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October 19, 2006 July 22, 2017 Tina Sequeira
Why Gandhi will ROCK forever?
‘It’s nice to be important. But it’s more important to be nice.’
Picture a world where everyone was nice to each other. No ‘Yours’….No ‘Mine’…Only ‘Ours’. The thought itself is pleasantly empowering.
Universal Love is not a Utopian concept. Atleast not in the dictionary of Gandhi………and here’s my tribute to this wonderful man who walked on this planet and this great country and showed the world how universal love & brotherhood can take a whole nation out of the dark shackles of centuries’ old slavery.
I found my true hero in Gandhi when I watched the extremely adorable grand-fatherly like characterization of Gandhi in the latest Hindi flick ‘ Lagey Raho MunnaBhai’. There is an endearing quality about a person who believes in the power of goodness. Goodness does triumph….It’s no fairy-tale. And this belief calls for a lot of conviction and inner self-awareness. To stand rock-soild for the truth and stand up and take onus for your failings is real heroism.
Some of the social messages being dealt with in the story-line were simply put, Outstanding. Very subtely told under the garb of clever & inspiring comedy, I totally loved the scene where a young girl takes heed of Gandhi’s advice when it comes to the selection of her life-partner. It’s important to marry a person who treats the lowly with the same amount of respect he/she would give to a Mr.Azeem Premji or a Mr.Bill Gates.Again here, the same theme of being nice is emphasized. Gandhi couldn’t have presecribed a better sure-shot method of finding one’s Mr/Miss.Perfect. That’s why he is still ROCKIN….
Another scene which I totally identified with was the consequences of being a Manglik and its non-justification for being treated as an immediate out-cast. It brought forth in focus the outrageous degree of supersitions this country was dabbled in. Too many kaalams, muhurtums,kundlis, manglik, all kinds of chauts n vrats….In short too many rituals to make one’s already complicated life even more complex.It’s crazy how for some, every minute event in their life is dictated by muhurtams n vaasthus n kundalis n some ‘kalams’ all that . I wonder why do people here succumb themselves to such added complications in life.Phew! Hats off to the billions in our country – we should be the natural choice for the Nobel Prize for Patience, if ever they plan to include one such category.
It really surprises me when I hear many a proud parent talk about the success rate of Indian marriages and the logic behind it – Astrological Kundli matches……of Mangliks n Non-mangliks alike. Methinks, the only reason for the success rate in the yesteryears was the fact that women weren’t that empowered. They didn’t even have a say leave alone voice in choosing their own life-partner. There was no concept of a marriage between the equals. It was a marriage of the bread-winner and his dependent. Wonder if kundli matches and the step-motherly treatment given to Mangliks will save the rising trend of divorce rates in India? Gandhi stands for freedom from all such futile complexities.and that’s why he still rocks…
Another interesting discussion that unfolds from this whole issue is why do Indians bank on and attribute their success to an auspicious time n favorable planetary postion etc and strip themselves of being truly worthy and responsible for their own success..More on this in my next post…..
At this conclusionary juncture, I am reminded of Tagore’s verses from ‘Gitanjali’ which I think should be a litany for all :
‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake’
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By a strange coincidence I also saw Lage Raho Munnabhai on 19th October, the day u wrote your blog. I saw it not at a multiplex paying Rs 175 but at an old cinema hall (probably Mahatma Gandhi’s time) paying a paltry Rs 35 for the balcony seat, thanks to the tax exemption. However, the state of Gujarat, where Gandhiji was born has not extended the tax exemption as it is ruled by insensitive people who think that if a film is a commercial success it needs no exemption.
Well, I loved the character of sanjay dutt, a zombie who turns into a Gandhian under compelling circumstances and realises what it means to tell the truth and be good to people, understand the pain and suffering of others and help them resolve their problems in a peaceful way. Instead of reading tomes of Gandhian philosophy this short film susccinctly sums up in three hours, the quintessential philosophy of Gandhiji. The young director deserves a tribute for conceiving the story, and working on the script for three years polishing it. I had heard that Thomas Grey who wrote the “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” took twenty years to polish it till it became a gem of the purest ray serene. So also the Munnabhai story.
I entirely agree with u that society is ridden with superstition, false value systems,crass materialism and insensitivity to suffering.Gandhiji sang a wonderful bhajan ” Vaishnava Janato tene kahiye jo peeda paraye jaane re” which means They are the true people of God who understand the sufferings of others. And another poem which was his favourite was “Lead kindly light, amidst the encircling gloom, Lead thou me on”The Nobel Peace Prize Committee recently lamented thefact that they could not award the NObel Peace Prize to Gandhiji? As if that meant anything to him! Sweden was ally of UK in WWII and could ill afford to displease Churchill who once called Gandhiji” a half naked fakir ascending the viceregal steps, shoot him.” It was Einstein who said that centuries from now people would scarce believe that a person of Gandhiji’s nature ever walked on this earth. A thousand Nobel prizes cannot match the statement of the father of Relativity theory. It is said when Bernard Shaw heard of Gandhiji’s assasination he remarked” It is too dangerous to be too good” But Gandhiji died with a smile on his lips after uttering “Hey Ram HeyRam” He did not curse his assassin. Reminiscent of another great apostle of peace who lived two thousand years ago who said ” Father forgive them for they know not what they do”
How many leaders of Gandhiji’s timbre exist today? U can count them on your fingers. May be a Sunderlal Bahuguna who hugs trees when the demolition squad come with their axes, a Medha Pathak who can starve herself to near death for the sake of the miserablae tribals deprived of their land to carry water to the rich somewhere faraway, a Baba Amte, though paralysed for over thirty years, runs a lepers home from his bed, a veritable Father Damien of India.
Yes, as long as we break coconuts and perform puja at every Government function or inauguration, and apply tilaks and wear sacred wrist bands to show off your religiousity, there is no deliverance for our country. But then what about the west? Dont they break champaigne bottles while launching a ship or a project? Dont they believe in the signs of the zodiac and read the weekly forecast columns, or show their palm to palmists and astrlogers. Ignorance and superstition is a universal phenomenon. Only in India, it is in an epidemic form. There are a fwew NGOs like Andh Shraddha Nirmoolan Samiti in Pune,run by dedicated rationalists which are fighting the evils of superstition, such as barring entry to women in the Shani temples in Maharashtra, feeding milk to snakes on Nagpanchami etc. But they face tough opposition. What about the cntroversy about the Ayyappa temple? Is it not suprstition of the worst kind? When faith is packaged and marketed with the help of superstition it becomes blind faith, but it is lapped up by the masses.
Are Mangliks doomed to remain unmarried for life? No they have to look for other Mangliks of their ilk whose horoscopes ensure that the girl or boy will not bring death to the in laws. Superstition forsooth!
And what about the miracle Godmen who take swisswatches from their sleeves and when challenged by PCSorkar, beat him and drive him out of their ashram?
Much needs to be done in this country. But first and foremost is to educate the masses. On the one hand we are highly intellectual in the 1 or 2 percent of our educated population and more than half the people cant sign their names. angootta chaaps. And we spend thousands of crores on polio eradication, which is proving to be a failure and neglect diseases like malaria and tb which take millions of lives, and we concentrate instead on HIV aids maybe because of the foreign assistance dangled before the NGOs and the Government.
We can go on and on? But what is the solution? We write these blogs which only a few people read and even they may not be interested in the subject. HOw can u spread the message to a broader section of the people. A movement is called for
where we have to be prepared to go out leave our cocooned existence and work among the poor and sensitise them to social evils and make them aware of their rights. Not for glamour, but out of all humility and for the love of it.
Can u find such dedicated people and if so who will unite them and organise a movement?
Well, i think i have rattled off more than what i set out to in reply to your simple and sweet piece on Munnabhai. Sorry for the digressions.
Please continue your blogs. I will read the rest of your blogs too and may comment on them. U write in such simple language and so well!
And how is little Pammoo? I am sure he would grow up in far better world than we did.
Reblogged this on THE TINA EDIT and commented:
An old blog that I wrote about Gandhi! 11 years back in time! Happy Gandhi Jayanthi!
jacob mathecken says:
Gandhi and his practices will continue to enrich the society mainly because of the following factors.1. Teachings of Gandhi and prescription for fellow human beings were tested in his life itself. 2. As they say in ISO trainings , he said what he did and did what he said. There was complete sync his thought and action. 3. All his teachings and practices were from the good aspects of religion and spirituality from a living point of view.4. He was honest in intent, purpose and practice.
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National: Millions of Americans have been purged from voter rolls – and may not even realize it | Natasha Bach/Fortune
Millions of Americans have been purged from the voter rolls in recent years, as state governments seek to remove the names of individuals who have died, relocated, or have otherwise become ineligible to vote. But such purges have been widely criticized due to instances in which states have relied on bad information, unregistering eligible voters who are often unaware until they attempt to cast their ballots on Election Day. “The most important thing people get wrong is they forget that purges are a necessary and important part of administering our elections,” Myrna Pérez, director of the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program, told Fortune. “We all benefit when our rolls are clean, and sometimes we forget that purges—when done properly—are a good thing.” But large-scale systematic purges that remove hundreds of thousands of names at a time are more likely to round up individuals who should not be removed from the rolls.
Full Article: Am I registered to vote? How to check and what to do if you were purged from voter rolls | Fortune.
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Idaho: Voter registration system to be overhauled, according to election officials | Trevor Fay/KBOI
The Idaho State Voter Registration System (ISVRS) needs to be replaced, according to the Canyon County Clerk’s Office. CBS2 News spoke with election officials about what needs to happen to get the voting system up to speed. Chris Yamamoto, Canyon County Clerk, and Chief Elections Officer, worked with the Idaho Secretary of State to replace the ISVRS. Yamamoto wants the new system to be GIS-based, meaning it keeps track of voter addresses. He says the current system is known to crash when many people use it at once, like during elections.
Full Article: Idaho voting system to be overhauled, according to election officials | KBOI.
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Michigan: Audit pings state bureau of elections on voter file, training, campaign finance oversight | Beth LeBlanc and Craig Mauger/The Detroit News
Michigan’s Bureau of Elections failed to properly safeguard the state’s file of 7.5 million qualified voters, a discrepancy that allowed an unauthorized user to access the file and increased the risk of an ineligible elector voting in Michigan, according to a recent report from the Office of Auditor General. Elections officials lack proper training in more than 14% of counties, cities and townships, the audit also found. And the bureau did not make timely reviews for campaign statements, lobby reports and campaign finance complaints. The audit conducted between Oct. 1, 2016, and April 30, 2019, found in the qualified voter file “230 registered electors who had an age that was greater than 122 years, the oldest officially documented person to ever live,” according to the Friday report. The report came 2 1/2 months before the state’s March 10 presidential primary and a little over 10 months before Michigan voters cast ballots in the November general election. The reviewed information fell largely under the tenure of Republican former Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson took office Jan. 1.
Full Article: Audit pings bureau of elections over voter file, campaign finance.
Categories: Michigan | Topics: election cybersecurity, voter database
California: Hundreds of California voters are being registered with the wrong party. Is DMV to blame? | Bryan Anderson/The Fresno Bee
At least 600 Californians, including lifelong Republicans and Democrats, have had their voter registration unexpectedly changed, and several county elections officials are pinning much of the blame on the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Among those affected: the daughter of the California Senate’s GOP leader. “I was like, ‘Kristin did you register as no party preference?’” asked Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield. “She said, ‘No, I’m a Republican.’” Grove’s daughter had recently visited the Department of Motor Vehicles to change her address. Shortly thereafter, Sacramento County sent her a postcard informing her she is now registered as a “No Party Preference” voter ahead of California’s March 3, 2020 presidential primary. Grove stumbled across the notice earlier this week at her daughter’s Sacramento home, and worries that hundreds more could soon experience a similar unwanted surprise. Elections officials across the state are linking many of the reported complaints to the state’s new Motor Voter program, which launched ahead of the 2018 midterms to automatically register eligible voters when they visit the DMV. The 2015 law was designed to help boost participation, but a rushed launch prompted 105,000 registration errors to occur following its roll-out.
Full Article: CA election officials blame DMV for voter registration issue | The Fresno Bee.
Categories: California | Topics: DMV, voter database
Kansas: Cyberattacks vandalized Kansas county websites in August, exposing security weaknesses | Jonathan Shorman/The Wichita Eagle
Cyberattacks crippled the websites of about a dozen Kansas counties in early August — replacing their homepages with cryptic messages and an image of Mecca. One county, which was conducting an election during the assault, decided against posting results online. The attacks did not affect vote counting but meant citizens didn’t have access to normal government information, such as contacts for local agencies, for several hours. The hacks defaced websites, but did not affect other systems. It does not appear the hacker or hackers took data hostage, as has happened elsewhere in the country. State officials don’t think the hacking was connected to the August primary election. But the attacks — not widely known until now — showcased the cyber vulnerabilities of local governments in Kansas. And they took place as online threats are rising.
Full Article: Hacking hits Kansas county websites hosted by Thomson Reuters | The Wichita Eagle.
Categories: Kansas | Topics: election cybersecurity, voter database
Illinois: Hackers got info for 76,000 Illinois voters in 2016. Here’s what’s being done in Macon County. | Tony Reid/Herald-Review
The person in charge of safeguarding Macon County’s electoral system from Russian hacker attacks or other nefarious onslaughts said he’s confident local ballots are secure. Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner, recently returned from a cybersecurity conference, said much has been done to beef up system firewalls and protections in the three years since Russian hackers infiltrated the Illinois voter registration database. Tanner said state grant money — he’s not allowed to reveal how much, but it’s into the thousands — paid for consultants who tested the county’s voting system earlier this year by trying to hack into it. They weren’t successful, but Tanner said the exercise produced a detailed report highlighting areas that needed beefing up. He said county clerks like himself have to be aware of defending against other threats. “There are other ways of causing mischief than just to penetrate the voting system,” said Tanner, a Republican elected in November. “There are denial of service attacks where they don’t actually penetrate your system but they can bombard it with traffic, slowing it down. The consultants help us focus on how to tie-down the system and protect it.”
Full Article: Hackers got info for 76,000 Illinois voters in '16. Here's what's being done in Macon County. | Government and Politics | herald-review.com.
Categories: Illinois | Topics: election cybersecurity, voter database
Montana: Stapleton nixes upgrade to voter registration system | The Fulcrum
The modernization of Montana’s voter registration system won’t happen in time for next year’s elections, because the state’s top election administrator has concluded the new software cannot be installed and its security assured in time. The decision was made by Secretary of State Corey Stapleton, who has something of a vested interest in his decision. He’s a leading GOP candidate for the state’s singular and reliably Republican seat in the House of Representatives in 2020. But Stapleton was pressed to make the decision by the association of the state’s county clerks, who said the system in place for 15 years was good enough for one more election. “It would seem more reasonable to begin this immense change-over outside of a presidential cycle, which could be one of the biggest in our lifetimes,” they told the secretary of state. “The current project development timeline is simply too aggressive and stands to put the election process in Montana at risk.”
Full Article: Montana's Stapleton nixes upgrade to voter registration system - The Fulcrum.
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Washington: Primary election tests new voter system, but ‘everything went according to plan’ | Joseph O’Sullivan/The Seattle Times
Washington’s same-day voter-registration law and new elections system faced a major stress test Tuesday as voters around the state returned ballots for the primary election. The new statewide voter management system, VoteWA, had a rocky rollout this spring, but county auditors Tuesday said it was running smoothly as the 8 p.m. election deadline came and went. “Everything went according to plan and worked out really well,” said King County Elections Director Julie Wise after Tuesday night’s election results posted. She previously had expressed concerns about the system being ready for the primary. Turnout in King County was projected to hit 36%, and possibly be a few points higher than that in Seattle, where seven City Council seats are up for grabs. VoteWA, which is rooted in a centralized voter-registration database, is expected to cut the risk of fraud, strengthen the security of the state’s elections and give many counties new elections capabilities.
Full Article: Washington’s primary election tests new voter system, but ‘everything went according to plan’ | The Seattle Times.
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Montana: After elections administrators voice concern, new voter system won’t roll out until 2021 | Holly K. Michels/The Missoulian
The secretary of state is backing away from plans to implement a new election system for Montana before 2020 after elections administrators around the state raised concerns about the aggressive timeline. In a July 24 letter to the head of the Montana Association of Clerks and Recorders, Secretary of State Corey Stapleton wrote that “it does not appear to me that we will be able to implement a new voter registration system this year.” County elections administrators had previously told Stapleton they had “grave concerns” over a plan to replace the existing MontanaVotes system with a new ElectMT system before 2020, as reported by the Montana Free Press. The 2020 elections are expected to see the highest voter turnout in Montana history — it’s a presidential election year, with two federal offices and all the statewide elected officials up for election, plus other state-level, legislative and local races, and ballot initiatives. “The whole association is extremely excited with the decision to wait and not roll it out in the 2020 election,” said Montana Association of Clerks and Recorders President Stephanie Verhasselt, who is the Richland County clerk and recorder. “We do believe when the new system comes out, once we get it working and everyone trained, I think it will have a lot of features we like.”
Full Article: After elections administrators voice concern, new voter system won't roll out until 2021 | 406 Politics | missoulian.com.
Rhode Island: State Rebuilding Central Voter Registration System Ahead of 2020 | GoLocalProv
Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea joined GoLocalProv News Editor Kate Nagle on LIVE where she spoke to the office overseeing the rebuilding of the central voter registration system this year — and why she fears early voting not passing the General Assembly this year will have consequences in 2020. “We are in the process of making sure that our hardware an internet structures are secure — so Stonewall Solutions, I’m proud to say a Rhode Island company from Pawtucket — just won the RFP for rebuilding our central voter registration system, so we are secure to modern-day standards,” said Gorbea. “It was a great program back in 2003 when we first built it but now you know it needs to be upgraded.”
Full Article: GoLocalProv | RI Rebuilding Central Voter Registration System Ahead of 2020: Gorbea on LIVE.
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Illinois: 3 years after Russian hackers tapped Illinois voter database, officials spending millions to safeguard 2020 election | Rick Pearson/Chicago Tribune
Three years after Illinois’ voter registration database was infiltrated by Russian hackers, Illinois and local officials are spending millions to upgrade the cyber defenses protecting voters and their ballots leading up to the 2020 election. “It’s gone from being among the concerns to the paramount concern,” said Jim Allen, spokesman for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. “Now, every election official across the country is engaged in some level of a security program.” Efforts to prevent foreign hacking range from hiring internet security specialists to, in the case of Chicago and Cook County, making plans to buy new polling machines. The June 2016 breach of the state’s voter database remains the warning sign for election system vulnerability, with national security experts now saying all 50 states had been targeted for Russian intrusion. At least 21 states reported being contacted by addresses associated with Russia, largely by scanning public websites, but Illinois’ data breach was the most significant.
Full Article: 3 years after Russian hackers tapped Illinois voter database, officials spending millions to safeguard 2020 election - Chicago Tribune.
Washington: Key test for Washington state as Tuesday’s primary features new elections system, same-day registration | Joseph O’Sullivan/The Seattle Times
Substantial new changes to Washington’s elections system face a key test this week, as voters around the state cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary. Washington has adopted same-day voter registration, which allows eligible citizens to register and receive a ballot up until 8 p.m. Tuesday, the end of the election period. And elections officials are deploying a new, statewide voter-management system that has had a rocky rollout in some counties. Known as VoteWA, it is expected to make elections more secure, reduce the risk of fraud and give many counties an upgrade in their elections capabilities. At the root of the new system is a statewide voter database that is updated in real time. So if someone wants to register to vote in King County, for instance, elections workers should be able to immediately determine whether that person has already cast a ballot elsewhere in the state. The system’s data is also exported to create ballots, voter-registration cards and other materials provided to voters. The state’s actual vote-tabulation machines are separate from VoteWA and not connected to the internet, and thus not affected by any potential VoteWA issues.
Full Article: Key test for Washington state as Tuesday’s primary features new elections system, same-day registration | The Seattle Times.
National: Senator Feinstein introduces bill limiting use of voter data by political campaigns | Emily Birnbaum/The Hill
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would limit the use of voter data by political campaigns. The legislation is being touted as the first bill “directly responding to Cambridge Analytica,” the 2018 scandal that saw a right-wing political consulting firm use data on millions of American to target pro-Trump messaging at swing voters. Feinstein’s Voter Privacy Act seeks to give voters more control over the data collected on them by political campaigns and organizations. Under the legislation, voters would be allowed to access that data, ask political campaigns to delete it and instruct social media platforms like Google and Facebook to stop sharing personal data with those political entities. The legislation would intervene in the large and growing business around voter data, which campaigns increasingly use to direct their messaging.
Full Article: Democratic senator introduces bill limiting use of voter data by political campaigns | TheHill.
Chile: Voter records for 80% of Chile’s population left exposed online | Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet
The voter information of more than 14.3 million Chileans, which accounts to nearly 80% of the country’s entire population, was left exposed and leaking on the internet inside an Elasticsearch database. ZDNet learned of the leaky server from a member of the Wizcase research team, who passed the server’s IP to this reporter last week, in order to identify the nature and source of the leak. We found that the database contained names, home addresses, gender, age, and tax ID numbers (RUT, or Rol Único Tributario) for 14,308,151 individuals. ZDNet has confirmed the validity and accuracy of this information with several of the individuals whose data was contained in the leaky database. A spokesperson for Chile’s Electoral Service — Servicio Electoral de Chile (Servel) — also confirmed the data’s authenticity; however, they denied owning the leaky server.
