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Food + Home/Birthdays + Parties
My Family Gave Up Birthday Parties
And it's such a relief
By Rebecca Alwine
Published on: July 09, 2018
What’s not to love about birthday parties?
Picking a date and then a theme. Planning it around school, work, holidays and vacations. Inviting people and then waiting for them to respond while attempting to plan a menu. Plus, the added pressure of parenting, which leads to conversations about why this child had a birthday party at the bowling alley or that child’s parents hand-built a Minecraft-themed house for them to play Minecraft in.
Seriously, what's not to love?!
Our family has never been huge on big, organized parties. We’ve never lived close to family, and we didn’t plan the kids’ conceptions to give them prime birthday party birthdates. We’ve got one whose birthday falls just before school starts, one when school ends and another that falls either on spring break or Easter.
So, after a few years of trying to cobble birthday parties together while moving across the world thanks to our life as a military family, we gave up. Here’s why:
We can enjoy the time spent celebrating that person.
I’m not sure about you, but I do not find birthday parties fun. Also — and I’m finally ready to admit this — I don’t like kids that much.
I mean, I like my kids, I like my friends’ kids. But 25 to 30 random kids from school all at my house or all in my care somewhere else? No! It’s not enjoyable.
Also, it’s not reasonable to expect my child to hang out with all of them. It’s just too much.
We save money.
Birthday parties can be quite pricey. I mean some of these party rental locations are hundreds of dollars! Then the food, cake, invitations and goodie bags. Parents are paying hundreds for birthday parties. For that same $500, we can take a weekend getaway vacation as a family.
We save emotional stress.
Planning a party is hard! Especially when we’re faced with who to invite when to do it, and what to serve.
I’m not a DIY kind of mom; I’d rather put money down and have someone else bake the cake, but why do we even need a fancy cake? And then I also have to worry about friends who have allergies and friends who may not be able to come because they have a prior commitment. Yikes!
We can do things as a family.
I like to spend my kids’ birthdays with them. (I’m also one of those moms who likes to spend Mother’s Day with my kids.) I don’t necessarily want to share my kid with 30 other kids at a party. And, as a military family, we don’t have the luxury of spending every birthday together. So when we have the time, we take advantage of it.
We aren’t on anyone else’s schedule.
For every one of the eight birthdays my daughter has had, we have run into spring break at school or Easter. Every single one. And that means sometimes we celebrate her birthday early and sometimes we celebrate it late.
We’ve gone to the zoo weeks in advance. We’ve made a nice dinner at home. We’ve taken a spring break trip. We can do what we want.
We can still include friends.
No rule says, “No birthday party means no celebrating with friends.” So we combine them. Last year, my daughter had her first sleepover; it was within a few weeks of her birthday. Yes, her two close friends brought her a present, but that was the only thing that resembled a birthday.
This past year, birthdays looked like this: My baby turned 1 four days before we moved across the country. We grilled with friends and had homemade cupcakes. My son turned 9 in a brand-new state before school started. We went out for dinner as a family. My daughter turned 8 in another new state with new friends and a new school. She chose to make her birthday dinner.
You know what? They are all just fine with it. They love being the center of attention for that day. They love coming up with creative ideas to celebrate. And they know we love them every single day.
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Rebecca Alwine is a freelance writer, army wife and mother of three. Over the past 11 years, she's discovered she enjoys coffee, lifting weights and most of the menial tasks of motherhood. When she's not writing, she can usually be found hiding behind the sewing machine or with her nose in a book. Rebecca is a contributing writer for ARMY Magazine, a regular contributor for several publications including Military OneClick, PCSGrades and ESME, and she has also been published in Ms. Magazine and The Atlantic's CityLab. You can follow her online at www.whatrebeccathinks.com.
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HOME > THE PARISIAN MACAO PRESS CENTER > Sands China Celebrates SAR 20th Anniversary with Local Community with Macao Creative Pop-Up Store
Sands China Celebrates SAR 20th Anniversary with Local Community with Macao Creative Pop-Up Store
(Macao, Nov. 30, 2019) – In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macao’s handover to China, Sands China Ltd. is launching the Macao Creative Pop-Up Store – a platform for local nongovernmental organisations and designers to display and sell their arts and craft products to guests and visitors at The Venetian® Macao.
Supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and the Social Welfare Bureau, the initiative provides a unique opportunity for disadvantaged groups in Macao to showcase their talents, thereby contributing to the continued development of Macao’s cultural and creative industries – part of Sands China’s commitment to the local Macao community.
“Sands China is proud to be a member of the Macao community, and we are glad to seize the opportunity provided by the 20th anniversary of the SAR to give something back and to celebrate this exciting milestone with the local community,” said Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd. “This event reinforces our commitment to bolster Macao’s cultural and creative industries, and to support some of the local organisations that provide such important services to the Macao community. We look forward to our continued collaboration together as Macao moves into its next 20 years of growth and development.”
The Macao Creative Pop-Up Store has been built for four local nongovernmental organisations to display and sell their arts and craft products until Dec. 20 in a prime location at The Venetian Macao – where daily visitation surpasses 100,000. The free platform gives Macau IC2 Association, Fuhong Society of Macau, Macau Special Olympics, and Macau Handicraft and Creative People Association a chance to showcase their products to tourists and local residents, in support of their organisations and the local art scene.
The Macao Creative Pop-Up Store features more than 100 types of items, including umbrellas, t-shirts, shopping bags, scarves, key chains, magnets, and others.
The initiative aims to allow local residents and visitors to get to know more about Macao’s cultural and creative products and design concepts, while drawing public attention to disadvantaged groups in Macao, thereby promoting social integration and community inclusion.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held outside The Golden Peacock and McSorley's Old Ale House at The Venetian Macao Saturday, attended by officiating guests: Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes; Head of the Department for Promoting the Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural Affairs Bureau Ho Hong Pan; Acting Head of the Department of Family and Community Services Lam Son Wa; Director of Fuhong Society of Macau Jennifer Chau; Chief Executive Officer of Macau Special Olympics Hetzer Siu; President of Macau IC2 Association Antonio Leong; Director of Macau Handicraft and Creative People Association Gigi Lee; Senior Vice President of Special Projects, Product Strategy and Development for Sands China Ltd. Julian Chow; and Senior Vice President of Convention and Venetian Operations Gene Capuano.
Sands China’s community efforts are part of Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Photo caption: Julian Chow, senior vice president of Special Projects, Product Strategy and Development for Sands China Ltd., delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Macao Creative Pop-Up Store Saturday at The Venetian Macao.
Photo caption: Officiating guests cut the ceremonial ribbon to kick off the Macao Creative Pop-Up Store Saturday at The Venetian Macao.
Left to right: President of Macau IC2 Association Antonio Leong; Director of Fuhong Society of Macau Jennifer Chau; Senior Vice President of Special Projects, Product Strategy and Development for Sands China Ltd. Julian Chow; Head of the Department for Promoting the Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural Affairs Bureau Ho Hong Pan; Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes; Acting Head of the Department of Family and Community Services Lam Son Wa; Senior Vice President of Convention and Venetian Operations for Sands China Ltd. Gene Capuano; Chief Executive Officer of Macau Special Olympics Hetzer Siu; and Director of Macau Handicraft and Creative People Association Gigi Lee.
Photo caption: Officiating guests take a tour of the Macao Creative Pop-Up Store Saturday at The Venetian Macao.
Photo caption: Sands China is launching the Macao Creative Pop-Up Store – a platform for four local nongovernmental organisations and designers to display and sell their arts and craft products to guests and visitors at The Venetian Macao.
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Passive House Canada/Maison Passive Canada, Announces the Appointment of Chris Ballard as the new CEO
Posted on November 26, 2019 - General, New
For Immediate Release: November 26, 2019
Passive House Canada/Maison Passive Canada, Announces the Appointment of Chris Ballard as the new CEO.
Victoria, BC – November 26, 2019, Passive House Canada/Maison Passive Canada (PHC) announced today that Chris Ballard has been appointed as CEO, replacing Rob Bernhardt who announced in early 2019 his intention to step down.
“After an extensive Executive search for a new CEO, Chris’s commitment and experience working with industry, consumers, government and not for profit organizations made him an excellent choice for the CEO position” said Board Chair Deborah Byrne, who was also a member of the CEO Recruitment Committee “We count ourselves lucky to have him joining the organization.”
Chris has a history of supporting environmental and land use causes, most recently as the Ontario’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change implementing the government’s plan for a clean environment and a sustainable economy. He also served as the Minister of Housing and the Minister responsible for Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy and Member of the Treasury Board. Chris is a past Executive Director of the 60,000 member Consumers’ Association of Canada (Ontario) and a founding board member of the Consumers Council of Canada. His leadership in journalism, communications and public affairs includes terms as President and Board member of the Public Affairs Association of Canada.
“The opportunities Passive House Canada offers to make a difference at this pivotal time are tremendous – and create a responsibility to get it right. I am excited by the prospect of working with such an amazing team in collaboration with industry, government and consumers.” said Chris.
“I also want to acknowledge Rob and his extraordinary tenure with PHC. He has made an immense contribution during the past four years and has been central to the organization’s success. I am delighted that Rob will continue to advise and support PHC on key projects.”
In 2016, founding CEO Rob Bernhardt was given the mandate to create a professional, national association, and is credited with growing the organization’s presence across Canada, advocating at all levels of government, building membership and delivery programs. Rob will continue as an advisor to the organization during the transition and assist with special projects.
“I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as CEO of Passive House Canada and am pleased with the progress made during our initial years. I am truly excited by the prospect of having Chris, with his knowledge and experience in public and professional life, continue to build the organization and ensure its success while meeting the challenges that lie ahead.”
Board member and CEO Recruitment Committee Chair, Suzanne Christensen stated, “The Board and members of Passive House Canada are indebted to Rob for his leadership in building the organization and positioning it for success in offering Canadians better buildings. With climate change negatively impacting our lives and our economy, it is critical we maximize building energy efficiency as rapidly as possible to provide Canadians with more sustainable, comfortable, affordable and resilient buildings.”
About Passive House Canada: Passive House Canada/Maison Passive Canada (PHC) is a national non-profit professional association, building industry capacity and market demand for Passive House high-performance buildings. PHC facilitates the adoption of the Passive House buildings through advocacy, education, events, member services and technical advice.
For more information please contact: Stephanie Phillips, Communications Manager, 416-578-9786, stephanie.phillips@passivehousecanada.com or visit our website at http://www.passivehousecanada.com/
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“Frozen” by People Inc.’s Themed Learning Club
It was a winter wonderland as participants of People Inc.’s Themed Learning Club produced their own adaptation of the movie, “Frozen,” on April 1, at Amherst Central High School. It was a packed house with family members, teachers, friends, classmates and former members of the program.
There were 18 individuals who participated, ages 12 to 21, who have developmental disabilities. They had focused rehearsals since February. During the performance, a few participants added additional commentary that left the audience laughing! Attendees celebrated with the cast after the show with “Frozen” themed cupcakes and other treats.
The participants were excited to perform the popular movie. “The students have matured in their understanding of acting since the first time they performed on stage as a program three years ago,” said Laura Smead, program manager.
People Inc.’s Themed Learning Club is one of the agency’s Afternoon Respite Programs, which provides after school and after day program care for participants. The program includes arts and crafts, recreational activities, help with homework and peer socialization while providing parents and caregivers the opportunity to work and complete errands.
New Fact Sheet Now Available
Our People Inc. fact sheet was recently updated and is now available on our website. It includes an overview of our agency and services, along with a brief timeline of accomplishments. Family members and staff from other agencies and our community partners are encouraged to use our fact sheet as a resource. Click here to download a copy.
Advocating for Families with Developmental Disabilities
The need for state funding to assist individuals with disabilities and their families continues. The Buffalo News article, “Aging parents worry about the future of their developmentally challenged children,” highlights challenges; President and CEO Rhonda Frederick was quoted. Additionally there have been recent contributions to The Buffalo News about the need for funding:
Click here to read an “Another Voice” article from Rhonda Frederick.
Click here for an article by parent advocate Joyce Donatelli.
Click here for an article by parent advocate Barb DeLong.
Resources for Families through Family Support and Advisory Council
People Inc.’s Family Support and Advisory Council meets monthly and offers a chance for family members of the individuals we serve to meet and support one another, obtain insight on program development, discuss challenges and learn more about our programs and the resources that are available, in a supportive, friendly environment. The next meeting will be held on April 13, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at our administrative headquarters, 1219 North Forest Road, Williamsville. Family members of an individual served by People Inc. are encouraged to attend. To RSVP or for more information, contact Stephanie Sullivan at ssullivan@people-inc.org or 716.817.7262.
People Inc. is Hiring!
People Inc. is looking for qualified candidates that are passionate about changing lives and making a difference. We are currently recruiting for group home staff, RNs, LPNs, respite staff and maintenance staff. A variety of shifts are available throughout Western New York. A Southtowns Open Interview Day will be held on Thursday, May 7, from 3 to 6 p.m. at People Inc. Park Place Day Habilitation, 17 Park Place, Silver Creek. If you cannot attend, apply online.
Afternoon Respite Programs Now Accepting Participants
As a parent and guardian, we know it’s not always easy finding time to work full days or complete errands. This can be even more challenging if your child has a developmental disability and requires special care. People Inc.’s Afternoon Respite Programs can help! The After the Belle Program, 104 Maryland Street and Buffalo Afternoon Respite, 2635 Delaware Avenue, both in Buffalo, are accepting participants.
Our respite programs provide afterschool care for young people with developmental disabilities, ages 4 to 21. Under the guidance of our well-trained staff, guests can enjoy a number of enriching activities, including: assistance with homework, arts and crafts, peer socialization, community outings and more.
To learn more, call 716.817.9215.
Senior Companion Program: Volunteers Needed
People Inc.’s Senior Companion program matches volunteers age 55 or older with seniors who have difficulty with daily living tasks so they can retain their pride and independence. Among other activities, a Senior Companion may assist with tasks such as grocery shopping and errands, providing friendship and companionship, alerting doctors and family members to potential problems and providing respite for caregivers. Volunteers must be age 55 or older and live in Erie county and complete 40 hours of orientation training. They earn a tax-free hourly stipend, along with travel and meal reimbursement. To become a Senior Companion volunteer or to enroll a loved one to receive services, call 716.768.2381. For a flyer about our need, click here.
PEOPLE INC. IN THE NEWS
Recent news stories that include information from People Inc. and agency representatives.
“ABLE Act a Boost for the Disabled:” Kevin Horrigan, associate vice president of People Inc. public affairs, is quoted. Buffalo Law Journal, April 7, 2015.
“Tips for Families who have Loved Ones with Developmental Disabilities:” Parent Advocate Aimee Levesque of an individual served by People Inc. provides advocacy tips. Western New York Family Magazine, The Special Needs Child supplement, April 2015.
“March 18, 2015: Mickey Carroll, ethics, Sen. Ortt and Rhonda Frederick, Michael Castellana:” People Inc. President and CEO Rhonda Fredrick was interviewed. WCNY, The Capitol Pressroom (PodCast), March 18, 2015.
“Kenmore resident raises awareness for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month:” Parent Advocate Aimee Levesque of an individual served by People Inc. provides advocacy tips. Ken-Ton Bee, March 18, 2015.
Rivershore 5K
The Rivershore 5K will be held on Saturday, May 2, with an 11 a.m. start time at Lewiston Landing. The race will start in front of the Barton Hill Hotel, 100 Center Street, Lewiston, and take runners on a scenic journey through the historic town, and finish at the Freedom Crossing monument overlooking the Niagara River and Canada. Proceeds benefit Rivershore, Inc., an affiliate of People Inc., to support people living with disabilities as they pursue and achieve a meaningful life. There is an alternate start for noncompetitive participants. Register here.
Annual Assistive Technology Conference
The 3rd Annual Assistive Technology Conference, “Implementing Technology from SmartHomes to SmartSupports,” will be held on Thursday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga. This year’s expo is themed Passport to Technology. Costs: All-day session is $150 and the afternoon session is $25. The conference is sponsored by People Inc., Parent Network of Western New York, Early Childhood Direction Center and Learning Partners. Learn more here or contact Tracey Kosmoski at tkosmoski@people-inc.org, 716.817.7484.
Headway of Western New York’s Spring Gala
Headway of Western New York’s 16th Annual Spring Gala, Diamond Anniversary – 30 Years of Caring will be held on Thursday, May 28, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Classics V Banquet Center, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst. The event is presented by ECMC.
Join us for live music, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, dinner, a silent auction and one of the largest basket raffles in the area! All proceeds from this event support Headway of WNY, an affiliate of People Inc., to ensure that individuals in WNY with brain injuries and other disabilities have access to advocacy, resources and support systems to enable them to live as independently as possible.
Tickets sold prior to the event will receive a complimentary ticket for the lotto drawing and one chance for the door prize. Sponsorship opportunities available. Basket raffle and silent auction donations are now being accepted, including donations of baskets and decorating materials.
For tickets, click here. For more information or to donate, contact Christine Melchiorre at cmelchiorre@headwayofwny.org or by calling 716.408.3117.
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day
The 27th Annual Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day will be Thursday, May 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Conference Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls. Sponsored by Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York, the opening presentation is Paul S. Wichansky, PhD, who will provide an insightful and deeply personal introspective on growing up with cerebral palsy. There is a vendor fair and workshop sessions, which includes several by People Inc. staff. For more information, click here.
Paint on Tap for People Inc.
Have fun painting, hanging out with friends and sipping wine at Paint on Tap in Williamsville, all to benefit People Inc. Choose from a beautiful bird painting on April 27, or majestic dandelion heads on July 6. There are easy-to-follow instructions and staff assistance, so you can create your own masterpiece in just one evening, with no training, experience or equipment needed. While wine will be available for purchase, you can bring food and non-alcoholic beverages. Click on the above dates to register; use the code “merlot” when prompted. For more information, contact Sarah Snyder, annual giving manager, at ssnyder@people-inc.org or by calling 716.817.7269.
Paint this bird on April 27.
Paint this scene on July 6.
Golfing for a Cause
People Inc.’s 14th Annual Drive Fore Disabilities Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, August 17, at East Aurora Country Club, 300 Girdle Road, East Aurora. We will once again offer our Early Bird Morning Round to accommodate those who might not have a full day to attend our event. You can expect a nice quick round of golf and are welcome back for the dinner program. Both rounds include lunch and will follow a four-man best ball scramble format with a shot gun start. The early round will tee off at 7:30 a.m. and the afternoon round will tee off at 12:30 p.m. A dinner program will conclude the event, complete with a silent auction and raffle prizes.
Sponsorships are available for eight, four or two golfers. Auction items are also welcome. For more information or to register, click here or contact Sarah Snyder, annual giving manager, at ssnyder@people-inc.org or by calling 716.817.7269.
NEWS FROM THE MUSEUM OF DISABILITY HISTORY
Traveling Exhibit Extended
The Museum of disABILITY History is hosting the limited-time traveling exhibit, The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic. The exhibit inspires dialogue about the treatment of those with mental illness. Due to popular demand, the exhibit has been extended until further notice. Click here to learn more. To arrange a tour for your organization or school, call 716.629.3626.
Free Toy with Ivan Book Purchase
Help young children learn about valuing differences with the Museum of disABILITY History’s “Ivan the Invacar” children’s book series. For a limited time and while supplies last, buy any of the four Ivan the Invacar reading books or activity book and receive a free plush stuffed animal or Frisbee! This includes in-store and online sales.
OTHER LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL NEWS
WBFO 88.7: WNY Alzheimer's Association gets share of $50-million state grant; will help alleviate cost at home
“The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will receive a share of 50-million dollars over the next two years.”
CNN: People with Down syndrome sit for stunning portraits
“Icelandic photographer Sigga Ella wanted to show that people with Down syndrome are more than a chromosomal abnormality.”
Fox News: Man with cerebral palsy completes Ironman Kona, conquers Mt. Kilimanjaro
“Ever since 39-year-old Bonner Paddock was a child, he has carried what he calls “the dark rider” with him every step of the way.”
Huffington Post: Microsoft Launches Pilot Program To Hire People With Autism
“The program is part of a larger movement among companies to bring more individuals with autism into the workforce.”
The Buffalo News: High cost to rebuild damaged stable threatens riding program for people with disabilities
“Seven feet of snow on the roof, combined with the dangerous mix of freezing and thawing, badly compromised the center’s indoor riding arena.”
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Updated PMM and Percona Server for MongoDB, Utility User Feature in Percona Server for MySQL: Release Roundup 11/4/2019
David Quilty2019-11-04T10:27:03-05:00
By David Quilty Percona Software Percona Software 0 Comments
It’s release roundup time here at Percona!
We publish quite a few updates to our software and services every week, so we wanted to make it a little easier for you to keep track of our latest releases. So, starting today we will publish release roundups comprising all the details and information you need on the previous week (or two)’s releases from Percona.
Each roundup will showcase the latest in software updates, tools, and features to help you manage and deploy our software, with highlights and critical information, as well as links to the full release notes and direct links to the software or service itself.
In this edition of the release roundup, we highlight the recent updates to Percona Server for Mongo DB and Percona Monitoring and Management, as well as new features in Percona Server for MySQL, and some added experimental features and bug fixes for Percona Server for MongoDB.
Percona Server for MongoDB 3.4.23-2.21
On October 24, we released Percona Server for MongoDB 3.4.23-2.21, an enhanced, open source, and highly-scalable database that is a fully-compatible, drop-in replacement for MongoDB 3.4 Community Edition. It supports MongoDB 3.4 protocols and drivers. With over 530,000 downloads, Percona Server for MongoDB delivers high-performance and reliability to enterprises looking to achieve optimum performance, without being tied into an expensive proprietary software vendor relationship.
In this release, the license of RPM and DEB packages has been changed from AGPLv3 to SSPL.
Percona Server for MongoDB offers all the features and benefits of MongoDB Community Edition, plus additional enterprise-grade functionality, and can be used on-premises and in the cloud.
Download Percona Server for MongoDB 3.4.23-2.21.
Percona Monitoring and Management 1.17.2
Also on October 24, we released Percona Monitoring and Management 1.17.2, a free and open-source platform for managing and monitoring MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL performance. It allows deep insight into the performance of applications and databases, both on-premises and in the cloud, and is compatible with major cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, with specific dashboards for AWS RDS and Amazon Aurora.
PMM 1.17.2 is now based on Grafana 5.4.5. One of the improvements in this release is a substantial size increase for the AMI images, which allows now to reserve space for about 10 instances with 30 days retention. Another improvement is related to the Tooltips for the MySQL InnoDB Compression dashboard, which were updated by describing what the graphs display, along with links to related documentation resources. Besides these improvements, in PMM 1.17.2 we have included 4 improvements and fixed 23 bugs.
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) allows deep insight into the performance of applications and databases.
Download Percona Monitoring and Management 1.17.2.
Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.17-8
On October 30, Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.17-8 was released. It includes all the features available in MySQL 8.0.17 Community Edition in addition to enterprise-grade features developed by Percona. A new feature is the ability to have a MySQL Utility user who has system access to do administrative tasks but who has limited access to user schemas. This feature is especially useful to those who are operating MySQL as a Service. Percona Server for MySQL 8 has also implemented Data Masking, which provides a set of functions to hide sensitive data with modified content. This release includes fixes to bugs found in previous releases.
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Percona Server for MongoDB 4.0.13-7
Percona announced the release of Percona Server for MongoDB 4.0.13-7 on October 31. It enables uploading hot backups to an Amazon S3 or compatible storage service, such as MinIO. For this release, this feature has the EXPERIMENTAL status. Also, the license for RPM and DEB packages has been changed from AGPLv3 to SSPL. Percona Server for MongoDB is an enhanced, open source, and highly-scalable database that is a fully-compatible, drop-in replacement for MongoDB 4.0 Community Edition.
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Percona XtraBackup 2.4.16
On November 4, Percona XtraBackup 2.4.16 was released. An improvement was added to this release, where two options ( --backup-lock-timeout and --backup-lock-retry-count ) were added to enable the configuring of the timeout for acquiring metadata locks in FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK, LOCK TABLE FOR BACKUP, and LOCK BINLOG FOR BACKUP statements. (More information in PXB-1914). In addition, several bugs were fixed, including PXB-1902 where Percona XtraBackup was not able to connect to the database when the password was specified along with the transition-key parameter. For a full list of improvements and bug fixes, please visit the release notes page on our website. Percona XtraBackup tools provide a method of performing a hot backup of your MySQL data while the system is running. It is a free, online, open source, complete database backups solution for all versions of Percona Server for MySQL and MySQL.
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PETA Employees Accused of Stealing and Killing Family’s Dog
Since 1998, the deceptively named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has killed more than 33,000 animals. Now, a family on Virginia’s Eastern Shore is alleging that PETA has added another animal to its death toll: their family pet Maya, a Chihuahua.
Wilber Zarate says that Maya went inexplicitly missing one Saturday afternoon, prompting him to check footage from his home security camera. According to Zarate, the video showed a van—branded with “PETA” on the side—back into his driveway. Two women then allegedly got out of the van, one of whom walked up to the porch, took Maya, and put the dog in the back of the vehicle.
Zarate claims that two women from PETA returned to the house three days later, bearing a fruit basket and grave news: Allegedly, Maya had been euthanized.
That’s right: PETA allegedly trespassed on private property to steal and kill a family pet.
The local Sheriff charged the PETA workers with larceny (pets are legally property). Despite the video footage that would seem to collaborate Zarate’s story, the charges against the workers were dropped by state prosecutors for lack of evidence showing criminal intent.
Still, if true, these horrifying allegations show PETA, a group that ostensibly demands the empathetic treatment of animals, stealing and then killing a family’s pet. It’s horrifying, but not new: PETA employees in North Carolina faced charges in 2007 for their conduct operating a mobile puppy-killing van and discarding the animals’ bodies in dumpsters.
Just last week, PETA solicited its donors in a fundraising effort to buy “PETA’s next animal-rescue van!” A fundraising email explains: “Our animal-rescue vans allow our team to respond quickly to many of these calls, but if we don’t acquire a new van soon, our effectiveness—and animals—will suffer.” In light of these latest allegations and PETA’s sordid history, we have to ask: Will this so-called “animal rescue” van function as a vehicle for larceny and puppycide, as were the vans in North Carolina and allegedly in the sad case of Maya?
PETA killed 82.4% of the animals it received last year. If valid, the new allegations chillingly show that PETA is aggressively seeking out even more animals to put under its “care,” using four-wheels to snatch and gratuitously dispatch our four-legged friends. Even for PETA, that’s a new low.
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How Tom Lehman is preparing TPC Twin Cities to challenge PGA Tour's long hitters
By Jerry Zgoda
Published on Friday, October 5, 2018
As sprinklers sputtered and earthmovers beeped a soundtrack under the sun last month, PGA Tour Champions player and course designer Tom Lehman paced the land and drew in the dirt.
Part artist and architect, part accountant and mathematician, Lehman is directing renovations at the 18-year-old TPC of the Twin Cities course in Blaine on which he originally consulted. Construction crews have been busy since the final putt fell on the 18th and final PGA Tour Champions event there in August.
In that time, they've lengthened holes, widened the rough, leveled mounding, planted trees, removed others and built new tees and bunkers. It's work that will be completed by mid-October so it can grow in fully next spring.
All of it in preparation for the arrival of a new PGA Tour event -- the 3M Open -- come Independence Day. Called a "competitive-enhancement project" by those in the know, it's an effort to test the world's best golfers on a course with which senior tour players often toyed.
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Surveying plowed earth and newly laid sod, Lehman was asked if a course redone a little or a lot on almost every hole will be worthy for players such as Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods, if they come. "I don't know, I'm not sure you can make any course hard enough for those guys," he said. "It's such a different game they play. It's just brute power."
It's a game now with which Lehman, at age 59, calls himself "completely unfamiliar" -- and he won the 1996 British Open as well as four times on the PGA Tour.
When all is done, the former 7,164-yard, par-72 course will be a par-71 layout that can stretch over 7,500 yards and Lehman hopes is neither "stupid" nor "tricked-up."
Toughened up
He defines tricked-up as "hitting good shots and getting bad results." As the project's lead consultant alongside Arnold Palmer Design Company and PGA Tour Design Services, they are remaking the TPC with both PGA Tour players and its amateur membership in mind. All three parties helped design the original layout.
David Frost won the Champions tour's 3M Championship with a 25-under par score in 2010 and Kenny Perry won in 2014 at 23 under. Longer holes alone won't challenge PGA Tour players, but a combination of other tactics might, if just a little.
Lehman and team aim to make every hole at least a fraction more difficult "strokes to par." Some might play .1 or .2 strokes more difficult than they did for Champions players. Hole No. 3 -- a 546-yard, par 5 now a 500-yard par 4 -- could help the course play as much as 2.5 strokes harder.
"You add all 18 holes and it really starts making a difference, especially over four rounds of golf," said PGA Tour Design Service V.P. Steve Wenzloff, who was part of the original design team. "The five-pars are going to play under par. That's just the fact of life on the PGA Tour. You just try to make every hole a little harder."
Lehman canvassed Champions colleagues for opinions and called upon his own experience playing the 3M Championship for nearly a decade. His peers offered some nearly universal suggestions: Lengthen holes, narrow fairways, grow more and deeper rough, tuck pin placements and reduce the size of greens originally built big for a windy site once a flat sod farm.
In a class of their own
It wouldn't hurt if the wind blows for four days in July, either.
"We can't count on that," said Lehman, the 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup captain who stopped in Blaine to supervise work before he flew to Paris for last weekend's Ryder Cup. "Everybody knows the rough has to be a little higher than on the normal PGA tour for this course to hold its own."
Lehman himself compiled a long list of things he'd never seen there in the last decade: bunkers, stands of trees and ponds irrelevant because of the course's overly generous wide fairways and limited length. "You start with all these things that are not in play for good players," he said, "and either take them out or make them so they are in play."
He'd never seen anyone find No. 2's left greenside bunker because the par-4, 388-yard hole was so short, only a second-shot wedge was required. A new tee beyond one of the residential streets that wind through the TPC's housing developments adds 60 yards and completely changes the second shot. Perry hit three-wood and a wedge while winning the 3M Championship three times and now likely will hit driver and as much as a 5 iron when he uses an exemption to play next July.
It adds needed distance to a short front nine and brings that bunker into play without blowing a renovation budget believed to be $5 million, shared by 3M and the PGA Tour. A new tee costs $5,000 to build. Recontouring the fairway's lake edge and bunkering to challenge golfers in the tee shot's landing area costs about $30,000. Phase 2 construction will address issues revealed after the first 3M Open is played.
Additionally, a driving-range makeover will ensure stars won't walk through fans to reach the putting green.
"It's not a big deal for the Champions Tour," Lehman said. "But if you get Tiger Woods here ..."
TPC Twin Cities' most dramatic change is the finishing par-5 18th, where grandstands surround the green during tournament play and a corporate village will line the fairway's left side. The lake that fronts the green is being dramatically widened and lengthened. This fairway, too, is narrowed and the tee moved well to the right, to a hillside on the other side of the 17th green, where a new skybox will give spectators there 360-degree views of the 14th, 17th and 18th holes.
The new tee creates a longer, demanding, angled drive -- good course architecture is all about angles -- to a pinched landing area. It also still leaves big hitters who drive the ball 320 yards another 240 yards to the green for an eagle chance, perhaps to win.
A fairway Lehman called "literally 100 yards wide, the widest fairway in the history of competitive golf" now is about 30 yards wide. The 507-yard hole now will play nearly 570 yards.
"I wanted to keep it if you hit a good tee shot, you can still have some fireworks: knock it on, make eagle," Lehman said. "I didn't want to take that away. Now it's a diagonal tee shot this way. Jack Nicklaus would love it because it's a big, high fade."
The greens remain untouched, except for a significant modification at the par-4 10th hole where Lehman borrowed a concept from Australia's great sandbelt courses. About a quarter of the green on its back, left side has been removed, which angles the green and makes it shallower by almost half.
"You're going to have hit a good drive on that hole now," Lehman said. "If you miss the fairway, you're probably going to miss the green. That would make my heart feel good."
So, too, would his heart be happy if the remade short, par-4 seventh hole brings into play the right-side out of bounds, which is lined by homes.
"We want the kid in that house there collecting balls and selling them for a dollar," Lehman said, gesturing that way. "We want him out here saying, 'Buy Brooks Koepka's ball here.'"
This article is written by Jerry Zgoda from Star Tribune and was legally licensed via the Tribune Content Agency through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@newscred.com.
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Sounding Off: Reality checks for brand loyalty
By PhocusWire | November 8, 2019
Steven Taylor, Accor Hotels
"People don’t have relationships with products, they are loyal to brands."
Quote from Steven Taylor, chief marketing officer at Accor Hotels, in a story on PhocusWire this week on the evolution of the marketing discipline in travel.
Each Friday, PhocusWire dissects and debates an industry trend or new development covered on our site that week.
Apple has got to be one of the best examples of the modern brand loyalty concept, but what came first: product or brand?
Arguably, customers fell in love with the product, wanted more of it in their everyday lives, then the ecosystem and love for the brand developed around that.
In travel, it’s a harder concept to grasp. Purchases can be infrequent in leisure and business travelers can be pushed down a specific path because of company travel policy.
When you add price as one of the top drivers in online travel planning, as well as the fact that many consumers are just shopping around, then it’s hard to see where that brand loyalty comes in.
But to Accor chief marketing officer’s point, once a customer experiences an aircraft or a hotel, apartment or resort, then that’s the opportunity to turn the customer into an advocate.
Steven Taylor talks about the customer experience in the context of Accor’s new ALL loyalty program and the idea of “engaging members beyond the traditional travel cycle and to also add value in our guests’ everyday lives.”
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It’s an interesting idea, at least in terms of driving deeper engagement with customers to keep the brand top-of-mind in a highly competitive market.
Strategies from large hotel companies such as Accor, which are aiming to offer something for everyone - from the modern tech-savvy business traveler to the budget conscious family - reflect that desire to foster some form of deeper engagement.
But hospitality - and travel more widely - has a long way to go in terms of these deeper relationships with customers and marketing is key.
Yet there is a shift as some travel brands are now creating emotional campaigns with a real story behind them, which is recognition that consumers have changed.
Many airlines, for example, used glossy images of female cabin crew to promote themselves in the past. Now some carriers, such as Air New Zealand via its various storytelling initiatives and JetBlue’s recent “Just Alright Doesn’t Fly Here” campaign mark a step change in thinking.
At the recent SITA Air Transport IT Summit, Bernard Gustin, a former CEO of Brussels Airlines and now chairman of Elia Group, told airlines that they need to “market like a fast-moving consumer good.”
What those consumer goods seem to have in common these days is the way they engage their customers by creating a story and emotion around the brand.
And that, lest we forget, is the travel experience in a nutshell.
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Google launches Android Wear Beta based on Android Oreo, LG Watch Sport gets it first
by Cosmin Vasile / Oct 02, 2017, 8:16 PM
Lo and behold! Many smartwatch makers have barely managed to update their wearable devices to the latest version of Android Wear and Google is already kicking off a beta program for the next iteration of the OS.
The Mountain View company has just announced it has launched the beta of the next Android Wear update, and the first smartwatch to get it will be the LG Watch Sport.
As we mentioned at Google I/O, this will mainly be a technical upgrade to API 26 with enhancements to background limits and notification channels, explained Google in a blog post.
Those who own the LG Watch Sport can enroll in the beta program via a dedicated website. After they sign up, they should receive a factory image directly on their smartwatch.
In fact, even those who don't use an LG Watch Sport can start testing the beta of the next Android Wear OS by downloading the factory image and use the Android emulator instead of the smartwatch.
This first beta build will allow users to choose the types of notifications they receive via an app through notification channels. Also, Google introduced increased restrictions on background services. Basically, services will no longer run in the background without a visible notification.
Additional Android Wear beta builds based on Android Oreo may follow in the coming months, and some of them may be compatible with other smartwatches, but for the time being, the LG Watch Sport is the only one that gets it.
Can't see how this is better than Samsung's Tizen. Other than the amount of apps available, Tizen still wins hands down...
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Its choices. With Tizen, you're stuck with one OEM to choose from. That's not bad, Gear S lines have great reviews. If you're interested in Android Wear, you now have serious choice and that collection of Wear watches is set to get bigger now.
posted on Oct 02, 2017, 10:25 PM 1
3. QWIKSTRIKE
None of them outshine Samsungs design, or ease of use.
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Nokia is dying (thanks to microsoft)
crazycheese
[Blam]
"While RIM will likely survive by evolving into a smaller form, Nokia looks to be headed to another, more grim fate. The Finnish handset giant has lost its identity by dumping its own smartphone OS efforts and embracing Windows Phone. It lost its market leadership in overall phone sales to Samsung. Nokia bled billions of dollars in losses over the last year and is now worth just 10 percent of what it was 5 years ago.
CEO Stephen Elop said in February 2011 that the company was looking at a two-year "transition period," and his time is just about up; many feel he needs to go in order for Nokia to survive. "
Mind you, they nearly destroyed Qt as well.
Pallidus
they put a microsoft troll in charge and also took a billion dollars from microsoft.
mind you if they went with android, like everyone said they should, they would just be another HTC, sony etc etc
I think they should have developed their own linux based OS like tizen... maybe offer that one or use webos and diversify their offerings.
But that should have been done in 2008ish when they were still relevant. And there you go, the only one european cell phone maker (relevant) is killed by american corp.
dee.
I live in the country Nokia is from and I've been following the development of the company somewhat for the last few years.
All I can say is, Elop is either a clever plant, or a colossally incompetent moron. The sheer stupidity of his decisions is so absurd, it's hard to believe that someone that incompetent could be in that line of work, which makes the first option quite likely and many here are of the opinion that he was deliberately planted in Nokia to bring it down.
The decisions he has made are simply one catastrophe after another. Nokia was the leading cellphone maker when he got in charge, and in just a few years he managed to squander the entire company in a way worthy of a million facepalms. Ever since Elop got in charge, watching Nokia has been like watching a train wreck - it's horrible, but you just can't look away.
But that's not to say Elop is the only one to blame. He's probably just doing what his sith master Darth Ballmer wants him to do. The ones I would assign the most blame are the board of Nokia. They are the ones who let that clown in charge, who have stood by while he's squandered the assets of the company and done nothing while the stock of Nokia has plummeted. If there were any justice in the world, both Elop and the board of Nokia would be charged and convicted as criminals, but seeing how the Finnish justice system is a corrupt organ that takes orders from that circle-jerk of businessmen and politicians who treat this country as their personal playground, that's not likely to happen.
Here's what I think happened - this is just my own conjecture, so take it with a grain of salt: just before Elop, Nokia was suffering from a lack of direction and proper, strong leadership. They were scared of Apple's success, and they couldn't figure out a way to move with the times. So rather than admit their ignorance and seek help, maybe from some up-and-coming visionary who knows about today's technology, maybe someone in-house who was involved with the Meego project, they made a deal with Microsoft. Maybe they were too proud to admit they needed help, or maybe they got greedy. Either way, Microsoft probably gave them a nice inside deal - the board could save their own assess by making this deal putting that clown Elop in charge. They probably knew that the company would be destroyed, but they figured they could make some nice profits for themselves, buy new cars and summer houses and something nice for the little missus.
And Microsoft could only win from the deal: either Elop would succeed in riding Nokia's success and thus giving their Windows Phone platform - which was already in trouble at that time - a nice boost, or he would bring down Nokia with him and Microsoft could utilize Nokia's patent portfolio to hinder their competition. The deal was so risky to Nokia, so profitable for Microsoft, it's hard to believe the entire board would not have foreseen it. That is why I suspect an inside deal with the board and Microsoft.
alelinuxbsd
Nokia is the prime example as a corporate mismanagement can lead to ruin a company.
But since, as usual, the only who lose are the end users, given that competition will decrease while the top managers will keep their huge benefit in any case, is pretended that a system where few people command without assuming any financial responsibility on their shoulders, is perfect.
tuke81
Nah they have biggest essential mobile hardware patent portfolio that they can't just die. And their stocks are now 16% up after telling positive Q4:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9090LA20130110
Originally posted by tuke81 View Post
NOKIA FALL IN MARKET SHARE ANNUALLY 2009-2012
YEAR 2009 - 39%
YEAR 2012 - 5%
Originally posted by crazycheese View Post
Actually Nokia started counting Asha phones as smartphones now, so their self-proclaimed share will be higher than 5%.
Currently the situation at Nokia seems stable, sales are almost flat QoQ. This could of course go downhill again once they launch a tablet, just ask BlackBerry who are already past their costly tablet adventure.
You mean the patent portfolio that is being silently siphoned over to microsoft's proxy trolls? That same one?
It seems nokia has been picking up bad habits from their new sugar daddy microsoft.
Nokia has been recently caught violating user privacy: Nokia cell phones route secure https connections via their own servers and decrypt your data while they're at it. This applies at least to their Asha phones, possibly others as well. Nokia justifies this with "optimization". Other cellphone browsers (eg. Opera mini) do the same but only with non-secure plaintext connections.
I don't have an english link but google translate might help you (or not): http://www.mikropc.net/kaikki_uutise...m=mpc-11012013
Oh, it appears there's now an english article about it
http://falkvinge.net/2013/01/11/deat...-its-handsets/
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Miller Heiman, a leading sales performance consulting and training firm, announced today its expansion into the Middle East through a partnership with POLC Consult. The fast-growing sales performance and management consulting organization is now licensed to deliver Miller Heiman programs and services across the Middle East.
With a strong presence in the Middle East, including the Arabian Gulf States, the Levant and Egypt, POLC Consult focuses on client engagements ranging from executing growth initiatives and strategic planning to evolving a client’s product portfolio and the restructuring of go-to-market strategies.
“Partnering with POLC enables us to extend our expertise and capabilities to global customers,” said Roger Snow, Miller Heiman’s vice president of international development. “We’re pleased to add POLC to our growing list of valuable partners, as their commitment to deliver effective outcomes is aligned with Miller Heiman’s efforts to continually provide sustainable solutions.”
The team at POLC Consult is comprised of experienced sales leaders who share a history of growing organizations in both local and multi-national organizations across the diverse economies of the Middle East. POLC Consult was founded to bring discipline, visibility, and control through high-impact world-class processes to the region. With a growing client base that includes top-ranked companies and small- and medium-sized businesses, POLC Consult’s solutions positively affect both the top line and bottom line of their client organizations.
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Peter Wegner's Buildings Made of Sky
By John Mahoney
Archival pigment prints; 32 parts, each 26 x 19.5 cm; 166.7 x 275 cm total. Courtesy Galerie m Bochum, Germany© Peter Wegner
Buildings Made of Sky
Even if you’ve lived in the city all your life, when walking the man-made canyons of New York’s city streets, it’s hard not to look up. Doing so, you find yourself surrounded by a skyline unlike any other in the world, framing a small sliver of sky in the middle. It can be surprising, from certain vantage points, to see the wide-open sky reduced to a bit player in your view upwards, the buildings on either side dominating your frame of vision.
When Peter Wegner encountered this same view, something clicked in his brain. "I glanced up and saw an invisible building suspended between the others," he says. "It was upside down, the color of air." Wegner photographed these invisible buildings, exposing for the bright blue of the sky, and then flipped the images upside-down. When they're hung together in large framed matrices, the hidden blue buildings reveal themselves. Each one is different, but in all of them, the familiar architectural tropes of modern skyscrapers take shape with a surprising level of detail.
Peter Wegner, "Buildings Made Of Sky I," 2004
© Peter Wegner, courtesy Galerie m Bochum, Germany
I first same images from the resulting project, Buildings Made of Sky, at Paris Photo last year, and was immediately taken with them. So I was pleased to notice today that Nazraeli press will soon be releasing a book of the Buildings Made of Sky photographs. The book will feature 25 images from the project, and will be printed in a large-format, limited edition of 1,000. You can pre-order it here, and see more images from the Buildings Made of Sky series on Wegner's site, along with his impressive portfolio of work in sculpture, painting, drawing, and installations.
That reminds me–as we near the end of 2012, it will soon be time to look back on the best photobooks of the year. Stay tuned for our full list coming soon.
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News | November 1, 2012
Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado
Please, this November, make an informed decision on who you vote for, instead of listening to the tingling feelings that go up and down your spine, or the same regurgitated talking points President Obama spits out (or Carl Heck’s one liner letters).
Look at the facts. This president, if you want to call him that, has done nothing but ruin this country.
Mr. Heck, some people need jobs and want jobs, and some people want welfare and food stamps. Personally, on Nov. 6 I’m voting for the job creator, not the destroyer. I encourage everyone else to do the same.
Scott Palm
The 2012 election is wrapping up. For those who are undecided about the race for House District 57 – a newly drawn district that includes Rio Blanco, Moffat and Garfield counties – I wholeheartedly suggest casting your ballot for Jo Ann Baxter.
Ms. Baxter has many assets we need at the state Legislature. Above all, she listens and understands those issues that are dear to those of us who choose to live in this region of the state.
