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The future of the city from Science to Science Fiction and back (and beyond)
Arnaldo Cecchini1
There are many ways of imagining the future of the city. We can start with the growth of urbanisation, which envisages that in 2050 more than two-thirds of the world population will live in cities. And from there calculate the increase in the ecological footprint that urban life will determine, the increase in consumption of the land, and the possible rise in inequality and segregation. Or reflect on the new role of the city in globalisation and in the nation-state crisis. Or refer to the new lifestyles or homologation produced by globalisation. Or look at the city from the standpoint of the country, of territory being abandoned, its desertification and the loss of biodiversity. Or try to classify the many types of city and the semi-urban settlements irradiated by the city.
There are many ways of imagining the future of the city.
We can start with the growth of urbanisation, which envisages that in 2050 more than two-thirds of the world population will live in cities (http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/unup/index_panel1.html).
And from there calculate the increase in the ecological footprint that urban life will determine (http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/world_footprint/), the increase in consumption of the land (Van Camp et al. 2004), and the possible rise in inequality (Wilkinson and Pickett 2009) and segregation (Glasze et al. 2006).
Or reflect on the new role of the city in globalisation and in the nation-state crisis (Sassen 2001; Sassen 2006).
Or refer to the new lifestyles or homologation produced by globalisation (Giddens 1991).
Or look at the city from the standpoint of the country, of territory being abandoned, its desertification (Geist 2005) and the loss of biodiversity (Pimm et al. 1995).
Or try to classify the many types of city and the semi-urban settlements irradiated by the city.
We will try to reconstruct a somewhat atypical gaze over the future of the city, the one of the utopias linked with science fiction that picked out some doubts that the “scientific” utopias had put aside. These scientific utopias suggested – and did so, as we will mention, by two different methods – an ideal city, a “right” way to think of the organisation of society and the city, whereas these – in a cutting manner – describe the “real” ideal cities (in the sense that was given to the term when “real socialism” was referred to).
As we know, science and utopia have been intertwined since the birth of the urban studies discipline: the first urbanists were often also social reformers and of many different types, but their approach was that of the engineers (hygiene engineers rather than social engineers) and not so much that of future-builders; if the lament was often radical, the solutions proposed were just as peacefully reformist.
A summary of that position might be: science to cure the city and the utopia to imagine a new one.
Obviously, in this article I do not wish to reproduce the well-nurtured debate on the concept of Utopia, a rather controversial one even if we limit it to the utopias involving the city (Bloch 2000; Bloch 1986; Choay 1965; Jameson 2005; Marcuse 1970; Mumford 1962; Nozick 1974; Reiner 1963; Tafuri 1976)
I would just like to choose from a few science fiction works the traces of the evolution of urban utopias and above all those that refer to the aversion of the majority of utopians, with the partial exception of a share of modernists, towards the “big city” (la ville mal aimée [the unloved city] (http://www-ohp.univ-paris1.fr/TOC_Colloque/TOC_Def.htm)).
There is an ancient tradition of urbaphobia, going back almost as far as the birth of the city, the place of physical and moral perdition. Science fiction utopias almost always belong to the urbaphobia trend.
Two utopias
Before continuing, it is worth distinguishing between two different types of utopia, for the utopia has always proceeded in a dual dimension:- one that designs how the future should be - we might imagine it as a sort of “project-based utopia”, in which the final objective is everything, while the route to reach it is not indicated or is vague; in these utopias the detailed description of the rules governing the future is obsessive and prescriptive (even though often, in defence of the utopians, we must say that their true motivation is that the present is unacceptable, it is the criticism of an unsustainable present and unfair to inspire it);- the other that does not design an ideal city but only gives references that should inspire the action of change, a horizon also hazy but an everyday practice, too, and a route that counts at least as much as the objective; among the latter those are particularly attractive that we might call, with Ursula Le Guin, “ambiguous utopias” (Le Guin 1974).
These non-teleological utopias have been described well by Calvino; one is Marozia (I do not know how much of a coincidence it is, but there is a well-known Marozia et al. 1969).
“The inhabitants of Marozia consulted a prophetess on the future of their city, interpreting the phrase of the Oracle: “I see two cities: one of the rat, the other of the swallow” as an alternating succession in the course of time. Contemporary Marozia, with its harsh struggles for survival, represents capitalism and would therefore be the city of rats; the city of swallows, on the other hand, would be the Marozia of the future, a better society that is already beginning to be outlined and will bring freedom for everyone. Years later, the I-narrator goes back to the city: the revolution has taken place, a new era has begun, and many things have changed for the better…
“But the wings I have seen around are those of diffident umbrellas under which heavy eyelids hide are lowered over people’s eyes: people who think they can fly do exist, but it’s a lot if they get off the ground flapping bats’ cloaks”.
The swallows of utopia have turned into the bats of real socialism. A bitter vision, though not yet enough to show a pure illusion in the promise of happiness of the utopia. The narrator, in effect, notes that to his great amazement sometimes, in the totalitarian order of bats, a “different city” unexpectedly appears.
The correct interpretation of the Oracle lies, therefore, in recognising that in actual fact the two cities exist simultaneously: the city of swallows will, of course, try without rest to escape from the prison of the city of rats, but will never manage to achieve becoming a pure city of freedom” (Kuon 2002a).
“In a situation in which imagination revolves only around the image of the catastrophe to be envisaged, avoided or managed, does it still have any sense, Calvino wonders, to give a positive value to the utopia? The affirmative reply to this rhetorical question presupposes clear detachment from the traditional relationship with the utopia. It is a case of no longer guiding intention over what appears realisable in it, but, rather, over what is contrary in it to “any compromise with the current situation or a probable tomorrow”
“I am fond of the autonomous logico-fantastic machine in that (and if) it serves for something irreplaceable: to widen the sphere of what we can represent to ourselves, introduce into the limited nature of our choices the “absolute rejection” of a world imagined in all its details according to different values and relationships. Briefly, the utopia as a city that could not be founded by us but founds itself in us, building itself bit by bit in our capacity to conceive it and imagine it to the heart, a city that claims to inhabit us, not to be inhabited, and therefore to make us the possible inhabitants of a third city, different from the utopia and different from all cities in one way or another habitable today, born from the clash between new internal and external conditioning.” (Kuon 2002b).
Imaginary utopias descending on reality
But let us return to the real world; there was a moment in history when science and utopia seemed to converge: it happened in the country of the Soviets, in two distinct phases.
In effect, the true utopian phase was not that of the frenetic Twenties (Kopp 1970), in which science and utopia merged in the great innovation of Constructivism and the rational planning of the new cities (Piretto 2010), but was built by monumentalism and the construction of virtual reality in the Stalin period, beginning with the Thirties.
(…) it would seem obvious to identify the “socialist space” of the kommunalka with the concept of non-place developed by Marc Augé: “devoid of relations, roots, history. Always repeated equally in any situation. Aseptic to the point of making impossible, for those frequenting it, any kind of identification or deep or personal relationship with it. But history and cultural testimonies have taken the reading of a non-place par excellence to pieces a little at a time, in favour of a very special, anomalous “place”, with a very high degree of identitary specificity, which the actual roots of the culture of that people and that country mould and transform, still following a Lotman model, from “ne dom” (anti-house) into Dom (House to all effects).
The Soviet citizens, Muscovites in particular, who declared that they did not deplore the discomfort of the personal living situation, were not a negligible number, given the grand investment in official, representative architecture, with respect to which they felt themselves co-owners and of which they were sincerely proud, in particular the Moscow underground, a true “heterotopia of compensation more than illusion”.
The underground railway, with its sumptuous stations – a sort of Zar’s palace (modelled on patriarchal imagination) finally at the disposal of: people technically and aesthetically superior to any equivalent in the world, on the plane of discourse it also supplied a model of ideal city, in which the change of air was frequent and guaranteed, the preciosity of the materials amazing, the lighting brighter than natural light and air-conditioning excellent (…) As Boris Groys points out, the Moscow underground space was not a simple public transport means but the design for a real Communist city of the future. Its monumental-artistic architecture can only be explained by the function of linking up the kingdom of heaven with the empire beneath the ground. The massive investment in symbolic and narrative iconography was not negligible on a territory conceived for and dedicated to fast, frenetic transit, not contemplation or observation. (…) What remained fundamental for social-politic management of the “Muscovite underground” heterotopia was to have complete control over the entrances and exits, so as to be able to close or open the way towards utopia at any moment: barring accesses and even flooding or burying the galleries.
The trait common to all Soviet architecture of the second half of the Thirties, which more than others marked the detachment from the Spartan sobriety of Constructivism, was triumphalism. The new urban groups and single buildings emanated triumphalism. The problem of their habitability moved into second place.
Vladimir Papernyj showed that the primary function of the civil constructions in the Thirties was to provide yet another pedestal for yet another statue, before a living space for human beings.
An exception to this rule was the epic of a complex conceived in the late Twenties and built at the beginning of the Thirties, monumental in the dimensions of the structure but just as severe in its shapes, and even solemn in its dismal grandeur, known since 1976, thanks to the novel by Yuri Trifonov, as Dom na nabereinoj (The house on the embankment). The residence was conceived in 1926 to solve the residential problem, again, of the high spheres of government (…) A special house for special tenants (…). The design was entrusted to the architect most in fashion at the time, that same Boris Iofan, who in subsequent years was to win the competition to design the Palace of the Soviets and in 1937 would create the Soviet Pavilion for the Universal Exposition in Paris. The works were finished in 1931 and the Dom Pravitel'stva (House of the Government) opened its doors making more than 500 apartments available, some of which composed of five, six or even seven rooms, an unheard of luxury for those years. And this was not all: the house had a private surgery, children’s nursery, crèche, recreational clubs, a hairdresser’s, laundry, post office, savings bank, library and even a personal cinema (…)” (Piretto).
The architect quoted, Iofan, was the winner of the competition for the Palace of the Soviets of 1932, an impressive work but never built, 400 metres in height surmounted by a 100-metre statute of Lenin. An inexistent work, but for a long time it was part of the tour guides of Moscow and even the postcards, an example of virtual reality in perfect continuity with the Stalinist slogan of 1937, “living has become more beautiful, comrades, living has become more fun” (Piretto 2001); a perfect slogan for the imaginary utopia superimposed on reality (it was the utopia, the virtual world in which it was beautiful and fun to live that many foreign travellers saw instead of reality), an unspeakable and unthinkable reality.
Urbaphobia
As we have said, a large number of utopias are – more or less radically – urbanophobic. So, to a large extent, is science fiction.
Actually, from that border figure between the great trends of scientific science fiction and sociological science fiction that is Isaac Asimov, an interesting dialectic is proposed between the vision of refusal of the (large) city and that of a slightly terrified admiration of it.
An interesting trilogy based on the detective character Elijah Baley, with his robotic alter ego R. Daneel Olivaw, shows the multiple aspects of this dialectic.
We are talking about The Caves of Steel of 1953 (in which the environment-protagonist is a totally urbanised, overcrowded planet Earth), The Naked Sun of 1956 (in which the environment-protagonist is Solaria, a planet inhabited by a few thousand people - 20,000 - and by a very large number of robots - 200 million), and later The Robots of Dawn of 1983 (in which the environment-protagonist is Aurora, an extreme habitat, a planet inhabited by 200 million people and 10 billion robots).
The Earth, dotted with cities with millions of inhabitants and isolated from the outside world by domes, in the past colonised many planets in space, but is now locked up in its “caves of steel”, diffident of technologies and robots; the spatial worlds look scornfully at their infected planet of origin, with its low densities and an easy life thanks to the large number of robots.
The following extracts speak of the earth; note the many worrying analogies with some of the presuppositions of the urban planning of the modern movement and with the Soviet one.
“It can just be made out in the gap between the two Brunswick Sectors. Low domes spread out. It’s the difference between us and the Spacers. We reach high and crowd close. With them, each family has a dome for itself. One family: one house. And land between each dome. Have you ever spoken to any of the Spacers, Lije?” “A few times. About a month ago, I spoke to one right here on your intercom,” Baley said, patiently. “Yes, I remember. But then, I’m just getting philosophical. We and they. Different ways of life”. (Asimov 1953)
It could lay itself out scientifically. At the center was the enormous complex of administrative offices. In careful orientation to one another and to the whole were the large residential Sections connected and interlaced by the expressway and the local ways. Toward the outskirts were the factories, the hydroponic plants, the yeast-culture vats, the power plants. Through all the melee were the water pipes and sewage ducts, schools, prisons and shops, power lines and communication beams.
Each City became a semiautonomous unit, economically all but self-sufficient. It could roof itself in, gird itself about, burrow itself under. It became a steel cave, a tremendous, self-contained cave of steel and concrete.” (Asimov I)
In primitive times, individual population centers were virtually self-supporting, living on the produce of neighboring farms. Nothing but immediate disaster, a flood or a pestilence or crop failure, could harm them. As the centers grew and technology improved, localized disasters could be overcome by drawing on help from distant centers, but at the cost of making ever larger areas interdependent.” (Asimov I)
A space between two trees revealed an expanse of lawn. For the first time, there was a sense of distance and on the horizon one could see a dwelling place: low-roofed, broad, and so green in color that it almost melted into the countryside.
“This is a residential area,” said Fastolfe. “It might not seem so to you, since you are accustomed to Earth’s tremendous hives, but we are in the Auroran city of Eos, which is actually the administrative center of the planet. There are twenty thousand human beings living here, which makes it the largest city, not only on Aurora but on all the Spacer worlds. There are as many people in Eos as on all of Solaria.”
Aurora’s population is two hundred million and that has remained stable for three centuries. It is the number desired. Surely you have read that in the books you viewed.”.” (Asimov 1983)
Aurora is mentioned in the following extract (and briefly Solaria); note the similarity with the “garden city” project:
We’re passing through its center. The limits are seven kilometers away and our destination is nearly forty kilometers beyond that.”
“The center of the city? I see no structures.”
“They are not meant to be seen from the road, but there’s one you can make out between the trees..” (Asimov)
What emerges from the three novels is a great ambiguity: neither urbanised Earth, hierarchical, obsessive, anxious, precarious and with high morbidity, nor Solaria with its few inhabitants who avoid all physical contact and have a long life, empty and boring, nor Aurora with its hedonistic, competitive society, namely the dystopia of the large city and the anti-urban utopia, represents an ideal society. The extremes do not work and nor does the extreme habitat.
An ambiguous utopia
A step forward in this direction was made by two works almost simultaneously: The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974), already quoted, and Ecotopia, by Ernest Callenbach (1975). In both cases there is secession: in Le Guin’s novel a group of anarchist rebels have agreed to colonise Annares, a moon with an atmosphere, much more inhospitable than the mother planet Urras, around the star Tau Ceti, following an uprising; in Urras there are various states, with very different social systems. Annares is an anarchical society. In Callenbach’s novel, following a war, the states of Washington and Oregon and northern California have set up the nation Ecotopia, a radically ecologist social system. In both cases there is a journey that re-establishes relations, that of the physicist Shevek of Annares, and that of the journalist William Weston of the U.S.A. The “alternative” worlds are in both cases moderate, sympathetic and free, but by no means perfect, the “crooked wood of humanity” has not been planed: envy, small-mindedness, rivalry, prejudices and social control are present, influencing people’s lives and happiness. The greatest charm of these utopias lies in their radical diversity from the society that has “expelled” them, but also in their obvious filiation. They are non anti-scientific utopias, non anti-urban, non pre-modern; one might say that in some way they are societies that are placed “beyond” (Le Guin’s reference is to Murray Bookchin’s “post scarcity anarchism” (Bookchin 1971)).
The following two extracts are from The Dispossessed, the first showing us Annares’ educational system, and the second its values system (it is Shevek’s speech at a proletariat demonstration on Urras).
“Learning centers taught all the skills that prepare for the practice of art: training in singing, metrics, dance, the use of brush, chisel, knife, lathe, and so on. It was all pragmatic: the children learned to see, speak, hear, move, handle. No distinction was drawn between the arts and the crafts; art was not considered as having a place in life, but as being a basic technique of life, like speech. Thus architecture had developed, early and freely, a consistent style, pure and plain, subtle in proportion. Painting and sculpture served largely as elements of architecture and town planning. As for the arts of words, poetry and storytelling tended to be ephemeral, to be linked with song and dancing; only the theater stood wholly alone, and only the theater was ever called "the Art"—a thing complete in itself.” (Le Guin 136)
“We know that there is no help for us but from one another, that no hand will save us if we do not reach out our hand. And the hand that you reach out is empty, as mine is. You have nothing. You possess nothing. You own nothing. You are free. All you have is what you are, and what you give.
"I am here because you see in me the promise, the promise that we made two hundred years ago in this city —the promise kept. We have kept it, on Anarres. We have nothing but our freedom. We have nothing to give you but your own freedom. We have no law but the single principle of mutual aid between individuals. We have no government but the single principle of free association. We have no states, no nations, no presidents, no premiers, no chiefs, no generals, no bosses, no bankers, no landlords, no wages, no charity, no police, no soldiers, no wars. Nor do we have much else. We are sharers, not owners. We are not prosperous. None of us is rich. None of us is powerful.” (Le Guin)
And two extracts from Ecotopia, in which deliberative democracy and architecture are dealt with (Colin Ward would have liked the latter).
“As these are discussed (often amid friendly laughter, as well as a few angry outbursts) general issues begin to take shape. But there are no Roberts’ Rules of Order, no motions, no votes— instead, a gradual ventilation of feelings, some personal antagonisms worked through, and a gradual consensual focusing on what needs to be done. Once this consensus is achieved, people take pains to assuage the feelings of those members who have had to give ground in order to achieve the consensus. Only after this healing process takes place is there formal ratification of the decisions taken—the only action during three hours or so that has the feeling of ordinary political business as we know it.” (Callenbach 1991)
“Such peculiarities aside, an extruded house has a comfortable feeling once you get used to it. The fact that walls and ceiling merge into one another can make for unease at first, yet it is snug and secure too. (…)
Like all plastics manufactured in Ecotopia, the extruded houses can be broken up and thrown into biovats, digested by micro-organisms into fertilizer sludge, and thus recycled onto the fields from whence their materials came. Oddly, the one serious problem encountered when they were first used was that they tended to blow away in high winds. But instead of our heavy, excavated foundations, they now use large adjustable corkscrew devices which anchor each corner but leave the earth surface undisturbed. (…)
Many Ecotopians are fond of these products of housing automation. But they are very unceremonious about them, and treat them with none of the almost religious respect they extend to wood structures. If a family member dies or leaves, his room may be sliced off and recycled. When a baby is born or a new person joins a group, a new room can be glued onto the existing constellation—a long room for an adult, a short one for a child. Any self-respecting architect would shiver at such a prospect, but it does make the houses a direct expression of the life inside them”. (Callenbach)
What is the point of the utopia
From this brief journey it will be understood why an urban studies professor cannot fail to like Calvino’s Invisible Cities.
“Kubla Khan, which in his atlas was the symbol of complete knowledge of the world, did not just mark all the real cities of the past, present and future, but also all the imaginary cities – whether they be called New Atlantis, Utopia, the City of the Sun, Oceana, Tarnow, Harmony, New-Lanark, Icaria.” Or Enoch, Babylon, Yahoo or Brave New World. He expects from Marco Polo a forecast on the probable developments hoped or feared: “You who explore around and see the signs, will be able to tell me towards which of these futures the winds are blowing us.”
In the image of the winds, which invariably push the ship towards a port (but the question is: towards which port?), once more the idea is suggested of a linear course of history, which finds its own destination in a positive, “eu-topic” condition, or a negative, “dystopic” condition.
Against the determinism both of those who believe in progress and of the apocalyptics, Calvin erects his utopia of the present, founded on the subject’s perceptive faculties. “Here and now, in the hell […] that we are creating by being together (…), two possible kinds of behaviour are left for the individual: To accept the hell and become part of it to the point of no longer seeing it, or to try and be able to recognise who and what, in the middle of the hell, is not hell, and make it last, give it space.”
“Sometimes [Marco Polo observes] I only need a glimpse to open up right in the middle of an incongruous landscape, lights to crop up in the fog, the dialogue of two passers-by who meet in the to and fro, to think that on the basis of this I will put together bit by bit the perfect city, made of fragments mixed with the rest, of instants separated by intervals, of signals one sends and does not know who gathers them up. If I tell you that the city towards which my journey tends is discontinuous in time and space, sometimes sparser, sometimes denser, you should not think we can stop looking for it.” (Kuon)
We cannot stop looking for it.
This might be a good summary of what we expect from planning and design work.
A city sometimes sparser and sometimes denser might be a good idea.
What the research work is based on, and what has for several years has been troubling the minds of many at the Architecture School in Alghero is what we might call the hypothesis of a “territorial and environmental city”.
It is a case of a mean low-density, polycentric, spread city, with a modern relationship between city and country.
The hypothesis is that a “city” lifestyle - with the advantages of the city and with urban areas in the true sense also pervaded by the force of the country, but with sparse settlements, too, in some way connected with a revival of agriculture and with compact nuclei - may also be applied to territories like north-west Sardinia, with its relatively or decidedly small urban centres, and with an important rural settlement situation with a wide seasonal range in population.
The challenges for the city (in our small way)
The world is becoming a world of cities; cities grow in number, they grow in the number of inhabitants, their extension and height, the quantity of goods produced and consumed, the quantity of refuse they produce, and in the energy they devour.
Cities consume the territory and often suffocate it.
An unending phenomenon that is taking place at a growing speed is that of urban explosion, often manifest as sprawl, namely, uncontrolled, uncivilised urbanisation, urban dispersion that is not being managed or is badly managed, with visible, heavy effects of waste, inefficiency, loss of quality and dissipation (The bibliography is endless et al. 2006; Indovina et al. 1990).
In the Mediterranean area, compactness and density were one of the main features of cities like Marseilles, Genoa, Naples and Barcelona, but now the dimensions and distances of the “urban regions” have grown enormously and all the city functions have been spread over a much wider territory than in the past. Defining the borders of the city has become very difficult and spatial organisation has changed and is very indistinct.
The compact city has exploded and become a low-density, urbanised territory, but overflowing and inconsistent, often combining the disadvantages of concentration and those of dispersion. It is not just sprawl but a true explosion of the city with many effects, direct and indirect, obvious and hidden. For example, the transformation of urban centres is another result of this process; people and activities have moved away from the city towards towns or rural areas, but other people and other activities, arriving perhaps from other very far-off cities or from country areas all over the world, have replaced them.
Planning for this type of territory means tackling this new form of city and metropolis; sprawl is uncontrolled and lacks complexity.
To cope with the urban explosion phenomenon is not simple, also because it is not a single phenomenon: it is a question of processes apparently similar to each other but with specific territorial and economic dynamics.
It is important to find out which are the local features of this transformation and which are the global tendencies.
For example, in the South of France urban regions like Montpellier and Aix-en-Provence have the highest rate of demographic and economic growth in the whole country. And this is taking place with the substantial stagnation of the urban centres.
In Italy the “widespread city” in the Veneto region has different dynamics from the enormous conurbation of Naples or the centripetal dispersion of Milan, or the seasonal megacities of the Adriatic, or the light dispersion of the “micropolitan” type of Sassari. Phenomena of these kinds, with their specificities and with many common elements are taking place in the whole of Europe.
They are phenomena that are different from the sub-urbanisation of the United States or the rur-urbanisation of Africa.
So there is not just one solution for controlling urban explosion, as the creed seems to repeat to us suggesting the mantra of the “compact city” as the only, somewhat vague, solution.
It is true that to put an end to urban explosion certainly means to increase density and concentrate the urbanised areas, but this can only be done by including the specificities of the various phenomena behind this common result, therefore identifying the right “cure”, with a design-based attitude and far-sighted thinking.
Planning on this type of territory means tackling this new form of city and metropolis; uncontrolled sprawl lacks complexity and possible order.
Two project lines may be defined: what type of action should be engaged in to take into account the existing territory and this urban “archipelago”, and make evolution possible towards greater complexity, higher density and better urban quality? How can a new way be planned to make the development of these territories possible, thinking of the interaction and ties between the different levels, the various functions and different populations, but also between plan and project?
New ways of inhabiting; the old city and the new forms of living. Families, single people, step-families, the elderly with carers, old couples and people living together, communities, residents, visitors, immigrants ask for and impose rethinking of the organisation of public and private spaces, squares and houses, starting with reorganisation of the old city. The old city is not made, as it stands, to welcome these diversities, but may be “fashioned” for these purposes, especially if its redevelopment is accompanied by the redesign and regeneration of the shapeless outskirts.
Scattered housing and the dream of life in the country
Not just because it costs less, but because it enables a different lifestyle. One of the causes of urban dispersion is: “I’m going to live in the country”, a dream often paid for at a high price, but not just arising from urbaphobia, not merely regressive. We must accept that this style of life coexists with others, integrating it with others from the point of view of services and making a territorial facility of it and also a node of activities different from inhabiting, building up intelligent, low-impact mobility systems, and using the potential of the new communications technologies.
Many ways of making it compact: concentration, delimitation, articulation and the network.
It is not easy to say what is meant by making an exploded city compact, when it has sometimes been born of several urban nuclei that were compact; compactness, in an age like ours, cannot simply be a physical “fact”; to give shape to the city, delimit it, construct centralities, services and communications systems, reduce the environmental impact, create harmony between it and the territory, enhance the landscape and respect the choices of individuals, namely, build up compactness with many meanings; this is all that is needed.
The challenges and opportunities of the low-density city
There are territories that will always be low-density. The challenge is: to give these territories city “quality”, as regards services and accessibility first of all, maintaining environmental quality and enabling a relaxed, intimate lifestyle, enable balanced, sustainable development (with various activities with high added value and high employment, a low ecological footprint and a great “kilometre zero” sector, with tourism that is widespread but loyal and friendly); a challenge that is focused on real opportunities and the diversity of these “environmental cities” from other types of city.
In a network with the world: the end of the tie of spatial proximity
The city, above all the modern city, was able to do without the tie of spatial contiguity for supplies; the contemporary city has had to give it up, also for production and consumption; networks of cities have always existed in a certain sense (cities look for each other and are aware of each other’s scent even at great distances), but cities made of networks are a possibility of our times. How can we think of organising production systems (in the wide sense, like the social organisation of production and creation of social value), in a key not so much of so-called “competitiveness”, as of resilience of quality of life levels and environmental sustainability(?)
In praise of harmony
As we have seen, neither the dense, compact, closed city nor the dispersion, isolation, privacy of the high technology bucolic idyll, nor even the alleged fair medium, represented by the new modalities of the garden city, will save us.
To prefigure the future what we have called the ambiguous utopias will help us a bit, those rather dirty, gangling cities but vital, with a highly ideological life, sometimes libertarian, sometimes collectivist, as described by Le Guin and Callenbach, moderate societies, prefigurations of a possible decrease, with the economic and social handbrake on. But also in the ambiguous utopias, like the hyper-crowded cities or the rarefied civilisations without contacts, the conflict – though perceived only as a nuisance – is not absent.
What cannot be expelled from the city is the conflict aspect.
Actually, the conflict is the engine of transformations; if it is true that the city is the place of encounter between different elements, a differentiated set of conflicts is inherent in cohabiting and in the interaction of different populations; conflicts in the use of space between generations, residents and visitors or users, cultural conflicts, economic conflicts, fiscal conflicts and aesthetic conflicts.
Not all conflicts can be resolved and not all are productive; the role of politics is to try to prevent the first and avoid necessary conflicts going into gangrene; the role of planning is to build spaces and opportunities so that the different populations may interact, make housing segregation and fruition difficult, and counter speculation.
This is what I call the quest for harmony.
Not an irenical vision, while the conflict is stable, harmony is temporary, but in the past it was given: at the great civil and religious feasts, for example, in which the whole city found a role and dignity in the shared construction of great public spaces and collective services (I am thinking of many of them, but above all I am struck for many reasons by libraries (Agnoli 2009)).
In thinking of a harmonious city some contrasts come to mind that must be managed: city/country, rich/poor, centre/outskirts, past/contemporary, density/rarefaction, segregation/mixit é, residents/visitors; to be managed, not eliminated.
Harmony is not static, not each thing in its place, but the unending negotiation to change places and gain new spaces.
It has to do with design.
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Department of Architecture, Design, Urban Planning (DADU) Palazzo del Pou Salit, Alghero - University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Cecchini, A. The future of the city from Science to Science Fiction and back (and beyond). City Territ Archit 1, 5 (2014) doi:10.1186/2195-2701-1-5
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Hanging Gardens — Jacob Greenberg, piano
September 4, 2018 by Jarrett Hoffman
by Jarrett Hoffman
Pianist Jacob Greenberg, a longtime member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, explores the intersections between Debussy and the Second Viennese School in his latest album, the sprawling, two-disc Hanging Gardens, released on July 20 on the New Focus Recordings label. The opening pairing perfectly illustrates the focus of the album: these composers’ shared sense of musical passion. Although Debussy’s “Sarabande” from Pour le Piano and Berg’s Op. 1 Sonata in some ways inhabit completely different worlds, at the heart of both is an intensity that ranges from ecstasy to deep struggle. [Read more…]
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CD Review: Messiaen: Harawi — Jacob Greenberg & Tony Arnold
January 30, 2014 by Special to ClevelandClassical.com
by Daniel Hautzinger
Olivier Messiaen is unique in music history. He is perhaps the most intensely religious composer since J.S. Bach, despite living in the 20th century, when most artists and intellectuals abandoned faith. Yet his belief was anything but orthodox: sensual love and sacred mystery mix on a cosmic scale.
He was synesthetic, so that he heard chords as colors. And he originated total serialism, where pitches and rhythms are standardized, so that a specific note will always have the same articulation and duration in a piece. Serialism became the predominant compositional method during the 1950s. It is some of the most difficult and maligned music existent, but Messiaen’s use of it is comprehensible and attractive.
The solo piano piece Cantéyodjayâ (1949), with which pianist Jacob Greenberg opens his and soprano Tony Arnold’s excellent new CD of the song cycle Harawi (New Focus Recordings), is a case in point. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Harawi, Jacob Greenberg, Olivier Messiaen, Tony Arnold
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Mack & McGuire’s Ghosts of Gatsby at Music Box Supper Club (Jan. 12)
by Daniel Hathaway
Although the turbulent marriage of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald — self-caricatures of the Jazz Age — has inspired a number of literary efforts in addition to their own near-autobiographical novels, the subject never seems to have been approached through the lens of opera. Composer Evan Mack and librettist Joshua McGuire have stepped in to fill that void with their one-act The Ghosts of Gatsby, commissioned by Samford University (Montgomery, Alabama), where it premiered in November 2018. [Read on…]
Cleveland Orchestra with Bronfman & Welser-Möst (Jan. 10)
While many American orchestras were just beginning to stir again after the holidays, Franz Welser-Möst and the Clevelanders were busy pulling off one of the most impressive programs in recent memory. A neglected Dvořák symphony, a darkish Mozart piano concerto featuring Yefim Bronfman, and a standout among Janáček’s few orchestral works served up sequential delights on Friday, January 10. [Read on…]
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7 Commercial Spokesmen You Love to Hate (Or Hate to Love)
Drive Toyota/Lincoln Motor Co/AT&T, YouTube
Advertising isn't easy. To capture the audience's attention and then interest them enough to check out your product is no easy feat. That's why getting someone who can hawk your item while connecting with the public is so key. But, it's dicey because sometimes these endorsements really rub people the wrong way.
They say one man's trash is another man's treasure. Well, one man's hatred for an ad campaign is another love. Here are the commercial spokesman who people can't stand -- or can't stand to be without.
Flo from Progressive
She sells insurance, yet sports an omnipresent apron like she's cooking Thanksgiving dinner. And that hair! There's really no middle ground here -- you either hate Flo or like Flo. She's been doing these ads since 2008, so it would seem more people have a fondness for her.
Shouldn't the General be, you know, focused on his military obligations? He still wears his uniform. Is he active military? Does he offer tank insurance? What exactly is going on here? And why is he so concerned with auto insurance?
Jan from Toyota
Jan is really excited about the line of cars Toyota has and is never rattled by the yokels who come in looking to buy. The rub here is that no receptionist is this enthusiastic in a car dealership. Actually, no receptionist is this enthusiastic anywhere.
Matthew McConaughey for Lincoln
What is this Oscar-winning actor talking about? Is he driving a car or is he quoting Nietzche? We don't think people are as interested in buying a Lincoln after watching this as they are interested in looking into Buddhism.
Lily from AT&T
Let's get this straight: getting a cell phone is a nightmare. It takes hours, you have to choose a plan and while you're pretty sure you're not signing a contract and are getting unlimited data and text, you will no doubt be furious when your next bill comes and it costs north of $200. Lily from these ads makes it look so easy, but she's a liar.
Red from Wendy's
She's obnoxious. Anyone who eats this much fast food may be happy now, but maybe there ought to be an ad campaign in a few years for her local medical center after several visits to her cardiologist finally pins down excessive bacon double cheeseburgers on a pretzel bun is the root of her maladies.
Sonic Guys
Unless they're Siamese twins, no two men should spend as much time together as these two do. Plus, they eat a lot of fast food, presumably so much they're too out of shape to even get out of the car. Maybe after they finish their next meal, they can summon the energy to drive to the doctor and check their blood pressure.
Source: 7 Commercial Spokesmen You Love to Hate (Or Hate to Love)
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T.I. and Tiny are Expecting Their Fourth Child Together
Victoria Johnson
Araya Diaz, Getty Images
Congratulations to T.I. and Tiny! The couple are reportedly expecting a baby girl.
The new bundle of joy will be the couple's fourth child together after their sons Clifford “King” Joseph Harris III, Major Philant Harris as well as their late daughter, Leyah Amore Harris. Leyah was delivered stillborn after arriving early six months into the pregnancy in March 2007.
The baby girl will also be the eighth child overall between T.I. and Tiny. (T.I. has two sons and a daughter from previous relationships and Tiny has one daughter.)
The Atlanta rapper and the former Xscape singer have been together since 2001 but didn't get officially married until July 2010. The pair share their lives on VH1's reality series, T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, which is currently in its fifth season.
Although there's been no official word from the couple, Bossip originally broke the news but has since taken the article down.
The rumors first ignited at Tiny's fellow Xscape alumni Kandi Burruss‘ baby shower when an attendee took a photo of the two with the caption: "The two preggers! Fans have also took to social media to share their happiness for the Hustle couple with smiley faced emojis and hearts.
"Aww t.i. & tiny are expecting," tweeted one with a red heart. "T.I." are having another baby," wrote another fan with a blushing and smiling emoji.
As the couple readies to announce the big news, we already looking forward to seeing the pictures of the newest addition to the Hustle family.
Check out the fan tweets below.
10 Rappers and Singers Who Prove Being a Dad Is Awesome
Source: T.I. and Tiny are Expecting Their Fourth Child Together
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31 December 1972 – 31 December 1973
Issue Nos 28-30 of the Chronicle were compiled in the usual way
and prepared for circulation but only released (together with No 31)
at the 7 May 1974 press conference in Moscow.
THE MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES
Only some of the translated reports in these three issues have been digitised. The others may be located in CCE 28-31 : 31 December 1972 to 7 May 1974 (AI pdf). Page numbers in the pdf version follow the items in the list of contents for the three issues.
1. To readers of the Chronicle
2. The Death of Yury Galanskov
3. A Chronicle of “Case No. 24”
4. The Cases of Kronid Lyubarsky and Vladimir Popov [10]
5. The Trial of of Pyotr Starchik [13]
6. The Trial of Bidiya Dandaron [14]
7. Repression in the Ukraine [16]
8. The Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet
Answers a Letter from 273 Jews [20]
9. Urgent hospitalization directives for the “mentally ill” [22]
10. News in Brief
[Commentary No 28]
FIFTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
First publication in English, Amnesty International, May 1975,
CCE 28-31 : 31 December 1972 to 7 May 1974 (AI pdf)
No 29 : 31 July 1973
ACTION TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES
1. “A Chronicle of Human Rights in the USSR” [New York, 25]
2. The Trial of Georgy Davydov and Vyacheslav Petrov [26]
3. The Case of Alexander Bolonkin, Valery Balakirev
and Yury Yukhnovets [29]
4. Investigations in Oryol [29]
5. Trials in the Ukraine [30]
6. The Case of Leonid Plyushch [31]
7. The Trial of Andrei Amalrik [32]
8. A Chronicle of “Case No 24”
9. Events in Lithuania [36]
10. Biographies [38]
11. News in Brief [39]
SIXTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
1. The death of Ilya Gabai [43]
2. The Trial of Pyotr Yakir and Victor Krasin.
(Statement by the Action Group on Human Rights)
3. The Trial of Yury Shikhanovich [45]
4. The Trial of Alexander Bolonkin and Valery Balakirev [46]
5. The Trial of Alexander Feldman
6. The Trial of Vasily Lisovoi, Yevgeny Pronyuk and Ivan Semanyuk [47]
7.Arrests, searches and interrogations
– The Investigation of Gabriel Superfin’s Case
8. In the Prisons and Camps [49]
9. In Psychiatric Hospitals [51]
10. Events in Lithuania
11. Materials on Sakharov
12. Activities of Soviet Jews [57]
13. An Unpublished Decree of
the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet [58]
15. Samizdat Update
16. “Tamizdat” update [62]
17. Material from the Soviet Press [63]
No 31 : 7 May 1974 …
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Prayer for Persecuted Christians – Recent Reports
For the full reports please follow the links.
Please note the items below are only a selection from four pages of extracts and links to recent reports concerning the persecution of Christians around the world.
Click here to download a PDF Copy of our full notes.
30 Dec: Wang Yi receives nine-year sentence – ChinaAid
Chengdu authorities sentenced Pastor Wang Yi to nine years in prison this morning, days after his secret trial.
Wang, who is the pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church, was found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” and “illegal business operations.” Both charges were given to him because of his position within the church.
Wang was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2018, along with 100 other members of his church. On Dec. 26, 2019, he was tried suddenly and secretly. Today, officials handed him a nine-year sentence along with three years of denied political rights and a 50,000 yuan [£5,400] fine.
“This is a pure case of unjust religious persecution against a peaceful preacher of a Chinese reformed church,” ChinaAid Founder and President Dr. Bob Fu said. “This grave sentence demonstrates Xi’s regime is determined to be the enemy of universal values and religious freedom. We call upon the international community to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party and hold this evil regime accountable.”
Recently, many of the church’s members have been mandated to meet with public security officials five times a day.
3 Jan: Early Rain Covenant Church’s statement regarding Pastor Wang Yi’s severe sentence – ChinaAid
In Christ, we issue the following exhortation and protest against Pastor Wang Yi’s severe sentence. Do you government officials not know that this is a sin against God? Do you not know that this is an abuse of your authority (Rom. 13:3)? Even so, we do not hate you. On the contrary, our merciful and righteous God wants us to love you and to pray for you. We desire that those public officials and law enforcement officers who are involved in this case would quickly repent and believe in the Lord, that you would know the atonement and forgiveness of sins which the Lord Jesus extends to all through his suffering on the cross, and that you would obtain eternal life and hope.
We invite all sojourners throughout the world who belong to the universal church to pray fervently for Pastor Wang Yi and Elder Qin Defu, who are being imprisoned for the sake of Christ and of the gospel, as well as for their families. Pray for all of us. We will also pray for you. In this eschaton, which Jesus Christ brought about through his incarnation, through his perfect life, through his betrayal and trial, through his substitutionary death, through his resurrection and ascension, through his gift of the Holy Spirit—in this eschaton, may we testify, through our suffering, that Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn. 14:6) and that he is the light of the world.
Cont/…
8 Jan: Pastor will not appeal sentence – ChinaAid
Early Rain Covenant Church Pastor Wang Yi has decided not to appeal his nine-year sentence.
Wang was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2018, along with around 100 other members of his church. He received the charges of “illegal business operations” and “inciting subversion of state power.”
Officials tried him in secret on Dec. 26, 2019, and sentenced him to nine years behind bars on Dec. 30.
According to Chinese attorney Zhang Peihong, Wang does not plan to appeal his sentence.
31 Dec: Pastor Wang Yi Sentenced as Release adds China to Persecution Hotlist – Release International
This page features a statement by Andrew Boyd of Release International broadcast on Premier Radio about Wang Yi’s sentence.
It also provides the text of an essay Pastor Wang asked to be released 48 hours after his detention. It is entitled “My Declaration of Faithful Disobedience” and is a must read if you have not already seen it.
8 Jan: Christians imprisoned for collecting offering – ChinaAid
Hubei authorities have imprisoned three Christian women for “collecting offering.”
One of the women, Pastor Hao Zhiwei, could face more than 10 years in prison.
The other two are Hong Ying and Wan Yuanxiang. All three have been charged with fraud because their church took offerings. Officials accused the church of being illegal and its clergy of receiving illegal ordination.
11 Jan: Weifang honors areas for cracking down on religion – ChinaAid
The Weifang City Anti-Evil Religious Association Office has granted 10 subdistricts and 12 villages within the city the honorary titles of “Role Model Towns/ Communities of Science, Care, and Harmony” for their efforts in cracking down on religions.
In a notice obtained by ChinaAid, the Weifang municipal government applauds the work of the subdistricts and villages in preventing and resisting evil religions. It encourages the areas to continue “the fight against evil religious organizations, and make a critical contribution to building a modern, high-quality, ecological, open, vibrant, and delicate city.”
The Weifang government equates the persecution of religions as a means to promoting justice and eliminating evil. It alleges that these areas serve as role models for the entire city on how to restrict religions.
The announcement aligns with the growing rates of religious persecution in China since the revised Regulations on Religious Affairs went into effect on Feb. 1, 2018. The Chinese Communist Party has been targeting people of conscience under the process of “Sinicizing” religion, or forcing faiths to align with the ideals of the Communist Party. Since the Chinese government wrongly believes religions are an attempt by foreign powers to infiltrate China, they often restrict religious practice and expression.
10 Jan: Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 13 Christians, Wound Three in Central Nigeria – Morningstar News
Armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria on Wednesday (Jan. 8), the same day four students were kidnapped from a Catholic seminary in Kaduna state.
About 20 herdsmen attacked the predominantly Christian village of Kulben, in Plateau state’s Mangu County, at about 8 p.m., area residents told Morning Star News. The 13 dead were all members of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), as were three people wounded in the assault, they said.
“They were shooting with guns in all directions, forcing the villagers to scamper into surrounding bushes,” area resident Michael Mutding, 40, told Morning Star News in a text message. “Corpses of those killed have been evacuated by soldiers and police to the mortuary of Mangu Cottage Hospital; and all the victims are members of COCIN.”
6 Jan: Nigerian church leader kidnapped in Boko Haram raid – Open Doors USA
A senior member of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Lawan Andimi, has been kidnapped by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
The pastor was taken during a January 3 raid on Michika, a key town on the Cameroon border. Soon after, Boko Haram released a video of Pastor Lawan calling authorities to secure his release. In the six-minute video, the pastor told his family not to “sorrow for him, since God’s will must be respected.”
“By the grace of God, I will be together with my wife and children and colleagues… don’t cry, don’t worry, but thank God for everything.”
Video of Pastor Lawan Andimi’s statement
13 Jan: Christian Woman en Route to Her Wedding, 10 Others Killed in Nigeria – Morningstar News
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed a woman and her bridal party in northeast Nigeria days before her planned New Year’s Eve wedding, and eight other Christians were killed in separate attacks, sources said.
Martha Bulus and her two bridesmaids were stopped on Dec. 26 as they made their way from Gwoza, Borno state to Martha Bulus’ hometown in Adamawa state for her wedding, were ordered from their vehicle, identified as Christians and then beheaded, church leaders said. Eight other Christians were killed in the same area on the same day, one church leader said.
Bulus and her two Christian friends were traveling on the Maiduguri-Yola highway when they were stopped near Gwoza and killed. Bulus was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Maiduguri, according to the Rev. Francis Arinse, director of communications for the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri.
“They were beheaded by Boko Haram insurgents at Gwoza on their way to her hometown,” Arinse told Morning Star News in a text message.
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Our notes also include information on events in Iran, Iraq, India, Burkino Faso, Uganda & Egypt – click here to download them.
Notes from previous prayer sessions in PDF format:
Dec 2019 – Various Countries
Nov 2019 – Syria & Iraq
Oct 2019 – Nigeria
Sep 2019 – Eritrea
Aug 2019 – India
July 2019 – China
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CIC has devoted much of its research to analyzing institutions that promote global justice and international order. Multilateral issues, crisis management and global governance are subjects which have provided a wealth of research and analysis. Global goverance, is an incredibliy complex endeavour, undertaken by an equally complex group of international players. CIC presents challenging research that helps to clarify the often overlapping roles of international organization. CIC's research also examines peackeeping missions and prescribes recommendations for future operations.
Region/Country: Middle East, South Asia
The United States, India and Iran: Managing a Delicate Balance
The India-U.S. relationship is presently stronger than at anytime in their history. The twin summits – less than six months apart – in September 2014 and January 2015 between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have repaired, revived and revitalized the strategic partnership. Yet there remain several hurdles to deepening the relationship, notably, geopolitical differences over Iran, Russia, Syria and India’s membership of various nuclear and missile export control regimes.
Author(s) / Contributor(s): WPS Sidhu
Region/Country: Middle East, United States, South Asia, India
Topic(s): Global Governance, India, South Asia
GPOR Annual Compilation 2015
For almost a decade, the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations (ARGPO) was the flagship publication of the Center on International Cooperation (CIC). During that time, CIC also released three editions of the Review of Political Missions.
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Jim Della-Giacoma, Alexandra Novosseloff, Ryan Rappa, Richard Gowan, Alischa Kugel , WPS Sidhu, Sarah Cliffe, Barnett Rubin, James Traub
Region/Country: China, Europe, Middle East, Libya, Syria, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic(s): Afghanistan, Crises, Fragile States, Global Governance, United Nations
What Happens Now? Time to deliver the post-2015 development agenda
This September, the world’s leaders will gather in New York for a United Nations summit at which they will agree a new development framework to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire at the end of 2015. We already know much about what will replace them, with countries debating a proposal for 17 Sustainable Development Goals. A great deal, however, remains unclear. Will this much more ambitious set of goals and targets really drive delivery? Does the new agenda create a narrative that will resonate beyond the UN’s negotiating rooms?
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Alex Evans, David Steven
Topic(s): Global Governance, Post 2015 Development, United Nations
The Risk Pivot
The Plain Language Guide to Rio+20: Preparing for the New Development Agenda
The Global Peace Operations Initiative
Peacekeeping for the 21st Century
From Fragile States to States of Fragility
This year’s World Bank Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum included a preview of the forthcoming OECD 2015 States of Fragility Report authored by CIC. Associate Director Sarah Hearn presented on the report’s highlights including financing options beyond official development assistant and smart aid solutions.
Civilian Capacities: Experiences in Building and Transforming Security and Justice Institutions
Conference Room C, North Lawn Building
UN Headquarters
Hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and the NYU Center on International Cooperation
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#LFF 2019: Leap of Faith review
By CineVue 04/10/2019 31/12/2019 LFF / Martyn Conterio
Alexandre O. Philippe continues his run of feature-length documentaries concentrated on classic genre movies, with a look at William Friedkin’s The Exorcist. Often described as “the Citizen Kane of horror”, this deep dive benefits from Friedkin serving as our personal guide.
As a production, The Exorcist was virtually sui generis. In the history of cinema, there isn’t really anything to relate it to. Like The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, it’s one of a kind, singular, unrepeatable (though it launched a wave of pale imitators and cruddy sequels). The closest we get is Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Ordet, a work the New Hollywood director admits served as a major source of inspiration because it made the miraculous and supernatural utterly believable.
A picture about demonic possession hadn’t really been done before. Certainly not in such a grounded, realistic way. Set on an ordinary street in Georgetown, Washington D.C., the battle for the soul of a 12-year-old girl tapped into our wider cultural and religious fears. Author William Peter Blatty praised the movie as better than his original novel. The film got under the skin and created a moral and spiritual panic among audiences.
While hardcore fans of the movie will be au fait with pretty much all the topics on the discussion here, Leap of Faith is still a riveting masterclass from a great filmmaker, mixing making-of reminisces with articulate ruminations on themes at work in the subtext. With excellent use of clips adding further illumination to points of discussion, along with behind the scenes footage and photos, the immense craft and creative detail which went into the film’s production is impressive to this day.
According to the director, the strange hand of fate appeared to be guiding him to artistic glory. While Friedkin ponders metaphysical topics occasionally, thankfully Philippe’s documentary has no time for the silly myths which generated down the years, regarding spooky happenings on set. Leap of Faith is serious film analysis without being boringly academic. Sometimes to make an engrossing documentary, all you need is a great talker and to let the camera roll. Philippe understands this. The result is always fascinating and frequently hilarious.
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival runs from 2-13 October 2019. whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff
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★★☆☆☆ Actors playing other actors always feels like a dangerous act of appropriation. Geoffrey Rush in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, James Franco in James Dean and Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn, all feel like a claim is being made: “I can play them inside and Continue Reading
★★★★★ Joaquin Phoenix gives an Oscar-worthy performance as the Clown Prince of Crime in Todd Phillips’ unique take on the Batman supervillain Joker, which also won the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Joker is a film that didn’t feel necessary when announced. There has been a glut Continue Reading
Venice 2019: Joker has last laugh with Golden Lion win
John Bleasdale / Venice
In what has to be one of the crazier award ceremonies to grace the Venice Lido on its 76th edition, Todd Phillips’ Joker took home this year’s Golden Lion in a move guaranteed to provoke a flood of hot takes, an avalanche of think pieces and further lubrication for Oscars Continue Reading
Venice 2019: Saturday Fiction review
★★★★☆ Suzhou River director Lou Ye’s wartime espionage thriller Saturday Fiction starts as a mysterious murky mess and resolves itself into a bullet-riddled noir. We first meet Jean Yu (Gong Li) in Shanghai circa 1937 as she is rehearsing a play – the titular Saturday Fiction – with director/lead actor Continue Reading
Venice 2019: The Domain review
★★★★☆ Tiago Guedes’ latest The Domain dissects a wealthy Portuguese family in the second half of the 20th century as a libertarian young patriarch struggles with duty, family, politics and his own personal destructive freedom. We’re in Portugal 1943, and a father shows his young son the swinging corpse of his older Continue Reading
Venice 2019: The Painted Bird review
★★★★☆ Premiering in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Václav Marhoul’s adaptation of Jerzy Kosińsk’s 1965 novel The Painted Bird is a gruelling odyssey through the bloody fields of Europe in the middle of the 20th century. Sometimes there are films that you feel people must-see – and mustn’t Continue Reading
Venice 2019: About Endlessness review
★★★★☆ Only Roy Andersson would call a 76-minute film About Endlessness. It is of a piece with his droll Swedish wit, a universe drawn with fastidious precision and painted in a palette of greys, drab greens, beiges and browns. Made up of a series of related but not necessarily connected Continue Reading
Venice 2019: Wasp Network review
★★★☆☆ French director Olivier Assayas returns to the Venice Lido with Wasp Network, a tale of spies, politics and refugees in a mid-1990s Cuba and Florida which is as undecided on its tone as it is on its politics. Rene Gonzalez (Edgar Ramirez) seems to have a perfect life. His Continue Reading
Venice 2019: The King review
★★★☆☆ The story of Henry V gets a revisionist, Netflix-backed interpretation from Animal Kingdom director David Michôd as a floppy-haired Timothée Chalamet goes boldly into the breach once more in Venice out-of-competition offering The King. “All hail the king,” proclaim the posters dotted around the Lido for Michôd’s latest. It’s Continue Reading
Venice 2019: The Laundromat review
★★★☆☆ Do you remember when Steven Soderbergh retired from filmmaking? That was approximately five films and two television series ago. There’s a looseness to his new Netflix-bound Panama Papers takedown The Laundromat that, for both better or worse, smacks of an OAP not giving a tinker’s cuss. Meryl Streep stars as Continue Reading
Venice 2019: Ema review
★★★☆☆ Ema (Mariana Di Girólamo) is a young dancer with a Daenerys Targaryen bleach job and a love of Reggaeton. She’s also a bit of a pyromaniac. The first shot we see in Pablo Larraín’s new film Ema is of a stoplight burning, set on fire by Ema with her Continue Reading
Venice 2019: An Officer and a Spy review
★★★☆☆ The Dreyfus Affair is chronicled as a turn of the century espionage thriller worthy of Le Carré in Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy. There was a good chance that his film could have been withdrawn after the head of the jury Lucrecia Martel let rip with her Continue Reading
Venice 2019: Ad Astra review
★★☆☆☆ It’s the near future: a time of “conflict and hope”, according to the first title cards of James Gray’s latest offering, the space drama Ad Astra. Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) is an unflappable astronaut with ice in his veins, and whose pulse doesn’t redline even as he falls to Earth Continue Reading
Film Review: Marriage Story
★★★★★ The Squid and the Whale director Noah Baumbach returns with his latest Netflix collaboration, Marriage Story, which sublimely manages to find humour and humanity in the mutually assured destruction of a messy divorce. Adam Driver plays New York theatre director Charlie, while Scarlett Johansson plays Nicole, an actress who gave up Continue Reading
Venice 2019: The Truth review
★★★☆☆ This year’s Venice Film Festival launched with The Truth, a very French comedy from Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda, his first non-Japanese picture. Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve) is an ageing star of French cinema. Her self-aggrandizing memoirs have just been published and her screenwriter daughter Lumir (Juliette Binoche), along with Continue Reading
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Luke Walton says Brandon Ingram got fired up trash talking with Kelly Oubre Jr.
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Brandon Ingram just had one of his best games as a professional against the Washington Wizards. The second-year Los Angeles Lakers forward had 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting with 10 rebounds to record his first career double-double.
Lakers coach Luke Walton believes Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr.’s mouth may be partly to thank for Ingram’s impressive play, which helped the Lakers to the big overtime win.
Luke Walton on Ingram/Oubre:"I thought when they starting jawing a little bit, it for whatever reason got Brandon to another level.” #Lakers
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) October 26, 2017
Apparently, this phenomenon of Ingram suddenly getting better when he gets into a trash-talking contest with an opponent is nothing new, as Walton explains.
Luke Walton on Brandon Ingram: “I think him & [Kelly] Oubre got into it a little bit…" (1/2)
Walton on Ingram (2/2): “…which people that covered the Lakers last yr saw when that happens to Brandon, he plays better.” #Lakers
After some concern about his play in preseason, Brandon Ingram seems to be doing fine thus far. He’s averaging 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists through four regular-season games, although he still needs to work more on his efficiency and his consistency.
Ingram looks as if he’s a bit more of a calm and laid-back sort of character, which is likely why he still needs that extra bit of fire to help raise his game to another level. However, he’ll need to learn how to consistently generate that sort of intensity even without the help of an opponent if he wants to establish himself as a true force in the league.
Until then, though, opposing players better not engage with the Lakers sophomore in trash talk or they risk having him go off for another big game.
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Video: Raptors fans shower Barack Obama with cheers and MVP chants
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Raptors fans in Toronto welcomed former U.S. president Barack Obama with open arms in the 2019 NBA Finals.
Obama sat at courtside of Scotiabank Arena during Game 2 of the Finals featuring the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors. The Warriors prevailed, 109-104, to knot the series at a game apiece.
Cameras zoomed in on Obama, whose image came up on the jumbotron with 5:16 left in the second quarter. Raptors fans gave him a standing ovation and changed “MVP,” per Yahoo Sports Canada’s official Twitter account.
Barack Obama got a standing ovation and MVP chants lol pic.twitter.com/4zGLf0mv3v
— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) June 3, 2019
USA TODAY’s Josh Peter and Jeff Zillgitt reported on Obama’s NBA Finals appearance on June 2.
Former president Barack Obama was in attendance for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night at the Scotiabank Arena.
Obama, the 44th U.S. president, was seen walking into the arena with Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Uriji. He was then seen sitting in the stands next to NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the game began.
Obama has rubbed elbows with the Warriors before. He hosted them at the White House once during his tenure. He also met Warriors players and officials when they visited Washington D.C. last season, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Marcus White.
Presidential walk.#WeTheNorth | @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/gmMl9yw6et
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 2, 2019
Obama also visited Ayesha Curry’s (wife of Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry) restaurant on President’s Day earlier this year. Obama also took the stage with Stephen Curry during a town hall discussion as part of an Obama Foundation event in Oakland in February.
Obama is a known sports enthusiast. He roots for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA and the Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball. It’s obvious his passion for basketball hasn’t waned one bit. We hope to see more of him in the 2019 NBA Finals in the next few days.
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No. 18 Ohio State hopes to rebound after up and down season
By MITCH STACY - Oct. 23, 2019 10:45 AM EDT
FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Indiana in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago. Ohio State looks to rebound after a disappointing, inconsistent season last year. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a disappointing rollercoaster of a season, Ohio State's gifted big man, Kaleb Wesson, explored the possibility of leaving school early for the NBA.
Wesson decided to stay for at least another year and see how far the Buckeyes can go with him and a nationally heralded group of freshmen this time around. And the junior from suburban Columbus got leaner and meaner, taking more than 30 pounds off his 6-foot-9 frame and building muscle. He's down to 255 and says he has more flexibility and stamina than ever.
"It's two different people," he said of the before and after.
His older brother Andre, the only scholarship senior for the No. 18 Buckeyes, certainly sees it.
"He's definitely been moving better, jumping better," Andre Wesson said. "His body has definitely changed."
The Buckeyes, ranked 18th in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, are going to need the experience and maturity provided by the brothers Wesson. Some of third-year coach Chris Holtmann's most talented players will be freshmen this season, and the team's fortunes likely will depend how quickly they can be coached up.
They include a trio of four-star prospects, including point guard D.J. Carton, who could be one of the best Ohio State players to come along in years.
Still, all the youth on the roster makes Holtmann a little anxious, especially after having to utilize true freshmen guards Luther Muhammed and Duane Washington Jr. in 34 and 35 games, respectively, last season.
"Old wins in college basketball," Holtmann said. "Mature talent wins in college basketball. By mature I'm not saying necessarily age because that's not always the case. Mature talent wins consistently at the highest level of college basketball, so it's our job to get our group mature as quickly as possible."
But there's no question the Buckeyes will have more talent than last season.
WHERE ARE THE POINTS?
Kaleb Wesson was the team's leading scorer last season, averaging 14.6 points but also frequently getting into foul trouble and showing frustration at getting double-teamed by opponents that knew slowing him down was the key to beating the Buckeyes. As far as returning scorers, Andre Wesson was next at 8.6 points, with Muhammad and Washington averaging 7.6 and 7 points, respectively.
"I think you could look at their growth as important as anything with our team right now," Holtmann said of that sophomore pair. "Are they going to learn from their freshman year where they had some really good moments and moments where they struggled?"
MEET THE NEW GUYS
Besides Carton, four-star freshmen E.J. Liddell and Alonzo Gaffney will need to play significant roles, Liddell, a 6-foot-6 forward, was a two-time Mr. Basketball in Illinois. Gaffney, a 6-foot-9 Cleveland native, turned down scores of offers from other big schools to play at Ohio State. At 6-foot-10 and 220 pounds, Ibrahima Diallo will be another much-needed big man inside. A native of Senegal, he played prep school basketball in California. Carton and CJ Walker, who sat out last season after transferring from Florida State, will be the point guards.
WHO'S GONE?
Guards C.J. Jackson and Keyshawn Woods moved on.
Holtmann patched together undersized lineups all last season, especially after losing forward Kyle Young to a leg injury. That left Kaleb Wesson as the only true post player on the roster, and it showed as the Buckeyes dropped five in a row and six of their first seven conference games after the calendar flipped over to 2019. They finished 20-15 (8-12 in the Big Ten), won a game in the conference tournament and another in the NCAA Tournament before being flattened by Houston in the round of 32. Young is healthy now and expected to play a big role.
Guard Musa Jallow is out indefinitely after arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle. Carton sprained his ankle in a scrimmage but is expected to be OK.
The Buckeyes open Nov. 6 at home against Cincinnati. The first big test will be against No. 10 Villanova on Nov. 13. And they'll be challenged in December with matchups against No. 9 North Carolina, Penn State, Minnesota and No. 2 Kentucky.
More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/MarchMadness and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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UAB adds first player since shutting down football program
By Kevin McGuireJul 18, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT
And now the saga begins to come full circle. UAB, six months after shutting down the football program only to reinstate it, has added its first new player to the program. According to a report from Al.com, UAB will add offensive lineman Tyler Jones via a transfer from Memphis.
What is still unknown is just when UAB will return to the football field. The 2015 season was wiped out as soon as the school announced the decision to shut the program down. A return in 2016 seems rather optimistic at this point, at least in a full FBS capacity in Conference USA. UAB Athletics Director Mark Ingram previously suggested a more realistic expectation would be for UAB to play football again in 2017. Conference USA is holding their place in the conference for when the Blazers are ready.
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Off The Ice With The Goon Himself: Doug Smith
BOSTON, MA- You may have seen the movie. You may have read the book. Yet until you’re staring at the 6’2 “Goon” himself, you have no idea the terror his presence set into the minds of those he went toe-to-toe with on the ice as an enforcer. He’s tall, he’s focused, and he’s not afraid to take a couple punches from anyone who gets in the way of him protecting those around him. Even outside of the game, the 6’2 former professional fighter Doug Smith instantly commands the room with his presence: if not for his height, the former fight man’s contagious smile and genuine kindness can be spotted a mile away.
The son of an amateur boxer, Smith says his father didn’t want him in the ring at all and refused to take him to any of his games. Yet it was Smith’s own mother who recognized his passion for the pastime, and secretly took him to watch his first fight without his father knowing. “I think from a young age I enjoyed that sport..My father thought it was dangerous but I wanted to at least try it.” Little did they both know at the time that this game would be the start of an incredible career that lead Smith to do a bit of boxing of his own that started him on the path to a book, movies, and a career he truly fell in love with.
How did that one his mother took him to kickstart his future as an enforcer? Despite discovering his love for fighting, Smith was still a teenager that loved to hang out with his friends just as much as anyone else who simple got roped into playing a game of hockey on a local pond. “I didn’t play hockey as a kid growing up. I didn’t start skating until I was 19 on a pond in Hanover, and a friend of mine persuaded me to learn to skate just to hang out. It really started to snowball in the fighting aspect, and they said ‘You know, if you could keep your balance, and you can fight, you can really do something with this.’ We never imagined it would go as far as it did.” Once he began officially working as an enforcer for the AHL, Smith realized he found his true passion. “I enjoyed the fighting aspect-I know it sounds crazy, but I enjoyed the competition,” said Smith was a sparkle in his eye just reminiscing on his favorite moments on the ice. Many thrilling fights, long road trips, black eyes and missing teeth later, Smith remains humble about his experience to this day. “Listen, my story is simple: I didn’t write books and I didn’t have movies because I won my fights. In fact, I probably lost most of my fights. But it was an underdog story-I didn’t have my first organized hockey game until I was 22 years old, and that’s really late. So I think the public absorbed it more as a longshot guy who just happened to make it.” Despite his success, Smith says although his mother spent many years supporting her son in every way possible in his road to success there is still one thing she’s refused to do: “She’s had no interest in watching the movie, and I don’t think she should, either. It’s too vulgar for her!” he explains.
Today, Smith continues to serve as a protector for those around him as an Officer with the Hanson Police Department, and gives back to his community through various charities including Skate For The 22 Foundation. On top of all he does daily, Smith confirmed for fans The Goon franchise isn’t going anywhere. “There might be a third movie,” he revealed to us with a sly smile.
Want to hear more from Doug Smith’s interview? Watch the full episode of his in-studio visit below!
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Cheers to 2019: The BosBabes Celebrate First Annual Holiday Special With Big News!
When NFL Cheerleader & Founder of StrongHer Organization Alicia Capone walked into the studio on the evening of our 2019 Holiday Special, there was something very different about her. It wasn’t that she’d just been rushing from work to come and join us, and of course she wasn’t nervous about jumping into the studio with us like she’d done before. No, I recognized the smile ear to ear of a girl who’d just recently heard the words that were about to change both her name and her life: Alicia was rocking a GORGEOUS engagement ring, and was ready to share the news with the world.
Yet Alicia’s proposal was one that would bring envy to any true New England fan (and according to her mother, a hard secret to keep!). Much to her surprise, Alicia had been proposed to on the field of Gillette Stadium: and her now-fiancee had worked hard to make sure both of their families were there in person to watch it all happen. With a little help from her fellow cheerleaders, players’ families and even Coach Belichick himself, Alicia’s fairytale moment on the field became a reality with just enough tickets to make sure her family could be there to hold up signs when the big moment came. “Andrea (Andrea Cadigan, Head Cheerleader of the New England Patriots) kept hugging me so that I wouldn’t turn around and notice the signs or see my family in the stands,” Now looking back, no one was talking to me third or fourth quarter and there were all these little hints to put more makeup on or lipstick, one of my teammates started brushing my hair..I didn’t think anything of it!” As she was waiting to do what she thought was walking a former veteran on the field, she began to notice signs but says it all felt like a beautiful blur. “I remember being so excited that I can’t even remember what he said, or what I SAID, so I went up to him after the game and was like ‘I don’t remember if I said yes, but YES!’ just to make sure,” she laughed. This is actually pretty common to be so excited you don’t remember your proposal: co-host Emmalyn, who recently got married in September, said she felt the same way and was so excited she stood back in awe and their families had actually been nervous she’d said no! Of course, this wasn’t the case for either of the happy couples, and now Alicia says she has pictures and memories that will last her a lifetime as she and Sean diving head first into planning for a 2021 wedding.
Beside Alicia, yet another guest was waiting with a big surprise reveal of his own. Hold The Line Hockey Tournament Founder Nik Tasiopoulos who organizes the local charity event bringing former Bruins players to play vs. local first responders to benefit fallen heroes in our communities announced he and his fiance are expecting their first child in May. “For the first one, we like the name Jackson,” Nik said with a smile that confirmed he and his fiance are planning for more children to come in the Tasiopoulos household. Yet that’s not all that’s in store for 2020: Nik revealed he and his fiance are also planning for a September wedding at Granite Links in Quincy, an elegant golf course that boasts a beautiful view of the Boston skyline. On top of all of that, Nik is already also planning for Hold The Line 2020 to benefit Officer Gresca and his family of Waltham. “It’s amazing how the first responder and hockey community overlaps, and we already have a waiting list of first responders ready to play in August of 2020.”
Looking to learn more about Alicia & Nik? Check out our full episode below!
Posted byemmalynanderson.com December 17, 2019 Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Cheers to 2019: The BosBabes Celebrate First Annual Holiday Special With Big News!
In The Octagon With Charles Rosa
BOSTON- Fresh out of the ring from his Friday night victory in TD Garden, MMA Champion Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa greeted us outside of the studio with a smile from ear to ear and open arms for a big hug.
There was absolutely no inclination that just days prior, the Peabody native had been toe-to-toe with his opponent throwing swings in the octagon, breaking the record for most wins all-time in his hometown stadium of TD Garden. Except, of course, for a small mark under his right eye. “You can barely see that hit, huh?” I said, standing in awe of how well put together he looked after what I could only imagine was both a mentally and physically draining event. I had to ask, “What did you use to heal that up so fast?!” Rosa
smiled, “Nothin’ actually, I’ve always healed quick like that, I dunno. I just like to think it’s ’cause I’m healthy and take care of myself.” As we stood on the sidewalk in Quincy in what was a unique situation-a potential gas leak in studio just before we were set to air-Charles’ easygoing demeanor and genuine kindness radiated through his thick Boston accent and multiple thank you’s to the first responders of the Quincy Fire Department. This was all just a glimpse into the man we were about to get to know.
Once we got the all-clear and were finally ready to air, our first order of business tointroduce the guest of honor was rolling footage of him cooking up one of his standard pre-fight meals in the Johnson & Wales kitchen where he once attended. What’s on the menu? “Bland” chicken with just a bit of cayenne pepper, NO olive oil or salt and some fresh vegetables on the side. On the off days, however, Rosa’s favorite cheat meal is homemade chicken parm! “Always on Sunday my Dad would have a big Italian dinner planned for us and we’d watch football,” says Charles, who grew up surrounded by family, food and sports. “The guidance counselor asked me what I wanted to do, and I said I wanted to play hockey, I wanted to be in the NHL. And they kinda laughed a little bit and said ‘You can’t go to school for that, what do you want to do? So, what are your other hobbies?’ And I said, well, I loved eating, I love cooking food- huge sports fan, huge food fan, huge Boston fan.”
Yet his rough-and-tumble background stayed top of mind with fond memories of wrestling on his backyard full-size trampoline after sports games, and at 23 years old Rosa began training for jiu-juitsu. “All my boys would come over after lacrosse practice, after hockey practice, whatever, and we’d go on the trampoline and jump and we’d just wrestle each other and pretty much play king of the mat,” he recalled, laughing at the irony that both himself and one of his childhood friends grew up to become professional fighters.
While they may be two of his favorite things, Rosa says it’s not just food & fights on mind. Hanging around Charles’ neck was a dog-tag shaped emblem that read the words “Chucky’s Fight,” representing his very own family’s charity foundation dedicated to knocking out substance abuse. “At 16 and 17, I lost my brothers to substance abuse,” he explained, telling the heartbreaking story of how his family dealt with the grief of losing the two boys that Rosa had looked up to as role models. “I think the biggest thing about substance abuse and the drugs is education. I don’t think anybody goes out and says ‘Oh, I’m gonna go try heroin,’ like it kinda builds from starting from other drugs and maybe not being educated on it. So, that’s I think they key to solving that problem and that’s something my dad has dedicated his entire life to and that I go and help out. Sometimes I’ll go to schools, I’ll go to treatment centers, I’ll go to prisons and speak to the kids or adults about it and it’s been really successful.” The Chucky’s Fight foundation now helps those without funds to get into treatment centers and aid recovery, providing those who agree to make healthy lifestyle changes with a pendant to remind them of their commitment to recovery.
Want to learn more about Chucky’s Fight & Charles Rosa? Stay tuned for the link from his in-studio interview on The BosBabes!
Posted byemmalynanderson.com October 25, 2019 October 30, 2019 Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on In The Octagon With Charles Rosa
From Tragedy to True Love: The Journey of Roseann Sdoia Materia
When the bomb went off at the Boston Marathon finish line on April 15, 2013, Roseann Sdoia Materia knew her life was about to change forever.
One of her favorite things to do year after year had been to attend the Boston Marathon as a spectator; something her father introduced her to as a young girl and a tradition that she took pride in. Growing up right here in Massachusetts in a town called Dracut, she enjoyed a fun-loving childhood filled with those family traditions that included going to the annual Boston Marathon Red Sox games with her sister, and truly made the most out of growing up in the Boston area.
Roseann had always assumed that fateful day in April of 2013 would be just like the many years before. Yet when tragedy struck the year of the Boston Marathon bombings, Roseann found herself fighting for her own life. When she awoke from a coma, she learned she had lost her leg in the attack and would live with a prosthetic for the rest of her life. Little did she know, however, she had gained both a guardian angel and a soulmate in the first responder that saved her life. “He just kept showing up, sometimes with other firefighters, sometimes by himself, to check on me and make sure I’d made it through the night,” Materia now smiles, laughing back to how her mother had nudged her towards the “cute man” who kept showing up to her bedside.
Mike Materia, the firefighter that had taken her to safety during the attack, had been
determined to see Roseann through to recovery, leaving her to joke that there is “no one else” she’d rather shop for a prosthetic leg with. “He sometimes would leave little candies, little M&M’s or something in the leg as a joke and I’d know…oh, that’s Mike!” The couple’s story soon bloomed from the tragedy into a love story, and today Roseann said she couldn’t be happier to call the man that saved her life her husband.
Although for Roseann the day of the Boston Marathon tragedy still remains one of her darkest days, her positive attitude has helped her learn to see the light. After meeting her husband, learning to walk again with having one leg, and facing emotional trauma from the horror of the attack, Roseann has instead chosen to take a proactive approach to life. “I could have chosen to give up and sit on my couch, but I am a fighter,” she explains, stating this is something she gets from her mother. The courageous woman constantly immerses herself in motivational speaking, helping others cope with tragedy and lends a hand when people need advice about prosthetics. She even documented her experience in a book called “Perfect Strangers”, which goes into detail of how complete strangers came together to build a new community following the tragedy.
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Going Rogue: Meet Alan Rouleau
When you mix a master businessman with a creative genius, you get the legend known as Alan Rouleau: the man behind the suits worn by some of the most prominent athletes and coaching staff in New England. The incredibly talented entrepreneur grew up right here in Massachusetts, with a business mindset from an early age. After owning multiple businesses and exploring options, one day Rouleau decided to test his hand at a menswear business after a client of his own “went rogue”, and discovered his passion for helping men to become their best selves through custom tailored suits (and even custom tailored beards!).
Alan Rouleau owns what Brittany likes to call the “Bentley of Barbershops”, a high end couture menswear shop on Newbury Street in Boston. Alan provides a one stop shop for men to go in and get groomed by one of his master barbers while they browse his fine line of menswear, have a glass of whiskey, and get pampered- something he believes more men need to do.
The fun doesn’t stop there. The place is filled with custom fabric, shirts, and ties galore! Men can get custom fitted from top to bottom for every occasion. While Alan has fitted many notable people for special occasions, he is also highly involved with local charities and giving back, we love him for that. If ever you ask him, he’ll bring out a book full of pictures of his handsome clients that required unique hand-tailored wardrobes due to rare conditions, and prides himself on never turning down the opportunity to put his talent to work in giving back to those in need.
Who are some of his top clients? One of his most well-known clients is New England Patriots very own legend… Bill Belichick. We all know Bill as this “serious” man on the field, barely cracking a smile, staying focused on W’s and rocking the cut off hoodie. Yet off the field, there is much more to the wardrobe of New England’s favorite coach. Alan has fitted Bill for several special occasions, including the Kentucky Derby and Bill Belichick Foundation Fundraisers…if you haven’t checked out our Instagram already, take it from us- he looks like a star!