Full Article: Voter records for 80% of Chile's population left exposed online | ZDNet.
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National: State election offices made for an easy target for Russian hackers | Andrew Eversden/Fifth Domain
In the months before the 2016 presidential election, one U.S. state received a notification from a federally-backed cybersecurity group, warning about suspicious cyber activity directed at its networks. The state IT officials did not share the alert with other state government leaders and as late at January 2018, the same officials reported nothing “irregular, inconsistent, or suspicious” took place before the vote. In fact, GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, had scanned one of the state’s “election-related” domains, according to a new Senate report. In another state, leaders did not turn over to the Senate which of its systems had been targeted by Russians. Officials told Senate investigators they hadn’t seen evidence of scanning or attacks on its election infrastructure. Instead, they told the committee that they had seen a “probing” of its state systems. Again, DHS told the committee that GRU had scanned the state’s Secretary of State website. And in a third state, officials told Senate investigators they had not noticed a connection between their systems and the IP addresses listed in a warning from the federal government. And again, DHS told the committee that GRU scanned the state’s government domain.
Full Article: State election offices made for an easy target for Russian hackers.
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National: Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds | David E. Sanger and Catie Edmondson/The New York Times
The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, an effort more far-reaching than previously acknowledged and one largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time. But while the bipartisan report’s warning that the United States remains vulnerable in the next election is clear, its findings were so heavily redacted at the insistence of American intelligence agencies that even some key recommendations for 2020 were blacked out. The report — the first volume of several to be released from the committee’s investigation into Russia’s 2016 election interference — came 24 hours after the former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III warned that Russia was moving again to interfere “as we sit here.” While details of many of the hackings directed by Russian intelligence, particularly in Illinois and Arizona, are well known, the committee described “an unprecedented level of activity against state election infrastructure” intended largely to search for vulnerabilities in the security of the election systems.
Full Article: Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds - The New York Times.
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Iowa: Iowa will keep voter registration system for 2020 elections | Ryan J. Foley/Associated Press
Iowa’s 14-year-old voter registration system will live to see another presidential election. The Iowa Secretary of State’s office confirmed Thursday that a long-discussed plan to replace the I-Voters database will not be completed before the 2020 elections. Spokesman Kevin Hall said the office remains in the information-gathering phase of the project, which was formally launched more than a year ago. He said the state plans to solicit information from potential vendors soon and to later move forward with a bidding process. “This is a big project and we owe it to the voters of Iowa to build it responsibly with the future of elections and security in mind,” he said. The project is expected to cost $7 million and the office doesn’t yet have all that funding, he added. Russian hackers tried to infiltrate Iowa’s elections system in 2016 but were not successful. Current and former state officials say they have confidence in the security of the I-Voters system and that they’ve taken steps to prevent intrusions, including two-factor authentication and cybersecurity training for users in all of Iowa’s 99 counties. Built in 2005 and launched the next year, the system has been upgraded numerous times and contains data on Iowa’s roughly 2 million registered voters.
Full Article: Iowa will keep voter registration system for 2020 elections.
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Washington: State’s new voting system concerns county elections officials | Aaron Kunkler/Kent Reporter
County election officials are raising concerns about the new Washington state voting system ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election while state officials say they have confidence in it. The new voting system, VoteWA, is a $9.5 million program that came online last May and is meant to unify all 39 county voting systems in the state into a single entity. This will allow greater security and more easily facilitate same-day voter registration, said Washington’s Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who has advocated for the program. “I want people to know that our system is secure and that our counties are going to be ready for the August primary and the November general elections,” Wyman said. Several issues have made King County Elections officials less confident. The state shut down the old voting system on May 24 and spent several days transferring voter data to VoteWA. Following this, counties double-checked the new data with their previous voter records to ensure accuracy, which meant they were not able to register new voters in the system until June 9. In King County, this led to a backlog of 16,000 voters, said King County Elections director Julie Wise during a July 10 meeting of the county’s Regional Policy Committee. “There was a rush to get this system implemented, and it’s not ready to go,” Wise said. “I know that that’s concerning, and that it causes alarm for people, but I do want to say we are working diligently.”
Full Article: WA’s new voting system concerns county elections officials | Kent Reporter.
National: Who Will Clean Up America’s Voter Rolls? | Mark Hemingway/RealClearPolitics
Los Angeles County has too many voters. An estimated 1.6 million, according to the latest calculations – which is roughly the population of Philadelphia. That’s the difference between the number of people on the county’s voter rolls and the actual number of voting age residents. This means that L.A. is in violation of federal law, which seeks to limit fraud by requiring basic voter list maintenance to make sure that people who have died, moved, or are otherwise ineligible to vote aren’t still on the rolls. Los Angeles County has made only minimal efforts to clean up its voter rolls for decades. It began sending notices to those 1.6 million people last month to settle a lawsuit brought by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch. Los Angeles County may be California’s worst offender, but 10 of the state’s 58 counties also have registration rates exceeding 100% of the voting age population. In fact, the voter registration rate for the entire state of California is 101%. And the Golden State isn’t alone. Eight states, as well as the District of Columbia, have total voter registration tallies exceeding 100%, and in total, 38 states have counties where voter registration rates exceed 100%. Another state that stands out is Kentucky, where the voter registration rate in 48 of its 120 counties exceeded 100% last year. About 15% of America’s counties where there is reliable voter data – that is, over 400 counties out of 2,800 – have voter registration rates over 100%.
Full Article: Who Will Clean Up America's Voter Rolls? | RealClearPolitics.
Washington: ‘Not ready for prime time.’ Washington State election officials sound alarm over new voter registration system | Austin Jenkins/NW News Network
County election officials in Washington are warning that a new statewide voter registration database system is not ready for the state’s August 6 primary and could result in some voters getting incorrect ballots or no ballot at all. The concerns reached a crescendo on Tuesday at a work session of the Washington Senate’s State Government, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee. A panel of county auditors and election chiefs told members of the committee that the new VoteWA system is “not ready for prime time” and that they are proceeding with the primary election “on a hope and a prayer.” Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, a Republican, acknowledged that she decided to “go live” with phase one of the system over the objections of some county auditors, but defended that decision as necessary because of the age and security vulnerabilities of the old system. “If you want to know why I made the decision that I made, it was I was so worried and freaked out by my security team that said we cannot keep operating this system,” Wyman told the committee members.
Full Article: ‘Not ready for prime time.’ WA election officials sound alarm over new voter registration system | NW News Network.
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Surveying Earthquake Damage in Kathmandu
By nomichele
The earthquake, measuring 7.8 Richter, that hit Nepal on Saturday, April 25th, left behind death and destruction. The capital Katmandu was heavily damaged, leaving temples, stores and buildings reduced to rubble.
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Kathmandu,
Earthquake survivors pass by collapsed buildings in Kathmandu.
Three earthquake survivors (a women, man and child) sit amidst the rubble.
Neighborhood residents sleep, wash, and cook behind the buddhist Stupa.
Every square, yard and open space in Kathmandu is now a camp for survivors who lost their homes in the earthquake.
A man walks through Gangalal Marg, a busy path that connects the tourist area of Thamel with Basantapur and Durbar Square.
Surveying Earthquake Damage in Kathma...
Rubble and garbage from the earthquake litter the streets of Kathmandu.
Rubble from Durbar Square's temples.
Policemen remove dangerous pieces of the Maju Dega Temple's ruins.
Locals help salvage goods from a building deemed unsafe after an electrical fire. Power infrastructure was significantly damaged by the earthquake and locals now struggle to find electricity.
The rubble of Durbar Square's temples.
Locals walk through Kathmandu's ruins.
Locals collect souvenir bricks from Darahara tower's pieces.
The remains of the UNESCO-listed Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu.
It is unclear how many people were killed in the tower, one of the city's premier attractions for both locals and tourists.
Rubble and debris on street corner is Kathmandu.
Trucks collect debris and rubble from Durbar Square's temples. Many of the most important buildings and temples in Kathmandu were destroyed by the earthquake.
The entrance of Kakeshwar temple in Durbar Square ruined by the earthquake.
An old woman watches the Taleju Temple in Durbar Square, one of the few temples that did not collapsed during the earthquake.
A relief tent in Indra Chowk.
A man in a street in Kathmandu.
A woman stands behind a ruined building in Thamel, where shops, hotels and temples collapsed during the earthquake.
The remains of a shop in the tourist district of Thamel.
This picture shows the ground floor of a 6 floor building that is leaning on the neighboring building and could collapse at anytime.
The entire area is not safe, with many damaged and unstable buildings.
The building housing the tourist shop in Thamel leans on the neighboring building and could collapse at anytime.
The remains of a collapsed house in Kathmandu's Chhetrapati Chowk.
This building was severely damaged after the 1934 earthquake.
Luckily, the family that was living there during the 2015 earthquake evacuated as soon as the first tremor came and nobody was injured.
IS Abandons Deir Ez Zour Headquarters
Deir Ez Zour
By Abo-abd-alrahman
Deir Ez Zour, Syria
Video shows the abandoned headquarters of ISIS on al-Intilak st. in central Deir Ez Zour. The militants left the building, which was originally used by a consumer organization known as al-Qabban, for fear of them being targeted by Western air strikes. However, ISIS still has control over the city and their religious police drive around the area enforcing sharia law by monitoring dress codes, making sure shops are closed at prayer times, and enforcing a smoking ban, among other things. The video also shows a former research center also used by IS and now abandoned.
Shot List:
various shots show the consumer institution from the outside
various shots show the logo of the Islamic State on one of the walls of the organization's building
Footage of ISIS car (al-Hisba) making rounds in al-Takaya street, telling people how to commit to the Shari'a.
various shots show the research center from the outside
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By Alison Baskerville
A young Palestinian boy tips water over is head from the only water tap in a UN school. Following a warning from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) over 600 people have evacuated their homes from the north of Gaza and taken refuge in a UN School. Many left with limited supplies. With no sign of the crisis ending the school is now concerned that they will run out of water and supplies. "I don't know how much longer we will be able to go on in this situation." Commented Abdil Sawan, the UN representative within the school. Photo credit : Alison Baskerville
A young Palestinian boy helps with the laundry on a UN school now being used by over 600 people who have evacuated their homes from the north of Gaza.
Licensed to Alison Baskerville. 14/07/2014. Gaza. A young Palestinian boy helps with the laundry on a UN school now being used by over 600 people who have evacuated their homes from the north of Gaza. Many left with limited supplies. With no sign of the crisis ending the school is now concerned that they will run out of water and supplies. "I don't know how much longer we will be able to go on in this situation." Commented Abdil Sawan, the UN representative within the school. Photo credit : Alison Baskerville
Licensed to Alison Baskerville. 14/07/2014. Gaza. Following a warning from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) over 600 people have evacuated their homes from the north of Gaza and taken refuge in a UN School. Many left with limited supplies. With no sign of the crisis ending the school is now concerned that they will run out of water and supplies. "I don't know how much longer we will be able to go on in this situation." Commented Abdil Sawan, the UN representative within the school. Photo credit : Alison Baskerville
Licensed to Alison Baskerville. 14/07/2014. Gaza. "When I hold my daughter in my arms I forget the whole world." Comments Ablu Abu Hamillah (38) as she joins over 600 in a UN School within Gaza city. Many have fled the north left with limited supplies. With no sign of the crisis ending the school is now concerned that they will run out of water and supplies. "I don't know how much longer we will be able to go on in this situation." Commented Abdil Sawan, the UN representative within the school. Photo credit : Alison Baskerville
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Best Hilton Worldwide Hotels in Columbus, OH
Since Conrad Hilton bought his first Texas hotel in 1919, Hilton Worldwide has opened more than... READ MORE
Since Conrad Hilton bought his first Texas hotel in 1919, Hilton Worldwide has opened more than 5,300 hotels and resorts in 100-plus countries. Brands that fall under the Hilton umbrella – including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts and DoubleTree by Hilton – cater to luxury and business travelers, as they encompass everything from airport hotels to extended-stay suites. Customers who habitually hang their hats in Hilton hotels can sign up for the Hilton Honors rewards program to receive bonuses like free stays and complimentary dining. The following Hilton properties hold a place on our Best Hotels in the USA, Best Hotels in Europe, Best Hotels in Mexico and Best Hotels in Canada rankings lists.
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Hilton Columbus Downtown
0.8 miles to city center
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Recent visitors consistently described the Hilton Columbus Downtown as refreshingly modern with a courteous staff and an enviable location in Ohio's capital: This Hilton is situated right across the street from the Greater Columbus Convention Center, near the Arena District and less than a mile south of the North Market. Rooms feature 42-inch LCD TVs, spacious work desks and alarm clocks with MP3 connectivity. When you're not lounging in your accommodations, you can head to the indoor pool (a favorite of recent guests) or work up a sweat in the fitness center. Past visitors said they were pleasantly surprised by the modern amenities found in the gym. However, guests were less impressed with the extra fees for parking and in-room internet access. Some also noted the walls here were a bit thin, meaning you could hear anything and everything in the hallways. The Gallerie Bistro, on the other hand, receives praise for its improved menu and variety of offerings. Looking for a way to save some coin? Cash in your Hilton Honors points here for complimentary nights or rack them up for future stays.
12.7 miles to city center
Located across the street from the Polaris Mall in Columbus, Ohio, Hilton Columbus/Polaris offers convenient access to dozens of shopping, dining and entertainment options. What’s more, downtown Columbus, with its many attractions, is only another 13 miles away. Each of the property’s 252 guest rooms features a 55-inch flat-screen TV, a sitting area, a minifridge, a coffee maker, a large bathroom and complimentary Wi-Fi access. The hotel’s restaurant, Gemini Grille and Bar, serves American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. On-site, visitors receive access to an indoor pool, a fitness center, a spa, and a hotel shuttle that travels within a 5-mile radius. Recent guests love the spacious, oversized rooms and common areas, but agree that this Hilton is starting to show a bit of wear and tear from years of operating. Hilton Honors members will be pleased to know that they can earn and redeem points while staying here.
Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Airport
Just 1 mile from the John Glenn Columbus International Airport, the Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Airport is ideal for travelers who need to catch a flight. The Columbus hotel’s accommodations feature separate living and sleeping areas in each of the 198 two-room guest suites. Each room includes a minifridge, a microwave, a workstation and a flat-screen TV. Similar to most Embassy Suites properties, this hotel offers a complimentary made-to-order breakfast daily and a cocktail reception on some evenings, which many past visitors consider a highlight. For recreation, guests can access a 24-hour fitness center and an indoor pool, plus complimentary Wi-Fi access in all communal areas of the hotel (there’s a fee for Wi-Fi in the rooms). Since this is a Hilton property, Hilton Honors members can earn and redeem points during their stays.
Hilton Columbus at Easton
The Hilton Columbus at Easton is just about 10 miles northeast of downtown Columbus, but if you're interested in shopping, this hotel makes an excellent home base since it cozies up to the Easton Town Center open-air shopping district. Many recent guests praise the Hilton's clean, spacious guest rooms, equipped with 37-inch flat-screen TVs, coffee makers and sumptuous Serenity beds. This Hilton also earns kudos from previous visitors for its pool and fitness center. But what sets the property apart from its competitors is its convenient location, situated among retail and restaurants galore. If you prefer to dine in, you'll have access to the laid-back Easton Sports Club, Cappucino's cafe and the Dining Room, which recent patrons say features a sophisticated ambiance and an attentive wait staff. Those participating in the Hilton HHonors rewards program, may receive extra perks, like complimentary nights' stays, by choosing to stay here.
Hilton Garden Inn Columbus-University Area
Recent guests love that the Hilton Garden Inn Columbus-University Area sits near The Ohio State University and just a short drive from downtown Columbus, Ohio. This Hilton Garden Inn offers guests standard accommodations that come equipped with work desks, flat-screen TVs and premium channels. Breakfast and dinner are available daily at The Garden Grill, which serves up American favorites in a relaxed setting. Other on-site amenities include free Wi-Fi access, a business center, a fitness center, an indoor pool and complimentary shuttle service to select nearby destinations. Plus, guests will find themselves close to attractions like the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the many shops and restaurants of the Short North neighborhood. Keep in mind that Hilton Honors members can accrue or redeem points by choosing to stay here.
Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Airport
Accommodations at Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Airport come equipped with free Wi-Fi access, minifridges, microwaves, Keurig coffee makers and ergonomic workstations. On-site amenities include a business center, a fitness room and a pool. This Hilton also provides a complimentary business shuttle that travels within 5 miles of the property and shuttle service to John Glenn Columbus International Airport. For dining, the hotel offers breakfast and dinner at the Garden Grille & Bar, which serves casual American fare, while the Pavilion Pantry provides conveniences and sundry items. The hotel’s position off of major interstates offers easy access to shops, restaurants and museums in downtown Columbus, Ohio, as well as local corporations. Recent guests said the shuttles were convenient and punctual, and the noise level was low despite being near the airport. Other visitors complained that the breakfast selections were inadequate for the price. This property recognizes Hilton Honors rewards members.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbus/Airport
Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbus/Airport is primarily an extended stay hotel located off Interstate 670 near John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Recent guests appreciate that the property’s suites feature kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves and dishwashers. Accommodations also have wireless internet access and flat-screen TVs. Some suites have added perks like gas fireplaces or balconies. Amenities include a business center, a convenience store and a fitness center (all of which are open 24 hours a day) as well as an indoor swimming pool. The property provides complimentary breakfast, free self-parking and a free airport shuttle service. Evening socials occur Monday through Thursday and offer guests a chance to mingle over complimentary food and drinks. Some recent visitors report minor maintenance issues here. Because of ties between Homewood Suites and Hilton, members of the Hilton Honors program can use and earn points while staying here.
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Columbus Downtown
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Columbus Downtown is a 3 star hotel located at 50 S Front St in Columbus, OH. It has a 3.5 overall guest rating based on 1373 reviews.
Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus - Easton Area
Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus - Easton Area is a 2.5 star hotel located at 4150 Stelzer Rd in Columbus, OH. It has a 4.0 overall guest rating based on 778 reviews.
Hampton Inn Columbus - Airport
Hampton Inn Columbus - Airport is a 2.5 star hotel located at 4280 International Gtwy in Columbus, OH. It has a 4.0 overall guest rating based on 563 reviews.
Hampton Inn Columbus Interstate 70 East - Hamilton Road
Hampton Inn Columbus Interstate 70 East - Hamilton Road is a 2.5 star hotel located at 2093 South Hamilton Road in Columbus, OH. It has a 4.0 overall guest rating based on 420 reviews.
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Bernie Sanders Plots Another 2020 Presidential Bid
Bernie Sanders Is ‘Still Considering’ Running For President In 2020, Says Senator’s Ex-Campaign Manager
by Pablo MenaMay 30, 2018, 4:55 pmMay 30, 2018, 4:55 pmMay 30, 2018, 4:55 pmDaily Digest, Homepage Slider, News, News Feed >
Bernie Sanders has not ruled out another presidential run in 2020, the Vermont senator’s former campaign manager said Tuesday.
Bernie Sanders Still Weighing 2020 Presidential Run
In an interview on C-Span’s Washington Journal, Jeff Weaver — who led Sanders’ campaign in 2016 — stated the veteran Independent senator, who ran as a Democrat, is still weighing the possibility of running against President Donald Trump in 2020.
“When the time comes I think we’ll have an answer to that,” Weaver said. “But right now he’s still considering it.”
Earlier this month, 76-year-old Sanders announced he will run for re-election this year in the Senate for his third term.
WATCH: Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, says @SenSanders is “considering another run for the presidency” pic.twitter.com/VvGbDqfyTz
— Washington Journal (@cspanwj) May 29, 2018
A progressive liberal, Sanders — who has described himself as a “democratic socialist” — continues to galvanize millennials by pushing his agenda that includes proposals such as making public colleges and universities tuition-free and reforming the health-care system into a single-payer model. Sanders has frequently criticized Trump and his administration, as well as billionaires, big banks and other major financial institutions for exacerbating wealth and income inequality.
Sanders recently pledged to fight for workers at Disneyland and other resorts in California after reports surfaced that these employees are vastly underpaid.
We cannot forget that the people of Puerto Rico, who are American citizens, are still suffering from the devastation of Hurricane Maria and need our help. https://t.co/pq6qUgWWY6
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 30, 2018
You want to talk about what it means to be anti-wealth? Jeff Bezos capturing $133 billion in wealth while paying his workers starvation wages for backbreaking work is anti-wealth. pic.twitter.com/A2LoYBEMb7
According to the Washington Post, more Americans under the age of 30 voted for Sanders in the 2016 primaries than for Trump and Hillary Clinton combined.
Sanders is currently working on a book titled Where We Go From Here, which is expected to be released in the fall.
Warren Tells Off Sanders In Post-Debate Audio: ‘You Just Called Me A Liar On National TV’! [Video]
Warren Refuses Handshake From Sanders At Democratic Debate [Photos]
Sanders Denies He Told Warren He Didn’t Think A Woman Could Become President At Democratic Debate
Article by Pablo Mena
Writer for uPolitics.com. NY Giants and Rangers fan. Film and TV enthusiast (especially Harry Potter and The Office) and lover of foreign languages and cultures.
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World Equestrian Brands Returns as Title Sponsor f...