She has lived, worked and raised a family here. She has a network of connections through out the state and easily garners respect from others. She is real and cares about the real people of this district and truly understands how to work well with others.
Be sure to vote, and know that Jo Ann Baxter is the best choice for voters of House District 57.
Lois Wymore
On Jan. 2, 2007, under the leadership of George Bush:
The Dow Jones closed at 12,621,77
The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5 percent
The unemployment rate was 4.6 percent
The United States’ credit rating was AAA
George Bush’s economic policy set a record of 52 straight months of job growth.
The day the Democrats took over was not on Jan. 22, 2009, it was on Jan. 3, 2007, the day both Houses of Congress were controlled by Democrats, the start of the 110th Congress. For those of you listening to the liberal propaganda and fallacy that everything was Bush’s fault, remember this date of Jan. 3, 2007.
Our economic crisis and havoc was already being put into place shortly after the convening of the 110th Congress. Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee. The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy? The banking and financial services sector, resulting in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fiascoes. Bush tried 17 times to eliminate the power of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but was outgunned by the Democratic Congress, in which Obama resided. Sen. Reid and Rep. Pelosi proposed the huge omnibus bill to keep the country running and making way for Obama to become president, costing us millions.
Compare the above figures under President Bush to the figures posted by President Obama for the past four years. Unemployment has been teetering at 8 percent or above, the Dow has been likened to a roller coaster, we inherited a trillion dollar failed stimulus package, the U.S. credit rating has been downgraded to below AAA, and we have a $16 trillion debt, a $5 trillion increase in the past four years under Obama.
On Friday, Oct. 26, this biased paper, the Post Independent, urged us to vote for Obama in the upcoming election. Why would anyone vote for a presidential candidate with a record like Obama has presented to the country?
In my opinion, a vote for Obama is a vote against the United States of America.
G. C. Marshall
The Garfield County commissioners play a hugely important role in gas development regulations, and the relations they engage with the companies and the public tell the story.
Right now the upvalley portion of the county is looking at the first impacts from what has been for years a downvalley problem.
I urge all voting citizens to take a good, hard look at the track record of Mike Samson and John Martin when it comes to the way they have paved the way for the gas companies to trump the landowners in Garfield County, at almost every turn. Time and time again they parrot the wishes of the companies, and of the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, and vote as such. Impacted landowners get lip service at best.
In light of SG Interests filing an application with the BLM on Oct. 17, 2012, for a permit to drill (APD) on 2,000 acres near Four Mile Park, and a mile and a half southeast from Sunlight Mountain Resort, it is time for Garfield County upvalley to be very aware of the potential impacts that may loom with upcoming gas development efforts.
Across this country, gas development is booming. It is a market-driven economy, and the drive to drill a lease before it expires is a known fact. The pressure is on Garfield County.
If readers want to know what drilling does to communities, I urge you to watch the two Emmy award winning documentaries, “Gasland” and “Split Estate.”
Please join me in supporting Sonja Linman and Alex Briedis, who pledge to keep a level playing field as gas development continues in Garfield County.
This letter to the editor is written in memory of Chris Mobaldi (formerly of Rulison), who died two years ago after suffering horrific health impacts that fit the profile of those living near areas with air and water impacts from poorly done gas development.
Tara Meixsell
It’s rare to be able to vote on legislation that has immediate, positive benefits for our community. Question 1A, the Ranchlands, Rivers, and Recreation Economy measure, is that piece of legislation.
When I moved to Glenwood Springs, I was astounded at the natural beauty and quality of life here. This is a place with a rich heritage of working, and recreating in the land around us. We need to ensure that the places where we earn a living, as well as the places we play, are protected.
The Ranchlands, Rivers, and Recreation Economy measure will protect Garfield County’s agricultural business by conserving working ranches. It will boost the local outdoor recreation economy by creating new parks, trails, and river access. Open space will continue to attract new residents, who will further invest in communities throughout Garfield County.
This legislation is fair to landowners, as the conservation easement they are paid for is completely voluntary. It is fair to taxpayers, as the increase in sales tax is only 25 cents for every $100 spent. I’m happy to spend that much to keep this county’s character and heritage intact.
Private citizens, ranch associations, conservation groups, and oil and gas companies are all passionate about their causes, but often at odds over what to do with this land. However, representatives from all of these groups are showing solidarity around this great idea.
I encourage everyone to do the same on Nov. 6, and vote yes on question 1A.
Zac Sutherland
Here are some things to think about, if you’re still thinking about whom to elect president. One of Mitt Romney’s criticisms about the president is the loss of certain “green” businesses that the administration backed. Of those receiving funds, about 8 percent went into bankruptcy.
The Wall Street Journal, aiming for a comprehensive assessment, examined 77 businesses Bain invested in while Mr. Romney led the firm from its 1984 start until early 1999, to see how they fared during Bain’s involvement and shortly afterward. Among the Journal’s findings: 22 percent either filed for bankruptcy reorganization or closed their doors by the end of the eighth year after Bain first invested, sometimes with substantial job losses. An additional 8 percent ran into so much trouble that all of the money Bain invested was lost.
So much for business acumen.
Romney’s claim of saving the Olympics neglects to mention the $1.5 billion in federal funds he requested. Romney’s claim about turning around Massachusetts fails to mention its 47th place ranking in job creation, or his 38 percent approval rating.
But if you’re still undecided, based on documented speeches and policy statements, a vote for the GOP will (in no particular order, except for Day One): eliminate the EPA, FEMA, departments of Energy and Education. ObamaCare will be thrown out, as will Dodd-Frank (Wall Street regulations) and pesky drilling regulations. You will get the Bush-Cheney advisors, as 17 of the top 24 Romney advisors are from the Bush administration.
Despite their claims, women’s rights, gay rights, worker’s rights will all be under attack. Paul Ryan is against all contraception and abortion. Mitt Romney is against the minimum wage. Romney said there are too many teachers, firefighters and police.
Vote for Romney and Ryan if you agree that more war and military spending is a good thing. Or if you believe Iran is landlocked. Vote for Romney if you feel converting Parisians to Mormonism qualifies as serving your country. Or that Romney’s five sons should all have avoided the service.
Vote for President Obama because you understand that we are headed in the right direction. Because we are.
Craig S. Chisesi
I am asking for your vote to be your state representative. Redistricting has opened this seat to the possibility of having a long time resident of this area to represent you on matters of education funding, water resource management, economic development and the environment.
My opponent and I have very different values on a number of issues important to this district. With education funding, for instance, I am a strong supporter of our public schools and will work hard to find ways to bolster the state’s financial support for education. My opponent, on the other hand, has called for committing your tax dollars toward vouchers for private schools.
On energy, economic development and the environment, I am committed to help our diverse communities and economies thrive. I support traditional and alternative energy development, but am intensely aware of the need to protect our environment and economic activities such as agriculture, outfitting, tourism and recreation that depend on a healthy backcountry and access to clean water. I will work hard to find a balance that benefits residents throughout the district.
I am a native Coloradan and 38-year resident of Moffat County. I raised my family here, taught school for many years and was elected twice to the Moffat County Board of Education. Gov. Hickenlooper recently re-appointed me to the State Council for Educator Effectiveness. I love this part of the state and I understand the issues that are important to people in this area.
I am a Democrat who has a strong record of collaboration with people with different political views. I have worked hard to collaborate with my fellow board members and teachers over the years, and understand the need to take different views into account when setting policy and making decisions.
I believe participation matters, that government matters and that democracy matters and that is why I am running to be your representative.
For more information about me and my stand on several issues, please visit my website: http://www.joannbaxter.com. I would appreciate your vote on Nov. 6.
Jo Ann Baxter
We are endorsing John Martin for county commissioner for another four years for the following reasons:
As homeowners and mineral rights owners in Peach Valley, we appreciate that John Martin listened to all sides of the drilling issue and decided that he could not deny the mineral rights owners of any potential income. After carefully observing the drilling procedures and precautions put in place by Antero, he saw that they were considerate of all residents in the area and saw no reason to deny their right to drill in this area. Our property is adjacent to this well site, and never once were we disturbed or distressed by the drilling.
John Martin also made a wise decision not to interfere in the Antero pipeline controversy south of the Colorado River. By letting Antero work out the problem on their own, Antero was able to correct the subcontractor quality control on the pipeline and settle with the landowner satisfactorily. This spared Garfield County any expense in a potential lawsuit.
As to the Battlement Mesa drilling controversy, we were present at the commissioners’ meeting the day the residents asked for another health study on air quality. After patiently listening to each and every resident, it was decided that all attempts to seek another study would be futile, as previous studies had not shown harmful evidence. As Mr. Martin stated, “What is the point in repeating the same thing, expecting a different outcome?”
The commissioners have been much maligned for the so called “secret” meeting they had in Vernal, Utah. It was discussed at length in one of the recent public meetings that the county clerk was given the information to publish the notification of the meeting and she neglected to do so. She stated that she did not publish the notice because the information did not include the street address and complete agenda. But, for some reason, she did not go to the commissioners and ask for that information. Thus, the meeting notice was not published. There was no purposeful intent by the commissioners to have a “secret” meeting.
John Martin has listened to our concerns as our representative in local government. He has worked diligently to do the best job he could do for the citizens of Garfield County. It is rare to find a politician today who has his wisdom, integrity and experience.
Fred and Linda Kuersten
Peach Valley
Please join me in supporting 1A, to protect our Ranchlands, Rivers and Recreation Economy, and to create a funded and voluntary open lands program for Garfield County that will support our agricultural economy, safeguard our rivers, and protect wildlife habitat and the areas we enjoy for recreation.
For an average of only $3 a month per family, we can help protect the important open spaces that make our county so special. We know we need agricultural lands for food production, but private lands along the valley floor also provide crucial winter habitat and migration corridors for wildlife that can’t survive solely on our primarily high elevation public lands.
Five years ago my family left this valley for a year, living in some very different places. Our travels reminded us how lucky we are to live in this amazingly beautiful county.
We decided to remind ourselves of this every day by sharing something we are thankful for every night at dinner. I can’t count the number of times that our kids (now 9 and 11) have looked at all the great things in their lives and found themselves to be most thankful for living in such a beautiful place.
We are so grateful to the private landowners who haven’t developed their land – maintaining it as ranchland or wildlife habitat. With funding from 1A, the county will be able to help these landowners make that commitment last forever and ensure that our children’s children can enjoy the same beautiful valley that we all cherish today.
Shannon, Dave, Toby and Cassidy Meyer
I only have one important thing to say for myself this week.
I did not take this step lightly, nor did I frivolously fill out the ballot as a paint-by-number exercise. I took the time to read the whole thing and made my decisions with deliberation.
Of course a lady would never disclose her voting record, it would be unseemly. However, I am willing to confide that I did not vote for the Roseanne Barr-Cindy Sheehan ticket, no matter how perversely delightful I think such a “swearing in” would be.
Yes, it would have been funny. More importantly, if I had voted for such a ticket, I would have done so because I believed in them, and strongly supported their points of view.
Really, that’s the whole point of the voting process. Inform yourselves. Decide who you can trust, or who is the lesser of two evils, if you must think of it that way. Then do your most sacred civic duty as an American, not as a member of any particular group, affiliation, tribe or mindset. Think about this most trivialized of activities and take it back from the money-mongers and nameless influences.
Find out your facts and then vote as your brain and your heart guide you. But most importantly, please vote.
Becky Penn
I recently attended Rifle’s “Tour de Downtown” event, where conceptual designs for a variety of small projects to attract development and investment in the downtown were on display at the library. One idea looked at expanding Centennial Park by creating a trail on the east side of Rifle Creek. Ideas presented earlier this spring included adding trails to connect our downtown to residential areas, the Colorado River and the historic (unused) bridge, which fits well with plans to create a new boat ramp and trails on the south side of the river.
As I consider these projects and Rifle’s future, two things strike me. One, they will all take money to build. Two, Question 1A provides an obvious source of funding for these and similar projects if it is passed by the voters this fall.
The Ranchlands, Rivers, and Recreation Economy Sales Tax would create a county-wide fund to: (1) purchase development rights from willing landowners, providing an incentive for preserving agricultural land and wildlife habitat while keeping private lands in private hands; and (2) provide grants to municipalities or the county to purchase land from willing landowners to create parks, trails and other public recreation projects.
Costing the average household $3.25 per month, about as much as fancy coffee, 1A will make investments that diversify our economy and enhance our quality of life. Western Garfield County in particular has much to gain from 1A. In addition to expanding opportunities in Rifle, 1A could fund projects and amenities in communities throughout the county.
Invest in our future, our economy and our quality of life. Vote yes on Question 1A.
Skye Sieber
I, as others do, would like to be able to afford school in the future, even though I can’t borrow money from my parents. I really do feel blessed to have the opportunity to attend school and to better my life, thanks to Pell grants and student loans.
This election being so close has me a bit scared for the future of our country and for those of us who aren’t as fortunate as the few. We are not looking for handouts, we are looking for an opportunity to better ourselves. We work night shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays, birthdays. We are the working class and we keep the wheels turning.
Ask yourself this, friends: Which of the two candidates (and their constituents) stands to make a profit from winning this election?
People are up in arms about spending in Washington, but it’s the borrowing from China (think Afghanistan and Iraq) by the Bush administration that severely increased our debt. Where was the Tea Party then? Hiding from the latest magenta terror alert, no doubt.
Obama, on the other hand, is spending money reinvesting in things that needed it, such as education, infrastructure, bringing manufacturing back, retraining the work force and renewable energy, to state a few. He cut most of our taxes in the past couple years, making weathering a bad recession less painful. He is helping the middle class progress (think the 90s), not catering to the upper crust.
We are a great country with an amazing amount of progressive potential. We are blessed with good teachers, firefighters, cops, city workers and health care professionals. Let’s keep giving opportunities to those who need and deserve them. Let’s invest in tomorrow’s doctors, community leaders and educators, not in stock brokers, lobbyists and bankers.
Cutting Pell grants and PBS funding isn’t going to fix America. Let’s keep Big Bird in our living rooms. Let’s let women figure out their own reproductive rights and what’s best for them. I encourage you to stop by your local political office, and sign up to walk around your neighborhood and inform your neighbors. Let’s keep pushing forward, friends.
David Weidner
Earlier, I shared my personal ideology, the 7 G’s: God, Guns, Grub, Gold, Gas, Ground, Gumption. I briefly discussed principles which prove themselves useful, even crucial, in times of emergency or disaster. Many have asked that I elaborate, so I will try to cover one each in seven letters.
Grub: Do you have food for a month? A week? After three days without food, the “human” is switched off and the “animal” goes into full survival mode. Chaos flourishes. Governments cannot help.
Whether you choose to admit it or not, everyone reading this letter would use violence and even kill other human beings to get food. Remember Hurricane Katrina? Good, honest church-going Christians turned violent for food and water, while police officers looted businesses and stole cars.
Consider our local disaster history of snow, rockslides, and fires closing I-70. Remember when New Castle Police Department shut down I-70 because of fire, then mudslide, then another fire? Do you recognize how quickly grocery stores are emptied? Instead of pretending you’re exempt or immune, I would exhort readers to plan accordingly.
Start with pre-cooked canned foods in their own liquids not requiring water, electricity, fuel, or fire (which may reveal your location). Meal examples: stew, green beans, peaches. Start buying three cans of food each trip to the market.
Add freeze-dried foods with a 20-30 year shelf life (humans can live on just rice and beans if needed), five gallon bottles of water, bleach for purifying more, generational seeds, vitamins, medications, antibiotics, health supplies and dog food. (Your animals need to eat, and it’ll keep you alive, too.)
Learn about and become proficient in gardening and hunting. Do you know the best time to plant, cull and harvest? Where do you shoot a deer? What months should you avoid hunting and eating rabbits? Do you know how to skin animals and dehydrate meat? Can you build a solar still?
Practice now and be a force for good when an emergency comes. Inspire family and friends. Live!
A complete explanation can be viewed at: http://www.625guns.com/7g.
Edward Wilks
The end is near. As long and arduous as this election season has been, it will be done next Tuesday. Now is the time for some last-minute thoughts and hopes for the future.
1A, the ballot measure to protect our Ranchlands, Rivers and Recreation Economy, is important for Garfield County. The program has been designed with care and concern for the citizens, landowners and tourists who come to Garfield County.
We live in an incredible place and now we have the ability to look to the future and vote yes in favor of this proposal.
A yes vote:
• Works with willing landowners to preserve the county’s water, wildlife and working lands.
• Provides landowners a viable financial option for preservation.
• Affords communities the ability to fund projects of their own (trails, parks, boat ramps) and leverage millions in other funds in the process.
• Makes good economic sense to invest in the economic stability and continued growth and health of Garfield County.
Vote yes on 1A. Vote for the future. Vote today.
Mary Noone
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Momentum from SGIA Expo 2018 Will Carry Canon Solutions America to PRINTING United in 2019
MELVILLE, N.Y. - September 26, 2018 - “Over the years, SGIA Expo has become the largest North American show for large format digital printing solutions,” says Sal Sheikh, vice president, Marketing, Large Format Solutions, Canon Solutions America. “Customers come to see and evaluate manufacturers’ offerings, and often sign orders on the spot.” Sheikh notes that Canon Solutions America has always done well in that respect at SGIA Expo – and hopes to achieve the same result at its successor, PRINTING United (Dallas, Texas, October 23-25, 2019).
Canon Solutions America, a steadfast supporter of print industry trade shows, sees the events as opportunities “to put more pages on Canon devices,” says Eric Hawkinson, vice president, Marketing, Production Print Solutions. He points out that the company is an “early adopter” and is also a sponsor of BRAND United, an initiative that aims to create a unified brand experience for brand owners, marketers, and other graphic media professionals at the PRINTING United Expo next year.
PRINTING United is a joint venture of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and NAPCO Media. It will carry on and expand the mission of SGIA Expo, the industry’s premier showcase for graphic and visual communications. Following SGIA’s final edition (Las Vegas, October 18-20, 2018), PRINTING United will present a new perspective on profiting in segments from garment to graphic, packaging to commercial, and industrial to in-plant.
Sheikh says that PRINTING United should give Canon Solutions America an appropriate venue for positioning itself as a leader in digital printing, particularly on the inkjet side. The company offers market-leading solutions both for wide-format applications and for commercial production, he notes.
According to Hawkinson, another attraction of PRINTING United for Canon Solutions America is its consistency with Canon U.S.A., Inc.’s “One Canon” strategy, denoting the company’s inclusive approach to developing integrated solutions for its diversified customer base.
Many of Canon’s commercial customers, he explains, want to broaden their business horizons with wide-format production: typical of the trend that PRINTING United calls “convergence” and has adopted as the theme of the event. The main mission of PRINTING United is helping graphic service providers discover how to open up their gamut of capabilities with technologies such as wide-format inkjet.
Hawkinson looks forward to Canon Solutions America achieving success with inkjet at PRINTING United. “Our goal is to help our customers grow their volume. We continue to work closely with them to drive our industry forward.”
Source: PRINTING United.
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JammedStab 21st Jul 2016 21:42
Most demanding loads on aircraft landing gear
From an article I am reading,
"Landing gear is designed to last the lifetime of an aircraft and operate flawlessly every time. All components are designed to endure the most demanding structural loads, which for a wide-body aircraft is a high-speed turn off an active runway, not a landing or takeoff."
DaveReidUK 21st Jul 2016 23:03
Sideways loads are always going to be more of a challenge for a landing gear to absorb than vertical ones.
TURIN 21st Jul 2016 23:18
"Landing gear is designed to last the lifetime of an aircraft and operate flawlessly every time.
Those gear changes I did whilst in the hangars must have been a dream then.
Check Airman 22nd Jul 2016 08:20
Why would it be limited to widebodies?
JammedStab 22nd Jul 2016 09:55
Originally Posted by TURIN (Post 9447719)
Maybe that statement includes overhauls.
pulse1 22nd Jul 2016 10:34
I once sold a control system to BA Engineering for use in their huge hard chromium plating shop. All they did in there was refurbish undercarriages. I don't know if it is still there.
On one of my early visits I was being shown around and spotted a complete u/c leg, wheels and all. All the metal parts of the lower u/c leg were blue from excess heat. I was told that this was caused by a single heavy landing and I still find it unbelievable that one single shock load could cause sufficient heating to raise the temperature of such a mass of metal to a temperature of about 500 degrees C. I was assured that it was so but they also pointed out that it wasn't off a BA aircraft.
While the undercarriages may last the life of the aircraft they do seem to require sufficient refurbishment to justify such a large dedicated engineering establishment.
Goldenrivett 22nd Jul 2016 12:22
I still find it unbelievable that one single shock load could cause sufficient heating to raise the temperature of such a mass of metal to a temperature of about 500 degrees C.
I suspect the heavy landing was reference to heavy braking. (maybe a rejected take off from high speed).
GR, that is exactly what I thought at the time but the engineer who was my guide assured me that it was from a single heavy landing and that they get quite a lot of similar u/c units for repair (not BA of course).
Hi pulse1,
Even a heavy landing of say 1,000 feet per min at touch down is only 10 kts vertically. That amount of energy is tiny compared to full heavy braking from say 150 kts (or more with some flap problem.)
The overheating signs (blue due oxidation interference pattern) must have come from the heat transfer from very hot brakes.
Capt Quentin McHale 22nd Jul 2016 14:55
" spotted a complete u/c leg, wheels and all. All the metal parts of the lower u/c leg were blue from excess heat. I was told that this was caused by a single heavy landing and I still find it unbelievable that one single shock load could cause sufficient heating to raise the temperature of such a mass of metal to a temperature of about 500 degrees C."
Don't think so boys and girls. Yes pulse1 totally agree. Where was this 500C heat generated from? Brakes or from inside the shock strut, or both?
Brake heat at that temp would result in the fusible plugs melting on the wheel rims and resulting in flat tyres and possible wheel rim magnesium fire. Then heat transfer through wheel assemblies to landing gear trucks and associated structure AND melting the protective paint to expose "blue metal".... don't think so.
Heat generated from within the shock strut? Definately not. The strut assembly is an overgrown shockstrut just like on our cars. It is filled with a combination of oil and nitrogen and on compression through an orifice will produce next to no temp rise at all. If temps did rise to 500C (which it won't) the strut O-rings would melt and you would have a deflated strut and vast pools of oil on the ground around the gear. In my 40yr career I have never seen or heard of such a thing. Keep smiling....
McHale.
zlin77 23rd Jul 2016 11:35
Certification requirements..
From what I can recall, all transport category A/C are required to withstand a vertical load of 600 feet/minute at maximum landing weight and 360 feet/minute at maximum take-off weight, so there is a lot of margin to cover firm/hard landings, I know of one B777 operator with a 40 kt. crosswind limit and the normal procedure is to land crab on.....the torsional loads on the main gear attachment points must be incredible but the airframe obviously can take it, even at Max LDG Wt. of about 251,000 kg......
Chu Chu 24th Jul 2016 14:22
As a hobby blacksmith, I know that pounding on a piece of cold metal will make it hot. Some smith even show off by lighting cigarettes that way, though I've never seen that in person. But you have to deform the metal a lot to get it hot -- for example forging the square end of a bar into a point.
I'm pretty sure that steel absorbs very little energy simply by being stressed; it only gets hot through plastic deformation. Otherwise, think what would happen to the connecting rods and valve springs in piston engines, for example.
Mach Stall 25th Jul 2016 10:16
Pulse1, I can't support the 500 deg C temperature, but what some seem to be overlooking is that shock absorbers function precisely by generating heat. Kinetic energy is absorbed by internal fluid friction forces within the shock, resulting in heat, which heat is what dissipates the descent rate.
Basic physics -- unless the shocks are converting their work to electricity or powering some device or storing energy, then if they did not generate heat, they would necessarily function only as springs, and the airplane would go bouncing back up into the air. This is our friend, the First Law of Thermodynamics (aka conservation of energy) at play.
The fact that the descent of the massive tonnage of a large commercial aircraft is able to be arrested by dissipating all that energy (in the form of heat) with such a small device as a shock absorber, and in such a short time as it takes to compress the strut, does lend credibility to the idea that they could get noticeably hotter with a hard landing.
The question is how much hotter.
We all know the heat generated from the brakes is sufficient to cause a fire, so that would be one's first thought as to the cause when looking at heat damage on landing gear. And as someone pointed out, the brakes have a lot more kinetic energy to dissipate because the forward speed is so much faster than the vertical descent rate (about 2 orders of magnitude more energy).
The temperature limits of hydraulic fluid and seals tell us the shocks are not intended to get very hot (nothing remotely approaching 500 deg C). But there will be some temperature increase of the strut from the shock absorption during a very hard landing (though I would guess less than a 50 deg C increase, rather than 500 deg C). If someone has actual data, it would be fascinating to find out.
Volume 25th Jul 2016 15:04
Hevily depends on the type of aircraft. Short range aircraft have their take of of weight close to the landing weight and get beaten several flights a day. Long range aircraft may do just one flight per day, but they taxi out significantly more heavy than they land. Fast turns on taxi out may indeed produce the highest sideloads. Depending on the design of the gear again, this may create the highest stress in the most critical locations, while the stress distributes much more evenly on a straight landing.
pulse1 25th Jul 2016 16:20
Mach Stall,
Very nice to have a contribution from someone who understands the thermodynamics. My estimate of 500 degrees was based on my experience that tells me that this is the minimum sort of temperature which will blue steel, particularly over such a short time scale.
For those who are equating this with normal heavy landings, it is obvious that we are talking here of landings which required the undercarriage to be replaced. What other damage may have occurred, I have no idea.
No matter how hard the landing, the struts can only compress so far -- beyond that the energy has to go somewhere else. I guess other things, for example the wings, would then flex, and to some extent they would flex back and cycle the struts again. But it seems hard to imagine a vastly greater amount of energy going into the struts on a hard landing than on just a firm one.
Oh, and on plain steel it takes 575 degrees F (about 300 C) to get a blue temper. But it might well be significantly higher on chrome plate.
riff_raff 26th Jul 2016 03:16
pulse1-
I don't think the chrome plated surfaces you saw were heated to 500degC. The MLG components (hydraulic struts, axles, etc) base metal thin dense chrome plating is applied to is usually heat treated to very high strength levels. Exposure to temperatures of 500degC would significantly alter the base metal properties, and I don't think the component would be salvageable.
There are only a few surfaces of a commercial aircraft MLG that are plated with thin dense chrome. These are typically surfaces subject to sliding contact with seals or bushings, to reduce friction, minimize wear, and prevent corrosion. Often shaft surfaces in contact with bearing races are plated with thin dense chrome to inhibit fretting. And sometimes the plating is used to refurbish shaft surfaces that have been scratched or abraded.
The blue hue you saw on the MLG component plated surfaces may have been due to one of the processes involved in the refurbishment procedure. One of the first things done after dis-assembly is to strip/clean the part surfaces, and then perform NDI to check for structural damage. If any chrome plated surfaces require repair, the first step is to electro-chemically strip the old plating.
There is high demand for refurbished commercial aircraft landing gear assemblies. So as long as the components are safe/serviceable/salvageable, they will be refurbished and put back into service.
Here is a good article describing the landing gear overhaul process:
http://www.avitrader.com/wp-content/...O_2011-091.pdf
Blink182 26th Jul 2016 08:53
Pulse 1 .............
The BA Landing Gear shop was offloaded ( outsourced ) to a company called Hawker Pacific quite a few years back.... they in turn have been taken over by Lufthansa Technik.
Not much left to sell off......... next on the list is the whole Engineering operation at LGW
have carried out quite a few Overweight / Heavy Landing Inspections, never found any of the reported "Blueing" on external visible parts... Suspect that it was as previously suggested , a RTO and or Brake sieze.
glum 27th Jul 2016 12:48
Not forgetting that if the aircraft had been in the sky for several hours at the usual cruising altitudes, the undercarriage would be pretty chilly at the point of touchdown.
I've had a complete covering of ice on the gear (and wing lower surfaces) having descended through cloud on a winter approach.
JamesBird 31st Jul 2016 20:02
Back to the OP, few years ago an engineer who'd spent his working life on Vulcans said the critical case with undercarage was the turning torque on the 'static' leg as the aircraft 'screws' around tightly as it manovers.
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Radio theatre style performance of Merry Christmas, George Bailey! to run Dec. 17-31
J.R. Rardon
It would be unfair to say the Echo Players’ set design team was relieved of duty for the theatre group’s annual holiday performance. On the other hand, its members probably have a little extra time to relax and toss back an eggnog as the community theatre troupe opens a two-week run of Merry Christmas, George Bailey! tonight at Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach.
The play re-enacts the popular holiday film classic It’s a Wonderful Life. But, rather than stage the action in a fictional Bedford Falls, director Lesley McVey has turned to a radio play format, with actors reading from scripts on stage.
For this story, it actually works. Close your eyes, and you can “see” the story play out in your imagination. Open them, and you’ll see actors dressed in 1940s period costumes and performing on a radio sound stage dressed up for the holidays with lights, poinsettias and wrapped presents.
The “action” takes place at four microphone stands lined up at the front of the stage, as the actors rotate from rows of chairs to the mics and back.
The radio announcer — actual radio announcer Dave Graham in his Echo Players’ debut — is seated at one end of the stage under an On Air sign, and Denise Schuetz-Jones and Susan Warner work their Foley’s Artists sound effects kit at the opposite end. Pianist Kathy Harper, who plays the incidental music, is also in the thick of the action on stage.
There are even a couple of breaks for “a word from our sponsor,” with several actors stepping forward to sing jingles in praise of Qualicum Foods while Graham reads off 1940s sale prices on items ranging from ham to fresh fruit.
Having the actors all on stage at all times gives McVey a perpetual pool of “extras” to provide background chatter in scenes like a crowded bar or the front parlour of the Bailey home in the final scene.
From left, Tyler Sturgiss, Kevan Hill-Tout, Tina Sturgess, Len Winter and Alex Hunter perform a scene from the Echo Players’ radio theatre production of Merry Christmas, George Bailey!, which runs Dec. 17-31 at Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach. — Image credit: J.R. Rardon/PQB NEWS
The story is ostensibly that of novice angel Clarence (Mike Andrews), who is seeking his wings under the tutelage of head angel Joseph (Alistair McVey). To do so, Clarence must help George Bailey during a particularly dark time.
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Jim Windsor is also convincing in an understated performance as the villianous Henry Potter. Already imposing as the largest physical presence on stage, he looms over the troubled Bailey dressed completely in black, with a scowling mien and gravelly voice. Tina Sturgess is animated in both of her “roles” as Violet, a bubbly former schoolmate of George’s who becomes a streetwise lady of the evening in the alternate “ghost George” scene.
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Multi-talented Karla Naude grew up in Paarl, is a grade 10 student from La Rochelle Girls High school has been doing music at Marinda Hunter Music School since 9 years old. Singing and Musicals is her passion and she performed on various stages in musicals like Wizard Of Oz, Shrek the Musical and Hansel and Gretel. In 2017 she received a CATA award for Junior Performance for her role as Fiona in Shrek. At the Age of 12 she won a National Singing Competition on KykNet Sing in Harmonie. She perfomred at the Emo Adams Henties Summer Festival Competition. She was part of MCI shows in Artscape Theatre in 2018 and at the Roxy Revue bar in 2019.
The award-winning savvy dance crew, Hybridt was established in 2010 in Lavender Hill. They are part of the Mass Opportunity Development programme (MOD) which is part of the Department of cultural affairs and sport. This ia an after school programme at Lavender Hill High School. The kids in this programme ages range from 9 years old - 35 years old. Their dance styles include, Hip Hop, House, Kwaito, Whaacking, Vogue, Contemporary, Dance Hall, Boogeloo, B Girl, Popping and Old School. They participated in the following competitions, Power Jam 2105, Boogie Burn 2016, Funderland talent search 2017, African Hip Hop Indaba 2017 and 2018, HHI International 2017 and 2018 and more.
Free State born Hip-hop artist, Letsopa la Rucca raised in the town of Rouxville, Roleleathunya and is currently based in Cape Town, Langa. Growing up, his uncle influenced his love for music, as his uncle played music ranging from kwaito, RnB and Hip-hop. Taking a liking to kwaito, Letsopa started mimicking lyrics he heard from kwaito songs and later started writing his lyrics and discovered his ability to not only rap but to write songs as well. Letsopa la Rucca has a edgy compact lyrical style and fuses his other tongue, Sotho and English and various slang terms from different South African languages and this gives him a unique sound. He has released two projects already, mixtape titled QalongReloaded and an EP titled Tswelopele and has been performed in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Kimberly for different events. Recently he has been performing under MCI on the Mzansi Many Roots One Tree showcases in Cap Town from 2018.
11 year old star, Sydney Chanel Welgemoed's music career started at a very early age where her parents discovered her singing to tunes on the radio in their car and she memorised all the words. They then enrolled her for music lessons at Gemini Music Academy from the age of 8. She attends Gene Louw primary school in her hood in Durbanville. The youngest female vocalist in the Mzansi Many Roots One Tree cast performed in 2018 at Artscape Theatre, at the Roxy Revue Bar early in 2019 and will be performing at the Artscape Theatre in June 2019.
Rapster, Athenkosi Breakfast aka Real Tau grew up in the Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth. In 1994 he broke out his shell after going through a compromising time in his life. He started rapping at the age of 12 years old. He was born in the friendly city of Port Elizabeth where he attended primary school and high school. He grew up in musical home, his father was a gospel leader and a conductor in a church choir. His mother was a good vocalist at school and church and had a way of touching hearts through music. In 2015 he moved to a township called Masiphumelele in Fish Hoek.
Vicky shares, "The Mzansi Tree is back, it has grown, it has changed shape, but it remains a true and heartfelt vision and showcase of this country's best that we have on offer. I am so proud to be associated with this show. Our motto is discover, develop and establish. We live by this vision and mission every day. The long term strategy of our NPC, Mzansi One Tree Development Projects is to build a holistic style academy, which will focus on all aspects of developing and establishing careers within the entertainment industry."
Nini explains, "In uncertain times, one thing is certain, that music can transcend all barriers and limitations and that is exactly what we have achieved with Mzansi Many Roots One Tree, celebrating our collective culture in one show, one stage!".
MCI launched their company in 2018 with the a focus on uniting diverse and colorful communities, through various genres of dance styles including hip hop, contemporary, rap, singing and more.
For more information the organization and the rest of-of the line up please check :
https://web.facebook.com/MCI-Mzansi-Cultural-Industries-2125020387779051/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/JLh2vtjbJdw
Ticket price R150 and bookings are made through Computicket.
Forthcoming exciting attraction:
MCI will be representing Africa for the very first time at the Shanghai Tourism Festival in September this year.
These productions are made possible by the generous contribution of the following sponsors, City of Cape Town, Artscape Theatre, Community Chest, Kaleidosound and media partners, Moja Media and Heart 104.9FM.
Cape Town is a vibrant city, home to a diverse group of people from different ethnicities. The City of Cape Town is a caring city that seeks to enable an atmosphere for inclusivity and the celebration of our diversity. Supporting initiatives or events such as Mzansi Many Roots One Tree which celebrate the different cultures forms part of our efforts to enable social cohesion.
It is through partnerships such as these that can we can make a greater impact addressing social issues by taking hands and working together.
For media queries contact Candice Jansen on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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PSA CamSur > Civil Registration > INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
What/Who are the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples?
Group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others, who have
continuously live as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and
under claims of ownership since time immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of language and customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits, or
through resistance to political, social and cultural inroads of colonization, non-indigenous religions and cultures, became historically differentiated from the majority of Filipinos.
ICCs/IPs likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the populations, which inhabited in the country, at the time of conquest or colonization, or at the time of inroads of non-indigenous religions and cultures, or the establishments of present state boundaries, who retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions, but who may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may have been resettled outside their ancestral domains.
What are the Registrable Acts and Events for ICCs/IPs?
Revocation of Dissolution of Marriage
Court decrees/orders and legal instruments insofar as applicable for ICCs/IPs
What are the Registry Books which shall be kept by the City/Municipal Civil Registrar aside from the other registry books that are currently kept by them for ICCs/IPs?
Register of Marriage Dissolution
Register of revocation of dissolution of marriage
What are the Forms to be Used?
Municipal Form No. 102 (IP Form No.1)
Municipal Form No. 97 (IP Form No. 3)
IP Form No. 4 (Certificate of Dissolution of MarriageIP Form No. 5 (Statement of Revocation of Dissolution of Marriage)
What are the Requirements for Registration of Birth of ICCs/IPs?
If person is below 18 years old:
1. Four (4) copies of the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) with Attachment IP Form 1 duly accomplished and signed by the proper parties. The name of the child maybe.
one name/indigenous/tribal name
first name/middle name and last name not following filial relationship
first name, middle name and last name according t filial relationship
If delayed registration:
1. Accomplished affidavit for delayed registration at the back of the COLB by the father, mother or guardian.
2. Any two of the following documentary evidences which may show the name of the child, date and place of birth, and name of mother (and name of father if acknowledged)
a) baptismal certificate;
b) school records (nursery kindergarten, or preparatory);
c) income tax return of parent/s;
d) insurance policy;
e) medical records; and
f) certification from tribal chieftain/leaders for the existence of the tribe in the area.
3. Affidavit of two (2) disinterested persons who might have witnessed or known the birth of the child
If person is 18 years old and above:
1) all requirements for a child who is below 18 years old; and
2) Certification of marriage, if married.
What are the requirements for Registration of Death of ICCs/IPs?
1) Four (4) copies of the Certificate of Death with Attachment IP Form 2 duly accomplished and signed by proper parties;
2) Affidavit of delayed registration which shall be executed in hospital/clinic administrator if the person died in hospital, clinic and similar institution, or if person died elsewhere, by attendant at death. The affidavit shall state the following:
- name of the deceased
- facts of death
- date and place of burial/cremation
- cause of not reporting the event within 30 days.
3) Approval for registration by the health officer in the box provided in the Certificate of Death
What are the requirements for Registration of Marriage of ICCs/IPs?
1) The testimony of authorized community elders, solemnizing officers or authorities of traditional socio-political structures and stating the facts and circumstances of marriage.
What are the Requirements for Registration of Dissolution of Marriage of ICCs/IPs?
1) Five (5) copies of Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage duly accomplished and signed by the proper parties;
2) Certification from NCIP Provincial Office (of the area where the marriage was celebrated) stating that the parties are members of a particular ICC/IP and that tha marriage dissolution was made in accordance with customary law and practice.
What are the Requirements for Registration of Revocation of Dissolution of Marriage of ICCs/IPs?
1) Five (5) copies of Statement of Revocation of Dissolution of Marriage duly accomplished and signed by the proper parties.
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The scientific study of the evolution of warfare has matured greatly over the decades. One of the most interesting and exciting developments in this regard is an increasing willingness by social scientists to turn to evolutionary theory as a lens with which to investigate the origins and psychological mechanisms of war. The application of evolutionary theory toward the study of the brain has become more sophisticated as well.
Past scientific and popular debates have been unduly distracted with questions such as whether humans are naturally selfish or altruistic. Partly stemming from misapplication of metaphors such as "survival of the fittest" and the "struggle for survival," it was assumed that Darwinian processes could only produce selfish individuals that care not for the welfare of others. In the case of coalitional violence, early ethnologists argued that chimpanzees and humans naturally strive to dominate each other and that aggression is the inevitable consequence of competitive social environments. The lesson was: we are stuck with violence, aggression, and war, so we better just learn to deal with it. Proponents of this "killer ape" hypothesis viewed instinct and innateness as a source of inflexibility and inevitability.
Unfortunately, this view persists even today, and especially in the popular press. For example, John Horgan, a prominent blogger at Scientific American, often argues that warfare is not "innate" but is instead better understood as a response to environmental pressures. Taking the opposite and equally false view, David Brooks writes in the New York Times that humans are "natural-born killers and the real question is not what makes people kill but what prevents them from doing so." Again, we see the futile tug-of-war between two positions, both of which are untenable: are we compelled to violence by our inner passions and brute instincts, or are we born peaceful yet pulled tragically into conflict by the various pressures of social life? In part, this illusory dichotomy is made possible by a false understanding of adaptation and innateness.
Modern evolutionists recognize that although adaptations are innate, they are not inflexible; indeed, psychological adaptations that regulate behavior must prove flexible if they are designed in response to the complex selection challenges that prevailed in ancestral social environments. Thus, humans are neither egoists nor altruists. Instead, we possess a broad toolkit of psychological adaptations built for a range of reproductively significant and evolutionarily recurrent social challenges. These adaptations were designed to motivate forms of altruism in certain circumstances, and forms of egoism in others. Thus, adaptations for warfare, if they exist, must render coalitional aggression a conditional response to adaptively relevant environmental circumstances. Two journal articles help to illustrate this perspective, and although a surprising amount of compelling research has built on these arguments even in the short period since their publication, they remain useful touchstones.
In a paper published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Melissa M. McDonald, Carlos D. Navarrete, and Mark Van Vugt build an evolutionary framework for understanding two important pillars of the psychology of intergroup conflict. McDonald and colleagues begin with sexual selection and parental investment theory to explain that ancestrally, engaging in coalitional aggression was a relatively low-cost, high-benefit reproductive strategy for males more so than for females. Briefly, in any species where a stable parental investment asymmetry exists between two sexes, the low investors tend to compete over access to the high investors, and natural selection tends to favor various "weapons" (e.g. aggressiveness) for use in these intra-sexual contests. In humans, as with most primates and mammals in general, males are the low investors and the more aggressive sex. In the context of coalitional aggression, this investment asymmetry renders warfare a reproductively beneficial activity even in the face of substantial mortality.
Given an ancestral social environment characterized by inter-group conflict in which coalitional aggression was reproductively beneficial for males more often than females, McDonald and her colleagues outline two sets of hypotheses regarding the adaptations that ought to exist for warfare and how they are expected to operate. The authors then survey existing research to explore the extent to which empirical findings corroborate theoretical expectations. The first is the Male Warrior Hypothesis. If coalitional aggression was primarily a male endeavor, it is likely that adaptations for warfare operate in distinct ways depending on the sex of the individual. Adaptations in males should render coalitional aggression conditional upon cues such as personal and coalitional formidability; in-group members should be more suspicious of out-group males than out-group females, and; out-group males should tend to provoke anger and aggression among in-group males, but should provoke fear and avoidance among in-group females.
In their survey, the authors find that, compared to women, men are in general more xenophobic, and are more likely to dehumanize out-group members. Additionally, when primed with out-group threat, male—but not female—in-group identification, as well as willingness to sacrifice for the group, becomes amplified. The authors also cite an interesting study in which, "men, but not women, were more likely to endorse statements supporting war after they had been primed with attractive members of the opposite sex." McDonald et al. explain that a range of adaptations ought to exist to defend against the threat of out-group male coalitions—a set of expectations that they refer to as the Outgroup Male Target Hypothesis.
McDonald and her colleagues offer a broad theoretical framework for generating and testing adaptationist hypotheses regarding human warfare, and their paper is a rare and valuable contribution in this regard. However, there is another puzzle that most adaptationists who study warfare tend not to directly engage, which is the question of the overlap between chimpanzee and human coalitional aggression. Many evolutionists will point to the existence of chimpanzee coalitional aggression as evidence that the origin of warfare extends back even before the hominid-chimpanzee split. Indeed, the predominant form of chimp coalitional violence is the lethal raid, initiated in the backdrop of inter-group competition, and increasingly probable when a favorable size ratio (3:1 or greater) permits low-risk victory by the larger coalition. Humans, on the other hand, demonstrate a remarkable willingness to engage in coalitional violence even when the balance of power between coalitions is relatively symmetrical. This is a puzzle that requires explanation and is not well captured by extant models of chimpanzee coalitional violence.
A paper in Human Nature by primatologist Richard Wrangham and Luke Glowacki is one of the few to engage this puzzle directly. Wrangham previously established the "imbalance of power" hypothesis, which explains the distribution of coalitional violence among chimpanzees, and with Glowacki, Wrangham here examines the pattern of human coalitional aggression in order to discover whether the chimpanzee model is sufficient to explain human warfare as well.
Wrangham and Glowacki find that humans (predominantly males) engage in species-typical forms of low-cost/high probability of success lethal raiding and that the fitness benefits associated with such endeavors have indeed been substantial. This suggests that psychological adaptations exist in humans for this form of coalitional aggression, consistent with the chimpanzee model. However, the authors also find that humans engage in forms of high-risk aggression between coalitions of relatively symmetric size, which is not predicted or explained by the chimpanzee model. These contests between human coalitions are not only dangerous because of the power symmetry between coalitions, but also because of social dynamics such as revenge, which can turn random incursions into multi-generational battles of attrition.
The authors, therefore, conclude that several explanations are possible. For example, it is possible that psychological adaptations that motivate high-risk coalitional aggression exist and were designed in response to selection pressures unique to human evolutionary history and not chimpanzee evolutionary history. Another possibility is that greater risk-taking on the battlefield is better explained as the product of the relatively recent historical emergence of prosocial cultural norms that spread because groups that did battle with these norms were more successful than those without them. The latter is often favored by scholars who find it improbable that natural selection could favor behavioral strategies that appear on their face to confer benefits to others at a cost to the actor (e.g. heroic self-sacrifice). However, the analysis provided by McDonald and her colleagues suggests that even in the face of significant mortality, it is indeed possible for natural selection to favor great risk-taking in the battle. From that perspective, the relevant challenge would not be to explain why humans engage in symmetric coalitional aggression, but rather, why chimpanzees do not.
