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Getting to Know Robert Dilts and Stephen Gilligan
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By Robbie Steinhouse
With Generative Coaching certification starting in just over 2 ½ months, I wanted to blog about the presenters: Robert Dilts and Stephen Gilligan. My no-nonsense entrepreneur Uncle Milton Potash used to ask: “Who are you, and what can you do for me?” So, I’m applying this to Robert (left) and Stephen (right)…
1. Who are you?
Robert and Stephen were both around at the birth of NLP as students at University of California Santa Cruz in the mid 70s.
Robert went on to help systemize NLP with Richard Bandler and John Grinder, co- writing books which introduced many of the key early discoveries within NLP. In my view, Robert then became the creative leader within the discipline.
He is a prolific author, and created a number of processes that are now taught as standard on many NLP courses, such as the Logical Levels, the Disney Imagineering process, the Hero’s Journey, the Meta-Mirror and Reimprinting. Through his UCSC-based NLP University, Robert has over 25 years built up a global network of trainers and consultants who have embedded his approaches into leadership development and coaching across the world.
Stephen chose a different path. He was mentored by Milton Erickson (right) and then went on
to take a Psychology PHD at Stanford University. He has become a renowned teacher and supervisor of hypnosis and therapy, and developed his own system of personal growth and change.
These include concepts such as Self-Relations Psychotherapy, the Three Minds, the Three Archetypes and the Witnessing processes.
Using these systems, Stephen has run his transformational ‘Trance Camp’ for many years in various locations across the world.
I was lucky enough to be around at the start of Robert and Stephen’s collaboration when I presented my first NLP Practitioner training in Paris in 2003. Many of the developments within my own training are based on the truly life-changing teaching and coaching that I have received from them both over the years.
Over the past decade, they have been working together on a radical new approach to coaching combining Robert’s developments in NLP and leadership with Stephen’s expertise in transpersonal therapy and trance work. This is called Generative Coaching. It is now ready to present to the world.
2. What can you do for me?
Traditional therapy focused on helping people, often in crisis, to face and overcome issues created in their past that manifest themselves in their present. It tended to lack any focus on helping clients develop a powerful vision to achieve their potential.
Coaching tried to fill this gap by focusing on goals and broadening the agenda to include work and lifestyle. However, it has often had a squeamishness about tackling deep issues. It can lack the ambition and depth needed to truly ignite the potential within the client.
Generative Coaching is a new, third-generation approach. Stephen sums it up in one phrase, “Coaching Creativity”. He and Robert have coached some of the world’s leading business people, entrepreneurs and artists, and in doing so learnt from them. They have found out how to truly help people to ‘dream big’ and to make it happen.
Find out more: Generative Coaching with Robert Dilts and Stephen Gilligan
Generative Coaching also takes a fresh view of the past, seeing ‘issues’ as opportunities for growth and change, rather than as impediments to be got out of the way. Past pain can be transformed into a source of fresh energy and inspiration.
This material will be of particular interest to practicing coaches – though I believe that everybody can learn immense amounts from it. If, as a working coach, you want to attract clients ‘at the top of their game’, then you need to raise your own game. Generative Coaching is a unique opportunity to do this, working with two of the leading coaches in the world.
I’m very honoured that Robert and Stephen have agreed to use NLP School and PPD learning as their first UK vehicle to teach this new discipline. Their Generative Coaching Course starts in beautiful Regents Park, in Central London, on 31 October 2015 and runs for four modules over five months.
At the end of your study, you will be accredited by Robert and Stephen’s IAGC (International Association of Generative Change). The course also qualifies for UK CPDs and ICF CCEs.
You will be one of the first people with a qualification in the next evolution of coaching, where you can help clients make changes of which they did not previously imagine themselves capable, and that will genuinely impact the world.
Book your place on the NLP School Generative Coaching Course today.
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Ice Wolves fall to the Mudbugs, 8-2
This past Saturday the Ice Wolves concluded their 12-day road trip against the Mudbugs. Shreveport won the previous night 3-1. It was also Josh Graziano’s last junior hockey game. These two teams will not play one another again until Mar. 13-14 at the Outpost.
Game two started out completely different from game one. Both teams switched goalies meaning Henrik Laursen got the start for New Mexico. As for Shreveport they went with the ‘November Goalie of the Month’ and currently the best goalie in the league, Richie Parent. The first period was an opener to many as no one was expecting the Mudbugs to put up three goals in the first five minutes of the action. After letting in three goals on seven shots Laursen was pulled from the net and replacing him was Graziano. Shreveport would go one to score two more goals before the end of the period. Making it their most ever goals scored in a period for them this season. With less than ten seconds left on the clock Alex Dominique (5) score on the power play to draw New Mexico within four after the first period concluded. The Mudbugs out shot the Ice Wolves 18-8.
Shreveport continued to dominate in the middle period as they took a season-high 22 shots. Two of those shots beat Graziano with one of them coming from a shorthanded opportunity. Also, with their seventh goal it marked the most for Shreveport in a game this season. While the game was very lopsided both penalty boxes were seeing an equal number of players. On Friday there was a total of 72 combined penalty minutes. In the middle period on Saturday there was a total of 30 penalty minutes between the two South Division rivals. Unfortunately, the Ice Wolves did not manage to score in the middle period putting them down 7-1 after 40 minutes of play. After the second period Shreveport had 40 shots and New Mexico had 13.
In the final period of regulation Philip Ekberg (6) was able to beat Parent for his second goal of the weekend. Pulling his team within five with 19 minutes left in regulation. Shreveport would go on to add one more goal while shorthanded for the third time this weekend. Doubling their season total from when they started the weekend. The Ice Wolves entered the weekend having only allowed three short-handed goals all season. That eighth goal also marked the most in franchise history for the Mudbugs in a single game and their biggest winning margin of the season. It was the third time this season New Mexico had given up eight goals in a 60-minute span (Oct. 5 vs. LOS & Nov. 2 vs. FAI). Shreveport ended the night with 49 shots (season high) as for New Mexico they recorded 19.
Starting this Friday, the Ice Wolves and the Bulls will play one another six-straight times. This weekend three of those six games will be played as New Mexico heads to Amarillo for the first time this season to play a 3-in-3 series. The next home games for the Ice Wolves will be from Dec. 20-21 (vs. AMA). If you would like to secure your tickets ahead of time click here.
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Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low -2F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph..
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low -2F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
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St. Lawrence County jail staff stay put, despite inmate reduction
By W.T. ECKERT
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WT Eckert
CANTON — With a decrease in the St. Lawrence County jail population, lawmakers Thursday night inquired about reducing the work force at the jail, but were told no go for at least a year, by Sheriff Brooks J. Bigwarfe.
During County Administrator Ruth A. Doyle’s report to the full board of legislators Thursday night, she said the number of inmates as of Thursday afternoon was 78, with four inmates recently being released in connection with the new state bail reform. “As a review, and I think some of you have seen ... those released were upon review of their charges,” Mrs. Doyle said. “Also the number of inmates dropped because there were state sentenced inmates that were moved on to their next location.”
Legislator Kevin D. Acres, R-Madrid, turned to Sheriff Bigwarfe and asked if the county could reduce the number of employees at the jail with the reduced population.
“That is a no,” the sheriff said. “I’ll explain why. I had a meeting with the commissioner of corrections last month at a training. He and his associates, the four higher ups, met with new sheriff’s and blankly said, ‘don’t come to us for a year, because we’re not going to reduce any pods or population.’”
Sheriff Bigwarfe said the commissioner was looking for a blueprint of the year to determine what reductions were applicable and that the jail was at mandate staffing.
“Our issue with, even though we are down to 78 (inmates), is there’s different pods in the jail,” Sheriff Bigwarfe said. “The classifications put different people in different spots, i.e., female-male population . . . There’s classifications in that certain inmates can’t be with certain inmates, because of that it means pods need to be manned.
“So, again, the commissioner, right out of his mouth, said, ‘don’t come to us for a year,’” he said. “‘Your legislators are going to ask this question,’ and here we are and they are not going to bring down their numbers for a year.”
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They will add more. This is how government works in NNY. Government is jobs they do not care about taxpayers. Have 500 plus cops in this county and will add more, U haul is a good business these days.
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Shape Up NYC is a free, drop-in fitness program with locations across the five boroughs. You do not need to be a member of a recreation center in order to attend a class, though you must bring a lock for classes held at recreation centers. Our fitness instructors know how to make fitness fun!
Dates: from 01/01/2000 until 01/01/2025
Description: The class will be a Beginner to Intermediate Latin Dance Fitness course, where the students will get to learn a variety of Latin dances from today and the past. The students will get fit while dancing various Latin rhythms, such as Merengue, Bachata, and Salsa. The playlist will be bilingual to appeal to both English and Spanish speakers. The students only need to bring a water bottle to stay hydrated and their positive energy. Instructor: Rosalyn
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Service Clubs Make A Difference In Quake Zone
Normal 0 0 1 32 188 oakdale leader 1 1 230 11.1287 0 0 0 Dr. Ted Mihok, DPM, examines a Hispanic patient during a recent trip to Delta, Mexico. The trip was attended by rotary members from varying communities including, Oakdale Sunrise Rotary, Twain Harte Rotary and Groveland Rotary. - photo by COURTESY OF JOHN C. BRUNK
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Delta BC Mexico: The largest earthquake in the California Region since the 8+ in 1906 that hit San Francisco did not stop 22 U.S. citizens from going six miles from the epicenter to do their service work through area clubs in April this year. Forty-two miles south of the border the town of Delta had no water and very little electricity, which made doing the medical clinics and work at the local elementary school a challenge. In spite of this, a total of over $92,000 worth of clinics, refurbishing and delivery of materials took place in two days.
With the help from brother club “Calafia Rotary of Mexicali” the following clinics were performed at the local fire station and annex: Vision, with 296 eye exams and dispensing of 190 pair of classes with Dr’s. Tom Mihok and Neil Nebeker; 80 foot exams with shoe corrections by Dr. Ted Mihok; 150 fluoride treatments and three extractions by Dr’s. Jose Bustos and Rosey Luque; 85 rabies vaccines by Dr’s. Mel Tanner and Roger Sanchez. There were 58 cases of water bought in California and delivered to the town’s people. Schoolyard equipment was installed at the elementary school and an old bus that was parked on the school premises was transformed into a lunch/gathering place by a complete new paint job in off white color and the interior seats relocated to a face to face atmosphere. Some 600 elementary textbooks and 550 pairs of new shoes made it across the border along with medical equipment and supplies for the hospital in Mexicali. That 10-story building, however, will most likely be demolished due to the damage it received by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake.
Service clubs involved in this effort were Twain Harte, Oakdale Sunrise, and Groveland Rotary clubs and the Oakdale and Alameda Breakfast Lions Clubs.
Also participating and thanked for their efforts are Jim Goodrich, Randy Burke, Leslie Nebeker, Vic and Janie Marchini, Sharon Hunt, Karen Mihok, Ken Cosner, Irene Hollister, Lisa Tribby, Paula Thompson, Richard and Harry Fries, Erwin and Sonja Schali, Ray Leverett and Yvonne Desales.
Special thanks were offered to Dr. Tom Mihok, who has made the trip 25 years, improving vision for the needy.
If you would like to participate in next year’s quest, contact Brunk at 209-962-6276.
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Erosive flow center to tackle sand issues
NEL is building a new erosive flow center at its base near Glasgow, Scotland.
EAST KILBRIDE, UK – NEL is building a new erosive flow center at its base near Glasgow, Scotland. This will be the UK’s first facility to offer a complete range of erosive flow services, including flow testing, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and operation and performance assessment.
It should allow operators and equipment manufacturers to reduce production costs by tackling sand erosion, reducing the risk of equipment failure, optimizing component life, and boosting production rates, NEL claims.
The facility complies with the latest API and ISO standards, and will replicate an in-field environment. It will include an outside test area for large and complex equipment and pipework configurations.
“Sand production is a growing problem for the industry, as fields mature and new sand-rich fields are explored. Both operators and manufacturers are, therefore, demanding the assurance that equipment is thoroughly validated before it goes into service,” said John Peters, senior consultant at NEL.
Erosion problems can be costly in terms of increased wear and maintenance downtime. Particularly vulnerable areas include bends within piping production systems, areas of severe turbulence or those where high local velocities occur.
Additionally, sand entrained within equipment leads to valves not closing and sealing.
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Interesting Facts About The Burmese Language
The Burmese language, also known as Myanmar language or myanma bhasa, is the official language of Myanmar.
Burma or Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a Southeast Asian country surrounded by India and Bangladesh to its west, China and Laos to its east, Thailand and Bay of Bengal to its south. Burmese is spoken by the Burmese people, various ethnic groups of the country around the world and in some parts of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
Here are some interesting facts about the Burmese language.
Burmese was the native language of Bamar and various sub-ethnic groups including the minorities like Mon.
There are presently 32 million people (approx) who can speak and write Burmese as their first language. There is an additional 10 million Burmese speakers as their second language. There are more who know Burmese and might be able to write as well. This makes Burmese a more oft spoken language than Dutch, Greek, Ukrainian, Kannada, Malayalam and Swedish. Although there is more interest in studying Greek or Dutch than Burmese, still that doesn’t add much to the number of people speaking those languages.
Burmese would appear to be a strange language to most people, especially those who speak one of the Indo-European or Euro-Asiatic languages. Burmese has a quaint pitch register, tonal and syllable timed form as a language. The language is uniquely monosyllabic. Most words in the dictionary of Burmese language are either of just one syllable or they have an analytical implication.
There is also a very precise order to wording and sentence construction. The grammatical norm of a subject followed by the object and then the verb is very stringent and it is not readily found in most languages spoken around the world.
Burmese hails from the Sino-Tibetan family of languages and it has a Brahmic script. The same is also known as the Burmese script. However, the language has no connection to the Indo-Tibetan language such as Sanskrit which is known as Tibetan Sanskrit across the Himalayas from India. The Brahmic script finds use in many languages but Burmese doesn’t share any connection to those either.
The use of Burmese language in naming people is also quaint. There are no last names, which does away with any familial relevance in a name. Often, names would be rhymed and would use two words, such as Mo Mo or Ming Ming. At times, general words in Burmese language would also be used as names such as little boy or Lugal Nghe, U Nghe or big boy.
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In Nevada, always stop for pedestrians crossing the street
Business | November 14, 2007
Dave Frank
Appeal Staff Writer
I almost hit a man in an electric wheelchair when I first moved to Nevada but I didn’t get a ticket.
“You almost hit that man,” the police officer said.
“I know,” I said.
“Yeah,” he said. “What would have happened then?”
I told him I didn’t know. I told him I was sorry. I told him, on top of that, I didn’t know cars had to stop for people who walked across the street anywhere on a series of white paint stripes and me not knowing that was the only reason I didn’t slow down.
“He’s going to get hit if he doesn’t move,” I tell people I thought.
“I’m going to hit him if he doesn’t move,” I actually thought.
The officer told me that in Nevada anytime people cross the street, even if it’s not close to a sign all cars have to stop.
“You didn’t have that in Indiana?” he said.
“No,” I said.
This might not be true, but what is definitely true is that people in Indiana stop at red lights and stop signs and that’s it.
Besides that, people are only cautious about running over leaf piles because people say one time someone somewhere ran over a leaf pile and a child was hiding in it.
People in Indiana aren’t that scared of leaf piles, though, and really aren’t even that afraid of red lights – especially red lights where they have to turn left.
No one in Indiana has time to wait through two red lights, of course. There are Applebee’s restaurants to visit.
Pauline Beltz, 81, said she had a wonderful experience at the Carson City Wal-Mart this week. The store gave her a personal shopper, who treated her like a queen and found everything she wanted on her list. “I’m 81-years-old, sweetheart. My body may be going but my mind is sharp,” she said. Beltz has lived in Carson City for almost 21 years and said everyone’s she has met in the city treats her beautifully.
Qdoba Mexican Grill has announced the grand opening of its first Carson-area restaurant. Located at 933 Topsy Lane, the restaurant is scheduled to have a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Monday, hosted by the Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce. The restaurant will open to the public 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
John Jantos Mcnus & Advertising Specialties at 44 Laxalt Drive in Carson City is celebrating its 45th anniversary and 23rd year in Northern Nevada.
Lance Gilman has named Mica Sheehan as his new director of promotions and marketing for his businesses that include L. Lance Gilman Real Estate Services, the World Famous Mustang Ranch and the Wild Horse Resort and Spa.
Brian Wilk has joined the Nevada Commission on Economic Development as a Procurement Associate.
Ed Stormo of Stormo Properties said they sold their 14,000-square-foot spec building on 2.1 acres at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center to Viper Steel of Sparks.
The Sierra Nevada Association of Realtors has announced new officers for 2008 and also presented achievement awards to local Realtors. Officers for 2008 include: Bill Driscoll as president; Joan Zadny as president-elect; Dan Smith as treasurer and Carol Koerth as secretary. The balance of the Board of Directors includes Mae Haden, Marge Hauge, Chick James, Laura Moline, J.P. Pilkinton, Judy Plume, Jason Sanderson, Steven Veatch and Brad Bonkowski as immediate past president.
The Summit lifestyle center in Reno announced plans for six new retailers. Businesses will include No Fear and Charlotte Russe, set to open this month, and US Bank, the Chocolate Bar, Sephora and Lenscrafters scheduled for early spring.
• Contact reporter Dave Frank at dfrank@nevadaappeal.com or 881-1212.
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McLoud man one of 6 suspects in Chickasha homicide
A McLoud man is among six suspects identified in a Jan. 28 homicide in Chickasha, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reports.
In the early morning hours of Jan. 28, Chickasha police requested the assistance of the OSBI in the murder investigation of Arnold Adams III, 18.
Six co-defendants were identified in the investigation, the OSBI reports, with four taken into custody: Troy Jennings, 19, of McLoud, Brooklyn Nelson, 16, of Oklahoma City and Vivian Sanders, 15, of Newalla, were all booked into the Grady County Jail, while 15 year old Montana Simpson of Norman was booked into the Caddo County jail, all held on first-degree murder. Two other arrest warrants for first degree murder were issued. The OSBI said Dmillion Williams, 18, also known as NinePoint, and Malcolm Jackson, 18, also known as Highlife, have not been captured but are to be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information pertaining to their location is asked to call the OSBI at 800-522-8017 or local police.
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Innovation: The relentless rise of the digital worker
Technology 15 January 2010
By JUSTIN MULLINS
Innovation is our regular column that highlights emerging technological ideas and where they may lead
When Unilever wanted ideas for a new TV advertising campaign to sell its Peperami snack food, it decided to try something unusual. It dropped its ad agency of 15 years and turned instead to a little known internet site called IdeaBounty.com, an online marketplace trading in creative ideas. Companies or individuals post topics and then sit back and wait for surfers to send in their best shots. After the closing date, the client selects the best idea and pays the winner.
The challenge generated over 1000 replies and in November last year, Unilever paid out $15,000 for the two ideas it liked best. The new Peperami adverts are due to appear on British TV later this year.
Welcome to the world of “cloud labour” where a virtual workforce will undertake any task in the cloudlike world of cyberspace for the best possible price.
Wage cheats
Cloud labour has hit the headlines recently because of fears that unscrupulous employers could exploit disadvantaged workers, by luring them unknowingly into illegal activities or by cheating them out of their wages.
The reality appears to be somewhat different. John Horton at Harvard University asked workers at Amazon’s Mechanical Turk whether they thought they were treated more fairly by online or by offline employers.
Surprisingly, the respondents said that it made little difference: they believed their chances of being treated fairly were as good or better online as they were off-line (although Horton paid his Mechanical Turk respondents a good rate to complete his survey which may have influenced their answers).
Digital artisans
The potential benefits are potentially huge: cloud labour allows anybody with a computer to work from home, or wherever their internet link is, and at the times that suit them, regardless of where they are in the world. Cloud labour could transform the lives of many people in the developing world. So what kind of work can aspiring digital artisans hope to find?
At one end of the scale are the repetitive “click working” tasks that are too complex for a computer to handle but little more than child’s play for humans. The place to find these is Amazon’s Mechanical Turk , where current tasks include transcribing an hour long voicemail for around $40, filtering inappropriate content from a social networking site at 2 cents a pop or drawing boxes around objects in digital images for 5 cents a go.
The Mechanical Turk, which was founded in 2005, has become such an important source of work and labour that it has begun to spawn an ecosystem of intermediaries such as Crowdflower that can manage crowd labour activities such as writing labels for images or categorising recipes for a cooking website. Crowdflower organises the crowd, helping to design the tasks and managing the quality control of the results.
Higher up the pay scale are sites aimed at more highly skilled workers. LiveOps sets up virtual call centres that handle and process calls over the internet using operators from all over the planet.
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, LiveOps arranged for 300 operators to handle calls on behalf of the Red Cross, whose own call centre had become swamped. It set up this virtual call centre in only three hours.
Elsewhere, Elance allows companies to outsource jobs such as graphic design, proof-reading and legal services to professional freelancers around the world. Rates vary from a few dollars to hundreds of dollars per hour.
And last year, the internet start-up Speaklike began offering translation services on the same basis. If you want your tweets retweeted in Mandarin, for example, it’ll cost you 25 cents a shot.
At the top of the scale are services like IdeaBounty and InnoCentive that ask for high-level input and pay handsomely for it too. InnoCentive was set up in 2001 as marketplace where the world’s brightest minds could tackle the planet’s most difficult questions. NASA has its own channel on the site offering, for example, $30,000 for a way to forecast solar activity and $15,000 for a way to keep food fresh in space.
Similarly, the Rockefeller Foundation is offering $20,000 for the design of a low-cost tank to collect rainwater in the wetlands of India. And another challenge offers $20,000 for new ways to protect maize against insect damage.
If you have answers to any of those problems or fancy chancing your arm as one of the other types of digital worker, you could have a rosy future online.
And if you don’t, employers aren’t fussy. They know there are millions, may be even billions, of other potential workers around the world who will happily take your place.
Read previous Innovation columns: What use is a smartbook?, The sinister powers of crowdsourcing, Making a map for everyone, by everyone, Where next for social networking?, The dizzying ambition of Wolfram Alpha, Can technology persuade us to stop trashing the planet?, Ultimate jukebox is next step in net music, You Facebook, you Tweet, now lifelog, The psychology of Google Wave.
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Marleau scores in 1,700th NHL game, Sharks top Stars in Pavelski return
Burns has goal, assist for San Jose, which ends Dallas' winning streak at six
by Ross McKeon / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
Marleau scores in milestone game
DAL@SJS: Marleau scores in 1,700th NHL game
Patrick Marleau lights the lamp while skating in his 1,700th career NHL game to give the Sharks a 2-1 lead
SAN JOSE -- Patrick Marleau scored in his 1,700th NHL game, and the San Jose Sharks spoiled Joe Pavelski's return with a 2-1 win against the Dallas Stars at SAP Center on Saturday.
Marleau became the fifth player in NHL history to reach the milestone but the youngest to do so (40 years, 118 days). His eighth goal of the season at 2:56 of the second period broke a 1-1 tie.
"It's one of those milestone games," said Marleau, the first player to score in his 1,700th NHL game. "You get a little extra energy, some extra jump, and it's nice getting that one on the board tonight."
[WATCH: All Stars vs. Sharks highlights]
Pavelski played his first 13 seasons with the Sharks, scoring 761 points (355 goals, 406 assists) in 963 games before signing a three-year contract with the Stars on July 1.
"Thanks to everyone involved out there, and everyone who showed up tonight," Pavelski said. "Would have liked to win, for sure, but it was pretty special."
Brent Burns had a goal and an assist, and Aaron Dell made 27 saves for his fourth win in five decisions for San Jose (21-22-4), which is 4-1-1 in the past six games.
"At least two if not three game-changing saves he made," Sharks coach Bob Boughner said. "You hear the crowd, you hear the enthusiasm in the building and the players feed off that.
"There's going to be breakdowns in games, and their guy made some big stops as well, but you need those saves throughout the 60 minutes and it really energized our team."
Video: DAL@SJS: Puck bounces in off Burns' skate
Jamie Benn scored, and Anton Khudobin made 24 saves for the Stars (26-15-4), who had won six in a row.
"We played well enough to get a point, at least," Stars coach Rick Bowness said. "We had some good looks late. … We just didn't capitalize on some of the looks we had."
Benn gave Dallas a 1-0 lead at 1:32 of the first period when he redirected Tyler Seguin's pass 40 seconds into a power play.
The Sharks tied it 1-1 at 15:33 when Timo Meier's pass caromed off Burns' skate for his ninth goal of the season.
"It's huge going into any period not down a goal, so it was great to get that tied up before the end of the period," Dell said. "Kind of a weird play, but we'll take it."
Video: DAL@SJS: Benn scores PPG on redirection
Dallas was one win away from winning a seventh straight game for the second time this season.
"We didn't give our best tonight and we still were in the game and we still had chances to tie it up late," Stars forward Jason Dickinson said. "We can't be too upset with the result, but we need to learn from it."
"It had a little bit of everything. It was weird, it was fun, it was fun seeing the other guys, it was fun taking face-offs against these guys. There were some good lines out there, I just really enjoyed it." -- Stars center Joe Pavelski on his return to San Jose
"I feel pretty good right now. I feel I'm getting better every outing. I think we're getting some more confidence as a team. We're starting to do the little things more consistently throughout the game." -- Sharks goalie Aaron Dell
Video: DAL@SJS: Pavelski honored for 13 seasons in San Jose
San Jose forward Joe Thornton played his 1,613th NHL game to pass Ray Bourque and move into 11th place on the all-time list. Thornton is two games behind Larry Murphy for 10th place. … Burns returned in the third period after sustaining an upper-body injury early in the second period. It is not considered a threat to his 518-game consecutive streak, Boughner said. … San Jose defenseman Erik Karlsson extended his point streak to five games (one goal, five assists). … Dallas defenseman Esa Lindell had his five-game assist streak end. He had eight assists in the run.
Stars: At the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ALT, FS-SW+, NHL.TV)
Sharks: At the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET; FS-A PLUS, NBCSCA, NHL.TV)
Video: Marleau lifts Sharks past Stars
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Compliant Product - Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 8
Certificate Date: 2018.05.29
Validation Report Number: CCEVS-VR-VID10898-2018
Product Type: Wireless LAN
Conformance Claim: Protection Profile Compliant
PP Identifier: PP-Module for VPN Client Version 2.1
Protection Profile for Mobile Device Fundamentals Version 3.1
Extended Package for Wireless LAN Client Version 1.0
CC Testing Lab: Gossamer Security Solutions
Maintenance Release:
2018.10.18 - Samsung Galaxy S9 Tactical Edition
CC Certificate Security Target * Validation Report
Assurance Activity
Mobile Administrative Guide
VPN Client Administrative Guide
* This is the Security Target (ST) associated with the latest Maintenance Release. To view previous STs for this TOE, click here.
The TOE is a mobile device based on Android 8 with a built-in IPsec VPN client and modifications made to increase the level of security provided to end users and enterprises. The TOE is intended for use as part of an enterprise mobility solution providing mobile staff with enterprise connectivity.
The TOE includes a Common Criteria mode (or “CC mode”) that an administrator can invoke using an MDM. The TOE must meet the following prerequisites in order for an administrator to transition the TOE to CC configuration.
· Require a screen lock password (swipe, PIN, pattern, accessibility (direction), or facial recognition screen locks are not allowed).
· The maximum password failure retry policy should be less than or equal to 50.
· A screen lock password required to decrypt data on boot.
· Revocation checking must be enabled.
· External storage must be encrypted.
· Password (non-container) recovery policy and password history must not be enabled.
When CC mode has been enabled, the TOE behaves as follows:
· The TOE sets the system wide Android CC mode property to enabled.
· The TOE prevents loading of custom firmware/kernels and requires all updates occur through FOTA (Samsung’s Firmware Over The Air firmware update method).
· The TOE utilizes CAVP approved cryptographic ciphers for TLS.
· The TOE ensures FOTA updates utilize 2048-bit PKCS #1 RSA-PSS formatted signatures (with SHA-512 hashing).
The TOE includes a containerization capability, Knox Workspace Container, which is part of the Knox Platform. This container provides a way to segment applications and data into two separate areas on the device, such as a personal area and a work area, each with its own separate apps, data and security policies. For this effort the TOE was evaluated both without and with a Knox Workspace container created (and to create a Knox Workspace container, one must purchase an additional license). Thus, the evaluation includes several Knox-specific claims that apply to a Knox Workspace container when created.
There are different models of the TOE, the Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 8, and these models differ in their internal components (as described in Evaluated Configuration section below).
Evaluated Configuration
The model numbers of the mobile devices used during evaluation testing are as follows:
Chipset Vendor
Build Arch/ISA
Kernel Version
R16NW
SM-G965U
SDM845
Table 1 Evaluated Devices
In addition to the evaluated devices, the following device models are claimed as equivalent with a note about the differences between the evaluated device and the equivalent models.
Evaluated Device
Equivalent Devices
Galaxy S9+ (Qualcomm)
Galaxy S9 (Qualcomm)
S9+ is larger
Galaxy S9+ (Samsung)
Galaxy S9 (Samsung)
Galaxy Note8 (Qualcomm)
Note8 includes S Pen & functionality to take advantage of it for input (not security related)
S8 Active has a IP68 & MIL-STD-810G certified body
Galaxy Note8 (Samsung)
Note8 is larger
Note8 includes S-Pen
Table 2 Equivalent Devices
In general, the devices include a final letter or number at the end of the name that denotes that the device is for a specific carrier or region (for example, U = US Carrier build and F = International, which were used during the evaluation). The following list of letters/numbers denotes the specific models that may be validated:
J – KDDI,
D – NTT Docomo,
U – All US Carriers (unified US model),
N – All Korean Carriers (unified Korean model),
F/C/I – International
For each device there are specific models which are validated. This table lists the specific carrier models that have the validated configuration (covering both evaluated and equivalent devices).
Base Model Number
SM-G960
U, SC-02K*, SCV38*
N, F
SM-N950
A, U, None
Table 3 Carrier Models
The carrier models marked by * are explicit model numbers for those carriers and do not follow the standard specified for other models. Where Carrier Models specifies “None” that means a device without a suffix is also a device that can be placed into a validated configuration.
Security Evaluation Summary
The evaluation was carried out in accordance to the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS) requirements and guidance. The evaluation demonstrated that the TOE meets the security requirements contained in the Security Target. The criteria against which the TOE was judged are described in the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1, Revision 4, September 2012. The evaluation methodology used by the evaluation team to conduct the evaluation is the Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Evaluation Methodology, Version 3.1, Revision 4, July 2012. Gossamer Security Solutions determined that the evaluation assurance level (EAL) for the TOE is EAL 1. The product, when delivered and configured as identified in the Samsung Android 8 on Galaxy Devices Administrator Guide, Version 4.0, May 15, 2018 and the Samsung VPN Client on Galaxy Devices, Version 4.0, March 28, 2018 documents, satisfies all of the security functional requirements stated in the Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 8 (MDFPP31/WLANCEP10/VPNC21) Security Target, Version 0.4, May 15, 2018. The project underwent CCEVS Validator review. The evaluation was completed in May 2018. Results of the evaluation can be found in the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme Validation Report (report number CCEVS-VR-VID10898-2018) prepared by CCEVS.
Environmental Strengths
The logical boundaries of the Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 8 are realized in the security functions that it implements. Each of these security functions is summarized below.
Security Audit:
The TOE generates logs for a range of security relevant events. The TOE stores the logs locally so they can be accessed by an administrator or they can be exported to an MDM.
Cryptographic support:
The TOE includes multiple cryptographic libraries with CAVP certified algorithms for a wide range of cryptographic functions including: asymmetric key generation and establishment, symmetric key generation, encryption/decryption, cryptographic hashing and keyed-hash message authentication. These functions are supported with suitable random bit generation, key derivation, salt generation, initialization vector generation, secure key storage, and key and protected data destruction. These primitive cryptographic functions are used to implement security protocols such as TLS, EAP-TLS, IPsec, and HTTPS and to encrypt the media (including the generation and protection of data and key encryption keys) used by the TOE. Many of these cryptographic functions are also accessible as services to applications running on the TOE.
User data protection:
The TOE controls access to system services by hosted applications, including protection of the Trust Anchor Database. Additionally, the TOE protects user and other sensitive data using encryption so that even if a device is physically lost, the data remains protected. The functionality provided by a Knox Workspace container enhances the security of user data by providing an additional layer of separation between different categories of apps and data while the device is in use. The TOE ensures that residual information is protected from potential reuse in accessible objects such as network packets.
Identification and authentication:
The TOE supports a number of features related to identification and authentication. From a user perspective, except for making phone calls to an emergency number, a password or Biometric Authentication Factor (BAF) must be correctly entered to unlock the TOE. In addition, even when the TOE is unlocked the password must be re-entered to change the password or re-enroll the biometric template. Passwords are obscured when entered so they cannot be read from the TOE's display, the frequency of entering passwords is limited and when a configured number of failures occurs, the TOE will be wiped to protect its contents. Passwords can be constructed using upper and lower case characters, numbers, and special characters and passwords between 4 and 16 characters are supported.
The TOE can also serve as an 802.1X supplicant and can use X.509v3 and validate certificates for EAP-TLS, TLS and IPsec exchanges. The TOE can also act as a client or server in an authenticated Bluetooth pairing. In addition to storing X.509 certificates used for IPsec connections, the TOE can also securely store pre-shared keys for VPN connections.
Security management:
The TOE provides all the interfaces necessary to manage the security functions (including the VPN client) identified throughout this Security Target as well as other functions commonly found in mobile devices. Many of the available functions are available to users of the TOE while many are restricted to administrators operating through a Mobile Device Management solution once the TOE has been enrolled. Once the TOE has been enrolled and then un-enrolled, it removes all MDM policies and disables CC mode.
Protection of the TSF:
The TOE implements a number of features to protect itself to ensure the reliability and integrity of its security features. It protects particularly sensitive data such as cryptographic keys so that they are not accessible or exportable. It also provides its own timing mechanism to ensure that reliable time information is available (e.g., for log accountability). It enforces read, write, and execute memory page protections, uses address space layout randomization, and stack-based buffer overflow protections to minimize the potential to exploit application flaws. It also protects itself from modification by applications as well as isolates the address spaces of applications from one another to protect those applications.
The TOE includes functions to perform self-tests and software/firmware integrity checking so that it might detect when it is failing or may be corrupt. If any of the self-tests fail, the TOE will not go into an operational mode. It also includes mechanisms (i.e., verification of the digital signature of each new image) so that the TOE itself can be updated while ensuring that the updates will not introduce malicious or other unexpected changes in the TOE. Digital signature checking also extends to verifying applications prior to their installation.
TOE Access:
The TOE can be locked, obscuring its display, by the user or after a configured interval of inactivity. The TOE also has the capability to display an advisory message (banner) when users unlock the TOE for use.
The TOE is also able to attempt to connect to wireless networks as configured.
Trusted path/channels:
The TOE supports the use of 802.11-2012, 802.1X, EAP-TLS, TLS, HTTPS and IPsec to secure communications channels between itself and other trusted network devices.
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HER VIEW - GOOD EATS
Simply delicious - Galeto Brazilian Steakhouse, Alpharetta
By SUZANNE PACEY
2355 Mansell Road, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Located in the old North Point Diner building, Galeto Brazilian Steakhouse has moved in and cornered the market on a fantastic dining experience.
Northside Woman was invited to try out the new steakhouse, and we were very impressed with the Brazilian all-you-can-eat rodízio experience. Mike, the general manager, was very friendly and made sure we had everything we needed.
From the moment we sat down, the service was excellent. A “mobile bartender” was moving through the restaurant, offering authentic Brazilian cocktails. We chose the Caipirinha, Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça, sugar and lime. It proved a perfect accompaniment to the array of meats, cheeses and fish to come.
Galeto’s gourmet bar overflowed with salads ranging from crab salad and grilled eggplant to Brazilian potato salad and tropical mango. But this is much more than a “salad bar.” The cornucopia of hot and cold dishes included Brazil’s traditional black bean stew, as well as chicken stroganoff, seafood like roasted salmon, mussels and scallops, a variety of cheeses and charcuterie.
Then came the churrasco — skewers and skewers of succulent grilled meats brought to our table by gauchos. The quality of the meat was outstanding and the seasonings were all delicious. If you want a specific kind of meat, the skewer-wielding gauchos will bring it to you. I preferred the lollipop lamb chops, with a side of the chimichurri — it was simply amazing!
Our experience at the restaurant was excellent, and we are looking forward to returning. It would be a great spot for large groups, and family-friendly too. Just go hungry!
Galeto Brazilian Steakhouse
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Is the Future of Cars, the Future of Cities?
By Shelia Dunn , NMA Communications Director • March 26, 2017 • 1 Comment • DRIVERLESS CARS, Mass Transit, Traffic Congestion
The NMA Foundation presents the Car of the Future weekly feature:
According to a recent Bloomberg report, urbanization is expected to increase average city density by 30 percent over the next 15 years. If that is actually true, existing systems of road infrastructure and public transit will be stretched to the max.
Many experts are beating the drum that driverless cars are the answer to density. But are they really? A new report from INRIX, a Seattle-based data collection and research firm recently released a report cities where autonomous vehicles or AVs would be most practical. INRIX analyzed data for the 50 largest U.S. cities and compared two measures:
How often trips were less than 10 miles
Percentage of trips starting and ending within a 25-mile radius of downtown
These two data points were selected because AVs are expected to predominately be electric vehicles, operate as shared-use vehicles and serve areas where seats can be filled more easily.
The most favorable cities tend to be those with less sprawl and more density (but not always).
Cities with flat landscapes and warm climates plus cities with more college students, elderly and low-income households without access to vehicles also made for ideal markets. The top ten cities are:
Cities that didn’t even make the top 20 include: New York City, Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego, Dallas, Detroit and San Francisco (which was #48).
Without rethinking road infrastructure, vehicle emissions, fuel standards and just our own human habits of transportation, the onset of an AV future could have potentially disastrous results. Apparently, 30 percent of cars that are being driven at any one time in larger cities are on the hunt for parking. The whole point of an AV is not to park the car but allow the vehicle to be used for other passengers and running errands on demand.
Does that scenario seem odd to you? In order to improve congestion, we put more vehicles on the road that drive around all day? Wouldn’t that lead to more congestion?
New urbanists have been working on ways to have fewer cars in the core. One of the leading cities is Lyon, France, where experts are predicting that over the next decade car use will drop by 20 percent while population grows by 10 percent. Helsinki, Finland is already building a “mobility on demand” public transit system that will be in place by 2025. These are densely populated European cities where AVs might indeed work on a more sustainable level.
In America, not owning a car and relying on public transit services that could include “mobility on demand” seems like a fever dream for the urban and rich.
Many of us live in rural areas, small towns and cities where there is little hope of building a driverless car infrastructure due to all the other infrastructure needs that need to come first. All we want is for potholes to be fixed, have the ability to travel freely from Point A to Point B and back to Point A again in vehicles that we hopefully can afford to own or lease, run and maintain.
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One Response to “Is the Future of Cars, the Future of Cities?”
Arizona Automotive Institute says:
The future of cars is autonomous ubers. So no need for parking structures or garages on our houses. Much more room in congested cities to build and make parks.
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Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Pamela Cohn To Lead Urban Air Mobility Division
Home News The Kia Seltos Is India’s Largest Selling SUV For Two Months In A Row
The Kia Seltos Is India’s Largest Selling SUV For Two Months In A Row
December 2, 2019 | Karan Tripathi
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Kia Motors India is now the 4th largest auto manufacturer in the country, as their only product, the Seltos SUV, continues to do well. The company sold 14,005 units of the SUV in November 2019, consolidating its number 1 position in the UV segment. With a significant 9 per cent increase from last month’s sales, Kia’s maiden product for India continues to be the bestselling SUV for the second consecutive month. The Seltos has beaten the nearest competitor in the mid-SUV segment by more than double the volume.
Since its launch in August 2019, Kia Motors India has delivered more than 40,000 Seltos to its customers and is ramping up production of the most sought after trims – the DCT and Diesel Auto to reduce the waiting period. The company has already received 86,840 bookings till date and since launch, sold 6,236 units in August; 7,754 in September and 12,854 units in October 2019.
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Mr Manohar Bhat, Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing, Kia Motors India expressed his delight about the response received for the Kia Seltos and said “We are ecstatic to witness the tremendous responses for Seltos which is now leading the UV segment. The 100 day-journey of Kia Seltos has been nothing short of a delightful ride. This is a true testament to positive growth and the trust that the consumers have shown for us. We will continue to grow and surprise the country with Seltos and our upcoming products.”
Kia Motors India state of the art plant in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh is capable of producing 300,000 units annually and has already started an almost second shift in its plant. The company says it is committed to providing a hassle-free ownership experience to its customers and hence it is expanding its network to more than 300 touch points till the end of March 2020. The company is closely observing the Indian market and has recognised areas like the northeast, the northern part of Telangana, Karnataka, western Rajasthan, etc. for the said expansion. At the upcoming Auto Expo in February 2020, Kia could preview future models for the Indian market, which include a compact SUV, the Carnival MPV and some more.
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The Warwick School Story»
War and Independence»
The long headmastership of the Cornish chemist A. H. B. Bishop (WS 1936-62) started badly when he decided to re-open the Junior House. This led to his temporary suspension from the Headmasters' Conference. Bishop encountered further legal problems when he was sued for damages in 1941 at Birmingham
Assizes. A 14-year-old boarder doing unsupervised war-time agricultural work in the summer of 1940 at Charlecote lost an eye as a result of a clod of earth being thrown at him. Bishop initially lost the case, but the verdict was reversed on appeal, the boy ending up with nothing, on the grounds that the court thought that supervision had not been necessary.
The number of pupils in the school grew during the Second World War, the total rising to 450 by 1946. The school was forced to share its premises with an evacuated Birmingham school between 1939 and 1940. Air-raid shelters were dug, gas-masks were assembled and war-time losses of Old Warwickians were almost as numerous as they had been 25 years earlier.
The most fundamental change at this time occurred as a result of the 1944 Butler Education Act, one aim of which was to make secondary education free of charge for all pupils. At Warwick the fees had to more than triple (to £16 per term for day-boys) as the substantial Local Education Authority subsidy to the school was going to come to an end. However, the very same LEA would still provide total funding for 45 "free place" boys in every year, and also institute a fees remission scheme for parents earning less than £7 10s per week. In 1946 the governors were forced to declare that Warwick School would become independent.
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Galaxy S10 Lite Bigger Than the S10e
Back in October, we reported that Samsung was working on a more affordable phone called the Galaxy S10 Lite. This was in addition to a rumored Galaxy Note 10 Lite. Thanks to a new FCC filing from Samsung, the existence of this mysterious device has been confirmed. This FCC filing is for a phone called the “Galaxy S10 Lite” with model number SM-G770F. The FCC filing also includes some connectivity details: LTE Cat. 14 download speeds, 3xCA maximum, and no 4×4 MIMO. Interestingly, the IMEI included in the filing is identified as belonging to a “Galaxy R5” device, according to Ting’s IMEI database. R5 was the rumored name of the Galaxy A91, and will launch as the S10 Lite. From the earlier rumor, the S10 Lite is said to have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 48 + 12 + 5MP cameras, a 32MP front camera, a 4,500 mAh battery, 45W charging support, and a 6.7-inch Full HD+ OLED display. The display size is corroborated by the FCC filing, as the display diagonal size is mentioned as 170mm, approximately 6.69-inches. The overall diagonal is 172mm and the length and width are 160mm by 75mm. One page also says the device supports the EA-TA845 charger, which is the 45W fast charger from the Galaxy Note 10+. The FCC filing indicates that the device might have a microSD card slot.
Samsung already released the Galaxy S10e which had a 5.8-inch flat display. A 6.7-inch display would be the same size as the Galaxy S10 5G. It doesn’t seem to be “Lite” in terms of size, and a Snapdragon 855 and 8GB of RAM isn’t “Lite” on performance either. The specifications sound like a flagship phone that could easily compete with the other S10 devices. Samsung will have new devices to show off in February, though XDA’s own Max Weinbach claims we’ll see this device get unveiled next month. It has a 6.7-inch inner display that shrinks to a pocketable square when it‘s folded inward and should be more affordable and thinner than the Fold. Samsung is collaborating with American designer Thom Browne on its upcoming foldable phone, endeavoring to appeal to a broader range of consumers that includes those more interested in fashion, status and luxury than a device‘s tech specs. For the techies, it will sport cutting-edge display technology and the nostalgic appeal of rejuvenating the flip-phone. The new foldable phone will have a hole-punch selfie camera at the top of the inner display, just as on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10. On the outside, it will have two cameras that face the rear when the phone is open or the front when it‘s flipped closed.
Samsung Galaxy S11e leaked renders reveal triple rear cameras and curved display. As 2020 leaks of next generation of flagships are widespread: the OnePlus 8 was leaked just a week after the launch of the OnePlus 7T, and leaks for the OnePlus 8 Pro followed along later. The Samsung Galaxy S11, was leaked last week and, @OnLeaks has released high-quality renders of the Samsung Galaxy S11e.
Figure 1: Galaxy S11e Rendering
Source: @OnLeaks
The Galaxy S11e comes with a more modest triple-rear camera system. The camera module follows the same design as the S11 though, despite bearing fewer cameras.
The back of the device on the S11e is not as exciting as the front is, mainly for the fact that the S11e will come with a curved display and not a flat display as the S10e did. This also means that there are no bezels on the left and right edges of the device and very thin bezels on the top and bottom. @OnLeaks mentions that the display could measure between 6.2″-6.3″ diagonally. It includes the centered punch-hole front camera, as well as the fact that there is no headphone jack on this device either. The device is said to roughly measure 151.7 x 69.1mm x 7.9mm, though the thickness increases to 9.1mm around the camera bump. As per our own sources, the Samsung Galaxy S11e will be available in both 5G (SM-G981) and LTE (SM-G980) variants, though India will only get the LTE variant while the USA will only get the 5G variant. Internal specifications for the Galaxy S11e are not yet confirmed through reliable sources, but based on past trends, one can guess that the phone will share several hardware and software features with others in the lineup. However, it is unlikely that the S11e will come with a 108MP primary camera, as it will be positioned as a cheaper alternative to the main phones.
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Macron pension reform: France braces for second day of strikes
Widespread travel disruption is expected to continue in France for a second day on Friday as the largest nationwide strike in years continues.
Workers from a wide range of sectors are protesting against pension reforms.
More than 800,000 people took to the streets on Thursday, with violent clashes reported in a number of cities.
Widespread rail cancellations and disruption to flights are expected on Friday with only a fraction of the capital's transport system working.
Paris's bus and metro operator have said their walkout will last until Monday at least.
Other unions are expected to decide on Friday about their further strike plans, Reuters reports.
Why are French workers on a nationwide strike?
In pictures: The pension protests rocking France
How could French strikes affect UK travellers?
Many French workers are angry about President Emmanuel Macron's plan to introduce a universal points-based pension scheme.
It would replace France's current system which has 42 different pension schemes across its private and public sectors with variations in retirement age and benefits.
What happened on Thursday?
French police said more than 800,000 took to the streets across the country, including 65,000 in Paris.
Union leaders put the numbers higher, with the CGT union claiming 1.5m people turned out across France.
The disruption meant popular tourist sites, including the Eiffel Tower, were closed for the day and usually busy transport hubs like the Gare du Nord were unusually quiet.
In Paris there were reports of vandalism in places and police used tear gas to disperse protesters. In total, 71 arrests were made across the capital, police said.
Clashes were also reported in a number of other cities including Nantes, Bordeaux and Rennes.
What is the impact on transport?
Rail operator SNCF say 90% of regional trains were cancelled by the disruption on Thursday.
The Paris metro, which usually transports more than 4m passengers a day, had 11 of its 16 lines closed completely.
Hundreds of flights were also cancelled, with airlines warning of further disruption to come.
Eurostar has said it will operate a reduced timetable until 10 December, with 29 services planned for Friday already cancelled.
Who is striking and why?
Teachers, transport workers, police, lawyers, hospital and airport staff were among those who took part in Thursday's general walkout.
Many other workers reportedly pre-empted the disruption by taking Thursday and Friday off, but it is unclear how long the "unlimited strike" action could last.
Some trade union leaders have vowed to strike until Mr Macron abandons his campaign promise to overhaul the retirement system.
"We're going to protest for a week at least, and at the end of that week it's the government that's going to back down," Patrick Dos Santos, a Paris transport employee, told Reuters.
The Macron administration will hope to avoid a repeat of the country's general strike over pension reforms in 1995, which crippled the transport system for three weeks and drew massive popular support, forcing a government climbdown.
Mr Macron's unified system - which he says would be fairer - would reward employees for each day worked, awarding points that would later be transferred into future pension benefits.
The official retirement age has been raised in the last decade from 60 to 62, but remains one of the lowest among the OECD group of rich nations - in the UK, for example, the retirement age for state pensions is 66 and is due to rise to at least 67.
The move would remove the most advantageous pensions for a number of jobs and unions fear the new system will mean some will have to work longer for a lower pension.
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Tamron Hall Shares the First Full Photo of Her Baby Moses
Like his mama, he's already a style icon.
By Brie Schwartz
Tamron Hall shared the first photo of her baby's face in a People exclusive.
The former TODAY host also opened up about her fear of "losing" her baby, leading her to keep the pregnancy a secret.
She also admitted she struggled to remain optimistic during IVF.
In April, former TODAY host, Tamron Hall welcomed her first child, Moses. Hall, who'll be returning to daytime TV in the fall with a self-titled talk show, kept her pregnancy a secret until roughly a month before she delivered. In an Instagram post, the 48-year-old journalist explained, "I’ve wanted to share this news for many months and now finally my doctor has said I am in a safe place, at 32 weeks, to share my joy with y’all." She later told People, "I was high-risk, not just because of my age, but there were other medical factors too."
Hall, and her husband, music manager Steven Greener were initially trepidatious to share their story because, Hall said, "I was terrified I would lose this baby and I would have to go back and tell everyone that now it was bad news, and after this pregnancy had gone so far.” But now that she has a healthy little boy, she's opening up more about her IVF journey, and giving her fans a glimpse of his cherubic face.
I’ve wanted to share this news for many months and now finally my doctor has said I am in a safe place, at 32 weeks, to share my joy with y'all. So, it’s clear a daytime talk show isn’t the only thing I’ve been trying to produce! There have been many tears, but today I embrace the smiles. My husband Steven and I are beyond excited! We're in constant prayer, so if you pray, add us to your list; if you meditate, send calmness our way; and if you believe in luck, we’ll happily take that too. More to share in a few weeks when the baby arrives! Next chapter! Blessed and Grateful.
A post shared by Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) on Mar 4, 2019 at 9:06am PST
Hall, who tried to conceive in her 30s told People, at that point, "I still felt like I had some time, and the fertility clinic felt like a bright room. In my 40s I saw all the gray: The faces looked gray, the walls were gray, nothing seemed shiny and optimistic.”
However, after leaving NBC in 2017, optimism is exactly what she needed.
“Just like with my job search during that time, there were so many frustrations: I’m putting in the work, I’m taking care of my mind and my body and I’m being rejected,” she explained. “I’m thinking, ‘Wait a minute. What have I done wrong here?’ Somehow, like Rocky, I kept getting up.” She soon realized, "I knew that my life had to be about something bigger than work.”
Moses: Chin up mama you got this! On my way to @goodmorningamerica to talk about @tamronhallshow 9/9/19 and this little soldier. Link in my bio to @people story #nextchapter
A post shared by Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) on May 23, 2019 at 4:14am PDT
“My story is not one I could’ve ever expected,” she continued. “Two and a half years ago when I walked out of that NBC building, I was in a fog, not knowing that so many of us lose things we think are important, and we have no idea that something better is right there.”
That something better is this beaming (and may we add, stylish) baby boy.
Happy Friday Baby Moses 5 weeks strong!! A toy for each week? He can’t count lol #mosesandmama #sonshine
A post shared by Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) on May 31, 2019 at 11:13am PDT
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2019-2020 Winter Leagues
And we lost to Mexico 3-2. Bohm was 0-4. Jo Adell with a HR. He's been the best player on the US team most of the way.