World Equestrian Brands Returns as Title Sponsor for USEA Rider of the Year Leaderboard
By Rebecca Lertora - USEA Staff
The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is happy to welcome back World Equestrian Brands as the Title Sponsor of the Rider of the Year Leaderboard. World Equestrian Brands has been a longtime sponsor and supporter of the USEA. This year’s Rider of the Year will receive an Equilibrium Therapy Massage Pad, generously provided by World Equestrian Brands. The prize will be awarded at the 2017 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention which takes place at the Westin Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, California, December 6-10, 2017. In addition, World Equestrian Brands will be a Contributing Level Sponsor of the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Team Championships providing prizes to the top three winning teams.
“World Equestrian Brands is thrilled to become a sponsor of the USEA 2018 Intercollegiate Eventing Team Championships,” said Robin Moore of World Equestrian Brands. “It is very encouraging to see the camaraderie, enthusiasm, and dedication of the teams, it’s great for the sport of eventing!”
“The USEA has been lucky to have the support of Robin Moore and her company World Equestrian Brands for a number of years” said USEA CEO Rob Burk. “Robin supports eventing and eventers equally and the products her company sells are among the best available for equine and equestrians. We are excited to see WEB expand their support to the up-and-coming Intercollegiate Program as well!”
About World Equestrian Brands
The mission at World Equestrian Brands is to provide world class, high performance equestrian products with hassle-free, personalized service backed by the experience of a team of riders. They use riders’ feedback and experienced customer service representatives to ensure that customers’ shopping experience is as high quality as they products they receive. For more information about World Equestrian Brands products, visit their website.
About the United States Eventing Association
The USEA is a non-profit 501 C (3), educational organization committed to providing eventing enthusiasts with a competitive level suited to their individual skills. By assisting and educating competitors, event organizers and officials; maintaining responsible safety standards; and registering qualified competitions and clinics, the USEA offers a strong and continuous training opportunity for an ever-expanding field of world-class competitors. Just as importantly, the USEA provides a means for all riders, regardless of age or ability, to experience the thrill of eventing. To learn more about the USEA, visit the website.
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Announcing the 2020 Intercollegiate Team Challenge Calendar The Leading Riders of Intercollegiate Announcing Return Sponsor Nutrena® Feeds as the Official Feed of the USEA Mid-Year Report from the Cal Poly SLO Eventing Team VIDEO: The Past, Present, and Future of Eventing Update from the Maryland Five-Star at Fair Hill University of Florida Eventing Team Gains Momentum USEA Forms New Collaboration with EQUITANA USA 2020 Thank You to the Sponsors of the 2019 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention! Board of Governors Meeting Closes Out the 2019 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention
Jan 19, 2020 Board of Governors
Meet the 2020 USEA Board of Governors
The 21 members of the USEA Board of Governors represent all the different factions of the U.S. eventing community, including professional riders, adult amateurs, owners, organizers, officials, veterinarians, and more. There is a president, one representative for each of the 10 USEA Areas, and the remaining 10 represent the demographics of the sport.
Jan 18, 2020 Profile
Horse Heroes: Flintstar
Sired by Zabalu and out of Croftlea Firequeen (by the well-known Irish Sport Horse sire Kingcroft Wicklow), the New Zealand Thoroughbred Flintstar was bred by Raewyn Price at Croftlea Stud in North Canterbury, New Zealand and born in 2000.
Jan 17, 2020 Eventing News
In Memoriam: Steve Blauner
The USEA is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Steve Blauner, a valued USET Foundation trustee and longtime owner for U.S. Eventing Team High Performance Athletes Boyd Martin and Doug Payne.
Featured Clinician: Sara Gumbiner
To all of the enthusiastic equestrians out there, five-star eventer Sara Gumbiner says, “dream even bigger.” Aboard her longtime partner Polaris (Brandenburg’s Windstar x North River Lady), Gumbiner has transitioned from daring young rider to bold international competitor. Fueled by hard work, a great support system, and a knack for ending up exactly where she should, Gumbiner went from competing in her first recognized event to her first Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5* in just eight years.
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UTC Aerospace Systems Awarded Study Contract For Integrating MS-177 Sensor with the USAF Distributed Common Ground System
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), announced the award of a study contract to complete the integration of its MS-177 sensor system into the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). Awarded by Lockheed Martin, the contract will support the USAF and provide the next generation image processing, command and control and situational awareness tools for combat operations.
UTC Aerospace Systems is focused on delivering an open-architecture solution to the USAF DCGS modernization effort, and reducing long-term sustainment costs by utilizing the new agile process for acquisition and delivery of critical capabilities.
"This contract is an inter-dependent effort with our Global Hawk MS-177 program that will provide DCGS operators and analysts with very similar capabilities to those employed by the the U2's Senior Year Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System (SYERS) mission operatives," said Kevin Raftery, vice president, UTC Aerospace Systems.
The MS-177 product line is the next-generation in intelligence gathering and imaging technology, with origins in the USAF SYERS system currently flown on the U-2S platform.
The benefits of the MS-177 sensor are found in its new wide area field of view and higher resolution imaging performance, which gives it the ability to collect on greater than six-times more area of coverage per hour. It also provides motion imagery modality that adds on-target persistence throughout the field of regard, providing both combat identification and tracking information of moving targets. These technological advances will contribute to a more detailed and accurate Common Operating Picture for the USAF's DCGS.
UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense industries. UTC Aerospace Systems supports a global customer base, with significant worldwide manufacturing and customer service facilities.
United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit the website at www.utc.com or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.
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Do you know? It Rains Solid Diamonds in Uranus and Neptune
by ViralCocktail News August 26, 2017, 11:29 am 247 Views
The Universe is even more mysterious and fantastic than we think. You will be shocked to know that it rains Diamond on planets Uranus and Neptune. Shocked? Well,You should be.
Scientists have forecast rain storms of solid diamonds. The gems form in the hydrocarbon-rich oceans of Uranus and Neptune. Scientists have speculated that the extreme pressures in this region might split those molecules into atoms of hydrogen and carbon. The latter will later crystallize to form diamonds.
However, it is not proven that it really works. “Previously, researchers could only assume that the diamonds had formed,” lead author Dominik Kraus, Physicist at the Helmholtz Dresden-Rossendorf research center in Germany, told. “When I saw the results of this latest experiment, it was one of the best moments of my scientific career.”
Neptune and Uranus are 17 and 15 times the mass of Earth, respectively. Their oceans are crushed by pressures, million times more intense than the air pressure at Earth’s sea level.
To match this absurd intensity, Kraus and his colleagues used two types of laser, one optical and one X-ray. This will be for producing shock waves. Then these waves were driven through a block of polystyrene, a plastic type consisting hydrogen and carbon, similar to Uranus and Neptune’s oceans.
“The first smaller, slower wave is overtaken by another stronger second wave,” Kraus explained. The combination of the two waves squeezed the plastic to 150 gigapascals of pressure(more than the Earth’s mantle). And heated it to more than 8,500 degrees. At that moment, the diamonds began to form.
‘Diamonds produced are only a nanometer in length, and the process lasted only a fraction of second.’ However, it is believed by Kraus that the Diamonds of the rain storms in Uranus and Neptune will be bigger in size and will last longer as well.
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To finish off its 15-year anniversary campaign with a bang, VISIONAPARTMENTS celebrated its much-anticipated corporate event this past Saturday, 17 January at Club Aura in downtown Zurich. Some 350 guests – including many clients, business partners, employees, and members of the media – took the company up on its invitation and were treated to quite an evening. They enjoyed a laid-back atmosphere and numerous highlights, including live performances by SEVEN and Snap!
Accompanying those in attendance through the evening's entertainment with no shortage of charm were actress Melanie Winiger and Anja Graf, founder and CEO of VISIONAPARTMENTS. The event began with a discussion round that provided quality insights into the company's history. The participants – Markus Egloff, Graf's initial contact at Credit Suisse, which provided her with her first financing opportunities; Branka Djordjevic, the company's first employee; Jo Layton, an insider in the serviced apartments industry; and Sabrina Kaiser, publisher of ZURICH DELUXE magazine (the anniversary campaign's official media partner) – offered exciting glimpses from behind the scenes, including several that were worth a good laugh.
The aforementioned SEVEN, meanwhile, dedicated his concert to the seven VISIONAPARTMENTS destinations with plenty of funk. For the very first time in a live setting, he and his band played a number of tracks from his new album, which is due out this spring. At that point, it was hard to find anyone still sitting!
The next highlight on the agenda arrived at nine o'clock in the form of the VISIONAPARTMENTS Talent Show, which gave the guests the chance to rock the stage themselves – and they did not disappoint. Singers Elodie Graf and Lagioia Rogantini, dance performers Chris Gee and the troupe Mosaïque Oriental Dancers, and didgeridoo player Martin Tsicane each left the star-studded jury of Zoe Torinesi, DJ Sanja, Clifford Lilley, and Franco Marvulli with goosebumps. Tasked with determining the evening's big winner, the audience ultimately settled on the performance of Christina Aguilera's "Tough Lover" turned in by Rogantini, who can now look forward to a VISIONAPARTMENTS weekend in Berlin.
Those in attendance also had tremendous fun with the activities that took place in the club's foyer, particularly with the selfie machine, the live painting session with artist Courtney Forbes, and the readings offered by two tarot mystics. A full range of gourmet delicacies – including wines and other specialities from VISIONAPARTMENTS' seven destinations – served as the perfect complement to the festivities.
At 11 o'clock, DJ Sanja, resident DJ JSebK, and G-Sax took command of the Club Aura sound system and soon had dancefloor space at a premium. When Snap took the stage just after midnight with worldwide hits like "Rhythm Is a Dancer" and "The Power" in tow, the crowd's inhibitions were officially out the window. The dancing and revelry then continued through the early hours of the morning.
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What’s In A Translation?
by Nick Fox
Every year when I read the Iliad with my students, I pick up a new translation. I laugh out loud with delight when I read fresh characterizations of old characters. Odysseus described as a complicated man or Agamemnon as a drunkard. I never thought of that before, but, yeah, it fits! Also, I love it when ancient heroes or villains shout contemporary phrases. “You’re both whining,” says Nestor to Agamemnon and Achilles. Did ancient Greeks whine? Of course they did. Then of course I love comparing translations and seeing how translators grasp the tragedy of the poem.
This year I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation and immediately loved it. Mitchell satiated my desire for a story that I already knew, but tells it with new energy. His text goes primarily for speed with the contemporary, 21st century English reader in mind. He simplifies the sentence structure and shortens many of the long-winded phrases. ‘Extra words’ are even cut out in order to make the poem flow. For example, Mitchell’s translation doesn’t contain any of the famous epithets for heroes or gods. So you won’t read “swift-footed Achilles” or “ox-eyed Hera” in his translation. Also, he takes out the patronymics (“Agamemnon, son of Atreus”) and even some of the familiar adjectival phrases, such as “flashing-helmeted Hector” and “single-hoofed horses.” According to Mitchell, the “extra words” get in the way of the flow of the poem and the reader knows who the characters are without these descriptors. It works. I didn’t miss these details. His translation is a remixed Iliad set in cut time.
On top of the tempo up-tick, Mitchell also includes helpful details that clear up particular characters’ internal motivations. For example, after Patroklos dies trying to storm Troy by himself, Achilles sits by his ship, ignorant of the death. Here is Richmond Lattimore’s translation:
[Achilles] had not thought that Patroklos would storm the city without himself, nor with himself either; for often he had word from his mother, not known to mortals.
(Lattimore 17:406-408)
That phrase “nor with himself either” is hard to figure out. Also, what word from his mother does Achilles have? That neither Patroklos or Achilles will storm Troy? Did Achilles assume that he and Patroklos would not storm Troy because they would have returned home? Is this another tragic layer of Achilles’ attempt to control Fate? In Lattimore’s translation, we’re not exactly sure what Achilles knows. Here is how Mitchell translates the passage:
[Achilles] never expected that Patroclus would try to storm the city without him, or with him either, since many times he had heard his mother say that according to Zeus’s plan Patroclus would never take part in Ilion’s fall.
(Mitchell 17:402-406)
Mitchell gives the reader an extra clause showing that Achilles knew that Patroclus would not help take Troy. Perhaps Achilles thought this was because Patroclus would be home, away from the carnage. No matter what Achilles thought, he does not give Patroklos this very important piece of information, and Achilles is blind to the role he plays in his dear friend’s death. In the end, this is what makes all the difference for Achilles.
Although I appreciate the improvements to the flow of the poem and character psychology, I noticed other details that challenged what I see as some of the crucial aspects of the poem, such as the tragedy of death during war. More specifically, the tragedy is intensified by the inescapable finality of death and how Achilles deals with that finality. Mortality and the finality of death are center stage for the humans in the Iliad. To wish anything else – reincarnation or a positive afterlife – takes away from the tragedy of the characters in the Iliad. When Andromache mourns Hector’s death she recognizes that there is no more hope. “My husband, you died so young and left me behind, a widow, with our beloved child just a baby, and I doubt that he will ever become a man. Before that, Troy will be plundered and burned, because now you are dead, the one man who could have saved us” (Mitchell 24:715-722). The problem is not only that Hector chose to fight outside of the gates, but also now that he is dead, he can do nothing to help his family or city. Death is final.
In the Iliad, a hero can no longer help those they love by dying. Achilles understands this, but his problem is the reverse of Hector’s. Whereas Hector can no longer protect his city and living family, Achilles, while he is still alive, can no longer protect or do anything for his dead friend. Now that Patroklos is dead, Achilles has lost the opportunity to help Patroklos. Again, death is final. No more action allowed. On the fields of Troy, you don’t get a second shot to help out loved ones once they die. All you can do is bury them and mourn the loss.
Mitchell’s translation obscures this aspect of the story. In doing so, he lightens some of the moral and tragic impact of Achilles’ resulting grief from failing to protect his friend on the battlefield. In the story, Achilles mourns the death of Patroklos and holds off on burying Patroklos’s body until he completes a list of grisly deeds, such as sacrificing twelve living Trojans, killing Hector, and disgracing his body. (The gods, in one of their few noble actions, don’t let the physical mutilation happen to Hector, no matter how hard Achilles tries to desecrate the body.) Achilles puts off the burial of Patroklos, and Achilles sleeplessly lays next to his dead friend’s unburied body at night. Eventually, Patroklos’ spirit visits Achilles to ask for a burial. Achilles assents and then asks Patroklos to stand next to him so they can mourn together. Here is how Lattimore translates the scene:
“So he spoke, and with his own arms reached for [Patroklos’ spirit], but could not take him, but the spirit went underground, like vapor, with a thin cry, and Achilleus started to awake, staring, and drove his hands together, and spoke, and his words were sorrowful: ‘Oh, wonder! Even in the house of Hades there is left something, a soul and an image, but there is no real heart left in it’” (23:100-104).
To me this passage deepens the sting of the finality of death. Sure there is a spirit that can visit the living, but that visitation brings no comfort or resolve to the living. In fact, the visit actually just exacerbates Achilles’ own suffering and feeling of loss. Again, I feel this is key in order to experience the sad finality of death that is on display in the Iliad and Lattimore captures it poignantly in this passage. Achilles initially has some hope, but that hope quickly disappears – just like Patroklos’ ghost – as soon as Achilles tries to grab on to it.
Here is how Mitchell deals with the scene:
He reached out but could not touch [Patroklos’ spirit]. The spirit vanished like smoke and flew underground, squeaking. At this Achilles awoke from his sleep in astonishment and cried out, “So something exists then, even after we die!”
(23:98-101)
The line that is omitted (“but there’s no heart in it”) makes all the difference in my mind. What is life after death without heart? Nothing. Mitchell has Achilles exclaim, arguably hopefully, that “something exists!” Unfortunately, that seemingly positive exclamation and realization is not in any way followed up or built upon in the rest of the poem. Maybe one could read Mitchell’s exclamation of Achilles as a delusional hope of a strong man broken by his sorrow. Perhaps. But to me, Achilles soberly accepts the finality of death at the end of the story. When he gives Hector’s body back to Priam he doesn’t say, “Don’t worry old man, something exists!” Instead, Achilles tells the old man to eat, because that’s what the living do. We can’t do anything once we’re dead. The sad finality of death in the Iliad is a tragic pillar of the poem. There’s the rub about fresh translations — they may bring new life and energy, but something essential might be left out. Mitchell’s translation has the flow and speed that will attract a contemporary reader, but in Achilles’ words, there’s no heart in it.
Every fall I read the first stanza of the Iliad out loud to my students: “Sing, Goddess, the Anger of Peleus’ son Achilles / and its devastation…” (Iliad I:1-2). I ask them what the poem is about and eventually someone states the obvious: Achilles’ anger. Then I ask how the poem ends. Someone says with a horse. He’s wrong. In fact, most the memorable cultural highlights from the Trojan war—the abduction of Helen, the Trojan Horse, the Death of Achilles—never show up in the Iliad. Even more discouraging, no glorious gains. King Arthur gets Camelot, Beowulf saves Heorot hall, Aeneas gets Rome. What does Achilles get? He gets angry, mourns his dead friend, and then brutally kills a lot of Trojans. As far as a war story goes, the Iliad is a killjoy.
What makes the Iliad a great war epic then? Why is it folklore that Alexander the Great, one of the greatest military conquerors of the Western world, slept with the Iliad (in scroll form, mind you) under his pillow so that he might fight as the reincarnation of Achilles? Why is Achilles remembered as the great warrior who won glory at Troy? To me, the gainless brutality and relentless sorrow written about in the Iliad doesn’t reaffirm the glory gained in war but squashes it. And this is, as far as I can tell, what we get from the first great war epic: the demystification of the glories of war and the tragic delusion of Force.
In her famous essay “The Iliad, or, The Poem of Force,” Simone Weil says the true hero of the Iliad is Force. By Force she means, “It is the x that turns anybody who is subject to it, into a thing…Somebody was here, now nobody is here at all.” The Force on display in the Iliad is not the mechanized and industrialized warfare we know. Instead, it is spears and swords ripping and puncturing flesh, vividly. Here is an example:
Hippolochos sprang away, but Agamemnon killed him dismounted,
cutting away his arms with a sword-stroke, free of the shoulder,
and sent him spinning, like a log, down the battle.
(Iliad XI: 145-147)
The Iliad is chock-full of gruesome descriptions of bronze cutting limbs and shattering bone. This stuff may just be an example of something like a Tarantino e.g. Kill Bill or Django fascination with graphic human carnage. Or a Mel Gibson war movie interested in giving the most brutal war examples on record. Gahw! Look at all that blood! In some ways, I think Homer is interested in the gruesome spectacle of Bronze Age combat. But, unlike Tarantino and Gibson, Homeric death scenes are especially visceral for the audience because the warrior getting gutted is a man with a name, a lineage, and a history. He’s not just an anonymous human body -or whole group of bodies- exhibited to bleed and die. There are no anonymous deaths in the Iliad. Every death is particular. Although the individual warriors may reduce each other to objects, Homer refuses. Here he tells of a pair of brothers, one of whom will shortly die.
There was a man of the Trojans, Dares, blameless and bountiful,
a priest consecrated to Hephaistos, and he had two sons,
Phegus and Idaios, well skilled both in fighting.
These two breaking from the ranks of the others charged against Diomedes.
(Iliad V: 9-12)
These young men enter under the contract of Force, and Phegus dies in the dust only a few lines after we learn who he is. Someone has become nothing. Although the Force of combat destroys young men, Homer resists the Force by reminding us of a man’s identity before he is slain. Still, Force in war takes individuals and turns them into dust. There is only death, and this is most clearly seen in the waring rage of Achilles, the incarnation of war.
Achilles is the ultimate weapon. As one of my students said, he is like a nuclear weapon released on the Trojans. He kills without pity or discrimination. Here is Homer’s description:
As inhuman fire sweeps on in fury through the deep angles
of a drywood mountain and sets ablaze the depth of the timber
and the blustering wind lashes the flame along, so Achilles
swept everywhere with his spear like something more than a mortal
harrying them as they died, and the black earth ran blood.
(XX: 490-494)
As you read about Achilles’ exploits, you can hear Oppenheimer saying, “I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” As an incarnation of war, Achilles demands ultimate, sweeping annihilation. Three chapters of killing culminate in the death of Hector, the prince and protector of Troy. Achilles attaches Hector’s limp body to the back of his chariot and drags the body around the walls of Troy for his family to witness.
A cloud of dust rose where Hektor was dragged, his dark hair was falling
about him, and all that head that was once so handsome was tumbled
in the dust; since by this time Zeus had given him over
to his enemies, to be defiled in the land of his fathers.
So all his head was dragged in the dust; and now his mother
tore out her hair…and his father beloved groaned pitifully.
(XXII 401-407)
This iconic disgracing of Hektor’s body intentionally furthers the sorrow of Hector’s surviving family members. It does little for Achilles. After all the Force Achilles brings against the Trojans, he is still angry. This destruction has brought him no respite, and he cannot fill the void in his heart that was caused by the death of his friend, Patroklos. As Weil writes: “Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it, or thinks he does, as it is to its victims: the second it crushes, the first it intoxicates.” Achilles subjugates a slew of Trojans to the equation of Force, and in doing so he loses all sense of pity for other human beings. Ironically, pity turns out to be the one thing Homer thinks can lessen a small portion of Achilles’ suffering.
Achilles keeping Hector’s corpse. Tondo from an Attic red-figured cup, ca. 490–480 BC. Louvre.
This is the truth that Achilles swallows at the end of the poem. Force only brings more sorrow, and this does nothing to quell his own sorrow. Force exacerbates sorrow and can never end it. The Iliad is not an anti-war story as we might conceive it with a clear moral lesson about the sorrows of war. I don’t think Homer thought he could end war, just like he couldn’t stop floods or forest fires. But, by putting violence and sorrow on display in the way Homer does, he saps war of its glorious claim and forces the reader of the poem to witness a mother and father in despair.