Scientists continue to wrestle with these and other questions regarding the evolution of war in chimpanzees and humans, and there remains much fertile ground for further investigation. As indicated above, evolutionary theory promises a multitude of novel insights on this complex and central human phenomenon, and taken together, these two articles represent a nice cross-section of some of the leading theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution of war.
Anthony C. Lopez, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Political Psychology at Washington State University, and also serves as Politics Editor at The Evolution Institute.
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Breastfeeding– what can we learn from North/South comparisons on the island of Ireland? Part 2
As part of National Breastfeeding Week (01-07 October) in the Republic of Ireland, IPH launched a report on breastfeeding on the island of Ireland. The report presents up to date figures on breastfeeding patterns and on attitudes, perceptions and experiences of breastfeeding.
Dr Helen McAvoy is co-author on the report and in 2 blog posts reflects on findings and potential implications for public health policy and practice.
The posts focus on two inter-related themes – Part 1: ‘starting to breastfeed’ and this is Part 2: ‘infant feeding culture’ on the island of Ireland.
Infant feeding culture
Strategies in both jurisdictions recognise the importance of creating environments and ‘infant feeding cultures’ where mothers feel confident to breastfeed as a natural part of parenting. I must confess that some of the concepts around what culture is and how to change it are difficult to understand and even harder to translate into action. This is really a concern for breastfeeding strategies and action plans in light of the truism that ‘culture eats strategy (or indeed formula) for breakfast’.
The Northern Ireland data shows that more than half of babies are put to the breast in the maternity hospital but less than half of all babies are breastfeeding on discharge from hospital. Our report highlighted some of the reasons given by mothers for breastfeeding or for choosing infant formula from the beginning. The reasons cited in surveys in both jurisdictions are largely similar. However, what would now be beneficial is a better understanding of the social and cultural contexts in which these decisions are being made.
The new breastfeeding action plan in the Republic of Ireland, the first under the wing of the Healthy Ireland Framework, intends to rise to this challenge. The strategy commits to convening a working group on culture change involving inputs from outside the health sector. It will be exciting to see what experts in psychology and the behavioural and social sciences can bring to the approach.
How is the culture around infant feeding created? It is unhelpful to frame the breastfeeding debate around a dated rhetoric of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ mothers. Infant feeding decisions are based, not on some spurious idea of moral fibre, but on the unique context of a mother’s own needs and beliefs, her family context and her understanding and confidence in meeting a momentous challenge - the first 12 months of parenting. Information and awareness campaigns operated by the statutory and community sector have successfully presented breastfeeding as natural, normal and healthy and also social, empowering and rewarding. Relentless marketing by the commercial sector has undoubtedly presented formula use as all those things…and, in many ways, so much more. We know far too little about the social, economic and emotional worlds of pregnant women and new mothers to truly understand the contexts in which decisions about infant feeding are made. Survey data and administrative datasets provide far less data, if any, on the physical and mental wellbeing of mothers of infants in the first year of life than they do about the babies that rely on them. Why is that?
Our report highlighted some useful insights from variables recorded in the general adult and child population in Northern Ireland. It would be particularly valuable to see similar data recorded in the South. While attitudes and perceptions of breastfeeding are improving, it is worth noting that nearly one in eight adults in Northern Ireland consider breastfeeding in public to be embarrassing and one in six school children report that they have never seen a woman breastfeeding in public. It is an important time to widen the focus from mothers and set our sights on the determinants of infant feeding culture in communities North and South.
Dr Helen McAvoy
For local and reliable support and advice on breastfeeding:
Northern Ireland: www.breastfedbabies.org
Republic of Ireland: www.breastfeeding.ie
Resources mentioned in this blog:
Breastfeeding on the island of Ireland – all sources mentioned in terms of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are cited within this report
OECD comparisons on breastfeeding
Breastfeeding rates in Wales and Scotland
North/South gap in breastfeeding rates in England
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Real Madrid's bid to sign Belgium forward Eden Hazard from Chelsea for a fee in the region of £88m is expected to be concluded in a matter of days.
Hazard, whose Blues contract is due to expire in a year, scored twice as they won the Europa League final last week.
The 28-year-old has scored 110 goals in 352 games for Chelsea after joining from French club Lille in 2012.
In seven seasons at Chelsea he won the Premier League and Europa League twice, the FA Cup and League Cup.
Hazard has made no secret of his interest in a move to Real, describing a move to the Bernabeu as a "dream".
In June 2017, the Belgian said he would "listen" if Real Madrid offered him a deal, before admitting "it might be time to discover something different" after six "wonderful years" at Stamford Bridge following the 2018 World Cup.
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Time with Norths Devils unite Cronk and King
Dan Walsh NRL.com Reporter
Tue 2 Oct 2018, 06:01 AM
While 16 Roosters go cock-a-hoop in the corner of ANZ Stadium, Cooper Cronk slumps exhausted in a plastic chair on the sideline.
His shoulder is going to be useless for the next couple of months.
It already was for the preceding 78 minutes, a fair shout given the damage it bore is usually only associated with a car crash.
So for the next two minutes, Cronk sits. And great mate Matt King sits with him.
Now an assistant on Trent Robinson's coaching staff, King knows Cronk from their formative years at Norths Devils, Melbourne's old feeder side.
When Cronk was an apprentice plumber, and King a garbage man both trying to crack an NRL contract, their toil a rugby league's lifetime away from Cronk's grand final heroics.
They're only 50-odd metres away from their clubmates going collectively spare, but these two just sit. And it's priceless.
"He'd achieved the unthinkable," King told NRL.com.
"It dawned on him. Everyone gave him a cuddle and then they left him and I was just there with him.
"Coops has been a great friend of mine ever since 2003 when I first arrived at Brisbane Norths.
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"We were there together and what he went through this week, I just wanted to take a moment with one of my best mates, to give him a cuddle and just let him know that I was in proper love with him.
"I was in awe of what he'd done tonight.
"I knew there would be cameras, I just said to him 'stay here as long as you want'. Don't forget this. And he did, he soaked it in and he deserved it."
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Cronk will go down in rugby league folklore too, deserving every accolade that comes his way as the game fawns over a remarkable display of resilience.
King was around the Rabbitohs in 2014 when Sam Burgess won a Clive Churchill medal, despite playing 80 superb minutes with fractured eye socket and cheekbone.
And in his eyes, Cronk trumps the indomitable Englishman.
"It's the toughest thing I've ever seen," King said. "Usually you break your scapula, which is muscle-bound and protected, when you're in a car crash.
"To rise above that pain is one thing, the pain killing needles obviously helped that.
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"But that mental capacity to say: 'I'm playing in a grand final, I know that Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Joe Stimson and all those big blokes are going to come at me and I'll be in a sling for however long afterward', that's astounding.
"I was a part of the Rabbitohs when Sam broke his cheekbone and played the full 80.
"What Cooper went through this week has got him covered. Toughest thing I've ever seen.
"What Coops did, is just incredible".
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Talking about our feelings isn’t easy for everyone. And it can be particularly tough for older men.
Men’s Sheds play a huge role in many communities across Tassie. They’re a safe place for those who need support, and the Men’s Shed in Ulverstone is no exception.
"Men are not as good at socialising or opening up to each other," Men’s Shed volunteer Ian Nettleton said.
Everyone is welcome at the Central Coast Community Shed.
"To be in an environment where it’s encouraged makes a big difference to men’s mental health."
The Men’s Shed runs three times a week at the Central Coast Community Shed. For many members, it’s their only time to socialise.
Wood work is the biggest pastime. They work on their own projects, build cubby houses and craft backdrops for the local theatre. They also fix broken furniture for a gold coin donation.
The group is mostly made up of ex-tradesmen, ex-farmers and ex-miners. They help each other out with every new project. And even if you’re not the handiest, they’re a great bunch to learn from.
"I had a particular project when I first started here," Ian said.
"The group quickly realised I wasn’t the most practical tool in the shed," he laughed.
"They all came along with helpful suggestions and they were really beaut like that."
While they get their hands dirty, the men share what they’re going through. From physical and mental health to death, relationships, retirement and other private issues.
"They start to open up and talk about things that guys don’t usually talk about," Ian said.
"This is an environment where they feel comfortable doing that."
Wood work is the biggest activity at the Men's Shed.
It’s not just the wood work. They take fishing trips and work in the garden together. They chat with mental health guest speakers and support each other at the morning tea table. It all makes a big difference.
It can be emotional, but the progress the men have made since joining the Men’s Shed has been so positive.
"There have been times when it’s been really emotional and really revealing," Ian said.
"The fact that they can be so open and articulate about it in that group environment is a real eye opener for blokes."
The Men’s Shed has been after a new wood turning lathe to help with their projects. We helped make this a reality through our Community Fund. And they’re already getting some great use out of their new machine.
"It was announced at morning tea and the guys were thrilled," Ian said.
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Buying Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGVC) Timeshare
Buying a timeshare resale can be confusing. To help clarify the Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGVC) program and issues, we've teamed up with Florida Real Estate Broker, Judi Kozlowski of Re/Max Properties SW, Timeshare Division. She has been active in the timeshare secondary market for over 20 years and is a recognized preferred broker for HGVC.
This article will give you everything you need to purchase a timeshare at HGVC, including:
Hilton Grand Vacations Club Program Overview
Banking or Borrowing Points
Internal and External Exchange Options
Home Resort Privileges
Benefits That Won't Transfer
By-Owner Sales Cautions
Restrictions on Your Ability to Buy
Where to Find Resales
Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGVC) Program Overview
Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGVC) is a points-based system that gives owners access to the 60 resorts within their network.
HGVC has approximately 222,000 owners, most of whom are considered owners of deeded shares at a specific home resort. Owners purchase a block of "ClubPoints" at a home resort that will allow them to reserve their desired unit size within a specified season (Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze). Owners also have the option to buy fixed intervals for "event weeks," such as Christmas or New Year's (and Japanese holiday weeks within the Hawaii collection).
Here is an example of a Points Chart that HGVC owners would use for determining the number of points needed to make a reservation at a particular HGVC resort:
HGVC ClubPoints renew annually or biennially, based on the contract purchased. For added flexibility, owners have the option to "bank" unused points for use in the following year, and can also borrow (or "pull forward") points for current use.
For example: Owner buys 7,000 points in HGVC Las Vegas, which gets a 2 BR unit during the Platinum peak season. If the owner reserves a 1 BR unit in peak season in Las Vegas for 1 week, the price is only 4,800, so he will have 2,200 points left over which he can bank for the following year. The following year, he would have 7,000 points plus the banked 2,200, giving him access to a bigger unit, or more time.
The HGVC points system provides owners with added flexibility in booking vacations, by allowing owners to vary unit sizes and seasons travelling within the HGVC network. Even though they have a home resort, Hilton owners can use their ClubPoints to secure reservations at any HGVC resort.
HGVC owners can also exchange points through RCI, a larger external timeshare exchange network, to access non-Hilton properties worldwide. HGVC facilitates all RCI exchanges for their owners by maintaining an RCI desk within the Hilton reservation system.
The home resort you purchase allows you to access the best advance booking window for that resort. Typically, owners can book at their home resort up to 12 months in advance of their desired dates. The resorts don't open up to other HGVC members until 9 months in advance.
HGVC points may also be converted annually into Hilton Honors points for use at Hilton's non-timeshare hotels worldwide.
Another benefit within the HGVC program is the "Open Season Rates". These are heavily discounted vacations within the HGVC network, but can only be booked by HGVC owners within 30 days of arrival.
Benefits That Won't Transfer When Buying HGVC Resales
Fortunately, all HGVC ownership points and most privileges are transferrable to a new owner who buys on the resale market, with two exceptions:
Resale points purchased do not qualify for inclusion in Hilton's elite programs. If you're already a Hilton owner with 7,000 points (a standard weeks' worth of HGVC points), then you buy an additional 7,000 points from an owner, you will not be able to add the new points to your original program to qualify for a higher level of Hilton membership. You will be able to use your newly bought points for reservations just like any other owner, but they will not elevate you to the level of a 14,000-point owner for participation in Hilton's elite programs.
Points purchased outside of a HGVC authorized broker are not eligible for upgrading into other HGVC inventory in the future.
Please be aware: if the seller is managing the sale themselves, without the help of a licensed broker, you will need to make sure they have covered all the bases. In addition to a sales contract, and setting up an escrow account to handle the transfer of the funds, they will need to request an estoppel from Hilton. The mandatory estoppel gives you, the buyer, a statement that the seller has the right to sell their points and is a legitimate HGVC owner in good standing. This is usually recorded with the deed. If you miss this step, Hilton can take back the property even after you think your purchase has been successful.
Hilton retains the "first right of refusal" (FROR) on any proposed sale. In practice, this means that Hilton has the right to review your proposed transaction before it is finalized, and step in to buy it from the owner if they determine that the price of the resale is a good bargain.
In a typical transaction, brokers will forward a sales contract to Hilton for review. Hilton then has 30 days to exercise the FROR or waive it, allowing the resale to proceed. It takes approximately 45 days for a closing and transfer to be final.
It is not difficult to find HGVC ClubPoints on the resale market. You can easily find points listed on each Hilton Grand Vacations Club resort page on RedWeek.com (since each points ownership has a home resort), and also on RedWeek's Hilton Grand Vacations Club points listing page (be sure to ask about the home resort).
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Redwood Valley's Rikard Wilkens takes second in Class A state tennis
When the Minnesota boys high-school state tennis tournament came to an end June 7, Rikard Wilkens of Redwood Valley High School walked out with a second-place medal in Class A.
Having rolled through the tournament and into the finals, Wilkens faced off against Parker Law who had also easily rolled through the tournament to get to the Class A finals.
In the end, Law would claim the title with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Wilkens.
According to Justin Timm, Redwood Valley boys tennis head coach, Wilkens played very well overall throughout the tournament having defeated the number three seed in the semifinals match by a 6-1, 6-0 score. He then entered the finals match against a player Timm described as an “experienced” opponent.
“Rikard played one of his best matches in the final, but Parker Law showed his experience and skill winning 6-1, 6-1. The match was much closer than the final score, nearly every game went 30-40 or deuce,” said Timm. “Law is very powerful and long. He is 6’6” and very skilled. Both players represented Class A well and played with excellent poise and class. Regardless of the score (Wilkens) played hard and the moment was not too big for him, Law is just an excellent player with senior experience that played well and arguable his best match of the tournament. Rikard caused him to raise his level even further.”
Timm added for him it has been one of the treats of his career to coach Wilkens.
“He is a class act. Several parents and fellow coaches as well as fans and players commented on how he plays tennis the right way, always giving great effort and showing respect for the game and for his opponents,” said Timm. “We are glad to have had such a great experience with him and wish him the best of luck in the future.”
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Kajol's Roles In Films That Made Her An Icon Through The 1990s
Kajol has been one of the most versatile actors in Hindi film industry and has been at the forefront in 90's Bollywood scene. Here are some of her best roles.
Written By Gladwin Menezes | Mumbai | Updated On: December 06, 2019 21:47 IST
Kajol has been one of the most popular actors through the '90s. She defined Bollywood in the that decade and always brought charisma on the big screen. She continues to be one of the most versatile actors that Bollywood has ever produced even to this day. Here are some of her best performances over the years.
5 of Kajol's versatile roles
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Gupt: The Hidden Truth
The iconic mystery killer was one of the most famous films in 1997. The film not only created a mass impact but also introduced fans to a different type of thrill in cinema. Kajol’s revelation as the killer is what made the film the massive success that it became. She won a Filmfare award for the best actor in a negative role that year for her portrayal of a serial killer in the film.
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Baazigar
This was the first time the audience saw the iconic pairing of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol on screen. Kajol played the role of a girl in the pursuit of her sister’s killer. The film did extremely well and Kajol was appreciated for her role. Her acting was appreciated by her fans and critics alike.
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Fanaa
Fanaa marked Kajol’s comeback in Bollywood after her five-year break from the Hindi film industry. She played the role of a blind girl who falls in love with a tourist guide. This tourist guide happens to be an undercover terrorist. She managed to portray the role convincingly and delivered a stellar performance in the film
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Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
The one movie that defines Bollywood and is still running in cinemas is the classic movie DDLJ. The movie defined romance and really bought out the chemistry of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. Her role in the film as Simran was one of the most iconic in Indian film history. She defined the character and delivered a fabulous performance that impressed fans and critics alike.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
Kajol has been a part of several iconic films and this is certainly part of that list. She played the role of the cheerful Punjabi girl. She delivered some of her best performances in the film and managed to deliver all the right emotions through the film.
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Fifteen Islamic State targets hit by U.S., allies since Wednesday: U.S.
People walk on rubble as they inspect a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa, eastern Syria, which is controlled by the Islamic State November 27, 2014. REUTERS/Nour Fourat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military and its allies hit Islamic State forces with 15 air strikes in Iraq and Syria during a three-day period, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday.
Thirteen attacks were carried out in Iraq since Wednesday and two more targeted Islamic State in Syria.
The air strikes in Syria hit an Islamic State fighting position and staging area near Kobani and a tactical unit near Aleppo, Central Command said.
In Iraq, bunkers, vehicles, a bulldozer and a fighting position were destroyed near Kirkuk and a large unit and four tactical units also were hit in five air strikes. Near Mosul, two raids destroyed vehicles and a heavy weapon while another tactical unit was hit near Ramadi.
Islamic State vehicles, tactical units, a fighting position and a building were hit in strikes near the Iraqi cities of Ar Rutbah, Falluja, Al Qaim and Baiji, Central Command said.
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California reforms target workers’ compensation fraud
By Christina Jewett / October 12, 2016
California is cracking down on graft in the state’s system of medical care for injured workers with two bills recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The reforms will suspend felon medical providers from billing for workers’ compensation care and rein in a court-governed payment system that gave rise to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of unsanctioned treatment.
Lawmakers who introduced the bills cited an investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting that examined more than $1 billion in alleged fraud in the medical system for injured workers.
Reviewing more than a dozen prosecutions and analyzing state data, the investigation found that alleged scams impacted more than 100,000 injured workers. They encountered everything from kickback-fueled spinal surgeries to medical mills to $1,600 tubes of pain cream.
Alleged scammers included felons and doctors banned from billing Medicare for malfeasance. Many fraud defendants exploited a feature of California’s workers’ compensations system that let them file a “lien,” or demand for payment, for services after insurers refused to pay. They include therapies like shockwave pain treatments or unwanted drugs, such as the pricey pain creams.
The new laws would ban certain medical providers with troubled pasts from treating injured workers, and also aim to limit the avalanche of liens that clog the docket in two dozen workers’ compensation courts throughout the state.
Christine Baker, director of the Department of Industrial Relations, which administers workers’ compensation, said she hopes the laws improve care for people who seek help for an on-the-job injury.
“I think both abuses and fraudulent activities prey on the most vulnerable populations and we’re hopeful that appropriate treatment will be provided to workers when needed,” Baker said. “[The laws] should reduce costs, because a lot of costs are tied to fraudulent activity, and that frees up dollars for the injured workers.”
The investigative series identified several medical providers with convictions that precluded them from treating Medicare or Medicaid patients. Some, like Dr. Thomas Heric, went on to treat California’s injured workers. Several years after making the move, Heric was indicted again, this time related to reports he wrote about injured workers’ sleep patterns.
One of the new laws – introduced by Assemblymen Adam Gray, D-Merced, and Tom Daly, D-Anaheim – bans such providers from treating California’s injured workers. The law requires the director of California’s Department of Industrial Relations to send providers who might be suspended a notice. The providers can request a hearing, where a final decision would be made.
“It shocked me that we needed to do these things,” Gray said, “… but we are happy to get some of these simple changes made and signed by the governor.”
The Reveal investigation also focused on the widespread use of liens, or demands for payments, filed in workers’ compensation courts. Many providers accused of fraud rendered unapproved medical care that insurers did not deem appropriate or medically necessary. Denied payment, many medical firms went to court and filed a lien, or sold the right to demand the money to a collections firm.
State officials concluded in August that providers charged or convicted of fraud had filed $600 million in liens in workers’ compensation courts from 2011 to 2015.
Injured workers like Denise Rivera, of Riverside, were shocked to learn that sums nearing $100,000 were billed on their cases, even though they seldom felt they got the care they needed.
And employers, like Suzie Kim, felt defeated as mounting liens led to soaring workers’ compensation insurance rates. Her family’s Los Angeles-based janitorial business – which once employed 350 workers – collapsed under the pressure of questionable liens, many by medical providers who faced fraud charges.
“It just surprises me it took this long,” Kim said. “But I think this is a step in the right direction and I hope they follow up with it.”
The other new law introduced by state Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, requires medical providers, like doctors, acupuncturists and chiropractors, to cite the legal authority they are relying on to file a lien. It is meant to quickly dispatch with liens related to unapproved care or injuries not deemed work-related.
The law also bans providers who are charged with medical fraud from collecting lien dollars – until the case is concluded. The law will also limit the lucrative business of rendering medical care and selling the right to bill for it to collections firms. According to the analysis of the new law, the practice leads to workers to getting “substandard, profit-driven care.”
Christina Jewett is now a senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news service covering health policy issues at the federal and state level. Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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'I cried with joy' - Melbourn mum overcomes chronic back pain to run Paris, London and Berlin marathons
PUBLISHED: 08:32 08 October 2015
Oliver Pritchard
Jane Leach has overcome chronic back pain to become a marathon runner, completing Paris, London and Berlin.
A Melbourn housewife who never dreamed of running a marathon has overcome chronic pain and her fear of failure to achieve her goal again and again.
Jane Leach shows off a marathon medal with daughters Lucy, 16, Katie, 14, Jane and Mazie, seven.
Jane Leach has already completed the Paris, London and Berlin marathons this year and on Sunday will run the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, before heading off to New York in November for the last leg of her mission.
The mother of three girls said: “It is all about overcoming fears and setting challenges.
“Sometimes the challenge is starting something. If you start it you start believing anything is possible.
“I’m 45. If anybody had told me 20 years ago that I would be running a marathon at my age I would be crying with laughter.
“I cried with joy at the end of the Berlin Marathon.”
A self-confessed PE teacher’s nightmare, Jane never took much interest in sport at school.
She has bone fusion in her back, chest and pelvis, and has suffered from chronic back pain for more than 20 years which was caused by ankylosing spondylitis.
Doctors told her three years ago that she couldn’t have the condition because she didn’t have a genetic marker which 95 per cent of sufferers possess. After hearing this, Jane decided to address the problem by getting fit.
Since then she had lost two stone and despite feeling pain sometimes when she runs, enjoys a much better quality of life.
She said: “When I first started I couldn’t run more than one minute. I have slowly gone from one minute to being able to run a full marathon in 4hrs 46mins in London. It really is quite something. Sometimes I cannot quite believe what I have achieved.”
Jane, who lives with her daughters and husband Chris in New Road, was eventually diagnosed with the condition in July last year.
Since then she has been supported by the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society which has helped her learn to live with the condition.
To show her appreciation for the charity she is using the events to fundraise for NASS.
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Keithley’s Korner: Singers with local ties will keep us watching 'The Voice'
Local fans of the national television show “The Voice” have a rooting interest. Here comes Mescalero resident Khaliya Kimberlie, 16, who wowed the celebrity coaches Wednesday night with her version of “I’m calling Dibs”.
Keithley’s Korner: Singers with local ties will keep us watching 'The Voice' Local fans of the national television show “The Voice” have a rooting interest. Here comes Mescalero resident Khaliya Kimberlie, 16, who wowed the celebrity coaches Wednesday night with her version of “I’m calling Dibs”. Check out this story on ruidosonews.com: http://r-news.co/2dloxL0
Guest columnist Published 12:23 p.m. MT Sept. 28, 2016
Khaliya Kimberlie(Photo: Courtesy/Andra Litton)
“Living on the reservation…it’s amazing up here in the mountains,” she told millions of Americans during her show interview. “Our family didn’t have a lot of money, but we have a lot of love and that’s most important.”
Then Khaliya sang and turned two chairs, including Mylie Cyruss’, whom she chose to be her coach.Khaliya told the audience that she chose Mylie because they have common interests including country music.
“My great-grandmother and grandmother both speak Apache,” she said. “I don’t-- but I’m still learning about my culture.”
Tuesday’s show also featured Austin Allsup who has New Mexico ties. The 32-year-old Ft. Worth, Texas resident is the son of Tommy Allsup who is one of the founders of the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium and played with Buddy Holly back in the late 1950s.
Austin told the story about how Tommy lost the coin flip with Richie Valens ‘the day the music died’ in 1959. Tommy is one of the scheduled performers next weekend at the annual Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium, and was also featured during the family interview portion Tuesday night.
“My phone has been ringing off the hook since the show last night,” Tommy said on “New Mexico in the Morning”. It’s like I have an entirely new career all over again.”
“I have a lot of my dad inside of me but I still like to blaze my own trail,” Austin told the audience. His version of “Wild Horses” was enough to turn Blake Shelton’s chair and bounce him into round-two.
The Voice is always more fun to watch when you have rooting interests — we’ve got two. Stay tuned.
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Tim Keithley is the host of the New Mexico in the Morning radio show Monday-Friday, 9 to 10 a.m., on KRUI 1490 AM, KWMW 105.1 FM and 99.1 FM or live streaming at www.mtdradio.com.
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93-Year-Old Conquers Mt. Washington Road Race—Again
George Etzweiler battles high winds, reaches top in 3:15.
By michelle hamilton
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George Etzweiler couldn’t think of an excuse to sidestep his son’s suggestion that, at age 69, he run New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington Road Race, a 7.6-mile climb with a 12% grade that more often than not involves battling wind, fog and rain. So he pinned on a bib number and ascended into the clouds.
Twenty-four years later, Etzweiler, now 93, is still at it. The retired Penn State professor finished his ninth edition of the "one-hill" race Saturday, defending his title as the event’s oldest competitor.
“I was wobbling near the top, it was definitely the windiest conditions I’ve ever done it in,” Etzweiler said by phone this morning just before boarding Mt. Washington’s cog railway for an easier trip up New England’s highest peak.
Wind speeds for the race’s 53rd edition neared 30 miles per hour, with gusts hitting 56 MPH near the summit. As Etzweiler fought to remain upright over the last half mile—which includes the race’s steepest pitch, a 22% grade—family friend Katie Loomis-Adams, age 10, appeared by his side. She ran the race in 2:23, then swooped back down the mountain to accompany Etzweiler across the finish.
Though the three-hour cutoff time had passed, race timer Bob Teschek kept the clock running and said Etzweiler, in typical fashion, smiled and kicked it in over the last 100 yards, clocking 3:15.
With the finish, Etzweiler clinched his third “90 and up” age-group win, a category the race created in 2011 when Etzweiler was 91. Previously, the oldest age-group category was “85 and up.”
Etzweiler also notched age-group titles at 75 (2:33) and 89 (2:57). When he was 91, he ran the race, which climbs 4,727 feet, faster (2:48) than he did when he was 89 (2:57).
“I’m just fascinated by it all,” Etzweiler said of the race that follows the Mt. Washington Auto Road, America’s “oldest manmade tourist attraction." He likes racing it, he said, because the all-uphill route means he doesn’t need to worry about trashing his knees on descents.
A longtime member of the Nittany Relay Track Club in State College, Pennsylvania, Etzweiler competes in about four races every summer, including the Tussey mOUntaiNBACK 50-mile Relay and Ultramarathon. He tackles the relay with members of the “Old Men of the Mountains,” a running team he founded.
The Tussey Mountain course serves as Etzweiler’s training ground for Mt. Washington. Three times a week, he and his teammates meet for a five-miler on the relay’s hilly first leg.
Etzweiler has joked that his long-term plan is to cross Mt. Washington’s finish line at 100 and drop dead. He seemed more philosophical this year.
“It seems I’ve lost some stamina,” he said of his finishing time.
And next year? “I keep that option open,” Etzweiler said. “But I certainly hope so. Definitely hope so.”
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Encinitas local named to first USA Olympic skateboarding team
Bryce Wettstein, 15, was named a member of the USA Olympic skateboarding team.
(Karen Billing)
By Karen Billing
Bryce Wettstein’s happy place is expressing herself on a skateboard, wearing her signature bright pink Converse with the decorated soles, laced with multi-colored shoelaces. Whether riding in the “Iguana Bowl” pool in her backyard, “Poods,” or the bowl at the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, the 15-year old loves the endless explorations, variations and that crazy moment when she’s in the air and she’s not falling but also not rising.
Skateboarding is like art or music to Bryce Wettstein. Karen Billing
“You’re just doing you, what you want to do. Skating makes you who you are and brings out the best in you,” said Bryce, an Encinitas native. “You can just be fearless.”
Recently, her risks were rewarded as she was named to the first-ever USA Olympic Skateboarding team.The 16 skaters named to the national team qualified based on performance in international level events during the past year—men’s and women’s skateboard park and street events are set to make their Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Considered one of the top transition skaters in the world by the time she hit 14, Bryce has been skating and surfing since she was 5 and is also a full-time honor student at San Dieguito High School Academy.
Competing in the Vans Park Series for the past three years, Bryce podiumed once and qualified for the World Championships every year, traveling to compete in China. In 2018, Bryce placed second in Dew Tour Women’s Pro Park and has been competing in the World Cup Skateboarding tour for the past seven years. She skated in the Nitro World Games during its women’s skateboarding debut.
Bryce was on her way to Crack Shack with her mom when she got the email that she made the USA team, a concept so new she wasn’t sure what it all meant.
“We couldn’t be more excited to finally take the wraps off the first-ever USA Skateboarding National Team,” said Josh Friedberg, CEO of USA Skateboarding. “We’re honored to have partners like Toyota and Nike that understand the intrinsic value of the sport we love and appreciate all they’ve done to get USA Skateboarding up and running. It’s a historic moment in the history of skateboarding, and we’re looking forward to doing all we can to support these amazing skateboarders on their road to Tokyo.”
Bryce and the other skateboarders will have the opportunity to qualify for the Olympics based on their three best results in World Skate sanctioned events during the upcoming qualifying season that runs from September 2019 to May 2020. The 2020 World Championships will also be a direct qualifier for the games for the top three podium spots at each event.
Along with Bryce, other skateboarders on the U.S. team with local ties include 19-year-old Tom Schaar, the first skater to land a 1080 and Brighton Zeuner, the youngest gold medalist in X Games history.
Bryce’s dad, Max, says she is a true Encinitas original: She went to school at Capri Elementary, Diegueno Middle School and now San Dieguito. She plays volleyball for the Moonlight Beach Crashers, skated in the Encinitas Exposure event every year and is a Skate Rising volunteer—she rides for Encinitas Surfboards, McGills Skateshop and Lazy Acres.
“She surfs Grandview and Beacons every week, does Encinitas beach cleanups, walks in the Encinitas Christmas parade, loves Leucadia Donuts, Pannikin and Moonlight Yogurt and Leucadia Pizza and gets her haircut at Detour Salon,” Max said. “She’s also a team rider with Rusty and Rob Machado with Encinitas Boardriders surf team.”
It was Max that ignited Bryce’s passion for skateboarding, building a mini ramp in their backyard (which eventually evolved into the Iguana Bowl) and taking her to ride her first pool before she even knew what that meant. She first skated in the Vans Girls Combi Pool contest in 2010, a 6-year-old in those trademark pink shoes paired with rainbow socks.
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She found a real passion for it, discovering more about the sport every time she got on a board. Right away she loved to compete—“I have always liked to go out and perform…to have the bowl to myself and the spotlight on me,” she said.
Her first big podium finish came at the 2017 Vans Park Series Global Qualifiers in Huntington Beach where she earned her trip to compete at the World Championships in Shanghai, China.“The best part was I wasn’t expecting to get second because everyone was so good.”
The next year at Huntington she placed first in the Vans Park World Championships Qualifiers which sent her back to China where she finished in sixth place.
Beyond competition, she loves the camaraderie, traveling and adventure that come with these high-caliber contests. Through skateboarding she has made some lifelong friends from all over the world—among her best friends she lists Brazilian and Australian skateboarders. She is close with the other girls on Team USA and while they are all “super competitive” when they come together, they tend to have a lot of fun.
Looking ahead to competing in a bunch of stops and events this year, Bryce’s goal is to just keep constantly getting better and not being afraid to try new and different things on park.
“I try not to put too much pressure on myself, just skate and do what I want to do and not let external factors get to me,” she said.
Bryce has many passions in addition to skateboarding—she loves music and plays the guitar and ukulele, writing her own songs.
“Skating is just being unique and exploring and experimenting with things, it’s being able to think outside the box. Writing songs and skateboarding are a lot similar, dissecting your subconscious and taking all the thoughts that you don’t talk about and personalizing it into your own style. I’m realizing how skateboarding influences you as a person in every way,” Bryce said. “You start not to care about what people think, you think about things differently and flip things upside down and maneuver and move things around. I think that I would definitely not be who I am without skating. It’s led me to music, writing and all different things, even the way I dress, talk and think.
“Skateboarding is a lot more than what it seems.”
Karen Billing
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Dragons open NAB League era with dominant display
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The Sandringham Dragons have commenced their 2019 campaign in style with a dominant display, defeating the Calder Cannons 19.13 (127) to 1.12 (18) in round one of the newly named NAB League Boys competition.
With conditions warm and dry at the newly redeveloped RSEA Park, the Dragons breathed fire early with a five-goal-to-none opening term and kept the foot firmly placed on the accelerator, eventually recording a 109-point triumph in front of a bumper home crowd.
Fittingly, it was former Stingray Riley Bowman who booted the first major of the match in his Dragons debut, as fellow 19-year-old Angus Hanrahan and skipper Ryan Byrnes proceeded to cause the Cannons a significant first-quarter headache.
Calder’s competitiveness lifted in the second term with an improved defensive showing as they restricted the Dragons to just three goals for the quarter, though failed to work their way back into the game on the scoreboard, managing just four behinds to half-time.
The third quarter confirmed the Dragons had no plans of slowing down, extending their 51-point half-time lead with another five-goal quarter, as Bowman and fellow tall forward Charlie Dean started to form a deadly combination, well-complemented by the ever-dangerous Jack Mahony and Jacquin Mifsud, who combined for three goals in the term.
With a three-figure margin in sight, the final quarter saw the Dragons flex their muscles booting 6.3 to Calder’s four behinds, with Dean (five goals for the match) and Bowman (three) sending out a warning to the rest of the competition, as midfielder Byrnes set the tone in his first match as captain with a best-on-ground performance.
Debutant coach Josh Bourke was pleased with the win post-match but maintains there is still plenty of work to be done for the Dragons.
“It’s a nice little reward for effort that’s been put in for a long time now, but as we spoke about out there [on the ground], we’ve got things we’ve still got to get a lot better at,” Bourke said.
Assistant coach Jackson Kornberg was full of praise for the Dragons backline after conceding just one goal for the match.
“I thought our backs were terrific,” he said.
“Particularly in the last half, the defenders were under siege. The ball was coming in with a lot of heat and they were able to rebound pretty quickly. Whilst there’s a lot to improve on from a ball movement point of view, I thought it was a pretty strong start.”
Kornberg was also impressed with the running ability of Oscar Lewis, as well as the quality of vice-captain Finn Maginness through midfield.
The Dragons next assignment comes on Sunday morning when they host the Northern Knights at Trevor Barker Oval in another 10am clash.
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 5.4 8.7 13.10 19.13 (127)
CALDER CANNONS 0.1 0.4 1.8 1.12 (18)
GOALS: Dean 5, Bowman 3, Mifsud 3, Bell 2, O’Leary, Hanrahan, Mahony, Courtney, Maginness, Burke.
BEST: Byrnes, Bowman, Dean, Lewis, Maginness, Watts
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With the release of the latest edition of SirBruce’s chart of MMO populations, the debates have once again erupted over not only the validity of the numbers, but also over the how to even talk about the populations of these virtual worlds. It’s a discussion that has come up before, of course.
With recent versions of the charts, Bruce has started to include stats such as “peak concurrent users” and “average concurrent users.” With the rise of non-subscription services, the industry is having to adapt to different metrics altogether. Services such as Blizzard’s have had to attach statements to their press releases to gain credibility for their figures, after much skepticism from competitors.
World of Warcraft’s Paying Customer Definition
World of Warcraft customers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or purchased a prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the installation box bundled with one free month access. Internet Game Room players having accessed the game over the last seven days are also counted as customers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or canceled subscriptions, and expired pre-paid cards. Customers in licensees’ territories are defined along the same rules.
The original metric people used, of course, was subscriptions. This is a great metric for assessing how much revenue a game is getting, but it does have a few oddities in terms of determining the popularity of a game.
Players often have multiple accounts. And when I say “often,” I mean “really often.” While we know that price sensitivity for users can get pretty high, enough so that a client purchase and any fee at all is a significant barrier to most people, we also know that that among the hardcore, it’s almost nonexistent. It’s not uncommon to hear anecdotes about the people who own 10 or more accounts; this leads to an overcounting of actual people on the service.
Even game operators have a fair amount of uncertainty around the actual incidence of this, because accounts get mapped to credit cards. The average US household has many credit card numbers — I have heard figures from 7 to 14 cards per household. On top of this, uncertainty goes in the other directions as well: multiple accounts on one card, with no sense of how many people it maps to — one head of household paying for three accounts for her kids, or maintaining them for herself? You can try minor cleanup on this by mapping against addresses as well, but even a minor typo will noise up the data.
Because of this, there have been estimates that the average accountholder in subscription based MMOs actually accounts for two or more accounts. In other words, half or more of the subscriber base isn’t real. This is something that operators need to take into account when they assess price sensitivity and commitment to a game; a change might cause those players who run 10 accounts to choose to axe 9 of them, while retaining one to keep a toe in the water.
Quasi-subscribers also complicate matters. At any given time, assuming a game with decent inflow, there is a fairly large proportion of the userbase that is playing for free, based on promotions, loyalty programs, free months provided by the box, and so on. These are folks who are able to play the game, but aren’t necessarily paying for it, or paying for it directly. The most obvious one of these, and the one that causes Blizzard to have so much stuff in their subscriber definition, is game time cards (which in Asia are often sold on shorter blocks of time than a month), but there’s also PC baang license arrangements and other such complications.
One example of this is aggregator packages which offer access to multiple games for one fee; you can break apart the numbers to try to determine which game they were playing, but at what point do you count them as equivalent to a subscriber?
The most interesting quasi-subscriber figure is that surrounding people who just don’t log in very often. At any given time, you can expect the number of unique logins over a month to be drastically lower than the number of subscribers that month — by as much as 20%. In other words, at any given time, 1/5th of the subscriber base won’t have logged in during the last month.
A lot of people forget to cancel. It’s hard to tell how many of these there are either. The 20% figure mentioned above is not really representative, because a lot of those are folks who maintain a sub, but simply doesn’t use it very often (or extra accounts for muling or special purposes, or whatever). The number of people who simply forget to cancel is likely in the single-digit percentages, I’d guess.
Plain old noisy data also has a small effect. For example, someone can enter the service, get registered, but bail before putting in a credit card number. Are they a subscriber? They’re not actually able to play the game, but they are an account. There’s a surprising number of people who register, pay, and then don’t log in — their machine couldn’t handle the game, perhaps.
Of course, subscriber metrics, despite these problems, are still a damn sight better than registered users, which typically
include everyone who ever created an account, whether or not they have ever even logged in. This is a decent metric for penetration of sampling, but lousy for determining the population of a given world.
include people who stopped playing, and therefore are always going o rise, because they are an accumulation stat.
frequently double-count expansion account keys.
A lot of the early skepticism of Korean figures arose because registered users was a common figure used.
Korea in fact has a fairly open numbers policy — there are ratings systems that measure peak concurrency for the various games kind of like Nielsen measures concurrency for television shows in the US. This has led to popularity charts being fairly available, but it of course ignores the fact that concurrency is also a bad metric in a number of ways, even for measuring popularity.
First off, concurrency follows predictable weekly patterns, fluctuating up and down noticeably based on the day of the week. Because of this, an individual peak isn’t really reflective of the overall usage.
When people do use average concurrency numbers, they vary the trailing date length. For example, Second Life uses 60 days, other companies use 30 days, and yet others in Korea use 7 days.
Most importantly, concurrency ignores session length.
Do the thought experiment. Let’s say that there is a game with 24 users. The game permits only one session per day, and it mandates that said session last exactly one hour.
If the users all log in at peak time (unlikely), the game will show a peak of 24. But more likely they will log in spread out across the hours of the day, with peak time showing a bulge — perhaps of 10.
Now change the session length to 24 hours. All of a sudden, the peak is 24 again, because everyone overlaps.
Now change the session length to 1 second. The peak drops to 1, because nobody overlaps.
This is shown most dramatically in the difference between MMORPGs and more casual games. Peak concurrency for the RPGs, which demand multiple hours of play time in a session, is always significantly higher than that for the new breed of “casual online games” such as Kart Rider. Even more casual RPGs will exhibit this; SWG and Planetside, for example, had a much shorter session length than the EverQuest games, and so would not get similar peaks.
This means that our tie ratio rules of thumb are obsolete. Once upon a time, the rule of thumb was to take your peak concurrency and multiply it by 4 or 5 to get an estimate of the userbase’s size. But in the more casual games, such as Kart Rider, you actually need to multiply by ten because of the brevity of session lengths. The fact that Kart Rider held the #1 spot on the Korean charts despite its userbase being underrepresented by half speaks to its popularity.
Now, this is of course the point at which the more business-oriented developer chimes in and suggests using revenue instead, such as “ARPU,” which stands for Average Revenue Per User. This is often broken into ARPU/Hour, ARPU/Month, and so on.
But even this figure is often misleading. For example,
the casual games boast figures much higher than the figures for subscription games; it’s not uncommon to hear of APRU in the $30/month range. But that’s often “average revenue per paying user,” because the free games get millions of players who don’t pay a dime. Here the revenue per user is being inflated by not counting every registered or active user.
Yet they still incur costs on the many players who are playing but not paying. Without access to profit and loss figures, we cannot tell whether a high ARPU is really a success or not, and it’s entirely possible for a low ARPU to be immensely profitable, if the operational costs are low enough.
Of course, there’s also the sunk costs in development that ARPU does not take into account. You could have a great ARPU, but if you overspent prior to launch, still not be very successful.
Lastly, you could be a game like Achaea, which has a relatively small userbase and a great ARPU. Very successful business, but we’re not learning a lot about how to compare it to other games; it mines its niche very well, but doesn’t scale (and doesn’t particularly want to). It’s going to be axiomatic that with a niche audience, you can mine it for more dollars because the fans are likely to be more hardcore and you can target their desires very precisely. But you aren’t going to get a good sense of the total revenue picture from ARPU alone; a lower ARPU traded for massively more users may well be a better business (and in fact, generally seems to be).
Revenue in general is a tricky thing. People keep taking the 6 or 6.5m users reported by Blizzard and multiplying it by $15 to arrive at astronomical revenue figures. But in practice, they probably only get less than a dollar per user in China. Their partner, The9, only reported total revenue for a quarter at $22m last year; comparing that to the frequently cited figure of “well, take 2m times $15 a month” and you can see the gap. Blizzard also doesn’t get all of the revenue, of course, some of its goes to the partner.
This business equation is going to vary in every territory. Revenue is, of course, immensely important ot measuring the success of virtual worlds as businesses, but just as in any other business, revenue is not the only story: reach, costs, growth trends, and so on also matter a lot.
The figure I prefer isn’t publicly given out by anyone, and that’s average weekly uniques. Basically, instead of counting how many people are online at one time, or counting how many are paying, doesn’t tell you how many are actually playing. But counting how many people logged in each given day, and then averaging that out across the week to smooth out the daily fluctuations will give you a very good sense of how many people are actually playing.
The other nice thing about uniques is that you can treat it as a percentage of the paying subscriber base to determine the stickiness of the game.
One of the flaws with the other metrics is that they are often difficult to compare across multiple games. Peak concurrency doesn’t work because of the session lengths. Subscribers are counted differently by different providers — and sometimes even by the same provider within a stable of offerings. But you can compare uniques percentage to determine which is the game that kepss more of its users coming back day after day.
A fall in uniques will also presage a fall in subscribers, often by weeks; you can see when people are losing interest and failing to log in regularly, and that will generally be a very good leading indicator of cancellation. A high uniques percentage in a week (80% or more) is likely to indicate a growing game, whereas one with only, say, 50%, is likely to be shrinking.
Most telling is graphing uniques over time, and then marking on it the dates of significant events in the game’s history: every patch, every expansion, every promo, every marketing push, every scandal. You’ll be able to objectively assess whether those changes made players want to play more or less, and use that knowledge to guide your future decisions.