Most recently, Alan also had the chance to pamper Patriots receiver Julian Edelman. Edelman stopped in to get groomed and snap some photos with Patriots Cheerleading Captain Andrea Cadigan (who you’ll see below co-hosted this episode as Emmalyn was on her honeymoon in Puerto Rico!). Want to see some behind the scenes shots from Edelman’s visit to Rouleau’s shop? Look for the upcoming spread in the BostonMan Magazine! For now, learn more about Rouleau from the master himself with special guest co-host Andrea Cadigan on this episode of The BosBabes:
Posted byemmalynanderson.com October 4, 2019 Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Going Rogue: Meet Alan Rouleau
Meet Chris Moquin
Graduating college and heading off to the real world is what most young graduates do, but not for New Hampshire native Chris Moquin. Instead, he packed his bags and set off to play for a professional ice hockey team: the Syndey Bears in Australia.
While Moquin may be young, the hockey star is already a highly decorated athlete. Having played in college at Southern NH and for the Junior Monarchs team, he knows a thing or two about playing at competitive level. He’s also won multiple championships in his early years of play.
Growing up close to his friends and family, Moquin enjoyed playing sports as a part of his everyday life- golf and hockey were his two favorite pastimes. In studio, he joked around that still to this day he embraces his childhood by “eating like a child”, and enjoys chicken fingers at one of his favorite spots in New Hampshire.
Off the ice, Moquin is also highly involved with charity work and giving back. “I have a lot of experience helping little kids get into hockey, or helping them develop if they’ve started already,” he says. “I also spent about a year working with a non profit organization called Safe Sports, which is a walk-in clinic, and sports injury therapy/treatment program for kids and teenagers in Southern NH.” Talk about a busy schedule!
We are wicked excited for Chris’ next professional hockey team adventure! After winning the Goodall cup with the Sydney Bears, Moquin hopped on a plane (just 4 days after our in studio interview) and is now playing hockey in Amal Sweden. Wishing him all the best, he will be back in studio soon for an update. For a burst of inspiration, catch his episode below!
Posted byemmalynanderson.com October 4, 2019 October 4, 2019 Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Meet Chris Moquin
From The Ice To The Diamond: Deanna Buonomo
Tomboy Alert! From Ice Girl to Red Sox WAG, former Boston Bruins Ice girl and Winthrop native Deanna Buonomo knows a thing or two about being one of the boys.
Having grown up close to the ocean with her family, mostly consisting of boys… Deanna spent a lot of her childhood playing street hockey, getting bruises playing outside, and watching the Boston Bruins with her mom and dad. Growing up, Deanna dreamed of becoming an ice girl for years-in our in studio interview, we learned it took 5 or 6 tries before even getting a call back! In her case, persistence was key and she finally made the team, happy to support the black and gold both on the ice and at local charity events.
While Deanna loved the bonds she formed within the Bruins community, this Boston area native also lives out her love for sports with her boyfriend, Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox. In our interview she spilled the tea on her spring training travels, getting a puppy with Austin, and how amped up she was at the World Series ring ceremony watching her man receive his ring!
Click link below to catch this BosBabe approved episode for your viewing pleasure, and find out for yourself where these two enjoy going on dates!
Posted byemmalynanderson.com September 4, 2019 September 4, 2019 Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on From The Ice To The Diamond: Deanna Buonomo
Meet Best-Selling Author Taylor Higgins
BOSTON-If you’ve ever been stuck in a toxic relationship, you know how easy it is to ignore the warning signs and lonely it can feel when your mind is being manipulated to believe that there is nothing you can do about it and have no one to turn to. One former Miss Teen Massachusetts and Boston Bruins Ice Girl wants you to know that you’re not alone, and urges men and women everywhere to be aware of warning signs.
The gorgeous blonde bombshell Taylor Higgins, New England area native and best-selling author wasn’t always so bubbly like she is now. Higgins says despite all the smiles and energy she poured into each game she worked, something much darker was going on behind the scenes that in reality, made her feel absolutely helpless. Her best selling book “Between The Stitching” outlines Higgins’ emotional rollercoaster relationship with a minor league baseball player in the Red Sox organization. Having found her passion in writing, Taylor used this method as therapy to overcome the hurtful obstacles her relationship caused her soul. “I’ve always turned to writing as a way to get my feelings out,” says Higgins in our exclusive interview with her in studio. Although you’d truly have to read to believe some of the things she’s experienced, Higgins now knows she has come out stronger, more resilient, and better than ever- and takes her knowledge of toxic relationships with the hopes of helping readers over come their own personal traumas.
So, after you’ve conquered the ice, won a pageant crown, survived a traumatic relationship and turned it into a best-selling novel, what’s next? Higgins says she DOES plan on doing more writing more in the future.
Click link below to see the full episode of this jaw dropping interview. It will have you wondering, what else lies -Between The Stitching -.
Posted byemmalynanderson.com August 14, 2019 Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Meet Best-Selling Author Taylor Higgins
WAG ENTREPRENUER: Lauren Melkus
BOSTON-Born and raised right here in the East Coast, WAG entrepreneur Lauren Melkus had a tough time deciding between rooting for the Red Sox or Yankees as a kid….okay Lauren, we get it…but we know you love Sox Nation more!
She grew up very sporty. As an active gymnast in her childhood years…she was tossed into the wonderful world of sports. In college, Lauren began working in the bridal industry while attending Endicott College, where she immediately became interested in customizing clothing. Around that same time, Lauren met her now boyfriend, Tim Boyle, who played college ice hockey. The two fell in love, and as she grew her career Tim went on to play professional hockey. It was in those years that Lauren got the idea to become the mastermind behind her brand, The Denim Blonde.
Being around many women that wanted a cute, fun way to support their S/O on the ice . We aren’t talking big, baggy over-sized jerseys (Co-Hosts Britt & Emma knows ALL about that-shopping in the kids section for sports items can get old!). Lauren, wanting more for herself and other women, started customizing girly fashion to support Tim for his games. This of course which turned into her creating items for her friends…and BOOM! A business was born.
Why do we love Lauren? The Denim Blonde is for women, created by a woman that specifically hand customizes & designs unique pieces to fit each client. Although she specializes in bridal wear and items for wives and girlfriends of professional athletes… Lauren can make any order custom to whatever you can dream up! Check out her website https://thedenimblonde.com/ for more information on how you can get an awesome jacket made just for you!
Watch her in studio interview with us… you might be surprised to find out what her favorite cereal is and her go-to amp up energy song!
Posted byemmalynanderson.com August 1, 2019 Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on WAG ENTREPRENUER: Lauren Melkus
Power Couple Alert: Tucker Healy & Sarah McMahon
BOSTON- POWER COUPLE ALERT. What do you get when you cross a former pro baseball player and a lifestyle publicist? The Ultimate power couple. The BosBabes sat down in the hot seats with New England area natives Tucker Healy and Sarah McMahon.
Tucker Healy was born and raised in Needham ,Massachusetts. His love for baseball started at an early age, and lead him to the local Cape Cod league. His father was a baseball coach and he admired players like the beloved former Red Sox player Nomar Garciaparra (#FastFact- BosBabes Co-host Brittany Baldi also loved Nomar growing up…she even had a cardboard cut out of him in her room!).
Tucker went off to play college ball at Ithaca as a closing pitcher before spending some time with The Oakland A’s and Seattle organization. In Nashville (AAA) he spent a lot of his time not just wowing fans in the crowd but making kids smile at local hospital visits. He loved the Seacrest Studio visits…just like the Gronk Bros!
Yet despite all of his success, Tucker was looking for someone to settle down with. One night out with friends at The Grand in Boston during his winter break last season, he ran into the (gorgeous) Sarah McMahon- a Rhode Island area native & local Boston publicist. Sarah expressed that their relationship works really well because of their career paths, she is a publicist. As she explained, working in sports entertainment is a unique field.
Since Sarah is a bit of a sporty girly herself, working in sports publicity has been the perfect match for her dream career. She was a huge Boston Bruins fan as a kid, and also did competitive figure skating into her early teens (even the B’s were impressed with her fancy footwork!). Sarah enjoyed watching hockey with her dad growing up, and that it was always her dream to work with the Bruins. Fast forward to today, Sarah excitedly lived that dream out while working on the Boston Bruins PR team for 3 seasons. Her fondest memories were working with the kids, charities, and meeting Boston Bruin Patrice Bergeron. Sarah recently switched over to working with restaurant based clients… but will never forget her incredible experience with the Boston Bruins.
To hear more about Sarah and Tucker, keep an eye out for a video below coming soon! Catch you all July 29th on our next episode.
xo -The BosBabes
Catch the full video of Tucker & Sarah in studio below!
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Canada Refuses an Ivory Ban Motion to Protect Endangered Elephants
Vancouver – Global March for Elephants and Rhinos Press Release
Prior to the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos
Vancouver Joins the Global March with a Mardi Gras for Elephants and Rhino
Vancouver, BC, September 15, 2016 – Canada was one of only four countries that objected to motion by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last weekend. The motion called for every country to ban their internal trade of ivory and would help protect elephants facing extinction due to rampant poaching. The ban is enthusiastically supported by 145 cities participating in the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos on September 24. Well over 50,000 people are expected to march in 38 countries, to coincide with the first day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference
The feud between Canada, South Africa, Namibia and Japan, versus the other 213 government agencies at the World Conservation Congress, caused walkouts and threats of cancelled membership. Canada argued that the ivory ban would affect the hunting of walrus and narwhal by the Inuit in Canada’s Arctic. The two government agencies that abstained were the Canada Parks Agency and Canadian Museum of Nature.
An African elephant is killed every 15 minutes and a rhino is poached every 8 hours, sometimes enduring days of pain before death. There are fewer than 400,000 elephants and 18,000 rhinos left in the wild in Africa. At this rate, it is estimated that both species face extinction in the wild in as soon as 10 years.
While the IUCN motion is not legally binding, it is hoped that it will encourage a commitment to both an international and domestic ban of ivory trade at the upcoming conference in Johannesburg. John Scanlon, secretary-general of CITES has said the conference “is without doubt one of the most critical meetings of CITES in its 43-year history.”
Canada is a signatory to CITES but is yet to publicly state the level of protection it intends to afford elephants, when it votes at the conference. Given the significance of this year’s conference, the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos is poised to be the world’s largest demonstration to save animals. Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Sudbury, London, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax will all take part.
Elephanatics, an elephant conservation non-profit group in Vancouver, is hosting the city’s third year of participation in the Global March with a Mardi Gras for Elephants and Rhinos. The family-friendly celebration of these iconic animals facing a tenuous future, is free to attend at Creekside Park beside Science World on Saturday, September 24 from 12pm – 2pm.
Activities will be free or by-donation and will cater to all ages. Attendees can also learn how easy it is to help save the few elephants and rhinos that remain. Live music, Mardi Gras necklaces, elephant mask-making, wildlife face painting, henna tattoos, a pro-animal graffiti wall, and an elephant costume competition (for humans and dogs!) will be available. A professional photographer will give guests a photo of themselves beside a 2-metre high elephant or rhino image. Elephanatics also promise the biggest “trunk sale” of pachyderm-themed jewelry, homewares and clothing. All donations benefit the Elephant Crisis Fund – an anti-poaching initiative from Save the Elephants and the Wildlife Conservation Network.
“Can you imagine your children not ever being able to see a live elephant in the wild? The Mardi Gras is a unique opportunity to tell Canada’s CITES delegates to stand with the rest of the world and stop the poaching. Canadians don’t want a world without elephants, but we have to speak up at this event or it might be too late. Elephants don’t forget – so let’s not forget elephants,” explained Fran Duthie, Co-Founder, Education Director and Volunteer at Elephanatics.
Patricia Sims, an award-winning documentary filmmaker (When Elephants Were Young) will explain how an ivory sale price in China of CAD$1,500 per kilogram attracts international terrorist groups like the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Sims co-founded World Elephant Day (August 12). Now in its fifth year, the initiative partners with 100 elephant conservation organizations worldwide.
Film and television actor, Paul Blackthorne (“Quentin Lance” in Vancouver-filmed Arrow), will also be a guest speaker. “It is more important than ever to support awareness raising efforts which pressure governments to implement and enforce wildlife crime laws. We simply can’t be the generation responsible for the extinction of elephants and rhino,” says Blackthorne.
Also joining the speaker’s panel is NDP MLA Mike Farnworth who has tabled a private member’s bill (M-234) banning the sale of ivory and rhino horn. This bill closes a loophole that permits trade in ivory and rhino horn in British Columbia.
To tell CITES delegates to provide elephants with the highest level of protection, a petition can be signed at http://www.elephanatics.org/blog. To take part in history’s largest and most powerful global wildlife event, join the Mardi Gras for Elephants and Rhinos and demand an end to poaching on Saturday September 24 beside Science World.
About Elephanatics
Elephanatics is a non-profit organization founded in May 2013 in Vancouver. It is run exclusively by volunteers who aim to help the long-term survival of African and Asian elephants through conservation, education and action. Elephanatics first introduced Vancouver to the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos in October 2014 and has hosted the annual free event ever since. www.elephanatics.org
About Global March for Elephants and Rhinos
Global March for Elephants and Rhinos is a registered, non-profit organization in the United States. It is a grassroots, worldwide movement demanding an end to ivory and rhino horn trade. The first march was in 2013. www.march4elephantsandrhinos.org
For more information or to book media interviews –
Contact: Tessa Vanderkop
Director of Community Engagement
Elephanatics
elephanaticsinfo@gmail.com
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Census 2020: Averting a Latino Undercount
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Advocates say the U.S. Census has historically undercounted America’s Hispanic community. Factors such as immigration status, income level, language and education serve as continuing barriers for this population.
As Census 2020 approaches, JudeAnne Heath of LULAC discusses efforts to ensure an accurate count of Hispanic families living in the United States.
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Screen Time and School Performance: Striking a Healthy Balance
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Approximately 40% of parents report that their child owns a smartphone. While certain media can be harmful to a student’s academic performance, recent findings suggest that not all screen time is created equal.
Susan Bearden, Chief Innovation Officer of the Consortium for School Networking, delves into the debate over excessive screen time and its impact on children’s performance at school.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/12/2/Screen-Time-and-School-Performance-Striking-a-Healthy-Balance
Women and Financial Security in Retirement
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On average, women save 43% less for retirement than men.
Anna Maria Chavez, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer of the National Council on Aging, discusses the barriers that contribute to this savings gap and how women can better prepare for retirement.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/12/2/Women-and-Financial-Security-in-Retirement
Saving Wildlife From Extinction
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More than 28,000 species are considered threatened, according to the IUCN-World Conservation Union. The ripple effects of animal extinction can affect all of humankind.
William Pitt Ph.D., Deputy Director of Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, joins Comcast Newsmakers to discuss global efforts underway to save endangered wildlife.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/12/2/Saving-Wildlife-From-Extinction
Bridging the Workplace Skills Gap
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Research shows that many high school students graduate lacking the skills necessary to succeed professionally. What efforts are underway to create a talent pipeline for America’s 7 million vacant jobs?
Thomas Gentzel, Executive Director and CEO of the National School Boards Association, discusses efforts to ensure students are better prepared for college, career and life.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/12/2/Bridging-the-Workplace-Skills-Gap
Digital Citizenship for Kids
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Nearly 60% of American teens have been the victims of cyberbullying, with offensive name-calling and false rumors being the most common forms of harassment.
Emily Mulder of the Family Online Safety Institute shares how children and teens can benefit from “digital citizenship” skills to make smart choices online and in life.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/12/2/Digital-Citizenship-for-Kids
Americans With Disabilities: 2020 Election Priorities
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During the 2016 election, 1 in 6 eligible voters lived with a disability.
Peter Berns, CEO of The Arc, discusses key issues of importance for this expanding population, and disability community priorities ahead of the 2020 election.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/12/2/Americans-With-Disabilities-2020-Election-Priorities
Saluting National Veterans and Military Families Month
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Comcast Newsmakers salutes our nation's military community. Throughout National Veterans and Military Families Month, explore advancements in mental-health resilience, caregiver support, and the transition from service to career.
It all leads to a special Facebook Live celebrating military families' service and sacrifice Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. ET on Comcast Newsmakers' Facebook page.
Watch the entire collection on our dedicated campaign page.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/11/11/Saluting-National-Veterans-and-Military-Families-Month
Video Gaming and Veterans: Fostering Community, Improving Mental Health
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According to a RAND study, approximately 18% of U.S. military personnel who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq live with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression.
Stephen Machuga, Founder and CEO of Stack Up, explains how video games can be used to improve mental health and well-being.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/11/4/Video-Gaming-and-Veterans-Fostering-Community-Improving-Mental-Health
Expanding Veteran Health Care: The VA MISSION Act
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The VA MISSION Act took effect in June 2019, aiming to empower veterans with broader health care options.
Secretary Robert Wilkie of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs joins Comcast Newsmakers for a discussion on the VA MISSION Act and health-care priorities at VA.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/11/4/Expanding-Veteran-Health-Care-The-VA-MISSION-Act
Expanding Access to After-School Programs
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More than 14 million school-age children are left unsupervised after school each day.
Jodi Grant of the Afterschool Alliance outlines the anticipated benefits of expanded after-school programming for youth across the United States.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/11/4/Expanding-Access-to-After-School-Programs
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The news is stirring that Bayern Munich may be looking to bring in our services, we have also similarly been linked with Borussia Dortmund as well. I think if either of those clubs offered us the job, we would have to leave Moscow.
Dynamo Moscow (End of Season Awards 2024)
The only country to receive attrition this season is Slovenia 34%, which means that they are officially now replaced and will be unloaded. They will be replaced by the following randomly drawn country:-
The new randomly drawn country is Romania, they will only be eligible for attrition once the league season has begun, they are not eligible while the league is still unloaded. In this case they are both summer leagues Slovenia and Romania so will replace each other within a day of each other at the end of June 2024.
We attend an interview at Borussia Dortmund
We attend to further interviews with Italian giants Juventus and Napoli.
The takeover of the club is complete and further funds are available for players.
After getting an offer from both Borussia Dortmund and Napoli, we decide we want to be in Ruhr Valley and with the German giants and one of the best supported clubs in the world.
The journey from Moscow to Dortmund is a long one, from as far East as it is still safe to call Europe to Western Europe near the Dutch border, Dortmund in Germany. it takes at least a day to traverse driving all day long to over the 2,300 km or so, crossing a section of Russia, Belarus, Poland and most of Germany to get to.
We will be playing our football in front of some of the best football fans in the world and in one the best football stadiums in the world.
Dortmund is big German city, perhaps not as popular as Berlin or Munich, but we will call it home from now on.
The club have been on a worrying little slide in the league over the last couple of years and I am here to make sure that stops in it's tracks.
The club are one of the most successful in the history of German football, having lifted the Champions League once and the Bundesliga on 8 occasions, as well as European Cup Winners Cup and the German Cup 4 times. Let's hope we can add to that haul.
The team definately has plenty of quality, I am unsure we really need to do too much to the team, we just need to get morale up and get them playing good football and the results will improve I am sure.
The draw for the First Round of the DFB-Pokal has arrived and we face VSG Altglienicke.
Well that's annoying, Manchester United swoop in for one of the best players at the club and it meets his release clause, so there is not a lot we can do about it.
And the deal is finalised, Daniel Baah, the American international and the best central midfielder at the club is gone to Manchester United once the transfer window opens in a few days. We do now have £60m to burn added to the £101m transfer budget we started with, so we will be looking to dip into the transfer market very soon.
Our first move in the transfer market is a big one as we replace Daniel Baah with 20 year old French midfield sensation Teddy Lemaire for £50m from Lille. He is a wonderkid whose potential shows no limit, and so I think he will be an excellent addition to the team and will help replace what we have lost in Daniel Baah.
Another so called wonderkid joins the club in Martin Kolar, a young 20 year old goalkeeper from Sparta Prague. We need more goalkeeping talent, so I decided to pick up Martin for the rather cheap sum of £6m. I am sure the Czech keeper will be with us for many years to come.
German youngster Matt Smith moves to Borussia Moenchengladbach for £3m. I didn't really see a route for him to get into the first team so am happy to offload him.
Another top signing comes to Dortmund in the form of Patrik Plachy again from Sparta Prague. The Czech midfielder is only 17, so is probably only a squad player at the moment but his potential is off the scale and he could be world class midfielder, of that there is no doubt. He costs us £6.75m as we activate his minimum fee release clause to sign him.
We let another player in Tijani Owusu leave for £3.6m to Hoffenheim, I have let the Dortmund B manage his business as there are lot of players in the team and I trust not sell anyone we could use in the team. Tijani was very unlikely to ever make it in the first team.
The odds for the new season are out and we are second favourites behind Bayern Munich.
Another B team player in Moritz Bachli leaves for Bayer Leverkusen for the sum of £3.4m potentially rising to £7.25m
Borussia Dortmund (Pre-Season 2024)
A long pre-season could not have gone much better as beat everyone going, and hopefully that means we ready for the coming season.
Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 1st Round vs VSG Altglienicke)
No hint of an upset as we beat Altglienicke handsomely 6-0 with Marvin Alpisch collecting 4 goals in the game as we advance to the 2nd Round of the DFB-Pokal.
The 2nd round of the DFB-Pokal will a classic Revier derby againt Schalke 04.
Borussia Dortmund (August 2024)
August is complete and we have looked very good. We battered Augsburg at their place and then toughed out a 1-0 win against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Borussen derby.
It's early in the season but we top the table with 6 points from our two games. There are still a fair few sides that have only played one game, so at this time the only other team to have played 2 and have a perfect record is Mainz. Hopefully we can keep the form up in the coming months.
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Wow, things progressed quickly!
Just now, deltablue said:
Yeah, I guess we did pretty well with Dynamo Moscow, although in my book we underachieved a bit and now with Dortmund hopefully we can kick on and get more silverware.
Borussia Dortmund (September 2024)
Overall it has been a good month, we did suffer a loss away to Hoffenheim which is likely to be a tough place to get points this season, and to be honest that game could have gone either way. The rest of the month we were impressive getting wins against Leverkusen and Hannover at home and Darmstadt away.
It's pretty tight at the top of the table, as we are a point ahead of Mainz and two ahead Bayern Munich. It's still pretty early and a lot of things can change but I am glad we are top of the league.
Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 2nd Round vs Schalke 04)
We prove too much for our rivals Schalke in the DFB-Pokal as we take them down 3-0 at home.
Borussia Dortmund (October 2024)
October was a good month for us as we got a point at Bayern Munich, and getting a point at Bayern is always a good result. We then won our next two league games against Koln and Werder Bremen to continue our good form this season.
It's pretty tight at the top of the table, RB Leipzig look a very good side this season, and are the only team not to have yet recorded a loss. Bayern Munich as expected are right up there as well. We do however remain top a point clear of RB Leipzig and two clear of Bayern Munich.
The 3rd Round of the DFB-Pokal has been made and we will face 2.Bundesliga side Union Berlin in the next round.
We sign a new contract at Borussia Dortmund to stay for another 3 years.
Borussia Dortmund (November 2024)
We are having a lot more issues on the road than at home where we seem almost invincible. The two away 1-1 draws while credible have set us back a little in the league, we need to win as many games as possible, but not losing games is also very commendable and I am happy at the moment that we not losing those games and still picking up points.
Bayern Munich will go top with a win in their game in hand. It is still very tight at the top of the league between ourselves, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig and game is beginning to form to 4th place Mainz now. I think it is likely that the gap is just going to get bigger between the top three and the rest of the league.
Borussia Dortmund (December 2024)
We have been excellent this month as we manage to win all five league fixtures. We won the Revier derby to start the month an easy 3-0 win over Schalke, before we welcomed on form RB Leipzig and beat them pretty easily in the end 3-0. Mainz have been in great form this season and so beating them 3-1 at home was nice. We ended with games against two sides I expected to beat although the away game in Frankfurt could always bring issues, but we negotiated it all fantastically and are really kicking on.
What once before was a three horse race, had quickly become a two horse race as RB Leipzig have struggled to keep on ourselves and Bayern Munich's heels. It looks as we approach the half way point it will be shoot out between us from here. We both have 45 points so far this season and are neck and neck, at the moment the deciding factor is our superior goal difference, but over half of a season that is certainly catchable, so we need to keep our wits about us and continue our sterling form and hope at some point Bayern Munich will go through a dip in form. I am sure Bayern will be hoping the same happens to us.
David Neres had caused all kinds of grief first being annoyed at not playing then stating that he was going to see his contract out. Since he was not part of the first team we decided it was better we at least get something for him so he moves to Newcastle United for £3.75m. In fairness that is an absolute bargain for Newcastle United as he could join any club in the summer and would probably go elsewhere then, but we at least get something for the guy. I actually don't think we need to replace him, at least not now as we have plenty of players that can cover.
Borussia Dortmund (Winter Break Friendlies 2025)
We play a set of winter break friendlies and they all go very much to plan in performance, match result and getting fitness up.
We unfortunately have to let Zeki Celik go. His heart was set on leaving and so our job was to get as good a deal as we could for him. In the end he chose to leave for Manchester City and we get £48m, which could rise to £53m. We do need to sort out a replacement so I will be looking to bring someone in in the coming days if possible.
To replace Celik who left for Manchester City, we bring in Alvaro Odriozola from Barcelona for £21m. He is a ready made replacement, two year older than Celik but at half the cost, I think it is a good move for us until we find the long term replacement.
Borussia Dortmund (January 2025)
The league resumed at the end of January and we faced three tough fixtures and came through them very much unscathed, which I am very happy about as we picked up another 3 wins.
We remain top of the league now 2 points clear of Bayern Munich in second place. Bayern drew to Hoffenheim away so that is why they are now two points behind as opposed to being level on points. The gap now between us two and RB Leipzig looks unassailable now, so one of Dortmund and Bayern Munich look destined to take the Bundesliga title.
A pretty under the radar transfer as we let 3rd choice keeper Christian Fruchtl join Lokomotiv Moscow for £750k.
Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 3rd Round vs Union Berlin)
Union Berlin presented minimal challenge as we came through 6-1 in a very one sided affair in the 3rd Round of the DFB-Pokal.
The Quarter Final of the DFB-Pokal will be a tough one as we face Bayern Munich at home.
We finally finish our studies and bag the Continental Pro Licence.
Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal Quarter Final vs Bayern Munich)
It ended up being by fine margins but we come through 1-0 against Bayern Munich thanks for an early goal from Martin Alpisch in the Quarter Final of the DFB-Pokal.
Borussia Dortmund (February 2025)
February has been a bit of blip in the road as we lost away to Hannover 96, rather inexplicably I must say. Bayern Munich had lost the day before at Werder Bremen so it ended up being an opportunity lost, we also did not take an opportunity when we played them at home in the league and ended up drawing 1-1 despite being the better side in the game. Elsewhere we have been good without being spectacular.
It remains a two point lead at the top of the table for us, with Bayern Munich continuously on our heels. Mainz are continuing to have a great season and have now leapfrogged RB Leipzig. Mainz are now managed by Pochettino so he is working wonders with that side. The coming months will decide where the title will go, you just feel that ourselves or Bayern Munich could have a bad few games and that will end up being the deciding factor.
We will play Wolfsburg in the semi final of the DFB-Pokal.
Borussia Dortmund (Youth Intake 2025)
The youth intake gives us a top prospect in Mats Mainka and another very good one in Karsten Schweichler.
bsanchezb
Luxembourg Assistant Researcher
FM Assistant Researchers
Team: Barca, Dinamo Zagreb
Nice story and good progress! But why you do not make screenshots of your players? It would be interesting to see.
13 minutes ago, bsanchezb said:
No real reason, no one has mentioned it before so didn't really think about it. I can do a end of year view of the players if people want to see that stats behind the players.
Borussia Dortmund (March 2025)
March is a short month, but there were some difficult ties in there and we did splendidly to come through and win them all. In general our performances have been great this month as we complete a perfect month as we win all games.
I said last month that which ever out of us and Bayern Munich blinked first might through away the title and Bayern have not had the greatest month, picking up a lot of draws in the process. This means that with two months left of the season and 10 games we to go we have opened up an 8 point lead on them. We have also now mathematically qualified for the Champions League,which considering the board only wanted us to qualify for the Europa League this season already makes it reasonably successful.
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15 Mar – Another 19 Pilots Join Ryanair This Week
Ryanair today (15 Mar) announced that 2 new Captains and 17 new Cadets have joined the airline, as Ryanair Chief Pilot, Ray Conway, presented the new pilots with their ‘Wings’ at a ceremony at Ryanair’s Dublin Offices. They join the 189 pilots who have joined so far this year, and the more than 1,100 new recruits in 2017.
Ryanair’s Chief Pilot, Ray Conway said:
“I am pleased to welcome these 2 new Captains and 17 new cadets to Ryanair today, to work alongside the 189 new recruits so far in 2018, and more than 1,100 new pilots who we welcomed to Ryanair in 2017.
Ryanair continues to hire and train the best pilots on a weekly basis, as we expand our fleet and our world class team of pilots. The ladies and gentlemen that fly for Ryanair are the best in the business and it’s no surprise that we continue to attract hundreds of pilot applicants from other airlines, who join Ryanair for our industry leading pay, excellent working conditions, unrivalled career progression and brand new aircraft. I look forward to welcoming many more as we grow our route network, fleet and passenger numbers over the coming months and years.”
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National Material Capabilities (v5.0)
Power is considered by many to be a central concept in explaining conflict, and six indicators - military expenditure, military personnel, energy consumption, iron and steel production, urban population, and total population - are included in this data set. It serves as the basis for the most widely used indicator of national capability, CINC (Composite Indicator of National Capability) and covers the period 1816-2012.
The National Material Capabilities data set contains annual values for total population, urban population, iron and steel production, energy consumption, military personnel, and military expenditure of all state members, currently from 1816-2012. The widely-used Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) index is based on these six variables and included in the data set.
Citation and History
In any paper or publication that use this data set, user are asked to give the version number and cite an article of record for the data set as follows:
Singer, J. David, Stuart Bremer, and John Stuckey. (1972). "Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820-1965." in Bruce Russett (ed) Peace, War, and Numbers, Beverly Hills: Sage, 19-48.
The above article, the first NMC data set assembled in the 1960s, described and analyzed original data on major powers only. Following this, the data set was expanded to cover the entire interstate system as discussed in:
Singer, J. David. 1987. "Reconstructing the Correlates of War Dataset on Material Capabilities of States, 1816-1985" International Interactions, 14: 115-32.
Version 5.0 of the data set covers the period 1816-2012 contains the set of raw data values for the six basic indicators within the data set along with the computed Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) score, along with a file describing its format, and documentation for the construction of these indicators. The data consist of two parts:
1. NMC Codebook v5: The codebook for version 5.0 of the data identifying the variables, variable order, and format of the data set.
2. NMC v5 abridged: ZIP file of .csv, .dta, and .txt formats of the CINC scores and the six indicators.
3. NMC v5 supplemental: ZIP file of .csv, .dta, and .txt formats of data and sources for data.
NMC Codebook v5
The codebook for version 5.0 of the data identifying the variables, variable order, and format of the data set.
NMC_Documentation_v5_0.pdf — PDF document, 1.66 MB (1744940 bytes)
NMC v5
NMC v5: ZIP file of .csv and .dta formats of the CINC scores and the six indicators.
NMC_5_0.zip — Zip archive, 552 KB (565702 bytes)
NMC v5 supplemental
NMC v5 supplemental: ZIP file of .csv and .dta formats of data and sources for data.
NMC_5_0-wsupplementary.zip — Zip archive, 1.98 MB (2076344 bytes)
NMC v4 data
The data in .csv format.
NMC_v4_0.csv — text/comma-separated-values, 732 KB (750379 bytes)
Previous Data
Version 4.0 of the data and the subcomponent data are still available.
2. NMC v4 data: .csv file of v4 (1816-2007) of the NMC data.
Subcomponent Data
The main data set above contains data on six individual components. The COW project maintains information on data sources, interpolation methods, the quality of individual data points, and noted anomalous values in the data. These subcomponent data points, in both .csv and .dta formats, are :
1. NMC Supplement v4 (.csv): ZIP file of the underlying .csv data base for CINC components.
2. NMC Supplement v4 (.dta): ZIP file of the underlying data base for CINC components in .dta format.
Important Notes on the Use of Raw Capability Data
Values for total population, urban population, iron and steel production, energy consumption, military personnel, and military expenditure for each state-year were originally collected to construct the composite index of national capabilities. These components are offered here but the user of these data should be warned that the quality and quantity of the data vary greatly from state to state and from year to year. In particular, each of the six indicators has its own idiosyncrasies that limit cross-time comparability. Hence, those who use the raw data in time-series analyses should do so with caution. Users of the data are strongly urged to read the NMC codebook.
Derived Indicator
Annual values for the computed Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) score are included with this data set. This measure is generally computed by summing all observations on each of the 6 capability components for a given year, converting each state's absolute component to a share of the international system, and then averaging across the 6 components.
NMC Supplement v4 (.csv)
ZIP file of the underlying .csv data base for CINC components.
NMC_Supplement_v4_0.csv.zip — 622 KB
Changes in NMC
Changes in version 5.0
Version 5.0 expands the data to 2012 and adds additional documentation of data sources.
Version 4.0 expands the data to 2007. In addition, the subcomponent data points are now maintained in .csv format and in a single file for greater convenience.
Changes in version 3.02
Version 3.02 corrects component values for Singapore's population and energy statistics from 1965-2001. First, some prior energy values were underestimated due to the availability of limited data, which have now been updated (and new backwards extrapolation applied). Second, due to using midyear and end-of-year sources, Singapore's urban population sometimes appearead greater than its total population (it is 100% urban). These values were corrected. In addition, data were added for Tuvalu, Kiribati, Tonga, and Nauru (data was missing in v3.01) from 1999-2001. Overall CINC scores were then recomputed for all states in the database; most changed in the 4th decimal place. The main documentation was also slightly updated at this time (simply to list the capability units used in the main data set).
Change in version 3.01
Version 3.01 changes one (and only one) component value of the 72,000 country-year-values, namely Russia's value for military personnel in 2000. This entry had a typo (15200 as opposed to the correct 1004). This one change has an important effect on Russia's CINC score in 2000 (lowering it from .11 to .05).
Version 3.0 makes a number of changes to the component data within the data set, although the final correlation of CINC scores to CINC scores computed using version 2.1 is extremely high (r=0.99). Construction of version 3.0 of the capabilities data set has included both an update of each time series to 2001 and a thorough revisiting of some of the individual component series. In particular:
-The Military Personnel Data Set was both updated and modified. It was modified from previous versions by using U.S Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) data for all data points from 1961 forward when possible. This solitary data source makes the data more comparable both cross-nationally and longitudinally.
-The Iron and Steel Data Set was both updated and modified. Project researchers went back through the data set and re-confirmed the data points, re-documenting the sources for all data points in the series.
-The Primary Energy Consumption Data Set was completely re-constructed for version 3.0. All data points were re-calculated from raw data sources, and compiled into a total energy consumption data value for each state in a given year.
-The Total Population Data Set was first updated using United Nations data. Then researchers went back through the data set, re-documenting the data points; some data series were replaced, and some interpolations were re-calculated.
As part of extending and modifying the data set, project researchers have also fully documented as many data points as possible within a set of larger computer databases for each component, and created new "quality" and "anomaly" codes within the individual component sets. These codes mark data points for which we have greater or lower confidence in the accuracy of the point, and mark unexplained jumps or declines in the data values that may indicate measurement problems. We anticipate releasing these component data bases in the future.
Version 1.0 of the NMC data, which covers the period 1816-1985, may be obtained from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) as study number 9903 (National Material Capabilities Data, 1816-1985 ). The abstract of the data set may be viewed by clicking here.
The national material capabilities data are hosted by J. Michael Greig, University of North Texas, and Andrew Enterline, University of North Texas, under the COW Data Set Hosting Program. In case of questions or concerns concerning the data or coding rules, they may be contacted by email at greig@unt.edu and ajenter@unt.edu.
NMC Supplement v4 (.dta)
ZIP file of the underlying data base for CINC components in .dta format.
NMC_Supplement_v4_0.dta.zip — 1197 KB
New version of MIDLOC data available Jan 06, 2020
New host for Territorial Change Dataset, Steven Miller Nov 13, 2019
New version of IGO data available. Jul 29, 2019
New Dataset: Defense Cooperation Agreements Jun 25, 2019
New Version of Territorial Change Data Mar 27, 2019
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Cosmochemistry Papers
View and discuss cosmochemistry papers fresh from the press
Wangdaodeite, the LiNbO3‐structured high‐pressure polymorph of ilmenite, a new mineral from the Suizhou L6 chondrite
1,2Xiande Xie,3Xiangping Gu,4Hexiong Yang,2Ming Chen,4Kai Li
Meteoritics & Planetary Science (in Press) Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13426]
1Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640 China
2Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou, 510640 China
3School of Geosciences and Info‐Physics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083 China
4Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona, 85721‐0077 USA
5Institute for Materials Microstructure, Central South University, 410083 Changsha, Hunan, PR China
Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons
Wangdaodeite, the shock‐induced lithium niobate–structured polymorph of ilmenite, was found in the Suizhou L6 chondrite. It occurs as small irregular particles (2–20 μm in size) inside or adjacent to the shock melt veins. Wangdaodeite coexists in veins with ringwoodite, majorite, and xieite. The chemical formula of wangdaodeite is FeTiO3. The empirical formula is: (Fe0.85Mg0.10Mn0.05)Σ1.00Ti0.99O3, which is similar to that of its host ilmenite. The Raman spectra of wangdaodeite display the bands at 174–179, 273–277, 560–567, 738–743 cm−1, which are different to those for ilmenite. TEM images show that ilmenite is composed of polysynthetic‐twinned crystals while wangdaodeite is composed of random‐oriented nanometric domains sized 20–50 nm. Electron diffraction established wangdaodeite to be trigonal with the lithium niobate structure. Cell parameters are: a = 5.13(1) Å, c = 13.78(1) Å; c/a = 2.69; space group R3c; calculated density = 4.72 g cm−3. The P–T conditions for formation of wangdaodeite were estimated to be 20–24 GPa and >1200 °C. The mineral name was approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature, and Classification of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA 2016‐007). The name is for Daode Wang, Professor at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Application of Mössbauer spectroscopy for classification of ordinary chondrites – different database and different methods
1Gałązka-Friedman, J.,2Woźniak, M.,1Bogusz, P.,1Jakubowska, M.,3Karwowski, Ł.,1Duda, P.
Hyperfine Interactions 241, 20 Link to Article [DOI: 10.1007/s10751-019-1661-0]
1Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, Warsaw, 00-662, Poland
2Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warszawa, 02-096, Poland
3Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. Będzińska 60, Sosnowiec, 41-200, Poland
We currently do not have a copyright agreement with this publisher and cannot display the abstract here
A Miocene impact ejecta layer in the pelagic Pacific Ocean
1,2,3,4Nozaki, T. et al. (>10)
Scientific Reports 9, 16111 Link to Article [DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52709-1]
1Submarine Resources Research Center, Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
2Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources (FRCER), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
3Department of Planetology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
4Ocean Resources Research Center for Next Generation, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan
Investigation of (micro-)meteoritic materials at the new hard X-ray imaging PUMA beamline for heritage sciences
1Tack, P.,1Bazi, B.,1Vekemans, B.,2Okbinoglu, T.,3Van Maldeghem, F.,3Goderis, S.,2Schöder, S.,1Vincze, L.
Journal of Synchotron Radiation 26, 2033-2039 Link to Article [DOI: 10.1107/S160057751901230X]
1Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S12, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
2PUMA Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin BP48, Gif-sur-Yvette, F-91192, France
3Analytical-, Environmental- and Geo-chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
Serpentinite and the search for life beyond Earth
1S. D. Vance,1M. Melwani Daswani
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 378, 2165 Link to Article [DOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2018.0421]
1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109-8001, USA
High‐temperature HCl evolutions from mixtures of perchlorates and chlorides with water‐bearing phases: Implications for the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument in Gale crater, Mars
1J.V. Clark,2B. Sutter,3A.C. McAdam,4E.B. Rampe,2P.D. Archer,4D.W. Ming,5R. Navarro‐Gonzalez,3P. Mahaffy,6T.J. Lapen
Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets (in Press) Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JE006173]
1Geocontrols Systems – Jacobs JETS Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
2Jacobs JETS Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
3NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
4NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
5Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
6University of Houston, Houston, TX
Evolved hydrogen chloride (HCl) detected by the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument’s evolved gas analysis (EGA) mode on board the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has been attributed to oxychlorines (i.e., perchlorates and chlorates) or chlorides in Gale crater samples. Previous laboratory EGA studies of oxychlorines have been unable to reproduce the high‐temperature (>600 °C) HCl evolutions observed in most Gale crater samples. The objective of this work was to reproduce these high temperature HCl releases from laboratory mixtures of perchlorates and chlorides with phases that evolve water upon heating. Magnesium and sodium perchlorate and chloride were mixed with saponite, nontronite, and a basaltic glass and analyzed in a laboratory thermal evolved gas analyzer configured to operate similarly to the SAM instrument. Na perchlorate and chloride evolved HCl only when mixed with all three water‐producing phases. Mg perchlorate and chloride evolved a mid‐temperature HCl release (~450‐550 °C) and evolved an additional high‐temperature HCl release (~810‐820 °C) when mixed with saponite. This work demonstrated that chlorides, either originally present or from perchlorate decomposition, evolved high‐temperature HCl when reacting with water from water‐producing phases. The HCl release temperature was dependent on the mixture’s mineralogy and chemical composition. HCl releases detected by SAM were consistent with oxychlorines and/or chlorides in the presence of water‐producing phases. Additionally, this work provided constraints on the presence of oxychlorines or chlorides and their cation‐types, which has implications for past aqueous and diagenetic processes, the potential for past life, and detection of organics by EGA.
Regolith-hosted rare-earth elements: The phyllosilicate connection
1W. Crawford Elliott
American Mineralogist (2020) 105 (1): 1-2. Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2020-7312]
1Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965, U.S.A.
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Electric Bicycles (E-bikes)
Rules - Road & General Biking
Rules - Multi-Use Trails
Please read the General Biking Rules before you head out for a ride.
Top Five Places for Road Biking in Colorado
5. Deer Creek Canyon
Description:
If you're looking for a long and simple ride, this one's for you! The Deer Creek Canyon trail is 33 miles long and begins just outside of Chatfield State Park. The scenery is remarkable, but be prepared for some serious work! The ride up into the canyon involves a few steep climbs.
Maps and Additional Information
On the Road:
The road takes you past the Deer Creek Open Space. Parking is available along the shoulders of Deer Creek Canyon Road, just off of Wadsworth Boulevard. Look for the turn once you reach the historic Pleasant Park School House. The School House even provides refreshments and bathroom facilities! Donations are appreciated. To make your way back, take Pleasant Park Road.
4. Lookout Mountain
Description:
This road route begins in downtown Golden and winds all the way up into the mountains that touch the front range. The route gives riders an unbeatable reward for the long uphill ride: an expansive view of the whole front range from the top of Lookout Mountain.
Maps and Additional Information
Start in Golden, CO. From there, head west on Speer Boulevard until it intersects with 32nd Avenue, where you'll turn left. Head straight on 32nd Avenue until it hits Golden, at which point 32nd Avenue will become 13th Street. Take a left on Ford street, followed by a right turn on 19th street six blocks down. Then, ride up into the mountains by heading west on 19th street until you reach the stunning viewing area at Lookout Mountain.
3. Chatfield State Park
This road will take you right through Chatfield State Park! It includes a gorgeous view of the lake at the Chatfield Reservoir Overlook, as well as a short tour around the southern end of the park.
A popular way to begin the ride is at the overlook area in the park. Begin by heading south on Perimeter Road until it becomes Roxborough Park Road. Then, take a left when Roxborough road intersects with West Titan Road, and follow West Titan until there is a turn off for West Waterton Road. Turn right onto West Waterton Road and follow it until it hits Wadsworth Boulevard, then turn right back into the park and follow Perimeter Road north until the road passes by the Chatfield Scenic Overlook.
2. Golden Gate State Park
The Golden Gate Canyon Loop totals approximately 56 miles and can understandably take a while to finish! The ride is well worth it, though; it offers the best of both worlds. While part of the road winds into the mountains and away from busy roads, the loop then leads into a more urban, busy setting before turning back into the state park. There's plenty to take in, and every reason to take on this challenging ride!
The ride begins in Golden Gate Canyon State Park and takes riders deeper into the mountains. It then loops around into Golden, where it transforms into an uphill climb back into the state park.
1. Cherry Creek State Park
Another perfect combination of stunning views and the urban experience is the road at Cherry Creek State Park, which clocks in at 18.5 miles. The route circles the outside of Cherry Creek State Park and boasts friendly road biking conditions and a relatively short loop!
Maps and Additional Information
The route starts on East Lake View Road by the entrance at Cherry Creek State Park. Head south on East Lake Road, which will become West Lake View Road, where you'll continue circling the perimeter of the park until the road hits East Union Avenue. Head straight on East Union Avenue which will become Temple Drive, then turn right on DTC Boulevard. Take DTC onto Tamarac Drive until it hits east Yale Avenue where you'll turn left, then take a right on South Oneida Street. At this point you are a little more than halfway to the finish. From Oneida, take a right on Cherry Creek Drive, and take Cherry Creek Drive all the way back into the park until it hits the main entrance area.
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Ready Or Not: Ending Explained Breakdown + Le D...
Ready Or Not: Ending Explained Breakdown + Le Domas History, Le Bail Identity & The Rules Of The Game
Posted on August 22, 2019 by deffinition
It’s time to break down the killer game of Hide and Seek with the release of Ready Or Not rolling out across the US.
Throughout this video, I’ll be discussing everything that you need to know about the film’s ending, the history of the mysterious characters in it as well as the rules of the game.
This is heavy spoilers ahead so if you haven’t had a chance to watch the movie yet and don’t want to know what happens then I highly recommend that you turn off now.
With that out the way I just wanna give a huge thank you for clicking this now ready or not let’s get into my breakdown of ready or…yeah that jokes one the worst ive ever done.
Ready Or Not Plot Recap
Ready or Not follows Grace, a bride who seemingly has it made after marrying into the extremely wealthy family known as Le Domas. Grace is of course over the moon and she and her new husband look like they have got it made and are set for life. However, on the night of the Wedding, Grace discovers that in order to join the family fully, she must participate in a deadly game of hide and seek things soon turn violent.
The rules are simple: as part of the family’s tradition, Grace must survive until dawn to become part of their collective. We discover that this is a long-running ritual that was established by their great grandfather Victor Le Domas and it involves placing a blank card into a special box that will then announce what game has to be played by the family’s newest member.
The box isn’t always evil and the majority of the time it will imprint something slightly less sinister such as snakes and ladders or kerplunk…that was a good un, wasn’t it. Mousetrap as well, that would’ve been a good movie, anyway with Grace it chose Hide and Seek and after getting a head start this becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse with the Family trying to track her down and return her to the family room where they will carry out a human sacrifice of her.
It’s prophecised that if the family fail to get Grace then they will die in horrendous deaths which happens throughout the film in some really over the top manners.
According to the rules, Alex, Grace’s husband is not allowed to help out in any form though this rule is broken by the end of the game, which ill get into later.
The Domas History
As for the family themselves, their rise began in the 19th century and their great grandfather Victor received the magic block that we see used from a game from a mysterious figure known as Mr. Le Bail. Victor not only beat Le Bail in a game of chance to gain the box but he was also given the insight as to how to earn a vast fortune from board games and so on
The Domas are a very superstitious lot and they believe that if they do not participate in the games then their fortunes will disappear which has forced them to carry out several murders in the past. Mr. Le Bail, the mysterious figure that is so tightly tied to the family apparently will appear in the family room during the final ritual and it’s strongly suggested that this specter may be a demon or even the devil himself.
Ready Or Not Ending Explained
Throughout the movie, the family hunt Grace throughout their expansive mansion and eventually capture her and return her to the family room to carry out the ritual. The family, scared that they will all perish if they don’t sacrifice her to Mr. Le Bail begin to enact it, however, one of the members Daniel frees her before he is then killed by his own wife.
Becky, the mother of Alex tries to kill Grace and Alex watches on with a choice, he can either save his wife and kill his mother or make sure the ritual is completed and that his family is saved. He seemingly chooses the latter, however during the part in which he has to stab her through the heart he instead goes for her shoulder, ruining the ritual which causes the curse to come to fruition and each one of them dies, spraying blood and guts everywhere. We see a brief glimpse of Mr. Le Bail who clearly has come to collect on the family and it looks like that superstition wasn’t so silly after all.
Alex himself doesn’t even get to survive and hilariously he too explodes right after Grace says she wants a divorce which leaves her as the only survivor.
In the end, the police arrive at the mansion to find it on fire and Grace completely covered in blood. Though she will definitely have to explain all of the circumstances, there is a possibility that she will be able to prove that they hunted her throughout the night and that she, due to her recent marriage will inherit the entire fortune of the family making this end on a slightly happier ending than what could’ve happened.
Ready Or Not Spoiler Review
In the end, Ready Or Not is an awesome fun-filled black comedy that shows just how much diversity that horror movies have. Couple this with the recent alligator movie Crawl and you have some awesome, under the radar horror films that show 2019 still has some surprises left.
The movie is a blast from beginning to end and I loved watching this deadly game of hide and seek play out on screen in an awesome manner that really grabbed my attention throughout.
Ready Or Not is a blast from beginning to end and I definitely recommend that you give it a watch if you get the chance to.
Obviously I’d love to hear your thoughts on the film and if there’s anything else that you took from the movie that I missed. Comment below and let me know!
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DARK TOURIST VISITOR ATTRACTION LIKE NO OTHER.
A HOPEFULLY HISTORICALLY AND EDUCATIONAL INSIGHT INTO FASCISM HERE IN THE UK, ON DISPLAY HERE AT THE JAIL .
British Fascist and Leader of the BUF Movement ( British Union of Fascist Movement ) , Oswald Mosley in his prime during the 1930’s
Above & Below: Original oil paintings of British Union of Fascists founder & leader Oswald Mosley, by Gloucestershire artist Paul Bridgman on display at The Crime Through Time Collection, Littledean jail , UK .
PLEASE DO BE AWARE THAT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION HERE AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL HAS NO AFFILIATION , CONNECTION OR INVOLVEMENT WITH ANY EXTREMIST , POLITICALLY MOTIVATED OR OTHERWISE MOVEMENTS WHATSOEVER …… WE SIMPLY EXHIBIT AND TOUCH UPON A GREAT MANY POLITICALLY INCORRECT AND TABOO SUBJECT MATTERS THAT NO OTHER VISITOR ATTRACTIONS DARE COVER IN THE WAY WE CHOOSE TO DO HERE. …. “IT’S ALL HISTORY FOR GOODNESS SAKE”
POLITICALLY INCORRECT IT MAY BE… SO WHAT…… IT HAPPENED HERE IN BRITAIN
BELOW: A BRIEF INSIGHT INTO A FEW OF OUR RARE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF BRITISH FASCIST MOVEMENT MEMORABILIA, HERE ON DISPLAY AT THE JAIL
BELOW IS A VERY BRIEF PICTORIAL SLIDESHOW INSIGHT INTO JUST A FEW OF THE EXHIBIT ITEMS HERE ON DISPLAY IN OUR FASCISM IN BRITAIN EXHIBITION.TOUCHING UPON A TABOO SUBJECT MATTER THAT OUR UK GOVERNMENTS HAVE LONG SINCE WISHED TO BRUSH UNDER THE CARPETS AS NOT BEING WORTH REFLECTING UPON IN OUR BRITISH HISTORY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CURRICULUM’S
Above and below: Rare images of Oswald Mosley’s BUF Movement parading with the original BUF Standards/Banners…. one of which is here on display at Littledean Jail in and amongst the Fascism in Britain Exhibition .
Below: A rare original Oswald Mosley British Union Standard/Rally Banner being one of the so say 60 number of them that were carried and used by the movement during the 1930’s, along with other BUF related memorabilia
ASIN: B07L467C1X
Above and below: Oswald Mosley seen at various British Union rallies during the 1930’s …
SURELY IT IS A PART OF HISTORY THAT WE SHOULD ALL REFLECT UPON IN EDUCATIONAL TERMS AS TO OUR PAST CONFLICTS ?
PLEASE DO TAKE THE TIME IF INTERESTED IN OUR FASCISM IN BRITAIN HISTORY DURING THE 1930’S-1940’S TO LOOK AT THE INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE BELOW
Above : An exceptionally rare Arnold Leese (1878-1956) “Imperial Fascist League” banner which controversially depicted the Nazi Swastika emblem within the centre of the Untider Kingdom’s Union Jack Flag.
Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt.
7 June 1929 – 19 May 1930
Ronald John McNeill
for Harrow
Harry Mallaby-Deeley
Sir Isidore Salmon
for Smethwick
Roy Wise
Oswald Ernald Mosley
Burton upon Trent, England
3 December 1980 (aged 84)
Orsay, France
Conservative (1918–1922)
Independent (1922–1924)
Labour / I.L.P (1924–1931)
New Party (1931–1932)
British Union (1932–1940)
Union Movement (1948–1973)
National Party of Europe(1962–1980)
Lady Cynthia Mosley (1920–1933)
Diana Mitford (1936–1980)
Vivien Mosley (deceased)
Nicholas Mosley
(Oswald) Alexander Mosley
Max Mosley
• Winchester
• Sandhurst
• 16th The Queen’s Lancers
• Royal Flying Corps
• Second Battle of Ypres
• Battle of Loos
1914–15 Star
Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980) was an English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists. He was a Member of Parliament for Harrow from 1918 to 1924 and for Smethwick from 1926 to 1931, as well as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Labour Government of 1929–1931.
[edit]Family and early life[edit]Biography
Mosley was the eldest of three sons of Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet, of Ancoats (29 December 1873 – 21 September 1928), and wife Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote (1874–1950), the second child of Captain Justinian Edwards-Heathcote of Market Drayton, Shropshire. Mosley’s family were Anglo-Irish. His branch were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire. Through the intermarriage common among the British upper classes, the 5th Baronet was the third cousin of the Earl of Strathmore, which would eventually make Oswald Mosley, the 6th baronet, fourth cousin to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who was the Earl of Strathmore’s daughter, and fourth cousin once removed to Queen Elizabeth II.
Mosley was born at Rolleston Hall, near Burton-on-Trent on November 16, 1896. When his parents separated he was brought up by his mother, who initially went to live at Betton Hall near Market Drayton, and his paternal grandfather, Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet. Within the family and among intimate friends, he was always called “Tom”. He lived for many years at Apedale Hall near Newcastle-under-Lyme.
[edit]Military service
He was educated at West Downs School and Winchester College. In January 1914 he entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst but was expelled in June for a “riotous act of retaliation” against a fellow student.[1] During World War I he was commissioned in the 16th The Queen’s Lancers and fought on the Western Front. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an observer but while demonstrating in front of his mother and sister he crashed, which left him with a permanent limp. He returned to the trenches before the injury was fully healed and, at the Battle of Loos, he passed out at his post from the pain. He spent the remainder of the war at desk jobs in the Ministry of Munitions and in the Foreign Office.[1]
[edit]Personal life
Oswald Mosley and Lady Cynthia Curzon on their wedding day, 11 May 1920
On 11 May 1920 he married Lady Cynthia Curzon (known as ‘Cimmie’), (1898 – 1933), second daughter ofGeorge Curzon, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, (1859 – 1925), Viceroy of India, 1899 – 1905, Foreign Secretary, 1919 – 1924, and Lord Curzon’s first wife, the American mercantile heiress, the former Mary Victoria Leiter.
Lord Curzon had to be persuaded that Mosley was a suitable husband, as he suspected Mosley was largely motivated by social advancement in Conservative Party politics and her inheritance. The 1920 wedding took place in the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace in London. It was the social event of the year. The hundreds of guests included European royalty, including King George V and Queen Mary; and Leopold III and Astrid of Sweden, King and Queen of Belgium.[2]
He had three children by Cynthia: Vivien Elizabeth Mosley (25 February 1921 – 26 August 2002), who married on 15 January 1949 Desmond Francis Forbes Adam (27 January 1926 – 3 January 1958), educated at Eton College,Eton, Berkshire, and at King’s College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, by whom she had two daughters and one son; Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (born 25 June 1923), a successful novelist who wrote a biography of his father and edited his memoirs for publication; and Michael Mosley (born 25 April 1932), unmarried and without issue.
During this marriage he had an extended affair with his wife’s younger sister Lady Alexandra Metcalfe, and with their stepmother, Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, the American-born, also, second wife and widow of Lord Curzon of Kedleston.
Cynthia died of peritonitis in 1933, after which Mosley married his mistress Diana Guinness, née Diana Mitford(1910 – 2003, one of the Mitford sisters). They married in secret in Germany on 6 October 1936, in the Berlin home of Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. Adolf Hitler was one of the guests.
By Diana Mitford, he had two sons: Oswald Alexander Mosley (born 26 November 1938), married on 10 May 1975 to Charlotte Diana Marten (born 1952) and father of Louis Mosley (born 1983); and Max Rufus Mosley (born 13 April 1940), who was president of theFédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) for 16 years.
Mosley spent large amounts of his private fortune on the British Union of Fascists (BUF) and tried to establish it on a firm financial footing by negotiating, through Diana, with Adolf Hitler for permission to broadcast commercial radio to Britain from Germany.
Mosley also reportedly struck a deal in 1937 with Francis William Lionel Collings Beaumont, the heir to the Seigneur of Sark, to set up a privately owned radio station on Sark.[3][4]
[edit]Elected Member of Parliament
By the end of World War I Mosley decided to go into politics as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), although he was only 21 years old and had not fully developed his politics. He was driven by a passionate conviction to avoid any future war and this motivated his career. Largely because of his family background, he was considered by several constituencies; a vacancy near the family estates seemed to be the best prospect.
Unexpectedly, he was selected for Harrow first. In the general election of 1918 he faced no serious opposition and was elected easily. He was the youngest member of the House of Commons to take his seat (Joseph Sweeney, an abstentionist Sinn Féin MP was younger). He soon distinguished himself as an orator and political player, one marked by extreme self-confidence. He made a point of speaking in the House of Commons without notes.[citation needed]
[edit]Crossing the floor
Mosley was at this time falling out with the Conservatives over Irish policy, objecting to the use of the Black and Tans to suppress the Irish population. Eventually he ‘crossed the floor‘ and sat as an Independent MP on the opposition side of the House of Commons. Having built up a following in his constituency, he retained it against a Conservative challenge in the 1922 and 1923 general elections.
The liberal Westminster Gazette wrote that he was “the most polished literary speaker in the Commons, words flow from him in graceful epigrammatic phrases that have a sting in them for the government and the conservatives. To listen to him is an education in the English language, also in the art of delicate but deadly repartee. He has human sympathies, courage and brains.”[5] By 1924 he was growing increasingly attracted to the Labour Party, which had just formed a government, and in March he joined. He immediately joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP) as well and allied himself with the left.
When the government fell in October, Mosley had to choose a new seat as he believed that Harrow would not re-elect him as a Labour candidate. He therefore decided to oppose Neville Chamberlain in Birmingham Ladywood. An energetic campaign led to a knife-edge result but Mosley was defeated by 77 votes. His period outside Parliament was used to develop a new economic policy for the ILP, which eventually became known as the Birmingham Proposals; they continued to form the basis of Mosley’s economics until the end of his political career.
In 1926, the Labour-held seat of Smethwick fell vacant and Mosley returned to Parliament after winning the resulting by-election on 21 December. Mosley felt the campaign was dominated by Conservative attacks on him for being too rich and claims he was covering up his wealth.[6]
Mosley and his wife Cynthia were ardent Fabians in the 1920s and 1930s. Mosley appears in a list of names of Fabians from Fabian News and Fabian Society Annual Report 1929–31. He wasKingsway Hall lecturer in 1924 and Livingstone Hall lecturer in 1931.
[edit]Office
Mosley then made a bold bid for political advancement within the Labour Party. He was close to Ramsay MacDonald and hoped for one of the great offices of state, but when Labour won the 1929 general election he was appointed only to the post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, de facto Minister without Portfolio, outside the Cabinet. He was given responsibility for solving the unemployment problem, but found that his radical proposals were blocked either by his superior James Henry Thomas or by the Cabinet.[citation needed]
Mosley was always impatient and eventually put forward a whole scheme in the ‘Mosley Memorandum’ to find it rejected by the Cabinet; he then resigned in May 1930. At the time, the weekly liberal paper The Nation described his move: “The resignation of Sir Oswald Mosley is an event of capital importance in domestic politics… We feel that Sir Oswald has acted rightly—as he has certainly acted courageously—in declining to share any longer in the responsibility for inertia.”[5] He attempted to persuade the Labour Party Conference in October, but was defeated again.
The memorandum called for high tariffs to protect British industries from international finance, for state nationalisation of industry and a programme of public works to solve unemployment. Thirty years later, in 1961, R. H. S. Crossman described the memorandum: “… this brilliant memorandum was a whole generation ahead of Labour thinking.”[5]
[edit]New Party
Determined that the Labour Party was no longer suitable, Mosley quickly founded the New Party. Its early parliamentary contests, in the 1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election and subsequent by-elections, were successful only in splitting the vote and allowing the Conservative candidate to win. Despite this, the organisation gained support among many Labour and Conservative MPs, who agreed with his corporatist economic policy—among those who agreed were Aneurin Bevan and Harold Macmillan. It also gained the endorsement of the Daily Mail newspaper, headed at the time byAlfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe.[citation needed]
The New Party increasingly inclined to fascist policies, but Mosley was denied the opportunity to get his party established when the 1931 election was suddenly called. All its candidates, including Mosley, lost their seats. As the New Party gradually became more radical and authoritarian, many previous supporters defected from it. Shortly after the election, he was described by the Manchester Guardian:
When Sir Oswald Mosley sat down after his Free Trade Hall speech in Manchester and the audience, stirred as an audience rarely is, rose and swept a storm of applause towards the platform—who could doubt that here was one of those root-and-branch men who have been thrown up from time to time in the religious, political and business story of England. First that gripping audience is arrested, then stirred and finally, as we have said, swept off its feet by a tornado of peroration yelled at the defiant high pitch of a tremendous voice.[5]
Flag of the British Union of Fascists
[edit]Fascism
After his failure in 1931 Mosley went on a study tour of the ‘new movements’ of Italy’s Benito Mussolini and other fascists, and returned convinced that it was the way forward for him and for Britain. He determined to unite the existing fascist movements and created the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in 1932. The BUF was anti-communist and protectionist. It claimed membership as high as 50,000, and had the Daily Mail[7] and Daily Mirror[8] among its earliest (if, in the case of theMail, short-lived) supporters.[9]
Among his followers were the novelist Henry Williamson, military theorist J. F. C. Fuller and the future “Lord Haw Haw“, William Joyce.
Mosley had found problems with disruption of New Party meetings, and instituted a corps of black-uniformed paramilitary stewards, nicknamed blackshirts. The party was frequently involved in violent confrontations, particularly with Communist and Jewish groups and especially in London.[10] At a large Mosley rally at Olympia on 7 June 1934 mass brawling broke out when hecklers were removed by blackshirts, resulting in bad publicity. This and the Night of the Long Knives in Germany led to the loss of most of the BUF’s mass support. The party was unable to fight the 1935 general election.
Plaque commemorating the Battle of Cable Street
In October 1936 Mosley and the BUF attempted to march through an area with a high proportion of Jewish residents, and violence resulted between local and nationally organised protesters trying to block the march and police trying to force it through, since called the Battle of Cable Street. At length Sir Philip Gamethe Police Commissioner disallowed the march from going ahead and the BUF abandoned it.
Mosley continued to organise marches policed by the blackshirts, and the government was sufficiently concerned to pass the Public Order Act 1936, which, amongst other things, banned political uniforms and quasi-military style organisations and came into effect on 1 January 1937.
In the London County Council elections in 1937 the BUF stood in three of its East London strongholds, polling up to a quarter of the vote. Mosley then made most of the employees redundant, some of whom then defected from the party with William Joyce. As the European situation moved towards war, the BUF began nominating Parliamentary candidates and launched campaigns on the theme of Mind Britain’s Business. After the outbreak of war he led the campaign for a negotiated peace. He was at first received well but, after the invasion of Norway, public opinion of him gave way to hostility and Mosley was nearly assaulted. [11]
[edit]Internment
On 23 May 1940 Mosley, who had continued his peace campaign, was interned under Defence Regulation 18B, along with most active fascists in Britain, and the BUF was later proscribed. His wife Diana Mitford was also interned,[12] shortly after the birth of their son Max; they lived together for most of the war in a house in the grounds of Holloway prison.
Mosley used the time to read extensively on classical civilisations. Mosley refused visits from most BUF members, but on 18 March 1943 Dudley and Norah Elam (who had been released by then) accompanied Unity Mitford to see her sister Diana. Mosley agreed to be present because he mistakenly believed Diana and Unity’s mother Lady Redesdale was accompanying Unity.[13]
The Mosleys were released in November 1943, when Mosley was suffering with phlebitis, and spent the rest of the war under house arrest. On his release from prison he stayed with his sister-in-lawPamela Mitford, followed shortly by a stay at the Shaven Crown Hotel in Shipton-under-Wychwood. He then purchased Crux Easton, near Newbury, with Diana. He and his wife were the subject of much media attention.[14] The war ended what remained of his political reputation.
[edit]Post-war politics
After the war Mosley was contacted by his former supporters and persuaded to rejoin active politics. He formed the Union Movement, calling for a single nation-state covering the continent of Europe (known as Europe a Nation), and later attempted to launch a National Party of Europe to this end. The Union Movement’s meetings were often physically disrupted, as Mosley’s meetings had been before the war, and largely by the same opponents.
This led to Mosley’s decision, in 1951, to leave Britain and live in Ireland. He later moved to Paris. Of his decision to leave, he said, “You don’t clear up a dungheap from underneath it.”[citation needed]
Mosley briefly returned to Britain in order to fight the 1959 general election at Kensington North, shortly after the 1958 Notting Hill race riots. Concerns over immigration were beginning to come into the spotlight for the first time and Mosley led his campaign on this issue. When Mosley’s final share of the vote was less than he expected, he launched a legal challenge to the election on the basis that the result had been rigged. The result was upheld.
In 1961 he took part in a debate at University College London about Commonwealth immigration, seconded by a young David Irving.[15] He contested the 1966 general election at Shoreditch and Finsbury, where he fared even worse than he had in 1959. He wrote his autobiography, My Life (1968), and made a number of television appearances before retiring. In 1977, by which time he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease, he was nominated for the post of Rector of the University of Glasgow. In the subsequent election he polled over 100 votes but finished bottom of the poll.
[edit]Death
Mosley died of natural causes on 3 December 1980 in his Orsay home, aged 84. He was cremated in Paris and his ashes were scattered on the pond at Orsay. His papers are housed at the University of Birmingham Special Collections.
[edit]In popular culture
This “In popular culture” section may contain minor or trivial references. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject’s impact on popular culture rather than simply listing appearances, and remove trivial references. (October 2011)
Mosley’s rising influence before the Second World War provoked alarm and reaction against would-be populist dictators by major cultural figures of the time:
Aldous Huxley‘s Point Counter Point features Everard Webley, a character modelled on Mosley.
A character in the novel The Holy Terror (1939) by H. G. Wells is a bombastic British fascist with an aristocratic background, strikingly similar to Mosley.
“Sir Roderick Spode” in P.G. Wodehouse‘s novels parodies Mosley. Spode, a blustering bully who is described as an “amateur dictator”, heads a British fascist “Black Shorts” organization.
Mosley’s attempts to promote his views after the war resulted in continued critical reaction:
In 2006 he was selected by the BBC History Magazine as the 20th century’s worst Briton.[16]
In 1997 Channel Four Television produced a mini-series about him called Mosley, starring Jonathan Cake.
In the 1986 film version of Colin MacInnes‘s book Absolute Beginners, Steven Berkoff appears as a Mosley-esque character billed as “The Fanatic”, who delivers a (rhyming) hate speech at a fascist election rally; it is generally assumed this is meant to be Mosley during his brief resurgence in 1958.
The indulgent tone of Mosley’s newspaper obituaries was lampooned by the satirical television programme Not The Nine O’Clock News in the song “Baronet Oswald Ernald Mosley” by Peter Brewis, which featured Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones all dressed as Nazi Skinheads, singing his eulogy and reading some of the more positive remarks of newspapers from all sides of the political spectrum, including The Times and The Guardian.[17]
A semi-fictionalized depiction of Mosley, the BUF, and Battle of Cable Street appears in the 2010 BBC Wales revival of Upstairs, Downstairs, which is set in 1936.
The original version of the Elvis Costello song “Less Than Zero” is an attack on Mosley and his politics, but US listeners assumed that the “Mr Oswald” referred to was Lee Harvey Oswald and Costello obligingly wrote an alternative lyric in which it was.[18]:74,84
In Kazuo Ishiguro‘s The Remains of the Day and James Ivory‘s film adaptation Mosley is portrayed as the fictional “Sir Geoffrey Wren”.
In the popular BBC science fiction sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart, 1990s time traveller Gary Sparrow attempts to educate 1940s East End barmaid Phoebe Bamford on the subject of racism, only to have Phoebe rebut him by saying: “You can be a right twit sometimes Gary. Me and dad were down Cable Street in ’36 standing up to Mosley and his Blackshirts. I know all about Fascists, thank you very much!” (Series 3, Episode 25, “The Yanks are Coming“).
Mosley and the black shirts are referenced in the song “The Ghosts of Cable Street” by folk punk band The Men They Couldn’t Hang.
Mosley appears in alternative history stories:
In Harry Turtledove‘s Southern Victory Series of alternative history novels, Mosley and Winston Churchill lead a fascist Britain after the Allies lose the First World War. Mosley is also referred to in Turtledove’s Colonization trilogy, where MP Mosley introduces legislation to revoke the citizenship of the country’s Jews; and in Turtledove’s novel, In the Presence of Mine Enemies, where he was given control of Britain after the Nazis won World War II.
In the film It Happened Here, Mosley is implied to be the puppet leader of German-occupied Britain.
In Guy Walters‘s alternative history novel The Leader, Mosley has taken power as “The Leader” of Great Britain in 1937. King Edward VIII is still on the throne, Winston Churchill is a prisoner on theIsle of Man, and Prime Minister Mosley is conspiring with Adolf Hitler about the fate of Britain’s Jewish population.
In Philip Roth‘s alternative history novel The Plot Against America, a secret pact between President Charles Lindbergh and Hitler is said to include an agreement to impose Mosley as the ruler of a German-occupied Britain with America’s blessing after a sham attempt by Lindbergh to convince Churchill to negotiate peace with Hitler would fail.
In Kim Newman‘s alternative history novel The Bloody Red Baron, Mosley is shot down and killed in 1918 by Erich von Stalhein (from the Biggles series by W. E. Johns), with a character later commenting that “a career has been ended before it was begun.”
Mosley becomes Leader of Britain after the alien invasion is defeated in Superman: War of the Worlds.
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NETFLIX UK DARK TOURIST ATTRACTION HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN JAIL, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL14 3NL… FEATURING …. BRITISH WW2 FEMALE SOE (SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE ) SECRET AGENT AND HEROINE VIOLETTE SZABO, GEORGE CROSS,M.B.E, CROIX de GUERRE, MEDAILLE DE LA RESISTANCE – 1921-1945
Posted on July 14, 2019 by CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION
HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL WE FEATURE THE BRITISH SECRET AGENT – VIOLETTE SZABO, ALONG WITH OTHER SOE HERO’S AND HEROINES, SAS (SPECIAL AIR SERVICE) AND OTHER UK SPECIAL FORCES.
NOT FORGETTING OF COURSE OUR WW2 NAZI HOLOCAUST EXHIBITION FOR WHICH WE FEATURE AND INCLUDE MANY OF THE ABOVE WHO HAD BEEN CAPTURED, TORTURED AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXECUTED BY THE NAZI’S DURING THIS HORRIFIC PERIOD.
WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF PERSONALLY SIGNED EXHIBIT ITEMS KINDLY DONATED TO THE MUSEUM AND ON DISPLAY FROM VIOLETTE SZABO’S DAUGHTER – TANIA WHO HAS CARRIED ON THE LEGACY OF HER MOTHER SINCE HER DEATH IN 1945 .
ABOVE & BELOW …. Original oil paintings by our in-house Gloucestershire artist Paul Bridgman here on display at The Crime Through Time Collection, Littledean Jail .
SOE HEROINE VIOLETTE SZABO
VIOLETTE’S DAUGHTER TANIA
ORIGINAL FILM POSTER FROM THE EPIC FILM BASED ON VIOLETTE SZABO
TANIA SZABO PROUDLY SHOWING HER MOTHER’S MEDALS SHE RECEIVED POSTHUMOUSLY TO ANDY JONES OF THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL
BELOW ARE A FEW PICTURES TAKEN AT A RECENT GET-TOGETHER AND CATCH-UP WITH TANIA , DAUGHTER OF WW2 S.O.E. ( SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE ) HEROINE – VIOLETTE SZABO … PARTICULARLY SPECIAL WHEREBY SHE KINDLY BROUGHT ALONG AS A SURPRISE , HER MOTHERS GEORGE MEDAL , CROIX DE GUERRE AND THE MEDAILLE DE LA RESISTANCE FOR WHICH TANIA HAD RECEIVED POSTHUMOUSLY AS A YOUNG CHILD. A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO HAVE SEEN AND HELD SUCH A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF HISTORY .
BELOW: ANDY JONES OF LITTLEDEAN JAIL WITH ACTRESS VIRGINIA McKENNA STAR OF THE FILM ” CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE” AT A RECENT GARDEN PARTY FUNDRAISING EVENT AT THE LITTLE STONE SHED ‘VIOLETTE SZABO MUSEUM ‘ IN WORMELOW, HEREFORDSHIRE.
BELOW: ANDY JONES OF LITTLEDEAN JAIL WITH VIOLETTE SZABO’S DAUGHTER TANIA AT A RECENT GARDEN PARTY FUNDRAISING EVENT AT THE LITTLE STONE SHED ‘VIOLETTE SZABO MUSEUM ‘ IN WORMELOW, HEREFORDSHIRE.