Apparently there are 2 more chances to qualify. One spot in an Americas tournament that will include teams like Cuba and the Dominican in March. And then one more worldwide tournament later on. Who knows what kind of roster the US would be able to put together at that point in Spring Training though. It will be interesting if even Bohm is available in March. He won't be on the 40-man at that point, but will the Phillies want to disrupt a potential fast track Spring Training that could put him in Philly in June or July?
theathletic.com
On Mexico's monumental victory, Team USA's stunning defeat...
After a stunning comeback and a second Premier 12 triumph over its international neighbors, Team Mexico secured a spot in the Olympics.
It has been a really slow offseason for Phillies playing internationally. Grullon and Canelo are the only 2 to have played in the Dominican and Grullon only got 14 ABs the first couple of weeks and have not played since. Canelo is also a minor league free agent now.
Puerto Rico started this weekend and Jeff Singer gave up a run in his first appearance. Not sure if others are scheduled to play later.
While Latin America is slow (no Venezuela for MLB organization players this year), Australia looks to be well represented. Season starts Wednesday and the Phillies have sent a large contingent of players to Adelaide: Logan O'Hoppe, Mitchell Edwards, Cole Stobbe, Curtis Mead, Rixon Wingrove, and Ben Aklinski are all on the roster. Add in Kyle Glogoski on the Aukland NZ team and Josh Tols on Melbourne for at least 8 minor leaguer. O'hoppe is incorrectly listed as a pitcher but assume he and Edwards are sharing the catching spot for Adelaide as they are the only 2 catchers on the roster.
And Adelaide likes to put up videos. Exhibition game below. Announcers pretty bad. 1:29:40 mark has a nice RBI double from Logan O'Hoppe scoring Mitch Edwards. Edwards and Mead with a couple of hits each.
https://adelaidegiants.com.au/videos/
How would you assess the talent level in Australian winter league? AA? Worse?
julio 2019-11-19 04:15:06 UTC #87
nycphils:
I would say lower than AA. Generally, American players who go to Australia aren't yet at the AA level. The American Phils prospects who are there - O'Hoppe was in Summer A; Stobbe in A ball; Aklinski in High-A. The other five (Edwards, Mead, Wingrove, Glogoski, Tols) are Aussies, who've been playing in the ABL in some cases for several years.
Also, for the record, it's not a "winter league." In places like the Dominican and Venezuela, baseball is played in the summer (same as our summer) and winter (tropics). The ABL plays in the summer - in the southern hemisphere.
zambonir 2019-11-19 04:22:50 UTC #88
A good point! Australian league also starts and ends much later than the Latin American leagues I assume.
The ABL starts this week - They typically play in weekly "rounds," and only in the latter part of the week - Wednesday thru Sunday (and often only three or four dates in a given week - many of the players and coaches have other, "real" jobs). The season starts this week, on Wednesday the 20th. Adelaide opens at home on the 21st (Thursday), with four games in three days against Brisbane. Note that they're many hours ahead of us - Adelaide's first game is at 3:50 am Eastern time - which is 7:20 pm Adelaide time.
The regular season schedule runs through January 25, 2020.
Austinfan 2019-11-19 05:07:02 UTC #90
I might move the Australian league up a notch, a decade ago it was probably GCL level, five years ago A-, now it's approaching A+ as the supply of Australian prospects increases by leaps and bounds.
Australian prospects are only a tiny bit better (or really more numerous) than in the past. It is still a niche sport there. Maybe there are 30-40 minor leaguers and a handful of major leaguers at any time. Not leaps and bounds.
The league is probably Low A quality, maybe short season A. Fewer real, high-end prospects than the SAL league, but older players (both Australian and career minor leaguer) up the quality over rookie complex leagues. It is a good test for our rookie league guys, but someone like Aklinski should dominate there. Guys like Edwards and Wingrove had close to an 800 OPS there last year and could not have come close to that in Low A ball last season.
phillychuck 2019-11-19 22:09:25 UTC #92
Andy, I think it's gotten closer to high-A than low-A recently, but we should be able to tell by the performance of our players compared to how they performed at their levels this season in the states. Complex guys should struggle, and A+ guys should do well in general if the level has improved.
I just see rookie league guys doing very well there every year. Cozens was better in the ABL (or at least equal when you adjust for parks) after his SAL season. There are some older players that do well. Batting champ last year was some guy named Michael Fransoso who hit .430 after topping out in High A in 2015 then playing in independent leagues.
I expect our contingent will generally play well there. I just don't think O'Hoppe, Mead, Wingrove and others are remotely ready for High A yet.
Australia results starting to come in. Rixon Wingrove doing his best Dylan Cozens impression (2-12, HR, 4 BB, 5 K). Gift Ngope is over there too and has homered twice. Aklinski also with a HR in his first 4 games. Edwards (3-12, 2B) and O'Hoppe (3-6, 2B) are sharing the catching for Adelaide. Lone prospect struggling was of course Cole Stobbe (1-12, 2 BB).
Glogoski gave up a run in 2 IP in his first start with 2 BB and 4 Ks. Probably rusty.
The boys for Adelaide beat up on a Korean team last night:
https://adelaidegiants.com.au/game/607307
O'Hoppe, 2 HR, 7 RBI (1 Grand Slam)
Wingrove another GS
Even Cole Stobbe got on base 4 times
O'Hoppe continues to be hot in Australia with his 3rd HR:
https://twitter.com/AdelaideGiants/status/1203232367613136896
All against the weak Korean team of course. Traded prospect Curtis Mead also has 3 HRs. Kyle Glogoski is really the only bad news as he has not been good at all in his 3 starts. Something is off compared to last year when he dominated.
Jeff05 2019-12-18 07:22:43 UTC #97
andyb:
boys for Adelaide
I bet the "boys for Adelaide" can't wait to get to Perth for this week's series. It reached 43.7C in Adelaide, today, and the next two days are forecast to reach 44 and 45! And, it's called a 'Winter League'!
Meh, 111 F isn't a big deal if you've played in the Texas League!
Clearwater doesn't get that hot, but the humidity . . .
Now Bridgeport, Lakewood, that's a different story.
Ok, just been to Wikipedia - point taken AF. On Friday, it is expected that Australia will experience it's hottest day on record - beating the record set earlier this week. There has even been some speculation that Oodnadatta might beat its national record maximum of 50.7C (123.3F)! Mind you, I don't think there's a baseball competition in that part of the world.
andyb 2020-01-03 15:54:34 UTC #100
Jose Taveras is part of the late season reinforcements for Adelaide in Australia. Most of the younger pitchers that started the season have been shut down until Spring Training. Of course all their games were cancelled this weekend because of heat and air quality from the fires.
https://adelaidegiants.com.au/news/pitching-duo-complete-signing-spree/
Logan O'Hoppe has had the best season among the hitting prospects (821 OPS) though I think all 3 of his HRs were against a weak Korean squad. Rixon Wingrove (679), Ben Aklinski (585) and Mitch Edwards (565) faded as the season progressed. The traded Curtis Mead had the best year (843 OPS). Always thought he was a sleeper prospect if he could stick at 2B.
http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/org.jsp?id=phi&y=2019
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Around the SUNY Oswego campus
Twins Shaleena (second from left) and Zina Campbell prepare to present the Class of 2019 banner to college President Deborah F. Stanley during the 12:30 p.m. Commencement ceremony May 18 as new alumni of SUNY Oswego’s School of Business. The Campbell sisters, both business administration majors, earned recognition from Harlem Fashion Week this spring for their selfless and entrepreneurial effort to provide prom dresses to high school students who couldn’t afford new ones.
Dr. Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, addresses candidates for graduation at the 9 a.m. Commencement ceremony May 18 for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. García is the first Latina to lead any of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. She also was the first Latina president in the largest system of public higher education in the country, the California State University system, at California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2007. García went on to serve as president of California State University, Fullerton from 2012 to 2018. Among many achievements, under her leadership, Cal Fullerton saw a 30 percent improvement in six-year graduation rates and a 65 percent improvement in four-year graduation rates for first-time freshmen – both university records.
Honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker Jeff Ragovin, a 2000 Oswego alumnus and the chief growth officer of Social Native, addresses candidates for graduation from the School of Business at the 12:30 p.m. ceremony on May 18. The tech pioneer and industry veteran also serves as the founder of Ragovin Ventures, which advises startups with proven methodologies and techniques to scale faster and smarter. Ragovin was the co-founder of Buddy Media, playing a central role in guiding the company from a start-up into the largest enterprise social marketing suite in the world. A frequent speaker at industry-wide events, Ragovin hosts the “Marketing Mix” podcast, which features some of the world’s most influential C-level executives.
College President Deborah F. Stanley (left) and Provost Scott Furlong arrange the hood of community leader and philanthropist Noreen Reale Falcone, recipient of SUNY’s doctorate in humane letters. Each of the four Commencement speakers received the honorary degree. Along with Yvonne Spicer, mayor of Framingham, Massachusetts, Falcone addressed graduation candidates of the School of Education and the School of Communication, Media and the Arts at the 4 p.m. Commencement ceremony. A former North Syracuse elementary school teacher, Falcone served as the first female president of the U.S. Knights of Malta and led the boards of several nonprofit organizations. She currently is a member of the Board of Trustees at Le Moyne College, a member of the Syracuse Diocese Foundation Board, and a volunteer and an honorary member of the board at Francis House. (Photo by Jacob Lax)
Dr. Yvonne Spicer, a 1984 graduate and 1985 master’s degree recipient of SUNY Oswego and now mayor of Framingham, Massachusetts, addresses 2019 candidates for graduation from the School of Education and the School of Communication, Media and the Arts. Spicer, a leading national advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, shared the program for the 4 p.m. Commencement ceremony with community leader and philanthropist Noreen Reale Falcone. As the first African-American woman to be popularly elected mayor in the state of Massachusetts, Mayor Spicer is focused on establishing a transparent government that inspires community involvement from all citizens. (Photo by Jacob Lax)
Tenaja Smith-Butler, a Possibility Scholarship recipient and president of the Black Student Union, speaks May 17 as student representative during the Torchlight Ceremony. A zoology major and psychology minor who graduated the next day, Smith-Butler also served on the ALANA Executive Board, helped plan Black History Month activities and studied abroad in Borneo.
John McLoughlin addresses graduating seniors and a crowd of hundreds of others May 17 during the Torchlight Ceremony in tents adjacent to Marano Campus Center. Then a sergeant with the Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey, the 1975 SUNY Oswego graduate was trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center while trying to assist victims in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He was rescued 22 hours later, and his story became the subject of the 2006 Hollywood movie directed by Oliver Stone, “World Trade Center,” in which John was portrayed by actor Nicolas Cage.
The McLoughlin family has quite a legacy at SUNY Oswego: John McLoughlin (center), class of 1975, who served as master of ceremonies for this year’s Torchlight celebration May 17, joins fellow alumni family members (from left) son JJ (2014), daughter Erin (2019), wife Donna, daughter Caitlin (2012) and son Steven (2008) prior to the annual Torchlight Dinner in Marano Campus Center arena. JJ McLoughlin this month plans to marry fellow Oswego alumna Alyssa Derasmo of the class of 2015.
Ahmed Albajari (center) displays the photo plaque he earned as the Oswego Alumni Association’s 2019 Outstanding Senior at the 2019 Torchlight dinner. Flanking him are Laura Kelly (left), director of alumni relations, and Michael Paestella, director of student involvement, who nominated Albajari for the award. “Ahmed did a great job with helping SA build their budget and then took that experience and applied it to his involvement with a number of business organizations and opportunities,” Paestella said. “Through all of this he maintained an amazing GPA, stayed humble and kept asking for guidance and feedback along with helping his fellow students.”
New graduates (from left) Rachel Meyer, Akim Cadet and Colin Maggiolo celebrate after the 9 a.m. Commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The Senior Sing, under the direction of music faculty member Mihoko Tsutsumi (not pictured) lends strong voices to the time-honored Torchlight ceremony on May 17. Alumni passed the Torch of Learning to the graduating Class of 2019 in a ceremony instituted by Lida Penfield more than 80 years ago. With the exception of Commencement, it is the longest-standing academic tradition on campus.
Hundreds of seniors heading to Commencement the next day gather on May 17 for the 2019 Torchlight Ceremony, passing the symbolic Torch of Learning throughout the audience of family members and SUNY Oswego faculty, staff and other students.
Skye Prosper (foreground), displays the Torch of Learning, a flame passed among her fellow graduating seniors at the Torchlight Ceremony on Commencement Eve, May 17. Earlier, at the Torchlight Dinner, Prosper presented the Class of 2019 gift.
Candidates for graduate degrees and certificates leave the afternoon Division of Graduate Studies reception May 18 in Chu Atrium in Marano Campus Center. While many master’s degree recipients are teachers attending the School of Education, the college offers a wide array of other post-baccalaureate opportunities in disciplines -- such as chemistry, graphic design, business administration, strategic communication and more -- across Oswego’s other three schools.
Graduating student teachers and School of Education faculty members gather following a May 17 Leighton Learning Community ceremony where they received gifts from grateful students, teachers and administrators. Two years ago, the college established the classroom community that provides SUNY Oswego students with practicum and methods coursework, and hands-on opportunities to learn from professional teachers and interact with local elementary schoolchildren. Front from left are Cassidy Chainyk, Caroline May, Mary Medico, Maxwell McGowan, Isabel Rodriguez, Amelia DeJarnette, Rachel Smith, Makenna Nolan and Alison Teneyck; in back are faculty Barbara Beyerbach, Michelle Duffy and Christine Walsh.
SUNY Oswego student teachers at Frederick Leighton Elementary School in Oswego enjoy a very special send-off May 17, the day before the college’s Commencement. Nine undergraduates earning their bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and three SUNY Oswego School of Education faculty processed in front of a crowd that included elementary school students, their families, administrators from the college and school district, and families of some of the degree candidates in a ceremony hosted by Kara Shore, principal of Leighton Elementary. The children read letters and poems and offered gifts to their student teachers in an emotional goodbye and thank-you ceremony.
Family members surround finance major and economics minor Dillon Nimako following Commencement for the School of Business.
Many a joyous selfie with family and friends, such as this one with public justice graduate Malsha Fernando, commemorated the sunny Commencement day.
Human development major Desiree Pedrosa (center, in cap and gown) enjoys considerable support for her graduation achievement following the first of three Commencement ceremonies.
Family members gather around mathematics major Darryl Gomez-Lewis to celebrate his big day following Commencement for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Mary Tone Rodgers (right), Marcia Belmar Willock Professor of Finance, congratulates finance major and economics minor Rita Azzer following Commencement for the School of Business.
Broadcasting and mass communication majors Anthony Del Piano (from left), Jason Sobierajski and (at right) Sabrina Carlo join classmate Rebecca Velez, a communications and social interaction major, outside the ceremony for the School of Communication, Media and the Arts, held in combination with the School of Education.
The Lakers baseball team held an alternative Commencement May 17, as the team’s seniors receive their degrees while representing the college at the NCAA tournament. Family members gathered with the graduating seniors (from left) Mike Dellicarri, Nick Chilson, Brandon Nicholson, Matt Zakala and Matt DeBlasio.
Yarbrielle Ingram (left), a May graduate with a master’s degree in graphic design, enjoys OzFest with her mother (center) and aunt (right) on May 10 near the fresh lemonade stand in Marano Campus Center. Ingram recently displayed her artwork in MA Exhibition II in Tyler Hall’s new second-floor gallery.
Students Shyanne Reid (left) and Ashley Savage have their photo taken in tropical style at OzFest’s photo booth, operated by Endeavor Entertainment, an OzFest commercial vendor.
Students Zachary Lanphere (from left), Molly Sullivan, Shawn Zima and Aron Lane compete in an inflatable game May 10 at OzFest in Swetman Gymnasium. Sponsored by the Student Association Programming Board, OzFest features music, food, games and more to mark the college's last day of spring classes.
Extended Learning staff offered fresh-made lemonade to all passersby at their annual stand in the Marano Campus Center concourse: (from left) Jason Hy, academic videographer; Karen Moore, coordinator of summer and winter sessions; Patrice Robinson, marketing manager; Kristina Donzella, recruiter at SUNY Oswego’s Syracuse campus; Robin Duger, program manager; and Daniela Mosko, high school programs coordinator.
A powdery rainbow soars over Color Oswego participants and volunteers May 3 in a popular rite of spring on the west side of campus. (Photo by Erin Niland)
A runner makes a “brilliant” finish in the annual color run May 3 near Glimmerglass Fitness Center on campus in the annual Color Oswego 1.5-mile run/walk sponsored by Campus Recreation and the Lifestyles and Fitness centers. (Photo by Erin Niland)
Elizabeth “Betsy” Oberst, associate vice president of alumni relations and stewardship, and her husband Jerry Oberst, senior associate director of admissions, paused May 8 at King Alumni Hall during an open house celebrating her 35 years with SUNY Oswego. Executive director of the Oswego Alumni Association (OAA) and publisher of the Oswego Alumni Magazine, she has overseen alumni relations, alumni and development communications, and donor relations and stewardship programs at the college. “She has helped build an alumni office that is the envy of our SUNY peers, and she is leaving the OAA in a much stronger place than when she started,” said Mary Canale, vice president for development and alumni relations. “We are so grateful for her dedication, commitment and many years of service to all of our alumni.”
Art professor Cynthia Clabough (left in front) congratulates Frederick Leighton Elementary School student Gus McDonald and gives him and his art teacher, Michele Gorham, an opportunity to say a few words at the May 23 opening reception in Breitbeck Park for several dozen young artists in the 2019 My Hometown Banner Project. Thanks to work the student artists did in 2019 in their schools, 19 banners celebrating the Oswego City School District’s visual art program and the quality of life in the city of Oswego fly alongside Breitbeck Park, City Hall, Lake Street and East Cayuga Street. Mayor William J. Barlow Jr. and Clabough, who founded and directs the project, both spoke at the reception.
Following the May 23 opening reception for this year’s My Hometown Banner exhibition, her family and teacher gather around Gianna Ellingwood (second from left), a sixth-grader at Charles E. Riley Elementary School, whose artwork, “Two Boats by the Sunset” (top), shares a banner with that of another young student at a display of schoolchildren’s banners at Breitbeck Park. From left are Gianna’s parents, Dave Ellingwood and Melissa McCrobie, and art teacher Rebecca Woods.
Art faculty member Amy Bartell (center), coordinator of community art exhibitions, greets photographer Katie Simmons-Barth (left) and partner Lisa Simmons-Barth at the opening May 16 of "Resistance, Love and Show Tunes: Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and the LGBTQ Movement.” The exhibition features the photography of Baltimore-based Simmons-Barth. Bartell says the exhibition, which runs through Oct. 31 at the branch of Tyler Art Gallery at SUNY Oswego’s Syracuse campus, “captures the fierce, joyful, often marginalized world of LGBTQ communities.” (Submitted by Amy Bartell)
Jennifer Chun, associate professor in UCLA’s Asian American studies department and the International Institute, made the concluding Year of Korea presentation May 3 in Marano Campus Center auditorium. Her talk, “Dramatizing Precarity: The Public Cultures of Labor Protests in South Korea,” examined the shift toward more dramatic and ritualized protests among laid-off and precariously employed workers in South Korea that have become central to contemporary struggles against corporate injustice. The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) joined the Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies and the Korea Foundation in sponsoring Chun’s appearance. In 2018-19, the IGE organized or co-hosted 18 events with the help of 39 volunteers, including those related to the Year of Korea. The events reached an audience of more than 1,200 students, faculty, staff and members of the community, according to IGE Director Ulises Mejias.
“Wellness in Italy,” a six-credit class taught by Sandra Bargainnier, chair of health promotion and wellness, and Donna Videto of SUNY Cortland’s health department, is one of several study-abroad classes currently or recently taking students to learn more about an academic subject within an international context. Bargainnier said the diverse group of 20 students are exploring wellness and its social dimensions in activities that include walking tours, cooking class, hiking and attending a Fiorentino versus Genoa futbol game. From left are wellness management major Rita Ntim-Gyakari, technology management major Nyezee Goe, online wellness management major Gabriella Schaff, wellness management major Adan Raacha and biology major Gigi Niu. (Submitted by Sandra Bargainnier)
Sarah Yensan (center), a member of the Lakers track and field team, claimed 20th place in the long jump May 23 at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The junior qualified with a school-record jump of 5.74 meters (18'10") at the Atlantic Region Championships on May 16. Yensan was also a conference champion, taking the first-place spot on the podium with a 5.56-meter jump at the SUNY Athletic Conference Championships on May 3. (NCAA photo)
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/medical/article/Amid-doc-s-murder-case-lawsuits-reflect-battle-14973385.php
Amid doc's murder case, lawsuits reflect battle over blame
Kantele Franko, Associated Press
Updated 1:00 pm EST, Tuesday, January 14, 2020
FILE - In this June 5, 2019 file photo former critical care doctor William Husel, center, pleads not guilty to murder charges while appearing with defense attorney Richard Blake, right, in Franklin County Court in Columbus, Ohio. This week marks a year since an Ohio hospital system announced a doctor ordered excessive painkillers for dozens of patients who then died. William Husel pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of 25 patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. less
FILE - In this June 5, 2019 file photo former critical care doctor William Husel, center, pleads not guilty to murder charges while appearing with defense attorney Richard Blake, right, in Franklin County Court ... more
Photo: Kantele Franko, AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In the year since an Ohio hospital system announced an intensive care doctor had ordered excessive painkillers for dozens of patients who then died, the allegations led to murder charges against him, lawsuits, firings and potential disciplinary action for some of his colleagues.
As the criminal case moves toward possible trial this year, related pending lawsuits reflect a battle over blame. A look at where things stand:
The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System determined William Husel ordered excessive doses for nearly three dozen patients over several years, though it said the doses likely weren't what caused six of those deaths. Reviewers found that in many cases, the drugs were accessed by overriding a dispensing system.
Husel was fired in December 2018, weeks after a concern was raised. Mount Carmel later said three patients died during those weeks after receiving excessive doses he ordered.
Last June, Husel was charged with murder in 25 deaths and pleaded not guilty in one of the biggest cases of its kind ever brought against a U.S. health care professional. He was charged only in cases involving 500 to 2,000 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl – doses so unusually large that prosecutors said it indicated an intent to snuff out lives.
His initial lawyer said Husel was providing comfort care to dying patients, not trying to kill them.
Husel's current lawyers in the criminal case — including Florida-based Jose Baez, who is known for successfully defending high-profile clients such as Casey Anthony and Aaron Hernandez — haven't said much publicly about his motives. Husel's lawyers in civil cases contend that he provided appropriate care and that Mount Carmel misled the public about what happened.
Mount Carmel publicly apologized, tightened its drug policies, fired other employees and changed leadership but has stood by its investigation and subsequent decisions.
“There is nothing more important to us than our patients’ safety and their trust in us — and we will do everything in our power to continue to improve,” it said in an emailed statement Tuesday.
Trial for Husel, 44, is currently scheduled for June.
LOTS OF LAWSUITS
More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against Mount Carmel in the matter, and it has agreed to more than $13 million in related settlements so far. Husel and Mount Carmel unsuccessfully argued the remaining lawsuits should be put on hold until the criminal case is resolved.
Husel also has filed lawsuits. One against Mount Carmel and its parent company, Michigan-based Trinity Health, alleges defamation. Another against Trinity and its insurer seeks to force them to cover costs of his defense in the criminal case, just as in civil cases against him.
FORMER COLLEAGUES
Authorities aren't prosecuting those who administered the drugs, though they have faced other fallout. Mount Carmel said it fired 23 nurses, pharmacists and managers after its internal investigation.
Ten of Husel's former colleagues recently sued Mount Carmel for defamation and, in some cases, wrongful termination. The group of mostly nurses decried a “ false narrative of an evil rogue doctor and his complicit staff" and said the spread of that narrative damaged their lives and livelihoods regardless of whether they were fired.
Three pharmacists and 25 nurses still face potential disciplinary action from their respective state boards and have administrative hearings scheduled in the coming months.
Husel is in line for one, too, after the Ohio State Medical Board suspended his license. It hadn't previously disciplined him.
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Home » Blog » Society » Thomson Reuters survey » Is India Really The 'Most Dangerous Country for Women'?
Is India Really The 'Most Dangerous Country for Women'?
To not appear in the number one spot again, India needs to show the first world it has learnt its lesson, that there will be Nirbhaya no more.
Yamini Kalra 27 June 2018
Yamini Kalra June 27, 2018 00:00 IST Is India Really The 'Most Dangerous Country for Women'?
A new Thomson Reuters Foundation survey naming India as the most dangerous country for women in the world fails to show concrete results, with the conclusion based on perceptions of only around 550 experts. Equally, the report made public on Tuesday does not share the parameters, and ends up as an arbitrary analysis of a grave situation looked at from a very tiny lens.
These observations no way seek to disregard the objective of the survey, which is to put in light the dangers women feel across the world—or across the 193 states listed with the United Nations. Only that it suffers from apparent over-simplification that puts a question mark at the end of the report that reads very provocative, to say the least.
True, India is no paradise for women. Rape cases are frequent, while infanticides, dowry, marital rape, stalking, human trafficking, too, make up a significant portion of the news reports from the country of 1.2 billion people. The urban elite may even frown upon the very core of the report, even question its validity, arguing they have always been ‘allowed’ to exercise their choice. Admittedly, city women belonging to the middle and upper class are a privileged lot, unperturbed, if not ignorant of the miserable existence of their sisters in the rural areas or even the suburbs.
Yes, we may argue that India doesn’t have Taliban waiting to shoot dead any girl stepping onto a school bus, but we do have khap panchayats that advocate revenge rape and similar diktats that find acceptance as unofficial governance. It’s a country that is steeped in patriarchy and casteism, which allow honour killing. To say the report is inaccurate because we, the privileged brats, have never experienced it, is to say there exists no darkness because we sleep through the night.
The problem lies not in the report per se, but in the severity of its claims. And here, I wish to detract. The report is over-simplified and mentions no statistics to support its conclusion.
For the US—the only Western country that has found a place in the top 10—the Me Too movement is mentioned as a trigger for the disillusionment of the American dream for women. How the social movement that began and ended in the glamorous circles of Hollywood came to be a signifier of dangers a woman feels in the entire country appears too generalised.
For India, the report mentions the 2012 Delhi gangrape incident—possibly among the firsts in India that caught global attention, which continues to do so. The incident is etched in the global memory and haunts the collective conscious of us all. But again, to attribute it to a survey published 6 years later appears to be a narrow approach. One wonders if it’s the condescending Western eyes fixated on one incident, almost ignorant of thousand others that need attention.
The report almost seems to be based on incidents of crime against women that became popular (if so can be said) in the global scenario. “Experts said India moving to the top of poll showed not enough was being done to tackle the danger women faced, more than five years after the rape and murder of a student on a bus in Delhi made violence against women a national priority,” the report said. And it is challenging to prove them wrong.
Only last week, five women working of an NGO in Jharkhand were abducted from a missionary school, gangraped at gunpoint, allegedly with the complicity of Father Alfonso Alien who headed the sacred organisation. Early this year, the rape and murder of an eight-year-old tribal girl in Jammu's Kathua district caused massive outrage worldwide. These are just two of the hundreds of cases that immediately come to mind at the moment.
All the same, it appears the survey is tone-deaf, if not entirely ignorant. The world’s top 10 dangerous countries for women has only three countries (India, Republic of Congo, USA) listed as dangerous for women under growing cases of ‘sexual assault’. Rest of the countries, including Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria, are dangerous because of lack of economic opportunities for women, healthcare and non-sexual assault.
The foundation’s last report in 2011 placed India in the fourth position, citing “female foeticide, infanticide and human trafficking”. Soon after the 2012 Delhi gangrape incident, the focus shifted to cases of sexual assault against women in the country.
Delhi soon became a ‘rape capital’, western countries started issuing travel advisories to women, BBC even went on to make a heart-rendering documentary called India’s Daughter to dig deeper into the crooked system that is gnawing the country’s psyche. It is almost as if more than the act itself, it was the (rightful) global outrage which ensued that resulted in all future admonishments the country received.
To not be in that spot again, India will have to show to the world it has learnt its lesson, it needs to assure no more to its citizens than to the citizens of the first world, that another Nirbhaya will not happen, lest it retains the unforgiving number 1 spot in another survey.
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Same-day appointments at virtual GP surgery – but you'll have to pay
Virtual GP surgery service Medicspot expanding in Oxfordshire
By Erin Lyons Reporter
Pharmacist helping a patient use Medicspot
PATIENTS across Oxfordshire will soon be able to get a full diagnosis without seeing a doctor in person through a new virtual GP surgery.
The service, which costs £39 per consultation, is already available at The Leys Pharmacy in Oxford, and is being promoted as a way to ease pressure on an 'already-struggling' NHS.
It has now been announced the service is set to be rolled out at more pharmacies in the county early next year.
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Provided by digital health company Medicspot, it allows doctors to perform remote examinations using equipment operated by the patient.
A trained pharmacist is also available for those who need help to use the assessment equipment.
The GP can listen to a patient’s heart and lungs, look into their ears and throat, and take their vitals including blood pressure, oxygen levels and body temperature – all without needing to be in the same room.
Medicspot has said it believes the service, which allows people to have a same-day appointment, will reduce pressure on the county’s health services.
It published a report with data showing 19 per cent of people in Oxfordshire waited longer than two weeks to get seen by a GP in September– with six per cent waiting more than a month for an appointment.
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In May, the paper revealed 13,600 patients in Oxfordshire were forced to wait longer than four weeks for an appointment, and an online poll showed nearly half of Oxford Mail readers were having to wait longer than three weeks to see their GP.
Recent NHS figures also suggest that 81 per cent of residents in the county were not offered a choice of time or date for their appointment, and six in ten did not get a same-day appointment with a GP.
Dr Zubair Ahmed, co-founder of Medicspot, said: “In light of these figures, we hope our service will offer a convenient alternative for people in Oxfordshire and help ease some of the pressures the NHS is facing.
“Longer wait times lead to more strain on an already struggling NHS."
He added: “When patients are forced to wait weeks to see a GP, they often end up waiting for hours at A&E.”
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A national survey of patients who have used the new service revealed 40 per cent would have gone to accident and emergency if they did not use Medicspot.
Health and social care providers in the county have launched their own campaign to encourage people to create a 'winter plan' to avoid unnecessary trips to the John Radcliffe and Horton Hospital.
NHS funding has become a key topic in the general election with Labour vowing to outspend an additional £20bn already pledged by the Conservatives on the health service.
The Lib Dems, meanwhile, have pledged to put 1p on income tax, with the revenue ringfenced for the NHS and social care.
Details of where the new virtual GP surgery services will be based will be updated on medicspot.co.uk, which can also be used to book.
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"Barro’s Pizza will host the eighth annual Doran Barro Holiday Hunger Fight benefiting St. Mary’s Food Bank on Tuesday, Dec. 3."
Special to Peoria Times
BY Tom Scanlon, Peoria Times Associate Editor
For those planning to get stuffed on Thanksgiving, Mountainside Fitness offers a free workout from Turkey Day (or, for vegetarians, Tofurkey Day) through Sunday, Dec. 1.
Mountainside Fitness Locations:
Glendale (Arrowhead): 20250 N. 75th Avenue, Glendale; 480-625-0228
Peoria: 9745 W. Happy Valley Road; 623-561-5525
By Tuesday, Thanksgiving meals will be a distant memory, time for pizza?
If so, there’s a way to munch Italian food, while helping others.
Barro’s Pizza will host the eighth annual Doran Barro Holiday Hunger Fight benefiting St. Mary’s Food Bank on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The Barro family will donate 100% of the proceeds from all 43 Barro’s locations on Dec. 3, to help those in Arizona facing hard times during the holidays.
“The community has really gotten behind this event every year, and we hope they will do the same this year by ordering or dining in at one of our restaurants on Dec. 3,” said Gina Barro, co-owner of Barro’s Pizza. “Barro’s makes it a priority to help in the community however we can, and it’s especially important over the holidays to make sure no one goes hungry.”
Last year, Barro’s Pizza raised $255,141 for St Mary’s, making this the highest donation from the annual event. Every dollar donated equates to seven meals, so last year’s donation provided 1.8 million meals during the holiday season to Arizona’s hungry.
Over the last seven years, Barro’s raised $1.2 million, or more than 8 million meals.
“We are so very grateful to the Barro Family for their continued support each year,” said St. Mary’s President and CEO Tom Kertis. “We truly couldn’t do what we do without the generosity and support of companies like Barro’s Pizza and their loyal customers. We are so very appreciative for your continued support of our community.”
For more information, barrospizza.com.
Barro’s locations include:
• Peoria:
8390 W. Cactus Road.
24762 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway
• Glendale:
16750 N. 51st Avenue.
13971 N. 59th Avenue.
20165 N 67th Avenue.
At the Nov. 12 Peoria City Council meeting, four properties subject to the Federal Patent Easement requested the abandonment of city rights to roads and/or utilities “to allow for greater development potential of their property.”
The properties:
• AutoZone – Lake Pleasant Parkway and Pinnacle Peak Road.
• Campbell residence – 6760 W. Camino de Oro.
• Cromwell residence – 24521 N. 72nd Avenue.
• Moss residence – 6917 W. Avenida del Sol.
Adina Lund, Peoria Development and Engineering director, recommended “the abandonment of city interest” in those areas.
Tom Kertis
Gina Barro
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Community amateur sports clubs
Many local amateur sports clubs register with HMRC as Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) and benefit from a range of tax reliefs including Gift Aid. We consider the rules and their implications.
Call 01443 209209 or email enquiries@paulevansandco.co.uk
We consider the rules of Community Amateur Sports Clubs and their implications. If your club is in the Pontypridd area we, at Paul Evans & Co, can advise you on the CASC rules.
Local amateur sports clubs may wish to register with HMRC as Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) and benefit from a range of tax reliefs including Gift Aid. This factsheet considers the tax benefits and the registration requirements that clubs have to satisfy.
What kind of club can register?
Broadly a club seeking to register must:
be open to the whole community
be organised on an amateur basis
have as its main purpose providing facilities for, and promoting participation in, one or more eligible sports
not exceed the income limit.
Open to the whole community
A club is open to the whole community if:
membership of the club is open without discrimination
the club's facilities are open to members without discrimination, and
any fees are set at a level that does not pose a significant obstacle to membership or use of the club's facilities.
Discrimination includes:
discrimination on grounds of ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or beliefs
discrimination on grounds of sex, age or disability, except as a necessary consequence of the requirements of a particular sport.
Costs associated with membership and participation
Some objective tests have been introduced in order to determine whether costs of membership pose a significant obstacle:
clubs where membership and participation costs total £520 or less a year will be considered to be open to the whole community
clubs where membership costs (excluding participation costs) are above £1,612 a year will not be eligible
clubs where membership and participation costs total more than £520 a year must make special provisions for members on a low or modest income to participate for £520 or less.
HMRC examples of how to compute membership and participation costs in their guidance here.
Organised on an amateur basis
A club is organised on an amateur basis if:
it is non-profit making
it provides for members and their guests only the 'ordinary benefits' of an amateur sports club
it does not exceed the limit on paid players
its governing document requires any net assets on the dissolution of the club to be applied for approved sporting or charitable purposes.
Non-profit making
A club is non-profit making if its governing document requires any surplus income or gains to be reinvested in the club. Surpluses or assets cannot be distributed to members or third parties. This does not prevent donations to other clubs that are registered as Community Amateur Sports Clubs.
'Ordinary benefits' of an amateur sports club
The ordinary benefits of an amateur sports club include:
provision of sporting facilities
reasonable provision and maintenance of club-owned sports equipment
provision of suitably qualified coaches
provision, or reimbursement of the costs, of coaching courses
reimbursement of necessary and reasonable travel expenses and subsistence expenses incurred by players and officials travelling to away matches
sale or supply of food or drink as a social adjunct to the sporting purposes of the club.
HMRC, in their guidance provide examples of what are necessary and reasonable travel and subsistence expenses.
Payments to members
A club is allowed to:
enter into agreements with members for the supply to the club of goods or services or
employ and pay remuneration to staff who are club members.
So a CASC could pay members for services such as coaching or grounds maintenance but would not, for example, normally pay members to play. However under new regulations clubs are allowed to pay a maximum of £10,000 a year in total to players to play for the club
Eligible sports
Eligible sports are defined in the legislation by reference to the Sports Council’s list of recognised activities. This can accessed here.
Promoting participation in an eligible sport
A club must promote participation in an eligible sport and also provide facilities for playing the sport. To meet this objective, a club must ensure at least 50% of the members are ‘participating members’. To be a participating member they must participate in the sporting activities of the club on a number of occasions that is equal to or more than the club’s ‘participation threshold’. The participation threshold is based on the number of weeks in the club’s accounting period.
Some clubs have the main purpose of providing social leisure facilities. If this is the case they will not be able to register as CASCs, because these clubs are principally places for people to meet for social purposes even though some sporting activities take place.
The income limit condition
All CASCs must meet an income condition which aims to ensure that CASCs are mainly sports clubs rather than mainly commercial clubs with sports activities. The income condition applies to the turnover received from broadly commercial transactions with non-members, where the club is offering a commercial service or supply, for example sales of food and drink. Any income from renting out property is to be included e.g. renting out the club’s grounds. The maximum amount of turnover that a club may receive under the income condition is £100,000 a year, excluding VAT.
Clubs are able to generate unlimited income from transactions with their members. Investment income and donations received is also excluded from the income condition.
Tax reliefs for registered CASCs
CASCs can reclaim basic rate tax on Gift Aid donations made to them by individuals but CASC subscriptions are not eligible as Gift Aid payments.
CASCs are treated as companies for tax purposes. Therefore their profits may be chargeable to corporation tax.
CASCs can claim the following tax reliefs:
exemption from Corporation Tax on profits from trading where the turnover of the trade is less than £50,000
exemption from Corporation Tax on income from property where the gross income is less than £30,000
exemption from Corporation Tax on interest received
exemption from Corporation Tax on chargeable gains.
It should be noted that if trading turnover exceeds £50,000, all the trading profit is assessable to corporation tax.
A CASC runs a trade with turnover of £60,000 and profit of £6,000. Because the turnover exceeds the £50,000 limit the profit is taxable. The CASC also has gross rental income of £12,000. The gross rental income is below the exemption limit and is not taxable.
Claiming the tax reliefs
Where a CASC receives a tax return, relief can be claimed in the return. However most clubs do not receive a tax return each year. If the club has had tax deducted from its income or if it has received Gift Aid payments, it can claim a repayment from HMRC.
Corporate Gift Aid to the rescue?
Corporate Gift Aid is available for donations of money made by companies to CASCs. Companies are therefore allowed to claim tax relief on qualifying donations they make on or after 1 April 2014.
The corporate Gift Aid provisions encourage companies to make donations to clubs which are registered as CASCs but also encourage clubs with high levels of commercial trading to potentially benefit from CASC status.
A club with significant trading receipts may well not qualify for CASC status because of the trading receipts. It could however set up a trading subsidiary and donate the profits to the club. The donation received by the club will not be treated as trading receipts and thus the club could apply for CASC status. The new Gift Aid relief will eliminate the corporation tax charge on the profits of the company.
There are however other issues for the club to consider in the establishment of a trading subsidiary.
Non-domestic rates relief
CASCs in England and Wales get the same relief that would be available to a charity (80% mandatory relief) where the CASC property is wholly or mainly used for the purposes of that club. For CASCs in Scotland, the Scottish Executive has agreed voluntary relief with local authorities for the same amount.
Relief for donors
Individuals can make gifts to CASCs using the Gift Aid scheme. We have a separate factsheet giving further details of the Gift Aid scheme.
Businesses giving goods or equipment that they make, sell or use get relief for their gifts.
Corporate Gift Aid.
Gifts of chargeable assets to CASCs are treated as giving rise to neither a gain nor a loss for capital gains purposes.
If your club is in the Pontypridd area please contact us at Paul Evans & Co if you have any queries relating to the rules on Community Amateur Sports Clubs. We would be delighted to help.
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Elemental now works, old savegames now don't
By Tom Francis 2010-08-27T14:21:28.238Z
Elemental: War of Magic was updated to version 1.06 this morning (UK time), and I'm happy to say the game is finally stable. I haven't encountered any crashes to desktop since the patch Tuesday night, and the last major issue with the game on our systems is finally fixed. But finish your current game before patching . Unlike the other patches thus far, this one invalidates your existing savegames, including all your progress through the campaign.
Stardock do actually mention this on their developer journal about the patch, but not very clearly. Here's how they put it:
" The hotfix will force the player to start with the new data, ensuring validity of key components "
Gamers who don't read the Elemental dev journal don't get any warning when they're notified the update is available. One of the key differences between Stardock's digital distribution system and Steam is that updates aren't compulsory - it seems strange not to also use it to provide players with vital information about what'll happen when they update.
The incompatibility was added intentionally, shortly after the main patch, when users reported 'oddities' when loading old saves. It's not clear from Stardock's post whether they're going to try and resolve this, or if there's any way to revert to the older version to carry on with a game. It's particularly nasty with a game that lends itself to such epic matches: players are mourning their lost games on the Elemental forums , and one poster says he was over 300 turns into a game when the patch invalidated it (though impressively, he says he's not complaining).
I'm glad Stardock are patching Elemental so quickly after its disastrous early launch , and I'm relieved to finally have the game in a playable state. But this is a nasty thing to spring on gamers without adequate warning. I was looking forward to writing an entirely positive post about the stable state of the game today, until I actually tried to load one.
We'll ask Stardock whether future patches will also break savegames, and if so how soon we should expect them. It's hard to know whether to get stuck in now or wait, so we'll let you know what they say.
Since our last post, Brad has responded to us with a journal post apologising for his comment that "anyone... saying the game is like an 'early beta'" should stay away from Stardock games in the future. He says "They were words spoken out of frustration and sleep deprivation" and that's "not how I honestly feel".
Update: Brad says, "We were still getting support tickets from people playing with beta saves (yes, even v1.05 was compatible with saves all the way back to beta 4 of the game). So I made the decision to reset it. It's unlikely we'll need to do so again."
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Julie Wang hands out presents to strangers on the streets of Vancouver.
The joys of giving
A group of Grade 11 Elgin Park Secondary students spread holiday cheer on the streets of downtown Vancouver on Dec. 12.
Sarah Massah
Julie Wang and six of her friends decided to be secret Santas to strangers, handing out wrapped presents like chocolate, DVDs, mugs and candles.
The group got the idea from a YouTube video of Toronto high school students raising money on internet to give gifts to strangers, said Wang.
“My friends and I thought it would be a really good idea to do that in Vancouver,” she said.
After donating $10 each to the cause – and with some help from their parents – the group hit the streets of Vancouver with their gifts.
“People were really confused and some were really excited,” Wang said. “It felt really good.”
The group also handed out emergency blankets to the homeless, she said.
“They were so happy, and it is the season of giving, so you should give,” Wang said.
The group put their plan into action in a rush this year, but Wang said they plan to d a bigger and better job next year.
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Raging Rhino
Raging Rhino Pokie
Take a trip to the Serengeti and you'll see why Raging Rhino slot game from WMS is the most impressive beast in not only Africa, but the world. Gorillas, cheetahs, crocodiles and ... Read Full Review
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Raging Rhino Review
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About Raging Rhino Pokie Game
In terms of imagery, Raging Rhino won't blow you away. Yes, the interface is bright and colourful, but the lack of animation does show that this slot is slightly older than some of its peers. However, fear not, because the software provider WMS has made fantastic use of sound in this game. The various animal sounds you hear throughout the game make up for any lack of depth in the design of the game itself. Another interesting feature to note is that the Raging Rhino reels move as you spin. What we mean by this is that the interface moves to take up the whole screen as the reels spin and then moves back again once you're done. Although this doesn't change the actual flow of the game, it creates a unique dynamic that's slightly different to what you'll find with a slot game type of this nature.
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Naturally, the more you stake the more you stand to win. At the top stakes, you'll win anything from 15 credits (three 10 symbols) to 450 credits when you roll in six rhinos. At the lower end of the spectrum, three 10 symbols are worth 0.10 credits while the rhinos will get you 3 credits. But what about big wins? Well, for the top payouts in Raging Rhino you need to unlock one of its special features. However, because this game operates on an all-ways wins basis, you'll have plenty of opportunities to pick up plenty of incremental prizes. In fact, as we've said, this game's defining feature is the fact you'll have a staggering 4,096 ways to win!
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WATCH: Louis Tomlinson Finally Speaks About The Mystery Of The Rainbow Bondage Bear
28 July 2017, 17:19 | Updated: 28 July 2017, 17:23
By Woodrow Whyte
@WoodrowWhyte
Louis spills all the tea on the PopBuzz Podcast.
When Louis Tomlinson dropped into the studio for a chat on the PopBuzz Podcast, we couldn't help ourselves but ask about the whereabouts of our dear old friend, the Rainbow Bondage Bear.
If you don't know what the hell we're talking about, let us bring you up to speed. The Rainbow Bondage Bear is basically One Direction's unofficial tour mascot. The soft, rainbow coloured toy was originally thrown on stage in Manchester by a fan during the band's 2014 Where We Are tour. The bear made several appearances after that on the side of stage during numerous tours, often in elaborate bondage gear (hence the whole 'bondage' thing).
It was never confirmed who was actually in control of the bear but fans speculated it was Louis because, let's face it, he's DEFINITELY the most likely to do something like that. So, we had to ask him, once and for all, was it Louis that was in control of the bear?
"I'll tell you now, honestly - god’s honest truth - I only used to see what everyone else see’s on Twitter, right?" he pleaded. "I don’t know if it was some member of the crew or whatever. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever even seen it in the flesh.”
So you don’t know where it is right now?
"No! No idea."
Hmmmm. Not sure we entirely believe Mr Tomlinson, do you? We also asked Louis about his favourite song released by the other 1D boys and he has some very kind words to say about Niall Horan's 'Slow Hands'.
Listen to the #PopBuzzPodcast with Louis Tomlinson right here or subscribe for free on iTunes to get new episodes sent straight to your phone every Friday.
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Hunt 72
Our boat test of the Hunt 72.
LOA 71'3"
Beam 19'6"
Draft 5'5"
Fuel Capacity (in Gallons) 2050
Water Capacity (in Gallons) 490
Standard Power 2/1,900-hp Caterpillar C32
Displacement 130,000 lb.
Photography by Billy Black
Pursuit Of Passion
A labor of love for her owners—and those who built her—the Hunt 72 was designed to exceed expectations.
Walking along the bulkhead in West Palm Beach, my head was on a swivel trying to find the Hunt 72 I was scheduled to test. I recognized a similar lost look ahead of me in the face of Hunt President Peter Van Lancker.
“I think we’re looking for the same boat,” he offered with a handshake.
“Well at least I know I won’t be late.”
We continued making small talk as we set out in search of the 72—in itself not a difficult task. With a dark blue hull and gleaming teak everywhere, she stands out like a haystack in a pile of needles.
Our conversation wandered from the weather (it was beautiful) to the Palm Beach boat show that concluded a couple days prior, to travel schedules. Van Lancker had been in Palm Beach for the show, then returned home to Rhode Island for a spell, only to return for our test.
“You’re a man on the move,” I suggested.
“It’s a lifestyle, not a job. If this was a job it would be impossible,” he replied with a laugh. This was unfiltered, off-the-cuff Van Lancker, who wasn’t spinning a line he thought would look good in print. No, it was clear: As we spotted the boat and made our way toward it, he meant what he said.
Roger Smith, owner of the first Hunt 72, heads out of the Palm Beach show to find some open water.
Climbing aboard the 72, I was reminded of the first time I met the boat at the Newport International Boat Show months earlier. She towered above her siblings—a mix of runabouts and weekenders—like a protective older sister. She shared a resemblance to the other models, but it was also apparent this boat was different.
Third in Hunt’s line of Ocean Series yachts, which includes a 68 and 80, and the result of a collaboration between Hunt Yachts and Taiwan’s Global Yacht Builders, she is a semicustom boat.
On my visit to Newport, I immediately appreciated the attention to fit and finish on the 72. A gleaming mahogany interior with navy-blue accents gave the boat a classic look. My aversion to crowds and the large congregation in the saloon sent me scurrying to the engine room and crew’s quarters where, again, attention to detail was apparent. Beefy handrails between the Caterpillar C32s, easy-to-inspect inboard Racors, and an amply sized workbench forward were all salty touches that boded well for the new 72. I knew then that, selfishly, I wanted to be the one to test this boat.
Stepping into the saloon, this time at Palm Beach, I found yet another crowd milling about. The owner Roger Smith and his wife, Jennifer, a photographer, and a pair of prospective Hunt buyers were eagerly awaiting our departure.
I sidestepped the crowd, like I’m known to do, and made my way up to the flybridge where I found interior designer Martha Coolidge doing the same.
“I think this is the most beautiful spot on the boat,” Coolidge said, gesturing around her. “Jennifer [the owner’s wife] is unusual for an American woman because she actually likes to tan as opposed to the rest of us who are terrified of the sun. She had this flybridge settee created to serve as a sunpad. It’s perfect for her. Jennifer and Roger are also paddleboarders and water people, which is a big reason why we went with the lee cloths up here. And when you’re cruising along at 26 knots, the structure of the boat is such that the wind really does go right over you.”
The flybridge was indeed pleasant with a number of social spaces that included an amidships bar. As we slipped our lines and made our way through the long, no-wake zone toward the inlet, the flybridge became a popular spot from which to enjoy the South Florida weather.
Inspired by the owners’ previous Trumpy, this Hunt 72 features rich mahogany.
Interior designer Martha Coolidge kicks back on the flybridge, one of her favorite spots aboard.
Stepping into the saloon with Coolidge, she explained: “Jennifer and Roger really wanted something similar to what they experienced with their previous Hinckley and their Trumpy before that. We went through a lot of design iterations with the interior filled with either mahogany or cherry, like on their old Hinckley. We ended up going with mahogany, and we have a lot of it. I often thought about mixing in some fabrics, but the wood just gave it a more masculine feeling that was definitely inspired by the Trumpy and the golden age of yachting. She’s a modern, proper yacht.”
The only spots without mahogany are the heads because, according to Coolidge, they’re smaller areas that you want to make as bright as possible. It’s a balancing act to make the boat feel dark and handsome yet altogether bright.
As we meandered out to the inlet I found Van Lancker in the cockpit; he was quite obviously chomping at the bit to get into open water.
“You’ll see. This boat is a beast out on the ocean,” he said laughing. “Yeah, she has fine furniture, but she’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, let me tell you. This hull is identical to what the harbor Pilot boats have and they go out in the roughest conditions. It’s by the same designers, with the same hull form; it just weighs a hell of a lot more [130,000 pounds fully loaded].”
And, once again, he wasn’t kidding or putting on an act. I took control at the lower helm. Powering the boat up through the inlet I noticed very little speed hump; the 72 glided—not unlike a plane—onto, well, plane. I looked to my left at Roger and thought how fitting that was, since he pilots his own airplane. He would explain that he values three things above all else in his vessels: “The important considerations for a boat/plane are speed, handling, and the ability to operate them on my own,” he says. “I enjoy being hands-on.”
Watch a video from our boat test of the Hunt 72 here. ▶
According to Coolidge, “Roger’s experience as a pilot made the design process interesting. There are a lot of redundancies on the boat and he just became an expert with all the electronics.”
I continued taking the boat through any wake I could find, even running her in tight circles, like a dog chasing its tail, to kick up some waves. One thing quickly became clear: This is a driver’s boat. Sightlines were excellent; she was sporty and quick with a 31-knot top end, and perhaps most importantly felt solid underfoot.
“Well, it’s built to ABS guidelines, so there’s some serious structure in this boat. There are rib frames that go all the way up the side,” says Van Lancker. “None of the furniture aboard is holding the boat together. It’s built as a structure then the furniture goes in. That makes a huge difference in how the boat handles in a sea.”
What also makes a difference is the e-glass used in the hull and the 80,000 man-hours invested in the boat by Global Yacht Builders.
Running the 72 all over the ocean, I looked back to find everyone aboard congregating in the saloon, chatting away like old friends. I started to realize how many moving parts go into building a yacht like this for exacting owners in a yard thousands of miles away.
What’s the glue the holds all this together? I wondered.