Of course, Bruce isn’t likely to be given the uniques percentage by any company, which is a shame, because I think it’s the only really good way of measuring MMO populations.
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Wars has sold over 2 million copies by this point. And while that number is somewhat circumspect because it doesn’t account for people who’ve bought multiple copies and the like the numbers for “subscribers” to an online game is likewise an imperfect measure of how many people are actually playing. My admittedly brief investigation reveals nothing further about other metrics from the world of GW. Still, it’s useful as a comparison, if nothing else, and were there actually anything close to half that
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limitations of the design, so far, although time will tell. (I know! It’s a beta!) [IMG Barbiecolour_2] Course, this is just registered users, not returning players, and as Raph will tell you, quite rightly, registered users hopeless for measuring popularity. It’s returning users you want to measure, and the article over at Scientific American doesn’t mention that…
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chabuhi says:
Is the number of multiple-account holders high enough to be statistically significant? More than the +/-? I’m not challenging your stats, I’m sincerely curious.
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[…] Revenue in general is a tricky thing. People keep taking the 6 or 6.5m users reported by Blizzard and multiplying it by $15 to arrive at astronomical revenue figures. But in practice, they probably only get less than a dollar per user in China. Their partner, The9, only reported total revenue for a quarter at $22m last year; comparing that to the frequently cited figure of �well, take 2m times $15 a month� and you can see the gap. Blizzard also doesn�t get all of the revenue, of course, some of its goes to the partner. This business equation is going to vary in every territory. Revenue is, of course, immensely important ot measuring the success of virtual worlds as businesses, but just as in any other business, revenue is not the only story: reach, costs, growth trends, and so on also matter a lot. The figure I prefer isn�t publicly given out by anyone, and that�s average weekly uniques. Basically, instead of counting how many people are online at one time, or counting how many are paying, doesn�t tell you how many are actually playing. But counting how many people logged in each given day, and then averaging that out across the week to smooth out the daily fluctuations will give you a very good sense of how many people are actually playing. The other nice thing about uniques is that you can treat it as a percentage of the paying subscriber base to determine the stickiness of the game. One of the flaws with the other metrics is that they are often difficult to compare across multiple games. Peak concurrency doesn�t work because of the session lengths. Subscribers are counted differently by different providers � and sometimes even by the same provider within a stable of offerings. But you can compare uniques percentage to determine which is the game that kepss more of its users coming back day after day. A fall in uniques will also presage a fall in subscribers, often by weeks; you can see when people are losing interest and failing to log in regularly, and that will generally be a very good leading indicator of cancellation. A high uniques percentage in a week (80% or more) is likely to indicate a growing game, whereas one with only, say, 50%, is likely to be shrinking. Most telling is graphing uniques over time, and then marking on it the dates of significant events in the game�s history: every patch, every expansion, every promo, every marketing push, every scandal. You�ll be able to objectively assess whether those changes made players want to play more or less, and use that knowledge to guide your future decisions. Of course, Bruce isn�t likely to be given the uniques percentage by any company, which is a shame, because I think it�s the only really good way of measuring MMO populations. Link: Measuring MMOs 150)?150:this.scrollHeight)”> __________________ The tools suck! — Raph Koster […]
Raph says:
There have been public surveys done on MMO populations asking how many accounts they have, and usually the answers show that a largish number have 2 or 3 accounts. I am not at liberty to reveal any confidential data, of course.
It’s also very hard to get a good handle on even internally, because usually, multiple account holders do not want to be found. But do the math — Assume a game of 200,000 subscribers. Let’s say only 2% of players have 10 accounts — the extreme hardcore, perhaps using them for gold farming. That’s 4000 people. Those guys then represent 10% of the total paying userbase, since they pay for 40,000 accounts. I’d guess the commoner case is 2 and 3 account holders.
Even worse, this can severely distort your perceptions of a game’s size. Let’s say you have one game that (tacitly, for sure) encourages farming, and another that doesn’t. The farming-prone one is the one we describe above. The other one is smaller, only has 150,000 users, but there’s no reason to run multiple accounts — perhaps they give lots of alts, permit running bots in groups, and so on. Odds are that the 150,000 user game actually has more people playing it, even though it derives less revenue and has fewer “subscribers.”
Steven Davis says:
Raph –
Why reduce things to one number? These various metrics each highlight different facets of an online game and affect its health and success. While you may discount accounts where the player is not logging in, these are virtually perfect from a business perspective (as long as they last). After all, they add no infrastructure cost… this is the entire premise of the health club business.
Blizzard’s abuse of the subscriber number is fairly deceptive, it hides the number of people who have “converted” to a recurring subscription.
It certainly would make sense to break out these numbers by country for the partnership factor as well as the distinct business models.
Average concurrent users and peak concurrent users are certainly of interest if you are looking at modeling infrastructure costs. As is average session time.
It would be good for the industry to move towards a sensible, common set of metrics. There is still more to be learned from sharing than from hiding data.
Craig Huber says:
If I recall, the primary intent of the MMOGchart effort was not really to chart the rise and fall of individual titles/services, but rather more of an attempt to get a feel for overall MMO market penetration: in which case, the multiple account issue comes back and complicates things yet again.
My own situation is probably a good (if extreme) example: I have a Station Access account (for EQ2 and SWG), a CoH/CoV joint account, a DDO account, a Horizons account, and a WoW account: 5 (or 6) total… and I’ll be adding Auto Assault soon. A year ago, add Lineage 2 and drop DDO. 2 years ago, drop the Lineage 2 and add 2 Shadowbane accounts… and so on.
So even as a measure of “total audience growth”, there is likely plenty of subjectivity in the numbers, an issue which even title-by-title uniques would not address.
Allen Sligar says:
First of all what an awesome post Raph, this seriously breaks down the means by which the industry is measuring its success (valid and flawed)as far as measuring its consumer base
As a data miner of course I’m biased in that I believe the value of data is to not only understand ones business but to make it better.
“While you may discount accounts where the player is not logging in, these are virtually perfect from a business perspective (as long as they last). After all, they add no infrastructure cost… this is the entire premise of the health club business”
Steven thats a great point, but I think whats more important is the longevity and enjoyment the player base is getting from the game. Just as in a health club, sure its good for business, from a pure profit standpoint, but are the members living longer and enjoying it?
The thing that pisses players off is when the company treats them like some unit, or just another “script”. Thats when companies start losing players goodwill, economic and otherwise….
I dont think any business model that Ive heard of succeeeds in the long term when the proprieter of the business takes thier money then gives them bad service (boring or just plain bad gameing experiance)
I believe a reason for measuring this would be to ensure your organization is proactive rather than reactive. Because people not logging in regularly generally means somethings going on( playerbase is bored or unhappy), and when there is a lag time on cancellations and a game design supports multiple accounts as mentioned above one might consider finding out WHY the playerbase is unhappy/bored.
Thats the value of data….proactive decision making and business longevity
Again great post..
People keep taking the 6 or 6.5m users reported by Blizzard and multiplying it by $15 to arrive at astronomical revenue figures. But in practice, they probably only get less than a dollar per user in China.
Claiming Blizzard earns $90,000,00 USD per month in revenue sounds a lot better as a response than "well, it’s really difficult to estimate from an outside perspective". 😉
Now, you said that in practice they might get less than a dollar per user in China. Is that profit or revenue?
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Great post, Raph.
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You know what I find interesting — UO still has as many or more subscribers than when I played it back in 1998. I think that’s Fantastic. 🙂
Even if farming-encouraged games may get more revenue through subscriptions, doesn’t that cut down on the total ARPU? I mean you’ve got people willing to pay for secondary goods (ingame cash / items) relating to your game, but the portion of their budget they’re pointing at your game goes to the Farmers, not to the guys running the game.
SirBruce says:
Excellent remarks, Raph, and very comprehensive. I agree with just about everything you said, although I think perhaps monthly uniques might be a better measurement. It’s probably too easy to overreact to week-to-week fluctuations. I also agree with the poster that all of the metrics have their own advantages and disadvantages, and what we really need is a basket of data for every game. But as you pointed out, I have a hard enough time getting subscription figures. Even if I could move to a different metric tomorrow and get some companies to agree to it, there’s still the wealth of historic data that wouldn’t be available.
I’m still trying to pin down’s Blizzard’s numbers more precisely, and there may be a revision downward on my charts in the future. It’s clear there are over 4 million accounts in China, but how many of those are unexpired, or were active in the last month, or in the last 7 days, is not entirely clear, since WoW did not explicitly quote that customer definition in their recent press releases. Still, the “truth” is still going to be quite impressive, far more than any other subscription MMOG.
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Michael Chui says:
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[…] MMOG guru Raph Koster has posted an excellent write-up on his blog on how to measure MMOs.� I wanted to provide a link to here because it provides a very comprehensive overview of both the advantages and shortcomings of using subscription numbers to track the market.� Not only are these numbers imperfect, but they also don�t provide a complete picture.� They are only one of a variety of metrics that could be used, if such data was actually made available by those in the industry.� We may even be moving towards a point where subscription-based MMOs will be a thing of the past. […]
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Ross Bemrose says:
I always thought the metrics were a bit on the odd side. What I’d really like to see, though, are metrics for certain continents.
For instance, just the ones for North America. Of course, games that are doing well in, say, China or Korea, won’t like that idea. That includes Blizzard, which purportedly has somewhere between 4 and 5 million of its WoW subscriptions in China. Lineage 1 and 2 would also be heavily hit, as the majority of their subscriptions are in Korea.
Whether or not you count people with multiple subscriptions as separate accounts depends on which metric you’re going for. If you’re looking for the money amount, then they would need be be counted as separate. If you’re looking for the total number of people that play your game, I wouldn’t count them.
There’s also the problem where they may let other people use their accounts while they aren’t using them.
dsutton says:
Good article, Raph!
I’m still a little fuzzy on using uniques as the best metric when it comes to games where multiple accounts is the norm (or at least higher in comparison). Doesn’t the problem which multiple accounts contributes to subscription numbers still exist in uniques, or is it nullified in some way?
To use SWG as an example (the only game I’ve owned multiple accounts), I only bought one copy of JTL initially. The result was that for several months one account got logged daily while the other would only get logged when there was a resource shift. To expound a bit, a member of my guild was one of those guys who had 10 accounts; once he started his jedi grind, you rarely saw the other 9 accounts.
Conversely, when my wife and I played WoW, we both used the same account (because we could 🙂
Does counting uniques solve those problems or is it simply a better way of cutting through the noise?
Daily uniques does still fall prey to multiple account holders. But overall, people do not seem to tend to log in every account every day, so it reduces the “noise” factor somewhat. In your example, the JTL account would show up regularly, whereas the harvester account would show up rarely.
Its bigger weakness is the WoW case you described, which is shared accounts. But ALL the systems fail to handle that one.
bpez says:
First of all, great article.
I operate a couple of very popular MMOs in Asia. As an operator (I license games, localize them, and bring them to my market) long ago I gave up trying to estimate how many physical people play the game. It’s hard to get that number, so I rely on other measures. Every different measure has its nuances, and has to be interpreted properly.
I look at many numbers every day, here are the most important single for me:
* PCU helps me with server and datacenter planning. They’re also fun at parties. PCUs are the macho comparison, and game operators and developers love to talk about them. At parties, people also like to talk about paid subscribers, total registered accounts. It’s all hype 😉 But indicative of…something.
* If I look at one number every day, it’s average unique accounts (Ralph’s favorite measure, and rightfully so). I’ve been using that for a long time to assess traction.
* Monthly I also pay attention to paid gamer drop-offs. These are gamers who paid at least once who, for the first time have not logged in during the past month.
I’d also add:
* account sharing is rampant in Asia
* with many early titles (2D and 2.5D) in Asia, autoplay bots are common, and can contribute as much as a third to PCU numbers
* ftp (free to play, or item-selling) MMOs and casual games are becoming the dominant model in Asia, as you noted
* average play time per day (the sum of all sessions in one day) is important for MMOs, as it relates to gamer promiscuity 😉
As for comparing MMOs with each other worldwide, it depends again on what you’re driving at. I’d agree w/Ralph that average uniques is the best (though still imperfect) single measure.
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bpez, can I ask where you’re based and what games you operate? Just curious.
Jicehix says:
Well, I don’t know about other games, but I’m playing Dark Age of Camelot, and most (if not all) players I know use a “buff bot” on a secondary account, which they log in about every time they play their main account.
Very nice read, btw.
Steve Ramsey says:
Taken on the whole, and seasoned with Raph’s thinking on numbers, the picture for MMO’s isn’t all that rosy. WoW seem the be an industry anomalie. Get out of the top ten and you have a tough row to hoe.
As to Bruce’s numbers, I can accept tham as general guidance, but at certain points he tips of the reader that he is merely guessing. An instance would be WWII Online, where his graph shows no change, yet in the text analysis he conjurs a large gain in subscribership due to a euro re-release, and does so with no data, and no evidence, not even anecdotal.
Well, I provide some rumor in the analysis so people can get the context that goes along with the number. I’d say my comments about the European release for WWII Online count as “anecdotal” but it’s true that I haven’t any numbers to release yet. But those guesses don’t generally appear on the chart. I do have a couple of derived numbers on the chart, and they’re rated a “C” in the analysis; they’re not so much guesses as data points with larger than usual error bars. (I could put error bars on every number on the chart, but how big that error bar would be would just be a guess as well…)
Patrick McKenzie says:
Blizzard doesn’t just give “some” of the revenues to The9. The9 gets the lion’s share. I saw an industry analysis that would have more recent numbers but I think its behind a pay-gate somewhere and couldn’t find it again, but it was reported here (http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=4676) among other places that the deal was originally $3 million + 22% of sales, with a minimum value of about $50 million over a 4 year period.
What I find it amazing is that The9 is totally dependent on Blizzard in providing an accurate count of user hours, which in turn determines how much Blizzard has to pay The9. Even still, Blizzard is looking to get out of their deal, because the upside of their success in China has been much larger than they anticipated. We do know there are millions of WoW players in China, but exactly how many were active in the past 7 days or the past month or are still on unexpired game cards is uncertain. But I’m trying to get clarification from both Blizzard and The9 on this point.
Adam MacDonald says:
It’s funny, of course, because AOL had to deal with this kind of definition anxiety of “active_paying” vs. “trial” vs. “prepaid” etc. years ago. Sarbanes-Oxley just made it mandatory for everybody, and reminded AOL to keep doing it.
I always figured that the easiest thing to do would be to understand where a user is in the billing lifecycle vs. worrying about whether they actually use the service regularly. And how they may or may not use it (e.g. alts). But I suppose you have to be able to know whether a person has just renewed, or whether they are N days into their renewal, or N days away from having to renew, etc. That is, you have to document (and be able to present) your definitions for what constitutes a sub. And surprise, getting those definitions and reporting on them is not straightforward. And bigger surprise, different providers may have slightly different definitons. But I think SOX is supposed to remedy some of that.
AngryGumball says:
Because you and your companies will not be upfront and public about subscription numbers. Your Marketing people practice deceptive wordings.
Most every MMO has bad Customer service with regards to what is going on.
AngryGumball wrote:
Your marketing people practice deceptive wordings.
This really doesn’t mean anything. Whether something is "deceptive" to an individual depends on individual comprehension of that something. After all, honesty can be deceptive too. The most marketers can do with regard to deceptive practices is adhere to fair commerce laws and regulations.
Mostly every MMO has bad customer service with regards to what is going on.
The people who are employed as customer service representatives are often gamers and citizens of the virtual world they service. When their shift ends, they’ll return home and likely play the game as normal players. They know the game inside-out. They usually know "what’s going on". In addition, they are far more knowledgeable about problems players experience daily than players who are not employed as customer service representatives. Their perspective on the game enjoys a breadth unmatched by the typically selfish concerns of gamers who complain about "bad" customer service. Regardless, their responsibilities include helping players succeed and they’ll do what they can to help.
These people should be respected, not admonished.
Yes, you’re going to read about incidents where a GM has done wrong by a player. Those incidents get all the press. What doesn’t get the media or the rant sites excited (unfortunately so, I think) are the vast majority of times GMs get things right, including dealing with inappropriate behavior quietly, behind the scenes, the way it should happen. I wish people didn’t think that because they’re in the privacy of their own homes and they are "anonymous" that they can act any way they want, but that’s just a fact of life in the MMO world. I wish you all heard about the good things they do. You don’t hear about them making sure someone gets help after making a suicide threat in-game. You don’t hear about them personally calling a player after a hurricane to make sure they are ok… but I wish you did.
— John Smedley, Sony Online Entertainment; Station Blog: Virtual Jail.
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Jestor Rodo says:
Ralph , You have gain the respect of those who have been shun by SOE by leaving the company itself but to quote Smedley about how bad news travels faster then any good news is a little elementry for such a sage of this industry as yourself.
Of course , My problem is game ban for alleged forum misuse (I will always say alleged and say anything that SOE want to hear concerning my DEAD accounts) only SOE has this rule and as I have pointed out in my blog – http://www.myspace.com/lovethatjestor – it was a new policy slipped into the EULA and TOS at the end of 2004 and quickly enforced on myself and a selected few.
After witnessing the self destruction of SWG with NGE , there is nothing to go back to. ( Althought the CU was not well received). The only thing I have gained is the fellowship of thousands done wrong by SOE.
Hawthorn says:
There is no one correct metric for MMO’s. The right metric to use depends on the question you’re trying to answer.
If you want to know who’s making the most money, you don’t care about multiple account holders, you don’t care about people who forgot to cancel, and you don’t care about dormant logins. You do care about the number of paid subscriptions in each price bracket. And if you know the cost per player, you may want to know about peak and average logins.
If you want to know who’s got the biggest crowd on the weekend, you don’t care about free vs. paid subscriptions, you don’t care about price brackets or Station Access prorating or any of that. You want peak and average concurrent logins.
If you want to know who’s doing the best marketing, you don’t care about logins and you don’t care about legacy subscribers, but you do care about new subscribers per month and boxes sold for games that sell boxes.
Having said all this, my suspicion is that once a game “draws a curve” on the SirBruce chart using one metric, it would probably draw a similar curve using any other metric you succeeded in determining.
Tom Ewing says:
This is all flimflammery by the nutcase Koster who is largely responsible for the debacle that is Star Wars: Galaxies. As a business leader, the measure for MMORPG’s is called Customer Satisfaction, and it is measured as follows:
Total Number of Players Logged In Daily (divided by) Total Time Logged in Daily.
That is your Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) and includes a volume element balanced with a time online (satisfaction) element. I’m sure that the CSI measure for Star Wars: Galaxies has dropped through the floor over the last year, and at other points of botched management over the last 3 years.
You can balance the CSI satisfaction measure with trending and comparing between games, Average Players Online Daily, and Average Time Online Daily.
Leaving aside your inflammatory first paragraph, I do agree that a satisfaction index is useful. However, you cannot compare total time logged in across different games. They simply have different “time it takes to get things done” scales.
A web-based turn-based game might have a very high satisfaction index, but not permit you to make more than one turn a day, and thus show a very low “hours per day” time. A Live Arcade game may make your thumbs ache and force you to stop after an hour. A chat-heavy game may encourage people to stay online for hours chatting. A large-group game like Lineage or raiding may require hours of online coordination time. For that matter, it may require hours of offline coordination time that don’t show up in your metric (nobody has good metrics for “hours spent on the hobby & fan community” which would be vital to considering a CSI).
This is without even getting to the issues of bots, of course.
DarthKaos says:
Interesting post Raph. I would think the metric is a lot easier from a revenue perspective. Like a previous posted had mentioned, in the US, Sarbane-Oxley should be providing the guidlines for what a customer is.
When you try to add in the other requirements of running an MMO, like resource planning and customer satisfaction, then your calculations require a lot more work.
I am curious about the bundled service offering that SOE has. I think this kind of bundling skews the true state of a subscriber base for a given title and makes it all but impossible to estimate the acutal number of subscribers for a a given title included in the bundle. I am wondering what you think of this practice and do you see other companies becomming gaming portals or aggregators?
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Xan says:
Players often have multiple accounts. And when I say “often,” I mean “really often.”
This depends a lot on the max. number of characters per account allowed. While SWG used to allow 1 char per server, WoW allows 10 (? – at least more than most people are able to manage) on one server. I knew a lot of people who had multiple accounts on SWG – I don’t know anyone at WoW who does.
EQ allowed 8 per server, and still had extremely high incidence of multiple accounts. I have certainly heard plenty of stories about multiple WoW accounts as well.
Multiple accounts isn’t driven just by alt-play, it’s also driven by simultaneous play. The games that center more on farming and online presence exhibit it more, is my impression.
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Joe Smoe says:
I find it ironic how Raph singles out Blizzard and Korean figures for possibly deceptive metrics, but doesn’t mention SOE’s same practice while he was still on board. I remember SOE playing the exact same games with numbers for SWG. In fact, Raph specifically criticizes the use of “registered users”, but here is a press release from 2003: “Star Wars Galaxies now has a total of 275,000 registered users. Released at the end of June, Galaxies ranks as the second largest online game in the US, in terms of registered users”
If registered users is such a poor metric, why did you use it Raph? If you are going to single out other companies for using misleading metrics to boost their numbers, at least have the courage to admit you have done it yourself.
Joe, it’s not like I usually write press releases. But yeah, everyone plays those games.
That said, registered users is also not too bad a metric for assessing the velocity of a launch. It basically means number of trials. It’s a poor metric for ongoing measurement, though.
“Joe, it’s not like I usually write press releases.”
You’re right. You didn’t write that particular press release.
But you did say this in an interview on Oct 1, 2003: “We’ve surpassed 300K registered accounts and we’re pretty happy with the progress.”
Source: http://pc.ign.com/articles/452/452616p1.html
IMO, it all comes down to this:
When you buy a single-player RPG, it doesn’t really matter how many other people are playing it since that fact will not significantly impact my personal enjoyment of the game.
When you buy a multiplayer RPG, then it DOES really matter how many other people are playing it. If the game is slowly dying, then is it worth $15/month for me to build up a character that may not be around 6 months from now? Will I even have enough other people to play with since most MMORPGs require some level of grouping? Will I have enough of a market to sell player-created goods?
Unlike with single-player RPGs, the health of the game community is a vital statistic to someone deciding to purchase and spend HUNDREDS of hours on a character in a muliplayer game. Therefore, it really boils my blood when MMORPG companies and executives (such as yourself) do everything they can to hide the true facts from prospective buyers.
Bluntly, Joe, I give out the figures I’m allowed to give out. Would I use registered users as a preferred metric? No, as I said in the article. But I am not allowed to give out whatever figure I want — it’s confidential information. Before an interview, I sit down the marketing and we prep on what stats are releasable. That’s how the business world works.
FWIW, SWG was growing at a nice clip through most of 2003. There was definitely a dropoff during that year, but cities, vehicles, and mounts, plus some content starting to flow in, made a difference. I can’t tell you how many users it had, because that too is confidential.
Personally, I’d be quite comfortable with all stats for all games being public, but I don’t think that most companies would agree.
VIRGINWORLDS.COM says:
[…] Register Measuring MMOs https://www.raphkoster.com/2006/06/01/measuring-mmos/ With the release of the latest edition of SirBruce’s chart of MMO populations, the debates have once again erupted over not only the validity of the numbers, but also over the how to even talk about the populations of these virtual worlds. It’s a discussion that has come up before, of course. Submitted by prognosticator on Jun 02, 2006 11:25:02 CST (more) (comments) karma: 0 / clicks: 75 / comments: 0 To post comments, please login. […]
digg - World of Warcraft passes 50 percent market share says:
[…] by randal2k on 6/02/06 [comment buried, show commenthide comment] + 2 diggs take frequent crashes, 100% CPU usage, problems with Video cards (Nvidia and ATI), random disconnects, cheating and “Warden” and you have the biggest MMORPG with the MOST problems. I have been with WOW for over a year and have ended my subscription. However, not before they charged me for a month after removing my account, they said “no refunds”. There warden program causes my CPU to rage 100% during the game, lending me to believe that IT IS what is causing lag and so forth in the Game. Warden is also uninhibited in what information is sent back to blizzard… anything they want. With all of this said, i am shocked that so many people play it. then i realized… there using the same tactic as AOL. AOL, said if you signed up for a free trial your a subscriber, and they would leave you as a subscriber for awhile after you didn’t even use it.. this cooking there numbers. I don’t have an account anymore, but, i do have 14 days left on the account till it’s nonfunctional. this is considered as me having an account… then take the “Free” accounts.. and you get more players… also, do they count people who played, and now don’t since they never delete accounts? No, i think that this is just more nonsense, and not accurate numbers. this says allot about what there looking at and how it’s not 100% accurate https://www.raphkoster.com/2006/06/01/measuring-mmos/ even if it is, i still don’t get it… something that buggy … says allot for continual beta programs. [reply] […]
Raph’s Website » Link collection says:
[…] Speaking of games that keep on trucking and show growth when you don’t expect it, Puzzle Pirates has announced 2m registered users. Arr, Daniel, ye knows that registered users be a landlubber’s metric! Still, congratulations are in order, as it’s a significant achievement, and speaks well for the business model that Three Rings has adopted with micropayment doubloons. […]
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Gamer Geeks Unite! - ConstantChatter says:
[…] charliesangel – Glad to have you join us. You know what was surprising to me … is that SirBruce’s latest Subscription Numbers just came out … and Ultima Online has had as many or more subscribers as it had when I was playing back in 1998. (WOW is, of course, kicking the everloving crap out of everybody else.) Graphs here. Of course, Raph points out some of the misleading bits, but still… interesting data, nonetheless. __________________ I may have been married since 9/24/05, but I’ve been Janey since 1998. Woot! Baby Incoming 2/24/07 :: Blog […]
Raph’s Website » Second Life posts weekly uniques says:
[…] I’ve mentioned before that weekly uniques is my preferred metricf or measuring virtual world populations. You need to have an SL account to see the stats, but the announcement is here. […]
MMODump.com » Second Life posts weekly uniques says:
[…] Life posts weekly uniques Second Life posts weekly uniques: “I’ve mentioned before that weekly uniques is my preferred metric for measuringvirtual world populations. You need to have an SL account to see the stats, but the announcement is here. […]
VN Boards - Number Decline says:
[…] For those that don’t know Raph Koster, he was UO’s lead designer, creative director for SWG, and chief creative officer for EQ2. This guy has been in the MMO business a long time and knows a thing or two. https://www.raphkoster.com/2006/06/01/measuring-mmos/ […]
| News.com to go | CNET News.com says:
[…] So why the controversy? Critics contend that journalists don’t understand the difference between “registered accounts” and “active users,” and that execs at Linden Lab haven’t exactly gone out of their way to clear up the confusion. Because Linden Lab prominently reports more than 2 million residents, many articles have said that Second Life has more than 2 million users. Ondrejka argues that this is still accurate. “The total residents, which we have always talked about, is the right number to represent users,” Ondrejka said. He pointed out that Linden Lab also prominently reports the “trailing” number of residents who logged in within the last 60 days, which as of Wednesday was 844,310. That means, of course, that at best, fully 63 percent of registered accounts have not logged in within 60 days. There’s another issue with that figure: the game industry typically reports users logged in within the last 30 days, not 60. The 30-day number, as of Wednesday, was 534,738 for Second Life. That means 77 percent did not log in within 30 days. Ondrejka said that Second Life is different from traditional online games. He pointed to a recent study Linden Lab conducted over six months in which the company examined member usage. He said that 30 percent of users had gaps of one or two months between log-ins. And that’s why the company prefers to put the 60-day trailing number on the SecondLife.com front page. Ondrejka said it is nearly impossible to arrive at a true number of active users because of the vagaries of the credit card numbers and IP addresses employed by users, and the fact that users can have multiple accounts. “I’m open to any Internet service that has a solution to the Internet identity problem,” said Ondrejka. “We don’t know who’s at the other end of the keyboard.” Still, because Second Life users frequently return after long times away, he said Linden Lab sticks to its “resident” definition. Other virtual-world and online-game veterans acknowledge that it’s very hard to figure out how many real users there are. “With the rise of non-subscription services, the industry is having to adapt to different metrics altogether,” Raph Koster, a designer of Ultima Online and former chief creative officer of EverQuest and Star Wars Galaxies publisher Sony Online Entertainment, wrote on his blog. “The original metric people used, of course, was subscriptions. This is a great metric for assessing how much revenue a game is getting, but it does have a few oddities in terms of determining the popularity of a game.” […]
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Which are your Favorite Online Games [Besides LoTR:o] - The Lord of the Rings Online(tm): Shadows of Angmar(tm) Forums says:
[…] over 6 months old. Here is a page discussing Measuring MMOs – it links to that guys page as well. https://www.raphkoster.com/2006/06/01/measuring-mmos/ __________________ Bow down before the one you serve… VQ2 character : RokX VQ+ character : […]
YulGang and Wow Most Subscribed? - Page 3 - Onrpg MMORPG Forums says:
[…] registered etc.. For a WONDERFUL article on how many MMO’s fudge their numbers, read this: https://www.raphkoster.com/2006/06/01/measuring-mmos/ If you are reading mmogchart.com, note that he only measures NORTH AMERICAN subscriptions in his […]
Measuring Success says:
[…] Raph has a great post about measuring player numbers in MMO games. […]
The M Show says:
[…] News: Sirius XM merger? Second Life population more around 200k Raph Koster on Measuring MMOS […]
MMOWTF: Bruce Woodcock is frightening (and wrong) says:
[…] and most of them are seriously flawed. The best discussion I’ve seen to date can be found here if you care. (We’ll talk more about Monsieur Koster in a future […]
Terra Nova: There's Gold in them thar... Penguins says:
[…] wrote at length about how to measure MMOs, if you recall — I quite agree that registrations is not a useful […]
POTBS economic model promotes multiple accounts - Page 7 - Flying Lab Software Forums says:
[…] to an article on Raph Koster’s website, multi-account users in mmo’s are extremely prevalant. Assuming POTBS is […]
MMOGCHART.COM Updated - Page 5 - Quarter To Three Forums says:
Economics of Making a Free-To-Play Console Game « Free To Play says:
[…] stats; Uniques to userbase ratio; Puzzle Pirates; Puzzle Pirates ARPU from VG Summit 2007 […]
The Economics of a Free-To-Play Console Game « Free To Play says:
[…] Uniques to userbase ratio […]
BioWare Forums: MMOG Part 7+ says:
[…] them, Raph Koster (main designer of both UO & SWG) wrote an excellent piece on his blog here:Click HereIts a good read, but to quote the part relevant to this debate on how bad using registered users […]
Raph’s Website » Categories of virtual world says:
[…] people, more than the population of all of North America). So far, so good — after all, I have complained about this […]
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[…] Club at Big Fish Games! Sponsored by: http://www.BigFishGames.com/ [Found on Ads by Google] 8. Raphs Website » Measuring MMOs Of course, subscriber metrics, despite these problems, are still a damn sight …. Raph has […]
MMOGCHART.COM » Raph Koster: Measuring MMOs says:
[…] guru Raph Koster has posted an excellent write-up on his blog on how to measure MMOs. I wanted to provide a link to here because it provides a very comprehensive overview of both the […]
T=Machine » More than 1 billion people play online games in 2008 says:
[…] no sensible way of answering the question literally. A couple of years ago, Raph Koster did an updated version of the explanation for this problem (it needs updating again by now to take account of how the industry has continued to evolve since […]
T=Machine » Predicting player figures for any online game or MMO says:
[…] (this is rather the opposite end of interpretation to “Over 1 billion people play online games” – and make sure you read Raph Koster’s thoughts before trying to interpret these figures) […]
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CNN’s Cuomo hammers GOP lobbyist for saying Trump can fire the inspector general
On Tuesday’s edition of CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” anchor Chris Cuomo pushed back on GOP lobbyist and American Conservative Union director Matt Schlapp for saying President Donald Trump has the right to fire Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson for transmitting the whistleblower complaint.
“Why would it be okay for the president to go after the inspector general for dealing with the whistleblower?” said Cuomo.
“Because he serves at the pleasure of the president. The president can get rid of them at any time,” said Schlapp. “At the State Department during Obama’s presidency, during the whole time Hillary was at the State Department, he didn’t bother to pick an IG.”
“Does the reason why you get rid of somebody, if it’s because he’s seen as disloyal for finding the whistleblower credible, does that color your determination?” said Cuomo.
“No, the president has the right to remove you for whatever reason you want,” insisted Schlapp. “It’s the reason the president may publish the transcript so every American can read what went down in that conversation. He’s going to release the first conversation he had with the president of Ukraine later this week.”
“But you don’t believe that Mr. Atkinson mishandled the whistleblower situation, do you?” Cuomo shot back.
“I think he did what Rod Rosenstein did,” replied Schlapp. “He took the easy path.”
“What would have been the hard path?” asked Cuomo.
“For those who have read the transcript with a fair mind, it is not as some people made it out to be, including the whistleblower,” said Schlapp.
“To be clear and fair to Mr. Atkinson, that’s not his job,” pointed out Cuomo. “His job is to assess the credible, see if he can corroborate it and if so give it to the DOJ. It is their job and they passed on this. Imagine this, my brother. Imagine if they hadn’t and they had investigated this claim, we may not be here right now.”
“The whistleblower, by all accounts of what we’ve been able to put together, has all been corroborated already,” added Cuomo. “That’s why I don’t understand this push about making the whistleblower a bogeyman and making the person who assessed his credibility a bogeyman. I don’t get the tactic.”
If people of color showed up to a Capitol protest heavily armed — Trump would call them terrorists: commentator
Legal analyst Areva Martin explained in a CNN panel discussion Sunday that the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has historically been a day in which white supremacists rear their ugly heads with racist protests and other public displays of bigotry. Monday's expected rally of racist gun nuts expected at the Virginia capitol is no different.
Colorblind author Tim Wise said that it's a whole different level with pro-gun activists. He noted that there was a message from the NRA that former President Barack Obama was going to take everyone's guns away. Of course, that never happened, but it was part of the narrative to scare sensible gun owners. Now, President Donald Trump is employing the same idea, saying that the rally of racists in Virginia is being spun by the president as another Democratic power-grab. Wise called it a kind of "front-lash" instead of "backlash."
CNN host Fredricka Whitfield did battle with President Donald Trump's official apologist on the network, Jim Shultz.
Schultz quoted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who said that if Democrats want witnesses, then all witnesses should be available to be called. The problem is that Republicans want to call people that weren't even involved in Trump's obstructions of Congress. Republicans want to call Vice President Joe Biden and his son, there are likely some Republicans who want to call Hillary Clinton to talk about Benghazi again, and they'll likely search for reasons they can randomly call Democratic officials in Congress, who also had nothing to do with Trump's actions.
Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe catches Alan Dershowitz in humiliating hypocrisy: ‘He’s not to be trusted’
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Order your 2019 Reaching Musical Heights DVD or CD while they last!
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Jack Valancy & Brady Dindia
When we set out on the path to preserve the Coventry arts/community center and playground as a unified campus, we knew that we were asking everyone in the community to take a leap of faith. Collectively, we spent hundreds, perhaps thousands of hours researching every angle and building our case, but we knew that in the end, we needed every stakeholder to buy into a vision for something new and bold. There is no roadmap to get there, we’re still finding our way.
But we will be eternally grateful to the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library’s board of trustees and executive director, Nancy Levin, for hearing us out, for asking questions that have helped us sharpen our focus, and for joining us on the journey. We are inspired by the overwhelming amount of support we have received from local residents, and look forward to developing a partnership with the Library that will build upon what is already viewed as important community assets. Together we are committed to being steadfast stewards of the park, playground and organizations that call Coventry PEACE Campus home.
To quote a saying that has been making the rounds in our group as of late, “This is only the end of the beginning”. There is much work ahead, and it will require the experience of the library, the vision of our organizations, and the heart of the community, but what is known is that each of us are ready for the challenge.
Our deepest gratitude to all who helped us get to this important step. In addition to the Library Board and staff, and local residents, we are grateful to the Cleveland Heights City Council and staff (City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio - City Hall), and the CH-UH Board of Education (Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District) who all found a way to come together to make this a win-win for all the stakeholders. We also want to acknowledge the hard work of the following volunteers and organizations who have put countless volunteer hours and resources into this effort over the last 8 months.
Coventry P.E.A.C.E. (Playground)
Ensemble Theatre - Celeste Cosentino and Martino Cosentino
Family Connections - Joanne Federman and Terry Moore
Lake Erie Ink - Amy Rosenbluth
FutureHeights - Deanna Bremer Fisher
Reaching Heights - Krista Hawthorne
Artful Cleveland - Shannon Morris
Lee Chilcote
Paul Volpe
Frank W. Lewis
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Ray Gonzalez
Ian Hinz
Brady Dindia
For further reading, please click on the accompanying story from the Heights Observer, or any of the other links below.
http://www.heightsobserver.org/…/heights-libraries-votes-to…
http://www.cleveland.com/…/ch-uh_library_board_votes_to_b.h…
https://patch.com/…/heights-libraries-buying-coventry-peace…
https://blog.heightslibrary.org/heights-libraries-to-buy-c…/
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Harry and Sandra Redknapp spill the secret to their 50 year marriage
by Sorcha McManigan
Have you ever wonder what the secret was to a long, happy marriage?
Well, Harry and Sandra Redknapp are spilling their secrets on how they've maintained the love, 50 years into their marriage.
The couple has been together since the tender age of 17, which means they've been together for a staggering 54 years.
A post shared by Harry Redknapp (@harryredknapp) on Jan 5, 2019 at 9:24am PST
We fell in love with the pair when Harry gushed over Sandra on I'm A Celebrity.
Although Harry was crowned King of the juggle, it's clear that his wife is the true Queen.
Sandra revealed the magic to their successful relationship is and we aren't all too surprised.
KING HARRY!! An absolute worthy winner and a true legend! Thank you everyone for all the support and votes #teamharry #imaceleb #kingharry pic.twitter.com/1AjiFJjXsU
— Harry Redknapp (@Redknapp) December 9, 2018
Opening up to Daily Mail's You Magazine, Sandra revealed that they never really argue.
Now when she says that they don't get into it – she means it.
The couple didn't even argue after Harry accidentally ran over Sandra's foot when she was hanging out the washing – now that's commitment.
Sandra told the publication that the recipe for maintaining their love is to "never go to bed on an argument".
"But we don’t really argue," she added.
A post shared by Harry Redknapp (@harryredknapp) on Dec 30, 2018 at 6:35am PST
The pair has now reached the age of 71, but it doesn't look as if their love will ever die down.
"I’ve only got to look at Sandra and I couldn’t argue with her," Harry explained.
Although marriage takes a lot of hard work, Harry said their romance is something that comes very naturally.
"I mean, we didn’t have to work at it. We just sort of fell in love and stayed that way," he said.
That's some serious relationship goals.
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King of the Jungle: Here’s Harry Redknapp’s best bits on I’m A Celeb
We have our King of the jungle and it comes as no surprise.
Loved both inside and outside of the I'm A Celebrity camp, Harry is a worthy winner and was a hot fave to take the jungle crown.
Although we cannot believe that another series is done and dusted, we HAD to take a look at some of Harry's key moments in the jungle.
From his epic stories, bushtucker trials and to the love of his wife, Sandra Harris – Harry was truly one-of-a-kind.
"I never won the Premier League but I've won this!" #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/vKy0WLf2QT
— I'm A Celebrity… (@imacelebrity) December 9, 2018
The iconic cyclone trial was no match for Harry, although him shouting about needing a wee, was definitely a highlight.
And we can't forget the moment when he was reunited with Sandra, his wife of 51 years – there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Their relationship is just so special and Harry was very vocal in the camp about his love for her after all these years – long live their relationship.
The reunion of Harry and Sandra . #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/zpLZnQkaLB
As for his last ever bushtucker trail, the 71-year-old met his fear of rats head on and it was hilarious.
His running commentary was TV gold.
And of course, it would be a crime not to mention Harry's rendition of Frank Sinatra's My Way.
Never seen Toy Story.
Not been to the cinema since 1964.
Never had a hot chocolate.
Harry Redknapp everybody! #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/L7bF4lclkI
The bookies had selected Harry as the fave celeb to win the show as Harry's personality stole everyone's heart.
Fans even took to Twitter last night to show their love for Harry by tucking into his beloved jam roly-poly pudding.
They gorged on the desert during the hour-long episode in his honour and share pictures of their pud.
They're hoping as soon as Harry is out of the jungle, he can enjoy Sandra's version of the dish.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the star-studded 2018 Jungle Musical! #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/QKkGXOroCL
We are thrilled that he took the crown and delighted that Emily Atack was the "princess" of the jungle, coming in at second place.
We are certain the celebrities are glad of a hot shower and some proper grub.
What a season it has been.
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Climate change: World must heed Margaret Thatcher’s prescient warning from 1989 – leader comment
Margaret Thatcher, seen in 1979, was one of the first world leaders to take climate change seriously (Picture: PA)
Scotsman Leader Comment
Published: 06:00 Wednesday 04 December 2019
If we trust in science, humanity will be able to prevent the worst effects of global warming and look forward to a bright future. If not, we face catastrophe.
Not all that long ago, the ideas that you could pay for something using little more than your fingerprint and that robots would be carrying out knee-replacement surgery would have sounded like science fiction. However, the robot surgeon has begun work at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank, while the Royal Bank of Scotland is piloting a biometric fingerprint payment system the size of a keyring.
As the Scotsman has noted before, the scientific method has been responsible for some breathtakingly astonishing achievements: medical advances without which many of us would be dead – think of all the deadly diseases that have been wiped out or become treatable; spaceflight, raising the prospect of a human colony on Mars; and the sequencing of the human genome, allowing us to explore the basic building blocks of life itself.
READ MORE: Climate change: The conclusion of the latest science is grim – Dr Richard Dixon
READ MORE: Ruth Davidson: Real Conservatives fight climate change
So news from the World Meteorological Organisation that this year has been one of the hottest on record in yet more empirical evidence – if it were needed – that climate change is a serious and pressing danger should not prompt any feelings of despair.
We must act, and at a faster pace than we are doing currently, but human ingenuity – perhaps with growing help from extraordinary advances in artificial intelligence – knows almost no bounds.
If we put our faith in the best science, it is highly likely that we can look forward to a bright future.
But, if we turn away from this light of the modern world and shun the warnings of virtually the entire scientific community across numerous fields, then, make no mistake, we do risk a catastrophe as wildfires, droughts, flooding and severe storms become more prevalent, threatening food supplies and, ultimately, our future as a species on this planet.
In a prescient address to the United Nations in 1989, one leading politician of the day said: “The environmental challenge that confronts the whole world demands an equivalent response from the whole world. Every country will be affected and no-one can opt out. Those countries who are industrialised must contribute more to help those who are not.”
In the minds of some, the science has become associated with left-wing politics, so the identity of this speaker may come as a surprise – Margaret Thatcher, the Conservatives’ Conservative, and also, crucially, a trained scientist.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack’s comment on indyref2 makes Tories sound like tinpot dictators – Angus Robertson
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Multi-American | How immigrants are redefining 'American' in Southern California
With extension of temporary protection, Central Americans hope for a long-term solution
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The Westlake neighborhood near MacArthur Park is home to L.A.'s largest concentration of Central Americans, many of who are here legally under federal temporary protected status.
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Leslie Berestein Rojas | April 4, 2013
Homeland Security has granted another 18 months of temporary protected status to two groups of Central American immigrants, Hondurans and Nicaraguans, who obtained TPS following Hurricane Mitch in 1998. But as the debate over comprehensive immigration reform continues in Washington, many TPS holders are hoping for something more permanent.
On Wednesday, federal officials announced the most recent of many TPS extensions for Hondurans and Nicaraguans. This gives them until January 2015 to continue living and working legally in the United States, as do the rest of the roughly 300,000 immigrants living under this special status who have faced imminent danger in their native countries.
Although TPS beneficiaries live and work here legally, their protected status doesn't automatically lead to permanent resident status or citizenship. This is something that local Central American immigrant leaders, who gathered Thursday in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park, said they hope will change now that some Senate lawmakers have proposed expedited citizenship for TPS holders as part of immigration reform.
"These are people that have been residents of the United States for the past decade," said Salvador Sanabria, executive director of El Rescate, a non-profit that provides free legal and other assistance to Central Americans in Los Angeles. "They have submitted to police background checks. They have paid their federal taxes...It logical to think that expediting their processing on the eve of an immigration reform will be a great contribution for them."
Also, because they must re-register every 18 months and pay fees accordingly, the nation's TPS holders have paid hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of fees to the federal government over the years, Sanabria said.
Since the early 1990s, TPS has been granted to different groups of immigrants in U.S. who came illegally following natural or man-made disasters at home. The first were Salvadorans fleeing civil war in the 1980s; in the late '90s, it was granted to Hondurans and Nicaraguans here in the wake of Hurricane Mitch, then again to more Salvadorans following deadly earthquakes there in 2001. Later groups of TPS beneficiaries have included Haitians, Syrians, Somalians, Sudanese and South Sudanese, although the majority are Central American.
