'Beyond The Pale'
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Partly cloudy. Low temperature around 46F. Dew point will be around 41F with an average humidity of 81%. Winds will be 3 mph from the SW.
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Roller Coaster Mania
Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion are two of the world's most spectacular theme parks. Stretch your stay and enjoy both!
Busch Gardens®
New in 2019, Finnegan’s Flyer™ is an extreme swing ride that will reach a staggering height of more than 80 feet with a speed of 45 mph. This breathtaking attraction features two pendulum-like arms, seating 32 riders that fly progressively higher with each swing.
InvadR is the park’s first wooden coaster. Fly over InvadR’s nine air-time hills, including a 74-foot plunge that reaches speeds of almost 50 miles per hour.
Tempesto recreates the signature stunt of the classic Italian daredevil for which it is named. Tight turns are entered at 63 miles per hour only to complete inversions at 154 feet. Three launches create the signature loop-the-loop in this invigorating 55-second ride.
Verbolten®, sends guests on a fun and mystifying family adventure through the mythical Black Forest. Situated in the park’s Oktoberfest village, this indoor-outdoor roller coaster features two magnetic launch elements, North America’s only horizontal drop and a breathtaking view of the Rhine River. A German tourist center serves as the launching point for an autobahn touring experience that will keep the whole family on the edge of their seats.
Apollo's Chariot® is the park's thrilling hypercoaster. You'll be forced to hold on to your seats as you plummet a combined 825 feet ... that's the deepest dive of any steel roller coaster in the world! Seats are elevated, giving riders a thrilling free-flight sensation.
Defining a whole new generation of roller coasters is Griffon®, the world's tallest and first floorless dive coaster. The park's steel marvel plunges thrill-seekers a record-breaking 205 feet at 75 miles per hour. Named for a mythical beast that is part eagle and part lion, Griffon is an adrenaline-pumping adventure that's unlike any coaster experience in the world.
Continually rated a favorite by park guests, the Loch Ness Monster® gives a peek at Scotland's most infamous serpent. For more than 30 years, "Nessie" has hurled passengers along 3,240 feet of steel track into the air, over water and through a dark cave. It is the world's first, and currently only, interlocking, double-looping, steel roller coaster. Since its debut, the Loch Ness Monster coaster trains have traveled a distance equivalent to 150 trips around the world.
Alpengeist® takes skiers for the snow blast of their lives when an innocent ski lift goes berserk, flipping and spinning on a breathtaking avalanche of adventure. Alpengeist moves so fast that your dangling feet get as cold as they would in the Alps. It's the world's tallest, fastest, most twisted inverted steel roller coaster.
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Wood and steel intertwine into twisting barrel roll drops, dynamic inversions and gravity-defying weightlessness on the park’s newest coaster, Twisted Timbers. Twisted Timbers is an innovative hybrid coaster that uses the latest technology to combine wood supports with a steel track to give riders an exhilarating experience with maneuvers previously unimaginable on a traditional wooden coaster.
Delirium is a powerful, spinning pendulum on which 40 riders are strapped into their seats, facing outward on a giant ring. As their feet dangle, they begin slowly swinging back and forth while the ring starts to rotate. The ride quickly gains momentum and before they know it, riders are getting swirling views of the park.
Planet Snoopy has been a family fun favorite at Kings Dominion since 2013. It’s getting even more fun, laughs and thrills. The world’s largest PEANUTS™-themed children’s area is growing with the addition of three new rides. Take a spin on Sally’s Sea Plane, rev your engines on PEANUTS™ 500 or help Charlie rescue his kite from The Kite Eating Tree! Joe Cool's Driving School lets kids experience the fun of the hectic highway as you drive a pint-sized car around the Planet Snoopy Expressway. The Woodstock Express has Woodstock is in charge of this high-speed wooden roller coaster with several quick turns that is perfect for the entire family to enjoy. And there's so many more!
Intimidator 305 - a stupendous Giga-coaster named after NASCAR racing legend Dale Earnhardt and the coaster's 305' hill.
Dominator offers steep climbs and just as steep falls that lead into a gut-wrenching, record-breaking vertical loop. You'll love this adrenaline-pumping ride!
Backlot Stunt Coaster puts you behind the wheel of a tricked-out MINI Cooper. Twist through a parking garage, dodge near-collisions, race down stairs, chase through tunnels and barely escape massive explosions.
The Flight of Fear blasts riders to a speed of 53 mph within four seconds and in complete darkness. This enclosed ride is based on the '60s sci-fi TV series, The Outer Limits. Speeding through 30 vertical turns amid an alien invasion makes this flight quite frightening.
Get wrapped up in the coils of Anaconda as you drop 144 feet to speed through an underwater tunnel.
The Grizzly takes adventure seekers through 3,150 feet of track through a dense forest on this popular wooden roller coaster. The double-figure-eight layout makes for an exhilarating ride!
Older fanatics remember when all roller coasters were wooden. KD has three wood-framed coasters . . . more than any other theme park in the USA.
Don't miss the everpopular Racer 75, with twin racing trains..
Richochet makes some tight hairpen turns and drops 50 feet.
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Another day, another data breach of momentous proportions.
This time a cyberattack on credit scoring firm Equifax means the personal details of 143m Americans are thought to have been illegally accessed, together with data on 400,000 Brits.
So what happens next? Reflecting just how seriously the authorities regard breaches and the far-reaching responsibilities of those who hold personal data, Equifax is now the focus of a criminal investigation.
In Quartz article The complete guide to the Equifax breach, journalist Karen Hao writes: “The company discovered the breach on July 29 and chose not to publicly disclose it until last week. Adding insult to injury, three Equifax executives sold nearly $2 million in company stock before the announcement. The company maintains that its executives ‘had no knowledge that an intrusion had occurred at the time they sold their shares.’ Perhaps unsurprisingly, Equifax is now under federal investigation…two of its security and information executives are retiring, effective immediately.”
Equifax could be in very deep water. In Wired’s The colossal Equifax data breach has hit 400,000 UK customers, Matt Burgess reports the firm has already admitted they are partly at fault: “A press statement from Equifax Ltd, the UK branch of the firm, said it had ‘regrettably’ found that people's information could have been accessed when one of its files from the UK was transferred to the US. This file was on the hacked systems…The UK customer data was being stored in the US for five years ‘due to a process failure’, the company's statement explains. The issue was only corrected in 2016 but had been in place since 2011. But why were data sharing processes broken for five years?”
That’s a crucial question. Next year sees the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which means organisations stand to face massive fines for failing to protect data adequately. Getting rid of data that is no longer being used is a key part of keeping on the right side of the law. Already the current Data Protection Act 1998 states data must be kept for “no longer than absolutely necessary”.
Insights has covered the implications of data protection law before. In our article GDPR: Have you got it sussed? Virgin Media Business security expert Dave Sirignano issued a stark warning to organisations holding personal data: “GDPR comes into effect from 25 May, 2018. If you suffer a breach after the onset of GDPR and it’s found that you haven’t complied, you are liable to be fined. This can be up to 4% of global turnover, so it’s extremely important to comply… under GDPR any losses of availability must be recovered as soon as possible. All this is a good thing for everyone. If you still go on to suffer a breach, but have documented your processes and done everything expected, my understanding is that your fine will reflect the efforts you’ve gone to.”
That will be of little consolation to Equifax, which has already admitted to some shortcomings in its processes. If, as could be the case under GDPR, Equifax were to face a fine of 4% of global turnover, the impact would be crippling.
Of course, for individuals whose data has been breached, nothing will make up for the inconvenience of cancelling cards, changing passwords and panicking over the safety of their bank balance.
In Insights article The £34bn cyber attack, Dave Sirignano gave his advice for how to avoid putting valued customers in such a position. To summarise, he said:
1. Make security a board agenda so that CEOs are aware of any issues and start delegating responsibility for cyber security.
2. Develop a cyber strategy that includes proactive security measures.
3. Incorporate security into the company’s risk management framework while also compiling an asset register and conducting a basic risk assessment on valuable assets.
4. Develop best practice policies and procedures. For guidance look at the new National Cyber Security Centre rules on passwords and basic security.
5. Think about security in your IT and business procurements. Third parties are a significant source of breaches, so make sure security is part of your due diligence process.
Back on Wired, How to protect yourself from that massive Equifax breach points towards Equifax’s own website for those who fear they might have been impacted. Meanwhile there’s been no indication of who was behind the breach. And in today’s climate, where organisations are duty bound to adequately protect personal data, it’s essentially beside the point.
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Braun Audio revives classic LE speakers at IFA 2019
By Andy Clough 2019-09-05T15:00:00Z
Reimagined from the 1959 original, Braun has released details of its new LE01, LE02 and LE03 speakers
(Image credit: Braun Audio)
As we reported back in July, Braun Audio is bringing back its famous LE speaker range after a 28 year absence. Full details have now been released at IFA in Berlin where the new models are making their world debut this week.
There are three models in the range: the £1099/$1199 LE01, £749/$799 LE02 and £349/$379 LE03. They go on sale, in black or white, from October.
Technical highlights include the use of bespoke DSP (digital signal processing), Balanced Mode Radiators (BMRs) and custom designed, low-profile aluminium woofers combined with customised passive bass radiators.
All three speakers can be used as part of a multi-room set-up, or can be paired for stereo playback when used in the vertical position. If used in horizontal mode, the Braun LE01 and LE02 work as integrated stereo speakers.
Braun Audio LE01 costs £1099/$1199 (Image credit: Braun Audio)
Each speaker has built-in Class-D amplification, switching power supplies and placement EQ settings that can be adjusted using the Braun Audio iOS or Android app. Google Assistant voice control is also built in, but this can be switched off using the dedicated privacy button.
Multiple streaming services are supported by Chromecast and Apple Airplay 2, wi-fi and Bluetooth v4.2 is standard across the range, and all three models can handle 96kHz/24-bit HD audio streaming. If you want a physical connection for another device, there's a 3.5mm aux input. There's also an ethernet port for hard wiring the speakers to your home network.
We look forward to testing the new Braun LE range soon.
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There is a Tesco, Aldi and Sainsbury's and a convenience store all within a short driving distance from your doorstep. Deram Parke is perfectly located just a stone's throw away from Coventry city centre with its abundance of high street and designer shops, cosy caf£s, mouth-watering restaurants and vibrant nightlife.
By rail Canley train station is just a 13-minute walk away or 5-minutes in the car. Canley has regular trains to Coventry, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham New Street and London Euston. By road Close to the development off Prior Deram Walk road local buses run frequently to Coventry. For Leamington Spa there is a bus stop just off Sir Henry Parkes Road. Deram Parke is well connected to the rest of the country. The development is just a 12-minute drive from junction 6 of the M42 for the M6, M5 or M40 and a 19-minute drive to the M45 for the M1. By air Birmingham International Airport is reachable within under 15-minutes on the train from Canley or 18-minutes by car. From here you can travel across Europe and further afield.
Living at Deram Parke you'll never be short of something to do with family and friends in the evening or at the weekend. Explore the outdoors Just a 20-minute drive away you can pack up a picnic and enjoy Ryton Pools Country Park. With a miniature railway and play parks for the children, plenty of walks and cycle routes, Ryton Pools Country Park makes for a fantastic family day out. Shopping and nightlife The Ricoh Arena, just a 20-minute drive away from your new home, has a full calendar of music concerts throughout the year. Coventry City centre, just a short bus, train or car journey away is home to host of high street favourites including Primark, Boots and Debenhams. After shopping-until-you-drop you could grab a coffee at Costa or Starbucks, head to a restaurant such as Las Iguanas or Wagamama's or even sample some of the pubs and bars that Coventry has to offer. Sports Enthusiasts Football fans can catch a game at the Ricoh Arena, home to Coventry City football club. Or if Rugby or Netball is more you thing the Ricoh Arena is also home to the Wasps Rugby team and the Wasps Netball team as well as hosting other sporting events such as Snooker and Tennis throughout the year. A city of sport, The Skydome Arena is home to the Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey team. Currently in the Elite league, you can take in some of the country's best teams. Want to try ice skating for yourself? The Skydome Arena is also home to Planet Ice where you can learn to ice skate. Gym go-ers will be pleased to hear you are only a 6-minute drive from Village Hotel Coventry which has a fully-equipped gym, swimming pool, classes and more.
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WLKY-TV remains off air from Insight cable
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Because of negotiations between WLKY's parent company and the owner of Insight cable, WLKY-TV and MeTV are not being broadcast on Insight as the two sides try to work out a new contractual agreement.Article: Broadcaster sues Time Warner over imported stations"I think it's terrible because I rush home every evening to watch "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!", and when I can't see them, I get very upset," said WLKY viewer Bonnie Kinzer.Article: Numbers justify retrans hikesIn person and online, a lot of people are wondering what's going on between Insight and WLKY.WLKY has not been broadcast on Insight's cable systems since Monday at midnight, when both sides said negotiations on a new deal reached an impasse.Click here to listen to WLKY GM Glenn Haygood's interview with Terry MeinersIt's all about what are called "retransmission fees.""Let's say your cable bill is 50 bucks a month; 50 bucks goes to Time Warner, and then Time Warner parcels out that money to all the different cable operations that they carry. Depending on how popular that network is, they can ask for more or less money," said University of Louisville professor Ralph Merkel.Article: Numbers Justify Station Retrans HikesTime Warner, which acquired Insight in February, has issued a statement that said, in part: "Time Warner Cable has reached hundreds of agreements with other broadcasters without broadcaster blackouts, but Hearst's demand for a nearly 300 percent increase is way out of line."Hearst said Insight's characterization of that increase is completely inaccurate."What we've asked them to do is just give us a fair and reasonable fee in line with the fees that every other cable and satellite company has already agreed to," said WLKY-TV General Manager Glenn Haygood.Fifteen of Hearst Television's 29 stations have Time Warner Cable systems in their market, and the company is working with Time Warner on one agreement to cover all of those stations.Hearst said it has recently concluded 150 of these deals with other cable providers with no disruption in service."You can contrast that with Time Warner's reputation for disruptions. In fact, just last month here in Louisville, they dropped WDRB, so you can draw your own conclusions from that," said Haygood."The truth lies somewhere between what Hearst is saying and what Time Warner is saying. It's probably not 300 percent, but it might be a bump that Hearst wants," said Merkel.In the meantime, Insight has been carrying another CBS affiliate, from Rochester, N.Y., in place of WLKY.The owner of that New York station said it did not give Insight permission, calling it illegal and saying it's trying to stop them.There is no word on how long WLKY will remain off Insight, but WLKY will keep viewers posted.
Because of negotiations between WLKY's parent company and the owner of Insight cable, WLKY-TV and MeTV are not being broadcast on Insight as the two sides try to work out a new contractual agreement.
New statement from WLKY parent company regarding Insight
Article: Broadcaster sues Time Warner over imported stations
"I think it's terrible because I rush home every evening to watch "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!", and when I can't see them, I get very upset," said WLKY viewer Bonnie Kinzer.
Article: Numbers justify retrans hikes
In person and online, a lot of people are wondering what's going on between Insight and WLKY.
WLKY has not been broadcast on Insight's cable systems since Monday at midnight, when both sides said negotiations on a new deal reached an impasse.
Click here to listen to WLKY GM Glenn Haygood's interview with Terry Meiners
It's all about what are called "retransmission fees."
"Let's say your cable bill is 50 bucks a month; 50 bucks goes to Time Warner, and then Time Warner parcels out that money to all the different cable operations that they carry. Depending on how popular that network is, they can ask for more or less money," said University of Louisville professor Ralph Merkel.
Article: Numbers Justify Station Retrans Hikes
Time Warner, which acquired Insight in February, has issued a statement that said, in part: "Time Warner Cable has reached hundreds of agreements with other broadcasters without broadcaster blackouts, but Hearst's demand for a nearly 300 percent increase is way out of line."
Hearst said Insight's characterization of that increase is completely inaccurate.
"What we've asked them to do is just give us a fair and reasonable fee in line with the fees that every other cable and satellite company has already agreed to," said WLKY-TV General Manager Glenn Haygood.
Fifteen of Hearst Television's 29 stations have Time Warner Cable systems in their market, and the company is working with Time Warner on one agreement to cover all of those stations.
Hearst said it has recently concluded 150 of these deals with other cable providers with no disruption in service.
"You can contrast that with Time Warner's reputation for disruptions. In fact, just last month here in Louisville, they dropped WDRB, so you can draw your own conclusions from that," said Haygood.
"The truth lies somewhere between what Hearst is saying and what Time Warner is saying. It's probably not 300 percent, but it might be a bump that Hearst wants," said Merkel.
In the meantime, Insight has been carrying another CBS affiliate, from Rochester, N.Y., in place of WLKY.
The owner of that New York station said it did not give Insight permission, calling it illegal and saying it's trying to stop them.
There is no word on how long WLKY will remain off Insight, but WLKY will keep viewers posted.
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Data Shows Broad Parts Of Miami Don't Have Parking Payment Options, Can Only Pay With PayByPhone App
By Daniel Rivero • Jul 25, 2018
PayByPhone signs can be found around Miami. This one is in front of the WLRN studios.
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Over the last decade, the city of Miami has removed the vast majority of individual street parking meters and half of its multispace meters, according to the Miami Parking Authority. This has led to vast sections of the city that have no available methods of paying for parking other than using PayByPhone, a privately owned company that is owned by Volkswagen, the largest car manufacturer in the world.
Data shared to WLRN by the Miami Parking Authority underscores this fact, weeks after Art Noriega, the CEO of the Miami Parking Authority denied that it is forcing people to use the app in certain areas of the city.
“I don’t think that we’re forcing anyone to do anything,” Noriega told WLRN in an interview. Asked about areas where street meters can demonstrably not be found, he said: “I’m pretty sure that if we walked out there I could find you a machine within pretty close proximity.”
The data provided by Noriega’s office tells another story.
Out of 77 parking “zones” maintained by the Miami Parking Authority, 27 of them register 100% of transactions through PayByPhone, suggesting a lack of other payment options, according a spreadsheet provided by the agency.
“These areas offered a combination of single-space meters and PayByPhone,” said Alejandra Argudin, chief operating officer of the Miami Parking Authority, in a written statement.
At some point, the single space meters were removed from those areas.
“In removing the single-space meters, we only left the PaybyPhone signage, which is what people in these areas were using,” wrote Argudin. "The advent and use of the parking-payment technology is inexorably changing parking operations in Miami and elsewhere. Technology has helped us respond to customers’ complaints about meters being jammed, broken and vandalized, hence the under-utilization of the equipment.”
A map provided to WLRN shows broad swaths of the city that have no street meters on site, but where drivers still have to pay for parking. (Note on 11/21/18: This map was current as of the day this story was published. The data might have been updated after the date of publishing.)
Large islands where the city charges for parking with no street meters in sight can be found in the Allapattah, Wynwood, East Little Havana, the Upper Eastside, Little Haiti and Little River neighborhoods. Smaller pockets of several blocks at a stretch without parking meters can be found dispersed across the city.
"In removing the single-space meters, we only left the PaybyPhone signage, which is what people in these areas were using"- Alejandra Argudin, chief operating officer of the Miami Parking Authority
“There are many areas where the parking meters have been reduced, largely because of the significant use of PaybyPhone,” said Argudin. “Therefore, after removing the single-space meters, those areas remained offering the PaybyPhone parking-payment platform.”
“Furthermore … there are many areas throughout the city that are unregulated. This means that people do not have to pay for parking,” she said. “The areas that you point out are those where this situation is most prevalent. In fact, the only spaces regulated in these areas are marked on the map you received. The rest of the areas within those communities are unregulated, meaning, again, that we do not charge for parking.”
The city of Miami became the first major US city to introduce PayByPhone technology in 2008, and has since credited the technology with making the Miami Parking Authority “the largest parking organization in the United States and the second largest globally relative to PayByPhone transaction volume,” according to a press release it issued earlier this year. The technology has helped make Miami “a leader in parking innovation nationally and globally,” it added.
"Parking traditionally with cash, it would be a $1.50 an hour. But with PayByPhone app it basically makes parking $1.50 an hour, plus a $350 phone"- Eric Gonzalez, student
The agency says that the app helps save the city money on sending staff out to maintain machines and collect payments. Further, the technology is clearly convenient, allowing users to extend parking times without having to physically return to their cars.
But as WLRN has previously reported, the lack of payment options in certain areas has led to drivers being ticketed when they could not access the app for some reason. Eric Gonzalez, a student at Florida International University, said that he received two tickets after he was kicked off of the app because his phone software became outdated.
“Parking traditionally with cash, it would be a $1.50 an hour. But with PayByPhone app it basically makes parking $1.50 an hour, plus a $350 phone,” complained Gonzalez. “It really ties the hands of a lot of people, including people like myself. I’m young, I don’t have too much money to spend on things like phones, but I essentially had to.”
"It’s not just about the one time you park, it’s about every time you park” - Jen King, Director of Consumer Privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society
Digital policy watchdog groups have questioned the decision to push people onto the app, citing the terms of service. Data collected by PayByPhone is shared with police, other government agencies and other unnamed third parties, according to the company. Watchdogs fear that the data could be used to track drivers’ political or social activities, and even be used in things like divorce cases or other civil suits.
“They’re collecting the license plate, the location, and your name with a credit card,” said Rebecca Jeschke, an analyst with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “When you centralize all that information in one app, that’s what makes it concerning. It’s a honeypot. It’s easier for people to start seeing things.”
“It’s not just about the one time you park, it’s about every time you park,” said Jen King, the Director of Consumer Privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society. “It enables the abilities for the company -- and potentially law enforcement if they request it through the company -- to build a dossier on every place that you park. Some people won’t care about that. Other people will find that extremely sensitive.”
“I understand the desire to get away from the infrastructure part of it, but there’s a real concern here that not everyone has cell phones, not everyone has credit cards, not everyone really has a debit card or a bank account,” said King. “Forcing people into a cashless society when you don’t have the resources to be cashless seems implicitly unfair.”
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Miami-Dade Transportation Board Defers Vote On South Dade Bus Upgrade Proposal
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South Miami-Dade residents will have to wait a little longer for the county to decide how it will improve the South Dade Transitway Corridor.
District 5 Candidate Eileen Higgins Says Miami-Dade Needs To Re-Examine Housing And Transit
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The Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 seat has not been open for 20 years.
Former Commissioner Bruno Barreiro resigned earlier this year to run for Congress, causing the need for a special election.
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Bus riders in Miami-Dade County are waiting longer for their buses to arrive than in years past. Depending on the route, waiting times range from 15-45 minutes. In some instances, buses aren't arriving at all.
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AFIA reiterates FSMA costs trump benefits
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) submitted comments late on Dec. 15 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the Food Safety Modernization Act's supplemental proposed animal food rules, flagging the cost as the lead concern if the rules are implemented as-is.
The comment submission echoed comments AFIA submitted in March of this year on the originally proposed "Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard Analysis Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals." Nineteen regional and state feed associations also signed on to AFIA's letter as a statement of their support.
Additional comments were also filed for the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs supplementary proposed rules.
"We recognize the inclusion of many of the industry's suggested changes by FDA to the proposed rules as they continue to reduce the cost of the implementation of the final rule. However, it is not enough," said Richard Sellers, AFIA senior vice-president of legislative and regulatory affairs. "Our comments urge the agency to take additional steps to lower the rule's cost while strengthening any overall benefits to the animal food industry."
Other comments submitted by AFIA revolved around the language of the rule. The organization believes there is still language within the rule that could be confusing to industry despite its thorough attempt in its March comments to offer alternative wording and definitions. AFIA urged FDA to more closely align with the agency's medicated feed CGMPs that have been in place for more than 40 years, as there is already an understanding and excellent compliance, according to FDA's own data.
"Compliance with the rules and the implementation period is still a large and looming issue with AFIA," stated the comments. "We urge the agency to closely examine our request for changing FDA's one, two and three year implementation period for regular, small and very small businesses, respectively, and consider the two, three and four year approach AFIA has advocated in previous comments."
The Foreign Supplier Verification Programs was re-proposed with the animal food rules Sept. 29, with a 75-day comment period for both sets of rules. AFIA stated the importance of FSVP aligning with the proposed domestic risk-based supplier program under the preventive controls supplemental rule and also addressed the ongoing language issues of the FSMA rules.
"We urge FDA to recognize that one regulatory solution may not be appropriate for both human food and animal feed. FDA has separated the human and animal food preventive controls rules. Although there will be a single Foreign Supplier Verification Program rule for food for humans and animals, FDA should consider different approaches for animal feed where appropriate," said AFIA in the comments on FSVP.
Of particular concern is that the domestic supplier verification rules agree with the foreign supplier rules, as the U.S. treaty obligations and the World Trade Organization require treating domestic firms similarly to foreign firms with respect to regulatory control.
AFIA will continue to work with its membership and the industry as FDA moves forward in the comment review process. The final animal food rule is mandated by a court order to be published by Aug. 30, 2015. The "Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals" is expected to be finalized by Oct. 31, 2015.
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Pablo Fornals: I’m happy for my first point in this league
For Pablo Fornals, the experience of Saturday’s ultra-competitive 1-1 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion was an invaluable one.
West Ham United’s summer signing from Spanish club Villarreal is learning with every minute he spends on the pitch, with the intensity, passion and speed of the Premier League being different to that of La Liga.
In starting for the first time at the Amex, the 24-year-old was able to immerse himself fully in the game, but he admits there is still some way to go before he feels totally comfortable in English football.
I need to play more games to really understand the new game and my new team more
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“This is all new for me,” he told West Ham TV. “It is a new league, a new experience, new stadiums and new rivals. It was a great match, a hard match and I’m happy for my first point in this league.
“It was very hard for me. I need to play more games to really understand the new game and my new team more.
“Many people talked about the characteristics of the Premier League, but you need to live these things to understand this league. It’s so hard, very difficult, and whatever team you play against in this league is very competitive.”
West Ham had to show resilience to take a point from a game in which their opponents created more chances, and were indebted to the predatory instincts of Chicharito, who converted his only opportunity to put the Irons in front on the hour-mark.
“Everyone is very happy for him,” Fornals confirmed. “It was an unspeakable experience to be on the pitch when he scored his goal!”
Fornals was also impressed by Brighton, who showed character of their own to fight back after falling behind and equalise, and generally played with confidence drawn from an opening-day win at Watford.
“It’s a great point and a difficult point,” he concluded. “This team (Brighton) won three-nil in their last match against Watford, so it’s difficult to win a point in this stadium.”
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Mercury-induced autoreactive anti-class II T cell line protects from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by the bias of CD8+ antiergotypic cells in Lewis rats.
Brown-Norway (BN) rats injected with HgCl2 develop a systemic autoimmune disease associated with a polyclonal B cell activation, due to autoreactive T cells specific for self-class II molecules, while Lewis (LEW) rats injected with HgCl2 do not exhibit autoimmunity and develop a non-antigen-specific, CD8-mediated immunosuppression assessed by a depression of T cell functions, and a protection against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Resistance to HgCl2-induced autoimmunity is not due to these suppressor cells since treatment with an anti-CD8 monoclonal antibody (mAb) did not allow autoimmunity to appear. The absence of autoimmunity in this strain could result from the absence of autoreactive T cells, or from quantitative or qualitative differences of these cells between susceptible and resistant strains. In the present study, we show that CD4+ anti-class II T cells are present in HgCl2-injected LEW rats and are as frequent as in BN rats when assessed by limiting dilution analysis. LEW CD4+ autoreactive T cell lines were derived. They proliferated in the presence of normal class II-bearing cells, secreted interleukin 2, and did not induce B cells to produce immunoglobulins. Transfer of one of these lines, LEW Hg A, into normal LEW rats led to the appearance of CD8+ cells responsible for a non-antigen-specific immunosuppression that induced complete protection from EAE. Immunosuppression was abrogated after treatment with an anti-CD8 mAb. In vitro, CD8+ cells from rats injected with the LEW Hg A T cell line proliferated in the presence of activated T cells whatever their origin. We conclude that HgCl2 induces CD4+ autoreactive T cells that proliferate in the presence of class II+ cells in susceptible BN as well as in resistant LEW rats. But while these cells collaborate with B cells to produce autoantibodies in BN rats, they initiate in LEW rats a suppressor circuit involving antiergotypic CD8+ suppressor cells.[1]
Mercury-induced autoreactive anti-class II T cell line protects from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by the bias of CD8+ antiergotypic cells in Lewis rats. Castedo, M., Pelletier, L., Rossert, J., Pasquier, R., Villarroya, H., Druet, P. J. Exp. Med. (1993) [Pubmed]
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Birth Name: Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia
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Homeward bound: why global manufacturers are re-evaluating their ‘shoring’ decisions
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In the last few decades, China has been considered the go-to hub for manufacturers the world over. Yet, rising wage costs, together with other export overheads, lengthy shipping delays, quality and IP issues, means that many developed economies are contesting the benefits and seriously considering reshoring.
The manufacturing world is in a very different place to 20 years ago. Automation, greater connectivity, smarter factories and smaller stock holdings, combined with a universal drive towards real time manufacturing are resulting in manufacturers reassessing their offshoring business case.
Meanwhile, trade wars and ongoing tariff negotiations is encouraging domestic manufacturers to consider pulling forward on their reshoring plans. This is certainly the case in the UK, where Brexit, the weak pound and potential disruption to supply chains has been the trigger to reassess operations and productivity bottlenecks.
By moving production back to domestic soil, companies are effectively assuring consumers that supply chains will be protected from volatile trade policies and global politics or disasters.
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The United States is working hard, at federal and state level, to make manufacturing in on home territory more competitive, with lower energy prices, less union powers, and government incentives.
New Section 232 and 301 tariffs resulting from the rising trade tensions between the United States and China are expensive factors that need to be considered, write Plante Moran Principals Yi Zhang and Alejandro A. Rodriguez in a recent Global expansion strategy article published in January. “To circumvent these challenges, some companies are considering moving operations to Vietnam or the Philippines, while many others are once again considering North America — and, more often than not, Mexico,” the pair comment.
According to a survey of 500 senior manufacturing executives by the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, America’s manufacturing industry is poised to overtake China as the world’s most competitive country by 2020.
Whether the U.S. can claim a reshoring reversal quite yet and whether it can restore significant employment is still debatable. The Reshoring Initiative estimates that 576,000 US factory jobs have been created through foreign investment or reshoring since manufacturing employment’s low point in 2010. In contrast, three to four million remain offshore. The lobby group does however believe that President Trump’s corporate tax cuts, reduced regulatory costs and a lower dollar make this a good time to reshore.
Rob Wagner, Managing Partner of International Tax at BKD comments:
“While the strong increase in manufacturing jobs in the U.S. could be an indicator of reshoring activity, I am unsure if this is a direct link. President Trump certainly believes reshoring has contributed to the increase in jobs in the U.S.”
Intuitively, reducing the U.S. corporate income tax rate to 21% from 35% should incentivize businesses to locate their production activities in the U.S., adds Rob “While other provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, like the foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) provision, encourage production activities in the U.S., some commentators believe provisions like the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) may actually encourage production offshore. The reason is having substantial fixed assets in a foreign corporation can actually reduce the sting of potential income inclusions in the U.S. shareholder’s return under the GILTI provision based on the formula used to calculate the GILTI inclusion of a U.S. shareholder owning a foreign corporation,” Rob explains.
Made in Britain triggers new round of reshoring
Last year the UK manufacturing sector experienced its longest period of sustained employment growth in four decades. The weak pound and the potential disruption to supply chains means that many manufacturers have or are considering reversing the offshoring trend. Part of the decision has been attributed to companies eager to trade off the Made in Britain image.
“We have seen a steady increase in popularity towards supply chain reshoring over the past decade in the UK manufacturing sector. I would put this down to a drive for control and risk management of supply chains, possibly a remnant of the 2008 global financial crisis,” says Leighton Bower at Rouse Partners.
“I think that manufacturers and the service sector (telecoms, call centres etc.) are beginning to consider the actual cost of offshoring. Whilst lower wage and raw material costs were the initial attraction, hidden costs from managing the relationship, as well as a drive for improved service, order turnaround time and quality have weighed heavily on overall viability.
“Currently Brexit is really fueling this trend. The fall in the pound has made importing more expensive, and there is a threat of trade tariffs and red tape if, as expected, the UK leaves the single market and customs union. There is also a growing movement towards ‘Made in Britain’ products which may have a bearing on the decision to re-shore.”
“Brexit uncertainty is also resulting in some manufacturers becoming more cautious, leading to them stockpiling raw materials and sourcing parts closer to their manufacturing hubs.”
One of Rouse’s manufacturing clients, for example, has more than tripled its stockholding from six to 20 weeks in preparation for the UK leaving the EU. “This stockpiling and change of suppliers will undoubtedly come at a financial cost, but one which many firms are seemingly willing to take in order to mitigate the risk of delays or increased import costs,” adds Leighton.
“Labour availability may hold back some manufacturers, particularly if highly skilled, or EU workers are relied on. Therefore, a good deal of forward planning should go into the decision to re-shore to ensure that the skills are in place. Like off-shoring, it should be considered a long-term decision, as it may not be feasible to revert. However, there is a middle ground. We have observed firms expanding capacity at home rather than abroad and gradually moving their supply rather than in one big shift.”
Australia’s art of reinvention
As with many westernised economies, global competition has steered Australian manufacturing towards its advantages. Investing in automation and hi-tech machinery, as well as meeting specialised local requirements, such as flexibility and fast turnarounds, means that the tide towards reshoring is turning on Australian shores too.
After the exodus of large-scale automotive manufacturing, it has taken a long time for the industry to resettle, claims Ian Cattanach Director of Business Advisory at William Buck. “The Federal and State government are the cause to thank in keeping the manufacturing sector alive. The amount of money, time and general resources they threw at the sector was what they needed to reinvent themselves.”
During this period of protectionism, Australian manufacturing has evolved in three core segments.
The factors of onshoring versus offshoring really come down to the industry, reports Ian. “While some manufacturing clients may be able to employ quality management in their overseas subsidiaries – for example a packaging company – a lot of the new Australian-style manufacturing involves a high level of innovation. Producing these high-quality products requires a great deal of precision which is sometimes unviable to oversee if produced overseas.”
Although Australia’s proximity to Asia does make it easier to do business offshore, time differences and the logistical issues of dealing with Asian manufacturers versus domestic, especially when lead times are short, can be counterproductive, highlights Ian.
The stability of the Australian dollar must also receive some credit to the reshore reversal emphasises Ian. “In the last few years we have been in the perfect storm. While there was a mass exodus of manufacturing, at the same time as the exit there was a very high Australian dollar. Today, with the stabilising of the Australian dollar – in the low 70s – and higher labour costs in China, enterprises are more alert to the impact currency fluctuations have on production costs.”
Lack of recourse is another issue manufacturers need to consider, especially in terms of branded intellectual property (IP). While there are a number of international IP laws that technically apply, enforcing them can be a different, often time-consuming matter. In some countries, imitation is almost deemed normal business practice, states Ian.
“Clients who are exposed to IP issues typically deal with it in one of two ways,” continues Ian. “They are either prepared to have the manufacturing done offshore to save on costs and therefore have the on-flow ramifications of having their products ripped off. Or alternatively if they feel strongly enough about their product and will be prepared to pay for items to be produced locally.”
Managing the skills shortfall
As manufacturing the world over adapts and transforms the way it operates – many moving to Industry 4:0 business models – addressing regional skills shortages is increasingly imperative if manufacturing growth or regional GDP isn’t to be hampered.
Conveying the vast opportunities, the industry has to offer in terms of roles and innovation, in particular highlighting new doors opened by technological advancements in AI, automation and the Internet of Things, is critical to retaining and attracting new talent cite many reports. The most recent by the World Economic Forum reveals that 10 million global manufacturing jobs are currently unfilled, further exacerbating the manufacturing skills gap problem plaguing western economies.
In the UK and the US, the lack of technical skills has been repeatedly documented. “Without the right people, manufacturing organisations stagnate – productivity drops, and manufacturers struggle to grow. Ultimately, without intervention, countries that fail to tackle these skills shortages may find themselves unable to attract more domestic manufacturing, let alone compete on the world stage,” comments Leighton Bower from Rouse Partners.
Pre-empting the writing on the wall, says Ian, has helped Australia’s approach. “In the most part Australia has filled the chasm left by the declining automotive and mining sectors, morphing our manufacturing processes in order to take advantage of new opportunities,” says Ian.
Rightshoring is the new reshoring
Compared to the offshoring wave of the 1990s, what’s clear is that manufacturers are no longer led on price and labour costs alone. Having the capacity and skills to manufacture on domestic soil, having the space to hold inventory and meet short supply lead times, and quantifying the disruption risks if a shipment is delayed by several weeks, are all equally important considerations.
The focus, say supply chain academics, should not be on reshoring but ‘rightshoring’. This could be a mix of offshoring, nearshoring and outsourcing in order to achieve the optimum level of manufacturing efficiencies and productivity.
Evaluating the right approach requires in-depth expertise and global resources. With numerous manufacturing experts spread across the world, Praxity firms can assist businesses to evaluate the various infrastructures and supply chain options.
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Critics Blast Cuban Crackdown
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Blanca Reyes (right), wife of Cuban dissident and independent journalist Raúl Rivero, comforts her mother-in-law Hortensia Castaneda after Rivero was arrested .
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Cuba's move to arrest more than 70 dissidents this week was timed to coincide with the focus of worldwide media attention on the Iraq conflict, U.S. government and media watchdog groups charged Friday.
The wave of arrests throughout the country started on March 18, when police rounded up the Communist regime's most vocal critics at their homes and seized computer equipment and printed literature.
In a statement, the government accused the detainees –- who include 26 online journalists -– of being traitors and paid operatives of the United States government.
"The Cuban authorities are clearly taking advantage of the war in Iraq to crack down while the world looks elsewhere," Robert Ménard, the director of the media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders, said in a statement.
Ménard called the arrests "one of the first cases of collateral damage in the second Gulf war."
The arrested journalists principally publish their articles on the Miami-based news sites Nueva Prensa Cubana and Cubanet.
While some critics have accused Cuba's unofficial reporters of being mere anti-Castro pamphleteers and propagandists, others maintain they are legitimate journalists trying to do their jobs in a country where independent news media are outlawed. The recent sweep included Raúl Rivero, the respected head of the Cuba Press news agency, and others whose work is widely disseminated.
"The reporters they arrested were the most active ones," said Charles Green, the director of the International Media Center at Florida International University.
Green said he also believed that the Castro regime was hoping to deflect attention by timing the arrests to coincide with the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The crackdown has further strained relations between the United States and Cuba. In recent weeks, the Castro regime has repeatedly accused the chief of the U.S. Interest Section in Havana, James Cason, of fomenting "subversive" activities by meeting with dissidents. Two weeks ago, Cason held a journalism workshop at his residence, which was attended by 30 independent reporters.
The arrests "only serve to expose the weakness and desperation of the regime," said U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.
Phone messages left for Cuba's Washington, D.C., spokesman, Juan Hernández, were not returned.
Meanwhile, the Cuban dissidents who were not included in the roundup live in constant fear of a police visit, said David Manuel Orrio, a Havana-based freelancer who organized the workshop at Cason's house and has reported extensively on the Communist regime for Internet news outlets.