Life in war is suffering, Achilles tells Priam at the end of the poem. Weil, in a terrible historical predicament herself (born Jewish, she is living in Nazi occupied France) also echoes Achilles’ sad realization. “Perhaps all men, by the very act of being born, are destined to suffer violence; yet this is a truth to which circumstance shuts men’s eyes. The strong are never absolutely strong and the weak are never absolutely weak, but neither is aware of this. They have in common a refusal to believe that they belong to the same species.” Perhaps humans can’t end violence, but they can transcend the dictates of Force and be godlike in lessening this sorrow. This is the change Achilles bears witness to at the end of the poem. When Priam enters Achilles’ tent to ask for Hector’s body back, Priam grabs Achilles’ knees and begins his plea:
Achilles like the gods, remember your father, one who
is of years like mine, and on the door-sill of sorrowful old age…
(XXIV: 486-7)
Confronted by Priam, Achilles then sees his own lonely father in Priam’s face, and returns the body of Hector to the Trojans. Achilles forgives his enemy and discovers pity.
The more I read the Iliad, the more I am convinced that the poem does not glorify war in any meaningful way. Instead, the poem exposes us to gratuitous pain, destruction, and suffering. The poem is not epically cool; it is epically sad. In this, the Iliad sets a precedent by telling a war story with all the gore but no glory. Instead, it points out the sadness and vanity of the endeavor. This precedent of overwhelming sadness continues in many of the other great war novels of Western literature. Books like Red Badge of Courage, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Things They Carried, are common in our high schools and challenge the idea of glory in war. Glory and military virtue are not the main subject of many of the war novels we, as a culture (or at least high school teachers), consider great. Is a great war novel primarily an anti-war book then? Not necessarily . For me, what makes the Iliad as an war-epic is that it can help us rediscover, or even reimagine, a part of our humanity. This is what we see in Achilles at the end of the poem.
Achilles learns through his own sadness how to become a human that extends pity even to his enemy. In doing so, he rejects his god-given power that subjugates those weaker than him to Force. I see this as heroic. Achilles shows moral imagination by going beyond the glory of his warrior culture, relieving the sorrows of war, rather than exacerbating them. By the end, Achilles understands the limits of Force and moves beyond those limits by practicing an empathetic kindness toward his enemy, Priam. Achilles only understands the limits and delusions of Force by living them out. Perhaps only a powerful man like Achilles can show us this because he has the full control of Force at his fingertips. In the end, Homer has Achilles use his power to heal a wound he created, and in doing so, he shows us what is meaningful about being part of the human species.
Nick Fox teaches Ancient Greek Literature and Philosophy as well as Studio Art. He also serves in the Army Reserves and teaches Military History at the University of Minnesota. He lives across the street from a beautiful graveyard in Minneapolis with his wife and daughter and son.
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Thank you so much for this insightful reflection on the Iliad and how it has been brought into our culture. My Latin professor often reminds me, as you have pointed out, that translating and translating poetry in particular is more philosophic than procedural. However, I wonder if (and sometimes worry that) every translation is just a completely new poem (and rarely as good as one it is imitating in concept, form, plot, et cetera). But, your reflection presents translations as indirect commentaries of the original that aid and enhance the original regardless of where they fall in their degrees of interpretation and literary accuracy. Horace in the Ars Poetica says that poetry should both instruct and delight. It seems that translations not only instruct and delight on a primary level of telling a human story but secondarily as well, telling the story of how the human story continues to be told. Perhaps even if the translation is less instructing and delightful than the original, the added dimension of the translators wrestle with the text adds new lessons and joys.
Thanks for this, Nick. I’m still thinking I want to read the Mitchell for grins.
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Co-ordination chemistry and molecular mechanics study of the magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexes of trisubstituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives
Jurriaan Huskens, A. Dean Sherry
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The affinities of 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxyalkyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives for MgII and CaII were found to differ greatly. Whereas 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)- (L1), 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)- (L2) and the unsymmetrical 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivative L3b barely discriminated between MgII and CaII, the symmetrical isomer L3a was more than 500 times more selective for MgII than for CaII. Similar selectivity differences were observed between the diastereomers of 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)- (L4) and 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxydodecyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (L5). These selectivities were related to the structure of the magnesium complexes as shown by molecular mechanics (MMX) calculations. Only those ligands favoring the formation of a magnesium complex with a large twist angle between the planes of co-ordinating oxygens and ring nitrogens resulting in a small, tight cavity showed a large preference for MgII over CaII. The MMX calculations predicted large twist angle structures for phosphinate derivatives, and for a phosphonate monoester derivative, and these ligands were found to have a high selectivity for MgII. Similarly, the calculated preference for the smaller twist angle correctly predicted the lack of MgII/CaII selectivity for acetate and amide derivatives and for a phosphonate diester derivative. Equilibration of the complexes of the ligands in the presence of both MgII and CaII was slow, as shown for example by kd,0 = 2.1 × 10-4 s-1 for CaL3a. These dissociation rates were a factor of 100 times larger at the boundary of a two-phase (water-chloroform) system.
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Huskens, J., & Sherry, A. D. (1998). Co-ordination chemistry and molecular mechanics study of the magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexes of trisubstituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives. Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, (1), 177-184.
Co-ordination chemistry and molecular mechanics study of the magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexes of trisubstituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives. / Huskens, Jurriaan; Sherry, A. Dean.
In: Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, No. 1, 07.01.1998, p. 177-184.
Huskens, J & Sherry, AD 1998, 'Co-ordination chemistry and molecular mechanics study of the magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexes of trisubstituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, no. 1, pp. 177-184.
Huskens J, Sherry AD. Co-ordination chemistry and molecular mechanics study of the magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexes of trisubstituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives. Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions. 1998 Jan 7;(1):177-184.
Huskens, Jurriaan ; Sherry, A. Dean. / Co-ordination chemistry and molecular mechanics study of the magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexes of trisubstituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives. In: Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions. 1998 ; No. 1. pp. 177-184.
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AU - Huskens, Jurriaan
AU - Sherry, A. Dean
N2 - The affinities of 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxyalkyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives for MgII and CaII were found to differ greatly. Whereas 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)- (L1), 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)- (L2) and the unsymmetrical 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivative L3b barely discriminated between MgII and CaII, the symmetrical isomer L3a was more than 500 times more selective for MgII than for CaII. Similar selectivity differences were observed between the diastereomers of 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)- (L4) and 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxydodecyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (L5). These selectivities were related to the structure of the magnesium complexes as shown by molecular mechanics (MMX) calculations. Only those ligands favoring the formation of a magnesium complex with a large twist angle between the planes of co-ordinating oxygens and ring nitrogens resulting in a small, tight cavity showed a large preference for MgII over CaII. The MMX calculations predicted large twist angle structures for phosphinate derivatives, and for a phosphonate monoester derivative, and these ligands were found to have a high selectivity for MgII. Similarly, the calculated preference for the smaller twist angle correctly predicted the lack of MgII/CaII selectivity for acetate and amide derivatives and for a phosphonate diester derivative. Equilibration of the complexes of the ligands in the presence of both MgII and CaII was slow, as shown for example by kd,0 = 2.1 × 10-4 s-1 for CaL3a. These dissociation rates were a factor of 100 times larger at the boundary of a two-phase (water-chloroform) system.
AB - The affinities of 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxyalkyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives for MgII and CaII were found to differ greatly. Whereas 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)- (L1), 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)- (L2) and the unsymmetrical 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivative L3b barely discriminated between MgII and CaII, the symmetrical isomer L3a was more than 500 times more selective for MgII than for CaII. Similar selectivity differences were observed between the diastereomers of 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)- (L4) and 1,4,7-tris(2-hydroxydodecyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (L5). These selectivities were related to the structure of the magnesium complexes as shown by molecular mechanics (MMX) calculations. Only those ligands favoring the formation of a magnesium complex with a large twist angle between the planes of co-ordinating oxygens and ring nitrogens resulting in a small, tight cavity showed a large preference for MgII over CaII. The MMX calculations predicted large twist angle structures for phosphinate derivatives, and for a phosphonate monoester derivative, and these ligands were found to have a high selectivity for MgII. Similarly, the calculated preference for the smaller twist angle correctly predicted the lack of MgII/CaII selectivity for acetate and amide derivatives and for a phosphonate diester derivative. Equilibration of the complexes of the ligands in the presence of both MgII and CaII was slow, as shown for example by kd,0 = 2.1 × 10-4 s-1 for CaL3a. These dissociation rates were a factor of 100 times larger at the boundary of a two-phase (water-chloroform) system.
JO - Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions
JF - Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions
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Joseph J. ZilberSchool of Public Health
MPH Biostatistics
MPH Community & Behavioral Health Promotion
MPH Environmental Health Sciences
MPH Epidemiology
MPH Public Health Policy & Administration
PhD in Environmental Health Sciences
PhD in Epidemiology
PhD in Public Health: Biostatistics Concentration
PhD in Public Health: Community & Behavioral Health Promotion Concentration
MS Biostatistics
BS in Public Health
Interprofessional Graduate Certificate in Public and Population Health
Coordinated Programs
Master’s in Public Health / Master’s in Social Work
Community & Behavioral Health Promotion
Public Health Policy & Administration
Affiliated and Adjunct Faculty
CEPH Accreditation
Mission, Values, & Goals
About Joseph J. Zilber
Public Health Policy & Administration (PHPA) faculty include: D. Phuong (Phoenix) Do, Mustafa Hussein, Linnea Laestadius, and Yang Wang. Current PHPA research explores the role of policy in influencing population health, as well as the drivers for policy development. This multidisciplinary program includes research on tobacco control, neighborhood context, residential racial and economic segregation, health services and healthcare among immigrants and vulnerable populations, the social determinants of health inequities, and the health impacts of socioeconomic policies. Learn more about selected research projects by PHPA faculty:
Examining use of e-health services across immigration status in the United States
Yang Wang
Electronic health (e-health) services have become critical to health care provision as information technologies influence and shape how physicians practice and communicate with patients. Those services can reduce indirect costs associated with seeking care meanwhile improve access and clinical outcomes. Little research has examined differences in utilizing e-health services across immigration status nationwide. In this study, we categorize into three groups including US native, naturalized citizen, and noncitizen, based on their citizenship and place of birth. Our outcome variable of interest is if they had any e-health services during the past 12 months. Univariate analyses characterizes the trend of using e-health services by immigrant status over the study period. Multivariate logistic regression models examines the association between immigration status and the likelihood of using e-health services, controlling for demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and health status. We also examine the impact of acculturation on the use of e-health services among immigrants.
Living wage policies and health inequalities
Mustafa Hussein
Many cities in the US enacted living wage policies in the 1990s, thanks to unrelenting community-organizing efforts and labor market activism across urban communities. These policies aimed to lift low-wage workers out of poverty, by often indexing the minimum wage floors in those jurisdictions to the federal poverty level. The economic effects of these policies appear to be sizable, despite limited coverage in the target population. Little is known, however, about the impact of these policies on health or health inequalities. This work uses quasi-experimental methods to derive estimates of the effects of living wage policies on inequalities in mental and physical health, as well as access to healthcare, by race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic position.
The Affordable Care Act and changes in healthcare utilization and financial protection among vulnerable populations
The Affordable Care Act extended health insurance coverage to millions of low-income Americans, who bear not only a disproportionate share of disease burden but also more catastrophic economic consequences of illness. Focusing on low-income and minority populations, this work examines the extent to which implementation of the ACA, and subsequent coverage and payment policy changes, has affected their levels of unmet healthcare needs, access to preventive care, and the financial burden of medical care utilization.
A marginal structural modeling strategy investigating short and long-term exposure to neighborhood poverty on BMI among U.S. black and white adults
D. Phuong (Phoenix) Do, Cheng Zheng
Estimating the causal impact of neighborhood effects from observational data has proven to be a challenge. Omission of relevant factors may lead to overestimating the effects of neighborhoods on health while inclusion of time-varying confounders that may also be mediators (e.g., income, labor force status) may lead to underestimation. Because policy inferences and anticipated impacts of interventions rely on estimates of causal versus associational connections, addressing these sources of bias are important to make appropriate policy recommendations. Using longitudinal data from the 1999 to 2013 years of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this study investigates the link between neighborhood poverty and body weight. We address the issue of possible downward bias due to adjusting for mediating factors by employing a marginal structural modeling strategy, which appropriately adjusts for simultaneous mediating and confounding factors. We then compare conventional naïve estimates to those recovered from marginal structural modeling. To address the issue of possible upward bias due to omitted variables, we conduct a sensitivity analysis to assess the robustness of results against unobserved confounding.
State and local agency responses to community health concerns associated with industrial farm animal production
Jillian Parry Fry, Linnea Laestadius, Clare Grehis, Keeve Nachman, Roni Neff
Large-scale industrial farm animal production (IFAP) operations have been associated with a number of health concerns for individuals residing near facilities. This study sought to examine the ways in which state and local agencies respond to and prevent community-driven health concerns associated with IFAP facilities. An initial manuscript focused on state and county health department responses was published in PLOS ONE in 2013. A follow up manuscript examining state departments of agriculture and facility permitting agencies is currently under review.
The Ties that Bind: Investigating the interconnections between metropolitan segregation, neighborhood context, and racial/ethnic health disparities
D. Phuong (Phoenix) Do, Reanne Frank, John Iceland
Though neighborhood conditions, such as poverty and disorder, are thought to be the primary means through which segregation affects health, we know very little about how segregation and neighborhoods interact together to influence the health. Are the effects of metropolitan segregation conditioned on neighborhood factors or are the effects uniform across all neighborhood types? Do the effects of neighborhood-level (local) segregation on health differ from the effects of metropolitan- level (metro) segregation? Using data from the National Health Interview Survey, this study comprehensively examines the interconnections between metropolitan segregation, neighborhood context, and individual health. We utilize spatial measures of metro and local segregation, account for neighborhood conditions, and apply three-level hierarchal models to asses how contextual factors at different levels interact to affect the health of blacks, Hispanics, and whites in the U.S. This fundamental determinants perspective underscores the potentially immense impact of housing policies, urban design, and the spatial allocation of resources and risk exposures to combat the root cause of racial/ethnic health disparities in the U.S.
Associations of neighborhood segregation with BMI and obesity in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
D. Phuong (Phoenix) Do, Ana Diez Roux, Kiarri Kershaw, Mahasin Mujahid, Mercedes Carnethon
Racial/ethnic differences in obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., are only partially accounted for by individual-level socioeconomic status, suggesting that examination of the causes and correlates of overweight and obesity ought to include other factors patterned by race and ethnicity, including various features of the environments in which groups live. Using the longitudinal data from the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), this study investigates the association between local spatial measures of segregation and BMI and whether these associations differ between blacks, Hispanics, and whites. We also investigate whether specific physical and social features of neighborhoods (e.g., social cohesion, safety, food access) explain any associations found. Three- level hierarchal models with repeated measures nested within persons nested within neighborhoods are applied across multiple MESA sites, providing a detailed and comparative analysis of the relationship between local segregation and BMI across multiple cities in the U.S.
The political economy of healthcare systems and health inequalities
In modern democracies, society’s negotiated preferences between market-based solutions and egalitarian commitments have translated to institutional arrangements with varying degrees of public and private control. The healthcare system, as an institution, is one place where these tensions have palpable presence and rather direct consequences, especially for vulnerable groups in the population. On one end, this work considers the impact of societal values and attitudes, and how effectively they are translated, through democratic processes, into structural health-system policies. On the other end, the impact of the emerging structure of the healthcare system on health outcomes among disadvantaged populations is considered. While these analyses use data from developed countries, findings could have implications for the development and strengthening of health systems in low- and middle-income countries.
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Binge by Tyler Oakley – Book Review
20 October, 2015 Scott McMullon
The digital age has seen the birth of a whole new breed of celebrity. These online wonders, created by services such as YouTube or Vine, have managed to rack up millions of fans and followers and help change them into household names that continue to endure even years later.
One such star is the incomparable Tyler Oakley, an LGBT activist and professional ‘fan-girl’ who has attracted well over seven million followers since first hitting YouTube in 2007. After eight years, Oakley has released his first book, Binge, a heartfelt, intimate and illuminating biography which shows the young internet star in a whole new light.
Binge is set up with each chapter dealing with a particular subject that Oakley explores with an unexpected and disarming level of grace. Going back and forth in time, the writer tells a candid story which is at times shockingly revealing.
All of this is done with Oakley’s signature speech mannerisms, giving the illusion that Oakley is directly addressing the reader, which is a very nice touch, and will undoubtedly resonate with fans of the YouTuber.
This particular structure lends itself very well to exploring Oakley’s life as it leads directly from one area to the next without necessarily being restricted to time and setting. This loose approach is a refreshing change and the wide range of subjects keep the story interesting and fresh throughout.
Oakley covers something of an eclectic collection of subject matter, ranging from the expected, the unexpected and then the downright unusual. Once again this is done with a signature sense of style which any fan of Oakley’s will be familiar with after watching his videos or even listening to his podcast.
Oakley also dives deep into some of his own personal traumas and past mistakes. Indeed, it helps provide context to the name of his book, Binge, while also showing how Oakley thinks. Some of the stories might be a little more bare-faced than some people might expect, but once again this is balanced out by other more inspiring and intimate ones which are a must-read.
As an out-and-proud gay man, Oakley has a no-holds-barred approach to talking about his own sexuality, which is very refreshing, especially for a gay audience. A great deal of Oakley’s story about his emerging sexuality is one which is very familiar to anyone who has gone through a similar struggle but done with a rare eloquence.
It is clear the first time author wanted to deal with the subject with a great deal of sensitivity, wanting to keep it near and dear to his own heart while also making it work for readers from all walks of life as well. It was a bold move and if this is the kind of quality we can expect from Oakley as an author, then we can look forward to seeing more literary endeavours from him in the future.
Looking at Binge as a whole, we have a book which manages to be a great read for fans as well as being a very good book for those readers who may not already be initiated into the Tyler Oakley fan collective. It is a story of a young man who is just like us, who lived a life online but was able to turn what started off as a hobby and then became a career.
Visiting the highs and lows of his life, the reader learns that while he currently lives something of a charmed life, this was not always the case. His life has been one long journey and in committing his story to the page in this way he has revealed himself to his audience in a whole new, tender way which will be a worthy addition to anyone’s bookshelf. In short, not a story you will want to miss out on.
Binge is available from Amazon and iBooks.
Highlights Literature
Binge Biography Social media Tyler Oakley YouTube YouTuber Book
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Kelowna's Rory MacDonald controversially retains Bellator title in majority draw with Jon Fitch
'It’s hard sometimes to pull the trigger now, I guess,' he says in post-fight interview. 'I don’t have that killer inside. I don’t know. It’s really hard to explain but I hesitate a little bit now'
Canada's Rory MacDonald connects with a kick on Jon Fitch during their Bellator welterweight title fight on Saturday, April 27, 2019 in San Jose Calif. MacDonald won by majority draw. Lucas Noonan / THE CANADIAN PRESS
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald retained his title with a majority draw against veteran Jon Fitch in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix.
The judges scored it 47-47, 47-47 and 48-46 for the 41-year-old Fitch. That meant the 170-pound championship belt still belongs to the 29-year-old MacDonald, drawing boos from the crowd Saturday night fight at the SAP Center.
The champion seemed uncertain about his future following the fight.
“I don’t know what to say. I landed some good stuff in there. It’s hard sometimes to pull the trigger now, I guess,” MacDonald said in his post-fight interview. “I don’t have that killer inside. I don’t know. It’s really hard to explain but I hesitate a little bit now. I don’t know what to say. It wasn’t my best performance.”
He is scheduled to face Neiman Gracie (9-0-0) in the tournament semifinal. The other semifinal pits Douglas (The Phenom) Lima (30-7-0) against Michael (Venom) Page (14-0-0). Rapper-actor 50 Cent is offering a cash prize of US$1 million to the tournament winner.
As defending champion, MacDonald (20-5-1) puts his title on the line every time he fights in the tournament.
In the Bellator 220 co-main event, women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0-0) made a fourth straight successful title defence when the doctor stopped her bout with Veta Arteaga (5-3-0) due to a nasty facial cut to the challenger.
MacDonald, a native of Kelowna, B.C., who now makes his home in Montreal, had success striking in the first round before Fitch, a former Purdue wrestling captain, took him down late in the round.
MacDonald landed a powerful kick in the second and continued to have success with his right hand. The two exchanged takedowns at the end of the round.
It was more of the same in the third, with Fitch landing an earlier takedown and doing more damage including opening a facial cut. After absorbing some early shots, Fitch got top position again in the fourth and kept grinding on MacDonald.
Fitch stacked MacDonald against the fence in the fifth, with the champion looking for a submission from his back. The fight ended with Fitch looking for another takedown and MacDonald bleeding again from the cut over his right eye.
Firas Zahabi, MacDonald’s longtime coach, raised the pre-fight temperature when he labelled Fitch a coward and a drug cheat.
Fitch (31-7-2 with one no contest) was suspended for nine months and fined US$2,500 after failing a drug test — for testosterone — ahead of his unsuccessful World Series of Fighting title challenge against Rousimar Palhares in December 2014.
Fitch is a battle-hardened veteran who is the first MMA fighter to contest titles with Bellator, the UFC and the Professional Fighters League/World Series of Fighting. Fitch, who showed tremendous resolve in a 2008 loss to then-UFC champion Georges St-Pierre, has won five straight since the Palhares debacle.