Roger provided some insight. “When building a boat, it’s important to have faith in the team provided by the boatbuilder,” he says. “Most importantly I encourage people to educate themselves by attending boat shows, reading magazines, and doing other research. Do your homework and enjoy the journey.”
That is sound advice, I thought. But what makes a project like this work? What inspires all these people to come together and create a one-of-a-kind yacht? Van Lancker had alluded to the answer in the parking lot that morning. It’s not a job for any one of them, it’s a lifestyle.
See more photos of the Hunt 72 here ▶
Billy Black’s Comeback
I can’t write a story about a passion for the water and for boating in particular and not mention our photographer for the Hunt 72, Billy Black. One of the premier marine photographers, Black is known throughout the industry as much for his photos as for his personality. Simply put, and I have hundreds of sources to back this up, he is one of the nicest guys on the dock. Quick with a smile and a kind word, he is a pillar at any major boat show. In fact, I sometimes try to avoid walking the docks with him—he’s like the mayor, he can’t go 10 feet without being stopped by someone saying hello.
It was strange then to be walking the docks of the recent Miami boat shows and not bump into him. It would take something drastic, like a bout with cancer (an opponent he has on the ropes), to keep him from being there.
It warmed many a heart to see Billy, in between treatments, at the Palm Beach International Boat Show snapping away. When he climbed aboard the 72 during my test, everyone gave him a hug. “None of that handshake stuff,” quipped Hunt Yachts President Peter Van Lancker as he embraced Billy.
From there you could have expected him to enjoy the boat ride and the sunshine while snapping the occasional photo. But to expect that is to not understand Billy. He couldn’t help himself. Firing away thousands of shots, he was everywhere: the staterooms, the flybridge, orchestrating wardrobe changes, up on the bow during hard S-turns.
It’s not easy work, not the way he does it, but you can tell there’s nothing else he’d rather be doing.
I think that’s why he’s so well respected. The marine industry is filled with people that, for better or worse, are passionate. And passionate people can’t help but tip their hat to someone they see out there living their dream. I was glad to be on the Hunt 72 on that beautiful day, but I was even happier to see Billy, back at work.
Click here for Hunt’s contact information and index of articles ▶
Layout Diagram
Other Specification
Generator: 2/25-kW Northern Lights
Conditions During Boat Test
Air temperature: 80ºF; humidity: 65%; seas: calm; winds: 15 knots.
Load During Boat Test
Full water and fuel.
Test Boat Specifications
Test Engine: 2/1,900-hp Caterpillar C32
Transmission/Ratio: Twin Disk Quickshift, 2.09:1 gear ratio
Props: 39" x 42" 5-blade NiBrAl
This article originally appeared in the August 2017 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.
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What actually happens if you don't pay your fine from Plymouth's litter police
Spoiler alert: it's bad news unless you want to end up in court
Edd MooreEditor
Seventeen litter police fine dodgers ended up in court in a single DAY in Plymouth this week.
The offenders were all given fixed penalty notices by the city's so-called 'litter police' working for Kingdom Services Group on behalf of the council, having been witnessed dropping litter on the city’s streets.
However, despite several reminders, the fixed penalty notices remained unpaid, resulting in a summons to court.
Sixteen of the offenders did not attend their hearings and having been found guilty in their absence, they were ordered to pay a total of £692 each.
The fine of £440, £208 costs and a victim surcharge of £44 must now be paid within 28 days.
Kingdom Services enforcement officers
Another defendant, who attended court and pleaded guilty, was fined £80 and also ordered to pay costs of £120 and a £30 victim surcharge.
The cases against the defendants were brought to the court by Plymouth City Council with Kingdom Services Group. The Council teamed up with Kingdom in March in a bid to discourage people from the behaviour that can blight our beautiful city.
Since then, environmental enforcement officers have been on the streets of Plymouth, tasked with preventing littering, dog fouling and dog control.
Councillor Sally Haydon, Cabinet member for Customer Focus and Community Safety, said: “Cases like these just go to show that we will pursue those who drop litter in our beautiful city through the court if we need to.
People being fined £80 for littering in Plymouth city centre are NOT happy
“The most obvious message to take from this is simple: do not drop litter. But if you do drop litter, and you are caught: pay your fixed penalty notice, or it will cost you a lot more in the long run.”
The fines and victim surcharges will be payable to the court whilst costs cover the legal fees in pursuing the cases.
Members of the public are being encouraged to get in touch if they see an offence being committed.
If residents are able to identify the offender and provide a witness statement then they are encouraged to report it via our online self-service system.
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There is a new team of law enforcement officers in town.
The environmental enforcement officers , or so-called 'litter police', hit the streets of Plymouth for the first time earlier this year.
Plymouth Live joined them on one of their first patrols to see how they worked and to gauge the city's reception of this new tool in the battle to keep the place tidy.
We found they weren't reluctant to use their powers, as the video above demonstrates.
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But how much power do these officers actually wield? Could you avoid paying the fines they dish out if you really wanted to?
Well, in a word, no.
When an enforcement officer accosts you for littering, you will be issued an £80 fixed penalty notice, payable within 14 days.
There is no appeals process unless you take the case to a magistrates' court.
(Image: Sarah Waddington)
That is because littering is against the law.
Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 states that it is a criminal offence for a person to drop, throw down, leave or deposit litter in a public place.
And yes, that includes cigarette butts and chewing gum.
Daniel, who doesn't want his last name printed, is a business officer for Kingdom Services Group , which runs the litter fining service in Plymouth and other cities across the UK.
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He said: "The majority of people ask what other options there is, but I have to explain to them that if they can't pay the fine within 14 days, then it's an issue for the magistrates (court).
"Most people when you approach them understand what they have done, and a large percentage of people do realise it's enforceable. If you conduct yourself in a courteous and polite manner then there's not normally an issue."
Littering and fly-posting both carry an £80 penalty, while dog fouling costs offenders £100. Meanwhile, fly-tipping is punishable by a massive £400 fine.
Asked whether he thinks £80 is a fair price to pay, then Plymouth City Council leader Ian Bowyer said: "The simple answer to that is if you don't litter; if you don't let your dog foul; if you don't fly-tip, then it's of no consequence whatsoever to you.
"What I'm trying to do is ask people to take a greater level of responsibility for their own actions. We cannot carry on in this city where the antisocial behaviour of a very small minority of people spoils it for everybody else.
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"I've lost track of the number of times I've been out talking to residents about this matter [and] on almost every occasion the conversation turns to the issue of littering. People are clamouring and asking me to take action, so I've taken action.
"We can't go on where people seem to think it's perfectly alright to just cast aside rubbish as they're walking along city pavements. It costs local tax payers - this city council - something in the region of £14 million to collect waste in this city. The more efficiently and better we can do that, then clearly the whole city benefits.
"The message is, I'm afraid, is if you don't commit the crime, you won't be charged the fine."
What will happen if you are stopped?
On a day-to-day basis, environmental enforcement officers will be patrolling the city centre and surrounding areas.
They patrol the area and witness any offences being committed. If an offence is witnessed, the officer will approach the individual, introduce themselves, introduce the camera and show their warrant card to prove they are who they say they are.
Next the officer will explain the situation and the offence they have already committed, before asking for identification and verifying the details.
Because it's a criminal matter, they need to make sure the details are verified correctly, and this is achieved by checking details on an ID card, driver's license, or bank card, and checking them against a hand-held tablet.
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The machine will print out a receipt and the perpetrator will have it explained to them how long they have to pay the fixed penalty notice, and how they can actually pay it.
All fines will have a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) reference number and must be paid within 14 days.
For a fine issued on the spot there will be a 9 digit reference number. For a fine issued in the post, there will be a 6 digit reference number.
If you don’t pay your fine within 14 days, you could get taken to court where you could be fined up to £2,500 for littering and dog offences. There is no limit for fly tipping fines. And you may get a criminal record.
To find out more information about littering fines, click here.
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I’ve got real estate agents valuing my apartment right now. I’m trying to decide whether to move out, rent my place, and move back in with my parents to help fuel the runway we think we need for Bridging Health & Community. I live in Clerkenwell, London. It’s in the heart of the city and it’s the kind of place that real estate agents want to have in their inventory for corporate clients. The City of London is less than a mile away.
I’ve been amazed at how different the agents’ advice has been. Two specialise in corporate clients so they were pretty boiler plate, including all the tedious checks and balances that such clients demand. But one specialised in the student market and his advice was completely different. Like, totally. What to do in each room, how much the place was worth, and when to advertise it. It was quite eye opening to see my place seen from such a different lens.
All The Difference
It reminded me of the importance of talking to the right people. Over the last four years I’ve spoken to hundreds of people about the value of “community” to health. Most don’t get it (or say they do but patently don’t) but those that do, get it with gusto. The difference, in terms of the quality of the conversation, the value of the follow up, and the potential of collaborative work is immeasurable. One ‘right’ conversation can make all the difference.
Perhaps the most ‘right’ conversation I’ve had was with Ollie Smith, then of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity. He got it. But he’s also British so he was pretty skeptical. As a funder, he decided to test it by offering me some money to help me bring like-minded people together – and (hey presto!) the Creating Health Collaborative was born. Right conversation, great result.
Making Things Happen
The money was only £20,000. What really mattered was the sense of endorsement that comes from the right kind of people ‘getting it’. Things happen.
The trick, of course, is finding the right people.
In my experience, there’s no silver bullet. You have to be smart, of course, but there’s no substitute to just being out there and talking and talking and talking. There are lots of cul-de-sac’s to walk down, lots of un-replied follow-up emails to get frustrated by (a sure sign that someone is so the wrong person, just based on manners and values), and lots of – to be blunt – hangers-on that want to be involved in something cool but don’t actually want to commit any effort. But if you plug away somehow the law of averages throws you a lifeline.
Different Averages
But that’s not true.
Your average and my average differ. It all comes down to your network and some people, by virtue of their background, income, confidence, and pure chutzpah, have bigger and better connected networks than others. Mine, to be honest, is rubbish. My ability to reach the right people is pathetic. I’m not from a privileged background, my income is laughable, my confidence is fragile and I’m way too British to score too highly on chutzpah.
So what to do? I’m not sure. It seems to me that some people are born into networks that facilitate. Others are not. You can fight your way in but you’ll always be an outsider. You might get traction for a while but you’re always likely to be jettisoned, especially if an ‘insider’ comes along with a similar message. It’s a fragile existence.
Where’s all his going? I’m not sure. I’m just left with the feeling that conversations with the right people are crucial but access to the right people is inequitable. And that feels all wrong.
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With the London Book Fair concluded, the attention of many American publishing industry members is shifting from worries on how to get to the fair to what can be done to compensate for lost meetings and appointments. Michael Campbell, v-p sales and marketing at becker & meyer!, said the Bellevue, Wash.-based publisher and packager will send a "larger than usual contingent to New York for BEA." B&M staff will also be in New York Monday through Friday of BEA week (the show days are Wednesday and Thursday with a day of education Tuesday), to make appointments outside of show days.
Indeed, BEA, which like LBF is owned by Reed Exhibitions, seems to be the major beneficiary of the volcanoe-plagued LBF. Event manager Steve Rosato said he began receiving requests over the weekend from publishers and agents looking for move exhibit space or additional tables in the rights center and requests have continued into the week. "People seem to say ‘what's the next thing I can do' and it's BEA." The exhibit floor will be open May 26-27.
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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Approaches $12K Level, ‘Cryptocurrency’ Makes Dictionary Debut
Posted on March 6, 2018 March 6, 2018 2:55 am
As Coinbase seeks to make more acquisitions, the popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has hired LinkedIn’s former VP of corporate development. Emilie Choi took the helm as Coinbase’s new VP of corporate and business development on Monday (March 5), Fortune reported. While at LinkedIn, Choi was involved in more than 40 acquisitions, such as the company’s $1.5 billion purchase of Lynda in 2015.
XRP, Ripple’s digital currency and the third-largest cryptocurrency, saw its value jump by double digits on Monday (March 5) – recently up 16 percent – as speculation abounds it could have an exchange listing, CoinDesk reported. Based on comments spreading across social media, investors think XRP’s price will continue to move higher, since Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, is scheduled to appear on CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Tuesday (March 6). The executive is expected to be joined by Asiff Hirji, the COO of Coinbase.
And has Ryan Gosling taken a new gig as the lead graphic designer for a cryptocurrency startup? That is not the case, TheNextWeb reported. Miroskii has apparently used a stock photo of the actor as the headshot for the position on its website. The site also apparently used other photos from around the internet for its staff page, but TheNextWeb said it didn’t seem to feature other celebrities.
Bitcoin just might reach the $12,000 mark again, MarketWatch reported. The cryptocurrency has almost reached that level twice since late January, but market experts see that another attempt may, in fact, be successful. “Technically speaking, as long as the February low remains intact, the path of least resistance is firmly skewed to the upside,” ThinkMarkets’ chief market analyst, Naeem Aslam, told MarketWatch.
And three terms associated with crypto have made their dictionary debut, Coindesk reported. Merriam-Webster has added “cryptocurrency,” “blockchain” and “initial coin offerings” to its word lists. The words join more than 800 new terms.
In the finance world, investors have put $300 million since the start of third quarter toward applications that will allow people to trade energy with crypto, Bloomberg reported. Half of that investment was made in January alone, according to Massachusetts-based GTM Research. Potential applications could include the sale of solar power from rooftop panels to electric vehicle charging.
And the U.S. Marshals are trying to unload some bitcoin, Coindesk reported. The agency is reportedly seeking to sell approximately $25 million of bitcoin at auction. Those who want to bid on the bitcoin have to place a $200,000 deposit and fulfill other requirements by March 14.
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Supporting cooperation – first Research Roundtable Report
On 27 February 2019, the Centre hosted a research roundtable at RMIT University for regional researchers and policy-makers. Participants discussed the coherence of regional research and policy and the relationships between researchers and policymakers.
This Report reflects on the outcomes of the Roundtable. It considers the Centre might facilitate international cooperation between researchers and policy-makers working on initiatives to support innovative economic and social development in regions.
The Centre believes it can play a significant role in enhancing the contribution of researchers to improved regional policy, and to the debates about innovation. It can assist also in bringing Australian researchers more coherently into the international debates on these issues. The report of the Centre’s first Research Roundtable provides a clear foundation for this work and draws on the expertise of leading researchers on regions in Australia.
The Centre seeks to engage all Australian researchers and policy makers interested in regional issues and regional policy, and welcomes their response to the opportunities identified here.
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Round Square schools share a commitment to character education and experiential learning built around six themes – our IDEALS – International Understanding, Democracy, Environmental Stewardship, Adventure, Leadership and Service.
The Round Square IDEALS are underpinned by twelve Discoveries that students explore on their learning journey: inquisitiveness, tenacity, courage, compassion, inventiveness, ability to solve problems, self-awareness, sense of responsibility, appreciation of diversity, commitment to sustainability, communication and team-working skills.
Together these make up the Round Square Discovery Framework:
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A visionary in his time, and the inspiration behind Round Square, Kurt Hahn regularly spoke of the need to educate for character and compassion above all else. In Germany in the 1920s, Hahn’s views certainly weren’t mainstream, but today character education and the acquisition of “soft skills” are widely acknowledged to be essential in the development of well-rounded, active and informed global citizens.
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After more than 40 years in education you don’t expect to encounter a teaching and learning initiative that is genuinely new, surprising and exciting. As with cover-versions of our favourite songs, every generation of educators learns that it all comes around again… eventually.
Round Square schools are characterised by a shared belief in an approach to education built around six themes, our IDEALS, drawn from the theories of the educationalist Kurt Hahn. The Round Square IDEALS underpin our Discovery Framework, which supports schools in developing and structuring holistic programmes that build character, competencies and life-skills in our students.
Our schools have collaborated to distil, from practical experience of teaching and learning with the six IDEALS, twelve way-marks that students can be expected to discover on their Round Square learning journey.
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How To Avoid Overreacting (Again)
By Christen Brownlee
Can’t stop sweating the small stuff? Tiny triggers sending you through the roof? Well, you can blame evolution and (ugh!) your own past for that. A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that just as we are hard-wired to make hasty, emotional decisions in response to big stressors—we tend to overreact to minor incidents that remind us of bigger threats, too.
In the new research, Graduate student Offir Laufer and Rony Paz, PhD, both of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, looked at how people respond when they think they’re losing money. Participants were given a lump sum, and were told they could increase their cashflow by correctly identifying three different musical notes. So what happened?
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When people won money, they performed better; but when they lost money, their accuracy tanked—probably due to stress. Brain scans during this test showed that the amygdala, a region involved in processing and remembering emotional responses, was highly active when volunteers made the wrong choices. This kind of response—panic in the face of adversity—might have saved our ancestors from certain death, say Laufer and Paz. But it might cause an unnecessary overreaction in today’s world, where very few stressful situations are quite so serious.
But you don't have to be a slave to your own feelings, says Curtis Reisinger, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Zucker Hillside Hospital and assistant professor of psychology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. Try these strategies to stop overreactions before they start:
Take a deep breath (or five). Just like overreactions, this strategy is also strongly rooted in evolution, Reisinger says. When your breathing is rapid, your body thinks you’re getting ready for the classic “fight or flight”—the opposite is true if you breathe slowly and deeply. “What deep breathing does is tell your body things aren’t that bad,” he says. Reisinger recommends inhaling for four seconds, holding the breath for three, then breathing out for five.
Get enough sleep. When you’re sleep-deprived, Reisinger explains, you’re already tuned for big reactions to stress. Aim for seven to eight hours of sleep a night to get back on track. And cut out caffeine. Not only will this stimulant harm your sleep, but it can also make you more anxious. For 10 insomnia-beating tips we tried, see How to Get Your Best Night's Sleep Ever.
Retrain your brain. Your thoughts can make all the difference in how you respond to situations, Reisinger says. For example, a frown from your boss might tell one person that the boss is having a bad day and another that they’re about to get fired, go broke, and be homeless. Very few situations in life have dramatic endings, explains Reisinger. If you continually jump to the worst conclusion, try reframing the situation in your mind. If it helps, play the "what if" game in your head: Play out different scenarios in your mind and chances are, you'll find no outcome could be all that bad, anyway. Over time, this will become a habit.
See a professional. If all else fails and your overreactions are affecting your life in a big way, consider seeing a psychologist. She can teach you simple strategies that, with repetition, can change your reactions for good.
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Weekly Wallet Emptier – 12th June 2015
Well, after last weekend’s shenanigans we are back. This week’s Wallet Emptier features 5 new albums and a glorious blast from the past (and a new empty wallet…). So, without any further ado, let’s crack on…..
Breznev Fun Club – il misantropo felice
Incredibly intense progressive rock with a mad side to it. Not to everyone’s taste and not for the faint of heart but this is a thrill ride of immense proportions. ‘Instrumental avant-garde chamber rock’ is the name it goes by, bloody bonkers brilliance is what you get from this Italian collective. Another superb release from AltrOck Productions.
Stand out track – il misantropo felice VIII – After the Last Silence
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Muse – Drones
Muse have developed their own inimitable style of stadium filling symphonic rock with progressive tendencies but have gone a bit stale recently, in my opinion anyway. They return with a bang and at the head of an incredible riff-fest of mammoth proportions where Matt Bellamy & Co. are let off their virtual leash to deliver some hair (and eyebrow) raising monstrous rock. Smile inducing and seriously good played LOUD!
Released 5th June 2015
Stand out track – Reapers
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The Unthanks – Mount the Air
I have seen many recommendations for this band floating around so I thought it was about time I had a listen. The Unthanks sisters were brought up around Tyneside and introduced to the folk and jazz clubs in the area by their parents yet their music has an American alt-country/folk feel to it although, to try and pigeon-hole them is an exercise in futility. Lazy, calm & collected and with a simple beauty to the music, it is wistful and nostalgic and well worth a listen. One minor gripe, maybe they should cheer up a bit!
Released 9th Feb 2015
Stand out track – Foundling
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Wolve – Sleepwalker
I love surprises and nothing pleases me more than new music that comes straight out of left field. I was contacted by the man behind the musical project Wolve (no ‘s’) and asked if I’d be interested in hearing his music. Well, Julien Sournac, I can only thank you now. A brilliant blend of intense post-rock, alt-rock and progressive rock that hits you right in the solar plexus. Emotional, immersive and an unexpected delight.
Released 29th January 2014
Stand out track – Cassiah
Buy Sleepwalker from bandcamp
The Enid – The Bridge
Dramatic, symphonic and theatrical, The Enid are on many people’s favourite lists and there is nothing quite like them.
From The Enid themselves
” ‘The Bridge’ is one of two new albums for 2015. Following the success of their 2012 studio album ‘Invicta‘, the band wished to explore the classical elements of the band’s music in more detail. The orchestral arrangements and vocals are accompanied by Jason Ducker’s symphonic guitar textures and Max Read’s choral arrangements.”
Beautiful music that just plucks at your heartstrings and emotions, this unique band have hit it out of the park again.
Released 10th July 2015
Stand out track – My Gravity
Pre-order The Bridge from the official website
Here is a video of The Enid playing live at the Holy Trinity Church in Leeds, a concert I was privileged to attend.
Stephen Caudel – The Earth in Tourquoise
Imagine Mike Oldfield meeting up with the likes of Steve Hackett and jazz guitar virtuoso Martin Taylor and then releasing an album of instrumental 70’s progressive rock based on the Arthurian legends, are you still with me? Well Stephen Caudel did in 1996 and produced this beauty. Uplifting and just plain brilliant, I cannot believe I had never heard this until now. For my money, a must have album and that’s high praise from me indeed!
Released 9th April 1996
Stand out track – A Legend is Born
Buy (and stream) The Earth in Turquoise from the official site
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Review – Karibow – Addicted
Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make them unique…
Most music fans feel that they have to assign an artist to a particular type of music. In our ordered lives, it is easier to do this. We don’t like things that don’t fit neatly into a particular stereotype. It is like an itch that you can never scratch.
I have said this before, the danger of classing something in this way is that it will alienate people who are not fans of that particular musical genre. So we may like to be ordered but, in doing so, you may be committing commercial suicide.
German band Karibow, despite winning Germany’s ‘Best Progressive Band’ award in December 2014, tend to be labelled as more of a pop/rock type of band and this has, no doubt, been detrimental to there efforts to stride forward into the progressive arena in a big way.
Their latest album ‘Addicted’, released in October 2014, tends to weave its way between pop, rock and neo-progressive rock and merge into a rather contemporary whole.
You guys know that I always give an album multiple listens before I commit any words to my reviews. Well, it was no different with ‘Addicted’ and I found my opinion and my review changing on almost a daily basis. It has taken a while but I now feel I am ready to write my review of this conundrum of an album.
Karibow was founded by Oliver Rusing in 1997. Numerous albums have, over the years, documented a long musical evolution that lies somewhere betwixt progressive rock and electronic pop/rock. Originally started as a studio project, Karibow has expanded into a five piece live band.
The line-up is now Markus Bergen (keyboards), Chris Thomas (guitar, vocals), Gerald Nahrgang (drums), Thomas Wischt (bass) and Oliver himself (vocals, guitar).
One thing Oliver doesn’t lack is ambition, 16 tracks play out over 78 minutes. The question is, should less be more of does each song have its place in the overall musical jigsaw puzzle that is ‘Addicted’?
The album begins with Change which is a catchy, toe tapping track straight from pop/rock central. Immaculately polished and presented, it is a shining example of Oliver Rusing’s song writing prowess. Like an amalgam of Train, U2 and Maroon 5, it doesn’t try to be anything other than a well crafted tune with silken vocals, an excellent rhythm section and a gleaming guitar solo. There is an immediate segue into a more progressive style with the eight minute plus Primeval which has a sultry feel to it. Deep and thoughtful, I would maybe call it mellow-prog as it leads the listener into the track at a measured rate. Definite hints of later Marillion here yet it treads its own steadfast path. The guitar work is more intricate than on the previous track and the vocals are really starting to stand out with their breathy style. A nod must also go to the excellent production that seems just about spot on to my admittedly amateur ears. There is some classy stuff on show here. On Liquid Terrain and Believe have a real 80’s bass line like Mark King of Level 42 has joined the fun and that 80’s feel carries on throughout these two, funky songs. Like an amalgam of 80’s synth-pop and a touch of progressive rock, they waft through your conscience, almost insubstantial but held together by great rhythm sections and superb choruses . Oliver can write excellent pop tunes and these two are indicative of that.
Now onto one of the stand out tracks on the album for me. Home of Cain begins with a cultured and elegant introduction that breaks out into the first chorus which is a thing of beauty. A gentle and amiable song that just leaves you with deep seated feeling of well being. The keyboards and vocals are at the heart of this track, graceful and refined, they add a fragile dignity that fans of 90’s UK band Lighthouse Family will be familiar with. Stella Nova and Shine On showcase that precise blend of pop/rock and progressive rock that seems to be becoming a hallmark of the band, the former majoring on progressive and the latter with a stronger hint of pop. An urgent staccato riff leads the verses and things get a bit more complex with the choruses. The accomplished vocals and well executed guitar work are signature on these two tracks and the uplifting feel of Shine On is quite addictive, leaving you with a smile on your face. Collaborator is a serious and complex track that is, in my opinion, criminally short. I love the darker feel that runs throughout the song, emphasised by the edgy bass and guitar and the strident keyboard note. The vocals have just enough mystery about them too.
Possibly the most commercial track on the album, The Cry is, perhaps, too flawless and loses some of the appeal of the rest of the songs. There is no doubting its skill and urbane suaveness but I prefer the flawed gems that make up the rest of the tracks. Now I’m guessing that the title of the next song may have something to do with the dark art of Chess but it is only a guess but, as for the track itself, F8 A1 Ba6, is one of those flawed jewels I was talking about. A really restless and skittish instrumental that grates at your nerve ends leaving them bloodied and worn, it is a clever little piece of music that makes you sit up and take notice. Running at a pace that never lets up and never allows you to gather your thoughts, I really like its nervous energy and off kilter feel. Like it was deliberately put there to soothe your raw edges after the previous song, Spark is a tender piano and vocal composition that gently tiptoes across your psyche and leaves you calm and collected. The intro to Place to Be builds up slowly and genially before the guitar and vocals kick in. Impressive drum work and a solid bassline lay the foundations for what is quite a distinct track, almost anthemic in flavour. I could see this becoming a live favourite, with its sing-a-long chorus and excellent guitar work, it just feels, well, right…..
A harder atmosphere pervades The Violent Plains and it gives the feel of another crowd pleaser. The guitar, drums and bass all exhibit a quality that you can perceive and you will find yourself singing along to the chorus. Unashamedly slap bang in the middle of the rock arena with pop leanings, who cares when it is this good? Moving on to Always There and that instant wow factor I got from House of Cain returns. Channeling their inner ‘Wilson’, Karibow have produced a superb song that really hits you right in the heart. Expressive, heartfelt vocals, a wonderful guitar and a piano that dances around your aural perceptions all combine to deliver a track that lingers long in the memory. There was always going to be a come down after the delights of the previous track and the fact it is only a minor one is testimony to the effusiveness of Something. Upbeat and decidedly cheerful with glorious keys at the heart, it really shines and radiates a warming glow. Now to the final track on this saga, 9/16 finishes things off with a song that has both feet firmly in the camp of Prog. A forceful intro leads into a track that has a sheen of seriousness hanging over it and one that is delivered with gravitas. The jangling guitars and upbeat chorus remind me a little of U2 but with a much more suave feel and the whole song drips with a personality that is eminently noticeable. As the closer on the album, it steps up to the plate and delivers emphatically.
So what have we got here? Well, to my ears this is decidedly a rock album but one with considerable progressive rock leanings however, at the heart of it, why pigeonhole it as one or the other? Can’t we just call it decidedly good music that’s worth listening to? When I first listened to it I did think there may have been one or two tracks too many but, having revisited it quite a few times, the album would be poorer if it was missing any of them.
Buy Addicted from Karibow’s webshop
Posted on 11th June 2015 Categories Album Reviews, ReviewsTags Addicted, Chris Thomas, Gerald Nahrgang, Karibow, Mrkus Bergen, Oliver Rusing, Thomas WischtLeave a comment on Review – Karibow – Addicted
Review – Progoctopus – Transcendence
What’s in a name? Do the emotions that a band’s name evoke influence your likelihood to like or dislike that particular artist’s music? And why am I even asking this question in the first place?
Progoctopus, that’s why. This new progressive band from Birmingham have just released their debut E.P. ‘Transcendence’ and, so far, it is garnering some great reviews. However the band’s choice of moniker seems to be engendering some less than positive comments.
I, for one, really like the name. There seem to be some rigid tenets in place for when you choose the sobriquet by which you wish to be known. Here we look at the three major ones.
1. Get a name that really stands out.
Make it so it is memorable and creates a vivid image or evokes a feeling in the mind of the listener. Well the guys have certainly ticked that box for definite!
2. Get an unused band-name.
Well have you heard of another band called Progoctopus? Exactly, point two is in the affirmative.
3. Make it relevant to the genre.
Progressive rock? Progoctopus? I think we can agree that that one is a definite yes too!
On a more serious note, will the band name put you off the music, come on, of course not or, at least it shouldn’t. Aren’t we all open minded, won’t we give something a try before shunning it? I should bloody hope so.
There is a hint of tongue-in-cheek japery about Progoctopus and I know the band are amused by, and love, all the discussion about the merits of that controversial handle.
Enough dissection, it’s time for the usual history lesson because, if there isn’t one, it isn’t Progradar!
Formed in November 2014, Progoctopus are set to take the prog world by storm with their debut EP, ‘Transcendence’.
The band consists of Jane Gillard (vocals), Alistair Bell (guitars), Samuel C. Roberts (bass) and Tim Wilson (drums).
“We’ve only been together a short time, but the ideas never stop flowing. The guys jam relentlessly and are seldom in 4/4” chuckles lead vocalist, Jane .
With this debut EP, the band have married the traditions of progressive music with stellar contemporary musicianship and big production values in performance, song duration or tongue-in-cheek humour.
“We combine as much anarchy, order and cheese as we can, rather than should, do in a musical democracy” Tim jokes. “For us, it’s about a happy, will-do attitude, rather than the number of notes. We have a mischievous and fun-loving manner and are always trying to slip each other up with a crazy new beat or riff.”
Guitarist Alistair comments on this positive sense of musical adventure. “The interesting thing about writing music with these guys is that we rarely know what’s going to happen next. One minute we might be playing a fusionesque jam a la Holdsworth, the next we’re playing anthemic rock, then we’re straight in to some Opeth style death metal. It’s mad but we love it!”
So onwards and upwards and time for the review of this four part E.P.
The first two tracks are actually part of the Transcendence Suite and, obviously, we begin with Part 1 and the winding of a clock before a funky, jazz style vocal introduction, heavy on the bass and with Tim’s drums providing a frenetic background accompaniment. A sort of Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s funktastic riff is provided by Alistair and off we go on this fun-filled maniacal free-flight through progdom. Things open up and become calmer with a really classy riff before Jane’s distinctive vocals take up the story. A powerful voice, full of clarity and soul, it is part of the lifeblood of this impressive start. The rhythm section is there just slightly hidden yet holding everything in place with a metronomic and precise beat. There is a joyful freedom deep at the heart of this music, the catchy chorus and funky music just have a definitive joi de vivre about them and you can’t help but be transfixed by it. A left turn into a more divisive and edgy feel fits in perfectly, there is even a hint of alt-country to Jane’s voice in places as the genre-swapping nearly loses you but you keep up, even if it leaves you breathless and in hysterics……
More of the same with Part 2? I hope so, there isn’t enough fun in music nowadays. A kind of mystical, trance-like piece of music holds you in sway as the second part takes on a more laid back feel at first. It isn’t long before the full-blooded chicanery and tomfoolery return in full force though and this time with a much heavier edge to it, Jane’s vocal taking on a feel of Ann Wilson from the early days of Heart before they went all soft-rock on us. A squirelling guitar run and repetitive return to the enigmatic riff of Part 1 keeps everything flowing smoothly. The dynamic chorus and persuasive, forceful melodies come to head as the track runs out to an energetically heavy conclusion.
A playful, more minimal aura surrounds the beginning of Like Stone. Acoustic guitar and chilled out drums play in the song before Jane joins the soiree with a gentle, nostalgic vocal that lifts you away on a gossamer thin cloud of celestial wonderment. Peaceful and refined it dances graciously along your synapses leaving you in a state of grace. A pleasant interlude from the prog chops of the first tracks.
Now onto the longest track on the E.P. Running in at just over 9 minutes long Carousel bounds into the arena with a hook ridden melody and boundless energy. The first verse is delivered in a slightly subdued manner but with a feeling of a pent up vitality hiding in the background. Unleashed and set free, Jane’s diva like voice commands the whole track and gives it a vivid life of its own. The intrepid rhythm section provides an all-authoritative backdrop for the vocals and guitar to engage in a bit of offbeat, funky and jazz infused interplay. The middle section of the track sees the three guys head off on a visit to virtuosity-ville and show their undoubted skill-sets but, it’s when the impressive melodies and harmonies kick in that you just kick back and let an indulgent smile creep across your face. As the track draws to its conclusion you just get the feeling that the band are having so much fun producing this music for us and I applaud them for it. The way the track runs out to its final notes is just another gratifying part of this satisfying new entrant into the progressive world.
One conclusion that you have to come to with Progoctopus is that there is a heartwarming love of life deep at the heart of this quirky English quartet and this comes across emphatically in the impish delivery of their music. Uplifting music for a sunny day that gives a rose tinted glow to anybody’s outlook on life. Come join the fun, you will never look back.
Released 25th May 2015
buy Transcendence from bandcamp
www.progoctopus.com
Band photos credit Dave Donelly
Posted on 10th June 2015 10th June 2015 Categories Album Reviews, ReviewsTags Alistair Bell, Jane Gillard, Progoctopus, Progradar, Samuel C. Roberts, Tim Wilson, TranscendenceLeave a comment on Review – Progoctopus – Transcendence
The Man Behind the Moniker – An Interview with jh
One lucky bonus of being the PR man for Bad Elephant Music is getting to delve further into people behind the music and getting to know who they really are. In the first of an occasional series, I have been speaking to Jon Hunt, the man behind the musical persona of jh.
We released the jh anthology ‘Morning Sun’ earlier this year and it has been well received by critics and listeners alike (see above). In a bid to get into the mind of the man behind the music, I interviewed Jon about many topics, please read on to hear what he had to say…..
First a little history……
jh is the nom de guerre of Jon Hunt, he writes, arranges, performs and mixes all his material himself, with the exception of some of the drums.
It is impossible to describe jh’s music in a nutshell, as the only ethos he has is to make exactly the music he wants with no regard to commercial thought. This makes him extremely difficult to market, but more importantly his integrity remains intact. His albums hearken back to the spirit of the ‘album’ as being an artform in itself, jh’s music is eclectic, honest, and quintessentially English. His recordings are startlingly honest pieces of work that reveal more and more on each listen.
There have been three previous albums, all of which have been self-released, 2008’s ‘Truth and Bullshit’, 2011’s ‘Wanderlust’ and 2013’s ‘So Much Promise’.
2015 has seen jh link up with the eclectic record label Bad Elephant Music to release a fourteen track compilation of his most iconic tracks to date.
Now onto the interview itself…..
Progradar – Jon, what started you on your musical journey, who or what made you want to be a musician?
jh – My dad is a piano player, so I suppose it was in my blood, I grew up around music. I suppose I always had a good ‘ear’, there was always some sort of a keyboard around the house.
Progradar – What were your earliest musical memories and influences?
jh – One of my earliest memories was spending hours at a piano at my parent’s friends’ house and just coming up with stuff and feeling like I was being taken away into a different world. I also remember listening to my parents’ vinyl collection, and losing myself in that, too.
Quite lot of classical music actually, along with easy listening. Neil Sedaka’s ‘Greatest Hits’ was played a lot. Everyone thinks of him as the guy who did ‘Oh Carol’ and ‘Amarillo’, but his more mature stuff in the seventies was actually amazing song-writing, the arrangements and melodies. I’d go so far to say some of that stuff was an influence (not that’d you’d be able to tell!).
The first records I bought were ‘So Lonely’ by The Police, and ‘The Eton Rifles’ by The Jam on 7″ vinyl. Then my next door neighbour taped me ‘Tubular Bells’ and it all went downhill from there haha! (JOKE!)
Progradar – Your first solo albums were all written, recorded and produced pretty much as a one man project, what helps and hindrances did that cause?
jh – The good thing is, if you have a strong and/or ambitious idea of what you want, you don’t have to argue with anyone to get ‘permission’! However the downside for me is that the majority of work creating an album isn’t particularly creative. Just to record and mix the thing involves so much messing about with software, levels, labelling, saving each tiny setting and programs crashing that can be infuriating.
The bits of making a record I really enjoy are when I start layering instrumentation – For instance adding bass, guitar, or harmonies to the original idea, and you hear the song come alive – that’s a real buzz. And of course having the finished product. But apart from that, it can do your head in having to cut stuff up, crossfade, add compression or reverb, if using a drummer then getting all that right and then sorting out mixing the kit, etc.
And I’m a luddite – I like to try and keep things as simple as possible, not polish them too much, I’d rather have a dodgy take with emotion in rather than a perfect clinical performance, so it’s not that I use a ridiculous amount of needless gear and effects – the complete opposite. It’s just all the boring fiddly stuff you HAVE to do, which has nothing to do with why you made the song, what you love about the song.
Progradar – As a solo artist do you like the freedom that writing and recording your own music gives you?
jh – Yes I really, really do.
Progradar – You have been described as a lyrical wordsmith, where do you get the inspiration for your songs and do you sit down and physically make yourself write them or do you carry a notebook around in which you can put idea as they come to mind and flesh them out later?
jh – I usually start with the lyrics. Or at least lyrics with a melody. I have to be in the right mood but when they are flowing they come very naturally. It can sometimes take months, though. I think lyrics (in music that has them) are extremely important and I take them very seriously.
Through talking to people, I honestly think the majority of music listeners aren’t THAT bothered. But I am! On some more recent songs I have just put long streams of thought down on a laptop, then come back to them and viciously edited and moulded them to something that sounds good, but still has its meaning. I suppose it’s like poetry really.
I did that with the title track ‘So Much Promise’ which basically is all about the mental illness that alcohol can cause some people. The problem I have now is that I’ve covered all the topics that I’m obsessed with/bothered by, sometimes more than once. I need to find some new bugbears!
Progradar – Is it easier to write the more pop inspired tunes than the more complex progressive feeling tracks?
jh – To be honest I’d say they are the same. If anything, more progressive stuff can be easier, as you can just come up with something, and build and build, it’s a great experience. Some of my best stuff has been written that way, such as ‘Making Tea Is Freedom’, and parts of the ‘London Road’ suite.
Progradar – Where did ‘Making Tea is Freedom’ come from, it seems so different to a lot of the other music that you write and record?
jh – I think it’s different to some of my stuff, but not all of it. I’ve always loved progressive rock, well, at least progressive rock that has soul and emotion. I just wanted to have a song which was like a journey, you know. As I say, quite a bit of it was sort of made up on-the-spot, and some of my best stuff comes like that, I think.
When you have something immediately and get it down, it’s obviously more true to the original emotion. That song was also kind of a statement of intent – on the first album. I remember at the time a friend said to me “Why don’t you just do a CD of your songs, and a separate CD of all your Prog sh*t”!!
That was completely missing the point – most of my favourite albums are highly varied in styles, and I pay a lot of attention to the sequencing of tracks, so the actual album is a sort of journey in itself – including the ‘Morning Sun’ compilation.
Progradar – Do you bounce your ideas off anyone before you actually finish writing an album?
jh – No, I never do. Only when mixes are nearly finished I’ll ask a couple of people that I respect for an opinion but this would only be in terms of ‘do you think the mix is alright?’ or ‘Are the vocals too quiet/loud?’, something like that.
Progradar – If someone doesn’t like your music do you take it to heart or just accept that different people have differing opinions and move on?
jh – No, I don’t take it to heart. I’m quite funny in the respect that I can put on one of my favourite albums, and if I’m with someone who I know dislikes the band , I can completely understand WHY they hate it as it’s playing! We all have different tastes.
I can completely understand why some people could find my music highly annoying, for example! (Of course, it goes without saying I completely understand why people would really love it, too haha). It’s all horses for courses, really. I’m overwhelmed and proud that ‘Morning Sun’ has had such good reviews, though.
Progradar – I believe you have known David Elliott at BEM for quite a long time, how did the tie up with Bad Elephant come about and how much of a culture shock was working with a label on ‘Morning Sun’ compared to your previous releases?
jh – I’ve known David since I released ‘Truth & Bullshit’ – he loved it and was a huge supporter. David and I talked before my second album ‘Wanderlust’ came out. This may even have been just before the first B.E.M. release, I’m not sure. But I was almost ready to release it, and had gigs, videos, promos planned etc.
‘So Much Promise’ I was in a bit of a dark place at the time, and actually recorded and released it really quickly, without really notifying anyone. Always a good way to market an album! Anyway, I wanted to make a compilation to round off those albums – I see them like a trilogy, really. I mentioned it to David one day over a murghi masala, and he said he’d be delighted to release it.
The real culture shock was having someone with a business head promoting jh material for the first time. I’ve never had a ‘business head’. People actually hearing (and hopefully enjoying) my music has been a revelation really. And of course folk like your good self who obviously ‘get’ the music spreading the word (before you were officially made PR man) – it’s a really nice feeling.
Progradar – Who inspires you musically and generally in this day and age?
jh – Anyone who doesn’t compromise when they make music, a lot of which I probably haven’t heard. This certainly applies to most of my label-mates, I think. Artists who love music so much they ‘have’ to make it, really. I don’t listen to as much new music as I’d like to to be honest.
I have to mention Steven Wilson – I’ve been listening to his music and seeing him play for over twenty years now. The fact that his latest album is to my mind the most complete album he’s done is amazing really, the quality of his work over the years, he seems to be getting even better. Now he’s having the success he deserves I keep waiting for the material to become pedestrian or ‘sell out’ or something but it never does – it’s actually getting better!
I think it’s amazing that an album as conceptually ambitious and stylistically varied as ‘Hand. Cannot. Erase.’ made the top 15 British charts or whatever it was. Hopefully it will give people confidence to make more ambitious albums, and introduce that kind of thing to people who may not have heard it.
What inspires me generally? I suppose the same things as always, hope, anticipation – the unknown in life, what can be out there if we bother to look for it, travel, opportunities, love… sorry I’m sounding like a hippy now!
Progradar – Do you think it is harder starting out as a musician in the digital age compared to the days of vinyl and single releases? What advice would you give to a fledgling musician that you would have appreciated hearing when you first started out?
jh – When I was making ‘Truth & Bullshit’ I actually had a Wilson quote pinned on the wall saying something like “Thinking about things like how to get signed, genres and what people want are irrelevant. If you want to start a band with 3 bassists go for it, you want to make a twenty-minute song? Go for it. You have a lot more chance of being successful if you do what you genuinely love.” I can’t really add to that.
I’ve known some artists who copy styles, or second guess what the next thing in fashion is, or are obsessed with the fashion/looks end of the ‘industry’. It’s bullshit. If you make the most honest record you possibly can then you can’t lose. If you’re putting loads of thought into what people will want/what people will say then you’re either not that good, or you’re making music for the wrong reasons. It’s dishonest, people will see through it and it won’t have any kind of longevity.
Progradar – Do you think that the charts are relevant in today’s world of mp3’s and file sharing and do you actually take any notice? What are your thoughts on file sharing, illegal or otherwise? I couldn’t honestly tell you if the charts are relevant or not.
jh – I couldn’t honestly tell you if the charts are relevant or not, Hmm – I’ve just contradicted what I said previously! Generally I really don’t know anything about them anymore. I have a feeling they’re mostly full of ‘product’ rather than music. File sharing is a hard one. Personally I want as many people to hear my music as possible. I’d like to think that if they got it for free and liked it then they’d buy a physical copy.
I put quite a bit of thought in to the artwork and concepts etc, and I consider all that PART of the album to a certain extent. No matter how talented an artist is, unless they have a huge major record deal, then you really don’t make a living from this. All the musicians I’ve known (some signed to quite well-known labels) have to do other things to pay the bills.
Progradar – You describe yourself as ‘quintessentially English’ what exactly does that mean?
jh – Firstly, I’m one of the minority of people who sings in an English accent (the default is American). Secondly, I do like the atmospheric ‘pedal-tone’ chords (which is keeping the bass the same and moving the chords over it) which can be very emotional and atmospheric. Tony Banks ofGenesis and Pete Townshend use this style a lot, so I think that’s associated with English bands. I also think my lyrics are steeped in Englishness, whether it be mentioning our Cities, describing our overcast weather or banging on about our fucked-up ‘very English’ human condition haha!
Progradar – Do you prefer recording music or playing it live?
jh – Or playing with friends. Ask me to play covers for two hours in a pub for money and I’ll be as confident and as slick you like… it’s a job. Albeit a job that I wouldn’t describe as ‘being a musician’, but that’s a topic for another time. Playing my own stuff in front of people, well, I have a lot emotionally invested in it, and I WANT it to be good, I do panic sometimes when things go wrong.
I’m getting better, though. If the gig is right, then yes, it’s a lot of fun and rewarding. Otherwise, I hate all the waiting around (though some musicians love this aspect of it). I hate the bullshit fawning with other bands/artists. I hate promoters who think it’s fine to charge your fans £5 each to watch you play 25 minutes on a crammed bill, make a fortune on the bar take, and not give you a token drink let alone any money.
The few gigs I do, I refuse to play those venues anymore. The best thing you can do is put on your own evening, at a venue you like, with a sound-man you trust, do your own publicity. If you make it into an ‘event’ with like-minded support acts etc, then people don’t mind paying/buying a ticket for the evening. At the Wanderlust launch, I did two sets, had projections, showed the videos in the break, and everyone got a raffle ticket and before the last song I picked 3 and they got the new album.
That’s a nice thing to do, more of an event/an evening. I would love to do a few more gigs, but as I am (and have never been) a ‘hustler’ or ‘business head’, then I’ll just do things now and again, if they seem right, and if it’s likely that people can enjoy themselves and the performance can be good.
Progradar – Name 3 albums that you think everyone should own (not including your own)?
jh – Oh blimey! The first is a complete cliché, but I’m sorry – The BlueBeatles ‘1967-1970′ album for obvious reasons. So much has been said, obviously, but to me that’s where popular music starts, and also where progressive rock starts actually thinking about side 2 of ‘Abbey Road’.
Secondly I’m going to go for ‘The Last Broadcast’ by Doves. This came out in 2002, and is such an immense record – Great song-writing, varied styles, they actually describe themselves as ‘Modern Prog’ which I would agree with. Basically all the songs have interesting instrumentation, twists and turns, deep and honest lyrics and some beautiful, moving moments – it’s the complete package as far as I’m concerned. The fact that this emotional indie album actually got to Number 1 and the guys in the band look like they’ve just turned up at your door to fix your plumbing – restored my faith in good music at the time.
Thirdly I’m going to have to say everyone should own ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’ by Genesis even if they hate it. Simply because whenever I mention the ‘G’ word, most people think of Phil Collins doing that walk on the video of that cheesy song. It’s not their fault – they went huge during their really commercial era, it’s just a shame that people connect the name of the band simply to that and don’t realise there’s a vault of amazing music, especially from the seventies. The Lamb is my favourite by them and one of my all-time favourite albums. I could easily have chosen three others, by the way.
Progradar – What does the future hold for jh, is there a new album in the offing, where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
jh – There will definitely be a new jh album by the end of 2016, hopefully a lot, lot sooner. Over half of it is written albeit in skeletal form and with places to improvise. I have a lot of ‘life’ stuff going on this year that I need to sort, but I always come back to writing and recording songs… it’s like my therapy. 5 years time is a scary question. I’ve always been obsessed with the passing of time, it keeps speeding up – I’ll just TRY and focus on the present, I think…
Progradar – And, finally, is there anything else you’d like to add?
jh – This is my first ever interview! So many thanks for interviewing me, and for all your support, Martin.
A really in depth interview with an interesting man, all of jh’s back catalogue will be available soon with extra goodies from the Bad Elephant Music sales site.
The official jh website
jh on facebook
Posted on 9th June 2015 Categories InterviewsTags Bad Elephant Music, jh, Jon Hunt, Morning Sun, ProgradarLeave a comment on The Man Behind the Moniker – An Interview with jh
Press Release – Matt Stevens announces live dates for 2015
MATT STEVENS ANNOUNCES 2015 GIGS
Matt Stevens has confirmed 5 solo acoustic gigs for 2015, supporting Jon Gomm and Steven Rothery alongside shows in Belfast and Italy.
Stevens, who was recently named as one of the top guitarists in the Prog Magazine reader’s poll said,
“I’m not doing as many solo shows this year to allow time to work on the next The Fierce And The Dead record and to write new solo material, but I’m hugely excited to be playing my first solo show in Italy and to play with Jon Gomm and Steven Rothery”.
Matt’s band The Fierce And The Dead will play a run of festival shows including this summer, including Summers End, Arctangent and theRhythm Festival and they will release an EP later in the year.
Solo acoustic 14th June – Batteria Nomentana, Rome, Italy
4th July – Band On The Wall, Manchester UK with Steve Rothery
25th July – Belfast Guitar Festival, UK.
21st October – Jazz Cafe, London UK with Jon Gomm
7th Nov – The Stables, Milton Keynes UK with Steve Rothery
In addition Matt’s band The Fierce And The Dead play the following shows:
June 21st – Rhythms Festival, Hitchen
3rd July – Black Heart Camden w/Shivers
21st August – ArcTanGent
4th October – Summers End Festival
More information from:
mattstevensguitar.com
Posted on 9th June 2015 9th June 2015 Categories Gigs/Tour News, News, UncategorisedTags Matt Stevens, Progradar, The Fierce and the DeadLeave a comment on Press Release – Matt Stevens announces live dates for 2015
Two for the price of one – Reviews – Methexis – Fall of Bliss and Suiciety
“Music is the art of thinking with sounds, it is philosophy…..
Every chord, every word tells a story. If you listen, you will know its meaning…..”
Kamanda Ndama
Take a minute to read that quote and let it sink in, understand its very meaning. Even some of the music that is on popular radio and in the charts has a narrative at its heart, it is not all bubblegum pop (well, the majority of it is to be fair).
In the musical world that I inhabit the writers of the songs are musical bards, they tell stories of love and happiness and of loss and sadness and these affect the listener deep to their core. It is a skill that few have but it can take over your world and move you to a different place where all that matters is the song.
It isn’t just the words either, the music itself can take on a life of its own and affect you in just the same manner. The beauty inherent in an amazing piece of music can make you laugh, smile or cry in much the same way that a well written novel or piece of prose can.
I have oft written about how a new piece of music can come from out of nowhere and really move me. I think that those that are least expected are quite often the best surprises and, like misfortunes, they seldom come alone…
It was due to my friendship with Linus Kåse of Swedish progressive giants Änglagård that I first heard about Methexis, the progressive rock project of Greek musician Nikitas Kissonas and discovered the two albums that have so far been released by this talented and eclectic musician. Who is he? I hear you ask well, let’s find out….
Nikitas Kissonas was born in 1980 and he is a graduated guitarist and composer. He works as a music teacher and has collaborated with many groups and in many and diverse performances. As well as the Methexisproject, in which he expresses his agony in the rock genre, he also composes contemporary acoustic music and he is hoping to succeed in marrying the two into something truly progressive.
The Methexis project was created by Nikitas in 2011 following his need to record material he had gathered throughout the years while being a member of alternative Greek bands such as Verbal Delirium andYianneis.
The debut album “The Fall Of Bliss” was released at the same year and Nikitas played most of the instruments except for the drums (Nikos Miras) and the piano on ‘Lines On A Bust’ (Jargon).
February 2015 saw the release of ‘Suiciety’, A concept album about the exterior influences a human gets from his childhood, the interior research for a guiding instrument, the exposition on a suicidal society that doesn’t listen to the clear warnings and the unavoidable collapse.
The album features members of The Enid, Änglagård, Birds & Buildings, Agents of Mercy and Yianneis.