"Of course I'm worried I might be next," he said. "I have no idea why some of us have been arrested and others have not. But I plan to continue working as long as I can, and to help my jailed colleagues by reporting on their situation."
Independent news media are outlawed by article 53 of the Cuban constitution. But for the last few years, the government has tolerated the activities of the independent journalists, who fax stories or dictate them by phone to U.S.-based editors. The roughly 100 unofficial reporters in Cuba have no direct access to the Internet, which is too expensive for ordinary Cubans and heavily censored by the government.
On March 19, the online version of the state-run newspaper Granma published a statement castigating the U.S. Interest Section.
"No country has the right to turn its diplomatic representation into a general quarters for subverting constitutional order," the statement said.
The communiqué stated that the detainees – who haven't been formally charged with a crime – will go to trial. They face up to 20 years in prison under a 1999 law that prohibits collaboration with the "enemy" press.
The last wave of arrests targeting independent journalists occurred three years ago, when 17 reporters were jailed.
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EMOTIONAL TIES: Esther Freud on the therapeutic value of sewing, tranquil places and a rescue dog
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Our seven-and-a-half-year-old dog Billy came from a Sheffield rescue home. He’s been a wonderful addition to the family. It’s lovely walking with him in the woods nearby – I’ve made lot of new friends through him.
When my father Lucian [Freud] died in 2011, I inherited a bundle of his paint brushes. Their oily, turpsy paint smell reminds me of the great sense of discipline and commitment to work he handed down to me. He had the most incredible sense of fun, joy and delight in life, something I miss every day.
Becoming a writer was a dream beyond all expectations but Jean Rhys’s 1930’s novel Voyage in the Dark, bought at Greenwich Market in the mid 80’s, inspired me to try. It was so soulfully, wittily written.
My daughter Anna, 20, has always been very creative. She made this card for me one Mother’s day, a humorous reminder that she likes to think she is my most important child.
A A Gill designed this Prison Calendar cushion with the charity Fine Cell work, which teaches needlework to prisoners. My new play Stitchers was inspired by his expression ‘hard men, soft furnishings’. For 20 years I’ve visited a prison’s sewing class – it’s deeply therapeutic for all involved.
This was a birthday present given to me in Morocco and it’s been my treasure box of precious things ever since: baby hospital anklets, a photo of me as a punky teen, a rosary from my grandmother, a baby tooth from one of the children, and a patch by my mother’s then boyfriend Bilal of a bird perched on a flower.
I’m about five in this rare photograph from my peripatetic childhood in Morocco with our mother. When I wrote [my first novel] Hideous Kinky, the way my eyes are looking up helped me to visualise my character. My father drew the book’s cover from this photo.
When I was small, playing with my mother Bernardine [Coverley’s] Moroccan button box was a great source of pleasure. She was always making things, something I’ve inherited from her. I like to sew and mend.
This candle is by my fashion designer sister Bella, two years older than me and one of my greatest allies. It’s a rare day when we don’t speak. It reminds me how proud I am of her – so inventive, imaginative, stylish and energised, and a great businesswoman, too.
This photograph of my sons, Albie [left] and Gene, now 23 and 13, was taken when Gene was a toddler. They couldn’t be more different – Albie loves football; Gene is gentle, quiet and musical. Motherhood has brought me an unexpected confidence and the freedom not to have to think about myself all the time.
My husband [actor David Morrissey] took this photograph on our first trip together to Suffolk, near to where my paternal grandparents had lived in the 1930’s. It sums up the peace and tranquility the area holds for me.
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Illinois: New Governor, Same Old Pension Pyramid Scheme
February 26, 2019 By E.J. Smith
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Writing at Forbes, Elizabeth Bauer asks if Illinois’ public retirement system is a pension fund or a pyramid scheme. The evidence doesn’t look good. Despite electing a new governor, Illinois seems to be using the same old tactics to plug its pension holes. Bauer explains:
Illinois’s new elected officials and their advisors simply don’t believe that it matters that public pensions are pre-funded. They view pension funds as something that exists on paper, and pension reporting as a nuisance to be avoided where possible, and ignored otherwise. Through their actions — and indeed their words — they are showing that they think of public pensions as pyramid schemes, in which new participants pay the retirees’ pensions. And while that’s true of Social Security, it’s a terrible and terribly harmful approach for state-employee pensions.
What justification do I have for saying this?
First, Prizker plans to revise the funding schedule from a target of 90% funding in 2045 to 90% funding in 2052. But it’s not just a matter of redoing the math for a standardized formula, like refinancing a mortgage and adding more years to the payoff period. His office reports a reduction in contributions of $878 million in the 2020 budget, relative to what existing law would require. But the office has not made available the underlying contributions, and even Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and member of Gov. Pritzker’s Budget and Innovation Committee, said on the February 20, 2019 edition of Chicago Tonight (about the 18 minute mark) that
he didn’t publish enough material for us to weigh in on those pensions and either support or not support what he did. One major concern we have is they reamortized, changed the ramp, the payment schedule, and they didn’t point out what the new payment plan looks like, so I don’t see what that new ramp is and we want the state to go to a level dollar so it doesn’t always have this increasing payment obligation. That’s what strains the fiscal resources.
Sure seems as if “change the target funding schedule” is really a rationalization for yet another pension contribution reduction to plug a budget hole.
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BLM Joins Search For Missing Montana Girl
By Olivia Reingold • Jan 15, 2020
Posters with the message "Hope for Sal" on a fence at the Interstate-90 eastbound rest stop between Hardin and Billings on January 15, 2020.
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Multiple agencies are continuing to search for a missing girl from south-central Montana through frigid weather.
A multi-agency search team looked for Selina Shelley Faye Not Afraid around the Interstate-90 eastbound rest stop between Hardin and Billings Wednesday. Big Horn County Undersheriff Mike Fuss and about 25 other law enforcement officers searched for leads starting at 8 A.M. when the high was one degree Fahrenheit.
"As you get out there and start walking, you warm up pretty quick," Fuss said. "And I think the adrenaline of hoping you’re going to find her and she’s going to pop up and say hi to you or something, you know."
Sixteen-year-old Not Afraid was last seen at the Fly Creek rest area on I-90 on New Year’s afternoon.
A search began that evening. That was 15 days ago.
Now multiple agencies on the federal, state and local levels are involved, including the Big Horn County Sheriff’s office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Bureau of Land Management joined the search this week.
A Montana sheriff recently called Not Afraid’s disappearance suspicious-looking in nature.
Big Horn County Undersheriff Fuss says volunteers from the community started their search New Year’s Day and went home either Monday or Tuesday as temperatures lowered towards zero and below.
Fuss says he worked a 28-hour day after Not Afraid was reported missing and hasn’t had a day off since New Year’s.
He says his office is investigating five or four other cases, including the disappearance of Hub Williamson, a Native American man who went missing last April.
"Selena, she’s been our priority. I mean we need to find her," Fuss said.
Fuss says he’s hopeful his agency and others will find Not Afraid. They found no leads as of Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter urging the Federal Bureau of Investigation and BIA to step up their investigation and asked for an update for Not Afraid’s family and local communities.
Olivia Reingold is Yellowstone Public Radio’s Report for America corps member.
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How Productive Mindsets Boost Employee Engagement
Founder Matt Plummer was featured in this extensive report by Hubstaff, which provides a time-tracking app. Below is the selection from Matt found in the “Experience Well Being” section of the report.
How Zarvana uses employee engagement to improve business growth
Putting time back in people’s lives is our mission not only because we think it improves individuals’ lives, but also because we believe it’s better for companies’ bottom line.
Numerous studies have shown that engaged, healthy people who aren’t exhausted or overwhelmed with stress do better work. We work hard to live our values and mission. We think employee engagement depends primarily on 4 factors:
opportunity to contribute
felt sense of support, and
opportunity to grow and develop
So we ask our team about these four areas each month, and then work to make changes when necessary.
Beyond that, we look for small signs that something is off, and we don’t back away from the hard questions. If someone sends an email at midnight, we’ll be talking about it the next day.
How Zarvana cultivates a productivity mindset
When it comes to developing a productivity mindset, we’ve found that you need to combat the four “P” beliefs: perfectionism, plateauing, powerlessness, and pointlessness.
Perfectionism says everything has to be exactly right all the time. We push back on this by talking about impact first (how much will this matter) and calling into question additional efforts to get work just right.
A plateauing mindset says that after a certain point, you can’t really get more productive. Many professionals believe they have already reached this point. From the top to the bottom, we believe we can all continue to become more productive and so we continue to “take our own medicine,” change our behaviors, and keep learning.
Powerlessness says change is impossible, but we say, “It’s hard, but research shows how to make it easier,” and so we follow research-backed ways to change habits.
A pointlessness mindset says, “It doesn’t matter if I save time by getting more productive because then my workload will just increase.” To combat this mindset, we don’t ensure our people work a certain number of hours per week. If they get their work done early one day, they can be done.
When pushing back on all four of these, it’s important to remember that mindsets and behaviors go hand in hand: we need to highlight behaviors that reinforce productivity mindsets and identify and stop those that undermine them.
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Trump Mulls 2 Kinds Of Tax Cuts While Browbeating Fed About Interest Rates
By Scott Horsley • Aug 21, 2019
Originally published on August 21, 2019 11:53 am
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The Trump administration says the U.S. economy is fundamentally healthy, but the White House is now talking about doing some things that are often used to stoke an economy that's not doing so well. This week, President Trump talked about the possibility of implementing two different kinds of tax cuts, and he keeps yelling at the Federal Reserve on Twitter to cut interest rates. NPR's chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley is on the line. Good morning, Scott.
SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: Good morning, Noel.
KING: OK. So the president is talking, first, about cutting payroll taxes, and that's something that would affect just about everyone who gets a paycheck in this country. Here's what President Trump said about that.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Payroll tax is something that we think about and a lot of people would like to see that, and that very much affects the working - the workers of our country.
KING: And he's right about that. So when, in the past, has the U.S. cut payroll taxes?
HORSLEY: Congress authorized a temporary payroll tax cut back in 2011. And it's important to note that lawmakers did that as we were digging our way out of the Great Recession. The economy is a lot stronger now, and to the extent there has been a weak spot in the economy, it hasn't been consumer spending. It's really been business investment. But let's say that Congress were to do what they did back in 2011 and once again cut the payroll tax by, for example, two percentage points. That would balloon the deficit by another $150 billion a year. It would put about $800 in a typical worker's pockets over the course of a year, but a lot of that savings would then be eaten up by the president's own tariffs. JP Morgan Chase estimated this week that, if all the China tariffs go into effect, that'll cost the typical household about a $1,000 a year.
KING: Interesting. So it could just be a wash regardless. The president's also talking about reducing the capital gains tax. Now, that is not something that would have any bearing on most Americans. Can you explain it?
HORSLEY: This is an idea the administration has floated before. And you're right, this would overwhelmingly save money for the wealthy. More than three-quarters of all capital gains taxes are paid by people who make more than a million dollars a year. Capital gains are - capital gains taxes are taxes on investments, like real estate or stocks, that go up in value. And what the president's talking about doing here is eliminating taxes on that part of the gain that's eaten up by inflation over time. Now, one thing the White House likes about this is they argue that they could do this without Congress. They could do it through an IRS rulemaking process, although there's actually some question about that, and it would almost surely invite a legal challenge.
KING: OK. President Trump also wants the Federal Reserve to help stoke the economy by cutting interest rates. He talks about this all the time. That's also something that we see when an economy is doing not so well or when it's expected to do not so well. Is the president getting any traction there?
HORSLEY: The Fed did cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point last month, but Trump wants to see much bigger cuts. This week, he tweeted that the Fed should cut rates by a full percentage point. Now, that's sort of the economic equivalent of that hypodermic to the heart in "Pulp Fiction." I mean, this is - to put it in perspective, back in 2008, when Bear Stearns collapsed and the economy was sliding off a cliff, the Fed cut rates by three-quarters of a percentage point. So Trump wants them to go even further now, even though his administration continues to insist the U.S. economy is solid. Here, for example, is Vice President Pence speaking this week in the swing state of Michigan.
VICE PRESIDENT MICHAEL PENCE: Despite the wishful thinking of some naysayers in the media and in the Democratic Party, the American economy is strong. It's stronger than ever before.
HORSLEY: If so, it's hard to imagine why the administration is calling for such aggressive stimulus.
KING: Well, is it possible to say which it is - is the economy strong or does it need intervention - the way the president's been talking about it?
HORSLEY: You know, we're still adding jobs. We're still growing. But it's definitely down-shifted. And some of the biggest slowdown has come in the parts of the economy that the administration likes to champion. Here's Vice President Pence again earlier this week.
PENCE: I'm talking about people who make things, grow things, who spend their days building more than a Facebook page.
HORSLEY: Manufacturing has been particularly affected by the slowdown, partly because of the president's trade war. Even industries that are supposed to benefit from protectionism, like steel, are suffering. Now, it's not a dramatic slowdown. We're not shifting into reverse. But for a president whose reelection chances may hinge on the economy, even a little slowdown can be scary.
KING: NPR's chief economic correspondent, Scott Horsley. Thanks, Scott.
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Students protest firing of Cornerstone High School's principal following brutal fight that was caught on video
By: Jim Kiertzner
A fight caught on cellphone video has caused a domino effect at Cornerstone Charter High School in northwest Detroit.
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A fight caught on cellphone video has caused a domino effect at Cornerstone High School in northwest Detroit.
The video shows two girls, ages 16 and 17, repeatedly punching a female school security officer last Tuesday evening.
Detroit police say the two girls were arrested. The officer did not appear to be seriously injured.
Then on Friday, parents were notified that Mr. Jared Davis, the school's principal, was abruptly let go. However, parents tell 7 Action News they’re not getting answers.
Several students staged a protest inside the school this morning. One parent was there and says students were peaceful, they made signs and were demanding to know what’s going on.
Students protest principal's removal
School officials will only confirm the principal is out. The students were peaceful inside the school, and officials are not providing any other information.
Shelly Richardson has had three kids who attend Cornerstone and says she fully supports Mr. Davis. She says Cornerstone used to have a family atmosphere, but several teachers have recently left.
She says she’s considering moving to another school.
Shelly Richardson is another parent of 3 students in Cornerstone who says she supports the teachers and Mr. Davis... https://t.co/kpT3UGEH1p pic.twitter.com/pTBjC8Y6Wl
— Jim Kiertzner WXYZ (@kiertzner7) December 9, 2019
Lessye Black is another parent who says the video is awful. The two students in it should be expelled, and the parents have a right to know what happened with Mr. Davis.
The school’s website says the charter school was established in 2012 and has an enrollment of 556 students in grades 9 through 12.
The school has released the following statement:
Our first priority is to protect the safety of our students and staff. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any behavior that endangers any member of our community. We cannot comment on specific personnel issues regarding our former principal or any other individuals, except to say that we are committed to taking swift action if and when our safety-critical protocols are not followed. We appreciate the passion our students and families have for our faculty and the Cornerstone community, but our first priority is keeping everyone in our buildings safe so that parents can send their students to Cornerstone with confidence and comfort.
The process is underway to expel the two students involved in the assault of the security officer.
Mindy Barry, CEO & President, Cornerstone Education Group
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Catherine Raiche Joining XFL Tampa Bay Front Office
According to a report from 3 Down Nation, Catherine Raiche will be joining the Tampa Bay XFL franchise in a front office role.
Head coach/GM Marc Trestman has begun assembling a staff for the Tampa Bay team adding Jaime Elizondo and Jerry Glanville to the staff. Trestman and Raiche were with the Toronto Argonauts for the 2018 season.
About Catherine Raiche
Raiche, a University of Sherbrooke graduate, was hired by Jim Popp, the former Alouettes of the CFL GM, as an unpaid intern in 2015. Following the season, he offered her a full-time job as coordinator of football administration.
She has a law degree and is part of the Quebec Bar Association in 2012. She practiced corporate and tax law for three years at the law firm Gascon & Associates then left the firm to join the Alouettes of the CFL.
Raiche was the first female assistant GM in the CFL since 1988. Jo-Anne Polak was the first. She held that position with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the CFL. Polak was the first woman to hold that job title in any pro sports franchise across North America. Raiche has stated on the record that her goal is to be head GM one day.
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This week saw some aftershocks from recent revelations about a large-scale iOS hacking campaign. Brokers of so-called zero day exploits—the kind that companies haven’t yet patched—have started charging more for Android hacks than iOS for the first time. And Apple finally released a statement that both criticized Google’s characterization of the attacks and downplayed the significance of the targeted surveillance of at least thousands of iPhone owners.
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It’s one of New England’s biggest tech acquisitions of the year. Waltham, MA-based Unica Corporation (NASDAQ: UNCA) announced today it is being bought by IBM (NYSE: IBM) for about $480 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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The acquisition makes a lot of sense for Big Blue, which has had an increasing focus on helping companies do marketing, sales, e-commerce, and fulfillment more efficiently. IBM also has recently acquired AT&T’s Sterling Commerce and Coremetrics in this sector. Interestingly, Unica is IBM’s 16th acquisition of a Massachusetts-based company since 2003. (In that time, IBM says, it has acquired more than 65 software companies in total.)
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Deviant behaviour, at its most basic, is measured against the subjective definitions and situational, negotiated, and interactive rules set in society. Standards and deviant behaviour play a central role, however they no longer completely determine action, they are a more or less variable direction of action whose materialization depends on the interpretation and creativity of the actors. Deviant behaviour is thus a societal discourse, through which institutions and categories of deviant are institutionalized and imposed (). This perspective also leads to a redefinition of crime research and to giving priority to questions about the process of developing penal norms and their selective application in the process of criminal prosecution.
The object of research of the sociology of deviant and criminal behaviour will hereby be discussed in regards o the societal or structural conditions of the transgressions of the rules and norms constitutive of a social order, whereby the distinction between conformity to the norm and deviance is at the heart of the analysis. In this perspective, it will be argued that deviance appears as the consequence of conflicting expectations or role conflicts, or the result of the failure of socialization and social control.
The social order, in a classical way, is understood as a moral order in which the individual needs and interests of the social actors are restricted and mutually connected or are linked in an active process. The totality of the social order is based on the constitution of a moral order and crime is the immanent mechanism that guarantees this order (). The function of society and crime is conceived as a regulatory constraint on individual needs, perspectives, and interests. The deviance, then, was less of a departure from a typical behaviour or situation than a deviation from social rules and norms, which Parsons () interpreted as consensual, endowed with compulsory, and whose function was to produce the social order.
If criminal behaviour is considered the normal behaviour of individuals who normally respond to situations defined as undesirable, illegal and therefore criminal, then the fundamental problem is that of the social and political organization of established values ??or definition of what can and can not be (). It is good to focus on the notions of group and politics involved in this conception of the criminal phenomenon. In other words, instead of looking at social problems from a technocratic, control-oriented and practical perspective, functionalist theory called for considering the social contexts of crime and for conducting critical sociological reflection on the processes by which social control bodies imposed their rules (). Deviance is then seen an established and widely used sociological concept, which distinguished itself from classical criminology, which was traditionally centred on the pathology of delinquents.
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The timing, and things get messy
The timing of the hair pulling story has been criticised, but that’s nonsense. So what if someone timed it for maximum attention? That’s hardly uncommon.
Sure it could be awkward for Key to deal with the flak while travelling around the world. But it also gets him out of most of the firing line. By the time he gets back to New Zealand the story will have at least calmed down a bit.
Perhaps the story could have been put out in the news vacuum over Easter. That might have reduced attention. Or it could have festered and grown because there wasn’t much else to be indignant about.
The timing is a non-issue.
While the victim is a victim if unwanted physical attention she is a victim. That isn’t diminished by the way the story plays out.
I think she was unwise using The Daily Blog and Martyn Bradbury as her medium for her revelation. It guaranteed a highly charged partisan reaction before any facts were known or confirmed. It’s a side issue but it’s an issue.
The waitress used Bradbury – but Bradbury has used her too. I hope he warned her about the inevitability that her anonymity wouldn’t last long. I hope he warned her how she would be labelled politically by using him.
It didn’t take the Herald long to out the identity of the waitress and her workplace – see Waitress: ‘I felt NZ should know’.
She has complained about this coverage in detail at The Daily Blog – UPDATE: The Prime Minister and the Waitress Part 2 – Dirty Politics?
She says she was aware of some of the risks but she has been clobbered.
She claims that her employers and Rachel colluded to dupe her into an interview. But retracting something from the media is futile. Especially once it’s been published.
Out of respect for my employers, and what seemed like their genuine concern for my well-being along with the future of their business (a business doing good things which I fully support), they introduced me to Rachel, by name as the employee behind the story, and Rachel said she would put together a statement for us to proof.
As we waited for Rachel to e-mail the draft proof one of my employers read aloud to the other Rachel’s e-mail address. It began… RACHEL.GLUCINA and alarm bells went off. Sounded familiar, and I felt sick to my stomach – more than you’d ever imagine, a feeling I simply could not ignore.
Rachel’s story changed. RAPIDLY. Now she couldn’t possibly supply us with a proof because she would lose her job. She was absolutely acting in her capacity as a journalist for the New Zealand Herald and claimed that my employers had known all along, which they denied.
I made it absolutely clear that all and any comments I had made were given under false pretences, not to mention completely out of context, and questioned whether her supposed story would still be published if I withheld my permission.
Rachel simply responded that she would come back to us and read to us what was to be published, although she had no control over editors and sub-editors, and that she had to get in touch with the Prime Ministers office, and then they quickly ended the conversation. I later contacted my employers reiterating that I revoked any permission to use my photo or comments for any press release, and my disappointment that I had been mislead to such a gross degree whilst having my identity knowingly confirmed with the New Zealand Herald at the same time.
If she’s correct this is a bad look for the Herald. More collateral damage. What the hell were her employers and Glucina up to?
This could get very messy.
When the Prime Minister is involved behaviour has to be carefully considered. He stuffed up.
When the Prime Minister is involved the media and the victim get embroiled as well in what now looks like becoming substantial side issues.
While I think Key’s behaviour was poor it wasn’t dirty. But it’s triggered what could be a bloody big dirty mess.
by Pete George on 23rd April 2015 • Permalink
Tagged hair pulling, John Key, NZ Herald, pony tail, Rachel Glucina, waitress
Posted by Pete George on 23rd April 2015
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A victim breaking news via Bradbury has to be dim or a leftie. Or both.
Key shouldn’t have done it – beyond shaking hands touch no one except your wife.
Dim or a leftie ? Is there a difference
This is par for the course daily behaviour for slut-bag ho-har Rachel Glucina.
It was Glucina who set-up and ambushed John Keys son at an Auckland Night Club last year, and managed to manipulate poor young naive unsuspecting Max into having his photo taken with Mona DotCom.
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i always laughed when i saw that fat old pigs photo in Guess Who F**K You when she looked about 1500 Kgs lighter than her ass really was.
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More devious and left-wing crap set-up by radicals . . . this little mare even demonstrated outside JK’s home. Hope she is fired, and would like her to come to us looking for work . . . yeh right! It shows the Herald and its stable of Labour sycophants wanting.
Didn’t Audrey Young show her colours. Everything she’s written for years shouts that she’s anti-Key anti-Nat, but she’s managed to keep her hatred under wraps until Ponytailgate, whereupon she admits what we all suspected anyway that Key “hasn’t been running the country well for 6 and a bit years”.
News for you Audrey. We are at the top of every stat for the world in the developed world and we’ve improved in every area imaginable, socially and economically. Key has a few laughs, is disarmingly irreverent and self-deprecating and he hams it up and even tugs a ponytail. So he’s cringeworthy – but he’s human, he loves his family, he dotes on his wife and he’s generous, an excellent friend to those lucky enough to be in his circle and kind and considerate boss to those he employs. In addition he is a widely respected man in business and politics round the world. Audrey on the other hand is a bitter and hateful journo who has shown her true colours and everyone who reads the Herald from her on in needs to know where she stands – that is a position of intense dislike, distrust and disrespect for the PM.
I’d sack her myself
god Key is SO lame – at least Bill Clinton actually shagged the tart and got her to put a cigar in the clacker !
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You can bet Angela Merkel is feeling pleased she decided to snub the Gallipoli Commemorations.
She just wouldn’t feel comfortable about having to put her hair in a bun. 🙂
I think Bradbury is more or less irrelevant. He was just a conduit. Bailey had a political axe to grind and was too clueless to see how it would look to the normal world and how hot the political kitchen gets. Now she is just media fodder.
…and watch Glucina dig the dirt on her 😉
The Owners of the Restaurant will end up regretting the fact that they contacted and involved that scum-bucket Rachel Glucina, because they will now lose the patronage of many of John Keys very wealthy A-List celebrity friends and acquaintances 🙂
Maybe. Though they have been in damage control in the Herald. However, having a waitress who runs tell-tale to Bradbury will certainly not be a marketing success story.
Some context from Kiwiblog:
kaykaybee (137 comments) says:
April 23rd, 2015 at 12:14 pm
I know that waitress well enough from Rosies. In my opinion she is cheeky and sassy and I’d go as far to say overtly familiar – you know the tip dancing sort, the one that at every single table delivery asks how everything is. On a recent occasion I ordered the fish, declined everything else on the meal and ordered the avocado salad to accompany it instead. However what I got was the original accompaniments plus another salad but NO fish. When she came back to ask how it was I told her it was very nice, but not what I ordered. Quick as you like she replied that the fish I’d ordered and the new salad would have been too big for me to eat! I was gobsmacked. As I was with a group of people celebrating an occasion I didn’t create a fuss and let it slide. She’d always seemed pushy but in no way is she the shrinking violet she makes herself out to be, and that event sealed it.
As for Rosies itself, it’s excellent. I am a semi-regular and the staff generally very friendly. It’s a very nice place to visit, with a local crowd all knowing each other and it feels more like a club than a cafe. The food is extremely good. It’s a pity they employed a political operative.
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What a cheek. It’s not up to the waitress to decide what the customer should have, I would have insisted that she take away the meal and bring me what I’d ordered-and hoped that she’d have to pay for it. If I ask for a particular thing, it’s because I want that thing. I usually have a muffin/coffee combo at my favourite cafe. I do not expect to be brought & charged for a plate of nachos because the waitress thinks that a muffin is not enough for someone’s lunch.
It can be very intrusive when the staff keep asking how the meal is-especially when they interrupt a conversation. She sounds a very annoying person.
1. Key was behaving like a jerk. As PM he should know better.
2. The coverage by the NZHerald and TV3 shows how media coverage of politics in this country has become a purely destructive game. I am not sure that it is because NZHerald is necessarily left-leaning, but their coverage of political events is to treat it as a zero-sum game of personal destruction. Covering policies about bettering New Zealand don’t matter for the mainstream media.
I see that the waitress has ‘strong political views’. How astonishing-I wonder which way she leans. Could it possibly be left ? I also wonder what would have happened if Andrew Little had done it. If she accepted John Key’s apology, she has no business making a big drama out of what is a big non-event.
The people who are calling this violence (albeit at the lowest end of the scale) and sexual harassment make me really angry. What an insult to the people who have really suffered violence and harassment. I doubt whether anyone who has been on the receiving end of a violent attack would regard this as one.
‘I thought that NZ should know about this.’ Know about what ? That John Key misread the atmosphere in a cafe and joined in the fun, as he thought ? That he apologised and thought that it was over ?
All that blah blah about how she felt powerless etc is absurd. If this is the worst thing that ever happens to her, she will be very lucky.
I was walking down the street a few years ago and a stranger came up behind me and gave me a blow that almost knocked me down-and it hurt. He then stood there laughing stupidly. I didn’t bawl about how I felt powerless etc, I just walked on. Maybe I should have gone to the police, but I couldn’t be bothered to spend all that time on it. But that was violence, a tug of a pony tail isn’t, unless it’s really hard and vicious and I bet it wasn’t. I could imagine it being annoying, but can’t believe that it would have continued if she had said so.
I also think that the remark that she called after the Key party left may well be an afterthought in case people ask why she said nothing.
I do hope that the conniving leftie waitress bitch loses her current job, along with any future employment options 🙂
She has used up her 15 minutes of fame, and will now fade into total obscurity for the rest of her unimportant life.
The expression ‘nine days wonder’ has become a cliche, but it’s a true saying. When one thinks about it, 9 days is about as long as these things last. I would think that other cafe owners might well be cautious about employing her-I would.
How does such a moderate blog attract such hateful commenters? And why are they published?
Sorry kittycatkin I did not intend to reply to your comment in particular.
It attracts a range of commenters.
They are published because there is open posting of comments here. I’l; sometimes warn, and I encourage decent dialogue.
But I think it’s important to show what a range of people think and how they express themselves without censorship. If they were prevented from speaking you may not get a balanced view of what’s being said.
Free speech is important, and as a result you’re free to judge that speech.
@Jamie. What John Key did was silly and stupid and a big social mistake, but he meant no harm.
However, the Waitress and Restaurant Owners and Martyn Martin Bradbury and Rachel Glucina and Graeme McCready all have malicious intent.
I’d cut the waitress a bit of slack, she had reason to feel pissed off, although her choice of medium was not very smart and counter productive.
But yeah the rest have not done themselves any credit on how they have dealt with this.
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The Crash (Ixra c)
The Crash happened on Laktra on the solar date 51.5, where a "strange machine" crashed down in a city in Industrix. Industrix tried to hide it, but the rumors spread, and it wasn't easy to hide a whole city being evacuated.
On 51.6, after the crashing side had been evacuated, a soldier examined what appeared to be a space probe. He saw what looked like an alien, but later proved to be a Tripe, and said the famous words:
"Uto klakvon ilkjet auto, nok skalvon! Ilkjoy klakvon ilkoy?"
The Tripe was badly hurt, and answered "Ishtar? Meelk!"
"Ilka kolx-konta...", the soldier answered hopelessly. He requested help, and they moved the Tripe into a secret bunker, while confiscating anything they were afraid of. The government of Industrix understood that the only way forward would be communication. They were interested in their advanced technology and knowledge, and could use their help too. So on 51.7, they initiated a secret research project called Universal Language Translating. Scientists and language experts try to learn the Tripe the language, combining simple words and sentences, like ilka (while pointing at themselves) and ilkoy (while pointing at the Tripe, while speaking to it).
Meanwhile, the other nations had begun to lay an enormous pressure on Industrix in their hunger for information. Kykanta had offered huge amounts of money in exchange for information, but to most nations an attack seemed more tempting.
The following solar dates, all that happened was the other nations increasing their pressure. The Tripe seemed to understand that they were Zarva, but nothing else. But on 52.2, the Tripe answered the frequently asked question "Ilka Zarva. Ilkoy?" with
"Ilkoy?... Zarva?... Ilka Tripe."
The Tripe showed them a starmap, while the Zarvas cheered. They tried to find Ixra, and tried to find the star which the Tripe came from.
Kykanta gave up the kindness and began to threaten Industrix, and the other governments have also become very unfriendly. At the same time, the conversations go even better, and the Zarvas now understand that the Tripe was from KM-56.
Kykanta declared war on Industrix on 52.5, with The Kalva Nation following on the next solar date and The Yellow Empire on 52.8. Meanwhile, the conversation was going even better. The scientists understood that they wouldn't have time to learn alot from the Tripe, so they tried to help it repair it's spacecraft and prepare the bunker for sending it home. They hoped the other nations would retreat and leave Industrix alone if they didn't find out what happened too. On 53.1, a Kalvan rocket exploded not far from the bunker, and the scientists assumed The Kalva Nation would be the first to reach the bunker on 53.3. They sped up the work and prepared the roof for being opened and tried to help the Tripe repairing it's spacecraft and building a launching ramp.
On 53.3, The roof was finished, and later the Tripe approved the ramp and it's spacecraft. The Zarvas opened the roof, and the Tripe launched, leaving Laktra. The soldiers from Industrix had fought extremely hard to stop The Kalva Nation.
The Kalva Nation didn't know what happened though, and they reached the bunker in the start of 53.4. The scientists in the bunker gave up, and the rest of the soldiers retreated to defend the capital of Industrix, which The Yellow Empire had reached at the same time. The attacks on Industrix continued until 53.9, where the nation gave up.
Afterwards, The Kalva Nation was happy because it had got the crash site, but the rest of the governments, especially The Yellow Empire, didn't really know what to do. A long time of confusion and fear of an even bigger war was on the minds of the people of Laktra, while the threat of plakno was just beginning to re-emerge after 53.6.
The Yellow Empire had eventually hoped that the plakno would spread and weaken The Kalva Nation, and allow them to take control of the place without even having to fight. But even though plakno was spreading and killing at an accelerating rate, The Yellow Empire still didn't have patience for it to happen. It hoped the plakno would slowly weaken The Kalva Nation in case they would declare full scale war on The Yellow Empire, so they were not afraid of attacking.
And so they did on 55.3, where a large army attacked from northwest. It quickly moved forward in the start, but as the solar dates passed, the army began to spread along the front with more armies attacking the other areas of the occupied area, but still greatly with the main army keeping the expected route.
As they moved closer to the crash site, they met much greater resistance and their soldiers were stopped by the strong defenses. The Kalva Nation mobilized more troops to the crash site, with help from it's allies. With The Free States being established on 54.2, especially Workers Union began to feel unsecure however.
On 55.7, the soldiers from The Yellow Empire were very close to the bunker, close enough to see it. But the front nearly didn't seem to change at that moment.
The Kalva Nation realized that it wouldn't be able to hold the crash site with the laboratory, or that it would require too many ressources and soldiers. It's government thought hard to find a solution, and on 55.8, while the fighting was at it's hardest near the bunker, the solution was started: The whole laboratory and everything that was needed at the crash site was transported into The Kalva Nation.
The transports reached The Kalva Nation on 55.9, and continued transporting until 56.3, where it had reached a position deep inside the country. The Yellow Empire had finally taken control on all the occupied territories on 56.5, but didn't get the objective.
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Netflix On The Big Screen
It was recently reported that Netflix has been looking into buying their own theaters. An article by The Los Angeles Times says that Netflix even attempted to buy Landmark which is owned by Mark Cuban.
Although details of that deal are kept private, it appears to have fallen through because of cost, and not because of a change in plans. Which means we may still see Netflix purchase another chain, or a smaller set of independent theaters.
Why would Netflix want to do this? Well, it’s simple. Recently Steven Spielberg made a splash showing both his age and his protectionism when he said the following to ITV News.
“Once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie.” “You certainly, if it’s a good show, deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar. I don’t believe films that are just given token qualifications in a couple of theaters for less than a week should qualify for the Academy Award nomination.”
Netflix has had struggles with getting proper recognition from the greater film community. By owning their own chain of theaters they could do more fluid limited runs of their new films. Which would also guarantee they increase their chance of being recognized by The Academy.
Netflix could also use this opportunity to create new theater experiences, such as a ticket to an 8-hour screening for season 3 of Stranger Things. Binge theater days could be a new type of entertainment, similar to double or triple features, but designed around new content drops from Netflix.
Although the recent talks have ceased, it’s my guess that there may be others taking place soon. I don’t expect this to be the last we will hear of a possible Netflix theater buyout.
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Rhodes is located on the southeastern corner of the Aegean and it belongs to the Dodecanese group of islands. It balances between three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. The coasts of Asia Minor are only 11 nautical miles away. The island covers an area of 1,398 square km, a maximum length of 79,7km and a maximum width of 38km. It is the fourth largest Greek island after Crete, Euboea and Lesvos and by far the largest of the Dodecanese.
The highest mountain on Rhodes is Atavyros (1,215m). The island of Rhodes is famous worldwide mainly for two reasons: its amazingly preserved medieval town, which is included in the List of World Heritage Towns, and the fact that it is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Greece as well as in Europe. All that does not, however, mean that Rhodes is lacking in other areas, such as attractions of archaeological interest, natural beauty, alternative tourism, etc.
The island is endowed by nature with endless kilometers of beaches, mountains covered with pine and cypress trees as well as abundant water –a rare case in the Aegean. Nature’s greatest gift is the sun: there are only a few days when there is no sunshine, even in winter. In antiquity the island excelled in shipping: «Ten Rhodians, ten ships», they used to say. The Rhodian folk speech has retained many elements of the ancient Doric Greek dialect and it resembles a lot the Cypriot as well as the Cretan accent.
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Since the Roman period, Rhodes was one of the most popular destinations. There were many things for a tourist to see and the Rhodians banked on that. Most temples of the island, besides being places of worship, were also operating as museums. The tourist attractions in the antiquity were many and highly frequented but the best of all was the Colossus of Rhodes, the enormous statue that dominated the island’s harbor. The 1960s marked a new tourism boom on Rhodes. Today it is the top Greek island in tourist infrastructure. Greeks, Byzantines, Knights, Turks and Italians have created here a puzzle using pieces from their cultures and aesthetics.
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[Github.com] Anndy Lian, Blockchain Advisor to Asian Productivity Organization: Driving Blockchain to 20 Economies
Mr. Anndy Lian is the Blockchain Advisor for The Asian Productivity Organization (APO). The appointment ceremony was held in May 2019 in Bangkok and Dr. Santhi Kanoktanaporn, Secretary-General of APO, hosted the ceremony and personally presented the appointment.
The Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) is an intergovernmental regional organisation established by Convention in 1961 by several governments in Asia to hasten their economic development. The current membership is 20 economies, comprising Bangladesh, Cambodia, Republic of China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. These countries/economies pledge to assist each other in their productivity drives in a spirit of mutual cooperation by sharing knowledge, information, and experience. Exploration of future technology such as Blockchain is part of their roadmap.
Mr. Lian is an all-rounded business strategist with more than 15 years of experience in Asia. He has provided advisory across a variety of industries for local, international and public listed companies. Mr. Lian is also the founder, advisor and board member of several other companies in Asia and Europe. He currently plays a pivotal role at the Gyeongsangbuk-do Blockchain Special Committee, under the Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government (Republic of Korea), helping the city to grow using blockchain technologies together with Blockchain Experts like Brock Pierce from Bitcoin Foundation and Alexis Sirkia from Yellow.com.
He is also involved in a blockchain based supply chain solution provider based in Singapore and has strong foothold in South Korea, China and ASEAN. Prior to his blockchain stint, Mr. Lian played a leadership role in not for profit and quasi government linked organisations such as Singapore Business Federation and Singapore Institute of International Affairs where he worked alongside with policy makers, private sector decision makers and experts to create impacts for different industries.
“I have kept a low profile on this appointment. Thank you for interviewing me and covering this story. This appointment marks recognition not only for myself, but also for those who worked closely together with the same vision,” Mr. Lian stated during the interview. “Blockchain has evolved from its roots as a niche science to become a significant concept in the public eye, and the power that it has will be both subversive and revolutionary to all areas of the industry. It is a great honor to work with APO to improve the innovative usage of blockchain technology, to accelerate blockchain entrepreneurship. Dr Santhi and his team are true futurists. I believe what I am doing through blockchain technology currently will revolutionize and redefine traditional businesses. I am also proud to be a Singaporean and doing international work, putting Singapore on the map of blockchain advances.”