After leaving the UFC in 2016, MacDonald submitted Paul (Semtex) Daley in his Bellator debut before claiming the welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Lima in January 2018.
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Alice Griffiths
Gotta Love WILL & PATRICK’S HAPPY ENDING–Review and Giveaway!
Hi there! I’m so excited to share a review for the FINAL book in the Will and Patrick series by Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths. HAPPY ENDING sounds like the pot-of-gold for Will and Patrick, two strangers who married while drunk in Vegas and are now, semi-reluctantly, building a life together–but NOTHING has been easy for these two! You’ll need to read the previous episodes, (WAKE UP MARRIED, MEET THE FAMILY, DO THE HOLIDAYS, FIGHT THEIR FEELINGS, and MEET THE MOB) first, for this one to make any sense, however. It’s certainly worth your time; I’ve enjoyed them all! As the final book it’s got the HEA we all desire, and delicious feels to wreck ourselves on first!
Catch the excerpt, my review and enter to win a copy of any of the Will and Patrick episodes below.
Patrick has finally accepted that he’s in love with Will, but his newfound determination to do something about that runs up against his father-in-law’s mobster plans. Though just what those plans are have as yet to be determined. As far as Will and Patrick can tell, they consist of blowing through town, wreaking small havoc, and turning the Patterson family’s lives on end.
Will must face the truth about his family before he can fully come to terms with his feelings for Patrick. And Patrick has to decide if this whackadoodle world is something he truly wants to be part of forever.
Episode 5 of 6 in the Wake Up Married serial.
Will leans back heavily in his desk chair and sweat pricks the back of his neck. A tight band squeezes his chest, but he manages to ask, “What do you mean we can get divorced? Did Frankie and his new bride call it quits?”
Eleanora’s throaty chuckle comes through the phone. “No, darling. They’re still madly in love for now. It’s Romeo Molinaro we have to thank for this piece of good fortune.”
Will frowns, mind scrambling through dozens of half-forgotten or never-known relatives.
“Zeno’s favorite nephew,” Eleanora prompts.
“Oh. Right.”
Zeno is the current boss of the Molinaro family, his father’s uncle, and a terrifying man.
“Unfortunate marriages are going around like the flu in this family. It seems Romeo got hitched to a fetching ragazza. Charming, beautiful, young—the usual. But, as it turns out, also a spy from the Korotayev crime family in New York.” Nonna clucks over the line. “Oh, men. Following the dictates of their little heads always leads to their downfall.”
Bright sunshine screams through the window of the room, ricocheting around and giving Will an instant headache. “If she’s a spy, why arrange a divorce? Why doesn’t Zeno just—” Will drags his finger over his throat even though Nonna can’t see him. “Off her?”
“How like your father!” Eleanora puffs her disapproval. “No, no, darling. That’s no solution. Besides, Romeo begged his father not to kill her. Apparently he’s still smitten. But don’t worry. There will be some other kind of recompense paid, I’m sure. William, the less we know about it all, the better.”
Will exhales slowly. He stands up, turns to the windows behind his desk, and adjusts the blinds, dimming the light. “Romeo’s still in love with her? But he’s going to divorce her anyway?”
“Presumably. Regardless, Zeno’s quote-unquote discovered a loophole in the Trust that smashes through the edict regarding love matches and divorces.”
“Dad knew about this the whole time he was in town, didn’t he? He was just messing with us.”
“We’ll never know for sure, darling. All I know is he told me about Romeo’s situation and Zeno’s solution this morning before his flight out. Regardless, the issue is resolved. You and your doctor are free to handle your marriage as you see fit and Good Works is safe.”
Will stomach knots hard, and he stares at the lines of light the closed blinds leave on his desk. “We could file for divorce immediately? Today?”
“You could. That is, if it’s still what you want to do.”
No, Will! You’ll regret this!!!–was what I wanted to scream at my iPad when I got to this part of the book!
This is the final episode in the Will and Patrick serial, and must be read in order.
Will and Patrick met in Vegas and got very drunk and very married in one night. They would have separated, but Will convinced Patrick to stick it out until he could legally untangle them without losing millions of dollars in his Good Works trust–money that would have returned to Will’s mafioso family’s coffers in the event of a quickie divorce. They have been through the emotional wringer back in Will’s hometown of Healing, South Dakota. Patrick, a newly unemployed neurosurgeon, has been hired by the hospital Will runs and as the days and weeks and month have passed both Will and Patrick have developed real loving feelings for the other–but neither of them is brave enough to admit it to the other–both believing their marriage has an expiration date and not wanting to “humiliate” themselves by loving a man who doesn’t return the sentiment.
This installment is the last–and best!–and promises an HEA in the title, for goodness sake. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, however. Nope, this serial is all about the long game, and Will knows he loves Patrick, but he also is afraid that Patrick only loves him because of their forced proximity. When the possibility of a no-mess divorce is made real, Will wants to take it–and give himself and Patrick the space to find love on their own terms. One of those “if you love him, set him free” scenarios that absolutely flips Patrick’s wig.
Patrick has barely known love in his life, and Will telling him he needs this break is a club to the head. He’s heartbroken and miserable and absolutely resolved on gaining Will back, once their one-month hiatus is complete. That doesn’t mean he’s not angry. Because he is. He needs Will in his life, and not having him is the crap frosting on the cow-pattie-pie of things in Patrick’s world. Expect a very caustic man having one after the next personal and professional disappointments.
Not going to belabor this. The break up is hard on both men, and the reunion is fast, furious, and a little filthy. It’s a yummy ending with a pair that I almost feel at home with, after nearly 900 pages of their fictional misadventures. Such a fantastic ride. It took me a bit of time to warm to them, particularly prickly Patrick, but they are now my bosom pals and I’m so glad I stuck with the books!
Interested? You can find Will and Patrick’s HAPPY ENDING on Goodreads and Amazon. You can check out the entire series here.
Clink on this Rafflecopter giveaway link for your chance to win any of the Will and Patrick episodes. (Two winners!)
Leta Blake
Author of the bestselling book Smoky Mountain Dreams and the fan favorite Training Season, Leta Blake’s educational and professional background is in psychology and finance, respectively. However, her passion has always been for writing. She enjoys crafting romance stories and exploring the psyches of made up people. At home in the Southern U.S., Leta works hard at achieving balance between her day job, her writing, and her family.
You can find out more on her website, Facebook and twitter.
A long-time reader of romance novels, Alice Griffiths finally took the plunge into writing, teaming up with best-selling author Leta Blake for the ‘Woke up Married’ serialized comedy. A lover of tropes, Alice enjoys mining old ideas and putting a fresh, funny spin on them. Formerly working in the newspaper industry, Alice is now an art curator. She lives in Sydney, Australia.
You can find out more about her by following her on Twitter and Facebook.
April 30, 2016 Veronica Rundell adult contemporary, Alice Griffiths, Gay romance, HAPPY ENDING, Leta Blake, M/M Romance, Serial Reads, WILL AND PATRICK 1 Comment
Will & Patrick MEET THE MOB–Review & Giveaway!
Hi there! I’m so excited to share a review for the fifth book in the Will and Patrick series by Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths. MEET THE MOB is yet another big step for these two men who married while drunk in Vegas and are now, semi-reluctantly, building a life together. You’ll need to read the previous episodes, (WAKE UP MARRIED, MEET THE FAMILY, DO THE HOLIDAYS, and FIGHT THEIR FEELINGS) first, for this one to make any sense, however. It’s certainly worth your time; I’ve enjoyed them all!
Catch the excerpt, my review and enter to win a copy of any of the Wil and Patrick episodes below.
The next morning, Will’s romantic musings feel like the product of overwrought exhaustion when Patrick wakes up cranky as a cat dunked in water.
“Turn off the alarm,” he snarls. “Make it stop.” Then, sitting up and glaring at Will like he’s going to kill him with the power of his mind, he demands, “Did you test yet? Did you eat? What’s your BG number?”
Will’s not even out of bed. Only fifteen seconds ago he’d had one hundred and seventy pounds of Patrick spread out on top of him. Of course he hasn’t tested yet. “I just woke up.”
“Don’t make me test you myself.” Patrick flings back the covers and stalks to the bathroom in his underwear. Will rolls his eyes but grabs his kit and quickly tests. Over the sound of piss hitting water, Patrick calls out, “Well? What’s the number?”
“Ninety-eight. Calm your tits.”
Patrick comes out, arms crossed over his chest and his hair sticking up everywhere. “Calm my tits? Calm your tits.”
Will indicates his nipples. “What? Check ’em out. Not even a little bit pointy.”
Patrick narrows his gaze but a reluctant smirk tweaks up the corner of his mouth.
“Let me guess.” Will laughs. “You know how to change that.” The knot of worry loosens in his chest. “Maybe later. I have to eat first.”
While they wait for room service, they shower and shave, and Will endures Patrick making a solid pitch for him to consider a Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.
“I’ll ask Dr. Anastasia about it,” Will compromises.
“And a pump.”
“Don’t push your luck.”
They throw on robes to greet Perry and his cart of warm, delicious-smelling goodies. Conversation is cut dead at that point as Patrick devours his bacon, muffins, doughnuts, and strawberries with fresh cream. Will’s healthier breakfast of cottage cheese, whole-wheat toast, and a small slice of quiche Lorraine isn’t nearly as exciting, but he doesn’t know how Patrick stays so slim eating like he does. If he tried it, he’d be the size of a house.
Once they finish breakfast, Will broaches the topic. “We’re going to need to talk about my dad eventually.”
“What happened to pretending he’s dead?”
“Unfortunately, he’s not.”
“And he’s staying in this building, so we’re bound to run into him sooner rather than later.”
“Better point.”
Will lets a wry grin spread on his lips. “But I’m not going to just sit back and let him run the show this time. I need find out why he’s in town and then get him to leave again. As soon as possible.” He stands up and brings the chess set over to the table, clearing away their plates. “If we can play ahead of his game, we can at least capture his queen. And then maybe even his king. Especially since he won’t be expecting us to be playing at all.”
“If by queen you’re referring to Kimberly, I don’t know about that. She’s a slippery one.”
“You think Tony’s back because of my mother?”
“Historically, her milkshake has brought him to the yard.”
Will sighs as he sets up the board. “She’s only been dating Jason a few weeks. Tony usually waits for her to get serious before he drops in to ruin her chance at happiness.”
“Maybe Jason proposed.”
“That’d be on The Hurting Times forums ten minutes after it happened. Have you seen it there?”
“And Caitlin would have called threatening to jump off a bridge or shave her head or something drastic in protest.”
“So he hasn’t put a ring on it yet.”
Will moves his pawn forward. “It’s still a starting place.”
Patrick shoves one of his pawns out to an empty square. “Before surgery, I have to know what I’m dealing with. I can’t just cut into someone’s noggin without knowing if I’m going in to repair damage or to cut out a tumor. Same here. We need more information. What’s your dad’s sign?”
Will’s lips flatten. “Seriously?”
Patrick lifts his brows.
“Sagittarius.”
“I knew it!” Patrick shakes his head. “Never trust a Sagittarius.”
Will sighs and ignores this. “Even though the award ceremony isn’t until March, word is getting around now that I won the Healing Hero Award. I hope to God he’s not planning to stick around for that.”
“A congratulatory phone call from Mobster Daddy would have sufficed.”
Will moves a pawn in front of the right bishop. “You’ve been slapped with that stupid malpractice suit. That might have raised his hackles too, if he’s not sure of your intentions toward me.”
“I have zero honorable intentions toward you. So, he’d be onto something there.”
Will snorts. “You made an honest man of me.”
“Yeah.” Will smiles softly as gentle warmth blooms in his chest. “For now.” He bites his lip. “Do you think sex will be even dirtier once we’re divorced?”
Patrick looks up from contemplating the chessboard. “Are you planning on sleeping with me after we’re divorced?”
Will’s ears burn. “Would we have to stop?”
Patrick swallows, his blue eyes shading darker. “Not unless we want to stop.”
Heat zings in the air between them. Will clears his throat. “That’s a long time from now. Who knows when we’ll even have to think about it? You’ll probably be tired of sleeping with me by the time a loophole opens up for us.”
“I’ll never get tired of fucking you.”
Patrick sounds so certain that Will’s dick stirs and he has to look away, focusing his attention back on the chessboard. He’s not sure whose move it is now. “Anyway, there are plenty of reasons for Tony to make the trip from Minneapolis. I’m surprised I didn’t see it coming.”
Ah, Patrick. Always with the sweet talk!
This is the fifth book in the Will & Patrick Wake Up Married series and needs to be read in order.
When last we left Will & Patrick they were still determined to get a divorce but separately acknowledged they each had real feelings developing for their spouse. Patrick was especially vulnerable, finally divulging his troubled childhood to Will, and finding Will to be sympathetic and supportive instead of disgusted.
In this episode, Patrick gets a crash course in mob mentality when Will’s father, noted mafioso Tony Molinaro arrives in Healing SD. I absolutely love how Patrick and Will stand on their own two feet in this episode. And Mob Daddy’s definitely pleased in the way that his son, Will, has grown. Tony never liked Will’s ex-boyfriend, Ryan, and he sees the strength and independence that Will now exhibits as something engendered with Patrick’s influence.
Will finally has the heart-to-hearts he’s needed, perhaps for years, with his mom and dad. Their family dynamics are so messed up, and Will’s issues are likely completely related to this dysfunction.
Patrick has his hands full managing his worries regarding a frivolous lawsuit, the indecent proposals he’s facing from Papa Tony, and Will’s medical issues. And, figuring out how to tell Will that he actually loves him. I really respected Patrick’s resistance to being boxed up in the “on the [Autism] spectrum” excuse for his aloof behavior, and the assumed deficiency in his emotional ability as a result. He’s honest, for the first time, with his feelings and wants desperately to own them, but can’t find a way to communicate. His vulnerability is so poignant. Will accepts Patrick at face value, but wishes for more. He’s not willing to imagine his life without Patrick in it, even after their divorce. If that DOES come to pass.
We shall see…I’m totally needing the final episode in this series. #Yesterday.
Expect good-tempered mafia men who play crap practical jokes, Will and Patrick to continue the kink, and some home truths that needed saying long, long ago. Also, love.
Interested? You can find Will and Patrick MEET THE MOB on Goodreads and Amazon.
March 30, 2016 Veronica Rundell adult contemporary, Alice Griffiths, Gay romance, Leta Blake, M/M Romance, MEET THE MOB, Serial Reads, Sexy Reads, WAKE UP MARRIED 2 Comments
Out Today! Will and Patrick FIGHT THEIR FEELINGS–Review and Giveaway!
Hi there! Today I’m sharing the release day festivities for the fourth episode in the Will and Patrick series. FIGHT THEIR FEELINGS is a sweet and sexy continuation of this M/M romantic comedy. You can check out my reviews for WAKE UP MARRIED, MEET THE FAMILY, and DO THE HOLIDAYS–but let’s also get to this next books shall we?
Catch the excerpt, my review and enter to win any of the Will & Patrick serial episodes (two winners!).
Follow Will & Patrick in this fourth installment of the romantic-comedy serial, Wake Up Married, by best-selling author Leta Blake and newcomer Alice Griffiths!
Will and Patrick have embraced adding hot sexy-times to their fake marriage, but as their emotions deepen, they confront whether or not they want to be more than friends-with-benefits. Freshly free of a restrictive relationship, Will’s not ready for more than exploratory fun. And no matter how Patrick feels about Will, his own difficult past has left him wary of love.
The heat is high (and occasionally kinky) in this episode of the Wake Up Married serial, but Will and Patrick struggle to accept their mutual affection, much less confess it. How long will they fight their feelings?
How about a tasty morsel?
Wrung out after the long night, Patrick shovels in the eggs and toast he ordered from room service. His mind drifts lazily as he eats, but when he hears the shower turn off, his stomach churns. He hates that his brain can ruin a perfectly good moment with memories that make him twitchy.
“About last night…” Will’s voice cracks slightly.
Patrick’s heart stops.
“Maybe it shouldn’t happen again?”
A sharp, deep pain lances into Patrick and he can’t breathe. It’s so unexpected, this horrible feeling, and he can’t think of anything to say. But hope and lust surge together as Will shoves away from the door. He grabs Patrick so hard it hurts and kisses him until the world shifts under their feet.
Yep, it had happened again. Had it ever. God, their second night in a row of sex had been—
Patrick jerks back to the present as the bathroom door swings open and Will strides out fully dressed in a pair of trousers and a button-up shirt. The eggs churn faster in Patrick’s stomach.
Will sits at the breakfast table. He tests, calculates, and injects his insulin before starting on his cottage cheese on toast. He looks up, fixing Patrick with a resolute gaze.
Patrick dodges the look and pokes his eggs with his fork. “Do we have to talk about it?”
Will takes another bite and chews deliberately.
“Because I don’t want to talk about it.” Patrick’s much more interested in a “don’t think, just do” policy when it comes to sex with Will. He’ll take that over revisiting the surprising pain of Will’s near-rejection the night before.
Will’s brows draw low and he chews for a long, tense moment. Patrick’s heart lurches like a skipping record until Will speaks. “Really? So you think there’s nothing to talk about?”
“Nope.” Patrick’s fork scrapes against his plate. “I don’t see why there would be.”
Will, of course, has other ideas. Like that’s anything new. “Patrick, we had sex again last night. Three times.”
“I know what we did, Will.”
“And I liked it. And I don’t regret it.”
Will pulls his lower lip between his teeth. “You really liked it?”
“Puddin’-pop, you were there. Do you doubt you’re the best lay I’ve ever had?”
“Unequivocally.”
Will grins and eats some more of his cottage cheese on toast, joy rising up like the sun on his face. “You too. I mean, you’re the best I’ve had.”
Shocking. Patrick wants an award for not saying that out loud. He reaches out and takes hold of Will’s fingers. “I like being with you. I like what we’re doing and I don’t want to talk about it.”
Will pulls his hand away and scratches his ear uncertainly. “Why?”
“Because I don’t want us to stop.” He clenches his fist on the table and summons the strength to say, “Unless you want to stop?”
Will shakes his head and studies the food. After putting some eggs on his plate and compiling another cottage cheese and whole-wheat toast sandwich, he clears his throat and tentatively meets Patrick’s eye again. “So you think it’s okay if we—”
“Screw without professing our undying love first?”
Will flushes but nods.
“We’re having sex, not committing a crime. Of course it’s okay. Why make it into something it’s not?”
Will butters his toast and carefully doesn’t meet Patrick’s gaze again. This. This is why Patrick doesn’t want to talk about things. “What did I say wrong now?”
Will shrugs and takes a bite of toast. He finishes chewing and swallows. “What would we make it into that it’s not?”
“That’s what I don’t want to talk about.”
“Because you think I’ll say we can’t have sex anymore if there’s no hope of us really falling in love and making a little family together?”
Patrick breaks into a fine sweat. “Won’t you?”
He has no idea what thoughts the tiny hamsters on the wheels in Will’s mind are cranking out, but he can imagine they’re racing overtime as Will gazes at him silently. He feels like he might puke.
Will’s mouth tilts up at the corner. “No.”
“What?” Patrick chokes on his toast and has to grab a swallow of water.
“No, I won’t say we have to stop. We’ll keep on…you know.”
“Having sex.”
Will’s eyes go hot with lust. “Yeah. We’ll keep having sex.”
“I knew you liked it.” He leans forward, smirking. “Now, tell me what you liked best. In detail.”
Will adjusts his napkin in his lap. “I thought you didn’t want to talk about it.”
“I didn’t want to talk about ‘Oh, woe, it was wrong, and I’m still hurting over Ryan, and we’re getting divorced as soon as possible,’ because I know all that.”
Will finishes off his cottage cheese sandwich. “I get it.”
“Tell me all the dirty stuff. I want to hear how much you loved it.”
Will’s smile is soft. “Oh, I loved it.”
This is the fourth episode in a serial novel, and should be read in sequence. I’ve read the first three and while the romance was slow to build–it truly began in the third episode–it is in full force now. While technically a novella, it’s over 40K words–so it’s a juicy read that’ll keep you occupied for hours.
Summary of the past three books: Will and Patrick have lived in the honeymoon suite of the Tallgrass Hotel in Healing South Dakota ever since their drunken “I Do”s in Vegas in early November. It’s now the beginning of January and they have finally consummated their marriage–twice. They cannot get a quickie divorce because doing so will cause Will to lose control of the Molinaro Trust–former mafia money that he has funneled into Good Works, a multimillion dollar humanitarian foundation. Patrick had lost his staff position in Atlanta and is now the chief neurosurgeon in the new Healing Hospital that Good Works has funded. Will had an emotionally abusive partner, Ryan, whose callous phone break-up triggered Will’s Vegas bender, and Will’s a recovering alcoholic and diabetic that Patrick has managed to keep healthy and sober for their entire marriage (barring the wedding night!).
In this episode, FIGHT THEIR FEELINGS, that’s exactly what’s going on. Will and Patrick have finally become sexually active, much to their mutual delight. Will has a lot of baggage to unload regarding sex, in part because his and Ryan’s sex life was horrendous and in other part because his family has rather peculiar ideas about sex, and homosexuality.
Will felt guilty having relations with a person whom he didn’t “love” but Patrick is someone that he does love–though he holds back from hoping/wishing/praying that they have a future together. Patrick continues to make it clear that he’s only sticking around until they can manage to get divorced. But that’s because Patrick doesn’t want to admit that he’s hopelessly in love with Will.