This doesn't mean that all immigrants from these countries are protected, as TPS only applies to those who were already in the U.S. during a set time frame. And while these immigrants are shielded from deportation and have work permits, they can't sponsor relatives or travel abroad to their native countries without advance permission and under special circumstances, such as a family emergency.
If a country's TPS designation ends, individuals formerly protected would have their immigration status revert to what it was before, meaning many would have no legal status.
The latest TPS extension covers only Hondurans and Nicaraguans, a small minority in Los Angeles. Salvadoran immigrants account for the majority of TPS holders in Southern California.
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'Golden Exits': Sundance Review
By Anthony Kaufman2017-01-23T04:33:00+00:00
Dir./scr.: Alex Ross Perry. US, 2016. 94 min.
If Listen Up Philip, Alex Ross Perry’s smart, darkly funny 2014 Sundance entry, was indebted to Philip Roth, Golden Exits, his latest more somber outing, was inspired by the films of Eric Rohmer. An intimate study of an interconnected group of New Yorkers, and the outsider who briefly upends their already troubled lives, Golden Exits is an idiosyncratic film about little moments of human pain and loneliness. There’s jealousy, sadness, unfulfilled loves and lives, all of it relayed in quiet conversations and glances, rather than big dramatic scenes.
This shows a maturity, stillness and confidence of direction that offers further proof of Perry’s abilities and seriousness as a filmmaker.
For this reason, Golden Exits can be tough-going—and will be a tough sell in the marketplace. Festival programmers and fans of the burgeoning auteur will be sure to seek out Perry’s latest cinematic experiment, but Golden Exits is not likely to build much upon the modest success of Listen Up Philip. Still, the new film shows a maturity, stillness and confidence of direction that offers further proof of Perry’s abilities and seriousness as a filmmaker.
Set in Brooklyn, Golden Exits revolves around Nick (Adam Horovitz), a 40-something mild-mannered family archivist, his solemn wife Alyssa (Chloe Sevigny) and Alyssa’s cynical sister Gwen (Mary Louise Parker). When we first meet this unhappy trio, they are discussing Nick’s latest job—to archive the materials of the sisters’ recently deceased father. But Nick and Gwen are openly hostile towards each other; Nick going so far as to complain about the “torment and turmoil” within their family. But everyone goes silent with the entrance of Nick’s new assistant, Naomi (Emily Browning), a beautiful young woman visiting from Australia.
While Nick works with Naomi in the confines of his small Brooklyn basement office, Alyssa fears that her husband may be unfaithful. Meanwhile, Naomi seeks out a family friend whom she last saw when as a teenager, Buddy (Jason Schwartzman), for companionship. We also meet Buddy’s wife, Jess (Analeigh Tipton), and Jess’ good friend, Sam (Lily Rabe), who is also Gwen’s personal assistant. And none them appear to be remotely happy or satisfied. Naomi’s arrival threatens to shake up their lives, but it’s not long for before their sad equilibrium reestablishes itself.
Filmed largely with a fixed camera and lots of close-ups, Golden Exits is mostly a collection of character studies. Horowitz’s Nick is a stilted and solitary man who appears to have neither the interest nor the wherewithal to change his staid routine. Mary Louise Parker’s Gwen is deeply cynical and wickedly caustic, advising young Naomi to “fuck her way through the city” as she did at that age.
Sevigny, in her best performance in years, is severe and aggrieved. When she speaks about her and her husband’s loss of interest in small talk, celebrations or weekend trips—because it’s somehow more simple or easy that way—it’s like something out of Bergman. Another revealing close-up shows Sevigny’s character, a psychologist, listening to one of her clients, but she’s completely isolated in the frame and the only voice we hear is hers, disconnected and alone.
While Golden Exits features gold-hued cinematography of Brooklyn at sunrise, there’s little sunniness in Perry’s script. Rather, the film is a bitter examination of both marriage (the loveless one between Nick and Alyssa, or the unsteady one between Buddy and Jess) as well as those who have chosen to live alone (like the nomadic Naomi and the acerbic Gwen). And neither option brings much comfort. In one of the many confessional scenes between the characters, Jess suggests to her friend, Sam, that the “grass is always greener.” Sam’s reply, in many ways, says a lot about the film as a whole: “The grass is dead.”
Production company: Washington Square Films, Forager Films
International sales: (none), WME (domestic)
Producers: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Alex Ross Perry, Adam Piotrowicz, Katie Stern, Joshua Blum
Executive Producers: Joe Swanberg, Edwin Linker, Chris Webber, Peter Gilbert, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman
Cinematographer: Sean Price Williams
Editor: Robert Greene
Production design: Fletcher Chancey, Scott Kuzio
Music: Keegan DeWitt
Main cast: Emily Browning, Adam Horovitz, Mary-Louise Parker, Lily Rabe, Jason Schwartzman, Chloë Sevigny
US Dramatic Competition
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Manly lose 40-12 in Holden Cup
Wayne Cousins
Fri 4 Mar 2016, 09:31 PM
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles suffered a 40-12 loss to Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Brookvale Oval tonight in the opening round of the Holden Cup competition.
The Sea Eagles let in seven tries and managed to score only two in a disappointing start to the season for new Coach Chad Randall.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring with a try to second-rower Peter Tiatia off a grubber kick in the eighth minute. The try was converted by half-back Zac Greene for a 6-0.
Three minutes later, the Sea Eagles got on the board with a try to prop Eddie Paealiki. The try was converted by half-back Hutana Coffin for a 6-all scoreline.
The visitors went to a 10-6 lead after a short pass saw Lopeti Mafi crash over next to the posts. Greene converted for a 16-6 lead after 26 minutes.
A minute later, the Bulldogs were in again with a try to second-rower D’Rhys Miller for a 20-6 lead. Greene converted for a 22-6 scoreline. The score remained that way until half-time.
Six minutes after half-time, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 26-6 with a try to winger Reimis Smith. Greene converted from the sideline for a 28-6 lead.
The Sea Eagles got back to 28-10 when Jon Bernard Kairouz crashed over next to the posts. Coffin converted for a 28-12 scoreline.
An error from Sea Eagles winger Harry O’Toole off a bomb saw Luis Strickland score. Greene n converted for a 34-12 lead.
The Bulldogs secured victory when five-eighth Jade Anderson scored under the posts. Greene converted for the 40-12 scoreline.
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Tom backs 'Snake' for number 1 jersey
Wayne Cousins (@wcousins69)
Tue 5 Jul 2016, 12:12 PM
Tom Trbojevic has made it clear – Brett Stewart is Manly’s number 1.
Speaking after Manly’s 36-6 win over St George-Illawarra, the rising full-back dismissed calls for him to take over at full-back after Stewart was ruled out with a knee injury.
Trbojevic shifted from centre to full-back and his impressive skills again shone through in a performance that will see him wear the number 1 jersey for years to come once Stewart’s career ends.
And that’s the way the Manly junior wants it as a mark of great respect to Stewart.
“(Snake)’ is our number 1. He has been Manly’s number 1 for 10 years, and he has been one of the best players ever to play in the Manly number 1 jersey,’’ Trbojevic said.
“I am certainly not pushing for his spot. We are at our best when ‘Snake’’ plays number one. He will definitely stay there.”
Trbojevic said it was an honour for him to just learn from Stewart.
“You watch ‘Snake’ and just the way he holds himself on the field. He is just always there, and always in support,’’ he added.
“The little things he does off the ball. They are second to none, and helps the side so much.
“That’s the one big thing I try to take from his game – his support. It is great to have him at the club and to just try and learn as much as I can from him.”
Manly Coach Trent Barrett says Stewart remains the man for the '1’ jersey.
"Brett, probably by his own admission has been struggling with a bit of injury. I would have played him tonight had he been fully fit,’’ Barrett said.
“He is a legend of this club and I think when Snake's 100 per cent he can do things on a football field that no one else can. He deserves for us to show him the respect that he's earned.
“I hope Snake can overcome it – he's got a niggling knee injury at the moment and I hope he gets through it but when he's not there we've got Tom and Tom's a terrific player of the future and can play many positions.
“I'll cross that bridge when it comes. Brett Stewart's a terrific player and if he's fully fit he'll be in the side."
The Sea Eagles will be hoping Stewart is available for their crucual home match against the NZ Warriors at nib Stadium, Perth, on Saturday, July 16.
Tickets for Manly v Warriors in Perth: http://bit.ly/1Q6IIOV
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Latest IBD/TIPP Poll Shows Economic Optimism Holding Strong to Kick Off 2020
World News: 15:00 GMT Tuesday 14th January 2020. [Investor's Business Daily, Inc. via Businesswire via SPi World News]
The LINK , a leading national poll on consumer confidence, continued to reflect positivity in January, rising 0.7% to 57.4. Despite a slight decline on the Six-Month Economic Outlook component, the index maintained its record run in positive territory, remaining above 50.0 for 40 consecutive months. An index reading below 50.0 for the IBD/TIPP indexes indicates pessimism.
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index has established a strong track record of foreshadowing the confidence indicators issued later each month by the University of Michigan and The Conference Board. IBD/TIPP conducted its national telephone poll of 901 adults from January 3 - January 11, using live interviewers and both cell phone and landline numbers. The margin of error is +/-3.3 percentage points.
In addition to the Economic Optimism Index, IBD/TIPP surveyed respondents on key political issues for the separate Presidential Leadership Index and National Outlook Index as well as the Financial Related Stress Index.
This month, the Presidential Leadership Index rose slightly overall, from 46.2 to 46.5 -- a 0.6% increase. While President Trump’s Favorability and Job Approval ratings declined, by 2.8% and 0.4% respectively, his Leadership rating offset the dip. The Leadership component rose 5.4% to reach 48.4, the component’s highest reading since May 2019.
The National Outlook Index increased across every component in January, yielding a reading of 49.0-- up 2.7% from December. The increase was propelled by a jump on Morals & Ethics, which rose 12.7%, from 29.2 last month to 32.9 this month.
The Financial Related Stress Index hit a new record in January. This month’s reading of 47.1 marked the lowest level of financial stress experienced since IBD began tracking the measure in December 2007. The index also dropped below 50.0 for the first time in five months. A reading below 50.0 on this index indicates that consumers feel less financial stress while a reading above 50.0 equals more financial stress.
“This month’s indexes revealed very few shaky spots,” said Terry Jones, IBD's commentary editor. “Even as tensions run high with Iran, the stock market continues to perform, which has quelled potential unease. Additionally, Americans are less stressed about finances than they have been in more than a decade.”
The flagship IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index has three key components. This month, two of the three increased.
The Six-Month Economic Outlook, a measure of how consumers feel about the economy’s prospects in the next six months, declined by 3.6% after December’s double-digit increase. The component remained in positive territory for a second consecutive month however with a reading of 51.1.
The Personal Financial Outlook, a measure of how Americans feel about their own finances in the next six months, increased by 2.4% in January. It yielded a reading of 64.6 this month compared to 63.1 last month.
Confidence in Federal Economic Policies, a proprietary IBD/TIPP measure of views on how government economic policies are working, increased another 2.5%, moving from 55.0 in December to 56.4 in January.
"The stock market remains exceptionally strong and has almost returned to the level of ‘peak happiness’ last attained in 2018. Stocks also hit new record highs after President Trump announced a de-escalation of tensions with Iran,” said Raghavan Mayur, president of TechnoMetrica who directed the poll. “Unemployment also held steady at 3.5% -- a rate not experienced since 1969 -- and women represented more than half of the paid workforce for only the second time in history. Americans feel secure financially and remain optimistic about their economic prospects moving forward.”
This month, 20 of 21 demographic groups — such as age, income, race and party preference — that IBD/TIPP tracks were at or above 50 on the Economic Optimism Index. That’s one higher than December, four higher than November and three higher than October and September. Eleven groups rose during the month, down from 19 in December, but up from 14 in November, 12 in October, and just three groups in September.
On the Economic Outlook component, 12 of the 21 groups that IBD/TIPP tracks scored in optimistic territory, versus 15 in December, six in November, one in October, three in September and 11 in August. Optimism over the economy’s six-month outlook fell among all three political groups and among both investors and non-investors alike. But optimism among Independents, a key swing vote in upcoming elections, remained above 50 for a second month in a row as the election season kicks off.
On the Personal Financial component, all 21 groups IBD/TIPP tracks again remained in optimistic territory, as in December, November and October. That’s up from 19 in September. Seventeen groups rose, up from 14 in December and November, 12 in October and just three in September. Democrats, Republicans and Independents all increased. Just four groups fell, down from eight in December, six in November and eight in October. In September, 18 fell, and 14 fell in August, the same as in July.
On the Federal Policies component, 16 of the 21 demographic groups tracked were above 50, up from 10 in November, 13 in October, 11 in September and 12 in August. This month, 19 groups rose, compared to five in November, 15 in October, six in September and four in August.
ABOUT THE IBD©/TIPP POLL
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index is the earliest take on consumer confidence each month and predicts with good reliability monthly changes in sentiment in well-known polls by The Conference Board and the University of Michigan. The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index is based on a survey of 900-plus adults chosen at random nationwide. The national poll is generally conducted in the first week of the month by live interviewers and both cell phone and landlines.
For more information, go to LINK . To license the IBD/TIPP Poll, please contact: LINK .
About IBD
Investor's Business Daily (IBD) is a leading financial news and research organization recognized for proprietary stock screens, comparative performance ratings and a record of identifying stock leaders as they emerge. The company takes a data-first approach to investing, educating investors about how to invest successfully using tested methods and sound research. IBD has honed its approach over the last 50 years to help investors make smarter decisions. Its stock lists have outperformed the S&P, and its presidential poll, the most accurate over the past four election cycles, was one of only two national polls to accurately predict the outcome of the 2016 Presidential Election. IBD offers a number of interactive stock research tools and provides information for investors of every level. To learn more about all that IBD has available, please visit LINK .
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Hulu Now Offering Commercial-Free Subscription Plan
Posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 by Ethan Anderton
Back in July, we learned that streaming service Hulu was exploring the possibility of offering a commercial-free subscription plan to users sometime this fall. Well, now that the season of changing leaves is upon us, Hulu has officially made the change too.
Today, Hulu made a commercial-free subscription available in an effort to compete with the already ad-free likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and HBO Now. So how much will this Hulu commercial-free option cost you?
This new subscription that gets rid of all ads in the middle of your programming on Hulu will cost $11.99 per month, which is $4 more than the limited commercials subscription at $7.99 per month. Ever since Hulu introduced their limited commercial subscription called Hulu Plus (after offering streaming for free initially), users have still clamored to wipe ads completely from their entertainment time, so this is long overdue.
In a press release, here’s what Hulu said about their new subscription plan:
“Many of our customers have asked us for a commercial free option, and so today we are excited to introduce just that. Providing more choice for consumers is fundamental to the Hulu experience, in addition to an array of choices in content and devices, our customers can now choose to watch with or without commercials.”
At $11.99, this subscription isn’t the most expensive streaming service plan (that’s HBO Now at $15 a month), but it’s certainly a little saltier than Netflix’s $8 a month or Amazon Prime’s $8.25 a month (after dividing the $100 Amazon Prime subscription across 12 months).
Still, since Hulu has a decent amount of exclusive content, including Criterion Collection titles and a new deal with Epix they just swiped from Netflix, it’s still a pretty solid investment for your entertainment needs. And let’s not forget that they have plenty of forthcoming original programming, such as the adaptation of Stephen King’s 11/22/63 from Bad Robot, a new series starring Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul, and also the return of The Mindy Project after Fox gave it the axe.
If you need anymore information, here’s the full press release:
Today Hulu is offering a commercial-free option to subscribers. Viewers now have the choice to watch Hulu commercial free for $11.99 per month or with limited commercials for $7.99 per month. Current Hulu subscribers will maintain their existing subscription, but will have the choice to switch to the commercial-free option at any time for an additional $4 per month. For viewers who choose to watch content with limited commercials, Hulu will continue to show fewer commercials than scheduled television.
“At Hulu, we pride ourselves on listening to our customers and giving them the best possible experience,” said Mike Hopkins, CEO, Hulu. “Many of our customers have asked us for a commercial free option, and so today we are excited to introduce just that. Providing more choice for consumers is fundamental to the Hulu experience, in addition to an array of choices in content and devices, our customers can now choose to watch with or without commercials.”
Over the last year Hulu has aggressively expanded its content lineup. Most recently, Hulu announced a landmark, multi-year agreement with EPIX that will bring premium and hit films from Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount to Hulu for the first time. Hulu also signed groundbreaking licensing deals with networks including AMC, FX and Turner, and acquired the exclusive subscription streaming rights to full libraries of hit broadcast and cable shows including Seinfeld, Empire, Fargo, South Park, CSI, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Nashville, Deadliest Catch, The Last Ship and more. Earlier this year, Hulu also became the only subscription video on-demand service to offer the SHOWTIME® premium service as an add-on directly to subscribers for an additional $8.99 per month.
In addition, Hulu has made a strong investment in its original programming and has greenlit an exciting slate of originals, including the event series 11/22/63 from Stephen King and J.J. Abrams starring James Franco; comedy series Difficult People produced by Amy Poehler with stars Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner; Casual, a comedy series from Oscar®-nominated Director Jason Reitman; The Way (wt), a drama series starring Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan from Jason Katims; the first long-form project from Freddie Wong and the RocketJump team; and season four of the critically-acclaimed comedy The Mindy Project, starring Mindy Kaling.
For viewers who choose the limited commercials viewing option, Hulu remains dedicated to providing a seamless and relevant ad experience by connecting viewers with the right advertisers. Most recently, Hulu announced strong investment in advertising technology with its programmatic offering to deliver the right ad to the right user at the right time.
Since its launch in 2008, Hulu has been at the forefront of entertainment and technology. In 2015, the company announced it had grown to nearly 9 million US subscribers, an overall 50% growth year over year.
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By Denis Schiopu, AIPS Young Reporter Romania
Asmaa Naser Eddin Wins Medal for Syria Despite Odds
She fled the bomb zone, and she arrived in a country where dreams come true. Asmaa Naser Eddin is 20 years old and she was the first Syrian athlete medalist at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria.
In 14.9 seconds, she finished the snowshoeing 25m final and won the silver medal. “This medal means a future for me. It is for my mother and for my country because in Syria, it was Mother's Day,” Asmaa said.
Asmaa is a big fan of Celine Dion. The girl’s teammates say that she is a big-hearted person, lovely to have as a friend.
Since Special Olympics, Asmaa has proved that her motivation and resilience have no limits: “I usually train three times a week, but in preparation for World Games, I trained every single day,” she says.
“In Syria it is very difficult to train,” added Syrian coach Mohanad A Taha. “Everybody is fighting. Despite war, she managed to win the silver medal, which is great for her and for our country."
Denis Schiopu, AIPS Young Reporter Romania
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The purpose of Title III is to ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) students, including immigrant children and youth, develop English proficiency and meet the same academic content and academic achievement standards that other children are expected to meet. Title III funds are intended to help schools supplement their English language instruction programs so students can gain proficiency in speaking, listening to, reading, and writing English. Schools are expected to hold limited English proficient students to the same challenging state standards in core subjects required of all students.
How funds are distributed:
The U.S. Department of Education distributes the funds by formula to State Education Agencies (SEAs), who then award sub-grants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs). States distribute funding to school districts strictly based on the number of English language learners they serve.
How funds may be spent:
Schools use Title III funds to implement language instruction educational programs designed to help English Language Learners (ELLs) achieve these standards. SEAs, LEAs, and schools are accountable for increasing the English proficiency and core academic content knowledge of ELLs.
Can I use Title III funds to purchase VocabularySpellingCity?
Yes! VocabularySpellingCity is a comprehensive supplemental educational tool for core Language Arts instruction. It provides opportunities for English language acquisition through listening, reading, and writing activities that effectively engage ELLs with academic content delivered in English, commonly referred to as “academic language.” Further, these rigorous learning opportunities are available, not only during the traditional school day, but also during extended day opportunities such as before and after care, Saturday academies and summer school.
For more information, go to http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg40.html.
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Dundee: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
Amy Van De Casteele
AMY VAN DE CASTEEL looks at Haunted Dundee for some spooky places to visit
The Tayside town of Dundee has a veritable collection of ghoulish inmates, if local folklore is to be believed. If you want to wander a little way off the beaten supernatural track and explore the various “haunts” – both geographical and phantasmal – of Dundee, read on for the top 5 ghost-infested places to visit.
Mains Castle, Mains Loan, Dundee, DD4 9BX
Main Castle, Dundee
Supposedly home to the spirit of a woman brutally murdered by her husband, this eerie 16th century building is the setting for a number of other paranormal experiences; in fact a visiting medium exploring the castle with a paranormal research team communicated with the spirits of several ghostly occupant,s including a very young child, servants and former prisoners.
The First Tay Bridge, (Stumps), The River Tay, by the A92
Said to be another ghostly hotspot, as a result of the tragic 19th century railway disaster which happened when a powerful storm caused the bridge to collapse and hurled a train and six carriages into the water. All of the 75 crew and passengers on board were killed during the accident. Supposedly, on the anniversary of the disaster (28th December), a ghost train appears on the bridge and then vanishes at the exact spot where the train fell into the water, while haunting screams of spectral passengers fill the night air. The stumps of the original bridge can be seen alongside the current bridge, which opened in 1966.
Royal Research Ship Discovery, Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, Dundee, DD1 4XA
The Royal Research Ship Discovery, a famous haunted ship, is docked in Discovery Quay. The first ship ever to be dedicated solely to scientific research missions; it was the vessel which took Scott on his 1901 expedition to the Arctic. Other former passengers included Ernest Shackleton and Charles Bonner, who died when he lost his balance and fell from the crow’s nest in 1901. Ghostly footsteps and other eerie phenomena have been reported on board, and the washroom is said to be haunted by a “bad presence”.
Claypotts Castle, Claypotts Castle Gardens, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5
Formerly owned by “Bonnie Dundee” John Graham, the castle is said to be haunted by the apparition of a woman garbed in white, who often appears at a window waving to passersby with her handkerchief. It is believed that she is the spirit of Marion Ogilvie, mistress to the ill-fated Cardinal Beaton who was murdered in 1546, though other stories say that she was a different woman entirely, mistress to John Graham himself, who was also killed in the 1500’s – in the Battle of Killiecrankie.
Coffin Mill, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5
Last but not least on our round-up of haunted Dundee is the rather creepily named Coffin Mill, now private flats, where a girl lost her life after her hair got caught, dragging her into the machinery where she was cruelly crushed to death. There have supposedly been sightings of her ghost crossing a metal bridge near the mill – though other accounts have it that the death took place at the Verdant Works, which is located just 500m from Coffin Mill. It is probably worth visiting both places if you hope to catch a glimpse of the unfortunate girl’s apparition.
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Derek D. Sheinwald 16 March 2017 At 10:34 pm
What rubbish about Discovery being haunted! As a former Sea Scout and “Member of Crew” I spent many weekends aboard and have slept in every cabin in the Ward room. No Ghosts.
M. Q 20 March 2017 At 1:38 pm
Sorry but you really do need to get your facts straight about ClaypottS castle …here spelt correctly. And the Battle of Killiecrankie was certainly NOT in the 1500s.
Maggie Brown 19 March 2018 At 12:10 am
The Coffin Mill is not in Broughty Ferry – it is in Brook Street, Dundee. It is nowhere near the Verdant Works – they must be at least two miles apart.
Edward 27 January 2019 At 4:32 pm
The Coffin Mill, Brook St, is in Dundee, just off the Hawkhill or down off Lochee Rd via Polepark. Brook St, Broughty Ferry, is an entirely differeny place!
Spooky Isles 27 January 2019 At 6:51 pm
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Pitching in MLB playoffs: Stinkers by starters are standard
Written By Ryan Fagan
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We've seen a few gems from starting pitchers already in October, but those types of efforts have been more the exception than the rule.
For the most part, starters have been lousy. Like, crushing their team's chance of a playoff victory bad.
In this month's 12 playoff games -- counting the two wild-card contests -- we've seen seven starters yanked from a game after giving up more earned runs than the number of innings pitched. Add in Tampa Bay Rays ace David Price's uncharacteristic start in Boston (seven earned runs in seven innings) and you have eight disastrous starts that so far define a postseason lacking in drama -- outside the Detroit-Oakland series.
SUNDAY: Pirates 5, Cardinals 3 | Dodgers 13, Braves 6 | MONDAY: ALDS resumes; NLDS Game 4s
The combined numbers for those eight starters -- Johnny Cueto, A.J. Burnett, Kris Medlen, Matt Moore, Lance Lynn, Price, Julio Teheran and Hyun-Jin Ryu -- are staggeringly awful. In 30 2/3 innings, they gave up 61 hits and 15 walks and have a collective ERA of 13.21.
You don't have to be a nerd to know these pitchers had terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.
Those eight awful starts have, predictably, resulted in seven losses. Only Ryu's game for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves -- four earned runs in three innings -- avoided a loss, but that's because the lefty pitched against another clunker. Teheran allowed six earned runs and couldn't finish the third inning in the Dodgers' 13-6 victory in Los Angeles.
Julio Teheran walks off hat in hand after his dismal start against the Dodgers. (AP Photo)
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It's hard to find patterns. You have a former Cy Young winner (Price), a couple of veterans (Burnett and Cueto), a former playoff hero (Moore), a few rookies (Teheran and Ryu), a guy who had previously struggled in October (Lynn) and one who was the victim of poor playoff defense (Medlen).
Of this group, only Price made it through the fifth inning. Only Lynn and Teheran finished with more strikeouts than innings pitched. Strikeouts are key in October, as veteran catcher Brian McCann explained before Game 2 of the Dodgers-Braves series.
"Because every pitch matters. I mean, every play matters," the Braves' McCann said. "You hang on every pitch that's thrown, every ball that's hit in play. You manage for 162 games, and it's just all or nothing. It's one game. You have to -- if you get bases loaded, one out, you're going for the punch-out. Every run matters, and I think that's what postseason baseball is."
The trend started in Pittsburgh, when Cincinnati Reds wild-card starter Cueto gave up four runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. He didn't strike out a single Pirate.
Then, it was Pittsburgh's turn to suffer. Burnett worked two scoreless innings in Game 1 of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals, but then couldn't get an out in the third. The Cardinals scored seven times in that inning and went onto a 9-1 victory.
"He didn't have his stuff today," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said after the game. "I mean, that's it at the end of the day. He didn't have his stuff."
When a manager talks about a pitcher not having his "stuff," it can mean a few things. Usually, he's referring to movement or velocity on a fastball or bite on a breaking ball. It can mean location, too. And location isn't just about avoiding walks. It's about throwing strikes on the corners of the zone instead of down the middle.
That was the case for Medlen in Game 1 of the Dodgers-Braves series. He walked one guy, but he gave up nine hits and was pulled after allowing the first two hitters he faced in the fifth inning to reach base (on a single and a hit-by-pitch).
"For me, with Medlen, it's about control; it's about working inside-outside, up and down," McCann said before Game 2. "His changeup is his best pitch, and last night he hung it a little more than usual. I mean, I said last night, his location, that was the difference last night, I thought."
For a little perspective on how many clunkers we've already seen this October, let's look at the 2012 postseason. In those 37 games, there were nine instances where starters gave up at least as many earned runs as the number of innings pitched; four of those nine came before the League Championship Series started.
This year, it's eight clunkers in 12 games. It hasn't been pretty. Here's hoping there are more Justin Verlander - Sonny Gray duels than Teheran-Ryu debacles in our near future.
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Home Blog News Marty & Patti’s Epic 47 Day Journey Through East Africa
March 29, 2014 By Stef Black,
Marty & Patti’s Epic 47 Day Journey Through East Africa
When Marty and Patti asked us to put a holiday through East Africa together for them, we were immediately filled with excitement. It’s not every day that we get the chance to plan a 47 day itinerary through some of East Africa’s most celebrated landscapes!
Most visitors only have limited time to travel, but these Africa Aficionados wanted to spend time immersing themselves into the places they visited, and bar climbing Kilimanjaro (which they are saving for another trip), their aim was to experience all the famous corners of an East African safari in one trip.
Armchair travel with us as we dip into their travel diary and take you on their journey – You’ll go on safari in the Masai Mara and the Serengeti, witness the wildebeest migration, interact with the Maasai people, go gorilla trekking and then explore magical Stone Town and the white sandy beaches of Zanzibar …
On Safari in Kenya
The journey begins in Kenya’s capital with an international flight directly into bustling Nairobi, East Africa’s main gateway. There are plenty of sights to take in here with guided tours to the Karen Blixen Museum, the Daphne Shedricks Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Centre. We were booked into the Palacina Hotel which is the perfect starting point for any East African safari. Known for its simple elegance and warm hospitality, this boutique hotel is within easy reach of downtown Nairobi and shopping centres.
The endless white beaches and azure waters of Southern Kenya make this the perfect snorkelling and scuba diving destination
After a couple of days in Nairobi, we were whisked off to Kinondo Kwetu Hotel, a resort situated on the tranquil tidal beach, just south of Diani on the Southern Kenyan coast. This remote location is famous for its rocky cliffs and endless beaches. We relaxed in the sun with a cocktail and went snorkelling in azure waters with a multitude of colourful fish. You can even go deep-sea fishing, horse riding or do early morning yoga on the beach. Kinondo Kwetu specialises in scuba diving and is equally ideal if you are looking to complete your beginners diving course or if you are an experienced diver.
Striking image of a passing elephant herd with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop
Situated merely an hour’s flight away from Nairobi lies the next stop on our epic adventure, Tawi Lodge. This eco-friendly lodge is situated at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro with spectacular views over this famous mountain on a private conservancy of 6000 acres bordering the well-known Amboseli National Park, renowned for its massive elephant herds. It is also known for its emerald swamps that attracts a variety of plains game such as wildebeest, buffalo and zebra.
Up close to lions lazing in the rolling plains whilst on safari in Kenya
Our next transfer was to Samburu National Park known as much for its unique landscape where rolling plains merge with rocky outcrops and thorny bush, as for its rare animal species such as the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra and Oryx Beisa. The terrain also lends itself to a vast number of bird species. More than 400 birds including the Somali ostrich with its indigo neck are found here. We stayed at the Elephant Bedroom Camp which is set on the banks of the Ewaco Nyro River in the heart of the Samburu Game Reserve. What makes this camp truly special is the spectacular setting of luxury safari tents with all the amenities that you could wish for, set amidst rugged rolling hills with incredible game viewing opportunities which include lion, cheetah, elephant and the endangered black rhino.
For the ultimate Kenyan safari experience our next stop was at Kicheche Laikipia Camp, an exclusive tented camp situated in the shade of the second highest peak in Africa, Mount Kenya. Overlooking a watering hole and located at the start of an indigenous forest, this camp is perfectly placed to view game from the comfort of your own veranda. Home to the largest population of Black Rhino and set in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, this is wild, uncrowded Africa at its best! Activities at this camp include the usual game drives (day and night) as well as walking safaris, kayaking, lion tracking and visits to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Wildlife Education Centre and Northern White Rhino enclosure.
Two Maasai warriors with their distinctive traditional dress and beadwork in the Masai Mara
Next we boarded a flight to the famous Masai Mara. We stayed at the Maji Moto Maasai Cultural Camp, situated about an hour and a half’s drive from the Masai Mara Game Reserve, at the foot of Loita Hills. This area is great for observing animal migrations as the reserve and surrounding conservancies are unfenced. It was amazing immersing ourselves in the tribal ways of life by witnessing traditional dances at the Maasai Widows village, learning about traditional beadwork and cooking and experiencing Maasai warriors in training with their distinctive dress. The Maasai are quick to share their world with you and it’s a true privilege to get a glimpse into their colourful culture.
Next stop on our trip-of-a-lifetime was Bateleur Camp and one of the most well-loved game reserves in the world, the Masai Mara National Reserve. Set close to the spot where the famous last scene from ‘Out of Africa’ was filmed, this camp boasts classic safari styled tents with sweeping views over one of the greatest game viewing regions in the world.
The great spectacle of wildebeest herds migrating through the Mara River from the Serengeti
Famed for its huge lion populations and Great Migration (best seen from late August to November) when wildebeest herds cross the Mara River from the Serengeti in the south, there is no better place in Africa to see such a vast concentrations of animals. Called ‘one of the greatest spectacles on earth’ the migration can be observed by driving off-road throughout the Masai Mara, whilst the Serengeti only has designated driving areas. We were thus guaranteed to see game up close and personal!
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda
The journey continues after a couple of airborne transfers to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, where Southern Destinations had booked the Kigali Serena Hotel for us. This five star establishment is well-known for its Rwandese cultural art and its relaxed, elegant interiors is perfect for getting acclimatised before heading into the rainforest.
Go on a thrilling gorilla trekking expedition through the rainforests of Rwanda
After a couple of days, we were transferred by road to Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge which lies at the foothills of the Virunga Volcanoes, some 7000 feet above sea level with incredible vistas over the rolling hills of Rwanda. Conveniently located within 3 km from the Volcanoes National Park boundary (known as a haven for the mountain gorilla) the lodge is ideally placed for gorilla trekking.
Come face-to-face with the legendary Silverback Mountain Gorilla
This area is covered in rainforest and bamboo (which gorillas love to feed on) and was first made famous by the zoologist Dian Fossey, who used the park as her base. The adult Silverbacks (thus called because of their broad backs that are covered with silvery hair) can weigh anything up to 250kg and are the largest of all the primates as well as the rarest of the three subspecies of gorilla. Renowned for their intelligence and fearlessness of humans, there can be nothing more thrilling than trekking through the rainforest and coming face to face with one of these legendary mountain gorillas.
On Safari in Tanzania
For the next stage of our epic journey, we flew via Nairobi to Kilimanjaro where we stayed at Lake Duluti. This lovely countryside retreat made up of romantic African styled chalets is situated on the outskirts of Arusha (a city in northern Tanzania) on an active coffee farm. We booked a pampering massage treatment, toured a coffee plantation, went on a birding expedition and booked a place with a private ranger to take us on a day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro to experience the vistas from Africa’s highest mountain with the sweeping African plains below.
A vibrant sea of pink as flamingos feed in one of Tanzania’s lakes
First on the bucket list for our safari through Tanzania was Lake Manyara where we stayed at the Escarpment Lodge with expansive views over the lake and gorge upon which the lake perches. Located at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara National Park is a scenic jewel made up of grassland, forest, woodland and swamp and is home to the famous tree-climbing lion, buffalo, baboon, zebra, giraffe, hippo and wildebeest, as well as more than 350 different species of birds, including the vibrantly coloured flamingo. We watched the sun glide behind the hills and pelicans swoop in the skies whilst having sundowners on our deck and listening to the distinctive sounds of the African bush.
Next stop on our incredible trip was Tanzania’s lush Ngorongoro Crater, a Unesco World Heritage site and considered by many to be the ‘Eight Wonder of the World’. Southern Destinations reserved the Pakulala Safari Camp for us because of its breathtaking location perched on the edge of the natural beauty of the Ngorongoro Crater and the camps close association with the iconic local Maasai community (who were re-located there from the Serengeti). We had the incredible opportunity of interacting with these nomadic travellers and getting a glimpse into their intricate traditions and ceremonies by witnessing their dances and attending talks on their way of life. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s biggest volcanic caldera covering an area of 8300 square kilometres with several different ecosystems. It is thus unsurprising that roughly 30 000 animals (including The Big Five) live inside the 600m deep caldera and that this is the only habitat to sustain the birth of half a million wildebeest calves.
Hot air ballooning may give you the perfect vantage point over the vast plains of the Serengeti
Lastly (but by no means least) a 4×4 transfer was arranged so that we could visit the most famous Game Park in the world: the Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti has become legendary mainly thanks to the annual spectacle of millions of migrating wildebeest. This is a must-see destination and any safari-goer’s paradise. We stayed at the Serengeti Under Canvas, an intimate and luxurious mobile tented camp which is able to follow the migration, and were lucky enough to witness the great wildebeest migration.
We were keen to venture deeper into the Serengeti and so Liesl arranged for us to stay at the Soroi Serengeti, a stylish lodge situated in the Western corridor of the Serengeti National Park positioned high on the natural plateau with endless vistas over the sweeping Serengeti plains below.
Barefoot Luxury in Zanzibar
To end of our incredible East African journey, we flew to Zanzibar and stayed at Jafferji House and Spa, for some much needed relaxation. This elegant boutique hotel (which was recently restored) lies deep in the heart of Zanzibar’s historic Stone Town and cleverly combines Zanzibar’s rich history with modern creature comforts and romantic touches. We lost ourselves in Stone Town with its colourful streets packed with a myriad of small shops, mosques and churches, bustling markets and eateries reminiscent of Marrakesh, and visited one of the famous spice plantations where a profusion of exotic spices are grown.
Relax at Kono Kono Beach Villas in Zanzibar for the ultimate barefoot luxury and best beaches
For arguably the best beaches in Zanzibar and the ultimate in barefoot luxury, we then relocated to Kono Kono Beach Villas, located on the south-eastern coastline of Zanzibar. Tucked away for absolute privacy, we enjoyed a sundowner on our private veranda, far away from the hustle and bustle of modern life, and this was the perfect ending to our East African adventure.
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Pioneer Batch of Smart Nation Scholars
SINGAPORE, 17 August 2018
The Smart Nation Scholarship was awarded to nine recipients by Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-Charge of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative, at the inaugural scholarship award ceremony today.
Launched in March 2018, the Smart Nation Scholarship offers a deep technical career path for scholars with a passion in applying technology for the public good. It seeks to develop and nurture a pool of next-generation leaders who will spearhead our national digital transformation.
Singapore’s vision of a Smart Nation is aimed at enhancing a vibrant competitive economy with many new job opportunities, an inclusive society with a high quality of life and innovative responsive government services.
Dr. Balakrishnan said, “It is absolutely essential for us to attract top talent with deep digital skills for us to fulfil our Smart Nation ambitions. We will invest in our long-term engineering capabilities, to ensure that we have a core group of passionate innovators to lead and drive technology change, both within the civil service and across the private sector.”
The scholarship was awarded to students who have distinguished themselves beyond academic merits and leadership qualities. They were selected through a rigorous assessment process comprising aptitude tests, management interviews, and agency-specific assessment days.
Many of the pioneering cohort of scholars were self-taught in their technical knowledge and skills such as programming and data visualisation. They also showed their drive by participating, and excelling, in various ICT competitions and challenges.
The Smart Nation Scholarship recipients will be pursuing undergraduate studies in ICT-related disciplines, such as computer science, information security and mathematics, at reputable local and overseas universities.
The recipients will go on to undertake national projects in the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). They will be groomed for various information & communications technology (ICT) leadership roles in the public sector, with opportunities to work on a diverse range of cybersecurity work, and shape Singapore’s infocomm and media ecosystem.
JOINTLY ISSUED BY CYBER SECURITY AGENCY, GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AGENCY OF SINGAPORE, AND INFOCOMM MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
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About Cyber Security Agency
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) provides dedicated and centralised oversight of national cyber security functions and works with sector leads to protect Singapore’s critical services. It also engages with various industries, and stakeholders to heighten cyber security awareness as well as to ensure the holistic development of Singapore’s cyber security landscape. The Agency is part of the Prime Minister’s Office and is managed by the Ministry of Communications and Information. For more information, please visit www.csa.gov.sg
About Government Technology Agency
The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) is a statutory board formed in October 2016 after the restructuring of the Infocomm Development Authority.
Following the formation of the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group in May 2017, GovTech is placed under the Prime Minister’s Office as the implementing agency of the Group. GovTech works with public agencies to develop and deliver secure digital services and applied technology to individuals and businesses in Singapore. GovTech builds key platforms and solutions needed to support Singapore as a Smart Nation. As a leading centre for information communications technology and related engineering such as the Internet of Things, Data Science and Application Development, GovTech also enhances the capabilities of the Singapore Government in these domains.
About Infocomm Media Development Authority
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) leads Singapore’s digital transformation with infocomm media. To do this, IMDA will develop a dynamic digital economy and a cohesive digital society, driven by an exceptional infocomm media (ICM) ecosystem – by developing talent, strengthening business capabilities, and enhancing Singapore's ICM infrastructure. IMDA also regulates the telecommunications and media sectors to safeguard consumer interests while fostering a pro-business environment, and enhances Singapore’s data protection regime through the Personal Data Protection Commission. For more news and information, visit www.imda.gov.sg or follow IMDA on Facebook IMDAsg and Twitter @IMDAsg.
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The Death and Life of Otto Bloom review: A mockumentary with real depth
By Craig Mathieson
March 14, 2017 — 10.40am
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First seen last July, when it screened at the opening night of the Melbourne International Film Festival, The Death and Life of Otto Bloom returns to cinemas after months of silence, a fitting release pattern for a film that reverses notions of time and memory so as to twist our perceptions and sympathy.
Cris Jones' debut feature is that rare thing: a mock documentary that reaches a genuine emotional depth.
Drily officious, as if to say it's aware of how the story is operating on levels those watching can't yet comprehend, it reveals the inscrutable Otto Bloom (Xavier Bloom), a man who is revealed as experiencing time in reverse: he knows everything that will happen to him, but forgets it once it occurs. As Otto ages, he knows less – a sage constantly slipping away.
With its focus on "finding the film" during the editing process, the cinema is ready made for tinkering with chronology and inverting expectations. The Death and Life of Otto Bloom adds to a small but impressive list of fellow Australian time-travellers such as Hugh Sullivan's The Infinite Man and The Spierig Brothers' Predestination, although Jones has neither the budget nor the inclination to publicly chart Otto's timeline.
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom: An unfulfilled love story set inside a science-fiction snare.
The movie is an unfulfilled love story set inside a science-fiction snare, and the transition from the former to the latter begins with Dr Ada Fitzgerald, a researcher who tracks Otto's orbit. Played by Rachel Ward in contemporary interviews, and her real-life daughter Matilda Brown in 1980s flashbacks and archival footage, Ada becomes the film's true subject. If Otto is an unknowing, smooth surface, she is mirror that bears the burden.
With each day Otto and Ada's perceptions of each other change, and the story comes to represent the painful uncertainty of love – you can fall deeper in love with someone while they are slipping away. Even as he becomes a famous public figure, offering lectures and art, Otto loses the memories that Ada treasures, and the knotty questions that genre-film fans might have fall into insignificance. Jones is less concerned with how Otto lives than with how Ada does.
Xavier Samuel slips easily into a charismatic remoteness – Otto is very much a movie star part – and Matilda Brown provides great warmth. But the revelation is Rachel Ward. The actor has been busy directing and hadn't acted on screen in almost a decade, but her Ada, interviewed direct to camera, encompasses years of bittersweet contemplation. It's a remarkable performance: unassuming but wrenchingly powerful.
Every filmmaker in Australia should be begging her to make another exception and act for them.
Craig Mathieson
Craig Mathieson is a TV, film and music writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Opening Day shows what makes Yankees World Series contenders
Opening Day gives glimpse into what makes Yankees World Series contenders
Yankees offered a perfect window into the team's bullpen use
By Andy Martino | Mar 28, 2019 | 6:27PM
Mar 28, 2019; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Adam Ottavino (0) pitches against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports (Brad Penner)
Early on Thursday, Aaron Boone and pitching coach Larry Rothschild checked in with their relievers, telling them how they might be used that afternoon against the Orioles.
The message for Adam Ottavino was to be ready for the sixth or seventh inning. The Yankees call these "lanes," a term the team uses for the basic game situation and part of an opposing lineup that best suits each reliever's repertoire. In a well-executed game, Boone is able to utilize each reliever in his ideal lane.
For example, had the Orioles knocked out Masahiro Tanaka early, it would have been Chad Green's lane to give the team length for a few early-to-midgame innings.
"A lot of teams have set guys for individual innings, but we have so many guys who are good that it's going to change in day-to-day basis to optimize our usage," Ottavino explained after the Yankees' 7-2 Opening Day win over Baltimore.
"So there might have to be daily conversations. But Boonie, one of his big qualities is communication."
In this case, the manager's prognostication was spot-on, too.
"They told me seventh inning, maybe one out in the sixth, and that's exactly how it went," Ottavino said. "Don't know how they figured that one out, but it's perfect."
With two out in the sixth, Tanaka hung a splitter at 87 miles per hour -- 3-4 mph faster than he wanted it -- and right in the middle of the plate. Trey Mancini drove it to deep center field for a run-scoring double.
The game had suddenly presented Boone with Ottavino's lane. The manager summoned his new toy, who signed as a free agent last winter, and got the result he wanted: Extreme movement on Ottavino's pitches, and four key outs.
Welcome to the Bronx, Otto. pic.twitter.com/mc8AsmMgzm
- New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 28, 2019
Zack Britton followed, and though he struggled with his command more than he had in Spring Training, he showed the Yankees why they can expect an even better version of him than the one they acquired via trade last July.
Then, Britton was still recovering from Achilles surgery. His legs barked on and off all summer and fall, and sometimes he would lose the strike zone. This year, further removed from his injury, he seems sharper.
"Today he actually struggled a little bit with his command, he's been crisper than that this spring," Boone said, noting that Britton's ability to right himself during the inning pointed to that improvement.