According to the appointment, Mr. Lian will perform his advisory role to advise the Secretariat on the latest concepts and applications of blockchain technologies in cybersecurity and IoT network data integrity across smart factories and upskill the Secretariat staff in blockchain technologies as applicable to productivity – through knowledge sessions, roundtable discussions and workshops. Mr. Lian will also be piloting blockchain-based information on-chaining and cybersecurity in IoT-enabled smart factories across selected APO members in the first phase and then eventually across APO’s 20-members and incubating a supportive blockchain eco-system for smart industries by crowdsourcing for promising blockchain business ideas; piloting projects which deploy innovative blockchain solutions across industries; and accelerating blockchain start-ups by giving technical, financial and consultancy support from various stakeholders and partners.
This appointment allows Mr. Lian to work closely with APO’s 20 members and help them move into a blockchainised industrial revolution, enhancing their productivity and competitiveness.
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The Survey Project
Fashion Moda Archive
January 23, 2015 March 4, 2015 Grad_Archives
Date Range: 1978 – 1993
Survey Conducted: Fri, 2008-10-31
Creator: Fashion Moda
History: Founded in 1978 by Stefan Eins, Fashion Moda quickly became an important voice in the art world during the late 1970s to mid-1980s. Dubbing its South Bronx location as the Museum of Science, Art, Invention, Technology, and Fantasy, Fashion Moda crossed boundaries and mixed metaphors, which helped to redefine the function of art in the then post-modernist society. Its South Bronx location allowed Fashion Moda the freedom to explore the question “What is art?” and “Who defines it?” Mostly funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and other funding agencies, the space encouraged the production of art that was not hamstrung by the contemporary art market and by academic art training. As such, it was a center where white downtown artists interacted with artists and the community of the South Bronx. Fashion Moda was one of several Bronx-based organizations contributing to the borough’s efforts at cultural renewal through the arts in the 1960s and 1970s when the Bronx, in many minds, embodied urban decay. It acknowledged and embraced the artistic contribution of the neighborhood’s new immigrants from the Caribbean, Latin America, and the American South who had replaced the earlier, mainly European immigrants from Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In particular, Fashion Moda celebrated the street life of its neighbors in exhibitions of graffiti art and performances of hip-hop music and break dancing.
Before it closed its South Bronx location in 1993, Fashion Moda was a major force in establishing new venues for such artists as Keith Haring, David Wojnarowicz, Jenny Holzer, John Ahearn, Kenny Scharf, Tim Rollins+KOS (Kids of Survival), and graffiti artists like Richard Hambleton, Koor, Crash, Daze, and Spank. Asian American artists also partook in Fashion Moda exhibits, including Tomie Arai and Martin Wong. Martin Wong was particularly interested in the nascent and controversial graffiti art form and counted many graffiti artists who made the transition from subway trains to canvas at Fashion Moda as friends. Fashion Moda also had connections to Colab, the most direct of which was their 1979 collaboration on the infamous Times Square show in which artists took on the hot-button issue of the City’s urban housing crisis.
Sources: Hoeltzel, Susan. “Fashion Moda: Introduction by Susan Hoeltzel.” Accessed February 3, 2015. http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/gallery/talkback/fmsusan….
Lippard, Lucy. “Real Estate and Real Art a la Fashion Moda.” Seven Days (1980). Accessed February 3, 2015. http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/gallery/talkback/fmlippa….
NYU Fales Library and Special Collections. “Guide to the Fashion Moda Archive.” Accessed February 3, 2015. http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/fales/fashion.html.
Webster, Sally. “Fashion Moda: A Bronx Experience.” February 1996. Accessed February 3, 2015. http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/gallery/talkback/fmwebst….
Summary: The Fashion Moda Archive is part of the Downtown Collection at Fales Special Collections Library, New York University. In its entirety, it is comprised of business files, nearly 400 photographs of exhibitions and artists, approximately 3200 35 mm slides documenting exhibitions and other events, grant proposals, artist resumes, correspondence, video tapes of the cable TV series “Making Coincidences,” press releases, newspaper articles, reviews, and artworks kept by founder Stefan Eins and others at Fashion Moda.
Materials were grouped by format and so slides, press releases, flyers and other information about the same exhibition, event, or artist may be in more than one series. Some cross reference was done but is not comprehensive. APA artists partook in several Fashion Moda group exhibitions, including Paul Ning in “Science Projects 83” (Jul. 18, 1983), Tomie Arai in “Expression Afrikan ‘87” (Mar. 18, 1987), and Martin Wong in “2042: Art at the Speed of Life at Limelight” (Feb. 2, 1988). In addition, graffiti artists such as Daze, whom Martin Wong befriended and whose work he sought to promote, exhibited with some frequency at Fashion Moda. These exhibitions include “Graffiti Art Success for America” (Oct. 18, 1980), “Forgione, Crash, Daze, Poppitz” (Feb. 2, 1985), and the aforementioned “Expression Afrikan ‘87” exhibition. Series III: Artists, Exhibitions, and Related Materials, Subseries C, Box 6 contains photographs of graffiti artists and exhibitions dating from 1980 to 1983 as well as photographs of the “Expression Afrikan ‘87” exhibition. Series III, Subseries F[2, 3, and 7]: Slides and Subseries H: Video-Originals also contain graffiti-related material. Within Series III, Subseries B may be relevant articles, press releases, flyers, and announcements pertaining to these artists and exhibitions.
Total Size: 18 linear feet
APA-related Size: 0.5 linear feet
Languages of materials: English
Arrangement: other
Location: Fales Library & Special Collections
Bibliographic Control: finding aid
Finding Aid Link: http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/fales/fashion.html
Conditions Governing Access: Contact repository for detailed information on conditions governing access. Open to researchers without restrictions; Appointments are necessary to consult archive and manuscript materials.
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Family law appeals, requested relief, shared parental responsibility, and proscuitto and nasturtium pizza
It is well settled that courts cannot grant relief not requested in the pleadings, and to do so is both an abuse of discretion and reversible error. Worthington v. Worthington, 123 So. 3d 1189, 1191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013) (reversing and remanding where court granted relief that was not requested); Abbott v. Abbott, 98 So. 3d 616, 617-18 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012) (reversing and remanding trial court’s award of shared parental responsibility where such relief was not pleaded or raised at the hearing). Nor should a court grant such relief without proper notice to the parties. Sinton v. Sinton, 749 So. 2d 532, 533 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). Doing so raises due process concerns. Sabine v. Sabine, 834 So. 2d 959, 960 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003); Cortina v. Lorie, 95 So. 3d 467, 469 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012); Randall v. Randall, 948 So. 2d 71, 74 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007). If the relief granted is not requested in the pleadings, it can be reversible error.
Moreover, Florida Statutes 61.13(2)(c)(2) requires that a trial court must order shared parental responsibility “unless the court finds that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child.” See also Smith v. Smith, 971 So. 2d 191, 195 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007). Numerous Florida courts of appeal agree that blanket awards that give one parent complete control over decisions does not give effect to the Statute. See, e.g., Markham v. Markham, 485 So. 2d 1299, 1300 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986) (“to lump all decision-making authority in one party for all matters, undermines the mandate of the law that decisions be "jointly made," unless there is a finding as required pursuant to section 61.13(2)(b)2”); Wheeler v. Wheeler, 501 So. 2d 729, 730 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987) (following Markham to reverse and remand blanket award of ultimate responsibility); Kuharcik v. Kuharcik, 629 So. 2d 224, 225 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993) (reversing order giving mother ultimate decision-making authority over all areas if parties can’t agree because it “undermines the intent of the child custody statute regarding shared parental responsibility”); Cranney v. Cranney, 206 So. 3d 162, 165 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016) (reversing award of ultimate decision-making authority to mother where court found both parents were capable of parenting the child even though father was less able to cooperate); McClure v. Beck, 212 So. 3d 396, 399 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (reversing open-ended award of ultimate decision-making authority to father over major decisions for trial court to specify which aspects over which he has authority). To make such an award of sole parental responsibility, there must be a finding that shared responsibility would be detrimental to the child. See id.; see also Maslow v. Edwards, 886 So. 2d 1027, 1029 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) (holding court's failure to make a specific finding that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to child before awarding sole parental responsibility to mother necessitated remand of paternity action); Aranda v. Padilla, 216 So. 3d 652 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (reversing and remanding where final judgment does not contain finding that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child).
If an order contains no finding that shared parental responsibility is detrimental to the child, the contrary is presumed by statute, and that order may be reversible on appeal. The appellate court in Ziruolo v. Ziruolo, 42 Fla. L. Weekly D986 (Fla. 1st DCA Apr. 28, 2017), reversed and remanded an order providing one parent as the ultimate decision maker that did not provide justification for doing so.
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Home » Commentary » Arsenal Analysis » Confusion in Libya as Egyptian jets bomb Benghazi
Confusion in Libya as Egyptian jets bomb Benghazi
By Bill Humphrey October 15, 2014 - 9:27 pm November 21, 2014 Arsenal Analysis
It’s pretty hard to tell what’s going on in Libya right now, even for the people there…
First, a quick recap of the year to present before today’s big event:
Earlier this year, an anti-Islamist former Army general, Khalifa Hifter, attempted to seize power in western Libya unsuccessfully. That effort having failed, Hifter regrouped and launched a rogue “security operation” to try to unilaterally clear eastern Libya of pro-Islamist militias in the city of Benghazi. This appeared to work for a time, and he tried to seize power in western Libya again, also without much effect. That was probably the high point of his efforts, in hindsight.
In August, the newly elected anti-Islamist government fled to Tobruk (in the east, in the coastal district next to Egypt) from Tripoli (the capital, in the west) as the latter city fell to pro-Islamist militia forces who supported the previous government. I speculated that this geographical repositioning — to the safest possible area away from Islamist factions — might signal either an imminent coup or an impending request for intervention from the anti-Islamist military government of President Sisi next door in Egypt. Shortly thereafter, mysterious fighter jets appeared over Tripoli and bombed rebel positions. The United States government announced after several days that it believed the airstrikes had been from the United Arab Emirates Air Force with support from Egyptian air bases, a claim Egypt denied officially and loudly.
Map of three coastal cities in Libya. Adapted from Wikimedia.
Instead of those airstrikes beating back the pro-Islamist militias in western Libya, the militias simply gathered themselves up and launched a concerted offensive on eastern Libya. They entered the city of Benghazi in recent weeks, leaving many Hifter sympathizers to flee to places like Tobruk (though he himself is reportedly still in Benghazi). Military barracks and other key sites of the anti-Islamist renegades and the official armed forces rapidly fell.
So what happened today?
Well, nobody is sure exactly, but we do know that mystery jets appeared again and bombed Islamist positions, this time in Benghazi (AP).
So who’s behind it?
The Associated Press got anonymous sources inside the Egyptian military to say that this was an Egyptian Air Force operation:
Egypt deepened its involvement in the fight against Islamist militias who have taken over key parts of Libya on Wednesday, with officials saying Egyptian warplanes have bombed their positions in the eastern city of Benghazi.
The two officials, who have firsthand knowledge of the operation, said the use of the aircraft was part of an Egyptian-led campaign against the militiamen that will eventually involve Libyan ground troops recently trained by Egyptian forces.
Publicly, and at the highest levels, Egypt again denied this had occurred.
The official line either way seems to be that the anti-Islamist government internally exiled to Tobruk, not far from the border with Egypt, authorized whatever happened:
The operation, they said, was requested by the internationally recognized Libyan administration based in the eastern city of Tobruk.
A prominent Libyan legislator, whose father heads the Libyan Air Force, also denied that Egypt itself had bombed Benghazi, claiming to the AP instead that they were loaner planes:
Libyan lawmaker Tareq al-Jorushi confirmed to the AP that Egyptian warplanes were taking part in the ongoing operation in Benghazi, but said that they were being flown by Libyan pilots. He says the planes were “rented” by the Libyan administration from Egypt. Al-Jorushi is awaiting confirmation of his appointment on the Tobruk-based parliament’s national security committee, which is responsible for such issues. He is also the son of the head of Libya’s air force, Gen. Saqr al-Jorushi. He said he learned that the planes are Egyptian from the new chief of staff
A Benghazi militia commander opposing the militarists and the Tobruk government offered this intelligence to the media:
Earlier on Wednesday, a top Islamic militia commander based in Benghazi said Egypt sent its warplanes to hit his group’s positions.
“We have photographs of the Egyptian warplanes and Egyptian naval forces stationed in eastern cities,” he told the AP. He said the planes were taking off from an airport in Libya’s eastern city of Bayda.
Bayda is a coastal city about halfway between Benghazi and Tobruk.
In another turn of events, General Hifter also appears to have been sidelined by recent developments:
Renegade Libyan general Khalifa Hifter, who has vowed to wipe out the Islamist militias, is not leading the operation, [the anonymous Egyptian officials] added, with Cairo dealing directly with a newly appointed Libyan chief of staff who has visited Egypt several times in recent weeks.
In a televised statement on Tuesday, Hifter, who was an army chief under Gadhafi before joining his opponents decades ago, said that he will resign and transfer power to a young army leadership.
Edit for clarity: Various reports had indicated on Tuesday that Hifter was planning to lead a major counter-offensive to retake Benghazi, which suggests he was really out of the loop on the Egyptian intervention Wednesday and was not expecting to be cut out of the picture.
Regardless of the source and authority of these airstrikes, according to the AP report, they are the opening shot in a wider intervention that will involve insertion of the aforementioned anti-Islamist Libyan ground troops trained by Egypt, with support by the Egyptian Navy (which might explain the navy personnel photographed in Bayda).
The officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the operation would last three to six months and involve the use of an Egyptian navy vessel as a command center off the Mediterranean coast near Tobruk.
The Egyptian military is heavily supplied by the United States, particularly in the aircraft department. In a further sign we’ve lost all influence over the new government we’re still funneling weapons to, the State Department was forced to weakly condemn yet another act of “outside interference” in the situation in Libya, involving our allies and arms recipients.
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Home / Gedab News / General Salah Gosh Sworn in as Sudan’s Security Chief
General Salah Gosh Sworn in as Sudan’s Security Chief
Gedab News February 13, 2018 Gedab News 48 Comments
On Sunday, February 12, 2018, Major General Salah “Gosh” Abdulla was sworn in as Sudan’s chief of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). This is his second after his first appointment as chief of the INSS in 2004, which he held until August 2009.
General Salah was re-appointment to the position almost nine years after he was removed from the position amid security crisis in the country, including the Darfur genocide that led to President Omar Al Bashir being indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC ruling was generally rejected or ignored by many countries.
In November 2011 Wikileaks released a cable showing that “Gosh had viewed Bashir’s indictment by the ICC as a liability and might support a coup against him. “
Subsequently, in November 2012, Salah Gosh was arrested for allegedly plotting a coup to remove Al Bashir’s government in collaboration with Islamist under the leadership of General Mohammed Ibrahim. Salah Goas was released from jail in July 2013 after the coup charges were dropped.
Since he became the chief of the NISS in 2004, Salah Gosh has been a staunch supporter of the Eritrean opposition. But once Sudan’s trouble with the ICC started, president Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea who hosted the Sudanese opposition parties, intensified his pressure on Sudan to gain security and economic concessions. Thus, in 2008, the Sudanese government terminated its support of the Eritrean opposition forces that it systematically pushed to the laps of the Ethiopian government.
The marriage of convenience between Isaias Afwerki and Omar Al-Bashir continued as Eritrea provided Sudan with cover and access to the world in return for unrestrained security and economic activities in Sudanese territories. A retired Sudanese diplomat explained the relations between the two countries said, “After the ICC ruling, Sudan turned a blind eye to the Eritrean intrusion and interference in Sudanese affairs and territories.” He added, “Isaias had enough leverage against Sudan because he was a patron of the opposition forces.”
The golden times for the Eritrean government continued until late last year when the ramifications of the Yemeni war, the Turkish ties with Sudan, and mainly, differences over the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam strained the relations between Eritrea and Sudan, which moved heavy forces to close and monitor its borders with Eritrea to stop the illicit trade.
Since the removal of General Salah Gosh from the NISS, Eritrean security agents all but formally ruled Eastern Sudan and have been terrorizing Eritrean refugees living in the region, kidnapping, harassing and killing those it considered its opponents. In addition, its economic arm established a lucrative contraband business smuggling subsidized Sudanese goods to Eritrea. During that time also, elements associated with the Eritrean government established a ruthless human trafficking business in in collaboration with corrupt senior Sudanese officials and security personnel.
Eritrean opposition leaders believe the Eritrean government operated in Eastern Sudan as if the region was part of Eritrea. They think “it will be unlikely for all the illicit trade and brigandage to continue under the guard of General Salah, who is not as timid as his predecessor who is hosted in Isaias’ residence and not in hotels or regular guest houses when he travels to Eritrea.”
Three leaders of the Eritrean opposition we asked to comment expressed their reserved optimism saying, “it’s too early to celebrate the change of faces unless it is followed by a change of policies.” While one expressed his worries that, “adding pressure to the Eritrean economy on top of the UN sanctions will hurt the people and General Gosh’s appointment is not good news.”
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Ahmed Idris
To be honest , the Eritrean people are suffering a lot by the closure of the Sudanese border…b/c Eritreans are depending mainly on theirs food on Sudan , as no any real production in Eritrea …due to the killing of the private sector and the small business by the dictator Isaias Afeworki..in a way of systematically impoverishment of the people ..in order to remain loyal to the dictator..
Kebessa
VoA Tigrigna interviewed Haile Drue’s brother. Sadly, they don’t know if he passed away or not. Having no closure of one’s fate must be really tough.
VoA’s Tewelde said he will try to get feedback from the government. Sure, what are the chances of getting an answer!
Anyway here is the link of the interview
https://tigrigna.voanews.com/a/eritrean-foreign-minister-used-to-be-whereabouts/4267966.html
Yohannes Zerai
Selamat,
A rational person may have expected the then-emergent Weyane to have given thought to two farsighted initial considerations: (i) how long they could hang onto power before they have to hand it over willingly or forced by people’s power, and (ii) how the people of Tigray would fare when state power eventually shifts away from Weyane and falls into the hands of other political forces in Ethiopia.
It turned out that, on the first issue, Weyane got more than they bargained for — They ruled the huge and diverse country with absolute power for 26 years. During all those years, except the last two, Weyane encountered little overt popular opposition, and the few incidents of unrest that occurred were of such limited intensity, spread and duration to have posed a serious threat to its power structure. Those years were marked by significant, real economic growth which, though not equitable across regions and ethnic groups, had nevertheless brought a modest improvement in the quality of life of the population. But not, by any means, to the exaggerated magnitude and extent of the endless claims that the Weyane Government churns out for domestic and international consumption.
Weyane political elites exercised their absolute political, security and economic powers unabashedly and unpretentiously often flaunting their power and wealth at every occasion for all to see. They have had no qualms with having the entire military brass consist of members drawn from a single ethnic group. All the important and powerful sectors of government and the national economy have been controlled by Weyane elites with no pretension of appearing to allow participation by other ethnic groups. Weyane political elites and their cronies have amassed wealth and have been living a life of unimaginable opulence while millions of Ethiopians lived in unthinkable poverty. Despite the doctored figures of decade-long double-digit economic growth and unsubstantiated claims of Ethiopia having joined the ranks of “middle income countries”, the hard facts in the country tell a different story! Fifteen million Ethiopians throughout the country were hit by famine; poverty grew at an alarming rate; unemployment and homelessness were rampant in all Ethiopian cities. Although the problem was obscured by much worse “per capita” cases of such countries as Eritrea and Somalia, hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian youth migrated to various other African countries in search of better life. Hundreds of thousands more have migrated to the Middle East and Europe and, on the way, many had drowned in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean – just a familiar case of migration tragedy that afflicts other African countries in the region!
Now, let‘s look at the second question – that regarding the people of Tigray. By all rational accounts (and despite the Weyane record outlined above), the fate of the overwhelming majority of the people of Tigray under Weyane rule has not been different than that of the rest of Ethiopia’s ethnic groups. But, Tigray-related perceptions among many social groups in Ethiopia have been to the contrary. There has been a growing tendency among non-Tigrayan population to believe that Tigrayans had it good all along. Some fail to make a distinction between ordinary Tigrayans and the Weyane power elite and seem to erroneously assume that the latter’s monopoly of power, corruption and accumulation of wealth have equally benefited the people of Tigray.
Such sentiments are known to have stirred in some ethnic groups deep resentment against Tigrayans — resentment that found expression in physical attacks, destruction of property, evictions and expulsions that Tigrayans had sustained during popular anti-Weyane protests staged in Gondar/Bahir Dar area and at various locations in Oromia. These recent events and incidents may be taken as indicative of what may happen to the Tigrayan population when the Weyane regime finally departs and is replaced with a system controlled by other forces in the country. Fortunately, this dangerous and ugly prospect has not been lost on Tigrayan diaspora intellectuals who, in a recent meeting in Washington D.C., affirmed the need of explaining to the Ethiopian population that the people of Tigray should not be held responsible for the sins of the Weyane regime; that the regime did not stand for the interests of Tigrayans any more than it stood for the interests of all Ethiopian peoples. In addition, however, the people of Tigray have a crucial role to play if efforts at building national harmony and unity are to succeed. They must openly and boldly declare their solidarity with their Ethiopian brethren from other regions and other ethnic groups, and must stand by their side in the struggle they are presently waging to win their rights to democracy and justice.
Finally, there is no question that the Ethiopian people will come out of these difficult times of tension and turmoil triumphantly. But that triumph must be guaranteed by keeping the interests and well-being of the nation paramount to all other sub-national considerations and narrow interests. And the Ethiopian people can and must provide the needed guarantee by ensuring their unity and committing themselves to jointly struggle for a democratic and just political system that would enable their nation to love and care for its peoples and its citizens equally and without distinction. May the country and its people achieve the unity, peace and progress they so much deserve!
Hello room,
Is it just me or is the site’s new appearance confusing? Where is Jebena? Are newest articles on top or bottom?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFlBM60x4OI
Josef Says
I don’t know much about this Sudanese leader but if he brings law and order to eastern sudan and improves the condition of Eritrean refugee who has been there since 1968 that is good news.
But if we dwell on personalities or person- if that person is mediocre we are screwed… I prefer institutions and law…
We are African are sometimes stuck and we sometimes focus on a person or personalities like focusing on certain characters in the a movie.
I prefer to ask what type of movie?
I don’t know what happened in Ethiopia.. from some news but it is admirable what the leader said. I never I thought I would hear this from African leader.. at least not from the Dark backward Horn.
“I see my resignation as vital in the bid to carry out reforms that would lead to sustainable peace and democracy,”
No guns or rebels or war.. this is new level of governmental maturity..
Nitricc
Hi All; Now the question is what Ethiopia needs to do is in order. there are tow ways they can handle this temporarily. One is going to state of emergency or expiated military rule. Some way the distraction needs stop, the protests needs to stop and the country needs to clam down. The question is which way is the better one.
Don’t worry, enjoy, things will be alright. If a pm goes, a pm will come, and ethiopia will continue to move forward. Everybody says so, even the ferenji.
(Sorry for the link. It is the wrong day of the week and the wrong place. I do not know why i can’t find jebena.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Rm1YUVk80
Dear Horizon
Yes the difference must be not TPLF goons. He was no one but a symbol for TPLF to do the dirty work under his name . Ethiopia will be there but not for the same reason TPLF thought. The environment hostile to any thing that has to do with weyane. Workneh Gebeyehu Would be no better than him only the name. BBC Africa said his resignation “ out of blue” and I laughed.
Selam blink,
Why so much obsession with tplf/woyane? Why should it be the main thing on your mind?
The no one is sitting in asmara, and has brought nothing but misfortune for eritrea and eritreans. Whoever does not hate and disparage tplf/woyane as you and the regime do, either they are a no one or a woyane supporter. Do you acknowledge freedom of opinion for others?
Do you know why you think tplf/woyane is omnipotent that all ethiopians bow to them? It is because you cannot approach them, and there is nothing you can do. Whoever comes to rule ethiopia you are going to say he/she is a tplf puppet. Whom do you recommend, as long as you know everything about ethiopia?
As to ethiopians, tplf is part of the ethiopian political system, and in our own way we will trim their power to their right size, and that is what is happening today. Nevertheless, we are not going to discard them, as long as they represent 6m people.
Unashamedly, bronwyn bruton of the atlantic council says “…….a genocide or other targeted ethnic violence against Tigrean individuals appears to be escalating.” Ethiopians are not going to allow a genocide or anything like that to happen. It exists only in the imagination of the paranoid minds of the enemies of tigrayans and ethiopians.
It is said that whoever laughs last laughs best, and you better keep it for the dictator in asmara, when he runs away to saudi arabia. PM HMD can at least release political prisoners, while dia is known for saying, where is the evidence that there are political prisoners, although they are in their thousands.
You people hate tplf/woyane with passion, which makes you susceptible to love anybody who hates woyane, even the dictator, and disparage everybody who does not follow your footsteps, even respectable eritreans who have shown their love for their country not in words, but in deeds.
I give in to your convincing arguments, seriously that was great but you slipped one word “ to it’s size”that was my argument from day one, I wish no ill to any Ethiopian at any corner of this earth( pass me on the leaders pls) ,you are right I can be moderate in my knowledge about Ethiopia, I mean I can compute with most people in this forum about who from where in Ethiopia, actually I can be far better in my knowledge about Ethiopia than some people, may be I bought more Ethiopian 📚 📚 but don’t you think the weyane has done a great service for the man you are accusing? I believe weyane do help PFDJ to stay in power just to see the Eritreans suffer under him, let’s be honest no one can intimidate Eritreans unless he is one from inside. I blame weyane for keeping Eritrean oppositions hostage for 20 years just to see the suffering of Eritreans. From my side there is no ill wish to the progress of Ethiopia. I am on record saying “ Gered is the envy of Africa”.what I will not do is praise weyane propaganda machine and I can say sorry to that After the demolitions of weyane to its 6m thing.
HI Blink,
Of course, no one will stop you from day your dreaming. Go ahead, have your best shot in your dreams:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0ws6y7p5g
Dear Thomas
Dreams has nothing to do with reality created by others. I don’t dream about weyane but I am just locating you sir. My comment has nothing to do with any thing you are implying. I am just saying weyane must come down from the palace of dictating Ethiopian lives and my views are completely normal if you watch what the Ethiopians are saying from Ras Dajen go down to werder and crisscrossed to Jima and again to Dire dawa in all directions , the song is a strong song saying Down Down weyane.
Selam blink
Do you see how they feel bad when you speak about woyane
They worked day and night to destroy Eritrea,pressuring Eritrea
And see now how they trying to avoid anything about TPLF
At least they know now Mene yu shabia.
All this years Gurra we going to punish shabia,their jealousy people
And envy of Eritrea have no limit In fortunately we are neighbors with this enemy.
Haile S.
Selam Horizon,
አረ ወዲያ! ፈረንጅ ደግሞ ቫዮሊኑን ይቀርቅር እንጂ!እባክህ ፈንታና ኣለማየሁን ኣምጣልኝ:-) 🙂
Selam Horizon
I was surprised by his good accent, I thought it was too good an accent to sort him as another ferenj. I never came across him before, but a little search revealed that the man is not just “another ferenj”. He has been closely connected to Ethiopia for decades. Here is an interview with ebstv. Sorry moderator, this will be my only breach of the week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwnK2GjG8ow
Selam MS,
Excuse me, i was not aware of your post for so many hours.
I too did not know about this gentleman. He must have come to ethiopia as a peace corps volunteer. The most important thing about him is not only that he speaks perfect amharic, much more i had the impression that ferenjis usually dismiss africa languages as inferior, not worthy to learn, and he disproved it for me.
I believe that you are a multi-linguist as much as eritrean languages are concerned, and arabic and amharic as well. It is great to know different languages and cultures.
Selam All
As far as my readings go, this is the beginning of the end of TPLF domination in ethiopian politics and it is good for the country. Years ago when The Addis Ababa and WAlqayt uprising began, few Awatistas stated that the trend was such that it needed serious undertaking. Few others tried to explain it as if it was localized grievances. Worse, they tried to portray those who expressed genuine concerns as anti-Ethiopia. There were few points that I remember I raised that would allay the situation: 1. take the uprising as a political statement by the public on the establishment, thus, make needed FUNDAMENTAL correction of course including reviewing if the federal tenets were utilized as they were supposed to be. In short, re-examining if there were mismanaged and /or abused political and constitutional issues that might have aggravated the situation. Although too late, this is something that EPRDF admitted of committing in its latest marathon meetings where they admitted that the regional states were treated as extensions of EPRDF/PLF’s executing arms; 2. TPLF should shrink to its size: few cronies of MZ had monopolized Ethiopia’s political and economic activities where poor Tigraians are accused of having benefited from it and are losing their lives and businesses in areas outside Tigray (This something that Tigrians are complaining of; they are basically blaming past TPLF leaders for enriching themselves at the expense of Tigray); 3. The rigged electoral system needs to be rewritten to reflect Ethiopia’s diversified political rainbow; 4. The legislative should have an increased oversight on the executive so that rules and regulations are followed to their fullest according to the constitution’s intent. 5. We saw the state of emergency and the reshuffling of cabinet by PhD holders would not solve the situation as it was not the result of lack of capacity but one that was rooted in misguided premise: that the EPRDF/TPLF would be the sole ruling organ of Ethiopia for the coming decades.
The latest news is not going to calm the storm as it was not predicated on the hatred towards the prime minister. I think he is a conciliatory man, and I think he has done what he could given he was put between a rock and hard ground. You have popular demands and he has no independence of taking measures where decision making has been controlled by EPRDF EC, the military and security strongmen, positions that have been dominated by TPLF. I think he did the right decision.
The Silver Lining: There is hope if the next PM makes sure the above are done, and he has to be the top executive officer in the country. He should not have minders attached to him. Amde explained it nicely, and I could not pass but to admire the Ethiopian youth who are braving death. I also sense that the government is willing to be more receptive to including opposition parties. I also sense that, apart from isolated vandalism, and despite the cross-state vitriolic campaign of accusations and counter-accusations by politicians, the sense of adhering to “Ethiopian community” is there.
WodeHankum
Dear MS,
a fantastic observation. Regarding TPLF I have the following view: 1) it was and still is an important political movement at national and Kilil level, 2) Sumasumarum, it led Ethiopia in the right direction–I would say ” the end as of now dictated the means”, 3) I hope and assume there will be big enough political space in Tigrai Kilil, to allow other political views than that of seemingly stagnant TPLF world outlook, 4) my last observation, for now, Former PM Hailemariam Desalegn became an iconic hero of openness and inclusiveness overnight.
Hi Mez; what are you smoking? you better share hahahahah. how on earth would say ” Former PM Hailemariam Desalegn became an iconic hero of openness and inclusiveness overnight” What????? How about the dumbest, the slowest, spineless PH in the history of the world. It is a very good thing they are forcing him out. he useless.
Dear Nitricc,
I believe, that is what we miss in Asmara.
Hi Mez and Bilink, you need to check this . How can you lose power where you never had one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZs-TnQvFFg
Hi Nitricc,
Sooner or later, I expect similar polular movement in Asmara–for the better.
Probably 5 to 7 years from now?
Dear Nitricc
Shocking scene , what a puppet. I heard his wife is a religious one and the Scandinavian way of life is still on him. He was a bad investment by weyane.
He resigned from a zero power. Remember he was just not ruling Ethiopian people, he was just doing the written orders from Top TPLF fat guys.
Amde
You said it well. I thought PMHD had promise and I was really rooting for him, but without a real powerbase, he can’t do much.
Hi Amde and all Ethiopians in this forum
Congratulations on the resignations of your prime minster. Ethiopia is going thru tough times and PMD did not quit, he resigned for reason known to him, but you should be proud. MZ also said he would not seek re-election and the transfer to replace him was peaceful, the first in the history of your country
African leaders need to internalize the idea of resignation and the fact that you have civilian in leadership is a good sign.
The complex nature of Ethiopia calls for new ways and resgntions are new for your country. Now you have officially removed yourselves from the pantheons of the club Mengistu,Bashir and IA belong.
Teodros Alem
There is no ethiopian or eritrean in this forum except 5-6 people namely salah G, saay, nitricc,S T ,MS ,amde and maybe 1 or two people.
Hi TA:
please elaborate ur ” there is no ethiopian or eritrean….”
Selam isem
Sorry i meant u all r tigraians ethio
U have a well known tigrayans in Eri, one boss and one in charge of the coffers
I was not talking about roots .am talking about the present citizenship or family citizenship.
roots and citizenships are the same in Eritrea,if u have not roots u have not citizenship, everyone has a village and tisha and a land to farm, even if the land is small. You cannot separate that yet. Unlike what u are told, citizenship is by work in Erittrea, it is not
adi zeyblus tirrabelo ‘iyu adey ybl is a popular saying in Eritrea
Again there is tigrai and there is eritrean. Am saying u guys r tigraians(agame, it is not a derogatory word . i heard they r a proud people the agames) except 6_7 people. Ok U r kesselawe.
Hi iSem,
I was literally toying with the idea of having Awate.com with their Inform and Inspire slogan, to start a running page of events in Ethiopia, partly as a real life laboratory of what political change can look like.
It is my sincere wish the Isayyas regime is next.
But it seems events are moving at lightening speed.
Selam Awatewyan,
News reports, the BBC among them, are saying that the PM Hailemariam Desalegn has announced his sudden resignation as PM and ruling party chairman. It’s a developing story to watch. Nothing is said about whether it’s an arranged step down or personal decision forced by the protests and government responses. If the reason is something to do with the latter, it could trigger jockeying for power within the coalition and open the political scene for further escalation and unrest. In such a scenario, the last resort reasoning could enforce army intervention. Moreover, given the centrality of the country in the great Horn region, outside powers would not remain on the side lines. Let us pray for what is best for the country and the region.
Dear Ismail,
– I think this is the best news one can expect from polititians,
– is the first time in the history of that country,
– he also released significant key political prisoners and key journalists,
-arranged resignation or not, the popular movement is going to dictate significantly than the potentially few individually greedy polititian,
– I hope the same to happen in Asmara for better future..
So, PFDJ-Sudan relations whose design, implementation and expansion over the years was made possible by the “political and diplomatic ingenuity of President Isaias Afeworki” has finally come down to this! For several years, the PFDJ regime has “showcased” its relations with the Sudan as a flagship of its “harmonious neighborly relations”, of its “thriving international engagement” and of Its “external trade and economic expansion”! That too has now gone down the drain.
Recent power play among regional powers has fundamentally shaken pre-existing alignment of forces in the area thereby inducing shifting alliances and associated politico-military adjustments. These dynamic changes in turn , brought down tumbling the whole edifice of fictitious harmony and cooperation that both governments had projected – each for its own cunning reasons – for the last few years.
Hi Everyone; Reading this article gives the impression it is African thing to recycle people in power. I read this guy have been there once and went through the political system, why not let the fresh blood carryon? I observed the same thing in Ethiopian political system. TPLF members leave their post with big fanfare through the main door and hoopla just to return quietly through the window. The time and the political culture is changing fast and the fresh blood might be better equipped to deal and lead for. The old people will stick with their old ways doing things. Ethiopia is going to big and unknown change. Eritrea is Eritrea, what you see is what you get. Although the TPLF led Ethiopia have good relationship with Sudan but TPLF is going down and Sudan is very slippery and unreliable partner. So, I see the Sudanese falling for Eritrea. Eritrea is part of the government of Sudan when it comes to the Eastern part anyways.
What does it take to read any kind of news analysis about current Ethiopia politics in awatecom? I mean we all know it affects Eritreans and we all know one spy master is not news in our region if you compare it to the sea change happening in Ethiopia . The fact is people are getting killed by 1000ds on daily basis by life bullets in Ethiopia and here we are reading about one Sudanese spy master . How on earth aljazeera Tewekel is sitting in Addis while millions of people are on streets and he just mum .
Hi Blink; I really believe journalism is dead and the internet killed it. Forget Tewekel, a TPLF stooge and a monkey of Aljazeera. He is in Addis to write something bad about Eritrea. That is their whole mission. if not, there are many news the Monkey could have aired about the situation in Ethiopia but a monkey is a monkey. Don’t expect anything from this corrupted to the core individual known as Tewekel.
Workneh Gebeyehu is going to be groomed and said to be the next prime minister of Ethiopia ,another TPLF with sibhat nega inside her head . The fall of TPLF from dominating Ethiopian politics will be certain at her desk . The Ethiopian youth should demand for the total removal of TPLF regime.
Hi Blink; don’t forget who you are dealing with. All this commotion is part of the game. They are pulling all stops to deflect the current popular uprising. Trust me, nothing is changed just a cruel game against the Ethiopian people. It is a game, you can put anyone as prime mistier in Ethiopia as long as you control the economy, the military and the press. And I wonder who controls those entities? Tata-Tata.
Yes you are right. I think at last they will realize weyane are playing them fools and when the time for that realization comes , I can say certainly the Ethiopian army will lose its own credibility from the people. The only solution is to dismantle the structure of the top military. Remove all Tigrian Generals from any security and make all accountable for their crime.
Workneh Gebeyehu is a he not she.
Hi kibrom
Thanks it’s a mistake I corrected it , I would not dare to disappoint the supporters of EPRDF especially the Oromo once.
Awate Rider
Greetings all and
Good Luck to you
Gosh Saleh………
But if you loose which is more likely than not
do not blame others. Just blame yourself….
if you wanted to be taken as credible and
worthy who tried his best……..otherwise
you will be the one who knew him long ago….
( just a little helping advice )
Saleh Johar
Dear Awate Rider!
I believe you are addressing me….but what is the occasion and what do you mean by losing or winning?
Knew whom long ago?
My dear, I am not good at qnie, and I couldn’t understand neither the gold nor the wax. kindly write clearly what you want to say to me but as it is, your message reads like a riddle 🙂
Kokhob Selam
Dear Saleh Johar.
This guy din’t answer so forget about him..
KS,,
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White Catholics, White "Liberal" Churchgoers, and Racism: Three Discussions Hot Off the Presses in Light of Trump
Three passages from my reading in the past day that speak quite directly to questions I have raised repeatedly in the last several days here:
First, Michael Pasquier on white Catholics and the perduring sin of racism:
White Catholic support for desegregation grew during the 1960s, a decade that witnessed the peak of the civil rights movement and the aggiornamento of the Second Vatican Council. But a comprehensive plan to address racism never materialized in the church. The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus observed in the late 1960s that "the Catholic Church in the United States, primarily a white racist institution, has addressed itself primarily to white society and is definitely a part of that society." Since then, U.S. bishops have issued pastoral letters and conducted studies on the realities and sinfulness of racism. Yet as much as some white, Catholic activists have worked for racial equality both inside and outside the church, many rank-and-file Catholics of European descent have continued to harbor attitudes toward interracialism ranging somewhere between ambivalence and violent opposition.
This brings us to the present day.
This brings us to the present day . . . when one in two white Catholics are reporting that they support Donald Trump. And when the best and brightest among American Catholics, its intellectual elite, are prone to outlaw open discussion of racism, and prefer to decry, instead, "identity politics" and "political correctness."
Peter Laarman on the considerable complicity of white "liberal" church folks, who prefer to talk to and to talk about African Americans, but who remain unwilling to invite African Americans into white "liberal" church conversations in a way that displaces the white liberal from the status of normativity and forces him/her to listen and learn:
We speak today of the fecklessness of white liberals, and I certainly am among those who have decried, in these pages and elsewhere, the special fecklessness of white Christian progressives when it comes to the hardcore issues of race and class. The difference between today's progressives and the "benevolent" reformers of 200 years ago is that those pious reformers actually had the ear of Congress and of six successive chief executives—whereas faithy liberals in our era talk mainly to themselves.