Below is a signed image of Tania Szabo wearing the medals she received posthumously for and behalf of her mother Violette now on display at the Crime Through Time Collection
VIOLETTE WITH DAUGHTER TANIA
TANIA SZABO WEARING HER MOTHERS MEDALS
TANIA SZABO
VIRGINIA McKENNA SIGNED FILM STILL
ACTRESS VIRGINIA McKENNA WITH TANIA SZABO
CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE FILM POSTER
TANIA SZABO VISITS LITTLEDEAN JAIL
1ST DAY COVER SIGNED BY WW2 SOE HEROINE NANCY WAKE
VIRGINIA McKENNA SIGNED FILM STILLS
ANDY JONES WITH TANIA SZABO AT A RECENT VIOLETTE SZABO MEMORIAL EVENT AT THE VIOLETTE SZABO MUSEUM , WORMELOW IN 2014
ANDY JONES WITH VIRGINIA McKENNA AT A RECENT VIOLETTE SZABO MEMORIAL EVENT AT THE VIOLETTE SZABO MUSEUM , WORMELOW IN 2014
TANIA SZABO AT THE UNVEILING OF THE PLAQUE COMMEMORATING HER MOTHER AND OTHER SOE MEMBERS IN 2013
TANIA SZABO’S BOOK ON HER MOTHER
1ST DAY COVER SIGNED BY WW2 SOE HEROINE ODETTE HALLOWES ALONG WITH TANIA SZABO
HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION , LITTLEDEAN JAIL, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK ….. WE FEATURE MANY OF THE UK’S SPECIAL FORCES INCLUDING PERSONAL TESTAMENTS TO MANY OF OUR HEROINES INCLUDING SOE VIOLETTE SZABO WHO WAS CAPTURED , TORTURED AND MURDERED BY THE NAZI’S AT RAVENSBRUCK CONCENTRATION CAMP IN 1945 (AGED 23)
Violette Szabo
NicknameLouise (also: La P’tite Anglaise)Born26 June 1921
Paris, FranceDied5 February 1945 (aged 23)
Ravensbrück, Nazi GermanyAllegianceUnited Kingdom, FranceService/branchSpecial Operations Executive,
First Aid Nursing YeomanryYears of service1941-1945 (FANY) /
1942/43-1945 (SOE)RankEnsignUnitF SectionAwards George Cross
Croix de Guerre
Medaille de la Resistance
Violette Szabo was born Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell in Paris, on 26 June 1921, the second child of a French mother and an English taxi-driver father, who had met during World War I. The family moved to London, and she attended school in Brixton until the age of 14. At the start of World War II, she was working at the perfume counter of Le Bon Marché, a department store in Brixton.
Violette met Étienne Szabo, a French officer of Hungarian descent, at the Bastille Day parade in London in 1940. They married on 21 August 1940 after a whirlwind 42-day romance. Violette was 19, Étienne was 31. Shortly after the birth of their only child, Tania, Étienne died from chest wounds at the Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. He had never seen his daughter. It was Étienne’s death that made Violette, having already joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1941, decide to offer her services to the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Below shows Violette with her husband Etienne
After an assessment for fluency in French and a series of interviews, she was inducted into SOE. She received intensive training in night and daylight navigation; escape and evasion, both Allied and German weapons, unarmed combat, demolitions, explosives, communications and cryptography. In his book “Das Reich” Max Hastings comments that Szabo was adored by the men and women of SOE both for her courage and endless infectious cockney laughter. An ankle injury during parachute training delayed her deployment until 5 April 1944, when she parachuted into German-occupied France, near Cherbourg.
Under the code name “Louise”, which also happened to be her nickname, she and SOE colleague Philippe Liewer reorganised a Resistance network that had been broken up by the Germans. She led the new group in sabotaging road and railway bridges. Her wireless reports to SOE headquarters on the local factories producing war materials for the Germans were important in establishing Allied bombing targets. She returned to England by Lysander on 30 April 1944, landing at RAF Tempsford, after an intense but successful first mission.
Second mission
She flew to the outskirts of Limoges, France on 7 June 1944 (immediately following D-Day) from RAF Tempsford. Immediately on arrival, she coordinated the activities of the local Maquis (led by Jacques Dufour) in sabotaging communication lines during German attempts to stem the Normandy landings.
She was a passenger in a car that raised the suspicions of German troops at an unexpected roadblock that had been set up to find Sturmbannführer Helmut Kämpfe of the Das Reich Division, who had been captured by the local resistance.
A brief gun battle ensued. Her Maquis minders escaped unscathed in the confusion. However, Szabo was captured when she ran out of ammunition, around midday on 10 June 1944, near Salon-la-Tour. Her captors were most likely from the 1st Battalion of 3rd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Deutschland (Das Reich Division). In R.J. Minney’s biography she is described as putting up fierce resistance with her Sten gun, although German documents of the incident record no German injuries or casualties. A recent biography of Vera Atkins, the intelligence officer for the French section of SOE, notes that that there was a great deal of confusion about what happened to Szabo—the story was revised four times—and states that the Sten gun incident “was probably a fabrication.”
Interrogation, torture and execution
She was transferred to the custody of the Sicherheitsdienst(SD) (SS Security Service) in Limoges, where she was interrogated for four days. From there, she was moved to Fresnes Prison in Paris and brought to Gestapo headquarters at 84 Avenue Foch for interrogation and torture. In August 1944, she was moved to Ravensbrück concentration camp, where over 92,000 women died. Although she endured hard labour and malnutrition, she managed to help save the life of Belgian resistance courier Hortense Clews.
Violette Szabo was executed, aged 23, by SS firing squad on or about 5 February 1945. Her body was cremated in the camp’s crematorium.
Three other women members of the SOE were also executed at Ravensbrück: Denise Bloch, Cecily Lefort, and Lilian Rolfe. Of the SOE’s 55 female agents, thirteen were killed in action or died in Nazi concentration camps
BELOW ARE SOME BRIEF IMAGES OF AN ORIGINAL WW2 “F.A.N.Y” (FIRST AID NURSING YEOMANRY ) – WTS (WOMENS TRANSPORT SERVICES ) UNIFORM COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL WW2 ISSUE GAS MASK … AS WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN WORN BY VIOLETTE SZABO DURING HER DUTIES PRIOR TO HAVING BEEN SECONDED TO THE SOE (SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE ) AS A BRITISH SECRET AGENT .
A VERY SCARCE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER HISTORIC ITEM IN ITS OWN RIGHT DISPLAYED HERE TOO IN AND AMONGST OTHER WW2 F.A.N.Y , ATS, WTS ETC ETC WOMEN IN WARTIME MOVEMENTS
BELOW AND ABOVE
World War 2 FANY ( First Aid Nursing Yeomany) uniform on mannequin displayed along with an original WW2 anti aircraft binocular gunsight on tripod now on display to the public here at the Crime Through Time Collection at Littledean jail, Gloucestershire
below… Film poster advertising “CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE” based on the heroine -Violette Szabo… starring Virginia McKenna and Paul Scofield
ORIGINAL 1958 CINEMA RELEASE POSTER
George Cross posthumously awarded to Violette Szabo’s daughter Tania
Croix de Guerre posthumously awarded to Violette Szabo’s daughter Tania
Tania Szabó is Violette’s daughter, although, as she says, she is of an age to be her mother’s grandmother by now. On her ninth birthday, in June 1951, she sailed forAustralia with her grandparents, Charles and Reine Bushell, on the £10 ticket. After college in Armidale, NSW and a stint as a psychiatric nurse in Sydney, she returned to England in the New Year of 1963. It was so very cold.
After working as a secretary, croupier, office administrator in various companies, completing a course in computing in the late 60s (cards with holes and no electronics) and spending a year in Beverley Hills studying Spanish while continuing her studies in the humanities, she returned to England and finally moved to Jersey in April 1976 where she opened her Language Studio with the help of Paul Emile Francis Holley, a friend of Violette’s. He also trained her in the recognition of German armaments and uniforms as he was a British Intelligence Officer during WWII.
Tania is an author as well as a professional multilingual translator and private tutor. The author, Avv. Mario Zacchi of Florence and author of Il Mastino Napoletano – the Italian Mastiff, the Standard and History of this amazing dog commissioned Tania to translate it. It is now lodged with the British Library. Zacchi’s writing in his native Italian immediately draws you into the mystery, fierce loyalty and funny antics of this Cerebus of dogs and it was a sheer delight for Tania to translate into English bringing his love and erudition of this remarkable breed to an anglophone readership.
On 29 April 2009, Paul Holley, the Intelligence officer, who had trained Violette in German armaments and uniforms, and was Tania’s friend and mentor, died one month into his 90th year. She continues to miss his friendship and invaluable support. She has closed her Language Studio and now retired could no longer afford to live in Jersey and now lives in a lovely 17th century cottage just outside Builth Wells in Wales. She is still sorting out all the books and archives before completing her paperback version of Young Brave and Beautiful and getting back down to writing Etienne’s amazing life’s story.
Violette’s only daughter Tania Szabo pictured at her home in Jersey i 2007
Violette’s only daughter Tania Szabo pictured as a young child shortly after the death of her mother Various publications relating to the life of Violette Szabo
Below is a historical insight into the Ravensbruck Nazi Death Camp where upon she was imprisoned and executed
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Posted on June 16, 2019 by CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION
Here is a brief look at some of the privately owned items from former punk rocker from late 1976 through to the early 80’s , Andy Jones of The Crime Through Time Collection , Littledean Jail .
ORIGINAL CLASH TOUR POSTER
Andy was also bass player in former Gloucester punk band – Demob and then later in the 1980’s Goth Rock Band “Kiss The Blade” see the video below …. (I am the then slim bass playing geezer in sunglasses and blond hair … still a punk rocker in 1986 )
All the punk clothing items were either worn , or personally acquired by him during this period, as was all the other punk memorabilia now featured here on display .
Andy says …. “Yes both the Quadrophenia and punk rock exhibitions here on display at Littledean Jail are of a very selfish interest… In youth culture terms it was in many ways a controversial, ” sex , drugs and rock and roll” fuelled era . Whilst I never took drugs …. it was a brilliant period … AND I LOVED IT. Loads of great multi-cultural music , fashion , beautiful ladies and I travelled each and every highway from 1976 (when I was mere 14 ) through to the early eighties, jumping trains to travel to watch an endless array of punk rock bands, then having missed the last trains back to Gloucester … sleeping in cardboard boxes with tramps at London Paddington Station on endless occasions (no cardboard boxes or tramps on the platforms nowadays ) . My personal favourite punk bands were… The Sex Pistols, The Clash , UK Subs , The Damned , Siouxsie and The Banshees, 999 to name but a few. I was also a regular at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s “Seditionaries” and their rival cloth shop “Boy” … as well as Camden Market etc . The plain truth is that I WAS THERE …
So for anybody who may well wish to criticize or rubbish these personal collections, I would wish to make it clear that I was never interested in acquiring such items for monetary or investment gains and neither am I a dealer to sell items on …
As is very apparent if and when you visit Littledean Jail …I am simply an obsessive hoarder and so glad I saved these and a great many other items of interest …. hopefully for other peoples enjoyment too. LONG LIVE PUNK ” .
THE FIRST SEX PISTOLS T SHIRT ( SO SAY ????) ….
A VERY RARE AND AT THE TIME A VERY CONTROVERSIAL ….1976 MALCOLM MCLAREN DESIGNED “SMOKING BOYS” T SHIRT WHICH FEATURES AN IMAGE TAKEN BY MCLAREN FROM A PAEDOPHILE MAGAZINE ALSO THIS T SHIRT IS COMPLETE WITH IT’S UNTOUCHED ,INNER ORIGINAL SEX SHOP LABEL
WHILST NOT 100% SURE , AND I MAY BE WRONG ???? (PLEASE DO CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG ???) AS FAR AS I AM AWARE , THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF MALCOM MCLAEN’S FIRST 50 SCREEN PRINTED RUNS OF HIS FIRST SEX PISTOLS T SHIRT IN 1976 KNOWN AS THE SMOKING BOYS T SHIRT . SEEN HERE WITH IT’S ORIGINAL SEX LABEL (SEE BELOW) . PRINTED BY THEN SEX PISTOLS BASSIST GLEN MATLOCK USING THE COLLEGE PRINTING EQUIPMENT WHILST HE WAS STUDYING AT CENTRAL ST MARTINS ART SCHOOL IN LONDON .
IF I AM WRONG IT WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE NEXT PRINT RUN IN THE SAME YEAR SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST PRINT RUN …1976
CLOSE-UP OF WELL WORN AND NOW WRINKLED SEX ORIGINAL INNER LABEL
BELOW: ORIGINAL 1977 … AT THE TIME (AND STILL IS ) VERY CONTROVERSIAL SEDITIONARIES T-SHIRT . ALSO SEEN HERE WORN BY ADAM ANT ( SEEN HERE WITH SIOUXSIE BACK IN 1977) AND ALSO AMERICAN PUNK ROCK SINGER JOAN JETT .
BELOW ….. CAN’T REMEMBER DATE OF PURCHASE OF THIS ORIGINAL DESTROY MUSLIN SHIRT FROM MALCOM MCLAREN AND VIVIENNE WESTWOOD’S SHOP “SEDITIONARIES” … SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1977 AND 1979 ?? BUT DEFINATELY AN ORIGINAL ONE .
HERE BELOW IS ANOTHER VERSION OF AN ORIGINAL 1980 DESTROY MUSLIN SHIRT FOR WHICH I BELIEVE WAS AT THE TIME UNDER A SEPERATE LICENCE WITH BOY CLOTHING AS WAS AGREED WITH VIVIENNE WESTWOOD WHILST MALCOM MCLAREN WAS AWAY IN THE USA ?? … PURCHASED FROM BOY CLOTHING SHOP WITH THE UNDERGARMENT AS CAN ALSO BE SEEN HERE … ALONG WITH THE BOY CLOTHING LABEL ON THE COLLAR .
BELOW IS AN ARRAY OF VARIOUS LATE 1970’S TO EARLY 1980’S ORIGINAL PUNK ROCK SHIRTS FROM BOTH MALCOM MCLAREN & VIVIENNE WESTWOOD’S SEDITIONARIES AND THEIR THEN RIVALS BOY CLOTHING BOUTIQUE SHOPS BOTH ON THE KINGS ROAD , CHELSEA. NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN JAIL , ALONG WITH A GALLERY OF VARIOUS OTHER PUNK ROCK MEMORABILIA INCLUDING ORIGINAL POSTERS , SIGNED MEMORABILIA…. ETC ETC ALL ON DISPLAY HERE AT THE JAIL
ALL IN ALL A GREAT YOUTH CULTURE PERIOD FOR WHICH ANDY WAS GLAD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF ….. HENCE THIS SELFISH COLLECTION BEING HERE ON DISPLAY FROM WHAT WAS AT THE TIME A BIT OF A CONTROVERSIAL PERIOD IN IT’S OWN RIGHT TOO .
Rear view of parachute harness on original Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood black labelled Punk Rock “Parachute” shirt circa 1977
Close up of button on original Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood black labelled Punk Rock “Parachute” shirt circa 1977
Original Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood black labelled Punk Rock “Parachute” shirt circa 1977
Original Seditionaries product label on Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood black labelled Punk Rock “Parachute” shirt circa 1977
Face on view of parachute harness on original Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood black labelled Punk Rock “Parachute” shirt circa 1977
HERE BELOW IS AGAIN ONLY A BRIEF SLIDESHOW GALLERY OF A FEW OF THE PUNK ROCK MEMORABILIA ITEMS HERE ON DISPLAY AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION , LITTLEDEAN JAIL . TO INCLUDE ORIGINAL POSTERS OF ALL SIZES , FLYERS , SIGNED ALBUMS AND PHOTO’S ETC, SID VICIOUS’S WELL WORN BOOTS AND WRIST CHAIN ETC, ETC
PLEASE NOTE … DUE TO SIZE AND QUANTITY OF IMAGES IN THE SLIDESHOW , THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT DELAY IN LOADING THEM … SO PLEASE BE PATIENT
Original UK Subs “Warhead” single poster
BELOW…. A SEEMINGLY ORIGINAL AND WELL AGED VINTAGE SEX PISTOLS POSTER SIZED 25.5 INCHES HEIGHT X 14 INCHES WIDTH?? … NOT REALLY SURE OF IT’S ORIGINS. WAS THIS A ONE-OFF BESPOKE POSTER, OR WAS IT A LATER DESIGN TO POSSIBLY INCORPERATE THE LATER USED JAMIE REID SWASTIKA SYMBOL DESIGN ON THE PISTOLS MEMORABILIA ?? I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW BUT IT’S STILL AN INTERESTING POSTER DESIGN . ????
A BIT CONFUSING FOR ME TOO … AS THE SWASTIKA SYMBOL TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE WAS NOT PART OF THE EARLY SEX PISTOLS SYMBOLISM AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE OF ANARCHY IN THE UK …. CAN’T SEE ANY PURPOSE OF ANYONE WISHING TO FAKE OR DEFACE THIS POSTER EITHER … SO ALL IN ALL A BIT OF AN ODDITY ???.
IF ANYBODY CAN SHED ANY LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS OF THIS POSTER PLEASE DO CONTACT US AT THE JAIL BY PRIVATE MESSAGE
Original CRASS poster
Original signed single by Gene October frontman of great early days punk rock band CHELSEA
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UK DARK TOURIST VISITOR ATTRACTION HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN JAIL, FOREST OF DEAN , GLOUCESTERSHIRE. INFAMOUS “GODMOTHER OF BRITISH CRIME ” LINDA CALVEY aka …”THE BLACK WIDOW”… A NOTORIOUS FORMER ARMED ROBBER, GANGSTER & ALLEGED MURDERER WHO SERVED 18 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A CRIME SHE HAS ALWAYS DENIED COMMITTING … YOU AS VISITORS TO THE JAIL DECIDE FOR YOURSELVES ???
COMING SOON !!!!
ABOVE: FRONT COVER LINDA’S SOON TO BE RELEASED NEW BOOK, PUBLISHED AND RELEASED BY MIRROR BOOKS ON THURSDAY 11 JULY. AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER THROUGH AMAZON & WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH ALL GOOD BOOKSHOPS THEREAFTER .
ABOVE AND BELOW : Here’s a couple of pics of Linda Calvey during one of her private visits to view her exhibition here on display at Littledean Jail .
BELOW: ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING BY GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARTIST PAUL BRIDGMAN DEPICTICING INFAMOUS “GODMOTHER OF BRITISH CRIME ” aka THE BLACK WIDOW, LINDA CALVEY , ALONG WITH HER FORMER HUSBANDS MICKEY CALVEY AND DANNY REECE, ALSO FORMER LOVER RONNIE COOK . THIS PAINTING IS ON DISPLAY IN AND AMONGST THE DARK TOURIST ART GALLERY HERE AT THE JAIL.
BELOW: SIGNED COLLAGE PRINT OF LINDA CALVEY, BLACK WIDOW, PERSONALLY SIGNED BY HER. THIS BEING A PRINT OF THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY PAUL BRIDGMAN , GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARTIST WHICH IS HERE ON DISPLAY AT THE JAIL .
ABOVE: ORIGINAL PERSONALLY SIGNED OIL PAINTING ENTITLED ‘TRANQUILITY’ BY LINDA CALVEY. THIS WAS PAINTED FOR LINDA’S MOTHER WHILST INCARCERATED IN HIGHPOINT PRISON, SUFFOLK IN NOVEMBER 2002 AS CAN BE SEEN ABOVE.
Above : “DEADLY WOMEN” … Here is an intriguing short American produced documentary based on the UK’s infamous Linda Calvey- “The Black Widow”
ABOVE: A PERSONALISED HANDWRITTED AND SIGNED DOODLE SKETCH FROM LINDA INCLUDING HER PRISON NUMBER, HERE ON DISPLAY AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL.
Linda Calvey is a Londoner with stunning good looks and an attraction to gangsters . Her first husband, gangster Mickey Calvey, died in a Police shoot out after a botched armed robbery, and her second husband, Ronnie Cook, received a 16-year prison sentence for armed robbery in 1981.
While Ronnie is incarcerated, Linda fritters away his stash. Fearing her lover’s reaction on his release, she pays a hitman £10,000 to take care of Cook, but “allegedly ” ends up firing the fatal shot herself ???
Linda Calvey has always vehemently denied this claim !!!!!
ABOVE: A RATHER STRIKINGLY PERSONALLY HAND SIGNED SEXY IMAGE OF LINDA CALVEY. PICTURED HERE IN HER PRIME AGED 22 AND PRIOR TO HER ARREST . WOW WHAT A STUNNER !!!(AND STILL A REAL STUNNER TODAY )
ABOVE & BELOW … LINDA CALVEY -THE BLACK WIDOW LEAVES COURT IN A HIGH SECURITY POLICE VEHICLE DURING HER TRIAL AT THE OLD BAILEY , LONDON IN NOVEMBER 1991 . SHE SERVED 18 YEARS IN VARIOUS WOMEN’S HIGH SECURITY PRISONS FOR A MURDER THAT SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY DENIED COMMITTING
SHE WAS OFFERED A LESSER PRISON SENTENCE BY THE HOME OFFICE IF SHE CONFESSED TO THE MURDER AFTER BEING GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE. .SHE SUBSEQUENTLY REFUSED THIS OFFER OUTRIGHT AS SHE HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HER INNOCENCE AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN SET-UP ….. HENCE AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE SERVED THE FULL 18 YEAR PRISON TERM .
Original painting by Gloucestershire Artist Paul Bridgman for and on display here at Littledean Jail
ABOVE: LINDA’S WEDDING DAY WORN BASQUE, WHICH SHE WORE WHEN MARRYING CO-ACCUSED MURDERER – DANNY REECE. THE WEDDING TOOK PLACE AT HMP DURHAM, AS CONFIRMED WITH HER HANDWRITTEN LETTER ABOVE, WHICH IS ON DISPLAY HERE AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL
BELOW: TABLOID SENSATIONALISM…. THE SUNDAY PEOPLE IN DECEMBER 2006 AIM TO RIDICULE LINDA CALVEY WHILST SHE IS STILL IN PRISON .
BELOW : LINDA CALVEY (THE BLACK WIDOW) …BRITAIN’S NOTORIOUS FORMER FEMALE ARMED ROBBER, GANGSTER AND ALLEGED MURDERESS….WHO SERVED OVER 20 YEARS IN PRISON (18 YEARS OF THESE FOR A MURDER SHE STILL VEHEMENTLY CLAIMS TO THIS DAY SHE DID NOT COMMIT ) ….. SEEN FILMED HERE AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL HAVING A HEAD AND HANDS CAST FOR DISPLAY ( FOR THE LINDA CALVEY – BLACK WIDOW EXHIBITION ) NOW ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AS PART OF THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION .
THESE CASTS HAVING BEEN MADE BY NICK REYNOLDS , SON OF THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY MASTERMIND – BRUCE REYNOLDS
BELOW: LINDA CALVEY WITH ANDY JONES OF THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION PRESENTING A HANDMADE CUSHION ACQUIRED FROM NOTORIOUS BRITISH SERIAL KILLER ROSE WEST WHILST IMPRISONED TOGETHER AT HMP DURHAM IN 1994 …. NOW ON DISPLAY AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER MEMORABILIA ITEMS KINDLY DONATED FOR HISTORICAL DISPLAY AT THE JAIL .
ABOVE & BELOW : IMAGES OF BOTH SIDES OF THIS CARD AS PERSONALLY DISCRIBED BY LINDA HERSELF IN THE HANDWRITEN AND SIGNED PIECE BELOW
ABOVE AND BELOW : A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM MYRA HINDLEY TO LINDA CALVEY WHILST THEY WERE BOTH IN PRISON, ALONG WITH A HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER FROM LINDA CONFIRMING THE ABOVE.
BELOW: A FEW IMAGES TAKEN IN FEBRUARY 2018, OF A RECENT CATCH UP WITH LINDA CALVEY AND ANDY JONES OF THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION DURING A PRIVATE VISIT TO HER HOME. WHEREUPON SHE ALSO KINDLY ADDED SOME PERSONALLY HAND SIGNED ANNOTATIONS TO VARIOUS EXHIBIT FEATURES FOR DISPLAY IN HER EXHIBITION AREA HERE AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL .
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Recently, it was reported that Apple has engaged in a high-level executive reshuffle, along with a general redistribution of resources to ramp up its efforts in the chip making space. They have also moved into hiring for positions for modem chip engineering in San Diego, directly competing on Qualcomm’s turf. Apple’s new moves into the chip-making sector may signal the change of market sentiment regarding their dependency on manufacturers such as Intel. Moreover, it can also demonstrate the increased emphasis of Apple on in-house chips and modems.
Currently, Apple uses Intel’s modems to ensure wireless connectivity and mobile Internet on their devices that require this, such as the newer iPhones and certain variants of the iPad. Even as Intel has projected the year 2020 as a potential target for introducing 5G mobile modems that can be used in Apple devices, the company seems to want to leapfrog its competition while cutting costs and increasing margins. Could Intel be put in the same position that Qualcomm was in a couple of years ago? Read on to find how Apple stands to disrupt the chipmaking market as a whole.
Apple’s Long-Standing Pain Point
Mobile models make up a chunk of the manufacturing costs of iPhones, with Apple having to shell out $15 to $20 on each of them, which amounts to closely $3 to $4 billion for the 200 million iPhones it manufactures. This has long been a pain point for the company, as they previously worked with Qualcomm to source these modems.
Qualcomm is the market leader in wireless modem technologies, as its modems are used in over 50% of phones in the world owing to their presence on the Snapdragon 845 mobile processor. They also supplied these modems to Apple in the past, and fell out of favour by the time the 2018 iPhone launch rolled around. This led to them being replaced by Intel modems, who, after a flop attempt of trying to bring the x86 platform to phones, found success in the modem sector.
Apple has long been trying to eliminate this pain point from their processes, as competitors Samsung and Huawei already make their own modems. This offers advantages over using an external modem, as they have successfully integrated the modems into their processes, offering improvements in battery life and space. Moreover, this also offers a much more tighter integration with existing components, something Apple is looking forward to with the investment in AR.
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The company’s senior VP of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, was recently assigned to take over modem design efforts in January. While this was previously a matter that was handled by the supply chain division, and is now a part of the internal chip manufacturing push that Apple has undertaken. Srouji is responsible for making the A-Series processor in iPhones and iPads, along with the instant Bluetooth pairing chips for Airpods.
The Silicon Valley giant posted over 10 job listings for modem engineers in San Diego, a hub for wireless design talent because of Qualcomm’s longtime presence there. This occurred in late 2018, showing that Apple’s efforts to make its own modem remain scheduled for some indefinite time in the near future. The listings were for engineering positions regarding work on multiple types of chip components, including engineers to work on the company’s Neural Engine artificial intelligence processor and wireless chips.
Even as Apple’s 5G modem chips remain comfortably in the future for now, it is possible that another revolution in computing has already begun. Their existing line-up of in-house made chips may present an interesting opportunity to fragment the chipmaking market once again.
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When Apple announced the iPhone X, they also introduced a significant upgrade to their A’x’ series of chips. The A11 chip announced with the iPhone X, Apple achieved dedicated AI compute locally on phones. This was built to allow the algorithms that dictated features such as Face ID, or animated emoji that engaged in facial tracking.
Their newly announced CoreML framework would also allow developers to access the power that the dual-core neural engine offered, which was pegged at around 600 billion operations in one second. This showed the amount of involvement that Apple had towards AI as an integral part of their services, as they also focus greatly on augmented reality and image recognition, both driven by ML. The chip can also lay the groundwork for a more comprehensive healthcare experience using the Apple Watch.
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The A11 was then followed up with a huge upgrade in the form of the A12 Bionic model which was incorporated into the 2018 line up of iPhones. The A12 Neural Engine adopted an eight-core design, which allowed it to handily beat the performance offered by the A11 NE. This enabled it to run 5 trillion operation in a second, all while being compact enough to fit into an Apple phone.
The real clincher to Intel, however, came with the launch of iPad Pro and its accompanying A12X Bionic processor. This ARM-based processor was powerful enough to beat notebook-class Intel i7 processors in terms of raw strength. While this should have set off warning bells at Intel headquarters, there is definitely more brewing in Apple’s labs.
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With the strategic placement of the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement, and the tight integration of the ARM-based chips with iOS’ various features, Apple is setting a bigger plan in place. The company still depends on Intel for the CPUs in their MacBook and iMac lineups, an environment ripe for change. The development being put in place for the creation of A’x’ series of chips will be reflected in a future ARM-based Macbooks.
Industry specialists have pointed to different factors that could point towards this move, including recently announced support for iOS apps on Mac, and a general lack of satisfaction due to the reduced control they have over Intel CPUs. The outlook for these products could be in 2020 or 2021, and would allow Apple to break away from Intel’s processor release schedule and have higher profit margins.
The rise of inference chips as a movement also offers Apple a unique advantage in this market, as they have already invested into creating AI cores for their Neural Engine offerings. It is left to see how the market reacts over the next few years.
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By Desert Hills on November 8, 2012
Please note that clicking on the song titles below will open a youtube video of that song in a separate window. Arise, My Soul, Arise Jesus, Messiah Always Immovable Our Hope Remains How Great is Our God
Worship Celebration! for November 4, 2012
By Desert Hills on October 31, 2012
Please note that clicking on the song titles below will open a youtube video of that song in a separate window. This week we are looking at Romans 1, The Christian and Government (marks of God’s handing of judgment). Come People of the Risen King When writing this song...
Worship Celebration! for Oct 21, 2012
Please note that clicking on the song titles below will open a youtube video of that song in a separate window. Verses of the Week The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian...
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JURASSIC PARK:
Our brief had been very clear, and very concise. “Whatever you do,” we had been told, “don’t run. “Slowly back off and follow my instructions, but whatever you do, do not run”. Undoubtedly sound advice when walking through the bush, but when it came to the crunch I was overcome with an almost overwhelming urge to run, and run like I’d never run before!
Dawn on the Rufiji River, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
We had been following a narrow game trail, walking down through thick acacia woodland, the air heavy with the scent of game, slowly working our way towards the main river. We had planned an evening session fishing for tiger fish. When we had first spotted the elephant, a lone bull, we had assumed that he had been down to the river to drink, and now he was slowly ambling his way back up the hillside towards us, occasionally stopping to browse at a bush. Having ascertained the wind direction our small group got well out of his way, and remained motionless as we watched him sedately plod his way past us at a distance of no more than 100 yards, before continuing on our way. But we had barely gone 50 yards when the silence of the late afternoon was shattered by an ear piercing trumpeting screech, accompanied by the crashing sound of something considerable hurtling through the bush towards us.
Home for the week, my tent in The Selous
In an instant Alex and the Tanzanian game ranger had each chambered a round and shouldered their heavy calibre rifles and had given us the order to back off; we didn’t need telling twice! Steadily I walked backwards along the path, and even managed to take a couple of quick shots of the enraged elephant as it came towards us. I’m sure you’ll believe me when I say you feel kind of vulnerable when your only defence against such a huge and powerful animal is a Nikon SLR and a 9ft salmon spinning rod!
A walk in the bush means wildlife up close & personal, don’t forget your gun!
For several long and anxious moments I winced as I waited for the thunderous crack of a .314 cartridge, but thankfully it never came. At the very last moment the elephant halted its charge and stood flapping its ears and snorting in disgust at us, while Alex and the ranger very slowly backed away. “Just an over boisterous youngster”, Alex had dismissed the incident when we finally reached the river, while I looked for a quiet spot to check my underpants before attempting to catch a fish!
The young bull elephant that charged us, almost 20 years later I can still hear it.
At 30,000 square miles The Selous is the largest game reserve on the African continent, and the mighty Rufiji River runs through the very heart of it. Unlike many of Africa’s better-known reserves, the Selous offers a taste of a truly wild and untamed Africa. It’s a remarkable landscape where apart from a few private hunting concessions there are only a handful of lodges, each with minimal occupancy resulting in negligible impact on the areas eco-system.
One of countless hippo we encountered on the Rufiji River, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
There are few roads in The Selous, and these in reality are little more than glorified dirt tracks that are often blocked as a result of the huge resident elephant population pushing tree’s over, so if you want to get around it’s invariably a choice of small boats on the river or walking. It must be every anglers ultimate dream to one day fish somewhere that has never before been fished before, and while I am sure I was far the first angler to fish the Rufiji itself, it’s a fair bet that very few if any anglers have ever fished many of the hundreds of lakes and backwaters.
A beautiful pair of Carmine Bea Eaters, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
My introduction to the Rufiji had been following my first night at The Sand Rivers Lodge, which is spectacularly perched right on the banks of The Rufiji at a point where the river makes a broad bend in its course, before once again continuing in an easterly direction towards the Indian Ocean. It was barely light as we clambered aboard a couple of small aluminium skiffs, the outboard engines shattering the early morning calm with a throaty roar as they came to life.
Lets go fishing!
Swiftly we had sped our way up river, welcoming the cooling breeze in the hot humid air, ever careful to avoid the countless hippos that occupied each and every pool and slack water, the angry bulls frequently charging us as we invaded their heavily defended territory. Crocodile lay on the tops of the crumbling sandbanks, and often we disturbed herds of antelope as they drank nervously at the river edge. As always in Africa, the bird life was spectacular.
Alex hold one of many tigerfish
Our destination was a deep ravine in the upper reaches of the river known as Steiglers Gorge. Here the Rufiji is compressed between shear cliffs that echo to the haunting cry of African fish eagles, barking of baboons and chattering of troops of colobus monkeys. We tied up on a convenient flat-topped boulder and while the rest of our small group trekked off in search of wildlife, I stayed behind with a crewman. I had a spinning rod and a reel loaded with 15lb BS monofilament, and one glance at the turbulent river confirmed I was heavily out gunned, but a convenient patch of slack water lay just downstream inside of a back eddy, and that’s where I fished.
Looks like we’ve just missed a cat
I baited up with a chunk of chicken liver, scrounged from the camp kitchen the previous evening, and cast into the centre of the pool, where instantly it vanished in the coffee coloured water and sank to the bottom. Closing the reel bail arm I sat back to enjoy the scenery and wait for a bite, which took all of 10 seconds to materialise! A couple of vigorous tugs followed by a healthy bend in my rod confirmed that chicken liver had indeed been a good choice, while the solid immovable resistance of an unseen boulder confirmed that hooking a fish was one thing, actually landing one was going to be something else!
Very big crocodiles were everywhere
After retackling the next bite came equally as fast and while this time I was ready, I still had to force the rod into an impossible angle to prevent the fish from taking the line into a snag. For a few moments I could feel the line grating against rock, but thankfully I somehow managed to lift the fish into mid-water, where it promptly swam straight into the main flow of the river. Using the rivers momentous flow it surged powerfully off downstream, forcing me to follow by hop-skipping across the precariously smooth and rounded boulders. About 50 yards down river we arrived at a small beach with an insurmountable slab of rock at the far end that very effectively halted my progress down river. Forced into playing the fish where I stood, somehow the line held and the lithe little rod did not snap under the considerable strain, and ten minutes later I dragged a particularly ugly looking brute of a catfish ashore.
Put a bait on the bottom and within a minute you will have a bite from a catfish
During the rest of that morning before we headed back off downstream, always dodging the countless groups of aggressive hippo along the way, I caught well over a dozen more catfish of at least three different species, and lost several others that were clearly significantly bigger. On several occasions during the time I fished hippo’s would surface in front of me, surveying me with their piggy little eyes before snorting and diving back down into the murk. The sandy beach was covered in crocodile tracks, and on the advice of Alex I kept myself well back from the waters edge.
Few fish can rival a tigerfish in the tooth department
As much fun as it was to catch the catfish, they were not what I had travelled to this remote part of Africa to fish for. Tigerfish, I knew, were abundant in the area and it was tigerfish I wanted to catch, but I had a problem. Heavy rains, many miles away to the west in the Iringa Mountains,near the border with Zambia-the source of the Rufiji, had significantly coloured the river, with the result that soaking smelly baits were pretty much the only option, consequently catfish were far more likely to find the bait before a tigerfish. I did managed to catch a few small ‘tigers’ in the main river at a series of rapids near the lodge, but these were mere tiddlers of a pound or so that somehow managed to beat the catfish to the bait in the faster, oxygenated water running through the rapids.
Alex did, however, have another option up his sleeve. Each wet season, he had explained, the Rufiji bursts its banks and covers a huge flood plain. Then when the rains eventually subside, it recedes back to within its established banks to leave dozens of lakes and lagoons scattered around the adjacent bush; lakes that are full to bursting with fish. The following morning we once again set off up river along the hippo obstacle course, before sliding to a halt on the edge of a huge sand bank. After hauling the boat clear of the river and securing it we headed inland towards the dense riverine forest, Alex leading with his gun, a Tanzanian National Parks game ranger taking up the rear with his.
Africa’s most endangered carnivore, the Wild Dog. The Selous is one of their last strongholds.
Dawn is the time of greatest activity in the African bush and we were highly likely to encounter a hippo returning from a night grazing on land, a daunting prospect as without a doubt these most dangerous of animals will charge unprovoked with devastating consequences for anyone stood in the way. Then there were the elephant, which were everywhere, along with herds of Cape Buffalo numbering several hundred, the elderly bulls being almost as dangerous and unpredictable as the hippo’s. There were, of course, lions in abundance though Alex dismissed these as being highly unlikely to attack us, as were the leopards we heard each night around the camp and the packs of rare African hunting dogs for which the vast remoteness of The Selous is one of their last refuges. The Selous Game Reserve is as close as you will get to experiencing Jurassic Park!
A pack of African Wild dogs set off on a hunting trip
It was dark and stiflingly hot and humid inside the forest, the air thick with the combined aroma of thousands of animals mingled with the beautiful scent from flowering jasmine trees. Every so often a large animal, usually an antelope, would break for cover startling us, and once a lone bull buffalo crashed its way through the bush within fifty yards of us.
After about half an hour we stepped out into a grassy clearing that surround a small and tranquil lake. Lake Utunge is not a huge expanse of water, perhaps covering an area the size of 10 or more rugby pitches, but we could see its surface was constantly disturbed by swirling fish. Dozens of hippo’s languished in the shallows and grunted noisily at us as we cautiously skirted the waters edge to small cove where Alex announced we’d be fishing. The water was clear with just a tinge of green, a result of the bodily functions of dozens of hippos, and it was a great temptation to start casting lures, but we had with us a bucket of live bait, a species similar to our roach, and these, I was told, were the the very best bait for Tanzanian tigerfish.
I love fishing for tigerfish, one of many caught in The Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
I tied a short wire trace to the end of my line, clipped a single hook on the end, selected and then hooked a lively bait and lobbed it out into the bay towards an area we had already seen several fish moving. Barely had the fish hit the surface when it was engulfed, taking in a huge boil of water. The line cut through the surface film towards my right with an audible hiss, and when I struck I watched in awe as better than 6lb of chrome plated, crimson tinged tigerfish exploded into the air in the first of a dramatic series of gill rattling jumps, the last of which sent the now desiccated bait flying back at me!
My good friend John Wilson, who joined me on my second trip to The Selous, holds another one
With trembling fingers I lip hooked another bait, re-cast, and again was almost instantly rewarded by a vicious strike, and again I failed to ensure a solid hook up. It was only the third or possibly forth fish that I finally managed to beach, a plump, fin perfect five pounder that gnashed its ferocious fangs threateningly as it surveyed me with a beady black eye. This was one of my first ever encounters with tigerfish, an experience that has resulted in a passion for the species that borders on obsession. That magical little lake had certainly not seen another angler for several years, if ever before, and with the rains moving ever closer with each passing day and the main river starting to rise, it would not see another for the next six months at the very least.
Pound for pound there is not a fish in freshwater anywhere in the world that comes close to the tigerfish when talking in terms of shear aggression, power and acrobatics once hooked. There are those who say that on average you’ll land perhaps one out of ten strikes, and with many years tiger fishing beneath my belt I’m inclined to agree. Without a doubt these are the ultimate freshwater predator, and they can readily be caught on pretty much any angling technique.
Many aggressive bulls charged our boat
In some areas I’ve fished for tigers they are commonly caught weighing into double figures, but in The Selous the best of the many fish I have since caught might just have nudged 7lb, and while much, much bigger fish are certainly abundant in the areas I have fished, the overwhelming population density of small-mid-size fish is so great that these bigger fish rarely get a chance to eat your bait or lure before its eagerly grabbed by smaller fish.
Since that first exploratory trip I’ve been back on one other occasion. Once again the fishing was nothing short of phenomenal, though again sorting out the bigger specimens, be they catfish or tigerfish, was a case of having to work through colossal numbers of smaller specimens, not that this is too much of a chore in this pristine, wildlife enriched and little known corner of Africa.
Walking with the freedom to explore the thickest areas of bush is one of the major attractions and activities for many guests who stay at camps within The Selous such as the Sand Rivers. Most afternoons we would board an open top Land Rovers and drive for about 20 minutes to the starting point for our walk. As the Land Rover drove off into the bush and we set off at a comfortable pace through open Miombo woodland, we would set off following a well trodden game path.
We made frequent stops as Alex pointed out a certain bird or other point of interest along the way, all of which would almost certainly have gone unnoticed had we been sat in a Land Rover or mini-bus. This is, of course, the real beauty of a walking safari, you never know just what you are going to see next. As you enter each thicket you can never be sure what you will find, and judging by the obvious caution with which Alex lead us through certain areas, not all species of animals welcome the surprise of a group of walkers suddenly stumbling upon them!
We spent a fascinating five minutes or so watching a determined dung beetle struggle to roll a perfectly spherical ball of dung many times its own size through the dust and stubby grass. We saw an endless column of ants which stretched for a far as the eye could see, each ant carrying a termite egg from the nest they had raided. And then there was the ‘spoor’ of many different animals. The twin hoof prints of various species of antelope, the enormous dinner plate depressions from elephant, the distinctive pads from various species of cat, the mud-wallows frequented by buffalo, the well worn ‘salt licks’ visited by countless generations of elephants, and the polished bark on an old tree where many elephants had regularly stopped for a rub and a scratch.
The grave of Capt. F.C. Selous D.S.O lies in a remote part of the reserve.
One evening after about an hour of walking we came across a dozen elephants, feeding amidst the lush grass on the edge of a swamp. For almost half an hour we stood motionless as they quietly worked their way in front of us, totally unaware of our presence. And then there were the zebra, wildebeest, warthogs, giraffe, and much, much more. If you want a taste of real Africa, the Africa of adventure and mystery, the real wild Africa, forget the popular game parks in Kenya and Northern Tanzania, head south to the Selous for the experience of a lifetime.
2 thoughts on “TANZANIA”
Tim Cotter on May 31, 2015 at 1:50 pm said:
I’m heading to ruaha and Selous this coming September for Safari but I’m a fisherman as I grew up on block island. I loved your article on tiger fish fishing. I’m staying at Rufiji River Camp and plan to fish for Tiger Fish. Any advice other than chicken livers and maybe heavier line?
davelewisfishing on June 3, 2015 at 11:14 am said:
Hi Tim
Thanks for getting in touch. Not sure how much help I can be as it has been a long time since last I fished in Tanzania. I know several companies now specialise in big tigers down there, especially on fly, so might be best to Google their websites. As for advice, watch out for the hippo’s! Let me know how you get on. All best, Dave
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January 16, 2011 / David Ould / Blog / No Comments
We reported briefly on the making as deacons of the three bishops who have transferred from the Church of England to the new Ordinariate set up by Benedict XVI (the Pope). Yesterday (Saturday) the three men were priested at a rather larger ceremony at Westminster Cathedral where ArchBishop Nichols preached the sermon, reflecting on the path taken more than 100 years prior by Newman.
It's pretty standard fare and will raise the hackles of many a protestant. But the last paragraph is particularly interesting because it serves to highlight how far from the Anglicanism of the 1662 and the 39 Articles Rome really is, and how far therefore these men have travelled from their original ordination vows.
The first to witness these wounds, the first, perhaps, to grasp their true significance, was Mary, Mother of Jesus. Standing at the foot of the cross she witnessed the inflicting of those wounds. Holding his dead body she must have been marked by the blood shed from them. Now she looks down on our new priests from the other side of this Cathedral crucifix above me. Mary always holds before us her Son, presenting him to us as our hope and salvation. Nowhere does she do so with more grace and elegance than in the image of Our Lady of Walsingham. As this Ordinariate, her Ordinariate, comes into being so may we entrust to her the work of bringing it to fulfilment.
Our Lady of Walsingham: pray for us.
Blessed John Henry Newman: pray for us.
Now again, let's not act all surprised and shocked if we're protestants – this is all regular Roman Catholic material (and, of course, is far less of an issue for Anglicans in TEC where the 39 Articles are received as historical documents, not subscribed to as doctrine). But it is interesting that the very closing paragraph of a commissioning sermon ends up with Mariology and the benefits of superoragation which the saints may provide, which the Articles specifically proscribe,
Of Purgatory
The Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, Worshipping, and Adoration as well of Images as of Reliques, and also invocation of Saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of God.
Now again, it's not like we're picking a new fight here. I for one am really grateful for the clarification all of this brings. Nichols himself provides helpful commentary earlier in the sermon as he draws upon words written by Benedict,
At Lambeth Palace, in September, Pope Benedict said: ‘In the figure of John Henry Newman we celebrate a churchman whose ecclesial vision was nurtured by his Anglican background and matured during his many years of ordained ministry in the Church of England. He can teach us the virtues that ecumenism demands: on the one hand, he was moved to follow his conscience, even at great personal cost; and on the other hand, the warmth of his continued friendship with his former colleagues led him to explore with them, in a truly eirenical spirit, the questions on which they differed, driven by a deep longing for unity in faith.’ (Lambeth Palace, 18 September 2010)
Then, speaking in Rome on 20 December, Pope Benedict reflected further on Cardinal Newman. He spoke these words. They are of relevance and hope for today:
‘The path of Newman’s conversions is a path of conscience – not a path of self-asserting subjectivity but, on the contrary, a path of obedience to the truth that was gradually opening up to him. His third conversion, to Catholicism, required him to give up almost everything that was dear and precious to him: possessions, profession, academic rank, family ties and many friends. The sacrifice demanded of him by obedience to the truth, by his conscience, went further still. Newman had always been aware of having a mission for England. But in the Catholic theology of his time, his voice could hardly make itself heard…
In January 1863 he wrote in his diary these distressing words: “As a Protestant, I felt my religion dreary, but not my life ‐ but, as a Catholic, my life dreary, not my religion”. He had not yet arrived at the hour when he would be an influential figure. In the humility and darkness of obedience, he had to wait until his message was taken up and understood. In support of the claim that Newman’s concept of conscience matched the modern subjective understanding, people often quote a letter in which he said – should he have to propose a toast – that he would drink first to conscience and then to the Pope. But in this statement, “conscience” does not signify the ultimately binding quality of subjective intuition. It is an expression of the accessibility and the binding force of truth: on this its primacy is based. The second toast can be dedicated to the Pope because it is his task to demand obedience to the truth.’ (December 20, 2010)
Newman, of course, is the archetype for the Ordinariate. That much is clear to everyone. His conversion was certainly one of integrity and good conscience and one that the Pope rightly notes meant a firm cut from the past. It was one “demanded of him by obedience to the truth” and we should make no mistake in recognising that the RC church is here claiming that Newman moved to the truth from what (by implication) was the relative untruth of Anglicanism. Rome, for Newman, was true in a way that Canterbury never could be and his conscience, bound further by the authority of the Pope himself, sealed this conviction concerning what the truth was.
And so the three former bishops, as did Newman before them, have moved to a place where the truth is very different. It is a place where sermons end not with Christ alone but with the invocation to saints. it is a place where Christ's sacrifice in repeated many times at the altar of Mass.
Of course, I believe they have made a terrible mistake (my readers won't be surprised by that one – I would go so far as to say it is a move that denies the Scriptural gospel), but we must remember it is a move made in good conscience and a degree of integrity that I am increasingly convinced it is difficult for such firm “Catholics” to hold while remaining in the Church of England. Finally, we also trust that our continuing conversation with them will maintain the same ” warmth of continued friendship … a truly eirenical spirit” that Benedict notes that Newman strove to maintain – not denying our clear differences but seeking to be gracious despite them.
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How to Draw a Chevy Truck
Pickup trucks drawing instructions are the most popular topics on DrawCarz.com, and so today our crew will show you how to draw a Chevy truck. We have already shown you how to portray pickups, such as Ford truck, GMC truck and Dodge Ram. The process of drawing a Chevy is similar to the listed above, but still has some distinguishing features, which we will also describe in this instruction on how to draw a Chevy truck.
Start drawing a Chevy truck with a silhouette. Firstly, depict the cab, then the cargo compartment. Using light and loose lines, depict everything like in the image from artists of DrawCarz.com below.
Now depict the tires. They should be perfectly round. In the same stage, depict the windows line. The lines should still be very light and loose.
Create doors and windows. Next, depict the rims inside the tires and the square arches above the wheels. Complete this stage by depicting the bumpers and lights in the front and back.
Starting at this point, clear finishing lines should be used. With the help of them, darken the details of the “nose”, depicting the headlight elements and the figured bumper.
Now repeat the same operations but with the top of the Chevy truck. That is, make the lines on this part smooth and clear.
Now give the doors a finished look by dimming them with dark lines. At the same stage, depict the handles and decorative lines on the body.
At this point, we will finish drawing Chevy truck body. Trace the cargo compartment with clear lines and depict the rear lamp and bumper.
In this stage of the instruction on how to draw a Chevy truck, we will portray the rims. Firstly, depict the central part of the rims, then the spokes, diverging to the edges like the rays of the sun.
At the final stage of the lesson on how to draw a Chevy truck, we will deal with shadows. Place them in the places indicated by the artists of DrawCarz.com in the image below.
Could you learn how to draw a Chevy truck using this instruction? What cars or trucks do you want to learn to design? What do you think of this instruction and DrawCarz.com as a whole? Write to us about this in the comments, because your opinion is very important to us.
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Dr Morris & Partners
Heald Green Health Centre
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You have a right to know what information we hold about you. If you would like to see your records, please call our practice manager. A leaflet entitled “Confidentiality of your Health Records” is available in the Health Centre. Please ask at reception if you would like a copy.
We aim to treat our patients courteously at all times and expect our patients to treat staff in a similarly respectful way. We take seriously any threatening, abusive or violent behaviour against any of our staff or patients. If a patient is violent or abusive, they will be warned to stop their behaviour. If they persist, we may exercise our right to take action to have them removed, immediately if necessary, from our list of patients
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The practice operates a “paperless” system. This means that your medical information is recorded in our clinical computer system. The practice adheres to the appropriate statutory Acts (e.g. Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000). We also abide by the Caldicott principles regarding the confidentiality and use of patient information.
If you would like further information on any of the above please contact the Practice Manager. Publication Scheme (Freedom of Information Act 2000) A copy of our Publication Scheme can be found by going to: - and by following the links or by asking at reception
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However, if you feel we have not dealt with the issues you have raised as you would wish, you can write to the Complaints Manager at Stockport Primary Care Trust, Regent House, Heaton Lane, Stockport, SK4 1BS.
Stockport also operates a Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) which can often help resolve any problems before they become formal complaints. To speak to a PALS officer ring 0161 426 5888.
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The Health Service Ombudsman has published a booklet that describes the ‘six principles for remedy’ in relation to complaints handling and involves:
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If you remain unhappy after everything has been done to try to resolve your concern or complaint you have the right to approach the Ombudsman.
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The two GP Practices at Heald Green Health Centre are dynamic organisations seeking to provide the highest possible standard of current evidence-based Primary Care for our Patients in a professional and caring environment.
To fulfil these aims;
We devote our time and integrity to making a difference to the lives of our Patients and our colleagues.
All Partners and staff who work within our organisation are required to constantly update their relevant skills and knowledge.
At all times we will be honest and trustworthy with each other and with our patients. We will also respect the constant need for confidentiality.
All who work in the Health Centre are expected to have a sense of pride in being part of our teams and an unfailing duty to caring for our patients and for each other. Our approach should always be professional, while maintaining a courteous and friendly approach.
We are committed to working together positively with all who seek to deliver health care services in our locality. We will listen to the views of our patients to aid this process.
We seek to provide the most appropriate access to our care, free at the point of contact for all NHS contracted services.
We shall fully endorse equality and diversity and decisions about care shall at all times respect the individual beliefs and values of both the patient and the clinician, referring to colleagues for assistance if needed.
Working closely with our Landlord NHS Property Services, we will always strive to maintain a clean, healthy and welcoming environment in the Health Centre.
Heald Green Health Centre strives to provide high quality medical services in a health service environment that makes great demands on our resources.
Appointments with our GPs and Nurses are much sought after. If for any reason you are unable to keep your appointment we would ask you to inform the surgery as soon as possible so that the appointment can be offered to another patient. Help us to help someone else.
A record is kept of all failed attendances and these are reviewed regularly. Where it is felt that the Doctor/patient relationship has broken down irretrievably the appropriate action will be taken to allow us to deliver a service within our resources. Regrettably, this means the removal of a patient from our list
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Threatening Behaviour
The Practice considers threatening behaviour to be either:-
attempted or actual, aggressive threatening physical actions (including fist clenching and finger pointing) made towards any member of staff or other users of the Health Centre
the use of aggressive or abusive verbal language, (including raising of the voice, swearing and cursing) intended to threaten or intimidate any member of Staff or other users of the Health Centre.
Any behaviour, verbal or physical, which causes others to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or threatened, is totally unacceptable.
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This policy sets out guidance for the use of chaperones and the procedures that are in place for intimate consultations, examinations, clinical procedures and investigations. All medical consultations, examinations and investigations are potentially distressing. All GP Practices that have direct contact with patients are required to have a chaperone policy in place for the benefit and safety of both patients and staff.
It is good practice for all staff to offer all patients a chaperone for all intimate consultations, examinations or procedures where the patient feels one is necessary.
A chaperone is present as a safeguard for all parties and is a witness to continuing consent of the procedure, particularly where this involves "intimate examinations" relating to the breasts, genitalia and rectum and applies to both genders.
Full Chaperone Policy
The concept of an open approach to communication of patient safety incidents to patients, families and carers was first introduced into the NHS in 2005, and was further reviewed in 2008.
An updated “Being Open” guidance has now been issued to build on this along with a Patient Safety Alert dated 19th November 2009 which outlines actions required by the NHS. NPSA/2009/PSA003
An open dialogue with patients or their representatives following an incident can ease the impact, stress and concern. An effective method of formalised, honest, timely and open communication with patients, their families and carers is a vital part of the process of dealing with patient safety incidents in healthcare, helping patients to accept mistakes and medical errors and reach a state of forgiveness more readily.
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E3 Spark Plugs >> Victory for Mardis, Heartbreak for Hamm at E3 Spark Plugs Co-Sponsored Lucas Oil Modifieds This Weekend
Victory for Mardis, Heartbreak for Hamm at E3 Spark Plugs Co-Sponsored Lucas Oil Modifieds This Weekend
Jim Mardis, winner of this weekend's Geico 75 of the Lucas Oil Modified racing series.
Doug Hamm was sure he had this weekend’s Lucas Oil Modified Geico 75 race co-sponsored by E3 Spark Plugs in the bag. After all, he dominated the track at the Las Vegas Bullring for much of the first 70 laps before the race was red-flagged so drivers could conserve fuel after a crash. But when the race restarted, Hamm’s car wouldn’t.
Who knows if that passage in Ecclesiastes crossed Hamm’s mind as he sat in the pits watching his competitors fight it out for the remaining five laps: “The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong… but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
For Hamm, time and chance delivered a sucker punch in the form of a low gear mechanical failure that he called a “heart break.” He had hoped for a second-straight series win after claiming victory in the CANIDAE All Natural Pet Food 75 in April. Instead, he finished 15th, but managed to keep a smile on his face. After all, a layoff from his job late last year meant he hadn’t planned to compete this season until Sonny Beckman offered him a job that included driving his new No. 42 Modified in the regional Lucas Oil series.
“Sonny’s letting me live my dream,” Hamm told reporters.
When the race got underway again, it was Jim Mardis who took the lead. Mardis and Hamm had run neck-and-neck for several laps before the crash. Shelby Stroebel and Tim Morse rounded out the top three. Next up for the series is the June 4 Magnaflow Exhaust Products 50 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale in Irwindale, CA.
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10 Free Things to Do in Honolulu
Honolulu for Budget Travellers
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Honolulu isn’t particularly cheap. However, you can save more money for your travel budget by checking out some of these free things to see and do. Some are in Honolulu itself, while a few others can be part of easy trips around Oahu. You can explore historical sites at Pearl Harbor, climb a lighthouse, hike up an ancient volcano for breathtaking views, or enjoy hula shows for free. Want to seek serenity and escape the city altogether? You can head up to the Ko'olau Mountains for a bit of Zen. Read through this list, showing you the best of Honolulu for budget travellers.
Hit the sand and surf of Waikiki Beach
Enjoy Hawaii’s scenic and popular coast
You can’t consider your Honolulu visit complete without experiencing Waikiki. This sandy, palm-lined beachfront is bordered by some of Honolulu’s most luxurious hotels. Parasols and loungers speckle the coast, facing the azure waters of the Pacific. If you’re coming from Downtown Honolulu, walking to the beach can be a great part of the experience. From Kaʻiulani Avenue, you can stroll through the lush public garden, past the statue of the last Hawaiian crown princess, or pause by the King’s Village farmers’ market to sample local snacks.
Τοποθεσία: Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
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Climb Aloha Tower for harbour views
A tall landmark overlooking Honolulu’s Pier 9
You might easily mistake this lighthouse for a clock tower. It’s one of Honolulu’s most distinctive landmarks, built in 1926 to mark Honolulu’s status as a major port. The Aloha Tower stands tall at Pier 9, overlooking the coastal cityscape and the Honolulu Harbor. You can head up to the top of the tower for breathtaking views. Up close, you can admire the craftsmanship that contributed to the historical building’s exterior. At ground level, the Aloha Tower Marketplace features shops, event spaces and dining spots.
Τοποθεσία: 155 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Ανοιχτά: Daily from 9am to 5pm
Τηλέφωνο: +1 808-544-1453
Learn about the history of Pearl Harbor
A scenic and tranquil harbour full of wartime history
World War II historical tours are awe-inspiring at Pearl Harbor, the naval base near Honolulu where the Imperial Japanese forces launched their devastating surprise attack in 1941. It’s best to come early, since Pearl Harbor visits are done on a first-come, first-served basis, with the first 1,000 or so visitors allowed in for free from 7am. Entry to the visitor’s centre and enjoying the scenic harbour is free. However, tickets apply if you want to go inside individual sites, such as the USS Bowfin submarine or the Pacific Aviation Museum.
Τοποθεσία: 1 Arizona Memorial Pl, Honolulu, HI 96818, USA
Find Zen in the Valley of the Temples
A Japanese temple garden cradled by the Ko'olau Mountains
This iconic site on Oahu’s eastern mountainside features Buddhist gardens and Honolulu’s famous Byodo-In Japanese temple, which is a replica of the temple of the same name in Kyoto, Japan. Among the temples striking features are its tranquil gardens and koi ponds, a 9-foot-tall Buddha statue and a 7-tonne bell that you can occasionally ring. The Valley of the Temples is around a half-hour drive from Downtown Honolulu and getting here past the jagged Ko'olau Mountains is a scenic journey on its own.
Τοποθεσία: 47-200 Kahekili Hwy, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Ανοιχτά: Daily from 6am to 4.30pm
Take a historical walking tour
Free walks with bits of Hawaii’s past
Downloadable maps of the Waikiki Historic Trail allow you to stroll along Waikiki Beach with a deeper understanding of its past and with plenty of different highlights, such as statues of Hawaiian royalties and historical figures, along the way. The strikingly pink hotel, The Royal Hawaiian, offers complimentary weekly walking tours with fascinating stories about their iconic resort. The Moana Surfrider hotel, named the First Lady of Waikiki, has much history to tell, provided through its history walks every Monday and Wednesday from 11am.
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Climb up the Diamond Head
For prize views from an ancient volcano’s peak
You can reach this extinct volcano within a half-hour drive south-east from Downtown Honolulu. The Diamond Head is a great spot for hiking adventures near Oahu’s southern coast. The climb up to the volcano’s rim usually takes around an hour to accomplish. Once at the top, you’ll be rewarded with the prize view: the vast foreground natural landscape of the green crater, with Honolulu’s high-rise skyline and the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean on the horizon afar.
Τοποθεσία: Kapahulu, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
Τηλέφωνο: +1 808 587 0300
See hula shows at Kuhio Beach Park
Ready your camera and your hips for dances
For a free cultural treat, head up to Kuhio Beach Park, a small grove that’s right at the far eastern end of the main Waikiki Beach strip. Here, you can experience authentic Hawaiian music and eloquent hula shows performed by some of Hawaii’s finest traditional musicians and hula dance troupes. The sunset ritual opens with a torch lighting ceremony, often involving the dramatic blowing of conch shells. Shows are every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday between 6.30pm and 7.30pm, depending on sunset times.
Τοποθεσία: Kuhio Beach, Kalakua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
Hike the Manoa Falls Trail
Scenic path to Oahu’s impressive waterfall
Oahu’s Manoa Falls is the tallest accessible waterfall on the island of Oahu. The Na Ala Hele Manoa Falls Trailhead leads you to it, traversing lush Hawaiian rainforests with a wealth of flora to discover along the route. The trail is a 2-mile and approximately 2-hour roundtrip, though you’ll most likely spend more as you stop to admire the beauty of the falls and its wild surroundings. The trail can get slightly muddy, so sturdy hiking footwear and bug repellent are advisable.
Τοποθεσία: Na Ala Hele, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Tour the Hawaii State Capitol
The statehouse of Hawaii, right in the heart of Honolulu
You can visit Hawaii’s official US statehouse in Downtown Honolulu on Beretania Street. The Hawaii State Capitol replaced the 19th-century Iolani Palace as Hawaii’s statehouse in 1969. The new building is practically right behind the palace. Public tours inside, which include a chance to look around the massive senate chamber, are available by appointment and on weekdays only. It’s a good idea to check on availability beforehand. Or, if there’s a school tour on, you can usually join in for free. Even if that’s not available, just admiring the spectacular building and its architectural features can be great on its own.
Τοποθεσία: 415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Ανοιχτά: Monday – Friday from 7am to 6pm
See the Honolulu Fish Auction
The only fresh tuna auction in the United States
The Honolulu Fish Auction, which is one of the very few fish auction houses in the world and is the only fresh tuna auction site in the United States. It’s reminiscent of Japan’s famous Tsukiji market, with its clean and efficient layout. The waterside facility is on Berth Number 33 of the Honolulu fishing docks. The auction is open to the public. However, for $25 you can go on an optional guided tour on select Saturday mornings from 6am, for a better understanding of how tuna gets from dock to auction.
Τοποθεσία: 1131 N Nimitz Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA
Ανοιχτά: Monday – Saturday from 4am to 2pm (closed on Sundays)
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On Christmas Eve 1868, the Metropolitan District Railway first opened to passengers travelling between Westminster and South Kensington. 150 years later, the District line as we know it today continues to keep London moving.
Join London Transport Museum and Transport for London to celebrate the past, present and future of this important Underground line.
Restoring the Q stock
Help us preserve a rare piece of District line heritage, the last three 1930s Q stock Underground carriages.
The history of the District Line
The Metropolitan District Railway first opened to passengers travelling between Westminster and South Kensington on 24 December 1868. Find out more about the history on our Google Arts & Culture story
Explore some of the iconic posters that have been seen by District line travellers since the early 1900s in our special District 150 Poster Parade - now on display in the Museum and online.
Shop our District Line products
We sell a range of District Line-themed products in our shop online and in Covent Garden. Take a piece of Underground history home with a vintage poster, themed mug or made-to-order accessories for your home.
Steam Train run
On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June, London Transport Museum & TfL marked 150 years of the District line with a special heritage event that saw a steam train travelling through tunnels into central London on the Underground for the last time.
Our Q stock story
Q stock trains first entered service on the District line eighty years ago in 1938. Find out what makes these trains distinctive with vehicle restoration expert Katariina Mauranen.
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Telephone Technology
What should I do if the home button on my iPhone stops working?
by Jacob Clifton
Is there a physical fix?
While most software fixes and recalibrations are completely safe to try, think twice before you decide to attempt a physical fix on your own -- it could void the phone's warranty.
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Part of the price tag on your iOS device includes access to the help you need to keep it in tip-top shape. Once you get it into the store, the staff will take care of you -- just know that most fixes, unless you've paid for extra insurance, will come at a cost. If you've ruled out software issues with the troubleshooting steps above, most especially plugging it into your Mac or iTunes and seeing what happens, you're most likely looking at a hardware problem.
Faulty home buttons are a legitimate issue, and if that's what you've got, most experts would suggest simply replacing the button itself. Apple can do that for you, or if you're feeling confident you can even do it yourself, following along with online guides.
But Apple doesn't recommend it -- there are some compounds that can mess up the screen, so be wary -- but if you're feeling OK with your skills, some DIY experts recommend this: just a couple drops of nail polish remover on the Home button itself, after turning off the phone. Click the button a few dozen times, wipe off the remaining liquid, give it a half-hour, and switch it back on. If you're brave, we hear this could be the winner.
If you're still experiencing trouble -- and haven't accidentally damaged your phone! -- you're really at the end of the line. Call or contact the helpful Apple support team. And good luck!
If you find yourself stuck in an app and can't go Home, simply turn the device off and on and you'll boot to the Home screen. Then, under Settings > General > Accessibility > Physical & Motor, you'll find the Assistive Touch setting, which puts a virtual Home button directly on your screen. It's engineered for convenience, which means it'll follow you into any App and you can move it around as you like. Now you can just use this button and head to the AssistiveTouch menu. Once you've got the option enabled, it'll be there for you regardless of how your Home button is acting today.
The Assistive Touch Workaround
It's true that you can get used to almost anything. In fact, tech users share a host of made-up workarounds for different problems that can take as much time as they save, but work for them. One of these for the iPhone home button, using a little-known accessibility function called "Assistive Touch," which was intended to help customers who aren't able to use complex touchscreen gestures easily.
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The Bone Rattler Series
Bone Rattler
Eye of the Raven
Original Death
Blood of the Oak
Savage Liberty
The Inspector Shan Series
Mandarin Gate
The Lord of Death
Prayer of the Dragon
Beautiful Ghosts
Bone Mountain
Water Touching Stone
The Skull Mantra
Soul of the Fire
Skeleton God
Bones of the Earth
Ashes of the Earth
Behind the Books
Behind the Inspector Shan Series
Behind The Bone Rattler Series
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Publisher: Counterpoint (July 23, 2013)
Despite the raging war between French and British, Scottish exile Duncan McCallum has begun to settle into a new life on the fringes of colonial America, traveling the woodlands with his companion Conawago, even joining the old Indian on his quest to find the last surviving members of his tribe. But the joy they feel on reaching the little settlement of Christian Indians is shattered when they find its residents ritually murdered. As terrible as the deaths may be, Conawago perceives something even darker and more alarming: he is convinced they are a sign of a terrible crisis in the spirit world which he must resolve.
Walking in 18th century forests…
Often I have been asked why I would choose to write about natives of lost tribes wandering through 18th century woodlands. I have studied those natives since I was a boy searching for their arrowheads in Maryland fields, consuming every account and chronicle about them I could lay my hands on. Creating these characters has been a way to learn more, in new dimensions. Any good novelist draws close to his characters, and because I write novels in series my characters become longterm companions. When these Nipmucs, Mohawks and Oneidas walk at my side my heart is uplifted. They were a strong, quiet people whose bonds with nature were extraordinary, imbued with a wisdom that could not calibrate to European standards. Many of them understood that they were becoming exiles in their own land, that the world was sweeping them aside. But they stood, and fell, with dignity, like the ancient oaks dropped under European axes. Once when my late night writing descended into drowsiness I had a momentary vision of a coppery hand reaching in greeting from forest shadows, and I awoke with a thrill. These people are alive in me. I hold them in my heart and hope others can grow to do the same.
“1760, New York Colony: Exiled Scot Duncan McCallum seeks only to avoid the fighting between the French and English and accompany his mentor, Conawago, on a journey to find the last living members of Conawago’s Nipmuc tribe. However, Duncan’s find of a murdered Scot drowned in Lake Champlain and the discovery of slaughtered Christian Indians at Bethel Church send the pair on a different and more dangerous quest, one that will take Duncan into the bowels of the earth and to an island of ghosts peopled with fierce human enemies. Their mission will lead Duncan and Conawago deep into the heart of a conspiracy that stretches far back into the past as they attempt to save five lost children and the imperiled Iroquois confederacy.
Original Death sweeps the reader along on a compelling and suspenseful hero’s journey in which the realms of the spirit world of the Iroquois mingle with the harsh world of the colonial era frontier and the military ambitions of the French and English colonial powers. Pattison’s riveting storytelling and intriguing plot kept me entranced from the first page. His understanding of the complexities of the era and the frontier make his portrayal of Duncan’s and Conawago’s quest a multi-layered and complex read, one to savor. It fascinates and comes very highly recommended.” –Historical Novel Society Review “Editor’s Choice”
“Edgar-winner Pattison combines action, period details, and a whodunit with ease in his impressive third mystery set in Colonial America (after 2010’s Eye of the Raven). The French and Indian War is in its sixth year in 1760, and the American wilderness is full of armed men lusting to soak the land in blood for the sake of distant kings.? Against this backdrop and the continued encroachment of the white man on the traditions and lands of the American Indian, Scottish exile Duncan McCallum is trying to help his Nipmuc friend, Conawago who’s given up hope of ever seeing another member of his tribe reunite with a previously unknown relative. The quest gets off to an ominous start with McCallum’s discovery of a dead soldier tied to a wheel at the bottom of a lake. As the bodies pile up, Pattison pays tribute to the conventions of the murder mystery without sacrificing excitement or a nuanced look at the final stage of the war between the British and the French for control of North America. —Publisher’s Weekly
“Third in the Bone Rattler series, this novel continues Highlander Duncan McCallum’s American adventures after he and his friend Conawago discover the massacred remains of Christian Indians in a small settlement, and they attempt to rescue the few surviving children who have been abducted. Set during the French and Indian War, the story vividly depicts the wilderness landscape, the disparate Native Americans allied with the English army, the Highlanders hoping to start a new life, innocent settlers,missionaries, and spies. Every faction fights to retain a way of life that is foreign to the others, and McCallum somehow juggles them against each other, time and again thumbing his nose at torture,imprisonment, and death. Pattison twists a skein of plotlines and weaves Indian mysticism into a timecapsule portrait of America at a crossroads: a time of endings for some and the beginning of a revolution played out by cruel, compelling, and sometimes powerful people with warring visions. Themes of disillusionment and a vanishing way of life make this series in some ways similar to Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, though Pattison adds an element of psychological suspense comparable to Jean Zimmerman’s The Orphanmaster (2012) and a degree of human complexity that suggests Sarah Donati’s Wilderness novels.” –Jen Baker, Booklist Starred Review
“After Duncan McCallum and Conawago find the members of Bethel Church — Christian Iroquois — with their heads bashed in, and the local blacksmith and wheelwright, one of the last of the Nipmuc tribe, tortured to death, and the children of the community missing, the two friends set out to find the killer — or killers – in Original Death, the third mystery in this series set in Colonial America by Eliot Pattison.
Duncan and Conawago quickly separate, the latter heading north towards the French settlement of Montreal, the former south along Lake Champlain following the clues left behind. Duncan is quickly captured by the British authorities and accused of the crime, but escapes and travels westward, haunted by stories of a half-king that is coordinating an attack against the British for control of the region. There are many issues with the crime scene that trouble him: witnesses seeing a wagon heading south and yet Conawago immediately left for the north; what did he see there that Duncan had missed? Why kill the villagers and take the children? And what information did the old Nipmuc have that he was tortured to reveal?
Original Death is a superior mystery, but it is the journey that the reader takes with Duncan McCallum that makes it all that much more special. A minor quibble is that a map wasn’t included; one would have made it much easier to track Duncan’s trail across New York State to the shores of Lake Ontario and then up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal. There is a real sense of the time and place here, with an uneasy peace between the British and the Scottish brought in to assist with the war effort and between the Europeans and the local tribes of New York. War between England and France is simmering the in background, each side convinced the other is about to fall, both relying on native tribes to give them an advantage. The mystery surrounding the half-king is only one that Duncan and Conawago must solve: who is he, how did he achieve such power, was he involved in the murder and kidnapping at Bethel Church, and probably most importantly, what are his intentions?
As strong as the plot is, it is the elegantly crafted prose, almost lyrical in the way it weaves the story, that will draw readers in. Original Death is exciting and suspenseful, often mystical and frequently cruel and violent, but always true to the characters. One of the best books of the year.” –Mysterious Reviews
“Scotsman Duncan McCallum immigrated to the New World to start a new life, but danger finds him even in America’s most unsettled forests. The McCallum clan was wiped out in Scotland yet death and murder are not unique to Europe. As McCallum travels with his Indian companion Conawago to find the last members of his tribe, he steps into a deep and dark mystery that threatens to take his life at every turn. Massacred Indians, accusations and imprisonment by the British army eager to hang him, and a murderous Revelator who isn’t afraid to torture and kill anyone who threatens his grand plans create an exciting, intricate, and fast-paced trip through early America. The fate of the Native American way of life is direly threatened and the survival of the tribes McCallum knows and love hangs on the line. The deeper his involvement becomes, the harder his ultimate choice becomes: Can he possibly choose between the Natives who have taken him in and his highland heritage?
Pattison brings history alive in a colorful, factually accurate, and thrilling way. Once you step into this mysterious Colonial world, you’ll instantly be swept into a river of intrigue, multi-faceted characters, and life and death choices that will have you on the edge of your seat.– Jennifer Melville, San Francisco Book Review (5 Stars)
“Crime didn’t begin in America, but if you believe the circumstances in “Original Death,” set in pre-Colonial America, murder certainly got off to a strong start in the New World. In the region made familiar by the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, a lot of killing took place on mostly impromptu battlefields from Albany, N.Y., to the Canadian border and beyond.