"But yeah, I think we're dealing with a guy beyond a serious injury … he's always one pitch away, and he's eventually going to generate some weak contact."
A scout in attendance confirmed this, saying Britton, "Threw all fastballs and had good sink."
Good sink is all Britton needs to be a dominant force in his own lane, which will often be the eighth inning or thereabouts.
Aroldis Chapman followed in the ninth - despite the Yankees' increasingly progressive pen usage, they will continue to use Chapman as a traditional closer -- and was the only spot of mild concern for a bullpen that otherwise clicked.
"Chapman not high velocity there," the same scout texted. "Something wrong?"
Officially, Chapman is healthy and he still got the outs, albeit with a 97-mph fastball and not 100-plus. His fastball does seem like something to watch as April progresses.
Dellin Betances' shoulder impingement, which does not seem like a long-term injury, left the Yankees' pen short on Thursday, but he was hardly missed. Through analytics-driven pregame planning, communication, and the deployment of high-end personnel, the team's strength was evident in the opener.
If the Yanks are going to win their first championship since 2009, it will likely be on the strength of that bullpen - which, when Betances returns, looks even deeper and better than last year's group.
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Best Magazine Prefab Sprout Interview – December 1985
Another translation from the French. I must say I’m enjoying doing this, not least because in this case the article itself is very literate – erudite and full of allusions and intensely florid language – and is ferociously difficult to translate. It’s a lot like a three dimensional crossword puzzle.
I hope I’ve done it justice anyway. It’s not a literal translation exactly but I think maintains the essence of the original. Apart from being an enjoyable piece in its own right, it has a few snippets I didn’t know relating to Sting and Paddy’s early history.
But who do they hope to seduce with a name like that?
Well, Francis Dordor for example,
And everyone melting or yet to melt under the delicious assault of Paddy McAloon’s songs.
I can’t say which of my taste buds it was which granted me my first taste of Sprout. Their image is horrifically provincial; a literary glaze on top of a glossy sugar coating, like plump Christmas chestnuts. Quaint expressions as obsolete in their rose tinted sentiments as the crenelated corsage of Aunt Rosalie’s antique dresses, elements joining together to form a highly distinctive whole.
Probably it was after I had succumbed to the oblique charms of “Swoon” in which “Cruel” was a secret garden for narcissists and onanists, my appreciation of the Sprouts grew proportionally with the absolute certainty I was the sole person in the world able to savour the rewards of this pearl-fishing expedition. Such reactions often determine why it is you become a fan; larger numbers dissipate the attachment.
All the same there are rare situations where millions can come to love the same song, the same group, for different reasons, relying on the bitter blade of the highest common denominator to mask the specific emotions of each individual. That was the case with the Beatles, the original pleasure dome. And with a little daring, one would willingly place a bet on Prefab Sprout, whose public is sensitive to the beauty of melody, and to the feeling of general well-being that may be found in the folding of its skirts. Or the kids revelling in the freshness and originality of the group at a time when the sort of sonic melange of the present musical landscape means concrete is more abundant than marble.
Because the overriding truth in the shimmering commune of 1985 pop is that we have little by little substituted sound for songs. Simple Minds, U2, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dire Straits: such bands construct pharonesque walls of sound at the base of which the good people genuflect and slice open their purses. Meanwhile on the other side of the river, a gallery of well-read fools run the gauntlet towards posterity, preoccupied less with quantity than quality, looking to hit the mark without destroying, putting their own selves in jeopardy, even to the point of exhausting the last resources of their own identity. And all this with the devil-may-care valour of Trojan heroes, leading us a little further onwards towards the delight of an opening into a strange and ever enchanting adventure. The current musical landscape is so disembodied, encumbered with bloodless meat and its bland secretions that the presence of a few fervent defenders of style comforts and distracts.
Paddy McAloon, like Costello and Morrissey (hearts on their sleeves but always passionate) maintain the thread of originality, which is to say the chances of renewing music. This is the preoccupation of these people, not yet 23 years of age, who have voluntarily taken refuge in the vaults of culture without despairing of attaining the universal. As pushers of boundaries and avid consumers of paradox, the only thing that interests them is that which is the hardest to understand, that which needs the most work to formulate, the greatest effort to find. Because it is the most essential and the most shared: love. Love, of which Conrad said in “Nostromo” that the “sentiment of love can enter into any subject and live ardently in remote phrases”.
And Paddy loves quotes. He loves them because they are the sugar coated pills of the soul and that the only risk of crunching them between your teeth is to pick up a cavity of pedantism. Songwriters talk of love because they have a desperate need for it, and above all they need the love of the crowds which compensates for the lack of other kinds, and buries them in the tumult of concert halls and the tidal waves of encounters. What are the charts if not fabulous thermometers of emotion, a stock exchange of passions under the gaze of which millions of solitary, battered lives live, their loves in shreds.
Paddy thinks only of that: ‘I want to write songs which everyone can love, but without sacrificing whatever makes my point of view unique. My great ambition is to make mainstream music without squandering my abilities, nor insulting peoples’ intelligence”.
An ambition which raises Paddy more or less to the level where we find Paul McCartney. And Paddy loves Paul McCartney. He places him alongside Stephen Sondheim (lyricist to ‘West Side Story’ and most of the musical comedies on Broadway having had a big hit with ‘Send in the Clowns’), Marvin Gaye and Burt Bacharach in an intimate Pantheon down whose columns flows sentiment itself.
“I’m obsessed with sentiment”, he avows. Except that Paddy, unlike McCartney, doesn’t know how to be sickly, he doesn’t possess that authentic mark of innocence that led the creator of “Eleanor Rigby” to dare such nonsense as “Mull of Kintyre”. He belongs to the generation for whom the artistic potential has been expanded by a heterogeneous musical bombardment lasting more than 20 years, placing the most baroque ideas in the minds of many of them. So you can unhesitatingly place Steve McQueen, the second Sprout album, next to “Around the World in a Day” and forget the intellectual connotations that have weighed heavy on the group’s image.
I wanted to see the Sprout. And I saw the Sprout. I took the 14.10 train from St Pancras, a London station well worthy of a trifling ditty by the Kinks, with its copper clad surfaces born of an Anglican monastery, and its dusty hall seeming in need of restoration, draughts of air included, the exact décor of “The 39 Steps”. The journey was delightful. The sun glinting through the clouds onto the gleaming golf courses on which dapper gentlemen in mohair pullovers pace nimbly. Flowered frontages of ancient cottages lined up between the telegraph poles explode onto the double glazed train windows. As the wondering eye snaps these fleeting daguerreotypes, you are suddenly introduced to the England created by Dickens, dreamed of by Huysmans, of which Ray Davies sung, far from Brixton and Toxteth.
On arriving at Leicester I took a taxi driven by a turbaned Sikh who dropped me at the Eaton Bray Hotel where the Sprout were laying over. I first made the acquaintance of Martin McAloon, Paddy’s brother and the bassist in Prefab Sprout. A big clumsy youth with blonde curls and cauliflower ears whistling words like a pressure cooker full of sarcastic steam. While we were waiting for Paddy we prepared the ground by discussing current news. More pressing than I’d thought.
“We’re releasing a new album. It was recorded in 12 days. We’re only pressing 3000 copies. We wanted to break the routine where make a record then go on tour and restart every 18 months. Psychologically speaking, releasing 2 albums this year is very reassuring. Obviously compared to ‘Steve McQueen’ which took 3 months, this one sounds almost… garage. CBS wasn’t delighted, they were worried that the work done to promote ‘Steve McQueen’ would be diminished. But in fact this record will be released on the 2nd December which anyway is commercial suicide. Coming up to Christmas the shop windows will be full of ‘Paul Young’s Greatest Hits’ and ‘ZTT Chartbusters’. It’s mostly aimed at the fans. These are the ‘Basement Tapes’ rather than ‘Blonde on Blonde’”.
I can well imagine Martin reassuring his brother, floundering in a diabolical pool of artistic self-doubt and metaphysical torpor. On the subject of this surprise album, Paddy would confide to me later that:
“The cymbals interfere with the sound of the piano, the piano tramples all over the bass. OK. But no one makes records like that any more. I aim high but I’m keen also to prove to myself that I’m not part of a machine, that I’m not just there to fulfil a contract.”
“In England when I do interviews, the journalists often ask me why I don’t write political songs. I don’t write them explicitly but for example ‘Elegance’ from ‘Swoon’ can be considered to be political because it describes the distinction made in society like ours because of the money you have, or the accent you speak with (typically British!). In choosing ‘Protest Songs’ I wanted above all to say that I’m not trying to escape reality with my music, it’s not escapism. My music is about the real world, but I often find it more useful to relate my own experiences rather than to search for controversy or utter vaguely political statements. Personally I have some difficulty in not being cynical about musicians who earn vast sums of money and call themselves socialists”.
The good news is in any case more about Paddy McAloon’s prodigious output and the luxuriance of his inspiration which like Costello or Prince is able to provide double the output in the same year or fill B sides with precious jewels.
Martin and Paddy McAloon are originally from Newcastle, a mining town in the North East of England from which Eric Burdon and the Animals, Bryan Ferry, and Sting also hail.
Martin: “Our mother and Sting’s grandmother worked together. They cleaned and looked after churches. Me, I started playing guitar at 7 years old. We always had the ambition to put a group together. I was 12 when we decided to call it Prefab Sprout, we were more or less certain that no one else would have the same idea. We watched ‘Hard Day’s Night’ on the TV. We also loved ‘Let it Be’. A group that rehearsed on a roof on a sunny Sunday. McCartney having fun. As long as I can remember, Paddy wrote songs.”
Paddy: “At the age of nine I wrote things, very innocent and naïve. For example I remember having written an anti-war song, something which is quite a common idea when you’re a kid. ‘War is Bad’. I was fifteen years ahead of Culture Club! There were other songs without a theme, just words, a mixture of words and phrases. I’ve always loved the symphony of words, their colour, their mixture. ‘Swoon’ is an eccentric record. When it was released I was absolutely convinced of its strong commercial potential. Today I pay more attention so as to not let myself get carried away in the flood.”
Martin introduces me to Neil Conti, the drummer of the Sprout since ‘Steve McQueen’. Neil is the most rock n roll of the group. He comes from London where he’s long put his talents and his drumsticks up for hire in the studios. He’s also part of the hard funk group Lynx. Results guaranteed. Recently he accompanied David Bowie on the stage at Wembley for Band Aid. He also played on the Bowie/Jagger single. There is also Michael, the keyboard player, notable only for having played on the first Dexys Midnight Runners demos.
Paddy meets us in the hall. Slight. And clean shaven, contrary to the evidence of the more recent photos. An ordinary guy in light blue jeans and light brown checked jacket. He wears spectacles but takes them off after the sound check. Charming. Delightful. Refined. Talking quickly and almost feverishly, always fearing he might offend the interviewer (‘Ah, you like the Cramps? Oh, Right, right. I see. No, no, that’s great, fine…’), knowing how to manage a sometimes cutting humour, masked with a fur overcoat of gentleness. Engaging, just like his songs.
Those who have passed by way of ‘Cruel’ (‘If I‘m troubled by every folding of your skirt..’) will know where he’s coming from. Bathed in the drowsiness of a fake bossa nova, Paddy’s miraculous voice, augmented by the Lolitaesque sighs of Wendy Smith, manage to whet the blades of the instruments of torture, the gentle and delicious torture of sex: this precise language, sensual, giving flesh and blood to Victorian formulations. The troubling chant of jealousy. Whether or not this is your cup of team ‘Cruel’ is an eminently ‘enjoyable’ record, as Paddy puts it. And seems to have been very simply conceived, workmanlike, in the sentimentality starched environment of the bedroom of a young man suffering from serious problems of self-doubt. A record recalling the suffocating poignancy of ‘In My Room’ by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.
‘Swoon’ in its entirety is a magical harvest of heady musical morsels and unusual titbits where Bobby Fischer’s plan encounters ‘Cue Fanfare’ and ‘Green Isaacs’, or where to become Joan of Arc you must be prepared to burn, and where no longer being able to play Basketball is lamented. And all of this mixed with the ‘Pa pa pa pa’ and the ‘Bobo Bee’.
Paddy: ‘The songs are utterly mad’. He aimed for the top of the charts but has found himself with the tattoo ‘File under Talking Heads/Steely Dan’ stamped on his back.
“I’m forcing myself away from this tendency. I don’t want us to be pigeon holed as a literary group anymore, because that’s a label that puts a lot of people off. I don’t like the image of the ‘Talking Heads’, even if I understand why some people put us in the same bracket. For Steely Dan it’s not so bad. I love their records, but the big difference between us and them is their cynical New Yorker side. I’m continually presented as ‘clever clever’ in the British press. I don’t deny that we can be overambitious. I’ve always worked at the intriguing side of my music. My most dear wish is to surprise those who listen to the radio. There are too many insignificant and uniform things, too much commerce and not enough adventure.”
“Thankfully I’ve had an understanding ear at CBS (Prefab Sprout are signed to the Newcastle label Kitchenware, distributed by CBS). They know the difference between George Michael and myself. They immediately saw that I represented something unusual. I love loads of things in music for millions of reasons but I’ve always been more attracted by those people who’ve managed to be both successful and original at the same time. For example when I say I like Burt Bacharach (who wrote notably for Dionne Warwick), people laugh, they take me for a precious fool. I’m not trying to do a Burt Bacharach, but I just like the idea of smashing the charts with something that’s never been heard before.”
Last spring, as the buds on the trees came out, ‘Steve McQueen’ fell to Earth with its wintery sleeve and those moving and radiant soundscapes.
Paddy: “I had a sort of vision when I was walking down the street. It was of an American DJ announcing at the microphone ‘And now, here is the new record by Prefab Sprout, ‘Steve McQueen’!’ Everyone thought the title was perfect. I couldn’t have chosen another actor. It wouldn’t have worked with Paul Newman. I love the sonority of the name ‘Steve McQueen’. I wrote to his widow to explain to her. Someone at the BBC gave me her address. I didn’t get a reply. Except a few months later his lawyers told me ‘Leave him alone. You shouldn’t have done that’. It was just for the sound of the name and also because I think it was a very romantic record. Like McQueen. In the US they haven’t released it with that title. It’s called ‘Two Wheels Good’. The photo with the motorbike is for ‘The Great Escape’ because there’s a bit too much of a tendency to consider us as a soft group.
Laying himself open to the acid comments of the press seems decidedly to amuse him!
‘Steve McQueen’ confuses some fans because of Thomas Dolby’s ‘glossy’ production, but taken as a whole spreads its net far more widely. The cool breeze of Wendy Smith’s vocals whispers its seductive effect into almost all the songs. In ‘When Love Breaks Down’ or ‘Appetite’ you sense Paddy groping in the dark, searching for and finding the point of rupture in the defensive shell of the grand public, without behaving like a vulgar and obsequious syrup seller, but rather with grace and daring.
Nonetheless, ‘Steve McQueen’ remains a complex object, a carefully closed and sealed mirror to a soul. Certainly it is one of the rare pop releases of the last few years to have sought absolute purity, and not only in the form of songs but also in placing itself in the perspective of the perfect album, the ‘Sergeant Pepper’. The greatest challenge. So, is our obsessive troubadour still making a music too difficult to isolate from his own self? What happens next will be fascinating. Pleasure isn’t measured in the charts, even if Paddy is ready to risk everything and do everything to climb them. And most notably to suffer.
The concert took place at Leicester University in a hall filled with ornate woodwork and polished parquet, a mixture of the Jeu de Paume in Paris and a Court of Law. Thick red curtains hung from the windows and from great opaque bulbs oozed a milky light, lending a dull sheen to the slats of parquet and spreading itself in a last silky tint on the girls’ cheekbones.
The shy, the slightly drunk, the Banshees and the Madonnas, were there, just like anywhere else. On the other hand the sylph figured blonde of the group, Wendy Smith, who is generally understood to be Paddy’s girlfriend, was missing. A bout of bronchitis had temporarily removed her from the stage (but she will be back before the upcoming French concerts). And so obviously we were deprived of a great part of the Sprout’s charm.
That aside, Prefab Sprout isn’t the best live group in the world. Paddy’s guitar skills are limited. But that’s quibbling. The songs are so good that they hook you in. They flow over you.
Before the set we went to eat a chicken curry with the tour manager and roadies in a building that looked a bit like a physics or chemistry lab, in the university buildings. Mostly to reinforce the idea of “rock for the unemployed”. After the set the fans, the followers and the group talked over plastic cups full of sodas or St-Emilion. A scene any rock critic has seen a thousand times, arguably it’s usually a bit more lively.
All the same it was a warmer atmosphere than usual. Maybe because of the smiles. That manner of making the banal joyous is something unique to Prefab Sprout.
It was 2am when we returned to the hotel. Sitting in the back of the coach I asked: “What do people mostly do in Leicester then?”. And Martin replied with an impish smile: “They die”.
I’d seen the Sprout.
Francis Dordor
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'Aberdeen', LMS poster, 1924.
Talmage, Algernon Mayow
Poster produced by London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) to promote rail travel to Aberdeen, Scotland. The poster shows a view of Brig o'Balgownie, which dates back to the 13th century. The bridge is made of a mixture of sandstone and granite and has a pointed Gothic arch. It is over 18 meters high at its apex with a clear span of 12 meters at its base. Artwork by Algernon Mayow Talmage (1871-1939).
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'The Lake District for Holidays', LMS poster, 1923-1939.
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Cannon Street Station, London, 1908.
'New & Direct Route to Weymouth', GWR poster, 1923-1947.
'Filey for the Family', LNER poster, 1923-1947.
'Through Canada', Canadian National Railways poster, c 1930s.
'Hastings and St Leonards', BR (SR) poster, 1959.
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Waiting on the tarmac
I recall how embarrassed I was as a Brit abroad when Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5 opened in 2008 with much fanfare only to descend into chaos, with its new baggage handling system suspended and dozens of flights cancelled.
What was supposed to be a day of glory for British Airways, sole occupant of the mammoth terminal, built at a cost of $8.6 billion, turned into a shambles as problems worsened. The airline was finally forced to restrict passengers at the terminal to hand-luggage only.
At one point, a British Airways flight left without any of its baggage in the hold, embarrassed airline officials conceded, making a mockery of an earlier claim that the new state-of-the-art baggage system would work well from Day 1.
Things are a lot slicker nowadays and the technology worked a treat when I checked in after a festive break with the family for my return flight back to Bahrain.
I did feel slightly uncomfortable having to put my own bag on the conveyer belt, print out the label and attach it myself. Perhaps I’m just lazy and like someone-else doing it. But I managed it OK although I couldn’t help feeling that aging parents of expats planning a visit might find it a tad intimidating.
I enjoyed the couple of hours before boarding in the Inspire Lounge for a hearty breakfast and refreshments until the time to head on down to the gate was highlighted on the big screen. There was a longer than usual wait, probably around 40- minutes, before we were invited to jump on the bus to take us to the aircraft.
The post-Christmas flight was jam-packed and I spotted more than a few acquaintances and their families lining up patiently with their families in the queue.
As soon as we climbed on board and settled in our seats the captain informed us that they’d been a repair carried out on a cargo bay seal, hence the delay in boarding, and the work had been carried out to his satisfaction and take-off would commence shortly once the paperwork was sorted.
For the next three-and-a-half hours the embarrassed crew profusely apologised for the continuing delay explaining how the said paperwork apparently had to travel from BA HQ to the Civil Aviation Authority, back to base and on to Heathrow.
I can just imagine the scenario.
The chief seal repair director who needed to sign the form had left for lunch and would be back in an hour. Unfortunately, the CAA’s executive seal repair authoriser had popped to the shops to exchange her New Year party dress because her stupid husband had bought her the wrong size skimpy frock for Christmas (she’s no longer aged 23 or a Size 8) and no-one else had the authority, or wanted, the responsibility of signing it.
In reality, it was probably much more boring … just bureaucracy.
We sat on the plane and waited. I received several texts from BAeServices, one offering light refreshment vouchers which could be collected from the customer service desk, another advising me that the engineering repairs had been completed sooner than anticipated so we were going to stay onboard and another apologising for the delay.
One would have thought that in this high tech world of instant communication – I regularly transfer funds across the globe and even signed mortgage agreements using my mobile device – surely the airline and the government entity responsible could do likewise.
On the upside, I am told the delay may bring some compensation, which will go towards my son Stan Jnr’s flight to Bahrain in February to celebrate his 17th birthday. Hopefully he’ll arrive in time for the party.
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For a seriously swank and stylish hotel experience, Chicago’s new The Elysian Hotel is unmatched. Rooms and suites are huge, averaging 890 square feet. Furnished terraces, fireplaces, and beds draped with 460-thread count Italian linens outfit each luxuriously appointed room. White Carrera marble bathrooms come with soaking tubs, separate showers, and dual vanities, and the hotel spa offers body wraps, therapeutic massage, facials, spa gatherings, a men’s atelier, pilates, and in-room service. For hotel dining, The Elysian offers upbeat bistro fare at Balsan and sumptuous fine dining at the Michelin two-star RIA.
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Rooms start at $195
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Blackstone is easily one of the funkiest hotels in Chicago. With retro architecture, plush furnishings, and a bold color scheme, a stay at Blackstone is very tongue-in-cheek chic. The Hubbard Place Lounge offers exclusive services for the hotel’s elite guests and features freshly prepared food, a private concierge, and access to a Lexus LS Hybrid hotel car. The hotel’s Art Hall features rotating exhibits with works from local Chicago artists and is open to all.
The Fairmont
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A bit below the Mag Mile, but still walkable, the Fairmont is a comfortable, reasonably plush hotel that is nicely suited for business travel. Located among a few high towers on a wide road, it’s not the most picturesque Chicago location, but it is a cushy hotel that’s among the city’s nicest options.
The Four Seasons-Chicago
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Classic luxury, a central location, and one of the best brunches in town make The Four Seasons a good bet if you’re looking for accommodations to make a party of all ages happy. Chef Kevin Hickey lavishes his brunch menu at Seasons Restaurant with as much care as most chefs give to their dinner menus. Having lemon ricotta pancakes with cherry compote a mere elevator ride away is reason enough to book a stay. And if that’s not enough, the well-equipped workout room, relaxing spa treatments, and welcoming, comfy beds are good reasons, too.
111 West Huron Street
www.hotelfelixchicago.com
As downtown Chicago’s first hotel designed to meet Silver LEED certification, the all-new boutique Hotel Felix features a restored 1920s façade and a spa-like experience within. Dancing waters and white marble columns in the lobby lead to the upscale American restaurant Elate, featuring the work of Chef Chris Curren. Rooms are gracefully appointed with luxurious cotton linens and stocked with equally luxurious bathrobes, complimentary high-speed Internet, and flat screen TVs. Hotel amenities include red carpet concierge, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a fully-equipped professional business center. Unwind in the rejuvenating spa or with a craft cocktail in the hotel lounge.
The Park Hyatt
www.Parkchicago.hyatt.com
With plush beds, deep soaking tubs, and contemporary décor, the Park Hyatt offers sophisticated, state-of-the-art comfort. It’s certainly one of Chicago’s most elegant hotels with all the comfort you crave, but none of the old-school patterned upholstery. Ample amenities include Respire by Hyatt Hypo-Allergenic Rooms, designed to provide a comfortable sleeping environment for all guests, especially allergy sufferers. Its signature restaurant, NoMi, has a long-held reputation for fine dining in the city, and the hotel’s bars (indoors and outdoors) are cosmopolitan and inviting.
The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
329 North Dearborn Street
www.sofitel.com
The soaring glass tower that houses the 400-plus rooms at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower sparkles amid downtown brick and mortar. The Chicago location of this international French hotel chain provides four-star accommodations and is strategically located minutes from the Mag Mile, Museum of Contemporary Art, Lake Michigan, and trendy upscale shopping. Customer service, always preceded by a well-pronounced “bonjour,” is never wanting, even when the lobby is at full capacity. Rooms are spacious and ultra-plush. The sleek glass-front Café des Architectes is an airy spot that serves contemporary cuisine and offers al fresco dining on the terrace. Be sure to check out 2011 Chicago Rising Star Meg Galus’s special brand of pastry, followed by a champagne cocktail at Le Bar.
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
401 North Wabash Avenue
www.trumpchicagohotel.com
Trump’s first property in Chicago is an elegant, reserved affair. Rooms are comfortable and incredibly spacious, with a full-kitchen option, huge bathrooms, and beds fitted with custom pillows. Call down before going out for the night and request the pillow of your choice (firm, soft, medium, or even a body pillow, if you fancy), and end the evening with the perfect headrest. The hotel’s restaurant, Sixteen, has some of the best views in the city, and an exciting menu from Pastry Chef Sarah Kosikowski, along with wine pairings from 2011 Rising Star Sommelier Rachael Lowe.
W Hotel City Center
172 West Adams Street
www.starwoodhotels.com
The W City Center offers everything we’ve come to expect from this stylish hotel chain: sleek, modern décor, a “see and be seen” lobby and lounge, hip meeting spaces, and spacious, comfortable rooms (with fantastic goose down bedding). The hotel has a glamorous 1940s feel. And it offers several dining and drinking destinations, including IPO where Executive Chef Trevor Hoyte serves up an interpretation of contemporary American under the title "New Urban Cuisine." And stop by The Living Room Bar late night, where full bottle service and a signature drink list will keep you feeling right at home.
166 East Superior Street
www.affinia.com
A hop, skip, and tiny jump from Chicago’s Magnificent Mile—aptly named for the sheer abundance of things to see, do, and buy—this boutique hotel easily keeps its guest entertained. The rooms are on the smaller side, but with retro splashes of color and hints of style, they’re never uncomfortable. The hotel restaurant, C-House, provides guests with seasonal American fare with subtle touches of innovation thanks to the efforts of Part-owner and Chef Marcus Samuelsson , Executive Chef Nicole Pederson, and recent arrival, Pastry Chef Melissa Trimmer.
Just blocks from Michigan Avenue and the theater district, this fashionable boutique hotel caters to both business travelers and tourists, who’ll appreciate its River North address, spacious bedrooms and bathrooms, and free wi-fi. The warmly decorated red and orange rooms are a great price, and the aim is most definitely to please. There’s free breakfast on every floor, and the hotel staffs “experience designers” to accommodate guests’ every need.
Fairmont Chicago, Millenium Park
Travelers to Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park are first greeted by a grand, newly renovated lobby—a first glimpse at the $50 million hotel makeover. The Eno Wine Room, a 2010 winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, lies invitingly at its center. The David Rockwell-designed rooms are spacious, comfortable, and retro-chic, and marble-tiled bathrooms are fitted with separate tubs and showers. At MySpa—an 11,000-square-foot, full-service sanctuary—guests can enjoy massage, skin and body treatments, and a fitness studio. For fine dining, the award-winning Aria, led by Chef Beverly Kim-Clark and Executive Hotel Chef Brad Parsons, provides a contemporary twist on new-world Asian, with an eclectic signature sushi menu and an extensive wine list. The Aria Bar and Sushi Club provides the same level of quality in a lounge experience.
Dana Hotel and Spa
www.danahotelandspa.com
Rooms start $149
Located in the River North area of Chicago, minutes away from both Streeterville and Chicago’s Gold Coast, Dana Hotel and Spa is a stylish boutique hotel with full amenities, including a business center, meeting and event rooms, a gym, and the total spa experience. A well-appointed menu of self-indulgent activities includes massages, facials, a Hanakasumi Japanese Body Ritual, and pedicures at the Serene Pedicure Treatment Area. A contemporary Asian aesthetic fills the hotel’s voluminous lobby in warm neutral tones, which carries over to the rooms. Each room is elegantly styled in sustainable woods, including hand-hewn Jarrah floors, comfortable beds, and bathrooms with spa-inspired showers. Dining options include the Asian-inspired Aja, the casual, hip Aja Snak Bar, and the Vertigo Skytop Lounge, named to Conde Nast Traveler's 2009 Hot List.
The James Chicago
55 East Ontario Street
www.jameshotels.com
The James lies in the heart of downtown Chicago. Green modernity and warm hospitality are twin themes that first greet guests at this luxurious hotel’s entrance. The spacious lobby features a walk-in-the-woods-themed photograph occupying two walls and a tall stack of colorful vintage suitcases. Stylish rusticity carries on to the guest rooms, outfitted with sustainable wood floors, and bathrooms designed with wood, marble, and slate tiles. There is an in-room recycling program, and complimentary bicycles are available to guests. The hotel is equipped with a full-service business center, including numerous event and meeting rooms, a gym, and complimentary wireless internet access. Dining options include Chicago perennial favorite David Burke’s Primehouse.
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
20 East Chestnut St
Chicago, IL, 60611-2012
From the design of the bulding itself, a towering structure of white opaque glass by Parisian architect Jean-Paul Viguier, to the sexy rooms to the location, Sofitel is a gorgeous and convenient place to stay. Rooms are light, airy and modern, with floor to ceiling windows that offer stunning views of the city.
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What to Do: The hotel is located in the vibrant shopping and nightlife area of Rush Street, a popular boulevard lined with sidewalk cafes perfect for people watching. If shopping isn’t of interest, stroll the shores of Lake Michigan or hit Oak Street Beach for some sun.
200 N. Columbus Drive
www.fairmont.com/chicago
Single ($199-$339), Double ($199-$339), Suite ($600 for one bedroom; grand suites range $1,500-$3,700)
Designed in a classic contemporary style, this large hotel plays host to travelers, business conventions and extravagant events. Our favorite part was the Lake Shore Athletic Club, located adjacent to the hotel – a great amenity, but you have to pay for it. Fairmont is located in the heart of downtown Chicago and offers an array of conveniences including a Starbucks, a large ballroom, and a great pan-asian restaurant, Aria.
What to Do: Grant Park, an original Chicago landmark, hosts festivals almost every week during the summer months. With plenty of live music and food (especially during the famous Taste of Chicago in July), the park offers entertainment, beautiful landscaping and excellent views of Lake Michigan and the city skyline.
733 W. Madison Street
www.thechicagometro.com
Rooms from $160 Neighborhood: West Loop
The Crowne Plaza is a good deal for a still-reasonably close location, though not necessarily walking distance to the downtown attractions. Rooms are comfortable with all the expected amenities.
329 N. Dearborn Street
Rooms from $230 Neighborhood: Magnificent Mile
This gorgeous glass tower that soars to the sky—and stands out among the big-industry towers of brick and stone that fill downtown—is modern through and through. The design is contemporary and stylish, but not overly minimal, and rooms are spacious and comfortable. The sleek glass-front dining room in the lobby is an airy spot for fresh juice and people-watching in the morning. The hotel’s restaurant, Café des Architects, has recently brought in a local talent, Chef Martial Noguier (formerly of One Sixty Blue). We haven’t eaten there since he took over, but we’re looking forward to trying his seasonal American menu.
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Chicago’s historic Hilton hotel was once the largest hotel in the world, and now it serves as event central for one of the country’s most humming convention towns, boasting more meeting space than any other hotel in town—it has 234,320 square feet of exhibit space and a grand ballroom that’s 21,996 square feet. With a stunning pool, upper level terrace, and serious fitness room (with a small track, free weights, and row upon row of ellipticals and treadmills), guests can recharge after a long day of meetings. The hotel’s dining really shines in the catering department under Executive Chef Mario Garcia, who prepares decidedly fresh banquet fare—think lobster salad with beet emulsion and edamame, spring lamb with avocado-pistachio mole, and red velvet cake with goat cheese and basil cream cheese icings.
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1801 Naper Boulevard
www.marriott.com
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How to Publish Your Mobile Gaming App Successfully? Meet Tamatem!
Maryam Malik
Meet the first PropTech company in Bahrain – Estater
Phone in hand, you scroll around different online platforms and suddenly notice a few ads here and there for historical wars, dystopian worlds or just car driving mobile games spoken in a language that surprisingly isn’t English. You observe with interest the language, and wonder when did Arabic mobile games become popular? Well, the increase in the representation of this content in our language is thanks to none other than Tamatem.
Tamatem, which is an Arab word for tomato, is the leading mobile games publisher in the MENA market. They localize their games and enrich it with familiar culture for Arab gamers by partnering up with international studios and developers.
The founder, Hussam Hammo, started out Tamatem after his previous company, Wizards Production halted its works back in 2012. He remained resilient and determined though his peers became reluctant of supporting him in a path that they perceived as risky. Nonetheless, he was accepted into 500 Startups and Tamatem became the first Arab company to get into the program in 2013. This encouraged him to further pursue and persuade a few American-based investors successfully before moving back to Jordan and opening up their new offices. Some of the business’ most popular games are:VIP Baloot, Shake the Metal Online, Shake the Metal: Rush and Death Road.
We asked Hussam about Tamatem and what he has in store for it: “Although we have been expanding rapidly, I expect more for Tamatem in 2019.” he shared, “We are launching a number of new games and opening up new offices for marketing and user support purposes around the region. As for the future, I wish to see Tamatem become the best workplace in the region. We have an incredible team that believes in our vision and cultivated a company culture that is simply unique in Jordan.” We wish Tamatem the best too!
Hussam also shares with us a fun fact about their team: They’re a total of 55 employees that are all local Jordanians working across departments including Product Management, Marketing, Design, Public Relations, User Acquisition and Community & Support. But that’s not the exciting part yet! Hussam tells us that females make up 70% of Tamatem’s team and most of them are in senior positions. Amazing, right?!
According to Hussam, finding local talented people was not an easy task, as there is no awareness about the job prospects that could be found in the gaming industry. To solve this issue, the Tamatem team are currently teaching university students in Jordan about the job market and how the gaming industry can open up doors for them.
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Before concluding, the founder Hussam shares with us some valuable advice to fresh-faced entrepreneurs: “Have an MVP that works to the best of its capability, and only after gaining traction for a period of 3 months or so, approach investors,” He states. “Always make sure your idea is defensible and isn’t a plagiarized version of another idea,” he advises.
Learn more about Tamatem, and how you can become partners with them on their official website, Twitter and Instagram.
Maryam Malik April 2, 2019
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There's good news for American families this Thanksgiving - the cost of a turkey feast has remained stable, rising by a single penny compared to last year. The American Farm Bureau has found that the classic ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner to feed 10 people will cost $48.91 in 2019. That's less than $5 per person.
An estimated 46 million turkeys are eaten every year at Thanksgiving and this year the birds are set to cost about four percent less than in 2018, working out at $20.80 for a 16-pound purchase. According to the American Farm Bureau, U.S. farmers only receive eight cents out of every dollar spent on food for the Thanksgiving feast.
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NATO and Gulfie ISIS ‘Want to Go Home’ or to Syria
January 31, 2017 Miri Wood Syria 1
ISIS in Mosul
Pan-Arab al Mayadeen TV has reported on Iraqi anti-terrorism forces’ discovery of private documents of the Tariq ibn Ziyad Battalion of “ISIS” foreign terrorists asking permission to return to their home countries, under the pretext of illnesses and other excuses. The documents reveal the desire of some “ISIS” terrorists from all over the world, to flee their chosen gang.
Since 2013, western media, has been promoting “ISIS” as a the new bogeyman excuse for perpetual war, for illegal foreign invasions. First, the US and allies create, and arm, and train, the terrorists called “freedom fighters.” Then the US and allies call them terrorists — always elusive terrorists — and destroy entire countries while looking for them.
US and allies cheered bin Laden as “freedom fighter” warrior putting his army on the road to peace. How many years then did US chase bin Laden, how many people were blown up while almost bombing him? Taliban is another bogeyman.
UK’s Independent, 4 December 1993 cheers terrorist bin Laden as “on the road to peace.”
Abo Baker al Baghdadi, was made the heir of Osama bin Laden, the man who was superman of terror before! No matter that al Baghdadi was released from Iraqi jail by US and given 10s of millions USD to train new terrorists in camps in Jordan.
However, the truth is those mercenaries have been recruited, from all over the world, to be used as superstitious monsters, which can’t be defeated! Under such pretext, the danger of US-created “ISIS” was the intervention US-led coalition, in Syria.
Syria became the center of the world attention, because of this well organized groups of foreign terrorists. Most of them were sent from Saudi Wahhabi kingdom and other Gulfies , Chechnya, every country of Europe, prisons like Guantanamo, and even prisoners who were sentenced to death in Saudi dark jails, with their families given stipends! However, some “ISIS” terrorists, finally got exhausted of all these wars, of which they are its barbaric tools. And they want to run away from fighting in the ranks of this organization, and resort various tricks to give this organization up, and return to their countries.
The al Mayadeen documents included a real name for each fighter, his nickname and his blood category, along with the foreign country of origin and country of residence!
Applications by terrorists to flee.
In one of the documents Abu Wa’el, a Swiss from Bosnia asks to be allowed to stop fighting with the “Daesh/ ISIS” under the pretext of spasm of the nerves of his knee. This foreign terrorist despite his nervous knee spasms asked permission to be deployed from Iraq to Deir al Zour (also spelled “Deir Ezzor”), a Syrian city of foreign terrorist invaders that became famous in the world when the US-led coalition helped “ISIS” by bombing a military position and slaughtered 83 of our soldiers in September.
Abu Idris foreign terrorist from Kosovo said in the document that he doesn’t want to fight and wants to move because he suffers pains in his brain. Abu Mujahid, foreign terrorist from France, also said he doesn’t want to fight and wants to return to home to carry out the “martyrdom” suicide bombing there! Mujahid claimed to have pain in the ankles and back.
The document appended a note says that “claims of the disease and has no medical report.” And it is just pretexts.
However, the question which is not mysterious and not hidden from those who know that “ISIS” is the savage tool of war criminal NATO and regional “allies”:
However, the question which is not mysterious, and not hidden on those who know that ”ISIS” is the tool of the perpetual war west, who are they real masters of “ISIS”?
Who wants the creative chaos and birth pains of a “new Middle East”?
— Afraa Dagher, reporting from her native Syria
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The MFA in Film is a two plus year program that includes dedicated Tracks in Directing, , TV Writing, Screenwriting and Producing, with production periods culminating in a feature screenplay, a 20-minute MFA thesis film, a television writer’s portfolio, or a feature producer’s package. Faculty Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, Alan Kingsburg, Magdalene Brandeis, Perry Blackshear, Jennie Allen, Simone Pero, David Hinojosa, Lenny Crooks, Karen Offitzer, and Jordan Roberts, along with top industry professionals, guide participants through the essential elements of independent film production and TV Writing. Hands-on, experiential, in-depth, project driven.
The curriculum requires 45-48 credits.
Interested students should request information from the department and find application information at http://www.stonybrook.edu/southampton/mfa/film/admissions.html
Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible, especially if they plan to apply for financial aid.
Admission to the MFA Program in Film
This MFA program in Film is intensive and admission to it is highly selective. Upon review, finalists are invited for an interview. For admission, the following, in addition to the minimum Graduate School requirements, are normally required:
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0.
Three letters of recommendation.
A current résumé
A statement of purpose. Describe in a page or two why you are interested in this opportunity, how you would benefit, and what makes you a particularly deserving candidate.
6.Your specialization: Director, /TV Writer/Screenwriter/Producer
(Urls for all video links may be uploaded in the Qualifications sections)
All candidates: The Video Pitch. This is one of the more important elements to your application. You have probably seen people pitching for donations on a crowdsourcing site. In this case, you can pitch to us anything you want: yourself as a candidate, a project you want to work on, or something else that is exciting to you. The video pitch should be creative, polished, inventive. We want you to win us over here! SUGGESTED LENGTH: 3 MINUTES
Directing candidates only (not required for Screenwriter, TV Writer, or Producer candidates):Please include a link (or links) to up to 4 video samples of work to which you made a significant contribution. Be clear about what role you played: producer, writer, director, editor, production designer, cinematographer, etc. You may submit links for more than one piece but the total running time should not exceed 15 minutes. If you submit an excerpt, please describe the full work. Unless you are applying as a cinematographer or production designer, the entirety of your video sample should not be in the format of a professional reel but should also show us the substance of your work. (A reel might accompany another sample). In lieu of video, you may submit up to ten photographs, design samples, or photographs of your artwork.
Written materials: (All written materials may be uploaded in the Additional Supplemental Materials section)
Your written material should include:
A . All Candidates:The Scene. Write a short, 2-3-page scene inspired by and using one of these words that have no English language translation. We prefer a scene with two characters where one character wants something from the other.
Glas wen (Welsh)
A smile that is insincere or mocking. Literally, a blue smile.
Yuputka (Ulwa)
The phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.
Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet? This is the word for it.
All Candidates:The Logline. Write an extended log line or a paragraph describing a project you’d like to realize with us.
TV Writer, Screenwriterand Director Candidates: The Writing Sample. Please include a writing sample of up to 10 pages. This can be a complete short film, web episode, play, short story, or an excerpt of a feature screenplay, a TV Script, a webisode, a sketch or series of sketches. If you choose to submit an excerpt, please include a few lines describing the full work.
Producing Candidates: The Writing Sample. Please include a writing sample of up to 10 pages, including an excerpt of a feature screenplay critiques, production program notes,and/or literary criticism of a chosen screenplay, or excerpts of a film or screenplay you have acquired or produced; or a brief statement describing your view of the role of Producing in today’s platform agnostic film industry.
9.Proficiencies. Directing Candidates Only
Please include a list of technical proficiencies in: camera, lighting, editing, and any related skills.
Acceptance by both the MFA in Film program and the Graduate School.
Any deficiencies in these or the Graduate School admission requirements shall not automatically bar admission, but it is understood that inadequacies in undergraduate preparation normally will require the student to take additional work, the amount to be determined by the appropriate graduate advisory committee. Additional work may not be used to fulfill MFA degree requirements.
Applicants to the Master of Fine Arts program must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and, except in special circumstances, have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale. It’s fine to have an undergraduate degree in an area outside of the arts and humanities. A candidate with outstanding promise in film but a less-than-stellar academic transcript may be admitted on a conditional basis.
The program permits the transfer of up to 12 hours of credit in suitable graduate work done elsewhere that resulted in a grade of B or better. To obtain transfer credit, the student must make special application to the program, submit official transcripts and provide course descriptions or syllabi. Transfer credits are only approved at the discretion of the academic department and the Graduate School. Courses older than five years will be accepted only in rare circumstances. No courses that have been credited toward another degree, such as an MA or an MFA in a different field, can be transferred. Transfer credit request forms are available on the Graduate School website.
The MFA in Film requires a minimum of 45 credits. In addition to the minimum Graduate School requirements, the following are required:
Program requirements: 45 – 49 credits
Required Core Courses: 19 credits
FLM 500 Introduction to Graduate Studies, 4 cr.
FLM 501 Film Tools, 3 cr.
FLM 537 Production I, 3 cr.
FLM 638 Directing I, 3 cr.
FLM 650 Screenwriting Workshop, 3 cr.
FLM 660 Acting Workshop, 3 cr. (SOUTHAMPTON)
Experiential Option: 3 credits
One or more of the following Experiential options:
FLM 591 Independent Project
FLM 690 Professional Internship; or
FLM 550 Teaching Practicum, 3 cr.
Required MFA Project & Thesis: 6 credits
FLM 691 MFA Project, 3 cr. (SOUTHAMPTON)
FLM 692 Thesis, 3 cr. (SOUTHAMPTON)
Select one Track from the following: 17 – 21 credits
Directing Track
Select six or more of the following (17-21 credits):
FLM 505 Film Management I
FLM 508 Editing I
FLM 509 Cinematography I
FLM 510 Film History
FLM 525 Topics in Film (1-3 cr.)
FLM 576 Film Workshop
FLM 639 Directing II
FLM 670 Directing III
FLM 637 Production II
FLM 669 Advanced Tools
FLM 680 Art Direction Workshop
Producing Track
FLM 506 Film Management II
FLM 530 Directed Readings in Film
FLM 575 Adaptation
FLM 525 Topics in Film
CWL 530 Forms of Scriptwriting
Screenwriting Track
FLM 520 Film History II
FLM 651 Screenwriting Workshop II
FLM 652 Screenwriting Workshop III
With permission of MFA Director, one additional course from Creative Writing and Literature (CWL 510 or above).
Television Writing Track
FLM 526 Topics in TV Writing
FLM 536 Forms of TV Writing
Individualized Track
FLM 510 Film History I
FLM 526 Topics in TV Writing (1-4cr)
FLM 530 Directed Readings in Film (1-4 cr.)
CWL 530 Forms of Scriptwriting (4 cr.)
FLM 536 Forms of TV Writing (1-3 cr.)
FLM 576 Film Workshop (1-6 cr.)
FLM 608 Editing II
FLM 609 Cinematography II
FLM 640 Film Design Workshop
With permission of MFA Director, one additional course from Creative Writing and Literature (CWL 510 or above, 4 cr.).
G. Residence Requirement
This program is normally completed in three years of full-time residency. Three credits must include Southampton residency, FLM 660 Acting for Directors, (or course substitution, pending approval from Director).