But there is also a telling and dolorous similarity between the two groups when it comes to people of color: enlightened whites of the 21st century continue to offer all sorts of ideas about "what needs to be done" for the sake of racial justice. But only rarely do they/we bother to sit with and learn from the main victims of racial oppression. Normal social intercourse is still not the norm. The message continues to be a mixed one: you (people of color) deserve full equality in every dimension of life; just don't come too close.
And Chauncy DeVega on the very high price our culture is now paying for such evasion, game-playing, and pretending — including among its intellectual and moral leaders in the church-based academy and church-based journalistic sphere:
It took four days of unrepentant hate, bigotry, and fear mongering that culminated with Donald Trump's noxious coronation speech in Cleveland for some in the American news media to finally concede that the Republican Party in 2016 is the United States' largest white identity organization. They are surprised by what is obvious; the American news media is 50 years late in acknowledging what has been clear for decades.
Pretending is simply easier, is it not? Pretending that we represent the norm and those others out there are somehow less than normative — to be talked at and talked down to, but not talked with. Pretending that we represent Catholicity in its purity though our behavior is the very antithesis of catholic.
Blaming "political correctness" and "identity politics" and nasty leftists who insist distastefully on raising the topic of racism as a conversation topic, when we ourselves know better — when we know that moral discussions should be about the issue of abortion and the ontological status of the zygote, not the issue of racism.
Pretending that nothing is seriously wrong with a culture that could elevate Donald Trump to the status he now enjoys, and that no alarm bells are to be rung when a full half of white Catholics in the U.S. state that they intend to vote for this open racist and xenophobe, who is in no way qualified to be president. Pretending that our own white Catholic "liberal" complicity in this racism for years now is in no way responsible for bringing our nation and our church to this frightening point.
Pretending is easier, when all is said and done. And talking among ourselves, though the conversation circle grows ever smaller, tighter, more parochial — less catholic — as younger Catholics leave the church in droves, fed up with its monomaniacal emphasis on abortion to the exclusion of all other moral issues, with its abuse of LGBTQ people; as LGBTQ people leave in droves, too, having been made totally unwelcome in our "catholic" "moral" conversations; as women are stigmatized as the enemy while the zygote is accorded a human status that demands our unique focus while we ignore all those already born young people who are walking away, all those LGBTQ people who have been purged from our institutions, all those women alienated by the deep misogyny in the Catholic institution.
Conversations are easier when they occur in a tight, parochial circle which dictates that no one different from ourselves should be made welcome, and that no viewpoints other than our own (We decree by fiat that the zygote is a human person, and no discussion of alternative viewpoints will be permitted) are allowed into the conversation.
Moral discussions should be easy, after all. Shouldn't they?
I find the graphic, evidently an historic photo, at a number of sites online, with no clear indication (that I have seen) of its source.
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Home | ARTS | Human Resources Management | Retirement and Other Process of Employees’ Separation - Employee Empowerment & Seperations
Human Resources Management - Employee Empowerment & Seperations
Retirement and Other Process of Employees’ Separation - Employee Empowerment & Seperations
Separation, also known as organizational exit is the dissolution of employment relationship.
Retirement and Other Process of Employees’ Separation
Separation, also known as organizational exit is the dissolution of employment relationship. It seeks to reduce the size or diversity of an organization’s operations. Separation can take many forms namely dismissal, resignation, retirement, death and downsizing actions. A firm incurs separation costs in the form of severance pay known also as separation pay, administration of separation process, rehiring, induction and training costs with regard to a new replacement into the vacant position. Depending on who initiates the separation, some observers tend to classify them as voluntary and involuntary.
Separation is a decision that the individual and the organization should be done away from each other. Voluntary separations occur when an employee decides for personal or professional reasons, to end the relationships with the employer. Such separations may further be classified as avoidable and unavoidable. Unavoidable voluntary separations occur due to circumstances beyond the control of an employee. However, most of voluntary separations are avoidable and occur due to staffing mistakes, which can be prevented by investing in HR systems. An involuntary separation occurs when management decides to terminate its relationship with its employee/s due to economic necessity / poor match between the employer and employees.
In general, separation may take any form such as retirement, layoff, retrenchment, discharge or dismissal. Employee turnover or attrition is a combination of all the forms of separation of an individual from the rolls of an organization. Compulsory separation could lead to anxiety in the person who leaves and also might lower the morale of the survivors. Any form of separation could create a void in the organization that needs to be filled up at the earliest. The benefits of employee separations include reduced labor costs, replacement of poor performers, increased innovation and creation of greater diversity of work force. Scientific human resource planning could minimize the need for such separations.
Retirement is the completion of service period of employees on their reaching the age of superannuation. Retirement from active employment is intended not only to permit older workers to enjoy their twilight years without the everyday pressures of working, but also to allow younger and capable employees to reach positions of higher authority. Retirement could be carried out prematurely when the organization offers a special retirement package before redesigning the workforce. The lump-sum pay serves as an incentive to leave one’s employment. Employees accept such retirements in exchange of a liberal package, which is called the scheme of Golden Handshake. Managements generally prefer to pay hefty amounts and reduce staff strength rather than retaining surplus labor and continuing to pay them idle wages.
The organization should plan for capable successors to take the role of people who retire even before their retirement. Most employees prefer to postpone retirement until they reach superannuation. Hence it is also the responsibility of any employer to plan and provide for the future life of the retiring employee. In the present context, when the lifespan of average citizen has gone up well above the retirement age, retirement is to be put to reconsideration in terms of revision of the age of retirement or alternative work styles like job sharing, home working, freelancing and part-time employment during post-retirement period.
Lay off refers to the temporary separation arising out of the failure, refusal, inability of an employer to continue to give employment to any group of employees in the organization due to economic or business reasons like shortage of fuel, lack of raw material, natural calamities and accumulation of excess stocks. Lay offs are caused mainly due to factors for which employees cannot be termed as direct and prime causes. Still, the organization must help them in dealing with any of the difficulties they might experience such as guilt (upon why they have let themselves into it), shame (how to face others after this), annoyance or anger (why they were chosen) and anxiety (what they would do next).
Retrenchment is said to be a permanent lay off for reasons other than punishment, retirement or termination owing to ill health. In both the cases of lay off and recruitment, a certain monetary compensation would become payable by the employer as per the statutes of the land. Further, clear communication and counseling would be required to minimize the negative effects of such measures of downsizing. The principle of last in; first out is advocated while prioritizing the people to be removed. Retrenchments might also occur due to global competitions, changing technologies that reduce the need for workforce, mergers and acquisitions and reduction in product demand.
Termination of service by way of dismissal might also be carried out as a final disciplinary procedure, after all efforts in salvaging the employee have failed. Dismissal can be ordered only when it is duly proven through formal procedures that one or more employees have engaged in any serious misconduct like theft, violence, sabotage, false statement of qualifications at the time of employment, or other actions specified in the company’s standing orders. Generous opportunities must be given to the employee to know the rules, modify his behavior in accordance to rules. He must be given an opportunity to explain his case by appearing before an impartial team of enquiry when charged with any misconduct. The management should never forget that any person who leaves the firm is going out to represent the organization, either bad-mouth or praise it.
Termination of this variety is aimed at serving as the strongest deterrent for other employees from engaging in punishable activities, rather than as a revenge on the people caught in the wrong side of rules. Termination of other employees has the potential in most of the employees to bring about a phenomenon called avoidance learning where by an employee pursues serious efforts to avoid similar situation to them. Termination in one department could have ripple effects in other. Terminations beyond a perceptible limit could result in difficulty in attracting fresh talents into the organization. Fortunately, such disciplinary terminations have alternatives too.
Direct confrontation by supervisors, a day of paid leave to induce reformative thinking etc, are aimed at making the erring employee introspect about what happened. Some organizations resort to progressive discipline involving increasingly higher intensity for punishments for every repetition of previous mistake or offence. When a person is found to be guilty of one offence, there should not be a carry-forward effect of the offence. The supervisor and the others in the organization should take care to appreciate if the employee engaged in any laudable activity. A clear-cut, written-down policy on termination would help to prevent the fire-at-will practices by some managers.
Discharge also means termination, but not necessarily an act of punishment. A discharge does not arise from a single, irrational or unacceptable act. There could be a lot of reasons for a decision to discharge an employee. A discharge takes place when the management of an organization decides that there is a poor fit between an employee and the organization. Discharge might be a result of either poor performance of the employee or a failure on his side to change some unacceptable behavior that management has tried repeatedly to correct. In the case of discharge, the employee would get more termination benefits than what would be possible when dismissed. Outplacement assistance for a discharged person by the employer is gaining ground in recent times, even as skills become redundant and jobs get outsourced en masse.
Voluntary resignation by employees is emerging to be a very common form of separation from an organization. The decision to quit depends on the employee’s level of dissatisfaction with the job and the number of attractive alternatives available outside the organization. Some organizations in the Information Technology Sector have institutionalized the practice of welcoming their ex-employees to rejoin them later. This would save them induction costs and ensure person-organization fit.
Some organizations have simplified the procedure to re-appoint their ex-employees, by requiring just a single sitting with the reporting authority to be able to join back the parent organization. Such organizations have also made the procedure for exit less cumbersome one by enabling their claims getting processed through a single window clearance mechanism. The administration of separation caused by resignation is very simple as it is unlikely to result in any dispute except the notice period or timely settlement of dues on either side.
The average tenure expectancy of employees within an organization has been steadily in the decline. From a life-long career path spanning over three decades, the average tenure has come down to five years and is shrinking further. Employees might want to leave the organization for reasons of better pay, working conditions, opportunities to learn and grow, or may cite ill health or domestic responsibilities to quit their positions. In any case, they would be required to serve a notice period by which they would be able to handover their duties and responsibilities to another incumbent. Causes for resignations are investigated during the exit interview wherein, the outgoing employee is requested to share his feedback about his working experiences in the organization.
The net result of organizational changes would be that of the jobs becoming more amorphous and more difficult to define. Changes are also taking place at individual jobs. A large number of poor performers at one job or organization are sometimes found to become solid successes at another, in which case the organization has to deliberate on its inherent deficiencies that caused a failure in tapping the right performance levels from them. Similarly, if successive incumbents in a post fail to perform or retain their jobs, then the attention should be focused on the system in which the work is done or on the job content itself, rather than the individuals. Such jobs are called as “Widow-maker Jobs” in Management Jargons of the west.
According to the management thinker and writer Peter Drucker, the workable solution for the problem would be to eliminate the job itself by redesigning the positions and responsibilities in a more practical and pragmatic manner. Some organizations resort to a method of easing out employees slowly and progressively. Referred to as Golden Parachuting, this method involves providing the employees adequate time of tenure and/or financial security to prepare themselves for facing life outside their employment. This kind of arrangement could be contractual and are often available for highly skilled human resources.
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Pubg switch maps. How do I change Map in Pubg? :: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS General Discussions 2019-07-19
Pubg switch maps Rating: 5,3/10 1829 reviews
Our best tips for PUBG’s new desert map, Miramar
With its numerous maps and weighty gunplay reminiscent of a military sim, new players face an almighty learning curve en route to their first chicken dinner. In some regions with smaller player bases, many issues are already expected to occur; queueing times could be extremely lengthy, matches may not start at all, matches may start with a number of players that is much lower than 100 in off-peak times. Recently, they that they are adding a map selector feature which will definitely come in handy once Xbox One has multiple maps to choose from. Alternatively, keep your eyes peeled for these crucial items as you clean up the map. Give this strategy a try in the San Martin high-rise apartment buildings located in the center of the map. Hi everyone, This update has a lot of exciting additions and balances. With the right weaponry, you can rule above your opponents, but you want to make sure your tail is covered.
PUBG Individual Map Selection Will No Longer Be Supported After Sanhok's Release
Tactical Map Markers have been added for better communication between Squad and Duo teams. There are loads more of these to come as well, and we'll make sure every new guide gets slotted in here, so you can jump straight into whatever you need help with, and do so from one core guide. This article explains how to switch things up to give yourself an advantage in every possible scrap. If you've got favorites, you can lock them so they'll stay on your list, however. Instead, keep running in an unpredictable line towards the nearest scrap of cover before deciding whether to keep fleeing or return fire. For full patch notes, This update features two new vehicles for Vikendi, the Zima and Snowbike, improved Replay Editor functionality, and of course - the long awaited return of the Flare Gun, which will now spawn on all maps as rare loot.
PUBG is getting map selection
Going prone is the natural response, but this just gives your enemy time to reload, adjust their aim, and finish you off. Players can get on top of buildings easily by parachuting onto them in any given city. This ice cold 6x6km map tracks footsteps and vehicle tracks as you battle it out in the shadow of a huge mountain. Driving around in a noisy, bulky jeep or sedan alerts everyone in the area to your presence, making it tough to then go back into hiding. Unfortunately, the system had some issues that led to its temporary removal. You can do the same, but be aware that this may take you up to 15-20 tries.
How to Play the Miramar Map in PUBG
If you are going to use a car, do so to cover large amounts of ground quickly or head to the outskirts of the map for the best gear. In addition to the Golden Tracksuit, the team is releasing the Instructor Set pack which includes an orange shirt, shorts, and camouflage hat. Mirimar's initial blue zone size has been tweaked as well, and some weapons have been rebalanced a touch. Use this principle when retreating, too. Use this guide to ensure you always prioritise the very best Handguns in the game.
PUBG's Maps Will Be Remastered, Starting With Erangel
When you need a vehicle in a pinch, you'll be glad you did you reading up! There were cases where rustling sounds were not being emitted when walking and walking slowly. Give yourself a headstart by reading through our essential starter guide to both vehicle types. For the first step in such a huge change, we will first be adjusting the loot and spawn rates of Erangel, which we plan to apply to the test server tomorrow. Until we get the chance to properly evaluate the map in detail for ourselves, you can take a look at the reconstructed map flyover below. With up to 60 rewards available. The video below gives a good example of this. With exit from Early Access coming in just a few days, changes and tweaks are still underway on the test server, which is hosting 1.
PUBG: Guide
The season is almost over for Survivor Pass 3: Wild Card. To vault over something, simply press the jump button and move toward it. The much demanded chocoTaco skins are now available as part of Broadcaster Royale Group 6. You didn't wind up on your favorite map, or one you know really well? Escaping out of a window, even if you fall quite a ways and take damage, can save your life. Update 30 is now available on live servers.
DESERT COMBAT
Height is king, but watch your back Height was important on Erangel, but Miramar offers even more opportunities to take higher ground in the more barren parts of the map. Our guide to surviving the last critical encounters will help you survive just a little bit longer. Update 29 is now available on live servers. Shotguns might be common, but they are worth keeping around until the dying minutes of a match because of their one-shot kill potential. You'll find all the answers to that question and others in our equipment section. And while the map is now available to Xbox One players, it is not currently a part of the main game. The first changes in this process, increasing and improving loot, have already deployed to test servers, where we welcome your feedback.
Wherever an enemy can feasibly get a line of sight, you need to exit it or at the very least, be aware of it. Also, if you disable one map, and the game tries to enter you into the disabled one, you will get a message ingame do you wish to continue? Most players run everywhere, which makes a lot of noise. Seeing as you will spend a lot of time searching through buildings for extra loot, this high damage weapon class should never be overlooked, especially considering how easy they are to aim. Although gear dumps are mostly reserved for indoor areas, there are exceptions. These rewards can only be acquired through Mastery achievement. Patch 28 debuts Weapon Mastery to the world. If a building has a lot of rooms, you can close all but one as a way to bait an opponent into a trap.
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Depth of Field: The Movie Poster Brexit Deserves
Aug 22, 2019 by buzzicoinfo in Viral
Photographs, Susan Sontag once famously wrote, “fiddle with the scale of the world.” They tell us only a distortion. They are incomplete, even as they strive to render the frame whole and exact. That does not make them false. Exactly the opposite. Photographs invite meaning, possibility. The best photos, thick with narrative, sweat. It is true that a picture is worth a thousand words. It is also true that a picture is worth a thousand more pictures. One image gives way to another. What are photographs but gateways into parallel realms, memories resurrected, passageways into the familiar? What we see, we have already seen.
John MacDougall’s portrait-style capture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson—taken during a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday, where intense talks of Brexit continued—works a bit like a portal. It transports. It flirts with memory, tests knowledge. It is an image of many images. Typically, I would say photos fall into two distinct categories. There are those that carry a density of self, images of such presence and posture that the viewer adds very little to their overall import. The second type, which MacDougall’s photo falls under, bear a charming hollowness. They’re plain but deceptively layered configurations; that is, they help us to see more than what we see before us. It’s not that they are vacant a narrative. Instead, they welcome additional narratives, pyramid-like, one atop another.
For me, the first parallel that shot to mind was the movie poster for John Woo’s 1997 identity-swap-thriller Face/Off. I can taste the moment. I’m all of 11, shy and curious and awkward, standing outside the Marina del Rey theater gazing into a poster encased in glass. Its sleek black background calls to me; the possessed faces of Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, looking as if they might fuse into each other. An almost perfect metaphor for the film, which involves an actual surgical face swap and an intricate game of cat-and-mouse between an FBI agent and a criminal mastermind. Our family was big on movies, and almost every weekend we escaped to the theater and into the lives of others, people whose existences we saw as grand and exciting, people we were eager to befriend, to figure out, to become. I ate up every minute of it.
The beauty of MacDougall’s photo is its desire to furnish yet more room, even as memories and narratives stack up. It’s got obvious movie-poster allure: Merkel and Johnson look as if they have been cast in the latest spy thriller about deceitful foreign diplomats, or a B-level rom-com about stubborn widowers who refuse to profess their love for one another. It is a photo that provokes analogy. It seeks a kindred narrative, even as it has its own. The aesthetics of the photo—the layers, the depth, the symmetry—also call to me. Christopher Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi blockbuster Inception was an immediate touchstone. Specifically, the way his cerebral cities moved and stacked and remade themselves. MacDougall’s photo hints at such an outcome; the manner in which Merkel’s head jostles for center, as if it might eclipse, or collapse onto, Johnson’s.
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Sources and consequences of non-genetic, non-environmental phenotypic variation
Genetically identical cells and organisms in the same environment show considerable differences in phenotype. Single cell study of a signaling system in S. cerevisiae (eg Yu et al. 2008) allowed us to quantify sources of phenotypic variation in signal and response (Colman-Lerner et al. 2005), and discover control strategies cells use limit the variation in these sources (Brent 2009, Andrews et al. 2016). One key contribution to variation is global difference in the amounts of protein dosage expressed from genes(Colman-Lerner et al. 2005). In S. cerevisiae and young adult C. elegans, differences in protein dosage cause differences in phenotypic expressivity and penetrance of mutant alleles and operationally define different physiological states (Mendenhall et al. 2016, Burnaevskiy et al. 2019). Some of the non-genetic variation is due to sporadic positive feedback driven events at the site of signal generation on the plasma membrane (Pesce et al., 2018). Deeper understanding of this non-genetic variation should allow, among other outcomes, better understanding of the effects of disease genes in the human population.
Experimentation in this lab has consistently emphasized development of new means (technology, experimental design, and doctrine) that we and other scientists can use to gain knowledge. Current projects include construction and use of "expression clamps", so called "well tempered controllers" of gene expression (WTCs). The first, WTC846, appropriates design principles and genetic elements from bacterial, eukaryotic and human built systems; combining autorepression, auxiliary repression, and positive feedback during induction to tune protein dosage while decreasing cell-to-cell variation in it. WTCs will allow us and others to control the amounts of expressed transgenes with great precision, and so find wide use. They will also allow direct experimental test of the effects of "normal" variation in protein dosage, a type of experiment not now possible. Current projects include other attempts, one based on deep neural networks and one on Augmented Reality (AR), aimed at accelerating the pace of scientific discovery.
Our work draws on different kinds of knowledge, and we conduct it with the benefit of strong collaborations. Key collaborations today are with the Alejandro Colman-Lerner lab at the University of Buenos Aires, Fabian Rudolf, Joerg Stelling, and coworkers at ETHZ Basel, Laura Boucheron and coworkers at NMSU Las Cruces, and William Lai and coworkers at an Augmented Reality startup company, IAS Machine. Lab members are encouraged to participate in advisory and "big picture" government policy activities, and to think broadly about how ongoing increases in biological knowledge and capability (and their own research) might inflect the course of human affairs. To this end, we also maintain an interaction with Alison Wylie (feminist philosopher of science) and coworkers at UBC Vancouver.
Deep learning in Las Cruces
On July 23 and 24, Bill Peria, Roger Brent and collaborator Laura Boucheron led an intensive two day workshop on Deep Learning for Image Analysis at NMSI. The ~30 attendees included professors, postdocs, USDA scientists, a few graduate students, and a single undergraduate, from different science and engineering disciplines. Tutorials in Jupyter notebooks, written by Boucheron, taught participants Python coding to carry out basic image processing to build, train, and use convolutional neural networks within the Keras framework. Brent, Peria and Boucheron articulated what they considered to be key topics for near term research.
Two wonderful recent undergraduates
The lab is enriched by the presence of Gabriella LaBazzo, a microbiology major, from Cody, Wyoming by way of Colorado State, and Karrington T. Ogans, a mathematics major, from Seattle having graduated from Gonzaga University. LaBazzo brings impressive infectious disease lab and field experience to her current work in and mammalian cells on Well Tempered Controllers. Ogans, who has been with us since February, is now working on deep neural networks and their possible use in epistemic support.
O frabjous day! Single 5' intron sufficient for good reporter expression in worms
Scientific Reports has accepted for publication Crane et al., "In vivo measurements reveal a single 5’-intron is sufficient to increase protein expression level in Caenorhabditis elegans" for publication. During the scrambling early years of the recombinant DNA era and the start of the commercial biotech industry, it became widely known that inclusion of introns (Kaufman and Sharp, 1982, 1983, Kaufman, 1985) (the so called adenovirus tripartite leader, Logan and Shenk (1984) and polyadenylation sequences led to greater expression of recombinant proteins. The stimulation of gene expression by [even single] 5' introns was quickly found to operate in plants (Callis, Fromm, and Walbot, 1987). In C. elegans, very early work on transgenes by Andrew Fire and coworkers (Okema et al. 1993) showed introns aided gene expression and Fire included a three-intron construct in the clasical "C. elegans vector kit". But there was never a good reason to think that there was anything magical about three 5' introns, and the current work (BiorXiv 499459) shows that, as expected, there isn't. Work was started here by Bryan Sands and Alexander Mendenhall and finished in collaboration with them lab at the University of Washington.
Actually, 4th lab supercomputer said Hello World already
As befits the nature of the work (to be funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency) the advent was a little stealthy... but the lab's 4th "supercomputer", Ghostwheel, has been up and running for awhile. Most of its work is calculations needed for computer vision. The most important part of Ghostwheel's brain is an NVIDIA RTX 2080; making him even more powerful than the first three lab computers.
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Wreck On The Highway
Home » Statistical Information » Songs » Songs =- W -= » Wreck On The Highway
Disc 2 track 9 of The River, 1980.
Released on Album
Released as Live Download
On The Tracks
The River (1980)
Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
Clarence Clemons: percussion, backing vocals
Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
Garry Tallent: bass
Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
Max Weinberg: drums, percussion
Performed live 146 times.
2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2010-05-06 Dreyfuss Theater, Madison, NJ
2005-11-04 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
2005-10-12 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
2005-10-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
2005-06-07 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
2005-05-17 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
2005-05-15 Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH
2005-05-14 Patriot Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
1994-06-18 McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA
1985-03-28 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1981-09-10 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1981-08-17 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
1981-08-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1981-07-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1981-07-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1981-07-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1981-06-01 Wembley Arena, London, England
1981-05-26 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England
1981-05-20 Bingley Hall, Stafford, England
1981-05-17 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
1981-05-14 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
1981-05-11 City Hall, Newcastle, England
1981-05-08 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1981-05-05 Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
1981-05-03 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
1981-05-02 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1981-04-29 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1981-04-24 Palais Des Sports De Gerland, Lyon, France
1981-04-18 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France
1981-04-16 Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany
1981-04-11 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
1981-04-09 ICC Berlin, West Berlin, West Germany
1981-04-07 Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, West Germany
1981-03-04 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
1981-03-02 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
1981-02-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
1981-02-26 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
1981-02-25 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
1981-02-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
1981-02-22 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC
1981-02-16 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL
1981-02-12 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL
1981-02-07 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
1981-02-05 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
1981-02-04 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
1981-02-02 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
1981-02-01 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN
1981-01-29 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
1981-01-28 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO
1981-01-26 Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, IN
1981-01-24 Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON
1981-01-23 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
1981-01-21 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1980-12-16 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1980-12-11 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
1980-12-04 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
1980-12-02 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY
1980-12-01 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
1980-11-15 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1980-11-11 LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
1980-11-09 Special Events Center, Austin, TX
1980-11-08 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
1980-11-05 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ
1980-10-28 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
1980-10-25 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
1980-10-24 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA
1980-10-20 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
1980-10-18 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
1980-10-14 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
1980-10-11 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
1980-10-09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
1980-10-04 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
1980-10-03 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
Released on The River (1980), Cadillac Ranch (Single, 1981), and The Ties That Bind (2015).
A live version is released on Awake (1997).
Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V1 3:30 LM-13
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY - V2 3:44 RIVER
Note: V1 is a rehearsal version from Telegraph Hill on January 16, 1980, which is interesting because it's done in a country arrangement. V2 was recorded at The Power Station Studios across three days on April 10-12, 1980. The last song recorded for the album.
Studio Sessions: The River
Last night I was out driving
Coming home at the end of the working day
I was riding alone through the drizzling rain
On a deserted stretch of a county two-lane
When I came upon a wreck on the highway
Now there was blood and glass all over
And there was nobody there but me
As the rain tumbled down hard and cold
I seen a young man lying by the side of the road
He cried "Mister, won't you help me please"
An ambulance finally came and took him to Riverside
I watched as they drove him away
And I thought of a girlfriend or a young wife
And a state trooper knocking in the middle of the night
To say "your baby died in a wreck on the highway"
Sometimes I sit up in the darkness
And I watch my baby as she sleeps
Then I climb in bed and I hold her tight
I just lay there awake in the middle of the night
Thinking 'bout the wreck on the highway
Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.
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Neneh Cherry – Broken Politics
Posted on December 3, 2018 by aaamc
Title: Broken Politics
Artist: Neneh Cherry
Label: Smalltown Supersound
It’s hard to believe it was thirty years ago that Neneh Cherry burst onto the scene with the international hit single “Buffalo Stance” from her debut album, Raw Like Sushi, (1988). Garnering lots of MTV and BET love, Cherry was perhaps on her way to becoming huge, but as the ‘90s rolled in, Cherry did an exit stage left. After releasing Homebrew (1992) and Man (1996), she went UG—as in underground. Cherry’s whereabouts became a topic of interest for her fans. It takes a great deal of confidence and know-thy-self to just up and walk away from the commercial trappings of the game. But Cherry comes across as one who was never impressed by that.
Cherry returned to the scene in 2014 with the critically acclaimed album, Blank Project. Now she is back with another solo project, Broken Politics. Produced by Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, it’s Neneh Cherry yaw. How can one describe this album for those who aren’t familiar with Cherry, let alone her previous work? Broken beat, hip hop, spoken word. And as the title suggests, a leaning towards socio-political lyrics.
Opening with drums and cymbals and a broken beat tone, “Kong” is a ballad about conflict: “And Goddamn guns and guts and history / And bitter love still put a put a hole in me.” Moving into the chorus Cherry sings, “Bite my head off, seal my world, will always be another risk worth taking.” The word Kong is never uttered, but the back beat makes up for it. “Poem Daddy” is a distorted 50-second spoken word track that has Cherry channeling her inner Sonia Sanchez/Ursula Rucker. On another personal track, “Synchronized Devotion,” she whispers, “My name is Nan-Na, March 10, watersign Pisces” while in the chorus she declares, “It’s my politics, living in a slow dance, synchronized devotion.” Go on girl! Some of the best vibes in a long time can be heard on this track. “Black Monday” sounds depressing, right? But this song is perhaps the one that defines Cherry, as she addresses abortion rights. She is her own person.
Broken Politics is a welcome return for Neneh Cherry fans. On behalf of all her fans I would just like to say, “Don’t stay away too long, please.”
Reviewed by Eddie Bowman
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KANSAS CITY -- With a simple film of the wrist, Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler set off a whirlwind associated with controversy and a heap regarding misfortune for the Royals within their crushing 3-2 loss on Thursday.
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April 4, 2012 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The all-new 2013 SRT® Viper was unveiled to the world today at the New York International Auto Show, marking its highly anticipated return to the high-performance sports car market.
The fifth generation of the iconic two-seat, American-built supercar has been deliberately evolved to incorporate superior craftsmanship, a host of new technologies and ergonomic improvements while respecting its visceral legacy of outright performance.
"After a gut-wrenching period of uncertainty, the Street and Racing Technology brand team is extremely proud that our hand-built in Detroit, flagship supercar is back and ready to take on the performance car world," said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO – Street and Racing Technology Brand and Motorsports, Chrysler Group LLC. "Beyond being the flagship for the new SRT brand, the launch of the 2013 Viper proves that we simply would not let the performance icon of the Chrysler Group die. Willed to live on by a very special group of performance enthusiasts inside the company and across Viper Nation, this SRT team under our new leadership was challenged to not just continue the legendary Viper, but to create a world-class supercar that would showcase the very best we have to offer."
Two new models for any performance buyer
For the 2013 model year, two new models of the iconic supercar will be hand built at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit – the home for Viper since 1995. Both SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS models offer new interior and exterior designs incorporating premium materials and new exterior surfaces with aerodynamically functional details that are beautifully integrated into the high-tech carbon fiber and aluminum skin. On the inside, designers and engineers strived to rethink all touch points; and upgrade all material appointments and technologies.
"The SRT Viper model is meant to offer a perfect blend of extreme performance and a deliberate preservation of what has become the iconic DNA of the Viper," Gilles added. "We strove to deliver a supercar that continues to bring the driver as close as possible to the machine."
The SRT Viper GTS builds on the DNA of the SRT Viper model with more technologically advanced solutions, like two-mode active suspension, to allow this world-class GTS to find new limits on the track while also opening up its envelope as a more premium and mature evolution of the classic, extreme performance formula. Designed and built with premium features and materials inside and out, the Viper GTS will compete with the best performance vehicles in the world with a wide range of creature comforts, advanced drivetrain and interior technologies.
"We've purposely evolved the iconic soul and raw performance formula that Viper has maintained over the years," Gilles said. "Our returning customers will see the world-class levels of pride, quality and hand craftsmanship built into the 2013 Viper. With two price classes of the SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS, we have offerings for both the traditional core Viper customer and for the new customer who wants the same performance in a package with more technology and premium creature comforts."
Awe-inspiring V-10 powertrain
At the heart and soul of the 2013 SRT Viper is the venerable, hand-assembled 8.4-liter all-aluminum, V-10 overhead-valve engine.
Improvements for 2013 include a new, ultra-high flow and lightweight composite intake manifold, high-strength forged pistons, sodium-filled exhaust valves, new catalysts to reduce back pressure and an aluminum flywheel that reduces reciprocating losses. More than 25 pounds has been shaved from the fully dressed engine.
Preliminary performance ratings for the SRT-engineered V-10 Viper are 640 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. of torque – the most torque of any naturally aspirated engine in the world.
The Tremec TR6060 six-speed manual transmission has been improved with a shorter throw shifter, closer gear ratios and a final drive ratio that has been shortened to 3.55 from 3.07. The 2013 Viper models will be more engaging to drive and top speed is now achieved through 6th gear with maximum engine speed (redline) at 6,200 rpm.
Outstanding ride, handling and capability
Starting with a stiffer structure that provides 50 percent more torsional rigidity, the chassis of the 2013 SRT Viper benefits from numerous enhancements – many learned through racing efforts with Viper GTS-R and Competition Coupe models.
Major updates include the addition of a new aluminum "X" brace under the hood that ties the suspension pickup points to the magnesium cowl super casting and contributes to improved torsional rigidity and stiffness. A new aluminum impact beam at the front of the car contributes to overall mass savings and improved weight distribution while providing excellent crashworthiness.
Structurally, many areas of the chassis were reworked to take advantage of new materials, reduce thickness in some areas and reshape components for more structural rigidity in others. The result is an overall weight savings of approximately 100 pounds.
At the rear, the suspension has been re-engineered with the toe link moved forward of the axle for better tow control and dynamic stability.
A new, driver selectable two-mode suspension system, featuring Bilstein DampTronic Select shock absorbers with both street and track settings, is standard on GTS models.
For 2013, SRT Viper models ride on standard Pirelli P Zero, Z-rated tires with substantially improved overall performance, cold weather performance, enhanced overall grip and steering response on a variety of road surfaces while also broadening the performance envelope. An optional SRT Track Package features Pirelli P Zero Corsa, "soft"-tuned, "racing-type" compound tires that improve handling and precision further on the road or the race track.
For the first time, standard safety technologies such as electronic stability control and traction control help to maximize traction performance at virtually any speed and driving environment.
All 2013 Viper models will come with a steering-wheel-mounted launch control switch, allowing for optimal acceleration from standing starts.
Benchmark braking
Stopping performance for the 2013 SRT Viper is engineered to provide shorter stopping distances, better modulation, improved durability and balanced brake performance without fading under extreme conditions.
Four-piston Brembo brakes with fixed-aluminum calipers, and vented rotors with a diameter of 355 mm by 32 mm, are used at all four corners. Brake calipers are forged and weight optimized by fully machining all surfaces. The calipers are among the stiffest available with distortion from heat nearly eliminated even under the most demanding braking conditions.
The available SRT Track Package features lightweight and slotted two-piece rotors from StopTech.
New premium materials, craftsmanship and technologies
The all-new, driver-oriented interior cabins of the SRT Viper models have been totally revamped for 2013 with superior craftsmanship, premium material appointments and performance-oriented technologies.
For the first time, all major interior surfaces are sewn and wrapped with additional padding applied in comfort areas. On the Viper GTS model, all surfaces are fully leather skinned, and standard accent colors are applied to the seats, doors, center console and stitching.
Quality fit and finish across the lineup is showcased by triple-paint-finished Gun Metal appliqués on the cluster bezel, HVAC outlets, window switch bezels, shifter base, park brake bezel and the integrated passenger grab handle on the center console.
Standard high-performance racing seats from Sabelt feature a lightweight Kevlar/fiberglass shell created by a state-of-the-art resin transfer molding technology for mass reduction and long-term durability. Both driver and passenger enjoy improved comfort from thigh support and deep side bolsters designed to match the extreme lateral acceleration capabilities of the SRT Viper.
Seating position in the 2013 SRT Viper models is 20 mm lower for more room and enhanced performance-driving ergonomics. Seat travel is extended by 90 mm overall, which enables expanded seating options from a more rearward positioned bulkhead. For the first time, seat height can be adjusted by up to 40 mm – manually on the SRT model and power controlled on the GTS.
The new 2013 Viper is the most spacious model in the history of the nameplate. The floor pan and bulkhead have been extended approximately 90 mm to provide improved legroom and more rearward seat track movement.
Designed specifically for the 2013 SRT Viper, the new 7-inch, full-color, customizable instrument cluster display uses a full-time analog tachometer readout in the center to confirm the performance driving feedback philosophy of the Viper. Drivers have a wide range of custom and personal options such as an additional digital speedometer readout just below the tachometer. The vehicle information is clearly communicated with easy-to-understand icons. Intuitively controlled through a simple four-way steering-wheel control, the driver can configure the screens to display the information they desire, easily mixing and matching information.
Uconnect® Access provides new level of connectivity
The 2013 SRT Viper lineup includes the new, next generation Uconnect® Access in-vehicle connectivity system that provides drivers with access to more information, emergency services, more entertainment and improved graphics.
Viper customers can choose between two Uconnect Media Centers, RA3 and RA4, which provide a range of new features and multiple ways to control media in the vehicle. The system includes an 8.4-inch touchscreen along with a set of hard keys for commonly used functions, including traditional knobs for tuning the radio bands and radio volume. Touchscreen buttons along the bottom of the screen allow drivers to easily access the radio, climate controls, navigation, phone, and new, select, certified applications. The new, highly sculpted steering wheel has a host of finger-tip mounted controls for audio, Uconnect, cruise control (first application) and launch control.
SiriusXM Travel Link also is available with Uconnect, providing premium data services and information to make every trip more efficient. SiriusXM Traffic works with the vehicle's navigation system to display traffic speed and traffic flow information along with accident information to assist drivers in routing around congested areas. An expanded SiriusXM channel lineup includes exclusive programming, including the new SiriusXM Latino channels, an auto industry first.
A range of Harman Kardon® surround-sound systems are available across the SRT Viper lineup that feature the latest in audio system technology. All Harman Kardon audio systems include a high-voltage class D amplifier with tracking power supply and up to 11 channels of amplification. The Harman Kardon system with exclusive Logic 7 surround-sound processing is available in the Viper GTS model with a total of 18-speakers, including four subwoofers located behind the seats. All Harman Kardon systems in the 2013 SRT Viper lineup include high-performance, high-efficiency GreenEdge technology loudspeakers that are extremely light and include rare earth magnets. The magnets inside each speaker ensure efficient speaker operation and enhanced performance. The audio systems operate on 32 volts – so the new and improved sound system achieves more than double the acoustic power of the current system.
Refined evolution of SRT's hallmark – aggressive and functional exterior designs
The all-new, timeless exterior design blends contemporary execution with evolutionary refinement.
All-new carbon-fiber hood, roof, decklid and aluminum door panels are firsts for SRT Viper models resulting in significant weight reduction, improved high-speed stability and a slippery .364 drag coefficient.
The forward-hinged hood carries the redesigned Viper badge – aptly named "Stryker" by the Viper Club of America – positioned in the center; and offers unobtrusive access to several service points and the SRT-engineered V-10 powerplant.
The classical low-stance and the extreme cab rearward proportions that have become the unmistakable silhouette of the iconic supercar, return on the 2013 SRT Viper models along with the dramatic fender "gills" – another traditional Viper design cue that helps to extract heat from the engine compartment.
The 2013 Viper models feature a contemporary take on the traditional "double-bubble" roof configuration that maximizes headroom for the driver and passenger while maintaining a low frontal area – allowing additional room for helmets during recreational competitive driving.
Dual-function, bi-xenon projector headlamps are tightly packaged with white light-emitting diode (LED) daytime running lamps and LED turn signals in a sinister "snake eye" configuration.
Functional "blisters" incorporated into the 70 mm projector headlamp lenses create a three-dimensional view that gives Viper a distinctive glare.
The lower-front grille is purposefully designed as an evolution of the traditional Viper low-profile cooling opening configuration and discretely carries a refined V-shape structure.
The exhaust system continues to exit forward of the rear wheels and now carries further refinement with cast aluminum, sill-mounted exhaust bezels.
For the first time, the 2013 SRT Viper models carry LED taillamps that integrate stop-and-turn illumination in one element. Snakeskin texture in the lens carries the surface work seen in the gills and hood textures. With dark-masked lenses, the horizontal lamps appear dark until the LED elements fire. Each lamp carries 50 LEDs that provide a unified "crystallized" illumination effect.