In the days of the French and Indian War, as depicted by Eliot Pattison, a fine line existed between war and murder. As the novel opens, the ritual slaughter of nearly a dozen Christian Indians becomes a wartime cause celebre. The main character, exiled Scottish Highlander Duncan McCallum, is blamed by the occupying British forces for the crime. McCallum and his Indian comrade Conawago set out to find the real killer. They elude the British and face off against Indian rivals, the main one being a European-educated near-lunatic Mingo warrior known as The Revelator. If this were a movie, we’d marvel at the set decoration that splendidly evokes the period. The excellent prose narrative goes right to the matter in question, the state of the (pre-Colonial) human heart.” —Chicago Tribune
Trapped in the raging war between French and British, Scottish exile Duncan McCallum must find the answer to terrible murders occurring among the tribes and Scottish troops. As he pieces together the puzzle of violence and deception he realizes that it is not only the lives of Duncan and his friends that hang in the balance, but the very survival of the tribes themselves. With this third entry in his Bone Rattler series, award-winning mystery writer Pattison has penned a compelling, fast-paced drama marked by memorable characters and stark insights into the forces that shaped America’s early history.
When he encounters the gale on Lake Ontario, Duncan reflects that he prefers to take his storms in the open. How might that be applied to other aspects of his behavior?
Kassawaya and the Iroquois matrons reflect the vital role played by women in the culture of the woodland tribes. How is Kass like the older women Adanahoe and Tushcona? How is she different?
Conawago is sometimes animated by joy and curiosity and at other times is a serene old sage. Yet he also suffers from profound sorrow. Which of his qualities resonate with you? How do these characteristics drive his character development and the plot overall?
From a perch atop the cathedral in Montreal, Sagatchie speaks of never being able to understand the “cut world” of European settlements. Do you think this is just discomfort with the material aspects of European towns or is it something deeper?
More than one early observer, including Benjamin Franklin, suggested that the Iroquois Confederation was the American counterpart to the ancient Roman empire. What aspects of the Iroquois depicted in Original Death might invite such a comparison?
Lord Graham, who proves to have a leading role in the bloody uprising led by the Revelator, is a complex character with complex motivations. Do you ultimately see him as a villain or a victim? Would you say the same thing about Colonel Cameron?
The woodland tribes depicted in the novel are very warlike yet very spiritual. How do these attributes drive the tribal characters? Is it his spiritual side or his warrior side that leads Sagatchie to his fate?
What is considered the New World by the colonists in this series was very much an old world from the perspective of its natives. What are the different ways that the fading of their “old” world affects the Native American characters in Original Death? How might your own behavior change if you believed your people and your culture were being extinguished?
Pattison has stated that this series tells the “big story” of the French and Indian War period through “little tales.” What do you think he means? Can you trace such “little tales” in Original Death?
The “warriors” accompanying Duncan on his treacherous quest include a young Oneida woman, an old chieftain, a Welsh “witch,” a weaver of sacred belts, and the matriarch of the Iroquois people. Why do you think Pattison chose these particular companions for Duncan?
Why do you think the Iroquois capital is described as “simpler and more complex than Duncan expected, uglier and more beautiful”?
When faced with murders Conawago seeks a spiritual resolution while Duncan seeks what he would call justice. In what ways are these goals similar? In what ways are they different?
A sense of inevitable tragedy looms over the Iroquois characters in Original Death. Could the same be said for certain other actors in this drama? Brother Xavier? Lord Graham? Ishmael? Duncan himself?
As the author mentions in his Note, and as reflected in this novel, the Scottish soldiers who arrived in America were often embraced as brothers by the woodland tribes. What do you think were the reasons for this affinity?
In his Author’s Note Pattison observes that the period during which this series is set played a critical role in defining America. What are some of the themes in Original Death that reflect this point?
“The best of historical novels allow us to commit our entire spirit to understanding another world that was once our own.”
The Diverse Cast of Freedom
The miracle of the founding of the United States wasn’t that of heroic military victories, it was the unprecedented victory—unique in prior human history—of shared values over ethnicity, culture, religion and race. In many ways that is the essential message of my Bone Rattler series, as vividly reflected in my latest installment Savage Liberty. It … Continue reading “The Diverse Cast of Freedom”
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Sum41 – Don’t call it a Sum-back
14th Mar 2017 / Patrick / Leave a comment
Canadian punk rockers Sum 41 brought their high-octane live show to Rockhal on Thursday night as they returned to Luxembourg for the first time in seven years.
Having burst onto the scene back in 2001 with their aptly named multi-platinum debut ‘All Killer No Filler’, Sum41 have since been through the mill, with multiple line-up changes and rehab for alcohol addiction. However, they returned last autumn with their first record in five years with ’13 Voices’, which harks back to a heavier thrash sound.
Opening with ’13 Voices’, frontman and last original member Deryck Whibley flew out the traps with boundless energy and verve that we’ve come to expect from Sum41 and never let up all evening.
Having come back from a longer than anticipated hiatus the band look to have found their groove once more, pulling out all the stops from confetti cannons and balloons to a giant inflatable skull. Whibley even picked a few fans from the front to come and join them at the side of the stage for the whole set, which I’m sure they won’t forget in a hurry.
Celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band they delved back into their rich treasure trove of pop-punk classics with the likes of ‘Underclass Hero’ and ‘war’ which Whibley dedicated to the Sum41 family, as they helped him through his darkest days, referencing his public battle with alcoholism.
With the first half of the set leaning heavily on the new record with the likes of ‘Fake My Own Death’ and ‘Goddam I’m Dead Again’ Sum41 proved they’re not just putting our records so they can tour the old hits, as the new album holds up next to anything that has proceeded it and given them a new lease of life live.
With the crowd feeding off the high tempo of the band it wasn’t long before moshpits appeared, along with plenty of crowd surfers popping up throughout, whilst the band went into the back catalogue with ‘Motivation’.
Even though they have a healthy repertoire of their own to pull from, they still brought out a couple of covers with Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ getting as good a reaction as anything on the night. Before their take on Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ had the whole crowd sitting on the floor before jumping to their feet for the chorus.
Whibley had the audience suitably under his spell from the stage, however he made his way through the crowd to the back of the venue to take up a small platform in front of the sound desk, where he would play ‘Make No Difference’ on his own.
Although the new record produced some much-welcomed thrash urgency it’s the punk anthems that have allowed them to play venues the size of Rockhal for the last 15 years and when you can finish a set on ‘Still Waiting’ and ‘In Too Deep’ then you understand why their legions of fans keep returning.
Rockhal – 9/03/17
‘Magnetised’ Tom Odell delights Luxembourg
18th Feb 2017 / Patrick / Leave a comment
Tom Odell played his first show of the year on Sunday night and it was in Luxembourg, as he returned to den Atelier to the delight of the sold-out crowd.
Having thrilled audiences at Neimënster back in 2015 Tom Odell returned to the Grand Duchy armed with his new album “Wrong Crowd”. After launching onto the scene back in 2013 with his chart-topping debut album “Long Way Down”, Odell had kept fans waiting for a follow up until last summer.
Three years on and Odell is back with another album full of piano ballads and heartache, whilst finding room for a few extra dimensions. Those extras were evident the second the lights lit up the stage, revealing two drum kits sitting behind the grand piano which took up much of the Atelier stage.
Donning a grey suit Odell took to the piano and opened the evening with “Still Getting Used to Being on My Own”. His crisp vocals washed over the bittersweet sound of his soulful piano, before the band came crashing in with the two drum kits, bass, and guitar adding the layers and verve to a sound which can’t be found on his record.
He seemed to be adamant in making an immediate impression, as he followed it up with “I Know” another barnstorming rendition which wouldn’t have felt out of place closing the night.
Throughout the evening Odell moved around the stage, even jumping down into the pit to hold the hands of his adoring fans, but no matter how affable his chat about his trousers being too short are, he doesn’t come across as a natural frontman.
His natural habitat seems to be behind the piano, where he looks most confident and comfortable and where he proves he is more than just another pop star but a real musician that knows his craft.
With a soulful rendition of the title track “Wrong Crowd” he once more showed his progression as an artist, whilst still harking back to his powerful piano melodies that have served him so well thus far in his career.
Although his new album isn’t even a year old yet Odell tested a new song on his fans, with “Valium” or “Come and Gone” (title yet to be decided). Whilst the solo performance didn’t initially sound like it moved far from his safe ground, you could hear a pin drop as his fans lapped up every second of it.
Whilst the numerous couples enjoyed the new song it was “Another Love” that had them all embracing and swaying side to side as they sang their hearts out. This is Odell at his heart wrenching best, where his songwriting connects and why he won an Ivor Novello award for best songwriter back in 2014.
The encore was mostly reserved for debut album tracks like “Till I Lost” and the ballad “Grow Old With Me”, before finishing up on his euphoric pop single “Magnetised”, which he must’ve thought was a sure fire hit when released.
Here’s hoping that Odell can show more conviction on the next record and really push his sound and his fans into new territory. He is clearly exceptionally talented but some of it seems to be watered down to appease either his label or radio.
den Atelier – 12.02.17
Arena filling sound of Bastille
Having burst onto the scene back in 2013 with their debut album “Bad Blood” Bastille went from playing small undersold venues, to selling out London’s Shepherd’s Bush Academy in a matter of months and they haven’t looked back since.
Their blend of anthemic indie pop with upbeat synths looks to have connected with a wider audience with their follow-up album “Wild World” breaking into the top ten around the globe. The album also received praise from music critics too as they tackled a tougher narrative whilst still retaining their positive outlook on another album full of floor fillers.
As they took to the stage with a brass section in tow they launched into “Send Them Off”, a hip hop inspired track which saw frontman Dan Smith covering every inch of the stage as he jumped around with unlimited energy whipping up the crowd.
The band continued through the new album with “Warmth” and “Snakes” as the large video backdrops came into their own, showing news clippings, whilst they managed to keep the energy levels up with their synth pop stadium fillings singles.
Although Smith was taking up every inch of the stage, this didn’t seem to be enough for him as he made his way into the crowd and meandered his way to the back high-fiving the audience whilst still delivering faultless vocals on “Flaws”.
The stage show itself was as slick as the songs, with choreographed videos and interplay between the band as Smith took time to engage with the crowd at every opportunity before launching into “The Draw” which with its chaotic wall of synths, guitars and brass all fighting for attention, created a rare but welcomed moment of clutter in a all together slick production.
As the evening began to draw to a close Smith once more made his way to the back of the venue climbing onto a platform in front to the sound desk asking the crowd to join him in jumping around to their rendition of “The Rhythm Of The Night” and “Rhythm Is A Dancer” mashup as he asked the whole crowd to crouch down before launching themselves into the air as the beat kicked in.
The group closed the night, as ever, on ‘Pompeii’. After all the mock propaganda and apocalyptic undertones of the song, one of the central lines “How am I gonna be an optimist about this?” certainly feels more poignant now than when it was released only three years ago.
Rockhal – 31.01.17
Euphoric pop of The Temper Trap
Having broken through in 2009 with their irresistible debut single “Sweet Disposition” The Temper Trap evoked the sounds of U2 with their stadium-filling anthemic pop-rock, so it wasn’t too surprising to find they soon began supporting The Rolling Stones and Coldplay on world tours.
After their second album didn’t quite hit the same heights of their debut they took some time out before recording their third record “Thick as Thieves”. With a four year break between the two records, The Temper trap looked to have recaptured some of that initial spark whilst adding an electronic sheen to their sound.
Opening the evening was local indie pop favourites Seed To Tree who once more held their own against an international touring act. With the band due to record some new music over the next year they tested some new material on the crowd and if those songs are anything to go by, there is another stellar album in waiting.
As The Temper Trap took to the stage they wasted no time in introducing their fans to their new record, kicking off the nights proceedings with the title track “Thick as Thieves”. With its propulsive drumbeat and the unmistakable falsetto vocals of frontman Dougy Mandagi they certainly grabbed the attention of the crowd from that off and never let up.
The early part of the set leant heavily on the new material with “Fall Together” and “Burn” both proving that the band have looked to strip their sound back since losing the services of their original lead guitarist Lorenzo Silitto. With this new line-up they have lost some of their more experimental soundscapes, replacing it with a melodic, wistful indie pop with heavy guitar riffs and pounding drums.
Although Mandagi was engaging throughout, it took him till “Science of Fear” before he truly let loose, jumping down into the crowd and singing along with their faithful following with his soaring vocals, thunderous drum beat and driving keys provided a sugar rush of good feeling.
They even found some time for theatrics as they finished the set with the pounding rhythm of the “Drum Song”. Mandagi brought the drum tom to the front of the stage and subtly poured water on it and as the song came to its crescendo he pounded away, with the water spraying up in the air blue man style.
They returned for a four track encore which of course included their monster hit “Sweet Disposition” with its U2 style guitar intro the crowd instantly knew what was coming and began to sing away as they were caught up in the euphoric sound of the band finest moment.
Rotondes sways to the rhythm of Nick Waterhouse
American rhythm and blues artist Nick Waterhouse brought his swinging grooves to a sold out Rotondes on Saturday night.
Over the last five years’ singer-songwriter, producer and rhythm and blues enthusiast Nick Waterhouse has re-light the torch for the late 50, early 60s R’n’B sound. With shimmering tambourine, girl group backing vocals and brass giving us an irresistible glimpse of a bygone era.
With Leon Bridges debut in 2015 bringing soul and R’n’B back into the spotlight, Waterhouse has surely benefited from this new found attention, allowing him to breakout from the niche audience his first two albums attracted. Like Bridges, Waterhouse’ attention to detail and ability to recreate an old sound whilst still managing to keep it fresh is what make him stand out from others.
Taking to the hot and sweaty stage of a sold out Rotondes, Waterhouse and his band launched into the R’n’B drenched “I Had Some Money” with the saxophone and organ driving the song forward whilst the backing vocals punctuated the oh so sweet tone of Waterhouse’ guitar.
Although there was certainly emphasis on the rhythm it took a while for a fairly stagnant crowd to find their dancing shoes but once they did there was no stopping them. Maybe it was the booze or just an onslaught of the most rhythm inducing, hip shaking grooves this side of New Orleans but by the time they rocked out to “Is That Clear” with the searing rich vocals of Waterhouse trademark electric guitar riffs, deep hook and irresistible tempos you couldn’t help but get down to the beat.
Vocally, Waterhouse is as spirited as he is studious, crooning and belting it out at all the appropriate moments with just the right amount of swagger to command the stage. Whilst he still allowed the band to have their own moments in the spotlight, as they kept the tempo upbeat throughout the whole evening.
The fact that the tempo never dropped meant the set flew by with “Some Place” finishing up the evening having just past the hour mark, fortunately for the audience who by this time were in rapturous applause they would return for a double encore.
Finally finishing up with “Say I Wanna Know” and The Seeds classic “Pushin’ Too Hard” they left the crowd sweaty but yet still crying for more which is no mean feat. With songs this well constructed they’ll always find and audience, so lets just hope with this revival in R’n’B other acts can approach it with as much detail and authenticity at Waterhouse does.
Rotondes – 28/01/17
The funny peculiar Divine Comedy entertains Luxembourg
18th Feb 2017 18th Feb 2017 / Patrick / Leave a comment
One of the UKs most enduring and quirky bands The Divine Comedy finally made their way to Luxembourg on Friday night at den Atelier.
Late last year The Divine Comedy fronted by Neil Hannon, the only ever-present member of the band, released their 11th studio album ‘Foreverland’.
Although they achieved their greatest commercial success back in the mid to late 90s with nine top 40 singles including a top ten with ‘National Express’, their new album has charted better in the UK, Ireland and France than any previous albums to date. Much of this continued success is to do with a passionate and loyal fan base that only grows as Hannon proves he still has a knack of writing quirky songs.
Taking to the stage in full Napoleon Bonaparte regalia, Hannon opened with the piano driven ‘How Can You Leave Me On My Own’. It instantly highlights why Hannon has had such a dedicated fan base, with humours lyrics aplenty with the song an ode to a loved one, begging them not to abandon the singer for just a couple of hours.
“When you leave I become a moron, a beer-swilling time-killing moron / I surgically remove all of the green food from my diet, I know I should be reading but I’m too lazy to try it” he pleads.
It’s not just the lyrical content that grabs you but the slightest of gestures from Hannon himself as with just the slight raise of an eyebrow he manages to convey a hundred word in one gest.
With such a well received new record it was a delight to hear much of the early part of the set peppered with tracks from it. Never one to shy away from a subject Hannan called out “the fascists are rising we should make a ‘Pact’”, before launching into the jaunty marching rhythm of the song of the same name. Hannon has a knack of mixing humour, love and despair in his songs whilst always keeping the upbeat feel with the lightest of touches.
The orchestral and operatic ‘The Certainty of Chance’ once more highlight Hannon’s deep warm vocals before he made his way off stage leaving the band to finish. He returned a couple of minutes later wearing a suit, bowler hat and with umbrella in hand for ‘The Complete Banker’, in which the irony of the lyrics “Well maybe this recession is a blessing in disguise, We can build a much much bigger bubble the next time, And leave the rest to clean our mess up” was not lost on Hannon as he smiled and said “I hope there are no members of the banking community here tonight”.
Lisa O’Neil who supported on the night joined for ‘Funny Peculiar’ with their contrasting vocals creating a wonderful juxtaposition in this most witty and delicate of love songs.
The end of the evening leant heavily on the older material with ‘The Lady of A Certain Age’, ‘Something for the Weekend’ and of course ‘National Express’ which had the crowd swaying and singing once more.
The Divine Comedy proved why they’re so well loved, with an exciting set packed with the old and new. Whilst Hannon gave a lesson in showmanship with his genial manner truly endearing the crowd who he had under his spell all evening.
den Atelier – 27/01/17
Kid Colling Cartel rocks Atelier
Local blues guitarist Stéphane “Kid” Colling launched his debut album at den Atelier on Saturday night to an excited crowd.
Over the last few weeks you’d be hard pushed to find anyone who hasn’t heard the name Kid Colling, as he has found himself on all the media outlets from radio, print and TV, pushing the release of his album launch show on Saturday night. However, it looked like the hard graft paid off as den Atelier was bustling with anticipation for the launch of Colling’s long awaited debut album “In The Devil’s Court”.
Having toured extensively over the last few years Colling finally found time out to record his debut record with his band the Cartel, which is made up of Vincent Charrue on keys and Hammond organ, David Franco on bass and Florian Pons on drums. Like many debuts, Colling introduced many of his influences over the years onto the record and all that came out in the live show last night.
With the band taking to the stage first, they allowed Colling to receive the applause as he arrived on his own looking like a man on a mission to entertain and that he did. Instantly taking to the wah wah pedal Colling revved up the early proceedings as the band wove together harmonising blues riffs whilst the rich smooth tones of Colling’s vocals came to the fore. As it was an album launch Colling had a few extra tricks up his sleeve with backing singers and a few guest guitarists coming on through the night.
Whilst it’s Colling’s band it never felt that the night was all about him but more like a collective, all moving in the same direction. They were all allowed their own space to showcase their abilities whilst Colling orchestrated and dropped in the odd solo and warming vocal when required.
Although Colling and his band lean heavily on the blues, there are enough influences from other genres which allowed them to mix up the time signatures on many of the songs, keeping the night fresh and flowing. This gave a certain dynamic to the proceedings, with Colling’s touch ardent and full of feeling but also perfectly controlled. Whether it was on a straight up blues number or one of their blues rock tracks there was always passion and fun, as Colling could barely hide the smile on his face all evening.
As the night was a celebration of the rich blues scene in Luxembourg it was fitting that Remo Cavallini joined them onstage for a cover of BB King’s “How Blue Can You Get”, with the two guitarists leaning into one another as their guitar riffs sung in unison.
For the encore the stage would become packed with blues talent as Fred Barreto of the Fred Barreto Group and most of Heavy Petrol, both of whom supported on the night, joined Colling and his band as they launched into “I Don’t Care” which continued the party atmosphere going to the last moment of a set which was just shy of 2 hours, which is quite an achievement for a debut album launch night.
Having released the record so early on in the year it’s hard not to think this will certainly be an exciting year for the bluesman, who has also been chosen to represent Luxembourg at the European Blues Challenge in April.
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Oral history interview with Jon Berndt, 9 May 1997 [Part 2]
Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History
Interview with Jon Berndt, media trainer at the Community Arts Project (circa 1976-b000). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interviews with Billy Mandindi and Thetha Sithole, May 1997 [Part 2]
Interviews with Billy Mandindi and Thetha Sithole. Mandindi was a visual arts student at the Community Arts Project (1980s-1990s). Sithole was a theatre student and trustee at the Community Arts Project (1980-1990s). The interviews were conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interviews with Nomakitha Bavuma and Vuyile Voyiya, April 1997 [Part 1]
Interviews with Nomakitha Bavuma and Vuyile Voyiya. Bavuma was a theatre student (full-time) at the Community Arts Project (late 1980s). Voyiya was a visual arts student (full-time) and child arts educator (part-time) at the Community Arts Project (1985-1993) The interviews were conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Lorelle Bell, May 1997 [Part 2]
Interview with Lorelle Bell, full-time administrator at the Community Arts Project (1980s). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interviews with Simba Pemhenayi, Sophie Peters and Thembinkosi Goniwe, May 1997 [Part 2]
Interviews with Simba Pemhenayi, Sophie Peters and Thembinkosi Goniwe. Pemhenayi was performing arts educator at the Community Arts Project (1994-1998). Peters was a visual arts student (full-time) and child arts educator (part-time) at the Community Arts Project (circa 1987-1997). Goniwe was a part-time visual arts student and educator at the Community Arts Project (late 1980s-circa 1997). The interviews were conducted by Robyn Denny and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Shirley Walters, May 1997 [Part 1]
Interview with Shirley Walters, trustee and chairperson of board at the Community Arts Project (late 1980s-early 1990s) The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with John Walter, May 1997 [Part 2]
Interview with John Walter, part-time theatre facilitator at the Community Arts Project (1980s)The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interviews with Liz Brouckaert, Desiree Kok and Simba Pemhenayi, May 1997 [Part 1]
Interviews with Liz Brouckaert, Desiree Kok and Simba Pemhenayi. Brouckaert was a child arts educator at the Community Arts Project (c. 1997). Kok was a visual arts student at the Community Arts Project (1980s-1990s). Pemhenayi was performing arts educator at the Community Arts Project (1994-1998). The interviews conducted by Robyn Denny, commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Zayd Minty, 1997
Interview with Zayd Minty, former co-ordinator at the Community Arts Project (1993-1996). The interview was conducted by Robyn Denny and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Emile Maurice, 1997
Interview with Emile Maurice, member of the Community Arts Project (1980s). The interview was conducted by Robyn Denny and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interviews with Lungile Bam and Thetha Sithole, May 1997 [Part 1]
Interviews with Lungile Bam and Thetha Sithole. Bam was a visual arts student and educator (both full-time) at the Community Arts Project (circa 1987-1997). Sithole was a theatre student and trustee at the Community Arts Project (1980-1990s). The interviews were conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interviews with Colleen Cupido and Gaby Cheminais, May 1997 [Part 2]
Interviews with Colleen Cupido and Gaby Cheminais. Cupido was a theatre student at the Community Arts Project (1980s). Cheminais was a long-serving media trainer at the Community Arts Project (circa 1985-late 1990s). The interviews were conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interviews with Barbara Voss and Lovell Friedman, April and May 1997 [Part 1]
Interviews with Barbara Voss and Lovell Friedman. Voss was book-keeper and child arts educator (full-time) at the Community Arts Project (late 1980s- circa 1997) and Friedman taught child art part-time (mid-late 1980s). The interviews were conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Hamilton Budaza, 9 May 1997 [Part 1]
Interview with Hamilton Budaza, resident artist and child arts educator at the Community Arts Project (circa 1982-1993). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Interview with Jon Berndt, media trainer at the Community Arts Project (circa 1976-a000). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Mpathi Gocini, 27 May 1997
Interview with Mpathi Gocini, former resident artist at the Community Arts Project (circa 1978). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Sebastian Brown, May 1997
Interview with Sebastian Brown, part-time ceramics teacher at the Community Arts Project (1980s-1993). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
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Ghana steps up the fight against illegal fishing practices
By EJF and Hen Mpoano
Ghana has stepped up its efforts to crack down on ‘saiko’ – an illegal practice driving the collapse of Ghana’s inshore fishery, whereby industrial trawlers sell fish to local canoes at sea. Yesterday, the country’s Fisheries Enforcement Unit intercepted an alleged saiko canoe loaded with tonnes of frozen fish. Suitably deterrent sanctions must follow, say the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and local NGO Hen Mpoano, and they must be imposed not only on the saiko canoe owner, but also the operators and owners of the industrial trawl vessel that caught the fish.
Saiko, originally an informal trading system where unwanted industrial bycatch would be exchanged at sea for fruit and livestock brought by canoes, is now a part of targeted fishing for trawlers in Ghanaian waters. Not only illegal, it puts industrial fishing vessels in direct competition with small-scale fishers for catches of species such as sardinella that are a staple food for local communities. Having effectively ‘stolen’ fish from canoe fishers, saiko operators sell these back to the same fishing communities for profit.
Images taken by the Fisheries Enforcement Unit reveal the sheer volume of fish that may be transported in a saiko canoe – an average saiko trip lands 26 tonnes of fish, the equivalent of around 400 traditional ‘artisanal’ canoe trips. The photos also show that many of the fish intercepted in yesterday’s enforcement action appear to be juveniles – often true for saiko catches – which undermines the ability of the fish stocks to recover from overfishing.
Saiko is illegal under Ghanaian law, attracting a fine of between US$100,000 and US$2 million. The minimum fine increases to US$1 million where catches involve juvenile fish or the use of prohibited fishing gear. The owner and crew of the saiko canoe intercepted on Wednesday have been arrested and taken in for questioning.
“This is essential work on the part of the Ghanaian government and follows the positive steps already taken this year to stop saiko, such as placing observers on vessels” says EJF Deputy Director Max Schmid. “These enforcement actions must now be followed by deterrent sanctions. Importantly, these should be imposed not only on the saiko canoe owner, but also the operators and owners of the industrial trawler that caught the fish. All trawlers are now subject to satellite monitoring, with human observers also present. Along with information from the owner and crew of the saiko canoe, it will be possible to identify the industrial vessel and to hold those responsible to account.”
EJF and Hen Mpoano urge the authorities to be fully transparent in the conduct of this case, and to ensure that the outcome, including the sanctions imposed and the amount paid, are published on the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development website.
“Sanctions must be no less than the minimum specified in the legislation, regardless of whether the case is settled in or out of court, and should include the cancellation of licences where repeat offences are detected,” says Director of Hen Mpoano, Kofi Agbogah. “Only then will they act as a true deterrent for potential offenders.”
This case is a crucial opportunity for the government to demonstrate that engaging in illegal and destructive fishing practices in Ghana’s waters will not be tolerated. EJF and Hen Mpoano recommend that the government issues a firm statement to this effect and that the ban on saiko is upheld during the ongoing reform of the Fisheries Act.
Watch the film from EJF and Hen Mpoano: Ghana: A Fishing Nation in Crisis
Read the briefing from EJF and Hen Mpoano: The Problem with “Saiko”: An Ecological and Human Catastrophe
Saiko is a highly organised and lucrative practice, accounting for an estimated 100,000 tonnes of illegal and unreported catches in 2017, with an estimated landed value of US$34-65 million.
According to the Fisheries Scientific and Technical Working Group, the small pelagic fishery – which supports the livelihoods of over 2 million fisherfolk along Ghana’s coastline – could collapse by 2020 in the absence of robust management interventions.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development proposed a closed season for all fishing activities, except tuna fishing, in August 2018. While this has now been postponed to 2019 (to allow for more preparation and stakeholder engagement), it is essential that illegal and destructive practices, such as saiko, are shut down to allow for the rebuilding of the resource.
About Far Dwuma Nkɔdo:
The three-year (2017-2019) project is being implemented by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Hen Mpoano with the financial support of the European Union and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). As part of this project, EJF and Hen Mpoano are working to help drive a reduction in illegal fishing, and give local fishers a voice in the process to build a more sustainable fishing sector:
Through a unique combination of local surveillance and remote monitoring, we are strengthening the monitoring and reporting of illegal fishing, and empowering local communities to document illicit fishing activities.
We are working to empower small-scale fishers, vulnerable and marginalised groups to articulate their interests in fisheries reforms and implement fisheries co-management.
We are promoting alternative livelihood options for small-scale fishing communities, helping them to diversify their local economies and to reduce their dependence on fishing.
For more information, visit www.ejfoundation.org or www.henmpoano.org
The Environmental Justice Foundation is an international non-governmental organisation working to protect the environment and defend human rights. EJF is a charity registered in England and Wales (1088128). www.ejfoundation.org
Hen Mpoano is a non-profit organization based in Ghana. Its vision is for inclusive and integrated management of Ghana’s coastal and marine ecosystems to generate long-term socio-economic and ecological benefits. www.henmpoano.org
Charles Smith - EJF Ghana Communications Officer
charles.smith@ejfoundation.org
Daisy Brickhill - EJF Press & Communications Coordinator
daisy.brickhill@ejfoundation.org
Cephas Asare - Hen Mpoano Programs and Communication Officer
casare@henmpoano.org
Fair fisheries for Ghana: New report
Ghana’s small-scale fishing industry makes its voice heard in fisheries law reforms
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Satellite-based system for collision avoidance and traffic management in aeronautical and maritime applications
Frank Hermanns
Satellites have revolutionized business communications in the sky. Navigation satellites are used in aviation and shipping. However, too many accidents still occur because navigation and comminication systems are not utilized to their full extent.
The main idea is to stimulate the airspace or water surface with vehicles (aircraft or ships) as precisely as possible with a prediction capability based on information transmitted from individual vehicles. The simulation centers maintain a permanent data connection with the vehicles via satellite or alternatively, via terrestrial radio links. Relevant simulation parameter vectors contain satellite navigation data, position, orientation, (angular) velocity, (angular) acceleration, the intended route as well as controller settings and other data (weather, wind, machine parameters…). In this way, a very detailed simulation can run in large computing centers, including current and near-future behavior. When collecting all these data, nonlinear predictions can also be performed, and not just linear paths according to the position and velocity of vehicles, as is currently the case.
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A second computer system will use the air/sea simulation states and predictions to operate an expert system for automated collision prediction and warning message generation. This could have prevented the accident in Konstanz-Überlingen where the human air traffic controller was not aware of the situation. It is quite usual for traffic control staff to experience high levels of stress. Next to traffic control, machine monitoring is also very important. On-board machine diagnostic today is limited and the pilot cannot attend to technical datails too much as he has to concentrate on flying. Expert teams on the ground can be very useful for handling critical situations if they receive large volumes of machine-specific data via a broadband satellite link. Machines should correct or warn about dangerous human decisions. One example in Vienna in July 2000 can be cited, when the pilot made mistakes in calculation the remaining fule reserve. He suddenly ran out of fuel and crashed the airplane with an emergency landing. Automated and remote machine monitoring can prevent many of such problems.
Another application for this kind of air/sea simulation system is the automated monitoring of no-fly-zones (nuclear power plants) or dangerous maritime zones (reefs, sandbanks), to detect possible violations at an early stage and generate warnings. The “network-centric black box” can be realized by recording the simulation data for better accident analysis and instant support for the rescue teams.
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Khatta Meetha (2010 film)
खट्टा मीठा
Priyadarshan
Cape of Good Films
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.
Screenplay by
Sreenivasan
Urvashi Sharma
Ouseppachan
V. Manikandan
Hari Om Entertainment Co.
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision
23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)
₹35 crore[1]
₹62.79 crore[1]
Khatta Meetha (transl. Sour and Sweet) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan that stars Akshay Kumar and Trisha (in her Bollywood debut) in the lead roles. The film is a remake of Priyadarshan's previous Malayalam film Vellanakalude Nadu (1988), scripted by Sreenivasan.[2] The film was produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd and Hari Om Productions.[3] It was released on 23rd July 2010.
3.1 Critical response
4 Awards and nominations
5 Soundtrack
5.1 Track listing
Plot[edit]
The film revolves around a struggling road constructor, Sachin Tichkule (Akshay Kumar). He dreams big but there seems to be no chance of his dreams coming true as he doesn't have any money to bribe the bureaucracy. His family have lost faith in him, telling him to earn money through honest means. To make matters worse, the new Municipal Commissioner turns out to be his former girlfriend, Gehna Ganpule (Trisha), who now hates him due to his wayward ways. His brothers-in-law Trigun (Manoj Joshi), Suhas Vichare (Milind Gunaji) and his elder brother Harish (Paritosh Sand) were all responsible for a bridge collapsing accident in which many people were killed.
They were helped by a politician named Sanjay Rana (Jaideep Ahlawat). After putting the blame of the mishap on their driver Vishwas Rao, (Tinu Anand) they kill him later fearing he would reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Sanjay's lustful eyes fall on Sachin's sister Anjali (Urvashi Sharma). Sachin warns him to keep away from Anjali by slapping him in his office.
Meanwhile, a journalist named Azad Bhagat (Makrand Deshpande) wants justice as his family were killed in that accident. Anjali gets married to Sanjay, unbeknownst to Sachin. When he confronts his father Ramakant Tichkule (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) as to how the marriage is finalized to an evil man without his knowledge, he reprimands Sachin, saying he has no right to say he didn't know anything because he has no money to marry his sister off. After losing contact, Sachin learns that Anjali has been attempting to contact him and when he goes to their house one night, he is informed by the guard that they have gone out.
Sachin spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. Sachin and his parents are devastated. Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office and learns of Azad's intentions and how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.
Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw Sachin's sister Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. In an attempt to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. Sanjay is then killed after being run over by a bus and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.
Sachin's brother and brothers-in-law are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.
He agrees to leave, until his father stops him and realizes his honesty and trustworthiness, re-kindling their relationship, saying that he is proud of him. As he gets out of the house, Sachin spots Gehna, who tells him that she remained a spinster waiting for him, and confesses her love for Sachin and they decide to get married.
Akshay Kumar as Sachin Tichkule
Trisha as Gehna Ganpule, Municipal Commissioner
Rajpal Yadav as Rangeela
Makrand Deshpande as Azad Bhagat
Asrani as Seth Karodimal
Johnny Lever as Award Anshumaan
Milind Gunaji as Suhas Vichare, Sachin's brother-in-law
Aruna Irani as Sheetaladevi, Sachin's mother
Urvashi Sharma as Anjali Tichkule, Sachin's sister
Manoj Joshi as Trigun Fatak, Sachin's brother-in-law
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Ramakant Tichkule, Sachin's father
Tinu Anand as Vishwas Rao, driver
Atul Parchure as Chintan
Neeraj Vora as Mr Ganpule
Jaideep Ahlawat as Sanjay Rane
Anupam Bhattacharya as Police inspector
Paritosh Sand as Harish Tichkule, Sachin's elder brother
Anant Jog as Ramakant's samdhi
Swatantra Bharat as Mr Adiwarkar
Preity Pundir as Sandhya, Ganpule's wife
Pooja Bhatt as Subhadra Tichkule, Harish's wife
Esha as Akanksha Vichare, Suhas's wife and Sachin's elder sister
Geeta Vijan as Gayatri Fatak, Trigun's wife
Ajay Shah as Ajay
Kanchan Pagare as Jadia
Sanjay Belose as Gangya
Satish as Joshi
Nitin Desai as Lawyer
Paresh Brahmabhatt as Peon
Prafull as Gopi
Nagesh Bhosle as Inspection Officer
Pradeep Vengurlekar as Vigilance Officer
Anand Ingle as Politician
Kainaat Arora as the item girl in song "Aila Re Aila"
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Upon release, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Khatta Meetha has an approval rating of 20% on the basis of 5 reviews with an average rating of 3 out of 10.[4]
Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN rated the film 1 out of 5 saying, "Khatta Meetha is a schizophrenic film".[5] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave it 2/5 saying, "The story with its baggage of generic turns and contrived twists seems all too familiar in making its even-now significant point. In addition, it seems a tad too long at its three hours running time.[6] Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times gave it 1/5 and stated, "This one's about wacky Akki alone. Truly, few things unite Indians, besides a high illiteracy rate, and films of Bollywood superstars. One benefits from the other. And Priyadarshan gets to churn out his own no-brainer remakes every other week."[7] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5/5 while stating, "Khatta Meetha is a major letdown from the accomplished director. It's not a full-blown comedy. It's not a full-scale satire either. Hugely disappointing!"[8] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated the film 1.5/5 and stated, "In no way does 'Khatta Meetha' look like a film made by a director who has made 80 films till date. Certainly not from a director who got a National Award barely a year back for 'Kanchivaram'. This one is a rather amateur product which is best avoided."[9] Blessy Chettiar of DNA gave it a rating of 2/5 and said, "Khatta Meetha is a hotchpotch of too much drama and very little comedy".[10] Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave it the highest rating of 3/5 saying, "Tune off a bit for the tedious middle and you could be in for some fun and frolic in Khatta Meetha".[11]
Awards and nominations[edit]
6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) – KK for "Sajde Kiye"[12]
2011 Zee Cine Awards
Nominated – Best Female Debut – Trisha Krishnan[13]
3rd Mirchi Music Awards
Nominated[14]
Best Item Song of the Year - "Aila Re Aila"
Soundtrack[edit]
Soundtrack album by
Feature film soundtrack
The film's soundtrack is composed by Pritam with lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil, Shehzad Roy and Nitin Raikwar.[15][16] The version of Sajde Kiye used in the film is not available in the official soundtrack. The song Sajde Kiye is sung by Roop Kumar Rathod & Harshdeep Kaur in the film version.
Track listing[edit]
Singer(s)
1. "Nana Chi Taang" Kunal Ganjawala 5:01
2. "Sajde Kiye" KK, Sunidhi Chauhan & Shahid Mallya 5:07
3. "Bullshit" Shehzad Roy 3:55
4. "Aila Re Aila" Daler Mehndi & Kalpana Patowary 4:22
5. "Nana Chi Taang" (Remix) Kunal Ganjawala 4:05
6. "Sajde Kiye" (Remix) KK, Harshdeep Kaur & Suzanne D'Mello 4:39
7. "Aila Re Aila" (Remix) Daler Mehndi & Kalpana Patowary 4:00
8. "Nachde Re" (instrumental) DJ Suketu
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^ "Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon". indiglamour. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^ "Akshay Kumar to produce Khatta Meetha". 9 January 2010.
^ "Khatta Meetha (2010) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Masand: 'Khatta Meetha' is a schizophrenic film". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ "Khatta Meetha is only part-funny". Rediff. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ "Mayank Shekhar's Review: Khatta Meetha". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ "Movie Review: Khatta Meetha". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ "AOL Movie Review: Khatta Meetha".
^ "Khatta Meetha is more sour than sweet". DNA India. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ Kazmi, Nikhat (23 July 2010). "Khatta Meetha Movie review". Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ "Nominations for 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
^ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
^ "Nominees - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010". 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Music Review". Musicaloud. 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
^ "Khatta Meetha Music Review". Realbollywood. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
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For the Adelaide arts centre once known as Living Arts Centre, see Lion Arts Centre.
The Living Arts Centre is a 225,000 square foot (21,000 m²) multi-use facility which opened in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada in 1997.[1] The Centre is visited by over 300,000 visitors annually, who come to view performing and visual arts programs, attend corporate meetings/conventions, or participate in a variety of community events.[2] The Living Arts Centre houses performance theatres (Hammerson Hall, Rogers Theatre and The RBC Theatre), an exhibition gallery, seven professional art studios and corporate meeting facilities.[3] There is studio space for hot glass, flameworking, wood, photography, ceramics, painting & drawing, jewellery, and textile & fibre arts.[4]
There are three theatres the biggest a 1,350-seat concert theatre called Hammerson Hall; a 382-seat recital theatre called the RBC Theatre; and a small 110 seat space named the Rogers Theatre.[5][6]
The Living Arts Centre was designed by the Zeidler Partnership.[7] The same firm that designed the Eaton Centre, Queen's Quay Terminal, the National Trade Centre, and Toronto Centre for the Arts.[8]
The Living Arts Centre is a non-for-profit organization that is funded by the City of Mississauga and the Government of Canada.[9] Artist Stuart Reid designed a piece for the Centre titled "Dance of Venus."[10]
The Living Arts Centre serves as the performance outlet for dozens of arts organizations and community cultural groups, including the Mississauga Choral Society, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra and Mississauga International Children's Festival.[11] This includes local, national, and international entertainers.[12] Also, it serves as a home to business events, art exhibitions and community classes in a variety of crafts.[13] The two largest theatres, Hammerson Hall and The RBC Theatre, are used for a wide variety of arts, cultural, and entertainment events.[14] The arts and crafts studios feature many professional artists.[15] Additionally, Laidlaw Hall hosts constantly changing art exhibitions.[16]
^ "History and Mission". www.livingartscentre.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ "Theatre Rentals". www.livingartscentre.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ "Studio Profiles". www.livingartscentre.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ PCL Constructors Canada Inc. 9 March 2007 <http://canada.pcl.com/projects/Archived/0900253/index.aspx>
^ Zeidler Partnership Architects 9 March 2007 <http://www.zgpa.net>
^ "The Living Arts Centre". Zeidler Partnership Architects. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ "Cultural". Zeidler Partnership Architects. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ "Home". www.livingartscentre.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ "dance of Venus". stuart reid. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ "Theatre Performances". www.livingartscentre.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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The director of ISCIII, Raquel Yotti, explains the functions of the Institute
What centers and units does ISCIII have?
The ISCIII, which has a campus in Madrid capital and another one in Majadahonda (Madrid), hosts many centers and units, which work on different health areas. ISCIII houses the National Center of Epidemiology; the National Center of Microbiology; the National Center of Environmental Health; the National Center of Tropical Medicine; the National School of Health; the National School of Occupational Medicine; the Rare Disease Research Institute; the Chronic Diseases Research Unit; the Telemedicine and eHealth Research Unit; the National Agency for Health Technology Assessment; the Office for the Transfer of Research Results; the National Library of Health Sciences; the European Projects Office; the National Bank of Cell Lines, and the National Register of Biobanks.
In this way, ISCIII works on chronic diseases, cancer, environmental pollutants, health training, public health, health education, care and nursing, communicable diseases, research funding, scientific advice, I+D+i Biomedical evaluation, management of scientific knowledge, digital health..., among many other issues.
Ciber, foundations, networks and platforms
Three foundations also depend on the ISCIII: the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), which investigates heart diseases; the National Center for Oncological Research (CNIO), which researches in cancer, and the Center for Research in Neurological Diseases (CIEN), which investigates in neurological pathologies such as Alzheimer's, among others. In addition, the Institute has promoted and finances the Network Biomedical Research Centers Consortium (Ciber); Health Research Institutes (IIS) of hospitals; thematic networks of cooperative research in health (Retics), and the five Research Platforms: Biobanks, Medical and Health Technologies, Clinical Trials, Proteomics, Genotyping and Cell Lines, and Bioinformatics.
The director of ISCIII, cardiologist Raquel Yotti, recalls that the main goal of the Institute and all its centers is "to collaborate in improving the health of the population and in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases".
Since its establishment in 1986, ISCIII has had ten man and two woman directors. Rafael Nájera (1986-1992); José Borrell (1992-1994); José Ramón Ricoy (1994-1996); José Antonio Gutiérrez (1996-2000); Antonio Campos (2000-2004); Francisco Gracia (2004-2007); Flora de Pablo (2007-2008); José Navas (2008-2012); Joaquín Arenas (2012-2013); Antonio Andreu (2013-2015); Jesús Fernández Crespo (2015-2018) and Raquel Yotti, current director, who has been in the position since summer 2018.
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Asaduddin Owaisi at the protest meeting against CAA, NRC and NPR in Nizamabad on Friday
NPR and NRC Two Sides Of Coin: Asaduddin Owaisi
Telangana Politics December 28, 2019, 11:21 am
HYDERABAD: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said on Friday that the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are two sides of a coin. His claim comes a day after Union Minister G Kishan Reddy had clarified that there was no link between the two.
"Home Minister Amit Shah said there is no difference between NPR and NRC. I am telling you that NPR and NRC are two sides of a coin. The rules of NPR and NRC are the same.
These rules have been made as per the Citizenship Act, 1955 in which NPR and NRC are there.. if NPR is done in this country, NRC would also be done," Owaisi said in a protest meeting at Nizamabad.
He accused BJP leaders of spreading 'false propaganda' on television channels on the matter.
Referring to some BJP leaders' reported comments that NPR exercise was conducted in 2010 as well by the then UPA government, he claimed that the difference between NPR of 2010 and 2020 was that questions would be asked on the birth place and date of birth of parents.
If the NDA government's intention was clear, it would have conducted NPR and NRC first and then brought Citizenship Amendment Act, he said.
"Why did Modi bring Citizen Amendment Act?.. He brought it because now NPR will be done," he said.
The meeting was attended by ruling TRS MLAs, representatives of Left and others. However, opposition Congress had announced that it would not attend the event.
Owaisi along with representatives of United Muslim Action Committee met the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on December 25 and requested him to stay the work on updation of National Population Register (NPR) in Telangana on the lines of Kerala.
Owaisi also claimed that KCR was sympathetic towards their demand and said there is a necessity that all like- minded parties should come together on the issue.
Municipal Elections: KTR Promises To Transform Sircilla As No1 Municipality In Telangana
The leaders of political parties are gearing up for the election campaign as the Municipal polls are going to be held on January 22. TRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) urged the people to support TRS and not vote for parties who are seeking votes in the name of caste and religion. He added that Sircilla will be transformed into the number one municipality in the coming days in India.
KTR Seeks Investments From Thai Firms For Telangana
Telangana Industries minister K T Rama Rao on Saturday asked Thailand companies to consider setting up units in the proposed Furniture Park here.
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No Takers For BJP Tickets In Municipal Polls, Claims KTR
TRS will win a lion share of seats, KTR said...
Telangana EC To Use Facial Recognition Cameras In Municipal Elections
Telangana EC said that it will use Face recognition cameras in polling booths which helps in avoiding fake votes during municipal elections 2020.
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A model study of the impact of source gas changes on the stratosphere for...
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Fleming, E. L., C. H. Jackman, R. Stolarski, and A. Douglass (2011), A model study of the impact of source gas changes on the stratosphere for 1850–2100, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 8515-8541, doi:10.5194/acp-11-8515-2011.
The long-term stratospheric impacts due to emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O, and ozone depleting substances (ODSs) are investigated using an updated version of the Goddard two-dimensional (2-D) model. Perturbation simulations with the ODSs, CO2 , CH4, and N2O varied individually are performed to isolate the relative roles of these gases in driving stratospheric changes over the 1850–2100 time period. We also show comparisons with observations and the Goddard Earth Observing System chemistry-climate model simulations for the time period 1960–2100 to illustrate that the 2-D model captures the basic processes responsible for longterm stratospheric change.
The ODSs, CO2, CH4, and N2O impact ozone via several mechanisms. ODS and N2O loading decrease stratospheric ozone via the increases in atmospheric halogen and odd nitrogen species, respectively. CO2 loading impacts ozone by: (1) cooling the stratosphere which increases ozone via the reduction in the ozone chemical loss rates, and (2) accelerating the Brewer-Dobson circulation (BDC) which redistributes ozone in the lower stratosphere. The net result of CO2 loading is an increase in global ozone in the total column and upper stratosphere. CH4 loading impacts ozone by: (1) increasing atmospheric H2 O and the odd hydrogen species which decreases ozone via the enhanced HOx-ozone loss rates; (2) increasing the H2 O cooling of the middle atmosphere which reduces the ozone chemical loss rates, partially offsetting the enhanced HOx-ozone loss; (3) converting active to reservoir chlorine via the reaction CH4+Cl→HCl+CH3 which leads to more ozone; and (4) increasing the NOx -ozone production in the troposphere. The net result of CH4 loading is an ozone decrease above 40–45 km, and an increase below 40–45 km and in the total column.
The 2-D simulations indicate that prior to 1940, the ozone increases due to CO2 and CH4 loading outpace the ozone losses due to increasing N2O and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) emissions, so that total column and upper stratospheric global ozone reach broad maxima during the 1920s–1930s. This precedes the significant ozone depletion during ∼1960– 2050 driven by the ODS loading. During the latter half of the 21st century as ODS emissions diminish, CO2, N2O, and CH4 loading will all have significant impacts on global total ozone based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) A1B (medium) scenario, with CO2 having the largest individual effect. Sensitivity tests illustrate that due to the strong chemical interaction between methane and chlorine, the CH4 impact on total ozone becomes significantly more positive with larger ODS loading. The model simulations also show that changes in stratospheric temperature, BDC, and age of air during 1850–2100 are controlled mainly by the CO2 and ODS loading. The simulated acceleration of the BDC causes the global average age of air above 22 km to decrease by ∼1 yr from 1860–2100. The photochemical lifetimes of N2O, CFCl3, CF2Cl2, and CCl4 decrease by 11–13% during 1960–2100 due to the acceleration of the BDC, with much smaller lifetime changes (<4%) caused by changes in the photochemical loss rates.
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As a final year student, I have never imagined what it takes for one to be before any interview panel. I had worked very hard in my class work with the aim of getting into a job market as early as I get through with my undergraduate studies. So, I had heard my working friends give stories about challenging interview questions that throw one offside once the person appears before an interviewing panel. Goldstein said that interview questions need a lot of wisdom to handle, and answers are always relevant to what the interviewer asks. My thoughts of appearing before an interview panel became a reality when the director of Hastings school in Madrid Ms. Cornelia. Ms. Cornelia had considered my teacher application and invited me to an interview on a Monday morning.
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I honored the invitation to appear before Ms. Cornelia's interview panel which took place that day before I could go to my final semester revision in my college. Unlike what I had been hearing, entering into Ms. Cornelia's office was welcome with smiling faces which indicated satisfaction in what the school had been looking for as a teacher. I embraced the warm welcome and accompanied that with a greeting.
"Good morning fellow instructors?" I said with a sense of gratification.
They responded to my greeting warmly and made me feel to have started working already. Ms. Cornelia was chairing the panel and had an opportunity to introduce me to his colleagues. At that time I didn't know that I had already started answering the first question in silence. Yes! In silence because they decided to evaluate my patience level by delaying ushering me to sit down. At last, after the introduction, I was ushered to have a sit and appreciated it.
My level of confidence shocked them in that I have regarded them as fellow instructors. Ms. Cornelia opened the forum by asking me to explain briefly about myself. Without hesitation, I took the challenging question and gave back appropriate answers as regards to my education background, and any long period vocational volunteer work I ever did to acquire a working experience. I knew that family details were essential in such a question, but I decided to ignore it because of circumstances I couldn't avoid.
The most challenging pose was of that to describe myself using three words. I thought for a while and tried to imagine how I can put down a story about myself in just three words. After a short brainstorm, I just praised myself as 'great decision maker.' At that point, everybody laughed including me as I saw Ms. Cornelia open her notebook and wrote down. I held breath for a moment and thought perhaps my interview was over.
After writing, Ms. Cornelia asked me to talk about what motivates me. I know that I like working as a team, but after thinking for a while what the question might desire, I decided to answer her with the same belief in my mind.
"A team player in a school is very essential especially during project-based learning." She remarked.
At that point, I felt a sense of relief to know that I have been appreciated openly as pertains to one of my answers. This was followed by the easiest question I didn't expect to be asked. It was about how to balance my studies and peer teaching. They didn't expect me to be having such a free time to put into peer teaching as they discovered in my answer. This is because I was doing my last semester examinations in the following two weeks.
"Why don't you prefer working with us as a full-time teacher." Mr. Adinto, a panel member inquired.
Well, I had not thought of working in such an honorable school as a full time. There came up the opportunity that anybody couldn't let go. But I didn't think for any moment that the question of strengths and weaknesses could come up. In my mind, I thought that the question session was summarized with this.
Ms. Cornelia cleared her throat, and in my mind, I thought she was prepared to dismiss me. Opposite to my expectations, she asked me to explain the areas that I am strong in. I was very fast in answering this with honesty because one of my strengths is honesty. Punctuality was evident from the way I kept time to the venue. So, my answer of being punctual as strength has all members in that panel as witnesses. My obedience as a strength was yet to be discovered if I was to be offered that job.
What to expect to be in five years time was a question I wasn't prepared for. I thought it was a question that reflected my personal development plans. But after a while, I reflected in my mind that all questions must be related to my job specifications. This is the reason I ignored revealing my family details and ended up by answering my position in five years amicably. The panel was thrown in amazement to hear that I hoped to see myself responsible for any academic institution that values my skills and experiences.
I didn't imagine under quoting or over quoting my salary expectations. So I turned the question on salary back to the panel as a challenging question. I didn't want to quote a figure, but when they insisted I should, I just told them that I would be comfortable with what the school could offer to a person of my qualifications.
At that moment, I was asked to raise any question to the panel, but I didn't. The school director appreciated the manner in which I answered my questions and promised to call me that evening to inform me about the interview outcome.
That interview experience taught me to trust in myself and know for sure that what Wilfrid says is true that interviewers always look for the confidence one has during answering of questions.
Wilfrid Laurier University. (1995). The interview process. Waterloo, Ont.: The University.
Goldstein, W., & Phi Delta Kappa. (1986). Recruiting superior teachers: The interview process. Bloomington, Ind: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.
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Minnesota Offers Newton’s Darwin Barlow
Newton running back Darwin Barlow developed a strong friendship with Hunter, a young boy with dreams of one day playing for the Eagles. (© ETSN.fm)
Minnesota has been making the East Texas round of late.
Darwin Barlow is the latest prospect to receive an offer from the Gophers. The 2019 running back from Newton posted the offer via Twitter on Friday morning.
Barlow also holds offers from schools such as Arkansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State.
He was an integral part of Newton's trip to becoming the Class 3A Division II state champions in December. He had 138 yards rushing and a touchdown as the Eagles defeated Gunter, 40-16. He finished 2017 with 38 rushing touchdowns to lead all of East Texas and rushed for 2,246 yards.
Minnesota competes in the Big 10 Conference. The Gophers finished the 2017-18 season with a record of 5-7.
Barlow, like all juniors, can sign with any team that offers him beginning in December 2018.
Jade Ashalintubbi, Elysian Fields, OL, 6-6, 331 —offers from Tulsa, ULM (2)
Darwin Barlow, Newton, RB, 6-0, 200 -- offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas State, Texas Tech, UTSA (14)
Chance Billington, John Tyler, OL, 6-3, 301 — committed to SMU; additional offer from Texas State (2)
Tamauzia Brown, Newton, ATH, 6-1, 170 -- offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma State, San Diego State, Southern Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, UTSA (14)
Javasia Brunson, Lufkin, DE, 6-4, 235 -- offers from Oklahoma State, SMU, South Florida (3)
Keontae Burns, Pittsburg, ATH, 6-3, 182 — offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisiana Monroe, Missouri, North Texas, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, UTSA (11)
Cameron Cantrell, Whitehouse, WR, 6-1, 180 -- committed to Texas Tech (1)
Coltin Clack, Texas High, QB, 6-3, 202 — offers from Florida Atlantic, SMU, Southern Miss (3)
Josh Foster, Newton, ATH, 6-0, 165 -- offer from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, SMU, TCU, ULM, Utah (9)
Christian Hood, Marshall, OL, 6-2, 290 — offer from Southern Miss (1)
T.Q. Jackson, Jefferson, WR, 6-3, 181 — offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Houston, Minnesota, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UTSA (9)
Beaux Limmer, Tyler Lee, OL, 6-5, 260 -- offers from Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas State, Tulsa, UTSA, Vanderbilt (13)
Darius Richardson, West Rusk, DL, 6-3, 288 -- offer from Texas State (1)
Keivie Rose, Henderson, DE, 6-4, 220 — offers from Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane (9)
Ke'Andre Street, John Tyler, WR, 6-4, 190 -- offers from Houston, Southern Miss, Syracuse, Tulane (4)
Caiden Walker, Newton, OL, 6-4, 276 — offers from Louisiana Tech, ULM (2)
Carl Williams, Lufkin, DT, 6-4, 310 — offers from Arkansas, Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulsa, UTSA (10)
Keshon Williams, Pine Tree, ATH, 6-4, 230 -- offer from Texas State (1)
Marcus Williams, Longview, OL, 6-6, 250 — offers from Baylor, Houston, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State (5)
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Zone of control
From Europa Universalis 4 Wiki
This article may contain outdated information that is inaccurate for the current version of the game. It was last updated for 1.28.
Forts limit unit movement due to their zones of control ("ZoC"). This article explains how that works precisely, which is frequently misunderstood.
In particular, the key concept to understand is that movement of a unit depends on what its "Return Province" is, and not just on the province it is or the adjacent province it came from.
Note that all the information there has been worked out by experimentation and does not come from knowledge of the actual game code, and thus might potentially be inaccurate.
Many of the images in this article are in "Fort Level" map mode.
1 Concepts
1.1 ZoC and non-ZoC provinces
1.2 Return Province of a unit
1.3 Distance from Return Province
1.4 Previous Province of a unit
1.5 Merging and reorganizing units
2 Movement rules
2.1 Non-ZoC rule
2.2 Previous Province rule
2.3 Ship rule
2.4 Fort rule
2.4.1 Where the fort rule does NOT apply
2.5 ZoC rule
2.5.1 Where the ZoC rule does NOT apply
3 Important consequences of the movement rules
3.1 A→C via B being allowed does not imply A→B→C being allowed
3.2 Pathfinding does not find the shortest path and depends on the Return Province
4 Other consequences of the movement rules
4.1 Clearing misconceptions
4.2 Miscellanous considerations
4.3 Combining units
4.4 Rings/barriers of ZoC provinces and defending with them
4.5 Attacking rings/barriers of ZoC provinces and getting trapped in them
5 Reproducing the screenshots
Concepts[edit]
This section may contain outdated information that is inaccurate for the current version of the game. The last version it was verified as up to date for was 1.28.
ZoC and non-ZoC provinces[edit]
From the point of view of each country, the land provinces of the world are divided in ZoC provinces and non-ZoC provinces.
ZoC provinces are provinces that are next to or on a non-mothballed level 2 or higher fort (i.e. not just a capital with no fort buildings) controlled by an enemy, and such that the ZoC province is not owned by an enemy of the owner of the province the fort is in.
Note that an occupation by anyone of a province without a fort will never change ZoC, because occupation status only matters for the fort itself. The only way to maintain the occupation status for the attacker is to maintain at all times a unit on said province; otherwise, the occupied status will be removed about a month after the last attacking unit left the province. Another way to do that is to besiege the fort that created the zone of control over the province, for as long as the siege will last no province within its zone of control will be able to be liberated.
ZoC provinces have a tooltip that says "Within the FORT COUNTRY fort in FORT PROVINCE's zone of control", and have bars in the Fort map mode.
It doesn't apparently matter which fort a province is in the ZoC of and thus multiple forts don't introduce complications. Incidentally, the game apparently assigns ZoC using a single global ordering of forts, and a fort can thus be in the ZoC of another fort rather than itself, although this seems to have no effect, as a fort exercises its zone of control prioritarily on the province it is built. As a rule, when a fort is occupied, it can only be liberated after a regular army sieged it down again (or if the war ended). So, even if a fort lies in the ZoC of one or several allied forts, its owner will still have to send an army to besiege it again in order to get it liberated.
ZoC only applies to issuing movement orders, it does not apply to any movement orders issued before the ZoC existed. For example, if a fort is mothballed and then activated after an army is queued to walk past it the army will walk past unmolested.
The mothballed fort at Selanik doesn't prevent movement to Filibe
One day after the fort at Selanik is unmothballed, it immediately prevents new movement commands to Filibe, even with 0 garrison
The fort in Ankara projects ZoC in the neutral province of Kastamonu, preventing movement from Canik to Bolu
In 1792 the province of Nice is a ZoC province from the point of view of Sardinia-Piedmont due to the fort of Cuneo (Coni) being occupied...
...even though Nice is an unoccupied province that we own!
Return Province of a unit[edit]
Each land unit stores a "Return Province", which is the last non-ZoC land province or sea tile it left (in the "previous_war" variable in the save file), if it hasn't been reset due to becoming ZoC since.
The Return Province is updated when a unit leaves a non-ZoC province, not when it enters it! This matters, as described below. The Return Province is also cleared if it becomes a ZoC province, which means the Return Province is guaranteed to always be a non-ZoC province (or a sea tile). It seems that nothing else other than these two events affects the Return Province, including for instance sieging down a fort such that your unit is now in a non-ZoC province.
Note that the Return Province won't be reset if it becomes militarily inaccessible, and in fact that has no effect on movement as described in the ZoC rule (you can even move to the Return Province itself if it's inaccessible!).
When a player-controlled unit is in a ZoC province, the Return Province is shown on the map as a green flag, with the tooltip saying "Return province". Note that if you are in a non-ZoC province, there will still be a Return Province that will be used for the first movement command away from it (since it's only updated when you leave a non-ZoC province), but it won't be shown with a green flag on the map.
For non-player-controlled units and player controlled units in a ZoC province, there doesn't seem to be a way to determine what their Return Province is, other than watching their movements and remembering it, or saving the game and looking at the save file in a text editor.
The allowed movement of a unit depends not only on the province it is in, but also on its Return Province (and the Previous Province, although it only rarely matters).
Return Province indicator. Only shown for friendly units in a ZoC province, but all units have a Return Province stored.
Distance from Return Province[edit]
Each province can be thought to have a distance from the Return Province corresponding to the number of provinces in the shortest among the paths starting from it and visiting non-ZoC land provinces you have military access to, regardless of blocked straits, and then ending with either a non-ZoC province, a ZoC province or a ZoC province without a fort controlled by an enemy followed by a ZoC province with a fort controlled by an enemy (if there are no such paths, assign an infinite distance).
It seems that the movement rules only care about whether provinces are at distance 0, 1 or 2 from the Return Province, as the ZoC rule allows you to move to them if they don't have a non-neutral fort, and that the distance from the Return Province is otherwise irrelevant.
Distances from Return Province Vidin
Distances from Return Province Nigbolu
Previous Province of a unit[edit]
Each unit stores the Previous Province, i.e. the adjacent province it came from (in the "previous" variable in the save file). There doesn't seem to be a way to tell what it is from the game UI.
There's a movement rule that lets you go back to the Previous Province, but in most cases the Previous Province is already accessible according to the other rules.
Exceptions are due to the movement patterns made possible by the Return Province being only set when leaving a province, or due to the land or diplomatic landscape somehow changing.
Note that only the immediately previous province is stored, so you can't go back arbitrarily far.
Merging and reorganizing units[edit]
If you merge units, the merged unit has the Return Province of one of the merged units; it seems that it is the Return Province shown on the map when the multiple units are selected, which seems to be the one of the first unit in the list from which the merged unit also takes its name from; in turn, the list seems to be ordered according to the creation date of the army (where merging doesn't count as creation).
However, if you use the Reorganize Units button instead of the Merge button, and the units don't both have a general in hostile territory, it is possible to move all regiments from a unit into another, and the Return Province of the unit you moved regiments to is of course used for the resulting unit.
See below for a detailed instructions on how to combine units with the desired Return Province in almost all cases.
Movement rules[edit]
Movement to a non-adjacent province is possible if and only if movement is possible "step by step" but without updating the Return Province between each step (this sometimes matters as described below). Note that the Return Province is updated after each non-ZoC province is left even if a non-adjacent movement command is sent and the lack of update only matters when deciding if the movement is allowed. Battles do not cancel movement commands, and movement resumes once the battle ends (assuming the unit did not retreat or got stack wiped).
Note that all ZoC rules are checked at the time the movement order is given. Changes in ZoC afterwards are ignored.
Movement to an adjacent province is only possible if you have military access to it (with the exception of moving to the Return Province) and if there isn't a blocked strait (with no exceptions). For rules about when a strait is blocked, see Naval warfare § Blocking a strait.
Once that is satisfied, then movement is possible if any of the following rules applies.
Non-ZoC rule[edit]
You can always move from a non-ZoC province to any adjacent province.
Previous Province rule[edit]
You can always move back to the Previous Province, i.e. the adjacent province you came from.
Moving from Tirgoviste to Silistre is only possible due to the Previous Province rule since the Return Province is in Constantinople.
Ship rule[edit]
You can always move to a transport ship in an adjacent sea tile.
Moving to the ship in the Aegean Sea is only possible due to the Ship rule since the Return Province is in Nigbolu.
Fort rule[edit]
Moving to any non-neutral fort is possible if
you are not on a fort controlled by an enemy, or
the target fort is directly adjacent to the Return Province or is the Return Province.
Can move from Silistre to the fort in Tirgoviste even though the Return Province is at Constantinople and separate by ZoC provinces Edirne and Kirkkilise
Moving to Constantinople is only possible due to the Fort rule since the Return Province is in Nigbolu (and you can't just move to non-ZoC provinces behind ZoC)
Can move from the fort in Barrois to the fort in Rethel because the fort in Rethel is adjacent to Return Province Lützelburg.
Can move from the fort in Avignon to the fort in Provence because the latter is adjacent to Return Province Cote d'Azur.
Where the fort rule does NOT apply[edit]
Can no longer move to Constantinople after deleting the fort there and moving the capital away, since the Return Province is in Nigbolu and you can't just move to non-ZoC provinces behind ZoC.
Cannot directly move from the fort in Edirne to the fort in Selanik because the latter is not adjacent to Return Province Nigbolu.
Cannot directly move from the fort in Avignon to the fort in Provence because the latter is not adjacent to Return Province Ligurian Sea.
Cannot directly move from Üsküp to the capital fort in Lezhë using the fort rule because it is not a non-neutral fort
ZoC rule[edit]
From a ZoC province you can always directly move to any province without a non-neutral fort that is one of
the Return Province
adjacent to the Return Province
adjacent to a militarily accessible non-ZoC province that is adjacent to the Return Province
i.e. any province with distance from the Previous Province as previously defined up to 2.
It doesn't matter whether there is a blocked strait in the path from the Return Province to the target province (but of course they matter in the movement itself).
It doesn't matter whether you have military access or not to the Return Province, and you can even move to it if you don't have military access to it (but you need access to the target province and the intermediate one in the path, if any).
Movement between Filibe and Sofya is possible because Sofya is adjacent to Return Province Nigbolu.
Movement between Sofya and Üsküp (with access to Serbia) is possible because Üsküp is at distance 2 from Return Province Vidin (through Nis).
It's still possible to move back to Return Province Kosovo even after revoking military access to Serbia and thus not having military access there.
It's possible to move all along the coast from Mentesha to Morea, because all those provinces are adjacent to Return Province Aegean Sea, and the forts in the path are adjacent to Return Province Aegean Sea (the Fort rule applies when moving into the forts)
It's possible to move to Bikol from Manila because it is at distance 2 from Return Province Panay via Visayas, even though there are two blocked straits in the way
Where the ZoC rule does NOT apply[edit]
Movement between Sofya and Üsküp (without access to Serbia) is impossible because there is no path from Return Province Nigbolu to Üsküp that doesn't pass through a ZoC province or an inaccessible province
Movement between Sofya and Üsküp with access to Serbia is only possible indirectly because Üsküp is at distance 3 from Return Province Nigbolu (through Vidin and Nis).
Movement between Üsküp and Kesriye with access to Serbia (but without access to Albania) is impossible because there is no path from Return Province Vidin to Kesriye that doesn't pass through a ZoC province.
Movement between Üsküp and Kesriye with access to Serbia and Albania is only possible indirectly because Kesriye is at distance 5 from Return Province Vidin (through Nis, Kosovo, Lezhë and Avlonya). It's also impossible to move directly to Lezhë rather than via Kosovo because it's at distance 3 and it's not a non-neutral fort.
When the Return Province is Gulf of Satalia instead of Aegean Sea, it is no longer possible to move from Mentesha all along to Morea, but only to Aydyn, since the provinces are not reachable without passing through ZoC provinces.
After having given Bosnia ownership of Zeta via a peace deal, getting access to Serbia and moving to Üsküp from Return Province Vidin, revoking access to Serbia, getting access from Hungary, Albania and Bosnia, it's not possible to move from Üsküp to Lezhë, because even though the distance to Lezhë from Return Province Nigbolu is now lower than the distance from Üsküp (by passing through Hungary), that distance is greater than 2.
Important consequences of the movement rules[edit]
Note that these are almost certainly unintended, and so the rules may hopefully be changed in a future patch to remove these dubious properties of the current system.
A→C via B being allowed does not imply A→B→C being allowed[edit]
Unfortunately, in the current ruleset, it is sometimes possible that, with A being a non-ZoC province, you can move from A to C with a single movement command resulting in a path passing through B, but that you can't move from A to C with two movement command from A→B and B→C.
The reason for this is that the Return Province is only updated when leaving a non-ZoC province (and not when entering it), but indirect movement commands are computed without updating the Return Province. This means that whether B→C is allowed will be evaluated with Return Province A if you first move to B (because you left it), but will be evaluated with whatever Return Province the unit had as it reached A if you directly move to C.
This can result in suprising behavior and being trapped beyond sieged forts if you move your sieging units incorrectly, as described later.
The 4k stack can move to Silistre via land because it has just come off the ship and thus has Return Province Gulf of Varna, which is adjacent to Silistre. The other two units instead left Constantinople after unloading from the ship and thus have Return Province Constantinople, and cannot move to Silistre via land
After sieging down the fort in Severia, the 6k unit was moved to Czerkasy with a single command, which was allowed based on Return Province Czerkasy, while the 13k unit was first moved to Perayaslav and is now trapped in the enemy territory because its Return Province is now set to Severia. It needs to be rescued using Reorganize Units as described in the part of the article that deals with being trapped after sieging.
Pathfinding does not find the shortest path and depends on the Return Province[edit]
Pathfinding does not update the Return Province when pathfinding, which means that it will not consider all paths that can be performed step by step, and for example will never choose a path that moves between two ZoC provinces without forts that are far away, even though such a path might be possible if performed step by step.
Thus, pathfinding can depend on where the unit comes from, even when in a non-ZoC province, as shown in the following example.
Two units in Branicevo find different paths to Üsküp! This is because one has its Return Province set to Torontal and the other has it set to Nis (since they came from those provinces). The one with Return Province set to Torontal can't consider moving from Sofya to Üsküp because Üsküp is at distance 3 from Torontal.
Other consequences of the movement rules[edit]
Clearing misconceptions[edit]
It is not true that you can always move from a ZoC to a non-ZoC province.
It is not true that you can never move from a province next to a fort to another province next to a fort.
It is not true that you can never move between enemy forts. You can do so if both are adjacent to the Return Province.
You cannot move beyond ZoC even to your own territory, unless you have a fort (including just a capital fort) there and you are moving from a province without an enemy fort
Recently unmothballed forts with 0 garrison still project ZoC (but they can be sieged in one tick like an unfortified province)
Miscellanous considerations[edit]
Movement, except for movement on provinces containing a fort, only depends on whether a province is within the ZoC of a fort, but it doesn't depend on the actual position of the forts or whether fort ZoCs overlap or not
Building new forts never makes more provinces accessible to the enemy, except possibly for the new fort province itself, if it is next to an enemy-reachable ZoC province without a fort
A "ring" of ZoC provinces will make any contained province inaccessible (even if it's non-ZoC) unless it's a fort adjacent to a province of the outer border that doesn't contain a fort
It's best to move into ZoC territory from a non-ZoC province that is equally distant to many ZoC provinces as opposed to moving from a province that is "off to a side", so that you can move more directly in the ZoC territory
It may be best to do an amphibious landing into a ZoC province as opposed to into a non-ZoC province if the sea tile is adjacent to many ZoC provinces as you can then freely move between the ZoC provinces on the coast since your Return Province remains set to the sea tile
Combining units[edit]
As described in the rules, if when selecting multiple units the desired Return Province is shown, you can just use the Merge button to combine them.
Otherwise, if you have more than two armies to combine, first merge all the armies other than the one with the desired Return Province.
Then, unless both units have general and are in hostile territory, you can use the Reorganize Units button instead of the Merge Button to move all regiments into the unit whose Return Province you want to use.
If both units have a general and you are in hostile territory, then you can create a new unit with one regiment from any unit with at least 2 regiments and then use Reorganize Units to move all the regiments (and general) from the unit with the undesired Return Province to the newly created unit. Now that newly created unit should be last in the list, and thus merging should result in the desired Return Province.
In case you have exactly two armies with exactly one regiment each and both with leaders in hostile territory, there doesn't seem to be any way to combine the units with the Return Province being set to the Return Province of the second unit in the list other than editing the save file by swapping the "previous_war" values of the two armies, loading it and merging them.
Rings/barriers of ZoC provinces and defending with them[edit]
In general a "ring"/"barrier" of ZoC provinces (somewhat more formally, consider, for each connected component of ZoC provinces, the ones that are reachable from any province far away passing only by non-ZoC provinces) will prevent passage from outside to inside and from inside to outside, with the exception of fort directly adjacent to a ZoC province of the ring that doesn't itself contain a fort.
This means that if all the provinces on the border of your country are in the ZoC of a fort, regardless of the exact fort layout, it will be impossible to reach the inside of your country without sieging forts first, no matter where the enemy comes from or how it moves.
This can be used to make sure your standing army cannot be immediately wiped out and give you time to use those unreachable interior provinces to train mercenaries non-stop until your overall army is bigger and then relieve the siege with guaranteed defender bonuses in combat (this means it's best to place forts in defensive terrain). Without such a fort setup, an enemy with a superior army could instead invade, immediately reach and wipe out your army, and then carpet siege all provinces to guarantee a 100% warscore victory.
Of course forts have expensive maintenance, so this strategy is only optimal if you expect an alliance of enemies with an army superior to yours to declare a surprise war, and if the forts would be less expensive that simply getting a large enough standing army, possibly involving paying for being over the force limit and/or paying for standing mercenaries.
If you don't form such a ring of ZoC provinces (as well as natural barriers like other countries that won't give military access to the enemy and that are fortified themselves, or the sea if you are sure you will have naval superiority), forts will not make any part of your country inaccessible. However, they can still slow down the enemy and possibly cause him to split its forces, as well as preventing the ZoC provinces from being asked for in a peace deal if the fort has not been sieged.
Attacking rings/barriers of ZoC provinces and getting trapped in them[edit]
When you are the attacker, you run the risk of getting trapped behind rings or barriers of ZoC provinces if you don't move your units very carefully.
In particular, if you siege down a inner redundant fort without other nearby forts, such that there is still a ring of ZoC provinces enclosing an interior region after sieging the fort and that the fort you sieged is now in that interior, you run the risk of being trapped.
If after such a siege you move either to an inside non-ZoC province, or to a province on the ring of ZoC provinces, your Return Province will be reset to the fort, which means that you are now "considered inside" the ring and won't be able to get out normally.