The granting of master’s degree is based upon the completion of any special departmental requirements in addition to the items listed below:
A. Courses and Grade Point Average
A student must maintain a 3.0 overall grade point average
B. Registration
Degree candidates must be registered in the program granting their degree. Students must be registered for the semester in which they intend to graduate. Spring (May) and Fall (December) candidates must register for at least one graduate credit; Summer (August) candidates may register for zero credits in either summer session, but it still must be graduate level.
C. Time Limits
The time limit for the MFA is three years for full-time study and five years for part-time study. A student’s full- or part-time status is based on registration, and the time-limit may be modified if enrollment switches between part- and full-time. The student may petition for an extension of time limit for the degree. Such requests must be filed before the limit is exceeded and must contain a significant justification.
The MFA in Film is located primarily at the Stony Brook Manhattan Center for Creative Writing and Film at 535 8th Avenue, and also in the Carriage House on the Stony Brook Southampton campus, which includes the Avram Theater and Gallery, a 429-seat theater that was substantially renovated in 2007. The program features an impressive range of industry standard camera, light, grip and sound equipment. Highlights include include the RED Epic-W, Canon C100 MKII, Canon XC10, Canon 5D and 7D, Go Pro Hero 4, Canon Cine Prime Lenses, Zooms, Kino Flos, ARRI 4 and 3 Light Kits, Lite Panels, Dedos, Tascam Field Recorders, RODE, AT and Sennheiser Shotguns, Countryman Lavs, Kessler Slider, and several one ton grip packages. Our post-production offerings include 27" iMacs equipped with Adobe Creative Cloud, AVID Media Composer and Pro Tools. The University Library holds in excess of 15,000 items comprised of books, eBooks, videos, periodicals, music scores, dissertations, and audio files related to the study of film, which are easily accessible through interlibrary document delivery. Our book collection contains over 7,500 volumes.
Faculty of the MFA in Film Program
Reeves, Robert, Associate Provost. M.A., 1977, Harvard University
Kingsberg, Alan. Head of TV Writing, M.F.A. 1984, New York University.
Vachon, Christine, Artistic Director. B.A., 1983, Brown University
Gabler, Neal. A.M., 1974, University of Michigan
Handley Chandler, Annette. 1969 C.W. Post College
Brandeis, Magdalene, Director. M.F.A., 2008, Stony Brook University
Koffler, Pamela. B.A., 1987, Yale University
Allen, Jennie. M.F.A., 2013, Columbia University
Crooks, Leonard. M.B.A., 1981, Strathclyde University, Scotland. Former head of the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund.
Pero, Simone. M.P.P., 1994, University at Albany
Hinojosa, David. B.A. 2009, Boston University.
Russo, Kathleen. B.F.A., 1986, Rochester Institute of Technology
Blackshear, Perry. M.F.A., 2012, New York University
Burkhardt, Scott. M.F.A., 2008. Columbia School of the Arts
Offitzer, Karen. M.F.A. University of Arizona, M.A. NYU.
Roberts, Jordan. M.F.A., 2009. New York Film Academy
Stony Brook Manhattan Center for Creative Writing & Film
Associate Provost : Robert Reeves, (631) 632-5028
Artistic Director : Christine Vachon, 646) 472-2025
Director : Magdalene Brandeis, 646) 472-2025
Director of the Manhattan Center: Scott Sullivan 646) 472-2025
Degree Awarded : M.F.A. in Film
Web Sites : https://www.stonybrook.edu/film | https://www.stonybrook.edu/TV
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Fantasy Flight announces unique exploration game Discover: Lands Unknown
14 Aug 2018 by Jerodev
Yesterday, Fantasy Flight Games announced their newest game, Discover: Lands Unknown in their special series they named Unique Games. This series consists of games where each box is unique, so the game you bought will have drastically other components compared to the same game bought by a friend.
In the game Discover: Lands Unknown, every player takes the role of a character and is dropped in one of the several biomes that come in the game without any explanation where you are or how you got there. The locations are all very different, ranging from snowy mountain peaks to dry deserts and uninhabited islands (or so it seems). Now it is your turn to survive this location and find a way to escape, this can be done all by yourself or with the help of the other players who somehow got here.
All characters in the game come with their own backstory and unique skills, so it is recommended to take a look at your co-survivors' skills and work together with those who have skills that might come in handy in your future endeavors. For example, there are characters that are better in exploring and discovering new landscapes, other characters excel in collecting resources to create new items and others are good fighters that can help ward off enemies, wild animals or other unknown dangers.
As mentioned before, Fantasy Flight Games promises that every game box that will be made of this game will be unique. The game mechanics will, of course, be the same for each box and some common components will be contained in every copy. But location tiles, characters, and cards will be drastically different in every box. This does sound like a cool concept, however, we wonder what the added benefit is of this unique box system. We hope to find this out when the game releases. The game has most certainly picked our interest, we are very curious for more updates and will be keeping an eye on this one.
Posted on 14 Aug 2018 by Jerodev | source
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Iran to fully implement nuclear deal if Europe guarantees oil sale: Zarif
September 4, 2019 - 22:18
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran will return to full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, if Europe guarantees Tehran’s oil sale.
In an interview with ICANA published on Wednesday, Zarif said it is essential that the Europeans guarantee Iran’s oil sale.
In an illegal move the Trump administration in April declared a total ban on Iran’s oil export, the country’s main source of income.
Upon arrival in Dhaka, Zarif also told reporters that President Hassan Rouhani will announce details of Iran’s third step in reducing commitments under the JCPOA soon.
The third step can include installation of more centrifuges, especially advanced ones which can refine uranium with higher speed.
France has proposed offering Iran about $15 billion in credit lines until year-end if Tehran comes fully back into compliance with the nuclear deal, a move that hinges on Washington not blocking it, according to Reuters.
Zarif told ISNA on Wednesday that Europe needs the U.S. permission to launch the credit line which is regrettable.
On May 8, exactly one year after the United States abandoned the JCPOA and reinstated sanctions on Iran, Iran announced it will start reducing its nuclear commitments. However, Iran has announced if the European Union as a signatory to the deal protects it from the sanctions effect it will reverse its decision.
In follow-up to that deadline, on July 7 Iran announced that it has started enriching uranium to a higher purity than the 3.67% as the Europeans missed the 60-day deadline to devise a concrete mechanism to protect the country from the U.S. sanctions.
In an interview with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper published on August 27, Zarif said the country will begin suspending more of its commitments under the nuclear deal on September 6.
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Arnold Blanch is most known to us for his intimate scenes of American life. He was an active artist who painted murals for the WPA throughout most of the 1930's, and was very active in the Woodstock Artists Association. Blanch was also a highly respected teacher, lecturer, author and visiting critic. Unlike other artists, Blanch seemed disinterested in many of the avant-garde styles of the period. He held true to his own approach that artists should create from their own experiences and environment, and he developed an artistic style that was uniquely his own.
Blanch studied at the Art Students league with Robert Henri and John Sloan. He taught and lectured all over the country, he was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1933, and served as President of the Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society.
Guggenheim Fellowship 1933
Woodstock Artists Association
American Artists Congress
Association of American Artists
American Watercolor Society
Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society, President
San Francisco Art Association, Prize 1931
Society of Independent Artists
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Prize 1931
Art Institute of Chicago 1930-31, Medal 1932, 1933-43
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1929-1937, 1938 Medal, 1939-1945, 1948-1952, 1953, 1960, 1962
Corcoran Gallery 1928-1961
Carnegie Institute 1938, Medal
Harris Prize, Chicago 1932
Golden Gate Exposition, 1939
Worlds Fair, New York 1939
Whitney Museum of American Art 1931-1946, 1948-1952
Silvermine Guild Artists, 1961 Prize
Museums and Public Collections
Butler Art Institute
Carnegie Museum
Detroit Institute of Art
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
Blanch held true to his own approach that artists should create from their own experiences and environment, and he developed an artistic style that was uniquely his own. The Waterfront is his own obscure and abstracted interpretation of a busy scene at the water's edge.
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Exclusive: Tiger Global-backed NinjaCart raises venture debt from Trifecta Capital
Thirukumaran Nagarajan, Co-founder and CEO Ninjacart
Bengaluru-based 63Ideas Infolabs Pvt. Ltd, which owns business-to-business (B2B) agri-marketing platform NinjaCart, has raised $2.87 million (about Rs 20 crore at current exchange rate) from venture debt provider Trifecta Capital, which is an existing investor.
According to the company’s latest filings with the ministry of corporate affairs, NinjaCart raised this sum earlier this month by issuing non-convertible debentures (NCDs).
News of the development comes after a recent report that Amazon is in talks with NinjaCart for an investment.
Two months ago, NinjaCart was in news for raising a $100 million funding led by Tiger Global Management.
Previous filings revealed that the $100 million round brought in new investors that include Steadview Capital, NPTK Emerging Asia Fund and US-based individual investor Clark Valberg. Existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners also participated in that round.
While Tiger Global accounted for nearly $93 million, the remainder came from the aforementioned investors.
By TechCircle’s estimate, NinjaCart’s latest valuation stands at $331 million (about Rs 2,301.6 crore).
Email queries to Thirukumaran Nagarajan and Vasudevan Chinnathambi, co-founders of NinjaCart, did not get a response till the time of filing this report.
NinjaCart
The company was co-founded in July 2015 by Nagarajan, Chinnathambi, Kartheeswaran KK, Sharath Loganathan, Ashutosh Vikram and Sachin PJ.
It began as a hyperlocal grocery delivery company but later shifted to the B2B segment. Farmers can sell vegetables and fruit directly to business establishments such as shops, retailers and restaurants via the startup’s platform.
The company, which has raised close to $150 million in total funding so far, counts among its backers Accel, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani’s NRJN Trust, Mistletoe, Qualcomm Ventures and M&S Partners.
Three months ago, Bengaluru-based NinjaCart said it has expanded its operations beyond South India to Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. Co-founder Chinnathambi, at the time of this announcement, had told TechCircle that the company was looking at Ahmedabad as its next market and was assessing, among others, Lucknow, Kanpur, Surat, Baroda and Nagpur, as its next ports of call.
In a December 2018 interview, co-founder Nagarajan had told TechCircle that the company’s geographical expansion strategy would entail satellite cities after entering major cities. He added that optimising supply chain and becoming profitable in existing markets would be its primary goals over the next two years.
Recent agri-tech deals
June 2019: Jumbotail, an online marketplace for food and grocery items that caters to wholesale buyers, raised Rs 90 crore (around $12.5 million) in a Series B round of funding.
May 2019: DeHaat, a Gurugram-based online marketplace for farm products and services, acquired VezaMart, a platform that builds farm management solutions for farmers.
May 2019: DeHaat raised Rs 20 crore in venture debt from Trifecta Capital.
May 2019: Agri-tech startup FreshVnF, which operates a technology platform driven by machine learning, raised $2 million (around Rs 14 crore) in a round led by Mumbai-based investment firm Equanimity Ventures.
Ninjacart Tiger Global Management Steadview Capital agritech Thirukumaran Nagarajan Vasudevan Chinnathambi
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Google’s Top UK “Where to Watch” Searches Weren’t a Piracy Concern in 2019
Posted on December 11, 2019 Author TDUK Comment(0)
That Google knows every detail of what its users search for is no secret – after all, the company itself processes all of the requests.
Armed with this data, Google publishes its annual ‘Year in Search‘ report, the latest of which appeared yesterday. From our perspective, there were very few – if any – piracy-related aspects to report, something which should be encouraging to rightsholders.
However, after the BBC published its take on Google’s UK search statistics, noting that several questions in the “How to” category were directed at how to watch sports events and TV shows, the Federation Against Copyright Theft took to Twitter to issue a warning.
“Whether it’s a re-stream on social media, a piracy site, or using a TV-connected device, avoiding official providers to access content is illegal,” FACT wrote, linking to the BBC article.
Of course, it is FACT’s job to draw attention to such things but we wondered, given that Google is quite specific about the top titles searched for in 2019, whether Google’s search results were worthy of particular panic. Or, indeed, whether “where to watch” searches should always be considered dangerous and piracy related. But first, some background.
Over the past several years, copyright holders and anti-piracy groups have regularly complained that Google and other search engines help people find content online in a way that prioritizes pirated over legitimate content.
That isn’t the company’s intention, of course, but there have been numerous instances of pirate sites appearing higher in searches than those offering licensed content. In the UK, Google and various industry players agreed to tackle this and similar issues with the signing of a voluntary anti-piracy agreement back in 2017.
So, when placed alongside these top “how to” searches, has it worked?
#1: How to watch Champions League Final
This search clearly related to the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool from which the latter emerged victorious, two goals to nil. However, the related Google search is particularly interesting since all of the top results showed users how to watch the match for free.
While that might sound like a cause for concern, these results linked exclusively to completely legal streams offered via established broadcasters. Clearly, the incentive to pirate had been mostly eliminated by giving consumers what they want.
#2: How to watch Game of Thrones
As one of the most popular shows in living memory, it’s no surprise that Game of Thrones appears in Google’s top search lists for the UK. In past years, this kind of search would’ve likely displayed ‘pirate’ results prominently but that is no longer the case. In our tests we had to go through several pages of Google results with links to either buy the show or articles detailing how to watch the show legally first. Pirate results were not prominent.
#5: How to watch KSI vs. Logan
Given the controversy surrounding this pair of YouTube celebrities, searches on how to watch the fight were bound to score highly. However, a search for the fight yet again yielded pages and pages of legitimate sources or articles detailing how to access the bout legally.
#10: How to watch Chernobyl
The results displayed following a “where to watch Chernobyl” search are very similar to those that are returned following a similar Game of Thrones query. One has to skip through pages and pages of legitimate results to find any pirate sources and, on the way, the emphasis to go legal is clear.
The legal choices, as they appear in Google’s results, are as follows: YouTube, Google Play, Amazon, NowTV, HBO, Sky, Hulu, iTunes, Showmax, DirectTV, HBONordic, HBOGo, and Verizon. Admittedly, not all of those are available to UK users, but that’s four pages deep into the results and not one pirate link in sight.
While this is a very limited sample, there does appear to have been a notable change in the way that Google displays its results in the UK when faced with a basic query of “where to watch X”. There is now a pretty clear bias towards legitimate sources in results presented in the first few pages.
Of course, those that wish to refine their searches to actively seek out pirated content will have more immediate success, that’s the way searches work. However, it’s now more difficult to argue that users will be diverted to pirated sources when they’re seeking out legal options, at least for the samples listed above.
It’s worth noting, however, that pirate users’ viewing habits are probably shifting. There is now less reliance on search engines and more emphasis on apps and tools that are designed to produce infringing results by default, which is the exact opposite of what Google offers in respect of the above.
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Premier League Wins New ISP Piracy Blocking Order
Posted on July 16, 2019 Author TDUK
The Premier League has won an injunction from the Commercial Court in Ireland to have live ‘pirate’ streams of its football matches blocked by local ISPs. Under the order, ISPs Eircom, Sky, Virgin and Vodafone will respond to real-time information supplied by the League’s anti-piracy partners. The injunction mirrors a similar program previously established in […]
Most Active Copyright Trolls Have Stopped Filing U.S. Piracy Lawsuits, For Now
Posted on December 11, 2019 Author TDUK
News The two companies behind nearly all U.S. file-sharing lawsuits in recent years haven’t filed any new complaints recently. Instead of submitting hundreds of new complaints, there are none. It’s unclear why both companies have halted their efforts but it could have something to do with recent legal developments. While most piracy activity has shifted […]
Police Arrest Two in Football Piracy Crackdown
Officers of the Intellectual Property Brigade (BRIDEPI) of the Chilean Investigative Police say they have arrested two men who illegally broadcast live football matches via the Internet. It’s claimed the men received the matches into their homes, captured them, and uploaded the resulting live streams to a pair of popular football-focused sites. Piracy of football […]
Texas Man Sued for Selling Pirate Boxes Advertised on Facebook
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Skipping the Sweet Treats Might Bust the Holiday Blues
News Dec 13, 2019 | Original Story from The University of Kansas.
If you’re prone to depression, this holiday season you might want to say “bah humbug” to offers of sugar plum pudding, caramel corn and chocolate babka.
A new study from a team of clinical psychologists at the University of Kansas suggests eating added sugars – common in so many holiday foods – can trigger metabolic, inflammatory and neurobiological processes tied to depressive illness. The work is published in the journal Medical Hypotheses.
Coupled with dwindling light in wintertime and corresponding changes in sleep patterns, high sugar consumption could result in a “perfect storm” that adversely affects mental health, according to the researchers.
“For many people, reduced sunlight exposure during the winter will throw off circadian rhythms, disrupting healthy sleep and pushing five to 10% of the population into a full-blown episode of clinical depression,” said Stephen Ilardi, KU associate professor of clinical psychology.
Ilardi, who coauthored the study with KU graduate students Daniel Reis (lead author), Michael Namekata, Erik Wing and Carina Fowler (now of Duke University), said these symptoms of “winter-onset depression” could prompt people to consume more sweets.
“One common characteristic of winter-onset depression is craving sugar,” he said. “So, we’ve got up to 30% of the population suffering from at least some symptoms of winter-onset depression, causing them to crave carbs – and now they’re constantly confronted with holiday sweets.”
Ilardi said avoidance of added dietary sugar might be especially challenging because sugar offers an initial mood boost, leading some with depressive illness to seek its temporary emotional lift.
“When we consume sweets, they act like a drug,” said the KU researcher, who also is author of “The Depression Cure“ (First De Capo Press, 2009). “They have an immediate mood-elevating effect, but in high doses they can also have a paradoxical, pernicious longer-term consequence of making mood worse, reducing well-being, elevating inflammation and causing weight gain.”
The investigators reached their conclusions by analyzing a wide range of research on the physiological and psychological effects of consuming added sugar, including the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, a study of Spanish university graduates, and studies of Australian and Chinese soda-drinkers.
Ilardi cautioned it might be appropriate to view added sugar, at high enough levels, as physically and psychologically harmful, akin to drinking a little too much liquor.
“We have pretty good evidence that one alcoholic drink a day is safe, and it might have beneficial effect for some people,” he said. “Alcohol is basically pure calories, pure energy, non-nutritive and super toxic at high doses. Sugars are very similar. We’re learning when it comes to depression, people who optimize their diet should provide all the nutrients the brain needs and mostly avoid these potential toxins.”
The researchers found inflammation is the most important physiological effect of dietary sugar related to mental health and depressive disorder.
“A large subset of people with depression have high levels of systemic inflammation,” said Ilardi. “When we think about inflammatory disease we think about things like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis – diseases with a high level of systemic inflammation. We don’t normally think about depression being in that category, but it turns out that it really is – not for everyone who’s depressed, but for about half. We also know that inflammatory hormones can directly push the brain into a state of severe depression. So, an inflamed brain is typically a depressed brain. And added sugars have a pro-inflammatory effect on the body and brain.”
Ilardi and his collaborators also identify sugar’s impact on the microbiome as a potential contributor to depression.
“Our bodies host over 10 trillion microbes and many of them know how to hack into the brain,” Ilardi said. “The symbiotic microbial species, the beneficial microbes, basically hack the brain to enhance our well-being. They want us to thrive so they can thrive. But there are also some opportunistic species that can be thought of as more purely parasitic – they don’t have our best interest in mind at all. Many of those parasitic microbes thrive on added sugars, and they can produce chemicals that push the brain in a state of anxiety and stress and depression. They’re also highly inflammatory.”
Ilardi recommended a minimally processed diet rich in plant-based foods and Omega-3 fatty acids for optimal psychological benefit. As for sugar, the KU researcher recommended caution – not just during the holidays, but year-round.
“There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to predicting exactly how any person’s body will react to any given food at any given dose,” Ilardi stated. “As a conservative guideline, based on our current state of knowledge, there could be some risk associated with high-dose sugar intake – probably anything above the American Heart Association guideline, which is 25 grams of added sugars per day.”
The depressogenic potential of added dietary sugars. Daniel J.Reis et al., Medical Hypotheses,Volume 134, January 2020, 109421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109421.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Review
Page 7 : Camera Features and Video Quality
By Tim Schiesser on October 21, 2014
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Meet Samsung's Best: The Galaxy Note 4
Display: Quad HD Super AMOLED
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Camera: 16 Megapixel Image Quality
Camera Features and Video Quality
The Galaxy Note 4 comes with a strong set of camera features like previous Samsung handsets, though this time around they’ve made it easier for end users to grasp. The camera interface has had a lot of its clutter removed in favour of a few basic buttons, and very little focus and shutter lag allows you to capture images very quickly.
The only setting that Samsung hasn’t hidden is HDR mode, which once again is fantastic on the Galaxy Note 4. In scenarios with lots of shadows or high contrast, enabling HDR mode really brings out the detail in these areas. Samsung continues to be a leader with mobile HDR technology, and thanks to the latest hardware you also get a live HDR camera preview, allowing you to see exactly what the camera will capture.
Despite improvements to HDR over the past few years, getting to a point where it’s basically real-time, it’s still not suitable for all conditions which is why there’s a toggle. Occasionally I found HDR photos to look a bit too washed out, dulling what would otherwise be a good image. Ideally I’d like Samsung to have an auto-HDR mode as well like many competing products, but I guess this will have to wait for a future device.
Hidden under the settings cog you can find all the usual features, including live effects, flash settings, timers, and manual controls. Video settings are also found under here, because the camera app does not separate the video and still modes. None of the settings should come as a surprise to regular smartphone camera users, especially those who are familiar with the Galaxy S5.
Under ‘mode’ is where most of the special camera features can be found. Some of these aren’t too interesting – shot & more allows you to apply effects to burst shots, beauty face smooths out your blemishes, and dual camera takes photos with both sensors simultaneously – though others could be useful.
Selective Focus is unchanged from the Galaxy S5, simulating background blur in a semi-effective way. The mode is restrictive in its requirements, and doesn’t always correctly find the edges around a subject, but when it does the results can be quite pleasing. Virtual Tour is also unchanged from the Galaxy S5, and to be honest, it’s a feature I never found to be all that useful.
Rear Cam Selfie is a genuinely useful feature that solves a tricky problem with wanting a better quality selfie from the rear camera: how do you hit the capture button? The mode scans for a face, counts down for two seconds when it registers one in the frame, and boom, you have a selfie from the rear camera without having to hit the capture button.
The front-facing camera also gets a new photo mode: Wide Selfie. Basically this is a panorama mode for your selfies, allowing you to tilt the Note 4 to get more people into the frame. It works surprisingly well and could come in handy if you want that perfect group selfie that has everyone in it. It should also be mentioned that in regular selfie mode, tapping the heart rate monitor will take photo, though I never found that to be overly useful.
As for video, the main shooting mode the Note 4 supports is 4K Ultra HD at 30 frames per second with a bit rate of 48 Mbps (High profile H.264), meaning one minute of footage will occupy a whopping 360 MB of space. Audio is recorded in stereo with a bitrate of 244 kbps, which is above what we usually see for smartphone video recording.
Most 4K recording from smartphones is excellent, and the Note 4 is no exception. Downscaled to 1080p (unfortunately I don’t have a 4K display to test with just yet), the footage looks crisp and highly detailed; it’s as good quality as 30 still images from the camera displaying on my monitor every second. It also looks excellent on the Note 4’s Quad HD display, definitely a notch above the 1080p shooting mode.
Other modes the Note 4 supports include smooth motion (1080p at 60 FPS), fast motion (basically a time lapse), and slow motion (720p at 120 FPS). On that last shooting mode, Samsung offers a 1/8x slow motion mode, which would indicate it captures footage at 240 FPS. But don’t be fooled: it simply captures 720p120 and plays it back at a stuttering 15 FPS, so I’d recommend sticking to 1/4x.
The above video was recorded in the Note 4's 1080p 'Smooth Motion' (aka. 60 FPS) mode. Although YouTube does now support 60 FPS playback, if it's not working for you, you can download the video directly.
For those interested in deeper tech specs, the 1080p60 mode records at 28 Mbps, which is decent for this sort of recording and provides excellent quality smooth motion. 720p120 is 12 Mbps when played back at 30 FPS, indicating it captures at 48 Mbps, which is likely a hardware limit.
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DEVANT and Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron bring Greatness in One
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Celts crush Nuggs at The Can
DENVER ” The Boston Celtics are doing just fine without Kevin Garnett.
They handed the Nuggets one of the worst home losses in their history Monday night, routing Denver 114-76 behind 26 points from Ray Allen and 22 from Paul Pierce. It was Boston’s second game since Garnett strained a muscle in his right knee that is expected to sidelined him for at least two weeks.
Rajon Rondo, coming off a career-high 32 points in Boston’s 20-point win at Phoenix on Sunday, added 14 points for the Celtics, who raced to a 60-37 halftime lead that rendered the second half a let’s-get-it-over-with exercise.
This was Denver’s worst home loss since Feb. 2, 1998, when the Nuggets were routed by Chicago 111-72. The 38-point margin of defeat tied for the second-biggest home loss since Denver joined the NBA in 1976.
J.R. Smith had 19 points and Carmelo Anthony 18 for the Nuggets, who lost for the third time in four nights and saw their lead over second-place Portland trimmed to a single game in the suddenly up-for-grabs Northwest Division. Third-place Utah has sliced its six-game deficit in half in five nights.
Reserve Leon Powe added 16 points for Boston, which stretched its lead to 86-58 heading into the fourth quarter. Allen’s four-point play gave Boston a 92-59 lead as fans starting streaming to the exits.
While the Celtics didn’t miss KG, the Nuggets longed for their big man, Nene, who is expected to miss a week with a bruised right knee he injured Sunday night at Milwaukee.
Johan Petro made his first start for Denver and grabbed five quick rebounds in 8 1/2 minutes. Then Petro sat on the sideline as the Nuggets, coming off a three-week, eight-game trip around the All-Star break, quickly fell behind by double digits, their fatigue and frazzled nerves exposed by the hot-shooting Celtics.
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Congress Lectures L Ron Hubbard
Beginning with Book One in 1950, and continuing through each successive year, it was a decade of monumental discoveries and milestone technology towards the goal of Clear. Here, then, is the Congress that launched the next decade, and.
“Its vault houses the lectures of church founder L. Ron Hubbard on gold discs locked in titanium caskets sealed with argon. The cathedral is H-bomb proof, protected by three 5,000lb stainless steel.
Dr. John Howard, Co-founder of the Greater Columbus Basketball Legend Association, underscored the impact of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s study philosophy. From banquets and seminars to.
The new Church of Scientology Melbourne (http://www.scientology-melbourne.net.au) became the first Ideal Organization down-under as the Church of Scientology Tampa.
May 1950: Science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. Commission asks Congress to investigate Scientology and its impact on Clearwater following revelations from the FBI raid. October 1979: Nine.
22 Dec 2014. According to this website, “Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard honored the great religious leaders of the past for. After the Basics and the Congress, you still have over a THOUSAND boring-ass lectures to sit through with.
27 Jun 2014. It's another “quote video” that the church uses to convince members to purchase L. Ron Hubbard's lectures. It's a clip from Hubbard's December 1956 “ Washington Congress on Anti-Radiation & Confront,” a set of lectures.
Was L. Ron Hubbard a Millionaire. Not to mention, you’ll need to purchase Hubbard’s lectures on audio, donate to the Church’s causes, and pay a membership fee. All in all, becoming a Scientologist.
Kongressföreläsningarna är L. Ron Hubbards särskilda event som innehåller hans tillkännagivanden av varje nytt banbrytande framsteg. Alla kom till dem – auditörer och preclears, erfarna scientologer och de som var helt nya i ämnet.
Lectures 1956. Anti-Radiation Congress (12). London Congress of Human Problems (10). I am a Scientologist and as such need information regarding the works of L.Ron Hubbard to pursue my religion, i.e. undertake religious studies and.
Within a few short years, the man who would become known to the world as L. Ron Hubbard vaulted himself from Astounding. as the one and only way to achieve fulfillment. His dynamic lectures.
L. Ron Hubbard, the science-fiction writer. “I’ve got my eye on the dollar sign,” Hubbard wrote Russell Hays, another pulp-fiction luminary. “With other books, magazine articles, lectures and maybe.
On Nov. 26, 1975 — nine days before Seidenberg expressed his frustration ― L. Ron Hubbard, founder and commodore of the. local representatives in Congress and Florida’s two U.S. senators. Charles.
Perhaps one of the wisest things L. lectures total), his design of the original scientology cross and collar pins, his motorcycle helmet and gloves, his camera, and a bust of Hubbard done by one of.
"Its vault houses the lectures of church founder L Ron Hubbard on gold discs locked in titanium caskets sealed with argon," the excerpt says. "The cathedral is H-bomb proof, protected by three 5,000lb.
L. Ron Hubbard may have first written about Dianetics and Scientology in the 1950s, but more of his books and lectures have been sold in the 21st century—the past decade or so—than the fifty years.
In a Skype call a few months back, I asked L. Ron Hubbard to talk me through his tattoos. “Have you listened to Hubbard’s lectures?” he asked, referring to the original Hubbard. “Have you read the.
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911- January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was a prolific American author and founder of the controversial Church of Scientology. In addition to Scientological and self-help books,
contain, exclusively, issues written by L. Ron Hubbard, thus providing a chronological. Anatomy of the Spirit of Man Congress Lectures (3 June—6 June). 203. L. Ron Hubbard gave the following lectures to the twenty-two student auditors.
The Congress Lectures are L. Ron Hubbard's special events containing his announcements of each new milestone breakthrough. They were attended by one and all—auditors and preclears, experienced Scientologists and people brand-new.
4 Jul 2019. L Ron Hubbard videos and films of his lectures, including the 1958 Clearing Congress.
But what about your second cousin who moved to L.A., got introduced to Scientology. listening to Ron.” Copy: “The Basics, the Congress, and the Advanced Clinical Courses. Owning the Legacy.
With Scientologists in the western United States clamoring for a Congress in their own locales, L. Ron Hubbard convened a. With the results ringing out across the United States, the lectures and Group Processing sessions were played at.
Simple Present Test Semantics Experiment 1 revealed that written descriptions of several daily events using the simple past tense (vs. simple present. People make mental representations through a dynamic interaction of pragmatic, semantic, and grammatical linguistic. 23 Sep 2015. PDF | This paper proffers a corpus-based study of the semantics of the French present progressive in comparison with its
YES, Scientology believes in Santa Claus. While the March 13 birthday of their founder L Ron Hubbard is one of the primary major celebrations on the controversial religion’s calendar, it also observes.
Several videos of his father, Michael Lewis, giving lectures “based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard,” are still available on YouTube. CBS uncovered a May 17 probation report on the suspect, which.
“Oh no,” said Banks, the daughter of Scientologist parents in New York. Scientology spokeswoman Erin Banks with photo of founder L Ron Hubbard, who lived in San Diego at different stages of his life.
The history of Scientology has recorded many attempts to make all of L. Ron Hubbard's works available, in as many. The “Congress” lectures released under the banner of the Golden Age of Knowledge were designed precisely to that end.
In the Church of Scientology, the Official Scientology and Dianetics glossary defines L. Ron Hubbard's concept of "game" as: game: a contest of. External links[edit]. lrh-books.com – L. Ron Hubbard Congress Lectures: Games.
Success Congress (Congress Lectures) [L. Ron Hubbard] on Amazon.com. * FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Here is the Congress which provided the final chapter on all development to date and the beginning of an entirely new era!
What Does Critical Analysis Mean It was not the usual Congress, but at the end of the day, football was the winner and I am happy because we were able to look. Professor Allan Lichtman Prediction 2019 13 Apr 2017. Allan Lichtman reached meme-status last fall for predicting Trump would win long before anyone else. 2019-11-18 · A historian who predicted
L. ロン ハバードの生涯についてのビデオと記事。サイエントロジー宗教の創設者、 ベストセラー書籍『ダイアネティックス』をはじめ、人間の心と精神に関するさまざまな 書籍と講演の著者。サイエントロジストの信条、精神の自由、ハバードが宗教的技術 について.
Humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, who founded the Scientology religion. meaning as an “assembly” or “coming together.” Contained in Mr. Hubbard’s congress lectures are milestone discoveries about the.
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ConceptReviewBMW
2008 BMW M1 Homage
At the Villa d’Este Concours, BMW ignited passion for its heritage by reincarnating the seminal M1. The new design was shown at a private party over the weekend to generate interest in the program. It was placed alongside an original M1 as well as the 1972 Turbo Concept.
Thirty years ago BMW boldly entered the supercar market with the M1. Being a production racing car, it was a huge leap forward in both engineering and style. Thus, the M1 became an icon of BMW performance in the seventies. But it also became a singularity, since the cars relatively poor performance in motor sport hindered the prospects for a successor.
Reviving names of past models and modernizing them for the current market is a delicate balance. Considerations have to be made for safety, increased performance and retro styling as well as keeping the dedicated enthusiasts onboard. BMW are no strangers to retro design, their revival of the Mini has been a large success. This is contrasted by the new one-series and their romantic comparison to the 2002. The latest name that faces BMW designers is the M1.
The scope of the new M1 project is uncertain, but BMW are dedicated enough to champion the new visual design. At the Villa d’Este Concours they showed a non-functional styling buck, with no engine and interior, but with working lights and steering.
Like the original, the new M1 project is sleek, wide and ahead of its time. The car is painted a brilliant hue of metallic bronze, just like the first M1 prototype of 1972.
The 2008 M1’s styling is a new direction for BMW and a departure from Chris Bangle’s flame surfacing that changed the entire BMW line. Now we have more purposeful lines, a void of extraneous curves and a more purposeful stance. BMW said this was a new direction that would trickle down to all BMW models.
When revealed to our photographer, Matteo TT Schucchi, his first impression was that “pictures can’t really show the real presence, but it really is amazing, with some incredible lines, and definitely a great modern interpretation of the M1.”
Next week the car will be officially unveiled by Auto Bild and BMW themselves.
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ALL CHANGE
Tesco admits some of its trolleys WON’T be ready for new £1 and will unlock thousands of them to avoid chaos
The new 12-sided £1 coin enters circulation next week
By Sophie Christie, Digital Consumer Reporter
Updated: 3 May 2017, 19:26
TESCO has admitted that some its trolleys will NOT be ready for the new 12-sided £1 coin when it enters into circulation on Tuesday, so will be unlocking "thousands" of them to ensure there's no chaos.
Around 200 stores will have trolleys that will temporarily require no pound coin, the supermarket said.
The unlocking of Tesco's trolleys could lead to a surge in trolley theftCredit: Alamy
A Tesco spokesperson said: "We’re replacing the locks on our trolleys to accept old and new pound coins as well as existing trolley tokens.
"As an interim measure we will unlock trolleys while this process is completed and we will continue to have colleagues on hand to attend trolleys in our stores, so our customers aren’t affected by the changes.”
The supermarket giant said that under 10 per cent of its 2,500 stores would have unlocked trolleys, but that the majority would be ready for the new £1 on Tuesday.
But the unlocking of even some of Tesco's trolleys could lead to a surge in trolley theft, with no financial incentive for people to return them back to the store.
Supermarkets have known that their trolleys would have to be updated to fit the new shaped coin - which has been hailed as “the most secure coin in the world - since news of the coin's launch broke in 2014.
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Since then, trolleys, vending machines, parking meters and even Transport for London (TFL) machines have been modified to ensure they accept the new pound.
Other supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl have confirmed that their trolleys will be fully converted by next week, accepting both old and new coins.
According to figures from the Automatic Vending Association (AVA), vending machine operators have had to shell out £32million to update their machines to take the new 12-sided £1 coin.
It said that around 85 per cent of vending machines will already be able to accept the new £1 coin when it enters circulation next week.
There have been concerns that drivers will face chaos at car parks, after the British Parking Association said that around a quarter of the UK’s 100,000 pay and display machines won’t have been updated in time.
But the trade association said that motorists “shouldn’t be concerned” as the majority of meters would be ready next month.
TFL also reassured customers that the majority of its 1,000 machines would accept the new pound, and only a "small number" have not yet been modified.
The old “round pound” will stop being legal tender on October 15 this year.
Savers have been warned to use up their stash of old coins to make sure they are not left with currency that shops will no longer accept.
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WATER ‘TORTURE’
Mom of slain AJ Freund, 5, pleads guilty to murder after boy was ‘forced under freezing shower and beaten to death’
Updated: 6 Dec 2019, 4:23
THE mother of AJ Freund, the five-year-old who was brutally tortured with cold water and killed, has pleaded guilty to murder in the death of her son.
JoAnn Cunningham, 36, entered the plea during her trial for first-degree murder at an Illinois courthouse on Thursday - after she previously entered a not guilty plea in May, the Northwest Herald reports.
JoAnn Cunningham, pictured with her lawyer earlier this year, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on ThursdayCredit: Chicago Tribune
She was on trial for brutally torturing and killing her five-year-old son, AJ FreundCredit: Davenport Family Funeral Home
When asked to how she intended to respond to the charges, she whispered "guilty" in court, according to the newspaper.
She declined to speak further when asked if she wanted to elaborate, saying "not at this time your honor."
Cunningham and AJ's 60-year-old father, Andrew Freund, were charged with first-degree murder among other crimes in April.
The parents allegedly killed their son because he lied about soiling his underpants, according to court records.
They had initially reported their son missing and issued emotional pleas for his safe return.
The boy's remains were wrapped in plastic and dumped in a shallow grave seven miles from his family home in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Child welfare was repeatedly called to the filthy family home that smelled of dog feces.
Court documents described the home as "hoarder-like" and in dilapidated condition.
An autopsy found that little AJ died from blunt force trauma to the head and was pummeled multiple times three days before his parents told cops he disappeared.
He was allegedly forced to stand under a freezing cold shower as torture before he was brutally bludgeoned to death, prosecutors said at a court hearing in April.
JoAnn Cunningham had initally entered a not guilty plea in MayCredit: AP:Associated Press
Cunningham and AJ's dad, Andrew Freund, initially reported their son missing in AprilCredit: AP:Associated Press
AJ's body was found in a shallow grave not far from his family homeCredit: ABC
Freund allegedly told detectives that he and Cunningham used cold showers as a "less violent form of punishment" for her to "stop with the hard physical beatings," the Daily Mail reported.
Cunningham's guilty plea comes about two months after she tearfully denied harming her child, instead blaming AJ's murder on his father.
"I would rather kill myself than hurt my family," she said during a jailhouse interview with CBS Chicago.
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Cunningham faces 20 to 60 years in prison after cutting a deal with prosecutors to have additional assault charges dismissed.
She's due back in court for her sentencing on January 30.
The family home was allegedly found in "hoarder like" conditions, according to court documentsCredit: Crystal Lake Police Department
AJ was forced to live in dilapidated conditions before he was murderedCredit: Crystal Lake Police Department
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Robyn Wuth 20 Dec 2019, 5:22 p.m.
Nearly 70 fires are burning across Queensland with Friday and Sunday to be the most volatile days.
Almost 100 firebugs have deliberately started blazes across Queensland that have destroyed homes and consumed thousands of hectares of bushland. Some 65 fires...
Almost 100 firebugs have deliberately started blazes across Queensland that have destroyed homes and consumed thousands of hectares of bushland.
Some 65 fires continue to burn across the state on Friday, jumping from 55 reported on Thursday, as the fire threat deepens heading into the weekend.
As firefighters remain on high alert, police revealed 103 of the destructive fires that have lashed Queensland since September were deliberately lit.
Figures obtained by AAP reveal 98 people - 31 adults and 67 juveniles - have been dealt with by Queensland police for deliberately setting fires.
A 16-year-old boy was found to have started a fire that razed 14 homes in central Queensland and dealt with under the state's Youth Justice Act.
Two more teens, 14 and 15, were charged with endangering property by fire over a blaze that destroyed two homes and forced hundreds to flee.
More than 120 fires are still being investigated and more people could be charged.
The firebug revelations come as fire crews continue to face challenging conditions as a strong upper ridge sweeping across the southeast combines with fresh east northeasterly winds on Friday.
The volatile conditions have prompted the weather bureau to reissue a severe fire warning for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Central Highlands and Coalfields, and the eastern parts of the Warrego and Maranoa districts on Friday.
Areas of localised severe fire danger are also in place for the eastern parts of the Central West district.
Residents in Cainbable, west of the Gold Coast, have been told to prepare to leave, as a bushfire in the Lamington National Park continues to threaten properties.
Firefighters continue to keep watch on the dangerous fire burning on multiple fronts at Lowmead near Gladstone, where authorities now confirm three homes were lost earlier in the week.
The eastern side of the fire is burning in the vicinity of Cross Road, Hills Road, Whytallabah Road and Kirkpatrick Road.
Firefighters will continue to work with heavy machinery and waterbombing aircraft to strengthen containment lines.
Sunshine Coast residents also remain on alert after being forced to evacuate a volatile bushfire on Wednesday.
Forty-three homes have been destroyed in Queensland since August 1 with fires blackening more than 240,000 hectares of land.
Conditions are forecast to improve along the Queensland coast into next week but residents across the state should remain on alert about the several fire and heat warnings, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
"It is vital not to become complacent when hearing these continued warnings,' forecaster Rosa Hoff told media on Friday
"The danger is as real as it was the first day we experienced it in Queensland."
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Michael Jackson Still Dead
Written by Daniel Bristol
Something That is Dead, Like Michael Jackson
In a shocking announcement made at Neverland Ranch yesterday, friends and family of Michael Jackson have revealed that the legendary pop icon is still dead.
"We tried everything," said Jose Artula, President of the Michael Jackson Fan Club. "We even poked him with a stick. He didn't move. He dead."
Jackson, who passed away suddenly in June, had been expected by his legions of worshipers to return from the dead, walk on the water of his enormous swimming pool, and release another album.
However, entertainment mogul Joe Jackson told reporters, "It's going to be real hard to get this whole messiah-cult franchise going if our trademark doesn't resurrect himself pretty soon. We may all have to get work instead of cashing in on his fame yet again."
Although Jackson's failure to return from the dead may be seen as a potential disappointment to the cult that has grown up around him over the years, the revelation that Jackson is, indeed, mortal and expected to remain so has in no way deterred many of his former followers and parasites.
"I know that my redeemer lives," said LaVelle Veleeta, 35, professional breakdancer who lives in his mother's basement and has a court order requiring him to keep 300 yards away from public schools. "He will return to judge the funky and the fresh. And there shall be much moonwalking."
However, other voices are not as enthusiastic. "Just because he died and people liked his music (can't imagine why) doesn't change the fact that this guy was a freak who may or may not have been a pedophile," said Ella Rational, 46, a Milwaukee librarian who does things.
The Jackson family has hired several forensic specialists to monitor Jackson's grave. However, each of them has merely confirmed that the pop legend continues to be dead. More details will be released on this breaking story as they emerge, or fail to emerge.
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Local software developers helping Cajun Navy rescues
The Louisiana Cajun Navy is turning to software created by a local tech entrepreneur to coordinate rescue missions in Texas.
Local software developers helping Cajun Navy rescues The Louisiana Cajun Navy is turning to software created by a local tech entrepreneur to coordinate rescue missions in Texas. Check out this story on thetowntalk.com: http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/alexandria/2017/08/29/local-software-developers-helping-cajun-navy-rescue-texans/612852001/
Miranda Klein, mklein@thetowntalk.com Published 5:21 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2017
The Louisiana Cajun Navy is turning to software created by a local tech entrepreneur to coordinate rescue missions in Texas.(Photo: cajunnavy.supportsystem.com)
Local software developer Peter Rotich and his team at Alexandria-based Enhancesoft thought they were going to have a slow Monday.
"And then the Cajun Navy called," said Karen Vincent, vice president operations and support.
A Lafayette man and contact for the Cajun Navy, a group of Louisiana volunteers in Texas rescuing people from Hurricane Harvey floodwaters, was reaching out with an idea.
What if an open source ticketing software created by Enhancesoft (and used in more than 200 countries) could be tweaked to help volunteers dispatched to Texas rescue more people?
Rotich and his team got to work almost immediately, adding new features to create just what the Cajun Navy needed, which is a more efficient way to track people in need of help and connect them with rescuers.
"Our software can collect the data of the person that is putting in the request for help, and they can use it to communicate who's in need and where they are," Vincent said.
It just took some adjustments.
"It's not necessarily made for a rescue mission," Rotich said. "It's something for customer support. So, it (was) just seeing what can we do to add features to make it more useful."
By midnight, a platform was live, ready to be used by dispatchers, who hopefully will be able to better track rescue missions.
Rotich is just glad to help.
He knows firsthand what kind of chaos unfolds in the aftermath of a natural disaster like the one Texas is experiencing. He was a New Orleans resident when Hurricane Katrina hit the city 12 years ago.
"In a situation like this, we're just happy to volunteer," he said. "This is exciting for a developer … if we can do anything to help in this kind of a situation."
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Big Brother Canada Wrap Up with Winner Kevin Martin
By Jeevan Brar on May 22, 2017 Don't Miss, Exclusives
Kevin Martin was the big winner on Thursday night (May 18) as the returning player won the fifth season of Big Brother Canada, with a 9-0 vote against Karen Singbeil.
We caught up with Kevin in the HOH room on the day following finale night to chat about his moves this season, his friendship with William and what he thought of the twists this season.
What was the hardest move you had to make this season?