The five-spoke, forged-aluminum "Rattler" wheel design on the 2013 Viper model is available with fully polished (standard), fully painted Hyper Black or fully painted low-gloss black finishes.
The Viper GTS has a split six-spoke forged-aluminum "Venom" wheel design with three available finishes, including polished face with graphite-painted pockets (standard), fully painted Hyper Black or fully painted low-gloss black.
Available SRT Track Package wheels are ultra-lightweight, track-ready wheels in Hyper Black or matte black finishes.
About SRT
The Chrysler Group's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) brand uses a successful product development formula featuring five proven hallmarks: awe-inspiring powertrains; outstanding ride, handling and capability; benchmark braking; aggressive and functional exteriors and race-inspired and high-performance interiors to remain true to its performance roots.
The expansion of the SRT vehicle lineup in the 2012 model year features four new products that are world-class performance contenders and bring the latest in safety technologies and creature comforts. These products include the Chrysler 300 SRT8®, Dodge Challenger SRT8 392, Dodge Charger SRT8 and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
Making its highly anticipated return to the high-performance sports car market in late 2012 is the new 2013 SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS. The SRT flagship performance machines arrive with more power and performance, superior craftsmanship, new technologies and creature comforts.
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Tristan Wednesday, April 04, 2012 1:03:00 PM
One has to hope some SLS suspension has been trickled down into this new Viper. Is further info available? Is it still set up as 100% anti-squat and anti-dive?
John B. Marine Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:40:00 PM
The design of this Viper is very much different from past Vipers. I find it hard to believe that this car has been around for 18 years, and that this is the 5th Generation Viper. Part of me says this Viper is the most gorgeous Viper ever made. However, part of me says its design is the softest of all Vipers. Looking around on Autoweek's website, I also saw the racing-spec Viper. That Viper is far from the good old Oreca Vipers of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
I don't know... I like the new Viper.
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Elie Wednesday, April 04, 2012 11:24:00 PM
Is this really the new Viper? It looks like a tuner version of the previous generation with new hood, spoiler, exhaust and back end.
The Alfa/Viper Zagato TZ3 Stradale looked sexier and more original. Missed opportunity?
Jeff Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:41:00 AM
I was hoping ya'll wouldn't fall for the viper-splurge of the 'other' auto blogs...*sigh
Really though, not sure what to think of the 'new' viper. At first glance I saw a lot of styling cues that reminded me of new Ferrari models, esp. around the hood and grille. Honestly though, the primary ideals behind the original Viper are impractical to implement in today's supercar design wars. Seems like nobody wants a billion horsepower without a supercomputers' worth of electronic modulation throughout the drivetrain. We'll see how this new iteration sells. Oh, and Hennessey. That's always lunacy worth waiting for.
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Visiting the Whitehead Railway Museum, June 13th 2019
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Coleraine Probus at Whitehead
Photo: Probus Club Vice President Derick Woods thanks Whitehead Museum Guide John Richards, with John McKegney, club member AND Railway Preservation Society Chairman, and some of the club members and guests at the end of a fascinating and very enjoyable visit.
Coleraine Probus members know only too well, that there are very few advantages of reaching 'a certain age' and retiring from work - the loss of income and the aches and pains that can't just be shrugged off are but two of the inevitable consequences. However, the wonderful and FREE, Travel Card is surely the one big bonus of getting older. And so, a group of club members and guests met at Coleraine Station, Travel Cards in hand, and headed out to Whitehead and the Railway Museum there.
The members were met by John Richards, one of the many volunteers that keep the museum open, and who acted as our very knowledgeable and entertaining guide for the duration of our visit. One of the first things we learnt from John was that Whitehead wasn't like many other museums, it is a heavy engineering works, covering several acres of workshops, engine sheds and multiple lines of rail track (at 5ft 3inch gauge). There is also an excellent 'Edwardian Tea Rooms' and a smallish (in comparison), very comprehensive display area. This gives the history of railways in Northern Ireland, the people that built the railways, and models of just how the traditional steam train works.
John Richards gives us a briefing before we start our tour.
'Click' on the headings below for more detailed information…
In the beginning (part 1)
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (that run the museum) was formed in 1964 to preserve Irish steam locomotives, carriages and rolling stock and to operate them on the Irish railway network for everyone to see, appreciate, enjoy and travel on. The Society currently has around 1,000 members from all across the world and depends on its volunteers to keep its stock of steam trains operational.
For a look at some of the Museum trains in action, just 'Click' the RPSI logo below:
The Signal Box
John took us to our first port of call, the original signal box with its array of 13 hand leavers. These long and fairly tough to pull levers were vital in alerting train drivers to possible dangers, or assuring them the rail ahead was clear. Almost unbelievably, the leavers could be connected to manually operate a signal up to one mile from the signal box!
For a look inside the Signal Box, just 'Click' on the Whitehead Poster below:
Into the Workshops
A cut-away model of 'How a Steep Engine Works'
After the wonders of the signal box, and the treasures of the museum, John took our group to look over the workshops where carriages were restored to their former glory, steam engines rebuilt, rolling stock and engines refurbished, and also they could 'have their tyres changed' - and no, John wasn't joking. The huge steel wheels on the trains are not great chunks of cast metal machined to a single metal wheel, they have an outer band of carefully machined steel that is 'sweated' on to the wheel hub. This wears down over their years of service and can then be replaced by the very skilled engineers and volunteers at Whitehead - the only place in all of Ireland that has the skills and equipment to do this.
For a look around the Whitehead Workshops, just 'Click' the little Poster below:
The Edwardian Tea Rooms
Following a tour of the rail yard itself, our visit culminated in fine style as we talked through the highlights of the day while enjoying a late lunch in the excellent 'Edwardian Tea Rooms' - very 'Brief Encounter' / Age of Steam style…
No, not Probus members, this is a RPS photo (we forgot to take one, too busy eating!)
…and just right to round the day off before heading back to Coleraine on our (not quite so romantic) 'Class 4000 Diesel Multiple Unit' train, thanks to Translink and our much valued 'Travel Pass'.
For a final look around the Whitehead rail yard, 'Click on the image of the 'Class 4000' below:
Announcement of the inaugural meeting. (Belfast Newsletter 22/9/1964)
Of the original three, Derek Young and Denis Grimshaw are still active RPSI members - Michael Shannon left Belfast to live in England shortly after the RPSI was formed. Of the original committee, Sullivan Boomer sadly passed away in 2015, John Harcourt is a regular supporter, the late Laurence Liddle maintained contact in Five Foot Three into his nineties from Australia, and Craig Robb still took an occasional photograph before his untimely death.
Having acquired our first locomotive in 1965, the RPSI moved into our Whitehead, Co. Antrim, headquarters in 1966. It is here that the Society's major locomotive and carriage refurbishment takes place. We have erected specialist buildings and acquired a lot of specialist equipment including a travelling overhead crane (of 1897 vintage) and a full forge/smithy. This is all necessary to ensure that our maintenance continues to the very highest quality levels.
Lord O'Neill addresses the inaugural meeting of the RPSI which was held in
the Presbyterian Hostel, Belfast, on 30th September 1964.
Left to right front row: John White (first Treasurer), Sullivan Boomer, Derek Young (partly obscured by his Lordship). Between John and Sullivan is Leslie McAllister and peeping over the shoulder of the guy to the right of Leslie is Robin Morton. Directly over Sullivan's head is John Richardson. Behind Derek is Peter Scott, and behind Peter is Eric Ferguson. John Harcourt (first Chairman) is seated in the foreground.
Ongoing Society history is recorded in the various issues of Five Foot Three, the RPSI's journal.
In the beginning, (part 2) A History of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
The 131, still in active service for the Whitehead museum special trips on the network.
In the early 1960s the future of the railways did not seem to be particularly threatened. The swingeing closures of 1956/7 on the former GNR seemed to have consolidated the network, and it appeared that steam traction would only gradually disappear. The Benson Report was commissioned in Northern Ireland in 1963, a little after the McKinsey Report in the Republic. The major part of both these reports was implemented resulting in a further set of closures - in the south the West Cork lines, the bulk of the DSER inland routes and many minor branches fell to the axe, while in the north the GNR "Derry Road" finally succumbed.
However, it looked as though the railways would escape any further closures, and the investments in new locomotives, railcars and coaches seemed to suggest that the future for the surviving lines was secure. It was in such a climate that the following events unfolded.
Shortly after a rail-tour to Portrush, organised by the Inst (Royal Belfast Academical Institution) Railway Society in September 1963, an ad hoc organisation was set up to run steam rail-tours in the last days of steam. This was known as the "Northern Ireland Railway Societies Joint Committee", and was empowered by the committees of the Irish Railway Record Society (Belfast Area), the Royal Belfast Academical Institution (Inst) Railway Society, the Northern Ireland Road and Rail Development Association, and the Friends of the Belfast Transport Museum to organise and run rail-tours on their behalf, as none of these societies felt that they had enough financial resources or a large enough membership base to do so on their own.
Derek Young (NIRRDA), Michael Shannon (FBTM), Denis Grimshaw (as secretary), Sullivan Boomer (RBAIRS), John McGuigan (IRRS) and Craig Robb were the members of the NIRSJC.
Incidentally, the NIRSJC had absolutely no constitution, official or legal status whatsoever - but people didn't worry about things like that in those days!
A successful rail-tour was operated from Belfast to Loughrea and back on 4th April 1964, with VS No.207 from Belfast to Dublin and back, although the Dublin-Loughrea section was operated by a diesel railcar set instead of steam traction as originally intended - not because CIÉ would not agree to steam, but purely on grounds of cost.
The major factor which had killed off the idea of using one or two of CIÉ's remaining J15s (or GNR(I) Qs No.131 or No.132, at least one of which was considered to be repairable) from Dublin to Loughrea and back was CIÉ's estimated locomotive repair costs.
The only market for rail-tours in the 1960s was considered to be the railway enthusiast market - no Portrush Flyers, Santa Trains or other general public ventures were considered viable - really because the general public still thought of steam trains as normal everyday transport.
The virtual end of steam operations on CIÉ, and the apparently rapidly approaching demise of steam on the UTA (before the Magheramorne Spoil Contract deferred the evil day!), together with the experience of the Loughrea tour were instrumental in turning the thoughts of three of the Joint Committee's members to establishing a preservation society which would own the locomotives, keep them in traffic, and could overhaul and maintain them largely with volunteer labour.
The examples of the Bluebell and Keighley & Worth Valley Railways in Britain were noted, but widespread main line operations were always considered vital, rather than an attempt to purchase and operate a branch line or other section of closed railway.
The other fundamental decision, based on market potential for rail-tour passengers, availability of representative locomotives and rolling-stock from all former Irish railways and a larger variety of routes for special trains, together with the potential for a larger membership base, and not from any political considerations, was to establish the new society on an all-Ireland basis. Even the very limited experience of the Loughrea tour had indicated that better access to the potential rail-tour market in the Dublin area could have helped the venture.
So it was that following the Loughrea rail-tour in April 1964 Derek Young, Michael Shannon and Denis Grimshaw met in York Road waiting room (quite a spacious and comfortable place in those days) on several occasions. And it was there, in the early summer of 1964, that the decision to set up the RPSI (and the choice of name) was made.
The remaining NIRSJC members (Sullivan Boomer and John McGuigan) and a number of other prominent members of the various railway societies were then roped in, to help to establish the new organisation, and gain acceptance and credibility from the railways (UTA and CIÉ) and other external bodies. It is always dangerous to name individuals, as someone will feel left out, but Laurence Liddle, John Harcourt, Lord O'Neill, Craig Robb, Harry Frazer and Drew Donaldson, were all involved.
An inaugural meeting of the "Railway Preservation Society of Ireland" was held in Belfast on 30th September 1964 - and the rest, as they say, is history. On that occasion, Denis Grimshaw was elected as Secretary - the first of two spells in the post.
Three of the main personalities that built-up the railways to it's hay-days of the late 18th century
*Note: If the slides are moving to fast for you, hover the ‘mouse pointer’ over the photo, and that stops the automatic change.
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Historic Places Traveling Film Tour
Colorado Preservation Inc.’s Most Endangered Places Program and Share and the Care Colorado will be kicking off a Historic Places Traveling Film Tour beginning July 13th. The film tour will be showing Havey Production’s “Centennial Statehouse: Colorado’s Greatest Treasure” at various historic sites throughout the state. The tour’s mission is promote the benefits of historic preservation, educate communities on the current structural issues the State Capitol is facing and its effects on preservation funding statewide, and highlight historic theatres and sites through cultural tourism.
Ticket prices will be a $10.00 donation which will go towards Colorado’s Most Endangered Places Program. Before the showing a representative involved in the efforts and advocacy of the site will discuss preservation efforts in the relative community and its benefits – this may be a community member, building owner, or Endangered Places Program Coordinator, Rachel Parris.
We will then show the film, followed by a presentation from representative from the Share in the Care Colorado Campaign addressing the critical need for all Coloradoans to be involved with efforts to restore our State Capitol while preserving the State Historical Fund, which will allow for future preservation projects across the state to have a better chance at funding. There will be a chance to donate at the end and, “Centennial Statehouse,” will be for sale (a portion of the DVD sales goes to the Share in the Care Campaign).
The following schedule is subject to change, stay tuned for additional showings throughout the summer! If you are interested in hosting the Film Tour at your historic site please contact Rachel Parris. For information on each venue click the following links:
July 13, 2012, Denver, All Day, Colorado State Capitol House Chamber
July 19, 2012, Leadville, 6PM-8PM, Tabor Opera House
July 27, 2012, Stapleton, 6PM-8PM, Hangar 61
August 2, 2012, Carbondale, 6PM-8PM, Redstone Castle
August 9, 2012, Greeley, 6PM-8PM, Kress Cinema & Lounge
August 23, 2012, Steamboat Springs, 6PM-8PM, Tread of Pioneers Museum
September 13, 2012, Salida, 6PM-8PM, Salida SteamPlant Event Center
September 27, 2012, Manitou Springs, 6PM-8PM, Manitou Springs Heritage Center
Tickets will be available at the door for $10, but please RSVP ONLINE today!
Crowning the summit of Brown’s Bluff in the heart of Denver, the Colorado Capitol Building is among the great architectural treasures of the American West. As a living historic museum and active seat of government, the Capitol provides a telling reflection of the people and politics that shaped Colorado amid interest as diverse as its landscape. That story is told in Havey Productions “Centennial Statehouse: Colorado’s Greatest Treasure”.
Havey Productions is a commercial photography and film production company doing business in Denver since 1979. Copies of the film can be purchased on the Havey Productions website, www.haveypro.com.
Colorado Preservation, Inc.
1420 Ogden Street, Ste. 103
Email: rparris@coloradopreservation.org
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ALTERTAINMENT
COMIX TALK
21st Century Comics
Nudity in Webcomics
Over the last twenty years, the Western world's attitude toward nudity in forms of pop culture has shifted toward a more liberal attitude at an unprecedented rate. Images of nude bodies and sexual themes that used to be confined to either underground or exploitive – i.e., pornographic – venues have today become a mainstay of most primetime programming and blockbuster cinema.
A recent Comixpedia.com discussion attempted to gauge whether the same trend can be detected in webcomics. With the advent of the Internet and its infamous gray legal waters, the passive bystander might have expected a proliferation of nude comic strip scenarios.
Contributors to the discussion expressed a great degree of comfort with the idea of the nude form in Web comics – when they weren't cracking an endless stream of boob or scrotum jokes. But among them was a general tentativeness when it came to stripping characters of less clothing than "appropriate" or "necessary" – two words that appeared frequently in contributors' threads in the forum.
Simply put, in the words of one contributor – Pepius: "Aside from a pornographic comic, nudity should be only used for the sake of the story."
Personal interviews with a number of webcomics creators revealed that creators value the balance of nudity for the sake of art and not for cheap hits.
"I intentionally keep the nudity pretty conservative just to keep it realistic," said Justin Pierce, creator of Killroy and Tina. "It bothered me growing up how the overwhelming majority of superheroines felt obligated to dress scantily – even when it didn't fit their persona. Wonder Woman may not need armor plating, but she doesn't need to dress in a bikini."
That said, Pierce then commented, "I have used nudity once or twice in Killroy and Tina's two-and-a-half year history, but it had a place in the story."
Even contributors who admit they've never skimped on characters' clothing, such as John Troutman, creator of Basil Flint, expressed comfort with the idea, but within strict guidelines.
"If sex or nudity fits into the story, I think it's great. It can enhance a story a great deal more than having to skirt around or censor the issue," he said. "But if I use nudity or sexual themes they have to be a legitimate plot point and not suck."
So just what is appropriate timing and placing? Those who regularly depict nudity in their work, such as Stephen Crowley, creator of the naturist comic strip, Loxie and Zoot claim their work places high regard on realism and appropriate context by acknowledging nudity and sexuality as basic facets of the human existence.
"The default condition for every person's body is nude," reads the site intro to Loxie and Zoot. "Where there is distortion of body image, people usually hate, or feel ashamed of, or inadequate about, some part or another of their own bodies, if not all of it."
Crowley says Loxie and Zoot, which takes place at a nudist resort where the characters are perpetually in the buck, shouldn't be classified as porn since it does not address sexual themes. "Comments I read about L&Z in forums often refer, sometimes incredulously, to the fact that there is so much nudity and yet it isn't porn or hentai – as if it's never occurred to the author that the two things aren't instantly inclusive," he says.
On the other end of the spectrum, Crowley says he gets lot of feedback from people who immediately warm to Loxie and Zoot, despite the preconceived notions with which they enter the site.
"Many people write to tell me they feel better about their own bodies after reading L&Z and, to me, that is an amazingly wonderful thing! It doesn't convert them to being a nudist – which isn't my intention – but it does give them a bit of perspective on the fear and loathing about nudity and our bodies that's been pumped into our minds since the day we're born," says Crowley.
Other webcomic creators who use nudity and sexual themes in their strips also credited their colleagues' reticence to the puritanical and shameful mores still promoted in society regarding nudity in most art forms.
"Many Webcomickers live in America, which teaches everyone that sex is dirty, filthy, and you're a bad person if you have an interest in it," says Hard Artist, creator of Sexy Losers, a strip whose plots regularly involve masturbation, nudity and sex or any combination of the above.
"It's a tradition in the American comic world to treat their comic characters as if they didn't have normal human urges so I feel that many artists are either "playing along" with this convention (for fear of losing their credibility as a comic artist) or are just so enveloped in the culture themselves that they can't see outside of it," he says.
The one line that Hard Artist draws in his work is the depiction of minors. Aside from that, he insists that Sexy Losers is a reflection of his own sense of humor, one he suspects many readers share with him.
"My real life sense of humor tends to drift in that direction anyway, so doing a crude humor comic seemed to be the direction to go," he says. "I do think SL is a funny comic above it being a sex comic. The joke is first and foremost. I'm hoping that's why people come to my site, for a laugh. If they come for the pornography… geez, there are millions of better sites to go to for that."
One main concern for webcomic creators who don't depict nudity on their sites – but still say they're comfortable with it – is the use of nudity to pander to a wider audience.
"I feel more comfortable with nudity now, although the use of nudity for titillation and cheap hits still earns my ire," says Ping Teo, a.k.a. Phalanx, author of The Jaded.
"There was this adventure/fantasy comic I used to read (no names here) that had pretty interesting characters, and a down-to-earth storyline that was quite intriguing. Unfortunately plonk in the middle of the story, the creator decided to insert a rather gratuitous and out-of-place sex scene for no apparent reason," she said.
"In my humble opinion, that scene didn't seem to exist for a reason other than to give the creator a chance to advertise on his front page: "Nudity in today's comic! Vote for me at so-and-so toplists/donate thru Paypal and maybe I'll do it again!" she adds.
But for creators like Hard Artist, nudity isn't necessarily a means of drawing people in. Rather, it is simply another form of freedom of expression.
"To have total freedom of expression, one can't consider what ANYONE thinks. A comic like mine depends so much on that freedom. Trying to please an audience is just a form of censorship really – in order to please an audience you got to stop doing things that you think they may not like," he says.
"This gets complicated because one can't please everyone all of the time. It's best just not to play that game and do the comic for yourself."
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Finally, an intelligent examination of sexuality and nudity in webcomics.
Quite an interesting range of interviews across the webcomic spectrum,
I feel more comfortable with nudity now, although the use of nudity for titillation and cheap hits still earns my ire,” says Ping Teo, a.k.a. Phalanx, author of The Jaded.
I should add that I said this in response to how I felt about nudity after reading Loxie and Zoot, just in case it someone thinks it sounds rather odd out of context.
*grin* and once again I’m mistaken for a he. *giggle*
I think that might be because of the phallic nature of the word phalanx.
Or because I’ve been spreading pictures around the internet with your head pasted on gay porn star bodies…
… I mean Damonk has been spreading pictures of you around on the internet.
I swear, I had this handle since 2000 and I didn’t know what ‘phallic’ meant until last year.
And did you also think that Fellatio and Cunnalingus where characters in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar?
Actually both are anatomical. Phallus comes from the greek phallos which means penis. The phalangeals (which are the finger and toe bones)come from the greek phalanx which means similar objects lined up.
In bukkake porn it is not uncommon to see a phalanx of phalluses.
The military formation was my original intention. It used to be my handle for one of those MMOPRGs.
But I guess any word can be given a perverted meaning after a while.
gwalla
phalanx is a unit of spear carriers. And since the word refers to the unit
Huh huh. Huh huh. You said “unit”.
Sid Meier’s Civilization taught me that phalanx is a unit of spear carriers. And since the word refers to the unit and not to the spear as a weapon, I don’t think the word is all that phallic. But given that a phalanx would consist of men rather than women, I suppose it qualifies for being a masculine word.
Yeah, stuff like this is what truly matters. 😉
Scientivore
Reinder, thanks for the reminder! I forgot to mention the violence in my brief spotlight plug on the Giant in the Playground forums.
My avatar is from Erfworld by Rob Balder & Jamie Noguchi.
Reinder
Nickolatos: that’s an interesting way to draw your characters.Why did you make that choice?
Rogues of Clwyd-Rhan has a lot of what reviewers call “casual nudity” in it – so much that I got a bit tired of having it brought up and am now doing a longish chapter where the nudity takes a backseat to indiscriminate slaughter. Wonder how long it takes before critics start flagging that up!
Nickolatos
Nice article. It's very odd in how it correlated with issues regarding my art right now… I've decided to make all the characters 'semi-nude', but there's no hard-core implications of sexual issues being discussed or portrayed.
I just like naked figures. Is that so awful?
gecko200
there is no nudity in my comic strip ,kinetic kitty , but she is scantily -clad as we use to say back in the day . and it has not gone unnoticed by even me that most super gals outfits have no real utilitarian purpose ,I even had the kid sister of my heroine ‘s sidekick say "she was dressed like a skank and a hootchie" .That being said I am in service to my readers and most readers of web and printed comics are young boys mentally if not in actual age ,and I’m angling for some market share, It may be wrong but it’s the truth besides I like the female form and I draw what I like.
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Talkin' Horses, the exclusive horse racing podcast from BloodHorse.com, has always offered Thoroughbred fans and professionals an opportunity to pose questions to the people who make the headlines. Guests have included owners, trainers, jockeys, industry leaders, and newsmakers from around the world of Thoroughbred breeding and racing.
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Update on the first NHS release
Today Statistics Canada released profile tables for two National Household Survey topics : Aboriginal Peoples and Immigration and Ethnocultural
What we accomplished at the face-to-face Leads meeting
With the April 19 meeting behind us, it's important to take stock of what we accomplished together. Before we get into it, we should point out that the gathering in Brampton was productive for three reasons. First, we got the chance to meet one another in person. For those who knew each other
Finding standard Census 2011 products
The Statistics Canada website has made standard Census products easy to find and download at any given geographic scale and file format. Because these products are now free and open, we won't worry about bringing them into the Community Data Catalogue -- at least not for now. For this reason, t
London Orientation + Training
York Region Orientation + Training
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Simcoe County Orientation + Training
Data DOs and DON'Ts in plain English
Update: Information from this blog post has been updated to the latest iteration of Schedule C, formally approved by the Steering Committee, and to be adopted this year.
Product Profile - vol. 1, issue 1: TransUnion Credit Report Characteristics
2. Three quick notes before we start
3. TransUnion Credit Report Characteristics basics
4. Digging into the data: variables, values, and units
5. What the table actually looks like: a sample row
6. What to do now
Waterloo Region Consortium Training + Orientation
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Consortium Orientation
Getting to know Beyond 20/20 Professional Browser
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June 2012 order now available in the Catalogue!
The June 2012 order from our list of upcoming data products (Schedule B) is now in the Community Data Program Catalogue! Let's take a quick look at the highlights.
The 2011 Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Permanent Residents Rounded Data Cube
The data cube is a remarkably detailed dataset that counts immigrant landings by Census geographies as small as the Census Subdivision, for the years 2000 through 2010. (2011 data to be released in the 2012 version.) The cube also includes crosstabulations for just about any information you might want, including immigrant class, education, occupational skills, age (single year!), and gender, just to name a few. The data are presented at the front end in the style of a Microsoft Excel pivot table, so it's easy for even the layperson to use.
Check it out: ImmigrantLandings_2010
Making sense of different kinds of Census tables
[Update: Use the new 2006 Census metadata reference file to help you find the tables you're interested in from the 2006 Census.]
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Letter submitted to 2016 Census Program content consultation
RE: Letter from CCSD to Statistics Canada concerning the 2016 Census Program
The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) would like to provide feedback that reflects the needs and interests of hundreds of members working in Canadian municipalities and community-based organisations as part of our Community Data Program (CDP). This feedback comes in light of Statistics Canada's ongoing consultation process for the 2016 Census Program.
Broadly speaking, we wholeheartedly agree that Statistics Canada should prioritise data at small geographic areas:
A higher priority will be assigned to uses that require data for small geographic areas or small groups of interest. Needs for data by dissemination area or census tract will be higher priority than those at the census metropolitan area (CMA) level, which in turn will be higher than those at the provincial/territorial level. Likewise, needs for smaller populations of interest such as recent immigrants, will be higher priority than those for larger groups such as the employed population.
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It's custom geography season!
We're getting the ball rolling on custom geographies for the 2012-2017 program cycle of the Community Data Program. Census data for your custom geographies are included in the membership fee, so take advantage
Program Steering Committee Teleconference
Deadline for Submission of Custom Geography Files to brendan@communitydata.ca
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The Null Device
Posts matching tags 'transparency'
On his first day in office, President Obama has hit the ground running:
Addressing assembled White House staff, he said he had been inspired by the estimated two million who gathered to watch him being sworn in. He told staff he expected a higher ethical code at the White House than had existed under his predecessor, and issued executive orders imposing strict rules governing dealings with Washington's lobbyists. "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," he said.
He also issued a pay freeze on staff earning more than $100,000. "Families are tightening their belts and so should Washington," he said.
In two other executive orders, he is to ban torture by all US personnel and initiate a review of the cases of all those still held at Guantánamo. He ordered judges to suspend trials under way there.
Obama also issued a draft executive order to close the Guantánamo prison within a year and offered to negotiate with Iran with no preconditions.
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Another use of technology to make democracy more of a reality (as opposed to just voting for who'll take orders from the people that matter for the next 3 to 4 years): TheyWorkForYou.com, from the team that created FaxYourMP.com, takes the text of Hansard, the transcript of debates in Britain's House of Commons, and converts it into a threaded, linkable discussion form, not unlike, say, LiveJournal or something. Not only that, but it keeps tabs on MPs, including biographies, lists of their interests (shares, board memberships and such, as well as details of overseas trips and gifts received), how often they speak, performance in replying to faxes, and how often they rebel against their own party line. Here's Tony Blair, for example, and the ultra-groovy member for West Bromwich East.
This sort of system promises to reinvigorate democracy and hold politicians to be more accountable to their constituents. (Do you know what your MP has been doing?) I hope that the TheyWorkForYou team plan on releasing the code, because this sort of thing should be exported to other parliamentary democracies. I'd like to see one in Canberra, keeping tabs on Federal Parliament, for one, and ones for state Parliaments; not to mention US Congress, the EU Parliament, and so on. (via bOING bOING)
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William Gibson, writing in the NY Times, claims that it is becoming unprecedentedly difficult for anyone, anyone at all, to keep a secret:
In the age of the leak and the blog, of evidence extraction and link discovery, truths will either out or be outed, later if not sooner. This is something I would bring to the attention of every diplomat, politician and corporate leader: the future, eventually, will find you out. The future, wielding unimaginable tools of transparency, will have its way with you. In the end, you will be seen to have done that which you did.
I say "truths," however, and not "truth," as the other side of information's new ubiquity can look not so much transparent as outright crazy. Regardless of the number and power of the tools used to extract patterns from information, any sense of meaning depends on context, with interpretation coming along in support of one agenda or another. A world of informational transparency will necessarily be one of deliriously multiple viewpoints, shot through with misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories and a quotidian degree of madness. We may be able to see what's going on more quickly, but that doesn't mean we'll agree about it any more readily.
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The history surrounding #Disneyland is rich in American Culture. Whether this is your 1st visit or 50th visit, these tips will surely amaze your friends and family.
1. There’s a basketball court in the Matterhorn. You’d never know by looking at it, but hidden in the middle of the iconic Matterhorn Bobsleds is a basketball court, albeit a small one. Really, it’s just a hoop on a backboard with some floor markings.
2. Disneyland is home to hundreds of feral cats. The adorable kitties are there to help — as a cast member once told us, “To keep the Minnie and Mickey population down.” The cats are well cared for with a vet on staff, various feeding stations, and lots of love from Disneyland workers. If a cast member falls for a particular feline, they have the opportunity to adopt the cat and bring it home.
3. You could buy a bra on Main Street. Nestled among the gift shops of Main Street (for a measly six months) was the Intimate Apparel Shop, presented by the Hollywood-Maxwell Brassiere Co. of Los Angeles. The Victorian-style shop, which closed in 1956, featured the Wonderful Wizard of Bras, a narrated slideshow that gave a history of undergarments.
4. Every horse on the King Arthur Carousel has a unique name. The most famous horse is Jingles, which was reportedly Walt Disney’s favorite and is now decorated with a tribute to Disney’s Mary Poppins. But Jingles’ pals should not be ignored; the other horses include Fern, Frenchy, Gypsy, and Hoot, among 63 others.
5. You have Disneyland to thank for Doritos. During the early ’60s, the Mexican eatery Casa de Fritos (now Rancho Del Zocalo) would take stale tortilla chips, spice them, and fry them up, creating what we now know as Doritos. Inspired by the traditional Mexican snack totopo, the chips became extremely popular — so popular that Frito-Lay bought the concept and debuted Doritos to the world in 1966 as the first marketed tortilla chip.
6. The drawbridge in front of Sleeping Beauty’s castle is operational. The picturesque bridge isn’t there merely for show; it can actually be raised and lowered. It’s only been utilized on two occasions — at the opening of the park and the reopening of Fantasyland.
7. The land used to be home to orange groves. The 160-acre area in Anaheim that become the Happiest Place on Earth was once rural farmland with many crops of citrus trees. If you stay at the Grand Californian Hotel, the remodeled rooms pay tribute to the orange grove past in various ways, from the headboards to the art on the walls.
8. There’s a 122-year-old palm tree in the middle of Disneyland. Many trees grow in Disneyland, but one is uniquely special and really, really old. A Canary Island date palm tree was planted way back in 1896 and was spared the ax when Walt Disney decided to keep the already majestic palm (but he did end up moving it a bit). It still stands in Adventureland and can be found right near the FastPass distribution kiosk near the Jungle Cruise ride.
9. Four babies have been born in Disneyland. Sometimes an infant just can’t wait to enter the world, be it in a taxi, in the lobby of your apartment, or in the middle of Disneyland. The four babies catching their first breath of fresh Disney air were born on a bench near the entrance, at a Disneyland First Aid station, in a back room office and, most recently, in a Disneyland parking lot.
10. The plants in Tomorrowland are all edible. No matter how hungry you are, you shouldn’t nibble on the plants in Tomorrowland, even though most of them are edible. Lemons, oranges, lettuces, peppers, and a variety of herbs can be found in the landscaping.
11. There is one ride that is way older than all the rest. Disneyland’s King Arthur Carousel in Fantasyland is even older than the park itself, by several decades. The Dentzel Menagerie merry-go-round was estimated to have been built as early as 1875 and was in use from 1922 at the Sunnyside Beach Park in Toronto until Walt Disney bought it for his park.
12. There’s a secret message aired at the New Orleans Square train station. If you listen carefully while waiting for your ride on the iconic Disneyland railway, you can hear the tap-tap-tap of Morse Code. The little telegraph office across the tracks is transmitting the first two sentences of Walt Disney’s opening day speech: “To all who come to Disneyland, welcome. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future.”
13. Does Disneyland’s Castle seem a whole lot smaller than Walt #Disney World’s? It is. Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle stands at 77 feet tall, while Walt Disney World’s Cinderella Castle is 189 feet, over twice the height.
14. Walt and Roy Disney tagged the balcony in New Orleans Square. Above Pirates of the Caribbean, there are two very decorative sets of initials made of iron integrated onto the balcony. The initials are for Walt and his brother Roy, making their mark on their creation.
15. Those aren’t official American flags on Main Street. The red, white, and blue flags atop the buildings in Disneyland may look like real American flags, but they’re not! The flags only have 45 stars rather than 50 so that they don’t have to fly by official flag rules such as having them illuminated at night or taken down at the end of the day. The one official American flag stands at the front of Main Street, where there is a touching Flag Retreat Ceremony every day at 5pm.
16. The doors work in Storybook Land. The charming houses on this Fantasyland ride feature doors that actually open and close. This was done so that cast members would have the ability to change the tiny lights inside the homes.
17. Eeyore lives with Indiana Jones. Where Indiana Jones Adventure, Temple of the Forbidden Eye stands was once the Eeyore parking lot. To pay homage to its last incarnation, the Imagineers hid one of the old parking signs in the queue for the ride; it’s right by the film projector in the projection room.
18. The cast of the Country Bears hangs out with Winnie the Pooh. Max, Buff, and Melvin — the three talking trophy heads from the long-gone Country Bear Jamboree — can still be found in the area they once called home (the Winnie the Pooh ride replaced the Country Bears back in 2003). As you’re leaving the Heffalump and Woozles scene, look up and to the back and you’ll see them.
19. The harpsichord in the Haunted Mansion is a movie star. Found in the Haunted Mansion Grand Hall, the large harpsichord featured is a prop from the classic Disney movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
20. Indiana Jones’ office is full of real Indiana Jones stuff. In the queue for Indiana Jones Adventure, Temple of the Forbidden Eye, there is a scene depicting Indy’s office. Many of the items on display are actual props from the movies.
21. Making a wish at the Snow White Wishing Well helps others. When you toss a coin into the wishing well located in the Snow White Grotto, you not only get to make a wish, but your coin also goes to a children’s charity. To note this fact, engraved on the well is the line, “Your wishes will help children everywhere.”
22. It’s a Small World really is precious. Instead of using a gold-colored paint, Disney used actual 22-karat gold. The reason, it’s said, is that paint would oxidize and fade while real gold would stay shiny and bright, and in the long run cost less money since there would be less maintenance and upkeep.
23. Popcorn people exist. Every popcorn cart in Disneyland has its own mascot, a little creature — from a Yeti to Davy Crockett — that appears to churn the popcorn popper.
24. Pirates of the Caribbean was going to be entirely different. Instead of the boat ride that we all know and love, the attraction was originally planned to be a wax museum displaying the history of pirates, including famous seafaring figures such as Mary Read and Anne Bonny.
25. Splash Mountain initially had a different name. On a hot day, there is nothing better than a ride on Splash Mountain, but instead of that name we’re all totes used to, it was going to be called Zip-a-Dee River Run.
26. The Haunted Mansion’s hitchhiking ghosts have names. They’re Ezra, Phineas, and Gus, FYI.
27. There used to be a smoke shop on Main Street. Yup, right there in the middle of Main Street there was The Tobacco Shop that carried tobacco and smoking accessories from around the world, from hand-carved pipes to pouches of exotic tobacco. Surprisingly, the shop was open from 1955 until 1991!
28. A few stars got their start at Disneyland. Steve Martin worked at the Magic Shop, Michelle Pfeiffer dressed up as Alice in Wonderland and greeted guests, and Kevin Costner was a Jungle Cruise skipper.
29. There’s a unique symbol on the Partners statue. Look closely at Walt Disney’s tie, and you’ll notice a tiny symbol that almost looks like a Japanese character. It’s the brand for Smoke Tree Ranch, an area in Palm Springs, California, where the Disney family had a vacation home.
30. There’s an actual apartment near City Hall. Right above the fire station, Walt Disney had his own private, albeit small, apartment for his family. A lit lantern is kept in the window in honor of Disney.
31. Real skeletons were used on Pirates of the Caribbean. In the early days of the ride, several real sets of human remains — courtesy of UCLA’s medical center — were used as props. Rumor has it that one is still there, the skull that accents the bed in one of the vignettes.
32. The voices of Disneyland are married. The official announcer for Disneyland, Bill Rodgers, is married to Camille Dixon, the announcer for California Park Adventure.
33. George Lucas gets a tongue-twisting shout-out on Star Tours. While waiting in line for Star Tours, listen closely for the announcement that addresses a passenger named “Mr. Egroeg Sacul,” which is George Lucas — the creator of Star Wars — spelled backward.
34. There’s a time capsule buried in Disneyland. Right in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, on July 17, 1995 (the park’s 40th anniversary), a time capsule was buried. It’s to be opened on July 17, 2045.
35. Cast members use code words. Disneyland employees use a variety of shorthand terms to communicate, such as “code V” for vomit, “code U” for urine, and “code H” for horse poop.
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A Gentleman’s Position by KJ Charles
By Elizabeth on May 2, 2016 in Book Reviews
Published: April 2016 by Loveswept
Format reviewed: E-book (mobi)
Genres: Historical romance, LGBTQIA
Available: Publisher (electronic only) ~ Amazon ~ Kobo
Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This review contains spoilers for previous books.
Among his eccentric though strictly principled group of friends, Lord Richard Vane is the confidant on whom everyone depends for advice, moral rectitude, and discreet assistance. Yet when Richard has a problem, he turns to his valet, a fixer of unparalleled genius–and the object of Richard’s deepest desires. If there is one rule a gentleman must follow, it is never to dally with servants. But when David is close enough to touch, the rules of class collide with the basest sort of animal instinct: overpowering lust.
For David Cyprian, burglary and blackmail are as much in a day’s work as bootblacking–anything for the man he’s devoted to. But the one thing he wants for himself is the one thing Richard refuses to give: his heart. With the tension between them growing to be unbearable, David’s seemingly incorruptible master has left him no choice. Putting his finely honed skills of seduction and manipulation to good use, he will convince Richard to forget all about his well-meaning objections and give in to sweet, sinful temptation.
KJ Charles has hit it out of the park with her new historical romance series Society of Gentlemen. The series wraps up in A Gentleman’s Position and I therefore wouldn’t recommend it as a starting point. By the time this book gets underway, both characters have an important history behind them that has an impact on this story.