If however you directly, with a SINGLE movement command, move to the outside by right clicking on an outside non-ZoC province, you will be able to get there, because sieging down a fort does not reset the Return Province, which will still be on the outside.
If you make a mistake and get your units trapped, you can still usually move them to a ZoC province on the ring and have them meet up with a unit coming from the outside (such as a single mercenary infantry regiment; note that you must build it in an outside non-ZoC province and move it to the ZoC province, not build it directly in an occupied ZoC province on the ring, as it then won't be able to move at all except to a nearby fort or ship!). You can then follow the advice in Combining units on how to use the Reorganize Units feature to combine these two units in a way that results in a unit that can move back outside where your "liberating unit" came from.
In addition to that, if both a unit of yours and its Return Province is next to an enemy fort you occupied and the enemy sieges it back, the Return Province will be reset as it becomes ZoC again and your unit will be in a ZoC province, meaning that the ZoC rule will not apply and you will only be able to move the unit to a nearby enemy fort, to a transport ship or to the Previous Province, unless you rescue it by combining units (if the province is still reachable by any of your other units).
Thus, if you need to park a unit in such a position, it may be smart to make sure you moved it to the province from a province that won't become ZoC as a result of the enemy resieging forts, so that you can go back there.
Reproducing the screenshots[edit]
To reproduce the screenshots, start in normal mode and use the "god", "yesman", "winwars" and "fast_diplo" and "ai" console commands. Make sure that enemy forts are not mothballed unless you want to test how they behave when mothballed. To siege forts more quickly, use "leader 99 99 99 99" to get a 99 siege general. Use the "tag" command to switch to other countries and then the "ai" command to again disable the AI of the country you switched from.
The screenshots are produced by starting and declaring war in one of these ways:
Byzantium vs Ottomans in 1444
Austria vs France in 1792
Commonwealth vs Russia in 1792. You need to tag switch to Russia, make peace and delete the fort in Kursk and build one in Severia.
Maguindanao vs Spain in 1792. You need to tag switch to Spain and build a fort in Tondo and some ships in nearby provinces to block the straits.
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Viscosity variations of milk and milk products
Y.J.H.; Hwang, J.H.
Korean Journal of Animal Science 23(1): 54-61
This experiment was accomplished to investigate the viscosity variation effected by the temperature of raw milk, homogenized milk and cultured milk, to research the relation between the viscosity and the storage period of raw milk, cultured milk, to inquire the variation of the viscosity by addition of water, acid and alkali, lactose, fat and SNF [solids-not-fat] to raw milk. A viscosity of raw milk was 2.16 cP [centipoise] at 20.degree. C. As the temperature rose, the viscosity decreased. Homogenized milk and cultured milk were the same as raw milk, but homogenized milk had a higher viscosity than raw milk. Cultured milk had wide differences in accordance with various products. As the storage period of raw milk passed, the viscosity increased. At 4.degree. C, the viscosity gradually enhanced from 1-5 days. During storage period of cultured milk at 4, 10, 20 and 30.degree. C, the viscosity promptly increased at 2 days. At 4.degree. C, it dropped at 3-5 days and again rose gradually. With addition of water to raw milk, the viscosity lessened. At 4.degree. C rather than 10, 20 or 30.degree. C, it showed a significant difference (P < 0.01). With addition of lactose, fat and SNF to raw milk, the viscosity showed a significant increase (P < 0.01), it was greatly effected by SNF treatment rather than fat or lactose treatment. In adding of acid to alkali to raw milk, as the storage period of raw milk treated by acid passed, the viscosity increased slowly and rose promptly at 4-5 days. Contrary to acid treatment, alkali treatment increased the viscosity at first and it later diminished.
Physical properties of liquid milk products, n. Viscosity of milk, cream and milk concentrates. Nahrung, 14: 4, 303-11, 1970
Physical properties of fluid milk products. II. Viscosity of milk, cream and milk concnetrates. Nahrung 4 (4) 303-311, 1970
Research into antibiotics in milk and milk products. 1. Variations in the total content of antibiotic in buffalo milk. Acta Medica Veterinaria 36(3): 337-344, 1990
Milk production, milk processing and trade in milk and milk products in EC countries. Possible solutions to improving dairy structure and the marketing of milk products. Report commissioned by the Commission of the European Communities. (3 volumes). IFO Studien zur Agrarwirtschaft, Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung, German Federal Re ic (25/1; 25/2; 25/3): 302; 313; 210, 1986
Studies on minerals of milk and milk products. 3. Iron, copper, and molybdenum contents of milk ash in milk and milk products.. Jap. J. Zootech. Sci, 32: 31-34, 1961
Standardization of methods for the analysis of milk and milk products in the Netherlands. Standard Specification NEN 955, detection of coliform bacteria in milk and in liquid milk products. Neth. Milk Dairy J, 16: 4, 302-07, 1962
Reviews of the progress of dairy science Section D Nutritive value of milk and milk products Water-soluble vitamins in milk and milk products. 1967
Milk and milk products - standard method for the detection of thermonuclease produced by coagulase positive staphylococci in milk and milk products. IDF [International Dairy Federation] Standard (83: 1978 (Provisional)): 3, 1978
Reviews of the progress of dairy science section d nutritive value of milk and milk products fat soluble vitamins in milk and milk products. Journal of Dairy Research 35(1): 149-169, 1968
Variation in viscosity of milk and milk products. Korean Journal of Animal Sciences 23(1): 54-61, 1981
Milk and milk products. Chemical and physical testing. Determination of dry matter and moisture content of milk and milk products. German Democratic Re ic Standard (TGL 29273/35): 4, 1980
Nutrient content of milk and milk products: vitamins of the B complex and vitamin C in retail market milk and milk products. Journal of the Society of Dairy Technology 39(1): 32-35, 1986
Standardization of methods for the analysis of milk and milk products in the Netherlands. Standard specification NEN 3197 gravimetric determination of the fat content of milk, cream, evaporated milk and dried milk by the Rose-Gottlieb method. Neth. Milk Dairy J, 16: 2, 137-44, 1962
Direct farm sales of raw milk and raw milk products according to the new Milk Regulation or adapted regulations concerning milk products. Deutsche Milchwirtschaft 46(7): 357, 1995
Mean composition of milk and milk products. VII. Energy content of milk and milk products (additional technical note). Alimentaria 27(217): 29-30, 1990
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It may be viewed as the mucosal counterpart of acanthoma fissuratum.\nSee the image below depicting fibrous tumorlike growth of the oral soft tissues.\nFibroma of the left labial commissure in a 59-year-old man.\nThe fibroma, also referred to as irritation fibroma, is by far the most common of the oral fibrous tumorlike growths. While the terminology implies a benign neoplasm, most if not all fibromas represent reactive focal fibrous hyperplasia due to trauma or local irritation. Although the term focal fibrous hyperplasia more accurately describes the clinical appearance and pathogenesis of this entity, it is not commonly used.\nA fibroma may occur at any oral site, but it is seen most often on the buccal mucosa along the plane of occlusion of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as depicted below. [1] It is a round-to-ovoid, asymptomatic, smooth-surfaced, and firm sessile or pedunculated mass. The diameter may vary from 1 mm to 2 cm. The surface is usually similar in color to the surrounding mucosa but may be hyperkeratotic or ulcerated, owing to repeated trauma.\nFibroma of the left buccal mucosa in a 44-year-old man.\nFibromas are most often observed in adults, but they may occur in individuals of any age and either sex.\nThe clinical differential diagnosis of a fibroma depends on its clinical presentation and location and includes giant cell fibroma, neurofibroma, peripheral giant cell granuloma, schwannoma, granular cell tumor, mucocele, and benign and malignant salivary gland tumors (eg, see Salivary Gland Neoplasms).\nHistologically, a fibroma is an unencapsulated, solid, nodular mass of dense and sometimes hyalinized fibrous connective tissue that is often arranged in haphazard fascicles. A mild chronic inflammatory infiltrate may be present. The surface epithelium may be hyperkeratotic, hyperplastic or atrophic, and ulcerated. Conservative excisional biopsy is curative, and its findings are diagnostic. Recurrence is possible, however, if the offending irritant persists. [2, 3]\nUnusual subtypes\nElastofibroma\nThe elastofibroma is a rare dermatologic pseudotumor most often seen in the subscapular region. Patients tend to be older than 50 years, and some studies show a female predominance. Although involvement of the oral cavity is rare, few cases of oral elastofibromas have been documented in the literature, presenting as asymptomatic submucosal and nodular masses involving the floor of the mouth and hard palate. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Histologically, the elastofibroma consists of collagen fibers and coarse elastic fibers that can be demonstrated with elastin stain. [4, 5, 6]\nSclerotic fibroma\nThe sclerotic fibroma was first described as a component of Cowden syndrome. It is an uncommon benign fibrous neoplasm that occurs most commonly in the skin and may be solitary or multifocal. Both sporadic sclerotic fibromas and those associated with the syndrome have also been described in the oral cavity, mainly in the buccal and labial mucosa. The tumor is a well-delineated but unencapsulated mass of densely collagenized, hypocellular fibrous tissue with a storiform pattern and prominent clefts between collagen bundles. The tumor cells are CD34 and vimentin positive. [7, 8]\nGiant cell fibroma is the oral counterpart of fibrous papule of the nose. It appears as an asymptomatic sessile or pedunculated nodule that is smaller than 1 cm in diameter. Often, it has a bosselated or somewhat papillary surface. Most cases are diagnosed in persons aged 10-30 years. No sex predilection has been reported. The most common sites are the mandibular gingiva, followed by the maxillary gingiva, the tongue, and the palate.\nThe clinical differential diagnosis includes squamous papilloma, irritation fibroma, pyogenic granuloma, and peripheral giant cell granuloma.\nMicroscopically, a giant cell fibroma is an unencapsulated mass of fibrous connective tissue that contains numerous characteristic large, plump, spindle-shaped and stellate fibroblasts, some of which are multinucleated. These cells are easily observed in the peripheral areas of the lesion, while the more central areas contain typical fusiform fibroblasts. The surface epithelium is often corrugated and atrophic. In contrast to an irritation fibroma, a giant cell fibroma has thin, elongated rete ridges.\nConservative excisional biopsy is curative, and its findings are diagnostic. Recurrence is rare. [3, 9, 10]\nA peripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma is also known as a peripheral ossifying fibroma, a calcifying fibrous epulis, or a peripheral fibroma with calcification. It is a reactive gingival lesion that is believed to arise from cells of the periodontal ligament or periosteum. Most often, it is located in the gingival papilla between adjacent teeth. A peripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma manifests as a sessile or pedunculated mass, which is often ulcerated and generally has a diameter of less than 2 cm as shown below. Peripheral cemento-ossifying fibromas may occur in persons of any age but are most often seen in persons aged 10-20 years. Females are affected more often than males by a ratio of approximately 3:2.\nPeripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma in a 57-year-old man. Courtesy of Dr W. Reid.\nThe maxillary gingiva is involved more often than the mandibular gingiva; usually, the anterior region is affected. Mobility and/or migration of adjacent teeth is occasionally observed as depicted in the image below. [11]\nPeripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma of the maxillary gingiva in a 17-year-old girl.\nMicroscopically, fibrous proliferation is accompanied by increased cellularity with plump, immature fibroblasts and variable amounts of calcified material. This material may be osteoid, cementoid, or dystrophic. In some cases, this characteristic pattern is only part of the pattern of a larger lesion that may resemble an irritation fibroma or pyogenic granuloma. Surface ulceration is common. [12]\nThe clinical differential diagnosis of a peripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma includes inflammatory gingival hyperplasia, peripheral giant cell granuloma, pyogenic granuloma, fibroma, and peripheral odontogenic fibroma.\nTreatment consists of excision down to the periosteum and the elimination of any local irritants. Care must be taken to maintain or reestablish acceptable gingival architecture and periodontal integrity. A recurrence rate of 16% is reported. Even in cases complicated by recurrence, reexcision is generally successful, with the retention of the associated teeth. [3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]\nA peripheral odontogenic fibroma is a rather uncommon neoplasm that is believed to arise from odontogenic epithelial rests in the periodontal ligament or the attached gingiva itself. The entity, formerly confused with peripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma, is considered to be the extraosseous counterpart of the central odontogenic fibroma of the World Health Organization type. [19] A peripheral odontogenic fibroma manifests as a firm, slowly growing, sessile, and nodular growth of the gingiva, most often on the mandibular buccal or labial aspect, which may cause displacement of teeth, as depicted below, and in rare instances may be associated with external root resorption. [20] It occurs in persons of a wide age range, with a slight predilection for females. [21]\nPeripheral odontogenic fibroma of the mandibular gingiva in a 9-year-old girl. Courtesy of Dr W. Reid.\nThe clinical differential diagnosis of a peripheral odontogenic fibroma includes inflammatory gingival hyperplasia, peripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma, and peripheral giant cell granuloma.\nMicroscopically, the tumor consists of an unencapsulated mass of interwoven cellular fibrous connective tissue that contains scattered nests or strands of odontogenic epithelium. Myxoid foci, osteoid, cementoid, or dystrophic calcifications are sometimes seen. The surface generally is not ulcerated.\nTreatment consists of conservative excision performed with care to maintain or reestablish the gingival architecture and periodontal integrity. The recurrence rate is generally considered to be low. However, a recurrence rate of up to 50% has been documented in the literature. [21, 22, 23, 24]\nThe fibromatoses represent a group of infiltrating fibrous proliferations with a biologic behavior and microscopic appearance intermediate between those of benign fibrous lesions and fibrosarcomas. In the head and neck region, they are sometimes referred to as juvenile or aggressive juvenile fibromatoses, as well as extraabdominal desmoids. Patients of any age may be affected, but three quarters of all cases are diagnosed when the patient is younger than 10 years. No significant sex predilection is apparent.\nThe most frequent site of occurrence is the soft tissues adjacent to the mandible. However, the lesion can occur anywhere and involvement of the temporomandibular joint has been reported. Intraoral presentations are rare, but they most often involve the tongue or buccal mucosa. Lesions appear as firm, painless, poorly demarcated masses with a variable growth rate. They are locally aggressive and often cause resorption of the underlying bone when present. A desmoplastic fibroma occurring within the medullary cavity of bone is considered to be the intraosseous counterpart of the soft tissue fibromatosis. [25, 26, 27]\nThe differential diagnosis of a soft tissue fibromatosis is myofibroma and rhabdomyosarcoma.\nMicroscopically, fibromatosis is characterized by a poorly delineated, infiltrating cellular proliferation of mature spindle cells arranged in streaming and interlacing fascicles. Collagen production is usually prominent. Infiltration of the adjacent structures is common at the periphery, but cellular atypia is not present.\nTreatment consists of wide excision, owing to its locally aggressive nature. The reported recurrence rate is 30%, and the risk of recurrence is greatest in the first year after treatment. Long-term follow up is recommended. It is not known to metastasize. [28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34]\nGingival fibromatosis deserves separate consideration. It may be hereditary, idiopathic, or drug induced. The hereditary and idiopathic forms manifest as isolated or diffuse firm, noninflammatory enlargements of the keratinized gingiva. Although the process is typically nonpainful, the enlarged gingiva may eventually cover large portions of the clinical crowns of teeth and erode the underlying bone. Recurrence is common following surgical excision. The hereditary form may also manifest as a component of a larger complex syndrome (eg, gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis syndrome, Zimmermann-Laband syndrome, Cross syndrome). Both the idiopathic and hereditary forms are rare, limited to the gingiva, and most often affect children. Drug-induced gingival overgrowth has been associated with systemic use of phenytoin, cyclosporin, and calcium channel blockers. [35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40]\nMyofibroblasts are spindle-shaped cells with features of both fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. Myofibroblasts have been identified in lesions other than myofibromas, but when they are the predominant cell type in a tumor, the terms myofibroma (if solitary) or myofibromatosis (if multicentric) are applied. The tumors are benign, and, although myofibromatosis is similar to fibromatosis in many ways, its behavior tends to be less aggressive. Tumors of myofibroblasts may occur in either sex, with a slight male predilection. Solitary tumors typically develop in patients at a mean age of 22 years; however, both solitary and multicentric myofibromatosis can occur in patients of a wide age range. [41, 42]\nSolitary myofibromas have a head and neck predilection, with the mandible being the most common site of occurrence. The most common oral soft tissue sites are the tongue, lips, and buccal mucosa. Tumors also have been described in the dermis, soft tissues, viscera, and bone. Intraosseous jaw lesions most often manifest as well-defined unilocular or multilocular radiolucencies. 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The Theme Team
I’m super-excited to announce to you today that WordPress.com now has an official Theme Team. In a nutshell, we’re a bunch of people who really care about WordPress Themes and want to see them get better and better—on WordPress.com and for every WordPress.org user. And yes, that means we’re getting more themes, more often. 🙂
You’ll be hearing more from us individually in the coming weeks but I thought, to get started, it’d be a good idea to share a few of the Theme Team goals we’ve been discussing. Just some rough thoughts really. But I’m hoping that by sharing them here you can get a better idea of what we’re up to—and get as excited as we are about it all.
Every WordPress.com user should feel like there’s a theme that fits them perfectly, that is exactly how they want to present themselves to the world, that they’re excited to show to their friends.
We want everyone to feel a sense of momentum and ever-increasing possibilities, and to do so we will present as many perfect-fit WordPress themes to as many WordPress.com users as we can.
We will ensure all of our public work represents the best in coding practices, web standards, and technical excellence.
We will craft all of our themes to have a consistent user experience and meet our users expectations and hopes.
We will teach WordPress developers to become the best theme developers in the world. If you’re a WordPress theme developer—commercial or 100% free—we want to help you be the best.
We will ensure all our improvements make it back to the open source community.
I love the idea of meeting the “expectations and hopes” of everyone here by delivering to you the best in WordPress themes. Pretty, painless, perfect-fit ones that just plain work.
Keep watch here for more announcements—and more new themes!
General, WordPress.com
New Theme: Inuit Types
Hook, Line, and Sinker
橘 Apr 15th at 5:53 pm
yes!!!!!!!!! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is great great great news!
Stanciu Floryn Apr 15th at 5:54 pm
perfect, i need a new theme, i love wordpress!!
Sven Seebeck Apr 15th at 5:56 pm
Read this earlier today on Twitter already. I think this is great news and looking forward to find some nice new themes!
Munda Sanichari Apr 15th at 5:56 pm
Ya kewl ..waiting for it !!!
sally Apr 15th at 5:56 pm
This is fantastic. I look forward to seeing what’s on the horizon!
Adz Apr 15th at 6:00 pm
Excellent. Point 5 got my attention the most. I look forward to seeing this in action 🙂
Thema Felix Apr 15th at 6:02 pm
Sounds good! Do you think some of the older, less flexible or attractive themes might be retired?
Ian Stewart Apr 15th at 6:50 pm
There aren’t any plans to retire older themes just yet—only plans to bring more and more attractive and flexible ones to you.
escada0206 Apr 15th at 6:02 pm
Sounds great! I look forward to seeing more new themes! 🙂
ileaneb Apr 15th at 6:04 pm
Congratulations on being part of the team! Looking forward to new themes.
planejaner Apr 15th at 6:05 pm
Thanks! I love seeing new themes, and experienced that “a-ha” moment, myself, when coming across the theme I am currently using.
thanks for all your hard work!
StarSpry Apr 15th at 6:05 pm
This sounds great! I’m excited to see all the new themes 🙂
Mika Karhulahti Apr 15th at 6:07 pm
Wow, that´s great news! I´m looking forward to seeing more variety on the themes, I like my current theme, but I would also love to have the possibility to add graphic on the header. I also look forward to having more flexible-width choices..
Beanie Apr 15th at 6:07 pm
Looking forward to the themes! :3
tiffaneydanielle Apr 15th at 6:08 pm
can u make sure u incorporate themese with 3 columns, because I have a lot of widgets
More 3-column themes are on the horizon.
sickr Apr 15th at 6:08 pm
You have delivered some brilliant new themes over the past few weeks. Glad to hear that there are even more coming.
Sajib Apr 15th at 6:09 pm
Good. I love WordPress and I think forever I will be doing. 😀 WordPress.com is the best free blogging platform in the world with the features that should not be given for free. 😉 And the idea of open-sourcing the entire script on WordPress.org is just awesome.
WordPress has the greatest contribution for what we have zillions of active blog sites on different niches. Thank you WordPress team.
Mark Penrith Apr 15th at 6:10 pm
You guys are so cool, and you make blogging fun. Thanks!
Keep up the stellar work.
Mary Apr 15th at 6:10 pm
What we’ve been waiting for!
DOPE Apr 15th at 6:11 pm
Really cool! I hope that with this great team we could possibly see a few upgrades like a integrated Twitter and Facebook share button. Also the ability to place a Facebook Fan Page widget. Thank you for your hard work!
Lee Apr 15th at 6:12 pm
“Every WordPress.com user should feel like there’s a theme that fits them perfectly” sadly there isn’t one that fit me.
We’re trying, Lee! Stay tuned to the news blog for more theme announcements.
captainquaker Apr 15th at 6:12 pm
Jan O'Hara (aka hope101) Apr 15th at 6:12 pm
Really appreciate the energy and sense of mission I get from you guys. Awesome!
ChickNamedHermia Apr 15th at 6:14 pm
Fantastic!!!! That’s great to hear!!!
timethief Apr 15th at 6:16 pm
What would be great news is the news that wordpress.com has installed an editor that allows us to change fonts and background colors by clicking buttons. Just saying … it’s very hard to fathom why these features aren’t available to us here at wordpress.com when they could be. It’s very difficult to explain why there is such a glaring difference between those who have free hosted blogspot (Blogger) blogs and can do these things free of charge by clicking buttons, butt we can’t do them at wordpress.com without paying for a CSS editing upgrade that must be renewed annually.
We’re thinking hard about ways to make theme customization painless. Expect more and more customizable themes in your dashboard.
ravikaushik Apr 15th at 6:16 pm
Great news! please carry on with your awesome work! WordPress rocks!
memsaab Apr 15th at 6:18 pm
Great!!!! I would really love to see more themes that give us the ability to add a custom header graphic 😉
Us too! You’ll be seeing more of them.
helenhudsonhere Apr 15th at 6:22 pm
Love this idea! Had a blog now for 2 weeks & already almost 600 hits–but tired of same old tags….file me under: Hopes & Expectations
….in other words….
THEME ME UP, SCOTTY!!
June Malone Apr 15th at 6:23 pm
Pinch me! WordPress Dream Team more like!
Kam Apr 15th at 6:28 pm
Sounds good !!! :-]> WordPress rocks ^_- Thanks
alex wyler Apr 15th at 6:29 pm
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! I’m happy!
Tito Salgado Apr 15th at 6:29 pm
Awesome! wordpress themes are kickass.
Adam Apr 15th at 6:30 pm
Very cool theme team!
One request in keeping with “Every WordPress.com user should feel like there’s a theme that fits them perfectly,”: could we see more themes with custom headers?
You guys are doing a great job! Keep up the great work!
Absolutely. More themes with custom headers are coming.
Reggie Apr 15th at 6:37 pm
I really like that idea, and I look forward to seeing some new themes.
Although I’m *very* fond of the theme I use on my blog (Mistylook), I do sometimes experiment with using other themes.
So far, though, I haven’t found any that make me jump up and down with excitement, shouting “Yes, that’s the one I want to make permanent!”
Regardless, I’m still a HUGE fan of WordPress!
الهام - روح پرتابل Apr 15th at 6:38 pm
hey new team, I love you for your goals and hope to love you for your amazing works soon
fotdmike Apr 15th at 6:39 pm
Oh yes, excellent news. I’ve tried out quite a few themes and although some have come pretty close I’ve yet to find one that’s “just right”. More choice is definitely the way to go. Well done.
Colleen Young Apr 15th at 6:39 pm
I am continually astonished at what WordPress offers all for free – fabulous.
June is right.
I love WordPress!
Now I shall just have to create more blogs so I can have all the beautiful themes!
admin. Apr 15th at 6:43 pm
I love this. What I’m using now is soooo close to what I want, but not quite! Thanks for all the work guys!
I agree w DOPE re: the 3rd party widgets or buttons – please!
thecatsman Apr 15th at 6:45 pm
Sounds fantastic to me. I know that my experience here has been a totally positive one and I look forward to seeing what the team comes up with. You people do a fantastic job with this place and you certainly have my most profound thanks …
TheresaZphotography Apr 15th at 6:47 pm
AWESOME! Thank You Theme Team!
As a photographer I would love to see more themes for photo bloggers. That
would be great.
pbeug Apr 15th at 6:49 pm
Wow, this sounds great! I’ve been looking for a theme that I really like. The one I have now is okay, but I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with! I can’t wait…
troy Apr 15th at 6:49 pm
I think offering more customization options for existing themes would be a huge help with finding the ‘right’ one.
phrenzy84 Apr 15th at 6:49 pm
This is amazing news. You guys really know where to focus your efforts. Look forward to your future developments.
Christian Apr 15th at 6:53 pm
Great! Hope to see more themes localized too.
cmc0 Apr 15th at 6:55 pm
Well done Theme Team…well done!
besserEsser Apr 15th at 6:56 pm
Thats really great. Thanks Theme Team.
musicofourheart Apr 15th at 6:56 pm
I like the “theme” of this initiative. You have me enthusiastic and very interested.
Please give thought and consideration to WordPress 3.0 themes that are:
– HTML 5.0 and CSS 3.0 based
– Complement and enhance an iPad blogging experience 😉
I would love a theme that incorporates the above suggestions and is ideally suited to a music journalist like myself. I am also interested in a theme that tells people visting my blog that I am an instructional technologist.
“If you build it they will come – Field of Dreams”
Moses Apr 15th at 6:58 pm
Go T – Team!!!! Make us proud! =)
Birdwhisperer Apr 15th at 7:02 pm
Wow, this is great! I can’t wait for the new themes!
efratkashat Apr 15th at 7:05 pm
Such good news!
Please give us more customization options! It will be SO great if we can change the background, the text size, the font, the colors etc. And of course – a custom header is a must! I want my blog to look unique and not just the same as lots of other blogs, so more customization options will be really really great.
miroslodki Apr 15th at 7:06 pm
Very Cool Ian
can i put forward a theme request
hoping to see a format condusive to longer…and/or more scholarly posts
akin to a professional publication/magazine where the text on a page is split into two (or three) columns
to help the reader’s eye traverse shorter horizontal spans.
another way of expressing it is to achieve the same impact of a word document with a page layout modification from single to multicolumn.
naturally one would still need a column (or two?) for widgets and with the addition of a customizable header would end up making this a perfect complement to the stable
hoping someone takes up the challenge
have seen it rendered by other bloggers using customized CSS
Zeenat Apr 15th at 7:07 pm
This is awesome! I am yet to find a theme that fits me best. I am making do the best i can with Vigilance. Which is my fav so far. The most customizable without knowing any css 🙂
BUt few things i would love to suggest:
-i love the thesis theme-any 3 column version of that would be great.
-three column with a customizable header and yes customizable font sizes.
-I love vigilance…but i wish i could make the font size a bit smaller for thr the posts 🙂
-a theme thats SEO ready
But i am so gald you guys are on with a team! Means more fun for us here at wordpress.com!YAY!
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the rufus Apr 15th at 7:08 pm
Dream team – yeeeeeeaaaaaaaah.
I’d like to have a theme with a costom-header image not too small sized and in some kind of 3:4 or simila aspect ratio … some other details to follow – where can I post this?
Good question! You can either contact support with the request or drop a line in the Themes Forum.
Car Apr 15th at 7:10 pm
sorta like the A team but themes
retrovintageantiques Apr 15th at 7:13 pm
Cool. Could you do a vintage/retro toys looking theme? But I do like the one I am using now. Thanks!!
jord Apr 15th at 7:23 pm
Looking forward to finding my perfect theme! Thanks WP!!
Vanilla Bean Baker Apr 15th at 7:25 pm
Thank you and your team for continually working to improve WordPress. I appreciate all your efforts, known and unknown and look forward to seeing new and exciting themes choices.
hannie96 Apr 15th at 7:29 pm
I’d really like a new theme! That’s great!
Adrienne Apr 15th at 7:38 pm
I love to change my themes from time to time to shake things up a bit; it helps me ‘clean house’ periodically, and is a nice change to viewers! Thank you and keep ’em coming! I love 3 column with color options. God Bless!
Rokugatsu Apr 15th at 7:38 pm
Finally more themes! Hope I can find something nice for me 🙂
ivankay Apr 15th at 7:42 pm
OMG…excited. I hope we have more themes that have more widgets..so we can do add and do more stuff to our blog(s).
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rich Apr 15th at 7:57 pm
Is it possible to get involved in some way? I love the post and the thoughts but feel it would be good to contribute in whatever way possible.
Theme suggestions! We love hearing them. Contact support with a request or drop a line in the Themes Forum.
Joyce Apr 15th at 8:04 pm
Awesome news! Kudos.
T3CK Apr 15th at 8:07 pm
This is Gr8 news! I am excited to see what the theme team has to offer x 3 🙂
coolponds Apr 15th at 8:07 pm
Thank you!! Can’t wait to see them!!
mrasherkade Apr 15th at 8:08 pm
oh yea, forgot to mention….FONTS! we nned more fonts!!!!!!!!!!
danny bleed Apr 15th at 8:09 pm
Great! We need to see more themes based in media and news lay out!
Hinano Apr 15th at 8:15 pm
excellent, i hope more themes also have the custom banner option as well.
the EB duo Apr 15th at 8:16 pm
Flexibility rules. Lots of options, epsecially for lesser-minded folks who don’t know how to edit their css scripts (sigh… ): ). – E from EB
George Apr 15th at 8:17 pm
More themes to choose from sounds great. I’d like to suggest that it become a firm standard that all themes should allow flexible-width content and custom headers.
aerosol Apr 15th at 8:18 pm
Great news indeed!
sylviahubbard1 Apr 15th at 8:20 pm
Is there a spot for an official cheerleader
(jumping up in the air)
GooOOOOOO! Theme TEAM!!! YEAH!!!
Anne Lessing Apr 15th at 8:25 pm
Yay WordPress!! You guys are the best! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!! 😀
It always makes my day when a new theme is released.
Jeremy Irish Apr 15th at 8:35 pm
Good deal. I had been hoping more would come along.
便当小兔儿 Apr 15th at 8:36 pm
fantastic!!! look forward to more beautiful themes!
mauricio aguirre Apr 15th at 8:41 pm
Great news for all of us!!! Thanks!
Moon Man Two Apr 15th at 8:45 pm
I can’t wait for the new themes. I’ve been switching between Digg 3 Column and Tarski becuase those themes are awesome. Is there some way you can make a theme like Tarski, but with 3 columns?
Ian Stewart Apr 16th at 12:44 pm
More 3-column themes (and 2-column, and 1-column) are on the way.
Denise Apr 15th at 8:54 pm
Aaaaahh, weeping with joy over this…FINALLY!
Big, big, thanks and much gratitude for finally nailing this side of blogging for all of us who enjoy decorating, and re-decorating, our spaces often. For a long time now I’ve wanted to be able to change themes at least each season to reflect the changing colors, energies, moods and attitudes etc.
Under the hood can totally rock but if the car body is painted a dull grey primer, it just doesn’t catch the eye or heart. Seriously, thank you for this. XOXOXO
Disciple Apr 15th at 9:01 pm
You’ve made me a very happy camper with this announcement! And three columns? With custom headers? And more customization? I may swoon! Or maybe just smile really really big. 😀
dom Apr 15th at 9:02 pm
sounds amazing! great idea. 🙂
Jennifer Apr 15th at 9:15 pm
THANK YOU! I am so excited about this. I always check out the new themes but still haven’t found “the one” yet. I agree with some of the above comments which mention more easily customizable fonts for free. Thanks for everything yall do!
John Hicks Apr 15th at 9:23 pm
Hooray! Thank you, WordPress! Now… Please create more themes with customizable headers that users can replace with their own image; Been waiting and waiting, praying each time when a theme is released that it has that option. Much love, and thanks again.
Лита Apr 15th at 9:25 pm
Thanks!! Fantastic news 🙂
I wish all the people of the team good luck with the job 🙂
Thanks, guys 🙂
Kelly 유켈리 Apr 15th at 9:32 pm
OMG this is why i love wordpress 😀
please think about more themes where bloggers can be creative and free to express their own designs. im using vigilance right now and i love having the ability to change colors, adjust columns, etc. THANKS~!
Dan North Apr 15th at 9:41 pm
Oh, yeah! I always settle with my theme and then a prettier one catches my eye and I get tempted to stray. I need theme counselling.
Does the theme team get a uniform?
Jim Apr 15th at 9:45 pm
brilliant. can you put together a mozart theme? and how bout a ‘dead sea scrolls’ theme for the biblical scholars among us?
shamballa9944 Apr 15th at 9:49 pm
I think you guys do an outstanding job of keeping new technologies and options coming! I am always excited to read about new gizmos you guys come up with…especially themes!
danyasteele Apr 15th at 9:49 pm
I *LOVE* WordPress.
Denise Duguay Apr 15th at 10:01 pm
More photo themes please, and thanks, ian, for confirming: “More 3-column themes are on the horizon.”
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barbara Apr 15th at 10:06 pm
singing, dancing happy, happy HAPPY
Love you people
AA Apr 15th at 10:12 pm
I left below comment at your other site.. Here it is and it was meant for the wordpress.com blogs.
I think it is also important to update/upgrade the themes that’s been in use for long time. It is fine to introduce new themes, but the old ones shouldn’t be left alone and should be updated to reflect the changing trends and new features. If an old theme cannot be updated, than it should be dropped with ample notification. Just a personal suggestion.
Sara Apr 15th at 10:16 pm
Fantastic! I’m still looking for my perfect theme. I’m using regulus because I love the theme options and the custom header, but I wish there were more themes like it!
I hope you guys will create my perfect theme one day!
joyceandnorm Apr 15th at 10:20 pm
Very exciting! Thanks for your hard work.
YesWeCan CamperVan Apr 15th at 10:25 pm
Wonderful news.
How do you guys provide all this for free?
Jones Apr 15th at 11:05 pm
You guys need more Three Column themes 🙂
danliew Apr 15th at 11:06 pm
That’s more like it. I’ve been barking on my Twitter lamenting the poor collection of themes WP now has. Good job Theme Team for listening to our grouses. 😉
elenaramirez Apr 15th at 11:11 pm
Thank you, I love WordPress…..This is an awesome place. May God bless you all. You do a lot for us writers.
Where else can we find such great and talented, technical people, who give of themselves like you folks do?
I am telling you, I haven’t found any one, or anything like WordPress. And so I just say thank you….
eruvierda Apr 15th at 11:23 pm
It would be great if WP developer bring more great themes to us. I suggest more personalized themes. Like music, art, sport, culture or nationality. We wait your creativity in themes making art… VOILA!
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Dolphin Progress Report: June 2014
Written by MayImilae, JMC47 on June 30, 2014
When an open source project is really working, things can move frighteningly fast. One developer can focus on a feature while others are reviewing the code and preparing it for merge, allowing things to move forward in a very streamlined fashion. This not only gets things done faster, but each coder can specialize in what they do best, producing the best possible product for the user base.
When things come together just right, months like this can happen. The June Progress Report is a massive monument to months of hard work put together by not one, but all of the people contributing to the project.
Written by MayImilae, JMC47 on May 30, 2014
/ Last update on May 30, 2014 / Short link / Forum thread
The single greatest mission of an emulator is the preservation of a console and its games. The Dolphin team has made a commitment to that, especially over the past two years. After nearly a decade of guesswork, hacks, and "good enough" emulation, the developers took a stand to strive for something greater. This change in goals has forced difficult decisions had to be made again and again.
This past month has been one filled with the benefits of working with an accuracy oriented mindset. Not only were there tons of fixes for popular games, but with those fixes also came increases to performance for those who wish to enjoy the Dolphin experience. This is why we keep trudging toward true accurate emulation, even when it means leaving some things behind.
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leozelig
Blogging the Apocalypse - Part 3
, September 11th, 2019 at 04:09 (1354 Views)
With the Haunted Keeps defeated, the adventurers take the fight underground. In this post, we explore the ruins of Tyar-Besil.
This post contains spoilers for the Wizards of the Coast adventure Princes of the Apocalypse.
I really wanted to avoid another foray into one of the higher-level areas, so the aarakocra tried to direct the heroes towards the entrance to the air temple. But two of the PCs were on a mission to rescue a girl named Wyn from the Mud Sorcerer, so... Back to the Sacred Stone Monastery they went!
I failed to mention a brief exploration of the earth temple after the characters cleared the monastery. Fortunately, they scouted well enough to discover the medusa and realized they were outmatched. By the time they returned, the Mud Sorcerer had retreated to the earth node, leaving the girl alone with the ancient construct. The party escorted the girl to Summit Hall, and early the next morning the girl tried to assassinate Lady Stormbanner, the knights' leader. The priests concluded that the girl was possessed by a powerful entity - the Elder Elemental Eye in my mind, but I think the players assumed it was the Mud Sorcerer. The knights insisted that the girl remain locked up at Summit Hall for everyone's safety.
The final trip to the earth temple ended with a relatively anti-climactic battle against the earth prophet medusa. After clearing most of the gate area, the remaining cultists made their final stand in the mess hall. To protect against the medusa's petrifying gaze, the wizard Grenlon had fashioned some special goggles with a small hole in the middle of mirrored lenses. These proved insufficient to save the half-orc fighter Wyk, who was turned to stone, but his companions defeated the medusa without really breaking a sweat. We had a fun discussion about how to transport the half-orc "statue" to Red Larch for healing. On the way, a passing caravan informed the party that Womford had been decimated by a flood the previous day. The apocalypse was at hand!
Back in Red Larch, the paladin Sangir dreamed of a sentient sword calling out to him from a soggy bed chamber. The dream became a nightmare when he suddenly found himself strapped to the bed as the room filled with water. He awakened just as his face was submerged. A tiny crab scuttled across his bedroom floor and under the door - or did it?
As you might recall from my last post, the adventurers had recently become the new proprietors of the inn. Unbeknownst to them, they hired a water cult spy from the tavern across the street to help them run it. The spy allowed the water cultists to organize an ambush inside the inn early the next morning. The paladin had not yet donned his armor, but the cultists were soundly defeated. Still, one thing was clear - no one could be trusted. That, and the water temple was next on the hit list.
In the water temple, the party re-united with the wereboar bandit captain, whom the water cultists had imprisoned for failing to defend Rivergard Keep. The sentient sword from the paladin's dream called to him from within the temple and led the party straight to the sea hag's lair. The sea hag was the true source of the paladin's strange hallucinations, and she intended to make him her plaything in the bed chamber. Sadly, it was not meant to be, and even the telepathic blade was a ruse. On the upside, she did have a magic dragon-detecting sword stashed in her bedroom, which the paladin promptly claimed.
Meanwhile, the warlock Haven caught a glimpse of a large creature lurking in the water as he passed through the market hall. Everyone was on the alert as they noticed the paladin's sword glowing, indicating that a dragon was nearby. Cautiously, the exploration proceeded into the western section of the temple where the heroes faced a tough encounter with a one-eyed shiver, some water cultists, and three water weirds. During the battle, the bugbears circled around from the south, and a troll crawled out from under the bridge to the east. This strategy fit with my perception that the water cultists were opportunistic fighters, hence their penchant for ambushes and caravan raids. With foul creatures bearing down on all sides, the warlock polymorphed the monk Vinchenzo into a T. Rex, turning the tide (yeah I did that) in favor of the heroes.
With the last of the cultists defeated, the dino-monk sunk his teeth into the giant octopus to the south, and we all enjoyed some kaiju fun. Feeling (over)confident, the T. Rex stomped off to the market hall alone while the rest of the party headed for the exit. The dragon turtle absolutely pummeled the dino-monk, forcing him to retreat with 1 sorry hp remaining, and we ended what was probably the most entertaining session of the campaign.
Tune in to part 4 of Blogging the Apocalypse as our heroes match wits against the air and fire temples... and the cultists strike back!
Updated September 11th, 2019 at 04:33 by leozelig
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The most valuable lesson I have learned from Dice, Camera, Action!
by leozelig
Running a 0-level funnel for DCC RPG on Fantasy Grounds
by GunnarGreybeard
Looking ahead to a major DCC RPG ruleset update!
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Fathom Design Company
1. Torrefazione: Milan, Italy
You know what’s really hard for restaurants? Deciding whether they are serious or playful. Professional or eccentric. You have to be functional on top of aesthetic so you’re limited in features to really dedicate to creating the look. You have to be intentional about what you’re doing to create the look. This is a perfect example of a restaurant that employs the right features to create drama while keeping it simple, inviting, and professional. The floor is a feature piece and still functional (of course). The walls are dark and a bold, unique blue. All the other details are subtle and sprinkled throughout but grounded by these two massively bold features. An unforgettable overall effect.
Why we love it: it’s simply dramatic
2. Le Blossom: Montreal, Canada
Le Blossom breaks all the rules and kills it with a monochrome design that is so simple and nostalgic, it’s irresistible. We wouldn’t even care how the food is, we’d be here 3 nights a week if we weren’t in NYC. The monochrome theme is both vintage because of the classic pink shade as well as modern with its simplicity and consistency. It’s not “matching”, it’s “monochrome”. This is a bold and potentially revenue and brand building tactic for the right restaurant.
Why we love it: Monochrome
3. Enso Sushi and Grill:
There’s always the option to go eccentric with details and decor for a restaurant space. What’s really interesting is when you take away all of the details and decor and are still left with an experience. This Japnese restaurant in Germany by DIA Dittel Architekten is a shining example. The wall treatment high above guests’ heads is the most detailed feature. It almost forces you to be in a vacuum of simplicity and peace with your company! Very zen. Very on brand.
Why we love it: Impactfully simple
4. Casaplata: Seville, Spain
This deconstructed look from Spain is awesome because it’s both artistic and inviting. The soft pastels make it approachable and a little vintage. The full concerte shell and exposed electrical hardware and venthilation give it an aire of “we don’t give a fuck” and “welcome to the lab”. It’s fun, unique, and great inspiration for a bold and raw brand.
Why we love it: raw, unfiltered fun
5. Icha Chateau Teahouse: Shanghai
For some projects, there needs to be a custom, defining feature that sets it apart from anything else. The ceiling art installations at Icha Chateau’s Restaurant and Teahouse in Shanghai is a great example of that. The cascading waves of metallic fringe from the ceilings creates artificial caves that encompass guests. The rest of the details are simple and complementary to this central and omnipresent feature.
Why we love it: Art as structure
6. Nam: Kiev, Ukraine
Sometimes a little broken is good. Movies, Netflix, etc. have influenced what kind of experiences we want to have. Sometimes it’s cool to eat somewhere that looks like the set of a movie. Nam, a Vietnamese restaurant in Kiev brings guests into an intentionally, luxuriously tattered scene that feels like the jungle of Vietnam but five star. The incomplete details and natural elements layers with cement make this feel like the set of a film.
Why we love it: Cinematic elements
7. Peyote: Dubai
No internet list is complete without something from Dubai these days. This drug-Mexico-Narcos inspired restaurant aptly named “Peyote” is an absolute trip and will be our Dubai feature. The skull gives a dangerous vibe while the uber-clean, simple furniture becomes ironic beneath ominous black tiled walls. The greenery above makes you feel like you’re at a hideout in a jungle – further setting the scene. Too much fun.
Why we love it: drugs
8. Thaikhun: Manchester
Millennials want what’s real, raw, and adventurous. We love travel Instagram profiles and learning about the far corners of the earth from our phones. Sometimes it’s about bringing a completely honest, authentic experience to customers to win them over. Thaikhun, pronounced “Tycoon”, is a Thai restaurant bringing the streets of Thailand straight to the UK. Everything is exposed, raw, honest, and street. Right down to the trash cans. Sometimes we don’t pay for “luxury”, the experience is the luxury.
Why we love it: no reservations
9. L’Avventura: Stockholm
This is a reclaimed theatre turned into a high end restaurant and it. shows. If you’re lucky enough to get a space with history, character, and surviving features – use them. It should be the law. In some places it is. This restaurant highlights the most impactful features and makes them the centerpiece of the whole design – everything else falls in line with the original features and their antique glory. It becomes a museum to the past and sets the stage for every evening.
Why we love it: new memories within restored glory
10. Tattuu: Edinburgh
With multiple locations. Tattuu breaks from restaurant and serves customers in a fantasy land complete with a neon, glowing tree centerpiece. It’s ‘concrete jungle’ meets Alice in Wonderland. The depth and darkness of the furniture, wall, and floor treatments contrasted against the whimsical, custom art and lighting makes this space a marketing marvel in itself. A restaurant chain looking to be a place to be seen should take this direction.
What we love: out of this world art installations
In the age of social, restaurants need more than just incredible food to really make a global impact. Restaurant marketing relies on the experience, both visual and culinary, you provide. Unique, bold, brand-building restaurant design that supports your goals sets you apart the minute your doors open.
If you’re looking for the team to partner with to help you create something incredible like these, get in touch.
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Ahead of Trump’s 2018 budget release, NARFE predicts tough fight for fed pay/benefits
By Nicole Ogrysko | @nogryskoWFED
With the fiscal 2018 budget process beginning in earnest later this week, federal employees and retirees could eventually see future provisions that have a striking resemblance to those that House lawmakers introduced and included in 2016 budget proposals.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association said it expects to see familiar provisions calling for increases to current federal employees’ retirement contributions, higher premiums in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP) and a possible elimination of Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for new hires altogether.
The House 2016 budget included eight provisions totaling $318 billion in cuts to federal employee and retiree programs, Jessica Klement, NARFE’s legislative director, said.
“Going into this Congress, the biggest fight that we are facing is the fiscal 2018 budget process,” she said at the association’s legislative conference.
NARFE also fears the return of another familiar provision: changing the formula for how the Thrift Savings Plan calculates the average interest rate for the G-Fund. It would depend on the specific formula, but lowering the rate of return could render the G-Fund nearly worthless for TSP participants.
The President is expected to release the 2018 budget blueprint some time on Thursday. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said it’s only a rough outline of agency topline numbers for 2018. A more detailed budget proposal should come out sometime in May. And Congress won’t start work on the 2018 budget until it finishes the resolution and reconciliation process for 2017.
Congress will likely use tax reform as an avenue for the budget reconciliation process again for 2018, Klement said.
“This is why the [20]18 budget process is so important for NARFE members,” she said. “If [lawmakers] can get past the resolution and they can do FY18 budget reconciliation that includes tax reform and they need some savings, that piece of legislation only needs 51 votes in the Senate.”
NARFE predicts those savings could come in the form of cuts to federal employee and retiree programs.
“Last year, the last session of Congress we told you it was unprecedented, and it was,” NARFE National President Richard Thissen said of some lawmakers’ recent targets to the federal workforce during a March 14 speech to his members. “But … it was just spring training. It was the exhibition season. The regular season is starting this session. ‘Unprecedented’ means that it never happened before, but it doesn’t mean it can’t happen again. And it is happening in spades. While we faced many of these same challenges last year, the stars are in a different alignment. Last year we could always depend on, or most likely depend on, a veto of something really, really bad that came out of Congress. We cannot depend on that this year.”
Federal employee unions and other associations have said they’re refining their messages and want to educate more people about the federal workforce and the impact it has on the public.
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But given the makeup of the House, Senate and now White House — and considering the legislation and messages it heard in the past from the 114th Congress — NARFE is taking a different approach.
“In the past, we relied on our friends to help us just block things,” Thissen told Federal News Radio. “And we were successful with that last session of Congress. … This time it appears that there needs to be a little bit of an uptick in our interface with every member of Congress from an education standpoint.”
Nicole Ogrysko discusses this story on Federal Drive with Tom Temin http://federalnewsradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/031517_Nicole_WEB.mp3
For NARFE, one of those partners has been Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), who indicated that she wouldn’t likely be happy with the President’s budget proposal, which is expected Thursday. And she said she’ll remind her Republican colleagues and House leadership of federal employees’ concerns.
“I really do appreciate the opportunity to be able to tell your story and have our colleagues understand that you can’t balance the budget on the backs of our federal employees,” she said. “This is a lesson that is learned by each administration, isn’t it?”
Comstock appeared confident that House appropriations committees and other members like herself would be able to persuade leadership that major cuts to some agency budgets wouldn’t be reasonable.
“We’ve heard [of] these threats of big cuts to the State Department. I’m confident that our appropriators who are looking at that are going to say, ‘That’s not going to work. That’s not adequate,'” she said.
Thissen said the association doesn’t want to argue with Republican lawmakers. But he hopes NARFE members can change the hearts and minds of their representatives.
“We want them to stay active, and we want them to contact all the members of Congress,” Thissen said. “Yes, it’s easier to talk to your friends because everybody’s on the same sheet of music. It’s harder to talk to the ones who are not on your side, but again, it’s an education process.”
A former federal employee herself, Comstock said she remembers how in previous presidential transitions, it often took some time for the new political appointees to learn the value that federal employees bring to their agencies. Once they did, their tone began to change.
“You could see political appointees who came in learning … how much they needed those career federal employees to provide them guidance and to understand the workings of the agencies,” Comstock said.
Nicole Ogrysko
Nicole Ogrysko is a reporter for Federal News Network focusing on the federal workforce and federal pay and benefits. Follow @nogryskoWFED
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Steph Vajda
engagement | film making | facilitation | community arts
steph@fermentcollaborate.org
Steph Vajda is a filmmaker, project manager, event producer, community engagement specialist, social planner and community cultural development (CCD) practitioner who has been involved in work with communities in Australia for the past 20 years and in Sri Lanka for 5 years.
As a film maker he draws on his extensive experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and facilitating advocacy, engagement and social planning outcomes. With award winning skills in creative engagement design, cross-cultural facilitation, workshop and event facilitation and community planning, Steph specialises in supporting people and communities to collaborate, articulate and participate, using creative approaches to activating public space, cross cultural engagement and designing platforms to share stories.
He has co-authored two planning publications through London based publisher Earthscan (Kitchen Table Sustainability – 2008 and SpeakOut – 2009), another through Murdoch University (New Directions – 2003) and received over fifteen professional awards.
Steph’s work is informed by the intersection of arts practice, cultural expression and decision making, as a space available to planners, cultural facilitators and community workers to understand and instigate change. He feels that creating and working within these spaces allows professionals and community members alike to better understand practical and meaningful ways of building communities that people can connect with, express themselves through and celebrate.
He specialises in engaging with people in public space as a means of encouraging understanding and personal and collective sharing.
Steph has worked in community, government, private sector and advocacy contexts in Australia and Sri Lanka. He has co-authored two award-winning publications with Dr Wendy Sarkissian, through London based publisher Earthscan (Kitchen Table Sustainability – 2008 and SpeakOut – 2009) and has received over fifteen professional awards for his work.
As a film maker Steph engages with marginalised people to uncover and share their stories. His work values the process of story gathering equally with creating quality film content. Most of his film projects have been delivered with remote isolated communities operating as an independent film maker.
Born in Australia, Steph’s family is of Sri Lankan and Hungarian heritage.
Steph is passionate about people, culture, creativity, travel and basketball and dreams of creating multimedia and events that help people understand and connect with their individual and shared visions for a brighter future for all.
To download his current resume, please click here
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cubebug » Classical music » The London Festival Orchestra, Dieter Goldmann - Famous Piano Concertos - Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov
The London Festival Orchestra, Dieter Goldmann - Famous Piano Concertos - Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov FLAC album
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Only 5 left in stock (more on the way). Gilels does a excellent job on Tchaikovsky's 3 Piano Concertos with the New Philharmonia Orchestra and Richter gives his usual superb performances of Prokofiev and Bartok. One person found this helpful.
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Maestros del Milenio. 3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco Dieter Goldmann 6:56. 4 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: I. Miniature overture London Festival Orchestra and Chorus 3:12. 5 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. March London Festival Orchestra and Chorus 2:42. 6 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the sugarplum fairy London Festival Orchestra and Chorus 2:4. 7 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IV. Russian dance - Trepak London Festival Orchestra and Chorus 1:10. 8 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: V. Arabian dance London Festival Orchestra and Chorus 3:35
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by Paula Bosse
I was flattered to be asked to contribute something to the “Lost Dallas” issue of D Magazine (great stories and photos, by the way — it’s on newsstands now!). When asked for a topic that might be interesting or offbeat, I remembered a story I had come across a few years ago which I had always meant to write about: an 1897 event in which a professional diver and an amateur “jumper” crossed paths at the old Commerce Street Bridge in front of a crowd of several thousand. The thought of diving/jumping from a Dallas bridge into the Trinity River — unless it’s at flood-stage — is, frankly, something I would never have considered, but it happened. There is a short overview of the event in the print edition of the magazine, but my full version — “The 1897 Battle of the Trinity Bridge Jumpers” — is available to read online at D’s website, here.
I won’t repeat the story here, but for you faithful lovers of history who read the full story (and who sneer at the very concept of “tl;dr“), here are a few images and bits of background info to flesh out the story a bit.
WILSON & SEXTON
It all began with a small announcement in The Dallas Morning News:
DMN, March 17, 1897
No photographs of the main characters are available, but drawings of the two men were featured in the pages of The News on March 22, 1897. First, J. B. Wilson, the “professional” bridge-diver who traveled from town to town plying his trade. As the drawing below shows, Wilson personally walked through the large crowd in his special diving costume, carrying a cigar box, soliciting “donations” from the crowd (one man attempted to slip in a live water snake he had in his pocket — Wilson was not amused).
Secondly, the unexpected hero of the day, young Arch Sexton: candy-maker, thrill-seeker. Sexton had this to say of the drawing: “That was an excellent picture of me in The News this morning. The artist knows a good-looking man when he sees him” (DMN, March 23, 1897).
THE COMMERCE STREET BRIDGE
The centerpiece of this story is the old Commerce Street Bridge, built around 1890 (it weathered the great flood of 1908 and was eventually replaced by a new bridge in 1915). This was before the Trinity River had been straightened and moved. This is what the bridge looked like on a typical day:
photo via Legacies
And, below, the course of the river in 1897. The jump would have happened only a couple of blocks from the Old Red Courthouse, very close to what is now the edge of Dealey Plaza.
1898 map detail, via Portal to Texas History
Lastly, because I started the D magazine article with a look at the idol of bridge-jumpers everywhere (and because of this guy bridge-jumping became a whole thing), I should mention Steve Brodie, the man who attained worldwide fame and became massively wealthy as a result of claiming to have jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886 (the first person to have done so and survived). His claim of having jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge was disputed from the very beginning, but charges of fakery did not affect his celebrity — in fact, it might even have sharpened his mastery of constant self-promotion (which, in turn, inspired thousands of copycat bridge-jumpers across the country who hoped to cash in on some of that sweet Brodie moolah). When he wasn’t entertaining legions of fans at his well-known Bowery saloon, he kept his name in the headlines by devising other (also disputed) feats of daredevilry, promoting prize fights, and even appearing onstage in a version of his life’s story (complete with a nightly reenactment of the famed bridge jump). Watch a short but informative video about him here.
He was so famous that his name became a slang term: “took a Brodie” or “pulled a Brodie” meant “made a dangerous leap” or, more broadly, “took a chance.” Here’s a slang-filled cartoon from 1936 which featured the term fifty years after Brodie’s jump.
That’s the background. If you haven’t already, please mosey on over to D Magazine to read the full-length article I wrote about the Dallas bridge-jumpers of 1897! (And try to work “Steve Brodie” into a conversation today….)
Sources & Notes
The main reason this story stuck with me was that the original Dallas Morning News report was so amusingly written. I have no idea who wrote it — he identified himself only as “the News’ marine reporter” — but I hope his literary talents led him to bigger and better gigs than an un-bylined newspaper writer scouring the Dallas docks for morsels of news. His sarcastically bemused reports on this long-forgotten exhibition of bridge-jumping (and the follow-ups) can be found in the following entertaining articles:
“A Tale of the Trinity: ‘High Diver’ Wilson and ‘High Jumper’ Sexton Split the River Wide Open; Steve Brodie Outdone” (DMN, March 22, 1897), here
“A Day With the Divers: The Marine Reporter of The News Passes a Few Hours In Haunts of Jolly Jack Tar” (DMN, March 23, 1897), here
“A Day With High Divers: A. B. Sexton and Nick M. Miller Created a Commotion In Marine Circles” (DMN, April 19, 1897), here
Thanks for the opportunity to share this odd tale, D Magazine! See all of the “Lost Dallas” articles (and photos) here.
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FlixChatter Review: Olympus Has Fallen
On March 22, 2013 April 25, 2013 By ruthIn Flix Reviews
I was wondering the other day if it’s possible to find a review of this movie that does not mention the words Die Hard. Seems that the comparison is inevitable and it seems that Olympus Has Fallen is begging for a comparison. In fact, perhaps it’s an homage to that action franchise, as it’s more akin to the spirit of the original Die hard movie than its official sequel (and if the latest one is any indication, much less banal)! Surely this movie will make you nostalgic about 90s bombastic action extravaganza (whether that’s a good thing or not is up to you).
If you’ve seen the trailer, or even a poster, then you’ll know the plot. The White House is being attacked by a group of North Korean terrorists and hold the president hostage. As is with a lot of 90s action flicks, there is only one person who could save the day and that man is Leonidas Mike Banning (Gerard Butler). The first ten minutes or so of exposition reveals a tragic event during his day as a Presidential guard. Again, if you’ve seen the trailer, you know exactly what happened, but in case you haven’t I’m not going to mention it here. In any case, Banning is now confined to a desk job and even as time passes he’s still consumed with regret that he let his boss and friend, that is President Asher, down. So naturally, he’s more than eager to redeem himself when the chance presented itself one sunny Summer day. The attack comes hard, fast and vicious. The first attack came from above, but instead of a space ship, practically the entire Washington DC is sprayed with bullets from an air carrier, and within 13 minutes (yes the terrorist leader was counting), the supposedly most secure building in the entire free world is reduced to rubble with dead bodies piling up on its grounds.
The words fresh and original aren’t likely to be associated with this film, but it certainly stays completely true to its title. Olympus indeed has fallen, and Antoine Fuqua doesn’t pull any punches with the brutality of how it goes down. It’s rated R for a reason, it’s violent and bloody. I lost count how many people getting shot in the head at close range, not to mention all the severe stabbings. Both the good and bad guys deliver all kinds of ways to send people to their Maker. Banning himself has no qualms in *taking care* of the enemies. He seems to subscribe to the same “No mercy! No surrender!” motto as his most famous role in 300, but with a bit more humor thrown in. Some of the one-liners did deliver some laughs, especially his defiant quips at the Pentagon folks, though Butler’s character not quite as charismatic as Bruce Willis’ John McClane as the script lacks some serious wit.
Unfortunately it’s lacking in common sense as well. I mean, granted the believability factor depends on whether you’d believe a group of extreme terrorists could deliver such a blow to the United States. The thing is, I don’t know how such a big aircraft could enter our airspace, passing through Andrew Air force Base, without being shot down?? The security forces are so quickly rendered powerless by the enemy, it’s as if they’ve never been trained to respond to emergency attack whatsoever. But the biggest plot blunder of all to me is how Banning is still able to get security clearance once he’s inside the President’s compound as he’s technically no longer part of the Service. Yet could still use his thumb print to gain access, has the right code to open a safe, etc. as if he’s never left!! I mean, they didn’t change authorization codes every time there’s a shift in the security personnel? WOW, some *security* huh?
Now, I can’t possibly write this review and not mention the cheesy special effects. I get that this is a throwback to 90s action blockbuster, but do they have to throw in 90s SFX as well?? It gets distracting at times, especially during the ambush scene in broad daylight. Fortunately things get better and grittier as the day progresses, and the action gets more up-close with more hand-to-hand combat between Butler and whoever is unlucky enough to get in his way. Butler is utterly believable as a bad ass special forces (is there any other kind in the movies?), he’s definitely credible in action flicks and as a one-man army. Yet he’s not wooden or vacant like many action stars, he still brings a touch of humanity to the role as the mission is a personal one for his character. There’s some emotional resonance in his scenes with Aaron Eckhart as the beleaguered POTUS, and also with his young son.
The supporting cast are stellar but not really given much to do. We’ve seen Eckhart and Morgan Freeman in far better roles, but their presence are more than welcome and add gravitas to the project. Melissa Leo got more screen time than I thought, though it’s curious what made the Oscar winner sign on to do THIS particular role. I’m disappointed that Angela Bassett — who still look beautiful and athletic — didn’t get to do any butt-kicking in this movie! I was sure she would get to do some of that when she was cast as the head of Secret Service. Rick Yune pretty much rehashed his role as Bond villain in Die Another Day as the villainous mastermind Kang who’s hellbent to get his hands on US nuclear missiles. I guess he’s serviceable but nothing more, a far cry from the iconic performance of say, Hans Gruber, as Kang is neither menacing nor entertaining. I’d say the characters of Dylan McDermott and Radha Mitchell could’ve been left in the cutting room floor and they won’t make a dent.
Well, this movie doesn’t exactly put Butler back in my good graces just yet. He still needs to be much more selective in his role choices and most importantly, seek out decent scripts! A lot of his projects have potential but suffer from poor writing. I do think he’d be better off doing more action thrillers than rom-coms, though I do wish he balance things out with dramatic roles, too.
The spirit of patriotism is so high in this movie, there’s absolutely no room for subtlety. But seems like in the screening I was in, the audience ate it up, I could tell people were rooting for Butler as the lone hero. A torn down American flag being thrown by the bad guys from rooftops falls in slow-motion as a patriotic score comes on, there are plenty of moments like this and I can’t help but feel a bit emotional despite its inherent corny-ness. Btw, Lincoln also makes an appearance here, and you’d cheer when he [sort of] shows up on screen.
Final Thoughts: Despite all the flaws, I still think this one is not a bad movie. In fact, it’s actually quite entertaining and action fans should be pleased to see the relentless combat scenes and countless shootouts. Apart from the rather sluggish start, there’s not a boring moment as the action never stops. There’s also a decent level of suspense overall, and I definitely feel a pang in my gut seeing our leaders being violated in such a way. The subject matter of terrorism is sadly still relevant to this day, and at times it really hit close to home. Fuqua said in an interview that he sought to show America’s post-9/11 vulnerability and he certainly achieved that.
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Those who’ve seen this one, what did you think? And for those who haven’t, are you going to check this one out?
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This smacks of US flag waving to me which is why I’ll probably give it a miss. What with this and Red Dawn, it seems as if some people are trying to make sure everyone knows North Korea are the bad guys and the US will always prevail! Aaaanyway, glad Gerry did deliver a total bomb for you Ruth, great review 🙂
I hear ya Terry. I didn’t see Red Dawn, but yeah, both have North Korean enemies. I totally see the US patriotism theme would turn off a lot of people, esp. outside of the US. Well as I said, I’m not exactly back in love with GB again after this 😀
Wounds take time to heal Ruth, although from the sounds of things Playing for Keeps was quite the wound 😉
It was a severe wound that would take more than time to heal, ahah. I think Butler will get a lot more action roles after this, which suits him, I just hope he’d actually read the script before he signs on!
Considering its budget, they should’ve spent more money on the effects, wow they looked awful. They look like the effects from Air Force One, at least that film has an excuse, it was made in the 90s. Not this one, it’s 2013 and those effects were given okay by the filmmakers and studio folks? Unbelievable. If not for the overly serious tone, I probably would’ve enjoyed it more. Also, I can’t stand the CGI’d blood! I’ll have to write up another rant about action films in today’s market.
Ahah yeah, the effects is terrible but I’m a bit more forgiving on that front than you. I don’t mind the serious tone, there’s some humor sprinkled in. For sure it’s not as dumb and vapid as Die Hard 5.
I’d love to get another action movie rant from you Ted! 😀
Tim The Film Guy
I’ll probably check this out, not out till mid April in the UK 😦
If you like your action flick tense and bloody, I’d think this is for you Tim 😀
Your probably right then 😀
Good review Ruth. I had a good experience with this film and I’m anxious to talk about the patriotism debate. As for Gerry, I wouldn’t want to get in his way. Old school action performance through and through.
Hey Keith! I have a feeling we’d have some agreement in our reviews. Ahah yeah, GB is pretty scary in this one isn’t it? This is like his 300 sequel in a way, except he’s now alone and wears more clothes, ahahaha. I don’t mind patriotic films, I mean Jack Ryan movies are patriotic too. I know people think the US reaction (particularly Banning’s) is thuggish, but really under the circumstances, what do people expect us to do?? Have a cup of tea with the terrorists?? That one scene where the two bad guys Banning tied up were laughing at him, I think they’re practically asking for whatever they ended up getting.
You hit the nail on the head. I don’t see it as “thuggish” especially considering the 100’s of innocents and potential disaster that the threat provides. Get ’em Gerry!
Exactly! I’m not even a US citizen and I felt it in my gut seeing all the carnage and destruction. Plus, like Banning said, the threat involves much more than just the US president or about the US alone.
Didn’t Clint already do the “Secret Service agent with a tragic past” angle in IN THE LINE OF FIRE? Plus, Freeman must feel like he’s been demoted after having already played the POTUS in DEEP IMPACT.
Yep I guess he did. I forgot was Clint’s tragic past also involved POTUS/First Lady?? Ahah, well Freeman was acting president pretty much the entire film 😀
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since I am not thid kind of action movie fan anymore, I think I am going to pass on this.
too bad he still hasn’t stolen your heart back 😉
So you didn’t like 90s action flicks Nov? I watched quite a few of them back in High School so it’s a bit nostalgic to watch this and The Last Stand. As for GB, well it’s gonna take more than a violent action flick to get me back to like him again.
I used to be a fan, but not anymore. I like action with good story now…one I can’t predict
Morgan R. Lewis
Seems like everybody’s saying this is “OK, not great”. Which, to be fair, is about all that I was expecting from it. I might watch it when it reaches home video… it sounds like it might be OK for an evening in, but not for spending any significant amount of money on.
Yeah, I was expecting worse actually so this is a pleasant surprise, ahah. I didn’t pay for it so it was worth it for me 😀
Jeff Flugel
Nice review, Ruth! This sounds fun if formulaic…which, as a fan of the action genre, I’m certainly used to. Glad to see Butler back in a genre much more suited to his physique and talents than yet another dubious rom-com.
Hi Jeff, always nice to see you pop by. Yes, if you love action then this one shouldn’t disappoint you. Yeah, I think Butler’s niche is in action, more specifically R-rated action flicks. I bet he’ll get more offers to do those if this one becomes a modest hit.
fernandorafael
Great review, Ruth. I think I’ll check this one out. The trailer looks super cheesy but also really fun!
Ahah well if you know going in what you’re gonna get, I suppose it won’t be so bad Fernando. Hope you enjoy this one.
Not bad Ruth. I expected you to get tore into this one but you deliver a nice balanced opinion of it. Great write-up. I just might give it a go.
The more I think about it, the more I actually like this one Mark. I actually don’t mind watching it again when it’s available to rent. Does it open next month in Scotland?
I have no idea when it opens here to be honest. I’m not normally drawn to action movies and would very rarely go to the cinema to see them. I will give this a look but probably when it hits the shops.
Sounds good Mark, fair enough. Well, let’s just say GB hasn’t completely lost me yet but I’d REALLY love him again if he does Burns!!
I was gonna ask if you and Butler were back together again, but then you wrote it in your review. LOL 😀 As I was reading along, I thought you were really going to pan this one… I was like, uh oh. But 3 out of 5 is about right.
True story, I caught a glimpse of your first sentence as I opened the notification this had posted, and I took it on as a challenge not to mention Die Hard when I did mine. Its harder than it sounds! LOL 😀
Hi Fogs, well not quite but at least I didn’t loathe him and the film the way I did with Playing for Keeps. There are definitely flaws with this one but in the end the good over-weighs the bad, plus Butler is quite convincing as a John McClane-type character.
Ahah, I have to check out your review to see how you manage NOT to include Die Hard in it! Even GB said it when he was promoting the movie on Jimmy Kimmel, so it’s not like the filmmakers/cast are avoiding that fact.
Eric @ The Warning Sign
Hmm, somehow I missed hearing anything about this. Doesn’t sound like anything I’m too eager to see, but it seems it could be a decent rental. At least it’s a step up for your good friend GB 😀
I’d think it’d be a fun movie on a Friday night Eric. Well, anything is gonna be a step up above Playing For Keeps, but yeah this one turns up to be better than I thought.
Two thoughts enter my head when reading this review: At what point did somebody think Rick Yune was worthwhile giving a Hollywood career to, and second, who needs plot development, character development and common sense when sh*t is blowing up?
Great review, Ruth. I’m looking forward to seeing this, faults and all!
Actually Rick Yune is not a terrible performer, I think there’s just not a lot of offers for Asian actors and he’s already been typecast in villainous roles. He..he.. well I for one would still like a bit of plot and um, intelligence to go with the bombastic action. All things considered, this one is not completely devoid of both.
filmhipster
I’ll wait for the rental on this one.
Ok fair enough, hope you enjoy it.
CMrok93
Good review Ruth. It’s a dumb movie, but a very fun one that actually gets you involved with it’s plot and action. That’s all thanks to a capable cast and a very exciting direction from Fuqua.
Yeah, I guess the lack of logic seems to be quite customary for action films, ahah. But amen on your last sentence, glad GB finally gets to work with his friend Fuqua on this one.
I’m glad it wasn’t awful! I don’t think I’ll see this one but it’s good Gerard doesn’t have another Playing for Keeps in his resume and it’s at least a bit of step up.
It’s a major step up from PFK in that he’s not the least bit lethargic in this one. Plus he’s got some funny lines to go with all his muscular bad-assery, ahah. I’m not back to being a huge fan yet, but at least he hasn’t lost me completely.
sanclementejedi
I had not realized this film was violent and had an R rating. Now I am interested in checking it out. 🙂
Oh yeah, it’s quite violent. I had to cover my eyes a few times (I have feeble nerves). I guess I should expect that from the guy who made Training Day. I think Butler wasn’t interested in it if it weren’t R-rated, ahah.
P.S. Thanks for upvoting my Reddit today, Adam. You’re awesome!!
no worries Ruth happy to do it.
Awww, thanks! What’s your Reddit name btw, so I know which of your post to upvote.
threeguysonemovie but I have been trying to get the other guys to post our stuff
Y’know, I searched for that today but didn’t see it. I think the best way is just send me a tweet w/ the link and I’ll be happy to upvote it for you!
It looks as if this is just as advertised, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It might be the type of blockbuster I shamelessly embrace, but I’ll probably wait to find out on DVD.
Hope you get around to checking this out Josh, should be fun if you like action stuff.
Yep, common sense def lacked in this one for several points. And I wondered why they didn’t spend more on the special effects. But the cast was great and the story was fun.
Melissa Leo’s reciting the Pledge of Allegiance while being dragged down the hallway…so moving!
great review. We agree and have the same score
I guess it’s to be expected in a bombastic action flick like this to be somewhat non-nonsensical, but that whole security *breach* thing w/ Banning just seems so glaring, y’know. Thankfully, it managed to be engaging and thrilling. Yeah, Leo’s character got quite a beating didn’t she, but that scene certainly is heart-pounding!
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Florida woman who didn’t know she was pregnant delivers healthy baby after weight loss surgery
Posted 9:32 AM, November 3, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFTS) — A Florida woman got an unexpected surprise after her new weight loss surgery.
For close to a decade, Daria Yackwack, a former Tampa resident who now lives in Fort Walton Beach, had to live with polycystic ovary syndrome.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines it as a hormonal imbalance that affects 1 in 10 women. For Yackwack, it meant weight gain and lots of changes for what her future would look like.
“Back when I first got diagnosed, (doctors) were like ‘it’s going to be really hard to get pregnant,'” Yackwack said.
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Her weight loss was evident in pictures, and her doctors said she was doing great.
But in August, her success turned into a scare.
“I woke up with a very bad back pain. I was crying and like screaming and I woke up my other half and I was like ‘my back really hurts. I’m not sure what’s really going on,'” Yackwack said.
A trip to the bathroom didn’t seem right to her. She thought a cyst ruptured due to her PCOS, she said it happened all the time.
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In reality, she was 35 weeks pregnant.
“(Doctors) came and did a fourth ultrasound and they went up like in my rib cage and they’re like, ‘oh yeah. There’s a baby in there. It’s a big baby. You’re going to give birth,’” Yackwack said.
Nine hours later, Aurora Lynn was born.
She was born five weeks early, had no prenatal care, no checkups and was a healthy baby girl.
“I am so happy to be a mama. She is a great little baby girl,” she said.
Yackwack said it’s now nice to know that she can get pregnant, but right now, just one baby is perfect.
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IMPD officer who appears to punch IPS student in video placed on administrative leave
Posted 10:15 AM, August 30, 2019, by FOX59 Web, Updated at 07:28PM, August 30, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A video showing a police officer appearing to punch a student outside Shortridge High School is under investigation.
Both Indianapolis Public Schools and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the incident happened Thursday outside Shortridge High School. Two IMPD officers and an IPS officer were involved.
The video, posted on Facebook, shows a heated exchange involving a mother and police officers. One IMPD officer yells for the woman to leave the property as he and another IMPD officer approach her.
The second IMPD officer yells, “You want to go to jail? You want to go to jail? Let’s go!”
When an IPS student steps in his way, the officer punches him. The punch sends the student to the pavement.
Just before it happens, someone is heard off camera calmly saying, “Y’all need to chill out.” An IPS officer is then seen at the end of the video. The officer in question has been placed on administrative leave, according to the department.
IMPD issued this statement:
“Yesterday, IMPD officers were called to assist IPS Police inside Shortridge High School on a large fight. When officers arrived, they learned that there was a juvenile male on scene who IPS police had in custody. IMPD officers were flagged down by staff to assist with a parent during the lockdown. During the course of the investigation, force was used by an IMPD officer. An IMPD supervisor arrived to conduct a preliminary investigation, per policy. In addition, the IMPD Internal Affairs Unit has been directed to conduct an internal investigation of the incident. The involved officer has been placed on administrative leave. We encourage anyone with any additional information or video to come forward, as it will assist with the internal investigation. “
IPS released the following statement:
“Indianapolis Public Schools requested support from IMPD yesterday at Shortridge High School due to an altercation that took place among students inside the building. The District has learned that following that altercation, there was an incident involving an IMPD officer striking an IPS student. We are fully engaged in and investigating this matter, while taking every step at the building level and from central office to ensure the safety and well-being of our students.”