See, because he’s fighting his feelings…
This is a real emotion-driven episode with both Will and Patrick airing their vulnerabilities and asking for absolution in the only way they can. I liked it so, so much. Also, the sexytimes. GAH! Smoking hot and not skimping on the deets. Expect a bit of kink to make an appearance. (I don’t consider that a spoiler as it’s part of the disclaimer at the front of the book.)
The connections deepen. Will and Patrick build strong bonds that both satisfy and frighten them. And, of course, just when I think these guys are FINALLY on track, well, Will’s family manages to screw it all up. Again. Perhaps.
I’m going to leave you with this song, this freaking song that always brings tears to my eyes, and pretty much sums up Patrick’s feelings for Will.
Dan Hill’s Sometimes When We Touch has QUITE SERIOUSLY been haunting me ever since I finished this episode. So, yeah, I’ve been filled to the brim with melancholy, bittersweet, sentimental, impossible love for three days now. Thanks Leta and Alice.
As the series goes, it’s just getting more and more delicious. Can’t wait for the next episode.
Interested? You can find Will and Patrick FIGHT THEIR FEELINGS on Goodreads and Amazon.
January 25, 2016 Veronica Rundell Alice Griffiths, FIGHT THEIR FEELINGS, Gay romance, Leta Blake, M/M Romance, WILL AND PATRICK 4 Comments
Will & Patrick DO THE HOLIDAYS–Review and Giveaway
Hi there! You all know that I’ve been following the new WILL & PATRICK serial from Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths. I laughed a bit reading WAKE UP MARRIED, but MEET THE FAMILY wasn’t a hit for me. In fact, I was losing hope that they’d ever get their hearts together…
Well, they did! (Sorta…) DO THE HOLIDAYS is the third installment of this contemporary M/M romance series and it has made me a believer again.
Check out my review and be sure to enter the giveaway for some free copies!
A couple’s first holiday season is always a special time. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve are magical when you’re in love. Too bad Will and Patrick’s marriage is a sham and they’re only faking their affection for each other. Or are they?
Sparks fly in this episode of the Wake Up Married serial. Will the sexual tension between Will and Patrick finally explode in a needy night of passion? Or will they continue to deny their feelings?
How about a taste?
“Ah, the acrid smell of insulin in the morning.” Patrick’s voice is still gravelly from sleep as he turns on the shower and pulls down his black boxer-briefs revealing his tight ass.
Will looks quickly away and back to the syringe he’s filling by the bathroom sink. “I can never get the last dose to eject from the insulin pens. I always have to pull it out with a needle.”
“After living with you, I have an entire list of ways they can improve insulin pen injectors.”
“I should have my lawyer queue up an appointment for you with the pharmaceutical company.”
“You do that, puddin’-pop, and I’ll be there with a PowerPoint presentation. It’ll consist of four words over and over. ‘Do your damn job.’ If pushed, I might throw in a ‘Don’t make me do it for you’ as a closing argument.”
Will pinches a bit of fat from his abdomen and sticks himself quickly. He’s done this for years, but he never stops hating it. Especially syringes. They’re somehow worse than the insulin pens. “I’ll ask Owen to make that happen.”
Patrick snorts from behind the curtain. Will glances over and heat floods his gut as he notices the shadow outline of Patrick’s morning wood. “Oh, um, let me just—” He hustles to deal with the used needle and ends up dropping the syringe in the sink. The scent of insulin grows stronger. “Why does it smell like Band-Aids?” Will muses as he finally gets rid of the used needle and cleans up the syringe, tossing the now-empty insulin pen.
“It’s the preservative. Meta-cresol,” Patrick says. “Mmm, so clinical. So sexy.”
“And you’re so weird.”
“Nothing like the smell of a hospital to get my motor running.”
Will glances back at Patrick’s shadow behind the shower curtain. He’s still got a half chub flopping around as he washes his hair. Will clears his throat.
“Have you considered an insulin pump?” Patrick asks.
Will tries to drag his mind from Patrick’s erection. “I don’t want one.”
“Because?”
“I don’t like the idea of having something attached to me. All the time. Something I have to rely on to do its job.”
“You trust insulin pens have the right dosage, that the dial works, that they’re—“
“I know, Patrick. But I have the right to my own preferences when it comes to my medical treatment.”
“Fair enough. So what’s the deal with your daddy?” Patrick asks sans segue.
“What are you talking about?” Will packs up his testing kit and uses a black marker he keeps in his murse to make a dot on the back of his left hand. He can’t forget to drop by the pharmacy and pick up his replacement insulin pens.
“Papa Molinaro. What’s the deal with him and the holidays? He wasn’t around for Thanksgiving. Will he be dropping down the chimney on Christmas Eve with a bag full of presents for you and a nice hard dick for your mommy? Or what?”
Will rolls his eyes. “Thanks for that image.”
“He spends Christmas with his daughters. Or at least he used to. I don’t keep in touch with him.”
“Ah, the half siblings you’ve never met. So, no Christmas phone call from Papa?”
“No.” Will feels the familiar hot, impatient squirm of nastiness in his gut. Conversations about his father usually bring it on.
“No Christmas card stuffed with cash?”
“No card, no text, no Skype, no email.”
“He’s obsessed enough with you to have you followed by mobster spies but he can’t pick up a phone. At best, that’s inefficient.”
“At worst?”
“At worst, Starshine, you have a deeply dysfunctional father/son relationship.”
“Wow. You really are a genius.”
Patrick barks a laugh and then begins to hum the new Madonna song he’s been singing off and on for the last two days.
“That’s still stuck in your head, huh?”
“Mmm-hmm.”
“Better than ‘We Three Kings’ mixed with ‘Scarborough Fair,’” Will mutters. Finished with his morning insulin rituals, he starts the water in the sink to begin his shaving routine. “Tony doesn’t do anything he doesn’t want to do, and being a reliable member of our family was never something he was good at.”
“When did you last see him?”
“It’s been three years. It can be ten more for all I care.” Will pumps shaving cream into his hand and smears it on his face. “He sweeps in on a whim, wreaks havoc on our lives, and sweeps out again.”
Patrick is quiet behind the curtain and Will glances over to see that he’s rinsing out his hair.
“There’s no pattern, unless you count my mom getting serious with anyone. As soon as my dad gets wind of her being happy with someone else, he has to come to town and wreck it.”
“With his dick.”
Will sighs. “Everything’s about sex for you, isn’t it?”
“Nope. A lot of things. But not everything.” He turns off the water and throws back the curtain. Will averts his eyes quickly, but his hands are already shaking enough that he’s not sure he should be trusted to shave himself. Patrick goes on. “But it’s all about sex between your parents. The Hurting Times churns with scintillating tales of your mom inappropriately hopping on your dad’s pole.”
“Like you know anything about ‘inappropriate’.”
Patrick laughs. “Like I know about that time they banged in the bathroom at some old lady’s funeral. The Hurting Times forum had pages dedicated to that one.”
Will’s ears grow hot.
“And, hey, for the record, even I know a funeral home toilet is a bad place for sex. Public bathrooms are tourist destinations for germs.” He shudders and slings a towel around his hips, thankfully covering his dangling dick. “It’s not sanitary.”
“You are such a jerk.”
“So you tell me.” Patrick grabs a hairbrush and runs it through his wet hair. The dark auburn looks almost brown and glistens brightly in the overhead bathroom lights. “There’s evidence of a genetic component to addiction.” Patrick’s eyes go foggy as he muses, “But is it addiction or abuse? Both probably.”
“You, mainly. But I’m also talking about them. If The Hurting Times gossip about the two of them is even half true, they are their own kind of addicts. Addicted to each other. Addicted to sex. Addicted to falling in love. Especially your mother. But it’s possible your father uses the intense sexual connection between them as abuse.”
“I…” Will’s fingers clutch at the razor and he drags it against his skin carefully. “I didn’t think you believed in psychology mumbo-jumbo.”
“I don’t believe in spiritual mumbo-jumbo. And, yes, psychology is a lot of bull-honky, but as a neurologist, I can’t deny that thoughts and experiences have physical effects on brain tissue. Dubious and whoo-hoo as most psychological theories seem compared with hard science. What’s your dad’s sign?”
Patrick shrugs and sidles up next to Will at the sink, examining his own face in the mirror.
Will sighs. “Early November. So, what’s that? Scorpio?”
“Ah. And your mother’s a Scorpio too.”
“How do you know? The Hurting Times again?”
“I know because I’ve met her.”
Patrick’s arm slides against his as he reaches for the can of shaving cream. Will moves slightly to the side but Patrick just scoots closer. Will can smell soap on his skin and shampoo in his hair. He wonders what those curls would feel like slick and wet under his fingers.
Patrick rubs on shaving cream and reaches for his razor. His naked chest slides against Will’s bicep.
Will tries to concentrate on shaving, but Patrick’s reflection in the mirror is distracting. His normally pale skin is flushed from the shower and his nipples are pink and peaked. Will clears his throat and scrapes his razor over his face again.
“Addiction,” Patrick muses on. “You didn’t stumble into that on your own. You drink…and your parents screw. That’s how these genes play out. And with both of them being Scorpios…”
Patrick’s arm rubs against him, and Will clicks his tongue against his teeth. Between this touching and Patrick’s speculation about his parents’ sex life, Will can’t tell if he’s going to pop an inconvenient boner or if his balls are going to shrivel up into his body.
“Two Scorpios can burn down a barn from the heat of their mutual orgasms.”
Ball-shriveling wins out. “Okay, well, this conversation has covered everything I never wanted to think about. I’m going to be late to work.”
Patrick studies Will in the mirror.
Will wipes his face clean of cream, decides not to care that he’s got one stripe of shiny skin on an otherwise stubbly face, and, grabbing his murse, leaves the sink to Patrick.
He dresses quickly. He really is going to be late. Not that anyone at Good Works would say anything to him.
“Do you have surgery scheduled?” Will calls out as he slides his wallet into his back pocket and hitches his bag on his shoulder.
“Meet you here tonight?”
“Will there be more Capheus?”
“Yes. And more Lito.”
“It’s a TV date with the hubby, then,” Patrick says, stepping out into the room with his sharp grin in place.
The hubby.
“First person home calls room service,” Patrick adds. “Order stuff we both like. We can share.”
“Deal.”
“Oh, and Will? For the record, you’d still be hot even if you wore an insulin pump.”
“Thanks. But I’ll stick with the pens.”
Walking out of the pharmacy twenty minutes later with his new insulin pens, Will wonders what kind of sex Libras and Aries are supposed to have. You already know the answer to that. Hot enough to burn down a barn.
“God, just stop.”
He rubs a hand over his hair and decides to focus on the day ahead. He’ll take it one step at a time. Just like AA has taught him.
This is the third episode in a serial and should be read in order.
Will and Patrick are still masquerading as a loving, happily married couple in Healing, South Dakota. They met in Vegas just prior to Thanksgiving, and got drunk and married in that order. Because Will’s inheritance, the Molinari Trust, is mafia money that will be forfeit if he and Patrick are divorced, they are making a go of it until they can figure a way out. They cohabitate the honeymoon suite in the Tallgrass Hotel, and things are awkward. The room only has a king sized bed, and Will insists on sleeping on the sofa, because he’s still in love with his ex, an emotionally abusive SOB named Ryan. Also, Will doesn’t want to just have sex with Patrick, his husband, he wants it to mean something. Patrick is a socially awkward, self-important neurosurgeon who is a survivor of child abuse. He’s a prickly one, to be sure.
This book, DO THE HOLIDAYS, spans the time between Thanksgiving and New Years. Patrick meets Will’s younger step-siblings who are all pleasant and he develops a rapport with them over Legos and deep conversations. He is still shunned/baited by Will’s mother who thinks Will should get back together with Ryan (which clearly demonstrates what a poor parent she is). Patrick puts up with it, barely.
In the previous episode Patrick began to observe his feelings for Will change from lust into deep appreciation (and lust!) and that change has progressed into affection. It’s a unique feeling for him, and he’s still not willing to share it verbally. He is the rock that Will needs, however, especially when Ryan stomps all over Will for the millionth time. Also, he’s definitely down for some Will-lovin’ and has an increasingly hard time being near Will without expressing himself physically. The sexual tension is high!
Will doesn’t want to want Patrick, but he’s not immune to the hints of affection he senses from his unwilling husband. Through is conversations with Patrick, and others, he’s seeing Ryan in a whole new, and unflattering, light. We get the first hint of this on Christmas, and it’s only stronger on New Years. I loved how Will and Patrick develop their relationship in this episode. They are nervous and scared, but clearly attracted and also becoming quite close. Patrick jokes that Will is his best friend, but it’s not really a joke after all. They have quiet moments of intense bonding, and finally consummate their relationship when they are both sober enough to enjoy–and remember!–it.
So, YAY for sexytimes happening on the page! I’m so happy these guys are getting closer and building a life together. I was getting nervous that I wasn’t going to like this serial, but I’m grooving with it now and can’t wait for the next episode.
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November 23, 2015 Veronica Rundell Alice Griffiths, Christmas books, DO THE HOLIDAYS, Leta Blake, M/M Romance, WILL AND PATRICK 3 Comments
Intrigue in WILL AND PATRICK: MEET THE FAMILY-Excerpt & Review
Hi there! Today I’m sharing my review of the second episode of Leta Blake and Alice Griffith’s M/M rom-com serial, WILL & Patrick. In MEET THE FAMILY, keeping up appearances of being a happily married couple gets much more difficult, and possibly dangerous.
Be sure to check out my review of episode one, WAKE UP MARRIED, and scroll down to enter the book giveaway!
Meeting the family is challenging for every new couple. But for Will and Patrick, the awkward family moments only grow more hilarious—and painful—when they must hide the truth of their predicament from the people they care about most.
Throw in the sexual tension flaring between them, uncomfortable run ins with Will’s all-too-recent ex-boyfriend, an overprotective mobster father, and a mafia spy tailing them around Healing, South Dakota, and you’ve got a recipe for madcap laughs and surprisingly heartwarming feels.
Follow Will & Patrick as they cope with the fallout from their Vegas wedding in this second installment of the romantic-comedy serial, Wake Up Married, by best-selling author Leta Blake and newcomer Alice Griffiths!
Keying open the door to their hotel room, Will tries to fake some cheer. “Honey, I’m home! And I brought dinner!” He stops and grips the bags more firmly as his cock rushes with a sudden influx of blood.
“Just put it over there.” Patrick’s ass is in the air, his hands flat on the floor, and he’s wearing nothing but his black boxer-brief underwear. “I’ll eat it when I’m done.”
Will stares as Patrick swivels, his body moving fluidly and his legs flexing in strong, limber movements.
“This is downward dog. And this—” Patrick moves down with careful, slow strength. “Is plank position.” The muscles in his arms, back, and thighs are like bundles of wires, and Will’s mouth goes dry, remembering clearly how they felt under his hands.
“Looks hard.”
Patrick doesn’t answer. Will turns to put the food on the table, because if he keeps watching, something else is going to be hard too.
He clears his throat, glancing over his shoulder at the flexing muscles in Patrick’s back. “When we met, I wouldn’t have pegged you as a yoga kind of guy.”
Patrick grunts. He’s in a position now that Will can’t even imagine twisting himself into.
“I mean, you don’t seem like an ‘om’ type.”
“Yoga, and meditation for that matter, are legitimate, effective, and scientifically proven means to an end: physical health and reduction of mental stress. In other words, it helps keep me sane.” Patrick moves into an upright position, sweeps his arms over his head, and brings them back to a prayerful place at his chest. “Sanity is something you could stand to try. And none of that spiritual mumbo jumbo has anything to do with it.”
“So says the guy who believes in astrology.”
“Sure, be a Libra about it.”
Will feels heat in his cheeks. “The yoga doesn’t seem to hurt as far as keeping the rest of you in shape either.”
Patrick’s lips turn up into a smirk.
Will clears his throat, turning to the bags of food. He keeps his back to Patrick as he unpacks the takeout packages onto the small dining table. “So, do you want the gyros or the mac ‘n’ joes, because I can go either way.”
Patrick’s breath is tingly in Will’s ear and his body heat warm along Will’s back. “I go both ways too. It’s your call.” He reaches around and plucks up one of the Styrofoam boxes without looking inside.
Will swallows and gestures at the box still on the table. “This will be fine.”
He doesn’t know for sure which it is, but it will be fine, so long as his dick stops acting like a traitor and his mind stops supplying him with images of Patrick bent over, taking Will’s fingers into his tight, hot—God!
He shakes himself.
“Mmm, gyros,” Patrick murmurs from his perch on the bed. “So good.”
Will’s eyes flutter closed as he sits at the table and spreads a napkin over his crotch. No matter how good Patrick looks almost naked, they aren’t doing that again. It would be wrong. Because Will loves Ryan.
Who are you trying to convince?
He sighs and begins to eat. Mac ‘n’ joe is always tasty. Though at the moment it seems hard to choke down.
Will and Patrick have been back to Will’s hometown of Healing, South Dakota for a couple days, and Will has more ‘splainin’ to do. He’s enlisted the help of his grandmother, Eleanora, to help get them out of this marriage, and had his first confrontation with his new ex, Ryan, and neither was pretty–but now he needs to introduce Patrick to his mother. Oy vay!
Nobody in town likes Patrick, and that’s not just because his quicky marriage to a very wealthy, and emotionally vulnerable, Will is highly suspicious. No, Patrick is also a jackass. He has zero social graces and is often deliberately obnoxious and obtuse. I really am struggling to like him, at this point. I get that he’s a great doctor, but I do not have to like him–at all–because of it.There are some hints at why Patrick is such a prickly character, but they haven’t (yet) excused his callousness.
Patrick relishes this bubble of insufferability he creates around himself. His only redeeming quality, for me, is that he’s good to Will, in a way. Will has a lot of insecurity, and a deeply ingrained sense of worthlessness and failure. It’s been fostered by many different characters slighting him over the years, and Patrick doesn’t accept any of that BS. He finds Will attractive, and says so. He builds him up, and that’s really great considering what a shit Ryan is. I think if they were standing in front of me, I’d punch Ryan in the junk and slap Patrick, twice. (Ryan is a horror of a man, to me, and I’m well glad that Will is rid of him. Patrick is a whole lotta “tough love” sans the “love” bit, and I can *almost* see that he’s going to be a great partner to Will…eventually.)
Will is warming up to his partnership with Patrick, and feeling more attracted than overwhelmed. He’s still soft on Ryan, which is a shame really because that dude is as emotionally abusive as they come. Though I’m starting to see Will turn the page on his love for Ryan and I HOPE HOPE HOPE that there’s some romance coming for him and Patrick. SOON! Right now we have a developing sexual tension and it’s getting serious, but there are no sexytimes. Memories of past sexytimes. Innuendo and a couple kisses, too, but that’s not enough to balance out the snarky banter, for me. I want to see Will and Patrick fall in love. God! I hope that isn’t the title of the last installment in this series.
Expect a douchey ex, a malevolent mafia tail, a lot of people hating Patrick and Will getting his heart stomped on. Oh, and meals. Lots and lots of eating. Mangia!
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November 9, 2015 Veronica Rundell Alice Griffiths, Contemporary, Gay romance, Leta Blake, M/M Romance, romantic comedy, WILL AND PATRICK 4 Comments
Serial Marriage: WILL & PATRICK-Review, Book Blast And Giveaway
Hi there! Sharing a review in the book blast for a new serial from Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths. WILL & PATRICK is a rom-com romp, and sure to be spicy. Each book will come out every three weeks or so, until all six episodes are published. I’ve already read the first one, WAKE UP MARRIED and I’m eager to read more.
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Join the wild ride in this vibrant and fun first installment of the new romantic comedy serial by best-selling author Leta Blake and newcomer Alice Griffiths!
After a drunken night of hot sex in Vegas, strangers Will Patterson and Dr. Patrick McCloud wake up married. A quickie divorce is the most obvious way out—unless you’re the heir of a staunchly Catholic mafia boss with a draconian position on the sanctity of marriage.
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Will and Patrick don’t like it, or each other, but they have to make the best of it until they can find another way out of their marriage. To ensure the trust fund Will’s charitable foundation relies on isn’t revoked by his mobster grandfather, he and Patrick travel to Will’s hometown of Healing, South Dakota, posing as a newlywed couple in the throes of true love at first sight.
Complicating their scheme are Will’s unresolved feelings for his all-too-recent ex-boyfriend Ryan, and Patrick’s desire to get back to the only thing that really matters to him in life: neurosurgery. Will they fool everyone? Or will the mafia get wind that their marriage is a fake? Throw their simmering attraction into the mix and all bets are off!
Patrick sits down beside Will and rubs his hands together in anticipation. “So, what did Granny say? Can she free me from the shackles of our loveless union?”
Will puts his head in his hands. “It’s not going to be as easy as I hoped initially. It might take some time.”
“We knew that. How much time? A week? Two?”
“Maybe a month?”
“What?” Patrick’s voice is loud.
“Maybe more than a month? Possibly up to a year?”
Patrick’s eyes grow dark with anger. “Don’t tell me the all-powerful Eleanora Molinaro you were going on about so enthusiastically when you were convincing me of this half-baked scheme can’t make a little inadvertent marriage disappear.”
“Could you hold it down?” Will whispers. “Or do you want someone to hear?”
“Oooh, right, the Molinaro spies. Might have the place bugged. Guess I shouldn’t yell then? I’m not your toy, Will. I want a divorce and I want one now,” Patrick hollers.
Will glares at him. He raises his own voice, saying, “Don’t be so dramatic, baby!”