This is particularly the case for Richard, who is the lynchpin of the eponymous society for gay men of social standing. The series is set in London in 1819-1820, a time in which homosexuality was still a crime. Each member of the society is aware of the risk they run should their activities be discovered. As the man with the highest social standing and the person who has brought them all together, Richard acts as the moral arbiter of the group. This prevents the group from drawing unwanted attention to themselves and allows Richard to maintain his moral high ground in a society that deems his sexual preferences as perversion. As a consequence, Richard comes across as unreasonably rigid at times and his decrees have hurt friends and family members in previous books. Readers of previous books may have a hard time finding him sympathetic, though I think Charles has done an excellent job of redeeming him.
David is Richard’s valet and fixer. He excels at manipulation and takes care of all Richard’s dirty tasks (both literally and metaphorically), making him a pragmatic foil to Richard’s moralism. David’s ruthlessness could quite easily have made him appear cold, but his devotion to Richard and his excellent people skills give him a likeability. This is reinforced by the scenes with his family.
The whole series has been about power dynamics and A Gentleman’s Position is certainly no exception. Richard is very conscious of how his position might force David to say to agree to a relationship he doesn’t truthfully desire. And even once it is plain that it is something David wants, Richard still can’t agree because he knows that there may come a time when David no longer wants it but becomes trapped there by their difference in station. In this way, although Richard is conscious of his privilege, it continues to blind him into taking away David’s choice and agency.
I liked how the story came to show how even though Richard appears to have everything–wealth, position, a close cabal of friends–David is much more fortunate in a number of ways: through his loving family, his cunning mind, work he loves and is good at, the fact he is at the pinnacle of his profession as the most sought after valet in London. On the surface it appears Richard has all the power, but David quite clearly has his own strength. Richard struggles to see things from perspectives other than his own, whereas this is something at which David excels.
The tension between them is breathtaking and Charles does a fantastic job of portraying their longing for each other. I also very much enjoyed the friendship between David and Silas. Although they have known of each other for some time, they’ve only been acquainted for a short while. Nevertheless, their relationship is warm and sincere, providing a much-needed sanctuary for them both.
Once again, KJ Charles has proved why she’s one of my favourite authors. I would highly recommend the series.
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2 Responses to A Gentleman’s Position by KJ Charles
Jenny @ Reading the End May 3, 2016 at 10:55 am #
I was sure I wasn’t going to be able to get on board with Richard as a character, after seeing him through everyone else’s eyes over the course of this series. But of course KJ Charles made it work. She’s excellent.
Elizabeth May 4, 2016 at 4:03 pm #
She is! She’s definitely an auto-buy author for me. Although I hear she’s just signed a contract for some horror. That’s not usually my jam, so I’m a little nervous.
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DP World wins sixth hearing against Djibouti over container terminal
Cranes of the Doraleh Container Terminal in Djibouti. (File photo: AFP)
Matthew Amlôt, Al Arabiya English Tuesday, 14 January 2020
DP World won a legal hearing against Djibouti’s government on Tuesday over the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
The ruling ordered Djibouti to restore the rights and benefits under the 2006 Concession Agreement to DP World and DCT within two months, or pay damages.
DCT is a joint venture of which the Port of Djibouti (an entity of the Republic of Djibouti) owns 66.66 percent and DP World owns 33.34 percent.
In February 2018, Djibouti ended its contract with DP World to run DCT, following a dispute between both parties. DP World called the move an illegal seizure of the terminal and the case moved to international arbitration.
The Government of Dubai said in a statement that an independent expert estimates the losses to DP World to be more than $1 billion.
The tribunal hearing is the sixth made in favor of DP World by the LCIA and High Court of England and Wales. To date, all of the rulings have been ignored by Djibouti, despite the 2006 Concession Agreement contract that was written and governed by English law and made by authorities in conjunction with DP World.
The tribunal has said that if Djibouti does not comply with the ruling it will begin to issue an award of damages.
In March, the LCIA tribunal found that by developing new container port opportunities with China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited, a Hong Kong-based port operator, Djibouti had breached DCT’s exclusivity rights over all container handling facilities in the territory.
“The move is proof of Djibouti’s complete disregard for recognized legal practice and respect for contracts calling into question any investment in the country both now and in the future,” DP World said in a statement in response.
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The manga was first serialized in Shonen Ace from 1994 to 2009 before shifting to Young Ace. I tried to obtain copies that had both Eva con the cover and Eva extras.
December 2012: Comes with a clear file of Asuka and a separate booklet containing Stage 91 instead of publishing it in the volume.
December 2012 Special Appendix Original Booklet
January 2013: Comes with a clear file of the cover illustration and a Photostand Clock of Rei.
February 2013: Comes with a set of 5 New Year's postcards (1 of Eva) and an Eva poster calenar.
June 2013: Contains Stage 95, the penultimate chapter of the manga. The extras are a poster of Asuka's famous scenes and Blood Lad stickers.
July 2013: Contains the final chapter, Last Stage. The extras are a poster of Rei's famous scenes and a Blood Lad clear file.
December 2014: Came with a set of playing cards.
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What’s the matter with everyone who isn’t as perfect as we are?
How not to speak to The Others: In this post, Kevin Drum gets peevish (his term) with young liberal writer Sean McElwee.
First, a bit of background. If we have the right McElwee (and we think we do), he’s in his second year out of college. It looks like he started as a libertarian in his teen years, then became a liberal.
There’s nothing wrong with any of that. Not yet! Give us time!
Drum got peevish about this piece at the American Prospect. McElwee wants to build a political movement around the environment.
That would be a good thing to do. Toward that end, McElwee starts like this:
MCELWEE (3/10/14): For decades, thinkers on the left have wondered why the working class regularly votes against its own interests, upending what Marx believed would be an inevitable march from democracy to socialism. In his book, What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank argued that social issues obscure economic motives, and indeed the most salient non-economic one has always been race, at least in this country. In America, conservative politicians have exploited racism to their own benefit, first to disempower blacks with Jim Crow, then to undermine the union movement, and more recently to undercut support for welfare programs, as Ian Haney Lopez recently documented in Dog-Whistle Politics. Nixon’s “law and order campaign” played on racial fears, as did Reagan’s denunciation of “welfare queens.” Republicans played at race to win solid majorities for decades while actively working against the interests of the majority of Americans. The left has much to learn about this strategy. It needs to fundamentally re-align Americans around an issue with a deep and latent importance: the environment.
Presumably, he means the white working class.
Drum is peevish for two reasons, peckish even. First, he says the working class often votes against its own economic interests for a fairly sensible reason. It’s because the Democratic Party has done nothing much for them.
After that, he explains that it would be extremely hard to build a political movement around the environment.
We strongly agree with the second point, not so much with the first. But here’s another possible reason why white working class voters don’t vote for Democrats as much as liberals might prefer:
Right there in his opening paragraph, McElwee starts by R-bombing the voters in question. After that, he imagines building a movement in which those same people come around to his views about the environment.
Can you see why that might not work?
You really can’t build a political movement by holding potential voters in contempt—by thinking of them in the most negative way possible.
Yesterday, we mentioned how hard it can be for the liberal world to spread information across tribal lines. McElwee’s piece helps us see one possible source of this problem.
How does a person speak to The Others? Perhaps by training himself not to think that The Others are bad, extremely bad, nowhere near as lofty and fine as he is.
Can young liberals sidestep this inclination? We recommend Dr. King’s early portrait of the Montgomery city commissioners, in which he pities these men for the way they were raised.
Posted by bob somerby on Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Liberals tend to believe that calling someone a racist is the worst thing you can say about him. On the right, there are increasingly people who feel that being called racist is a badge of honor earned by standing up to "PC" dictates and being honest about social issues that are obvious to everyone with their perspective but cannot be openly talked about.
It isn't enough to stop calling Others racist. There needs to be some acknowledgement that there are problems with the urban underclass that correlate with race, but that there is also a large middle class concerned about those problems within its own racial group. There needs to be a stop to imposing academic definitions of race (as a non-existent social construct) and racism (as something that only applies to those with social privilege) and recognize the definitions that exist among everyday people. Until there is a real conversation about race that doesn't involve blaming, I don't see how there can be an inclusive conversation about other issues.
Conservatives are approaching the point where they proudly own the term racist and no longer can be made to feel shame about even the most extreme behaviors. When that happens, I doubt anyone will benefit.
CeceliaMc March 11, 2014 at 3:21 PM
It helps to think of R-bombing as a form of Tourette's.
I'm with Somerby on this one. There aren't enough racists in the world to overcome the tide of morons and liars who make up the modern conservative movement.
How witty, Cecelia.
So which group of people with disabilities will you make fun of tomorrow and think you are scoring points in an Internet argument?
People with Down syndrome? Paraplegics?
deadrat March 12, 2014 at 1:11 PM
As inapt and unwitty as CMc's comparison is, she's making fun of people who are quick to call others racists.
Paul Sunstone at Sunstone's Cafe has added Sean McElwee to his blogroll. When was the last time TDH could boast a growing reception in the reality based blogosphere?
You'll see it again if and when Hillary Clinton runs.
And if she does not run, will TDH avoid boasting?
He never boasts.
Hieronymus Braintree March 11, 2014 at 9:51 PM
Yes, and when he doesn't boast, he's always "imcomparable" about it.
If the children at the One True Channel would just cover the progress
of black children more they wouldn't need to drop counter productive R-bombs.
The left is all kinds of peeved that their inferiors comprising the white working class don't vote for their own economic interests. They rednecks are so stupid, aren't they!
Curiously they aren't heaping praise on the white upper class that DOES vote its own economic interests.
By the way it's not only conservatives who have reached the point they don't feel shame at the left screeching RACIST.
I've always thought it was the height of condescension to argue that we poor hayseeds should be guided by no principle greater than self-interest.
And typically "liberal"
Gee, and I always thought it was the height of condescension to think the American public could be so easily duped by Chris Matthews, Maureen Dowd and Rachel Maddow.
Of course, it is always those "other" people who are such fawning dupes of mainstream media. Never, ever people so intelligent and discerning as Bob fans.
So it's better to be guided by the principle that you should support the people picking your pockets?
The likes of Matthews, Dowd and Maddow are representative of a larger media that can and does influence people widely. This is evidenced by how difficult it is to combat certain memes once they take hold. Somerby has been saying there is an echo chamber on the left like the one on the right, that repeats misinformation. He focuses on certain individuals who start spreading this stuff but that doesn't mean they are the only ones saying it or the only ones anyone watches.
"So it's better to be guided by the principle that you should support the people picking your pockets?"
The "poor hayseed" working class liberals complain about don't like their pockets picked by Wall Street OR MLK Blvd.
Or bloated government bureaucrats and their unions.
"The likes of Matthews, Dowd and Maddow are representative of a larger media that can and does influence people widely."
Does this "larger media" influence you personally? Of course, not. You're a lot smarter than the "rubes." You read Somerby.
Sorry to take your boogey-man away from you, but this "larger media" you speak of is getting more fragmented by the day by this wonderful thing called the Internet, where any ol' idiot can write his own blog and give it a catchy name. Like "The Daily Howler."
And I await the day that Bob wakes up from his Rip Van Winkle nap and realizes that the "larger media" in 2014 is much larger and much more diverse than he realizes.
But then again, that would take more work than writing about his 3 M's -- Maddow, Matthews and Maureen --- day after day after day, week after week after week, month after month after month, year after year after year.
"Or bloated government bureaucrats and their unions."
And here's the funny thing about that. Between Clinton and Bush II, which one shrunk the size of the executive branch? Which one expanded it?
"I've always thought it was the height of condescension to argue that we poor hayseeds should be guided by no principle greater than self-interest."
No, nobody is saying that. The conservative masters are consistent. They proudly unashamedly proclaim that they should act in their own self-interest and that the rubes who support them should also act in their master's self-interest. And the funny thing is about half of this country will fight you to the death defending the principal that they should act in their own master's self interest.
You ever hear the expression,
"If you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic."?
In fact, they love the government services provided by "bloated government bureaucrats," but the people who don't want to pay for those services have convinced them to hate those bureaucrats. That's what's meant by voting against your interests.
Have unions ever been weaker? Have the rubes ever had less job protection?
MLK Blvd? Didja miss that high-school English class where they discussed metaphors?
You had me at "conservatives who have reached the point they don't feel shame."
Are our masters' instructions piped in via the Country Music Channel, or are they delivered via Cheetos ingestion?
Now, why would anyone ever think that you might care less about the principles and interests of we rubes than in having your own way?
First of CeceliaMcRube, you should have written "interests of us rubes." Your epithet here is the object of the preposition "of," so its pronomial adjective must be in the objective case.
Why would anyone think that I don't care about rubes? Probably because I don't give a shit about them, which is a pile more than the people they elect to pick their pockets. I just wondered why getting scammed repeatedly is some kind of "principle."
If you're in NC and you can't connect drinking coal ash to your electoral choices, that's fine with me. But don't pretend you're defending some high-falutin' principle of the greater bad.
That's the great thing about free will and ideals, Deadrat, I don't have to pretend that I'm defending a lofty principle.
I just have to know that I have them, live by them, and understand enough about what the other tribe thinks as to know that they do too.
It saves a lot of time and bitterness.
"You should have written 'us'"
Holy Christ what a douchebag
Deadrat what she meant is they don't believe in abortion or have other moral issues with democrats unrelated to finances. Are you that thick?
Wrong. I'm a thorn in the side of the world based upon my economic views too.
deadrat March 12, 2014 at 12:56 AM
That whooshing sound you heard as you typed your comment?
It was the point going over your head.
Hi, CeceliaMc, why can't you fathom that people aren't calling you a rube just because they point out that you've miscalculated on this or that? We all miscalculate, at one time or another. We are all in this together, in the big picture. Be a thorn in the side -- I like that -- but a thorn in the side of a friend, not an enemy. (I say this as someone who has always felt strangely akin to you, for all our disagreements.) mch
deadrat March 12, 2014 at 1:03 AM
CeceliaMc,
Free will? Where did that come from?
Do you vote Republican? Then it's a good thing you don't pretend to defend lofty ideals. As you say, it saves a lot of time, time that would otherwise be wasted.
They don't "believe" in abortion. Nice euphemism. What they believe is that they should be able to inflict their benighted religious views on society. In pursuit of that goal, they have aligned themselves with the conmen and hucksters who've told them about their shared moral concerns that start at conception and stop at birth. The inevitable result is that they get their pockets picked and they drink coal ash in NC. And that's what makes them rubes.
And, by the by, not their misuse of pronominal adjectives. Holy Christ I've got stop joking around on these threads.
"Are our masters' instructions piped in via the Country Music Channel, or are they delivered via Cheetos ingestion?"
No, I'm pretty sure they just lie to you straight out. No need for subterfuge cause they know you'll swallow their bullshit with a shovel and tell us all how good it tastes. It's like how US Senator Bob Corker and anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist inject themselves into a UAW vote in TN and get more than half the workers to vote against their own self-interest by lying.
They don't "believe" in abortion. Nice euphemism. What they believe is that they should be able to inflict their benighted religious views on society.
You think we nonbelievers cannot determine that killing human beings is undesirable, perhaps enough so to regulate it, without religion as the foundation of that idea? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Time was that liberals thought killing human beings, especially the young, weak and disenfranchised, was problematic.
Still is that time.
Making believe a group of cells is a human being is just an excuse to assure women they are second-class citizens.
You're telling me that you're a nonbeliever but you see no important distinction between say, a group of cells with no developed nervous system and a human being?
Which of those two things isn't true?
Berto: "to assure that women are second-class citizens"
Drum vs. McElwee. Mother Jones vs American Prospect. They're both wrong. More meaningful musings on the mainstream press corps.
Well, when nobody powerful like Salon is dropping R-bombs, might as well kick a new kid around the block.
Isn't it easier to change a person's behavior before it becomes set in stone?
I agree with Drum that the Democratic Party hasn't done much for the middle class- the modern Democratic Party, I mean.
They can learn how to talk to them all they want, Mr. Somerby. If all they have to talk about is the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicaid and food stamps, middle class people aren't going to hear it, because those programs are directed at poor people.
I don't know what it is. My thought is maybe labor unions filled the "middle class" role for Democrats for so long that when labor unions started to disappear, Democrats no longer had that connection.
Oddly, Pelosi is fairly good at identifying issues middle class people might find helpful or relevant. I say "oddly" because she's so wealthy. Maybe they could ask her.
No one knows what "closing the opportunity gap" means. I wish they'd all stop saying it. It just reeks of BS.
No one knows what "closing the opportunity gap" means.
I'm guessing you're on the far side of it. It's harder to see from there.
David in Cal March 11, 2014 at 9:27 PM
"Closing the opportunity gap" is an ugly phrase that smacks of envy. The Dems of 50 or 75 years ago had a positive goal of creating opportunity. Today, Dems pitch a mean-spirited envy of other people.
Why doesn't your head just explode?
You can't support a Republican Party whose sole goal is to block every effort of a Democratic President to create opportunity and then complain about Democrats and their goals.
So people who are out of work, couldn't afford health insurance, and can't get their children through college without taking on crippling debt are envious of those who don't have those problems. Shame on them for being mean-spirited.
David in Cal March 12, 2014 at 10:41 AM
Today's Dems claim to be creating opportunity. However, they're doing more to destroy opportunity than to create it. , -- Their bloated government spending and expanded regs have resulted in huge drops in job opportunities
-- Their effort to increase the minimum wage would have killed even more jobs.
-- Obama's blocking the Keystone pipeline has destroyed jobs
-- Their attacks on Charter Schools and tuition vouchers have consigned thousands of under class students to be stuck in poor schools.
-- Amnesty for illegal aliens would destroy job opportunities for lower class American
Of course, in the actual universe, none of these things is true, with possibly the exception of Keystone. And you'll notice that DAinCA provides no evidence for any of them.
In particular, illegal aliens are already here and working.
Hieronymus Braintree March 11, 2014 at 10:11 PM
The problem as I see it is what I call MLK envy. Younger liberals are angry that they weren't there to march with King against the very real evil of racism. And of course the very worst thing you can be is a racist. So to make up for it and feel good about themselves they just love to paint as racist people who aren't liberals or liberals who are willing to recognize inconvenient facts like the reality that the average black is between five and six more times likely to be murdered in their own lifetime than the average white person and that 94% of the people doing the killing are also black with no George Zimmerman involved. There seems to be a certain degree of confusion among them between things to hear and say that pumps them up emotionally and things that other people are going to give a damn about in that they think they are one and the same when they are not.
And also, let's face it, liberals can be ridiculously promiscuous about labeling someone a racist. Janeane Garofalo, for example, accused conservatives who were flocking to Herman Cain's candidacy as still being racists but were supporting him because their racism was "covert." Apparently in order to not be considered non-racist conservatives have to vote for a black liberal and what could be a more reasonable position than that?
There was a time when being called a racist would have panicked me. No more. It's the old boy who cried wolf routine. Liberals have, perversely, vastly diminished racism's power as an issue by being such jerks about it.
Liberalism should be an overwhelmingly popular political philosophy. If only we could get the people who call themselves liberals to stop supporting it. Then we might have a chance.
The problem as I see it ….
And the award for the most unselfaware use of reification goes to … Hieronymus Braintree!
That's right, HB, "Younger liberals" are all angry 'cause they were born too late. And you know what makes them feel good. And there seems to be a certain degree of confusion. Not least about the stream of consciousness that makes up the last sentence of your first paragraph.
There was a time when you would have panicked about being called a racist? Excuse me if I don't believe you, but whether that's true or not, it must be a tremendous relief to just be your fearless self now, eh? While we're sharing memories, there was a time when some people did call me a racist. Can you guess why I was never in a panic over it?
And also, let's face it, if you don't understand Janeane Garofalo's provocateur act, then maybe you should just switch her off before you post your next comment.
No act. Janeane Garafolo took herself quite seriously.
As I say, if you don't understand that Garafolo is an entertainer, then you should probably just not watch her.
Some good points but I have to disagree with the "MLK envy" theory. Simply put, liberals often use the charge of "racism" in order to put Republicans/conservatives back on their heels and on the defensive. It's right out of the conservative playbook, only their rhetorical smear of choice is to label their opponents as "unAmerican", "disloyal", "traitorous". If you are explaining away either charge, you're off point and losing the argument.
But Bob. r-bombing The Other is how dems keep minorities on board. Telling them that Republicans are a whites-only racist party. If they stop doing that in order to attract whites, they risk losing the non-whites.
Keep telling minority voters how stupid and manipulated they are. I can assure you that they really appreciate the insight.
I think there is some truth to that as far as it being a bit of a political tactic. It's not uncommon on the high traffic liberal website comment sections to see out of the blue disparaging of "white males", and "straight whites". It's usually followed by one or more people piping up to state that due to changing demographics, " soon, we won't need any of their votes anymore". Identity politics to the core. I predict nothing good will out of it.
Yeah, damn those "high traffic liberal websites" disparaging white males.
Good thing we own everything, eh?
Ownership as in wealth is being consolidated into fewer and fewer hands. Impotent and largely indifferent, liberals turn to racial identity politics. The good news is, when you take your next electoral drubbing, you can always blame it on racism.
Watch the documentary about modern South Africa "Tell me and I will forget" and you will discover what happens when "white man's values" are upended in a culture in favor of race grievances coming to define every facet of government and society. An ugly ugly outcome, as the BLACKS who are interviewed who are not part of the violent criminal ruling culture attest.
Whole lotta Gail Collins readers around these parts looks like to me.
‘‘I want it to be known that we’re going to work with grim and bold determination to gain justice on the buses in this city. And we are not wrong.… If we are wrong, the Supreme Court of this nation is wrong. If we are wrong, the Constitution of the United States is wrong. If we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong’’
These are the words spoken by Martin Luther King at a mass meeting on Dec. 5. 1955 when the Montgomery Improvement Association -- the ad hoc movement that organized a one-day bus boycott -- decided to continue the boycott indefinitely until the buses were integrated.
Bob curiously does not provide his readers with a link to King's words about the Montgomery city commissioners. Perhaps he didn't view them individually as irredeemably evil, but he certainly saw them as upholding a system that was evil to its core.
Despite Bob's middle-class attempt to whitewash King's legacy, King had no problem calling evil by its name.
And I strongly suspect that if Bob was blogging in 1955-56, his response to King's words and actions would have been, "There goes another liberal, throwing around the R-word."
'Peckish' is British slang for hungry. Maybe Kevin Drum should have ordered a pizza instead of writing a blog.
This is the most horrific theme of the blogger - conflating white nationalism with racism/race-discrimination.
Republicans are the white party in the sense that they put out dog-whistles (states rights, gun rights. welfare queens etc) that suggest that they look out for white interests.
They are undoubtedly the party of rich people of all races- they get the votes of poor whites through dog-whistles that are not necessarily racist, but provoke feelings of race solidarity in poor whites,
What are white interests?
It's been awhile but as I recall Frank's excellent book had nothing to do with race, it spoke of so-called cultural/social issues- God, Hollywood, etc. Some liberals are so deluded as to believe that anyone who would disagree with them are doing so based solely on overt or unconscious racism. It's a lazy political deadend.
Greg March 13, 2014 at 12:05 PM
You have to wonder if Bob ever contemplates how the average black American feels when the name Clarence Thomas comes up (see Toobin's recent, long overdue, finally fully honest take on this crook), whose presence on the Court is a vulgar reminder of modern, high tech Tomism that unlike George W,, will not go away. Whatever! In Bob's fantasy "To Kill a Mockingbird" America it was never anything more than a few bad apples.
Sickening as She is, there is something to what CeceliaMc, a contemporary white america racist, has to say. If you actually believe that abortion is murder, and that it therefore needs to somehow be criminalized , then your faith based beliefs are going to have you voting over superficial little things that being screwed by the system, which nobody is going to much remind you of anyway. So that's not a matter of some asshole like Britney Cooper at Salon jeering at you. It's an ignorance problem.
It's Al Sharpton, not Bob, who makes it clear that To Kill a Mockingbird (modern) America is not much more than a few bad apples. Time after time Sharpton and his ilk search for the Great White Defendant and time after time it turns out their victims are perpetrators and perpetrators victims. Obviously it's very difficult to find a genuine case of To Kill a Mockingbird racial injustice in modern America, unless you're counting injustices against persecuted whites in the name of trumping up a racial "problem" that does only amount to a few bad apples.
Toobin? "@JeffreyToobin: Trayvon got the death penalty for buying Skittles in a hoodie.”
Look into anti-drug enforcement and sentencing and you'll find plenty of racial injustice.
The message of TKAM is that there were only a few good apples. Where do you get the idea that TDH believes it was was any different?
Can you name one sickening or racist thing that CeceliaMc has written? I think you have a weak stomach and a very low threshold for detecting racism.
Right on, my white brother. Enough with all these injustices against persecuted whites!
Good thing that we own everything, eh?
Deadrat.. seconding the racist post that starts this thread will do quite nicely, thank you, regarding the Undevine Miss C. Your threshold is blindly high. As for TKAM, in both movie and book, it's a benign view of southern racism that put's it literally off on one bad family in every town. Studies have tried to prove this as the actual nature of race hate in populations from time to time.
And then right on time comes Paul Ryan (the latest GOP VP nominee) to cite Charles Murray and let us know inner city men have a work ethic problem.
Obviously, he's not appealing to racists since we have a black President and there's now no such thing as racism.
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Thank You Victor!
April 10, 2014 April 10, 2014 Crippy Baseball, Dailies, Detroit Tigers Adrian Gonzalez, Ajax, Al Alburquerque, Amazing Al, Andre Ethier, Anibal Sanchez, Austin Jackson, Brad Ausmus, Dee Gordon, Drew Smyly, Flashin Leather, Flashing Leather, Ian Kinsler, Ian Krol, Joba Chamberlain, Joe Nathan, Nick Castellanos, Prince Fielder, Smokin Balls, Tyler Collins, Victor Martinez, VMART
Victor hit a solo shot in the 10th to bail out Tigers closer, Joe Nathan, and give the Tigers a split of the two game series with the Dodgers, 7-6.
After blowing his second save in a Tigers uniform, Tigers closer Joe Nathan, picked up a bat and headed to the on deck circle in the top of the 10th. As he was heading up the stairs of the dugout he had a short conversation with Tigers skipper Brad Ausmus.
Ausmus: What are you doing?
Nathan: Getting ready to hit.
Ausmus: Sit down. You’ve done enough.
Early on, I was afraid Ausmus was going to let Anibal go too long so he could qualify for the win. I thought he should have come out after Crawford’s double with two out in the 5th. But, Sanchez was able to get out of it. He was shaky at first, throwing 63 pitches in the first two innings, but settled down to retire nine in a row before Crawford’s aforementioned double.
Ausmus probably wanted to save Smyly, who was warming up, for the Dodgers left handers coming up. Whatever the case, it worked out, although Sanchez didn’t get the win.
Thanks Joe!
Despite Nathan’s heroics, there was a lot to like in this game, not the least of which was Victor’s game winning solo shot in the 10th.
The Tigers manufactured a run with steals in the first.
Sanchez had a nice, unexpected double in the second.
Dee Gordon’s costly error to extended the second inning.
The Dodgers squeeze play in 2nd with a 3-2 count on Beckett, while not good for for the Tigers, was still a pretty sweet play.
Nick Castellanos hit a three run shot in the third, his first MLB homer.
The Tigers stole three bases.
Ajax had a big sac fly in the 7th to increase the Tigers lead to 6-3.
Tyler Collins got is first MLB hit in the 8th and added his second in the 10th.
Drew Smyly and Ian Krol were smokin’ balls out of the pen. Smyly pitched three complete, allowing only one hit in relief of Sanchez. Krol came on to relieve Joba in the 10th and struck out Adrian Gonzalez and Andre Eithier.
The Amazing Al came into relieve Krol and got the final out.
Anibal Sanchez was shaky in the first two innings throwing 63 pitches.
The Tigers bounced into three double plays.
Joe Nathan.
Joe Nathan got the win.
Joe Nathan blew another save by giving up three runs in the 9th. I don’t have the words. He was horrible.
Quietly, Ian Kinsler seems to be a nice addition to the Tigers. Whether it is hitting, fielding or running, he seems to do something good to help the Tigers win. However, the best part about the Kinsler acquisition is that Prince in not in a Tigers uniform anymore.
Trivia: The Dodgers have now played longer in LA than they did in Brooklyn. (H/T Shannon Hogan)
Coyote Howl!
January 9, 2014 January 9, 2014 Crippy Hockey Calgary Flames, Dallas Latos Flashin Leather, Flashin Leather, Flashing Leather, Phoenix Coyotes
So I went to see the Phoenix Coyotes thrash the Calgary Flames, 6-0, on Tuesday. While I hate this when the Red Wings play them, the official celebration of a Coyote goal is kind of cool.
Here’s a video I shot.
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Flashin Leather against the Yankees.
Fister, Tigers Keep Rolling! Win 6th Straight At Home!
August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 Crippy Baseball, Dailies, Detroit Tigers Dayan Viciedo, Doug Fister, flash leather, Flashin Leather, Flashing Leather, Gordon Beckham, Jordan Danks, Jose Iglesias, Jose Miguel Cabrera, Manny Machado, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder
Behind a fantastic performance by Doug Fister, the Tigers beat the White Sox 2-1 tonight at Comerica Park to win their 6th straight on the current home-stand.
Fister was dealing. He pitched 8 complete, allowed only 1 earned run on 7 hits. He struck out 2 and walked none on only 88 pitches.
Benoit came in and closed the game out pitching a scoreless 9th.
The offense was led by Prince Fielder, Jose Iglesias, who played 3rd for the ailing Miguel Cabrera, and Austin Jackson.
In the Tigers’ half of the fourth, Prince Fielder led off with a double and moved to 3rd on a Victor Martinez fly out. Jhonny Peralta followed Martinez with a fly ball but it wasn’t deep enough to score Fielder. That brought Iglesias to the plate with two out and Fielder at third. In his first game as a Tiger, Iglesias delivered a line drive, base hit, to right that gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the 5th Austin Jackson hit a solo shot to give Tigers a 2-0 lead and Fister and Benoit made it stand up.
The key moment in the game came in the top of the 8th. With the Tigers leading 2-1, Dayan Viciedo led off with a single. Jordan Danks came in to pinch-run. Gordon Beckham came to the plate and with a 3-1 count hit a ground ball just to the right of second. However, the hit and run was on so Santiago was moving toward second on the pitch. This was a fortunate break for the Tigers because instead of a single up the middle, Santiago was able to field the grounder, step on second and fire to first for a double play.
I really hope Miggy gets well soon. I’m not sure how long the Tigers can keep rolling without him. Also, it is a small sample but the rumors look true regarding newly acquired Jose Iglesias. He looks very smooth in the field. His demeanor reminds me of the Orioles Manny Machado. I’m not sure how much he’s going to hit, but it looks like he can flash leather.
The Tigers picked up a game on the Tribe who got pounded in Miami 10-0.
Scherzer goes for his 16th win tomorrow night.
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The Star-Touched Queen
The Star-Touched Queen #1
by Roshani Chokshi
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Contains an extended excerpt from The Gilded Wolves.
Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?
Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding… (more)
Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire...
But Akaran has its own secrets -- thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most. . .including herself.
A lush and vivid story that is steeped in Indian folklore and mythology. The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no reader will soon forget.
Fiction Juvenile & Young Adult Fantasy, Magic Young Adult
Juvenile & Young Adult / Fantasy, Magic
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group (April 26, 2016)
Collection: St. Martin's Griffin
eBook Store > The Star-Touched Queen
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Sheer Mag / Glitter The Palomino, Calgary AB, April 7
Photo: Josiah Hughes
Sheer Mag belong to a growing number of DIY bands whose guitarists remember their guitar lessons. Not unlike Tony Molina, they appeal to a broad spectrum of punk and hardcore kids and regularly circle the continent playing dives and punk houses, but still manage to grind out crowd-pleasing guitar solos in every song. They're hard working, they're memorable and, to put it in industry jargon, they're going places.
Though they've released records on hardcore labels like Static Shock and (soon) Katorga Works, there's no question that labels, marketers and PR people are surely courting Sheer Mag. They were a major talking point at this year's SXSW, their new tracks are proving that blog buzz is still a valuable currency and someone's currently trying to sell their readily available seven-inch for $92 on Discogs.com.
It's hardly their fault — Sheer Mag don't give off the impression that they're trying to do anything other than write and perform DIY arena rock anthems. As evidenced at The Palomino, that's something they do extremely well. The aforementioned guitar riffs were piled on top of one another with perfection, the rhythm section was at once unassuming and forceful, and it all simultaneously supported and competed with frontwoman Tina Halladay, whose timeless, soulful growl is even more commanding in real life.
Showing their hardcore-scene roots, there's a sense of impatience to Sheer Mag's music; every song is arranged with deceptively complex guitar parts, eschewing standard verse-chorus-verse structures for something a little more engaging. Though their set felt a little same-y after a while, there was always lots to focus your ears on.
Sheer Mag were preceded by Calgary locals Glitter, a noisy, raucous hardcore band that are likely too difficult to score exclusive blog premieres or official SXSW showcases, but that's part of their charm. When they play house shows, they always deliver a spectacle, and on a real stage with real sound gear, they proved that they're entirely viable as a "professional" band, too. Heavy riffing, noisy psych passages, d-beat blasts and throat-shredding vocals are Glitter's oeuvre, and when they're onstage, they always prove themselves to be one of Calgary's best. It was a perfectly strange choice to open for Sheer Mag.
The next time out, there'll likely be industry vultures creeping around, but for this tour, we got to enjoy Sheer Mag alongside fans that'd normally listen to Cro-Mags. Whether or not they blow up, implode or miraculously manage to stay exactly the same is yet to be seen, but there's something special about enjoying a band before the industry machine snatches them up.
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Hutchinson, David.
You are here » Convicts transported to Australia » New South Wales. » Larkins » 24 July 1817. » Hutchinson, David.
Convict name: Hutchinson, David.
sentence_details:
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of life on 30 October 1816.
vessel: Larkins
date_of_departure: 24 July 1817.
place_of_arrival: New South Wales.
Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 362
David Hutchinson, one of 250 convicts transported on the Larkins, 24 July 1817.
publication_details:
Canberra [A.C.T.] :Australian Joint Copying Project,[1948-1990]
original_version_note:
This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP).
topical_subject_heading: Convicts--Australia--Registers.
neographic_subject_heading: Australia--Genealogy.
: australia-genealogy
Connected with Hutchinson, David.
Attwood, James.
Convicted at Southampton Assizes for a term of life on 15 July 1817.
Transported by Lady Castlereagh (December 1817.).
Bishop, Alexander.
Convicted at Glasgow Court of Justiciary for a term of 14 years on 23 September 1829.
Transported by Larkins (11 June 1831.).
Chandler, Sarah.
Convicted at Radnor Great Session for a term of life in April 1817 [no date].
Transported by Friendship (June 1817.).
Chandler, Thomas.
Convicted at Surrey Quarter Session for a term of life on 21 February 1831.
Cornwell, Solomon.
Convicted at Essex Assizes for a term of life on 10 March 1817.
Transported by Larkins (24 July 1817.).
Croxford, John.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of life on 02 July 1817.
Edwards, Edward.
Convicted at Norfolk, Norwich Assizes for a term of 14 years on 13 August 1816. (2).
Transported by Lord Eldon (April 1817.).
Hall, John.
Convicted at Lancaster Quarter Session for a term of 7 years on 24 July 1816.
Transported by Almorah (April 1817.).
Hanchett, John.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 7 years on 04 December 1816.
McKinlay, William.
Convicted at Stirling Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 21 September 1816.
Ramsey, Thomas.
Convicted at Kent Assizes for a term of life on 17 March 1817.
Rogers, Daniel.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 7 years on 15 January 1817.
Strachan, John.
Convicted at Inverness Court of Justiciary for a term of 14 years on 29 April 1817.
Transported by Ocean (August 1817.).
Tarry, William.
Convicted at Northampton Assizes for a term of life on 01 March 1817.
Tuffnell, William.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 7 years on 18 September 1816.
Transported by Neptune (December 1817.).
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του system failure
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"Οι Ιταλικές τράπεζες παρουσίασαν την μεγαλύτερη κεφαλαιακή ανεπάρκεια συνολικά, σύμφωνα με την επιθεώρηση της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας για τους δανειστές της περιοχής, καθώς η χώρα παλεύει να βγει από την τρίτη της ύφεση σε έξι χρόνια. [...] Από τις εννέα Ιταλικές τράπεζες που απέτυχαν στα stress tests, τέσσερις παρουσίασαν κενά μετά από μέτρα που πήραν κατά τη φετινή περίοδο, σύμφωνα με την αναφορά της ΕΚΤ." (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-26/italy-banks-emerge-as-biggest-losers-in-ecb-health-check.html)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash_of…
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Η Σαουδική Αραβία κήρυξε πετρελαϊκό πόλεμο
του Άρη Χατζηστεφάνου
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The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair (1929) starring Bela Lugosi, directed by Tod Browning
To enjoy The Thirteenth Chair, the audience has to bear in mind that this is a very early sound picture, and make appropriate allowances. If you do that, you can enjoy the murder mystery. And especially the sight of Bela Lugosi as the police Inspector Delzante. He berates and threatens the witnesses to a murder. Thirteen witnesses, at a seance, sitting in thirteen chairs — hence the title. It should be mentioned that The Thirteenth Chair is directed by Tod Browning (Dracula, Freaks) — who brought Lugosi to worldwide fame only 2 years after this movie.
The movie begins with a murder — followed by a seance, where Madame Rosalie La Grange (Margaret Wycherly), a supposed psychic, first does some parlor tricks to show her “authentic” abilities, such as levitating a card table, etc. It would take Harry Houdini about two minutes to point out how the fake “psychic” does her feats — but he wasn’t invited. Soon, the seance begins, with the people in the chairs in a circle around the psychic, with the lights out. The psychic tries to contact the murder victim, who apparently will only reveal his murderer’s identity to one of the group. And that one is then murdered with a knife in the back.
The police are called, and Bela Lugosi takes the screen — and his personality largely takes over the movie. Despite his thick Hungarian accent, he’s quite understandable. And enjoyable to watch, as he peels away alibis, proves the lies of the “psychic”. And — with her assistance — puts on a second seance, to reveal the murderer — or murderess.
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by Lisa Devaney | 10 Oct, 2017 | News
(This blog post is by Lisa Devaney, the Founder and Director of the Hai Media Group)
Over the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of helping to mentor Valentine from SSSHAKE, an early-stage London tech startup, right from when the seed of the idea was taking root.
When I first met Valentine Del del Giudice, she immediately demonstrated more than a starry-eyed view of launching her start-up. She showed a well-thought out business plan, credible research into her marketplace and an enthusiastic drive that we knew would not quit – no matter what!
Well, that “no matter what” moment seems to have transpired when on 23rd June 2016, the vote for the UK to leave the European Union took place. At this point, Valentine was not even out the start gate yet with her SSSHAKE!
What’s the startup idea?
Her idea, like most of the best, is simple – there’s an app which connects you to new, unexpected matches when you shake your smartphone, Additionally, SSSHAKE hosts events and collaboration tools to offer London creatives the chance to form a solid creative network to connect and potentially collaborate with others to launch new projects. In a big city like London, Valentine’s channel literally shakes up how creative people could find and work together – no matter where they come from.