Attorney Terrance Kinnard issued this statement:
"I have been retained by the family involved in the events that took place at Shortridge High School on August 29, 2019. Like many, we are shocked by the behavior depicted in the video currently circulating on social media networks. Over the coming days my staff and I will investigate all of the facts before deciding on a proper course of action. In the meanwhile, I urge the public to allow the investigation to take place in an orderly fashion. We will have no further comment until I have completed my investigation and become properly informed of all of the facts."
Indianapolis FOP issued this statement:
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The Carolina Panthers are stepping up their efforts to find a new head coach with several interviews this week.
Matt Rhule — The Baylor University head coach will sit down with Panthers officials today. A former Penn State linebacker, Rhule has spent the majority of his coaching career on the college level but did have a short stint in the NFL as the New York Giants offensive line coach in 2012. He is expected to interview with the Giants on Tuesday.
Perry Fewell — The Carolina Panthers interim head coach makes his case to have the interim tag removed from his name on Wednesday. Fewell brings a lot of experience to the table, with a coaching career that extends back to 1985. Fewell most recently served as defensive backs coach for the Panthers.
Eric Bieniemy — The current Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator is scheduled for an interview on Thursday. Bieniemy, a former running back, played nine seasons in the NFL with the Chargers, Bengals, and Eagles. Panthers owner David Tepper has stated that he would prefer an offensive specialist as head coach, leading many to believe that Bieniemy has an edge.
Kevin Stefanski — Coming off a huge wild card win Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator is expected to meet with the Panthers this week, possibly on Thursday. He has spent his entire NFL career with the Vikings and will be flying high after the spectacular overtime drive that knocked the Saints out of the playoffs.
Josh McDaniels — With his team out of the playoff picture, the Patriots offensive coordinator has plenty of time for coaching interviews, and is scheduled to meet with the Panthers on Friday. McDaniels is no stranger to Super Bowl wins (six with the Pats) and is reportedly the highest-paid OC in the NFL. He is also interviewing with the Giants this week.
Mike McCarthy — The former Green Bay Packers head coach has already interviewed with the Panthers (twice by some accounts). McCarthy has one Super Bowl win under his belt but did not coach in the NFL during 2019.
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behind in the grand scheme of things
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Hi, I need help here.
<We all start from where we are to get to the goal. The only other option is to stay where we are. But that will not move us forward, and in many cases it will only put us behind in the grand scheme of things.>
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ddubug said:
<We all start from where we are to get to the gaol. The only other option is to stay where we are. But that will not move us forward, and in many cases it will only put us behind in the grand scheme of things.>
First of all, I assume you mean "get to the goal" not gaol. Gaol is an elegantly English spelling of jail.
"In the grand scheme of things" means taking a very broad perspective, looking at developments over a long period of time, for example.
This may seem like a major world-shattering crisis to you, my dear, but it is not at all important in the grand scheme of things. Yea, try telling that to the heart-broken teenager.
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"MERIDEN, a parish in the Solihull division of the hundred of Hemlingford, county Warwick, 5½ miles from Coventry, its post town, and 2½ from the Hampton Junction of the North-Western and Derby railways. The parish, which is small, is situated in a valley on the old road from London to Holyhead, and near Meriden Cross, which formerly marked the centre of England. The village of Meriden of late years has greatly improved, and contains many neatly built residences. The land is fertile and in a state of good cultivation. On Meriden Hill is an extensive quarry of red sandstone, and there is also a quarry of white freestone for building."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
St Lawrence, Meriden, Church of England
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Autosomal dominant congenital stationary night blindness
Autosomal dominant congenital stationary night blindness is a disorder of the retina, which is the specialized tissue at the back of the eye that detects light and color. People with this condition typically have difficulty seeing and distinguishing objects in low light (night blindness). For example, they are not able to identify road signs at night and some people cannot see stars in the night sky. Affected individuals have normal daytime vision and typically do not have other vision problems related to this disorder.
The night blindness associated with this condition is congenital, which means it is present from birth. This vision impairment tends to remain stable (stationary); it does not worsen over time.
Autosomal dominant congenital stationary night blindness is likely a rare disease; however, its prevalence is unknown.
Mutations in the RHO, GNAT1, or PDE6B gene cause autosomal dominant congenital stationary night blindness. The proteins produced from these genes are necessary for normal vision, particularly in low-light conditions. These proteins are found in specialized light receptor cells in the retina called rods. Rods transmit visual signals from the eye to the brain when light is dim.
The RHO gene provides instructions for making a protein called rhodopsin, which is turned on (activated) by light entering the eye. Rhodopsin then attaches (binds) to and activates the protein produced from the GNAT1 gene, alpha (α)-transducin. The α-transducin protein then triggers the activation of a protein called cGMP-PDE, which is made up of multiple parts (subunits) including a subunit produced from the PDE6B gene. Activated cGMP-PDE triggers a series of chemical reactions that create electrical signals. These signals are transmitted from rod cells to the brain, where they are interpreted as vision.
Mutations in the RHO, GNAT1, or PDE6B gene disrupt the normal signaling that occurs within rod cells. As a result, the rods cannot effectively transmit signals to the brain, leading to a lack of visual perception in low light.
Learn more about the genes associated with autosomal dominant congenital stationary night blindness
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Gal A, Orth U, Baehr W, Schwinger E, Rosenberg T. Heterozygous missense mutation in the rod cGMP phosphodiesterase beta-subunit gene in autosomal dominant stationary night blindness. Nat Genet. 1994 May;7(1):64-8. Erratum in: Nat Genet. 1994 Aug;7(4):551.
McAlear SD, Kraft TW, Gross AK. 1 rhodopsin mutations in congenital night blindness. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2010;664:263-72. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1399-9_30. Review.
Szabo V, Kreienkamp HJ, Rosenberg T, Gal A. p.Gln200Glu, a putative constitutively active mutant of rod alpha-transducin (GNAT1) in autosomal dominant congenital stationary night blindness. Hum Mutat. 2007 Jul;28(7):741-2.
Tsang SH, Woodruff ML, Jun L, Mahajan V, Yamashita CK, Pedersen R, Lin CS, Goff SP, Rosenberg T, Larsen M, Farber DB, Nusinowitz S. Transgenic mice carrying the H258N mutation in the gene encoding the beta-subunit of phosphodiesterase-6 (PDE6B) provide a model for human congenital stationary night blindness. Hum Mutat. 2007 Mar;28(3):243-54.
Zeitz C, Gross AK, Leifert D, Kloeckener-Gruissem B, McAlear SD, Lemke J, Neidhardt J, Berger W. Identification and functional characterization of a novel rhodopsin mutation associated with autosomal dominant CSNB. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Sep;49(9):4105-14. doi: 10.1167/iovs.08-1717. Epub 2008 May 16.
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Morenci boys improving with more court time, tangle with Coyotes in initial pairing at Copper Cities Tourney on Dec. 27
Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Maddux Martinez takes a shot against Duncan during a tourney game Dec. 18. The Morenci junior leads the team in scoring (15 points per game) and best free throw percentage (78). He has averaged double-digit scoring in six of eight games. The 2-6 Wildcats are in Globe for their second tourney, facing Combs at High Desert Middle School on Dec. 27.
By Raymundo Frasquillo
MORENCI – “We’re young and it showed,” 14th-year Morenci boys’ head coach Tommy Navarrete said. “We had too many turnovers.”
His comments came following the season-opening 58-45 non-region home win over the Kearny Ray Bearcats on Nov. 26. Since then, the Wildcats have dropped six of their next seven games, three in region play.
Morenci succumbed 44-55 to Pima (Dec. 2), 58-64 to Willcox (Dec. 10), and 66-70 to Bisbee (Dec. 20) in region play.
Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci Head Coach Tommy Navarrete checks the scoreboard before going over strategy during a timeout.
A 57-60 loss to New Mexico Silver High (Dec. 12) was also posted and the Wildcats went 1-2 during the three-day 57th annual Eastern Arizona Holiday Tourney. Morenci fell 42-61 to Safford in the first round (Dec. 16) and 40-43 to Duncan in the 5th Place game (Dec. 18). The win was 51-44 over Willcox during the consolation round (Dec. 17).
Through eight games, the Wildcats are being outscored by an average of 52-55 (415-440) per game or by a 3-point deficit. Junior Maddux Martinez is averaging 15 (120) points per game, sophomore Christian Mpoyo 10.6 (85), and senior Dominik Waters 9.3 (75). Martinez has contributed double-digit scoring in six of eight games and both Mpoyo and Waters in four.
Morenci’s free throw percentage is 57 (59-104) compared to 64 (74-116) for its combined opponents.
Individually, Martinez has a percentage of 78 (18-23), freshman Derek Saenz 67 (2-3), junior Steven Shawn Michael Chavez Jr. 52 (11-21), Mpoyo 50 (16-32), junior Jeremiah Rojas 50 (1-2), Waters 46 (6-13), and junior Nicolas Hammond 33 (2-6).
Current 2A East Region standings have Pima (10-2 overall, 5-0 seeding, 4-0 region) first, Thatcher (11-4, 3-2, 2-0) second, Benson (5-3, 3-2, 3-1) third, Bisbee (3-8, 2-5, 2-3) fourth, Willcox (2-9, 1-3, 1-3) fifth, Tombstone (0-6, 0-4, 0-2) sixth, and Morenci (2-6, 1-4, 0-3) seventh.
Morenci heads to Globe for the two-day, 11-team 39th annual Copper Cities Tourney amidst a weather advisory Dec. 27. The games will be held at Globe High School, 437 S. High Street and at High Desert Middle School gymnasium, 4000 High Desert Drive. Each of the participating teams will also play two games on Saturday.
The height-challenged Wildcats are paired with the San Tan Valley Combs Coyotes at 12:30 p.m. and the Scottsdale Prep Spartans at 5 p.m. in the middle school gymnasium.
Cibecue, Globe, Lakeside Blue Ridge, Miami, Saint Johns, Tombstone, Winkelman Hayden, and California Winterhaven San Pasqual are also scheduled to participate.
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Episode 74 - Django Unchained and Get Out with Marcus Henderson
By JulyDiaz, November 8, 2017 in I Was There Too
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Actor, chess teacher, great storyteller Marcus Henderson joins Matt to discuss his roles in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and Jordan Peele’s Get Out. He tells us about his Django audition in which he pretended to be attacked by a dog, the layers he went into in portraying Groundskeeper Walter in Get Out, and running to the point of injury for Get Out. Plus, Marcus shares a memorable encounter with Samuel L. Jackson.
Plus, Marcus shares a memorable encounter with Samuel L. Jackson.
This was incredible. Great ep!
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Hampson Hughes Solicitors at The Headway Ball
On Saturday members of our medical negligence & serious injury team, supported by staff from across the business, donned their glad rags and stepped out this weekend to support Headway – the brain injury association.
The Headway Ball, which was attended by the major trauma team from Preston Hospital, the Mayor of Preston and supporters of the charity, was a huge success raising £7569.00 for this important charity.
Carlos Lopez, director of clinical negligence & serious injury at Hampson Hughes Solicitors, is a trustee and proud support of Headway Preston & Chorley.
Speaking about Headway, Carlos said…
I’ve been proud to be a Trustee and a support of Headway Preston and Chorley for several years. The Charity does invaluable work with over 450 people around the Preston and Chorley area, whose lives have been affected by traumatic brain injury.
The charity relies solely on charitable donations. As a lawyer, I have acted for many clients with a head injury and I have witnesses the devastating effect it can have on a person and their family and friends.
The charity does invaluable work in highlighting the difficulties faced by people with a head injury.
Pictured from left to right: Alexander Lyall; Rachel Simms; Megan Donohue; Lauren Landry; Dottie Fairbrother; Guest of Hampson Hughes; and Tracy Bond.
If you are directly affected by brain injury and would like to see how headway can help you, or, if you just want to learn more about the work that Headway do, visit www.headway.org.uk for more information.
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Your word is your worth: why journalists shouldn’t write for free
November 24, 2013 November 24, 2013 freshlyworded
About six years ago, having been made redundant from a role in Brisbane I applied for a number of journalism jobs in Sydney.
One of these was to write for Lawyer’s Weekly. Part of the application process was to write an article for the publication about the implementation of Basel 2 banking reforms on the legal profession (Yes, a very dry topic I know). I spent a great deal of time researching the topic and did a number of interviews before filing a story.
For whatever reason, I never got the job. However the editor at the time – a fidgety Englishman – said Lawyer’s Weekly would publish my article and pay me $100 or thereabouts for my 1,500 word story – or less than 10 cents a word.
I was outraged. I remember I wrote an angry email to the editor, demanding better compensation for my time and effort. He refused to budge. I later received a copy of the edition of the trade mag with my article splashed across two pages and a check for $1o0. It didn’t seem like a fair trade.
I sold the very same article (slightly re-jigged) to an education group I was doing freelance work for at the time, Tribeca Learning (now part of the Kaplan professional training group) for about $1,500 and gave Lawyer’s Weekly the one-fingered salute (figuratively).
It was immensely satisfying.
The issue of journalists, writers and photographers not being paid for their work has come to the boil over the past few weeks in a series of exchanges between my current employer (Fairfax) and former employer (Private Media).
Fairfax’s The Age newspaper had highlighted that Private Media does not pay bloggers for their posts on subscription news and analysis website Crikey and that it had no contributor budget for arts website offshoot the Daily Review. Instead, it rewards bloggers on a system based on the number of hits the post receives. (I should point out that contributors and those commissioned to write for Crikey are paid, but the rate is to my understanding, pitiful).
The Age’s Ben Butler explained the pay per hits policy for Crikey bloggers:
Blog entries that get 25,000 page views a month earned a ”bonus” of $193.50, those with 50,000 hits $387 and so on, with the system topping out at $4000 for a post ticking past the 500,000 mark.
Critics of the policy included freelance writer Byron Bache who launched an online protest on his blog supported by a number of writers, including former Crikey journalist Amber Jamieson. Bache wrote:
It is ethically reprehensible for a company to expand and actually stop paying the people who produce its product. A company which asks its readers to pay for content doesn’t feel the same obligation when it comes to its writers.
He also pointed out that the Daily Review’s two full-time staff were being paid a reported $100,000+ a year and that it was a distinctly commercial venture i.e. one designed to make a profit and provide a return to shareholders in Private Media.
I should point out that Crikey is a terrific and valuable website with about 18,000 paying subscribers. Blogs are not behind the paywall so readership could in theory be quite high. However, I would argue that few if any stories have ever reached anywhere near 500,000 hits to secure the $4,000 payment and that even reaching 50,000 hits ($387) would mark an article or blog as incredibly successful. So the possibility of getting paid anything meaningful is virtually zero.
The feud between The Age and Crikey/The Daily Review played out over a number of days in The Age’s gossipy CBD column with headings like “Putting the free back into freelance”, and “Crikey! Writers want to get paid”.
In response, Crikey decided it should publish an explanation of its editorial policies under the rather mushy heading “three cheers for our writers” with an “unreserved apology” for not being open about it’s payment policy plus a link to this policy.
A few days later, Bethanie Blanchard, a Crikey literary blogger, wrote what was clearly a difficult column for her in the Sunday Age (but for which she was paid for) criticising the Daily Review for not paying freelance writers for what is a commercial venture.
Blanchard admitted that it was “deeply troubling personally to criticise a company we [freelancers] have been incredibly proud to write for” but that there were places were writers could and should write for free to test themselves and fail, such as student newspapers, street press and emerging journals, but not the Daily Review, a “commercial venture”.
I should at this point own up. I have in fact written for Crikey for free on a number of occasions and happily did so. I never thought to ask for payment since I was a fairly well-paid full-time member of Private Media’s staff and nor did I expect it. I was just pleased to appear in a publication I highly respect (I should also mention that I was paid very fairly for a series of ebooks I wrote for Property Observer outside of work hours).
But writing for Crikey for free was my choice. I certainly wasn’t asked to do so.
It’s a different story if writer’s are approached to contribute to a publication and expected to work for nothing beyond the euphemistic “exposure” or for the possibility of payment if they reach an impossible readership target.
The ABC’s Media Watch highlighted the offer of ‘exposure rather than payment’ recently in an excellent expose on Tennis Australia inviting freelance photographers to take photos of tennis players ahead of the Australian Open without payment in what is a $200 million revenue generating enterprise, paying $33 million in prize money at the Grand Slam event.
Another publication under fire is ‘mommy blogging’ website Mamamia which does not pay bloggers or anyone apart from a handful of its staff, but which appears to be a highly successful commercial venture given the high media profile of founder Mia Freedman.
Let’s be clear. Offering ‘exposure’ is fine for people who are marketing themselves and for whom journalism is not their bread and butter. There are many people who will happily write for free such as mortgage brokers, investment gurus, entreprenuers and real estate agents with their columns serving as a free advertisements.
But if you’re a journalist, photographer or artist who values their craft, you should expect to be compensated fairly for your efforts.
It is also understandable that as the newspaper and publishing industry undergoes its biggest upheaval since the invention of the printing press that new ventures should look to cut costs where possible and stay lean and nimble.
But it is unacceptable to expect people who spend many hours researching, interviewing and crafting stories and who have families to support and mortgages to pay to expect nothing in return but a pat on the back.
Prize-winning author Anna Funder has also weighed into the debate, likening wealthy media companies expecting her to work for nothing but “exposure ” as to suggest she is “running some sort of porn site”.
“That’s a very quick race to the bottom,” she told the first national writers’ congress.
Like everybody else in society, we are doing something useful, something that has value. It has a kind of political value of speaking truth to power, it has an aesthetic value of giving pleasure and delight. And we deserve to be paid. We also deserve to be able to function in the world as human beings with children and mortgages – and they cost money.
Here, here! I say.
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thomasthethinkengine says:
What about the proprietor of Freshly Worded? How much did he pay you for this piece? 😉
Seriously though as I get into freelancing work this is something I will have to think of more and more.
My current view is that all these arguments about paying writers play heavily on the idea of fairness. We dont live in a world of fair remuneration. Golfers earn hundreds of times more than what nurses earn and its due to market forces.
The market forces affecting journalism are such that free competition is everywhere and revenues are therefore dismal. Writers earn what the market says and fair is not in its vocabulary.
Thanks for the comment. If the only way digital publications can survive is to get people to write for “exposure” (free) then the model is broken already.
Tim Mansfield says:
If you pay peanuts you attract monkeys, and quality content attracts readers and profit.
As a real estate agent I wrote a weekly column for PropertyObserver for over a year, but as you rightly say Larry it wasn’t directly for my bread and butter but rather for ‘exposure’. I enjoyed it immensely but in the end I realized that it was taking up a lot of my free time and the return did not justify the effort.
Yeah i guess it comes down to value. If u are providing something that creates value or income for someone else, you should be remunerated. But getting exposure can be good too, provided that is all u want
Larry, at the end of the day cash is King!
laurafitchettlivefrom says:
Given this issue isn’t going away any time soon, do you have any thoughts on how journalists might change the expectation of free news and journalism? What can we as a community be doing?
Thanks for the comment Laura. Very hard to change. Unfortunately newspapers started from the position of offering news online for free, but now want readers to pay. The only way to change this is to produce quality content that readers are happy to pay for. Individual journalists should not write for free if there work has value. Marketing is another matter if that is their sole aim.
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Ozette Triangle Hike, where a boardwalk through the rainforest leads you to a wild Pacific coastline
Greg Lamm September 2, 2015
A rugged coastline dotted with giant sea stacks and tidal pools. Large pods of seals sunning on the rocky edge of an island. A golden eagle soaring just above the trees, while gangling herons spar over the best low-tide fishing spots. And just a hint …
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In Seattle, they put pianos in the parks, invited people to play and the music brought people together
Greg Lamm August 8, 2015
My 10-year-old son is always on the lookout for a piano. When were visiting Florida in June, he scouted a glossy black baby grand in the corner of the restaurant at our beachfront hotel. In no time, he had talked the manager into letting him …
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The Oregon trail where cyclists can meet a dairy farmer, a coyote and a towering old train trestle
The Banks-Vernonia State Trail offers lucky cyclists a glimpse of the past and the future in one corner of Oregon’s old timber country. Oregon’s first rails-to-trails linear state park is on the edge of the Northern Coast Range that tumbles down to the Pacific Ocean. …
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Canada’s Reifel Bird Sanctuary is a haven for swans, cranes, owls and the people who love to gaze at them
Greg Lamm March 27, 2015
British Columbia’s George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is the best place on the West Coast to see some of the world’s most spectacular birds, including trumpeter swans, eagles, owls and sandhill cranes. This pit stop for migratory birds is the perfect reason to linger …
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From mid November to mid December salmon return to spawn in Piper’s Creek, which flows into the Puget Sound at Seattle’s Carkeek Park. We stumbled upon this year’s run late in the season. There was one lone salmon alive, laboring in the cold, shallow water …
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Report: Wall Street Is Getting Cold Feet on Bitcoin as Crypto Crash Continues
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The crypto crash has continued, with about $700 billion wiped off the market since its peak at around $800 billion at the start of the year, and leaving a trail of destroyed startups behind it. Bitcoin at one point closed in on the $3,000 price mark, well below both its peak of nearly $20,000 in 2017 and a so-called “floor” of $6,000. And now major Wall Street firms once rumored to be preparing entries to the cryptocurrency market—particularly bitcoin futures—appear to have gotten cold feet after a brutal beatdown in crypto prices this year, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.
A bevy of major firms including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Barclays (of London) have all delayed plans to launch bitcoin-related financial services, Bloomberg wrote. Goldman, which “was among the first on Wall Street to clear Bitcoin futures,” was reportedly preparing a trading desk, and offers “derivatives on Bitcoin called non-deliverable forwards” (NDF), has yet to offer crypto trading and has seen little interest in the NDF product:
The bank has yet to offer trading of crypto and has gained little traction for its NDF product, having signing up just 20 clients, according to people familiar with the matter. Justin Schmidt, who was hired to head its digital-asset business, said at an industry conference last month that regulators are limiting what he can do. Still, Goldman plans to add a digital-assets specialist to its prime brokerage division, the person said
Sources told Bloomberg that Morgan Stanley “has been technically prepared to offer swaps tracking Bitcoin futures since at least September,” but yet to trade a single contract. Citigroup has not traded any of its cryptocurrency products “within existing regulatory structures, according to a separate person with knowledge of its business,” the site added, instead only conducting trades by proxy. Barclays lost two executives hired to explore the industry and told Bloomberg it has no plans to launch a crypto trading desk.
Much of the caution has been due to the crash, but other factors have included a lack of guidance from regulators and a bevy of criminal and other investigations in the sector, according to Bloomberg’s report.
As Bloomberg noted, true believers in cryptocurrency remain stalwart that the big financial institutions are still building the infrastructure to get into the market (which could rescue the plummeting prices of major coins like bitcoin). Some industry sites have portrayed the crash as an opportunity to clear out scammers and reduce price volatility. Bloomberg wrote:
Even after the staggering sell-off in digital assets in 2018—a year after Bitcoin came in touching distance of $20,000 it now trades at around $4,000—crypto pros see signs institutions are getting ready to jump back in if they need to.
“The more important story is all the infrastructure that’s being built now to enable institutional trading,” according to Ben Sebley, a former Credit Suisse Group AG trader who is now head of brokerage at crypto boutique NKB Group.
Even after the plunge that erased $700 billion from the value of crypto assets, believers are sticking to their script... “It appears as if progress is coming to a halt, yet nothing could be further from the truth,” said Eugene Ng, a former Deutsche Bank AG trader in Singapore who has set up crypto hedge fund Circuit Capital.
Moreover, Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange were both eyeing to move forward with futures projects in 2019 as of late November, per CNBC, though two that already existed—run by the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange—had already reached “their lowest level since they were introduced in December.”
But earlier this month, Bloomberg separately reported the outlook isn’t much better.
“Based on the GTI VERA Band Indicator, Bitcoin is below its lower band indicating more potential losses to come and no current floor,” the site wrote, with more losses likely to come.
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The FCC Wants Carriers to Start Automatically Blocking Robocalls for Free
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It’s no secret that the Federal Communications Commission is fed up with robocalls—them, and everyone else with a phone. The latest salvo in the war on robocalls? Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai put forth a proposal that would let carriers block unwanted robocalls by default.
While analytics and consumer white lists are currently used by third-party robocall blocking apps, carriers have been slow to adopt or develop similar tools. According to the FCC, one reason for the delay is it’s currently unclear if such tools are legal. By potentially giving the go-ahead, Pai hopes carriers will block robocalls by default—and for free.
“Allowing call blocking by default could be a big benefit for consumers who are sick and tired of robocalls,” Pai said in a statement. “By making it clear that suck call blocking is allowed, the FCC will give voice service providers the legal certainty they need to block unwanted calls from the outset so that consumers never have to get them.”
In the proposal, Pai suggests carriers give consumers the option to block calls from numbers outside their contact list. Pai’s also demanding carriers adopt caller ID authentication standards to combat spoofing. Put simply, the so-called SHAKEN/STIR standards would mark which calls are legitimate as they pass through a carrier’s network.
Pai’s proposal is set to be discussed on June 6 during the Open Commission Meeting. In the meantime, Pai and four other FCC commissioners are testifying today before Congress about the robocall hell we live in (and lots of other FCC business). And truly, it is hell when you consider a recent report found robocalls increased by 46 percent in 2018 to 26.3 billion in the U.S. alone.
That’s not to say that carriers have been totally useless. AT&T and Comcast recently inked a partnership to authenticate calls between the two carriers based on the SHAKEN/STIR protocol—for free. T-Mobile has also started rolling out a limited version of it earlier this year on its own network. In March, Verizon also made its Call Filter app free to all customers.
In November, Congress also introduced a bipartisan bill that would slap fines up to $10,000 on robocallers for every illegal call they place. The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act also enables the FCC to take action three years after an illegal robocall is made.
Pai’s proposal is an encouraging step, but it still won’t eradicate the robocall scourge overnight. That, and it’s important to keep a close eye on the fine print. Back in December, the FCC gave carriers more control over SMS and MMS text messages in a bid to curtail spam texts. This proposal is similar, but for phone calls. The intentions are good, but it could also give carriers too much power to block which calls get through and which don’t—or simply shut the whole thing into a corporate black box with little transparency. Another thing to keep in mind is that while Pai urged carriers to keep robocalling tools free, nowhere does it say that would be required. Carriers could very well decide to charge consumers a fee—as Verizon initially did for its Call Filter app—to get the benefits.
In the meantime, while we all wait for carriers to get their act together, try to resist the urge to chuck your expensive smartphone into the sea.
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Slow play
PGA Tour says it’s looking into potential changes to pace-of-play policy
DeChambeau on the 16th tee during the final round of the Northern Trust golf tournament on August 11, 2019 at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
By Ryan Herrington
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — If you were curious what it would take for the PGA Tour to look into the matter of slow play more closely, you’ve got your answer. Try some viral videos that helped a long-brewing controversy bubble over once again.
On Sunday, the tour announced that it would explore the idea of expanding its pace-of-play policy to address players whose groups are in position but who take an excessive amount of time to hit a shot.
“We are currently in the process of reviewing this aspect of pace of play and asking ourselves, ‘Is there a better way to do it?’ ” said Tyler Dennis, the PGA Tour’s chief of operations. “We think technology definitely plays a key role in all of this and we are thinking about new and innovative ways to use it to address these situations.”
Specifically, Dennis said, the tour will try to leverage its ShotLink data to help educate players on ways they can improve on the matter.
The issue surfaced this weekend after video of Bryson DeChambeau from Friday’s second round at the Northern Trust was shared on social media showing him taking a seemingly excessive amount of time over two different shots. A torrid of critical comments, including some from fellow tour pros, followed, as well questions asking why the tour wasn’t doing more on the matter.
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DeChambeau defended himself on Saturday, saying that there were extenuating circumstances in both instances.
“When people start talking to me about slow play and how I’m killing the game, I’m doing this and that to the game, that is complete and utter you-know-what,” DeChambeau said after his third round Saturday. “That’s not fair.”
DeChambeau went so far as to seek out a meeting with Brooks Koepka, who had previously criticized him for slow play, on Sunday to try to discuss the matter.
“Slow play has been a problem for a while, but it’s definitely not getting any better,” said Justin Thomas, who sits on the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council. “Until something’s done, it’s very, very hard. We talk about it every meeting—what we can do to make it better. It’s hard to make it better, but fair.”
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Currently, the tour’s pace-of-play policy only addresses players whose groups have fallen out of position during their rounds. Players are “on the clock” when their group falls out of position and are given an allotted time between 40 and 50 seconds to hit subsequent shot. If they fail to do that, they can receive a bad time. The first bad time results in a warning, while a second bad time in the same round is a one-stroke penalty. Players are fined for a second bad time in a season, and each bad time thereafter, and for each time they are put “on the clock” after the 10th time.
“We have leveraged our ShotLink technology to provide every player with a pace of play report that they can access which breaks down the varying parts of their game and gives feedback on the amount of time on average that the player takes to hit a particular shot,” Dennis said.
But a handful of players—notably Koepka—have routinely discussed the issue as a problem on tour with the hope that their comments might help bring change.
“I just think guys are being more vocal about it,” Thomas said. “We’ve all talked about it before how slow it is, but now that people are noticing [how much of an issue it is], we’re being asked about it and we’ve been talking about what we’ve been saying to ourselves for awhile.”
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The California desert is fortunate to have Yawning Man as its soundtrack. For over 30 years in varying forms and degrees of activity, the instrumentalist outfit have been an entity unto themselves. Their sound today seems like the foundation for the laid back groove that is essential to desert rock as a style even in its most aggressive forms, and the tone of founding guitarist Gary Arce is a monument to open spaces. Together with bassist Mario Lalli — also guitarist/vocalist for Fatso Jetson, who are no slouches themselves when it comes to being desert rock legends — Arce resides at the foundation of the style, bringing elements of indie, punk, goth rock and more together into a brew that’s still potent these decades later. They’ve spent the better part of the 2010s touring periodically through Europe, and offered a surprise release in 2015’s Historical Graffiti, which was something of an anomaly studio session in South America with an expanded lineup, but also the band’s first full-length since 2010’s Nomadic Pursuits, so certainly more than a one-off or stopgap in reality.
Their new album, The Revolt Against Tired Noises, is their first release through Heavy Psych Sounds, which also issued Fatso Jetson‘s 2016 LP, Idle Hands, and while its title is confrontational, the revolt Yawning Man — Arce, Lalli and drummer Bill Stinson — are ultimately leading is peaceful, rife with serene melodies in the guitar and unmitigated fluidity rife with purpose but carrying nonetheless an air of spontaneity, the in-deep-jam feeling that a track like side B opener “Violent Lights” can and will go anywhere its chemistry will allow, which is just about anywhere, period. The Revolt Against Tired Noises also includes vocals for the first time on a Yawning Man album from Lalli on the side A closer “Grant’s Heart” and the later “Catamaran” — the latter which was never recorded by Yawning Man but covered by Kyuss on 1995’s …And the Circus Leaves Town, thus codifying Yawning Man‘s influence on that seminal act. The singing turns out to be something of a footnote in the sphere of the entire eight-song/39-minute release, but it’s one more nuance to their work and provides listeners an anchor to each half of the album, so as not to simply drift into the ether, carried away by otherworldly tones and engaging, hypnotic rhythm.
Much of what’s included is nothing less than gorgeous. With Mathias Schneeberger (Fatso Jetson, Goatsnake, earthlings?, Earth, Yawning Man, The Obsessed, so many others) helming the recording, opener “Black Kite” provides a genuine shimmer leading into the record, and even has a bit of an instrumental hook in its later going, its long fadeout giving way to the title-track, which seems to work in subtle layers but brings Lalli‘s bass and Stinson‘s drums forward along with the guitar, so that all three players stand toe-to-toe in the mix. That has an effect of making “Revolt Against Tired Noises” (which seems to have dropped the “the” from the name of the album) a heavier overall sound, but it’s still consistent with the rest of its surroundings in tone and overall approach, including a midsection that’s as trance-inducing as I’ve ever heard Yawning Man get and an evocative finish that emerges, bringing one back to semi-consciousness for the start of “Skyline Pressure,” which is an extended redux of the title-track to Yawning Man side-project Ten East‘s 2016 album, though also has its origins in Yawning Man proper. At 7:40, it’s the longest inclusion on the record and builds to a head just before four-minutes in — I’d swear I hear keys in there too; anything’s possible — and then drops out to cycle through again, the second journey different and even more pleasing than the first as the song meanders to its ending.
As noted, there are two songs with Lalli singing on them, and they just happen to be the two shortest tracks on The Revolt Against TiredNoises: “Grant’s Heart” (3:18) and “Catamaran” (3:03). On linear formats — CD/DL — they appear with the six-minute “Violent Lights” between them, but they were clearly divided up to be included one on each vinyl side as well. Whether the origins of “Grant’s Heart” go back as far as those of “Catamaran,” I don’t know, but neither piece is out of place, and Lalli‘s voice is hardly jarring when it shows up, either for those who know the context of who these players are and what they do or for those who don’t. As riotous as Fatso Jetson can sometimes be, Yawning Man‘s vocals are more subdued, holding a melodic kinship to the guitar beneath them, and in “Grant’s Heart,” giving way to that guitar at about two minutes in, only to return in the fadeout a minute later. And while “Catamaran” will be familiar to desert rock heads from the John Garcia-fronted version, in Lalli‘s hands, it still has its chorus kick, but is more about flow than crunch, and very much Yawning Man‘s own, which is odd to say because it was their own in the first place. Especially coming out of the engrossing “Violent Lights,” which has some sense of foreboding in the low end around its halfway point but is otherwise much more about its howling wisps of floating guitar, “Catamaran” is something of a grounding force, but still coherent atmospherically with its surroundings.
“Misfortune Cookies,” which follows, isn’t much longer at 3:31, but reignites the album’s wandering-but-not-lost spirit and brings the guitar back as the center of the melody. An improvised-sounding jam, its run is linear and stretches outward, a long fade leading one to wonder just how much longer it might’ve gone before actually petering out. It leaves like a dream giving way to consciousness as it is, and as Stinson‘s drums start closer “Ghost Beach,” there’s all the more a sense of interaction between the real and the unreal. The Revolt Against Tired Noises may be fostering some kind of rebellion, but it’s doing so with the approach that Yawning Man trademarked a long time ago, and even if it takes them to new places, the paths they use to get there will be familiar and welcoming to longtime listeners and newcomers alike, the bouncing bassline of “Ghost Beach” and Arce‘s wailing, echoing leads both punctuated by the snare as the finale works its way toward dropping out the drums and letting Lalli‘s bass and Arce‘s guitar close out the last minute on their own, which is fair enough. Yawning Man have been perpetually underrated for 30 years. Any acclaim that The Revolt Against Tired Noises can bring them, they’ve long since deserved, but the album is more than just a showcase of legacy. It proves not only that Yawning Man‘s sound is timeless, but that it’s still growing, and that turns out to be its most righteous aspect.
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The 17 Best Pieces Of Amateur Filmmaking Gear
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The transition from photography and still capture into that of cinematography is a natural one; rather, it seems to be a natural progression for those who have a passion for telling stories, immortalizing moments, and taking your creativity into an entirely new realm. That being said, the world of filmmaking is decidedly more complex, with the cost-of-entry for the medium soliciting no favors in terms of accessibility.
While there’s certainly a steep learning, investment, and commitment curve that everyone must undergo to create the best content possible, that doesn’t mean that the genre can’t be equally as impactful without high-end gear. For those who don’t want to drop a ridiculous amount of cash on items that they may, or may not use, we’ve created a nice entry-level guide that will outline beginner, mid-range, and semi-professional gear to cover most of the bases surrounding the medium. From lenses and accessories, all the way to larger, more expensive items like camera bodies and drones, we’ll help you to create a well-rounded arsenal to bring your filmmaking dreams into reality.
For every aspiring filmmaker, there’s one piece of gear that’s absolutely essential: the camera. As obvious as it might seem, the real difficulties come when trying to find an entry-level system that’s both capable, and affordable, giving you the desired results and acting as the perfect medium for your creative expression. Below, we’ll talk about three of the industry’s most versatile beginner’s cameras.
As a beginning filmmaker, you’re going to have to come to terms with the fact that many of the medium’s high-end cameras will be well outside of your price range. For many, this means that turning to a DSLR or mirrorless camera is likely the best option. While there are a plethora of notable handheld variants to take your cinematic endeavors to the next level, few manufacturers do it quite like Sony, with the compact, intuitive A6500 taking top honors. Built-in five-axis stabilization, an APS-C 24.2-megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor, and a BIONZ X image processor bridge the gap for aspiring videographers yearning to dip their toes into the 4K realm. Better yet, you’ll be able to take advantage of the camera’s powerhouse video recording without pixel binning, meaning that the entirety of the sensor is at your disposal.
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A perfect midrange option for aspiring moviemakers arrives under the moniker of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema — a 4K powerhouse that’s both affordable and capable. This camera even gives top-end platforms a run for their money, calling upon characteristics that were once reserved for the industry’s most illustrious models. You’ll be able to tap into game-changing aspects like dual native ISO (0-25,600), RAW video file recording, a full 4/3 HDR sensor, and an insane 13 stops of dynamic range, allowing you to capture your vision in a way that many of the genre’s similarly-priced platforms could never hope to achieve. With one of the industry’s most respected names at its back, it would be a severe understatement to say that the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K camera is a bargain.
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When it comes to mid/high-range movie-making, documentary work, and entry-level cinematics, Canon’s C (or Cinema) line is hard to beat. Aside from its intuitive nature, excellent interfacing, and legendary color reproduction, Canon’s C200 exemplifies the finest aspects of the company’s Cinema selection, calling upon a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF), four-inch LCD screen, and peripheral-ready top handle to make your run-and-gun filmmaking easier than ever. As the cherry on top, you’ll be able to utilize the camera’s Super 35mm CMOS sensor — an industry standard for movie making — and dual-pixel autofocus to ensure that you capture the best-looking shots, every time. Pair that with Canon’s tried and true EF lens mount, which provides plug-and-play access to the company’s gargantuan catalog of professional lenses, and you’ve got a high-end (albeit, expensive) setup that will fulfill all your cinematic needs.
The Underrated Essential
One of the most undervalued, and understated aspects of photography and filmmaking, in general, is the acquisition of great lenses. It goes without saying that high-end glass can take your content from mediocre, to amazing, and if you’re willing to invest in a number of different focal lengths, you’ll have an arsenal of peripherals to ensure you’re ready for any shooting situation.
Rokinon 35mm
Buying a camera body can only take you so far, and with Rokinon’s lauded 35mm lens, you’ll be able to capture your favorite scenes at one of the industry’s favorite focal lengths. These semi-wide lenses are revered for their diversity, allowing you to shoot from afar, at medium range, or just feet away from your subject, acting as a preferred focal length for many entry-level artists. For now, Rokinon’s affordable 12-element, F/1.4 lens is a great basis for any aspiring filmmaker looking to make the most out of his kit, without spending a gratuitous amount of money on differing lenses and focal lengths.
Sigma 18-35mm DC HSM Art
While a fixed (or prime) lens is a great starting point for entry-level videographers, variable glass can offer a range of opportunities that might not be afforded through a static focal length. For our favorite mid-range offering, we’ve turned to Sigma’s 18-35mm F/1.8 DC HSM Art — a fan-favorite photo lens that’s equally as viable for filming. At an aperture of 1.8, you’ll be able to capture aesthetically-pleasing scenes in low-light situations, while also taking advantage of the company’s lauded bokeh during brighter shoots. Looking to set the scene? Dial the lens back to 18mm to utilize its wide-angle capabilities, without worrying about loss of detail. Turn it up to 24mm and use the lens’ ring-type, ultrasonic autofocus to keep your subject as sharp as possible, while giving you a great way to hone in on characteristics and give your footage a unique look. And finally, utilize the lens’ 35mm focal length to produce that classic filmic look.
Zeiss Milvus 50mm
Anyone who’s been around the cinematic medium for a period of time recognizes Zeiss, and with the Milvus line comprising some of the industry’s finest glass, it’s not farfetched to see it on a handful of the web’s “best of” lists. Like many of the Milvus’ professional counterparts, a dedicated approach to the medium’s finest focal lengths comes standard. Zeiss’ 50mm, for example, is a classic focal length that’s been touted as one of the greats, providing a perfect composition for detail shots, portraiture, and general photography. As you might expect, this translates well into the realm of cinema, where the lens’ complex Distagon optical concept, anomalous partial dispersion elements, and aspherical inclusions pave the way for immaculate clarity and sharpness throughout its entire aperture range. On the exterior, the Milvus has been dressed in a ZEISS T anti-reflective coating to keep ghosting and lens flare to a minimum, providing unparalleled results that will help your footage to look exceptionally beautiful.
The Hidden Hero
If you’re going to focus on run and gun filmmaking, documentary work, or interview-style commercial videography, you’ll need to invest in a decent onboard audio kit. Whether that be something as simple as a Rode Videomic, or a full-fledged boom, shotgun, or lavalier setup, audio quality is an important aspect of every filmmaker’s workflow. Below, we’ve outlined a few of the industry’s favorites.
Rode Videomic Pro
As one of the most underrated/undervalued aspects of entry-level videography, audio can take a green moviemaker by surprise. That’s where Rode’s Videomic Pro comes in. This affordable, but high-end piece of hardware is great for run-and-good shooting, mobile journalism, and vlogging, while also being able to take on traditional shooting styles like interviews, music videos, and venue-oriented events. Unlike a number of top-tier models, the Videomic Pro mounts directly to your camera or portable recorder, gifting users up to 70-hours of run time, impeccable sound sensitivity, and adjustable levels to improve capture, overall. If you’re looking for a fast, affordable way to take the quality of your content to the next level, search no further than the Rode Videomic Pro.
Rode NTG 4+
If we’re being honest, Rode is a trusted name in the audio industry, regardless of the cost of their products. For a viable mid-range mic, look no further than the brand’s NTG 4+, a shotgun variant that’s trusted for use in documentarian work, indie filmmaking, and television. This intuitive peripheral features internal, or Phantom power, an adaptable treble and -10dB boost pad, and a customizable layout that gives the shooter access to variable frequency settings, low-noise circuitry, and versatile tone customization to make professional audio capture seem like it’s second nature.
Sennheiser AVX MKE2 Wireless Microphone Kit
If you’re looking for the best-of-the-best when it comes to high-end audio, Sennheiser’s AVX MKE2 Wireless Microphone might just be your go-to peripheral. While it differs in use from the shotgun-style microphones we’ve presented earlier in this list, the MKE2 is an essential piece of any filmmaker’s kit. Most notably, the AVX takes on interviews, documentary, and realistic capture with ease, providing professional-sounding audio to journalists, vloggers, or indie filmmakers who hope to take their content to an entirely new level. Simple, intuitive controls allow for quick setup while on-set, while the kit’s MKE 2 Professional Omni Lav Mic, lightweight bodypack transmitter, and compact plug-in receiver provide concealed, moisture-resistant performance for any project. Plus, the company’s omnidirectional lavalier microphone was built to deliver natural, broadcast-quality sound, without needing a degree in audio engineering.
The Illustrious Viewpoint
Looking at things from a different perspective is always refreshing, and for viewers who are hoping to enjoy your work, nothing shouts professionalism and awe quite like an aerial shot. Drones have become a staple of many videographers’ work over the past decade, and now that they’re as accessible and affordable as ever, it makes sense to integrate them into your projects, too.
Regardless of your experience in the filmmaking realm, a wealth of different compositions, perspectives, and unique angles can always be used to your advantage. Luckily, affordable, consumer-level drones like the Parrot Anafi have become an essential aspect of the filmmaking market in recent years, driving prices down, and quality up. This next-gen model is a perfect example of a lightweight, compact platform that can make your footage look extremely professional, offering 4K HDR, a 180-degree tilting gimbal, and 2.8x lossless magnification to close in on details from the skies above. A 25-minute flight time and inclement weather resistance mean that you’ll be able to fly the Anafi in even the worst conditions, capturing epic B-Roll, scene setters, and one-of-a-kind footage, while also utilizing the drone’s embedded artificial intelligence to automate amazing shot lists.
DJI has been a mainstay in the drone world for over a decade now, and when it comes to cinematic capture, there are few who can stand up to the monolithic brand. In the past five years, the outfit has created and innovated its way to the top, with the DJI Mavic 2 Pro arriving as its most recent contender. This compact platform utilizes a powerful 20-megapixel CMOS sensor to capture 4K images and videos while giving users access to an adjustable-aperture lens for precise capture. If you’re a proponent of aerial videography and photography, you’ll realize how important it might be to be able to adjust things like F-Stop, ISO, and Shutter Speed on-the-fly. That, coupled with the drone’s compact size and up to 128GB of microSD storage, means that you’ll have peace-of-mind when heading out to each and every filmmaking endeavor.
DJI is making yet another appearance on our list, and this time, it’s with the mother of all mid/professional-range drones, the Inspire 2. This all-encompassing platform is an industry staple and is used by a variety of different directors, operators, and creatives to capture the best footage around, courtesy of its 50 mile-per-hour flight speed, precise movement, tracking, and weather resistance. While the Inspire 2 boasts an array of professional qualities, a high-definition, 5.2K camera comes standard on the drone, giving it a leg up on nearly any other platform in its price range. Luckily, this camera can also be removed and replaced with a handful of other mounting setups to support cinema cameras up to a certain weight, making the Inspire 2 an adaptable, versatile offering that’s trusted by a number of today’s finest indie filmmakers and documentarians.
The Small Things
No kit is complete without a handful of helpful accessories. Things like external monitors, viewfinders, memory cards, hard drives, and tripods can all make a world of difference when you’re in the field, so be sure to outfit yourself for the job at hand. Below, we’ve highlighted some “must-have” items to round out any amateur filmmaker’s gear bag.
SanDisk Extreme PRO 256GB SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Another thing for filmmakers to keep in mind is in-camera storage, and that’s where SanDisk excels. The company’s micro and traditional SD cards have been trusted and used by industry veterans, proponents, and beginners for years, and with the PRO 256GB SDXC UHS-I, you’ll never have to worry about cumbersome codecs, fast data writing/transfer, and underwhelming performance while in-the-field. Instead, you’ll be met with reading speeds of up to 95MB/sec, providing a perfect basis for optimized data transfer, as well as the ability to recover accidentally deleted files. Better yet, the SDXC UHS-I is resistant to water, shock, X-Ray, and extreme temperatures, making it the king of in-camera storage.
Purchase: $68
LaCie Rugged Mini 4TB External Hard Drive
When you’re on-the-go and looking to create, there’s nothing more valuable than a secure, high-functioning external hard drive to store all of your priceless footage. That’s where LaCie’s Rugged Mini 4TB HDD comes in. Boasting a crush, drop, and water-resistant exterior that’s exclusive to the LaCie brand, this durable companion is the perfect confidant when it comes to the protection of your shots, utilizing USB 3.0 connectors and transfer speeds of up to 130MB/s to ensure an adequate workflow while on-the-road.
Neewer Film Shoulder Rig
Neewer’s Film Shoulder Rig isn’t necessarily a “must-have” when it comes to film making, but it’s a great introduction to the full-blown setups you’ll become acquainted with, should you continue down the road of cinematic expression. Each rig features a C-Shape bracket, handle grip, matte box, shoulder rest, and 15mm rod, allowing you to mount and stabilize your camera (and a handful of accessories) with ease. A built-in follow focus allows you to operate your camera from the shoulder, while providing precise, incremental focus changes that are paramount to film production. Although this setup is affordable and simplistic, it’s a great solution for shooters who are looking to utilize a traditional shoulder unit for those documentarian/indie-like shots that wouldn’t be possible handheld.
Zacuto Z-Finder Pro 2.5x
Nailing your focus and composition in bright, harsh lighting can be difficult. Luckily, Zacuto’s Z-Finder Pro 2.5x optical viewfinder can remedy your issues, helping to cut out extraneous rays thanks to an enclosed LCD apparatus. With its 2.5x magnification, you’ll be able to ensure that your shot is sharp, perfectly-exposed, and great-looking from the get-go, saving you time in post-processing. But that’s not the Zacuto’s only strength. It also acts as a point of contact for additional stabilization and comes with anti-fog coated covers, a diopter (for enhanced focus tuning), and extender frames to work alongside any three-inch LCD with ease.
Manfrotto 535BK 2 Stage 535B Carbon Fibre Tripod w/ 504HD Fluid Head
Any filmmaker can benefit from the use of a high-end fluid head tripod, and as one of the most trusted names in the industry, Manfrotto is committed to the support of the world’s creatives. Although there are many great tripods on the market today, the 535BK 2 Stage 535B Carbon Fibre Tripod and 504HD Fluid Head are perhaps the finest pair you can get for the money, calling upon smooth, seamless panning, lightweight character, and versatile design to create the perfect affordable foundation for your camera. Revel in precise control thanks to the tripod’s two-stage, three-section architecture, and utilize its dependable ergonomics to keep your shots stable and jitter-free, hauling it wherever your cinematic endeavors may take you.
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Diving into the deep end of photography/videography can be a bit daunting, so head over to our guide on the best entry-level DSLRs for beginners, where we outline some of the industry’s most user-friendly platforms for artistic endeavors.
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What was the difference in the minds of the Romans between human sacrifice and gladiator games?
The Romans eventually outlawed human sacrifice to the gods, but gladiator games were practiced until the Roman Empire became Christian. How did the Romans consider the gladiator games different?
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Carthaginians sacrificed their own children. Dying gladiators were slaves. – Luiz Jun 25 '19 at 18:02
What research have you done? Why do you think these two are similar? – Mark C. Wallace♦ Jun 25 '19 at 18:45
For starters, gladiators were barbarians, rather than Roman citizens. – Lucian Jul 1 '19 at 14:24
Gladiators were regarded in similar terms to slaves, that is they weren't free and were regarded as socially inferior due to not owning their own bodies. Having slaves die in the ring for public spectacle was no different to someone being executed for a crime. Deliberately executing someone to appease the gods was deemed barbaric. Romans did commit human sacrifice on rare occasion though. They buried alive Gallic and Greek couples in the Forum Boarium and Vestal Virgins at the Colline gate. – Daniel Jul 10 '19 at 20:08
Any argument why would they consider them the same? It is had to give counter-arguments if we don't know what is the argument. Eg. slavery is illegal in most modern societies yet you have jails. What is the difference? – Greg Jul 11 '19 at 4:28
TL;DR: Most of the people that died during the games were not gladiator fighters, the types we most commonly see in the pictures or representations, but were people sentenced to death.
To understand why the gladiator games were widely practiced and were seen like normal, we must first differentiate the people that participated in such games. We find four main categories of fighters: noxii, damnatii, ad ludum and auctocrati
noxii: Composed mostly by prisoners of war considered not suitable for fighting. They were used mostly in recreation of Roman battles (on the side that lost) or for "fighting" in bestiarii games (with wild animals) in particular in damnatio ad bestias (games were all the people were supposed to be killed by the animals with no survivors).
damnati: They participated in the same games like the noxii, but they were composed of slaves (instead of prisoners of war) sentenced to death.
ad ludum: These were criminals sentenced to death. They were lucky in participating to the games because they could potentially win their freedom if they were successful enough as a gladiator (an opportunity not given to the noxii or damnatii). Otherwise they died like sentenced in the first place.
auctocrati: These were initially free man who accepted the life of a gladiator as paid volunteers. They were the best trained and best equipped fighters of the arena and never participated in slaughtering games (unless they were the slaughterers).
For the most part the games were organized in fights between the well trained and well equipped auctocrati versus the other types of fighters, resulting most of the time in the death of a person already sentenced to death by the Roman law.
Fights between auctocrati were common as well, but were more like technical fighting, most of the time without death or serious injuries. Under Augustus' rule, the demand for gladiators began to exceed supply, and matches sine missione (death match) were officially banned.
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+1, but sources would improve this answer. – Aaron Brick Jul 10 '19 at 16:26
Most of this can be found on the wikipedia page for Gladiator with relative sources. I'll try to integrate the answer with sources as soon as I can – Viralk Jul 10 '19 at 16:52
slaughters should be slaughterERs – fgysin reinstate Monica Jul 11 '19 at 13:03
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|district = Jerusalem District
|map = <map lat='31.78' lng='35.22' zoom='11' view='0' country='Israel'/>
|pop = 804400 (2013)
|pop = 882,652 (2016); Metropolitan Area 1,027,400 (2008)
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|highways = 1, 50, 60, 443
'''Jerusalem''' is a city in the [[Middle East]], under dispute between [[Israel]] and the Palestinians, both claiming it to be their capital city.
'''Jerusalem''' is the largest city in Israel and the capital of the state since its establishment in 1948. Jerusalem's status is under dispute between [[Israel]] and the Palestinians. The Palestinians have claims to the city including a claim to be their capital city.
== Hitching in ==
Be aware that Jerusalem is quite different from Tel Aviv. Some inhabitants and areas are very religious and "modesty" is appreciated and sometimes somewhat violently enforced. Best not to wear mini skirts and other outfits you would wear at the beach in Tel Aviv.
Jerusalem is quite different from Tel Aviv, there is a lot of religious communities in the city. In '''religious neighborhoods''', it can be perceived as offensive not to dress modestly, and can attract unwelcomed attention. However, in the city center and old city (not inside the religious sites themselves, obviously) there is no such problem.
You can hitch hike in the nighbourhods, just find deserted stations and try. most of the city are walkable and the buses are cheap. Make plastic card "Rav Kav', otherwise you can't pay. It's free and possible to make in the CBS and another spots
== Hitching out ==
[[File:CraigIsraelKfarAdomim.jpg|thumb|220px|right|[[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] at Maale Adumim Junction en route to Dead Sea (5 mins).]]
[Moriya:] Jerusalem has at least 6-7 roads to get out,to different directions. It's changes often by the massive constractions but in general, choose your next destination and ask local where the best spot to hitch out. the following is list of spots based on the direction:
=== French Hill junction ===
French Hill (or Hagiva Hatzarfatit) junction is a good place for hitchhiking to several places. You can hitch from it to the Dead Sea, towards route 90 and then south towards Eilat or north towards Tiberias, Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights, to Palestinian cities that are north of Jerusalem, to West Bank/Samaria settlements, and towards Tel Aviv (although this is not the best spot for Tel Aviv).
== MAIN Junction to get out: ==
"Hayeziaa Me'A'ir"- The enternace of the city, called as well Ginot Sacharov. ([https://goo.gl/maps/i8hDtLdz8tu Google street view]) 1 road, the huge Trempiyada that close to the CBS. it's the road to Tel Aviv, Haifa and all Gush Dan, and the way to the states highways- 2, 6.. If you come from city center, you walk through tram lines to the ugly bridge, and down the bridge you continue straight.you will see 2 crossroads and on your right will be to petrols stations- yellow one and one call Sonol. Keep staright. you will see huge place to stand, bus statins and often tons of people that hitch hike too. find your spot and stand. Most likely you will see other hitchhikers standing there too. If you get bored or want to burn some time, just behind you there is an old Arab village (Lifta), which was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring. Although basicly from this spot people go to all the country, not many people stop, and you may stuck inside all the traffic jams. So if you want easyer, beautyer and often shorter way to south or north, use another way.
The easiest way to get there is by tram to Givat Hamivtar stop, and buses 4, 4a, 8, 37, 57 and 68 also go there. From the stop, walk 1 minute to the intersection that the tram rails cross diagonally. This is the junction, where route 1 and route 60 meet.
Hitch hike to Tel Aviv on road 443: You can stand at French Hill just in the other side of the tram of Givat Hamivtar. This is not the best spot to hitch towards Tel Aviv - use it only if you hitched here from the Dead Sea, northern Israel or from the West bank, and you wish to continue to Tel Aviv. On the other side of the big intersection there is a smaller bus stop. Cars that pass here might be going into Jerusalem, or towards Tel Aviv through highway 1 or highway 443, so a sign here can be a big help. There are no good places to stop on highway 1 except the Hemed station and Latrun intersection. It’s better to wait for a direct ride. If you can get a ride part of the way on highway 443, to Modiin for example, that is much better, because there are bus stops in almost every intersection on that road.
For the Dead Sea, route 90 south or north and the West Bank/Samaria, go to the big bus stop on route 1, right before the bridge. The place is usually crowded with hitchhikers on their way to West Bank/Samaria settlements, and drivers stop often. There are times when there is a group of dozens of people hitching here, and some drivers even come with signs themselves, to show which settlement they’re going to. This group is almost always at the beginning of the bus stop, so if you’re going to the Dead Sea or route 90, it’s better to stand apart from the group, towards the back of the stop. A sign here can help.
== To the north, south and Dead sea: ==
You can hitch from the same place towards Ramallah (and from there you can reach Nablus and other Palestinian cities). Be advised that if you’re standing in this stop with a sign that says “Ramallah” on it, it's quite possible people are going to look at you like you’re crazy, and might try to convince you not to go there, that it’s dangerous, etc.
Jerusalem locate, geographicly in the excat center of Israel, which explaines why to hitch hike to nirth and south is the same spot. for years, the best way was through the Trempiyada in French hill, but roads changed and people barely stop there nowdays .(2018) Currently spot is the station to Maa'le Adumim that close to the Hebrew Uni. From city center- take the tram to Ammunition Hill, ''or'' you hitchhike from in front the Damascus gate (sounds strange, but worked numerous times: 10 mins, 5 mins). Get down, cross the road to the right, you can see huge white stutue on your left. Keep it on your left. and start walk, You will walk like 15 minutes. Than you will see station that have many buses that stop. Check if it's written that there is a bus that go to Kfar Adumim. if the answer iis yes- than you are in the right staation. Take a lift to Kfar Adumim (or further) you will pass Maale Adumim, and Mishor Adumim. when you get down, you will see that you are in road 1#. all the lifts good for you, try to get to Bet Haarava junction, where road 1 meets highway 90, which can take you north towards Beit She'an, Tiberias and generally northern Israel (serving also Allenby border crossing and Sheikh Hussein border crossing to Amman) and south towards the Dead Sea and Eilat.
So if you need to get to the Dead Sea and your ride goes to northern Israel (Beit She'an, Tiberias etc.) or vice versa, get off at the last junction before Beit HaArava - at Almog junction. Almog junction functions as a refreshment stop, so kiosks, mini-market and (free) toilets are available here, so that's the best way to hitch another ride. Beware! this is a desert area, so being near a refreshment stop helps.
It’s also possible to hitch from this intersection to Tel Aviv. On the other side of the big intersection there is a smaller bus stop. Cars that pass here might be going into Jerusalem, to road 443 or to road 1 towards Tel Aviv, so a sign here can be a big help. There are no good places to stop on road 1 except the Shaar Hagai petrol station, so it’s better to wait for a direct ride. If you can get a ride part of the way on road 443, to Modiin for example, that is much better, because there are bus stops in almost every intersection on that road.
== To the west bank- north area: Binyamin and Samaria sttelments, Nablus and cet: ==
=== East to the [[Dead Sea]], [[Amman]] ([[Jordan]]) ===
Check the section of [[west bank]] for more detalis, but anyways, from Jerusalem: French Hill used to be the best spots, but it's changed (2018). Nowdays the Trempiyada is in Hizma Junction. take the tram to Sayert Duchifat (almost last station), get down and take the crossroad to your right. there is a station, not so good spot but for lazy people you can hitch hike there insted of walk 20 minutes down in the road to Hizma junction. every lift is good to Hizma Junction, and sometime you will get lift straight to your destination. Hizma Junction is a soldiers checkpoint, you will see many people standing there. Sign can help and watch the que.The people that stop will be 90% of the time religius setllers, so if you want to go to Rammalla cheeck where excatly you need to get down to coninue, and be aware that people will not like the idea you go there, and can't give you ride straight to there, due the politics issues. You can hitch from the same place towards Ramallah (and from there you can reach Nablus and other Palestinian cities). Be advised that if you’re standing in this stop with a sign that says “Ramallah” on it, it's quite possible people are going to look at you like you’re crazy, and might try to convince you not to go there, that it’s dangerous, etc.
It's almost secret but you can even hitch hike to Netania, Tel Aviv, Haifa from this stop if you heading to Samaria (through 60 road, 5, 6) but it longer and you will need many lifts. Rides from here are available to the Ramallah area ([[Ramallah]], [[Ofra]], etc.) As well as further in, towards [[Nablus]], via "Tapuach Junction" ([[Ariel]], [[Salfit]], [[Buddya]] etc.)
The buses to this area are really cheap (sometime 3 shekels!) so check where you need exactly to go and your time- maybe bus is better..
The road splits towards Amman and towards the Dead Sea at Beit-HaArava junction. Depending on where you are in Jerusalem, there are two options for getting there:
== To the west bank- south- Gush Ezyon, Hebron, Beer Sheva- ==
Same rules about the [[west bank]] section.
Take bus to Gilo (71, 31, 30..) get down in Afarsemon street. cross to the left, you will see huge road, on the left there is Trempiyada. If you need to Go to Hebron, ask people where exactly to stand. If you not sure where to get down ask the driver, where is the Gush Ezyon's Trempiyada.
To Tekoa (Gush Ezyon) : take the bus to Har Homa (Homat Shmuel) 74, 75. Get down in Shmuel Meir-Kvish 378. It's the same way to Bet Lechem, but Israelies car not aloud to go there, and arabs not aloud to do the way around.A bus ride to Bethlehem only costs 8 NIS, consider using the bus. Bus #231 or #234 can be taken from the bus terminal in front of Damscus gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. You can hitch a ride to [[Gush Etzion Junction]] and continue from there to most of the villages in Gush Etzion or on to Hebron and Kiryat Arba.
Though, to get to the Hebron or Kiryat Arba, there is a bus #381 which costs just 8.1 NIS.
==== From East Jerusalem ====
:[[User:Vulla|Vulla]] You can consider to walk instead of HH. Jerusalem to Bethlem is just 8 km. I've done it in less than 2 hours walking slow and take my time. The view is not the best but if you arrive walking you will able to see the big wall which it separetes Israel to the West Bank. You have to take the entrance for tourists,very fast, few people pass there. The palestinian pass by another gate. Above all you will see the wall and read the different stories of the palestinian during the occupation and you will see many grafitti on the wall, some of them were made by Bansky. Bansky's graffitti are spread around Jerusalem but if you go to the center the (annoyng) taxies will take you to a tour to see Bansky's graffiti.
Take service taxi ("sheirut") 36 from Damascus Gate in the direction of [[Abu Dis]], a ride of 7 NIS only. Get off in Maale Adumin North junction and continue hitchhiking east. If you take this ride you get directly to road #1, from which you need to continue hitchhiking east towards the Dead Sea and Jordan.
==== From West Jerusalem ====
See French Hill junction above.
:[[User:Halt,_Stop!_Reudnitz_kommt.|Craig]] found it easy to get a lift even from inside Jerusalem. The bus stop mentioned above works perfect. Since recently you can get there taking the Tram ''or'' you hitchhike from in front the Damascus gate (sounds strange, but worked numerous times: 10 mins, 5 mins).
=== South towards [[Eilat]], [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]]), [[Taba]] ([[Egypt]]) ===
Follow the direction to go to the [[Dead Sea]], but continue south on [[Highway 90 (Israel)|Highway 90]] until its end. From there you can continue east towards [[Jordan]], or south towards [[Egypt]].
[[File:Hitching_out_of_Jerusalem.JPG|thumb|right|220px|Orthodox Jews hitching out of Jerusalem]]
=== West towards [[Tel Aviv]] ===
Take a bus or tram to the central bus station in Jerusalem (many bus lines go there). From the main entrance, head to the right (when looking away from the building). Go on walking further on Jaffa road, take a right below the tram bridge, and continue till you get to the main junction where the "Begin" highway splits off to the right. Continue straight past this junction, and on your right (after the petrol station) you will see a bus stop, the best spot to hitchhike. Most likely you will see other hitchhikers standing there too. If you get bored or want to burn some time, just behind you there is an ancient Palestinian village (Lifta), which was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring.
In case it's too crowded you might be better off going a bit back up the street to the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and hitch there. Also, Israeli hitchhikers seem to have an aversion against [[signs]], so if you're not local using a sign could work out in your advantage.
There is also a [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway at Shaar Hagai (שער הגיא) [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=gas+station&hl=en&cd=10&ei=6SqMS7XXIYivOJe28LcG&sig2=rVVbYMtdQ5gwWRR4lSrEAA&sll=31.799391,35.108185&sspn=0.250939,0.376282&ie=UTF8&view=map&cid=10709258174763436664&ved=0CBIQpQY&hq=gas+station&hnear=&ll=31.88572,35.024414&spn=0.501407,0.752563&z=10&iwloc=A Google map link] This might be useful if a ride is not going all the way to Tel Aviv as there are very few spots to stop on the highway between the two cities.
=== North towards [[Tiberias]], [[Golan Heights]] ===
Follow the same directions as for Amman and the Dead Sea, but continue north on highway 90 from the Beit HaArava Junction until you reach the Tsemach Junciton at the bottom of the Kinneret. From there, you can either hitchhike to [[Tiberias]] by going westwards on Road 90, or use the [[trempiyada]] up to the Golan. People either drive up to Road 92 or Road 98 from there. Road 98 goes right up to the Golan, and Road 92 runs along the west coast of the Kinneret from where you can pick up Roads 789 or 87 to the Golan. Highway 789 connects to Road 98 from where you can chose to either continue north or head south. Road 87 also connects to 98, but a bit later, and it also turns west over the Kinneret or east through the centre of the Golan until it picks up 98 at its end.
[[File:Israel-erga hitching out of jerusalem.jpg|thumb|250|right|[[User:Erga|Erga]] modestly hitching out of Jerusalem]]
=== To [[Ramallah]], [[Samaria]] ([[West Bank]]) ===
See French Hill Junction above. Rides from here are available to the Ramallah area ([[Ramallah]], [[Ofra]], etc.) As well as further in, towards [[Nablus]], via "Tapuach Junction" ([[Ariel]], [[Salfit]], [[Buddya]] etc.)
However, due to the lack of rides to this area, it is probably best to take a service taxi (very cheap) to this area from Damascus gate in Jerusalem.
=== To [[Bethlehem]], [[Judea]] ([[West Bank]]) ===
Take the #31 bus to Giloh (you'll have to ask people how to get to the ''[[trempiyada]]''. From there you can hitch rides to [[Bethlehem]] and [[Gush Etzion]] areas, ([[Efrat]], [[Bethlehem]], [[Alon Shvut]]), etc, as well as further south, to the [[Hebron]] area of [[Hebron]], [[Kiryat Arba]], [[Tarqumia]], [[Yatta]], etc. To get to the latter area, however, it is better to hitch a ridge to [[Gush Etzion Junction]], and try from there.
From the Palestinan bus terminal in front of Damascuus Gate you can get a bus straight to [[Bethlehem]] and [[Beit Jala]]. It runs every 30 mins and takes a little more to Bethlehem.
:[[User:Halt,_Stop!_Reudnitz_kommt.|Craig]] got a lift from in front the Damascus gate around 8pm (20 mins). Go to the junction before the cars go down the tunnel. there is enough space to stop. Sometimes people cannot cross the checkpoint and will drop you off. Try to sneak by the tough pedestrian checkpoint and flag down cars in front of the car crossing. Saves time and nerves =)
== Sleep ==
=== Free hospitality ===
In projects such as [http://www.bewelcome.org BeWelcome] and [http://www.couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] you can find many Jerusalemic members who will host you for a night or two in their homes...
=== Hostels and cheap accommodation ===
As a rule of thumb, the Western part of the city is much (much!) more expensive than the Eastern part, especially when it comes to hostels. In the old city and around Damascus gate you can find a dorm bed for as little as 20 NIS (4 Euro) for a night. Check [http://www.wikivoyage.org Wikivoyage] for more details.
=== Camping ===
A good place to camp close to the city center is Sacher Park. It's big enough to camp without being noticed, and even if you are noticed there's a good chance nobody cares. Close by, and a bit more secluded, is the Valley of the Cross, where you can also make a fire - just look for a place where people have made fires before. A bonus in this spot is you would be camping close to a beautiful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_the_Cross 11th century monastery].
== Public Transportation ==
Blackriding is not possible in buses, because you have to pass by the driver as you enter. On the tram it is possible, but keep in mind there are quite a lot of checkups (maybe as much as once every 5 rides, or so). Inspectors wear white buttoned shirts in summer, sometimes with a yellow reflector vest on top, and dark blue coats in winter. They come in twos or threes, and are usually quite strict. As of September 2013, there are no "undercover"/plainclothes inspectors.
Single tram tickets are only valid for the day you bought them. There is a 90-minute transfer time for public transport in West Jerusalem- that's the tram and the green buses; East Jerusalem buses (the white ones with blue or green writing) are not included. If you bought and used a ticket, and will not use it again within the 90-minute time, why not give it away to somebody in the tram/bus stop? Random kindness to strangers is always good.
There's no public transport in West Jerusalem from about 2 hours before dark on Friday evening to 1 hour after dark on Saturday night. East Jerusalem buses keep running regularly.
[[trash:Jerusalem]]
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[[he: ירושלים]]
<map lat='31.78' lng='35.22' zoom='11' view='0' country='Israel'/>
882,652 (2016); Metropolitan Area 1,027,400 (2008)
1, 50, 60, 443
Jerusalem is the largest city in Israel and the capital of the state since its establishment in 1948. Jerusalem's status is under dispute between Israel and the Palestinians. The Palestinians have claims to the city including a claim to be their capital city.
Hitching in
Jerusalem is quite different from Tel Aviv, there is a lot of religious communities in the city. In religious neighborhoods, it can be perceived as offensive not to dress modestly, and can attract unwelcomed attention. However, in the city center and old city (not inside the religious sites themselves, obviously) there is no such problem. You can hitch hike in the nighbourhods, just find deserted stations and try. most of the city are walkable and the buses are cheap. Make plastic card "Rav Kav', otherwise you can't pay. It's free and possible to make in the CBS and another spots
Hitching out
1 Hitching in
2 Hitching out
3 MAIN Junction to get out:
4 To the north, south and Dead sea:
5 To the west bank- north area: Binyamin and Samaria sttelments, Nablus and cet:
6 To the west bank- south- Gush Ezyon, Hebron, Beer Sheva-
File:CraigIsraelKfarAdomim.jpg
Craig at Maale Adumim Junction en route to Dead Sea (5 mins).
MAIN Junction to get out:
"Hayeziaa Me'A'ir"- The enternace of the city, called as well Ginot Sacharov. (Google street view) 1 road, the huge Trempiyada that close to the CBS. it's the road to Tel Aviv, Haifa and all Gush Dan, and the way to the states highways- 2, 6.. If you come from city center, you walk through tram lines to the ugly bridge, and down the bridge you continue straight.you will see 2 crossroads and on your right will be to petrols stations- yellow one and one call Sonol. Keep staright. you will see huge place to stand, bus statins and often tons of people that hitch hike too. find your spot and stand. Most likely you will see other hitchhikers standing there too. If you get bored or want to burn some time, just behind you there is an old Arab village (Lifta), which was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring. Although basicly from this spot people go to all the country, not many people stop, and you may stuck inside all the traffic jams. So if you want easyer, beautyer and often shorter way to south or north, use another way.
To the north, south and Dead sea:
Jerusalem locate, geographicly in the excat center of Israel, which explaines why to hitch hike to nirth and south is the same spot. for years, the best way was through the Trempiyada in French hill, but roads changed and people barely stop there nowdays .(2018) Currently spot is the station to Maa'le Adumim that close to the Hebrew Uni. From city center- take the tram to Ammunition Hill, or you hitchhike from in front the Damascus gate (sounds strange, but worked numerous times: 10 mins, 5 mins). Get down, cross the road to the right, you can see huge white stutue on your left. Keep it on your left. and start walk, You will walk like 15 minutes. Than you will see station that have many buses that stop. Check if it's written that there is a bus that go to Kfar Adumim. if the answer iis yes- than you are in the right staation. Take a lift to Kfar Adumim (or further) you will pass Maale Adumim, and Mishor Adumim. when you get down, you will see that you are in road 1#. all the lifts good for you, try to get to Bet Haarava junction, where road 1 meets highway 90, which can take you north towards Beit She'an, Tiberias and generally northern Israel (serving also Allenby border crossing and Sheikh Hussein border crossing to Amman) and south towards the Dead Sea and Eilat. So if you need to get to the Dead Sea and your ride goes to northern Israel (Beit She'an, Tiberias etc.) or vice versa, get off at the last junction before Beit HaArava - at Almog junction. Almog junction functions as a refreshment stop, so kiosks, mini-market and (free) toilets are available here, so that's the best way to hitch another ride. Beware! this is a desert area, so being near a refreshment stop helps.
To the west bank- north area: Binyamin and Samaria sttelments, Nablus and cet:
Check the section of west bank for more detalis, but anyways, from Jerusalem: French Hill used to be the best spots, but it's changed (2018). Nowdays the Trempiyada is in Hizma Junction. take the tram to Sayert Duchifat (almost last station), get down and take the crossroad to your right. there is a station, not so good spot but for lazy people you can hitch hike there insted of walk 20 minutes down in the road to Hizma junction. every lift is good to Hizma Junction, and sometime you will get lift straight to your destination. Hizma Junction is a soldiers checkpoint, you will see many people standing there. Sign can help and watch the que.The people that stop will be 90% of the time religius setllers, so if you want to go to Rammalla cheeck where excatly you need to get down to coninue, and be aware that people will not like the idea you go there, and can't give you ride straight to there, due the politics issues. You can hitch from the same place towards Ramallah (and from there you can reach Nablus and other Palestinian cities). Be advised that if you’re standing in this stop with a sign that says “Ramallah” on it, it's quite possible people are going to look at you like you’re crazy, and might try to convince you not to go there, that it’s dangerous, etc. It's almost secret but you can even hitch hike to Netania, Tel Aviv, Haifa from this stop if you heading to Samaria (through 60 road, 5, 6) but it longer and you will need many lifts. Rides from here are available to the Ramallah area (Ramallah, Ofra, etc.) As well as further in, towards Nablus, via "Tapuach Junction" (Ariel, Salfit, Buddya etc.) The buses to this area are really cheap (sometime 3 shekels!) so check where you need exactly to go and your time- maybe bus is better..