‘Fall of Bliss’ – the review
A laconic introduction starts Eradicated Will, a coruscating guitar note ambling along before a slightly laid back, sardonic vocal begins. Very much in the vein of traditional progressive rock, there is also a dramatic edge to the song. Nikitas has a powerful voice with a slight affectation that adds to the drama. The keyboards add a sinister note to the track as it meanders thoughtfully through your mind, the delicate acoustic guitar adding a subliminal note that is lighter than the rest of the track. When the chorus erupts it does so with a forceful edge that adds to the theatrics, an excellent start to the album. Poetic Mirrors Wound Heroes has an introduction that is all Muse to my ears with harmonised vocals and a classical edge before a strong bass line drags it along. The vocal section that follows is different, almost sounding like a computerised harmony but it works really well. Keyboards and bass are key in this track that really does run like a storyline as it glides along with its graceful demeanour. The intricate instrumental bridge is very 70’s prog and adds precision to the finesse of this engaging song.
Those Howling Wolves sees Nikitas take on a more theatrical persona with the emphasised and enunciated vocals taking flight and becoming central to the performance. The music is more of a back up on this acoustical treat. Its benign and genial feel lulls you into a form of stasis as the keyboards run with a mysterious note in the background. You could quite imagine this being from a musical stage production with Nikitas central to the performance, almost musical method acting. As we get deeper into the track there is more substance added as the story fleshes out, the vocals become fuller and the music takes less of a back seat, joining as a fully paid up member of the cast. It becomes thought provoking with quite an intensive edge and the jazzy guitar solo is brilliant in its smoky meandering brilliance as it builds to the close. A seriously impressive track indeed. The piano introduction to Lines on a Bust is intricate and soulful, the vocals again giving the impression of musical theatre, Nikitas has a great vocal range and uses it notably here. You could imagine this being sung in a West-End show. It is full of fervor and zeal, having a rapturous appeal.
Drums and bass are the dominant forces at the beginning of Track the Saviours before an edgy guitar riff takes us into the heart of the heaviest track on the album. One that has a diversive, chaotic note at it’s heart. Running along like a gleeful mad man with the histrionic vocals that teeter on the edge of sanity with an aura of dark humour. I like the slightly off-centre feel of the song, as if it has been allowed to run its own course, good or bad. The corrosive instrumental section is clever and adds to the feeling of not knowing what the hell is happening. Like a mirror image The Aftermath is a slow motion track with an initial sombre, restrained note to the vocals, guitar and keyboards. The vocals take on a more compelling note on the chorus, if still a little mournful. It is a song that has a central forlorn and dolent edge to it, a fragility that still has a dark beauty to it.
The final track is the four part title track The Fall of Bliss which begins with the Intro which is a gentle acoustic guitar overlaying birdsong. Ethereal and gossamer like, it is charming and charismatic and leads you into Part I where the atmosphere darkens, pressing in to give a suspenseful feel. It erupts with a hard edged riff, powered along by the drums to give a turbulent edge before settling down into a more harmonised note. There is a slight supernatural ambience to the music, a semblance of the unknown as the vocals begin in a haunting fashion. Almost like a Gregorian Chant, they have a spiritual echo to them, enhanced by the disturbing organ note. The gloomy feel is all pervasive as we segue into Interlude, a low, slightly remote keyboard, reminiscent of a bassoon insinuates itself into your psyche. There is an organic nature to the music, it feels alive, as if it has its own intelligence and agenda. The guitar influenced passage that follows is vivid and forceful and that pseudo-bassoon runs into the final chapter, Part II. Demonstrative and profound, it is the crescendo that the whole track has been leading up to with heartfelt, passionate vocals and a wall of sound that washes over you leaving you numb in a profound manner. A discursive instrumental section follows, all distorted and erratic, like a lonely walk haunted by memories of the past. Almost painfully acute in parts it holds your attention as it runs on inexorably to the close.
So, Methexis’ first album really grabs you, it is enlightened in a weighty and thorough kind of way and asks questions that you may not be able to answer. Darkly exquisite in places, ‘Suiciety’ will have to go some to top this consummate release.
‘Suiciety’ – the review
After his brilliant multi-tasking performance with ‘Fall of Bliss’ Nikitas Kissonas turned to some of progressive music’s luminaries for the follow up ‘Suiciety’.
Whilst dealing with the music, lyrics and guitars himself he is joined by the enigmatic Joe Payne (The Enid) on vocals, Linus Kåse (Änglagård) on keyboards, Nikos Zades (Yianneis) sound design, Walle Wahlgren (Agents of Mercy) on drums and Brett d’Anon (Birds and Buildings) on bass.
Going the wrong way round, it was ‘Suiciety’ that I heard before ‘Fall of Bliss’ thanks to a heads up from Linus and that led me onto the debut album. You’ve read my thoughts on that, now it’s time for the latest release….
Chapter IV – Ruins opens the album with a transcendental feel of spaced out music, like wind chimes in a breeze, ambient yet with an intelligence at its core. It is an eerie beginning, as if you are in stasis waiting for something to happen. This opens up with a synth sound that washes over you in waves, almost hypnotic in its delivery. Joe’s breathy voice lies just under the surface, barely audible at first before its unmistakeable expressive quality builds into something more substantial. It stays just out of your conscious reach as the track comes to a close. The five parts of Chapter I (exterior) begin with Remember fear’s a relic, a briskly strummed acoustic guitar heralds an upbeat, jazz infused track that springs along at a brisk pace. A sharp electric guitar leading into some really funky keyboards from Linus before Joe lets lose with his inherent theatrical manner. Mr Payne has a persona that can dominate but here he holds back a tad, still the effusive, energetic front man we know from The Enid but moulding his performance to fit the music. I really like Joe’s expressive vocal work, he takes what is best of the theatrical world and blends it perfectly with progressive rock music. The rest of the band appear to be having a blast on this energetic,slightly manic piece of music, like a free-form jazz session with added absurdity.
The windows’ cracking sound is like a short interlude, a slightly off-kilter and disturbing piece of music which never lets you settle as it segues into Who can it be with its heraldic introduction which immediately grabs you. I love the feel it gives this song before it becomes all mysterious and dark. Joe’s vocal low down, is almost a whisper as he takes up the tale. There is a dark humour deep at the heart of this song, it leaves you with an itch you just can’t scratch. The flamenco style guitar section is neat and precise yet still sends a shiver down your spine, playing with forces unknown. Joe is giving a performance worthy of the stage, there is more than just a vocalist at work here, he is acting as well. It is a story to be told in music, in a dark disturbing, yet highly enjoyable way. That outspoken heraldic tone is at the heart of everything adding a lustre and wildness to this part as it comes to a slightly disturbing close.
The Origin of Blame is where all bets are off and the sluice gates are opened. Joe is at the centre of this delightfully manic song, aided and abetted by the simple piano notes delivered by Linus. This track could have been written for the stage and Joe Payne’s ebullient character. He delivers an excited display of eccentric brilliance and musical drama that just makes you smile. The segue into Prey’s Prayer is neat and precise and the striking guitar work of Nikitas takes over with an undulating delivery that just bleeds emotion and remorse. The bass play is calm and collected and adds gravitas to this serious piece of music. A quite beguiling instrumental that seems to have a tender yet melancholic soul to it.
The three parts of Chapter II (interior) begin with Sunlight and its wild-west tinged introduction, all Duane Eddy guitars and atmosphere before the guitar takes on a classical note and Joe’s tender vocal interjects, waxing and waning in compliment to the gently played guitar. It has a lightness and airiness to it which is enhanced by the seductive strings. Around the middle of the track it takes on a pure 1970’s progressive feel with guitar and bass work that Steve Howe and Chris Squire would have been proud of. Linus adds in his inimitable skills with the ivories and you end up looking for the floor length capes and Mellotrons to arrive. It is quite a compelling piece of music, gripping and riveting that leaves you slightly non-plussed as it comes to a close. The next part, The Relic is, in my mind, the best track on the album, if not the best song that Nikitas has written full stop. A low key introduction of a subdued guitar leads in an emotional vocal backed by sumptuous strings that just left me mesmerised. The piano then adds a subtle grace to this imperious song. It builds, layer upon layer, becoming more intensely exquisite with each note that is played and each line that is sung. Joe gives his most polished performance yet one which is also his most restrained and it fits the guileless, sincere feel of the song perfectly. A crescendo like instrumental interlude threatens to break the calm before it is gently brought back by the simple charm of the acoustic guitar and piano. They are joined by a searching violin note that really fills you full of emotion and then leads you to the closure of this stunning song.
Chapter III – Suiciety is the final song on the album and begins like an industrial dance track, a song in the style of The Prodigy. To be honest it feels out of place at first after the charm of the previous track but, give it time, and you come to appreciate its intricate, complex rhythms, eventually breaking out into a darkly mysterious piece of music. The strings add that note of warning before the brass section delivers a really chilling yet exciting part of the song that has an icy determination to it. It becomes quite a spine-tingling piece of classical music that has you hanging on every note with its basic raw feel.
He pulls no punches does Nikitas Kissonas and he is an extremely talented musician. I thought it would take something special to improve on ‘Fall of Bliss’ and he has delivered something quite marvellous. Aided by some superb musicians and a vocalist who has the skill and inherent ability to deliver everything needed, what we actually have here is an outstanding musical release that is up there with the best of them…..
Pictures of Nikitas courtesy of Artemis Schubert.
Artwork for ‘Fall of Bliss’ by Dimitra Papadimitriou.
Artwork for ‘Suiciety’ by Artemis Schubert and Nikitas Kissonas.
www.methexisproject.com
Buy Fall of Bliss and Suiciety from bandcamp
Posted on 8th June 2015 8th June 2015 Categories Album Reviews, Reviews, UncategorisedTags Fall of Bliss, Joe Payne, Linus Kase, Methexis, Nikitas Kissonas, Progradar, SuicietyLeave a comment on Two for the price of one – Reviews – Methexis – Fall of Bliss and Suiciety
Review – Big Big Train – Wassail
“Next to love, Music is the best solution to any problem. Music feeds the heart with what it needs in the moment…
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
For those of us that feel music like we feel the blood in our veins, it is something we cannot live without. Music follows me on every journey I make, music accompanies my moods perfectly, be it happy, sad or just melancholy. I could not imagine my life without the joy of listening to music being core to it.
Like most people my life has been like a sine wave, peaks and troughs of highs and lows and I have learned to cope with the lows and appreciate the highs more and more because of the music that I listen to.
“I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales.”
Four years ago I went through the darkest period in my life. I won’t go into it in any detail as that is not what I am writing about but, suffice to say, I looked deep into my own soul at times and didn’t like what I saw.
What kept me going through the sleepless nights, the broken heart and the soul searching was music, music to soothe my soul, music to lighten my mood and music to make my heart soar.
It was at this point that I took a real, deep seated interest in what has since become my favourite band, English progressive rock band Big Big Train. I had touched on ‘The Underfall Yard’ briefly before but it hadn’t immediately connected with me. By lucky happenstance I was listening to morow.com when they played ‘The First Rebreather’ from the band’s album ‘English Electric Pt1’ and the rest, as they say, is history!
Their unique take on traditional UK progressive rock, infused with historical traditions and a real heart of its own has always resonated with me since and the amazing ‘Curator of Butterflies’ from ‘English Electric Pt2’ picked me up when I was down and out so many times during that bitter and melancholy part of my life, it kept me sane.
Fast forward four years and the Progressive music scene is eagerly anticipating the release of the band’s new E.P. ‘Wassail’, yours truly maybe more than most…
We can’t have a Progradar review without some background to the band. Here I will make it short and sweet as, earlier this year, I did a potted history of the band.
Big Big Train were formed in 1990 by Andy Poole and Greg Spawton and have, up to date, released 9 full albums (if you include ‘English Electric – FullPower’) and, with the release of ‘Wassail’,three E.P.s. Over the last 25 years they have established a respected place on the UK progressive scene. They have honed their sound over the years to feature rich arrangements, a mix of electric and acoustic instruments and an amalgamation of influences from post-rock, folk, classical and pop.
After a few changes over the last quarter of a century, the band’s full line up now includes, in addition to Greg and Andy, David Longdon (vocals),Nick D’Virgilio (drums), Dave Gregory (guitar), Danny Manners (keyboards), Rikard Sjöblom (guitar,keyboards) and Rachel Hall (violin) and it will be this eight piece band which will play Big Big Train’s first live gigs in seventeen years at Kings Place in London in August this year.
In addition to ‘Wassail’, later this year, the band will be releasing a DVD/Blu-Ray of live performances filmed at Real World Studios last year entitled ‘Stone and Steel’ and have begun work on a new album called ‘Folklore’ which is scheduled for release in early 2016.
Talking about the new album ‘Folklore’, Greg Spawton said:
“We have written some songs with a London theme or setting. There are no plans for an album about London, but songs on the theme will appear on the next few releases. Folklore has a very broad definition and many of our new songs will include folklore elements (or will feature stories which we think may pass into folklore.) ‘Folklore’ doesn’t mean that we are embarking on a particularly folk-rock direction. We love folk music, and there will always be elements of folk in BBT music, but the title of the album is more about the subject of the songs, not so much the sound of them.”
Now onto ‘Wassail’……
Wassail
“Apple tree, old apple tree. Bountiful we raise a glass to thee,
We sing our song, Stand fast, stand strong,
Bough and leaf bear fruit aplenty..”
Wassailing is a traditional ritual from the West of England, dating back to early medieval times, to wake the cider apple trees and scare away evil spirits by banging pots and pans and firing a shotgun overhead, thereby protecting the harvest later in the year. Much singing and drinking takes place as part of the ceremony……..
The first of the three new songs on the E.P. and the title track, Wassail begins with a dynamic guitar and flute combination, enhancing a feel of powerful folk infused progressive rock. When David Longdon’s eminently recognisable vocal kicks in it does so with that polished timbre that we have come to associate with this mercurial singer. The guitar, bass and drums are polished and immediately resonate with you. All the harmonies intertwine with Rachel’s charismatic violin and the mould is set for another exquisitely melodic and anthemic offering from this most iconically English of bands. The chorus and repeated chant of the title is powerful and catchy and I find myself singing it at the top of my voice as the keyboards swirl around catching your imagination. Yes, on this track, the band do seem to have definitively heavier folk leanings but temper it with a touch of the usual Big Big Train magic to deliver something that is recognisably an evolution of their trademark sound. The break in the middle of the track where the violin seems to plead with your senses and David’s voice holds a feel of longing and desire is as good as they come and heralds a superb instrumental section that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Potent, compelling and intense it should be an absolute winner in a live setting and the stylish close out to the track is quite sublime.
(Words and music by David Longdon)
Lost Rivers of London
“Lost rivers of London, long lost rivers of London
By the palace and the abbeys, by the lakes in the par
black waters rise from one hundred springs and wells.”
Beneath the streets and buildings of the capital, a number of ancient tributaries of the Thames have been buried. However, as writer Tom Bolton has said, it is hard to stop a river from flowing and the tributaries are still there running under the ground down to the Thames.
Another newly released track, Lost Rivers of London is an evolution of the band’s idyllic and singular ‘pastoral’ sound. The introduction is a collection of enchantingly played notes that dance lightly across your senses immediately invoking sepia tinged memories of unspoiled and picturesque days of yore. Immediately surrounding you in a protective cocoon, you are left to enjoy the musical delights to follow. The vocals are perfectly balanced, lilting and lulling, mesmerising you with their velvety smoothness, the harmonies quite bewitching in their brilliance. In places David’s voice soars up to the heights infused with a potent dynamism, it is the centre of this superb track around which everything else orbits. Just when you think the musical inventiveness has run its course, this talented band throw in another curve ball with some intricate guitar work and a jaunty medieval tinged flute note. I love the wah-wah pedal style of the guitar and the evocative keyboard notes, they add a real sense of fun to proceedings. For me, this is the best song on the E.P. and one of the best the band have done with superb musicianship and a vocalist at the height of his power, I am left open mouthed in admiration as it comes to its stylish close.
(Words and music by Greg Spawton)
Mudlarks
Mudlarks were 19th century scavengers who eked a living from the sale of anything they could find in the mud of the River Thames at low tide. Modern-day mudlarks search the foreshores of the lost rivers that flow into the Thames, hoping to find traces of London’s history.
The third and final new track is an instrumental entitled Mudlarks which begins with a delicate piano and elegant keyboard, neatly joined by an articulate violin, the sound is very reminiscent of classic 70’s progressive rock with a modern touch as you catch little fillips of the flute dancing around in the background. There is a feel of something building as strident guitar, bass and drums join the throng, a quite jazz infused feel to the early parts of the track. It is here that Danny Manners’ talkative keyboards joust with Greg’s measured bass to add layers of sophistication. The whole song mesmerises and hypnotises as it rises higher and higher, the superb interaction between the two guitars of Dave and Rikard just roots you to the spot as they weave more and more complicated spirals around your psyche. Intricate yet immensely accessible and satisfying it comes to a rewarding conclusion that leaves you lost in thought.
(Music by Greg Spawton)
Master James of St. George
“Master James of St. George, of the fields and the sky.
He used to build castles of stone, steel and blood.
But lines get broken down.”
To finish the E.P. we are treated to a live version of Master James of St. George, first released in 2009 on the band’s 6th studio album ‘The Underfall Yard’. A firm favourite with fans from the start, this track is one that grows and grows from fairly humble beginnings before it takes over your whole being. That dainty little drum roll that has become instantly recognisable opens the track before the subtly meandering guitar entwines itself around the song. Enter Mr Longdon stage left with his lush vocal delivery raising and lowering as if wafted along on a cloud. There are subtle differences between this live version and the recorded track, as you’d expect. The strings are more pronounced and the vocal pairings have an added lustre to them. The soaring treatment of the verse is uplifting and takes your heart with it. I have always liked the way that this track seems to be founded on building blocks that have a real solidity yet it has an ethereal quality to the music in parts, especially on the elegant guitar runs. All in all just a delightful version of a song that was already well loved by the fans and this version just redefines its splendour.
This version of ‘Master James of St. George’ is a powerful performance recorded live at Real World Studios.
You can put your heroes on a pedestal to be knocked off when they don’t reach your lofty expectations but, with ‘Wassail’, Big Big Train have just enhanced their reputation as purveyors of unique and sublime progressive rock which is founded on the elemental history of this blessed isle. A history that is fundamental to the everlasting allure of this captivating group of musicians.
Order the CD version of the album and you get a brilliantly packaged CD with the striking artwork of Sarah Ewing which just adds to the whole experience.
Released on 1st June 2015
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Posted on 8th June 2015 Categories Album Reviews, ReviewsTags Andy Poole, Big Big Train, Danny Manners, Dave Gregory, David Longdon, Greg Spawton, Progradar, Rachel Hall, Rikard Sjöblom, Wassail3 Comments on Review – Big Big Train – Wassail
Progradar will return in full force very shortly….
Like a Phoenix from the flames, Progradar is back up and running. There will be a lot of hard work to get the majority of my old posts back on the site and I will try and get some new stuff on in-between.
I would like to thank everyone who has helped turn what could have been a huge disaster into an epic save. David, Fedor and Chris and all the rest have my huge thanks for that!
Onwards and upwards my friends……
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Tom Slatter has some rather nasty creatures loose in his Lab…….
You thought the day of the bombastic, big budget video were gone? Well think again, the marvelous Joe Slatter over at The Dark Power has produced a stunning, tongue in cheek and mildly disturbing video (big budget may be pushing it) for the first song from Tom Slatter’s new album.
‘Some of the Creatures Have Broken the Locks on the Door to Lab 558′ is taken from ‘Fit the Fourth’ released on 1/6/015 through those excellent chaps (sic) at Bad Elephant Music.
Tom describes his output as:
“the sort of music you’d get if Genesis started writing songs with Nick Cave after watching too much Dr Who.”
Bad Elephant Music’s press release stated:
“Tom weaves complex and fantastical stories throughout his music – and this new album is no different.
“Dark deeds and dangerous characters litter the narrative, including the continuing tale of Seven Bells John and the vivid steampunk world he inhabits.
“The character, who’s been interwoven since debut album ‘Spinning The Compass’, comes full circle in ‘Fit The Fourth‘, with his eventual fate revealed in 20-minute epic ‘Seven Bells Redeemed’.”
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Tag: environmental effects of climate change
It’s not just Australia — Indonesia is Facing its own Climate Disaster
By Rachel Ramirez, Grist
Indonesia’s sinking capital of Jakarta and the surrounding areas have been inundated with rain, triggering landslides and floods that have killed dozens of people.
How First Australians’ Ancient Knowledge can Help us Survive the Bushfires of the Future
By Joe Morrison, The Guardian blog
Many of those commenting on the current bushfire crisis in Australia argue about fuel reduction, hazard reduction, use of aerial incendiaries, drip torches, ancient Indigenous techniques and western forms of fire management. But to me, these fires suggest we urgently need a new dialogue and paradigm for living in a rapidly changing world.
An Analysis of Northern North American Climate Data
By Roger Blanchard, Resilience.org
Because the expectation of climate scientists is that the high latitudes will experience the largest degree of warming due to global warming, I decided many years ago to monitor temperatures at various widespread locations in northern North America.
Analysis: Global Fossil-Fuel Emissions up 0.6% in 2019 due to China
By Zeke Hausfather, Carbon Brief
After increasing at the fastest rate for seven years in 2018, global CO2 emissions are set to rise much more slowly this year – but will, nevertheless, reach another record high. Emissions from fossil fuel and industry (FF&I) are expected to reach 36.81bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2) in 2019, up by only 0.24GtCO2 (0.6%) from 2018 levels, according to the latest estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP).
Climate Crisis could Reverse Progress in Achieving Gender Equality
By Nitya Rao, The Conversation
But it’s often overlooked that climate change will affect one half of humanity significantly more than the other. Longstanding gender inequality means that within regions of the world that are particularly vulnerable to climate change, women are likely to suffer more than men.
First Cut of the Madrid Climate Summit
By Albert Bates, The Great Change
I am in the middle of things here at #COP25Madrid where delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathered to dicker and dither about whether they will save the world, or just let it get hotter.
What Survives a Drought?
By Kara Stiff, Low-Carbon Life
This year, my summer favorites like tomatoes, bell peppers, winter squash and cucumbers failed badly. This begs the question: What survives a drought? What thrives when the pasture grasses are baking and the thermometer sits at a hundred day after day?
Mr Morrison, I Lost my Home to Bushfire. Your Thoughts and Prayers are not Enough
By Janet Stanley, The Conversation
I lost my home in Victoria’s 1983 Macedon bushfires. I know sympathy and financial assistance for those in the midst of the crisis is important. However, when political leaders such as Prime Minister Scott Morrison offer their “thoughts and prayers”, it’s hard to read this as anything but disingenuous.
California Wildfires Signal the Arrival of a Planetary Fire Age
By Stephen Pyne, The Conversation
Another autumn, more fires, more refugees and incinerated homes. For California, flames have become the colors of fall. Free-burning fire is the proximate provocation for the havoc, since its ember storms are engulfing landscapes. But in the hands of humans, combustion is also the deeper cause. Modern societies are burning lithic landscapes - once-living biomass now fossilized into coal, gas and oil - which is aggravating the burning of living landscapes.
Finding Home after Paradise Burned
By Nick Buxton, The Davis Vanguard
Carol’s experience a year on from the Paradise fires speaks to the challenges of rebuilding and recovering in a time of climate change. It also attests to the profound difference between house and home. Rebuilding a house is hard enough – especially if you aren’t wealthy or aren’t insured – but it is far more challenging to rebuild a sense of home, given how homes are tied to memories, to a community, to a time and place.
Janet Eaton
The focus on the end of growth and Richard’s clear expression thereof and his clarion calls for alternatives.
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My GCSE Science
A social strategy for sales
What was the brief?
Develop a content and social strategy to drive sales of the UK’s best GCSE Science learning tool
How did we do it?
My GCSE Science is the UK’s leading resource for GCSE Science. Specialist teaching, direct to the student – for a small fraction of the cost of the tutor. It started as a student-focused ‘freemium’ model – offering GCSE students a selection of free videos with a view to converting them to purchasers of the full-suite of videos which cover the entire GCSE Science curriculum.
We were initially tasked with delivering a social strategy to drive targeted traffic to the site, and to manage the 13,000 strong Facebook and Twitter community. We then helped develop the communications strategy to increase paid-for subscriptions from schools, parents and students.
We delivered a mix of owned, earned and paid activity – establishing goal-based tracking in Facebook and Google analytics to demonstrate the value of the sales generated.
What were the results?
Our work helped the team focus their marketing communications activity more towards teachers and schools.
More teachers and schools than ever before are using My GCSE Science to help their students.
Students consistently praise My GCSE Science on their own social channels.
Who did it?
The team involved
Chris Reed, Naomi Isaacs
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macOS Mojave – Application Data Privacy
Retrospect Backup 15.6 supports Apple macOS Mojave (10.14).
macOS Mojave (10.14) introduced a new security feature to help users manage their data privacy: Privacy for "Application Data". This additional protection ensures you know exacty which applications have access to your data by requiring explicit consent for file-level access to certain application data folders, like Mail, Messages, and Safari, so Retrospect Backup engine and client will not be able to access the entire system without explicit user action. Follow our step-by-step guide to allow Retrospect Backup to continue protecting your Mac environment.
Catalina: macOS Catalina Compatibility Guide
With Retrospect Backup 15.6, there are no additional steps for upgrading. Please follow the steps below after the upgrade is complete.
Retrospect needs to be listed under System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access. This applies to both a local Retrospect engine and a remote Retrospect Client application.
Open "System Preferences" under the Apple at the top left of your screen.
Click on "Security & Privacy" then "Privacy". You should see "Full Disk Access".
Click on the lock to authenticate and allow changes.
Now you need to find the Retrospect applications to drag into this list. Go to "Finder". Select "Go" from the menu bar and then "Go to Folder...". Enter:
/Library/Application Support/Retrospect
Scroll down "RetrospectEngine" and "RetrospectInstantScan" and drag them into the "Full Disk Access" list. Close "System Preferences".
/Library/PreferencePanes (Retrospect Client)
/Library/Application Support/Retrospect (RetrospectInstantScan)
Scroll down "Retrospect Client" (from the first folder) and "RetrospectInstantScan" (from the second folder) and drag them into the "Full Disk Access" list. Close "System Preferences".
If you do not add these, you will see the following error message during backup:
"Retrospect has detected it is not listed under "Full Disk Access" on the backup source system and cannot access all user data to create a complete backup. Please follow our step-by-step guide: https://www.retrospect.com/kb/macos_full_disk_access."
The following are the folders that require "Application Data Privacy" ("Full Disk Access") privileges:
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Sodexo's first-quarter revenue gets a boost from rugby World Cup
PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - French food services group Sodexo reported on Thursday that its first-quarter revenue grew 7.1% to 6.08 billion euros ($6.76 billion), benefiting from its successful partnership for rugby World Cup. “Revenue growth in the first quarter remains solid with a very successful rugby World Cup, which offsets the impact of contract losses and a decision to exit a Healthcare contract in North America,” Chief Executive Officer Denis Machuel said in a statement.
The company stuck to its 2020 guidance of an organic growth of around 4% and stable underlying operating margin, excluding impact of currencies and IFRS 16 implementation. ($1 = 0.8995 euros) (Reported by Camille Raynaud; Editing by Arun Koyyur)
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DIVINE CONTENTMENT Thomas Watson “I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” Philippians 4 v 11 These words are brought in by way of prolepsis (the anticipation and prevention of an objection). The apostle had in the former verses laid down many grave and heavenly exhortations; among the rest, to be careful for nothing (do not be over concerned for anything). Not to exclude, 1. A prudential care: For “he that provideth, not for…
GODLINESS IS GREAT GAIN Thomas Watson O the joy, the peace, the comfort, the rest that saints meet with in the ways and service of God! They find that religious services are not empty things, but things in which God is pleased to discover his beauty and glory to their souls. “My soul thirsts for God,” says David, “that I might see thy beauty and thy glory, as I have seen thee in thy sanctuary.” O the sweet looks,…
WE WRESTLE By William Gurnall- (1617 – 1679) “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood” Ephesians 6 vs 12 The Christian’s state in this life is set out by the word wrestling. The wrestling or conflicting state of a Christian in this life is rendered observable here by a threefold circumstance. FIRST, The sharpness of the combat. SECOND, The universality of the combat. THIRD, The permanency of this combat. FIRST. The sharpness of the combat. The kind of…
Christ The Exemplar Preacher
THE BEST PREACHER By Thomas Watson (1620 – 1686) ‘He went up.’ He in whom there was a combination of virtues, a constellation of beauties. He whose lips were not only sweet as the honey-comb, but did drop as the honey-comb. His words, an oracle; his works, a miracle; his life, a pattern; his death, a sacrifice. ‘He went up into a mountain and taught., Jesus Christ was every way ennobled and qualified for the work of the ministry. (i)…
The Christian Pilgrim
You Sold But God Sent Genesis Chapter 45 narrates a wonderful passage on the life of Joseph who finally reveals himself to his brothers after loudly weeping before them, not in sorrow or in self pity, but probably with relief, love and joy at the sight of his beloved brothers and most especially his nearest sibling Benjamin. It seems also that Joseph is overwhelmed with the wondrous works of God in his life over the years from his childhood dreams to…
Wilt Thou Indeed Rule Over Us
We Have Come to Worship Him The account of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ recorded in the two gospels of Matthew and Luke is filled with much drama as well as intrigue. Matthew seeks to speak to a largely Jewish Audience while Luke addresses Gentile readers. In the account written by Matthew he recounts the genealogy of the Lord Jesus Christ’s humanity connecting Him to Abraham and David as well as Joseph, who though not related to the Lord as a father through…
Foolish Presumption
The LORD Is Not Among You Numbers chapter 14 records an incidence where the people of Israel rouse themselves to venture into the land that God had promised presuming He would approve, (perhaps filled with some sort of remorse at God’s judgment of those who had brought an evil report from their surveying of the land of Canaan and in a seeming bid to placate the Lord’s wrath). Moses the man of God’s own choosing however warns them of the dangerous…
Longing for God’s Relief – Psalm 55
Oh that I had the Wings of a Dove David has been betrayed by his beloved son Absalom, his fatherhood despised by a son whom he was blessed with, a son whom he raised with a benevolent fatherly kindness that was boundless and now that very same son has taken the sharpest of knives and stabbed his father’s heart to his face. Worse still the people that he was made to rule over have taken counsel together to join together…
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Mayor Faulconer, Councilmember Alvarez Start New Year with Major Park Improvement
New Lights in San Ysidro Create Opportunities for After-School Youth Sports
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 - NEWS RELEASE
San Diego - Today Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer and City Councilmember David Alvarez hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for eight new sports field lights that will illuminate multipurpose and baseball fields at Larsen Field in San Ysidro. The City park, located at 455 Sycamore Drive, will now have additional fields open at night for youth soccer, flag football and baseball programs.
"Our mission to build 'One San Diego' means making sure our first-class parks are accessible and safe for children and families," Mayor Faulconer said. "The new lights at Larsen Field allow people in the neighborhood to enjoy their park more hours of the day while ensuring environmental and financial responsibility. I am proud our City staff developed an innovative plan that improves the lives of the residents in the San Ysidro neighborhood."
The project also included improvements that will make the new fields accessible for people with disabilities. The area features new drinking fountains, dugouts and walkways.
"The improved Larsen Field is a beautiful community asset for everyone in San Ysidro," Councilmember Alvarez said. "The new recreation field facilities features make this a model for our future park development efforts. I appreciate the hard work of the San Ysidro Recreation Council and City staff for making this new improved park a reality."
The project involved coordination between Engineering and Environmental Services staff to separate the building from the ball field electric load, and qualify for a special electric rate for outdoor sports and recreation nighttime operation provided by San Diego Gas and Electric. The City estimates that it will save up to 20 percent on this field's ongoing lighting expenses.
Joining Mayor Faulconer and Councilmember Alvarez were City Park and Recreation Director Herman Parker, Architectural Engineering and Parks Division Deputy Director Mark Nassar, Recreation Council President and San Ysidro School District Board Vice-President Antonio Martinez, and local residents.
CONTACT: Charles Chamberlayne at (619) 453-9911 or [email protected]
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Names For Days: Over 9,000 Names For People, Places, & Things
Angry Hamster Publishing is a role play and tabletop game publisher located in Leiden, the Netherlands. We love tabletop rpgs and have been making up our own stories since we opened our first role play book. The company was founded by Elizabeth Chaipraditkul in 2014 and has been dedicated to publishing quality role play games ever since.
Our brand is focused on bringing out products that we love, that bring joy to us and others, no matter how dark they are. WITCH: Fated Souls is the first game published by Angry Hamster Publishing and offers a complete new world and role playing system.
You can find more information on our company from our website: http://angryhamsterpublishing.com
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Searching for the Runner’s High
Our Newbie pursues that one perfect running moment.
By Kathryn Arnold
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Once, on a winter afternoon in 2014—during the era when I first tried and ultimately failed to become a runner—a magical thing happened. I was on a straightaway on the track in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx when, having persevered through my exhaustion and chill and the sensation of falling forward, I forgot myself and spaced out to the music in my ear-buds. Near that frantic end of “Message in a Bottle,” by The Police—“Sending out an SOS, sending out an SOS, I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my”—I stopped feeling my body. I was freed from the world and its petty tethers.
This Magical Thing I felt was, I gather now, the phenomenon known as “runner’s high.” I’d been warned that this cresting of the peak took much lead-legged staggering before it materialized, and I felt like I’d triumphed. I finished that song and another began—The Clash’s “Train in Vain”—and the elation continued. It felt like it might continue indefinitely. But I decided I was unwilling to push my luck, and decelerated to a walk. It wasn’t going to get better than that, right? I mean, I wasn’t really a runner, I didn’t look like one or act like one, so feeling like one was obviously a fluke. I moseyed around the track for a minute, then went home. I ran maybe six times after that, and never once felt that feeling again.
What can we learn from this? First, that one’s choice of running music matters. Beats per minute (BPM) of “Message in a Bottle”: 150. “Train in Vain”: 124. Those songs, I’ve recently discovered, help establish premium momentum without being so fast that I die (hello “Rock Lobster,” which clocks in at a heart-exploding 180). Pretty much anything between 120 and 150 works well for me, tempo-wise. By comparison, “The Long and Winding Road” is 76; thematic appropriateness aside, don’t plan on running to that unless you’re reenacting Chariots of Fire.
“But wait, back up,” I hear you saying—”You’re running now? Like, you’re done whining and wallowing in apprehension, and now you’re actually lifting your feet in a mostly rhythmic fashion?!” Yes! Roughly every other day for several months now, I’m proud to say. I feel bone-tired during the act, and my chest burns the entire time—in other words, running temporarily turns me into a 19th-century consumptive—but moving is steadily getting easier. I get home from work, put on my sausage-casing pants, try not to think about how I’m sacrificing a half hour of Hulu-on-the-couch time (30 minutes is as long as I can run, and that’s with two one-minute walk breaks), and feel really good about myself afterward.
I do not, however, feel The Magical Thing (TMT) on these runs.
I’m wondering when I will. I’m wondering if I will. And I’m worrying that, if I do manage to get lucky and feel TMT again, I’ll grind my gait to a halt the moment it hits. Why did I do that, that time in the park in 2014? Why didn’t I see where the elation would go, and ride it all the way to—what? Is there some runner’s Valhalla, a state of sustained euphoria in which every footfall feels like stomping marshmallows? Could be; I wouldn’t know. I bailed the second the magic magicked me.
I think I know why. If running were tolerable, even euphoric, for me, all the stuff I believed back then about myself—that I was fat and slow, uncoordinated and unathletic, and a weakling besides—would demand reexamination, and good lord, who has the wherewithal for that? Also, if I failed, I got to go back to the couch. Flagellating myself on said couch for being a slob and a quitter wasn’t exactly fun, but it seemed more appealing than committing to a life of sustained effort and indefinite chest pains. Not so much these days, though. Perhaps I’ve turned a corner, hit some developmental milestone, finally grown up. Whatever you want to call it, my thinking has shifted: Sustained effort is now much easier to swallow than a steady diet of self-inflicted insults. Who knew?
And so now I run. I’m running after that glorious Police moment, that TMT vibe, hoping it will enrapture me once again. (Actually, Sting lives several blocks away—maybe if I see him walking his dog, as I did once, I’ll collapse from an endorphin overdose.) I’m not just waiting for it to land, either. I’m going out to get it, and when I do, I’m hanging on. It’s been a long and winding road, to be sure, but this train hasn’t been running in vain.
Kathryn Arnold is a writer in New York City. She’s the author of the novel Bright Before Us (2011) and is currently stoking her TMT quest with Jackson Browne and Kendrick Lamar.
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Industry Veteran Terry Goddard Joins S.M. Osgood Co.
January 7, 2020 Written By: RV News Staff
RV aftermarket veteran Terry Goddard has joined manufacturer’s representative company S.M. Osgood Co. as RV regional sales manager. The move is S.M. Osgood’s first big hire in a push by new President Brandon Dekker, who took the helm in October, to grow the company’s RV division.
Goddard brings 32 years of RV industry experience to his new role, which he started last week. He is transitioning from focusing on aftermarket sales to working with OEMs while representing S.M. Osgood’s supplier clients.
“Terry‘s energy level and passion for the RV industry make him an incredible asset and team member at S.M. Osgood,” Dekker said. “We are looking forward to Terry bringing his experience from the last 32 years and working with our team to continue to build on our RV OEM business.”
Prior to joining S.M. Osgood, Goddard had been field sales representative at Tom Manning & Associates since 2015. He began his career in 1987 at Stag-Parkway, where he was outside sales rep, and took a larger role with NTP Distribution in 2001 as sales manager for Midwest states and Texas.
Goddard’s move to S.M. Osgood arose through the mutual respect he and Dekker developed interacting at industry events, Dekker said. He added that Goddard liked that the new role would have him spend most of his time in northern Indiana, where he lives.
The decades of experience Goddard has in the aftermarket will be directly applicable as he begins working with OEMs. Because he has such deep understanding of what consumers are adding on to their units, Dekker said, Goddard can share that knowledge with OEMs that want to build units with those features already included.
The addition of Goddard is a sign of things to come, Dekker said.
“We have a pretty aggressive growth plan over the next 12 months, including adding additional people to the team,” he said. “We’re really excited about the position we’re in and the direction we’re going.”
S.M. Osgood is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, but some of the company’s 17 employees work in the Elkhart office and four satellites elsewhere. The company splits its focus equally on representing suppliers in the RV and marine industries.
Dekker, who joined S.M. Osgood in 2015 and became president on Oct. 1, 2019, has sales experience in both industries. His predecessor as president, Tim Luehmann, still works for the company in aftermarket sales and sits on the board of directors.
The transition happened due to fortuitous timing, Dekker said: He was at a point in his career where he was ready to take on a leadership role, and Luehmann was at a point where he was ready to pass the baton to a worthy successor.
Dekker said his vision for the company’s future is to create synergies between the marine and RV divisions while building and growing the RV division.
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Marfa Girl
By Dan Fainaru2012-11-12T18:54:00+00:00
Dir/scr: Larry Clark. US. 2012. 106mins
Every new Larry Clark film breeds controversy and this one will be no exception. Targeting an audience of old flower children who fondly remember their once-upon-a-time free love slogans and under-18 adolescents who ask for nothing better than to believe in them, the celebrated photographer turned film director, using once again a cast of virtual unknowns, focuses this time on Marfa, a small Texan town near the Mexican border, to embark on a session of sexual therapy that may sound old-fashioned to some, daring to others and far too indulgently shaped to most.
With a more rigorous structure, less repetition and a bit more interest in what’s happening to his characters under their insouciant surface, the film might actually be an interesting portrait of a small American community.
Adding to the controversy, there is also Clark’s decision to release the film exclusively on his website (www.larryclark.com) and charge the equivalent of a ticket price for an access. Those familiar with Clark’s record track will certainly wonder how is this unlimited availability of the film going to sit with all the various attempts made in the past to clamp some kind of restriction or censorship on his work.
Despite his age, 69 year-old Clark’s knack for scandalising remains intact and the marathon of copulations unleashed here is bound to raise more than just a few eyebrows. He points his camera at a bunch of teenagers constantly engaging in sex, for them a pleasurable pastime which helps to dull the impending boredom induced by life in a small town. Emotional involvement is hardly a necessity in these circumstances - it all looks more like a sportive activity with performances to be improved by exploring in depth technical details such as the role of a woman’s clitoris or a man’s foreskin. Commitment is not essential, certainly not for any length of time.
Chosen as a meeting place between aspiring artists, white middle class residents, and its Mexican-American community consisting of recent or second generation immigrants, the Marfa location looks like a stagnant little place significantly cut up in the middle by railway tracks There is preciously little to do in it and Clark’s characters have indeed very few options to choose from.
No wonder Adam (Adam Minero), the half white, half Hispanic, 16 year-old riding his skateboard from sunrise to sunset from one end of the town to the other, manages in the course of the film to get two girls pregnant. First his present girlfriend Inez (Mercedes Maxwell) and practically at the same time, the slightly older Donna (Indigo Rael) whose drug-dealing husband is having a spell in the Austin jail. Then there is Adam’s single mother (Drake Burnette) who dotes on parrots and the promiscuous young artist next door (Mary Farley) who refuses to be defined a slut while men doing exactly the same things she does, are taken for cool players.
There is also a sound therapist who exorcises all evils in the final scene; a young waitress recently released from the strict supervision of her older brothers; a policeman bearing the emotional scars of war in Iraq, and finally the real bad apple, Tom (Jeremy St. James) another policeman who, after being brutalised in his childhood by a sadistic father, has turned into a sex pervert. With his exception, everyone in the film is cute and likeable, they are all freely sharing their personal hang-ups and getting along together just fine.
With a more rigorous structure, less repetition and a bit more interest in what’s happening to his characters under their insouciant surface, the film might actually be an interesting portrait of a small American community. Shot in typical Larry Clark fashion to resemble a documentary, featuring his usual quota of skateboards, light drugs and beat music, he indulges himself to such an extent when putting together his footage that after a while even the more lenient audience will realise Marfa is not a very exciting place to be in. No wonder his main character dreams of getting away from it, too.
Producer: Adam Sherman
Contact: www.larryclark.com
Cinematography: David Newbert
Editor: Affonso Goncalves
Music: Bobby Johnston (Party with Death by Jese Tejada)
Main cast: Adam Mediano, Mercedes Maxwell, Jeremy St. James, Drake Burnette, Mary Farley, Indigo Rael, Tina Therese, Jessie Tejada
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Kick-Off 2020 With Golden Tilefish!
We’re kicking off the New Year with two sustainable Whole Boat options! Call your Seattle Fish Co. Sales Rep or our friendly Customer Service team at 303-329-9595 to place your order today.
Seattle Fish Company believes in catching, growing and sourcing our seafood responsibly in order to ensure that our oceans are healthy for generations to come. Whole Boat is our weekly sustainable product program that highlights a fish or seafood item with a unique sustainability story to tell. This item may be bycatch or a lesser-known species, but will always be affordable and consciously sourced.
Description: Tilefish, sometimes known as “the clown of the sea,” are colorful fish. Because their diet is mainly made up of shellfish, Tilefish have a delicate, sweet flavor similar to lobster or crab.
Catch Method: Long Line Caught in the Gulf of Mexico by Captain Jack
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Aspen Food & Wine 2019
Another year of Aspen Food & Wine Classic has come and gone. Each year, after it’s over, we reflect on the whole weekend and frankly, we’re surprised that…. we’re still surprised. It seems that there is no limit, capacity or ceiling to be reached when it comes to the creativity displayed at the Classic. Each year the dishes get better – more beautiful, and more delicious. The chefs more creative and the speakers more inspirational.
But something else stuck out to us this year, and it has to do with those actually attending Food & Wine. People are asking questions – lots of them. Informed questions, probing to find out more details about what exactly they’re eating:
“Is this sustainable?”
“How was this raised and harvested?”
“Where is this from?”
“Who grew this?”
“Is this certified?”
As a supplier focused on bringing our customers sustainable, traceable food as much as possible, these questions are magic to our ears. It’s incredibly encouraging to see that people are interested in what they are consuming, and how it affects our planet’s resources. We expect (and hope) to see this trend to continue at future Food & Wine Classics and other festivals across the country.
This year, Seattle Fish Company is proud to have co-hosted and participated in several events, many of them centered around sustainability and responsibility throughout the food supply chain.
The Future of Food: Aquaculture Plated, Andrew Zimmern Luncheon
To kick off the weekend, Seattle Fish Company joined forces with Verlasso, Pacifico Aquaculture, Riverence, Island Creek, Fair Trade Seafood & Kosta Browne to co-host a luncheon with Chef Andrew Zimmern. Held on the outdoor patio of Casa Tua, the event educated attendees on the benefits and importance of aquaculture as a solution for continuing to feed our growing planet.
Zimmern spoke to the crowd about the need for immediate action in regards to sustainability efforts: “Today we are not facing a global health problem, or a global food problem, or a food insecurity problem. We don’t have a climate change issue. We’re having a humanitarian crisis on our planet. We are pushing problems that need to be solved today on to the plates of future generations. If we don’t take care of it ourselves and start advocating for the things we know to be true and right, there won’t be anything left for our children to advocate for. If you’re not for sustainability, then you’re not for caring for other human beings and you’re not for caring for our planet.”
Jennifer Bushman, Chef Andrew Zimmern and Julie Kuchepatov
Chef Andrew Zimmern (left) with Seattle Fish Company President, Derek Figueroa (right)
Along with Zimmern’s inspiring speech, attendees were fed sustainable bites from Verlasso, Pacifico, Island Creek, Riverence, Fair Trade Seafood and wines were supplied by Kosta Browne. There was ample networking among the thought leaders in attendance, and energizing conversations around how we can work together to make a positive difference in our industry, and for our future.
Poached Verlasso salmon
Island Creek Oysters
Guest being served sustainable bites
This was planned in collaboration with Jennifer Bushman. All seafood was hand-cut, packaged and delivered by Seattle Fish Company.
Kosta Browne @ The Peak (Buttermilk Mountain Event with Top Chefs)
As far as we know, there are no medals given out for the amazing views in Aspen. But if there were, the Kosta Brown @ The Peak Party would have taken home the gold. Attendees arrived at the base of Buttermilk Mountain and were greeted with caviar bumps and Island Creek oysters, before being whisked away on a chairlift and taken on a fifteen-minute ride to the top of the mountain.
Island Creek Oysters shucking fresh oysters for guests arriving at the Kosta Browne event.
Upon arrival at the top, the scenery seems to completely unfold and offer impressive, expansive views of the surrounding peaks. It was here that former Top Chef contestants prepared and were serving the crowd delicious bites.
Guests taking in the views from the top of Buttermilk Mountain.
Chef Michelle Minori’s dish:
Pickled Mussels, Paprika, Black Garlic, Pine Nuts
Chef Brandon Rosen’s dish:
Herb Crusted Lamb Loin, Cheery & Black Olive Glazed Swiss Chard, Potato Mousseline, Topped with Seeded Bread & Parmesan Tuile with Mustard & Chive Flowers
Chef Eddie Konrad’s dish: Verlasso salmon with Green Tomato & Cabbage “Chow Chow”
Cochon 555: Heritage Fire Snowmass
One of our favorite events of the weekend, Heritage Fire, takes place at the base of Snowmass Village. All of the dishes served at Heritage Fire are prepared over open flame, challenging the chefs to come up with dishes that may be a little out of their comfort zone or at least different from their usual indoor kitchen approach.
Seattle Fish Company collaborated closely with the Cochon 555 team to select seafood and non-seafood proteins that could be used at the event, including: Niceland wolffish, whole Rosen lamb, Miller Chicken, Colorado hybrid striped bass, octopus, and more.
Chef Kelly Whitaker cooks whole wolffish from Niceland Seafood at Heritage Fire.
The next Cochon 555 Heritage Fire event is on August 11th, at Acreage by Stem Ciders in Layfayette, Colorado. Make sure to get your ticket now before it sells out!
That’s a wrap for Aspen Food & Wine 2019. Thank you to our strategic partners for your hard work in collaborating on, planning and executing these events, and especially to our customers, who work hard all weekend long to turn “ingredients” into magical dishes for everyone to enjoy. We’ll be dreaming about it until next year!
This entry was posted in Events, On The Plate, Our People, Our World, Sustainability, Uncategorized on June 27, 2019 by Taylor Laitsch.
Meet The Maker: Verlasso Salmon
Seattle Fish Company is proud to offer hundreds of vendors and products in our portfolio in order to provide you with extensive choices when it comes to selecting high-quality, unique and delicious products for your kitchen, menu, or store. We want you to have the same opportunity we do to get to know those farmers, makers and producers on a deeper level – so we’re launching a new blog series to do just that! Introducing: Meet The Maker.
Each time we do a “Meet The Maker” blog post, we’ll profile one of our fantastic vendors and provide you with an inside look at who they are, why they do what they do, and what kind(s) of products they have to offer.
Today we’d like to introduce you to Verlasso Salmon, a sustainable, open-ocean salmon producer out of Chilean Patagonia.
Who is Verlasso?
Verlasso has been a leader in sustainable salmon farming practices for nearly a decade. They work closely with their local communities in Patagonia to reduce environmental impact with proven innovative sustainable farming techniques. Verlasso is pioneering new traditions in harmonious aquaculture and is a truly trusted source for sustainable quality salmon.
Seattle Fish Company and Verlasso share a belief that we are part of a unique space that will help supply a growing population with the most sustainable protein for generations to come. At its core, this mission is philanthropic and has the highest level of intent.
Verlasso is the first farmed salmon to ever receive a “Good Alternative” or “MBA Yellow” rating from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The “Good Alternative” rating comes from an extensive evaluation of how Verlasso’s farming practices have minimal impact on the environment,1:1 fish in fish out ratio and low pen densities.
Why Chilean Patagonia?
The pristine deep fjords, measuring in some places more than 75 meters deep make them the perfect place to farm Verlasso salmon. In some cases, these fjords are more than a three-hour boat ride from the nearest population. This minimizes any risk of industrial pollutants or PCB’s in the water that could potentially cause a negative effect on the farms.
Through strict farming practices, a no-kill policy on predators and extensive fallowing periods, we work each and every day to protect what is considered in the aquaculture industry to be one of the last and best remaining aquaculture locations in the world.
Want to learn more about Verlasso?
Check out Verlasso’s website here, and follow them on Instagram and Facebook. You can also find them at Seattle Fish Company food shows all year long, and at Aspen Food & Wine every summer.
This entry was posted in At The Source, Our People, Our World, Sustainability on October 5, 2018 by Taylor Laitsch.
Strategic Sourcing In The Seafood World
Taking A Stance
Seattle Fish Company has long been committed to making the right choices – we pride ourselves on constantly finding new ways to be sustainable, resource efficient and environmentally conscious. We also take the sourcing of our product very seriously. Our Purchasing department works hard to source product of high quality and integrity through research, relationship building and careful consideration.
*Image credit World Wildlife Foundation
Mac Paranto, Seattle Fish Company Sustainability Coordinator and Colorado State University alum, is particularly focused on the impact we’re leaving on the environment when we source our seafood. We want do our part to ensure oceans stay healthy and that seafood is available for future generations, which means sourcing seafood that isn’t overfished and doesn’t damage the ocean environment when caught. We are dealing with a natural resource and must take into consideration demand as well as wildlife conservation.
For example, when Bluefin tuna entered the endangered species list, we took swift action: making the conscious choice to no longer source and sell Bluefin tuna. According to the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), “Bluefin tuna populations have declined severely from overfishing and illegal fishing over the past few decades –not just Atlantic bluefin tuna, but also Pacific bluefin tuna and Southern bluefin tuna. Population declines have been largely driven by the demand for this fish in high end sushi markets. Although tuna do provide food and livelihoods for people, they are more than just seafood. Tuna are a top predator in the marine food chain, maintaining a balance that is critical in the ocean environment.”
Traceable Alternatives
Bluefin tuna becoming endangered is troubling, however, that doesn’t mean you can’t eat tuna at all. By working closely with our vendor partners, we’re proud to offer two alternative tuna options to our customers: domestic Yellowfin tuna from Hawaii and the Gulf of Mexico (MBA yellow rated), or Yellowfin tuna from a FIP (Fishery Improvement Project) in Costa Rica. These fish are traceable via a QR code which provides information like vessel name, captain, and method of harvest. Should Yellowfin tuna not be available, we will work to source MBA yellow rated Bigeye tuna as needed.