Valentine, an EU citizen from Paris, woke up on the that morning and experienced a big shock. She says she felt very sad, angry and that it seemed like everything she had valued about the UK – its welcoming, multicultural attitude – had vanished. Would she have to leave? Would she have to lose members of her team as they lost the right to work in the UK?
That was more than a year ago, but, like her app, she shook off the fear of uncertainty, and decided to remain focused on launching SSSHAKE in the spring of 2017, and not let Brexit blues interfere with her ambition to make her startup succeed.
This included running a successful crowdfunding campaign for SSSHAKE, and smashing it above her 5K target goal – she secured more than £6K. The app also secured some press at launch time. Go Valentine!
The mood these days
SSSHAKE Founder Valentine del Giudice
This week, I caught up with Valentine to find out what her mood is now in these pre-Brexit times, and how it feels to be a tech startup in “pre-Brexit” Britain, with herself an EU citizen at the helm.
SSSHAKE is proving popular, attracting a few hundred attendants at every event she runs and significant downloads from the Apple App Store, even in these still very early days. Having started the idea for her business while she was still attending university at the London College of Communication, this is her first big pursuit out of school days, and she’s smartly been cultivating support and mentoring from various advisors.
Shock from that first Brexit referendum results morning has eased for Valentine. While there may be big changes, she is ready, and up for anything that comes next, even if it means relocating SSSHAKE headquarters to a different city.
“We are not afraid of change and relocation,” she says. She’s just returned from a business trip to Paris, which is ramping up and courting tech startups to make their homes in the city,
Hotspots like Lisbon and Berlin are doing the same.
“As a tech business, we can be anywhere.”
If London doesn’t change
Right now, she explained, London is still still proving to be welcoming and an easy place to connect and grow the SSSHAKE network and business model. Filled with an international community, the city remains a gateway to the world.
Valentine’s mood is that she’ll keep her startup here for at least a few years, or more if that allows, while keeping an eye to the news and what might be in-store for her both personally and professionally as Brexit shakes out.
No matter where she lands, the future feels very promising, she happily reports.
Are you a tech startup in the UK? What mood are you in right now? I’d love to hear your story for my Hai Media Group’s blog. Email: [email protected]
NOTE: Inspiration to share this story, and help with editing the blog post, came from Keren Lerner, the Founder and head of Top Left Design.
What we’ll get up to in 2017
by Lisa Devaney | 6 Jan, 2017 | haimediagroup
Happy 2017 everyone, or HNY!, as people are saying on social media. We want to wish you a great year, filled with promise and potential.
HNY 2017 from Lisa Devaney’s Bitmoji!
In case you are wondering what we are up to this year, here’s a few things that we have planned:
We’ll continue to be supporting tech startups with public relations services, including working with a few early stage startups that have plans to launch in 2017. We are currently helping to rally beta testers for some of our clients, develop social media presence and begin media relation’s activities. A few clients we work with are still in stealth mode, while they plan their strategy for public debut.
Here on this blog, we’ll be periodically featuring startups from around the world, with our ‘Startup Spotlight’ feature that has proven to be very popular. If you are a startup and would like to be featured, please contact us. We’ll also continue blogging here about happenings from our network, including conferences, events, beta test opportunities from our clients, client launches and more!
At the start of 2017, we are nearly at full capacity for new business, but would love to hear from you if you are interested in pursuing our services. We can always make room for more clients!
Also in 2017, Our Founder & Director Lisa Devaney will be hosting her DIY PR Workshops for Startups & Entrepreneurs for various organizations, including UCL. She’s also serving as a mentor and a non-executive board adviser to a few tech startups.
Look for us elsewhere online, for more current updates, of our Hai Media Group’s activities at:
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Where To Be: Upcoming Conferences for Tech Startups
by Lisa Devaney | 10 Oct, 2016 | Announcement
A conference or event is an important place for any up-and-coming tech startup to meet and greet with potential customers, partners and to showcase your thought leadership to an audience, if you can get a speaking opportunity. Among our network there are a few top conferences that tech startups we know are talking about and heading to soon. We thought you’d like to know where and when these happenings are taking place, here in London, and beyond.
Technology: The Innovators
November 2, 2016 (6 PM – 10 PM)
5 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4BX, UK
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/technology-the-innovators-tickets-27022598319
Huxley is bringing together a group of passionate technology founders, Investors/VCs and tech start-up enthusiasts for a showcase of the most innovative home grown technology. This will be a true evening of innovation giving you up close and personal access to the next tech unicorn to come out of the UK.
*Sign up on the Eventbrite link to get on the waiting list for this fully booked event, or, watch remotely through a live stream.
The biggest gathering of tech startups and large companies is happening soon, and it isn’t to late to book a ticket at a discount rate. You’ll get to engage with 50,000+ attendees, 7,000+ CEOs and 15,000 companies from 150+ countries. Described by CNBC as being the “Biggest Event of Its Kind in Europe” and by Bloomberg as being “Davos for Geeks” you’ll not want to miss this business extravaganza.
TechCrunch’s Disrupt London
https://techcrunch.com/event-info/disrupt-london-2016/
With a Startup Battlefield competition, a 24-hour Hackathon, Startup Alley, Hardware Alley and After Parties planned for this conference, it is sure to be a lot of fun and productive.
Dublin Tech Summit
http://startupeuropeclub.eu/event/dublin-tech-summit-2/
Leaders, Founder & Influencers shaping technology across the globe will come together for this conference, held across Dublin’s iconic Silicon Docks and in the Convention Centre Dublin, and the two-day event will showcase everything Dublin has to offer to tech startups. Expected are 10,000+ attendants, 50+ world media outlets and 200+ speakers & global investors.
South By Southwest (SXSW)
Austin, Texas, USA
Famous for being where Twitter launched, among other exciting startup success stories, the tech startup injection at this world famous music and technology conference includes a Startup Village and plenty for the tech-savvy to be informed and entertained by.
https://collisionconf.com/
USA Today bills this conference as “The anti-CES” and it takes place at the time of Jazz Fest in New Orleans, so you can stay in town for that happening. Jazz fest goes on the weekend before, and after the Collision conference. With 20,000+ attendants, 4,000+ CEOs and 4,500+ companies from more than 50 countries participating, this is a true collision opportunity for building your business.
StartupGrind
Redwood City, California, USA
https://www.startupgrind.com/conference/
Google for Entrepreneurs’ StartupGrind says it connects 400,000 founders in more than 200 cities in 85 countries. The annual meet up is a culmination of ongoing monthly events, of which there have been 2,000+ fireside chats since it’s founding in 2010. The event promises to educate, inspire and connect and help entrepreneurs find mentorship, connect to partners and hires, pursue funding and reach new users.
For keeping up with startup conferences and events, here’s a few places to visit and to subscribe to newsletters:
http://startupeuropeclub.eu/events/
https://www.f6s.com/
TechLondon
http://www.tech.london/events
http://www.startups.co.uk
https://www.startupdigest.com/digests
Tech City News
http://techcitynews.com/events/
http://lanyrd.com/
Moonbar
http://www.moonbar.org
Event Hunt
http://eventhunt.io/
https://www.meetup.com/
https://attending.io/
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
KweekWeek
https://www.kweekweek.com/
Pickevent
http://blog.pickevent.com/
The Fetch
http://www.thefetch.com
http://www.launch22.co.uk/london-events-calendar
Do you want help positioning your tech startup to win speaking opportunities at conferences worldwide? Get in touch with Lisa Devaney, the founder and director of Hai Media Group, today to discuss a plan of action for your 2017 thought leadership strategy. Email: [email protected]
Our founder interviewed on the Entrepreneur Podcast Network
by Lisa Devaney | 5 May, 2016 | Announcement
In an interview with Eric Dye, host of the Entrepreneur Podcast Network, of Enterprise Radio, our Founder and Director Lisa Devaney shared some tips about tech startup public relations.
In the interview, she talked about planning carefully before you start talking in public, among other great advice:
Don’t over promise…remember that Google sticks! Be really careful about what you are saying publically. It burns your credibility to not deliver what you are promising.
Really build your own visibility online before visiting the media with your story.
Be sure to speak in clear, jargon-free terms when describing your business.
You can listen to the full interview here:
http://epodcastnetwork.com/talking-tech-startup-pr-with-lisa-devaney-of-hai-media-group
by Lisa Devaney | 18 Apr, 2016 | Announcement
We are pleased to announce that the Hai Media Group website is now live with a fantastic new look and design!
Made by Dave Hall, we are really excited to unveil this design today that captures the essence of the services we are offering.
With our new design, we have tried to encapsulate our three main areas of: Hai Media, Hai Social and Hai Beta – all geared to help early stage, disruptive, tech startups find their way in the world. A lot of our clients will tell you that we get up to a lot more than what our package says, often serving as advisors and connectors, who have proved very valuable for those we work with and support. We love these compliments! Keep them coming!
We also want to let you know that our popular blog will be continuing. Soon, we’ll return to providing our Startup Spotlight features, among other useful news and views that you can use. Ranked on Alexa.com, our website and blog have had more than 21 million views over our existence. How cool is that?
Dave Hall
By the way, if you are looking for a new website, or website designer. We are happy to recommend Dave. Dave is a freelance web designer, residing online at I Can Make You Website. With a background including work in music industry PR and a number of his plays produced in professional theatres, he has specialised in creating sites for musicians and others in the entertainment industry. He is also the creator of Roktopus Themes, a nascent array of premium WordPress themes. He has a degree in Philosophy from Cambridge and lives in East London.
Thanks for the great work Dave!
If you are interested in starting something up with us, drop a line to our founder & director Lisa Devaney at: [email protected]
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Last year, my husband and I attended a performance of Wicked and Lion King in London. It was one of the highlights of the year for me. When the National Touring Production of Wicked came to Denver last November we just had to take our daughter. This time I would be prepared to really enjoy the show. I had read the book, purchased the CD of Wicked in advance and read through the lyrics to familiarize myself with the performance. I had always thought the songs were just fluff until I was able to finally read and hear how the lyrics work to develop the storyline. I even tried to obtain a script of the performance in advance. On the day of the show, I tried the FM system but there were difficulties in getting it to work with my CI. Madeline and my husband did an outstanding job of giving me detailed information and filling in the missing pieces after the performance. However, I was still missing that in the moment enjoyment of the theater. An ASL interpreted performance was available but since I am not fluent in ASL it would require me to concentrate so hard on the interpreters that I would miss most of the performance.
I decided to check into Open Caption Performances. I met with Jamie Alexander, Audience Development Coordinator for the Denver Center of Performing Arts to discuss Open Captioned Performances (OC). Jamie was generous with her time and clarified several concerns that families and I had in regard to OC.
In Denver, Open Captioned Performances (OC) are available for one performance only, usually on the last Sunday of a National Touring Broadway production. The OC equipment is provided through a grant that is shared by the all the cities hosting the traveling Broadway shows. After that performance the OC equipment is flown to the next location for that city’s one and only OC performance. This grant will end in July. It is hoped that the grant can be renewed. Attending an OC theater performance is a great way to show support for continuing the grant.
I decided to give Open Captioning a try and went to see Legally Blonde. It was amazing to discover that it was actually a very funny and enjoyable show. For the first time ever, I had full access to the witty lines and the songs in the production. I laughed when my husband and other people in the audience were laughing. I didn’t have to wait until intermission or after the show to get a recap of the funny or poignant lines.
A section of approximately 16 seats are reserved in the Golden Circle. While these seats are expensive, they are available for half price for OC requests. The seats are spectacular as they are in the second or third row from the stage. One person who is not hard of hearing may attend with the individual requesting OC tickets. The purpose of the limit is to allow as many individuals who request OC an opportunity to attend the show. There were three of us that were going to the show which meant that I needed to find another ticket in another part of the theater for either my husband or daughter. Jamie Alexander and I discussed the pros and cons of this and while this is not a perfect system for families (yet), OC is still a valuable opportunity to seize. I resolved the seating issue by purchasing two tickets in another part of the theater and encouraged my daughter to invite a friend.
It is worth talking directly with someone like Jamie as one may be able to find other seats that are close and full view of OC but allow families to sit together. Check out the theater listings in your city and take in an OC theater performance. The thrill of Broadway is becoming available to all of us. It may require a certain day, certain seats, and have a few restrictions but we have to start somewhere and support the attempts that are being made to provide all of with an opportunity to experience Broadway. ~
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For the love of coffee!
By Leah Linhares
Photography: The First Ferry Photography
The First Ferry’s newly designed MW Café in Ras Al Khaimah is a theme-inspired, modern-day coffee heaven...
Coffee. Just the name is sufficient to make you think of that lip-smacking sweet or bitter (depending on how you like your cup of joe) beverage. Opening its first ever outlet in the Middle East, MW Café is the joint venture of boxer, Anthony Debruijn and ex-rapper of The Outlawz, Mutah Beale.
Celebrating undying love for coffee with the unadulterated, artistic signature touch of The First Ferry, the very nature of the coffee beans anoint the thematic of the interiors via a clever play of tonal variations of browns and beiges with textural nuances in form of unprocessed surfaces, wood and stone-finished tiles and bamboo and cane lounge-sque furniture that instantaneously connects the aroma and appeal of a cuppa with the ambience.
Spacious (approx. 1000 sq. ft. inside and 800 sq. ft. outside) and climatically designed, the café is fitted with floor-to-ceiling glass panes that slide open to enable cross ventilation. Anointed with old-school carte du jour highlighting the specials high above, the sole counter takes centre-stage, concentrating all the action in one place with a comfortable cover of 50.
Going outside, we see that the designers become a bit more creative with the exteriors. Located by the corniche, they’ve festooned this space with bamboo and cane furniture, serving as a spot to lounge and relax by the creek.
Lighting plays a key role in this project; the interiors comprise cage lighting installations; while blue cove lights break the methodical design, adding the right tinge of rebellion to the exterior space. Back-lighting is a favourite at The First Ferry and one can discover its presence throughout the project, right from the frames to the signage and the faux-ceiling areas.
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David Gooding is Director of the Science Studies Centre of the University of Bath and Director of Studies of the MSc in Science, Culture and Communication. During 2002-2003 he held a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for research on visualization in the sciences and from 1991-1993 he was a Medical Research Council Research Fellow for a project on Simulating Natural Intelligence. His main research interests are visualization and visual inference, science communication, agent-based simulation of scientific discovery, and the history of experiment in the sciences.
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MONDAY, July 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- New British research is bolstering the theory that elevated levels of sex hormones in the uterus could play a role in autism risk.
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Use forasmuch in a sentence
Sentences starting with forasmuch
Forasmuch as she had danced with him the Dance of Honor or first dance, it was his part to beg her hand for the last dance--the "grandfather's dance;"--[Still a well-known country dance in Germany. [10]
More example sentences with the word forasmuch in them
We came from the forest earlier than we were wont, on Saint Maurice's day, forasmuch as that Ann could not be longer spared and, now more than ever, I could not bear to leave her alone. [10]
Likewise Gotz had taken in hand the cause of Herdegen and Sir Franz and forasmuch as he was held in great respect, Master Angelo Michieli was not hardly won to do what he might for them, taking Gotz and Kunz for surety. [10]
Then I must first comfort Cousin Maud for this untoward scene, and suffer her to rub my wrists with wine and spirit of balm, forasmuch as they tingled like fire and were scratched by the hapless wight's nails. [10]
I drew a deeper breath, and methought the company would soon rise from the table, forasmuch as that Jost Tetzel had already quitted his seat. [10]
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How to not fail at Kickstarter in 12 easy steps
Posted in April 29, 2013 ¬ 3:11 pmh.Craig Stern15 Comments »
I’ve been seeing a lot of failed indie RPG crowdfunding campaigns lately. It’s hardly a new phenomenon, though, and it’s not unique to RPGs: last September, Kickstarter reported that less than 1 in 4 video game campaigns were funded successfully over the preceding months.
Personally, I think that stinks–so I’m writing this article in an attempt to combat the problem.
For those of you who don’t know, I develop games under the name Sinister Design. My current project is a strategy RPG called Telepath Tactics. Over the past month, I ran a Telepath Tactics Kickstarter campaign–that campaign ended early on the morning of April 16, 2013, 275% funded.
That wasn’t my first attempt at Kickstarting Telepath Tactics, though. I ran an earlier, unsuccessful attempt at Kickstarting the same game back in December 2012. That first campaign ended with the game only 73% funded.
I mention this only to establish that I have a little bit of perspective on what makes a Kickstarter campaign work versus what doesn’t. What follows are twelve pieces of advice for indie developers looking to crowdfund their games.
1. Don’t do it until you have your game playable, feeling good, and looking nice.
If you aren’t someone with a serious reputation (read: Tim Schafer, Brian Fargo, Obsidian Software, etc.), this advice is for you. You are not going to convince anyone to back your game simply by filming yourself talking at the camera; your game is going to have to sell itself. What’s more, although your game isn’t done, the parts you show to the public have to be polished to a shine.
This is a three-part tip:
You must have basic systems (combat, dialog, exploration) coded.
The game must feel good to play.
You must have professional-looking art and animations for those portions of the game you intend to show.
If your game isn’t at that point yet, then you can stop reading: your game isn’t ready for crowdfunding. Get those things in-game, then come back when it’s ready.
That will probably mean spending money. The First Law of Kickstarter is that you have to spend money to make the game to have a successful campaign to get money to make the game. It’s stupid, yet inescapable.
2. Have a short demo–or at the bare minimum, gameplay footage.
This is a corollary to the first tip. The more you can do to assure backers that you actually have the chops to pull off your game, the more likely they will be to contribute. A playable demo will help, especially if you don’t have any widely-known prior titles you can point to.
Whether you have a demo or not, though, gameplay footage is mandatory!
3. Lead with gameplay footage.
Did you listen to step 1? Do you have tight gameplay and really solid visuals? Good! Lead with that in your pitch video. That’s the centerpiece of your campaign.
Just look at Radio the Universe. It succeeded wildly on the strength of its pitch video, and its pitch video was just great-looking footage of the game.
4. Keep the pitch video short.
Between 1 and 2 minutes is good; it’s enough to show people the game, but not so long that they lose interest. If your pitch video is longer than 5 minutes, it’s way too long. Save video content for your campaign updates if needed. Again, look at Radio the Universe.
5. Don’t just appeal to nostalgia.
“Games like this just aren’t made anymore.” That phrase; please don’t say it in your campaign. People aren’t stupid. After months of old-school jRPGs, dungeon crawlers, wRPGs and other once-extinct subgenres quite publicly returning from the dead, people have caught on to the fact that these games are, in fact, being made. If you deny their existence, you’ll look like a liar–and that’s a pretty bad thing to look like when you’re trying to earn the trust of thousands of perfect strangers.
Instead of pretending that no one is making games in your chosen subgenre, highlight the things that make your game awesome. (The things I mentioned in Tip 1 above are a good start.)
6. Explain why you need the money.
Backers appreciate it if you give them a general sense of why you’ve chosen the funding goal you’ve chosen. The more money you’re asking for, the more important it is that you explain why you need it. Just saying “that’s where you come in” doesn’t cut it these days.
Oh, and pro tip: if you ask for thousands of dollars in funding and I see that you’re using RPG Maker, I’m definitely going to want a breakdown of your anticipated expenses before I throw money at you–and I want to see the majority of that money going toward commissioning unique art assets.
7. Set the lowest possible funding goal that will get the game made.
If you look at that link I posted at the start of this article, you’ll notice that board games had both a lower funding amount and a higher success rate than video games. Correlation is not causation, but common sense dictates that a lower funding goal is going to be easier to hit, and thus will be hit more often. Simply put, it is to your advantage to have a lower funding goal.
When thinking about your base funding goal, determine the absolute bare minimum you need to complete the game in an unambitious way. That is your base funding goal.
During this process, you might start fantasizing about NiceToHaves. “It would be nice to have this,” you’ll say, or “It would be nice to have that.” If you catch yourself doing that, stop it. NiceToHaves are stretch goals, not part of the base funding goal. (I had to learn that lesson the hard way!)
8. MARKET. YOUR. CAMPAIGN.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Why would you spend all of this time creating a campaign and then spend no time marketing it? This is like painstakingly building a vintage car, then leaving it sitting on the side of a hill, facing a cliff, without setting the parking brake.
Market your campaign. E-mail the press (having a playable demo really helps here); post on Facebook; tweet on Twitter. Post updates with art, videos, passages detailing your game’s systems–and then use those to update the press, Facebook and Twitter.
Twitter, especially, is really good for getting the word out about your campaign–retweets by people with lots of followers will almost invariably attract you new fans.
Find every forum you can with relevance to your game’s genre and engage with the communities there (don’t just spam the place with some copy-paste text and vanish–it’s rude). Tailor your thread to the community, answer questions, address concerns, encourage sharing of ideas, and just generally interact with forum members in a friendly way. I did this on a few strategy RPG fan forums, and it worked out really well for Telepath Tactics.
Did you email me? If not, why not? I run a website devoted specifically to indie RPGs, for Christ’s sake! You have no excuse! Did you email Jay Barnson? If not, do that too! Email RPGWatch, GameBanshee and the RPG Codex. Email every site that is relevant to your game.
What I’m saying is, you have to market your campaign, and you have to do it for the entire length of your campaign. You’ll have all the time in the world to develop the game once the campaign is done–but you only have one chance to make the campaign succeed.
Market. Your. Campaign.
9. Be responsive.
Aside from marketing, your main job during the campaign is to watch your inbox like a hawk. Respond quickly and courteously to backers and potential backers. Thank people who back the game. Address concerns you see being raised by people who visit the campaign page.
And if possible, do it quickly. You know how we like responsive controls in games? You know how it feels good to have the game react promptly to button presses? Think of yourself as the controls for your campaign: it will feel good to backers if you respond promptly to them when they message you. Accessibility is one of the few big advantages we have as indie developers–make sure you use it.
10. Don’t give up.
All campaigns have a big slump in the middle: it starts roughly 4-8 days in, and lasts until about midway through the last week. It’s fine; don’t worry about it. Keep posting updates, keep offering interviews to the press, keep interacting with fans and forum-goers. Even if you don’t see the money pouring in, trust that you’re still helping yourself by doing this. The worst case scenario is that you’ll end the campaign unsuccessfully with more backers than you would have had otherwise.
And here’s the thing: this “worst-case scenario” is actually good for you. I was lying when I said that “you only have one chance.” There’s no limit to how many times you can try to crowdfund a game. And on Kickstarter, at least, you can still email all of your backers after the end of a “failed” campaign by posting an update. Want to know how Telepath Tactics hit its base funding goal so quickly on the second attempt? That’s how.
11. Use Kickstarter.
I have some pretty strong “root for the underdog” sensibilities, so it pains me a little to tell everyone to use the biggest site. But I’m going to tell you to use Kickstarter anyway.
“Why Kickstarter” you ask? It’s the community. That’s it. That’s the whole reason; but as it turns out, it’s one hell of a reason.
I don’t think people realize what a huge deal Kickstarter’s community is, so allow me to use my own campaign by way of explanation. I worked my butt off marketing Telepath Tactics around the internet during both campaigns–but by the end of the second campaign, fully 54% of the game’s funding still came from people who randomly found it by browsing Kickstarter.com. That is huge.
In truth, I think the real figure is probably closer to 40% when you account for people who heard of the game elsewhere and then came back to Kickstarter to look for it on their own later. But still, that’s a massive chunk of the game’s backers being supplied by the Kickstarter website itself. No other single site even comes close: not Twitter, not RockPaperShotgun, not Destructoid, not the RPG Codex. Kickstarter is a big honkin’ deal. Use Kickstarter.
(I realize that many developers live in countries where Kickstarter is not an option. I wish I knew of an international alternative with a comparable community, but I really don’t.)
12. Don’t run your crowdfunding campaign in December.
Just trust me: you really don’t want to run a December Kickstarter campaign.
For one thing, the gaming press takes December off, their sites mostly just auto-posting Top 20 lists that vacationing games journalists wrote back in November. If you launch in December, you will starve for coverage even if you market your campaign flawlessly.
For another thing, people are broke in December. Between Christmas presents and the price of airfare for visiting family, the bulk of your supporters are going to be strapped. Those excited and economically stable enough to throw money at your campaign despite these factors will have less money available to throw, and your more budget-constrained would-be backers will have to take a pass entirely. During my first campaign, I got more than one guilty message from people who wanted to support the game but couldn’t find the money at that time of year. Don’t do what I did: if you find yourself getting close to December with your Kickstarter launch, just take a pass and wait until February. You’ll be much better off.
There’s more I could say about succeeding on Kickstarter, but I think these 12 tips are the most important ones. Please follow them closely, fellow devs–I want to start seeing that ratio of successful-to-failed campaigns rise!
UPDATE: this post now has a Part 2!
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FedoraG4mer says:
All very good advice.
Only other tip i can give you is Youtubers. though thats part of “gaming press” really. But do not ignore youtubers they have a large influence in the gaming industry these days.
I am a small youtuber myself and do a series on just kickstarter games. This plays back to having something playable though. If there isn’t something playable then there is nothing for us to make a video on.
Sadly we did all of the above and only ended up with 4% of a very modest goal (our goal was ten times less than what Telepath Tactics asked for). In all, we raised less than $100 and it was probably the worst decision I’ve ever made as a developer; I put gobs of time into it, and it set development of our game back by weeks with nothing to show for it at the end.
I’m not here to rag on the article; all of the advice makes perfect intuitive sense. I will say, however, that whether people ever notice your Kickstarter seems to be a complete random dice throw, and it’s possible that the real reason why only 1 in 4 Kickstarters succeed is because the “little little” guys will always be eclipsed by the “bigger little” guys who start out with an advantage however small that advantage might seem to those who have it.
Despite the name “Kickstarter” which implies that someone can succeed from humble beginnings by simply showing off hard work, I still firmly believe this isn’t really possible. Not on Kickstarter, anyways. You have to already have some kind of built-in advantage, be it wealth, popularity, random chance, or a combination of these things.
Every outlet we contacted refused to write an article, many were rude and didn’t acknowledge us one way or the other, and a handful instead offered to let us *buy* advertisement space on their site. Imagine, a gaming journalism site (let alone half a dozen of them) refusing to do their job and cover the happenings of the video game world and instead trying to sell advertising space when we have no money, as clearly evidenced by the fact that we were running a $2,000 Kickstarter.
Developers beware, you could indeed succeed at Kickstarter, but you could also come out scuffed up, bitter, and at a loss for something you’ll never get back, that being time (depending on how long your campaign is).
Anyways, congratulations to Telepath Tactics on the successful run and I hope you have continued success.
Craig Stern says:
The fact that I had 6 games under my belt and an existing fan base accrued over 7 years as an indie developer definitely helped me out.
I don’t know if you’re looking for individualized feedback, but taking a look at your KS page, I can definitely see things you can do to have a better go of it.
It is incredible how Telepath Tactics went from 18k to 41k!
But yeah, I agree with this advice and I wish it was mandatory reading for indie game developers. There are so many Kickstarters that I wouldn’t touch even though the features and gameplay style are right up my alley. As this is just because they have nothing to show for themselves!
erdraug says:
Thank you for a very comprehensive write-up!
Back to back: indie RPGs to fund @ IndieRPGs.com says:
[…] I hinted in our last Back to Back that I would have some thoughts about what caused these campaigns to fail. Most of these fell afoul of one or more of my “12 easy steps”: […]
Telepath Tactics April 2013 Update - SinisterDesign.net says:
[…] learned a lot from running this campaign, and have enshrined a lot of what I learned in an article over on IndieRPGs.com. Head on over there if you’re curious to hear some of my strategic […]
frnknstn says:
A couple more hints, gathered from around the web
1. Don’t do the campaign close to when your local tax season ends or half your money will instantly disappear.
2. Don’t have too low a goal or you will get stuck making a shitty version of your game, or failing to complete at all.
Bendik Stang says:
Thank you for a great write up!
[…] there is relatively little oxygen for indie game announcements (to say nothing of new releases). As I’ve advised, most indie devs have hunkered down and now wait quietly for the madness to end, leaving the […]
Vex says:
You’re missing an incredibly important point regarding timing – step 12 hints at it but doesn’t get close enough.
In most countries, people will have money at the very last day of a month and in the first week of a month. That’s when the majority of people get paid. The majority of people willing to spend money on your game.
As you pointed out, there are basically two big targets to generate speed: The first days, and the last days.
Make sure that your customers and backers have money to spend during those important days.
How Game Developers Turn Kickstarter Failure Into Success - Dice News says:
[…] wrote a blog post full of advice on how to prepare for a Kickstarter—it’s worth a read if you’re considering a […]
How to Not Fail at Kickstarter in 8 More Steps @ IndieRPGs.com says:
[…] I posted How to Not Fail at Kickstarter in 12 Easy Steps last April, a lot more people have come to me seeking advice–and as a direct result, my list […]
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Inventors Project
Patents used to be a property right, now a patent is a liability
Jeff Cargerman November 15, 2016 0 News of the Week
(This article first appeared on IPWatchDog.com)
For 35 years my wife and I have made our living for our family as a new product developer, manufacturer and I am an inventor myself.
My wife Amy and I are both ex NAVY, avionics trained. We began our business in San Marcos building 500 microcontroller based/ remote car alarms that I designed from scratch. My friend wrote the code for in our garage. Our product was knocked off by a Korean company within 3 months. I never patented it, so there was little we could do. That was my first lesson in patents.
We are proud parents and grandparents. Our kids grew up in our shops and offices watching their parents living the American dream and helping others attain theirs. Since 1985 in total we have helped develop over 300 new products for inventors, plus my own. In doing so I am a named inventor on 14 issued patents and have filed dozens of provisional patent applications. Many of these patents became commercialized and licensed, winning awards along the way.
I say this not to gloat but to show I know how patents help the small inventor and startup. Having to raise funding all these years has required strong patents. I have been working with some of the top IP firms in the nation to acquire the ones I have.
In an effort to help other inventors I reformed the San Diego Inventors Forum a decade ago and have grown it to be one of the largest inventor groups in the US. As a 501(c)3 our mission is to Motivate, Educate and Network inventors to become successful entrepreneurs creating new businesses and jobs. We hold monthly meetings of around 40 people and I give a no charge one on one mentoring and coaching with 2 to 5 mostly new inventors every Thursday.
At every group meeting we talk about what has happened to patent laws, how that threatens innovation in America and negatively impacts the individual inventor’s life. We are hearing about more cases of inventors losing their incomes and businesses because their issued patents were challenged, which is a direct result of the new patent laws. So to those who think the new laws only impact so-called patent trolls, I can attest to the fact that is simply not true. The new laws have a real and frightening impact on individual inventors who are losing their livelihood.
At the private weekly meetings in my office I am hearing more and more inventors voice their concerns and that the new patent laws are scaring and stopping them. Many are recent retirees that had saved a nest egg to start their new life on an idea they had years ago and always wanted to achieve. That American dream they saved up for is now a nightmare of possible litigation and losses if they file a patent. A patent they believed would be the path to profits is now useless to stop an infringer and could become an expense that takes their retirement away.
I’m also an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at CONNECT. At our Springboard meetings we review new product ideas and help prepare their inventors to present for funding. Investors are becoming wary of investments in startups because they can lose big, which wasn’t the case before the AIA.
Stifling innovation and curtailing investments are the effects of the AIA from what I see and hear. This is infuriating! It is disincentivizing inventors, innovators and investors!
Before last year I have never been an activist or protested anything publically. The AIA issue has change that for me.
I was called and very proud to join the coalition of inventors that flew in to DC to protest H.R.9, which lead to its demise. More recently I was proud to stand and protest with my fellow inventors who protested Congressman Darrell Issa, one of the main supporters of what would be crippling new patent reform legislation.
We are standing to protect the rights of Americans to profit from their ideas. The patent system has been broken and rigged to suit corporations. Stealing IP is cheaper than developing it. You, your kids and our entire society’s future depends on innovation. Curtailing innovation would be to forfeit our economic future. I can’t stand by and see not only my life and my friends lives but our entire way of life be destroyed by patent law changes.
A friend recently asked me if I really wanted to take sides, or if I should remain impartial. My answer was yes! We cannot allow the AIA to proceed. As an inventor, my life is now at risk because of the changes to the patent laws. I have to stand for what’s right. There is right and wrong, and in my humble opinion being impartial is apathy.
I tell all my friends this really is not a left or right issue, it’s an American issue. Your individual rights to own and profit from your ideas are at risk. These rights were a cornerstone of our foundation, specifically mentioned in the Constitution and supported by none other than George Washington, James Madison and Abraham Lincoln, who as an inventor himself understood the patent system stokes the fire of creative genius for the benefit of society.
Patents used to be a property right, now a patent is a liability. That is not how it was a decade ago, and it doesn’t need to be the way it is in the future. Let’s make patents great again!
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From Earls Court to High Court: when litigation is far from Ideal
Jeremy Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - appeal, counterclaim for invalidity, England and Wales, trade mark infringement
Left to oneself and without any knowledge of law, the typical sentient human being, being of sound mind and average judgement, might be prepared to assume that, when one business has been using its name since 1908 and another has been using the same name since 1920, it would be difficult to establish nearly a century later that the use of the name by one of them might infringe the trade mark rights of the other. However, when it comes to the extension of business activities to the internet, it is easy to see how one business might seek to use that facility as a stick with which to beat the other. In England and Wales we have seen a couple of examples of previously acquiescent co-users of the same name coming to quite unnecessary blows. One is Reed Executive plc v Reed Business Information plc [2002] EWHC 1015 and [2002] EWHC 2772 (Ch) in which the late and much-loved Pumfrey J lamented the existence of "vanishingly small" damage in litigation that cost the parties a fortune and left them in pretty much the identical position to that before which they started suing (though a good deal the poorer). Another unfounded action was Pitman Training Ltd & another v Nominet UK & another [1997] EWHC Ch 367, in which the real dispute was between two companies that shared the name "Pitman" because they were originally the two halves of the same business.
The latest example of this malady is to be found in IPC Media Ltd v Media 10 Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1439, is a Court of Appeal for England and Wales ruling of Lord Dyson MR, Lord Justice Kitchin and Lord Justice Bean, which came out while this Kat was Down Under.
The Ideal Home magazine was originally published in 1920. From around 1965 its owners, IPC, sold a range of home interest products through that magazine through special offers to its readers. In 2006 IPC secured the registration of the words IDEAL HOME as a trade mark for retail services in class 35. Later, in 2009, IPC launched an online shop, the "Ideal Home Shop". In the same year Media 10 purchased the business of the Ideal Home Show -- a popular event that had been in existence since 1908. Unsurprisingly, since they were run by different businesses, the Ideal Home Show had no connection with the Ideal Home magazine.
In 2011 Media 10 created the Ideal Home Show Plus website and, in May 2012, launched the Ideal Home Show Shop on that website. This triggered proceedings in 2012 in which IPC maintained that Media 10's activities in offering online mail order retail services under the name Ideal Home Show infringed its registered trade mark under Article 5 of Trade Mark Harmonisation Directive 2008/95 (= the Trade Marks Act 1994 s 10). Media 10 denied infringement, counterclaiming that, in so far as the trade mark had encompassed its activities, its use was liable to be prevented by the law of passing off and its registration was thus contrary to Article 4(4) of the Directive (= section 5(4)(a) of the 1994 Act).
At trial John Baldwin QC [in a decision noted here on this weblog] dismissed both IPC's claim for infringement and Media 10's counterclaim: while there was some confusion between the businesses, it was of little practical consequence since as one was running a show and the other a magazine. What's more, he said, the sale of home interest goods by either party under the Ideal Home name was sufficiently in the middle of the spectrum between the respective core businesses for neither party to be able to succeed against the other in a passing off claim [at that time Merpel wanted to know why no-one told IPC Media not to be so silly as to bring this action in the first place and why the parties couldn't sort out a sensible coexistence agreement for their mutual benefit. To her this looked like an attempt to use the court as a convenient forum for venting a bit of spleen].
Undeterred by Merpel's comment, IPC appealed and Media 10 cross-appealed.
IPC's appeal turned on whether the use by Media 10 of the name Ideal Home Show in relation to internet retail services was liable to have an adverse effect upon the functions of its registered trade mark, in the light of the very many years during which the words Ideal Home had been used in connection with the parties' respective businesses.
Media 10's cross-appeal turned on whether, in his assessment of the attack on the IDEAL HOME mark, the judge had been required to consider a notional use of the trade mark separate and distinct from the context of the Ideal Home magazine.
As Merpel predicted, both the appeal and the cross-appeal were very properly dismissed. Kitchin LJ delivered judgment for the court and there were no great surprises:
IPC's appeal
* the trial judge was entitled to make the findings that he did, and to reject the infringement claim. The confusion that occurred while the parties just ran a show and a magazine respectively had been more in the nature of an administrative inconvenience. There was indeed a possibility of some confusion between the parties' online retail businesses, but that was the inevitable consequence of the use by two separate entities of the same or closely similar names in relation to such similar businesses.
Elvis's Ideal Home ...
* IPC's business was run on a scale and in a manner that didn't generate any reputation or goodwill separate or in any way different from the enormous reputation which the parties had enjoyed in the name Ideal Home as a result of their respective core activities. Consequently, when used in relation to online retail services, the words "Ideal Home" denoted what they had always denoted, sending out a message that those were the services of the entities or entity responsible for the show and the magazine. The likelihood of confusion and the nature of that confusion were just the same as they would have been had the parties begun to offer such retail services at exactly the same time. This was therefore one of those rare cases in which the allegedly infringing use of the mark was honest. It had not, and would not have, an adverse effect upon the essential function of the registered trade mark.
Media 10's cross appeal
* Media 10 totally failed to establish that normal and fair use of IPC's IDEAL HOME mark for online retail services could ever be prevented by an action for passing off -- and the judge had been right to say so.
* the expansion of IPC's business into the provision of online retail services was an entirely natural step for it to take, and the use of the IDEAL HOME trade mark for such services had never denoted that they were those of the entity responsible for the Ideal Home Show and no-one else. Indeed, in the context of home interest services, the name "Ideal Home" had always signified the business of the show or the magazine, or both of them.
Some folk, including this Kat, have argued that mediation is the best way forward when seeking to resolve disputes of this nature, where long-standing businesses have activities that cast shadows over one another's sphere of interest. Mediation doesn't always work, particularly since it may depend upon the common sense, good judgement and ability to visualise a shared future. In cases like this, not to mention Reed v Reed and Pitman v Nominet, Merpel would like to see the party initiating the proceedings take some sort of sanity check, and/or be made to issue a statement to shareholders, explaining what it was trying to do, and why. That might stop some of these disputes getting to trial, or beyond.
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Ode To Twinkies
They're baa-ack!
Twinkies are once again showing up on snack shelves. Walmart is already selling them.
And with my sincere apologies to Joyce Kilmer, I offer the following:
I thought that I would never see
A Twinkie that is union-free.
A cream-filled, spongy vanilla cake
That BCTGMIU members no longer make.
A Twinkie freed from union bosses
Whose pockets are filled despite job losses.
A Twinkie that was sorely missed
Brought back to life by Capitalists.
Twinkies will enhance our fiscal rate
Because jobs are created in Right-To-Work States.