To the west bank- south- Gush Ezyon, Hebron, Beer Sheva-
Same rules about the west bank section.
Take bus to Gilo (71, 31, 30..) get down in Afarsemon street. cross to the left, you will see huge road, on the left there is Trempiyada. If you need to Go to Hebron, ask people where exactly to stand. If you not sure where to get down ask the driver, where is the Gush Ezyon's Trempiyada. To Tekoa (Gush Ezyon) : take the bus to Har Homa (Homat Shmuel) 74, 75. Get down in Shmuel Meir-Kvish 378. It's the same way to Bet Lechem, but Israelies car not aloud to go there, and arabs not aloud to do the way around.A bus ride to Bethlehem only costs 8 NIS, consider using the bus. Bus #231 or #234 can be taken from the bus terminal in front of Damscus gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. You can hitch a ride to Gush Etzion Junction and continue from there to most of the villages in Gush Etzion or on to Hebron and Kiryat Arba. Though, to get to the Hebron or Kiryat Arba, there is a bus #381 which costs just 8.1 NIS.
Vulla You can consider to walk instead of HH. Jerusalem to Bethlem is just 8 km. I've done it in less than 2 hours walking slow and take my time. The view is not the best but if you arrive walking you will able to see the big wall which it separetes Israel to the West Bank. You have to take the entrance for tourists,very fast, few people pass there. The palestinian pass by another gate. Above all you will see the wall and read the different stories of the palestinian during the occupation and you will see many grafitti on the wall, some of them were made by Bansky. Bansky's graffitti are spread around Jerusalem but if you go to the center the (annoyng) taxies will take you to a tour to see Bansky's graffiti.
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When the Republican nominee for Vice President Paul Ryan recounts Barack Obama’s 2008 remarks about people who “cling to their guns or religion,” his answer is simple. “I’m a Catholic deer hunter, guilty as charged!” Your team in the nation’s capital presented a series of more in-depth questions to Ryan, to further explore the positions of the Romney-Ryan ticket on issues of concern to SCI members.
SCI: Congressman Ryan, thank you for taking the time to discuss hunting and conservation issues. They don’t always make the headlines, but they’re very important to our members.
Ryan: They’re very important to me too. And I wish the media would give more coverage to them, but rest assured that I hear about them from people all the time on the campaign trail. I see all the camo in the audience, and I hear the hunters’ concerns, and believe me, we know the importance of the hunters’ vote.
SCI: On the day your nomination was announced, it seemed like the entire country saw the picture of you with your latest buck. The Secret Service even gave you the codename “Bowhunter.”
Ryan: Well, I’m flattered by that, but the description is a bit narrow. I hunt with everything: rifle, shotgun, pistol — and yes, a bow as well. Getting into bowhunting was a way for me to expand my season and increase my opportunities. I won’t have much time to hunt this season – that’s my only regret in accepting this nomination – but in any other year, I’m out there as often as the various seasons and my other commitments will allow. Not just deer, either, but also waterfowl, upland birds and small game. That’s the Wisconsin tradition.
SCI: It sounds like you had a well-rounded introduction to the hunt. How did you get into it, what was your staring point?
Ryan: For most people in Wisconsin it’s a family tradition, but my dad actually was not a hunter. Yet, from a very young age I showed interest in hunting, so some of my dad’s friends took me under their wing. I took the hunter safety course before I turned 12, then got into small game and wingshooting. I worked cutting grass as a kid to save up for my first shotgun – a Browning BPS 20-gauge I still have, by the way.
SCI: Even before being tapped for the nomination, a Congressman has a busy schedule, lots of travel back and forth to Washington. How do you make the time?
Ryan: I hunted more before I had kids, of course, but rest assured I still schedule as many hunts as I can, out early in the morning, then I spend the rest of the day working or with the family. It’s my therapy. The peace and quiet of the deer woods, watching the world come to life, thinking about your hunting strategy and waiting and hoping for that buck to maybe come along, that’s just the best way in the world to start any day. Lately, I’ve had the great pleasure of introducing my children to the hunt. I have some two-seated ladder stands, so I take my kids with me for deer gun season (one at a time of course). I also take my kids pheasant and duck hunting. They love to watch our dogs work. You can teach your kids great lessons with these experiences. We make use of everything we harvest – I make my own sausage, and we have freezers full of pheasants, ducks, and venison. We eat wild game all the time.
SCI: Let’s talk about some of the issues. You spent four years as co-chairman of the Congressional Sportmen’s Caucus, what are your priorities for hunting and conservation issues?
Ryan: First of all – and Mitt strongly agrees with me on this – public lands should offer public access for hunting. Why even have public lands if the public who paid for them can’t use them? And hunters pay even more, of course, through licenses and permits. I can promise you that a Romney-Ryan administration will understand that hunters are the original conservationists. Too many bureaucrats think that public lands have to be protected from hunters. I think hunters need to be protected from the bureaucrats, myself. Hunting access should be equitable for all demographics, not just the hunters with the time and resources to pack into the backcountry on horses with a string of pack mules.
SCI: What about management priorities for public lands?
Ryan: That’s the flip side of the coin. In addition to access, hunters need healthy, sustainable populations of game. And you only have them when habitat is properly managed. Active management of timber leads to healthy forests. Ask any grouse! Healthy forests lead to healthy populations that are sustainable with managed harvest. All these starry-eyed activists who want to lock people out of public lands may have the best of intentions, but they have little understanding of our role in the environment. We changed North America when we settled it. We can’t undo that. What we can and must do is apply our knowledge of conservation and management to serve as the best possible stewards of the land, for mankind, and for wildlife.
SCI: So what kind of changes would you bring to the federal management agencies, in terms of what their priorities are?
Ryan: The real answer is that you need the right people leading the agencies. You can’t control everything from the White House, but you can nominate the right people who share your vision and then support them wholeheartedly. Right now, our agencies spend way too much time, effort and resources in court, fighting off repetitive nuisance lawsuits that keep coming from the same groups. They’re devoting massive resources to negotiating settlements with activist groups, but meanwhile the Fish and Wildlife Service can’t even agree to adopt the accepted international definition of a “hunting trophy”? This is all backwards. These agencies need to focus their time and effort on serving their paying customers, not the activist groups that want to put them completely out of business. But I will grant you this, it can’t all be done at the administrative level. To truly shift priorities, we’re going to need some support from Congress in making common-sense reforms to the laws that hamstring our government from properly performing its functions today.
SCI: We know you have a tight schedule and time’s running short, what’s your parting advice to SCI members and hunters?
Ryan: First, hunt long and often. But in the short-term, I hope that hunters will look at the competing choices in this election. You have an incumbent president who has told world leaders that after his election, he will have the freedom to pursue his true agenda. You have an incumbent vice president who brags that he was the driving force behind the federal gun ban of 1994. By contrast, the Romney-Ryan ticket will protect our fundamental rights and hunting heritage. Furthermore, the Romney-Ryan administration has a plan to turn this economy around that doesn’t involve confiscatory tax increases on the same people who create jobs and drive the economy. I believe it’s a very clear contrast for your members, and on behalf of the Romney-Ryan ticket, we respectfully ask for their votes on Election Day. And if they’re going to be out of town hunting on November 6, we also ask them to be sure to cast their ballot early or by absentee!
SCI: Thank you for your time, Congressman, and good luck on the trail. — Patrick O’Malley
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VP Candidate Ryan An Avid Hunter
August 30, 2012 SCI 1 Comment
Paul Ryan is not only a dedicated hunter, gun owner and shooter, but he is also a long-standing leader of the pro-hunting leadership in Congress.
By Patrick O’Malley
For those of us who call North America home, we’ve finally turned the corner on the calendar. The heat of summer is fading, and dove seasons are in full swing. Crisp, cool air is wafting in on north winds and big game seasons are beckoning.
As we finalize our hunting calendars for the 2012 North American seasons, we must pay close attention to one date in particular. Tuesday, November 6, is a day that must find us close to home so each of us can cast an informed ballot for the candidates who will protect hunting.
And if your calendar finds you far afield on that day, now is the time to contact your local registrar about applying to cast your ballot absentee. Deadlines and regulations vary from state to state, but a quick search of the website operated by your state’s Secretary of State should yield speedy answers to any questions you may have.
And if some happenstance has rendered your voter registration invalid (like simply moving to a new home, even if nearby) that means you have about two weeks left before the deadline in most states to make sure you are properly registered at the correct address for your local voting precinct.
Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan for Vice President has brought a new focus to the stakes of the race for hunters. Paul Ryan is not only a dedicated hunter, gun owner and shooter, but he is also a long-standing leader of the pro-hunting leadership in Congress. Ryan is well known to the SCI leadership who participate in our Annual Lobby Day.
Ryan is also the former co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC). In this capacity, Rep. Ryan provided steady leadership in Congress on issues of concern to hunters, gun owners, shooters. And that shows in his voting record on issues of concern to SCI.
Among the highlights of his record in Congress, Rep. Ryan led his colleagues to defeat all of the recent efforts to limit various seasons, specific species, and traditional methods of the hunt. He has led the charge to pass many of SCI’s signature legislative goals, including successful legislation that changed the Pittman-Robertson excise tax payment schedule to remedy inequities and protect conservation funding. He has spearheaded the charge to protect the right of hunters to use traditional ammunition, and played a key role in passing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, blocking baseless lawsuits that blamed manufacturers and retailers for the criminal misuse of firearms in an effort to bankrupt the gun industry and destroy the Second Amendment.
And those of us who bear arms for self-defense in addition to hunting will be pleased to learn he supported national “right to carry” legislation, which would allow law abiding Americans to defend themselves when traveling away from their home state.
Ours is not a partisan cause, but it is undeniable that the Ryan record stands in stark contrast to that of the Obama administration. In the wake of shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, the Obama White House restated its support for a ban on semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. And if re-elected, Obama would have the political freedom to push the rest of the pent-up anti-gun, anti-hunting agenda, such as the drive to ban online ammo sales, restrict magazine capacity and limit hunting and shooting on federal lands.
Some may question the ability of the Vice President in any given Administration to shape key policies, but Presidents often defer to their Vice Presidents on specific issues where the Vice President has deep knowledge and interest. It was never a secret that Vice President Dick Cheney was more avid a hunter than President George W. Bush. As a result, his policy team took the lead on many issues of concern to gun owners and hunters. The Vice President works from an office in the West Wing just like the rest of the President’s senior advisers, so he’s never far from the action, and in a Romney presidency, Ryan would also naturally fall into the role of top liaison between the White House and Congress.
The selection of Paul Ryan for Vice President means that our November ballot has become a mechanism to put a dedicated and passionate hunter in the White House. Further down the ballot, the trustees of your SCI Political Action Committee (SCI-PAC) are also hard at work, trying to elect as many friends of hunting as possible to the House and Senate. Your active support of SCI-PAC, and the informed ballot you cast on Election Day (or by absentee before, if your hunting schedule so dictates) are both critically necessary to the success that hunters will see in the future. Elections matter, and this one now matters even more for hunters and SCI members.
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Italian Chapter Elections
August 9, 2012 SCI Leave a comment
During the recently held AGM of the SCI Italian Chapter, the new Board of Directors was elected. Lodovico Caldesi, fifth from left, was re-elected President. International Director Uberto d’Entreves, left, congratulated all for their dedication to the Chapter and SCI, and wished buona fortuna (Good Luck) in their future activities.
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US Episcopal Church put to the test on Palestine and fails
Palestinian Anglican priest, Rev. Naim Ateek, once again displays the courage of the prophets of old – telling it like it is!
The US Episcopal church had an historic opportunity at their recent General Convention to take a stand with the suffering in Palestine by getting behind the worldwide Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). They voted ‘no’.
Of course the decision was framed as being ‘pro-dialogue’ and ‘pro-ecumenism’ rather than ‘anti-Palestine’ but Rev. Ateek doesn’t pull any punches. He labels it a simple failure to stand for justice!
The ‘no’ was hard to resist, of course, when the Episcopal Bishop of Jerusalem himself was warning delegates of potentially negative repercussions for the church in Israel should the Episcopalians take a stand with Palestine. It’s part of a sad history where the oppressed get shafted while the church hangs on to its thirty pieces of silver.
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Rev. Naim Ateek
Interfaith Trumps Justice
Naim Ateek’s response to the Episcopal Bishops’ vote
Although I expected disappointing results from the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
USA, I was, nevertheless, heartbroken when I heard the news and discovered that our Bishops,
yet again have failed to take a stand for justice.
I was asked to attend the General Convention as I have done a number of times in the past. I apologized, frankly because I felt deeply that under our present church leadership justice does not stand a chance. The concerns of the Bishops that masqueraded under the guise of “interfaith relations” or their “ability to reach out to people on both sides of the conflict…allowing [them] to be peacemakers” or “positive investment and not divestment” are tantamount to what we un-affectionately call “The Interfaith Ecumenical Deal.” The agreement is to have polite conversations and wonderful dinners with the Jewish establishment organizations provided we remain silent about justice for the Palestinians. The “ecumenical deal” looks impressive from the outside but in actual fact it silences the prophetic and smothers the truth.
In the House of Bishops, interfaith concerns trumped justice—-again.
In debating the issues that relate to Palestine and Israel, the Bishops’ seemingly well intentioned words are clichés which the victims of injustice are sick and tired of hearing because they are simply hot air, or cries of “peace, peace, when there is no peace.” Their words are void of meaning and an insult to all those who have a sense of justice and have “eyes to see and ears to hear” the reality of the oppression of the Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli government.
Of course, this is not the first time that people that hold authority in the church and have the power to make a difference and affect change use flimsy logic so that not to act during a critical situation. Obviously the Episcopal Bishops had their reasons. However, from the perspective of the victims of injustice their silence on our conflict is perceived as betrayal. The Bishops in essence took a stand to support the status quo. They refused to see or were unwilling to respond to the dire situation on the ground.
We as Palestinians are daily humiliated by the Israeli forces; our human rights are violated daily; our homes are demolished daily by bulldozers manufactured in the United States; our olive trees are uprooted on a daily basis; our land is confiscated and turned over into illegal settlements daily; our young people languish in Israeli jails with no legal charges or due process for months on end; our teenagers are taken from their beds in the middle of the night and imprisoned by the Israeli army on an average two by night; and the Israeli government continues its daily violations of international law while the nations of the world remain silent. Is this not a Kairos moment for the church to speak a prophetic word of justice?
There are two questions that every bishop needs to answer before God: Who, in his or her opinion, has benefitted from the bishops’ vote, the Palestinians or the Israeli government? And whom did the Episcopal Church USA protect through its vote, the oppressed or the oppressor?
When all is said and done, it is basically fear that prevents Bishops and governments, or for that matter anyone, from taking a stand against the rich and powerful and on behalf of the weak and marginalized. It takes strong leaders with the courage that Jesus Christ and the prophets modeled for us to champion the cause of the oppressed and that is precisely where the church must take its stand. Sadly that did not happen.
I believe this is a shameful breach of our baptismal vows. Our vows are clear: “Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” Instead of a resounding “yes”, our Bishops’ response was a resounding NO. This is without a doubt how it looks to our Palestinian people including the overwhelming majority of Palestinian Christians. May God have mercy on us! We need to renew and take seriously our baptismal vows.
The bishops’ vote is also a slap in the face of any bishop or any person who has a sense of justice and the courage to take a stand. It is a slap in the face of Archbishop Tutu who has said repeatedly that Israel’s injustice against the Palestinians is worse than apartheid.
In spite of the disheartening Bishops’ vote, I can still give thanks to God for the prophetic voice that was clearly heard from another sister church. The United Church of Christ General Synod was meeting about the same time as the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Thankfully, the UCC Synod by an overwhelming majority voted for boycott and divestment. And last year, the Presbyterian Church and the Quakers took a similar decision. The United Methodist Church has taken an important step in the same direction; and I believe that we will see other denominations following suit.
Indeed, God continues to speak and many faithful people hear God’s call and respond to it. We are certain that the prophetic responsibility will never die and there will always be people who, in faithfulness to God and in love of neighbor will strive “…to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God.” People who have a sense of justice know that the movement of history is toward justice in the world. The words of Martin Luther King are pertinent in this regard, “The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” a lesson our Episcopal bishops need to learn.
The General Convention has also given us a new sign of hope. Indeed, the election of Bishop Michael Curry as the next Presiding Bishop is a sign of hope. We are hoping that his African American background gives him a sense for justice because of the injustices he has been forced to endure. We pray that through his leadership the sun of righteousness and justice will shine again on our Episcopal Church and the prophetic voice will again resound and our church will resurrect the prophetic and will once again, courageously, speak truth to power and the God of love, justice and peace will be glorified.
President of the Sabeel Board
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre
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Common Social Accountability Platform
A citizen-led solution to better governance
By Elena Georgalla
External Relations and Communications Manager, Africa's Voices
Photo: Kelly Lynch
Social Accountability in Somalia
Following decades of unrest, Somalia is showing signs of hope. Parts of the country enjoy relative stability; the current federal government was formed peacefully and to a large extent, transparently; and an ambitious National Development Plan is in place which highlights the role of citizen engagement in inclusive politics. Nonetheless, government capacity to deliver services and respond to citizen needs remains limited, resulting in a fragile accountability ecosystem. The lack of strong accountability mechanisms not only prevents government decisions from being guided by citizen feedback, but also reduces citizens trust in government to respond to their needs.
of Somalis feel they have no access to a platform to raise political concerns
(Altai 2018)
The international humanitarian community, on which many Somalis depend for basic service delivery, is also challenged by weak accountability structures. The effectiveness of traditional complaints and referral mechanisms (CRM), household surveys or call centres is limited and inconsistent, compounded by protracted insecurity which restricts aid actors’ on the ground presence. As a result, the space for meaningful interaction between citizens and aid agencies is severely curtailed - a 2016 study found that 96% - of Somalis do not feel consulted in the aid that they receive.
Accountability refers to the ‘processes, norms and structures that require [power-holders] to answer for their actions to another actor, and/or suffer some sanction if the performance is judged to be below the relevant standard’ (Grant and MacArthur, 2008: 1).
Accountability is critical for maintaining legitimacy between citizens and decision-makers, playing a catalytic role in more responsive allocation of public resources, challenging corruption, and improving the quality of public goods and services.
Photo: Tobin Jones
Towards a Common Social Accountability Platform for Somalia
Africa’s Voices launched the Common Social Accountability Platform (CSAP) in Somalia in 2018 to enhance the inclusion of citizens in decision-making across governance, humanitarian and development programmes.
By leveraging Africa’s Voices’ interactive radio method for building dialogue and gathering public opinion, the platform aims to build a sustained channel for open conversation between citizens and decision-makers, across sectors and mandates.
CSAP uses a combination of radio programming and SMS messaging to create a platform that Somali citizens actively engage in, whilst simultaneously allowing for feedback received from citizen SMS messages to be robustly analysed, understood and ultimately, acted upon.
Common Social Accountability Platform: Objectives
Increasing citizen participation in decision-making across sectors: CSAP is first of all a common platform for Somalis, and then for aid and governance actors. Citizen participation is increased through rich, inclusive radio discussions in which Somali voices guide the conversation.
Increasing opportunities for responsive and effective decision making by authorities (governmental and non-governmental) based on citizen feedback: By asking open questions, Africa’s Voices gathers rich qualitative insight on citizen opinions which are then taken back to decision making authorities as concise, actionable recommendations.
Increasing trust in, and accountability of, authorities (governmental and non-governmental: through participation in regular radio discussions in which decision makers directly respond to citizen feedback.
Photo: Stewart Price
Africa’s Voices Interactive Radio methodology
CSAP is grounded in Africa’s Voices’ interactive radio method, which combines radio talk-shows with audience input by SMS to build dialogue and gather insight on public opinion to inform decision-making. This proven method leverages the highly developed media and telecommunications landscape in Somalia - 89% of the population owns a SIM card (World Bank), and 70% listen to the radio on a weekly basis (USAID) - to build inclusive and far-reaching citizen-authority conversations at scale. The method is based on two pillars:
(1) Building dialogue
Africa’s Voices builds dialogues through inclusive interactive radio debates, delivered through trusted local FM stations. Before radio shows are recorded and aired, audiences are prompted to respond to open questions aired on radio PSAs (eg. What do you think is the best solution to the current humanitarian crisis in Somalia?) through SMS to a free short-code. These responses are used to script interviews with decision-makers (government officials, humanitarians etc), who respond directly to citizen voice on air. Information on new policies, civic education materials and life-saving information can also be disseminated in this participatory format.
(2) Informing decision-makers on public opinion
Combining responsible technology and social science, and with participants’ consent obtained through follow-up messages, Africa’s Voices analyses audience SMS feedback to understand what citizens think on critical topics. On average, 7,000 participants participate weekly in a national programme. Africa’s Voices also deploys tailored computation approaches to data analysis to robustly compare how different groups differ in their perspectives (eg. displaced vs host communities). Africa’s Voices then delivers these insights to decision-makers to ensure relevance and uptake in decision-making.
More about Africa's Voices' method
After each season of CSAP radio shows comes to an end, the participants are asked whether the process made them feel they have a voice in decision making.
78% of participants in CSAP Season 1 stated that the process made them feel involved in decision making.
"Yes, I feel involved because community consultation is always the best thing to do. I personally believe that I am part of the decisions in the community and we very much appreciate those who made this safe space to talk, like the radio presenters, the leaders involved and those aid organisations that are involved, as well." Female
A larger part (87.4%) of the participants in Season 3 reported that engaging with CSAP made them feel involved in decision-making in their community.
"Yes, it made me feel that I have a voice and a role in raising awareness within the community because I get to share my unique opinions that can benefit the community and it is different sections." Male, 22 years, Baidoa.
Photo: Ilyas Ahmed
A proven method
Since 2018, the Common Social Accountability Platform has engaged 18,296 Somalis in interactive radio dialogues on displacement, durable solutions, good governance and humanitarian priorities.
"The use of radio has proven particularly efficient and effective in Somalia, especially in hard to reach areas. {...} Interactive radio programmes and SMS messaging by African Voices Foundation additionally garnered feedback from 8,955 individuals across every region in Somalia. An extremely high proportion of respondents (87 per cent) indicated that they felt the consultations had made them feel more included in decision-making, and the same proportion further reported that they would like to see this process repeated in the future."
UN Somalia Humanitarian Needs Overview 2019
“The Common Social Accountability Platform approach is a kind of 'think outside the box.' The forums brought together displacement affected communities, local authorities and humanitarian partners. I believe if such dialogue continued, it will help the decision makers to think long term solutions for IDPs living in a city like Baidoa.”
Mr. Abdullahi Ali Watiin, former Mayor, Baidoa
Two years of informing the UN Somalia Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO)
Africa's Voices ran radio shows across 26 radio stations to feedback findings from the Joint Multicluster Needs Assessment (JMCNA) to communities, spark a wider dialogue on the humanitarian situation in Somalia, and gather feedback from affected populations to ensure their voices influence humanitarian planning processes, including the HNO.
citizens participated in interactive radio dialogues
felt the consultations made them feel more included in humanitarian decision-making
In the latter part of 2019, for the second consecutive year, Africa’s Voices collaborated with UN OCHA and REACH to ensure that the voices of citizens inform the 2020 annual UN Somalia Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO).
CSAP notes a significant shift in citizen perceptions on humanitarian priorities between the two years. For an overview of the findings, including a comparison of 2018 and 2019 results, click below.
Read the brief
"Yes, I feel involved 100%. I am not in a position to help my people, at least I can share my views and opinions, which I gladly give."
Male, Yaqshid
Towards an area-based approach
Guided by the desire to create a dialogue space that is inclusive, reliable and cross-sectoral, CSAP will deploy an area based approach in 2020, initially focusing on two states in Somalia - Banadir and South West State (SWS).
Regardless of funder or sector, CSAP is designed around regular cycles of engagement and feedback with a diverse range of stakeholders, aimed at catalysing actors to work collectively around programme strategy and policies in each state.
Rather than serving one agency or actor with a report, CSAP pursues a collaborative and wide-ranging approach to the dissemination of insights on public opinion. Finally, CSAP produces analytical products that provide insights on citizen data across funding sources with a view to inform the wider ecosystem as a whole.
Placing emphasis on sustained engagement in Banadir and SWS will help build trust in the platform from both citizens, who listen regularly and see CSAP as a valued discussion space to air their views, and key government and aid stakeholders, who see CSAP as a mechanism for improving two-way communication with citizens.
Common Social Accountability Platform supporters
Africa's Voices is a non-profit organisation, spun out of cutting-edge research at the University of Cambridge. Our mission is to listen to citizens’ authentic voices in spaces they value and turn this engagement into rigorous social insights which accelerate social impact. We are based in Nairobi, Kenya and Cambridge, UK.
Follow us @africas_voices
For more information about the Common Social Accountability Platform and our work overall, contact info@africasvoices.org.
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China Bans All Canadian Meat Exports: Could It Be a Retaliatory Move?
In the middle of the Huawei dispute between Canada and China, now comes a ban from China against all meat products coming from the Northern American nation.
By Fabienne Lang
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Canada and its exports may have become entangled in a political row that all began surrounding the renowned tech firm, Huawei.
On Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Canada has asked for all meat exports from Canada to be banned from leaving the country.
This surprising move could be linked to the ongoing tension between the two nations, ever since Huawei's Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Vancouver back in December last year.
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What's the deal between Huawei and Canada?
On December 1, 2018, Meng Wanzhou was arrested at Vancouver Airport by Canadian officials. This came at the request of US justice officials, alleging that Meng had committed fraud.
US authorities alleged that she had lied to American banks about Huawei's links to a telecommunications firm that carries out business in Iran. That business was a breach of sanctions on Iran, according to US officials.
Chinese officials went up in arms against the allegations, with a big focus on Canada's role in the matter.
The US is trying to extradite Meng from Canada - entangling China, the US, and Canada since then.
This latest flare-up between China and Canada is proof of the ongoing tiff.
Forged documents and banned additive
Furthermore, the Chinese Embassy stated on Tuesday that Chinese customs inspectors detected residue from a restricted feed additive, ractopamine, in a batch of Canadian pork products.
The reason the embassy is asking for the ban is that ractopamine is banned in China, but not in Canada.
Ractopamine is only allowed to be used in 26 countries, while at least 160 have placed a ban on it, China included.
It is a growth drug fed to pigs, cattle, and turkeys, which is linked to adverse effects on the animals in question, but potentially for human health as well.
In their statement, the embassy said: "The subsequent investigation revealed that the official veterinary health certificates attached to the batch of pork exported to China were counterfeit and the number of those forgery certificates was up to 188."
They continued, "These forged certificates were sent to the Chinese regulatory authorities through Canadian official certificate notification channels, which reflects that in the Canadian meat export supervision system exists obvious safety loopholes."
Thus, China has asked the Canadian government to suspend all meat export certificates.
What does Canada have to say?
Canada's Agriculture Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau, said that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency "identified an issue involving inauthentic export certificates" and "has informed appropriate law enforcement agencies."
Further to this, Bibeau said that the agency was looking into a "technical issue" and working with partners in the industry as well as Chinese officials.
Bibeau has backed the quality of Canadian meat exports, and the meat industry in general.
She said, "The Canadian food system is one of the best in the world and we are confident in the safety of Canadian products and exports."
Some Conservative Canadians have turned this personal and against their Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.
Luc Berthold, a Tory agriculture critic has said: "It is clear that this is not an issue of food safety, but a political issue caused by Justin Trudeau's incompetence and weakness on the world stage."
This may take a big toll on livestock producers, as this puts their livelihoods at stake.
Chad MacPherson, the general manager of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, has said that China's concerns are unfounded.
MacPherson is of the popular opinion that "This is just more punitive actions from the government of China in reaction to the arrest of the Huawei executive."
With quite a large number of opinions and people's livelihoods at stake, the Canadian government has to take this new situation into consideration and move quickly to solve it.
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Professional Dancer Emma Slater | How much is she earning from Dancing with the Stars?
Emma Slater is a British professional dancer and television personality who is most popular for her appearance in ABC’s reality dancing show, Dancing with the Stars. She showed her keen interest in dancing from her early childhood at the age of four.
She joined the reality dancing show in its 14th season. Till now, the show has successful run 28 seasons. She became the part of the reality show in its 14th season. Recently, in season 28 she is paired with actor James Van Der Beek. The couple has successfully reached the final 6 of the show.
According to the source, Emma Slater’s net worth is evaluated at $300, 000 as of 2019. Know more about Emma Slater by reading the article.
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Know About Emma Slater Early Life and Career
Emma Slater took birth in Tamworth, England on 25th December 1988. She was raised alongside her twin sister Kelly Slater. Her sister Kelly is a costume designer for the show Dancing with the Stars. Regarding her education, she attended Novelli Stage School where she learned ballet dancing at the age of four.
By the age of 10, she began taking part in several competitions. She participated in Latin American and Ballroom dancing also. Her performance helped to seek the attention of producer and later cast in a George Michael music video.
Emma Slate partner with an actor James Van Der Beek in 28th season of Dancing with the Stars. Pic: Pinterest.
At the age of 16, she took part in a stage show Simply Ballroom. She also appeared in the movie Mamma Mia which was produced by Universal Pictures in 2007.
After appearing in the stage show Ballroom, she later appeared in another stage show Burn the Floor.
She got a breakthrough in her dancing career after being invited by the famous reality dancing show, Dancing with the Stars. She appeared on season 14 of the show. Besides season 22, she has been a regular participant in the show. Till now, she has partnered with celebrities like Billy Dee Williams, Michael Waltrip, Redfoo, Hayes Grier, Drew Scott.
Recently in the 28th season of the show, she partnered with the actor James Van Der Beek.
Know about Emma Slater’s Net Worth. How much is she earning from the show?
Aforementioned, Emma Slater’s net worth is evaluated at $300,000. The major source of her income from her profession as a dancer. However, her salary from the show is still not disclosed yet.
Cats out the bag guys! I get to dance with @vanderjames for this season and I couldn’t be happier! Dance one is done and I couldn’t be prouder. You nailed that tango James! Can’t wait for next week! Did you guys see it? What did you think?
A post shared by Emma Slater (@theemmaslater) on Sep 16, 2019 at 8:15pm PDT
Know About Emma Slater Relationship. Whom is She married to?
Talking about Emma Slater’s personal life, she is married to her husband Sasha Farber. Emma Slater’s husband Sasha Farber is also a professional dancer who performs in the dancing show Dancing with the Stars.
The couple began dating from 2011. However, in 2014 it was rumored that they parted their way. Later in 2015, Sasha Farber announced that the couple is still together through social media.
Life with you is a beautiful dance @sashafarber1
A post shared by Emma Slater (@theemmaslater) on Oct 26, 2019 at 6:37pm PDT
After being in a relationship for more than five years, Farber purposed Slater in 2016 during the episode of Dancing with the Stars. In 2017, the couple announced their engagement.
After a year, the tied their wedding knot on March 25, 2018. Both the couple is enjoying their life happily as both have the same professional background.
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Current: MASTERPLASTY heads into reprint and gets trim-size makeover
MASTERPLASTY heads into reprint and gets trim-size makeover
The cult online comic hit shelves to critical acclaim
Writer and artist James Harvey’s MASTERPLASTY, which became a cult sensation online, finally hit shelves in an oversized-print format and instantly garnered critical acclaim and praise. The Onion’s AV Club called it “socially conscious with a biting sense of humor... get lost in the wildly imaginative mind of one of the industry’s most promising up-and-coming creators." MASTERPLASTY will go back to print at a standard trim size and will be priced at $3.99.
When pressed for a quote, James responded, "now you can all stop asking me how you carry this thing home in the rain. Just kidding. I love you."
“James initially wanted to issue Masterplasty in an over-sized format, and I think doing so underscored how different this project was from everything else on the market,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. “That being said, we both agreed that reprinting the book at standard comics size would help his work reach a wider audience, whilst simultaneously making the first printing something truly special for everyone who bought it.”
In MASTERPLASTY, a young man decides to leave his college girlfriend after undergoing a new medical procedure which drastically modifies the physical appearance of the human body in ways both beautiful and hideous. But will changing the outside change what’s within?
“I’m jealous of anyone seeing James Harvey’s work for the first time,” added Stephenson. “Because he has such a singular and unique vision that it’s one of the most truly eye-opening experiences in modern comics.”
This reprinting of MASTERPLASTY will be available on 11/12 for $3.99 and can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code SEP148035.
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Senior Agriculture Economist
The World Bank, Bamako, Mali
Skill Required:, Project/ Programme Management, Training and Capacity Building
http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=8454041&piPK=8454059&theSi...
4th March, 2015
The Senior Agriculture Economist will assist the GFADR Practice Manager covering West-Africa in the delivery of the work program, assurance of quality, interaction with internal and external clients, including the private sector, staff development and partnerships. The primary responsibility of the Senior Agriculture Economist will be to provide technical and strategic support to the development and implementation of GFADR’s work program in Mali (and elsewhere if needed). In doing so, s/he will work closely with the Country Director and the CMU, including the Global Practice Program Leader. In particular, the Senior Agricultural Economist will:
• Initiate and maintain a high level and quality of engagement and dialogue with key stakeholders, including government, civil society, private sector and research/academic community on strategic and policy issues concerning agriculture, irrigation and natural resources in Mali;
• Participate in the dialogue with relevant representatives of the private sector in order to keep abreast with issues related to the business investment climate and identify possible areas of collaboration through public-private-partnerships;
• Lead/initiate/participate in analytical and strategic work pertaining to agricultural growth and productivity, including work managed by GFADR and that managed by other units, but requiring input from agricultural staff, such as public expenditure analysis;
• Identify innovative new opportunities or ways to address existing needs in the agricultural sector, by bringing in experience from other regions and with a wide range of instruments;
• Lead complex operations as Task Team Leader (TTL), both in agriculture and multi-sectoral operations, assuring quality in all stages of the project cycle;
• Serve as an advisor to colleagues who are themselves TTLs of demanding operations, providing them with mentoring, advice and support;
• Assume an active role in the Mali country team with the aim to ensure adequate and appropriate integration of relevant aspects of the agriculture and rural development agenda in core Bank products, including systematic country diagnostics, country partnership frameworks, country economic memorandum and the like.
• Serve as an active member of the GFADR Global Practice, including contributing to the scale up of the Bank’s engagement on agriculture in Africa;
• Work across sectors with staff of other Global Practices and IFC to ensure coherence and integration of the agriculture portfolio in West-Africa and beyond.
• As necessary, represent the Bank and GFADR management at public events with agriculture sector focus.
• Postgraduate degree in Agricultural Economics or related discipline;
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant working experience in agriculture;
• Strong technical and analytical skills in a range of issues of relevance to agriculture;
• In-depth knowledge of the issues faced by smallholders participating in modern value chains;
• Recognized and respected by peers; demonstrated commitment to team work and ability to interact effectively and collegially with peers at all levels;
• Familiarity with the institutional context of Africa, and the Sahel in particular, and experience interacting with institutions involved in agriculture and rural development;
• Demonstrated familiarity with Bank procedures, directives, business practices and experience in identifying, preparing, appraising, and supervising operations, as a task team leader or team member;
• Ability to think innovatively and strategically in dealing with policy issues while maintaining a strong client focus;
• Ability to take principled and balanced positions on complex issues and to communicate and defend them orally and in writing to Senior Bank management and Senior Government officials;
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and team skills with ability to think innovatively and strategically to find balanced, pragmatic and implementable solutions;
• High degree of discretion, ethics, tact and sensitivity in handling confidential and sensitive information;
• Ability to work under pressure while retaining perspective and a sense of humor;
• Very high level of energy, initiative and self-motivation, coupled with willingness to travel extensively and work under challenging conditions;
• English essential, French essential.
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Nonsense mutation in exon 3 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP) in a family with an unusual form of pelizaeus-merzbacher disease
M. E. Hodes, C. A. Blank, V. M. Pratt, J. Morales, J. Napier, Stephen Dlouhy
We report a G→A transition at nucleotide 431 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP) results in a nonsense codon in a family with an unusual form of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD). The mutation, which creates a second AluI restriction site, results in a nonsense mutation in PLP. The clinical picture resembles somewhat that of X-linked spastic paraplegia (SPG). It differs from this and both the classical and connatal forms of PMD in that it is relatively mild in form, onset is delayed beyond age 2 years, nystagmus is absent, tremors are prominent, mental retardation is not severe, some patients show dementia or personality disorders, the disease is progressive rather than static in some, and several females show signs of disease. The nonsense mutation, which is in exon 3B, should block the synthesis of normal PLP but spare DM20, the isoform whose persistence has been associated with mild forms of PLP.associated disease in both humans and mice.
American Journal of Medical Genetics
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970317)69:2<121::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-S
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
Nonsense Codon
proteolipid protein
X- linked spastic paraplegia
Genetics(clinical)
Hodes, M. E., Blank, C. A., Pratt, V. M., Morales, J., Napier, J., & Dlouhy, S. (1997). Nonsense mutation in exon 3 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP) in a family with an unusual form of pelizaeus-merzbacher disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 69(2), 121-125. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970317)69:2<121::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-S
Nonsense mutation in exon 3 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP) in a family with an unusual form of pelizaeus-merzbacher disease. / Hodes, M. E.; Blank, C. A.; Pratt, V. M.; Morales, J.; Napier, J.; Dlouhy, Stephen.
In: American Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 69, No. 2, 17.03.1997, p. 121-125.
Hodes, ME, Blank, CA, Pratt, VM, Morales, J, Napier, J & Dlouhy, S 1997, 'Nonsense mutation in exon 3 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP) in a family with an unusual form of pelizaeus-merzbacher disease', American Journal of Medical Genetics, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 121-125. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970317)69:2<121::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-S
Hodes ME, Blank CA, Pratt VM, Morales J, Napier J, Dlouhy S. Nonsense mutation in exon 3 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP) in a family with an unusual form of pelizaeus-merzbacher disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 1997 Mar 17;69(2):121-125. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970317)69:2<121::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-S
Hodes, M. E. ; Blank, C. A. ; Pratt, V. M. ; Morales, J. ; Napier, J. ; Dlouhy, Stephen. / Nonsense mutation in exon 3 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP) in a family with an unusual form of pelizaeus-merzbacher disease. In: American Journal of Medical Genetics. 1997 ; Vol. 69, No. 2. pp. 121-125.
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An online archive of all Amicus Briefs filed by the Innocence Network in cases around the country
An amicus brief is a written legal argument filed by someone not directly involved in a case on appeal to help educate the court about particular issues. The Network decides when to file amicus briefs based upon many factors including which jurisdiction the case is in, what the particular issues being advocated are, and what kind of an impact the brief might have.
The Network’s Amicus Committee is not accepting requests until further notice. If you have an urgent matter, please contact a local innocence organization that can consider a request for their group. If your matter involves an issue with forensic science evidence, you may contact the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences at kate@cifsjustice.org.
Click on a button below to be taken to relevant briefs filed by the Innocence Network, or scroll down for a full list, sorted by issue area.
Access to Evidence
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing
Actual Innocence
Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Informant Testimony
New Evidence of Innocence
Police & Prosecutorial Misconduct
Unreliable Forensic Science
Caster, Donald v. City of Columbus (2015)
Ohio Supreme Court
Meaningful access to public records is essential to identifying meritorious claims of actual innocence, analyzing the criminal justice system and advocating for reform.
Caster had a clear legal right to the requested records and the respondents had a clear legal duty to provide the records.
Caster, Donald v. City of Columbus
Lewis, Emmitt, v. State of Louisiana (2006)
Wisconsin Innocence Project; Innocence Project New Orleans; The Capital Appeals Project
Louisiana Court of Appeals
2006–KK–2457
Prosecutors should be obligated to disclose exculpatory evidence at a preliminary hearing; defendants should have discovery rights, including access to police reports, prior to the preliminary hearing.
Petition for supervisory writ denied.
Lewis, Emmitt, v. State of Louisiana.pdf
Alvarez, George v. The City of Brownsville (2017)
Fishman Haygood
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Nothing in Brady restricts the right to exculpatory evidence solely to defendants who go to trial. Indeed, Brady has played an important role in rectifying wrongful convictions by guilty pleas. Given that there is no evidence that applying Brady in guilty plea cases “imposes serious costs,” and there is considerable risk that refusing to apply Brady in guilty plea cases will have perverse consequences, Amici urge the en banc Court to reverse the panel decision in this case and to abrogate Matthew v. Johnson, 201 F.3d 353 (5th Cir. 2000), and United States v. Conroy, 567 F.3d 174 (5th Cir. 2009), to the extent necessary to affirm that Brady requires the government to disclose exculpatory evidence known to it at the time a defendant pleads guilty.
Briggs, Ron & Van De Kamp, John v. Brown, Jerry (2017)
O’Melveny & Myers
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Actual Innocence; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence
Proposition 66 violates the Equal Protection Clauses of our Constitutions by singling out capital defendants. It imposes an onerous one-year time limitation on the filing of an initial habeas petition and limits the grounds under which capital defendants may file a successive petition— limitations not imposed on non-capital defendants. Experience also shows that men and women who were ultimately exonerated—who were factually innocent of the crime for which they were convicted—were unable to meet the actual innocence standard that Proposition 66 now seeks to impose on those capital defendants bringing successive petitions. Had these individuals faced Proposition 66’s actual innocence standard, they might never have been able to present the evidence that ultimately exonerated them. This disparate treatment is indefensible. Because it increases the risk that an innocent person will be executed to an unacceptably high level, Prop 66 must be struck down.
Petition seeking writ of mandate and injunctive relief, challenging constitutionality of certain aspects of Proposition 66, the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act was denied.
Briggs, Ron & Van De Kamp, John v. Brown, Jerry
Black, Justin v. Plumley, Marvin (2016)
West Virginia Innocence Project
Circuit Court of Cabell County (West Virginia)
13-C-486
DNA testing statute requires testing when all statutory conditions are met and does not prohibit testing under any circumstances.
Black, Justin v. Plumley, Marvin
Denny, Jeffrey C. v. State of Wisconsin (2016)
Axley Brynelson, LLP
2015AP0202-CR
The WI Supreme Court held: (1) statute requiring DA to turn over test results, physical evidence, and biological samples does not give a defendant the right to conduct DNA testing of that evidence; overruling State v. Moran, and (2) defendant was not entitled to postconviction DNA testing, as it was not reasonably probable he would have been acquitted if exculpatory DNA testing results had been available.
Denny, Jeffrey C. v. State of Wisconsin
Horton, John v. People of the State of Illinois (2016)
Jenner & Block LLP
Illinois Court of Appeals
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; New Evidence of Innocence; Other Issues
93 CF 1991
Third-party confessions should be considered, rather than dismissed out of hand, especially when they contain hallmarks of reliability as compared to the confession evidence presented by the State at trial.
The trial court erred in denying Horton leave to file a successive post-conviction petition alleging that the State violated its discovery obligations pursuant to Brady v. Maryland. Because the pleadings and record establish a Brady violation, Horton’s convictions were reversed and the case was remanded for a new trial.
Horton, John v. People of the State of Illinois
Clark, Tyrone v. Commonwealth (2015)
Lisa M. Kavanaugh and Ira L. Gant, Committee for Public Counsel Services Innocence Program
Mass. Supreme Judicial Court
SJC-11815
Defendant seeking postconviction DNA testing are required to prove the evidence sought to be tested exists and the requested analysis has the potential to yield evidence material to the identity of the perpetrator. They are not required to show a reasonable possibility the evidence contains biological material.
Trial court erred in determining Clark was required to establish the existence of biological material on the evidence he sought to have tested and its order denying testing is reversed.
Clark, Tyrone v. Commonwealth
Payne, John v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2015)
Pennsylvania Innocence Project; Innocence Project
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Actual Innocence
1113 MDA 2013
In interpreting requests under Pennsylvania’s DNA statute, Court should apply a liberal standard for requests where DNA testing has the ability to show an applicant’s “actual innocence.”
Favorable. In interpreting Pennsylvania’s post-conviction statute which requires testing unless there is “no reasonable probability” it would produce exculpatory results: “We must emphatically state that, with respect to the burden on a Section 9543.1 petitioner, “no reasonable probability” does not mean, “no likely probability.” It should go without saying that the most likely result of Section 9543.1 DNA testing will corroborate a petitioner’s guilt, confirm it outright, or simply fail to cast significant doubt on the verdict. However, the very purpose of Section 9543.1 must be to afford a petitioner the opportunity to demonstrate the unlikely. The threshold question is, therefore, not the likelihood of proof of innocence, but whether it is within the realm of reason that some result(s) could prove innocence.”
Payne, John v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Perrot, George v. Commonwealth (2015)
Hampden County Superior Court, Massachusetts
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence; Unreliable Forensic Science
85-5415, 16, 18, 20, 25
Flawed forensics, and microscopic hair comparisons in particular, erode confidence in past convictions. Without other, more reliable, evidence as a foundation for a conviction, courts should not deny a defendant a hearing to explore whether the forensics used to convict him retain their believed reliability.
This decision holds that the 2009 National Academy of Sciences Report, Strengthening Forensic Sciences in the United States: A Path Forward, and the FBI Hair Microscopy Audit are newly discovered evidence that demonstrates the limits of hair microscopy.
Perrot, George v. Commonwealth.pdf
Sireci, Henry v. State of Florida (2015)
Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.; Proskauer Rose LLP
Florida Supreme Court
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Actual Innocence; Unreliable Forensic Science
SC 15-307
In short, this newly discovered evidence raises substantial doubt as to the accuracy and fairness of Mr. Sireci’s conviction. The hair comparison evidence that formed the basis of Mr. Sireci’s conviction is scientifically invalid and his conviction must be reversed, or at minimum entitles him to an evidentiary hearing.
Sireci, Henry v. State of Florida
Wade, Robert v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015)
Committee for Public Council Services; New England Innocence Project; Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Supreme Judicial Court (Massachusetts)
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
To obtain post-conviction DNA testing, defendants should not have to prove the exact reason that DNA testing was not previously performed in their case. It should be enough to show that the evidence still exists, and that a testing method now exists that is materially improved from what existed at trial. Similarly, where defendants have proven that an improved testing method exists, they should not have to also show that a reasonably effective trial attorney would have requested this method at trial – if it had existed back then. Additionally, arguing that a reasonably effective attorney would have requested the DNA test does not, by itself, waive the attorney-client privilege. Prosecutors should not be able to call trial counsel as a witness and inquire about privileged communications on this basis.
Undecided.
Wade, Robert v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Crumpton, Lindsey L. v. State of Washington (2014)
Graham & Dunn LLP; ACLU WA Foundation
When considering a post-conviction motion for DNA testing, the trial court must presume that the test results would be favorable to the convicted felon.
A trial court should presume that DNA results would be favorable to the defendant when determining whether a petitioner is entitled to post-conviction DNA testing.
Crumpton-Lindsey-L.-State-of-Washington-v.pdf
Donald, Stanley v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2013)
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Other Issues
The weight of inculpatory evidence used to convict an individual should not be relevant to a determination of his right to access potentially exculpatory evidence under Chapter 278A (revised Massachusetts DNA-Access Law).
Donald-Stanley-v.-Commonwealth-of-Massachusetts.pdf
Wade, Robert v. Commonwealth (2013)
Access to DNA testing should be granted in cases where DNA could potentially identify the real perpetrator, despite the existence of trial evidence that appeared overwhelming at the time. Furthermore, under Massachusetts’ revised DNA-Access law (Chapter 278A), the movant must only show that the forensic analysis “has the potential to result in information that is material to the movant’s identification as the perpetrator of the crime,” a much more lenient standard than the previous law (Mass. R. Crim. P. Rule 30).
Decision Pending.
Wade-Robert-v.-Commonwealth.pdf
Watson, Bill Tyrone James Descharm, United States v. (2013)
Smith and Stephens, P.C.
Access to Postconviction DNA Testing
06-45-GF-SEH
Prisoners have a right to post-conviction DNA testing in every case where favorable test results might create a reasonable probability of a different outcome. They are exempted from the timeliness requirement of the Innocence Protection Act (IPA) because previously unavailable methods constitute “newly discovered evidence” under the Act.
District court’s denial of testing under the IPA is reversed. Watson established theory of defense that could establish his actual innocence and the identity of the perpetrator was at issue at trial. Furthermore, new DNA tests that make previously-useless DNA capable of identification amount to “newly discovered evidence” under the IPA, thereby rebutting the presumption of untimeliness.
United-States-of-America-vs.-Bill-Tyrone-James-Descharm-Watson.pdf
Hood, Charles A. v. United States (2011)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
08-CO-1581
The Innocence Protection Act must be interpreted in a way to allow DNA analysis of “touch” DNA.
Trace skin cells that defendant alleged might be present on items taken from crime scene were not “biological material” that was eligible for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to the IPA, and the defendant failed to demonstrate a reasonable probability that additional DNA testing would produce non-cumulative evidence that would help establish that he was actually innocent.
Hood, Charles A. v. United States.pdf
Roberts, Clarence D. v. State of Ohio (2011)
Davis Polk & Wardell LLP
Ohio’s preservation statute requires preservation of DNA evidence in the State’s possession as of the statute’s effective date.
While the court ruled that R.C. 2933.82 (Ohio legislation) is not retroactive, it does apply to biological evidence in the possession of governmental evidence-retention entities at the time of its effective date. Therefore, the Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded the cause to the trial court to order the preservation and cataloging of the physical evidence in Roberts’ case.
Roberts-Clarence-D.-v.-State-of-Ohio.pdf
Thompson, Bobby v. State of Washington (2011)
Graham and Dunn, PC
False Confessions; Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing
Confessions should not bar post-conviction DNA testing, which can often demonstrate innocence of the accused.
Affirming Court of Appeals decision to allow post-conviction DNA testing and citing to Innocence Network brief.
Thompson-Bobby-v.-State-of-Washington.pdf
Prade, Douglas v. State of Ohio (2009)
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Unreliable Forensic Science
DNA analysis should be allowed in case where petitioner’s conviction was based on now-discredited bite mark evidence.
Prior DNA tests were not “definitive” within Ohio statute. Court of Appeals judgment reversed and case remanded to consider whether new DNA testing would be “outcome determinative” under statute.
Prade-Douglas-v.-State-of-Ohio-2009.pdf
Riofta, Alexander v. State of Washington (2009)
Anna M. Tolin; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Eyewitness Identification; Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing
DNA testing should be conducted in case where eyewitness identification was unreliable.
The Court upholds the decision and declines to order a DNA hat test per RCW 10.73.170. The majority holds that Riofta failed to show that the results of a DNA test on the hat (which had been stolen the day before Ratthana was shot at) “would demonstrated innocence on a more probable than not basis.”
Riofta-Alexander-v.-State-of-Washington.pdf
Smith, Frederick J., In Re (2008)
§1983 actions for post-conviction DNA testing are not barred by Heck v. Humphrey.
Rooker- Feldman doctrine applied; freestanding substantive due process right did not exist for DNA testing; and Michigan law governing procedures for DNA testing in criminal case did not violate due process.
Smith-Frederick-J.-In-Re.pdf
Williams, Archie, State of Louisiana v. (2007)
Public Interest Litigation Clinic (now the Death Penalty Litigation Clinic); Center on Wrongful Convictions; The Innocence Project
Missouri Supreme Court
85448 and 85552
NOTE: Brief not filed because relief granted. Postconviction DNA testing statutes permit DNA testing in cases in which the defendant pled guilty or confessed.
Williams-Archie-State-of-Louisiana-v.pdf
Alley, Sedley v. State of Tennessee (2006)
Wisconsin Innocence Project
Tennessee Supreme Court
Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
W2006-001179-CCA-R3-PD
Prisoners have a right to postconviction DNA testing, regardless of perceived “strength” of state’s case, where the DNA might help establish innocence not just by an exclusion of defendant, but also by a match to a third-party or by redundant crime scene DNA profiles that all exclude defendant. Rules barring or limiting third-party perpetrator evidence should be abolished; such evidence should be considered on an equal footing as any other type of evidence, which is evaluated by considering relevance and the risk of undue prejudice, and not some heightened relevance or presumed prejudice standard. Third-party perpetrator evidence cannot be excluded simply because the state or a court views the state’s evidence as “overwhelming.”
Abrogated by Powers v. State, 343 S.W.3d 36 (Tenn. 2011). Post-Conviction DNA Act permits access to a DNA database if a positive match between the crime scene DNA and a profile contained within the database would create a reasonable probability that a petitioner would not have been prosecuted or convicted if exculpatory results had been obtained or would have rendered a more favorable verdict or sentence if the results had been previously available.
Alley-Sedley-v.-State-of-Tennessee.pdf
Phillips v. State (2006)
The Innocence Project; The Innocence Project of Texas The Texas Center for Actual Innocence; The Texas Innocence Network
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Urging court to reject narrow interpretation of Texas’ postconviction DNA testing statute. Urges court to recognize that the “would not have been convicted” standard is met, even if an exclusion of defendant alone would not conclusively prove Innocence, where alternate sources of the DNA (e.g., the victim’s husband) can be excluded by other testing, or where a database hit might prove Innocence. Also urges court to interpret the statute’s “identity at issue” requirement so as not to exclude individuals who claim to have not participated in the crime.
Phillips-v.-State.pdf
Moran, James v. State (2005)
03-0561-CR
State postconviction DNA statutes, which mandate DNA testing if the testing might create a “reasonable probability” of a different outcome, do not create “outcome determinative test” (in which defendant must prove that a different result is more likely than not), but rather an “undermines confidence” test, as understood in Strickland and Brady. The standard of review on appeal of a trial court’s denial of a DNA motion should be de novo.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a Wisconsin Statute gave the defendant the right to perform DNA tests on certain materials, assuming the defendant could prove three statutory prerequisites: 1) the evidence is relevant; 2) the evidence is in the possession of a government agency; and 3) the evidence has not been previously subject to DNA testing.
Moran-James-v.-State.pdf
Young, John K. v. Commonwealth (2005)
Supreme Ct. of PA, Eastern Dist.
324-EAL-2005
Postconviction DNA testing statutes permit DNA testing in cases in which the defendant pled guilty or confessed.
The petition for allowance of defendant’s appeal was denied.
Young-John-K.-v.-Commonwealth.pdf
Reeves, Jerry v. Coleman, Brian (2018)
Cohen & Gresser LLP
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
When considering the “actual innocence gateway” gateway, courts should evaluate evidence whether it is newly discovered since the trial, or it was available at the time of trial but never presented to the jury.
Bradford, Glenn Patrick v. Brown, Richard (2016)
Actual Innocence; New Evidence of Innocence
Case No. 15-3706
Freestanding innocence claims are cognizable under the Fourteenth and Eighth Amendments and should be reviewed under a standard granting federal habeas corpus relief upon a showing that the petitioner was “probably” innocent.
Seventh Circuit granted en banc review.
Bradford, Glenn Patrick v. Brown, Richard
Browning, Paul Lewis v. Baker, Renee (2016)
Actual Innocence; Eyewitness Identification; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Informant Testimony; New Evidence of Innocence; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct; Unreliable Forensic Science
Exculpatory evidence withheld by the state undermines confidence in a verdict based on evidence of known unreliability (incentivized witnesses, flawed forensics and eyewitness identification) and on false corroboration.
Granted habeas petition in Nevada death penalty case on Brady and IAC grounds, finding that state court decision was objectively unreasonable, see 875 F.3d 444 (2017).
Donley, Patrick v. State of Wisconsin (2016)
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Actual Innocence; False Confessions; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence; Unreliable Forensic Science; Shaken Baby Syndrome
2015AP000592
Confessions can be coerced and unreliable and therefore should not always be dispositive, particularly in the SB S context , when contemporary research reveals that SBS theory is, and always has been, merely an unsupported hypothesis.
Donley, Patrick v. State of Wisconsin
Yell, Robert v. State of Wisconsin (2016)
Duane Morris, LLP; The Simon Law Office
Logan Circuit Court
Actual Innocence; Unreliable Forensic Science
04-CR-232
The undeniable advances in fire investigation science since Mr. Yell’s trial and the guidelines and principles adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, the International Association of Arson Investigators, and the Canine Accelerant Detection Association, all show that the outmoded investigative techniques that led to Mr. Yell’s conviction were unreliable and based more on myth than science. The ADC’s six uncorroborated alerts and his handler’s testimony regarding his subjective belief (without any proof) that the canine’s alerts were more accurate than laboratory analysis—evidence which the Commonwealth exploited in closing argument—would not be admissible in a new trial.
The court found that the arson science presented at trial was so unreliable that would today be inadmissible, and that the conclusions were likely the product of “confirmation bias” on the part of the investigators, who believed Mr. Yell had set the fire in which one of his children perished. The court overturned Mr. Yell’s conviction.
Yell, Robert v. State of Wisconsin
Ceasor, Terry v. Warden, John (2015)
Actual Innocence; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence; Shaken Baby Syndrome
15=1145
Public policy compels a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel in cases where there is a significant scientific dispute over the evidence and the defense fails to produce an expert. The failure to adequately investigate an expert witness and present expert testimony in an SBS/AHT case constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel.
Ceasor, Terry v. Warden, John.pdf
Clark, Darius v. Ohio (2015)
Actual Innocence; Eyewitness Identification
There is no basis, objective or subjective, to categorically exempt statements made by young children to a mandated reporter from the protections of the Confrontation Clause.
The Supreme Court of the United States held that admission of the teacher’s testimony did not violate the confrontation clause in that the three-year-old’s statements to his teachers were non-testimonial because the totality of the circumstances indicated that the primary purpose of the conversation was not to create an out-of-court substitute for trial testimony.
Clark, Darius v. Ohio.pdf
Colon, Fernando v. State of Ohio (2015)
Tucker Ellis LLP
Court of Appeals Of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District
Trial courts must be allowed to exercise discretion to grant additional discovery in post-conviction matters where there is a colorable claim of “actual innocence.”
Colon, Fernando v. State of Ohio
Crawford, Rodricus v. State of Louisiana (2015)
Jones Walker LLP; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Louisiana Supreme Court
2014-KA-2153
The prosecution’s medical expert testimony has no basis in science and is belied by the decedent child’s medical history. Prosecution expert witnesses showed actual bias against the defendant, resulting in an improper and unsupportable medical conclusion.
Crawford, Rodricus v. State of Louisiana.pdf
Larson, Robert, Gassman, Tyler and Statler, Paul v. State of Washington (2015)
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Washington Court of Appeals
Actual Innocence; Compensation; New Evidence of Innocence
No. 33179-2
Wrongful conviction compensation statutes should be broadly construed in favor of exonerated individuals, with reasonable burdens of proof required.
The Washington Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s interpretation of “significant new exculpatory information” and its imposition of an improperly high burden of proof on the “actually innocent” element. The case was remanded to the trial court to decide whether the claimants proved by clear and convincing evidence they are actually innocent.
Larson, Robert, Gassman, Tyler and Statler, Paul v. State of Washington
McKoy, Lamont v. State of North Carolina (2015)
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Actual Innocence; New Evidence of Innocence; Other Issues
O9 CRS 11412
Evidence of actual innocence is sufficient in this case to overcome procedural bars and warrants an evidentiary hearing.
Petition was denied.
McKoy, Lamont v. State of North Carolina
Patel, Purvi v. State of Indiana (2015)
Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Indiana Court of Appeals
71A04-1504-CR-00166
Challenges to unsound forensic sciences should be basis for granting a new trial.
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned Patel’s the conviction and reduced a second charge of neglecting a dependent.
Patel, Purvi v. State of Indiana
Favorable. In interpreting Pennsylvania’s post-conviction statute which requires testing unless there is “no reasonable probability” it would produce exculpatory results: “We must emphatically state that, with respect to the burden on a Section 9543.1 petitioner, “no reasonable probability” does not mean, “no likely probability.” It should go without saying that the most likely result of Section 9543.1 DNA testing will corroborate a petitioner’s guilt, confirm it outright, or simply fail to cast significant doubt on the verdict. However, the very purpose of Section 9543.1 must be to afford a petitioner the opportunity to demonstrate the unlikely.18 The threshold question is, therefore, not the likelihood of proof of innocence, but whether it is within the realm of reason that some result(s) could prove innocence.”
Simmons, Kenneth v. State of South Carolina (2015)
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Actual Innocence; False Confessions; Unreliable Forensic Science
Appellate Case No. 2014-000387
The State’s fatally flawed testing, analysis, and presentation of DNA evidence deprived Mr. Simmons of a fair trial. To sustain Mr. Simmons’s conviction based on this improper DNA evidence would be unjust, and would also cast a needless shadow of doubt over the wider use of DNA evidence. Rather than compromise one of the justice system’s powerful tools for convicting the guilty and preserving liberty for the innocent, the Court should overturn Mr. Simmons’s conviction.
Simmons, Kenneth v. State of South Carolina
Cope, Billy Wayne, State of South Carolina v. (2014)
South Carolina Supreme Court
False Confessions; Actual Innocence
False confession evidence is not inherently reliable and yet it has a strong biasing effect; thus there is a critical need for the defense to be able to mount a powerful third party guilt defense that relies not only on scientific evidence but also on traditional third party guilt evidence.
CopeBillyWayneStateofSouthCarolinav..pdf
Case, Carl v. Timothy Hatch, Warden (2013)
Actual Innocence; New Evidence of Innocence; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
The Tenth Circuit’s Decision to exclude important newly discovered exculpatory evidence from federal habeas courts’ consideration misinterprets the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty of 1996 and creates a circuit split that should be resolved.
Decision to grant certiorari pending.
Case-Carl-v.-Timothy-Hatch-Warden.pdf
Garrett, William v. People (2013)
Actual Innocence; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence
Under both the Michigan constitution and the U.S. constitution, there should be a freestanding claim of actual innocence and that proof of innocence should sufficient to overcome procedural barriers to habeas relief
Garrett-William-People-v.pdf
Griffith, Evan v. Rednour (2011)
The actual innocence gateway applies to AEDPA’s statute of limitations.
Petition for writ of certiorari denied.
Griffith-Evan-v.-Rednour.pdf
Floyd, John v. Cain (2010)
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; James E. Boren
2010-KP-0085
Post-conviction petitioners, who can establish their actual innocence through newly-discovered evidence of any type, are entitled to seek relief.
Writ denied.
Floyd-John-v.-Cain.pdf
Lee, Richard v. Lampert (2010)
The Schlup actual innocence exception recognized for successive petitions applies to the one-year statute of limitation for filing an original petition for habeas corpus relief.
A petitioner is not barred by the AEDPA statute of limitations from filing an otherwise untimely habeas petition if the petitioner makes a credible showing of “actual innocence” under Schlup v. Delo, but found that the evidence presented in this case was not sufficient.
Lee-Richard-v.-Lampert.pdf
Roane, James H., In Re (2010)
DLA Piper LLP
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court
Long-standing Eighth Amendment jurisprudence mitigates against the execution of an actually innocence person and an evidentiary hearing is required to assess petitioner’s claim of innocence.
Roane-James-H.-In-Re.pdf
Swearingen, Larry R. v. Thaler (2010)
The Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit the execution of actually innocent people and the petitioner exercised due diligence in bringing forward new evidence of innocence.
Petitioner’s claims remanded to the trial court and execution stayed.
Swearingen-Larry-R.-v.-Thaler.pdf
Souliotes, George A. v. Anthony Hedgpeth (2009)
Cooley, Godward & Kronish LLP
Advances in scientific research in arson cases support Souliotes’ claim of actual innocence and he exercised due diligence in bringing claim forward.
Remanded for an evidentiary hearing on whether new fire testing methods could have been discovered earlier through due diligence (citing Innocence Network brief), but holding that there is no actual innocence gateway to the AEDPA statute of limitations.
Souliotes-George-A.-v.-Anthony-Hedgpeth.pdf
Hunt, Lee Wayne v. State of North Carolina (2007)
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC
85CRS 16651-16654
The attorney-client privilege should not prevent an attorney from revealing, once his or her client has died, that the client told counsel that he alone committed a crime for which another person was wrongly convicted.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals refused to review the decision of the district court. The defendant’s attorney appealed directly to the North Carolina Supreme Court, which denied certiorari.
Hunt-Lee-Wayne-v.-State-of-North-Carolina.pdf
Holmes v. South Carolina (2005)
Challenging evidentiary rule that excluded evidence of third party guilt that directly undermines the strength of the prosecution’s evidence against the defendant.
The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the state supreme court, holding that exclusion of the evidence of third party guilt violate the defendant’s right to present a complete defense. The fact that the prosecution had a strong case against the defendant involving forensic evidence did not mean that contrary evidence casting doubt on the defendant’s guilt did not need to be considered.
Holmes-v.-South-Carolina.pdf
Lott, Gregory, In re (2005)
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
A claim of actual Innocence in habeas proceedings cannot be deemed a waiver of the attorney/client and work product privileges.
Petitioner’s assertion of actual innocence did not effect waiver of attorney-client or work product privilege.
Lott-Gregory-In-re.pdf
Van Buskirk, Mark Steven v. Baldwin (2001)
Northern California Innocence Project (by Morrison & Foerster)
Ninth Circuit
Imposing a “due diligence” requirement on a defendant’s actual Innocence claim is impermissible when actual Innocence is raised as a gateway claim for federal habeas relief under Schlup v. Delo.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief. The court states that the defendant’s evidence of actual innocence was insufficient to satisfy Schlup v. Delo’s threshold requirement for asserting an actual innocence claim. The court therefore found it unnecessary to address whether it was impermissible to impose a “due diligence” requirement on an actual innocence claim.
Van-Buskirk-Mark-Steven-v.-Baldwin.pdf
Back, Danna Rochelle v. State of Minnesota (2017)
Minnesota Supreme Court
The statutory phrase “on grounds consistent with innocence” is unambiguous and means on grounds compatible or in agreement with innocence. New evidence is not required to establish “on grounds consistent with innocence.” Prosecutors should not function as gatekeepers to determine a person’s initial eligibility for compensation under the statute.
A claimant has not been “exonerated” under Minnesota’s Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act unless the prosecutor dismisses the charges, even if an appellate court has already reversed or vacated the claimant’s conviction on grounds consistent with innocence.
Back, Danna Rochelle v. State of Minnesota
Manuel, Elijah v. City of Joliet (2016)
Innocence Project of Florida; Pennsylvania Innocence Project; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Compensation; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
Malicious prosecution action based on the Fourth Amendment is cognizable under § 1983.
The Fourth Amendment governs a claim for unlawful pretrial detention even beyond the start of legal process, abrogating Newsome v. McCabe, 256 F.3d 747, and Llovet v. Chicago, 761 F.3d 759, see 137 S. Ct. 911, (2017).
Manuel, Elijah v. City of Joliet
Washington Counties Risk Pool; American International Group, INC.; Lexington Insurance Company, INC.; Vyrle Hill; J. William Ashbaugh; Ace American Insurance Company v. Clark County; Slagle, Donald; David, Larry; Northrop, Alan (2016)
In cases involving an intentional Brady violation, the government’s failure to correct the violation and disclose the exculpatory evidence can constitute ongoing misconduct.
After oral argument, the parties negotiated a settlement and the appeal was withdrawn.
Washington Counties Risk Pool; American International Group, INC.; Lexington Insurance Company, INC.; Vyrle Hill; J. William Ashbaugh; Ace American Insurance Company v. Clark County; Slagle, Donald; David, Larry; Northrop, Alan
Warney, Douglas, v. State of New York (2010)
Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP
New York Court of Appeals
False Confessions; Compensation
CA 08 02261
An innocent person’s confession should not be a bar to wrongful conviction compensation.
Warney’s confession and other statements did not warrant dismissal of his claim for compensation on the ground that he caused or brought about his conviction.
Warney-Douglas-v.-State-of-New-York.pdf
Thomas, Adrian, State of New York v. (2013)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations; False Confessions
2-12-00306
The interrogation tactics used produced a coerced and unreliable confession;
When a disputed confession is admitted into evidence, expert testimony on false confessions must be allowed as a necessary safeguard to prevent wrongful convictions; and
The court should require videotaping of complete interrogations.
People v. Thomas, — N.E.3d —- (2014), reversed conviction and granted motion to suppress, holding that (1) incriminating statements by defendant were not voluntary but were products of coercion, in violation of Due Process Clause of Fourteenth Amendment, and (2) defendant’s inculpating statements were inadmissible as involuntarily made.
Thomas-Adrian-State-of-New-York-v.pdf
Kowalski, Jerome v. State of Michigan (2011)
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Michigan Supreme Court; Michigan Court of Appeals
Trial court erred by excluding expert witness testimony on false confessions.
Kowalski-Jerome-v.-State-of-Michigan.pdf
Barros, Tracey v. State of Rhode Island (2009)
Roney & Labinger LLP; DeBevoise & Plimpton LLP; Thomas G. Briody
Rhode Island Supreme Court
SU-2008-0292
Courts should require that custodial interrogations be recorded in full to minimize the risk of convicting innocent defendants.
State v. Barros, 24 A.3d 1158 (Rhode Island 2011). Failure to electronically record interrogation did not provide grounds for exclusion of confession and Court will not exercise supervisory jurisdiction to require electronic recording.
Barros-Tracey-v.-State-of-Rhode-Island.pdf
Lockhart, Julian J. v. State of Connecticut (2008)
Thomas P. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
S.C. 17773
Arguing that the court should mandate electronic recording of interrogations. Issues: Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
Defendant did not have right to electronic recordation of confession; Supreme Court would not invoke its inherent supervisory authority to impose electronic recordation requirement; and officer’s testimony was not impermissible comment on defendant’s right to remain silent.
Lockhart, Julian v. State of Connecticut
Tankleff, Martin v. State of New York (2006)
False Confessions; Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
1209-88 & 1535/88
Custodial interrogations of all suspects must be electronically recorded in their entirety. Expert testimony on false confessions can provide basis for new trial. Issues: Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
Petitioner should not have been charged with a lack of due diligence and newly discovered evidence submitted by petitioner warranted a new trial. The Court notes that new evidence has developed that points to a third party murderer.
Tankleff-Martin-v.-State-of-New-York.pdf
Otis, Kirk Edward v. State (2005)
Center on Wrongful Convictions
Supreme Court of Arkansas
CR-04-01323
Custodial interrogations of all suspects must be electronically recorded in their entirety.
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s decision that the defendant’s waiver of his Miranda rights was voluntary, knowing and intelligent. The defendant signed the waiver form in front of his mother, the police explained in detail the defendant’s rights and consequences of their waiver, and the defendant confirmed that he understood his rights. Although the Court did not address whether failure to record the interrogations weighed against the voluntariness determination, it appears that several interrogation sessions were in fact recorded.
Otis-Kirk-Edward-v.-State.pdf
DiGiambattista, Commonwealth v. (2004)
Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, Inc.; New England Innocence Project
The defendant’s conviction was reversed and the case was remanded to the superior court. The Supreme Judicial Court stated that the admission into evidence of a defendant’s confession or statement that was the result of an unrecorded custodial interrogation would entitle the defendant to request a jury instruction concerning the need to evaluate the statement with particular caution. The Supreme Judicial Court did not, however, make recording of an interrogation a prerequisite to the admissibility of a defendant’s statements.
DiGiambattista-Commonwealth-v.pdf
Jerrell J., In Re (2004)
Wisconsin Innocence Project and numerous other Projects and individuals.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals (that had affirmed the denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress his confession), finding that the confession was involuntary for various reasons (young defendant; low intelligence; intimidation used). Additionally, as an exercise of the Supreme Court’s supervisory powers, it required that all juvenile custodial interrogations be electronically recorded when possible. Electronic recording was to be required when interrogation occurred in place of detention.
Jerrell-J.-In-Re.pdf
Cook Thomahl, State v. (2003)
Center on Wrongful Convictions; The Innocence Project
New Jersey Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the defendant’s conviction, holding that the Due Process Clause of the New Jersey Constitution does not require electronic recording of custodial interrogations. The Court notes, however, that such a requirement does exist as a matter of due process in Alaska and under Minnesota’s supervisory powers over the criminal justice process.
Cook-Thomahl-State-v.pdf
Harris, Ernest v. State of Connecticut (2016)
Bansley | Anthony | Burdo, LLC
State of Connecticut Supreme Court
(1) THE MANSON/LEDBETTER TEST DOES NOT ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OF USING RELIABILITY AS A “LINCHPIN” TO PROTECT DUE PROCESS AND FAIR TRIAL INTERESTS
(2) THIS COURT SHOULD ADOPT A LEGAL FRAMEWORK THAT ACCOMMODATES CURRENT SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS AND GUIDES THE LOWER COURTS ON THE USE OF THE EVOLVING BODY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Bailey, Walter v. State of Florida (2015)
Third District Court of Appeal, State of Florida
3D13-1533
The trial court erred in excluding the expert on eyewitness identification, in a case that turned on eyewitness identification evidence and involved factors that are not commonly understood by jurors.
Trial court did not err. The case is being appealed to the Florida Supreme Court.
Bailey, Walter v. State of Florida
Gomes, Jeremy, Johnson, Kenneth, Crayton, Walter v. Commonwealth (2015)
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The court should adopt reforms to its legal framework for handling eyewitness identification– including enhanced, science-based jury instructions; strict limits on in-court identifications; and more robust judicial gatekeeping of challenged identification evidence.
The court adopted provisional, science-based jury instructions (Gomes). The court strictly limited the admissibility of in-court identifications (Crayton/Collins).
Gomes, Jeremy, Johnson, Kenneth, Crayton, Walter v. Commonwealth
Johnson, Kyle v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015)
Innocence Project; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
The court should revisit, reaffirm, and expand upon Commonwealth v. Jones in light of the 2013 Supreme Judicial Court study group’s report and recommendations about the reliability of eyewitness identifications. The court should also revisit and eliminate the independent source doctrine in light of recent decisions on in-court identifications, as well as the study group’s findings.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that (1) where a defendant claims non-state actor suggestion, he need not make as high a showing as when he claims police suggestion — he must show “substantial risk that they influenced the witness’s identification of the defendant, inflated his or her level of certainty in the identification, or altered his or her memory of the circumstances of the operative event” and (2) where a court suppresses an out-of-court identification that was the product of private suggestion, no in-court identification can follow. The court clarified that the amount of suggestion that is required to make an identification unreliability is inextricably linked with the strength of the witness’s original memory. The court signaled that it will consider, in the appropriate case, two issues: (1) the continued applicability of independent source doctrine when out-of-court ID is suppressed due to unnecessary suggestion by police; and (2) whether ID can be suppressed due to unreliability alone, stemming from estimator variables, even if there was no suggestion in ID procedure.