*Screenshot courtesy of ChefsTrading CT-tag
Sri Lanka Tuna Fishery Improvement Project
An exciting step in the right direction, Sea Pact recently announced industry funding for a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) in Sri Lanka that will work to reduce the impact of longline fisheries for yellowfin and bigeye tuna and swordfish on endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) non-target species.
“We look forward to working with all the different stakeholders on this project and helping drive industry change on tuna sustainability forward” said our Chief Operating Officer and chair of Sea Pact Advisory Council, Hamish Walker.
Eat a variety of seafood! One of the greatest things about this protein is its variety. There are, quite literally, millions of fish in the sea. Ask the seafood specialist at your local grocery store for specifics on what type of fish is in their case, and encourage them to bring in sustainable seafood you can feel great about eating.
You can also download Monterey Bay Aquarium’s app Seafood Watch, which provides free, up-to-date seafood recommendations and ratings and places near you that serve ocean-friendly seafood.
If you have any questions on our strategic sourcing strategy, please feel free to contact us at any time by emailing info@seattlefish.com or following our blog on www.seattlefish.com.
To follow the progress of the Sri Lanka Tuna FIP, visit fisheryprogress.org.
SeaPact is an innovative collaboration of ten leading North American seafood companies working together to drive seafood industry sustainability progress globally.
This entry was posted in Our People, Our World, Sustainability, The Business of Seafood on June 29, 2018 by Taylor Laitsch.
CO restaurants now serving MSC-certified seafood through Seattle Fish Co.
Denver restaurants Bamboo Sushi, To the Wind Bistro and Pub 17 on Welton Street, together with Boulder’s Wild Standard and Vail’s Terra Bistro, have become the firsts in Colorado to serve Marine Stewardship Council certified seafood and display the blue MSC ecolabel. Coloradans now have five convenient dining options for discovering and experiencing MSC certified sustainable seafood.
The blue MSC ecolabel assures consumers that the fish they are enjoying comes from a sustainable and well-managed fishery that has been independently certified, ensuring that fish populations, and the ecosystems upon which they depend, remain healthy and productive. Each supplied by Colorado-based Seattle Fish Co., the independent restaurants are artfully preparing a variety of MSC certified seafood options for their customers to enjoy, knowing there will be plenty more for tomorrow.
This spring, the Portland, Oregon-based Bamboo Sushi – the first certified-sustainable sushi restaurant in the U.S. – celebrated the opening of its location in Avanti Food & Beverage and plans to open a larger Denver location later this year. Bamboo Sushi founder and CEO Kristofor Lofgren said, “We believe it is imperative to create a restaurant where people can get the freshest and best fish possible, while simultaneously helping to save the oceans and marine life.”
Commenting on To the Wind Bistro’s participation, owners/chefs Royce Oliviera and Leanne Adamson, said: “At our small, neighborhood restaurant, the menu changes daily, but one thing we never want to see go away is fresh seafood. It’s important to us that the fish we prepare for our guests is going to be around for them to enjoy again tomorrow.”
Executive chef John Treusein of Pub 17 on Welton Street in Grand Hyatt Denver noted: “The Marine Stewardship Council is the perfect complement to Hyatt’s culinary concept: Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served, promoting healthy people, healthy communities and a healthy planet.”
Derek Beril, executive chef of Wild Standard explained: “Serving MSC certified seafood is part of our pledge to land and sea. Not only will people get to experience an exciting cuisine, they will also know that they are helping to ensure that the sea and all its treasures are there for coming generations.”
Terra Bistro executive chef Shawn Miller said: “We diligently research the origins, treatment, cultivation, and harvest methods of everything we purchase.” Terra Bistro chef de cuisine Rob Lewis continued, “The heart and soul of Terra Bistro lies in our dedication to forming alliances with farmers, ranchers, fisheries, and suppliers who care for their ingredients and products in accordance with our core values. As a result, our recipes and menu items are developed from a foundation of perfect beginnings.”
The MSC is widely recognized as the world’s most credible certification program for wild-caught sustainable seafood and supply chain traceability. Any organization selling or handling MSC certified seafood must ensure that it is correctly labeled and kept separate from other non-certified seafood at all times. This ensures that MSC labeled seafood can be traced back to a sustainable source.
Derek Figueroa, Chief Operating Officer, Seattle Fish Co.: “Seattle Fish was the first in the Rocky Mountain region to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council as a supplier of sustainable seafood – from catch to cook. Our commitment to sustainability is deeper than ever. The partnership between these committed restaurants, Seattle Fish, and the MSC is an example of our continued focus on responsible sourcing and speaks to our guiding principle, “We Sustainably Feed People”. It’s exciting to work with the MSC and these innovative restaurants to promote sustainable seafood in Colorado.”
Maggie Beaton, MSC commercial manager – Americas, said: “This is an important milestone for the MSC and sustainable seafood in Colorado. The restaurants participating with the MSC are demonstrating to their customers the importance of sustainable seafood. I’m proud of our Colorado partners for taking this bold and important step.”
Media contact: Jon Corsiglia; jon.corsiglia@msc.org; 202-793-3286
Commercial contact: Maggie Beaton; maggie.beaton@msc.org; 206-631-2497
About the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organization. Our vision is for the world’s oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. Our ecolabel and certification program recognizes and rewards sustainable fishing practices and is helping create a more sustainable seafood market.
The blue MSC label on a seafood product means that:
▪ It comes from a wild-catch fishery which has been independently certified to the MSC’s science-based standard for environmentally sustainable fishing.
▪ It’s fully traceable to a sustainable source.
More than 280 fisheries in over 35 countries are certified to the MSC’s Standard. These fisheries have a combined annual seafood production of almost nine million metric tons, representing close to 10 percent of annual global yields. Over 20,000 seafood products worldwide carry the blue MSC label.
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Page 2: Why Netflix Is Thinking Backwards By Considering Pre-Roll Commercials
Posted on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 by Peter Sciretta
Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness.
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Why Netflix Is Thinking Backwards By Considering Pre-Roll Commercials
Earlier this week it was revealed that Netflix is testing pre and post-roll advertisements. But no need to freak out just yet, the company claims they are only running the test on “some of our original programming” and that “this may never come to all our members.” If Netflix were to decide to run third party ads before or during original content for paying subscribers, I would be angry. Netflix is a premium television service and paying subscribers should not be subjected to paid advertising.
This is my biggest issue with Hulu Plus, its the freemium model but the premium version doesn’t even allow you to bypass the paid commercials.
The big detail many internet reports missed is that Netflix is not testing third-party advertisements but commercials for their own programs, kind of like how HBO and Showtime advertise their upcoming specials and series between their new episodes and movies. And I’m not sure I mind this, as long as Netflix gives uses the ability to skip the commercial if they want to and dive right into the content.
Imagine binge watching House of Cards and having to sit through a commercial before and after each episode — even if it were for another Netflix original show, it would get old fast. You’d also get the Hulu problem where the advertisements would probably end up being the same commercial for the same thing, and nothing is more annoying than having to rewatch the same ad over and over.
I think this speaks to a much larger issue with Netflix. Their content library has become too big and it’s often times hard to find exactly what you’re looking for. Sure Netflix tries its best to highlight popular content, but sometimes it takes a direct search to find an exact movie or series which doesn’t seem to be visible in the category views. And with most set-top box versions of Netflix, doing a direct search is a frustrating experience without a keyboard. Netflix is creating a lot of new content, and some of it is getting missed by most users of the service. So I can understand why they would want to do pre or post roll commercials for some of this unique programming.
But pre and post roll advertisements seem like the old way of advertising on this next generation platform. It seems to me that promoting new shows and new content could be done in a more unique way.
Netflix has spent a great amount of money tweaking their recommendation engine, why not use that data to have a picture-in-picture box featuring an interactive host present promos for shows and movies that might interest the subscriber, as well as highlighting some of the cool new original programing? Or maybe present the new original series in a more interactive way through the main menu of the Netflix platform. What that would look like, I’m not sure, but it sounds more in line with the platform than disruptive, archaic commercials before and after content. At least with the picture-in-picture idea the promos would run while you’re looking for content and not stand in your way preventing you from watching the content after you have made a decision and are ready to go.
And thanks for Steve for suggesting this topic on Periscope.
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Optimizing Long Lists Of Yes / No Values With JavaScript
Coding, JavaScript
Very frequently in Web development (and programming in general), you need to store a long list of boolean values (yes/no, true/false, checked/unchecked… you get the idea) into something that accepts only strings. Maybe it’s because you want to store them in localStorage or in a cookie, or send them through the body of an HTTP request. I’ve needed to do this countless times.
The last time I stumbled on such a case wasn’t with my own code. It was when Christian Heilmann showed me his then new slide deck, with a cool feature where you could toggle the visibility of individual slides in and out of the presentation. On seeing it, I was impressed. Looking more closely, though, I realized that the checkbox states did not persist after the page reloaded.
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So, someone could spend a long time carefully tweaking their slides, only to accidentally hit F5 or crash their browser, and then — boom! — all their work would be lost. Christian told me that he was already working on storing the checkbox states in localStorage. Then, naturally, we endlessly debated the storage format. That debate inspired me to write this article, to explore the various approaches in depth.
Using An Array
We have two (reasonable) ways to model our data in an array. One is to store true/false values, like so:
[false, true, true, false, false, true, true]
The other is to store an array of 0s and 1s, like so:
[0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1]
Whichever solution we go with, we will ultimately have to convert it to a string, and then convert it back to an array when it is read. We have two ways to proceed: either with the old Array#join() (or Array#toString()) and String#split(), or with the fancier JSON.stringify() and JSON.parse().
With the JSON way, the code will be somewhat shorter, although it is the JavaScript equivalent of slicing bread with a chainsaw. Not only there is a performance impact in most browsers, but you’re also cutting down browser support quite a bit.
The main drawback of using array-based strings is their size in bytes. If you go with the number method, you would use almost 2 characters per number (or, more precisely, 2N − 1, since you’d need one delimiter per number, except for the last one):
[0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1].toString().length // 13, for 7 values
So, for 512 numbers, that would be 1023 characters or 2 KB, since JavaScript uses UTF-16. If you go with the boolean method, it’s even worse:
[false, true, true, false, false, true, true].toString().length // 37, also for 7 values
That’s around 5 to 6 characters per value, so 2560 to 3072 characters for 512 numbers (which is 5 to 6 KB). JSON.stringify() even wastes 2 more characters in each case, for the opening and closing brackets, but its advantage is that you get your original value types back with JSON.parse() instead of strings.
Using A String
Using a string saves some space, because no delimiters are involved. For example, if you go with the number approach and store strings like ‘01001101010111’, you are essentially storing one character per value, which is 100% better than the better of the two previous approaches. You can then get the values into an array by using String#split:
'01001101010111'.split(’); // ['0','1','0','0','1','1','0','1','0','1','0','1','1','1']
Or you could just loop over the string using string.charAt(i) — or even the string indexes (string[i]), if you don’t care about older browsers.
Using Bitfields
Did the previous method make you think of binary numbers? It’s not just you. The concept of bitfields is quite popular in other programming languages, but not so much in JavaScript. In a nutshell, bitfields are used to pack a lot of boolean values into the bits of the boolean representation of a number. For example, if you have eight values (true, false, false, true, false, true, true, false), the number would be 10010110 in binary; so, 150 in decimal and 96 in hex. That’s 2 characters instead of 8, so 75% saved. In general, 1 digit in the hex representation corresponds to exactly 4 bits. (That’s because 16 = 24. In general, in a base2n system, you can pack n bits into every base2n digit.) So, we weren’t lucky with that 75%; it’s always that much.
Thus, instead of storing that string as a string and using 1 character per value, we can be smarter and convert it to a (hex) number first. How do we do that? It’s no more than a line of code:
parseInt('10010110', 2).toString(16); // returns '96'
And how do we read it back? That’s just as simple:
parseInt('96', 16).toString(2); // returns '10010110'
From this point on, we can follow the same process as the previous method to loop over the values and do something useful with them.
Can We Do Better?
In fact, we can! Why convert it to a hex (base 16) number, which uses only 6 of the 26 alphabet letters? The Number#toString() method allows us to go up to base 36 (throwing a RangeError for >= 37), which effectively uses all letters in the alphabet, all the way up to z! This way, we can have a compression of up to 6 characters for 32 values, which means saving up to 81.25% compared to the plain string method! And the code is just as simple:
parseInt( '1001011000', 2).toString(36); // returns 'go' (instead of '258', which would be the hex version)
parseInt('go', 36).toString(2); // returns '1001011000'
For some of you, this will be enough. But I can almost hear the more inquisitive minds out there shouting, “But we have capital letters, we have other symbols, we are still not using strings to their full potential!” And you’d be right. There is a reason why every time you open a binary file in a text editor, you get weird symbols mixed with numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters and whatnot. Every character in an UTF-16 string is a 2 bytes (16 bits), which means that if we use the right compression algorithm, we should be able to store 16 yes/no values in it (saving 93.75% from the string method).
The problem is that JavaScript doesn’t offer a built-in way to do that, so the code becomes a bit more complicated.
Packing 16 Values Into One Character
You can use String.fromCharCode to get the individual characters. It accepts a numerical value of up to 65,535 and returns a character (and for values greater than that, it returns an empty string).
So, we have to split our string into chunks of 16 characters in size. We can do that through .match(/.{1,16}/g). To sum up, the full solution would look like this:
function pack(/* string */ values) {
var chunks = values.match(/.{1,16}/g), packed = ’;
for (var i=0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
packed += String.fromCharCode(parseInt(chunks[i], 2));
return packed;
function unpack(/* string */ packed) {
var values = ’;
for (var i=0; i < packed.length; i++) {
values += packed.charCodeAt(i).toString(2);
return values;
It wasn’t that hard, was it?
With these few lines of code, you can pack the aforementioned 512 values into — drum roll, please — 32 characters (64 bytes)!
Quite an improvement over our original 2 KB (with the array method), isn’t it?
Numbers in JavaScript have limits. For the methods discussed here that involve an intermediate state of converting to a number, the limit appears to be 1023 yes/no values, because parseInt(‘1111…1111’, 2) returns Infinity when the number of aces is bigger than 1023. This limit does not apply to the last method, because we’re only converting blocks of bits instead of the whole thing. And, of course, it doesn’t apply to the first two methods (array and string) because they don’t involve packing the values into an integer.
“I Think You Took It A Bit Too Far”
This might be overkill for some cases. But it will definitely come in handy when you want to store a lot of boolean values in any limited space that can only store strings. And no optimization is overkill for things that go through the wire frequently. For example, cookies are sent on every single request, so they should be as tiny as possible. Another use case would be online multiplayer games, for which response times should be lightning-fast, otherwise the games wouldn’t be fun.
And even if this kind of optimization isn’t your thing, I hope you’ve found the thought process and the code involved educational.
Thanks to Eli Grey and Jonas Wagner for their advice and corrections
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Broncos Help U.S. U-20 Team to Victory in First Game of World Championships
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team scored three unanswered goals in the second half to down Paraguay 3-1 tonight in the first match of Group F of the FIFA World Youth Championship at Al-Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Forward Ed Johnson led the way for the U.S. with a goal and an assist to Mike Magee, while Bobby Convey put the game out of reach with a stunning upper-90 finish late in the second half.
The victory gave the U.S. three points and pushed them to the top of Group F (after South Korea's 2-0 victory over Germany). The U.S. will face Germany in the second game of the tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 5:45 p.m. local (8:45 a.m. ET) at Al-Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The match will be televised live by Galavision beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET (delayed on the West Coast at 8:30 a.m. PT), and can also be followed live on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics.
The three goals were the second most the U.S. has scored in an opening match of a World Youth Championship in nine attempts, only bettered by a 6-0 thrashing of Turkey in 1993.
"This was a great effort by every player on the field," said U.S. Under-20 head coach Thomas Rongen. "After going down a goal early in the game the guys didn't give in and came out in the second half and played excellent. It was a remarkable effort and a crucial win as it provides us with three points right away."
The U.S. was put on their heels early as Paraguay came out attacking and came away with a 1-0 lead after just five minutes of play, scoring off a set piece just outside the 18-yard box. Paraguay was awarded the free kick after U.S. 'keeper Steve Cronin flattened Paraguay forward Nelson Valdez just outside the box, while attempting to clear a long ball served in from the midfield. Cronin sprinted off his line to try and cut off the pass and knock it away, but made contact with Valdez, who was also being closely guarded by defender Chad Marshall. Cronin was given a caution for the foul.
On the ensuing indirect free kick, Julio Dos Santos quickly touched the ball to captain Edgar Barreto, who deadened the ball, leaving it for Santos to run onto. Santos struck the ball with an amazing velocity, driving it around the U.S. wall and off the lower left post into the net, giving Cronin no chance to come up with a save.
The U.S. struggled to find their rhythm in the first half after Paraguay's early strike. Attempts by starting midfielders Bobby Convey and Ricardo Clark at through balls were stifled during most of the first 45 minutes and the U.S. was only able to garner one shot on goal.
Despite being behind, Rongen didn't make any substitutions to start the second half, but he did make one change on the field, switching right midfielder Santino Quaranta and Mapp, who had started on the left midfield position.
The swap changed the match, as eight minutes into the second half Quaranta got free on the left flank and swerved in a ball to Johnson. Roaming the box before the cross, Johnson's quick first step got him free from defender Victor Mareco and allowed him to bury the header into the back of the net past a helpless Silva.
Led by Convey, the U.S. began to find more openings in the final third of the field after tying the match. At the same time, the U.S. defense was able to do a better job of closing down Paraguay's players up front and not letting them find open looks on goal.
In the 68th minute, the U.S. took the lead and never looked back. The attack started with Marshall hitting a pass upfield to Mapp, who gave a cheeky one-time back flick to a streaking Johnson down the right sideline. Johnson dribbled into the box and ripped a shot on goal that Silva couldn't handle as it deflected off the 'keeper's hands to Magee at the middle of the frame. Magee was able to outmuscle his defender and tap the ball into the wide-open net.
Twelve minute later, Convey guaranteed the U.S. three points from their first match with a spectacular finish. Getting the ball from Johnson on the right side, Convey turned up towards goal. After getting just inside the penalty area, Convey pushed the ball to his left past a number of defenders and let loose a left-footed bomb into the upper-left hand corner of the goal. The strike froze the Paraguay defenders and sent the U.S. players into a frenzy and was one of the best goals of the tournament so far.
In the first half, the U.S. had the most of its opportunities start from the left midfield, as defender Zak Whitbread pushed forward a number of times to team with Mapp and send in some dangerous serves. In the 38th minute, Whitbread served up a blistering cross that Magee flicked towards goal, just missing the right post by a foot.
The USA's best scoring opportunity came in the 23rd minute, after a nice buildup on the left flank. Justin Mapp was able to get free and send in a cross that found Magee wide open six feet from the far post, but the forward couldn't get enough power on his header sending it directly into the arms of 'keeper Anthony Silva.
On the opposite end of the field, Paraguay looked dangerous for most of the first half. In the 30th minute after a nice bit of play on the right side of the box by forwards Nelson and Dante Lopez, the ball was dropped to defender Victor Moreco, who tested Cronin from about 12-yards out. Cronin (5 saves) did well to stay in front of the shot, knocking it wide for one of six corner kicks Paraguay would have on the night.
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January 28, 2004 Men's Soccer Academy Begins Registration
January 16, 2004 Cochrane and Cronin Each Drafted by San Jose Earthquakes
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December 31, 2003 Cronin Invited to U.S. U-23 National Team Camp
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Artist: Onlyou
Play I've Been There
By Onlyou
A passionate and full / rich sounding Rock / Pop-rock track. Lyrics about being upset about getting older and realizing that you haven’t accomplished what you want to in life yet. Also, it’s important to live life to the fullest while you are young. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Play Come Back Around (Onlyou)
A rich and full sounding rock / pop-rock track. Girl is upset with the boy over his ex. Boy’s heart is damaged from previous relationship. He tells the girl that his ex means nothing, and that he will be patient and wait for her to come around. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Play Unprepared
Acoustic Pop / Light Rock with male vocal. Lyrics about feeling like someone could care less about whether you stick around in a relationship or leave. The girl tries to explain why she wants to leave and how it’s for the better and the guy doesn’t understand and misses her. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Play In Arms
A relationship between a broken home girl and a well off guy that felt good about being able to pick-up women. They’re perfect for each other. The guy falls in love with the girl unexpectedly. Also available as an instrumental version which is a nice instrumental rock track in it's own right, with a full guitar rock sound, suitable for Men & Motors, road trips and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 71 BPM]
Play By Your Side (Onlyou)
A rich, full and passionate Rock / Pop-Rock track featuring layers of guitars, drums, bass and male vocal. Lyrics about a girl and guy break-up. The guy doesn’t want to change who he is to please someone. She tries to get him back, but he refuses to consider it because he’s already been seeing someone else. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
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Action/Adventure / War / Film
Shout At The Devil
Released: October 8, 2013 • Available in US & Canada
Screen legends Lee Marvin (The Dirty Dozen) and Roger Moore (Live and Let Die) unite to Shout at the Devil in this epic tale of adventure and revenge. Set in German East Africa just prior to World War I, Shout at the Devil is the story of Flynn O'Flynn (Marvin) and Sebastian Oldsmith (Moore), two men who have teamed up on a series of illicit poaching raids. Their actions soon catch the eye of German Commissioner Herman Fleischer, who uses his authority to enact a terrible punishment. O'Flynn and Oldsmith embark on a personal campaign against Fleischer, eventually being recruited by the allied forces to take on an even bigger target-an elusive German battleship.
Also starring Ian Holm (Alien, The Lord of the Rings) and Barbara Parkins (Valley of the Dolls), Shout at the Devil is an exciting mix of humor, action, and the unique chemistry shared between two of Hollywood's finest stars. Join Marvin and Moore on this grand adventure, now available on Blu-Ray!
Peter R. Hunt Director
Barbara Parkins Actor
Lee Marvin Actor
Roger Moore Actor
Alastair Reid Writer
Stanley Price Writer
Michael Klinger Producer
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1MDB prosecutors said to eye ex-Goldman banker's money moves
US prosecutors investigating Goldman Sachs Group’s role in raising almost $6 billion for Malaysia’s 1MDB investment fund are asking questions about money flowing through accounts linked to Tim Leissner, the lead banker behind the transactions, according to people familiar with the matter.
Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Justice Department have been interviewing bankers familiar with 1Malaysia Development Bhd about Leissner’s network of relationships with politically connected Malaysians, said the people, who asked not to be named because the queries aren’t public.
In interviews as recent as last month, the people said, the US officials asked about the association between Leissner, who left Goldman Sachs in February 2016, and Low Taek Jho, who the Justice Department said in July was at the centre of a scheme that siphoned more than $3 billion dollars from 1MDB. US investigators are asking in particular whether money was sent from a Leissner-linked account to an entity controlled by someone tied to the Malaysian government, one of the people said. Leissner’s attorney, Marc Harris, declined to comment. An official who answered the phone at Low’s Hong Kong-based company Jynwel Capital said he wasn’t available.
It’s not the first time US officials have scrutinised personal transactions of Goldman’s lead banker for troubled 1MDB. US authorities said last year in court filings that several million dollars from 1MDB ended up in an account belonging to 1MDB’s top lawyer Jasmine Loo. She later transferred several thousand dollars to Leissner, people familiar with the matter have said. Attempts to reach Loo weren’t successful.
The US look into 1MDB money flows is part of a globe-spanning effort. Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg and other countries are also investigating the roles banks and individuals may have played in plowing cash from the fund into luxury real estate, art, lavish parties and even movie productions.
Goldman Sachs and the Justice Department also declined to comment.
No official role
Investigators also asked about Leissner’s interactions with Roger Ng, a former Goldman colleague who worked on the 1MDB funding, the person said. Ng, a Malaysian national, was head of Goldman’s Southeast Asian sales and trading business at the time of his resignation in April 2014. Ng, who has not been publicly charged with any crimes, declined to comment when contacted by phone.
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Traces of GM rice in US food chain a huge cause for concern - Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today expressed her concerns after it emerged that small amounts of unapproved GM rice had found its way into the US feed and food chain. Ms McDonald said that "such contamination was reflective of the unpredictability and instability of GM products".
Speaking today Ms McDonald said:
"The revelation that traces of unapproved genetically modified rice were detected in both Missouri and Arkansas is a worrying development. It remains unclear as to how it developed in the 2005 harvest and how widely it has spread but clearly there are warning signs emerging as to the unpredictability and instability of GM products.
"The European Commission must monitor this situation closely, however it is difficult to have faith in an EU Commission which is unashamedly pro-GM and in fact has given the go ahead for the American company Monsanto to sell GM maize in the 26 counties for use in animal feed.
"Sinn Féin has long warned of the potential dangers associated with GM products. Research released in Britain last year showed that some GM crops can cause harm to other life forms. Results of a trial on a herbicide resistant oilseed rape had confirmed that the herbicide used had harmful effects on other plants, birds and insects.
"Sinn Féin favours a GM free Europe. It is my belief that the majority of Irish consumers are also opposed to the introduction of GMOs to Ireland. Farmers are genuinely concerned about the introduction of GM seed, food and animal foodstuffs into this country, thus shattering Ireland's international image as a clean green society. Environmental groups have consistently warned that GM foods have not been adequately tested to ascertain their long-term effects on human health." ENDS
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https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Ninety-Percent-of-Everything-by-Rose-George-4739377.php
'Ninety Percent of Everything,' by Rose George
By John McMurtrie
Updated 2:30 pm PDT, Monday, August 19, 2013
“Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate,”
Photo: Unknown
Ninety Percent of Everything
Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
By Rose George
(Metropolitan; 287 pages; $28)
Much as you might fancy yourself a world traveler, chances are that even the lowliest objects by your side at this very moment - a pen, a coffee mug, a saltshaker - have been around the globe, on the high seas, more than you ever will be.
It's easy to forget that so many of the goods that surround us made long journeys across vast stretches of ocean to reach their destination, but we're awakened to the fact in Rose George's engrossing and revelatory new book, "Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate."
"There are no ordinary citizens to witness the workings of an industry that is one of the most fundamental to their daily existence," George writes. Shipping is "the reason behind your cheap T-shirt and reasonably priced television. But who looks behind a television now and sees the ship that brought it?"
Yet this isn't just a story of stuff on ships. An English journalist who wrote "The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters," George not only explores a little-known world of commerce but also introduces readers to the many people who make shipping possible. That she does so with great empathy and self-effacing humor, much like Mary Roach, makes her subjects especially appealing.
George admits early to being "an islander who has never been maritime." She alludes to personal reasons for wanting to escape land, but the thrill of this enormous "wild place out of sight" also has a lot to do with what compels her to embark on a five-week, 9,288-nautical-mile trip from England to Singapore.
The ship that takes her is the Maersk Kendal. George immediately warms to it. Even though Maersk is a giant Danish company, not many are familiar with its name: "It is the Coca-Cola of freight with none of the fame," she writes. Also: "I like that Maersk is a first name. It's like a massive global corporation named Derek."
The Kendal is a midsize ship, which is to say its deck is the length of "only" three football fields. Others might prefer the look of a spiffy, all-white cruise ship, but not George: "Give me instead this working ship laden with her multicolored box stacks."
George nicely conveys the utilitarian beauty of these thousands of containers, which are also known as TEUs, for 20-foot-equivalent unit containers. "I watch a crane lifting a TEU into the air, its cables dancing the box across onto the ship, thudding it into place in front of my porthole, then retracing with serpentine loops. The movement would be balletic if it weren't for the thuds."
Of course, as George realizes over time, there are less graceful aspects to being on a container ship. "Seafarers," she writes, "still regularly joke that their job is like being in prison with a salary. This is not accurate. When the academic Erol Kahveci surveyed British prison literature while researching conditions at sea, he found that 'the provision of leisure, recreation, religious service and communication facilities are better in U.K. prisons than ... on many ships.' "
The facts are indeed bleak. Seafarers are 10 times more likely to die on the job than landlubbers. "Men fall off gangways or are crushed between the ship and the quay," George writes. "They are thrown by swells against steel machinery. They suffocate." There are 2,000 seafarer fatalities every year. Every week, at least two ships sink.
Seafarers aren't helped by the so-called flag of convenience. "Even offshore bankers," George writes, "have not developed a system as intricately elusive as the flag of convenience, under which ships can fly the flag of a state that has nothing to do with its owner, cargo, crew, or route." The result? "No requirement to pay expensive American or British crews who are protected by unions and legislation."
And then there are pirates: At the time of George's trip, 544 seafarers were being held hostage by them.
It's enough to make a sailor turn to drink - were alcohol not prohibited on Maersk ships. And no use thinking about calling home: Cell phones don't work at sea. And only 12 percent of the ship crew have Internet access at sea.
Given all this, it comes as no great surprise, as George relates, that seafarers can be a tough, stoic lot. But their humanity comes through as well. There is the chef, Pinky - the only woman on the 21-person multinational crew - who misses her young son in the Philippines and sets aside pepper seeds on a windowsill: "They are for my big garden. If I plant enough peppers, I won't have to go to sea."
And overseeing the operation is Captain Glenn, an old soul, and a kind one. "He is clean-shaven, gray-haired, and ascetic to look at," writes George, "but his accent has the warm tones of the north of England and so does his manner."
The 4-year-old Kendal is an 80,000-ton, heavily automated beast with a wheel made of "mundane plastic, the kind that would suit a video arcade game," but Glenn views the ship with the reverence Captain Cook might have had for his Endeavour, saluting "her every day with a stroke or a tap, a formal and ritual greeting," George writes. "Isn't she beautiful?" he muses. No, Glenn won't follow the trend of calling her "it." George sums up his position: "What nonsense. His ship is a she. Why? She just is."
As the Kendal makes its way across the globe, George shares astonishing insights into its industry. "Shipping is so cheap," she writes, "that it makes more financial sense for Scottish cod to be sent ten thousand miles to China to be filleted, then sent back to Scottish shops and restaurants, than to pay Scottish filleters."
Shipping emits more greenhouse gases than aviation and road transport combined - and yet the 1997 Kyoto Protocol didn't cover ships. By the European Union's estimate, 2,000 containers are lost at sea every year; 15 percent of those stay afloat, posing a risk to passing ships.
And about those pirates: In a long and captivating section, readers learn about their economic model, ransoms and torture - one method that's still practiced is keel-hauling, in which a tied-up sailor is dragged under a ship. ("If the man is not flayed," George writes, "he will probably drown.") George is astounded to find that many seafarers have compassion for pirates. As one says, "Pirates are human beings with problems." The pirates probably would agree. The Somalis prefer the name badaadinta badah, or "saviors of the sea."
George's book is packed with telling anecdotes and detailed accounts, some funny, some shocking. The Suez Canal, through which she passes, is nicknamed the Marlboro Canal (it can cost $300,000 for a ship to travel the canal, but doled-out cigarettes help ease the passage).
Changing the name of a ship is seen as bad luck, as it apparently was for Don Carlos, a car transporter that became the livestock carrier Danny F II. On Dec. 17, 2009, traveling from Uruguay to Lebanon - with 10,224 sheep, 17,932 cows and 83 men - the crew tilted the ship a bit, as is commonly done, to hose down waste and dirt into the sea. But the animals suddenly shifted to the side. The ship sank in 20 minutes - much less time than the Titanic took. The crew members knew, having watched the movie the day before. Half of them died, along with the animals.
Thankfully, no bad luck befalls George's ship. If there's a downside to her seafaring, it's that it comes to an end too soon. Captain Glenn calls seafarers "riffraff that no one really cares about," but reading George's book, you'll feel differently. You'll wish her voyage could continue to yet more distant shores, the riffraff showing the way.
John McMurtrie is The San Francisco Chronicle's book editor. E-mail: jmcmurtrie@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @McMurtrieSF
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DM of the Rings CXV:
Misunderstandings Compound
By Shamus Posted Wednesday Jun 20, 2007
Filed under: DM of the Rings 120 comments
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By their very nature, fantasy worlds are rich in fantastic visuals. This is hampered somewhat by the fact that there is no visual component to the classic tabletop game, which leads to odd conversations like the one above.
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120 thoughts on “DM of the Rings CXV:
Wednesday Jun 20, 2007 at 10:37 am
I’m sure many people will notice: This strip touches on the same theme as the classic gazebo joke.
Saturday Feb 25, 2012 at 4:41 am
its the pirates themselves not the ships right?
Warhammer: 3025 says:
Fantastic. Simply fantastic.
Deoxy says:
“I hate this campaign” – nice to have that one return. I was beginning to miss it.
Funny thing is, EVREYBODY seems to hate this campaign (DM & players, and all have said so before, repeatedly), and yet, they keep playing… ?
Usually, there’s at least ONE person left who’s enjoying it, or the group starts playing something else.
I didn’t mean to imply that it’s not funny, mind you. I check this site multiple times a day for a reason.
Wide And Nerdy says:
Wednesday Oct 9, 2019 at 9:55 pm
In case you ever come back. Is your name a reference to DNA? I just got it. I mean duh! Its obvious now.
Zynia says:
Usually when the DM starts with “I hate this campaign.” its a good cue to start re-rolling cause everyone is about to die.
NeedsToHeal says:
I loved panel 9. Gimli’s dialogue box is present, but he’s not. That cracked me up.
Cenobite says:
MINUS Tirith??!??!??!? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there a Plus Tirith in some alternate universe to balance this out??? :)
Ninja Raven says:
Was intro’d to your comic this week. Brilliant! I was laughing so hard, the girl in the next room thought I was choking. Looking forward to the next comic and to any further series you choose to do. kepp up the hilarious work!
MarcusLuigi says:
Long time reader, first time poster. Absolutley fantastic job and thank heavens I’ve learned (the hard way) not to drink my coffee when reading this site or today would have cost the company another keyboard….
Sartorius says:
Is there a Plus Tirith in some alternate universe to balance this out???
Plus Tirith faced Minus Tirith from the other side of the Anduin, until the Nazgul seized it and it became Minus Morgul. Duh.
Purple Library Guy says:
This is why Tolkien drew a map.
Oh, and for Sartorius an appreciative
AAaaarrggghhhh!
(No, I realize they’re not actually headed for the castle AAaaaarrggghhhh!)
Eorl de Jonge says:
Why do you take the time to tell them how places are suposed to be called, they will renember places like this:
Rohan Horseland
Gondor Land of Aragorn
Minas Tirith White City
have Gmed this confused conversation many, many times…
Gothmog says:
Minus Tirith. I love it. Great job, Shamus.
What’s particulary funny is…the DM is wrong too! ‘Corsairs’ are the pirates themselves…you might say ‘corsairs’ when you really mean ‘corsair ships’ but it’s not a particular kind of sailing vessel. I’d never seen the “classic gazebo joke” but the same joke appeared in the “Knights Of the Dinner Table” game comic.
My favorite moment: “It doesn’t matter lad” from somewhere below the bottom edge of the window.
elda says:
i love the look on aragorn’s face in pannel nine (i believe it’s nine…) where it looks like he wants to strike legolas down where he stands.
the whole comic was great, that was just my favorite part for some reason.
Shamus, did you purposely name this strip the same as your XXX strip? Misunderstandings Abound
Rolld20 says:
3 Deoxy: “Funny thing is, EVREYBODY seems to hate this campaign (DM & players, and all have said so before, repeatedly), and yet, they keep playing… ?”
For an interesting write-up of the ‘love the ideal/hate the reality’ phemonenon, see the following:
http://www.jivemagazine.com/column.php?pid=3381
Alas, my husband and I have each had games where we stomp home after each session and rant about how bad it is.
And yet, we set forth for the next one full of hope, knowing how good it *could* be…
Oh, and good comic, Shamus. :)
Susano says:
Now I find myself trying to think of every “corsair” I can…
Vargr corsairs, The F4U Corsair, A-7 Corsair, the car (from Ford), and so on.
ranger_hotsauce says:
“What's particulary funny is…the DM is wrong too! “˜Corsairs' are the pirates”
Hence the “Don’t you mean galleons?”
Tuesday Jun 17, 2014 at 4:35 pm
I’m no expert on sailing ships, but I’m pretty sure galleons were bigger, with square sails. That joke is that Legolas thinks all sailing ships are galleons, which is kinda like saying that all automobiles are SUVs. I couldn’t tell you what the ships in the film are, but they look decidedly eastern to me, while galleons were western.
Rustybadger says:
Interesting little article over on GeekDad today about D&D – Wired’s Geekdad Blog
At some point, every player around the table thinks “I hate this campaign.”
Usually those moments come for players who are, for the moment, supporting the glory of someone else’s character. For the DM it comes when all the players question his authority en masse.
I love that phrase. Its DMotR’s “Whatchoo talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” Those things never get old! :)
Parzival says:
Love Aragorn’s expression in the last panel.
Love it that now the DM is complaining that he “hates this campaign.”
And the panel with “It doesn’t matter, lad” coming from an out-of-sight-because-he’s-short Gimli”” that’s just terrific.
And kudos to Purple Library Guy”” “That’s why Tolkien drew a map.” HAHAHAHA!!!
No wonder I’ve started saving this comic and the comments for last each day.
Browncoat says:
I laughed harder at the DM’s “I hate this campaign” than I have at anything else. I’m getting the eye from my cube-neighbors. Also loved Gimli’s dialogue bubble pointing down to him off screen.
“…and the clueless again shall be king, and he shall take the clueless for his advisors. Now come the days of the king. May he get a clue.”
Proteus says:
Aragorn’s expression in the last panel is _perfect_. Nice to hear the DM utter the catchphrase as well. Thanks!
AndiN says:
Love it, Shamus! When I read Aragorn’s comments in the top panels, I immediately thought, “GAZEBO!” :-)
I like the subtle Pirates reference from the hot chick.
Alan Post says:
like others have said, i *love* the panel with gimli talking but not present! awesome!
Urebril says:
You are doing an outstanding job! I have enjoyed the whole series so far and don’t want it to end even though it is obviously close to an end. I hope we get more great work in the future. Great strip by the way, the one with the skulls trap is still my favorite.
John in Austin says:
Not sure I’ve posted before, been reading a while. Great comic, I love it! I’ve had my own gazebo moment as a DM back in high school. The party opened a door onto a room with a chest on the ground on the far side. The room had a green poisonous gas in it as well, which I described as “You see a tint in the air of the room”. I don’t recall the exact dialog at this point, but the party thought it was a tent instead. They thought they had found a magic tent and rushed into the room to figure it out. They were astounded when I asked them to make a save vs poison. Pretty amusing, particularly since I didn’t understand their mistake until they asked whether the tent had attacked them or something.
That’s not really a gazebo moment. Your players just misheard you. A true gazebo moment is when they heard you fine, but have no idea what the word you just used means and try to guess rather than ask.
Mrs T says:
I’m just impressed that Aragorn remembered the name ‘Gondor’ in the correct context.
Wednesday Oct 9, 2019 at 10:00 pm
I know. I was about to comment. He was finally, technically, right about something. He is going to Gondor.
Da Rogue says:
hehe, confused conversations…
Player: So we going to kill this so and so wizard?
Dm: No that’s the good wizard from town.
Player: So why’s a good wizard trying to take over a dragon?
Dm: He’s not; the evil wizard so and so is trying to take over the celestial dragon.
Player: That’s not the same guy?
Other Player: Why would an evil guy want to take over an evil dragon? Wouldn’t they want to team up to kill us?
Dm: I hate this campaign.
Tola says:
Wednesday Jun 20, 2007 at 1:30 pm
‘Corsairs are Sailing ships’.
I…Think(I’m probably reaching) it’s a slight reference to EA’s The Battle for Middle Earth-‘Corsair’ is used for the ships and the ground units.
txknight says:
Lol! Loved the irony of the DM complaining about his own campaign.
Senalishia says:
Whoa–I pulled up the comic and the first thing that caught my attention, before even getting to read any dialogue, was a dinasaur and that weird leopard-thing, and I was all huh??? So I actually read it and… it all made sense! Amazing!
Al Shiney says:
(cleaning monitor of water after seeing Gimli’s “below the fold / under the camera” comment)
Yeah, I know … don’t drink while reading DMotR.
Just wanted to add another Corsair to Susano’s list (# 21). In the Robert Conrad TV series “Black Sheep Squadron (or Baa Baa Black Sheep if you prefer) from the 70’s, the pilots flew Corsairs in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
And Shamus, thank you so very much for taking away the ability of stalkers to make the first post … a brilliant solution!
Pimp!
Marmot says:
KING OF THE KINGS!!!!!!!!
I haven’t laughed so hard in quite some time. This one was absolutely brilliant, particularly the part about Starcraft (where did you get that screenie? Battlestar Galactica) and the DM saying “I hate this campaign”.
Keep up the good work, Shamus!
DamoJO says:
Oh man that was sooo funny. I am going to miss this when its over.
So PLEASE Shamus, do Star Wars or I will get everyone who has laughed coffee, cocoa, water or whatever over their pc’s together and sue your ass for damages.
Medium Dave says:
The DM saying “I hate this campaign”.
Brilliant and without peer. What a great laugh I got from that.
-A frustrated GM.
DoveArrow says:
I thought corsairs were a type of airplane.
neminem says:
That’s pretty awesome… course, as soon as I read the first panel, I was waiting to see how long it’d take someone to bring up Starcraft. Glad you didn’t disappoint me on that one. ;)
Atanamir says:
Version of the “gazebo” joke that I originally heard (though I was led to believe this actually happened), was the “Portuguese” joke. The party was blocked from entering a castle by a Portuguese. They try talking to it, going around it, moving it aside, finally attacking it, all to no avail. Turs out the DM meant to say “Portcullis”.
Keldin says:
While I don’t have a dictionary handy to make this irrefutable, the original meaning of the word “corsair” was “pirate”. A corsair could travel in a galleon, a frigate, a caravel, or even a dinghy — the title of the job (I use the term “job” loosely here) was ‘corsair’. It had nothing to do with whatever mode of transport he chose. Later on, though, the word was used for many vehicles. I believe it comes from the French.
OK, I went onto Wiktionary and got this. I hope you are all suitably edified while I go and mend my glasses with some masking tape.
corsair (plural corsairs)
From French corsaire, from French lettre de course, alternative term for letter of marque.
A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo
A privateer or pirate in general
1840 “If I had been born a corsair or a pirate, a brigand, genteel highwayman or patriot — and they’re the same thing,” thought Mr. Tappertit, musing among the nine-pins, “I should have been all right. But to drag out a ignoble existence unbeknown to mankind in general — patience! I will be famous yet. “” Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, [Chapter 34.]
The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality
Turkish Corsair: A barbary pirate, or barbary pirate ship (from Algeria, which was nominally in the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire).
A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
F4U Corsair: A World War II fighter aircraft.
superfluousk says:
He should have just called them pirates. I’m sure the players know what pirates are.
Attorney At Chaos says:
For those who are not familiar with the Gazebo story, you can find it at
http://www.dndadventure.com/html/articles/gaming_stories.html
As for corsair, it refers both to the ship and to the pirates. Courtesy Dictionary.com
American Heritage Dictionary – cor·sair (kà´r’sà¢r’)
1. A pirate, especially along the Barbary Coast.
2. A swift pirate ship, often operating with official sanction.
Similar definitions from other dictionaries.
Woerlan says:
Lol. The classic gazebo joke. Reminding all GMs to describe the ships, then call them corsairs. Do it the other way around, and pretty soon they’ll be rolling initiative and attacking inanimate objects. Lucky for them that the ships are full of nasties to kill. ^_^
I never thought about it before, but isn’t the land of Minas Tirith mountainous? Doesn’t that mean these ships are sailing upstream?
Al said:
Just wanted to add another Corsair to Susano's list (# 21). In the Robert Conrad TV series “Black Sheep Squadron (or Baa Baa Black Sheep if you prefer) from the 70's, the pilots flew Corsairs in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
That’s already on the list – that’s the F4U Corsair.
“doesn’t that mean these ships are sailing upastream?”
Yes indeed. In the narrative they made only slow progress until the wind turned in their favor. The “change in the wind” was noticed by Frodo, the mountain men, Leolas, and others in different parts of the world but at the same time. It was one of the devices that Tolkien used to tie the events together as the fellowship went its many separate ways.
TwiddleStooch says:
AWESOME! Pure awesome.
Luckily, this kind of thing has yet to come up in my group, but I suppose it is inevitable. :D
Vicky W says:
I have to say the words “You see a wild Gazebo” did pop into my head as well. I guess some things are just universal. Stellar comic, as usual!
Luke (Thrythlind) says:
Corsairs are actually a type of particularly vicious pirate in real life.
In Tolkien’s middle-earth, they were a sea-going group of people descended from Black Numenoreans.
Either way, they’re people, not sailing ships, so everybody was wrong.
I’ve just discovered this comic and sat and read the whole thing. Absolutely brilliant – well done! I’m spreading the word by blog and email. Keep it up!
Deacon Blues says:
And now I have a referent for the gag behind one of my favorite monster cards in Munchkin!
“No allies are permitted in this combat. You must fight the Gazebo alone.”
In Tolkien's middle-earth, they were a sea-going group of people descended from Black Numenoreans.
Either way, they're people, not sailing ships, so everybody was wrong.
Um, cf #49 above for dictionary definition — although, etymologically speaking, “corsair” did initially mean the pirates themselves, in modern usage corsairs can, in fact, refer to either the vessel or the pirates aboard it.
Shamus — I’ve been reading for eons, and I think this is the hardest I’ve laughed since the PHP tangent. Marvelous.
Regarding those who thought Gimli was speaking in frame 8…notice that the text is in the same yellow boxes used by the DM. Gimli thought a corsair is a dinosaur; he’s sure not going to come up with the right answer two seconds later. The DM is the one that set them straight.
Zorrin Cthan says:
The DM’s “I hate this campaign” is the first time i have laughed out loud at this comic, sure other have mad grin or even a sort of snorting inside laugh but this litteraly had me in stitches. Increbile comic Shamus
Man, I hate it when work drags me out of town and it takes me this long to catch the comic. Then I end up posting at the bottom, looking like a slacker! I’m glad I checked in though, it’s great today. Panel 9 is great, with Gimli’s bubble popping up from below.
I once told my father the classic gazebo joke. He promptly started singing, “A MIGHTY GAZEBO IS OUR GOD” loudly, in a Thai restaurant. It would’ve been embarrassing if it hadn’t been so funny.
Gadush Kraun says:
Thursday Jun 21, 2007 at 1:02 am
this is just too funny.
You can recognise youve been reading too much of a good comic, when you start saying “I hate this campaign” in real life. Truly i did.
“Flying Air Units” so funny.
where did you get that screenie? Battlestar Galactica
…You mean you don’t KNOW?
Blizzard have finally released info on Starcraft 2, including a long cut-scene with various units-including the Protoss Corsairs. That’s where he likely pulled it from. Do a search on ‘Starcraft 2’ and you should find it.
“Regarding those who thought Gimli was speaking in frame 8…notice that the text is in the same yellow boxes used by the DM. Gimli thought a corsair is a dinosaur; he's sure not going to come up with the right answer two seconds later. The DM is the one that set them straight.”
It’s actually frame 9 and definitely Gimli. A top gag.
Zippy Wonderdog says:
Hmmm I notice Shamus is the first to comment on his own strip is this an attempt to combat the scourge of “FIRST!”?
solemndragon says:
Shamus… any chance I can give you money for an, “I hate this campaign,” t-shirt? Cause, you know, I’d like to.
Mitey Heroes says:
Panel 8 is the GM, Panel 9 is Gimli. It’s pretty obvious, and also a nice little joke (Gimli being too short to be in the same shot as Aragormless & Prettyelf).
A map would definitely improve things for the poor players. I dread to think how they’ll cope when someone mentions The White City as well…
Fickle says:
OMG. I hate to say it, but the gazebo joke actually made me laugh harder than this strip did. XD And here I thought that nothing beat DM of the Rings for amusement value.
Its always a proud moment as a player when you get a dm to say they hate the campaign
Salen says:
This campaign has turned in to Rails & Shooters: LotR Edition. I guess on the plus side, Legolas gets to shoot the director in the head in a bit.
-Chipper says:
Knew a guy playing his first PC who, on the first enemy presented said, “I charge him with my lance!” It was only then that the rest of them realized he bought himself a lance but had no horse! Guess what his nickname was for several years… Lance, of course!
Telas says:
68 solemndragon Says:
Shamus… any chance I can give you money for an, “I hate this campaign,” t-shirt? Cause, you know, I'd like to.
I see it as pretty simple… The title runs across the chest, and a series of speech balloons are randomly spread below it, with some of the funnier quotes.
Of course, “I hate this campaign.” tops the list.
Thursday Jun 21, 2007 at 10:59 am
Why is there so much debate in here over what is coarse hair?
Raved Thrad says:
If the DM hates the campaign, does that mean we get to see an actual “Rocks Fall And Everyone Dies” scene?
Or maybe a “More Skulls Fall And Everyone Dies” scene?
One of the lowest points in my DMing career happened when I was running a commercial module and one of my PCs was sneaking peaks at the story, having bought himself a copy of the module. I’d happened to have changed some parts of the module and storyline to better fit the rest of my campaign, and when one of the encounters didn’t go the way he expected, he blurted out, “Hey, that’s not how the encounter was supposed to go, there weren’t supposed to be that many enemies.” I asked him how he knew that, and he admitted sheepishly to having a copy of the module. I picked up all the dice, rolled them, totaled the result and said, “Oh, look, a Bolt From The Blue hits you. Take 235 damage. You can save for half if you can roll a natural 30 on the d20.”
Considering this was 1st ed, it was highly improbable for a non-type V character to have 118 hp, even if you were playing a barbarian. And that’s only if you can *find* a way to roll a natural 30 on a d20 :)) Needless to say he was reduced to a greasy stain in the grass.
I never quite got to the “I Hate This Campaign” part as a DM, but I did lose my cool and kill a player by DM fiat.
Roxysteve says:
Thursday Jun 21, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Corsair = dog fur.
ChristianTheDane says:
Great as always. And the Gazebo joke is epic :)
hellknight says:
Thursday Jun 21, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Great comic Shamus!
When dealing with Tolkien, there’s only 1 dictionary that matters: the OED (Oxford English Dictionary). Tolkien himself contributed to that dictionary, and it were the meanings in this dictionary that he used in LotR, and his other books.
And according to the OED:
/korsair/
“¢ noun 1 archaic a pirate. 2 historical a privateer, especially one operating along the southern shore of the Mediterranean.
Manwe says:
Sorry Legless, Galleons are square-rigged:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_rigged
Those ships are clearly Lateen-rigged:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateen
and those are probably Galleass’s:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleass
[hellknight] So you are saying that the only references you will accept as canonical are those written by the user of the words of phrases himself/herself?
How carabatuphillic* of you.
Since the various people who defined this word (seriously) agreed with you, was that just a dictionary snob jab at non-OED citations?
I gotta tell you, for all its much-vaunted (by UK dictionary fans) superiority, the OED adds transient neologisms far too readily these days for it to be bandied about as some sort of lexical bedrock. I accept no definitions as definitive when they come from a book that lists “ho” (in the modern street slang sense) as a legitimate word.
* I’ll define this word later, when I’ve got a job with the OED :o)
[shamus] Will PJ still get his cameo in DMotR? I didn’t catch his last two and this is the final chance for him to “do a Hitchcock” in the strip.
I want to see Aragorn’s expression if the DM ever says that they enter a room with several braziers on the wall. My husband (and DM) always mispronounces it as brassiere, which makes every one snicker.
Thanks for capturing our gaming sessions perfectly. I recently spent half a day reading all the back panels. Thanks.
Olwe says:
Manwe: They have more guns than oars that I can see, therefore I doubt they’re galleases (or galleys for that matter).
My best guess would be a fantasy jabeque or other form of lateen-only xebec.
Scarlet Knight says:
Shamus, I never thought you could make “I hate this campaign” even funnier, but you did!
Bugsysservant says:
QED=Quantum Electrodynamics?!?!?!?
Or am I an even bigger nerd than I had previously thought?
Alasseo says:
[Bugsysservant] Quite possibly. QED is the abbreviation of the latin phrase quod eres demonstratum, which roughly means “See? I’m right, aren’t I?” provided, of course, that one plays fast and loose with the translation.