The hardest move that I had to make this season was at the final five, when I had the Power of Veto and the HOH. Pulling Ika off the block was a tough decision. In hindsight, I wish that I had changed my replacement nominee, but it worked out because I won! Thank god. I definitely made some strategical errors along the way, but the hardest move was using that veto at the final five.
What was your best move this season?
My best move was at the final five where I had made a fake final two deal with Dillon for the purposes of him maybe throwing the challenge or giving him some complacency in the house so he’d feel more comfortable. Sure enough, during that Baywatch challenge, he didn’t try his hardest because he really felt that I was going to take him to the final two. It was a complete lie! I was taking Karen the entire time. That was one of my better plays.
So you knew that they weren’t going to give it to Karen?
Yes. I had a sense. I respect what Karen did. Coming in here at 53, she did awesome. But, I know how the jury perceived her and it wasn’t going to be close.
Neda was the first person on the jury. She still seemed very upset about it during finale night.
There’s a lot of hard feelings between the cast members! I don’t know what happened in jury or why people have hard feelings towards each other. I like to keep the pettiness at a minimal. I respect Neda as a person. I respect Ika as a person. If they can’t get along? They should just settle it.
Let’s get some honesty about William. That poor guy.
In this house, William was my best friend outside of Bruno. We had so much fun together. We were attracted to each other. It was fun. It was light. It was flirty. But at the end of it, game was number one for me. I was playing for the win from the start. I had sensed that there were feelings and it could go farther, but it was the game for me.
Was there anyone’s jury vote you were worried about?
Dillon. I thought Dillon was going to vote for Karen. Especially how dirty I did him with making that final two deal. I was worried about him and William. I didn’t know if William was going to be bitter. Truly, Ika and Demetres as well — I didn’t know either as they were really close to Karen. To get the “9-0” vote felt so good. It really did!
Any plans with the money?
Chill. Invest it. I’m going to put that bad boy away. I might splurge one weekend or two weekends where I’ll take some family out to dinner but I want to use that in a very smart way.
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Market Will Set Yuan Level: China
Investors have been expecting a reduction in how much cash must be kept at PBOC by commercial lenders, after required reserve ratios were cut in November and again in February to lower them from their record high in June of 21.5%.
By Marlene Y. Satter | March 12, 2012 at 09:37 AM
China will allow the market to set the value of the yuan, according to its central bank, and it will also allow policy to remain flexible so that credit growth will be encouraged.
Reuters reported Monday that the People’s Bank of China said it would also hold back on intervention. In a statement, PBOC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan Zhou said that monetary policy actions would be governed by liquidity conditions, in response to yuan demand, capital flows internationally and the balance of payments.
He was quoted saying, “The closer the yuan is to an equilibrium, the bigger role market forces will play in the yuan exchange rate. We will allow and encourage market forces to play a bigger role, and the central bank’s participation and intervention in the market will decrease in an orderly manner.”
Zhou’s comments seemed to bear out that expectation. At the annual conference of the PBOC, held at the same time as the annual Parliament meeting, Zhou had said, “There is a lot of room for RRR cuts. But we need to look at whether it’s necessary … and look at market liquidity. We cannot raise or cut RRR at will when we think there is room. We need to look at the liquidity condition, which is related to FX purchases and our international balance of payments.”
Weekend data indicated that China’s trade balance fell by $31.5 billion into negative territory in February as the country imported far more than it exported. Data released Friday had also shown that inflation was down as the country’s raging economy slowed; industrial output, bank lending and retail sales all showed figures that came in below predictions.
Dariusz Kowalczyk, senior economist and strategist for Asia ex-Japan at Credit Agricole CIB, said in a note that trade data “means a bigger need to stimulate domestic demand–via fiscal stimulus and monetary easing. So we expect 200 bps more in RRR cuts and 50 bps in interest rate cuts later this year.”
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Death toll in KZN church collapse rises to 14
09 May 2019 - 12:17 By Orrin Singh
The wall of a Pentecostal church in northern KZN collapsed on Thursday April 18 2019 as heavy rains lashed the province.
A woman who was fighting for her life in hospital after being crushed by a collapsed wall at a KZN church last month has succumbed to her injuries.
Worshipper Nomusa Nikiwe Mdamba from eSikhawini, who had been in intensive care, died in Ngwelezana Hospital on Wednesday.
She joins a list of 12 other woman and a 13-year-old boy who tragically lost their lives when the wall of a structure they had been sleeping in on the eve of Good Friday collapsed under pelting rain.
The tragic accident occurred on the premises of the Pentacostal Holiness Church just outside Empangeni in northern KZN.
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Street performer 'Black Batman' sues Las Vegas candy store for using image
By: Joe Bartels
A shirtless strip superhero is filing a lawsuit against a multi-billion dollar candy maker after his photo purportedly showed up on displays inside a local candy store.
A shirtless strip superhero is filing a lawsuit against a multi-billion dollar candy maker after his photo purportedly showed up on displays inside a Las Vegas, Nevada Hershey's candy store.
Iesa Britt plays "Black Batman" on the Las Vegas strip near the Showcase Mall and says in January 2018 he was alerted about a photo of him dressed in character was on display at Hershey's Chocolate World near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.
He went to investigate and confirmed his shirtless photo was on an electronic display as well as a bottle of Hershey's syrup that said "Genuine Chocolate Flavor."
"It would be different if I actually told somebody to do it," said Britt.
"But being that I didn't authorize it, it kind of made me feel I was deprived like somebody stole something from me," added Britt.
Britt says he makes money by posing with visitors and receiving cash tips while in character.
The lawsuit seeks financial and other exemplary and punitive damages.
"You cannot use somebody else's image for commercial purposes without their permission," said Daniel Price.
READ: IESA BRITT V. HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE WORLD
Price says everyone has the same image protection under state law.
Britt is also an aspiring rap artist and relies on his canvass to pay his bills.
KTNV television station in Las Vegas contacted Hershey's Chocolate company and a spokesperson says they do not comment on pending litigation.
KTNV reached out to "Chocolate Magic Las Vegas LLC" which is also named in the lawsuit and operates the store location on the Strip but a request for comment from their attorneys was not returned.
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Installation Overview of Fort Sill in Oklahoma
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Fort Sill is a U.S. Army post in southwest Oklahoma about 90 miles southwest of Oklahoma City that provides field artillery training to Marines and Army infantry through its Field Artillery School.
Fort Sill was staked out in January 1869 by Major General Philip H. Sheridan as he was leading a campaign into Indian Territory to stop tribes from raiding border settlements in Texas and Kansas. Troops from the 10th Cavalry, the elite African-American unit popularly known as "buffalo soldiers," built many of the stone structures still surrounding the Old Post Quadrangle.
Fort Sill is in southwest Oklahoma, Comanche County, next to the city of Lawton and about 5 miles from Lawton Municipal Airport. There is a military representative at the Lawton Municipal Airport from 4:30 am until the last flight arrives, usually about 10:30 pm.
Upon arrival at the airport, you may want to stop by the military desk and request a Fort Sill guide booklet and map.
The only cab service allowed into Fort Sill is Peoples Cab Company. The average cost for the taxi from the Lawton Municipal Airport to Fort Sill is $7 for one person and $2.50 for each additional person.
The Lawton Transit Service bus system operates until 9:00 pm. The bus will stop at the bus station where you will transfer to the Orange Route, which runs through Fort Sill and will drop you at the Guest House (Altman Hall). The cost from the airport to Fort Sill is $1.50.
If you are driving, once you leave the airport you will come to a stop sign at 11th Street. Turn left and take that road through Scott Gate.
Fort Sill is a closed post. To gain access, you must show a valid photo ID. If you are driving into Fort Sill you must show proof of your current driver's license, state vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. You must register your vehicle on the post as soon as possible after you sign in.
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The total population in Fort Sill is about 53,000, including 20,000 military and civilian personnel, 33,000 military family members and a robust retiree community.
Major Units/Schools
Basic Officer Leader Course II (BOLC II)
U.S. Army Field Artillery School
USMC Artillery Detachment
31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade
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Joint and Combined Integration Directorate
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Before calling to locate an individual, be sure to have their full name, rank, and unit of assignment. The more information you provide, the quicker a match can be made.
American Red Cross 580-442-2426/2-5306 or toll-free 1-877-272-7337
Army Community Services Mon-Fri 580-442-5018/6801
Operator Assistance (Commercial) 580-442-8111
Operator Assistance (DSN) 639-8111
Fort Sill Field Officer of the Day 580-442-4912
Fort Sill Field Officer of the Day (DSN) 639-4912
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Military personnel and family members on orders to Fort Sill may contact Fort Sill Lodging to secure room reservations at 580-442-5000, (DSN) 312-639-5000 or toll-free 1-877-902-3607.
Sill lodging is in Building 5676 on Ferguson Road. The billeting office provides service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Families arriving at Fort Sill on permanent change of station (PCS) orders must "pay as you go" as any other guest, then apply for the reimbursement during in-processing. The same applies if the family uses off-post temporary lodging.
The Housing Management Division is at 4700 Mow-Way Road. For information on housing contact DPW Housing at 580-442-4949/2813.
Housing is assigned by eligibility date, pay grade and family size, Fort Sill welcomes advanced applications with the submission of a DD Form 1746, a copy of your orders assigning you to the area and a DA Form 31.
Personnel at Fort Sill occupy 1,415 family housing units. Housing areas are conveniently located in various areas all over the installation. The housing is comprised of single, duplex and four-plex dwelling units with yards. Each has adequate parking, and playgrounds within walking distance.
Enlisted Housing consists of units for grades E-1 through E-9. The sizes of these homes vary from 735 to over 2,800 square feet depending on family size and rank.
Officer Housing consists of units for warrant, company and field grades. The square footage for these homes varies anywhere from 1,100 to 3,300 depending on family size and rank.
Fort Sill's standard room for single soldiers has at least 118 square feet per soldier with a walk-in closet and bathroom. Built-in furniture is utilized to the maximum extent possible.
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The Fort Sill/Lawton School Liaison may be contacted at 580-442-4831. The School Liaison provides information and assists parents matching the schools and solving issues sometimes encountered by the military families.
Children in kindergarten through sixth grade who live on post attend one of the two public grade schools: Geronimo Road Elementary or Sheridan Road Elementary. Both are part of the Lawton Public School system. If you arrive at Fort Sill and will be moving on a post within 90 days, you may enroll your children in one of these schools.
LPS offers numerous programs including gifted and talented, summer enrichment, extensive special education services, Oklahoma Parents as Teachers program for parents of children from birth to three years, pre-kindergarten classes, transitional first grade, in-school programs for pregnant girls, school-to-work, and limited English proficiency programs. The Lawton Public School System now has extended day-care facilities at 26 sites throughout the district.
Required documents needed for enrolling students are their shot records, certified birth certificate, child's Social Security number, documents from previous schools, if available, and Individual Education Plan (IEP) for students with special needs.
To enroll in kindergarten, children must be 5 years of age before September 2. The Lawton Public School System provides free bus transportation to elementary students living 1 mile or more from their assigned schools. LPS also provides free transportation to secondary students living 1 1/2 mile or more from school. There are also several Private Schools in the area.
Central Registration (CR), provides one-stop child care registry services for patrons and can handle all your childcare needs on Fort Sill. A waiting list is maintained for infant and toddler care. To add your name to this list, please call the CR office. You must have each child's immunization record when you register. For more information about registration, please call 580-442-3927 or (DSN) 312-639-3927,
A non-refundable, annual registration fee of $15 per child/$35 for a family of three or more is due at the time of registration.
Tincher Child Development Center offers full-day care for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. The center offers trained staff, balanced meals, and age-appropriate developmental activities. The CDC can be reached at 580-442-2320 or (DSN) 312-639-2320.
Tincher Child Development Center offers the following programs: full day, part day, part day preschool, before/after kindergarten and hourly childcare. The center is open Monday through Friday, 5:30 am-5:30 pm and closed weekends and federal holidays.
Family Child Care provides care in a smaller group setting by a certified adult family member living in Fort Sill quarters. Some FCC providers offer extended hour care (for parents who must go TDY or to the field) or special needs care. Contact the FCC Office at 580-442-4831 for additional information.
School Age Services provides a Before and After School program during the school year and a Summer Day Camp for the 12 weeks of summer. SAS is conveniently located just off Fort Sill Boulevard on Gruber Road, north of the commissary parking lot. They can be reached at 580-442-6745 or (DSN) 312-639-5959.
Active duty service members and their family members (including Reservists on active duty) are authorized to use military medical treatment facilities (MTFs). Retirees and their families may also use these facilities if there is space available.
After reporting to the Welcome Center, you will be assigned to a clinic for routine care, based upon your unit of assignment. Patients should contact their assigned family practice clinic or troop medical clinic for routine care appointments and for referrals to specialty clinics. Appointment for specialty clinics is by written physician referral only.
The TRICARE Service Center in Reynolds Army Hospital provides information about the TRICARE program, conducts enrollment, and dis-enrollment, and makes referrals through Health Care Finders.
Fort Sill has three dental clinics for the active duty service member. Check with your unit to determine which one you should use. Prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, and oral surgery are available at one of the three modern dental clinics through referrals only for active duty soldiers.
The TRICARE Active Duty Family Member Dental Plan (FMDP) is a comprehensive dental plan available to spouses and children of active-duty members of the seven uniformed services. To be eligible for enrollment in FMDP, sponsors must intend to remain on active duty for 24 months. Sponsors may enroll their family members by filling out DD form 2494 or 2494-1 at their personnel office.
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A Trump supporter left a racist voicemail for a McMullin staffer — so the candidate made it an ad
She said the campaign decided to share her voicemail to highlight the “racism that has been pushed to the surface” by some of Trump’s supporters.
Image source: Facebook/Evan McMullin
In a new political ad, conservative independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin’s campaign transformed a racist, misogynistic voicemail from a supporter of his GOP rival into “a preview of Donald Trump’s America.”
In a voicemail left for McMullin campaign spokeswoman Rina Shah, a caller identified as “Alan” calls her a “frothing, libtard piece of s**t Islamic dog.”
“Vote for the pathological lying criminal you f*****g piece of s**t … and get out of our country,” Alan said. “While you’re at it, go back and get f****d by your dirtbag Islamic terror scum friends. Slut.”
In an interview Wednesday with TheBlaze, Shah said she received the voicemail after her first television interview in her capacity with the McMullin campaign.
Shah said the campaign decided to share her voicemail to highlight the “racism that has been pushed to the surface” by some of Trump’s supporters.
“He was spouting off pure hate,” Shah said, adding that she’s received “hundreds” of similar messages.
“It gives me no pleasure to say hundreds,” Shah said. “I wish I could say it was a handful.”
Shah, who was born in West Virginia, said she doesn’t describe herself as “Indian-American,” but as simply as an American.
Buzzfeed News identified the caller in the ad as Alan Pryce.
I called the Trump supporter who left the racist tirade on @RinainDC's voicemail. It was a delightful convo. https://t.co/7XRhWiLGcv pic.twitter.com/mWVjatOuzm
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) September 21, 2016
Pryce told Buzzfeed that “I stand by every word” of the message.
When Buzzfeed’s McKay Coppins informed Pryce that Shah was actually born in the U.S., he replied, “Really? Well, she’s absolutely a first-gen whatever. Look, I didn’t do a biography on her.”
“Clearly, she’s an anti-American supporter of a pathological lying criminal,” Pryce continued.
“Anyone who supports [Hillary Clinton], either actively or tacitly, is anti-American scum in my mind.”
Pryce called McMullin “the definition of the word ‘cuck,’” and said he doesn’t mind being featured in his campaign’s ad.
“Honestly, I think it’s hysterical,” Pryce said.
Coppins wrote that Pryce said he is supporting Trump for president because he was injured by an immigrant in the country illegally “though he declined to provide personal details that would help verify his story.”
Shah told TheBlaze that Pryce must have “assumed since I’m speaking out against Mr. Trump that I must support the other major party candidate,” when in reality she believes McMullin has “a very real path to the White House.”
Shah cited “historically high unfavorables” for both major party candidates as evidence that Americans are looking for another option.
She also expressed optimism that an alternative third-party debate between McMullin, Libertarian presidential nominee Gov. Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein will take place and show Americans they do have other options.
“We’re here as a campaign… to give Americans a real choice, to vote their conscience, to not have to vote against somebody,” Shah said.
McMullin launched his candidacy last month in an effort to present conservatives dissatisfied with Trump’s candidacy an alternative.
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An Expression of Today in Bharatanatyam
By Rebecca Todd
Anita Ratnam / Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
Aneela Maharaj, Suba Navaratnasingam, Uppekha Jain and Viji Rao in Hyphenated / Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
Lata Pada / Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
Life Lines: an evening of women's lives in dance & theatre
Lata Pada, Sampradaya Dance Creations
Toronto September 27-28, 2002
The theme of women’s lives links the three works by two different choreographers in Life Lines, an evening of bharata natyam-based dance presented by Lata Pada’s Sampradaya Dance Creations. Because both choreographers are concerned with adapting a classical dance form to a changing world, it also raised questions about what makes for successful fusion, and in whose eyes.
The performance opened with two new dances by Anita Ratnam, a Chennai (India)-based choreographer who has spent a number of years working in New York. Because there has been such a historical problem with Western critics imposing their aesthetic on non-Western art forms, I was tempted not to discuss her first piece, “Vaitharani”, at all. But on reflection I decided non-discussion is a cop-out. So I’ll state my background and biases out front: I was raised in the United States and my background is in Euro-American modern and postmodern dance. I am not an expert on bharata natyam or any other South Asian artistic tradition. And, although it may be self-evident, I want to state explicitly that my response is personal and subjective.
Directed by Minneapolis-based Dipankar Mukherjee, Ratnam’s “Vaitharani…the crossing” is a solo about the journey of the soul after death. I had the impression that in this loosely structured dance, Ratnam had sacrificed the physical and emotional precision of bharata natyam for an amorphous fusion. Ratnam journeys through a set of dangling ropes, expressing angst with large body movements drawn from martial arts and yoga, every so often showing a glimpse of a more precise bharata natyam-based rhythm or gesture. Because the emotion felt vague, I was unmoved; because the physical intention and choreographic structure seemed unclear, I was uninterested.
Ratnam’s “Hyphenated”, is a breezy piece that centres on the lives of its four young dancers (Aneela Maharaj, Suba Navaratnasingam, Uppekha Jain and Viji Rao), all North Americans of South Asian descent. In the show’s advance press, Ratnam is quoted on the restrictions she feels within classical bharata natyam. She points out that the classical scenarios of pining heroines bear no reflection on the lives of Canadian-born girls who go straight from dance class to dance clubs. So in “Hyphenated” the dancers perform bharata natyam gestures to Ernie Tollar’s jazz saxophone and Debashis Sinha’s world music rhythms, add a butt wiggle to their hand gestures and dance to club music. They have also devised a new repertoire of gestures for putting on mascara and nail polish, checking email and lifting weights.
Periodically the young women take turns offering monologues about their internalized culture clashes. Although, as a device, the identity-based monologues are somewhat threadbare, the personalities of the attitudinal young women are likable. However, the piece lacks the level of professional polish that Premiere Dance Theatre audiences expect.
In contrast, “Soraab-Mirage”, a new interdisciplinary work created and performed by Lata Pada, is both carefully crafted and expertly performed. Pada’s strategy for bringing bharata natyam into a new context is to embark on a long creation process with excellent collaborators, harnessing their talents in the service of a narrative. In “Soraab-Mirage”, the story is about Zubeida, an Afghani school friend of Pada’s. Recorded text is layered over visual images, Pada’s dancing and Maryam Tollar’s magnificent voice. Dramaturge Judith Rudakoff crafted the script to sustain its grip on our attention.
There are several voices layered through the piece. In the voice-over, Pada tells a story about moving to the north of India as a teenager, where she was sent to Catholic school and met Zubeida. Pada remembers Zubeida as a sophisticated young woman who returned home to Kabul after she finished school. We also hear the imagined voice of Zubeida, who is now in prison – though whether behind a burqa or in a literal prison we don’t know. Maryem Tollar’s singing gives body to the emotion of each woman. With the scripted narrative in place, Pada uses her dancer’s palette of gesture and rhythm to colour the story, conveying powerful emotion with subtlety.
The piece is clearly about the all-too-common struggle of being a woman in hostile circumstances – we hear Zubeida’s voice saying that she is a state of war. The stories about the Catholic institution, with its barred windows and angry nuns, paint a picture of the school as a training ground for surviving a fundamentalist culture. But the school is an authority against which one can rebel and it doesn’t break the youthful Zubeida’s spirit – unlike the Taliban regime in her home country.
I would suspect a lesser artist of generalizing about current events, superficially commenting on the unimaginable through an easy identification with a long-forgotten friend. But I didn’t find this piece easy, nor did I perceive anything superficial or sentimental in Pada’s identification. She has the ability to access powerful empathetic emotion – a power all the more believable when viewed through her intelligence and restraint.
For Ms. Todd: Thank you for the article about my solo and the group choreography in the Sampradaya Dance Creations Fall Season. I am rather surprised at the predictability of all North American dance writers to comment on subjects which are primarily unfamiliar to western beliefs. It is amazing that the same piece has elecited a very different and positive response amongst Asian audiences. Contemporary dance in India is very different from what is being explored in the guise of contemporary in North America. A stubborn insistence of always seeing the beautiful, delicate and feminine is against what I believe our dance should be like. I thank you for the comments which reinforce the direction that my dance is journeying in.
Anita Ratnam
I want to respond to a couple of issues raised by Ms. Ratnam’s response to my review – first and foremost to say how glad I am she responded. I think artists hesitate to give feedback to critics for various reasons – not the least of which is fear of offending the critic and the imagined consequences. Only when artists have the guts to respond honestly does any real dialogue happen. Talking to artists is how critics continue to learn about dance. So hurray for Anita Ratnam’s response. I hope more people follow her lead. Ms. Ratnam’s comments regarding the predictability of Western writers open a whole set of issues about which it would be interesting to hear other peoples’ views. I think when innovative artists – working on issues that are contemporary in their own artistic communities – tour their work to different communities, it raises challenges for both artist and critic. In general I think the artists in a community educate their local critics over time, sensitizing them to their particular sets of artistic concerns, which are based on the historical trajectory of that art form in that place. So the critics of one place – say Toronto – are not necessarily primed to be able to see the innovations of a touring artist working out of a different place and historical tradition. If I, in turn, were to tour my latest work to a festival of contemporary dance in Chennai, I’m not sure I would expect the critics to get what I was doing in the same way my contemporaries or the critics here would. The Chennai critics would have no choice but to respond to my work from their own perspective. What else could they do?
Regarding angst and darkness, Ms. Ratnam is right that the concerns of contemporary dance in India are different from the concerns of contemporary dance here. And goodness knows the EuroAmerican modern dance tradition, from Graham to Bausch, is steeped in dark emotion – to the point that angst appears in a lot of second-rate European and North American work as a stylistic tic or default emotion. Because I am so primed by my own history with EuroAmerican modern and postmodern dance, I wonder if I didn’t respond reflexively to qualities in Ms. Ratnam’s work that to my eyes resembled twentieth-century American modern dance. It may well be that responding to such a superficial resemblance without the proper context was unfair and uninformed. Still, to clarify the point I was making about specificity in the review, I think I was less concerned with seeing the delicate and feminine than with seeing a certain clarity of attention/intention manifested in the performer’s physical/emotional impulses. I could be wrong, but my hunch is that such mental/physical clarity reads across cultural forms. It would be great to hear what others have to say about any and all of these issues.
Rebecca Todd
Lata Pada
Sampradaya Dance Creations
A New Spin on an Old Classic
Rockstar bharatanatyam dancer Parshwanath Upadhye performed in an evening of contemporary bharatanatyam, presented by Sampradayada Dance Creations. Upadhye’s interpretation of a devotee’s adoration of Shiva, more specifically at the famous Chidambaram temple, was both athletic and graceful. His high kicks, leaps and knee turns did not come at the cost of nuances such as beautifully articulated mudras or clarity of movement in his adavus.
inDANCE: The King's Salon
Tomorrow at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), inDANCE presents The King’s Salon as part of the Maharaja exhibition. According to the gallery’s w…
The length of time it takes light to travel from the sun to the earth is the launching point for this kaleidoscopic exploration of the metaphors and soul of cosmology, the
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“Familiar” Introduces Homeworld and a Familiar Dynamic
Can it be? It is! Steven Universe is back! And on a weekly schedule! Last week kicked off the first episode of the “Diamond Days” event with the first TV airing of “Legs From Here to Homeworld” a mere half-year after its release on the Cartoon Network App. Been there, done that. This week we get a new episode to finally show us the aftermath of White Diamond’s reveal and Steven’s arrival on Homeworld. We also (finally) find out just what the hell the song “Familiar” is and who sings it. Have the fans not been talking about this song for like a year?
Let’s dive into things.
Finally, we get to see what happens after Steven teleports to Pink’s chambers! He looks around for a second, and starts asking for things like a bed and a chair. They pop out of the ground, seemingly controlled by a bunch of super tiny gems in the walls and floors. Steven thanks them, and this makes them realize Steven is Pink. Ouch, that’s sad.
These gems introduce themselves as Pebbles. They rule.
Pearl arrives, allowed to bring Steven his things since she counts as one of his things. Ouch again. Everyone else remained on the ship. Yellow Pearl shows up moments later requesting “Pink Diamond’s” presence on behalf of Yellow Diamond. Along the way, they see walls that have faces and speak. They arrive at Yellow Diamond’s “extraction chamber” and after a bit of mean fun regarding what Yellow Pearl calls Steven, he goes inside.
Turns out the extraction chamber is a sauna, and I love it. They talk a bit about Steven’s brief conversation with White Diamond, and Yellow gets a bit jealous that Steven got to talk to her at all. Appointment time, and Yellow drains her “essence” into the floor before leaving. Blue Pearl shows up, and it’s time to meet with Blue Diamond. Along the way, OG Pearl explains how Yellow is always busy because she controls basically everything regarding the conquering and running of her colonies.
Rather than a sauna, Blue Diamond has a pool. She talks about how “Pink” hasn’t changed and how happy she is. She even uses Steven’s name, but just as a moniker rather than any acknowledgement that Steven isn’t Pink. Blue talks about all the fun the 4 Diamonds used to have together, and how things changed after Pink’s death. Then she has an appointment as well and leaves.
Also, her pool drains into the floor, too.
Back in Pink’s chambers, Pearl talks about how Pink’s responsibilities basically consisted of throwing parties for the other Diamonds. Then she takes off and Steven wonders about who Pink was and why things feel familiar. This leads to a pretty great song where Steven thinks this situation feels exactly like it used to feel with the Crystal Gems, back before he proved himself. He decides to fully adopt his role as “Pink Diamond,” including wearing her clothes, and bring the Diamonds together like he did the Crystal Gems. Oh, Steven.
Pearl returns with the other Crystal Gems, and Steven relays his plan to bring the Diamonds to his side: a party! After all, Steven was in the exact same spot as Pink. What could go wrong? Oh, buddy. So, so much. Join us next week when everything goes wrong.
Delightful Little Gems
PINK LASAGNA.
The Pebbles seem to be a Pink creation alone. Steven brings one to life with a tear while singing his song.
I love the mental image of Pink practicing her singing so much that the Pebbles learned how to chime in, and that’s why their contributions to Steven’s song were so good. Come to think of it, the Pearls did the same thing when Yellow Diamond sang. Maybe the ruling classes of Homeworld are just always breaking into song.
Yellow Diamond has hundreds of colonies. That’s a LOT of space under Homeworld’s control if Blue and White have similar numbers.
Pink Diamond was the Arianne Martell of the Diamonds, tasked with throwing parties by her “parents” and never receiving larger responsibilities. And then she started a half-baked rebellion. I gotta say, if George RR Martin takes a PD route with Arianne, I wouldn’t be mad.
I desperately need to see Pink juggling.
Pearl’s protectiveness of Yellow Pearl was adorable and a subtle way to point out the meanness of Steven’s taunts.
Lingering Thoughts
Um, does Rose’s Room have Pebbles? Is this how it manifests everything?
Steven and Pearl fell into a familiar Diamond/Pearl dynamic way too easily.
Homeworld architecture is really perfect. It has this perfect mix of ancient Earth and totally alien design.
So, harvesting might just be making gems into buildings and everyday items like hair brushes. Is it possible that actual gems get turned into bigger things, like buildings or power generators or something?
What in the world does Diamond “essence” power? Where do Yellow’s “sweat” and Blue’s pool water go? They were called extraction rooms, and Yellow said they were new. Why?
It’s good to have Steven Universe back. Especially when it comes back with such a heavy dose of Homeworld lore.
I don’t know where to start. “Familiar” was packed to the gills with images and dialogue to parse through. The Diamonds, Pearls, Homeworld architecture and structure, everything about this strange new alien setting received the kind of exposure the fans have waited years for. I can’t remember the last time this show gave us so much new information to analyze. Which, you know, is saying something when the last episode freaking revealed White Diamond.
As usual, SU managed a captivating blend of charm and pure terror. There was something exceptionally enjoyable about Yellow Diamond chilling in a sauna and Blue’s stories about the Great Diamond Authority playing games in a pool. Steven’s interactions with both gave us insight into these characters we never had before. We got a real picture of what used to be a family, and how they were torn apart by Pink’s death.
It is disturbingly easy to see Steven chill with his giant kind-of moms and start to love them. Then you see the living walls and singing hair brush and you’re pulled out of this familial fantasy, back into the harsh, oppressive truth of Homeworld and its rulers. You can’t help but realize the folly of the song “Familiar” and Steven’s idea to throw a party bringing everyone together. Because the Diamonds are not the Crystal Gems. Whatever surface similarities may exist between Steven’s early relationship with the CG and Pink’s with the Diamonds, significant differences exist that doom Steven’s efforts to failure.
To be fair, there are similarities. Both situations have a considerably younger person viewed and treated as a child. Both Steven and Pink craved more responsibility. The Crystal Gems and the Diamonds both grieved badly over a loss until Steven managed to fill the void left by said loss. They also share the same lack of understanding regarding Steven and Pink. It’s an interesting comparison. I see how easy it is for Steven to assume he can “fix” the Diamonds like he “fixed” the Crystal Gems. I also see how the wary among the Steven Universe fandom, and especially the critics, would see this as the show excusing Homeworld’s tyranny. Comparisons to the Crystal Gems creates excuses for apology the Diamonds don’t deserve.
This seemingly sets up everything they fear: the crimes of the Diamonds being ignored or glossed over so Steven can talk them into an easy redemption.
I feel 100% sure this won’t happen. The Diamonds are not the Crystal Gems, and every disturbing moment throughout “Familiar” was there to remind you of that simple fact, even if Steven was too wrapped up in his mission to recognize it. The Crystal Gems, whatever their beliefs back in season 1, rebelled against everything Homeworld stands for. They were receptive to Steven in ways the Diamonds will not be. Steven can’t just throw a party to make the Diamonds see the error of their ways because the Diamonds are not capable of understanding there’s any error to their ways.
Right now, Steven is making the exact same mistake he made back in season 1 with the Crystal Gems. He tried so hard to be Rose Quartz. His only focus was replacing his mother and living up to what she did and what she would do in his place. It wasn’t until he became his own person, making his own choices, that he became what the Crystal Gems needed. Now, he’s doing the same thing with the Diamonds. He is following Pink Diamond’s lead and trying to replace her in their lives. It won’t work any better than the first time.
Until the Diamonds can see how the existence they’ve lived for thousands (millions?) of years is wrong, all Steven’s doing is shouting in the wind and setting himself up for disappointment.
I think “Familiar” did a wonderful job maintaining exactly that undercurrent throughout all the discovery of Homeworld. It was a typically effective Steven Universe episode that packed as much storytelling as visually and audibly possible into every scene. Every moment was full of discovery and lore and a bit of wonder at the newness of everything. I immediately loved the Pebbles. I loved the Pearls. Yellow Diamond and Blue Diamond in saunas and pools was amazing. And of course the song was amazing as ever.
But then the wall would have eyes and Steven would mock a Pearl, and I’d remember everything wrong with Homeworld and those who rule it. I don’t know how Steven’s party will go. One thing I am sure of is that it will go badly. Or at least, it won’t go like Steven wants. Maybe either Yellow or Blue will be kind of open to his ideas, or entertain them. Maybe both of them. Will either of them change? Absolutely not. And then we’ll see what happens.
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I like my women… independent
Away In A Manger: Black Lightning 2×09, “Gift of Magi”
Written By Bo
Bo relaxes after long days of staring at computers by staring at computers some more, and feels slightly guilty over his love for Villanelle.
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Guardian/ICM polls
Monarchy still broadly relevant, Britons say
Support for royals remains constant but royal wedding greeted by tolerant scepticism, Guardian/ICM poll finds
Julian Glover
Sun 24 Apr 2011 12.09 EDT First published on Sun 24 Apr 2011 12.09 EDT
The monarchy is still relevant, according to 67% of people questioned - a similar proportion agreed ten years ago. Photograph: Chris Ison/AP
Britain is a nation made up of moderate monarchists and reluctant republicans, according to a Guardian/ICM poll. More people are looking forward to an extra day off work than watching the royal wedding – but support for the monarchy has nonetheless climbed notably since the crisis following Princess Diana's death. The country is in no mood for a revolution.
The poll shows a large majority think the monarchy is still relevant to national life, makes Britain more respected around the world and is better than any alternative. But there seems to be tolerant scepticism rather than royalist hysteria around the wedding itself.
Only 37% agree that they are genuinely interested in the wedding, while 46% say they are not. Women are much more likely to be interested than men, and only 18% of all people questioned say they are strongly interested in the event.
Even so, 47% agree they will probably watch it on television this Friday, including a majority of women and people aged 18-24. Almost the same proportion, 49%, say they are more excited by the idea of an extra bank holiday than the wedding – only 31% disagree.
The poll includes some questions proposed by Guardian readers online, among them the suggestion that the wedding will boost the nation's feelgood factor at a time of economic uncertainty. Almost everyone, monarchist or not, agrees that the wedding will cheer Britain up: 75% say yes, only 17% no. That may be one reason why the poll seems to dash republican hopes that the monarchy is becoming an outmoded institution. Instead support for the crown, if anything, is growing.
More people think the monarchy is a unifying national institution than one that divides the country and reinforces the class system. Almost half those questioned, 47%, say it is a unifying force, against 36% who think it a divisive one. Only among Labour supporters do more people think it divisive than unifying.
And despite all the celebrity hype surrounding the wedding, only 32% think the event is more about glamour and celebrity than British values (52%).
More people think the crown should pass directly to Prince William rather than Prince Charles, 46% to 40%. But most people also think there is nothing wrong with having to call a member of the royal family "your highness": 64% approve of the practice and only 29% do not.
So the age of deference is not quite dead. There's also a strong shared national belief that the monarchy is something that improves Britain's image around the world. While 60% say it does, only 2% think it definitely does the opposite, with 36% saying it makes little difference either way.
More significant, perhaps, are changing attitudes to the monarchy's place in British life. A strong majority among people of all political persuasions and social groups think that Britain would be worse off without the monarchy. While just 26% think the country would be better off getting rid of the royal family, 63% say the opposite.
There has been a small regrowth in royalist support since the nadir following Princess Diana's death. In August 1997 a Guardian/ICM poll found that only 48% thought the country would be worse off without the crown, 15 points lower than now. By August 1998, that had risen to 62%, one point lower than now. Despite massive political and economic shifts in the decade since then, attitudes to the monarchy seem almost static.
There is hope, though, for republicans in the fact that the most enthusiastic supporters of the monarchy are pensioners, and young people are less keen. Among 19-24s, 37% think Britain would be better off without the monarchy, 10 points higher than the average.
Even so, 67% of all people – including 73% of women and 57% of 18-24s – think the monarchy is relevant to life in Britain today. Only 32% disagree. Again, there has been almost no shift in opinion over the last 10 years. In May 2002 a Guardian/ICM poll found that 66% saw the monarchy as relevant and 33% thought not – figures almost identical to the ones in this month's poll.
As for the future, the Queen's death could make a big difference to attitudes. Almost everyone, 89%, thinks Britain will still have a monarch in 10 year's time – but that belief drops sharply when people are asked about the next 50 and 100 years.
A narrow majority, 57%, think there will be a place for a British monarch in 50 years but only 40% think William and Kate's descendants will still be on the throne in 2111.
Even so, confidence in the future of the monarchy has grown since 1997: then only 38% thought there would be a monarch in 50 years time and just 26% thought the crown would survive the next century, 14 points lower than today.
There's also a widespread feeling that a monarch such as the Queen should retire rather than cling on if they cease to be mentally or physically capable. While 64% think the monarch should retire, only 31% do not.
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,003 adults across the United Kingdom aged 18 and over by telephone on 15-17 April 2011. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults.
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Celebrities Who Beat Cancer
by Tattle Taylor at April 25, 2014 12:58 pm . Updated at January 24, 2017 1:54 pm .
Cancer is a total jerk. Here are the brave faces of celebrities who beat cancer while sharing their illness with the world.
1. Robin Roberts
Good Morning America's Robin Roberts beat breast cancer in 2007 and myelodysplastic syndrome in 2012-13.
2. Sheryl Crow
Singer Sheryl Crow, Lance Armstrong's ex-girlfriend, beat breast cancer with the help of her former-boyfriend, who was himself a cancer survivor.
3. Lance Armstrong
While Lance Armstrong was disgraced by a doping scandal, his survival of stage-four testicular cancer is nothing to scoff about.
4. Michael C. Hall
Dexter's Michael C. Hall fought Hodgkin's Lymphoma during filming of the hit Showtime series.
5. Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas beat throat cancer, but probably with the help of doctors and not by pleasuring his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones.
6. Amy Robach
Amy Robach, another Good Morning America anchor, underwent a mammogram on-air and learned she had breast cancer. She is now cancer free.
7. Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate underwent a double mastectomy and treatments and announced she was 100% cancer free.
Anderson Cooper had a cancerous mole removed from his face in 2008. He was back on air the night of his surgery for Anderson 360.
9. Edie Falco
Edie Falco, Emmy winner, battled breast cancer in 2004.
10. Giuliana Rancic
Giuliana Rancic was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. Fortunately, she is in full remission.
11. Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson tweeted a picture of herself and her stepson Colin Hanks at the 2015 Tony Awards. This was her first appearance since undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
12. Erin Andrews
Andrews admitted in early 2017 that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September of 2016. She underwent two surgeries and is now in the clear.
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Robin Roberts, Sheryl Crow, Lance Armstrong, Amy Robach, Anderson Cooper, Christina Applegate
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Played at Protospiel-Minnesota 2017
February 10, 2017 February 10, 2017 Dustin OakleyPlayed @
7blox up
Slapdash!
Toss Your Cookies
Chocolate Box Challenges
Feline Frenzy
Dressed to the Nines
Color Cavern
The midwest is getting chock-full of Protospiel events; Michigan, Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, and the most recent I attended–Protospiel Minnesota. I traveled to frigid Minneapolis in January for another great weekend of gaming. And a busy weekend it was! From Thursday night to Sunday evening I played 15 games plus my own game twice. They ranged from ideas hatched in the last 24-hours to nicely produced prototypes and even an expansion to a published game. There was also a wide variety of themes, audiences, and play weights. Rather than sort games in the order I played them, for this article I have roughly ordered them by their “weight” from light family games to more intense strategy games. This post, part one of two, handles the lighter half, seven great prototypes from Protospiel Minnesota.
7blox up ^
by Anrias Games (Sara Barnaby, Dave Burgwald, Lacey Johnson)
Definitely the easiest game of the weekend, 7blox up is geared toward young children, playable by ages four and up. Players take turns drawing a card and following its instructions to add a block to their tower. The instructions usually include a color and a position, for example, green next to blue. If you’re able to fulfill the instruction, you add the block. If not, play continues with the next player. The first to get seven blocks in their structure wins.
The game is purely random, no strategy involved, but it successfully fulfills its objective of teaching colors and positional relationships in a fun way. It is also quick, which is important given the young audience and their (lack of) attention span. I definitely recommend 7blox up as a replacement for Candyland as it is superior in both entertainment and educational value.
Slapdash! ^
by Marcus Ross (Water Bear Games)
A competitive word game with some twists, Slapdash! takes stodgy word-building and turns it into a frantic good time. Each player is dealt two consonant cards, and a number of vowel cards are dealt to the center. These form the basis for building words. You can use all the letters except those in front of yourself. A timer is started, and players scramble to write a word on their dry erase boards. Here come the twists. First, starting with the quickest person, players take the cards of the letters they’ve used in their words, so you either have to be fast or use unusual letters to score. What’s more, for your play to be valid you have to follow a couple of offbeat rules that change each round. For example, you might have to draw something like flames or a cat or write the word in a special way, doubling each letter or making them upside down. This combination of constraints plus the time pressure makes for surprisingly stressful play, but in a good way. It also puts mere mortals on a more equal footing with Scrabble gods. The prototype we played already looks great, and Slapdash! is a lot of fun. I look forward to seeing it published or Kickstarted.
Toss Your Cookies ^
by David Sheppard (Presented by Ben Pierro)
A simple game of draw one, play one, in Toss Your Cookies, players are trying to get the most cookie cards in front of themselves at the end of the game. Cards can either be played face-up to activate their special power or hidden face-down. The powers are typical things like move cards, steal cards, and return from the discard pile. The trick of the game is that if two of the same cookie ever occur in a player’s area, both are discarded. The game is small, light, and fast. In the spirit of Protospiel, we played with several rule variations. While not exceptionally innovative, Toss Your Cookies fits its niche nicely. (Also see Fairway’s mini review for more.)
Chocolate Box Challenges ^
by Brett Myers
Continuing the food theme, a fairly early prototype by Brett Myers, Chocolate Box Challenges is a game of collecting chocolates as they go by on an imaginary conveyor belt. The primary mechanism is based on the Ultimatum Game economic/psychological experiment. The active player divides the current batch of chocolates and offers some to the opponent who can accept the arrangement, add a chocolate and re-offer, or send the lot to the box. When the box is full, players score points based on their numbers and types of chocolates in a way similar to Sushi Go or Ra. An interesting twist is that the chocolate tiles are double-sided. For the most part you see the shape and color (dark, milk, or white chocolate) but not the filling. This allows for some fun bluffing and double-dealing.
After playing, Brett and I talked about ways to simplify a bit so the gameplay better matches the light theme. This will be one to watch as it develops further.
Feline Frenzy ^
by Rod Currie
Kitties have to eat too. In Feline Frenzy, players try to direct their cats to catch mice while avoiding the dreaded, overly affectionate twin girls and the sleeping dogs. To accomplish this, players have movement cards with a little diagram. By playing them, they control a mouse or girl. Then their cat moves up to two spaces. The first to collect three mice is the winner.
The heart of the game is interactions between the various characters. Cats run away from the girls. Girls run away from the mice. Mice bump into each other and get redirected. When these collisions happen, players get to play extra cards to determine where the affected characters move. With a little refinement this game will be a fun light filler.
Dressed to the Nines ^
by Kevin L. Jones
The next game up has a quirky theme. Dressed to the Nines is a dice and card game of putting on your clothes for high society. That being said, the theme is really incidental to gameplay. Players each have five 10-side dice and nine cards. Everyone rolls and arranges their dice in a line from high to low. Then they simultaneously choose a card to play. These manipulate the value or order of the dice. Your goal is to have the highest die value in each position. That player or players scores points for each opponent with a lower value, so in a four-player game you can score zero to three points for each of the five dice. The game ends when a certain total point value is reached.
Dressed to the Nines did a good job of combining random chance with strategic manipulation options. In fact, the options may be too abundant, as the game could suffer from lags as people calculate the optimal way to affect the dice. Toward that end, our group of playtesters came up with some ways to simplify the decision making process. It will be interesting to see where Kevin takes the game from here.
Color Cavern ^
by Andrew Voigt
Back to a more traditional theme, Andrew Voigt’s Color Cavern has players exploring a labyrinth, fighting monsters, and collecting treasures. There were two novel aspects to this game. The dungeon is formed of tiles that depend upon line of sight to remain in play. As characters are moved around the map, corridors appear and disappear. The other twist is that each treasure card can be used in one of three ways: to improve the character’s fighting ability, as a simple gem for point scoring, or as a one-time use spell effect. The decision has to be made when the treasure is first acquired.
As an early prototype, Color Cavern had some rough spots. We discussed many options and even tried a few tweaks immediately. With further development this one has potential. Follow along with Andrew on twitter @gamestothetable, Facebook, and his blog with The Polaris Collective.
In Conclusion ^
These were the most casual games I played at Protospiel Minnesota. All were unique and interesting in their own way. Check back soon for the next installment of Played@ where I lay out the heavier games from the weekend in Minneapolis.
7blox Up, Andrew Voigt, Anrias Games, Brett Myers, Color Cavern, David Sheppard, Dressed to the Nines, Feline Frenzy, Kevin Jones, Marcus Ross, Rod Currie, Slapdash, Toss Your Cookies
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