Blogs are made by fools like me
But only Hostess can make a Twinkie.
Sooner Than We Think
So let's see this hombre!
There's a new Terminator in town; his name is Atlas. And he is ug-lee.
T-1000, meet Atlas
Boston Dynamics has been busy working on an entrant for DARPA's Virtual Robotics Challenge, a contest aimed to create robots that can help in disaster situations. Of course, they could also be used by the military...
Now, Boston Dynamics has revealed its entrant: A 6-foot-tall humanoid robot called Atlas.
Compared to the bumbling, tottering, and slow humanoid robots that have hit the media before, you may be shocked at how resilient Atlas is. The machine has sophistication that approaches the stuff of science fiction. It can cope with unexpected trip hazards, survive being knocked off balance by a 20-pound weight, and if the tricks of its developmental predecessor, Petman, are anything to go by, it can climb over obstacles and autonomously navigate to a certain degree.
And there are robot pack mules in the works here and other robot/cyborg thingies here. The pack mule is exciting as it is being designed to carry up to 400 pounds and operate continuously for 24 hours. It could be a real life saver for soldiers wounded on an active battlefield.
Stone This Jerk
Rocks! More Rocks!
Twenty years is not enough. They should have this man pounding rocks for the rest of his life and then beat him to death with the rocks.
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That last post got me to reminiscing about my first years on the job, about the "old timers" who were still in uniform - all of whom are gone now. We had a bunch of cops who were known as the "Pea Coat Squad"or the "Pea Coaters." They were new cop hires after WWII, many former Navy Seamen.
The US garment industry had not time to completely ramp up back to civilian mode after the end of the war; these new cops couldn't buy the departmental authorized winter coats so they wore Navy pea coats. They were an amazing bunch of guys. I miss their attitude, their kindness and sense of humor.
What I see in cops today is that confidence has been somewhat displaced by arrogance. You can tell the difference when a man speaks from experience; he talks to you - not at you. Sure, there are times when dealing with a knucklehead that you lapse into full bore cop mode ... been there, done it a zillion times. But for the most part you want to employ what we called the Golden Tongue Strategy. Why fight your way out of a problem you created when you could talk your way into a solution where you didn't have to bash someone's face in? I swear, there were a few cops who could walk into a massive family disturbance (the type where first thing you do is grab all the kitchen knives and toss them behind the refrigerator) and leave with both sides promising to name their next-born after you.
No School Like The Old School
I was broken in by old schoolers. When we were assigned a territory we were expected to take care of it. No excuses. Our sergeants, lieutenants and captains were mostly WWII and Korean War vets. They didn't put up with much and neither did the people they broke in. I freely admit that I would not last as a modern day police officer, I'd be arrested within a week for beating the tar our of some idiot.
I cannot ascertain the veracity or source of the following rant, but I share it's sentiments.
TO: Anyone who will listen
FROM: A retired old school cop
SUBJECT: 86 & 12
That was the score 4th of July (2013) weekend in Chicago. 86 shot (actually puncture wounds) twelve dead, Chicago stopped counting graze wounds and only counts actual bullet holes now, you don't count if you get your nose or ear shot off. Chicago is also a city three quarters of which is unsafe to walk in. The thug and gang infested South, West and East sides are expanding like a cancer while the few remaining safe neighborhoods are shrinking annually due largely in part to scattered site housing.
This is the crowning achievement of our politicians and the social engineers, who long ago decided that big, bad, brutish policemen were no longer needed. So it came to pass that in the 70's they started forcing females onto the department. That did away with height and strength requirements. They then decided that the correct rainbow of colors was needed. To accomplish this they lowered the aptitude tests and created quotas. That did away with intelligence and integrity requirements. Of course gays could not be excluded either. The ideal candidate for promotion became a black transvestite with a Spanish surname.
Our weapons were next on their agenda. Blackjacks, zap gloves and the like were banned. Our shotguns were moved from the front seat to the trunk, from the trunk to the radio room and from there just disappeared. New ammunition was issued which was so inadequate it would ricochet off of car windshields. And God help you if you hit someone with your flashlight.
Finally the politicians got rid of the real Policemen. The old dinosaurs were lured into early retirements and replaced with internal affairs weenies and gays with a decent sprinkling of color. The brutish "Old Clancey" stereotype was laid to rest and replaced by "Officers Ken & Barbie." The end result is a department that is befuddled, cow towed, hamstrung, weak and totally not feared by the thugs and gang bangers, but oh so politically correct.
The City has succeeded in ridding itself of the brutish dinosaur cops of old and has replaced them with little girls and college yuppies who wouldn't know a bad guy if he shit in their face. They have invented new politically correct terms like Wilding and Flash Mobs to describe Black Mob Violence which is rapidly spreading into the once "Safe Zones" of Michigan Avenue, River North and Wrigleyville.
After you have been shot, raped or robbed Officers Ken & Barbie will arrive and write a most excellent report with perfect grammar and punctuation which will be fed into a State of the Art computer which will crunch and manipulate the numbers precisely. Me, I long for the old days when Clancey crunched and manipulated the thugs before I became the next victim.
All of this in the most corrupt city, most corrupt county, most corrupt state in the country, whose political leaders zealously and vehemently fight to impose the most restrictive gun control legislation in the nation. If you believe Officers Ken & Barbie are going to protect you and yours, you had better get your head out of your butt and smell the coffee. Old Clancey is retired, it's now up to you to protect yourself.
Rejoice oh liberals, you have gotten exactly what you wanted. Hope you enjoy it!
Sincerely, a retired old school cop (from O'Brien Street)
Thanks Charlie, from one old schooler to another.
Arrigato Most Honorable Poopoo-san
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Those nukes we dropped in '45 really screwed these people up. More adults are now diaper-clad than infants. It almost sounds like a Borscht Belt kaka joke.
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How To Git'er Done!
Cool down the house. Check
Water the lawn. Check.
Wash the dog. Check.,
Clean the windows. Check.
Flush the gutters. Check.
Rinse off the driveway. Check.
Drown the gopher. Check.
And we're done....
..H/T to Feral Irishman
John Kerry - America's Hero
SecState John Kerry rushes to address Egyptian crisis.
Here he is disembarking at the harbor in Alexandria.
Be Brave For All Of Us John!
John Kerry's heroic actions in the face of adversary and danger never cease to amaze me.
From Front Page:
John Kerry likes boats. He likes windsurfing. He doesn’t seem to be much good at foreign policy. Obama probably should have made a job for him like Secretary of Windsurfing. Or Czar of Yachting. Considering all the useless czars already out there, it wouldn’t have even stood out that much.
But Kerry seems determined to finish his career by doing the same useless things he did as senator while calling himself Secretary of State. One of those things is spending a lot of time on his boat. The other is lying about it.
Under withering fire, John Kerry rescues inebriated wounded shipmates, winning his first Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
While Egypt melted down, Kerry took some time off to be with his beloved Isabel. A yacht that has gotten him in trouble before. Kerry’s spokeswoman, an Obama vet, however denied that Kerry was in any shape or form swiftboating it in.
John Kerry furiously repels Communist infiltrators in Viet Nam,
winning another Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Way to go John!
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In a dystopian future, eighteen-year-old Levi returns from Denver City with his latest scavenged treasures and finds his village of Glenrock decimated, loved ones killed, and many--including his fiancée, Jem--taken captive. Now alone, Levi is determined to rescue what remains of his people, even if it means entering the Safe Lands, a walled city that seems anything but safe.
Omar knows he betrayed his brother by sending him away, but helping the enforcers was necessary. Living off the land and clinging to an outdated religion holds his village back. The Safe Lands has protected people since the plague decimated the world generations ago ... and its rulers have promised power and wealth beyond Omar's dreams.
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A waterborne disease has sprung up in every corner of the globe, decimating the human race. Seventeen-year-old Eli McShane and his friends flee the chaos and violence in Phoenix and journey north toward the rumored location of a safe water source. They add several to their number, including a mysterious girl named Hannah, who, unknown to Eli, is being hunted by a dangerous man. Desperation brings out the worst in many of the travelers, infecting even those closest to Eli. When division comes, will he be able to hold his group together or will each fall victim to their own thirst for survival?
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In The Safe Lands Complete Ebook Collection by bestselling author Jill Williamson, brothers Levi, Mason, and Omar find their entire lives changed after they are made to live behind the Safe Lands’ walls. Each must navigate the challenges before them, and somehow rescue the loved ones who remain alive. Contains: Captives, Outcasts, and Rebels.
The Safe Lands have long kept the true meaning of Liberation secret from their people. But after being sentenced to Liberation themselves, Mason and Omar soon discover the truth.
Levi watched his brothers’ public sentencing and tries to hold out hope they are still alive, He is forced to focus his attention elsewhere, however, when his new wife, Jemma, is captured and made the Safe Lands’ newest Queen. His only choice to save Jemma may be to take up Omar’s old role of undercover vigilante, leading the rebels in their quest to overthrow the government. But will Levi’s new role be enough?
Meanwhile, Jemma’s sister, Shaylinn, is ready to give birth to the “Safe Lands’” children … but not even Ciddah is sure they can be delivered safely in the midst of a rebellion. And Mason must face the fact Omar’s illness could be fatal.
If they can all unite their efforts, together they may be able to expose the Safe Lands’ lies to the people. But if they fail, they will all surely die.
In Outcasts, the second book in Jill Williamson's Safe Lands series, Levi finds himself not only the leader of Glenrock's remaining people but also the head of a new rebel force called the Messengers, intent on unmasking the Safe Lands' lies. At the same time, Mason uncovers secrets that may be more dangerous than he ever imagined. Meanwhile, Omar decides to take matters into his own hands.
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Published September 6, 2012 | By Korey
Or Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Mantras
Have you ever heard a really classic mantra? One that is not fact, but said so often that the reciter of this mantra apparently thinks it’s factual. Mostly because the mantra itself has one fact depending on another “fact”. Eventually, what they’re saying even sounds–in a messed-up way–logical. Just because they’re putting these “facts” into a classic logic format.
My favorite all-time mantra is from “Idiocracy”, where a man wakes up in the future and realizes that humans are dying out from their own stupidity. They’re wondering why they can’t get plants to grow and the main character realizes that they’re watering the plants with an energy drink called “Brawndo”, and not water. When he asks why, they say, “Because it has electrolytes, which what plants crave.”
When he asks if they know what electrolytes are, they say, “Electrolytes are what plants crave.”
Admittedly, I don’t understand science myself. That’s why I married a scientist—so things could be dumbed down for me. What I do understand, however, is people’s tendency to spout bullshit, just to have something clever to say.
I get spanked for reciting mantras all the time. James has this funny rule about not saying anything that I haven’t learned myself from a credible source.
When it comes to what women want, though, I’m one of the professionals. Knowing what women want is sort of my job. I have never applied to the Steve Jobs rule of, “People don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” No, with publishing, they know what they want. You just have to put it in front of them so they can finally have it. With women, it’s spanking books. A lot of women didn’t know they existed until 50 Shades came out.
Now why do women want spanking books?
THIS is the question that has sprung up more mantras than anything has since Galileo looked into his microscope and discovered something very inconvenient.
My opinion is that women want spanking books for a more “clean” purpose than is widely belivieved, but there’s a few mantras out there that make that opinion–based on fact–as completely incredible.
One of my favorite mantras that go against my argument sounds something like this: “Spanking is inherently sexual, since women can’t possibly want it in a non-sexual way. Hence, anything that promotes adult spanking is porn, since porn is about all things sexual…”
Thank you, Logics Class, for that shining example of Fact A + Fact B = Fact C = Fact B + Fact D.
None of those facts can hold up, though, so it’s really sad that Fact C is so acceptable in modern society.
SO acceptable, in fact, that I have been chewed out by my mother-in-law and others for toting “Pornography” to poor unsuspecting women by selling any sort of book that contains an adult man spanking an adult woman. Don’t get me wrong–I love my mother-in-law. She’s really amazing and the fact that she knows that we sell spanking fiction and live a DD lifestyle and still talks to us is more than many can boast. But still, she has her opinions… And she fears I might be leading you all to hell by creating you all as sexual deviants through spanking.
The lecture goes something like this:
MIL: I just don’t want you to lead women down a bad path by selling books that have sexual content, thereby making them lust. Lust is wrong. Bible says so.
KOREY: Actually Ma, He says not to covet. The only time where he says it’s wrong to lust was when one man tried to take another man’s wife. I’m not telling women in covet, I just put spankings in books. Sex doesn’t even have to be involved. Some of our books our non-sexual but they just contain some discipline scenes.
MIL: Which they’re taking in a sexual way, of course!
Note that I don’t think there’s anything wrong with women reading erotica—not at all! I think it’s the best thing in the world for a woman to charge herself up and bring it back to their husband. Not the point I’m making TODAY, though.
KOREY: Some people, yeah. But some of them actually just like the romance build up between a dominant man and a woman’s journey in getting herself to submit to him.
MIL: Which is sexual. Which is porn. You’re toting porn!
KOREY: Sigh. So you think it’s wrong for a man to spank a woman?
MIL: Yes, because it’s always sexual.
KOREY: Do you think it’s wrong to submit to your husband?
MIL: No. Jesus tells women to submit to their husbands.
KOREY: Okay, so if a woman is going to drive drunk, and the man tells her not to…
MIL: Well, she shouldn’t drive drunk, anyway.
KOREY: Let’s just say we’re living in a non-perfect world where a woman won’t give the man her keys. Do you think she should just obey her husband’s order, especially since it’s for her own safety?
MIL: Well, yes.
KOREY: And what if she doesn’t want to? Even if she could get in an accident and hurt both of them—at least monetarily?
MIL: Then she’s a bad wife.
KOREY: And so they should divorce?
MIL: No. Divorce is a sin.
KOREY: So what should he do? Since when people are married one can make bad desions that effect both parties?
MIL: Reason with her.
KOREY: And if she still doesn’t want to obey him? She’s drunk, you know!
MIL: He should keep reasoning.
KOREY: And if he fails, she gets behind the wheel and kills a couple of school kids.
MIL: He should just force the keys out of her hand.
KOREY: Like wrestle them away? What if he breaks her arm or something when she’s trying to keep the keys?
MIL: That’s her own fault.
KOREY: So you think his accidentally breaking something is better than him ON PURPOSELY causing her non-lasting, non-harmful discomfort?
MIL: No.
KOREY: So spanking might be okay in this situation.
MIL: Maybe.
KOREY: So somebody writes this situation down…
MIL: Then it’s porn.
KOREY: Because the reader is sexually stimulated when reading it?
MIL: Yes.
KOREY: Who says? There’s nothing sexual going on here. Just a man taking the keys away from his ridiculous wife.
MIL: Because spanking is sexual. <– THE MANTRA AGAIN.
KOREY: But we just went over this! The situation’s not sexual. It’s a man forcing his wife to obey him!
MIL: Yes, but when it’s written down, someone might read it sexually, making it porn.
KOREY: Some people are turned on by a woman’s SHOES. Say I write about a woman taking off her shoes and her husband massages her feet. Should that be read as porn? Some people are gonna read into that…
MIL: Don’t be ridiculous. Who would want to read about spanking in a non-sexual way?
KOREY: So as long as I don’t put sex in the book, it’s okay?
MIL: No, because you’re putting spanking in the book, and spanking is sexual, and sexual activity is porn. (If they don’t use the mantra three times in an argument, the mantra is not living up to its potential.)
KOREY: Oh, no. I suddenly have a migraine…
Let’s face it—the only reason spanking has been so sexualized is because it’s so taboo. The only reason it’s taboo is because the feminist movement has made it Taboo… RECENTLY. They want women and men to be on equal footing where one is NEVER ahead of the other, and marriage is more like a roommate situation than a romantic relationship. Everyone can do what they want without telling the other what they can and cannot do.
What’s interesting is there’s a generational gap in place, here. I’m talking and arguing to the generation that created the feminist movement, when I am from the generation out to swing the pendulum the other way. More of my generation is interested in having a dominant male than theirs.
“As it happens, the prevailing stereotype of the Fifty Shades of Grey reader, distilled in the condescending term “mommy porn,” as an older, suburban, possibly Midwestern woman isn’t entirely accurate: according to the publisher’s data, gleaned from Facebook, Google searches, and fan sites, more than half the women reading the book are in their 20s and 30s, and far more urban and blue state than the rampant caricature of them suggests.” –Newsweek, Working Women’s Fantasies, April 16, 2012 by Katie Roiphe
MY generation, Generation X and Y, know that roommate-esque relationship is on-its-head farcicle and has translated to arguments which then have resulted divorces—I barely know anyone whose parents made it through the 90s.
Because of this, I think women of my generation are beginning to pull back the pendulum. We know what we want—a man that’s more responsible than we are.
“It is intriguing that huge numbers of women are eagerly consuming myriad and disparate fantasies of submission at a moment when women are ascendant in the workplace, when they make up almost 60 percent of college students, when they are close to surpassing men as breadwinners, with four in 10 working women now outearning their husbands, when the majority of women under 30 are having and supporting children on their own, a moment when—in hard economic terms—women are less dependent or subjugated than before.
It is probably no coincidence that, as more books like The Richer Sex by Liza Mundy and Hanna Rosin’s forthcoming The End of Men appear, there is a renewed popular interest in the stylized theater of female powerlessness. This is not to mention a spate of articles on choosing not to be married or the steep rise in young women choosing single motherhood. We may then be especially drawn to this particular romanticized, erotically charged, semipornographic idea of female submission at a moment in history when male dominance is shakier than it has ever been.” – Katie Raiphe, 2012
I recall sitting across the table from my friend who wanted a relationship with a man who would spank her, but mostly because she said, “I’d only let him spank me if he was more responsible than me… I want someone more responsible, not less.” She had been married already, even though she was only my age, and she said that her husband, while nice, acted like a child she had to take care of. “At work,” she said, “I like being in-charge. I like them to depend on me. At home, I’d rather have someone to depend on.”
In short, I don’t think it’s sexual fantasies that’s keeping people reading these male-dominant spanking books. It’s just fantasies in general! These girls are so tired of reality, they’re over burdened by responsibility. They’re not fantasizing about hot sex, they’re fantasizing about a FIRM HUSBAND.
Case in point—An Unexpected Husband by Constance Masters is doing great in sales and we don’t think it’s even come close to meeting its peak. It doesn’t contain heavy sexual overtones, really—it’s just about a man who gets a woman pregnant and demands to marry her and be the father. THAT is what my generation fantasizes about… A man who not only CAN be depended upon, but who DEMANDS to be, who wants that responsibility.
Women are fantasizing about a lifestyle, a type of man. I think 50 Shades is just touching on that desire; it’s the tip of an iceberg and talking about sexual desires, in this point of time, is easier than saying, “No… I like dominant men.” Especially after we’ve emasculated so many men than dominant men are hard to come by.
Anyway—that’s just some of my thoughts. But I’m nowhere done with this rant.
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THE BEIRUT’S NAIL (an H)
November 13, 2018 /in Lebanese Postal History /by Bernardo Longo
This article was published by the author in the Vaccari Magazine n 44 of November 2010.
To talk about a particular cancellation of the Austrian Levant used in Beirut, it is necessary to start from a summary analysis of the postal seal and cancellations used by the foreign offices operating in the Lebanese city (Fig.1). It concerns precisely the wavering interpretation and representation, transcribed from the Arabic, of the toponym Beirut: بيروت . From 1845 the Austrian Lloyd agency used the Italian “BERUTTI”, characterized by Venetian assonance, while the consular post office started with the German “BEYRUT” in 1850, to make it uniform, returning in 1865, with the Italian-Venetian ” BERUTTI “. We then passed to the “BEIRUTH”, with the “H” final, in 1876 (but we will see to shed light on the real initial intent), to apparently arrive at “BEIRUT” in 1877, return to “BEIRUTH” always in 1877, and finally finish with “BEIRUT” from 1893 to 1914. The French and English offices kept the transcription steady, respectively in “BEYROUTH” from 1845 (with an interlude without “H” from 1854 to 1866) and “BEYROUT” from 1873. The Egyptian one from 1870, considering that in Arabic the vowels “e” and “o” do not exist, transcribe it phonetically literally in “BAIROUT”. In the Russian post office, since 1857, the transcription “БЕИРУТЪ” was used constantly; it can be translated into “Beiruth”, keeping in mind that, in Cyrillic, the sign “Ъ” (the final “H”) does not correspond to a letter but to the hardened accentuation of the preceding one. The German office, since 1900, simply and constantly adopted the transcription “BEIRUT”. It should be remembered that all these post offices, except the Egyptian that closed in 1872, officially ended on 30 September 1914.
But we return to the cancellation, the one that the Austrian office started to use from 1876 (Fig.2). Unlike of the previous one, in the date also reported the year, and I do not think it was exclusively a dictation of the U.G.P. agreements, entered into force from 1 July 1875, but rather an adjustment, because in the offices of Constantinople and Alexandria their use is already known in 1874. Observing it, at first sight eye immediately catches an anomaly in the alignment of the fonts respect to the date and a disproportion between the width of the “H” and that of other fonts.
So far nothing exceptional, if it were not that, in two envelopes that I have see, the final “H” is incomplete, accentuating its disproportion with the other fonts, almost disappearing (Figs. 3, 4 and 5).
Precisely “almost to disappear”; but in 1879 it disappeared really (Fig.6), so much so that the cancellation was set aside and rarely used and was replaced by a new type of “Bastoncino” fonts comprising the merited final “H”. I believe that the anomaly in the alignment is to be interpreted as a manipulation that took place when the work was finished. The postmark, in fact, was coined with the word BEIRUT well centered compared to the date that was mobile, but, for reasons I do not say anti Italians but maybe pan Austrian, at the last moment was given an order to add the final “H”. The addition, on the already finish steel part, probably occurred by nailing the “H” font (inserted in an hole caused) (Fig.7). This leads one to believe that the font was molten and worked in soft metal, so it could not withstand long the stresses inflicted by the Postmaster Joseph Berhaupt. And what happened, that is the wear and detachment of the “H”, led the catalogs and collectors to consider it as a different type (as in reality it is from a certain date onwards).
Very short and conclusive geopolitical note of the period: before the agreements of the Triple Alliance of 1882 (Germany, Austria and Italy), between Italy and Austria there was not good blood. Austria did not properly consider Italian unity, achieved in his opinion, politically and morally opportunistically; the irredentism of the cities of Trento and Trieste was also maturing, a thorn in the side of the Habsburgs, symptomatic of future events of war. Italy, in its turn, identified in the very Catholic Austria the old and new enemy from which to look, especially for its ostentatious support for the papal restoration project on the former territories of the church in central Italy regions. In short, the times of “Berutti” and the old Levant coats of arms, inherited from the “Serenissima” Republic of Venice, were ending; it was the period when Austria needed an “H”, even at the cost of nailing it.
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Arizona Cardinals’ Jim Dray (81) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires The Arizona Cardinals announced Friday that they have signed veteran tight end Jim Dray as they fill a void left by injuries.Jermaine Gresham has not participated in practice this week after taking a shot to the ribs in the Cardinals’ Week 1 loss against the Detroit Lions, while fellow tight end Troy Niklas appeared on the injury report as a limited participant Thursday with a hip injury.Arizona also has 6-foot-5, 243-pound rookie Ricky Seals-Jones on the practice squad, but he is inexperienced at the position having played receiver at Texas A&M. The 30-year-old Dray played for the Cardinals from 2010-13 before spending 2014-15 with the Cleveland Browns. He was on the rosters for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers last season.With 56 receptions and 605 yards with three touchdowns in his career, Dray’s best season with Arizona came in his last. He caught 26 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns in 2013.Dray was the Cardinals’ seventh-round pick (233rd overall) in 2010 out of Stanford. Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact Top Stories Comments Share Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs’ buying and selling The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes’ introduction of Alex Meruelo
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AKUFFO-ADDO SHUTS SARKODIE UP; MAKES HIM “AMBASSADOR FOR YEAR OF RETURN”
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie has been named as brand ambassador for the ‘Year of Return’.
The announcement was made at the Creative Arts Industry forum organized by the Ministry of Tourism at the National Theatre in Accra.
The ‘Saara’ hitmaker was honoured with a citation for his achievements and immense contribution to Ghana’s creative art industry.
The rapper after being unveiled as ‘Year of Return’ Ambassador, promised to support the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
Last month, Sarkodie used his acceptance speech at the BET hip hop awards to urge African Americans to come to Ghana for ‘Year of Return’.
“I just want to say thank you to the Almighty God. To family, this one is for my lil girl Titi…. I think Africa has always had it and it is about that time. This year is the Year of Return and I will urge each and every one of you here to take a trip back home.” Sarkodie said.
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Applications for Peltier Scholarship Due on February 4
The dealine for the Honorary Leonard Peltier Scholarship is coming up this week, February 4th at 4:00 pm. To see more information and download the application go to www.oglalacommemoration.com/scholarship.html. Interested persons also can pick up an application at the Oglala Lakota College financial aid office.
Silent Bear and Kari Hallow Horn on KGNU Boulder Tonight
Boulder support branch coordinator Silent Bear and Native hip hop artist Kari Hallow Horn (blood grandson of Wallace Black Elk) will be on the Eclipse show on KGNU BOULDER tonight (Sunday, Jan. 31st) 7:00-10:00 pm (MT) promoting the upcoming Rally for Leonard Peltier on Saturday, February 6th. Also get a preview of Kari's performance at the Rally.
http://www.kgnu.org
This Sunday, Jan. 31: Cindy Sheehan on Leonard Peltier
On The Air And In The Streets - Get On The Soapbox
Betty Ann Peltier Solano will be Cindy Sheehan's radio guest on www.CindySheehansSoapbox.com on Sunday, January 31, at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Click here to listen or download, beginning at 2:00 PM San Francisco time.
New Year 2010 Message from Betty Ann Peltier-Solano
First, we've received calls in recent days about an obituary some of you have seen on the Internet. This obituary was for another man named Leonard Peltier, not my brother. I can well imagine the grief that man's family and friends must feel, as well as the shock some of you experienced when you read the notice. Thank you to those of you who called and expressed your concern.
If you have questions about things you see announced on the Internet, we recommend that you first check our blog for confirmation. There's a link to the blog from our home page at www.whoisleonardpeltier.info or you can go directly to http://lpdoc.blogspot.com. We will always make any major announcements -- good or bad -- on our blog and/or via our mailing list. If you know people who haven't joined our mailing list, tell them that they can do so from our home page.
I recently returned from Washington, DC, and a conference with some legal team members. Ten of us met all one day to discuss issues and develop various strategies. You'll be informed of various actions/plans when it's appropriate for us to do so, but I want to tell you that I have more hope in my heart than ever before. I also know there’s a great deal of work to be done in 2010 to secure Leonard’s freedom. Success will not be quick or easy, and there may be disappointments along the way, but we must and will continue the fight to free Leonard. I ask everyone to expend the same energy as you did in 2009 towards that end. We simply can't succeed without you.
The first submissions for the ZOOM IN Campaign will be mailed to Attorney General Holder around February 6, the date that marks 34 years of imprisonment for Leonard. 34 years! Due to requests received from organizers who wish to use their February 6th events to collect more photos/flyers, we'll send a second package to AG Holder on March 1. For background and instructions, see www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/zoom1.htm. Demand an Executive Review of the Peltier case.
Through letters to the editor of your local newspaper, calling in to local radio talk shows, tabling at local events, leafleting on your city streets, etc., you can have an impact on the attitudes of people in your community. More than that, you can motivate those people to get active in the campaign to free Leonard. Get a couple of your friends together and establish a LP-DOC support branch in your community today. Send an e-mail to contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info to get started.
We’re pleased to announce the availability of Giclée Reproductions of never-before-seen paintings by Leonard Peltier. These are high quality ink-jet prints using fade-resistant "archival" inks. Commonly found in museums and art and photographic galleries, they are simply the best quality reproductions available. They look just like the originals, but are available at a fraction of the cost. We invite you to visit www.leonardpeltierart.com for details. For more information, contact Monica Martinez Donovan by e-mail at Monica15@q.com or call 719-687-8750. Proceeds will benefit my brother's legal fund.
Like many similar organizations, we’re still facing a funding shortfall. To carry out our plans for 2010, we need your help. We currently have two raffles for which you can purchase tickets. Enter to win a painting (http://lpdoc.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-raffle-peltier-original-painting.html) by Leonard Peltier OR a hand-crafted flute (http://lpdoc.blogspot.com/2009/11/raffle.html) by gifted artist Leslie C. Thunder Hawk.
Donations are always welcome and very appreciated. Please make a pledge of support at www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/donate.htm. Donations may also be made by check or money order made payable to the LP-DOC. Mail your donation to LP-DOC, PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND 58106.
Again, thank you for all you do on Leonard's behalf. Together, we'll make 2010 count.
Betty Ann Peltier Solano
Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee
25 Jan 2010: Redford on Peltier (Democracy Now)
Interview by Amy Goodman with Robert Redford is available at www.democracynow.org.
The introduction to the interview begins at 12:00 min. The interview begins at 14:13 min. Comments on Peltier and "Incident at Oglala," specifically, begin at 38:39 min.
Rumor of Leonard Peltier's passing
The Bismarck Tribune recently reported the passing of a Leonard Peltier, but not political prisoner Leonard Peltier. The obituary was for a 55-year-old man who lived in Williston. He passed away on Jan. 21, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center.
Free Radio Santa Cruz: Sampson Wolfe on Leonard Peltier
On January 21, 2010, Sampson Wolfe gave a talk about Leonard Peltier on Free Radio Santa Cruz.
You can listen online at http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/38983.
Mobilize in Solidarity: No Death Penalty for Mumia!
No Death Penalty for Mumia!
In New York City:
WED, 1/20, 4-7 PM, HARLEM STATE OFFICE BLDG, 125TH & 7TH
In Philadelphia:
In Philadelphia demonstrate Wednesday, Jan 20 at 4pm at the SE corner of City Hall (Juniper St.). Bring signs and noisemakers (pots, pans, whistles, etc). Bring copies of any Mumia literature you have. At the demonstration International Concerned Friends & Family of Mumia Abu Jamal spokespeople will give updates and legal analysis.
http://www.facebook.com/l/6ee22;www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/01/19/scotus.abu.jamal/
Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has tossed out a lower court ruling that nullified the death sentence for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal. He has been an outspoken activist from behind bars, claiming there were procedural errors during his capital sentencing, and that too few blacks were on the jury. Pennsylvania officials were appealing a federal court ruling on the sentencing question that went in Abu-Jamal's favor in 2008.
The justices made their announcement Monday, ordering a federal appeals court to revisit its earlier ruling granting a new sentencing hearing. The high court last year denied Abu-Jamal's separate petition for a new trial.
The appeals court now has the option of re-imposing the death sentence or ordering a new federal trial to hear other claims of injustice raised by Abu-Jamal.
Free Leonard Peltier!
Free All Political Prisoners!
nycjericho@gmail.com • http://www.jerichony.org/
Obama's invisible apology
A sorry saga
Obama signs Native American apology resolution; fails to draw attention to it
By Rob Capriccioso
The version signed by Obama became watered down, not making a direct apology from the government, but rather apologizing “on behalf of the people of the United States to all Native peoples for the many instances of violence, maltreatment, and neglect inflicted on Native peoples by citizens of the United States.”
Even with the more general language, the apology is historic, but the White House has made no announcements to date about it. Nor has Obama expressed an apology to any tribes or Indian citizens, despite saying on the presidential campaign trail that he thought an apology was warranted.
The resolution Obama signed specifically “urges the President to acknowledge the wrongs of the United States against Indian tribes in the history of the United States in order to bring healing to this land.”
So, by signing the document as part of the defense spending bill, did Obama fulfill the resolution? Or, does he have an obligation to say the apology out loud and to let tribes know he signed the resolution?
[White House spokesman Shin Inouye] confirmed that a press release was issued by the White House regarding the president’s signature of the defense appropriations bill, but not one on the apology resolution--nor did the defense release mention that the apology was part of that legislation.
When other countries have apologized for travesties against their own indigenous populations, their leaders have been more up front than the Obama White House to date.
Comment: This tallies with what we've seen of Obama the candidate and president. He's probably offered more symbolic gestures to Indians than any presidential politician. But as president, he's doing the bare minimum to mollify Indians while not alienating anyone else.
Examples: Talking about settling the West and dissolving tribes in his Inaugural Address. Appointing a Republican Mormon to oversee Indian gaming. Holding a tribal summit that accomplished nothing but a promise of more consultations. Settling the Cobell case for pennies on the dollar. Not signing the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights or addressing Leonard Peltier's case (yet). And burying the US apology to Indians and not mentioning it.
We're still waiting for the first case of Obama's saying or doing something that will clearly please Indians but displease non-Indians. We may have a long wait.
06 Feb: LPSG South Bay Peltier Event
Honoring Leonard Peltier:
34 Years of Illegal Arrest
Fundraiser for LP-DOC
Center for Training and Careers
749 Story Road at Remillard Street
(free parking) (close to bus line 25)
Download and circulate flyer.
♢ Update on Leonard’s case
CJ WalksWithCoyote
♢ Film “Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier”
♢ Entertainment: Drum Group TBA, Cal Skyhawk, Sampson Wolfe and others TBA
Next LPSG South Bay event:
on or near June 26th, 2010, anniversary of the shoot-out at Oglala
Sponsored by LPSG South Bay (Leonard Peltier Support Group)
For more info contact: Donna at 408-293-4774, email: FreeLeonardPeltier@hotmail.com.
Boulder: Feb. 6 Peltier Rally
On Saturday, February 6, the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee will host a rally at noon at the Boulder County Courthouse for Leonard Peltier. This is to commemorate the 34th anniversary of his arrest and incarceration. Leonard Peltier was convicted in the deaths of two FBI agents at a shootout that the agents started on the Pine Ridge Reservation. After his conviction, his defense obtained thousands of documents showing that the government had fabricated evidence, committed perjury, and had no idea who had actually killed the agents. Despite international calls for a new trial from Amnesty International and other organizations, as well as millions of people worldwide, Leonard is still behind bars. There will be speakers, music and a Native drum group. The Courthouse is located on the Pearl street Mall between 13th and 14th Streets.
History says, Don't hope on this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime the longed for tidal wave of justice can rise up, and hope and history rhyme.
So hope for a great sea-change on the far side of revenge. Believe that a further shore is reachable from here. Believe in miracles and cures and healing wells.
Excerpt from Doubletake by Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1995
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KINO #16 Review
By Ingrid Lind-Jahn on May 29, 2019 0 Comments
Alistair Meath finally knows who he is and where he fits into this brave new world, but does he really? Find out in Kino #16, if you dare!
KINO #16
Writer: Alex Paknadel
Artist: Diego Galindo
Colorist: Valentina Pinto
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Publisher: Lion Forge Comics
Previously in Kino: Prime Minister Spode has been busy dismantling the government, breaking up trade unions, etc. Kino is dispatched to help Italy turn away refugees (not how the Spode-controlled news calls it), realizes this is wrong, and refuses to comply. For this, Spode sends him to a psychologist…and listens in. Meanwhile, Dev and Coal infiltrate a Foresight facility in Canada. They’re shipping serum to England while their test subjects are rather horrific. Back in England, two more events occur. At one of Spode’s press conferences, Aidan Myers’ mother confronts Kino to ask what happened to her son (and whom Kino was told would be “looked after”). Later, the TV news shows the opening incident off Italy’s coast, framing it as Kino being attacked by a migrant flotilla.
THE ULTIMATE IN GASLIGHTING
Kino #16 opens with Alistair Meath face to face with Aidan Myers in a hospital. Myers is remarkably calm, considering their all-out battle just a short time ago, which he attributes to Thorazine. Alistair asks about the virtual reality helmet he was wearing, as witnesses had the distinct impression he was talking to someone. Myers can’t help. He can’t tell him where he got the helmet. After he leaves, we already knew this was not the real Myers, and we learn that it was Gabby. To go through such great lengths to subvert the truth, as Spode is doing all the time, is absolutely horrifying, even more, when we can see what’s going on, and we know Kino can’t.
No sooner does he get back to the city when sees a couple of superpowered people wearing outfits with Maltese crosses. One of them is burning things up, and the people in their vicinity are speaking nonsense as they flee. These people are from the Knights of Albion, which Alistair recognizes as a hate group, which they deny – in their view, they’re saving the realm from the enemy within. They ask Alistair to join them and lead them; instead, he tries to stop them. And as he grabs the woman, who turns out to be a teenager, his son David throws a can at him and tells him to stop.
David was handing out Knights of Albion leaflets. And he has a Maltese cross tattoo on his upper chest. For a family which is already under stress, this is just about too much. His mother Patricia strikes him. This shakes her up, and she admits to feeling as though she’s going mad, as though maybe the asteroid actually hit the Earth and they’re in Hell now. I think this does capture the feelings of many people who live in countries where things feel like they’re falling apart further day by day, and where the reality we’ve taken for granted for years is becoming dismantled before our eyes.
But things can get more complicated yet. Meath goes to Aidan Myers’ mother’s house, finds the door open, and discovers that she’s killed herself. From outside, Gabby spies on him.
From Canada, Coal and Devlin work up a cool way of reaching Alistair through his television. (But doesn’t that fit into a theme of madness – where one thinks the television is sending secret messages to them?) Devlin tells him they’ve uncovered evidence of an asteroid-derived biological weapon. This was manufactured by Lorena Payan’s company, and Spode has publicly denounced her. Yet this serum is on its way to the Ministry of Defense. Meath cuts the communication short; he doesn’t know who to believe anymore.
WITH PARANOIA AND CONFUSION FOR ALL
The first half dozen pages of Kino #16 look, on the surface, so mundane. But it’s all about the subtlety of the dialogue elegantly echoed in the art. The small moments, the slight changes in expression are so disquieting. We, after all, know that something is wrong here – but does Kino have any hope of figuring it out? This is no small job when Spode is messing with his reality from so many directions.
The depictions of Gabby as she impersonates Myers are really disquieting. There are a couple points where we see the transformation, and it just sends chills up my spine. I also like the way Coal uses his cybernetic eye as a television camera to transmit Devlin’s message to Kino. It’s creative, very sci-fi, but it also feels like tech that we’re just a few years away from.
In fact, I think that’s one the main things that makes this book so chilling. Focus on the characters more than their superpowers, and this seems like something lifting from today’s news, or the news of the next few years. Or maybe not the news, if the powers that be are able to distract from it.
BOTTOM LINE: A TERRIFIC POLITICAL THRILLER
Kino #16 is a hard-hitting and gripping story. We can see Kino’s grip on what is reality and what is not slipping, revealing the man inside the superhero, struggling to do the right thing. Meanwhile that reality is in the hands of a man with the money and resources to play with it like a cat plays with a mouse.
10.0 Terrific
As much as I hate seeing what Kino is being put through, I simply cannot look away.
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Ingrid Lind-Jahn
By day, she’s a mild-mannered bureaucrat and Ms. Know-It-All. By night, she’s a dance teacher and RPG player (although admittedly not on the same nights). On the weekends, she may be found judging Magic, playing Guild Wars 2 (badly), or following other creative pursuits. Holy Lack of Copious Free Time, Batman! While she’s always wished she had teleportation as her superpower, she suspects that super-speed would be much more practical because then she’d have time to finish up those steampunk costumes she’s also working on.
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