Usually you see it at the bottom of a particularly long equation or a syllogistic argument of some kind.
Personally I’m surprised that there are people surprised that they can breathe… think about it…
Alasseo: Thanks for the clarification. I probably should have seen that coming, especially since I know a good bit of latin. Sigh, all those wated class periods. Ah well.
(Although I don’t think being fluent in latin abbreviations is much of a step above having a competent knowlege of quantum mechanics.)
[buggyservant] I usually use QED to throw the fact that I am missing the point into harsh relief and invite retributive responses from the cheap seats. I was told it meant “Quite Easily Done” by a vindictive teacher when I was about nine. This abuse has warped me forever and is directly to blame for my fond
Sometimes I am posting in my grumpy knowitall old sod persona. You can tell when I do this by the fact I’m wearing a pig’s bladder hat. When I’m being serious I wear a pig’s bladder hat and carry a machine gun.
Appologies for the confusion.
My fond nothing it would seem. Dunno what happened there. Shame really. There were about six lines of truly beautiful explanitory prose that deconstructed my so-called sense of humour for all to see, a Rosetta Stone to my psyche if you will.
Oh well, never mind.
Vinchenze says:
i’ve never player starcraft but i’ve played Warcraft, which is close enough.
BTW. NO MERCY FOR THE SERVER!!!
can we hit 100 comments? once plzplzplz.
Quintus Posnaniensis says:
Tuesday Jun 26, 2007 at 6:14 am
Long time lurker, first time poster.
With all due respect, Alasseo, but I’m afraid it would be Quod Erat Demonstrandum — “what was to be proved”. And, as far as i can trust my Latin, there’s even no verb form “eres”.
And the comic – great as ever!
Nope.. 100 is right out.
Friday Aug 3, 2007 at 5:17 pm
ALL HAIL STARCRAFT!
Thandruin says:
Tuesday Sep 4, 2007 at 11:23 am
Don’t you guys get it? It’s all an afflictive addiction!
They love and hate the campaign, as they love and hate each other (especially the hot chick) and the script and the dialogues and the DM, and ditto… etc.
– no wonder the characters are desperate
Fifth Business says:
Tuesday Sep 11, 2007 at 1:02 pm
First post and all that, but damn – the strip is fantastic (I only found out about it because of Lore’s “Slumbering Lungfish” blog) and the link to the old Gazebo joke killed me.
Seriously, this is great stuff. I may have to hunt down this comic book maker program and see if I can’t make it part of the curriculum for English…
Crazy Bob says:
Monday Oct 1, 2007 at 12:27 am
Couple points to the discussion…
Given the emphasis in the comic, it could be argued that the GM meant sailing as a verb rather than an adjective- that is, not that they are ships for sailing, but that a bunch of pirates are sailing ships (right at you).
Secondly… weren’t the corsairs in Starcraft anti-air only? Well, I suppose they had that ability to stun installations, but nothing for attacking ground units. So they really had nothing to worry about there.
mjstancil says:
Tuesday Oct 2, 2007 at 4:36 am
Wait, isn’t a Corsair a rear-engine Chevy?
Vayne Nomin says:
Sunday Nov 18, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Pure beauty. I was waiting and waiting for this moment – a moment every DM has had during a campaign when the players drive him to the comment, “I hate this campaign.” – so many times haha, so true.
Of course that’s when I usually go grab the chainsaw from the garage.
Xenobiologista says:
Tuesday Dec 11, 2007 at 10:16 am
“Corsairs are flying units” is going to keep me giggling all day. (I’m a Tolkien fan, not a gamer, so StarCraft is the only one of all the games thus far mentioned (including D&D) that I’ve actually played).
Tengokujin says:
Saturday Jan 12, 2008 at 10:00 am
As a Johnny-come-lately, I wonder if Shamus knew the Coeurl is from Final Fantasy XI?
I keep recommending this comic to other people. I just need to somehow convince my DM to also read it…
Cynder says:
Sunday Jan 20, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Way, I’m beginning to think that Aragorn and the DM are thinking along the same lines. This campaign must be pretty damn tough to be hated by so many. XD
Sunday Mar 30, 2008 at 9:04 pm
This comic gives me whiplash
I LOVE how the DM responded, that was PERFECT!!! XD Super well done!
Saturday Aug 2, 2008 at 12:07 am
I realize that this was published over a year ago, but i just can’t get over Frame 5. Legolas’ face is just perfect for what he’s “saying”, and the way Aragorn is looking at Legolas in the 9th fram is beyond priceless. This is by far my fav comic :)
Great job with the trilogy, i hope something else is next :)
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Burny says:
Thursday Dec 11, 2008 at 10:57 pm
I read the story of the Dread Gazebo a few years back in Dragon Magazine and i’m prety sure the who;e party felt for it,attack and raided every gazebo in the kingdom(something to do with a falling gazebo roof on a PC)Angering the DM so mutch that he summoned a great Gazebo god to smithe them…
or it just stoped short of that,i have an enourmous stack of Dragon mags to short trough’sigh’
First of all, the OED does not define the word “ho”; the OED2 does. While might seem like a trivial distinction, precision of usage is basic to my point.
You need to understand that the OED / OED2 is primarily a research work — possibly the largest research project on the English language ever undertaken. While it gives definitions, the crucial part of the work is the citations — showing examples of how each word in English is used, in every definition, in every century. Since “ho” is used in that way in the 21st century, it should and will be listed in the OED2.
The citations will show you what kind of use and what kind of user, but since it is in common use in the English language, somebody sees it in print and doesn’t know what it means should have a way to find out.
Leyomi the Parodier says:
Saturday Aug 15, 2009 at 11:10 am
That was so epic.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2010 at 6:18 am
Do you play FFXI? (panel 2)
Kunou says:
I learned to draw mainly for that exact reason. I still can’t do it over well but I can at least make people understand what the monster they’re fighting looks like.
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Sharnuo says:
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017 at 2:20 pm
I love the fact that Legolas, for all his airheadedness, is the only one in the group that plays RTS. Also I’ve totally known guys like that, and Legolas is ESPECIALLY the kind to only build Carriers in starcraft 1. lol
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Mighty Be Our Powers
/ posted in: Reading Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee, Carol Mithers
on September 13th 2011
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Personal Memoirs
Published by Beast Books
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Setting: Liberia
“In a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia’s women together–and together they led a nation to peace. As a young woman, Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. As a young mother trapped in a nightmare of domestic abuse, she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action, propelled by her realization that it is women who suffer most during conflicts–and that the power of women working together can create an unstoppable force. In 2003, the passionate and charismatic Gbowee helped organize and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a coalition of Christian and Muslim women who sat in public protest, confronting Liberia’s ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. With an army of women, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace.”
War came over Liberia in waves. First Charles Taylor took power and then a group of rebels fought him. Each group terrorized the citizens. The soldiers were boys with guns who were told to take what they needed as they moved through the country. They murdered and stole and raped their way across the country.
Leymah Gbowee had just graduated from high school when the fighting started. She had a bright future ahead of her and it all collapsed. Suddenly, getting food and water and a safe place to sleep was the only priorities. She went from being an aspiring doctor to being a mother of four children trapped in an abusive relationship in a few years. She got a job working with trauma counselors during a time of relative peace. She loved the work and was able to move into working with women who were the most impacted by the fighting.
When the war started again she mobilized the women in the capital and in the refugee camps to stage sit ins to protest for peace. She claims that her story shows how God worked in Liberia through the women’s prayer. I say that it shows the exact opposite. The mass protests (and prayers) were not effective until they were paired with direct political action. They would protest for weeks and then she’d get mad because nothing was happening. At this point they would get in the faces of the men who were obstructing the peace and cause change to happen.
To give all the credit for this to God erases the power and bravery of the women who stepped up and said, “Enough!”
This isn’t a fairy tale about bringing peace. Their world was cruel and heartbreaking. Leymah sacrificed her family over and over. She is open about drinking to cope with what her life had become. This book was published in 2011 just before she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work.
A documentary about her work called Pray the Devil Back To Hell was made. You can watch it for free on Amazon. It puts faces to the women who she writes about.
I’d recommend this for anyone who loves women’s history and the power of women to demand change in the world.
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Developer purchases Brass Rail building
Empty downtown bar’s second floor will house new owner’s company
Fri., July 10, 2015
By Chad Sokol chadso@spokesman.com(509) 459-5047
Jerry Dicker, a prominent developer credited with helping breathe new life into downtown Spokane’s entertainment scene, is moving his company’s headquarters into the building formerly occupied by Dempsey’s Brass Rail bar.
The two-story building at 909 W. First Ave. has been vacant since Dempsey’s bar went out of business in 2011. Now the second floor is being remodeled into a larger office space for Dicker’s company, GVD Commercial Properties. The company will move from its current offices in a residential neighborhood at 810 E. 28th Ave.
Dicker declined to say what might occupy the building’s first floor, but he gave this hint: “We’re in the entertainment district, so it should be something that’s consistent with entertainment and the arts.”
Something should open there by September or October, he said.
Dicker paid $600,000 earlier this year for the 3,900-square-foot building, which the Spokane County Assessor’s Office had valued at just under $500,000. It’s situated near two of his other properties, the Hotel Ruby, at 901 W. First Ave., and the Bing Crosby Theater, one block to the north at 901 W. Sprague Ave.
Mauer Construction, a regular development partner of GVD Commercial Properties, is handling the second-floor renovation.
Construction workers have been scraping off the building’s old facade for several days.
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Staff Loyalty And Commitment Recognised By Stagecoach
Local bus operator, Stagecoach, has presented 12 members of staff with commemorative long service awards in recognition of their hard work and to celebrate their careers.
The tradition of recognising loyal employees who have contributed to the success of Stagecoach takes place annually. Stagecoach has always maintained its dedication to enhancing the skills of employees and contributing to the local economy.
Of the 12 employees presented with awards for service between 20 and 40 years, two members of staff were recognised for an impressive 40 years service. Iris Durno, Administration Clerk from the Peterhead depot and Philip Russell, Bus Driver from the Elgin depot were both rewarded for over four decades service.
In addition two members of staff were awarded for reaching milestones of 35 years, Frank Dillon, Bus Driver from the Fort William depot and James Galloway, Megabus Controller, from the Aberdeen depot both joined the company in 1980.
A further 8 members of staff received awards for careers of over 20 years with the company.
Stephen Tait, Bus Driver, Aberdeen depot - 30 years service
Paula Inness, Bus Driver, Aberdeen depot - 20 years service
David Smith, Bus Driver, Elgin depot - 20 years service
Ian Bell, Operations Manager Aberdeen, Insch, Stonehaven and Ballater - 20 years service
Dede McTaggart, Office Manager Inverness - 20 years service
Mark Lewis, Bus Driver, Inverness depot - 28 years service
Lorna McRobbie, Administration Clerk, Peterhead depot - 20 years service
Douglas Roger, Bus Driver, Peterhead depot - 25 years service
The awards took place at the Drumossie Hotel, Inverness on Friday 27th November where Managing Director of Stagecoach North Scotland Steve Walker thanked all the staff for their efforts: “It is rare for a company to have staff with a range of service from 20-40 years. The company is very fortunate and are delighted to have such dedicated staff and would like to thank them for their commitment over the years.”
The long service awards landed in the same month that Stagecoach North Scotland were shortlisted to the final three for the Original 106 FM Pride of Aberdeen Awards in the Employer of the Year category.
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Horoscope: Haymarket Riot 1886 = business v workers
Business Class v Working Class 1886: Seeds of 2011?
With its 125th anniversary just passed, the Haymarket Riot (aka, the Haymarket Massacre) of May 4, 1886 in Haymarket Square, Chicago, Illinois shows an interesting natal horoscope which heralds today's business/government v workers/labor unions stand-offs in Wisconsin and elsewhere.
Beginning as a general strike on May 1 (the 110th anniversary date of Adam Weishaupt's formation of the Bavarian Society of the Illuminati on May 1, 1776), events escalated into the Chicago rally which exploded into violence when a pipe bomb was thrown at the police as they dispersed the crowd after the last orator spoke (around 10:30 pm.) The bomb was thrown by an "unknown person" as the above linked Wiki profile states, and controversy remains as to the proceedings and capabilities.
A prime theory is that this "unknown person" was an instigator not of the working class attending the rally, but was a government, special interest, and/or rival group's operative (8th house Mars in Virgo) tasked to turn the peaceful rally into a win for the business community which was not enthused by the rally's purpose: to educate the people on the merits of instituting an 8-hour work day in the US.
Of the anarchists arrested, one was a Knight of the Knights of Labor, a rival organization of the group staging the rally, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) - although the Knights of Labor allegedly were for the 8-hour work day as well. Perhaps rivalry for members was part of a subversion tactic (the bomb) with the Knights' membership peaking in 1886 but plunging after the Haymarket Riot and subsequent trials, convictions, and executions.
Considering the Knights' Roman Catholic trappings, it's illuminating that the Sabian Symbol of the 29th crisis degree rising at 10:30 pm that night, '30Sag' = "The Pope Blessing the Faithful." For doing what, I wonder? This indicates Jupiter 26Vir32 Rx in 9th H as chart-ruler; ten seconds later, 00Cap00 arose nominating Saturn 4Can49 in 7th H of Partnerships as chart-ruler. Saturn is, of course, amidst US natal planets, Venus and Jupiter, with US n Sun nearby; outside the horoscope, I've penned in America's natal planets (highlighted in lavender.)
Jupiter's position shows that a recent transit by conjunction has occurred to US natal Neptune 22Vir25, a time of inspired ideas, actions, and enhanced imagination, yet it can ramp up fanaticism and paranoia; promotions of a cause, scandals, and bankruptcies may also be on the speculative Jupiter/Neptune menu. And this is happening near US natal Mc (00Lib53) with its outlet for the energy falling in the Career-Public Status department of the US chart.
Here are Saturn to US n Venus and US n Jupiter transits in progress. Saturn to n Venus sobers up the environment and shows how self-serving social gestures can be; creating more structure within relationships is the best way to use this energy toward greater stability and commitment (such as joining a union?)
Saturn to US n Jupiter is a time when economic growth is restricted and attitudes become more serious; for those who've gained wealth, it's time to be more philanthropic - to give back some of what has been given. (It's that time again in 2011 but over the years our legal system has successfully been eroded so that major financial titans and fraudsters are protected from facing their crimes rather than tried and convicted, and tax laws favor the rich; the current stand-offs with labor unions represent the rich class dunning the lower incomers with "austerity" measures while the wealthy themselves receive more tax breaks which only widens the income inequality gap even further. Yes, the fox has always guarded the US henhouse, but now he's foreclosed and put the chickens on the curb.
The US President at the time of the Haymarket Riot was Grover Cleveland, the only American president to serve two non-consecutive terms in the White House (March 4, 1885 and March 4, 1893, with Benjamin Harrison in between - inaugurated March 4, 1889.)
Following is an image of the Haymarket Riot's horoscope set for Chicago, IL on May 4, 1886 at 10:30 pm cst.
You'll note the Robber Baron duo of Neptune and Pluto snugged around the Moon (the people) and the midpoint of the plutocratic, primally violent, corporatist, and disenfranchising Pluto/Chiron pair conjoined with US natal Uranus 8Gem55 in the 6th H of Work, Service, and Health. Neptune and the Moon stimulate two difficult Fixed Stars, Algol and Capulus, stars of rage and violence.
Sun 14Tau35 actually conjoins the degree which now rises (ASC) at noon for US presidential inaugurations every four years though it didn't in 1886 since the ASC change for the Oath of Office (and thus, for whoever is about to act as president) occurred between FDR's 1933 and 1937 inaugurations - from early March to January 20 or 21st, if the 20th falls on a Sunday.
Please click to enlarge the horoscope and to read a few more notes on the conditions at the time of the bomb toss which triggered the Haymarket Riot. Your on-topic comments and opinions are always welcome.
Phase: New Moon 12:55 with Sygyzy Moon occurring the day before; Jupiter as chart-ruler applies to an Earthy trine with Neptune (1A41) indicating an ability to see restored order where others fear utter chaos, and social programs underway for developing productive potentials for the poor and working class.
With Saturn as chart-ruler, the separating (waning) square with rebel Uranus (0S41) shows a time of problems with authority figures and a need to break from the past in order to progress. The Saturn/Uranus cycle lasts approximately 45 years and we have been in the cycle's opposition stage lately though now the pair of brittleness are in a quindecile (165 degrees of obsession-compulsion) aspect indicating a drive to disrupt governing systems, break outdated concepts, and defy law and order. (Reeves.)
In 1886, the midpoint of Mars/Uranus, a riotous and explosive combination of energies, is 'masked' by US natal Neptune 22Vir25, in the sign of The Worker.
Tr Mars/Uranus = n Neptune: cunning and deceit; a low and mean way of acting; a desire to harm others; a person with bad intentions; rage and frenzy.
The 'rage and frenzy' came only after the bomb was lobbed at police for the rally was peaceful until then - typical of a set up with a planted instigator in the crowd acting to cause disrepute to the rally's cause.
Even Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker, during his bogus 'talk' with financial patron "David Koch" on the phone, admitted to the fake Koch that he had considered the time-worn political tactic of planting "troublemakers" in the crowd (in order disrupt proceedings and undermine the opposition.)
From 1886 to 2011, these political radicals and outlaws are so very very tiresome, aren't they?
Now let's close with the two Images for Integration for the double Earth Sun Taurus-Moon Taurus blend which is shared natally by none other than Karl Marx:
'A loving teacher resolves an angry dispute...A successful baker is surrounded by delighted children eating fresh bread rolls.' (Sun Sign-Moon Sign, Charles & Suzy Harvey.)
And how about a famous quote from Marx since 'socialism' is such a commonly leveled charge these days and has been historically so whenever the rich fear losing a dime or two to the needy...
Marx was so full of it, y'know?
Political Astrology,Astrology,Politics Chicago IL, class warfare, Karl Marx, labor unions, mundane astrology, Pluto/Chiron, political astrology, quindecile, robber barons
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Throughout his career, Kanye West has taken on many identity and personality changes. His most recent transformation has come in the form of a religious reawakening that has him vowing to never make secular music for the remainder of his career. The “Jesus Walks” rapper’s all-inclusive Sunday Service gatherings have united many as Ye and his fellowship have made stops around the country, but it looks like Kanye’s most recent booking for the Awaken 2020 Evangelical event in Phoenix, AZ is going to rub some patrons and activists the wrong way as the group who organized the event is known for their anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
Information obtained by The New York Daily News has revealed that the event will feature several headliners that are known for their anti-LGBTQ beliefs. Some of these evangelical personalities include Cindy Jacobs, a self-proclaimed ‘prophet’ who publicly encouraged the Christian community to combat the Equality Act, Guillermo Maldonado, a Miami-based pastor who believes homosexuality is a ‘generational curse,’ Ché Ahn, the president of Harvest International Ministry who has previously compared gay rights laws to racist legislation, and lastly, Lou Engle, a senior leader of the International House of Prayer who believes Nazism is kindled by homosexuality.
If Kanye West is aware of the rhetoric spread by his co-headliners, he’ll definitely have some explaining to do if he decides to go through with his participation in the religious event. A number of Twitter users have already expressed their disdain for Kanye agreeing to headline Awaken 2020.
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Deer Valley Becomes 13th Resort In New Consortium
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An Aspen-based consortium of ski and snowboard resorts has added Deer Valley to its portfolio.
The skiing-only Utah resort announced it has been purchased by the joint venture – yet to be named -- that recently brought together Intrawest Resorts holdings, Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley. Henry Crown and Company, the owner of Aspen Skiing Company, is part of the new venture but Aspen-Snowmass complex will operate independently.
Deer Valley officials said that operations at the mountain will remain as is for the time being. Season passes for 2017-2018 will be honored, as well as pass exchanges with Steamboat and Solitude, which are not included in the sale arrangement.
The deal is seen as a way to give Utah skiers an opportunity to visit the other 12 resorts within the consortium portfolio, and others to visit Utah, although pass exchanges for this season have not been worked out.
General Manager Bob Wheaton has been at the resort since it opened in 1981. Under his leadership, the resort became known for its luxury service; it was one of the first resorts to offer ski valets to carry guests' ski gear, free parking-lot shuttles, and a state-licensed child-care facility, and to put all its employees in uniforms.
The Aspen-based joint venture now owns California resorts of Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows, Mammoth, Snow Summit, Bear Mountain and June Mountain; Colorado’s Steamboat and Winter Park; Blue Mountain in Ontario and Mont Tremblant in Quebec; Stratton Mountain in Vermont, and Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia.
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In the late 1980’s, Snoworks Managing Director, Phil Smith, co-founded Britain’s first ever ‘ski courses’ company, pioneering the way for a radical change to the delivery of ski teaching. It offered a more personalised, informal and yet more focused approach, keeping clients skiing on the move, thanks to smaller groups and new ski teaching methods.
As well as focusing on delivering the highest quality on-snow service, Phil and his team introduced clients to skiing feedback off the slopes, with technical evening video sessions and presentations to compliment the on-snow learning experience. It was the first real, end-to-end performance ski tuition service – and greatly contributed to the growth of the ski courses market.
Also at that time, Phil was a member of a group of ski instructors asked by the British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI), to completely revamp their existing technical and teaching syllabus. What resulted was the most radical overhaul of ski technique for decades and the creation of a totally new skills-based skiing and ski learning philosophy.
In the late 90’s with the advent of the changes in ski equipment design – skis becoming shorter, wider and with bigger sidecuts – skiers were set free to discover the excitment of all-mountain skiing. Past techniques no longer applied to this new revolution; what was needed was another, new technical ski revolution to meet this seismic shift in ski design.
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Semprius Achieves World Record for Photovoltaic Module Efficiency
The solar company Semprius, in which Siemens has invested as a strategic partner in June 2011, achieved a world record for photovoltaic module efficiency of 33.9 percent.
This result was externally certified after measurement under standard test conditions at the Instituto de Energía Solar (IES) at the University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid).
Semprius, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, develops high concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) modules. The latest prototypes achieved a major milestone with 33.9 percent solar module efficiency. In a joint collaboration with the Spanish Institute of Concentration Photovoltaic Systems (ISFOC) and the University of Madrid, this testing was performed by the IES institute of the university.
For the first time a photovoltaic module converted more than one-third of the energy of the solar irradiation on the module area into usable electricity. Depending on the specific location and irradiation, the HCPV modules can deliver an energy output per square meter that is two times higher than common polycrystalline modules. Leading module manufacturers of conventional PV technologies achieve a maximum module efficiency of approximately 20 percent with monocrystalline PV modules and about 16 percent with polycrystalline technology.
In June 2011, Siemens acquired a 16-percent stake in Semprius to scale up the innovative HCPV technology to market maturity. The Semprius HCPV systems bundle the sunlight on the modules with the aid of integrated lenses on small photovoltaic cells. HCPV is a prime alternative to conventional photovoltaics especially suitable for sunbelt regions with high direct irradiation.
“Semprius as a leader in HCPV modules shows us that we have bet on the right technology,” said Martin Pfund, CEO of the Siemens Energy Photovoltaic Business Unit. “The world record is a breakthrough in module efficiency. Combined with our expertise in turnkey solutions business it has the potential to become a game changer for the solar markets in regions with high irradiation.
With Semprius as a partner we will further broaden our portfolio in the photovoltaics market. We’re very pleased to be working together with Semprius to commercialize this technology globally.”
While Semprius will further develop its modules, Siemens is focusing its research and development activities on optimizing system components such as the trackers, field design and inverters.
Together with Semprius Siemens will provide the best possible integrated solution and is ramping up global deployment of first test systems with Semprius technology this year. The first full test installation has been operational in Arizona since August 2010. Furthermore, Semprius completing the construction of a pilot plant in Henderson, North Carolina, to validate the technology for larger installations. Ramp up of the first pilot line production of HCPV modules there will begin during the second half of 2012.
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How to Find Popular Free Apps on Your iPhone 5
November 13, 2014 By Matt
When you first get an iPhone, or when you decide that you want to start downloading apps, it can be difficult to figure out which apps you should download. Most popular companies and online services have their own dedicated iPhone apps, some of which cost money, and some of which are free.
This article will focus on helping you find the most popular free apps in Apple’s App Store. Our guide below will point you directly to a chart that lists these top apps in consecutive order, and you can download any of them directly to your iPhone for free.
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The steps in this article were written using an iPhone 5 with the iOS 8 operating system, but the steps are nearly identical for earlier versions of iOS as well.
While all of these apps are free, some will offer in-app purchases, especially the games. Others, such as Netflix, will also require you to have an existing paid subscription in order for the app to be as useful as possible.
You will need to be signed into your iPhone with an Apple ID in order to download any apps from the App Store.
Step 1: Tap the App Store icon.
Step 2: Touch the Top Charts option at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3: select the Free option at the top of the screen.
You will now see a list of the most popular free apps in the entire App Store. Simply touch the Free button to the right of any app in order to download it to your device.
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Gaia Pope: Parents pay tribute to 'beautiful bird' and say they will focus on remembering her as police issue update
Gaia Pope's father said - "You're not in pain anymore my darling. We love you"
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Floral tributes have been left for Gaia Pope and her family have spoken about her on television
Gaia Pope's parents have paid tribute to their "beautiful bird" after police revealed three people arrested in connection with the West Country teenager's death would face no further action .
Richard Sutherland and Natasha Pope said they had many questions which needed answering but said the 19-year-old had been "struggling" recently and had a "lot of issues" to deal with.
The teenager's body was found on Saturday afternoon by specialist search teams on land south of Swanage, Dorset, close to where some of her clothing was recovered.
Miss Pope, who suffered from severe epilepsy, had not been seen for 11 days and her disappearance prompted a massive campaign from family and friends to find her.
Police update on three people arrested on suspicion of Gaia Pope murder
Mr Sutherland told ITV News: "As far as Gaia goes ... I just think our beautiful bird has flown.
"She's not with us now in body but she will remain in our hearts and with us forever, so while the loss of her in one way is immeasurable, we will treasure you Gaia, and honour you always.
"You're not in pain anymore my darling. We love you. I love you."
Gaia Pope - a timeline of how the search for Dorset teenager unfolded
Tuesday, November 7 - 3.45pm - The last sighting
This was the last time Gaia Pope, 19, of Langton Matravers in Dorset, was seen for certain. The sighting was in Swanage on Morrison Road.
Wednesday, November 8 - Searches begin and police appeal launched
The first police appeal is published about Gaia's disappearance.
She was described as white, 5 ft 7 in tall, of medium build and with long, mousey blonde hair.
Police added they were concerned for her welfare and were conducting searches in the Purbeck area.
Thursday, November 9 - Family 'frantic with worry'
Gaia's family issue a statement via the police to say they are "frantic with worry".
They said: "We are all frantic with worry Gaia and are desperate to know you are ok. You are not in any trouble and we just want to know you are somewhere safe. Please get in touch with someone to let us know where you are so we can help you.”
Later that day it emerges more than 3,000 people have joined a Facebook group entitled 'Find Gaia' to coordinate volunteers searching for her.
A crowdfunding campaign is also launched to raise money for publicity and quickly raises £700.
Concerns grow for Gaia, who suffers with severe epilepsy.
Friday, November 10 - Family on 'terrible' ordeal and CCTV images released
Some details are clarified about Gaia's disappearance.
She'd been staying at an address in Manor Gardens on Morrison Road in Swanage.
A description of what she was wearing when she disappeared was updated - it's thought she was wearing a red checked shirt with white buttons, grey and white woven leggings and white trainers.
Searches have involved the coastguard and police helicopter. Volunteers have scoured sites from Weymouth to Salisbury in the hunt for her.
On Friday afternoon, vehicle stop checks took place and her family published another plea for help in finding her.
Gaia's cousin Mya told Somerset Live:
"It's been terrible and very surreal. The search is scaling up, not scaling down."
Mya also revealed how Gaia's epilepsy affects her on a day to day basis and repeated the family's message to her - that she's not in trouble and they just want to know she's safe.
Then, on Friday evening, police released CCTV footage of Gaia running along a pavement in Swanage shortly before she disappeared.
Saturday, November 11 - Dad makes emotional plea
Gaia's dad made her heartfelt plea for her to come home on social media.
He wrote: "This is Richard, Gaia's Dad.
"First time I have posted as have not felt I could add much to what everyone has already said, and been busy keeping an eye on Maya, Gaia's twin, who is distraught, and also on Uncle Jon's place in Bournemouth in case Gaia turns up there.
"On behalf of me and Gaia's mum, a huge thanks to everyone for all your kind and generous help. Police and volunteers, and anyone else who has been seeking Gaia.
"My deepest gratitude! Words cannot express my admiration for the commitment and tenacity.
"We retain hope. Please do so with us."
Sunday, November 12 - Celebrities support search
Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross used social media to support the efforts to find Gaia.
"If anyone can help with this please reach out to Gaia's family", Brand wrote in a tweet to his 12.4 million followers.
While Ross retweeted a plea for help from one of those searching for Gaia.
Monday, November 13 - 'Murder' arrests made
Search warrants took place at two addresses in Swanage and two people were arrested on suspicion of murder - a 19-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman, both "known to Gaia".
Senior Investigating Officer Neil Devoto, of Dorset Police's Major Crime Investigation Team, revealed it was now thought Gaia had "come to harm".
Tuesday, November 14 - Suspects released and police explain 'come to harm' fears
This would prove an eventful day in the search for Gaia.
Detectives trying to find Gaia Pope released the woman, 71, arrested on Monday, under investigation.
Police also explained why they had decided it was likely Gaia had come to harm but had not given up hope of finding her alive.
A Dorset Police spokesman said: "Following extensive enquiries we believe she may have come to harm and we have a duty to follow all lines of enquiry.
"We do however remain hopeful that she is found safe and well.
"Our major crime investigation team has led a detailed investigation. We have had no confirmed sightings or contact from Gaia since her disappearance.
"The last confirmed sighting was the CCTV from an address in Morrison Road, which we issued on Friday.
"We have not yet found Gaia and we are still appealing to the public for any information about her disappearance."
A major police presence was set to remain in the Swanage area and crime scenes would stay in place after searches at two houses "for some time", police added.
After the arrests made on suspicion of murder, Gaia's family also released a new statement.
They said they had not given up hope but understood police investigating all scenarios.
The statement included another direct message to Gaia: "To Gaia. We all love you forever. We miss you beyond words.
"We will find you darling girl. The thought of seeing the sunshine of your smile again soon keeps us all going and hoping."
By the end of the day the 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder had also been released under investigation by police.
Wednesday, November 15 - New CCTV images and fresh Facebook efforts
The 'Find Gaia' Facebook group is relaunched to encourage volunteers to keep searching for her.
Founders of the group urged users to be constructive and not speculate, echoing a message from the family.
Police say there is nothing to suggest Gaia has left the Purbeck area.
The crowdfunding campaign set up to support those looking for the teenager has almost raised its £2,000 target.
By the end of the day new CCTV images of Gaia, at the St Michael's Garage on Valley Road in Swanage less than hour before she went missing, are published.
At around 2.55pm on November 7 Gaia went into the garage to buy an ice cream, before leaving.
Thursday, November 17 - Seizure of car unconfirmed, clothes found, new arrest
Reports on social media and in national newspapers suggest officers seized a car as part of the investigation.
Somerset Live asked Dorset Police to confirm this but they did not have any comment to make.
Meanwhile Gaia's father made another touching appeal on ITV, while police officers began searching a lake near Swanage.
2.35pm - Police confirm find of woman's clothes in a field north of the coastal path. A cordon is in place in the area
By 4.30pm police announce another arrest has been made - a man, known to Gaia, aged 49
Friday, November 17 - Family calls for massive search
The family of Gaia Pope took the search for the missing teenager into their own hands with a public call to join them of a mass search of Swanage.
The day after detectives investigating the disappearance of 19-year-old Gaia released a third person under investigation, the search was called for in an effort to find fresh clues about her whereabouts.
Saturday, November 18, 3pm - A body is found
Dorset Police officers searching for missing teenager Gaia Pope discovered the body of a woman near Swanage.
This discovery was made at around 3pm by specialist search teams near the coastal path and the field where items of her clothing were located on Thursday (November 16).
Detective Superintendent Paul Kessell, of Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “Although the body has yet to be formally identified, we are confident that we have found Gaia."
Saturday, November 18, 6pm - Tributes pour in
After the sad news that Dorset Police were "confident" that they had found the body of missing teen, Gaia Pope, her sister has paid an emotional tribute.
The sister of Gaia Pope has described the teenager as the "absolute light of my life" as her family were coming to terms with the news.
Sunday, November 19, 6pm - Police releases details of post mortem
A post mortem examination of the body found near Swanage yesterday has taken place.
Dorset Police released a statement saying: "Although the body has yet to be formally identified, officers are confident that it is Gaia and her family is being supported by specially-trained officers."
Monday, November 20, 11am - Three people originally arrested released without further action
A spokesman for the force said: “The three people arrested have this morning (November 20) been released from police investigation without any further action.”
The three people arrested were two men aged 19 and 49 and a 71-year-old woman, all from Swanage, and all of whom were known to Gaia.
Gaia's parents paid tribute to their "beautiful bird" on national television.
The teenager's mother, Natasha Pope, said in a statement: "My beautiful Gaia, a true 'Gaia' spirit. A wise magnificent soul that burns far too bright for this world. Her spirit overflows with love and compassion for others.
"Gaia our free spirit, our wild pony, a light that will radiate for all eternity. Meet me at the gate my darling and so we are here longing for you for the rest of our lives. Together forever, united as one, your mum always."
Mr Sutherland and Ms Pope spoke after three people, two men aged 19 and 49 and a 71-year-old woman, who were arrested in connection their daughter's disappearance, were released by police without any further action being taken.
Police activity on a coastal path near Swanage as a body has been discovered in the hunt for the missing 19-year-old Gaia Pope (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
A post-mortem examination had not identified any injuries to suggest third party involvement and Miss Pope's death was being treated as "unexplained".
Mr Sutherland said his family wanted to know more about the circumstances of his daughter's death.
"I think we know that she was really struggling. A lot of issues and she clearly just couldn't cope with that," he said.
"With the epilepsy she was just struggling badly. But right up into the end of her life there were still happy moments that she was having. It wasn't as if she left us without some really wonderful memories of her.
"I want everybody to know that we fight on for the sake of her sisters. She lives on through her sisters and we fight on for them. We love you, we stick together, we will come through this together.
"For now, our focus is on remembering our Gaia. Holding her close to us. Looking after each other. Then maybe with a bit of time we can look back and see what things might be taken from it. But family first now."
Floral tributes are being left for teenager Gaia Pope as heartbroken mum says 'the world is a darker place'
Mr Sutherland also thanked the police and the emergency services for all their help, as well as the public.
"That support gave us hope and now that support helps us as we cling together. I can't express our gratitude enough and I hope you'll take that as coming from the depths of our hearts," he added.
Gaia Pope's father Richard Sutherland (Image: ITV news)
Detective Superintendent Paul Kessell, of Dorset Police's major crime investigation team, said: "Following the results of the post-mortem examination and other ongoing investigative inquiries, we have concluded that no-one else was involved in Gaia's death.
"As such we have today released from our investigation two men aged 19 and 49 and a 71-year-old woman, all from Swanage, who had been arrested and were assisting with our inquiries.
"I appreciate our inquiries would have caused these individuals stress and anxiety, however we have an obligation in any missing person investigation to explore every possible line of inquiry.
"The public would expect Dorset Police to fully investigate the sudden disappearance of a teenage girl. Our aim was not only to find Gaia but to find out what happened to her."
Floral tributes for Gaia Pope are left at the King Alfred Monument on the seafront in Swanage (Image: PA)
Floral tributes have continued to be left on the Alfred Monument, next to the sea front.
Miss Pope had not been seen since about 4pm on November 7 in Manor Gardens, Swanage.
An hour earlier she was captured on CCTV buying an ice cream inside St Michael's Garage in the town, having been driven there by a relative.
The search for missing Gaia Pope
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She was said to be wearing a red-checked shirt with white buttons, grey and white woven leggings and white trainers. The black jacket she had on was recovered from an address in Manor Gardens.
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Broken, alone and repulsed by the “scum” of New York, an insomniac taxi driver takes it upon himself to act out his fantasy and purge the streets.
Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver twists New York into the projection of one man’s fears. It remains one of cinema’s most intriguing character studies on alienation, self-destruction, and voyeurism. But it’s voyeurism building to action. The transformation and reparation of Travis Bickle is born out of an intense need to feel belonging. His loneliness is salient to his torment, but he pushes people away to maintain it.
Travis’ belief he is worthless bubbles under the surface of his courtship with Betsy, a campaign worker for Senator Palentine. Her rejection of Travis’ world dismisses her as “cold and distant, just like everyone else”. When he’s spurned, his intention to assassinate Palantine is as much a redemptive suicide mission as a swipe at Betsy. He wants to be caught; blunting his plan being deliberately suspicious to the secret service.
Rescuing underage prostitute Iris then becomes the embodiment of Travis’ battle with the city. The shootout scene is surreal, a release of all the pressure that’s been building inside. A suicide mission ending in Travis’ unlikely survival leaves him with the achievement of some acceptance. The papers see him as a hero – a timely stab at celebrity culture. He’s only a hero because he’s famous.
As the scene of Travis’ descent into madness, New York is photographed in such raw seediness, remaining atmospheric day and night. The cab moving through the night is often dreamlike, tapping into Bickle’s mind, he can’t make sense of it. Composer Bernard Herrmann (known for Citizen Kane, Vertigo and Psycho) delivers a haunting accompaniment to the layers of New York and the documentary playing out inside Travis’ head.
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The famous “you talkin’ to me?” scene is unconventional from a cinematography point of view. It’s repetitive, fractured, as Travis becomes a child playing with a toy gun. The mirror motif is recurrent notably with Travis in his cab – his screen into people and a world he will never understand.
Taxi Driver firmly established Scorsese as a rising auteur. Fresh from Mean Streets (1973) and the portrayal of New York as a community, Taxi Driver’s release coincided with a time post-Vietnam Americans were questioning their values, and many soldiers were returning home with a sense of alienation. Travis Bickle’s ‘Nam experiences are never alluded to, but would in some way validate his disconnectedness and a need for atonement.
There are recognisable qualities drawn from many genres. It’s a city-wide crime story set inside one man’s mind; a modern interpretation of horror close to Hitchcock’s Psycho; a western with Travis as the roaming lone gunman; a film noir amidst the moody motifs and descent into darkness. Travis Bickle’s deterioration remains a timeless story of a man searching for identity in a culture of violence, detachment and obsessive desire to break free from repression.
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Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments
Final Rules on Reimbursement for Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments
By: Michael Schulze, Isabel Bonilla-Mathé
On Nov. 2, 2015, Congress surprised providers with the passage of Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “Act”), which eliminates Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) reimbursement for off-campus outpatient provider-based departments (off-campus PBEs) established post enactment of the new law. The Act discontinued the favorable reimbursement received by off-campus PBEs, providing instead for site neutral payments. Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, this “site neutral” Medicare reimbursement will apply to any off-campus PBE that was not billing as an off-campus PBE prior to Nov. 2, 2015. Off-campus PBEs in existence prior to Nov. 2, 2015, are “grandfathered” and are exempted from the new site neutrality payments.
On July 6, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a set of proposed rules implementing the Act. A few months later, on Nov. 1, 2016, the much awaited final rules were published, along with an interim final rule with comment period to establish a payment mechanism under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for non-exempt PBEs. The following provides a brief overview of some of the main provisions of the final rules. However, there is no doubt that compliance guidance for off-campus PBEs will evolve as these regulatory changes will require additional rulemaking and further guidance from CMS.
Grandfathered Status Based on Date of Service: The final rule reiterated that provider-based off-campus outpatient clinics established prior to Nov. 2, 2015, will continue to receive OPPS reimbursement, whereas clinics established after that date will receive site neutral payment. In the proposed rules, CMS stated that only off-campus PBEs that had billed items and services under OPPS prior to Nov. 2, 2015 would be grandfathered. In the final rules, CMS adopted a more flexible approach by grandfathering off-campus PBEs that had furnished items or services with dates of service prior to Nov. 2, 2015 and timely billed for those services under OPPS.
No Under Development Exception: CMS declined to create an exception that would grandfather off-campus PBEs that were under development and permit them to that seek OPPS reimbursement, since such facilities would not have been furnishing services prior to Nov. 2, 2015. As CMS had indicated in the proposed rules, CMS again noted in the final rule that it did not believe the Act granted the agency with the authority to create an exception for off-campus PBEs that may have been under development.
New Rule Does NOT Apply to Services Furnished in an Emergency Department: Contrastingly, emergency departments, which are expressly exempted in the Act, are not subject to the prohibition on OPPS payment. In the final rule, CMS interpreted the express exemption as providing that that all services rendered in an emergency department setting, even if not an “emergency service,” will receive OPPS reimbursement.
New Rule Does NOT Apply to Critical Access Hospital PBEs: CMS’s final rules do not impact payments to critical access hospitals (CAHs) operating off-campus PBEs. Section 603 of the Act passed Nov. 2, 2015 ONLY affects payments made under Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (SSA). Because CAHs are paid for outpatient services under Section 1834(g) of the SSA, the exclusion does not apply to CAH off-campus PBEs. Accordingly, CAHs can continue to establish off-campus departments on or after Nov. 2, 2015 as long as the new CAH off-campus PBEs comply with any CAH related requirements, including distance from the CAH and from other hospitals and CAHs as required by 42 C.F.R. § 485.610(e).
New Rule MAY not apply to Rural Health Clinics: The final rules published by CMS did not address provider-based rural health clinics (RHC). Like CAHs, RHCs are not subject to the Section 603 exclusion from OPPS. RHCs are separately enrolled and certified providers under the Medicare program. Thus, like CAHs, RHCs are not paid under the OPPS, and Section 603 and the final rules implementing the same, should not affect the payment for RHC services. However, it should be noted that CMS did not clarify how it would treat hospital-based outpatient services provided by RHCs.
Additional Services Not Prohibited: Yet another issue addressed by the final rules was how CMS was going to treat service expansion by grandfathered off-campus PBEs. In the proposed rules, CMS took the position that off-campus PBEs would be exempted only for the types of items and services included in any of the 19 “clinical families” the provider had been providing prior to Nov. 2, 2015. In the final rule, CMS declined to implement the proposed rule, agreeing with commentators that it would be too complex to administer. Instead, an excepted off-campus PBE “will receive payments under the OPPS for all billed items and services, regardless of whether it furnished such items and services prior to the date of enactment.” CMS stated it will monitor billing data and may consider a mechanism to limit service expansion, either by placing a limitation on volume, as suggested by commentators, or a limitation on lines of service, as was contemplated in the proposed rule.
Expanding or Moving Location IS Prohibited – Normally: While expanding service lines may not jeopardize the grandfathered status of an entity’s off-campus PBE, relocating or expanding the size of the off-campus PBE location will, absent extraordinary circumstances. CMS stated in the final rule that grandfathered off-campus PBEs will lose their excepted status if they expand or relocate from the physical address and suite number listed on the locations’ provider enrollment form. CMS will only permit excepted locations to relocate for extraordinary circumstances. Although the final rules provided examples of “extraordinary circumstances,” such as natural disasters, or significant public health and safety issues, CMS declined to provide an exhaustive list, preferring to evaluate exceptions to the relocation prohibition on a case-by-case basis.
Change of Ownership May Jeopardize Grandfathered Status: If a hospital sells one of its off-campus PBE locations, the grandfathered status of that location will not transfer to the new provider. Hospitals considering a change of ownership (CHOW) should be aware that the potential sale could cause the hospital to lose grandfathered status of its off-campus PBEs. This can be avoided, however, if the new owner accepts the hospital’s provider agreement. This can also be avoided if the purchaser avoids a CHOW altogether by acquiring the membership units or shares in the entity that owns the hospital.
CMS to Cut Payments to Non-Grandfathered PBEs: While CMS has yet to figure out the logistics and payment mechanisms necessary to implement the payment system for non-grandfathered PBEs, CMS did provide some clues in the final rule. CMS stated that starting Jan. 1, 2017, payments would be processed through the MPFS and set at “50 percent of the OPPS rate for each nonexcepted item or service with some exceptions.” CMS admitted that it had no mechanism to pay providers in 2017 for nonexcepted services and solicited public comments regarding the proposed system. CMS stated that providers will be able to bill nonexcepted services on an institutional claim with a “PN” modifier, which will trigger payment under the new MPFS payment rates. Furthermore, CMS will pay hospitals directly for these nonexcepted services, as a means of addressing commentator’s concerns regarding issues such as “incident to” billing, and the application of the fraud and abuse laws.
2016 1130 Final Rules on Reimbursement for Off-Campus Provider Based Departments.” Louisiana Hospital Association Impact Law brief, Volume 31, (No. 8). Co-written with Isabel Bonilla-Mathe.
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Hear and pre-order the Pet Shop Boys’ The Pop Kids single
February 16, 2016 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, new music, pet shop boys
Watch the ‘lyric video’ and order the CD single of the Pet Shop Boys new single The Pop Kids…
What do you think of the song? Leave a comment.
The Pop Kids is released on 18 March 2016.
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1. The Pop Kids (Radio Edit)
2. In Bits
3. One-Hit Wonder
4. The Pop Kids (PSB Deep Dub)
5. The Pop Kids (The Full Story)
89 responses to Hear and pre-order the Pet Shop Boys’ The Pop Kids single
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Mark Jensen says:
I’m still waiting for my cd to come in the mail, but listening on Spotify, I think this is an awesome cd single – great b-sides and I love the extra verse in the “full story” version.
IP says:
Y’all most of you bananas, this is MAGNIFICENT.
bertielego says:
Thank you Pet Shop Boys for keeping on satisfying your fans with CD singles.
Daran says:
No just the two of them J! Neil and Chris….
Daran
You are spot on!! Never heard of BB100 in my life. Never “researched” any music either. People that live between Florida & West Texas have very few radio stations. I live in El Paso where 70% are in Spanish. In these parts the way people acquire a love for music is through the church. First you learn the standards (Tell It on the Mountain, Will the Circle be Unbroken, etc.). At some later point you listen to secular music. If you asked the average person in 1970 who the best rock & roll music artists were you would have been told Elvis, BB, Buddy Holly & Bobby Fuller. The Beatles were not relevant until after 1972. In the 1960s the X stations appeared. They were based in the waters Gulf of Mexico & in the high desert in Mexico. Monday was Motown, Tuesday Jazz and so forth. Every southern teenager grew up listening to these stations. The song selection was epic; from Zappa to Mahler to ABB to Miles to Bay City Rollers. What fun!! The Federals in DC shut them down around MTV time. Something about royalties & licenses. If they had not done this I am confident that we would have heard PSB.
My daughter downloaded a bunch of PSB tunes last night. West End Girls & Left To My Own devices are the faves. Was Peter Hook the 3rd Pet Shop Boy? Sure sound like it.
I think we need to give J a little slack here. We all know how fragmented the US music industry is with regards to radio and the charts. Perhaps he is from a part of the country that does not pay much attention to the BB100 (Nashville etc, deep south…). Besides didn’t the Pets fall off a cliff in a big way with sales and exposure after the 1988 Domino Dancing video alienated the conservative / mid-west media (as told in PSB’s A Life In Pop DVD)? Hence the East / West coast hotbeds of fans with far less in-between the coasts. They never had another top 50 BB100 since that DD single, and nearly 20 years has passed which is a long time. I can imagine since then it would be easy for a (younger) person not exposed to or looking at US dance charts to hear little or nothing about PSB through mainstream media. Hence they appear to be a non-entity these days. But still could have done some research though :) Wet Willie & Grinderswitch are a southern rock band, so I am guessing PSB is not natural territory for him.
I have never heard a PSB record before but I love the passion associated with the thread. It is interesting to me that on your side of the pond there are so many bands that never really made a dent in the US and vice versa. I have searched your site for Wet Willie & Grinderswitch and there is nothing to be found. It is a nice little cultural contrast to notice
If you call having a Billboard Hot 100 number one single and five top ten hits “not making a dent” then I’m sure there are plenty of bands who would love to be similarly unsuccessful in the USA ;)
Please do some research before making ridicolous comments like that.
Gary Clutterbuck says:
Super? No. Mediocre? Yes.
It’s fine as a B Side track, but the Pet Shop Boys are capable of far better than this. The last album they did that I really enjoyed was Yes, and in particular, the songs “The way it used to be” and “More than a dream”. Since then, the quality of the song writing has dipped dramatically, as has the production on the new single. Disappointing.
I’ve been following the PSBs since the mid-80s and I’ve bought practically everything they’ve released. I’ve found a number of their albums rather patchy from Bilingual onwards. However I always found enough excellent tracks on each release to make them worthwhile. I did find ‘Electric’ a major disappointment. Not enough decent tracks for my liking. Give me classic electro-pop songs anytime. For me this new single is also a big disappointment. I was hoping for something less bland and boring, in my view. I’m just hoping the new album will be more to my liking.
There seems to be a lot of hate for this song but I think it’s Super (pun intended). I don’t feel that PSB should record ‘age appropriate’ songs, otherwise many other artists should pack up and go home. I don’t see that because you are 60 years old means you can’t enjoy nightclubs or reminisce about it. I think this song is about some friends moving to London anyway. Regardless, it’s not ‘golden age’ PSB but it is a good pop song. I can see why others may not like or enjoy it, but I’m looking forward to the album. I don’t post on here often but it’s a fantastic website and I enjoy reading the opinions of others. Have a great day everyone.
negative1 says:
sad to see this is what has become of the pet shop boys. i was enjoying them back when they started in the late 80’s, but they have missed the boat almost completely from the 90s until now.
this generic dance single, trying to be self evident, and referential, instead comes off as clumsy and awkward.
being boring is a classic if you want a song about looking back and being nostalgic.
the 90’s has no nostalgia.
case closed.
The Pet Shop Boys actually started in 1981 but didn’t get success till 1985 with West End Girls. I do agree with you that anything after after Behaviour has mostly been rubbish and the decline in my opion started when they released that Go West drivel.
Order placed. Love it!
John Wede says:
Sorry…disagree…kinda love it.
A lot of the complainers here sound like they’re too old to enjoy this.
Piffard says:
@Ian:agree/disagree on soemeone’s music or songs,someone who you like for the most part of his career,or from whon you enjoy some tunes opposite to others,doesn’t make people “too old” to enjoy his new music,just because they don’t feel to,or they don’t like the path the music is going to.Some of PSB tunes are great,some are beautiful,some are garbage…It’s like this with every musician.That’s what I dislike in forum like these:you can be polite and kind as much as you are and can,wrote that what you are stating it’s just your opinion,that you respect the view of others,as many here have to in previous posts,but the “real”complainers will always try to impose THEIR VIEW of seein’ things,and will always play bullies and arrogants,just to let people know – in this case especially – they’re right on like the song and the others are wrong,because for them they’re “too old” to like it or to like some of the previous songs/works,so because of a “supposed age” they think you have,[what is that in the end? 40-50?More?],”old ” people can’t appreciate it too much to recognise what’s good and what’s not based on own personal tastes, and so they can’t have their opinions,that’s what stated between the lines. That’s sad,really.
And you Paul,as owner and moderator,should take action and say something to people posts that are offending other’s post that don’t collide with theirs’ view.
I don’t have to take action if people are disagreeing. As long as it doesn’t get offensive, which I don’t think it has (has it?). Also if you disagree with someone you don’t always have to TELL THEM. You can just read their opinion, note it doesn’t align with yours and just shrug it off.
Yes,that’s right…But why are you telling this only to me,and not to people who alwasy point out that one is “too old” or stuff like that if you don’t like a PSB [PSB,not Beatles,just to compare,and they made bad music too] song?That’s what I meant sayin’ take action:just tell them the same things you told me.And I started first of all addressing my complain to Ian,including all the other’s make same or similar statements,of course.That’s all.I’m sorry if I annoyed you for silly things like these,I just thought it was right to tell you.Next time I will do exactly what you said.Thanks.