Johnson, Kyle v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lerma, Eduardo v. People of the State of Illinois (2015)
Quarles & Brady LLP
Illinois should revisit the decision in People v. Ennis, 139 Ill.2d 264 (1990), that has led courts to per se exclude eyewitness expert testimony and rule that there is no presumption against eyewitness expert testimony and that eyewitness expert testimony should be favored or at least placed on the same footing as that of other experts.
The court ruled in favor of eyewitness expert testimony, and Mr. Lerma was granted a new trial.
Lerma, Eduardo v. People of the State of Illinois
Navarro, Santiago v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015)
Innocence Project; Greater Boston Legal Services; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
SJC “should require that the jury be instructed on all relevant potions of the eyewitness identification instruction in every case in which eyewitness identification is at issue, irrespective of whether such instruction is requested by the defense.”
Navarro, Santiago v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hickman, Jerrin Lavazie v. State of Oregon (2014)
The Innocence Project; McDermott Will & Emery; Oregon Innocence Project
The test for the admissibility of eyewitness identification evidence in State v. Lawson/James should apply to in court stranger identifications, if no attempt at pre-trial identification was made.
Hickman-Jerrin-Lavazie-v.-State-of-Oregon.pdf
Dennis, James A. v. John E. Wetzel Et Al. (2013)
Mistaken eyewitness identification thwarts justice by imprisoning innocents and allowing the guilty to escape punishment. In Mr. Dennis’ case, many factors known to contribute to demonstrably false identifications were present (including the presence of a weapon, the length of time the witnesses viewed the perpetrator, simultaneous presentation of photo array, non-blind administrator and more). Two witnesses also were unable to make identifications, and research shows that non-identifications can be quite probative of innocence – sometimes more probative than positive identifications can be of guilt. Thus, Mr. Dennis’ habeas petition should be granted.
The Court granted Dennis’ habeas petition and vacated his conviction and death sentence, calling this conviction a “miscarriage of justice.” In this case, there was a lack of any physical, or circumstantial, evidence connecting Dennis to the murder; unreliable eyewitness identification testimony; multiple Brady violations; bad police work and poor lawyering by the defense counsel.
Dennis-James-A.-v.-John-E.-Wetzel-Et-Al.pdf
Manning, Willie v. State of Mississippi (2013)
Robert Mink (Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP) David Voisin
Mississippi Supreme Court
Eyewitness Identification; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
2000-039-CVH
Where a capital murder conviction is based on a single witness’s testimony and post-conviction proceedings have revealed the case to contain many of the now-known hallmarks of a wrongful homicide conviction (perjured witness testimony, incentivized witness testimony, inaccurate forensics, a recanting witness State suppression of exculpatory evidence), the conviction must be reversed.
The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, reversed Willie Manning’s conviction and two sentences of death and remanded for a new trial based on the State’s withholding of favorable evidence.
Manning-Willie-v.-State-of-Mississippi.pdf
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Court of Common Pleas, Summit County, Ohio
Unreliable Forensic Science; Eyewitness Identification; New Evidence of Innocence
CR 1998-02-0463
Conviction of aggravated murder with firearms specification was overturned (if Court’s order granting post-conviction relief is overturned pursuant to appeal, Motion for New Trial is granted)
Lawson, Samuel A. v. State of Oregon (2011)
Levine & McHenry LLC; Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP
SO59234
Defendant’s conviction resulted from flawed eyewitness identification and the Court should reconsider the test for the admissibility of eyewitness evidence based on the Henderson case.
Explicitly citing the Innocence Network Brief, the Court held that Oregon’s previous standard for the admissibility of eyewitness identifications (i.e. the Classen test) was “insufficient to ensure that unreliable evidence will be excluded” (24). The Court formulated a new standard for the admissibility of eye witness testimony which, inter alia, mandated that such testimony be excluded if the defendant can prove—based on system and/or estimator variables—that the “probative value of the evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay or needless presentation of cumulative evidence” (44-5). The Court reversed the rulings of the trial and appellate courts and remanded Lawson’s case for a new trial based on the above standard.
Lawson-Samuel-A.-v.-State-of-Oregon.pdf
Perry, Barion v. New Hampshire (2011)
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
The due process touchstone regarding the admissibility of eyewitness identification should remain reliability and not whether police wrongdoing has occurred before trial. Moreover, the Manson factors must be interpreted in a manner to prevent the admission of an identification emanating from circumstances so suggestive as to create a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice.
The due process check on the admission of eyewitness identification is applicable only when the police have arranged suggestive circumstances leading the witness to identify a particular person as the perpetrator of a crime.
Perry-Barion-v.-New-Hampshire.pdf
Smith, Juan v. Cain (2011)
Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct; Eyewitness Identification
The prosecution’s withholding of Brady evidence that undermined the credibility of its single eyewitness deprived the defendant of his due process rights and undermined the integrity of the trial.
Reversing and remanding because the State’s witness’s statements to police, made on night of murder and five days after murder, stating that he could not ID the perpetrators, were material for the purposes of Brady.
Smith-Juan-v.-Cain.pdf
Walker, Benjamin v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2011)
Pepper Hamilton LLP; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
28 EAP 2011
Mistaken eyewitness identification thwarts justice by imprisoning innocents and allowing the guilty to escape punishment; the Manson test does not achieve its goal of using ‘reliability’ as a linchpin to protect dues process and fair trial interests; expert testimony on memory should be admissible when it meets the criteria for admissibility.
Per Curiam Decision, petition for allowance of appeal was granted
Walker-Benjamin-v.-Commonwealth-of-Pennsylvania.pdf
Young, Tracey v. State of Louisiana (2010)
Innocence Project New Orleans
09-KK-1177
Court should overturn per se ban on the admissibility of expert testimony on eyewitness expert identification.
State v. Young, 35 So.3d 1042, (La. 2010), rehearing denied (May 07, 2010).
Young-Tracey-v.-State-of-Louisiana.pdf
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers v. Superintendent of Chicago Police Department (2009)
Dickstein Shapiro, LLP
Appellate Court of Illinois
1-08-2073, 1-08-3414
Reviewers should have full access to study protocols and underlying raw data related to field studies purporting to measure the effectiveness of eyewitness identification reforms.
Denial of association’s summary judgment motion operated as a judgment in favor of agency; redaction of open investigation files was not unduly burdensome to agencies; degree of invasion of personal privacy in making disclosure of faces in photographic police lineups did not outweigh interest of association and public favoring disclosure; and burden on agencies of redacting any identifying information in requested closed files was not so excessive that it outweighed vital public interest, citing to Innocence Network amicus brief at 577.
National-Association-of-Criminal-Defense-Lawyers-v.-Superintendent-of-Chicago-Police-Department.pdf
Avery, Brian v. State of Wisconsin (2008)
Colleen D. Ball; Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
False Confessions; Eyewitness Identification
Arguing that eyewitness identification evidence and disputed confession evidence both are fallible, and therefore should not alone be the basis for denying a new trial based on other new evidence of Innocence.
State v. Avery, 807 N.W.2d 638 (Wis. Ct. App. 2011). Trial court applied the wrong standard when it weighed competing credible evidence; it was reasonably probable that a different result would be reached at a new trial including newly discovered evidence, and thus defendant was entitled to a new trial; and the real controversy of whether defendant was actually involved in the armed robberies was not fully tried, and thus defendant was entitled to a new trial in the interest of justice.
Avery, Brian v. State of Wisconsin.pdf
Davis, Troy, In Re: (2008)
Eyewitness Identification; New Evidence of Innocence
08-16009-P
Recent exonerations of defendants convicted on the basis of unreliable eyewitness identification evidence compel conducted a hearing and the Georgia Supreme Court unconstitutionally denied a hearing to test evidence of actual innocence in a capital case.
Newly-discovered evidence requirement was not met for evidence submitted in support of initial petition; affidavit of one trial witness satisfied newly-discovered evidence requirement; affidavit did not establish actual innocence; Court of Appeals had no authority to grant petitioner leave to file a second or successive habeas petition on equitable grounds; and even if Court of Appeals had authority to grant petitioner leave to file successive petition on equitable grounds, petitioner failed to establish a compelling claim of actual innocence that would permit the filing of the successive petition.
Davis-Troy-In-Re.pdf
Duncan, Calvin v. Burl Cain (2008)
William Southern; Latham & Watkins LLP
290-908-G
A new trial based on newly discovered evidence should not be denied solely because other evidence in the case includes a confession and/or eyewitness identification.
District court’s judgment denying relator’s post-conviction application as time barred is vacated and the district court is directed to hold an evidentiary hearing as it relates to relator’s recent discovery potential Brady evidence.
Duncan-Calvin-v.-Burl-Cain.pdf
Dyer, Richard, In re (2008)
Sheryl Gordon McCloud
79872- 9
The Innocence Network argues that eyewitness identification is fallible and urges the Court to re-examine the parole board’s decision to deny Dyer parole based on his assertions of innocence. Dyer, who was convicted of rape on the basis of victim eyewitness testimony, was denied parole because he was unable to participate in a treatment program that requires admission of guilt.
Petitioner’s motion for reconsideration is denied.
Dyer-Richard-In-re.pdf
Davis, Troy v. State of Georgia (2007)
S07A-1758
Supporting extraordinary writ for new trial, since Davis was convicted on the basis of unreliable eyewitness identification.
Evidence was sufficient to support convictions and summary denial of motion without hearing was warranted.
Davis-Troy-v.-State-of-Georgia.pdf
Perez, Jose Antonio v. United States (2006)
Courts should abandon or modify the Brathwaite/Biggers five-prong test for evaluating “reliability” of suggestive eyewitness identification procedures.
Perez-Jose-Antonio-v.-United-States.pdf
Shomberg, Forest v. State (2005)
2004AP630-CR
Expert testimony on eyewitness identifications should be per se admissible in any case in which disputed eyewitness evidence is presented.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the defendant’s conviction, choosing not to adopt a presumption of admissibility for expert testimony on eyewitness identification evidence.
Shomberg-Forest-v.-State.pdf
Dubose, Tyrone, State v. (2005)
Showup evidence should be inadmissible in all cases unless state can prove that a showup was truly necessary. Courts should abandon or modify the Brathwaite/Biggers five-prong test for evaluating “reliability” of suggestive eyewitness identification procedures.
The case was reversed an remanded. The Court held that evidence obtained from a showup is not admissible unless it was necessary, where a showup is necessary only if: 1) the police lacked probable cause to make the arrest in the first place; or 2)if it was not possible to conduct a lineup or photo identification.
Dubose-Tyrone-State-v.pdf
Ford, Tony Egbuna v. Dretke (2005)
Petition for certiorari was denied.
Ford-Tony-Egbuna-v.-Dretke.pdf
Abney, Quentin v. New York (2009)
The Innocence Project; Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
In a case where the primary evidence against the defendant is the identification of an eyewitness, a defendant should be permitted to present expert testimony on the reliability of eyewitness identification, whether or not there is additional corroborative evidence that could weigh in favor of guilt.
The trial judge erred in disallowing expert testimony on eyewitness identification and a new trial should be granted.
Abney-Quentin-v.-New-York.pdf
Ledbetter, Laquan v. State (2005)
The Innocence Project; Center on Wrongful Convictions; Wisconsin Innocence Project; North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence; Northern California Innocence Project
Courts should adopt a rule that failure to caution a witness that the culprit might not be present at an identification procedure renders that procedure unnecessarily suggestive, requiring, at the very least, a curative jury instruction.
The Supreme Court of Connecticut affirmed the defendant’s conviction. They found that, under the totality of the circumstances in the present case, the identification was not necessarily suggestive. However, in future cases where the administrator of an identification procedure failed to instruct a witness that the culprit might or might not be present in a lineup, a jury instruction on eyewitness reliability would be required.
Ledbetter-Laquan-v.-State.pdf
Cotto, Erick v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2017)
THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, INC., THE NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT, THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND PROFESSORS DANIEL MEDWED AND ELLEN YAROSHEFSKY
We respectfully ask the Supreme Court of Japan to grant Masaru Okunishi to reconsider the voluntariness and reliability of his confession and the strength of all other evidence against him to ensure beyond a reasonable doubt that Japan will not execute or continue the wrongful imprisonment of a potentially innocent man.
Duvall, Robert Lee v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2016)
Duane Morris LLP; Pennsylvania Innocence Project
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
False Confessions; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
80 MAP 2015
Intentional misrepresentations of law or fact by police during an interrogation can lead to false confessions so they should be viewed with skepticism
Duvall, Robert Lee v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.pdf
Burns, Gen Sebastian & Rafay, Atif Ahmad v. State of Washington (2011)
Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.; Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP
Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III
Trial court abused its discretion by excluding expert testimony on false confessions.
Burns-Gen-Sebastian-Rafay-Atif-Ahmad-v.-State-of-Washington.pdf
Louis, Quentin v. State of Wisconsin (2010)
Unreliable Forensic Science; False Confessions; Shaken Baby Syndrome; New Evidence of Innocence
The lower court’s decision ordering a new trial should be upheld, since the science underlying Louis’ Shaken Baby Syndrome conviction has evolved in significant ways. Louis’ confession should not be admissible at the new trial.
The Court of Appeals denied review and stated that the trial court properly exercised its discretion to order a new trial based on new medical testimony regarding shaken baby syndrome. However, it determined that because Louis’ confession was voluntary, it is admissible at trial.
Louis-Quentin-v.-State-of-Wisconsin.pdf
Rivera, Juan v. State of Illinois (2010)
The trial court erred by refusing to allow expert witness testimony on the issue of false confessions.
Court reversed conviction and Juan Rivera was released from prison on January 6, 2012.
Rivera-Juan-v.-State-of-Illinois.pdf
Okunishi, Masaru v. Supreme Court of Japan (2008)
Northwestern University School of Law, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Center on Wrongful Convictions
Supreme Court of Japan
Okunishi, Masaru v. Supreme Court of Japan (English); Okunishi, Masaru v. Supreme Court of Japan (Japan)
Bragg, Robert Taylor v. State of Oklahoma (2018)
Oklahoma Innocence Project
District Court of Tulsa County
F-2017-1028
The District Court refused to allow the testimony of Richard Leo on the issue of false confessions. The State of Oklahoma has not addressed false confessions. In the present case, the defendant is developmentally disabled and on the autism spectrum. Police used intimidating, coercive and suggestive tactics to get the defendant to confess to injuries to his child that were not supported by medical evidence.
Bragg, Robert Taylor v. State of Oklahoma.pdf
Gardner, Christopher v. Superior Court of San Bernardino County (2018)
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Indigent misdemeanor defendants have a right to counsel on appeal by the prosecution.
Pending decision.
Jones, Adam v. State of Ohio (2018)
Office of the Ohio Public Defender; Ohio Innocence Project
Supreme Court of Ohio
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence; Shaken Baby Syndrome
2018-Ohio-673
The recent and escalating judicial recognition of developments in the scientific understanding of the SBS/ AHT hypothesis undermine the validity of convictions secured wholly or in large part on the basis of this theory. Convictions like Mr. Jones’s, based exclusively on the SBS/ AHT hypothesis, lack the scientific foundation necessary to sustain a diagnosis of SBS/ AHT and, it surely follows, guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Given the dearth of direct evidence introduced against Mr. Jones and the deeply flawed medical testimony relied upon by the prosecution, the dangers of ineffective assistance of defense counsel make this Court’s intervention critical.
Jones, Adam v. State of Ohio
Epps, Derick v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015)
Fierst, Kane & Bloomberg LLP
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence; Shaken Baby Syndrome; Unreliable Forensic Science
The prosecution’s expert witness testimony on SBS/AHT exceeded the limits of science and presented and the defense counsel failed to adequately challenge the state’s evidence or investigate potential defenses.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court reversed the conviction on the ground that the deprivation of the defense that the child’s injuries were not the result of shaken baby syndrome, but rather were the result of a series of short falls, constituted a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice.
Epps, Derick v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kuren, Adam & Allabaugh, Steven v. Luzerne County (2015)
57 MAP 2015; 58 MAP 2015
Failure of the government to adequately fund public defender offices amounts to a systemic denial of effective representation by counsel. Because post-conviction statutes by definition only address the performance of counsel after a conviction, the Court should hear a class action cause of action to alleviate the pronounced denial of counsel at issue in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Kuren, Adam & Allabaugh, Steven v. Luzerne County.pdf
Millien, Oswelt v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015)
The Massachusetts Supreme Court reversed the conviction on the ground that trial counsel’s performance was manifestly unreasonable in failing to seek public funds to retain an expert witness to offer opinion testimony on cause of injuries to defendant’s six-month-old daughter or to assist with cross-examination of Commonwealth’s witnesses; and trial counsel’s performance was prejudicial to defendant.
Millien, Oswelt v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Smith, Ashly Drake, People of the State of Michigan v. (2014)
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Failure to investigate and present alibi witnesses is objectively unreasonable and results in substantial prejudice, and thus constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel
Smith-Ashly-Drake-People-of-the-State-of-Michigan-v.pdf
Garrett, William, People v. (2013)
United States of America v. Kentucky Bar Association (2013)
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Other Issues
2013-SC-270
The Opinion issued by the Kentucky Bar Association, which states that “a criminal defense lawyer may not advise a client with regard to a plea agreement that waives the client’s right to pursue a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel…” should be upheld. Innocence people do plead guilty and this is therefore a critical right that defendants must maintain.
United States of America v. Kentucky Bar Association.pdf
Martinez, Luis v. Ryan (2011)
Ineffective assistance of counsel is a leading contributor to wrongful convictions and first-tier review of counsel is critical to the identification and development of claims based on ineffective assistance of counsel.
Martinez-Luis-v.-Ryan.pdf
Hailey, Arthur R. v. State of Michigan (2010)
Michigan Innocence Clinic
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; New Evidence of Innocence
Counsel’s decision to not contact an essential witness constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel, as many innocent defendants have been exonerated by compelling evidence of third-party guilt.
Application for leave to appeal is denied.
Hailey-Arthur-R.-v.-State-of-Michigan.pdf
Jasin, Thomas P. v. Michael Best & Friedrich (2007)
The statute of limitations on civil claims against trial counsel for ineffective assistance of counsel should begin to run when exoneree is officially exonerated, not when he or she first discovers grounds to believe counsel was ineffective.
Without addressing whether Wisconsin would adopt an exoneration or two-track rule in determining when a criminal malpractice action accrues, the Court affirmed the order of the circuit court ruling that the cause of action was time-barred based on the application of Pennsylvania law.
Jasin-Thomas-P.-v.-Michael-Best-Friedrich.pdf
Caldavado, Alma v. State of New York (2017)
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
New York Supreme Court – Appellate Division, Second Department
Defense counsel’s failure to prevent available and potentially exonerative expert testimony, where the People’s theory at trial was supported solely by the testimony of the People’s expert witnesses, constituted ineffective assistance of counsel.
Caldavado, Alma v. State of New York.pdf
Baker, Kevin & Washington, Sean v. State of New Jersey (2017)
Frank R. Krack & Linda Mehling
Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Actual Innocence, New Evidence of Innocence
A-716-17T3
A PCR court’s opinions concerning the credibility of new exculpatory witnesses form only one part of its obligation to assess the potential impact of new evidence on a jury. To discharge its obligation under the law, a postconviction court must add all the new evidence to the body of evidence heard at trial, and then fairly assess whether there is a reasonable probability that, in the face of the entire body of evidence, a jury, acting reasonably and conscientiously according to the standards imposed by the law, would have reasonable doubt about guilt.
Baker, Kevin v. State of New Jersey & Washington, Sean v. State of New Jersey.pdf
Desai, Jasubhai v. Booker, Raymond (2014)
A conviction based solely on the unreliable hearsay testimony from an incentivized informant (who was himself a suspect in the case) as to an violates due process.
The Supreme Court denied certiorari.
Desai-Jasubhai-v.-Booker-Raymond.pdf
Skatzes, George v. Warden Keith Smith (2011)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division
3:09-cv-00289
A death sentence should not be imposed solely on the basis of unreliable incentivized testimony.
Skatzes-George-v.-Warden-Keith-Smith.pdf
Bannister, James v. Illinois (2010)
Informant testimony is inherently unreliable and the use of consistency provisions (clauses in plea agreements in which cooperators or informants agree to testify to a specific version of events satisfactory to the prosecutor, in exchange for certain preferential treatment) exacerbate the risks of cooperator testimony.
Bannister v. Illinois, 131 S. Ct. 638 (2010). Petition for writ of certiorari denied.
Bannister-James-v.-Illinois.pdf
Statler, Paul v. State of Washington (2010)
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
28195-7-III
Informant testimony is inherently unreliable and the use of such testimony can have dangerous consequences.
Defendant was not entitled to new trial based on newly discovered evidence.
Statler-Paul-v.-State-of-Washington.pdf
Wallace, Herman v. Cain (2008)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP ; >The Innocence Project
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Arguing that failure to disclose information about benefits conferred on jailhouse snitch constitutes a Brady violation that necessitates a new trial.
Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs denied.
Wallace-Herman-v.-Cain.pdf
State of Washington v. Heidi Charlene Fero (2017)
Unreliable Forensic Science; Shaken Baby Syndrome; New Evidence of Innocence
The “substance and the quality” of the evidence challenging the SBS hypothesis continues to change as more research demonstrates that the theory is not scientifically valid. There is limited scientific evidence that the diagnostic triad and therefore its components can be associated with traumatic shaking and there is insufficient scientific evidence on which to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the triad in identifying traumatic shaking. Allowing defendants to rely on this new scientific evidence as it develops to set aside possibly flawed convictions—and not precluding them from doing so merely because earlier, incomplete, or less nuanced research may have existed at the time of their trial—is essential to ensuring a fair and just determination of the facts in science dependent cases.
State of Washington v. Heidi Charlene Fero
Bailey, Rene v. The People of the State of New York (2016)
New York Supreme Court
New Evidence of Innocence; Shaken Baby Syndrome; Unreliable Forensic Science
New medical and scientific research, relative to the existence and characteristics of Shaken Baby Syndrome, has undermined the reliability of the verdict. The trial court’s order of a new trial should be upheld.
The Court of Appeals upheld the order for a new trial, finding that advances in medicine and science that short-distance falls could have caused the child’s injuries constituted newly discovered evidence which would likely change the result upon new trial.
Bailey, Rene v. The People of the State of New York
Nash, Donald v. Russell, Terry (2016)
Whether a habeas petitioner may have his claim of actual innocence heard must not be left to where he happens to be imprisoned. Now is the time for the Court to intervene and resolve this division of authority so that claims of actual innocence are treated the same throughout our nation. Nash’s petition for certiorari should be granted.
Nash, Donald v. Russell, Terry
Actual Innocence; New Evidence of Innocence: Other Issues
Krause, Jason Derek v. State of Arizona (2014)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP
Arizona Court of Appeals
Unreliable Forensic Science; New Evidence of Innocence; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
CR-14-0108
Courts should grant a new trial in cases where the conviction rests on discredited Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis (CBLA) and where presentation of this flawed forensic evidence so corrupted the truth-seeking function of the jury that there can be no confidence in the conviction.
Krause-Jason-Derek-v.-State-of-Arizona.pdf
Grissom, James E. v. State of Michigan (2011)
Trial courts have discretion to grant a new trial where newly discovered impeachment evidence calls the credibility of a critical witness into doubt.
We hold that impeachment evidence may be grounds for a new trial if it satisfies the four-part test set forth in People v Cress. We further hold that a material, exculpatory connection must exist between the newly discovered evidence and significantly important evidence presented at trial. It may be of a general character and need not contradict specific testimony at trial. Also, the evidence must make a different result probable on retrial. Accordingly, we vacate the Court of Appeals’ judgment and remand this case to the trial court for determination of whether the newly discovered evidence satisfies Cress.
Grissom-James-E.-v.-State-of-Michigan.pdf
Jenkins, Eric v. State of New York (2011)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockus LLP
New Evidence of Innocence; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
Incentivized testimony is inherently unreliable and petitioner deserves a new trial because of the existence of newly discovered recantation evidence and because of Brady material.
Vacating judgment of conviction was not warranted based upon one witness’s alleged recantation of his trial testimony; defendant was entitled to a hearing on his motion to vacate, based upon sole eyewitness’s recantation of his trial testimony; and defendant was entitled to a hearing on his motion to vacate on ground that he was denied effective assistance.
Jenkins-Eric-v.-State-of-New-York.pdf
Johnson, Erskine v. State of Tennessee (2011)
Massey, McCluskey & Swanson; Wilkie Farr & Gallagher
Tennessee Court of Appeals
W2010-01800-CCA-R3-CO
Suppression of Brady evidence pointing to evidence in the form of third-party guilt warrants a new trial.
Trial court abused its discretion by concluding that newly discovered evidence of close relationship between prosecution witness and gang prostitute failed to show that jury would have reached a different verdict. Reversed, vacated, and remanded.
Johnson-Erskine-v.-State-of-Tennessee.pdf
New Evidence of Innocence; Actual Innocence
Fry, John F. v. Pliler (2007)
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Federal courts must apply the Chapman harmless error standard, which imposes the burden on the state to prove errors harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, in any case in which the state courts erroneously found no error and hence undertook no Chapman analysis. Rules barring or limiting third-party perpetrator evidence should be abolished; such evidence should be considered on an equal footing as any other type of evidence, which is evaluated by considering relevance and the risk of undue prejudice, and not some heightened relevance or presumed prejudice standard. Third-party perpetrator evidence cannot be excluded simply because the state or a court views the state’s evidence as “overwhelming.”
The Supreme Court held that federal courts hearing habeas corpus petitions must assess the prejudicial impact of constitutional errors that took place in the state court criminal trial under Brecht (whether there was a substantial and injurious effect) regardless of whether the state appellate court recognized the error and reviewed it under Chapman (harmless beyond a reasonable doubt). Find that Brecht subsumed the Chapman test, the Court determined that the 9th Circuit correctly applied Brecht.
Fry-John-F.-v.-Pliler.pdf
Armstrong, Ralph, State v. (2005)
Case Numbers
01-2789 and 02-2979
Courts have authority to consider new evidence of actual innocence without regard to the statutory one-year limitation period for newly discovered evidence, and that the standard for granting a new trial based upon newly discovered evidence should not be a strict “outcome-determinative” test, at least where the state relied at trial upon facts that turned out to be false. Statutes of limitations, limiting the time in which a prisoner can seek a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, cannot limit courts’ ability to consider new evidence of actual innocence.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court vacated the defendant’s conviction and ordered a new trial in the interests of justice (and declined to consider whether a new trial should be ordered based on newly discovered evidence alone). The Court focused on the fact that newly obtained DNA evidence proved that the biological specimens found on the victim (semen and hair strands) did not belong to the defendant, whereas in the original trial, the State argued, based on DNA testing at the time, that the semen and hair likely belonged to the defendant.
Armstrong-Ralph-State-v.pdf
House v. Bell (2005)
Relevant exculpatory DNA evidence can satisfy the Schlup v. Delo actual Innocence gateway standard for permitting habeas review of otherwise procedurally defaulted claims.
The Supreme Court held that the defendant made the requisite showing under the Schlup actual innocence exception (“in light of new evidence, it is more likely than not that no reasonable juror would have found defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt”) so that his federal habeas action could proceed, despite the fact that his claims were procedurally defaulted.
House-v.-Bell.pdf
Slaughter, Jimmie Ray v. Mike Mullin (2005)
Leave to file successor habeas petition should be granted based on new DNA evidence on hairs and on scientific research undermining ballistics evidence that was used at trial.
Slaughter-Jimmie-Ray-v.-Mike-Mullin.pdf
Krivak, Andrew v. State of New York (2017)
Supreme Court of the State of New York
New Evidence of Innocence, False Confessions
The Amici ask this Court to grant the relief requested by Mr. Krivak, reverse the Putnam County Court’s decision, and order a new trial, pursuant to C.P.L. § 440.10 (l)(g).
Krivak, Andrew v. State of New York.pdf
Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
Sanders, Amy v. Jones, Lamar (2017)
Loewy & Loevy
Police officer’s grand jury testimony should not protect him against a claim of malicious prosecution in federal court
Rehearing
Sanders, Amy v. Jones, Lamar.pdf
The case is still pending.
Keith, Kevin v. State of Ohio (2010)
Ohio Court of Appeals incorrectly applied a “sufficiency of the evidence” standard to evaluate Keith’s Brady claim.
Petition for certiorari denied.
Keith-Kevin-v.-State-of-Ohio.pdf
Thompson, John v. Connick (2010)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; The Innocence Project
Placing too high a barrier on holding prosecutor’s offices liable for Brady violations will remove a rarely implicated but nevertheless vital incentive for those offices to meet their Brady obligations and will exacerbate the tragedy of wrongful convictons.
Prior, unrelated Brady violations by attorneys in his office was insufficient to put district attorney on notice of need for further training, and need for training was not so obvious that district attorney’s office was liable on failure-to-train theory when nondisclosure of blood-test evidence had resulted in defendant’s wrongful conviction and in his spending 18 years in prison.
Thompson-John-v.-Connick.pdf
Cooper, Kevin v. Wong (2009)
When a successor habeas petition raises claims of prosecutorial misconduct not discovered until after the first round of habeas litigation, the “reasonable probability of a different outcome” standard, and not 2244(b)(2) “clear and convincing ” standard should govern petitioner’s claim.
Cooper-Kevin-v.-Wong.pdf
Goldstein v. Van de Kamp (2008)
Arguing that absolute immunity should not be extended to cover a District Attorney who, in a purely administrative and managerial capacity, intentionally or with deliberate indifference declines to establish any internal system or procedures to ensure that prosecutors have access to impeachment information concerning informants, in disregard of the mandate of Brady v. Maryland and Giglio v. United States, and despite knowing of prior repeated Brady and Giglio violations that resulted from not having such a system or procedure.
The Supreme Court held that the defendants, a district attorney and his chief deputy, were entitled to absolute immunity from the suit.
Goldstein-v.-Van-de-Kamp.pdf
Goldstein, Thomas Lee v. Van de Kamp (2007)
Public Defender Services
Administrator of prosecutor’s office should not be shielded by absolute immunity from suit for failure to implement procedures to ensure compliance with Brady v. Maryland.
Administrator of prosecutor’s office are not entitled to absolute immunity from suit for failure to implement procedures to ensure compliance with Brady v. Maryland, since alleged failures were administrative, not prosecutorial in function. Reversed and remanded by Van de Kamp v. Goldstein, 555 U.S. 335 (2009).
Goldstein-Thomas-Lee-v.-Van-de-Kamp.pdf
Martin, Harold v. U.S.D.O.J. (2006)
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; ACLU of the National Capital Area
D.C. Circuit
A right of access to Brady materials exists under FOIA.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of the defendant’s request for documents allegedly containing Brady material. The court decided that it did not have to address whether a defendant may use FOIA to access that may contain Brady material because in the present case, the defendant was collaterally stopped from requesting one set of documents, and another court had already determined that the second set of documents did not contain Brady material.
Martin-Harold-v.-U.S.D.O.J.pdf
Jackson, Syriah v. The People of the State of New York (2017)
New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the 1st Judicial Department
For the foregoing reasons, the Network requests that the Court evaluate Respondent-Appellant’s appeal with a comprehensive view of the evidence, taking into account the substantial fallibility of the SBS/AHT hypothesis, and grant such relief as it deems appropriate. Cases based on the SBS/AHT hypothesis pose a serious risk of wrongful conviction. Contemporary scientific and medical research has discredited the SBS/AHT hypothesis.
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that preponderance of evidence supported conclusion that mother and grandmother abused child, who, while in their care, suffered traumatic brain injury from which she died.
Jackson v. The People of the State of New York
Robins, Charles aka Sharif, Ha’im Al Matin v. Bakeer, Renne (2014)
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County
Under clearly established Nevada law, Appellant is entitled to an evidentiary hearing. Appellant has offered declarations from highly credentialed experts in the fields of pediatric radiology and forensic pathology that fundamentally undermine key medical evidence presented by the State at trial. This new evidence, if credited, would negate the medical certainty expressed by the State’s trial witness that Brittany Smith’s injuries were the result of abuse and that her death was the result of intentional homicide.
Charles Robins (Ha’im Al Matin Sharif), who spent 29 years on death row in Nevada, was released from prison on June 7, 2017 on an amended judgment. This followed the Nevada Supreme Court’s ruling that he had met the Schlup actual innocence requirements and was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his government misconduct and IAC claims.
Robins, Charles aka Sharif, Ha’im Al Matin v. Bakeer, Renne
HH, Christopher v. Sullivan County Department of Family Services (2018)
New York Supreme Court – Appellate Division, Third Department
Cases based on the SBS/AHT hypothesis pose a serious risk of judicial error, especially where the evidence is presented in an incomplete or asymmetric manner.
HH-Christopher-v.-Sullivan-County-Department-of-Family-Services
Pitts, Eugene Isaac v. State of Arkansas (2016)
Proskauer Rose LLP; Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
Arkansas Supreme Court
CR-80-40
To expand on the broader implications of debunked FBI hair and fiber analysis.
Petition granted. The Court ruled that the State’s expert in field of hair and fibers may have withheld evidence regarding the integrity of hair comparison analysis, constituting sufficient grounds for reinvesting trial court with jurisdiction, see 501 S.W. 3d 803 (2016).
Hardin, Jeffrey v. Ohio (2015)
Unreliable Forensic Science; Other
Ohio Supreme Court No. 2011-0122
Authors of autopsy reports should be subject to the constitutionally prescribed method of testing validity: confrontation. Those drafting autopsy reports are particularly susceptible to cognitive bias and suggestion by law enforcement officers. Further, forensic pathology is subject to human error, incompetence, and even fraud. Surrogate testimony hides these issues at trial and frustrates the justice system’s truth-seeking function.
Cert petition denied.
Hardin, Jeffrey v. Ohio
John, Sean v. People of the State of New York (2015)
APL-2014-00267
DNA evidence must be presented at trial through an analyst who performed the testing.
The New York Court of Appeals held the admission of laboratory reports regarding DNA profile evidence violated the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. Where a laboratory report is testimonial in nature, at least one analyst with the requisite personal knowledge must testify; such an analyst must be one who witnessed, performed, or supervised the generation of defendant’s DNA profile, or who used his or her independent analysis on the raw data, as opposed to a testifying analyst functioning as a conduit for the conclusions of others.
John, Sean v. People of the State of New York
Norton, Harold Albert v. State of Maryland (2015)
Maryland Court of Appeals
No. 67 Sept. Term 2014 (Court of Appeals)
The prosecution should not be permitted to introduce prior testimony of an interested witness who would not be available for cross-examination at trial. Crime laboratory reports are “testimonial” within the meaning of Crawford v. Washington, and hence forensic science test results may be introduced only through live testimony, and not just through written lab reports.
The Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court decision that a forensic DNA case report identifying Norton as the major source of DNA “within a reasonable degree of scientific certainty” was testimonial, and thus admission of the report without the testimony of the analyst who authored and signed the report violated Norton’s confrontation clause rights.
Norton, Harold Albert v. State of Maryland
Griep, Michael R. v. State of Wisconsin (2014)
Wisconsin Innocence Project; Innocence Project
2009AP003073CR
Using an expert to avoid the import of the Supreme Court’s Confrontation Clause precedents is thus not only unconstitutional; it also poses a serious danger to the fair administration of justice. The Decision of the Court of Appeals should be reversed.
Griep, Michael R. v. State of Wisconsin
Medina, Efran, Arizona v. (2014)
Stephen A. Miller, Cozen O’Connor
Position: Authors of autopsy reports should be subject to the constitutionally prescribed method of testing accuracy: confrontation. Recognizing that autopsy reports are testimonial and that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to confront the authors of those reports will help to avoid wrongful convictions and strengthen the integrity of the criminal justice system.
Court denied certiorari
Medina-Efran-Arizona-v.pdf
Richards, William v. State of California (2011)
Bite mark evidence should be used only to exclude suspects from consideration, not to identify them as the source of a bite mark.
Richards-William-v.-State-of-California.pdf
Williams, Sandy v. Illinois (2011)
Confrontation of the analyst who performed DNA analysis is essential to permit proper adversarial testing of that evidence.
The admission of expert testimony about the results of DNA testing performed by non-testifying analysts did not violate the Confrontation Clause.
Williams-Sandy-v.-Illinois.pdf
Bullcoming, Donald v. New Mexico (2010)
Wisconsin Innocence Project; The Innocence Project
09‐10876
The prevalence of wrongful convictions based on faulty forensic science, and the rash of crime lab scandals around the nation, have shown that the unchecked use of forensic evidence does not come without a price and therefore the reliability of a forensic report can be assessed only through confrontation of the analyst who prepared the machine, conducted the tests, and drafted the report.
Bullcoming v. New Mexico, 131 S. Ct. 2705 (2011). Defendant had the right to confront the analyst who certified the blood-alcohol analysis report, and the report was testimonial within the meaning of the Confrontation Clause.
Bullcoming-Donald-v.-New-Mexico.pdf
Jones, Christopher D. v. State of Wisconsin (2010)
Jerome F. Buting
2009 AP 2835-CR
Firearm and toolmark evidence are no longer sufficiently reliable to be admissible as evidence.
Court denied relief.
Jones-Christopher-D.-v.-State-of-Wisconsin.pdf
Bunch, Kristine v. State of Indiana (2009)
Indiana Supreme Court
16 A05 1007 PC 439
Fire science has undergone a transformative change since petitioner’s trial and new exculpatory evidence warrants new trial.
Advances in field of fire victim toxicology analysis constituted newly-discovered evidence which warranted new trial; Court of Appeals would decline to defer to trial court’s determination that expert’s testimony was not worthy of credit; expert’s testimony on fire victim toxicology analysis was worthy of credit; state suppressed evidence when it failed to turn over entire Federal ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm) file to defendant; file was favorable to the defense; and there was a reasonable probability that result of trial would have been different had state disclosed file to defendant.
Bunch-Kristine-v.-State-of-Indiana.pdf
Glenn, Roosevelt v. State of Indiana (2009)
49G01-0311-PC-0016
New trial should be granted when petitioner is convicted on basis of unreliable forensic evidence.
Review denied.
Glenn-Roosevelt-v.-State-of-Indiana.pdf
Glover, Laurese v. State of Ohio (2009)
Ohio Court of Appeals
Petitioner convicted on basis of unreliable GSR evidence is entitled to new trial.
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying new trial.
Glover, Laurese v. State of Ohio
Siller, Thomas v. State of Ohio (2009)
Winston & Strawn LLP; Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center
Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District
New trial should be granted where conviction rested on snitch testimony and fraudulent forensic science.
The trial court abused its discretion in holding that the newly discovered evidence was merely cumulative and hence insufficient to command a new trial.
Siller-Thomas-v.-State-of-Ohio.pdf
Wheat, Derrick v. State of Ohio (2009)
CA-09-093671
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion for new trial.
Wheat-Derrick-v.-State-of-Ohio.pdf
Wyatt, Thomas Anthony v. State of Florida (2009)
Innocence Project of Florida, Inc.
Case-specific FBI letter informing individual that CBLA testimony offered at previous trial was inappropriate and constitutes newly discovered evidence.
FBI letters were newly discovered evidence, but did not warrant a new trial.
Wyatt-Thomas-Anthony-v.-State-of-Florida.pdf
Melendez-Diaz, Luis v. State of Massachusetts (2008)
Miller & Chevalier, Chartered
Arguing that crime laboratory reports are “testimonial” within the meaning of Crawford v. Washington, and hence inadmissible unless presented by live testimony of the author subject to cross-examination under the confrontation clause.
Analysts’ certificates of analysis were affidavits within core class of testimonial statements covered by Confrontation Clause; analysts were not removed from coverage of Confrontation Clause on theory that they were not “accusatory” witnesses; analysts were not removed from coverage of Confrontation Clause on theory that they were not conventional witnesses; analysts were not removed from coverage of Confrontation Clause on theory that their testimony consisted of neutral, scientific testing; certificates of analysis were not removed from coverage of Confrontation Clause on theory that they were akin to official and business records; and defendant’s ability to subpoena analysts did not obviate state’s obligation to produce analysts for cross-examination, citing Innocence Network brief at 2536-2537.
Melendez-Diaz-Luis-v.-State-of-Massachusetts.pdf
Ford, Glenn v. Cain (2007)
Innocence Project New Orleans; Sidley Austin LLP
Louisiana trial court
The admission of unreliable scientific evidence (including gunshot residue and fingerprint evidence) violated Ford’s constitutional rights.
Conviction vacated in March 2014.
Ford-Glenn-v.-Cain.pdf
Powers, David M. v. State of Iowa (2018)
Innocence Project of Iowa; Midwest Innocence Project
Supreme Court of Iowa
Applicant for postconviction relief filed an interlocutory appeal of the
district court ruling quashing his subpoena for discovery of police
investigative reports and the district court ruling excluding all evidence
and testimony related to the alleged false claims of his complaining witness
contained in the investigative reports.
The Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the district court denying discovery of the investigative reports and order the reports disclosed to Powers under appropriate conditions determined by the district court. They also reversed the ruling of the district court regarding the admissibility and use of the investigative files in the postconviction-relief proceedings.
Schmidt, Jacob Lee v. State of Iowa (2017)
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
Iowa Supreme Court
S. Ct. No. 15-1408
A guilty plea should not preclude a defendant from seeking post-conviction relief when after-discovered evidence is found.
The Iowa Constitution allows freestanding claims of actual innocence.
Schmidt, Jacob Lee v. State of Iowa
Yarborough, Turner, Smith, Turner, Rouse, and Catlett v. United States (2017)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
No. 15-1503
To advocate for the granting of cert in a case where the state appellate court held that after-discovered evidence could not be considered as part of the materiality analysis under Brady and in which the lower Court applied a heightened Brady standard. Brady disclosure is fundamental to preventing wrongful convictions. Information about alternative perpetrators is classic exculpatory evidence absent strong inculpatory physical evidence. Courts should consider all information when weighing Brady materiality.
The evidence withheld by the government was not material for Brady purposes.
Yarborough v. United States
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Burton, Shawn Lamar (2016)
Pennsylvania Innocence Project; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
9 MAP 2016
Unrepresented people in prisoner should not be presumed to have knowledge of every public court filing. To leave a prisoner in prison who can allege and prove a right to relief as a result of
the automatic application of presumption is fundamentally unjust.
Supreme Court held that the presumption that information which is of public record cannot be deemed “unknown,” for purposes of the provision setting forth the newly-discovered facts exception to the time limits of the Post Conviction Relief Act, does not apply to pro se prisoner petitioners and affirmed the trial court’s order remanding the matter for further proceedings, see 158 A.3d 618 (2017).
Biggs, Jay, State v. (2013)
2013CA00009
Where the findings of the State’s expert(s) is/are the central issue in the case, the prisoner must be able to have a post-conviction procedure by which to review those materials used or reviewed by the expert(s) to reach their final conclusion. Evidence that was made available to trial counsel or would have been made available to trial counsel had they so requested, should be similarly available to counsel or post-conviction counsel for review.
Court declined jurisdiction.
Biggs-Jay-State-v.pdf
Donald, Stanley v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts(2013)
Position: Access to DNA testing should be granted in cases where DNA could potentially identify the real perpetrator, despite the existence of trial evidence that appeared overwhelming at the time. Furthermore, under Massachusetts’ revised DNA-Access law (Chapter 278A), the movant must only show that the forensic analysis “has the potential to result in information that is material to the movant’s identification as the perpetrator of the crime,” a much more lenient standard than the previous law (Mass. R. Crim. P. Rule 30).
Avery, Brian K. v. State of Wisconsin (2012)
Cooley LLP; Godfrey Kahn, S.C.
Given the factors contributing to both Avery’s false confession and the unreliability of the eyewitness identifications, this Court should affirm the Court of Appeals and remand for a new trial.
Avery, Brian K. v. State of Wisconsin
Arthur, Thomas v. Alabama (2011)
The Innocence Project; Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Arthur-Thomas-v.-Alabama.pdf
Gonzalez, Rafael H. v. Thaler (2011)
The requirement of a certificate of appealability (COA) in AEDPA cases should not be applied in a technical manner, nor should the Court treat as jurisdictional, aspects of the COA that Congress did not intend as such.
Provision of AEDPA requiring the COA to indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy AEDPA’s requirement that a petitioner make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, is not jurisdictional, abrogating United States v. Cepero, 224 F.3d 256, and limitations period for habeas petition under AEDPA commenced when the time for seeking discretionary review in state’s highest court expired, abrogating Riddle v. Kemna, 523 F.3d 850.
Gonzalez-Rafael-H.-v.-Thaler.pdf
Davis, Roland T. v. State of Ohio (2010)
Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Wrongful Conviction Project; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
09–CA–0019
Trial court correctly determined Appellant’s motion for new trial was untimely, and denied his request for a finding he was unavoidably prevented from discovering the new evidence upon which he relies.
Davis-Roland-T.-v.-State-of-Ohio.pdf
White, Melvin L. v. State of North Carolina (2010)
Innocence & Justice Clinic
North Carolina Superior Court
95 CRS 10229-30, 95 CRS 1352
Non-white defendants, especially those accused of crimes against white victims face a uniquely high risk of wrongful capital convictions due to the conscious and subconscious biases which pervade the criminal justice system.
White-Melvin-L.-v.-State-of-North-Carolina.pdf
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Kennedy, Patrick v. State of Louisiana (2008)
Bob Barr; NACDL
Arguing that the death penalty should not be permitted for non-homicide child sexual assault cases because child witnesses are especially susceptible to suggestion and are unreliable, so that the risk of wrongful conviction and wrongful execution are unacceptably high in such cases.
The Eighth Amendment prohibits the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result, and was not intended to result, in death of the victim.
Kennedy-Patrick-v.-State-of-Louisiana.pdf
Schaefer, Ronald v. State (2006)
Wisconsin Innocence Project; Wisconsin State Public Defender
2006 AP 1826-CRAC
The Court of Appeals certified this issue to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, in 2008 Wisconsin 25, affirmed the lower court, holding that a criminal defendant does not have the right to compel production of police investigation reports and non-privileged materials by subpoena duces tecum prior to a preliminary examination.
Schaefer-Ronald-v.-State.pdf
McDowell v. State (2004)
Defense counsel at trial may conclude that her client will commit perjury (in which case the attorney may refrain from presenting that client’s testimony) only when the attorney “knows” the client will lie because the client has expressed a clear intent to lie. (Nix v. Whiteside issue)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the court of appeal’s denial of post-conviction relief. The Court held that, absent extraordinary circumstances, knowledge that a client intends to testify falsely must be based on the client’s express admission of his intent to commit perjury. In such circumstances, defense counsel may allow a defendant to testify in the narrative. In the present case, the Court found that defense counsel impermissibly used narrative questioning despite believing that his client would testify truthfully (because no prejudice resulted, however, the Court affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief).
McDowell-v.-State.pdf
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“The devil sees the sign and hears the word, he knows what they indicate; then he performs the act, and it is the devil who does this and not [the witches].”
997G Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg 1445-1510
Die Emeis Dis ist das buch von der Omeissen. vnnd auch. Her der künnig ich diente gern. Vnd sage von Eigentschafft der Omeissen vnd gibt vnderweisung vo de vnholden vnd hexen vnd von gespenst der geist vnnd von dem wütenden heer wunderbarlich vnd nützlich zewissen was man daruon halten oder glauben soll.
Straßburg Grüninger,1516 $35,000. ON HOLD
Folio 11x 8 inches A4 B–P6. 90 leaves; complete.
FIRST EDITION, and probably the first book in German on witchcraft. In fact it is not,
The first book in German on witchcraft is Molitor 1494, Von den Hexen und Unholden
(Thank you Jane Davidson for bringing thi
This copy is bound in old (19th century) quarter sheep over marbel boards, with spine labels. It is a very nice crisp and clean copy, it has red capital strokes in manuscript as well as scribal red underlining.
Hexenwahn:
Geiler held sermons about superstition, magic performances and witches fear.With the title Die Emeis He was referring to the writings of John Nider, the Formicarius, the Malleus Maleficarum .
In 1508 Geiler held 26 Lenten sermons addressing the witch craze . The saga of the milk witch originates in one of these sermons, in which he made witches for the lack of milk in charge of sick cows. The Devil Wears consequently the milk from the cow, a witch so they can elsewhere milk from an object. The picture shows, a witch make milk comes from an ax.
A celebrated German pulpit orator, Geiler von Kaysersberg was one of the most celebrated humanists of his era, along with Erasmus, Wimpfeling, and others. As a secular priest, he fought the ecclesiastical abuses of his age, looking to “salvation and preservation only in the restoration of Christian morals in Church and state, through the faithful maintenance of the doctrines of the Church.” (CE)
Geiler’s importance in literature must be judged by his impact on the history of the development of the Catholic sermon in its relation to purely literary (secular) history. Widely read in theology as well as the secular literature of his day, and closely associated with the humanists of Strasburg, Geiger preached at the cathedral in Strasburg for more than 30 years, a position specially created for him by the cathedral chapter, the bishop, and city authorities.
He often yielded “to the coarseness of his age. […] A man of austere morality, he never failed to show an apostolic courage towards both high and low, and exhibited an extraordinary daring in fighting vice and degeneracy of morals. Hence his works are an important source for the history of the civilization of these degenerate times. [… Because in his oratory] his thoughts were expressed in the language of ordinary life, […] posterity possesses, in Geiler’s writings, an enduring source for the knowledge of the speech, customs, and beliefs of the common people at the beginning of the sixteenth century.” (Ibid.)
“The spirit of mammon [riches or material wealth, see Mat. 6:24; Luke 16:9, 11, 13] had won such an ascendancy in the Curia that Pope Clement VII, for example, at the very height of the Reformation storm, was trying to make money from the sale of the Cardinals’ hats. It is against this background that we must understand the denunciation of the great Catholic preacher Geiler von Kaisersberg: ‘It is no longer the Holy Ghost who appoints the rulers of the Church, but the devil, and for money, for favour and by bribery of the Cardinals.” (The Roots of The Reformation, Karl Adam)
VD16; ZV 21297 ;STC 335. VD 16 G 714. Schmidt (Grninger) 149. Ritter 974. Ritter, Catalogue, 1096. Kristeller 159. Muller 35, 132. Chrisman C.2, 23. Goed. I, 402, 23. Muther 1442. Kat. Hexen im Dt. Sdwesten 177. Coumont G20.1. – Vgl. Crowe 228 (2. Auflage 1517). Robbins 26:
A SERMON ON WERE -WOLVES.
THE following curious specimen of a late mediæval sermon is taken from the discourses of Dr. Johann Geiler von Keysersperg, “Die Emeis. Dis ist das Büch von der Omeissen, und durch Herr der Künnig ich diente gern. Und sagt von Eigenschafft der Omeissen, und gibt underweisung von der Unholden oder Hexen, und von Gespenst, der Geist, und von dem Wütenden Heer Wunderbarlich.”
This strange series of sermons was preached at Strasbourg in the year 1508, and was taken down and written out by a barefooted friar, Johann Pauli, and by him published in 1516. The doctor died on Mid-Lent Sunday, 1510.
The German edition is illustrated with bold and clever woodcuts. Among other, there are representations of the Witches’ Sabbath, the Wild Huntsman, and a Werewolf attacking a Man.
The sermon was preached on the third Sunday in Lent. No text is given, but there is a general reference to the gospel for the day.
“What shall we say about were-wolves? for there are were-wolves which run about the villages devouring men and children. As men say about them, they run about full gallop, injuring men, and are called ber-wölff, or wer-wölff. Do you ask me if I know aught about them? I answer, Yes. They are apparently wolves which catch men and children, and that happens on seven accounts:–
Esuriem Hunger.
Rabiem Savageness.
Senectutem Old age.
Experientiam Experience.
Insaniem Madness.
Diabolum
Deum
The first happens through hunger; when the wolves-“Am drittë sontag à fastê, occuli, predigt dé doctor vô dê Werwölffenn.” find nothing to eat in the woods, they must come to people and eat men when hunger drives them to it. You see well, when it is very cold, that the stags come in search of food up to the villages, and the birds actually into the dining-room in search of victuals.
“Under the second head, wolves eat children through their innate savageness, because they are savage, and that is (propter locum coitum ferum). Their savageness arises first from their condition. Wolves which live in cold places are smaller on that account, and more savage than other wolves. Secondly, their savageness depends on the season; they are more savage about Candlemas than at any other time of the year, and men must be more on their guard against them then than at other times. It is a proverb, ‘He who seeks a wolf at Candlemas, a peasant on Shrove Tuesday, and a parson in Lent, is a man of pluck.’ . . . Thirdly, their savageness depends on their having young. When the wolves have young, they are more savage than when they have not. You see it so in all beasts. A wild duck, when it has young poults, you see what an uproar it makes. A cat fights for its young kittens; the wolves do the same.
“Under the third head, the wolves do injury on account of their age. When a wolf is old, it is weak and feeble in its leas, so it can’t ran fast enough to catch stags, and therefore it rends a man, whom it can catch easier than a wild animal. It also tears children and men easier than wild animals, because of its teeth, for its teeth break off when it is very old; you see it well in old women: how the last teeth wobble, and they have scarcely a tooth left in their heads, and they open their mouths for men to feed them with mash and stewed substances.
“Under the fourth head, the injury the were-wolves do arises from experience. It is said that human flesh is far sweeter than other flesh; so when a wolf has once tasted human flesh, he desires to taste it again. So he acts like old topers, who, when they know the best wine, will not be put off with inferior quality.
“Under the fifth head, the injury arises from ignorance. A dog when it is mad is also inconsiderate, and it bites any man; it does not recognize its own lord: and what is a wolf but a wild dog which is mad and inconsiderate, so that it regards no man.
“Under the sixth head, the injury comes of the Devil, who transforms himself, and takes on him the form of a wolf So writes Vincentius in his Speculum Historiale. p. 265 And he has taken it from Valerius Maximus in the Punic war. When the Romans fought against the men of Africa, when the captain lay asleep, there came a wolf and drew his sword, and carried it off. That was the Devil in a, wolf’s form. The like writes William of Paris,–that a wolf will kill and devour children, and do the greatest mischief. There was a man who had the phantasy that he himself was a wolf. And afterwards he was found lying in the wood, and he was dead out of sheer hunger.
“Under the seventh head, the injury comes of God’s ordinance. For God will sometimes punish certain lands and villages with wolves. So we read of Elisha,–that when Elisha wanted to go up a mountain out of Jericho, some naughty boys made a mock of him and said, ‘O bald head, step up! O glossy pate, step up!’ What happened? He cursed them. Then came two bears out of the desert and tore about forty-two of the children. That was God’s ordinance. The like we read of a prophet who would set at naught the commands he had received of God, for he was persuaded to eat bread at the house of another. As he went home he rode upon his ass. Then came a lion which slew him and left the ass alone. That was God’s ordinance. Therefore must man turn to God when He brings wild beasts to do him a mischief: which same brutes may He not bring now or evermore. Amen.”
It will be seen from this extraordinary sermon that Dr. Johann Geiler von Keysersperg did not regard werewolves in any other light than natural wolves filled with a lust for human flesh; and he puts aside altogether the view that they are men in a state of metamorphosis. However, he alludes to this superstition in his sermon on wild-men of the woods, but translates his lycanthropists to Spain.
While most of the readings for Monday reiterate the public’s need to watch for acts of witchcraft, Kaysersberg has some relevant points about witchcraft that no other has brought up before.
Instead of directly blaming the witches for their actions, Kaysersberg blames the Devil. It is the Devil himself who casts plagues upon the people. The witches are nothing more than a façade for the Devil’s work. I don’t remember any other writer who made this type of distinction. It is a rather unusual argument, as most people directly believed witches held the power to change weather, kill/hex people and do other nefarious activities.
Kaysersberg states that the witch, when she desires something to be done, gives a sign to the Devil. Kaysersberg says, “the devil sees the sign and hears the word, he knows what they indicate; then he performs the act, and it is the devil who does this and not [the witches].” While the witches may have evil intentions, they do not possess the ability to carry out their actions. Rather, it is only the Devil who may grant their wish and do their bidding.
Are they capable of doing such diabolical things or is an evil spirit, the Devil, taking advantage of their ill will to do bad? Can these women truly be called witches following his belief? Kaysersberg also gives us three reasons why women are more prone to witchcraft. He cites William of Paris for the reasons and they are similar to the reasons mentioned by the Malleus. He cites their “instability of spirit,” “understood better by demons,” and “their talkativeness” as reasons women are ‘weaker’
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“The robots are coming for your jobs”, they tell us.
“But I’m a writer!” I cry. “How could a machine create inspired works of fiction?”
Here’s The Science:
OpenAI is a billion dollar artificial intelligence research group dedicated to sharing information to stop the development of dangerous technologies. In 2019 they abruptly changed their strategy after developing GPT-2, which they deemed too dangerous to unleash upon the world.
GPT-2 is a text generator so powerful that they fear it may flood social media with synthetic noise or devastate our ability to parse news from propaganda. Imagine if 9 out of 10 articles were like ‘Pizzagate’, forever.
To give the public a sense of its potential, they released a nerfed version of GPT-2 that was trained on much smaller sets of information. Will futuristic technology make the human fiction writer a thing of the past? I thought I’d take it for a spin with the service StoryAI.
I provided the opening lines, what they call the ‘story seed’. Everything after that was generated from the hobbled version of GPT-2.
Here was one of my first experiments:
(The A.I. generated this headline)
I’ll have you know that I am a troll with a body
(The A.I. chose this image)
Photo by Audi Nissen on Unsplash
(The human wrote)
The Shrehkt dragged its talon across the parchment, crossing another name off its list with fresh blood. It had slain Ulbrim The Invincible, the paranoid blacksmith who had worn three overlapping suits of armor. It had eliminated Laramis, the faery cutthroat who could dance on the wind and press her invisible blade to your throat as fast as you could blink. So too had the Beast of Slab Iron been culled, though it could squeeze its tendrils through fathoms of rock, snatch a fish from a falcon in flight, and pulp a war elephant in its coils.
The Shrehkt unfurled its parchment, smiling as it bounced and rolled across the floor. Yesss, ssso many more targetsss. Ssso many thingsss to crosss off itsss lissst. The next creatures on its list were…
(The A.I. continued)
Trolls”, a species of troll that had been long thought extinct, until the Shrehkt, a troll with no body, was caught. estampit
Said troll was half-orc, though it could easily have just been a troll with a body. estampit
Said troll, as it dragged its half-orc body down a hallway. estampit
Said troll, with its body in the air. estampit
Said troll, in its half-orc body… estampit
Said troll! It had done it! estampit
Said troll! Yessss! estampit
Said troll! Yessss… estampit
Well, not quite what I was hoping for. I’m not in love with the picture, but the title has a flair that I would not have come up with on my own.
Perhaps I should do as Elon Musk suggests, and partner with the AI to combine our powers. Here are some stories I seeded, generated, and then reapplied my human sensibilities to.
The old days were the days before the rise of the sun
and they were like a perfect world
Photo by Aniket Bhattacharya on Unsplash
“More jokes!” roared the Ogre. He swayed in the doorway of the dimly lit tavern, bellowing, drinking, yet never quite falling down drunk. The huddled villagers did their best to ply him with grog and humor. These were the jokes they told.
“It was like the old times,” said one.
“If you had been here,” the Ogre grunted, and the bar stool he was sitting on fell slowly to the floor. The Ogre took two gulps of his beer before he looked at the old bearded woman with the yellow fur. She was holding a pint of wine in one hand and a handful of bread in the other. The Ogre took a glass of beer before taking another sip of wine.
“I remember the old times,” said the old lady. “You must have been young then, and you had those times with us.”
“Yes,” said the Ogre. “There was great fun in those days. It was like living in a fairy tale… a perfect world, in some ways.”
“It was like having a full day, every day, to run around the world,” she continued. “We heard of the old gods who loved us all.”
The Ogre laughed. “I know that sounds ridiculous, but it had a certain magic about it. We lived up in the mountains. At the height of summer, when the sun started to rise, we would gather at the mountain’s peak, drink and chase away the night,” he continued.
The woman smiled. “I remember how it felt.”
Not too bad. I was hoping to generate a bunch of weird jokes, but instead it generated a melancholy vignette.
This was an attempt at a Fantasy/Thriller. Somehow it got converted into a computer age story about the video game The Last of Us. It is dialogue heavy and sentimental, unlike what I typically write, so I wasn’t able to do much with it. I cleaned it up enough to make it readable.
A lot of people think that the Last of Us
is a story about the end of the world
Photo by Timon Studler on Unsplash
Maris pressed her sweaty forehead against the cold marble wall and gasped. If she could just stop running, if she could get a moment of sleep, perhaps she could wrap her mind around the artifact in her satchel. She had risked everything to steal it. Would it be worth it?
She touched the crystal catalyst and drifted into dreams of power and possibility.
-The Last of Us Chapter 3-
“It isn’t an artifact,” Ellie said, not wanting to mention the word again. She swallowed hard as she spoke, not wanting anything too intimate to come out. “No,” she repeated again without looking up from the computer screen to stare at the woman. “It is the culmination of my years of experience and… my research.”
The woman gave a low whistle. “I see,” she frowned. “Yes,” and gave Ellie another too-low whistle. When the whistle faded, Ellie was sure that the woman had been thinking about her. “You are going to be a big deal and I know it. We are going to become heroes.”
She grinned in a way that told Ellie she was having a bad day. Ellie couldn’t tell what that was supposed to mean, but it felt good.
“But you want to give up your life as a hunter?” She was being so damn honest.
“For now. Maybe, once I do the rest of the research on the artifact,” Her face turned serious. “But I could… maybe… leave something behind for my daughter.”
Ellie tapped on the laptop with all her might.
“And what do you know about those ancient ruins on the island?” the woman asked.
“I… that kind of ruins are… too… dark for us,” Ellie said, closing the laptop. “Especially the dark places.”
The dark ruins are intriguing. I wonder what that story would have been about?
My attempt at a sci-fi story got sideswiped by a random mention of an unknown type of fetish pornography. You’ll know it when you see it (as the old saying goes), but the AI doesn’t linger on it, so you won’t have to either.
Hey, you know what’s pretty cute?
Photo by The Honest Company on Unsplash
‘Bugborgs aren’t just for kids anymore’, the advertisement shouted. ‘Why not put a Bugborg under the tree for the students and professionals in your family this Christmas? Grandma needs company too!”
Ugh, I have enough of the little monsters crawling around the class room. Now I’m supposed to let them infest my home?
The words were spoken more than 50 years ago, but many of us still remember them. It may have been one of only a handful of ads of its kind. It wasn’t until more recent times that more awareness was drawn to the fact that these advertisements for a new type of creature—the Bugborg, often erroneously referred to as an eggbug—were all too common. Now, thanks to Google and the rise of “cub porn”—online porn featuring humanoid creatures—we are no longer so shocked when these kinds of ads hit the web.
They look like bug-shaped eggs, complete with tiny, translucent, insect like legs and antennae.
They have the distinct advantage that their bodies can expand from one size to another. And if you look closely, all of them look identical.
It’s all a bit unsettling, when you think about it. It looks like something out of an 80s science fiction movie, or maybe a child’s sketchbook. The Bugborg can walk, climb, crawl by themselves, and even crawl on the wall with their own body parts.
When they hatch, a female begins to grow around her own egg. She has only about 5 legs. If a female is not lucky enough to hatch before her mate does, she dies. When she’s fully grown, her large body begins to turn into her giant form. In the breeding season, this giant form will be completely different from the insect-like forms. She may be able to fly.
They aren’t just for kids anymore.
That one got a little freaky.
My final experiment hoped to leverage the godlike power of Artificial Intelligence to create a third sequel to the Teen Wolf movies.
“Wolfman” is a wolf who has been raised by wolves
Photo by Tom Pottiger on Unsplash
Teen Wolf 3 was not based on the MTV show, nor was it the rumored Alyssa Milano hockey vehicle. Teen Wolf 3 was the long awaited conclusion to the trilogy that would launch the Wolfiverse franchise. The original Teen Wolf featured Michael J. Fox as a down on his luck high school basketball player who had to learn how to control the power of becoming a werewolf. The sequel, Teen Wolf Too, starred Jason Bateman as a collegiate boxer.
“Teen Wolf Three is about the end of the series, and The Wolf Within is not the finale – it’s the start of the story!” say Director Tim Kring and writers Scott Gimple and Michael J. Fox.
Bernard Munch is wearing a wolf on his sleeve.
In the first season, the Wolves have new sidekicks, the Wolfbrothers. The Wolfbrothers are wolves who have been “born” into werewolf society and raised by wolves.
Bernard appears in the opening credits of Teen Wolf as a werewolf, and later appears in the end credits, also as a werewolf.
Bernard’s werewolf sidekick was shot to death to keep the wolf in line.
Bernard Munch’s character was then killed off. Bernard’s character’s story didn’t go anywhere.
Tim Kring’s character was resurrected as a werewolf after saving Wolf’s life. Tim Kring’s character’s story didn’t go anywhere. Tim Kring’s character turned into a werewolf, and he had the final words in the entire Wolfverse, “This isn’t over.”
Hot damn! That sounds amazing.
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
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By cnn
Published January 14, 2020 5:07 pm
9 things to watch in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate
The final debate before the Iowa caucuses brings new challenges for the Democratic presidential field.
In the Middle East, a crisis is rising, with President Donald Trump increasingly at odds with Iran. In Washington, the looming Senate’s impeachment trial could soon command the national spotlight.
And in Iowa, the race is wide open.
Polls show a tightly bunched top tier ahead of the February 3 caucuses, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former Vice President Joe Biden all with real shots at victory.
That makes Tuesday night’s debate, which will have the smallest number of candidates onstage to date, a high-risk, high-reward affair — with each candidate forced to weigh whether they want or need the sorts of direct confrontations a smaller six-person stage could bring.
The debate also includes two candidates still vying for a breakout: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, whose hopes hinge on a stronger-than-expected performance in Iowa, and billionaire investor Tom Steyer, who qualified for the debate on the strength of his polling in Nevada and South Carolina, the third and fourth states to vote. In those states, television ads aired by Steyer’s campaign and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have dominated the airwaves. (Bloomberg will not be on stage Tuesday.)
Here are nine things to watch Tuesday night in Des Moines:
Sanders and Warren fight breaks out
The months-long, unspoken pact between the field’s two most progressive candidates — Sanders and Warren — finally appears to have broken.
On Monday, CNN reported that in a 2018 meeting between the two, Sanders told Warren he believed a woman could not win the presidency, according to four sources.
Sanders disputed the account.
“It is ludicrous to believe that at the same meeting where Elizabeth Warren told me she was going to run for president, I would tell her that a woman couldn’t win,” Sanders said in a statement to CNN.
But on Monday evening, Warren released a statement backing up the sources’ characterization of the meeting.
“I thought a woman could win; he disagreed,” she said.
It’s no surprise that the two would eventually be at odds. Sanders has increasingly consolidated the party’s left wing, while Warren is a favorite of college-educated liberals. But both likely would need broad support from progressives to win the nomination.
Over the weekend, Politico reported on the Sanders campaign’s talking points instructing volunteers to say that Warren’s supporters are “highly-educated, more affluent people who are going to show up and vote Democratic no matter what” and that “she’s bringing no new bases into the Democratic Party.”
Warren told reporters that she was “disappointed to hear that Bernie is sending his volunteers out to trash me.” Sanders himself appeared to distance himself from the memo, saying on Sunday that his campaign has “hundreds of employees” and that “people sometimes say things that they shouldn’t.”
“I have never said a negative word about Elizabeth Warren, who is a friend of mine,” Sanders said.
This debate is different on foreign policy
Trump’s decision to order the strike that killed a senior Iranian military commander gave rise to a new crisis in the Middle East — and is forcing Democratic presidential contenders for the first time to seriously detail their own views of foreign policy and the United States’ role in the world.
Biden’s campaign is convinced this new reality helps the former vice president the most: He has decades of foreign policy experience and worked alongside former President Barack Obama to craft international deals like the Iran nuclear agreement, which Trump scrapped. He has long argued he’s the candidate best prepared to work effectively on the world stage immediately after taking office, and — in an effort to draw contrast with Trump — is emphasizing the stability he would offer in television ads, statements and campaign appearances.
But Sanders sees an opening, too: He’s lambasted Biden for voting in 2002 to give then-President George W. Bush authority to use military force in Iraq. It’s the issue that helped propel Obama past Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primary, and could retain some of its potency 12 years later.
Meanwhile, Buttigieg — a US Navy Reserves veteran who served one tour in Afghanistan in 2014 — is emphasizing his own military credentials. He introduces himself “as a veteran” in a new Iowa TV spot.
The all-white stage
What started as the most diverse presidential primary field in history has turned into an all-white debate stage, frustrating Democratic activists who worry that the diversity of the party’s base isn’t being represented in the 2020 race.
This month’s lineup is the same as December’s, minus Andrew Yang — the Asian American entrepreneur who’d said on stage last month it was “both an honor and disappointment to be the lone candidate of color.” Yang missed the polling requirements to qualify for the January debate.
Meanwhile, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker — who had missed the December debate, too — dropped out of the presidential race on Monday after again failing to qualify for the debate stage. California Sen. Kamala Harris and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro have also dropped out.
Impeachment looms
For three of Tuesday night’s participants — Sanders, Warren and Klobuchar — opportunities to visit Iowa ahead of the February 3 caucuses might soon be running out.
The looming impeachment trial could force members of the Senate — including Michael Bennet, who did not qualify for the Iowa debate — off the campaign trail and back to Washington at an inconvenient time.
Even more importantly for the candidates: It could knock the 2020 race off the front pages as the Republican-led Senate’s handling of the Democratic-controlled House’s move to remove Trump from office takes center stage.
That means fewer opportunities in the final three weeks before the Iowa caucuses, and final four weeks before the New Hampshire primary, to shake up the race — a reality that only raises the stakes in Tuesday night’s debate.
Bernie under the microscope
Sanders proved that he has a loyal coalition of supporters on the left in 2016. But in the 2020 race, he has largely avoided scrutiny from his opponents. At times, he’s even being credited by them in underhanded attempts to whack other rivals, such as when Biden said that, in contrast to Warren and Harris on increasing taxes to pay for their health care plans, Sanders is “honest about it.”
That may change on Tuesday, after the recent CNN/Des Moines Register poll found Sanders was on the rise as he polled at 20% among likely Democratic caucusgoers — a hint that the Sanders campaign may be picking up momentum at just the right time.
Sanders’ campaign has grown feistier in the weeks leading into this debate, too, especially in taking on Biden on foreign policy and his vote for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Sanders was believed to have a high floor in Iowa, meaning that he came into the contest with a core group of supporters — largely from last cycle — who were devoted to him and unlikely to move to another candidate. What the CNN poll and on the ground reporting have shown, though, is that his support may be expanding beyond that base as the February 3 caucuses approach.
That dynamic may also lead candidates like Buttigieg and Biden, both of whom have stark ideological differences with the senator and high hopes in Iowa, to take him on at Tuesday night’s contest, a dynamic that could be helped by the fact that there will only be six candidates on the stage.
Buttigieg needs to stop his Iowa slide
Buttigieg’s high point in Iowa came in early November when a CNN/Des Moines Register poll found him in the lead: 25% of likely Democratic caucusgoers supported his once long-shot presidential campaign.
And for nearly two months, Buttigieg rode that poll — and the belief it created among voters, pundits and activists that he was among the front-runners in Iowa — as he crisscrossed the state.
Then, on Friday, the latest CNN/Des Moines Register poll found Buttigieg had slipped 9 percentage points to 16%, solidly in the middle of a four-person top tier with Biden, Warren and Sanders.
This debate is Buttigieg’s last chance to stop that slide and deliver a debate performance that reminds voters in Iowa why they had gravitated toward him.
Buttigieg took a healthy amount of incoming attacks at last month’s debate in Los Angeles — on his experience, his reliance on big donors and a host of positions he holds — and everything points to the same happening on Tuesday night. How the mayor handles those attacks could go a long way to defining his Iowa campaign.
But, for Buttigieg in particular, the impact may be broader. Buttigieg, arguably more than any other candidate in the top tier, needs a strong finish in either Iowa or New Hampshire to propel him past the first two states. A falter in this debate could prove disastrous.
Can tonight be different for Klobuchar?
Klobuchar, in particular, needs a breakout night. Iowa’s caucus rules require candidates to reach 15% at individual voting sites in order to amass delegates — and polls have shown her well below that threshold, putting her at real risk of a distant fifth-place finish that would all but end her campaign.
Klobuchar has performed well in debates previously, but has so far struggled to use those performances to launch her candidacy into the top tier of Democratic candidates in Iowa.
Klobuchar earned 6% support in Iowa in the latest CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll, far behind the four candidates leading the Democratic race.
Undecided Iowa
Barbara Wells, a 62-year old social worker from Des Moines, had a busy day on Sunday. She woke up and drove straight to a Warren event in Marshalltown, then took in a Klobuchar town hall in Perry and ended her day with a Buttigieg town hall back in Des Moines.
Wells remains undecided — like many voters here in Iowa.
That fluidity means that while polls show a tight race between Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg and Biden, the next three weeks could bring wild swings in support as Iowans like Wells begin to make their final decision.
“We circled around and I watched no football today,” Wells joked as she waited for Buttigieg to speak.
“One thing that really impresses me about Amy is she talks about how she worked with this person to get this done and this person to get that done. And so that’s where I think she really has a lot of experience that causes me to give Pete a second look,” Wells said.
Campaigns are well aware of voters like Wells — the people who have a list of three candidates they are willing to support and likely won’t decide on who until days before the caucus.
Tuesday night’s debate will be a key moment for these voters, too, and the best chance for a candidate to move up in that top three list or eliminate other candidates from a voter’s list.
Tom Steyer will also be on stage
The billionaire former hedge fund manager who has spent more than $100 million on television ads was underwhelming in the last debate, largely drowned out by the more experienced debaters on stage.
Steyer barely made Tuesday’s debate — he got in with a pair of Fox News polls, one from Nevada that found him at 12% and another from South Carolina that found him at 15% — but the question for Steyer and his campaign is whether he can make the appearance count.
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