He stares Patrick down, daring him to say something else. “You know I love you more than life!”
Patrick looks daggers at him. “Who do you think you’re fooling, Will? The bellhops? The maids?” He wipes a hand across his face and rises. “You know, no. I can’t believe I’ve let your paranoia and insanity drag me across the country into this hornet’s nest of absurdity and—”
Patrick rants on, but Will’s not paying attention anymore, because Patrick’s tossing his new clothes onto the bed, and getting out his suitcases.
“Wait,” Will says, putting his hands on Patrick’s arms. “Wait, don’t.”
Patrick throws a shirt into the bag and sighs. “What do you want from me? I gave your plan a chance, but there is no way in hell I’m going to hang around this town for a year. Not when I could be at the Mayo Clinic or Cedars-Sinai or Vandy. Not when I can be honing my skills and expanding my practice. I am not small-town material, Will. I’m the big-time. I have absolutely no desire to play your loving spouse indefinitely and if
your grandmother can’t get us out of this mess? Well, I sure as hell can.”
“Look,” Will says. “I know you can. I just need you…no, no, stop that. You’re not going anywhere.” Will pushes Patrick, trying to move him away from the bags.
Patrick lurches toward him, gripping his forearms and shoving him back with surprising strength. “I’ve been pushed around enough in my life, Will. Now, if you’ll excuse me. I’m going to take care of this my way.”
Will breathes in hard. Terror and attraction jolts through him at once. He swallows and backs away from Patrick, his hands shaking, and his throat dry. Blood rushes in his ears.
Patrick picks up his bag and heads for the door. Will tries to block Patrick from getting it open.
“Really? It’s come to this? Holding me against my will?”
Will pushes the barely open door shut with a hard slam. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Patrick. This is just our first lover’s spat. That’s all. The first of many to come in our long, wonderfully happy marriage.”
Patrick stares at him like he’s kind of impressed by this level of insanity. “Good God, you’re drinking your own Kool-Aid.”
“Yeah, well, it’s a very, very expensive drink.”
“You think you’re so clever don’t you?”
Will shrugs. “I think I don’t know what else to do.”
This is the beginning of a serial M/M romantic comedy, but this episode is, uh, not romantic. At all.
Will Patterson is a diabetic and a recovering alcoholic with a lousy (new) ex. He’s also the eldest son of Tony Molinari, incarcerated head of a mobster family. Will’s been raised outside of that syndicate realm in tiny Healing, South Dakota, with his mother, step-siblings and paternal Nonna but he’s in possession of the Molinari trust as the eldest grandchild. He’s using the millions of blood money to fund Good Works, a charitable foundation that provides free and discounted medical care all over the world. He’s just financed the expansion of the Healing Hospital, and is at a medical conference in Las Vegas to recruit neurologists and Neurosurgeons to the hospital when he gets a call from Ryan, his on-again/off-again boyfriend of the past 6 years. Ryan lets Will know, via telephone, that they are through. For good.
We learn all of this when Will wakes up from a killer bender, naked, in a strange hotel room, and married to a man he doesn’t remember. As it all comes back into focus, Will is horrified by his actions. He’d been sober a number of years, and he adores Ryan, and he stands to lose all the monies in the Molinari trust if he divorces the now-surly and soon to be unemployed Dr. Patrick McCloud.
Patrick is a sexy, demanding Neurosurgeon. He’s the epitome of a prima donna surgeon and his ego and big mouth make him zero friends. While freaking out over his newly-married state he supremely pisses off his chief of staff, and is summarily dismissed.
Will convinces Patrick to visit Healing, and help him sort out the possibility of getting the trust amended to allow for a divorce without all the money being given back to the mob.
This predicament is rife with issues, and Will and Patrick are angry with themselves and each other for a good deal of the book. I liked Will, as he’s easily likable. Patrick’s a prickly one. I’m reserving my thoughts on him for the moment, on account of they aren’t especially flattering, and I suspect he’s going to have an epiphany in the very near future. He does show elements of compassion, especially when helping manage Will’s diabetes.
Throughout I was holding out hope for some actual tenderness to pop up between Will and Patrick, but it’s too soon, I think. This episode was truly only the first 36 hours in the aftermath of waking in their debacle. They are both hungover and freaked the heck out. There are some clear elements of Molinari menace in the background, and it’s likely that this will become more prominent in the next episode. Also, I think Patrick’s cockiness is going to get soundly trimmed soon–likely due to having fewer career options than he suspects.
I’m intrigued to read on, and hoping there will be some romantic elements in the near future.
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Despite The Carping, A New Poll Is Inevitable
The Murdoch press seem intent on maintaining the negative slant on reporting aimed at the government, begun well and truly before the axing of Kevin Rudd in June.
Evidence this article by the ever-conservative Murdoch minion, Denis Shanahan.
The three incumbent independents are seeking the same treatment as new prime ministers in demanding briefings from Treasury, Finance and Defence and half a dozen other key portfolios — ahead of the final count and before the incoming prime minister and opposition leader themselves receive such a briefing. They are also demanding both sides guarantee a full three-year term, keeping them as the centre of attention and balance of power in the House of Representatives while using their own threat of an immediate election to extract such a guarantee.
Abbott’s refusal last night to pander to the demand of the three independents to break the caretaker convention is right but will be used against him by an increasingly desperate government.
Always negative, always carping. Poor Tony Abbott, Evil, abusive Government. Thus far Shanahan has been proven wrong over & over in regard to his pretension of government attacks during this period of nihilism in the electoral process, and frankly, I see no reason to doubt that he will continue to be proven wrong. This is the nature of the Murdoch stable. Matthew Franklin’s question to Adam Brandt at yesterday’s National Press Club address proved beyond any doubt the MSM intent on casting the pre-judged jaundiced eye over what has the potential to be paradigm-changing times for our democracy.
My own belief is that the die has been cast and neither ‘red team’ or ‘blue team’ will see the way clear to adopt a cogent minority government path in concert with what appears to be three very determined, non-aligned individuals. I discount Adam Brandt entirely due to his already stated pro-Labor position. Australia must return to the ballot box if anything approaching a workable, consistent government, whatever the colour, is to be derived from the democratic process. The ‘polity’ Abbott spoke of on Monday does not exist within the present paradigm, and never will. The adversarial system is too well entrenched, especially given the hold that rightwing union elements have over Labor at present. The only way Australians will ever see true political paradigm change will be through either dire adversity, of election of a third political movement to a position of power in the lower house.
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Mann on the Lack of MSM Climate Coverage: "One has to wonder if television networks are compromised…"
Eric Worrall / October 19, 2016
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Michael Mann, inventor of the iconic Hockey Stick Graph, is concerned that TV networks might have been “compromised” into downplaying the climate crisis.
Why has climate change been ignored in the presidential debates?
While we rake over Clinton’s emails and Trump’s late-night tweets, climate has been the elephant in the room, leaving scientists and campaigners asking why there hasn’t been a single direct question about the crisis.
“I’ve been shocked at the lack of questions on climate change. It really is fiddling while the world burns,” said Kerry Emanuel, a leading climate scientist. “This is the great issue of our time and we are skirting around it. I’m just baffled by it.”
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have yet to face a moderator question on climate change during two debates in which time was found to grill Clinton repeatedly over her use of emails and to ask Trump about a series of late-night tweets he sent about a former Miss Universe’s sex tape. Lester Holt, the moderator of the first debate, was reportedly set to ask a climate question but ran out of time.
“It’s like a sort of collective cowardice,” said Emanuel of the omission. Michael Mann, another prominent climate scientist, added: “One has to wonder if television networks are compromised by the millions of advertising dollars they take from fossil fuel interests.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/19/where-is-climate-change-in-the-trump-v-clinton-presidential-debates
Mann is not alone in wondering whether the media have been bought off – high profile British climate commentator George Monbiot asked the same question back in August.
Like many climate hypothesis, this conspiracy doesn’t hold water when you examine the evidence. There are plenty of hardcore greens in the media, including high profile presenters who have no qualms about embracing green extremism, who would vehemently reject any attempt to buy them off on climate issues. For example, back in 2014 MSNBC seriously discussed forced reeducation courses for “deniers”.
The real reason climate doesn’t attract more media attention is rather mundane, not nearly as exciting as Mann’s dark criminal fantasies. Back in 2014, senior NBC executive Patrick Burkey offered the following explanation.
“Weather coverage can drive ratings,” Burkey said, but “you have to be careful that you’re not covering weather stories that aren’t real news every night. It’s an easy way to lose the trust of the audience about what is really an important weather story.”
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/tv/article4446150.html
Bottom line, if climate advocates want more airtime, they need to make an effort to say something newsworthy.
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122 thoughts on “Mann on the Lack of MSM Climate Coverage: "One has to wonder if television networks are compromised…"”
Allencic says:
The MSM has broadcast so much BS against Trump and so much BS for Hillary that they’ve simply run out of BS. Not even the tiniest little bit of bovine scat left over for climate change BS.
Dr Mann regurgitates a literally unsupportable talking point. The weeknightly PBS NewsHour is a case in point on easily quantifiable bias on the AGW issue – it’s a bit of a chore to go through their online broadcast archives all the way to 1996, but I’ve done that. On the ratio of IPCC/NOAA/NASA scientists offering detailed viewpoints on the topic vs skeptics scientists, it’s 34 to zero ( http://gelbspanfiles.com/?page_id=3834 ). From my own overall ongoing file, there’s been approaching 600 discussions / significant mentions of AGW on the NewsHour from the present back to 1996, and out of that number, just five of those instances had an indication of what’s found in skeptic science assessments, with one of those being the taped September 17, 2012 appearance of Anthony Watts.
PBS (and NPR) are broadcast apparatus of the Ministry of Information.
Thanks, Russell for your research.
Jeff in Calgary says:
That sounds like an interesting research project. You should consider submitting it as a guest post here.
Ah! Finally! Have we have reached peak BS…?
indefatigablefrog says:
“Simply run out of BS” implies actual depletion of a resource. Which occurs long after the peak.
I assume that therefore peak BS occurred some time earlier, at the top of the mythical Hubbert Curve of BS.
But, don’t worry because we can just recycle all the old BS and nobody will notice the difference.
Nobody cares anymore. Disinformation leads to demoralization leads to apathy and disinterest.
Fabricated stories about fabrications – which themselves turn out to have been fabricated.
In the end people just shrug and walk away from the whole sordid affair. Expect a low voter turn out.
A.D. Everard — Nice one! — Eugene WR Gallun
John in Oz says:
To indefatigablefrog: Does “we can just recycle all the old BS” mean the greens have the perfect renewable resource – BS?
Most ‘peak’ claims are projections based on known exploitable resources. With legions of well-meaning alarmists and “concerned scientists” on the job don’t be surprised if the end up discovering some new, exploitable BS resources.
Lucius von Steinkaninchen says:
Peak Bullshit probably occurred at the time of ClimateGate and the Conpenhagen Summit. Now I think that we are on the decline of climate BS.
@Lucius von Steinkaninchen
“Conpenhagen Summit”
M Seward says:
“…climate has been the elephant in the room, leaving scientists and campaigners asking why there hasn’t been a single direct question about the crisis.”
Er guys, maybe its because ‘climate’ is the mouse in the room
“maybe its because ‘climate’ is the mouse in the room”
Or a fly in the room? You know, the one that landed on Hillary’s face.
karabar says:
The Qu’ardian will publish any damned rot at all.
A pretty stupid slur, since a good proportion of the Guardian staff seem of jewish origin.
What did I miss. That went from damned rot to jewish origin in one comment. The grauniad does produce a lot of rot and will print anything green without even the basic checks and ballances
Your attempt to connect making fun of The Guardian to anti Semitism seems contrived at best.
In your opinion, Jews will only produce pro-Jewish news?
daveandrews723 says:
You have to feel sorry for Mann, Emmanuel, et al. They truly believe they have discovered the key and hold the future of mankind in their hands. That is pretty heady stuff. It’s tough being a prophet, if only in your own mind.
Oh, well, Pennsylvania State University professors have gone out on strike, so he will not be busy commenting on this matter for some time.
pocketsponsor says:
Let’s hope they stay on strike for awhile!
Felflames says:
So, there is a chance some real education might happen while they are out ?
If he’s officially on strike then I guess Michael Mann must now be climate-whingeing in his free time.
Actually, I see Penn State opted out.
rheddles says:
Incorrect. The unions at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) schools are on strike. Penn State is not part of PASSHE. These used to be known as State Teachers Colleges. Think Slippery Rock State Teachers College.
jmorpuss says:
The best way to control a nation is to control information (MSM) and knowledge (schooling) so what we end up with is propaganda. ” Propaganda is information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote or publicise a particular political cause or point of view. Propaganda is often associated with the psychological mechanisms of influencing and altering the attitude of a population toward a specific cause, position or political agenda in an effort to form a consensus to a standard set of belief patterns.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
DonM says:
Dear Mr Mann,
The climate issue has not been ignored. Its just that it hasn’t been hyped.
The reason it hasn’t been hyped is that the hype would harm Hillary, with respect to the votes she would lose if she had to talk about it.
Sounds like pretty clear signs of psychological denial. Hey the game’s over, the rest of the world has realised that there are more pressing issues. You really need to try to come to terms with that.
Sorry guys, your area of special academic interest is not the centre of the universe. Even if it made you feel very important for a little while.
The possibility of one or two degrees warming in a hundred years time probably does not seem like “while the world burns” to the hundreds of thousands of people in east Aleppo. Europe is flooded with refugees and they are not coming because it is 0.1 deg warmer than it was in 1990.
Half the world is in armed conflict. We’ll get back to you about “dangers” of climate change later.
Grockle says:
But didn’t Monbiot claim that thermogeddon had already happened and the MSM were covering it up?
Thomas Graney says:
It’s clearly untrue that you can’t judge a book by its cover.
HalfEmpty says:
Dang, now that was.. cold.
Both sides think it is too risky to bring up climate change as a major issue.
The Democrats pander to their base by putting out a low media response climate change policy that means nothing and the Republicans put out a low media response policy about energy that means nothing.
Does that signal that the public is really 50:50 on the issue or is it 25:25 with a :50 don’t care at all. Pushing it means losing several points from one of the bases without gaining anything on the other side.
This is a mistake for Republicans. They should push the left to stake out a real position so that several points are lost for the “interventionist” Dems. Just don’t get caught by being labelled as a den1er but more of a accept climate change but energy and jobs are more important for now position. Viola, gain 2 points in the polls which is all one needs in the partisan 50:50 split amongst voters in the US.
When the Republicans or the Democrats actually gain power by winning elections, that is when the real climate change philosophy/political position becomes evident. Republicans have failed to gain the margin to 52:48 by ignoring the climate change issue.
Exactly. The alarmists are very careful to avoid debates because they usually lose.
If CAGW became an election issue, it would be almost impossible to avoid debating the issue. It’s better for them if they keep their mouths shut until the election is over.
Irv says:
True Bob they always win. When has a believer in GHE/AGW won any debate? Every time one of them has spoken up it’s been a swift race to get behind some kind of censorship capability and hide like a shaking rat caught eating good grain.
The AGW/GHE crowd *invented* driving scientists out of the main debate on their own sciences and installing thermodynamically illiterate hacks who can’t connect-the-dots about the simplest phase of matter: gases. Compressible fluids.
For decades believers in the fraud called GHE/AGW have done their best to keep people from talking about the fact that there’s actually a separate law for solving temperature of gases;
and their fraud refuses to obey that law, and solve for the density of the atmosphere.
The entire scam is fake math that refuses to do the process right; claiming to solve the temperature of compressible fluids without taking into account the compression.
Everybody go look up, ” 33 degrees green house effect ”
then go look up right here on WUWT, ”Hyperventilating on Venus” and ”Venus Envy”.
These two threads, are where one of the world’s bloggers on GHE decided to simply check the story that there’s a green house effect in solving temperature of atmospheric volumes; on Venus, also here on earth.
Also see ‘Harry D Huffman: No Green House Effect on Venus’.
It’s a scam.
It’s thermodynamic law violating fraud. Blatantly. Everybody you meet who claims they believe it’s possible is an intellectual wreck – and in actual fact – everyone knows
it’s believers- not the real scientists who said the entire thing is a fraudulent crock – are the
sole reason
for that arm of pseudo-science to be the reputation sewer of the earth.
Trebla says:
Wait Dr.Mann! That’s not true! I watched the 3rd debate, and somewhere in the middle, in one of her long, droning policy wonk meanderings, Hillary actually said something like “climate change, which is a very important subject” and then immediately veered off the topic onto something else. You got your 12 seconds of exposure. What more do you want? She has REAL challenges to deal with, like deleted e-mails and such.
A short video explaining Media and Democracy.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkalT4JFCg
The problem is making Mann and friends look like fanatics, which should not be hard.
George Daddis says:
Micheal has to pay attention to the real world.
– Hillary is pushing climate change as a political point (see also Podesta’s leaked e-mails)
– the MSM is biased in FAVOR of Hillary’s talking points
– HRC and the DNC are driven by focus groups
Climate change must be REALLY low on the scale to get no MSM attention
gnomish says:
WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER (no tune in mind)
everything we do leads to disaster – in time
if it’s whirling down the vortex ever faster, then fiiiiiiine
i finally got it- it’s worse than we thought
it’s the biggest crisis of all time!
so fine, let it blow cuz it’s time to get it over!
i’m tired of it preying on my mind.
when the end of the world just won’t stop being nigh!
ya know, i think i’ll just go do whatever i usuallly do and
hmm – what if the apocalypse came and went – and i never knew it?
i mean – what if armageddon happened… and i just sorta slept thru it?
hey- so wake me when oblivion is over- okay?
it’s hard to whip a fervor to a froth every day.
i’m not your hurry, see- so nothing’s gonna worry me-
listen to me when i say:
i’m yawning from catastrophe fatigue in a very big way.
so wake me when it’s over and done.
when it’s time for doing something interesting and fun.
a second coming’s just another rerun
i’d like to give a fuck but i don’t have a free one-
so wake me when it’s over and you’re gone, gone, gone!
wake me when it’s over and you’re gone!
Patrick MJD says:
“gnomish October 19, 2016 at 6:06 pm
I dunno, Griff, Simon, Gore, Mann et al seem to do a good job.
Jerry Henson says:
Lack of audiance interest probably has a big influence. A poll last week listed only 6% being
very much concerned about climate change.
Presidential debates are staged events with topics covered agreed upon prior to the debates.
These are only question and answer events and not real debates.
chaamjamal says:
Are they afraid that we won’t save the planet or are they afraid we won’t save the flow of their generous research grants?
Rhoda R says:
The latter. Do you really have to ask that question or was it rhetorical?
Television networks compromised? Seems to be the least of your problems over there …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53nL_aQe_ek
But then there’s …
http://www.snopes.com/leaked-videos-clinton-voter-fraud/
[yes, the website makes fake clickbait articles, it isn’t an actual news source -mod]
Not sure which site you’re talking about. The BBC is an actual news source [of sorts] …
https://youtu.be/jsZsnrqmrnk?t=101
A proper case cannot be made for CAGW. That’s the reason the Leftwing Media don’t concentrate on climate. If they thought they had a good enough case, they would go after skeptics fullbore, but they know if they do then their sham will be exposed for what it is. So they stay away from debating the subject. They only make proclamations, they don’t want to argue the subject.
Crispin in Waterloo but really in Bishkek says:
TA – agreed. The problem they face when “convincing the public” CAGW is a real threat is it is so easy to convince the public otherwise, particularly compared with all the other risks we face.
The alarmist main response to this social fact is a claim that the public is too ignorant to be allowed to form their own opinions. Executive action is required, and that means getting into the position of that executive – or creating a new post with new powers. Doesn’t that all sound familiar? Read the Copenhagen Agreement – the proposed text. It is enough to arouse the (politically) dead to speed from their sepulchres.
Isn’t that what elitist rule is all about? If people are to dumb to understand climate how can they possibly understand the need for pointless perpetual wars or the need to go fund-raising by pushing cocaine and crack onto a troublesome portion of the population? I mean if you had real democracy they would be electing all sorts of fools whose minions would be appointed to every post of influence down to the grass roots, right?
Sheesh, give it a rest.
Just because you believe the nonsense that if the West stopped defending itself, that all fighting would stop, doesn’t make it true.
And the lie about government pushing drugs on the black community has been refuted more times than the climate change nonsense.
They’re hoping that disinterest by most voters means they’ve got their eye off the ball, and Obama can make an “executive order” calling for carbon taxes, banning coal, mandating CO2 capture, and the full dysfunctional panoply of warmist Lysenkoism.
Here is a timely article:
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/20/liberals-whine-that-wallace-didnt-mention-global-warming-in-debate/
I suppose Hillary could have brought the subject up if she so desired. Nothing to prevent her from doing so. No, they don’t want to discuss this subject.
Michael Jankowski says:
Conspiracy Theorist Michael Mann…
AndyE says:
Actually, there isn’t an “elephant in the room” – it is only a mouse.
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin once described writers as “the engineers of the human soul.”
“The production of souls is more important than the production of tanks,”
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/why-the-cia-distributed-pocket-size-copies-of-doctor-zhivago-in-the-soviet-union/371369/
RBom says:
Mickey Mann get so much cash from Green government lobbyists that he does not need to strike for higher wages like his “peers” and he does not need to fill IRS tax returns or State tax returns.
Actually Mickey does not consider professors of chemistry, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology and physics, and certainly not computer science and engineering, his peers. They are beneath his genus.