I was mainly responding to your request for me to ‘take action’. I can assure you I don’t tolerate trolls etc. but so far as I can see this was just a passionate exchange of views. My comments were meant more widely than just ‘you’. People (not you specifically) just need to chill a bit and not take things so personally. It’s ‘just’ a pop song :)
Sorry if it’s off-topic, but according to BBC Raio2’s website
“And, starting Wednesday 23 March, (10-11pm) is a new four-part documentary on Pet Shop Boys. With sales exceeding 50-million records and a catalogue of music that spans 12 top 10 studio albums, 40 top 20 singles, and four UK number one records, Pet Shop Boys are the most successful British music duo of all time. Programme one is narrated by Graham Norton.”
I also like their more “mature” songs,and I think Electric was garbage,and the follow-up will be too.They were great until some years ago,’till Bilingual more or less,with some good “exploits” like Release,then…Every good thing comes to an end,they say:PSB have come to that.
30 years. West End Girls came out the end of ’85, did it not?
Jakob Rehlinger says:
I like that they’re pandering to what I want from a PSB song/album. I don’t particularily want more of the “grown up” Boys from Release or most of Elysium. I want throw-back ’80s/’90s house/disco. It’s what they were best at then, and still best at now when they’re not trying to be “current”. For instance, I’m hoping Super doesn’t feature more of those guest-artist rap breaks like in “Thursday”… aiyeee. There’s no shame in playing to your strengths, even when they’re 25 year old strengths.
I agree. It isnt like the Rolling Stones are going to do dubstep, they do what they do best, 60’s and 70’s rock, if they do anything at all, any change to the formula is to be avoided. 80’s and early 90’s pop is what psb do better than anybody else, doing that is relevant in itself. If The Cure could get it together again and do something like they did ’85-’89 then you would have old goths searching for their wigs. I agree too about the guest spots, that piece with Example was not very good, at it’s worst I felt lame listening to the rap, and at best the singing sounded like recycled Elton John.
probablyrustin says:
Honestly this is where I’m at with PSB too, Jakob. The “mature” tracks from their later albums (“Fundamental” on) are reaaaally spotty, and “Release” only somewhat better on that front. They’re pulling it off better in this mode, and it still sounds good. Maybe not their “Very” best, but that’s asking a lot.
Anthony C says:
This track is a real grower!
I’ve just listened to the lyrics again and noticed they are based on my life! LOL
1. I went to film school
2. I was out seven nights per week.
3. I never had to queue to get into a club :-)
of course the boys lost a bit of their magic over the years. i think nobody can expect them to write songs like the did in the mid80s until the mid90 in their imperial phase. i too found their output in the 00s and 10s a bit underwhelming but i still like them a lot and still buy all their releases. i love their commitment to design and cover art quality and i think they still put out at last 3-4 exceptional songs on each album.
Dav says:
Great song great lyrics and great production. Although might hit the buttons of those of us who were twentysomething disco monsters in the early nineties more than others. It would fit nicely on Saint Etienne’s Words and Music album.
I feel much more confident about the new album now than I did after the preview track (I can’t even remember the name of it).
As far as the price, it’s pretty much in line with what we pay for CD single imports in the US anyway, and I tend to think of their “singles” more like “EPs” with the bsides and remixes. PSB are one of the few acts that still support the single, and i love that a new album from them tends to “continue giving” with more tracks and remixes in the months following, on real discs, with real artwork.
I like it. It’s nostalgic without being too moody. Great chorus and love the drums.
Not bad, but the production style devalues the emotional aspect of the song and prevents it from going anywhere memorable in its few minutes. Since the best PSB singles are particularly known for exactly that, it’s unfair how high the expectations are. But definitely not “going for it” in any way, shape, or form. This is fast-forwarding directly to the mysterious club mix “radio edit” which belonged on promos but would randomly pop up on cd singles at the demand of noone.
…And I loved Nightlife! The first three tracks on that album make for one of my favorite sets of album openers of all time! Not sure what album some people think they were listening to there…
Jason, you’re entitled to your opionion,I’m entitled to mine.Let’s keep it this way,ok?I don’t want to start an argument with you or anybody else who complain about other people’s opinion.Just read WELL what I wrote about other’s tastes,before starting replies so polemically.
Fantastic single in a long chain of fantastic singles! Can’t wait for this album, but there is certainly a lot of shade being thrown their way, and for what? If you aren’t with them, go find a band to be interested in! Every album is just different levels of greatness, and I feel as though this last patch of albums (Fundamental, Yes, Elysium, Electric) are actually some of my favorites and contain some of my favorite songs of theirs. How many groups can one say this about? They have attained a level of excellence and consistency over the course of a nearly 40 year career most artists would kill for, and Super looks to be equally great. I cannot imagine a music world without them in it.
I don’t think anyone’s “throwing shade” Jason. Its just a case of being underwhelmed.
Mike C. says:
You all are crazy – that is AMAZING!!!!
Thank you, Mike. A voice of sanity!
Actually, this sounds a lot like Electronic sans Johnny Marr, ie “Reality” or “Some Distant Memory”. Maybe this is a leftover from back then. Haha. However the nostalgic whistfulness does take away from some of the fun, perhaps a different subject and lyrics would have been better, a classic PSB subject such as sleeze or cold and detached love may have done the trick.
This song reminds me of “We’re the Pet Shop Boys.” I dont see what everyone is complaining about. It would be cool if they had gotten a M People or Saint Etienne or a Brothers in Rhythm remix in there. In a way they didn’t take it far enough and just make it like 1992 PSB complete with authentic presets and remix effects. It does sound like there are a lot of grumpy old pop kids commenting here. :)
I don’t love it, but considering Stuart Price is on production duty, I like it more than I thought I would. Though I adore Love Is a Bourgeois Construct and Thursday, the rest of the Electric album left me feeling underwhelmed. The production is just a little too amateur hour for me. Even on Thursday, why are the vocals so low in the mix? Almost ruins it for me.
Wish the boys would have gone with Richard X as producer on this one. I hold up Saint Etienne’s Foxbase Beta as Exhibit A. He would be a perfect match for Pet Shop Boys.
I like this better than anything on the dreadful Electric, but that’s not saying much. I agree with others who have suggested that it sounds like B-side material. And the Stuart Price production is, to use a favorite term of Neil’s–“ghastly.”
Reminds me of the Robbie Williams album that was similarly nostalgic. Weren’t they on it?
Very B-sidey…..
Steve Pike says:
I really liked it. But sounds like a good psb b-side.
Martijn says:
I love this. After “Electric”, probably my least favourite PSB album, I’ve been looking forward to “Super” with less than average eagerness, but this song’s better than anything on the previous album.
I blame Stuart Price, i dislike the majority of his work. Its ok as a track, sure it will grow. Was hoping for more of the new york electro vibe of Thursday, its probably a B side from the Imperious era. Now there would be a good psb album title! 7.42 is ok for a cd single these days, itll barely sell 1000 so the pressing fixed costs need to be covered. No one wants a loss leader when it is aimed at the hardcore fanbase.
I’m not a PSB fanboy and they have passed me by decades but I thought it was pretty good although by no means a classic. Anyway, I’ll have to check with Alanis Morrisette but I am finding some of the comments waxing nostalgic for the past quite ironic in light of the lyrical theme of the song.
Craig Hedges says:
Good demo, it’ll make a reasonable b-side when they record the proper version.
And I’m one of their biggest fans!
@Craig LOL LOL LOL :)
Jack the Lad says:
I remember there were a lot of moaners when the CD single for “Vocal” was released. They said the price of £6 is too high and there are no B-sides, only remixes. Two weeks after release date the CD was completely sold out and the price is now £60 or higher on eBay/discogs. To all who moan right now about “The Pop Kids” CD single price: don’t buy it right now, who knows maybe the price will drop this time!
the song is great, even if I’m not fond of the stuart price production here… The house piano is typical in the 90’s song, so as the theme of the song… It also looks like a sad look after the past… saying “Look what we were, so we aren’t anymore…”
It has more lyrics than “vocal”.
Really pleasant piece at first listening to me…
Joshua Higgins says:
A very lame song.
Gareth Pugh says:
£7 for a CD single is certainly higher than the days of the format’s apex, but it’s pretty par for the course with recent CD singles of the likes of New Order, Erasure, OMD etc.
This is a good tune, but Stuart price has in no way got the best out of PSB. Assuming it was Stuart Price.
I do like this but SP’s sound isn’t current. This could be a great pop tune, but with a different producer.
The PSB are great but this just isn’t PSB at their greatest.
With a different producer we could all be raving about this.
I loved Thursday and much of Electric. I like this alot. If the rest of the album is comparable, I’ll be satisfied. But you’re right…I won’t be shelling out 7 GBP for the single!
Andrew Mogford says:
I have just used that word Andrew. I thought it was maybe a bit strong, so glad I am not the only one to use it :)
I hadn’t read your comment at the time so chuckled when I saw we had both used it. I too loved their early stuff. The albums were great but the B sides – some of them were just so wonderful. Hey Headmaster. Your funny uncle. It’s hard to believe this is the same band! I actually thought fundamental was a very good album but that seemed to be an island in a sea of mediocrity to me. Such a shame. Up to bilingual, as you say, hey were fantastic.
Agreed, on the b sides Andrew. That’s definately where the best work has been placed. If I had to direct someone to just one album I would choose Alternative, not Behaviour or Introspective despite the acclaim those two get. For me the excitement was always what have they got up to with the b side – especially when they were in electro mood with the sync edits and and huge bassline sequences…. love it. I forgot about Hey Headmaster, yes that is a brilliant song. I also like Calm Before The Storm, and A New Life. The latter may just get played at my funeral! I miss Helena Springs backing vocals too….. nostalgia is such a bad thing when new releases are just nowhere near as good as the old stuff :)
It’s completely bland, I’ll give it that!
I guess I’m just the kind of Pethead who doesn’t blink an eye at £7 for a CD single.
Same here – and I guess we are not alone, considering that at the time of writing the CD single is inside the Top 20 of the Amazon music chart.
I wonder if this sort of song just confuses the radio stations and TV to the detriment of themselves. It’s not hip enough for the youth broadcasters, and too ‘young’ in content subject matter and sound (with this mix) for 30/40 year old’s MOR stations. Plus there obsession with youth is getting slightly odd with them being +/- 60 year old men now. Who is this song for Neil? I can’t see who amongst their historical main audience/fanbase either relates to or cares about ‘pop kids’ anymore? Maybe it’s me being more grumpy than they are despite being a lot younger.
Daran,you have exactly my point of view,I totally agree with you.They should write songs with more “adult” themes,like excuse me for being repetitive, “Love Is A Burgeois…”which is a at the same time appropriate for the age they are and happy and poppy in the meantime at the right dose.But as you can see,there are also many fans who still love everything they do,regardless of lyrics or other…So,each and everybody has their own tastes.
*each and everyone,I meant.
Hi Nicola. I saw your comment and was going to say I agree with you! So snap! Truth be told I guess my love of PSB has been dwindling for years. I was a total obsessed fan (pethead?), with all the rare ltd CD’s and Literally magazine etc. I saw them on the 1989 and 91 tours at the height of their fame and success. They could do no wrong in my eyes. But as the years / albums came and went I guess from Billingual my appreciation of the music they were making started to wane quite dramatically. Legend has it that they had a huge number of great songs they wrote in the early days, so many in fact that they used them all the way through the first 5 or so albums. But to my ears they must have mostly exhausted that collection from Billingual onwards. Having said that I do dip back into their later albums and hear a few bits of greatness – Nightlife, Release and Fundamental all had a few really good songs each. But sadly not enough to save the albums in my opinion. I can understand the desire to fight and stay relevant in a market place / industry that really wants to forget about them now, but hooking up with Stuart Price means they just sound like so many other acts that he has produced as his distinctive HNRG dance production style is overused and tired now. Lyrics apart, The Pop Kids sounds like any other of the throw away dance songs he has produced. I read a statement someone made about Coldplay’s recent album, saying that it was just ‘landfill pop’, and sadly that’s kind of how I feel about a lot of PSB’s output these days. That’s so sad for me to say as a former 100% dedicated fan. I never thought I would hear their songs and just shrug my shoulders and think ‘meh’, take it or leave it I don’t care. The legacy of PSB from their days of greatness deserves better than ‘meh’.
Daran,I agree with yor opinion,don’t know why they are still doin’ so much electronic [that they show they can use properly when they want to] or dancefloor tunes [too old for that,by my opinion],that are pointless to my point of view now.Maybe it’s Stuart Price’s production [but the approved it,anyway]…I can’t cite any album or track I like or dislike that would be too much,but in the end,with some little happy exceptions [I think “Release” was their last great album,though I changed my mind over some song I liked back then,when the published it],as I stated before,I think they’re going backwards.We’ll hear…Time will tell.
I’m going to speak up for the “adult” audience here and say we don’t all turn our minds to thoughts of early-bird specials at the local buffet and where our burial plot should be located the minute we pass 40. Some of us still love to go out, to dance, and to think about those things that we thought about when we were “young” (since apparently we aren’t anymore). But we DO become cranky, though, especially when we here music listeners complain that Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, and other act should suddenly turn their attentions to “grown up” ideas because they are “trying too hard to be young.” Most of us would prefer not to listen to folk albums about the health of our pensions and whether our retirement investments will work out well or not.
Though, to be honest, I find that criticism a bit odd in the context of this song, which is looking back on youth and what it was like to be that age. They aren’t talking about BEING pop kids NOW. They’re talking about what it was like to be “pop kids” back when they were closer to being “boys” than they are in 2016. If anything, it’s just as world-weary as much of their music has been, even back in the day when they WERE pop kids. If anybody wanted to critically engage in a discussion about Pet Shop Boys and the Age-level” of their lyrics (in terms of emotional content), I would argue that their earlier lyrics often sounded like they was being written by middle age men, and their more recent music sounds the same way. Their world view or perspective hasn’t really changed much. It’s just that the general public seems to think that “old people,” should only act in a certain way, only talk about certain things. But just because we grow older doesn’t mean we need to “get old,” and when you’ve been blessed with a successful artistic career that has allowed you to not worry about whether or not you can pay the mortgage, get the kids to their piano lessons on time, or if the dog will make it to Christmas or not since he’s been limping lately, there’s even less reason for that perspective to shift dramatically.
Hi Carlton…………. I agree…………… I’m in my 40’s but still love dance music and going out and shockingly still to go to discoteques ( or clubs I believe they are called these days). Oldest swinger in town ? Maybe. Ashamed of it? No.
Carlton, it’s not about one foot in the grave or grumpy old man syndrome really. It’s about songs that engage with their audience. If you are from UK I’ll put money on the fact you are in a tiny tiny minority of 40 somethings who go out to clubs dancing except for occasional new years doo’s or weddings. So you don’t speak for the adult audience, only yourself and said minority. Recent surveys showed 50% of UK clubs had closed in the last decade. Fact. So it’s not just old’uns who are are not putting on their dancing shoes anymore. I’d wager this song will not resonate much now with fans or even younger casual listeners. It would not be so bad if it was biographical, but as Mr Tennant had his degree by 1975 he’s 15 years off that marker!
Forgot to say I’m not against old’uns singing about the enjoyment of going out on the town and the thrill of it. Far from it. Check out Stars last album No One Is Lost for an example of how to do it right – ie with attitude and two fingers up at those who mock you. Rather than this IMO limp effort that ott’s on nostalgia, but yet neither relates to the band or original 80’s fans era or even the current club scene of today’s youngsters. It’s time frame context is just some date plucked out of thin air.
But if you read either of the biographies written by Chris Heath during that time period, both Neil and Chris were staples in the club scene–in them constantly. So I don’t really see it as “randomly picked” in terms of time period, and as Neil commented in many interviews during the early-to-mid 90s that his coming out in terms of engagement with not only club culture but the gay scene was much more delayed than many people of that time period, why couldn’t this be autobiographical? I’m not really “just guessing” at this–it’s in print already.
Thematically similar in its nostalgia of music to “Vocal.” Musically keeps with their modern electro sound with a heavy infusion of house piano. On first listens, really loving it!
As for the higher price, there’s a good chance it’s tied into the fact that they are no longer using the major label system. Singles, especially physical product, have always been “loss leaders” in that they rarely in themselves generate much profit, but were seen as a necessary investment to promote the more expensive album. Many of the production costs, save for larger booklets, are similar for CD singles vs. CD albums. Removed from a giant company with money to burn pushing singles for 2-5 quid for the sake of album promotion, they are instead left with the same high costs for a targeted niche fan market, so I am not too surprised to see the cost increase.
Maybe it needs to be heard more than once to be appreciated…First impression leaves you with a bitter taste…It’s like they are doin’ songs to kill time,not because they like to…I don’t hear here conviction,joy,happiness,meanigfulness that there was in songs like “Love Is A Burgeois…” or “I wouldn’t Normally Do…” or the beautiful “You Only Tell Me You love Me…”,the only song that can be called,well,”song” taken from that nightmare that was “Nightlife”…They are going backwards every new album they made,or so…I really loved ” Release” and some tracks out of “Yes”,to cited some of them randomly.And I called myself a first hour fanI owned Please since it came out in 1986,even if back then I was little…Don’t know,it’s like in every new album they care about less and less about quality…Maybe it’s age [no offense intended].It’s jut my opinion,of course.
Oh for the days when CD singles were £1.99 or for an EP £3.99.
Thanks for the heads up – just ordered the CD single!
I’d expect the album for that price!! It’s no wonder people are downloading stuff for free when record companies try and rip people off like this! Disgusting!
Love it, love it! Back to the PSB sound i like
Taped it off the Ken Bruce/Michael Ball Radio 2 show…
Home Taping is STILL killing music!
TAPED? Not heard that word in years.
Neil Kelly says:
Tape? You have it on tape? Hilarious!
Hope that Amazon price comes down. Happy to pay that for a nine or ten track mix packed disc but £7.42 for five tracks one of which is a radio edit is a bit much.
Let the complaining BEGIN!
Love it!! Cheesy lyrics and all!
£7 for a CD single i don’t think so.
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In final moment of Final Jeopardy, Brown student turns money into love
Donita Naylor, Providence JOurnal
Dhruv Gaur, the Brown University student competing in the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, was eliminated in the semifinals in the episode that aired Monday. But he showed the heart of a champion by the way he lost.
For Final Jeopardy, Gaur wrote what he knew wasn’t the correct response. He wagered $1,995, lost it all, and ended up winning an emotional response from Alex Trebek, who got a little choked up and had to take a moment to regain his composure.
The Final Jeopardy clue was: “In the title of a groundbreaking 1890 expose of poverty in New York City slums, these 3 words follow ‘How the’
The correct response, which the other two nailed, was: “other half lives.”
But Gaur had written: “What is, ‘We [heart] you, Alex!’”
After reading Gaur’s card, Trebek took a moment to collect himself, then said to Gaur, “That’s very kind, thank you.”
Alex Trebek getting choked up during Final Jeopardy today messed me all the way up.#Jeopardy#WeLoveYouAlexpic.twitter.com/QJVP4hJpGV
— sabreena (@aneerbas)November 12, 2019
What the audience didn’t yet know was that Trebek, who has been battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, a disease with a low survival rate, had just told the contestants he was reentering treatment.
Gaur, who is from Gainesville, Georgia, saw all but $5 drain from his total. For placing third, however, he won $10,000, in addition to the $100,000 he won in the show’s 2018 College Championship.
Later, he tweeted: “When Final Jeopardy came up, I could’ve tried to puzzle it together, but really, just kept thinking about Alex, and thought he should know. I’m just very grateful I got the opportunity to say what I know everyone was thinking.” He concluded his four-tweet post by writing, “Sending all the love.”
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Scotland vs Russia [06/09/2019] - Match Thread
Saint4805 replied to Clyde1998's topic in TA specific
There is a clearly a mental/bottle issue that Clarke needs to work on. Started brightly and then looked scared and vulnerable after we took the lead.
Women's World Cup 2019
Saint4805 replied to Toepoke's topic in Football related - Discussion of non TA football
May well be clumsy or soft but you tackle or go for a 50/50 challenge in the box at your peril. Any hint of contact and the attacking player is going down. Penalties are no longer just a consequence of foul play, they're opportunities. Just watch how many players deliberately flick the ball on to defenders' arms next season, just like Mane did in the CL final against Spurs. The inability to prove intent is giving players license to hack the game's rules.
Saint4805 replied to aaid's topic in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere
I'm an exiled Scot who couldn't vote in Indyref but would have voted No had I been able to at the time. As far as the 'once in a generation' thing goes, I do believe that Brexit is a game changer in terms of 'material change in circumstances' and that there is a strong case for Indyref2, particularly if the likes of Farage, BoJo the clown and the ERG Tory shower of shite seem hell bent on turning the UK into a low tax/low regulation haven which will essentially provide the platform for the rich to get richer, higher levels of poverty and there being even bigger gulf in wealth distribution. I don't believe this vision is shared with the majority of Scots who are probably more aligned with most major EU countries which tend to be more centre leftish and more pro social justice/fairness. If the Tories deliver a No deal Brexit (I don't accept that there is a mandate for this) or continue to make a pig's ear of it then I would have no hesitation in voting Yes in Indyref2. I do think however that Sturgeon hinders the prospect of Yes winning next time around. I don't think she has the ability to energise the public like Salmond was able to first time around. Indyref2 campaign planning and execution (and the people leading it) would have to be absolutely on the money as it probably will be the last shot at it for at least a generation.
Ryanair Baggage
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Speedy boarding is an Easyjet thing. Basically Ryan Air will only allow you to carry on one small item which should fit under the seat in front (check their website for dimensions). If you want to bring a regular carry on trolley case or bag that goes in the overhead bin then you have to buy the 'Priority + 2'. If you're going away for a longer holiday then you have to go for the 'checked bag' option which is for bigger luggage that won't fit in the cabin. This is more expensive however if you're travelling in a group or a family then perhaps only one or two will need to pay for the checked bag.
Next PM
Saint4805 replied to Hertsscot's topic in Politics
Yeah I do recall that although personally I think the whole 'backstabbing' thing is a bit overhyped. Gove initially supported Boris' leadership bid and then changed his mind, withdrew his support and decided to stand himself because he thought he could do a better job. I can think of a lot worse things that have happened in politics that didn't get as much attention.
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This Tory party unity is temporary. As soon as BoJo takes office, it'll be a matter of time before MPs turn on him because he didn't give them a job in Government or because Brexit isn't going how they envisaged.
Scottish Players Who Said Naw to the Old Firm
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I always thought that Gerry McNee was a big downgrade from Jock Brown. He became even more annoying after he turned up with that goatee beard for some reason.
You couldn't make it up. The party that insists on upholding the 2016 referendum result for the sake of democracy is the same one that wanted to change the Tory party leadership rules to get rid of May six months early because they F'd up and played their joker/no confidence card too early and then rigged the resultant leadership vote. They might all be high fiving each other for getting rid of Gove but they stepped on a snake. He will bide his time before striking back and exacting revenge.
I don't think I've ever hated the Tories more. What an utter shower of corrupt toffs. They would give corrupt African politicians a masterclass in how to rig an election or voting process. BoJo the clown's team have cherry picked Boring Remainer Cunt as his rival in the final two. I'm not Gove's biggest fan but he was clearly done over here. Five Javid backers publicly switched to BoJo yesterday and yet his count only went up by three. That doesn't include those who also switched to BoJo but didn't publicly declare it. Fingers crossed BoJo and co make a complete arse of Brexit and end up out on their ear after the next election.
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Female presenter and three female pundits. Where's the token male pundit? Terrible sexism from the BBC. I'm writing to Points of View The pundits were clearly selected based on their football knowledge.
They're all snakes. The Tories are renowned for being an utter snakepit but Gove cops it more because he withdrew his support for BoJo the clown last time around. One of the other candidates will be behind the story that was about to break. That's how they roll.
I'm not even certain that the actual format is a head to head debate as we are used to seeing at previous General Elections. May obviously bottled it last time and refused to take part. I have a feeling the format will be easier for the candidates which is very poor considering the winner will become PM. There should be a proper grilling by the hosts and both candidates should be pitted against each other so that the whole country can see who fairs better.
It's a terrible field of candidates. Gove is probably the brainiest and best qualified of them all but the final two will probably be BoJo the clown v Mike Hunt (sorry I meant Jeremy) who is as dull as dishwater, has flip flopped more than any other candidate and as others have stated is basically 'Theresa in trousers'. An utter farce of a contest seeing as most MPs will probably back BoJo as they think he is their best chance of keeping their seat after the next General Election. None of them give a flying F about national interest. They're all out for themselves. Not only that, the Tory membership who get the final say are all old nationalist codgers who still believe in the bulldog spirit. I still don't see the next PM breaking the deadlock without having another referendum or a General Election. It's becoming increasingly clear that they won't get away with Parliament prorogation as a way of forcing No deal which Parliament will block. The next PM could end up being forced out within a year.
The Brexit party and a far right Tory party is a coalition waiting to happen. Rees Mogg is pals with Farage and his sister is part of the Brexit party. I think they're basically going to pick up Tory and Labour protest votes and effectively stop Labour getting into power. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these far right Tory toffs are funding the Brexit party. Labour SHOULD be cleaning up (like Blair did in 1997) such was the resentment towards the Tories after years of them being in power but Corbyn is so f'ing useless and Labour are in as much disarray as the Tories. British politics is pretty broken at the minute.
Next Scotland Manager ?
Saint4805 replied to McExpat's topic in TA specific
I always thought Clarke was a quiet and introverted man but his on pitch speech yesterday showed me that he is a very effective communicator with a real sense of humour - not one of these managers who waffles on for ages with the usual soundbites and excuses. I can see why the players bought into his ethos and I'm very excited about this potential appointment.
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(Nuclear Blast Records)
After more grindcore beginnings, one could argue that the modern deathcore movement peaked with either 2005s The Healing Process or The Ills of Modern Man, this Canadian act’s third full length album, in 2007. My vote is for the latter. But after 2009s Day of Mourning, the band split up as deathcore began to fade and wane under its own saturated weight.
Well, the devastating but divisive canucks have returned after a 7 year hiatus and count me in the number that was excited as hell and completely surprised when I heard there was a new album as I thought Day of Mourning left some business unfinished. And boy has that business been finished. A sub 30 minute vortex of everything that made the band so brutal is condensed, tighter and as brutally breakdown filled as ever. And to use the laziest of cliches and puns, Beast is an absolute Beast of an album.
The album basically delivers the same mix of Canadian tech brutality, grind and of course, hardcore inspired breakdowns, as their last three efforts, so yeah, it’s still deathcore folks, and boy did the genre need this, what with Whitechapel jumping the shark and the genre being completely unoriginal of late.
On Beast, Yannick St Armand again delivers the tight as fuck production, this time aided by Andy Sneap’s mix and master, the effort is simply devastating. The material is a solid blend of hardcore tough guy beat downs, ample Canadian savagery, and multi tiered vocals (mids, lows, his and good ol’ ‘reeees’) the album is a good blend of everything the band has delivered and perfected in the past, with a renewed sense of energy after a long lay off.
From the bruising opening duo of “The Aftermath” and “Inner Demons” you get a more blast laden, tech filled “Drapeau Noir” which frantically recalls the bands best moments from Ills with a big burly hardcore groove. “Bad Vibes” (and its intentionally old school video), delivers a more straight up hardcore stomp, but laced with the typically blast-y Canadian insanity. “Dedicated to Extinction” offers a quick orchestral interlude before the grindcore ferocity of “Grind Forever” cements the fact the band can still grind, and isn’t just about breakdowns, there is a HUGE one to end the song.
And if you want those signature breakdowns, there are plenty more as heard on “One Last Martini” or the monstrous closing title track which ends the album with a forceful exclamation of “Nous sommes de retour enculés!!!!” and I for one am thrilled and hope Beast is more than a one time shot.
Written by E. Thomas
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Commented by: Nick Taxidermy
I don’t like this genre. But if I had to listen to it, I’d rather listen to Despised Icon.
on Jul 18th, 2016 at 07:11
Commented by: Nick K
They are the best of this genre. Great guys. This album feels like they had fun writing it and it’s not their most intricate material but is their sound. Happy they are back.
Commented by: Blake Solomon
One last martini (but you’ll never notice) is one of my favorite DI tracks ever. However, I kind of prefer the version they recorded back in 2004 on their split with Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus…
Either way I’m glad their back and killing it!!!!
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A kinder, gentler Microsoft is replacing feedback with “perspectives”
In its 1990s heyday, Microsoft was fueled by a sort of aggressive-geek culture. Taking its cue from alpha nerd Bill Gates and his hard-charging lieutenant Steve Ballmer, the technology giant was obsessed with performance and productivity, and if its take-no-prisoners style bruised feelings and alienated employees, so be it.
A lot has changed since then. Gates has become a philanthropist-sage, Ballmer is now an NBA team owner, and Microsoft is run by Satya Nadella, a CEO with a very different world view. Nadella, who took the helm in 2014, has tried to make Microsoft a more empathetic, collaborative company, one that retains its talented employees and can attract new ones.
Among the latest steps toward making Microsoft a more hospitable workplace is the introduction of a new way for colleagues to praise and critique one another’s work. Called “Perspectives,” the system encourages employees to solicit opinions from their peers in a structured way, then collects the responses and shares them with the employee and his or her manager.
The system very deliberately does not refer to “feedback,” says Kristen Roby Dimlow, the human resources executive in charge of implementing Perspectives. Behavioral scientists (paywall) have found employees recoil from feedback, and even the word triggers negative impressions, she says.
“Even when you hear the word feedback, you can see a brain light up (in an MRI), and you feel a threat response,” Dimlow said. “If you feel threatened, your brain shuts down.”
Perspectives replaced a previous system called the Feedback Tool, where input from peers was collected, then reviewed and summarized for employees by their managers. The new system uses language designed to be less intimidating, and to prompt conversations that feel more like coaching than reviews, Dimlow says.
Microsoft’s experiment with Perspectives comes as corporations everywhere are rethinking how they evaluate and critique employees. Companies like General Electric have dropped annual reviews—and with it the stack-ranking system that sorted all workers into tiers—and are instead embracing various forms of continual feedback. Microsoft is no different, having moved away from annual reviews years ago to more frequent “connects” between manager and employees.
Dimlow hopes Perspectives will help employees get to the point where they can solicit feedback—or rather, perspectives—without a structured system in place. Few people are naturally inclined to seek out bad news, and Perspectives should help them learn how to do it, she says.
“It’s a facilitated script that helps give you that muscle for how to ask for perspective,” Dimlow says. “Our ultimate goal is we move beyond tools and make this part of the way we do things all the time.”
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Cruises Catalog 2021: browse all the Offers!
In 2021, we have many cruise proposals. Browse the cruises in the catalog and you will surely find the right solution for your needs. The 2021 cruises are suitable for those traveling with the family, with friends, for a honeymoon or to celebrate an important event. Many double cabins aboard ships are dedicated to those traveling as a couple. This year`s itineraries range from Europe to America without forgetting Asia and Oceania: in short, even by 2021 the cruise catalog is full of interesting offers starting from 3 nights!
Ship: Mariner Of The Seas
Itinerary: Port Canaveral, Nassau, Cococay, Port Canaveral
Ship: Navigator Of The Seas
Itinerary: Miami, Cococay, Nassau, Miami
Arab Emirates / Dubai United Arab Emirates - Oman - Qatar
Itinerary: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Dubai, Muscat, Navigation, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Itinerary: Palermo, Naples, Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, Valencia, Navigation, Palermo
Caribbean Barbados - Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands - Sint Maarten - Saint Kitts and Nevis -
Ship: Carnival Fascination ®
Depart from: from: Bridgetown
Itinerary: Bridgetown, Navigation, San Juan, Saint Thomas, Sint Maarten, Basseterre, Castries, Bridgetown
Mediterranean Spain - France - Italy - Malta
Ship: MSC Virtuosa
Itinerary: Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Civitavecchia, Palermo, Valletta, Navigation, Barcelona
Caribbean United States - Haiti - Aruba - Netherlands Antilles
Ship: Explorer Of The Seas
Itinerary: Miami, Navigation, Labadee, Navigation, Oranjestad, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Navigation, Navigation, Miami
River Germany - Netherlands
Tour Operator: Arosa
Ship: A-Rosa Aqua
Depart from: from: Koln
Itinerary: Koln, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Nimega, Koln
Itinerary: Jacksonville, Navigation, Nassau, Princess Cays, Navigation, Jacksonville
Ship: Carnival Paradise ®
Itinerary: Tampa, Navigation, Mahogany Bay, Cozumel Island, Navigation, Tampa
Caribbean United States - Dominican Republic - Turks and Caicos
Itinerary: Miami, Navigation, Amber Cove, Grand Turk, Navigation, Miami
Caribbean United States - Mexico
Ship: Carnival Valor ®
Itinerary: New Orleans, Navigation, Progreso, Cozumel Island, Navigation, New Orleans
Caribbean United States - Haiti - Jamaica
Ship: Independence Of The Seas
Itinerary: Fort Lauderdale, Navigation, Labadee, Falmouth (Jamaica), Navigation, Fort Lauderdale
North America United States - Mexico
Ship: Celebrity Infinity
Itinerary: Miami, Navigation, Cozumel Island, Navigation, Key West, Miami
Caribbean United States - Mexico - Cayman Islands
Ship: Celebrity Equinox
Itinerary: Fort Lauderdale, Navigation, Cozumel Island, George Town (Grand Cayman), Navigation, Key West, Fort Lauderdale
Caribbean United States - Mexico - Cayman Islands - Jamaica - Bahamas
Tour Operator: Disney Cruise Line
Ship: Disney Fantasy
Itinerary: Port Canaveral, Navigation, Cozumel Island, George Town (Grand Cayman), Falmouth (Jamaica), Navigation, Castaway Cay, Port Canaveral
Itinerary: Dubai, Dubai, Muscat, Navigation, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Caribbean Barbados - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - France - Saint Kitts and Nevis -
Tour Operator: Seabourn
Ship: Seabourn Odyssey
Itinerary: Bridgetown, Bequia, Les Trois-Îlets, Basseterre, Charlestown, Saint Johns, Basseterre, Sint Maarten
South America Brazil - Uruguay - Argentina
Ship: MSC Sinfonia
Depart from: from: Itajai
Itinerary: Itajai, Navigation, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Navigation, Navigation, Ilhabela, Itajai
In 2021, the main Italian and international cruise companies will reserve a large number of surprises, in addition to confirming great classics and particularly successful routes. Among the phenomena to be kept under control in the case of 2021 cruises there is undoubtedly the boom of “luxury cruises”, which the most recent forecasts estimate in great growth. Let`s see what the 2021 cruise offer is and what is to be expected in the near future.
The major destinations of 2021 cruises
The large cruise companies provide a mix of traditional routes and new destinations, so as to offer a large number of alternatives cruises to travelers. The routes concerning the Mediterranean ports remain particularly strong, with the possibility of reaching over 40 different ports; at the same time, the 2021 catalogs seem to expand the offer relating to the Caribbean and the United States, with a special focus on the Far East. With the growing demand of new routes, we also propose the itineraries to North Europe, together with Greenland, Iceland, Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Arab Emirates. But what are the main destinations for 2021 cruises at the moment? As we said, a main group of cruises are those dedicated to the United Arab Emirates to discover Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Qatar. As a place of honor for importance with number of offers, Caribbean cruises must also be mentioned. The main companies are preparing to provide routes to connect Martinique, Guadeloupe, the Dominican Republic, the British Virgin Islands, Mexico, Florida, Cuba and Haiti with medium-long duration.
As we said, the tendency to offer more unusual and exotic trips also stands out. One of these is undoubtedly represented by the 2021 cruises destined for the Far East, within which will certainly be organized stops for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Japan. At the same time, for the more adventurous travelers, there is no shortage of numerous offers for the World Tour, which will touch different countries spread over five continents, such as Croatia, Israel, Jordan, Oman, India, Australia, Latin America and the United States. Finally, among the great timeless classics remains the Mediterranean: starting from the mini cruises on the Italian and Greek coasts up to the longer crossings. You can choose to go for the Western side (including Italy, Malta, France and Spain) or the Eastern side (including Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt).
News for 2021 cruises
In addition to the traditional cruises renewed with a large number of new destinations, the 2021 cruise season will also offer travelers the new formulas which will be sought after and intended for an exclusive experience. And that is the explosion of luxury cruises with excellent services on board. Also, there are the gastronomic cruises, during which the guests on board will be able to taste the dishes prepared by the world's best chefs, together with wines and drinks from the visited countries while traveling. During the gala dinners and cooking demonstrations, there will be countless opportunities for experimentation to offer you the special 2021 cruises.
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Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week
Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week: Jeremy Silber
Jeremy Silber is this week's Ron Bansky and Associates Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week. Jeremy Silber is this week's Ron Bansky and Associates Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week. Credits: John Mooney/TAPinto.net
WESTFIELD, NJ — Varsity wrestler Jeremy Silber opened up a 2-0 lead against Jackson Memorial Dec. 20 to score three takedowns in the third period and win 11-3.
Silber, a 17-year-old senior at Westfield High School, is this week’s Ron Bansky and Associates Allstate Westfield Athlete of the week.
“His major decision proved to be huge in the win,” said head coach Glen Kurz. “Since then, he finished second in the Wendy Pandy-Leh tournament and won the Anthony Casselli tournament. In both tournaments, he scored late takedowns to beat very good wrestlers.”
Silber said the pre-season practices have helped him in with the early season success.
“We had a tough pre-season,” he said. “We worked pretty hard. That prepared me for the matches.”
Silber has been wrestling since kindergarten, something his father encouraged him to do.
“I like how you basically get out of it what you put into it,” Silber said. “If you work hard, you’re going to become a better wrestler and win matches.”
Silber stands at 5-foot-5 and weighs in at 138 pounds. His record to date is 5-1. He is looking at colleges for next year, where he hopes to continue playing another sport he loves, soccer.
Math is his favorite subject, and he is aiming to study business in college.
His advice for younger wrestlers is to stick with it.
“Just work hard and you’ll see a lot of progress,” said Silber, who has been wrestling on the varsity team since his freshman year. “If you’re a freshman and if you start working hard now, you’ll see a lot of progression from your freshman year to your senior year.”
Kurz said a key part of Silber’s success is how he approaches opponents early in matches.
“The way he pushes the pace for the full six minutes will continue to help him win big matches,” he said.
The Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week is sponsored by Ron Bansky & Associates Allstate Agency. Located 502 East Broad St., the agency has been protecting local families and business owners for over 19 years. Call them at 908-301-0711 for a new auto, home or life insurance quote this week and if you mention the Allstate WHS Athlete of the Week they will make a $25 contribution to the Westfield Boosters Association! To learn more, visit ronbansky.com.
The opinions expressed herein are the writer's alone, and do not reflect the opinions of TAPinto.net or anyone who works for TAPinto.net. TAPinto.net is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by the writer.
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Home Gaming News PlayStation Store Ratings Flawed By Pre-release Scores
PlayStation Store Ratings Flawed By Pre-release Scores
Reviews and star ratings. We all rely on them, somewhat. But if we’ve learned anything from our years of gaming, it’s that you can’t always trust them. Especially when the system is there to be played. However, the official PlayStation Store is the last place you’d expect such tomfoolery – yet it is there that the greatest flaw exists.
As a user on Reddit made us all aware, the game star ratings over on the store are inaccurate. To what degree is difficult to quantify, but far from telling the whole story or truest of views. That’s because anyone who preorders a game – not just buys one – has the choice of leaving their review. Up to five stars, with words, from the moment they’ve made the purchase.
Yes, that’s right. Even before the game is out.
The post author made their point by highlighting this year’s FIFA game as a prime example. A sequel that already has over 1200 ratings, four and a half stars and countless comments. Yet, a handful of days to go before it launches.
Now, you might be thinking ‘how can anyone know whether a game is good or not if they’ve never even made it to the menu – never mind hit a button in anger?’ To which, I reply, only Kratos knows.
The truth is, though, it doesn’t matter. What matters is their intentions, which could easily be to muddy the waters for certain games/developers or to big up a certain title, and the fact that Sony can’t craft code clever enough to lock this feature until the release date has passed. Never mind the countless other stores who must be guilty of the same crime…
But as this is something that has probably been around for a long time by now, I don’t expect it to be fixed soon.
The review and rating system is one we all take notice of, but it’s hard to take it too seriously when its integrity is in question. So perhaps we all need to be careful with how much influence we allow store ratings to have on our gaming habits.
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5 trends shaping the cloud in 2020
By Stephan Fabel 2019-12-06T09:54:54Z
Start-ups will begin repatriating workloads from the cloud
Cloud services have seen incredible growth over the past few years. The provision of IaaS and PaaS has revolutionized how many businesses work. But the process has come with challenges, and not everything has run smoothly. Here, Stephan Fabel the Director of Product at Canonical (the publisher of Ubuntu) explains five trends he expects to see dominate cloud computing in 2020.
1. Growing focus on multi-cloud operations
Multi-cloud environments have been a hot topic for the last year. Already, businesses have been realising the benefits of a vendor-agnostic approach, which not only minimises costs but gives them the freedom to innovate. However, there are a couple of aspects of operations which will be key in ensuring multi-cloud remains viable for enterprises in the long-term.
Despite the freedom which comes with a vendor neutral ecosystem, cloud orchestration still hasn’t yet overcome the headache associated with migrating workloads between these different cloud infrastructures. The past year saw major cloud players like IBM making acquisitions to address this, but as yet, they haven’t found a successful solution. Over the next year, this will be a priority for enterprises looking to remove the bottlenecks in their CI/CD pipeline. Organisations will invest in cloud computing services which can help them harness a multi-cloud ecosystem, by supporting fast deployment, scalability, integration and operational tasks across public and private clouds.
Another piece of the puzzle will be in observability and monitoring across clouds. To ensure operations are maintained across the entire ecosystem and that they are fulfilling the workloads, the components for observability must be in place. This becomes complex in a multi-cloud infrastructure, where the same level of visibility and governance must be applied across instances. 2020 will be the year public cloud providers start to put these projects together, and already we are seeing the first instances of this with the likes of Google Anthos.
2. Unicorn start-ups will begin repatriating workloads from the cloud
There has been a lot said about cloud repatriation of late. While this won’t be a mass exodus from the cloud - in fact quite the opposite, with public cloud growth expected to increase - 2020 will see cloud native organisations leveraging a hybrid environment to enjoy greater cost savings.
For businesses starting out or working with limited budgets, which require an environment for playing around with the latest technology, public cloud is the perfect place to start. With the public cloud, you are your own limit and get immediate reward for innovation. But as these costs begin mounting, it’s prudent to consider how to regain control of cloud economics.
Repatriating workloads to on-premise is certainly a viable option, but it doesn’t mean to say that we will start to see the decline of cloud. As organisations get past each new milestone in the development process, repatriation becomes more and more of a challenge. What we will likely see is public cloud providers reaching into the data centre to support this hybrid demand, so that they can capitalise on the trend.
3. Public cloud providers will be subject to increased security standards
The US Department of Defense’s decision to award the 10-year contract for its JEDI project to Microsoft will prove to be a watershed moment, serving as a trigger for more government agencies to move applications and unify information in the public cloud. The lure of major Federal spending will drive other cloud providers to compete in this multi-billion dollar space.
One of the biggest impacts will be the need to raise endpoint security and compliance standards in the public cloud. Government bodies work to extremely high requirements, which will now be placed on cloud providers and will have a spillover effect on the sector as a whole. This will include higher standards for how hybrid environments are architected and the need for a complete data separation between public cloud and on-premise environments. It will also encourage a move away from the outsourcing model as organisations will seek to build up their in-house cloud skills to meet requirements.
While this will primarily impact the US cloud market, it will also have ripple effects for other markets. The hyperscale providers are global in nature and so will be required to adjust their policies and practices for jurisdictions such as Post-Brexit United Kingdom, where there will be new standards around data protection and data separation from non-UK entities.
4. Greater level of network automation through AI/Machine learning
The state of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in business has matured from a nebulous vision into tangible deployments. Companies are now giving a much heavier focus to AI/ML and are reorganising their IT service management and business operations to cater for the trend. We’re observing this first hand through Kubeflow, where we see scores of startups and established enterprises joining every day to explore that they can do with AI/ML and how they can make deployments easier.
One specific area that’s already being enhanced by AI is in networking. We’re working with several IT and telecoms companies in this area that want to build better networks and gain far deeper insight into how those networks are being used – across everything from optimising power consumption through to the automation of maintenance tasks. In 2020 we will see the focus around AI/ML in the networking space get bigger than ever as more and more case studies emerge.
5. Kubernetes will no longer be seen as the silver bullet
Kubernetes has become an integral part of modern cloud infrastructure and serves as a gateway to building and experimenting with new technology. It’s little surprise that many companies we observe are doubling down on the application and reorienting their DevOps team around it to explore new things such as enabling serverless applications and automating data orchestration. We think this trend will continue at strength in 2020.
On a more cautious note, we may also see some companies questioning whether Kubernetes is really the correct tool for their purposes. While the technology can provide tremendous value, in some cases it can be complex to manage and requires specialist skills. As Kubernetes is now commonly being used for production at scale, it becomes increasingly likely that users encounter issues around security and downtime.
As a result of these challenges, we can expect the community will mature and – in some cases – come to the viewpoint that it might not be right for every application or increase the need to bring in outsourced vendors to aid with specialised expertise.
Stephan Fabel is the Director of Product at Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu.
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The PS4 controller will get customizable buttons with this new add-on
By Vic Hood 2019-12-17T14:38:35Z
Back button attachment adds two new buttons
(Image credit: Sony)
Sony has announced it is releasing a back button attachment for its DualShock 4 controller that will allow players to add two customizable buttons to the PS4 gamepad.
The DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment is aimed at "gamers of all skill levels who enjoy playing competitively". The customizable device can be attached to the back of your DualShock 4 controller and adds two programmable back buttons that can be mapped to to 16 different actions, such as triangle, R1, R2, and so on.
Check out Sony's announcement trailer below:
Introducing the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment, launching January 23: https://t.co/TXugEMR04u pic.twitter.com/NOnxtpMRTGDecember 17, 2019
The Back Button Attachment (that's its official name) slots into the bottom of your DualShock 4 and features an integrated OLED display to allow you to programme the customizable buttons easily. In addition, there will be a button which allows you to quickly remap these back buttons.
You'll be able to save up to three different button profiles on the device and there is also a headset pass-through, so you can still connect your headset to the controller.
Sony has stated that the Back Button Attachment will work with "all of your favorite PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR titles", which doesn't actually specify if it'll work with all titles or not. It could be just a select few 'favorites'.
While Sony has endorsed various third party 'pro' gaming controllers, this is the first time the company has released something close to a customizable pro controller of its own. Creating an attachment for the current DualShock 4 means that players don't need to shell out for a new, more premium controller.
While the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 is a fantastic controller, and boasts plenty of customization options, its over $100 price tag means it's not the best fit for all players.
The Back Button Attachment launches in US and Canada on January 23, 2020, for $29.99 USD. Pricing for the UK and Australia has not been announced and it's currently unconfirmed when the attachment will launch in these regions.
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Bargain Booze
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Opening times for Bargain Booze in Armley
Bargain Booze Plus is a shop belonging to Bargain Booze brand. It is open on: Monday 7:00 - 22:00, Tuesday 7:00 - 22:00, Wednesday 7:00 - 22:00, Thursday 7:00 - 22:00, Friday 7:00 - 22:00. At weekends its working hours are: on Saturday 7:00 - 22:00, on Sunday 7:00 - 21:00. This store's address is: 80 Town Street, Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS12 3AA. Bargain Booze Plus is frequented by many people living in neighbouring towns like Farnley, New Farnley, Wortley.
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Trips > Walking holidays > Trekking > Trekking in the High Atlas
Trekking in the High Atlas of Morocco
Easily accessible from Europe, but another world in terms of culture and landscape, trekking in the High Atlas mountains is an exhilarating experience, as local guide Mohamed Aztat explains.
Discover exceptional landscapes on a trek through North Africa's greatest mountain range.
In the northwest corner of Africa, a landscape of rugged mountains, green valleys and traditional Berber villages is accessible yet far removed from 21st-century life; It's a fabulous region for trekking and exploring.
The Atlas Mountains extend about 2,500 km (1,500 miles) west to east, from Morocco through Algeria to Tunisia, separating the Mediterranean regions from the Sahara. In Morocco, the Atlas is divided into three separate ranges, the High Atlas, Middle Atlas (to the north), and Anti-Atlas (to the south).
The Moroccan High Atlas is by far the most popular area for trekking. The gateway to the region is Marrakech - cheap and easy to fly to (as well as being a fascinating destination in its own right), and from there it’s remarkably straightforward to reach the still-remote villages and valleys leading into the heart of the mountains.
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GUIDE TO TREKKING IN THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS
There are three principal areas for trekking within the Moroccan High Atlas: the Toubkal Massif directly south of Marrakech, the Tichka Plateau directly to the west and, further east, the Mgoun Massif near Ouarzazate. Other regions, such as the eastern High Atlas around Imilchil, are slowly opening up.
The Toubkal Massif
In the west lies the oldest portion of the range, with its western edge marked by the high passes of the Tizi-n’Test and the eastern edge by the Tizi-n’Tichka (both crossed by main roads). Several peaks in this area exceed 4,000 metres, with the highest point at Jbel Toubkal - at 4,167m the highest peak in North Africa, which is visible from the city of Marrakech. Jbel Toubkal lies in the Toubkal National Park. 65km south of Marrakech, and is the most visited area as it is so easy to get to, and is well developed and organised.
On route to the highest point in North Africa.
Accommodation on an organised trek generally involves a mixture of Berber houses, mountain refuges and camping. The main departure point is the large village of Imlil in the valley of Aït Mizane, and the most popular trek is a circuit that takes in the summit of Toubkal. Imlil marks the end of the road. From here onwards, the main thoroughfares are mule trails. In fact, the entire area is crisscrossed with a network of mule tracks, and the trekking possibilities are practically endless.
The main Toubkal trail from Imlil follows the Mizane valley up to the village of Aremd (with gite accommodation). This is an area of ancient terraced fields, walnut and fruit trees set against the stark mountains. The mountain trail proper begins at Aremd, from where it’s around five hours to the sturdy stone Toubkal refuge (once called the Neltner hut) at 3,206m, via Sidi Chamarouch where there is a sacred shrine. The summit of Toubkal is a further three hours or so from the refuge.
Mount Toubkal's majestic peak.
There are plenty of short treks that head directly for the summit of Toubkal and then back down in 2-4 days. Most Toubkal circuit treks take 6-8 days. There are various permutations for these, but many people begin in Imlil and head east to the attractive Berber village of Tachedert via the Tamatert pass. Alternatively, Tachedert can be accessed from the road-head at the large village of Oukaimeden via another pass, the N’Addi. From Tachedert, one route ascends to Azib Likemt and the Lac d’Ifni (2,295m) before climbing steeply to the summit of Toubkal, then returns to Imlil via the Toubkal refuge and Aremd.
A scenic route begins at Imi-Oughlad north of Imlil, heads southwest to the picturesque red clay village of Tizaine, set on terraces, and D’knt before looping east to Toubkal via Azib n Tamsoult. This route takes in more in the way of foothills scenery and passes through juniper and pine forests.
The Tichka Plateau (western High Atlas)
A typical Berber village in the mountains.
Lower and greener than the other two regions, the Tichka Plateau lies directly to the west of the Tizi-n'Test pass in the western part of the High Atlas range. It's an area of gorges, forests, delightful adobe- and stone-built villages surrounded by olive groves and green fields. The plateau's higher reaches are characterised by meadows, carpeted in wildflowers during the spring (which begins in February this far south).
There are numerous possibilities for hiking in this beautiful region. Many treks set out from the Tizi-n'Test pass, walk to the plateau and then head south via Afensou to the road-head from where they travel to the major town of Taroudant. A typical length is 4-6 days, and the walking is less demanding than at the much higher altitudes of the Toubkal and Mgoun areas. Trails are rarely marked in the Moroccan Atlas, and few people trek without a guide. Organised treks use mules to transport equipment and food.
The Mgoun Massif (central High Atlas)
Trekking along the Mgoun Ridge.
For trekking far from the tourist trail, consider this dramatic region of the Atlas between Azilal and Ouarzazate, some 200-250km east of Marrakech. Here, the contrasting landscapes remind visitors of the Colorado, with its high plateaux, gorges and canyons, and its peaks sometimes splintered by erosion. Jebel Mgoun (4,068m) is the highest peak in this part of the High Atlas (and the second highest after Toubkal in the entire region). Mgoun is mainly visited in summer, and six days are normally required to complete the ascent to the summit and return.
The hub for trekking in this region is the scenic and fertile Bougemez Valley, and the village of Tabant, north of the massif - which has accommodation and other facilities) - is the place many trekkers will set out from. There’s a long climb up to the Tarkeddit plateau, and from there it is an exhilarating climb up to the summit of Mgoun. There is spectacular trekking along a high ridge some 20km long. Many people opt for a circuit which ascends to the summit of Mgoun and takes 6-7 days; other itineraries continue from the summit following the ridge to the east before turning south into the Mgoun Gorge (Achabou Gorge), which descends into the Dades Valley. The route crosses the Imi pass to El Marabtin and Boutaghar, with some precipitous descents.
TOP 5 EXPERIENCES
1. The highest point in North Africa
At 4,167 metres (13,671ft), the summit of Jebel Toubkal commands amazing views across the region, to the Anti Atlas and Sahara in the south, and north across the plains to Marrakech.
2. Berber villages
Staying in traditional Berber villages such as Tiziane, Techedert, D'knt, several in the Tichka region and - further east in the Mgoun area - Zawyat Oulmzi, amongst others, allows you to get close to the lives of the locals.
3. Mgoun summit and ridge
The fabulous ridge walk and summit of Mgoun gives an utterly spectacular panorama across the palm groves and oases of the Draa Valley, with the Saghro massif and the Sahara beyond.
4. Ancient terraced farmland
Trekking past ancient terraced fields, herds of sheep and goats, groves of walnut trees and orchards is a major part of the Atlas experience. The valleys leading down from the Tichka Plateau, and the Bougemez Valley ("Happy Valley") north of Mgoun Massif are especially scenic.
5. Lac d'Ifni
The trek from Toubkal to Lac d'Ifni, or vice versa, is a thrilling experience. The blue lake, the only body of water in these mountains, is a surreal sight in a rocky, lunar landscape.
Best times to go:
The overall best months are mid-March to late May and September to early November. Trekking at higher elevations is perfect from early May until mid-October, but the lower valleys can be furnace-hot at this time. Conversely, conditions for winter trekking can be perfect lower down, but although many companies offer winter treks in the high mountains, conditions can be extremely cold at higher altitudes. There’s a greater risk of rain (and snow higher up) in the winter months. Trekking high up in the Mgoun Massif is particularly challenging in winter.
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Mohamed Aztat
A local Berber from the mountain village of Imlil, Mohamed Aztat has been leading treks into the High Atlas for over a decade, and has worked as a tour guide, muleteer and cook for various UK tour companies over the years.
A graduate of the mountain school at Tabantan, Mohamed is a founder member of the tour companies Atlas Trek Shop and Mountain Travel Morocco, and has won many accolades from the UK media, include Condé Nast, the Guardian, Lonely Planet and the BBC. He is fluent in several languages including English.
Mule transport in the High Atlas
Arid mountains east of Toubkal
Ait Mannsour village
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Drought-hit town to get solar-powered desalination plant
16 July 2018 - 13:29 By Linda Ensor
Mossel Bay Desalination Plant. File photo
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The French government and the Western Cape provincial government have committed to invest R9-million on a 50-50 basis in the country’s first solar-powered desalination plant‚ at Witsand in the Hessaqua municipality.
There are at least four desalination plants in the drought-hit province‚ with three in Cape Town and one in Mossel Bay‚ but the one in Witsand will be the first to be powered by solar energy.
Desalination plants are very energy intensive and when fossil fuels are used to generate the energy‚ this comes with carbon dioxide emissions and contributes to climate change.
French ecology minister Nicolas Hulot attended the launch of the project on Monday together with Western Cape finance MEC Ivan Meyer. The project will be commissioned at the end of October.
Meyer said the drought-hit Witsand community had suffered severe water shortages during the summer months when holidaymakers had flocked to the town. The plant will deliver 100kl of fresh water daily.
The Osmosun technology‚ developed by French company Mascara Renewable Water and brought to SA by their local partner‚ TWS-Turnkey Water Solutions‚ is the world’s first reverse osmosis desalination technology coupled with photovoltaic solar energy without batteries. It is designed to supply coastal or borehole-dependent communities with drinking water.
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Cuba plane crash death toll rises to 111, Mexico suspends lease company
22 May 2018 - 08:30 By Reuters
Police officers stand at the site where a Boeing 737 plane crashed after taking off from Havana's main airport, in the agricultural area of Boyeros, Cuba, May 19, 2018.
Image: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
The death toll in one of Cuba's worst air disasters rose to 111 on Monday while Mexico suspended the operations of the Mexican company that had leased the 39-year old Boeing 737 to Cuba's flagship airline.
Grettel Landrove, a 23-year old Cuban student who loved to dance flamenco, died in a Havana hospital from "severe traumatic lesions", Cuban state-run media reported.
Two Cuban women remained in critical condition due to burns and other trauma, with a high risk of complications, media reports said. Their progress is being closely followed by many Cubans through regular hospital updates.
The airliner crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight from Havana to the eastern city of Holguin on Friday in one of Cuba's worst air disasters.
The accident has killed 100 Cubans, 7 Mexicans, two Argentines and two Sahrawis from a disputed area in the Western Sahara known as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
The plane was a Boeing 737 built in 1979 and leased to Cuba's flagship carrier Cubana by a little-known Mexican company Damojh.
#Boeing737 crash in #Cuba:
- Plane ‘struck power line’
- Over 100 killed
- 3 survivors in hospitalhttps://t.co/CiTSFqEiED pic.twitter.com/WfXPGPSuNc
— RT (@RT_com) May 18, 2018
Mexico's civil aviation authority said on Monday it had temporarily suspended Damojh's operations while it made sure the firm adhered to regulations and gathered information to help investigators find the cause of the crash.
Damojh, which owned three 737s before the accident, has been suspended twice before during regulatory compliance reviews, the authority said.
Operations were halted for about a month in 2010 after a Damojh plane made an emergency landing in the Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta due to a problem with its landing gear.
The authority investigated again in 2013 after receiving a complaint from Marco Aurelio Hernandez, who was identified on the weekend by Mexican media as a former Damojh pilot.
Hernandez was quoted by Mexican newspaper Milenio as criticizing Damojh for a lack of adequate maintenance on its planes.
The 2013 probe led to a suspension for about two months.
Most aircraft accidents take months to investigate. Cuban investigators have so far recovered the cockpit voice recorder and are still looking for the flight data recorder.
Cuba will lead the probe, with the aid of Mexican and U.S. investigators, Cuban state-run media said. It will receive technical assistance from Boeing and Pratt & Whitney, part of U.S.-based industrial group United Technologies, which manufactured the engines of the plane that crashed.
Friday's crash was the worst in Cuba since a Soviet-built Ilyushin-62M passenger plane came down near Havana in 1989, killing all 126 people on board and another 14 on the ground.
A Boeing-737 aircraft taking off from Havana-Cuba crashed about an hour ago..:(
The plane went down at 12:08 p.m during take off with reported 104 souls on board #Cuba #planecrash #hawana pic.twitter.com/mYQb7yTu5x
— News First (@Newsfirst14) May 18, 2018
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2 steps to investing in Israeli medtech startups from OurCrowd
Learn more about how people from around the world are investing in Israeli medical innovation
25 February 2015, 6:02 pm 0 Edit
Learn about how OurCrowd’s medtech deal-diligence process works, and how that’s enabling people from around the world to invest in Israeli medtech innovation (photo: Courtesy)
From medical devices to pharma and everything in between, Israel has developed a reputation as a leader in medical technology and innovation. It doesn’t hurt that Israel ranks #1 in the world in R&D spending and #1 in scientific research (IMD 2013), or that Israel can brag it is home to some of the world’s leading physicians, PhDs and serial entrepreneurs in medical fields. These are some of the primary contributing factors to Israel ranking #2 in the world in investor confidence in venture capital, private equity and growth capital (Deloitte). Within this ecosystem of medtech innovation it’s hard not to get excited about the enormous amount of opportunity, and OurCrowd is inviting you in.
Want to learn more about investment opportunities in medtech startups? Check out OurCrowd’s dealflow here.
2 steps to investing in medtech
Step 1: It’s crucial to maintain the same disciplined deal-screening process as when looking at any new company with high-growth aspirations including looking for a great team, large addressable market, an easy to understand value proposition, strong traction, and sponsorship by board members, advisors, and/or strategic partners or angels.
Step 2: Within medtech, here are a few added categories to examine:
Payment/reimbursement – Who is the customer and what/why will they pay?
Existing alternatives/comparative cost/comparative effectiveness – What’s the compelling value proposition? Is it a comparable product to one already existing in the market, with a considerable drop in price? Or, is the solution considerably more effective than everything that’s currently available on the market, with clinical data to support?
Regulatory Path – Does the device or piece of equipment already have FDA approval? What are the chances of the company to secure it and when do they expect the process to end? How much money will this process take?
Intellectual Property – What does the startups patent portfolio contain, and how valuable is that in terms of providing a competitive barrier? How do the patents fit into the context of the startup’s broader IP and business strategy?
Investing alongside professional investors – from your living room
Above is a just a brief summary of some of the points that should be integrated into a proper medtech deal-diligence process. This is where equity-crowdfunding and pre-diligenced opportunities come to play: a relatively new form of investing, equity-crowdfunding enables sophisticated professionals in their respective fields to look at and invest in pre-screened deal flow in new markets in addition to investing in spaces at which they already feel at home (easy sector-diversification outside your field(s) of expertise).
OurCrowd investors – now more than 6,000 from 94 countries – are given the opportunity weekly to invest in world-changing innovation, including medtech. It goes without saying that enabling the next generation of medical technologies to take the world stage will not only hopefully generate ROI but also improve and save lives along the way. Here are a few examples of the now more than ten medtech companies in OurCrowd’s startup portfolio: ReWalk Robotics ($RWLK; robotic exoskeleton allowing paraplegics to stand and walk), MedAware (a big data solution to prevent prescription drug errors), and HIL (next-gen accelerators for proton-beam cancer therapy).
Want to learn more about investment opportunities in medtech startups, among other verticals? Check out OurCrowd’s dealflow here.
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World ORT Kadima Mada educates for life in Israel
Its robust nationwide programs encompass diversity, tolerance and mutual understanding
4 September 2017, 7:12 pm 0 Edit
Students studying online
In Israel, World ORT Kadima Mada (Science Journey) educational programs for disadvantaged youth and young adults enable thousands to obtain a solid academic foundation and skills for rewarding careers. Established in 2007, Kadima Mada focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) instruction in its educational network, affiliated schools, YOUniversity Centers, partnership with technical colleges and Kav-Or framework in hospitals; and it widens educational options in under-resourced peripheral areas of Israel to rival those in central areas.
YOUniversity Centers of Excellence after-school initiative offers courses in STEM, robotics, architecture and other subjects to a diverse range of students. Collaborative learning with industry experts, Jewish values and exciting competitions make YOUniversity popular with students of all ages.
A resident of the Arab town of Beit Hanina, Haitham has attended YOUniversity for three years. He has studied how to design and build robots, and how to work harmoniously in a team. “It’s good for life. I’ve learned about the infrastructure of machines and how things work, which will help me in the future. My parents are happy to see me learning and meeting new people,” Haitham says.
The 2017 top high schools in Israel chosen by the Ministry of Education include three in the Kadima Mada educational network. In Hodayot and Kfar Hassidim youth villages, and in the Levinson high school in Kiryat Yam, youth at risk facing academic challenges learn how to succeed. The criteria for ranking the high schools include the percentage of students studying science at the highest level; the number of students graduating with distinction; the percentage of graduates inducted into the IDF and other factors, all Kadima Mada objectives as well.
“Two years after we established our network, half its members are among the best,” said Kadima Mada National director Avi Ganon, recently appointed the new director general/CEO of World ORT.
“Our schools provide a supportive environment; we take responsibility for developing the values and personalities of our students,” said Ofer Yerushalmi, the principal in Hodayot, where many students are immigrants who failed in the traditional academic system. “The key to success are the teachers, who help students overcome distress they’ve experienced in their lives,” he explained.
Diversity in action, advancement and tikkun olam: ORT enriches over 300,000 people globally, and makes the world a better place. Please help ORT educate for life!
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AnalysisThe Joint List aims for 15 seats in the March elections, and could pull it off
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School apologizes for 'Nazi' writing assignment
News // Local News
Scott Waldman
April 11, 2013 Updated: April 12, 2013 4:54 p.m.
1of2The Albany school district is embroiled in controversy after a teacher assigned this assignment to students that requires them to write an essay that proves the writer is loyal to the German Nazi's and that "Jews are evil and the source of our problems."
2of2Exterior of Albany High School on Washington Avenue Friday Nov. 30, 2012 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Comment on the story on the Schools blog.
Think like a Nazi, the assignment required students. Argue why Jews are evil.
Students in some Albany High School English classes were asked this week as part of a persuasive writing assignment to make an abhorrent argument: "You must argue that Jews are evil, and use solid rationale from government propaganda to convince me of your loyalty to the Third Reich!"
Students were asked to watch and read Nazi propaganda, then pretend their teacher was a Nazi government official who needed to be convinced of their loyalty. In five paragraphs, they were required to prove that Jews were the source of Germany's problems.
The exercise was intended to challenge students to formulate a persuasive argument and was given to three classes, Albany Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard said. She said the assignment should have been worded differently.
"I would apologize to our families," she said. "I don't believe there was malice or intent to cause any insensitivities to our families of Jewish faith."
One-third of the students refused to complete the assignment, she said.
Vanden Wyngaard said the exercise reflects the type of writing expected of students under the new Common Core curriculum, the tough new academic standards that require more sophisticated writing. Such assignments attempt to connect English with history and social studies.
She said she understood the academic intent of the assignment — to make an argument based only on limited information at hand. Still, she acknowledged that it was worded in a very offensive manner. She did not identify the English teacher or discuss whether the educator faced any discipline.
Students were asked to make a rhetorical argument, drawing on previous lessons in crafting an opinion.
To help with their writing, they were required to incorporate the elements of an argument identified by Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher. Students had to look up the definitions of "Logos" (persuasion by reasoning), "Pathos" (persuasion by emotional appeal) and "Ethos" (persuasion by the author's character) and choose one of those argument styles before writing.
Other ill-considered teacher assignments have made national news this year.
In February, a Manhattan teacher caused an uproar after fourth-graders were given a math problem based on how many daily whippings a slave received.
In January, Georgia educators attempted to teach division to elementary school students by asking how many beatings per day former slave and abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass received.
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How Game of Thrones might end, according to television’s greatest – and worst – series finales
Barry Hertz
Published May 15, 2019 Updated May 17, 2019
This article was published more than 6 months ago. Some information in it may no longer be current.
Daenerys Targaryen reduced King's Landing to ashes in the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones.
After 72 episodes, gallons of blood, acres of severed limbs, trailers full of European character actors and one unfortunately placed Starbucks coffee cup, HBO’s Game of Thrones is finally coming to a close Sunday night. Yet given the divisive nature of the show’s eighth season – in this critic’s opinion, a near-total disaster that has undermined all the careful character and narrative work that preceded it – there is simply no conceivable way that the series finale will please everybody. Or even anybody.
If GoT showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have been paying attention to television history, though, there are enough lessons available on what to do, and what not to do, when wrapping up an episodic epic such as theirs. Despite the inevitable disappointment that Sunday promises – unless, I dunno, Arya kills Dany, anoints Tyrion and Davos her co-hands, discovers Syrio was alive all this time in Dorne, and then institutes a new rule that everyone in Westeros gets one free dragon ride – here are five ways that the GoT team can either stick the landing or crash and burn, all gleaned from TV’s best and worst small-screen send-offs.
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Game of Shield
Shawn Ryan’s FX series The Shield is celebrated for many worthy achievements – making Michael “the Commish” Chiklis a sex symbol, kick-starting Walton Goggins’s career – but it also delivered one of the most satisfying finales ever, equal parts closure and ambiguity. If GoT were to ape Ryan’s approach, it might involve Dany facing justice (re: death by fire) for her King’s Landing massacre, Jon banishing himself to the North out of shame, and Sansa dismantling the feudal system ... but with the episode’s final seconds revealing that the Night King was not the only threat to the seven kingdoms, and that Westeros is destined to repeat this cycle of destruction and renewal over and over. It’s the feel-good-no-wait-bad ending that aligns nicely with George R.R. Martin’s sensibilities.
Game of Sopranos
But what if GoT doubled down on the ambiguity? As polarizing as David Chase’s Sopranos finale was when it first aired, it’s since aged like a fine chunk of parm. Maybe it doesn’t matter who lives or who dies at the end of GoT, but rather the journey we all endured on the way to the Iron Throne (which is essentially a pointier version of Tony’s Bada Bing office). To that end, a Sopranos-y conclusion would find Dany summoning the likes of Tyrion, Davos and Jon to the Red Keep, and then, just as special guest-star band Journey begins playing the opening chords of Rains of Castamere ... blackness.
Game of Seinfeld
Another finale that was greeted with jeers when it aired but has since taken on an air of genius – Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld’s prison send-off to their quartet of awful human beings. And since GoT is chock full of awful human beings, why not close things off giving every character the justice they deserve: Dany is burned alive, Jon is beheaded by Sansa for siding with the Dragon Queen over the North and Bronn is awarded Casterly Rock – and just before the Iron Bank of Bravos comes calling, looking to collect on Cersei’s debt. Yada yada yada, Arya becomes queen, with Davos as her hand. Because she’s gonna need it.
Game of Battlestar
Absolutely no one is going to like this pet theory that I’ve been carrying around in my pocket, but: What if GoT’s Westeros and Essos are actually ... Europe and Africa, 45 hundred million years ago or something? What if the final moments of GoT show the entire civilization being wiped out due to a completely unanticipated cataclysm (say, an apocalyptic winter from the north, a more destructive force than even the Night King could offer). Then the episode flash-forwards à la Battlestar Galactica to show that, hey, we were on Earth all along. It would respect what I believe is Martin’s ultimate lesson – that our vanity ensures that arbitrary conflicts will forever overshadow humanity’s true threats – and also remind everyone what a truly bananas ending Ronald D. Moore’s Battlestar Galactica reboot tried to sell.
Game of Cheers
What is Westeros if not a place where everyone knows your name? (Well, except Arya, a girl who has no name.) Sometimes you just want a finale that leaves everyone more or less where they are, and makes you feel good that things could pick right back up again. To that effect, GoT could end with Dany ruling as madly as her father, but Tyrion accepting that Westeros is always going to be a hellish place, and maybe he’d be better off running one of Littlefinger’s brothels. Bronn could be his hard-charging manager à la Carla, Grey Worm the bouncer with a Norm-esque drinking problem, and Davos the know-it-all smuggler (re: a glorified mailman). And Jon? He could, um, move to Dorne (re: Seattle) to bore everyone with his romantic woes.
The series finale of Game of Thrones airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Canada and Crave. It will (likely) be nothing like what’s described above.
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Football: Justin Fields has Heisman moment against Michigan
Griffin Strom
Ohio State sophomore quarterback Justin Fields (1) scrambles out of the pocket after suffering a knee injury during the second half of the game against Michigan at Michigan Stadium Nov. 30. Ohio State won 56-27. Credit: Amal Saeed | Photo Editor
Justin Fields had the Heisman numbers coming into Michigan, but he didn’t have a Heisman moment.
Despite a solid performance against Penn State — Ohio State’s highest caliber opponent to date — his most talked about play was a fourth down fumble in which he appeared injured, laying on the ground before eventually shuffling off the field under his own strength.
Deja vu struck in the third quarter against Michigan. This time though, with Fields writhing around in anguish clutching his left knee, it looked as though he had taken one hit too many.
Instead, the injury merely set the stage for a dramatic return, as Fields connected on a dazzling 30-yard touchdown in his first play back that served as a dagger into Wolverine hearts.
“I thought it was a magical moment. I thought it was a Heisman moment,” head coach Ryan Day said. “For him to go down, take that injury, puts the brace on, comes back out, and makes a throw that we didn’t design that way. There were some plays we designed that played out just the way we thought they would today. That was not one of them.”
Fields took a hit to his lower half from the Michigan pass rush while standing in the pocket, which caused his left knee to bend in awkwardly. He completed the pass for 15 of his 302 yards and a first down, but he remained on the turf in a scene that seemed to spell disaster for the Buckeyes’ hopes at a Big Ten Championship and national title run.
Instead of entering the tunnel at Michigan Stadium, though, Fields took to the medical tent while redshirt senior backup quarterback Chris Chugunov took charge of the offense in his absence.
But the absence was short lived, as just seven plays transpired before Fields emerged from the tent donning a heavier brace, testing the strength of his leg and heading toward the field in defiance of caution.
“Coach Day emphasizes toughness, so I wanted to show the team I was tough,” Fields said.
It was tough enough to return to the game on a sprained MCL, which Fields said he suffered on his final play against Penn State and reaggravated Saturday. Even tougher was what he did next, putting the ball in his own hands on the first play with a tweaked knee and a 35-16 lead.
Fields looked downfield, pump-faked, scrambled left out of the pocket, planted and delivered a strike to the end zone just before the line of scrimmage with a Michigan defender in his face.
The ball found its target, as freshman wide receiver Garrett Wilson tapped his toes in the back of the end zone before running out of real estate to hand the Buckeyes a comfortable 42-16 lead.
“For him to adlib, make a play and then make that throw going to his left, that’s about as good a throw as I’ve seen in a long time,” Day said.
There was speculation about whether or not Fields was injured entering the game, given the hit he suffered during the Penn State game. However, no details were given by Ohio State, and Fields was not made available for comment following the game or in the week leading up to Michigan.
Behind closed doors, Fields said there was prominent discussion about which brace he should wear on his sprained knee.
“I told the trainers I was going to try the smaller brace just to have more mobility. They told me if anything happened in the game they were going to bring the bigger brace out just in case, so that’s exactly what happened,” Fields said.
He said the larger metal brace makes him feel like an offensive lineman, though Fields remained nimble and shifty even with the heavier hardware slowing him down.
Fields racked up four touchdowns and averaged nearly 22 yards per completion, connecting on four throws of 28 or more yards.
His toss to Wilson wasn’t his final time finding the end zone, nor was he done taking hits. After an 11-0 scoring run by Michigan to make it a two-possession game, Fields hung in the pocket to hit senior wide receiver for a 16-yard touchdown that shut the door on the Wolverines. Fields took a shot on the throw, but this time he didn’t stay down.
“I feel like he’s the best quarterback in the country, and I just think he put on that show today,” junior defensive end Chase Young said. “You definitely see his toughness. I love Justin, and he’s definitely leading us right now.”
He may be leading the Buckeyes in Heisman contention, as well. Young didn’t record a sack against the Wolverines, and even after a career day from junior running back J.K. Dobbins, Fields’ gutsy performance is sure to garner attention.
His candidacy, though, along with the Buckeyes’ title hopes, may depend on how well Fields’ knee holds up in the weeks to come.
RDC December 1, 2019
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Moscow's Sewers Blamed for Mysterious 'Chemical Smell' in Capital
By The Moscow Times
A woman crosses the road as the buildings of the Moscow International Business Center, also known as "Moskva-City", are seen in the background in central Moscow. Jan. 29. 2015.
The Emergency Situations Ministry has said Moscow's sewers were to blame for a mysterious "chemical" smell that prompted complaints in a number of the city's districts.
In a statement on its website, the ministry said Monday that the fumes had been caused by the presence of ethyl acetate in Moscow's sewers, adding the substance did not pose a health threat.
On Sunday, the ministry issued a warning advising Muscovites to close their windows if they noticed a "chemical" smell, following complaints from residents in the capital's Sokolniki, Lefortovo and Nagatinsky Zagon districts about a mysterious stench in their neighborhoods.
A warning issued online recommended that residents stay indoors, keep their windows and doors shut, and seal any door cracks with wet towels.
An official for the Moscow branch of the emergency agency, Andrei Pavlov, told radio station Govorit Moskva that test results showed the concentration of air pollutants in the capital had not exceeded permissible limits on Sunday or Monday.
Pavlov added that the sewers "were mostly to blame for the odors," without specifying what else might have caused the smell.
Ethyl acetate, a colorless liquid with an intense smell, is used in various industries. Its fumes can provoke irritation of the eyes and the respiratory tract.
Muscovites Advised to Stay Indoors as 'Chemical Stench' Reported in City
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UK’s Labour vows action on ‘tax and wage cheat’ multinationals
LONDON: Britain’s opposition Labour Party held a rally outside an Amazon depot on Saturday as it highlights its promise to target multinational firms it accuses of dodging taxes and cheating workers should it win next month’s general election, Reuters reported.
In its manifesto launched on Thursday, Labour unveiled a plan to spend almost 83 billion pounds ($106 billion) on a program of widespread nationalization and free public services with the revenue coming from taxes on high earners and corporations.
Labour said its “Fair Tax Programme” would ensure the City of London financial district, big businesses and those who dodged tax paid their share.
“I’ll quite simply say this: if you’re trading in Britain and making money in Britain, pay your taxes in Britain, and that is exactly what we’re proposing,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said outside the Amazon depot in Yorkshire, northern England. In remarks published before his visit, Corbyn referred to a “tax and wage cheat” culture among multinational corporations.
“Of course we want jobs in this country, of course we want people working in this country,” Corbyn said. “What is a problem is if they decide to domicile their company somewhere else in order to pay tax at somebody else’s tax rate, and that ends up underfunding our public services.” Amazon rebutted Labour’s comments. “The government wrote the tax laws and they are designed to encourage investment, and we are investing heavily in creating jobs and infrastructure across the UK - more than 18 billion pounds ($23 billion) since 2010,” an Amazon spokesman said.
Labour is lagging Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party by about 10 points or more in the polls but it hopes that targeting “vested interests” will win over voters ahead of the Dec. 12 election.
“Jeremy Corbyn is lashing out at businesses because he is desperate to distract from the fact that he has no credible plan to get Brexit done,” Conservative Party Chairman James Cleverly said.
The party has earmarked tech firms such as Amazon, Alphabet’s Google and Facebook for additional taxes, saying it would bring in measures to stop multinationals avoiding tax through profit-shifting schemes. It said this would bring in 6.3 billion pounds in 2023-4.
Other planned measures include establishing an inquiry into the finance sector, introducing a 20% Offshore Company Property Levy, and scrapping non-domiciled status, which allows some people resident in Britain to limit the tax they pay.
Taxation of multinational giants has become an international issue since Reuters revealed in 2012 how companies like Amazon and Starbucks use inter-company payments to lower tax liabilities.
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New forms of mobility are becoming increasingly more prominent in large cities
SEAT's carsharing service provider Respiro has a fleet of natural gas hybrid vehicles that can be rented by the hour or day
For the first time a dealership makes the carsharing service available in its facilities
Martorell, 17/07/2019. If 20 years ago somebody had suggested that a driver could rent a gas fuelled car via a mobile phone, pick it up at a dealership and pay by the hour, they probably would have dismissed it as pure science fiction. This kind of mobility solution is no longer just a fantasy; instead, with the help of platforms such as Respiro, they are gaining in importance in big cities. Shared, connected, sustainable vehicles that can be rented at a dealership.
Shared. In Spain, private vehicles remain parked 97% of the time; 96% in the UK and 95% in the United States. This is why carsharing formulas are gaining in popularity in big cities. A case in point is 30 year-old Pablo González, who lives in Madrid and does not own a car. He usually gets around the city by public transport and walks to work. “I don't have a vehicle and carsharing is very convenient because I can reserve a car by the hour or day. There's parking next to where I live and close to work, so when I have to go to a meeting I can rent one just for the time I need it”, says Pablo.
Connected. Anywhere, anytime. Thanks to today's mobile devices people can reserve and access a car in just a few minutes. Respiro has its own app for managing its car rentals. People use their phone to reserve them, and it also serves as the key to unlock the door. Once at the wheel, Pablo can connect his phone to the car and use his apps. “I can manage everything with the app, from making a reservation to extending the rental time if needed”, he states.
Rented at a dealership. Among the more than 100 parking facilities where Respiro has its vehicles, one of them is at the SEAT Castellana Motor dealership, and for the first time a dealer becomes a carsharing provider. “The opportunity to offer this service through SEAT dealerships enables us to bring new forms of mobility closer to our customers, as well as involve dealers in the transformation process that large cities are experiencing”, points out Arantxa Alonso, Executive Director of XMOBA, an independent SEAT Group company that identifies, develops, commercialises and invests in new mobility solutions.
Sustainable. Future mobility will be sustainable. Respiro's car fleet is mainly made up of gas hybrid vehicles. “One of the reasons for choosing Respiro is that their vehicles carry an ECO label and their natural gas hybrids feature very low consumption and emissions”, says Pablo. CNG hybrid cars have two fuel tanks and the primary one holds natural gas. “Refuelling with CNG is just as fast and simple as with petrol”, Pablo assures.
No restrictions. More and more large European cities, such as Madrid or Paris, have restricted access zones or episodes of pollution that only allow zero emissions vehicles or those with an ECO label. “Thanks to these natural gas fuelled cars I can drive anywhere in the city without any problems, even in areas with restricted access”, adds Pablo.
Easy. Another advantage of shared cars is that large business parks have created parking zones reserved for them. Furthermore, if they are classified as ECO vehicles, they also benefit from a discount in regulated parking areas in cities such as Madrid.
A day spent with a shared gas-fuelled car:
-6 hours of use
-40 kilometres driven
-1.6 kilos of CNG
-€26.60 total expense (rental fee + fuel)
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Artist Opportunities #484
art opps, art residencies, artist calls, artist opportunities, artist scholarships, calls for artists
On the Ridge by Gwen Bragg
Every week, we gather a variety of artist opportunities from the DC area and beyond. Find one below and apply today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here.
The Torpedo Factory: My Queer Valentine (VA)
Deadline: September 15. Target Gallery invites artists working in all visual media to apply to My Queer Valentine (Juror: Andy Johnson, director of Gallery 102), an exhibition that will explore love and relationships through LGBTQ+ artists perspectives. The themes and subject of artwork in this exhibition should explore non-heteronormative and non-binary relationships. The tone of the exhibition is playful, fun, and cheeky, so we encourage artists to apply with their perspectives on love (romantic or asexual) with this in mind. To celebrate this exhibition, Target Gallery will be hosting a special Valentine’s Day reception and event in partnership with local LGBTQ+ organizations. Exhibition Dates: January 25, 2020 – March 8, 2020. For more information, visit the Torpedo Factory website.
The Torpedo Factory: Post-Graduation Residency (VA)
Deadline: September 22. The Torpedo Factory Post-Grad Residency is a competitive juried program that provides meaningful support and 3-month term solo studio space. This residency is open to recently-graduated students who earned a bachelor’s or master’s art degree from an accredited university. The program is unique for addressing the critical post-graduation juncture in an emerging artist’s career, offering an opportunity for professional development, and a chance to define their independent work process outside of the academic context. Submissions are open for both art school students in the region and nationwide, provided artists submit proof of residence in the D.C. metropolitan area. Residents receive studio space and public presentation opportunities, including an artist talk and participation in a culminating curated exhibition in the Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Residents are active and equal participants in the Torpedo Factory’s unique creative community. Residents benefit from engagement with local, national, and international artists. For a full description of the requirements and opportunity details please visit The Torpedo Factory website.
The Torpedo Factory: 2020 Emerging Artists (VA)
Deadline: October 27. Target Gallery presents a new yearly exhibition featuring the work of 3-4 regional emerging artists. This exhibition spotlights new talent and the up-and-coming artistic innovators of the D.C. metropolitan area. Artists should have no more than 5 years of experience as a professional exhibiting artist, live within D.C., Maryland, or Virginia, and have never had an solo exhibition in a professional gallery space (excluding BFA/MFA exhibitions). Each artist will receive a $500 stipend. For more information, visit The Torpedo Factory website.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship (KS)
Deadline: September 13. The Tulsa Artist Fellowship program seeks a variety of contemporary arts disciplines, including arts workers such as curators, publishers, and artistic collaborations. To learn more and apply, visit the Tulsa Artist Fellowship website.
The Teaching Artist Program
Deadline: September 16. The Teaching Artist Project, a training program for working and emerging teaching artists, is accepting applications. To learn more, and apply, visit The Teaching Artist Project.
Red Bull Arts Detroit 2020 Artist Residency and Curatorial Fellowship (MI)
Deadline: September 30. Red Bull Arts Detroit 2020 Artist Residency and Curatorial Fellowship. Learn more and apply at the Red Bull Arts website.
The City of Cambridge Arts Council – 19th Amendment Commemoration (MA)
Deadline: September 30. The City of Cambridge Arts Council is seeking artist submissions for a $300,000 public art commission to commemorate the 19th Amendment. Applications must be submitted by September 30. For more information, and to apply, visit the Cambridge Arts Council.
Cover Art and Feature Art for Print Publication in Phoebe Literary Journal
Deadline: October 15. Phoebe publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. They produce a print issue in Fall/Winter and an online issue in Spring/Summer. Above all, we seek to publish quality art from artists at various stages of their careers, with an eye towards exhibiting work by emerging talent alongside work by established artists. Phoebe finds artwork that illustrates a narrative or conveys an emotion, as we believe in the importance of both visual and textual storytelling. To submit, please upload between one and five images for the Phoebe staff to consider for the 49.1 print issue cover image and featured visual art. Send as a .png, .tif, or a high-quality .jpg with at least 300dpi and a size of at least 1 MB. Visit phoebejournal.com to submit your work, $2 submission fee.
Capricious Photo Award
Deadline: November 1. Applications are open for the Capricious Photo Award, which gives one photographer financial and editorial support to complete a body of work. The application deadline is November 1. Visit the Capricious website to learn more.
Pioneers Works Residency (NY)
Deadline: September 30. Pioneer Works will host its first-ever Open Call for 2020-2021 across all residency disciplines in Visual Arts, Music, Technology, and Narrative Arts. For more information, and to apply, visit the Pioneer Works website.
A Blade of Grass – 2020 Fellowship
Deadline: October 16. A Blade of Grass is seeking socially engaged artists to apply for its 2020 Fellowship, which supports “courageous artists in creating exchanges, experiences, and structures that highlight seemingly intractable social problems, inspire audiences, and energize folks to participate in and sustain long-term social change work.” Fellows receive $20,000 in minimally restricted support. Visit the ABOG website to learn more and apply.
AIR Gallery – CURRENTS exhibit
Deadline: October 13. AIR Gallery is hosting an open call for its sixth biannual CURRENTS exhibition, curated by Carmen Hermo. The exhibition will be held January 10–February 9, 2020. To apply, and learn more visit the AIR website.
Re-runs: These announcements have been posted here before, but it’s not too late to enter!
2019 International Juried Ceramics Exhibition (NJ)
Deadline: September 15. The Center for Contemporary Art 2019 International Juried Ceramics Exhibition will be held November 8 – December 21. The exhibition will consist of three-dimensional ceramics work. Work across a variety of display solutions is also encouraged including video or film related to clay. Juror: Garth Johnson, the Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. Online entries are now being accepted through September 15th. Awards: Special Exhibitions Committee Award: Solo Exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art. First Prize: $500. Second Prize: $250. Third Prize: $100. For more information and to enter visit the Center for Contemporary Art 2019 website
Deadline: September 15. The Center for Contemporary Art 2019 International Juried Ceramics Exhibition will be held November 8 – December 21. The exhibition will consist of three-dimensional ceramics work. Work across a variety of display solutions is also encouraged including video or film related to clay. Juror: Garth Johnson, the Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. Online entries are now being accepted through September 15th. Awards: Special Exhibitions Committee Award: Solo Exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art. First Prize: $500. Second Prize: $250. Third Prize: $100. For more information and to enter visit the Center for Contemporary Art website.
VA Raleigh: UNFINISHED BUSINESS (NC)
Deadline: September 16. UNFINISHED BUSINESS is a juried call for art open to any works in progress. We want to see what you’re working on, whether it’s just started, midway, or almost done. This exhibition will also serve as an opportunity to receive comments and critiques on your works before the finishing touches are applied. UNFINISHED BUSINESS is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 2 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. Visual Art Exchange reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Entry Fees: This call for art is FREE. For more information and to apply, visit, VA Raleigh’s website.
Red Bull Arts Detroit 2020 Artist Residency and Curatorial Fellowship
Deadline: September 30. The Artist Residency provides artists at different stages of their careers the resources and freedom to develop their practice, with nine artists selected for three two-month-long residency cycles. They receive fully-furnished off-site living accommodations, a 6,000-square-foot shared studio space, transportation to Detroit is included, fully-furnished off-site living accommodations, an 8,000 USD unrestricted stipend, as well as a 2,000 USD individual budget for hiring assistants, sourcing materials, or otherwise producing work in Detroit. The Curatorial Fellowship creates an opportunity for a curator to realize an exhibition concept and bring it to the public in Detroit. The fellow receives production and marketing support in addition to a 12,000 square foot gallery, 5,000 USD stipend, and a 15,000 USD exhibition budget, both unrestricted, as well as budget for three-to-four public programs. For more information, and to apply, visit the Red Bull website.
2020 Emerging Artists
Deadline: October 27, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Target Gallery presents a new yearly exhibition featuring the work of 3-4 regional emerging artists. This exhibition spotlights new talent and the up-and-coming artistic innovators of the D.C. metropolitan area. Artists should have no more than 5 years of experience as a professional exhibiting artist, live within D.C., Maryland, or Virginia, and have never had an solo exhibition in a professional gallery space (excluding BFA/MFA exhibitions). Jury Panel: Rex Delafkaran, Co-Gallery Director of the Hamiltonian Gallery, Jaynelle Hazard, Director of Exhibitions at the Workhouse Art Center, and Amy Lokoff, DC-based independent curator. Each artist will receive a $500 stipend. For more information, and to apply see the Torpedo Factory website.
Dexter Jones Award: National Sculpture Society (NY)
Deadline: November 4. The Dexter Jones Award is an unrestricted prize of $5,000. It is presented annually to a sculptor for an outstanding work of sculpture in bas-relief. For more information, and to apply visit the National Sculpture website.
King Street Gallery Call for Entry (MD)
Deadline: November 25. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center has a number of spaces available for mounting exhibitions that support the academic mission of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. This open call is for our King Street Gallery, the largest exhibition space in the Cafritz Arts Center. This light filled, 1050 square foot gallery is in the main atrium of the building. Its prominent location, open design, and extremely high ceilings (30 feet+) make it a great venue for major exhibitions. While much of this gallery space is visible from the main lobby of the building, and through the windows that front onto the street, it does maintain gallery hours and is locked after hours. The gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.– 4 p.m. Exhibitions are generally scheduled a year in advance to complement the academic calendar. Exhibitions in the King Street Gallery are 4-5 weeks long, and emphasize two person or small group shows. Single artist applications may be paired with a complimentary artist or artists to better utilize the space. Curated proposals are encouraged. Learn more about this opportunity at the Montgomery College website.
Ongoing:
Wall Art/Mural for Arlington Based Gym (VA)
Deadline/Timeline: Start in late August and completed by late September. Company has brand guide and some inspiration boards to start from. Walls would be painted directly and dimensions will be given upon request. Style and final product are open ended but the aim is to inspire gym goers who are primarily runners. Artists who live or work in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia can apply. Budget has not been determined. Send Curt Cimino, Curt@epion.co any questions or comments.”
Del Ray Artisans: High Note Art Exhibit (VA)
Deadline: rolling. Join the Del Ray Artisans for High Note, an art exhibit exploring the connection between music and the mind. Meet the curators and some of the artists at the opening reception on Friday, September 6 from 7-9pm. The exhibit runs September 6-29, 2019 at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Gallery hours are: Thursdays 12-6pm, First Thursdays (April-September) 12-9pm, Fridays 12-9pm, Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays 12-6pm. The gallery is free, open to the public, and accessible. For more information, visit the Del Ray Artisans website.
Printmakers Inc. Call for New Member Portfolios (VA)
Deadline: Rolling. Rolling portfolio call for interested new members of Printmaker’s Inc: a non-profit dedicated to furthering the practice of Printmaking and residents of the Torpedo Factory for over forty years. Printmakers is looking for a new teammate for their shared studio. Members take turns working, share a commission on sales of 30%, and pay a small share of rent. The studio is equipped with three presses, storage space, inking tables, and multiple exhibit spaces for groups and solo exhibitions. If you are interested in having your work seen by the over 100,000 visitors annually, please drop off your artist statement, resume, and a portfolio with eight to 10 prints representative of a body of work at Studio 325 at the Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 North Union, Alexandria, VA). For more information, view the Facebook post with this call.
The Creativity Grant Program State of Maryland (MD)
Deadline: Rolling. The purpose of the Creativity Grant Program is to strengthen the vitality and sustainability of artists and small organizations to maintain a strong and stable arts infrastructure in the State of Maryland. The Creativity Grant also provides opportunities to serve the growing needs of relevant arts projects and collaborations within Maryland communities. For more information regarding eligibility and funding timelines, please review the Creativity Grants Guidelines. For more information about the program, and to apply visit the Creativity Grant Program State of Maryland website.
Artist/Writers: Cover Art for Academic Medicine
Deadline: Rolling. Submit original works of art inspired by, but not necessarily representative of, an academic medicine experience from any perspective: caregiver, researcher, teacher, learner, or patient (for example, learning how to be a physician or scientist, caring for patients, exploring research questions, making a new discovery, being a research participant, teaching, or being cared for in a teaching hospital). The journal welcomes photography, sculpture, painting, textile work, and other visual media. Images may be cropped or resized to fit into the allotted cover space. Artists must also submit a related Cover Art essay as a narrative companion to the artwork, to explain the connection between the work and the “academic medicine experience.” The related narrative should be 250 to 600 words and is subject to editing. To apply for this opportunity, and to learn more, visit the Academic Medicine website.
Artist/Writers: Medicine and the Arts (MATA) Opportunity
Deadline: Rolling. This column is the journal’s longest-running feature. It is published on two facing pages. The left-hand page features an excerpt from literature, a poem, a photograph, etc. Literature excerpts generally run no more than 700 words and may include a very brief introduction as needed. The right-hand page presents an original commentary of about 900 words that explores the relevance of the artwork to the teaching, learning, and/or practice of medicine. Since submissions cannot be fully accepted for publication until Academic Medicine acquires permission to reprint literary excerpts or artworks (which often takes many months), authors should include all relevant information about the piece they are explicating (publisher, museum, dates, etc.) to enable staff editors to find and contact the copyright holder. Submissions undergo review and editing. To apply for this opportunity, and to learn more, visit the Academic Medicine website.
The Awesome Foundation Accepting Applications for Art Projects
Deadline: Open. The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is a worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of “awesomeness in the universe.” Established in 2009, the foundation distributes $1,000 grants on a monthly basis to projects and their creators. The money is pooled from ten or more self-organizing “micro-trustees.” The chapters are autonomous and organized by the trustees around geographic areas or topics of interest. Apply on theAwesome Foundation website.
Call for Artists: Maryland Art Place Seeks Proposals for Rotating Exhibition Partnership with Baltimore’s Hotel Indigo (MD)
Deadline: rolling. Maryland Art Place (MAP), in partnership with Hotel Indigo is pleased to announce an open ‘Call to Artists’. As an extension of MAP’s annual IMPACT public art partnership projects, MAP is working with Hotel Indigo to offer rotating exhibitions in Hotel indigo’s library and Poets Modern Cocktails and Eats. This opportunity is available to visual artists living or working in Maryland. Maryland Art Place will curate four exhibitions a year based on submissions entered through a rolling basis. Guidelines and information here.
Peripheral ARTeries – Biennial Contemporary Art Publication
Deadline: Rolling. Peripheral ARTeries is looking for artists to be featured in the new special Biennial Edition of their art publication, that comes to its 10th edition. This opportunity is great for both established and early career artists who need a boost to their artist portfolio. The 10th edition will once again explore and show current trends and tendencies in Contemporary Art: Peripheral ARTeries cultivates a spirit of openness through a unique collaborative and participatory approach.Each artist may submit a maximum of three works or projects made in any technique: painting, drawing, video art, experimental cinema, fine art photography, experimental media, mixed media, installations, public art, performance. The call is open to all proposed kind of art and media capable of challenging the viewers’ traditional perspective on art itself. To submit, visit thePeripheral ARTeries website.
Exhibit at Hotel Indigo (VA)
Artists works will displayed in the hotel’s gallery (220 S Union St, Old Town Alexandria) for a six-month period. Two-dimensional, framed works only. Artists will install the work using the hotel’s mounting hardware. Labels will be provided by the hotel. All sales handled by artist, no commission. Preference for local or locally influenced selections but not required. The space measures approximately 7’10” by 8’3.″ If interested, contact Kate Ellis, General Manager, kate.ellis@ihg.com.
The New Project Studio – Ongoing Opportunity (VA)
Ongoing. Located in Studio 8, the New Project Studio is a community-focused arts incubator space that offers a short-term location to test new program ideas, spotlight underrepresented voices, and enhance community engagement. Projects rotate on a regular basis. For more information, clickhere.
Public Arts Grants & Opportunities (VA)
Ongoing. The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts provides grants for nonprofit arts organizations as well as individual artists. See all current opportunities and online applications here.
NYC volunteer opportunity (NY)
Introduce NYC school children to the world of art by giving tours at The MET Museum. Volunteer in this year-round program. Visit us at awnyc.org for more information.
Residency: Maryland
Deadline: ongoing. Montgomery College, Rockville and Germantown Art Department is seeking proposals for its Artist-in-Residence Program, encouraging proposals that cultivate collaborative work between artists and students.
Looking for artists: Foundry Gallery (DC)
Deadline: ongoing. Foundry Gallery is seeking a few artists in the greater Washington, DC area. If interested in applying for membership please send up to five images (jpg attachments) and an email letter to: membership@foundrygallery.org. The oldest cooperative in Washington, the gallery holds monthly solo and members’ group shows at its beautiful space north of Shaw near the 9:30 Club.
Looking for artists: Printmakers (DC)
Deadline: ongoing. Washington Printmakers Gallery is seeking artist members specializing in printmaking, photography and book arts. An active cooperative for over 30 years, the gallery holds monthly solo and members’ group shows in its lovely space in upper Georgetown. Distant and shared memberships are available. If interested in applying for membership please email washington.print1@gmail.com.
Looking for artists: Multiple Exposures Gallery (VA)
www.sulfurstudios.org/function for more information and application instructions. Email exhibitions@sulfurstudios.org with any questions.
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The Art of Getting Your Attention
A still-life photographer discusses her craft.
Katie Martin / The Atlantic
Like the cover of a book, “editorial art exists to grab your attention,” Katie Martin, an art director at The Atlantic, says. “If the art persuades you to pause, the words get the chance to do their job.”
In today’s edition of The Masthead, Katie takes us behind the scenes of her photo shoot for The Atlantic’s big end-of-year series on the best in pop culture.
This art crystallizes one of last year’s “cultural moments,” as Katie puts it. Read on to see a moment through her eyes.
Capturing the “Big Mood”
By Katie Martin
At the most basic level, editorial art exists to grab your attention. If the art persuades you to pause, the words get the chance to do their job. Editorial art can signal an incredible array of detail. Does the story feature a particular person, time period, or topic? Is the tone wry, somber, shocking, or uplifting? All this information informs the reader’s first decision: Click or scroll?
Consider the artist Edmon de Haro’s illustration for a recent Atlantic article questioning the value of school-shooting drills. De Haro quickly communicates the topic of the story by using the ubiquitous school-crossing sign. Then he signals that something deeply familiar has become profoundly unsettling just by adding bulletproof vests. The sign that once cautioned drivers (Watch out for students) now cautions children: Watch out for gunmen.
Edmon de Haro / The Atlantic
This is editorial art at its finest. De Haro not only captures the topic and the mood, but also demonstrates the writer’s argument: Our current system puts the onus on children, not adults, to stay safe at school.
As an art director, I largely work behind the scenes, honing ideas and polishing details, but every so often I get to play the role of artist myself. My favorite opportunity is the Atlantic Culture team’s year-in-review coverage, which compiles the year’s best books, movies, podcasts, TV shows, and music. For each story in the series, I create a photograph with two simple requirements: Each image must reference the story’s topic, and each image must connect to the others in the series. Lately, I’ve added an extra goal: Crystallize a big visual moment from the year. Here’s how I did it.
1. Find the big mood. Identifying which cultural moment to reference is more of an art than a science. I reflect on far-reaching visual moments—it could be an outfit at the Oscars; a unique music video, TV show, or movie; or a particular social-media style. Last year, the moody blues and purples of the film Moonlight inspired our series. This year, I kept coming back to Beyoncé’s maternity photos. I loved Beyoncé’s celebration of motherhood and bold echo of European Madonna iconography.
To translate a photo into a series, I decided to ditch many of the specifics (the trellis, the veils) and home in on the flowers. I also doubled down on intense, vibrant colors. With this vision in mind, I sketched out a plan for each story’s photograph: a prop representing the story’s subject nestled in vibrant mounds of flowers.
2. Hunt down your props. I opted to use silk flowers instead of real ones. While fake flowers are more expensive per stem, they won’t wilt under hot studio lights or require floral wire to reinforce their stem. Plus, it was late November at the time and, if my occasional forays into the florist industry have taught me anything, it’s that peonies are only available for a few blissful months in spring. Beyoncé had peonies. I had to have peonies.
Fake flowers posed challenges of their own. Beyoncé’s trellis leveraged many classic design tools, such as contrast in size (enormous peonies dotted with delicate poppies) and contrast in color (blush and lavender tones offset by small bursts of magenta, orange, and hot pink, themselves offset by greens). But the heady variety of the natural world is not reflected in the fake-flower market. The most readily available varieties are the most generic (roses, daisies, and ranunculus) and even within the popular varieties, bland colors (pink, white, and blush) are the norm. Magenta peonies cannot be found, even on Amazon.
Here’s how I adapted. I knew I absolutely needed punchy, unexpected colors to create something unique and exciting. My best options were yellow roses and neon-orange “flowers” of an indeterminate genus. Then I turned to size. Peonies, roses, and daisies set the baseline, and I used a handful of ranunculus buds to provide that essential contrast. In total, I gathered 91 fake flowers for my set.
Luckily, I already had most of the other props on hand from other photo projects—though I did take the opportunity to snag an antique film reel off eBay.
3. Build your set. I constructed my set by anchoring clumps of flowers to recycled shipping boxes, stapling fake greenery over any bare cardboard patches, and threading in a few real fern fronds to add height and variety. This took a full morning—about four hours.
4. Light it up. If you’ve ever tried to take a selfie with a sunset, you’ve experienced the importance of good lighting. A well-lit photograph can transform the most mundane object into a work of art. A poorly lit photograph can make the crown jewels look dull.
I used two strategies to achieve vibrant colors. First, I lit the blue backdrop with a blue gel to intensify the color. Gels are translucent, like Jell-O, and hold vibrant colors very well, making them a fantastic tool for changing the color of a light source. Lighting the background without the gel would wash it out, leaving a pale baby blue. Second, I supplemented my main light with two “bounces”—basically large white sheets of poster board that reflect (or bounce!) light back onto the scene, softening extreme shadows.
5. Edit. Cameras can distort corners and dull colors, so almost every image benefits from a little editing in Photoshop. I nudged the darkest shadows to almost black, the brightest highlights to almost white, and removed the slight color distortion. These corrections dramatically improved the vibrancy and realism of the image. Aside from basic adjustments, I decided to also intensify the blue background for extra punch.
6. Beg your boss for a storage closet. After the photos are edited and the stories published, what happens to the 91 silk flowers? The same thing that happens to the dozens of props I’ve collected in my two and a half years at The Atlantic: They squeeze under my desk. Dollhouse figurines from my first photograph series nestle next to a nun habit (yes, my Amazon recommendations are all over the place). They jealously side-eye the only prop that’s made it on the desk: My saint candle of LeBron James, acquired for a story on sports fandom. I’ve been thinking of refashioning the flowers into a permanent installation when I have the time. But who am I kidding? I’ve got a magazine to make.
Katie Martin is an associate art director at The Atlantic.
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