Call him Ishmael.
Anthony Watts, that is. That’s not an elephant in the room but a whale an obsessed man will chase to his demise.
Ishmael sets the record straight.
“…say something newsworthy …” How about saying something that is both true and believable?
That would be newsworthy.
Logos_wrench says:
Is this dude kidding? What color do you think the sky is in his world? Unbelievable.
My guess is green.
Dave N says:
Lewandowsky should be all over Mann and his conspiracy ideations
Non Nomen says:
May God help us, that would make things much worse than all of us could possibly think. Put Psycho-dad and the Nerd in one room and the end of this world is nigh.
Poor little Mikey….
He has apparently forgotten the lesson of Aesop’s fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”….
CAGW rent seekers have been crying wolf for 30 years, and the villagers have finally had enough…
There hasn’t been a discernible global warming trend in 20 years, despite 30% of all manmade CO2 emissions since 1750 being made over just the last 20 years, NASA admitted last year (after sitting on the data 22 years) that Antarctic land ice is growing at 100 billion tons/yr, there have been no increasing global trends of severe weather incidence nor severity over the past 60~100 years, sea level rise has been stuck at 6~7″/CENTURY since 1800, ocean pH is stuck at 8.1, etc…
NONE of CAGW’s doom and gloom predictions are come CLOSE to reflecting reality.
Moreover, satellite data and peer-review studies show manmade CO2’s fertilization effect has increased global greening by almost 40% since 1980, and increased crop yields 25% since 1800.
Under the rules of the scientific method, CAGW is already a disconfirmed hypothesis.
In 5~7 years, the disparity between CAGW projections vs. reality will exceed 3+ standard deviations for 25 years, at which point CAGW will be laughed at.
The reason there is so little interest in CAGW is because it has become a joke.
Steve O says:
Trump has gone on record saying “climate change is the biggest scientific scam in the world”. I’m not sure Hillary really wants to debate climate science with a hard core denier on the big stage. Climate change has not been a top ten issue for the American electorate since… the late nineties… the start of the Pause, so I think Hilly just wants to sneak into power with a “implied environmental mandate” before she espouses a carbon tax to the peeps.
stuartlarge says:
The reason it is not a big issue in the election campaign, is they realise the public is not really interested, it always comes down the bottom of the list in polls about peoples concerns.
Speaking of polls, the latest Fox News poll (yesterday) showed Hillary with a six point lead over Trump. Which was an increase over the previous week’s poll.
But they showed a breakdown of that poll on tv, and listed the top 10 concerns of people, and it showed “climate change” at number five, and “immigration” at number eight. There is no way that is correct, immigration is much higher on the concern list of any other poll than is climate change, so that makes me question the rest of the poll results.
TA-san:
Leftists simply wish to exhibit virtue POSTURING, in blindly repeating the meme, “Saving the earth from manmade global warming”, but aren’t willing to actually PAY the $10’s of TRILLIONS Leftist political hacks wish to steal on this CAGW scam…
Leftist political hacks try to create the false narrative that “saving the earth from CAGW” will create jobs, but even the most braindead Leftist realizes the absurdity of this claim…
Leftist hacks simply want to steal $10’s of TRILLIONS of taxpayers’ money and to create the false polarizing narrative of those “for saving the planet” and those that want to “destroy the planet”…
CAGW is simply the biggest and most expensive Leftist scam in human history. It’s a political phenomenon, not a physical one….
Reed Coray says:
Anthony, I know you’re trying to be fair and report the ramblings of the anointed one. That’s fine. Could you please, however, not show a picture of his visage. Every time I see his face, I waste valuable time wondering how anyone can smirk with a mouthful of nuts.
Whose nuts?
Christopher Paino says:
Deez nuts.
That’s not funny, that’s mean.
This is under review.
Upon further review, the initial ruling is overturned,
The comment is found to be funny AND mean. .00015 deducted, skeptics retain possession.
So… they don’t like not being the center of attention. Got it. After all, fame brings big bucks and feeds massive egos. Meanwhile, the politicians are seeing that climate whatever-it-is-this-week is a vote-loser and don’t want to talk about it in public, although they’ll be back to saving-the-planet once the will of the people is out of the way again for a bit, I’m sure.
Maybe those leading climate scientists ought to run it through their big expensive supercomputers and work out if their halos are tarnishing, you know, due to global-warming-weather-weirding.
RAH says:
A man with severely compromised integrity claims others are compromised. Meanwhile after decades of being bombarded with BS about disasters that never materialize they wonder why more people aren’t taking their claims seriously?
I mean the Children of the UK still know what snow is and there is evidence of new glacier formation in the Scot highlands. People are still driving on the West Side Highway in NYC. Texas is wetter and cooler than usual and certainly not in a permanent drought. The Arctic is not ice free, even when measured in Wadhams. The ski resorts in the Rockies have had great snow for their seasons. Atlantic hurricanes are running at average or below incidence and intensity. The interior of the Antarctic is colder and seeing increased snow fall while the Western Ice shelf remains intact despite geothermal activity. The Greenland ice cap is still there and not showing signs of going anywhere fast. Several countries in S. America saw record lows during their winter this year. etc, etc, etc. And these people wonder why they and their warnings are not being taken seriously?
A man with severely compromised integrity claims others are compromised.
You have to have integrity before it can be compromised. He has no integrity whatsoever.
mikelowe2013 says:
These Greenies have obviously not been watching any of the BBC’s nature programmes fronted by Attenborough recently. They spout the CAGW line regularly, and he appears to have ignored how much good the increasing levels of CO2 are doing for plant life. And now, having called for public suggestions for the new UK icebreaker, they have deliberately ignored the clear winner and instead will call it after this senile buffoon. Maybe he should be called BoatyFace, instead of the ship!
Stan on the Brazos says:
As I sit here in my Nittany Lions tee shirt after a successful career in engineering, I have to admit I’m embarrassed for my alma mater hiring Mann, once the Canadian showed the lie on the hockey stick that should have been the end of Mann but no the idiots now dominate.
C.K.Moore says:
Emanuel and Mann are to climate science as Joseph Mercola is to medical science.
Hans Erren says:
Come to The Netherlands where the media are preaching climate end of the world this week.
Joe Abramson says:
It’s because none of the slack-jawed shirt-drooling believers in the hillbilly pseudo-physics and fraudulent mathematics can bear much more public spotlight where people check their dipstick-with-a-keyboard factor.
The entire fraudulent group of government administrators like Mann were revealed lying, cheating, stealing, and faking warming since the year 1998.
The biggest email to hit the news from Climate Gate was when Mann, Jones, Trenberth, et al, were designing the destruction of a reporter’s career: because he was saying, what the very same email batch revealed: that they knew it stopped warming in 1998.
”The scientific community would come down on me in no uncertain terms if I said the world cooled since 1998. Ok it has but it’s only seven years of data and it isn’t statistically significant.”
Just three months after Climate Gate that same Phil Jones, who had suggested with Mann, that they do to the BBC reporter what they had done to ”the other one” – destroy his career in science reporting through calling his boss and threatening him –
admitted in his Feb 2010 BBC don’t-go-to-jail interview, that – he didn’t know what the C.R.U. was going to do with him – he had been on suspension facing possible jail if he didn’t confess all and truly to the BBC in that very interview – but he did know that –
yep – he’d been right in 2005 when he told scientist John Christy the world cooled,
and he was sure then – when on suspension in 2010 – that the world had not warmed since 1998 but had in fact cooled some.
It’s fraud. Just because people prosecute people for pot being like heroin doesn’t mean the federal governmet’s chemistry scam about that is real science.
Just because government employees like this criminal hack keep sqealing the laws of thermodynamics don’t work in gubmunt signts,
doesn’t mean that we all haven’t found out how much sheer criminality is involved with their fraudulent destruction of scientific credibility in the weather and climate fields.
I seems absurd to suggest that a single conspiracy involving a small number of individuals could have been responsible for the demise in trust in the advocacy of climate alarmism.
If Mann would like to find such a conspiracy then he should have a look at his own history.
He and his pals were the only conspiracy. A conspiracy of fools.
Trust was eroded. “Scientific fact” was called into question, into dispute and then into disrepute.
All because of the excesses of a small gang of ego-maniacs fighting against reasonable and quite justifiable skeptical enquiry and attempted replication of their purported findings.
He has been a gift to climate skepticism. An emblem of rotten science. The pig at the grant trough.
He should hold himself responsible for everything that has gone wrong for the alarmists.
I was an alarmist once. I thank Mann for awakening me from my National Geographic and Guardian induced slumbers.
Also, he is blessed with a perfect face for cartoon parody.
Except that if he lost a few pounds we might mistake him for Gavin Schmidt.
Never has a man done so much damage to the cause which he claims to advocate.
It’s been a joy to behold. Let’s send him our thanks.
F. Ross says:
Retracted as unkind.
You have posted that single word following my comment, which is awaiting moderation, in which I describe “the pig at the grant trough”. Since you can’t see my comment yet, I thought that I’d let you know that your singular “oink!” is going to be provided with additional context, when I emerge from moderation.
I accidentally used an automatically moderated word, in my joyful celebration of the achievements of the master of scientific and statistical incompetence.
Inde-
Your 9:43pm post expresses the truth about Mann and his ilk much better than mine.
Michael Man and
The Hockey Stick
There was a crooked Mann
Who played a crooked trick
And had a crooked plan
To make a crooked stick
By using crooked math
That favored crooked line
Lysenko’s crooked path
Led through the crooked pines
And all his crooked friends
Applaud what crooked seems
But all that crooked ends
Derives from crooked means
Pop Piasa says:
Excellent, Eugene, keep ’em coming.
I love that one. 🙂
Mike Bromley the wannabe Kurd says:
Because, you blustering marshmallow, we are simply tired of hearing about it.
Maybe if he’s that worried about media exposure he should buy some commercial time.
Or, he could always debate Christy or Curry on national TV if he wants attention drawn to his agenda…
fernandoleanme says:
Meanwhile i wonder if there’s a media conspiracy to avoid asking questions about Obama’s policy towards the Castro dictatorship, which allows the unrestricted import of cancer causing Cuban cigars, which generate huge profits for the communist regime. Like Dr Mann I’m obsessed with MY particular pet subject, and I simply can’t swallow why the media is engaged in this conspiracy to annoy me.
Ed Zuiderwijk says:
It is not the media that are compromised. Mike should look much closer, to the body part connected to his neck.
The thorax?
Mike Maguire says:
Climate change is a “save the planet issue” requiring more sacrifices/penalties to US citizens than to the rest of the world. It does not play well for Clinton to try to sell a global mentality position in an election focused on maximizing benefits that give Americans benefits in world competition.
Trump is pretty uninformed about climate change and has made some dumb statements even if he might have the right idea. He would dig a hole for himself discussing something he knows nothing about on a topic where a good understanding is needed to defend a position that is not shared by many……and with the risk of appearing to not care about the environment. .
“Mike Maguire October 20, 2016 at 3:12 am
Climate change is a “save the planet issue” requiring more sacrifices/penalties to US citizens than to the rest of the world.”
Are you sure about that? I think you will find the 350 or so million people in the EU are waaaaaayyyyyy ahead of the US in terms of “carbon taxes” than the US.
George Lawson says:
“leaving scientists and campaigners asking why there hasn’t been a single direct question about the crisis”
The answer is simple. There is no crisis, and the vast majority of people across the world realise that there is no crisis. Only the AGW fanatics like Michael Mann and Kerry Emanuel, who continually try to revive a lost cause in order to save their rapidly diminishing reputations, still believe in the crisis. They will all end their careers wondering how the hell they ever got involved in such inept scientific enquiry.
ralfellis says:
Bottom line is that people are bored by global warming.
They have been told daily that the sky is falling on their heads, but when they look around them in their normal lives, they find this is not so. And then they have been told that global warming will result in flood-droughts, calm-windys, misty-clears, hot-colds, serene-storms, and rain-drys.
The Mann has cried ‘Wolf’ once too often, so it is not surprising that people have switched off.
More than once too often. Way more.
Perhaps it is as simple as his bank account being very low.
And let us not forget about Steyn v. Mann and the way the Federal Court system is moving at a pace slower then any known glacier in proceeding with this case. It’s about time this stone walling by the court in this important 1st amendment case don’t you think?
http://www.steynonline.com/7534/trial-of-the-century-update
There must be some other MSM we don’t know about, because the MSM we know about has been a mouthpiece for the CAGW ideology and Mannian pseudoscience all along.
Perhaps it’s the MSM on whatever planet he’s from.
If you aren’t sufficiently generous in your praise of Trump, there are many who will declare that you want Hillary to win.
Lone Gunman (@Lone_Gunman45) says:
Yeah, just like YOU have “compromised” the application of scientific theory for the sake of your government grant money……………M0R0N!
Hilarious. Hasn’t he been watching any television? Watched the idiotic Weather Channel?
CheshireRed says:
Mann has got his latest propaganda piece into today’s UK Daily Mail…WITHOUT btl comments allowed. I didn’t read it in detail because the headlines were enough to give his game away. Besides it’s entirely in keeping with the climate industry’s one-way propaganda with no challenging dissent allowed.
broseke says:
The main reason might be that climate change has dropped off the map on the public opinion polls. Although the mainstream media tends toward the left of the political spectrum they follow the polls like its their bible. So they dropped the issue. The trend is now on the climate skeptics side, not Mr. Mann’s (and the catastrophe will never come regardless).
Mann is correct- the media are compromised. Only they are compromised to help him peddle his self serving apocalyptic clap trap. So even when Mann happens to be right, he finds a way to still be wrong.
marque2 says:
It is mostly because poll after poll shows it is the voter’s least concern. Who wants to campaign on something the voters don’t care about? Hillary has probably been campaigning too much about it, but it is a sop to the ultra left, so they don’t do something crazy like vote for Jill Stein.
I think after 20 years of nothing happening, people have completely lost interest.
Unlike government, media doesn’t have a captive audience.
If they continually bore/offend their audience, the audience will leave.
Mann is a salesman, like Bill Nye, they are kind of like Ghostbusters. You have to believe in the problem they are selling solutions for in order for them to make any money. They see an existing overall public disdain for big oil companies, and the simple scientific phenomenon of the green house gas effect, and they package it into a fear sales pitch. They know the media will eat it up and spread the fear for them because they love a good story with a hate-able bad guy and a message that we need to “take care of our planet”, what a feel good story! So they get free commercials from the media, but the more they get the better off they are, so they have to keep egging them on. They could pay for their own commercials but that hurts their bottom line too much, so they egg on the media, saying they are cowards, etc., trying to get more free commercials. Their Ghostbuster business is paid speeches, government grants, sales of articles and books instead of catching ghosts and putting them into those little boxes, but its the same idea. They are GlobalWarming Busters. And they are a business. Who ya gonna call!
How I see it. The MSM has been railing on about CAGW for years. Whenever there is a weather extreme, they link it in to ‘climate change’. However, for the last year, the MSM has been singularly focused on Trump vs Clinton. Trump doesn’t appear to believe in CAGW, so doesn’t bring it up much, and Clinton knows that it is very low on most peoples priority list, and if it is going to cost them money, they don’t support the fix. So she is not widely discussing her plans. She mentioned it after Hurricane Mathew, but that was about it.
Once the election is over, and the Clinton love it is over (assuming she wins), expect the MSM to resume there CAGW propaganda.
LOL….could it because climate change barely registers on polls asking people what is most important to them?
Boo hoo….I threw a climate party and nobody came.
JohnH says:
Those who promote the green/progressive movement are many things, but they’re not stupid. Mann might wonder why Hillary and the Democrats haven’t made climate change a focus of the debate, but their approach is smart and cautious. With so many undecided/independent voters tuning in, there’s a real chance that the Green Climate Fund would be examined in detail. People might roll their eyes at “10 meter sea level rise”, but privately they might still think that the issue is a real problem even if it is being exaggerated. The GCF, however, is different. The idea of sending $1 Trillion per decade to the UN to be redistributed to countries like Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan and Venezuela, might inspire some to abandon the Democrat’s agenda entirely.
Best to leave that issue alone and focus on things that don’t sound quite so ludicrous.
Interest will pick up again when the court cases begin and various “leading climate scientists” (the ones shouting “Wolf!” the loudest) are in the dock. That’s what I’m waiting for.
George Devries Klein says:
The media knows the result of the UN’s online “My World Poll” showing climate change to be dead last as an issue of concern out of 16 issues raised, and a Pew Research showing climate change is an issue of concern to the American electorate. Hence, the issue will not attract readers or viewers.
George Devries Klein, PhD, PG, FGSA
Correction: Pew r\Research Poll shows Climate CHange is an issue of MINR concern to Americaneletorate
tony mcleod says:
Of course Michael Mann and his hockey stick have become the poster child of denailers…the irony is that the characterisation of temperature, CO2 increase, CH4, population and a hundred other metrics as “hockey-stick” shaped are quite accurate.
And of course there is the reverse hockey stick like Arctic ice extent, which BTW, along with Antarctic ice extent are at there lowest extents evah for this time of the year. But please, ignore and continue to demonise a piece of wood.
ilma630 says:
Perhaps Mann could start his own TV channel, but he may find that like Gore’s Earth Day tv event, no one will be bothered to watch.
Oh they get their propaganda out there plenty. The National Geographic Channel is getting ready to feature
‘Years of Living Dangerously’
I suggest Mann and company visit WUWT, we cover global warming/climate change every day.
Harold Helbock says:
Look at him ! Would you buy a used car from this guy? His hockey stick is pure BS.
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Access to #FilialCorrection Crimethink webpage blocked in the Vatican
UPDATE: See comments, below, for possible alternative explanations involving filters.
As reported by Corriere, the Vatican spokesman said: “nessun blocco, la notizia e falsa”… “ma figuratevi se facciano questo per una lettera di sessanta persone”. Also the head of the Vatican Communications office denied the block.
The Italian news agency ANSA reports that the Vatican internet office has blocked access to the site with the Filial Correction from any devices provided by the Vatican City State.
The Secretariat for Communications of the Holy See has blocked access to the web page that adheres to an initiative that accuses the Pope of here, connected to what he wrote in “Amorislaetitia”. From the Vatican’s computers you can no longer go to the page in question, in any language. Outside the Vatican, however, the page is accessible.
“Access to the web page that you are trying to visit has been blocked in accord with institutional security policies.”
No Badthink or Crimethink!
It’s Doubleplusungood.
Be submissive. The speakwrite registers all your oldspeak and malquotes. You will be remanded to joycamp until you have been either rectified or your status changes to Unperson.
Commentmodqueue is listening.
I was out tonight with a Polish priest. He quipped, “What is this? North Korea?”
This is a screenshot.
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37 Responses to Access to #FilialCorrection Crimethink webpage blocked in the Vatican
Michael_Haz says:
One must not question Jesuitthink, even when it sounds much like Protestantthink.
mary.crum@me.com says:
What is the Vatican trying to prove? I think their concerns should be addressed. There is something about this Pope that doesn’t set well with me. He has my radar on high alert. There needs to be a good house cleaning at the Vatican. Something just isn’t right there and hasn’t been for quite awhile. I keep remembering different warnings that the Blessed Mother gave to us.
jfk03 says:
From Bolivarian Revolution to Bergoglian Revolution!
Wasn’t it supposed to have been traditionalists who were the ones with the ‘bunker mentality’?
mattg says:
I’m hoping that is from a satire site. If Jesuitthink is real, and being enforced by the organs of the State–God help us.
Would it be wrong to pray for his abdication?
Windswept House says:
Reminds me of Lois Lerner in the previous administration. She didn’t have to be told what to do, she knew what to do.
From Vatican denies blocking webpage for ‘filial correction’ of Pope Francis:
While the correctiofilialis.org homepage was not blocked, reports claimed, attempts to access the sign-up form redirected to a page that read: “Access to the webpage you are trying to visit has been blocked in accord with institutional security policies.”
The Vatican has denied the claims, saying that some of the computers available for journalists and authorized personnel in the Vatican press office have filters that regulate navigation. “On some computers in the press room, as in any company, there are filters that are automatically triggered for various online content, from pornography to malware to advertising,” Greg Burke, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, explained.
One of these filters, Burke explained, blocks pages “that request personal information, in order to avoid unwanted operations.”
This is why, on some of the computers in the press office, one can visit the http://www.correctiofilialis.org homepage and navigate within it, but not sign the correction, because “the form requires personal information.”
Fascists. What are they worried about? Anybody on the inside is obviously in their camp. Weird.
He’s making the Vatican walls the new Iron Curtain. We need President Trump to demand he “tear down this wall!”. Maybe we can use it for our southern border.
I bet there is some scrambling and scurrying going on in St. Peter’s, these days. One can almost hear squeaks.
Clearly the “filial correction” is getting through.
Is it possible that “Correctio Filialis,” diminished and dismissed with quips from a wide range of wisdom figures, might have yanked a nerve somewhere?
Could it be that it has been found disturbing?
Undermining of a certain perspective?
Even threatening to a certain cohort?
The wisdom, the faith and reason, the love of the faith that radiates from “Correctio Filialis” will not be snuffed out under a bushel basket, no matter the effort to do so.
It has a steel all its own.
Dinner is on the table.
“Outside the Vatican, however, the page is accessible.”
So you have to walk across the S. Angelo Bridge to read the document on the internet? A book called “building a bridge” comes to mind.
lsclerkin says:
Your Eminences Cardinal Burke and Cardinal Brandmuller,
We’re waiting.
asciiduck says:
The Vatican released a statement saying the site was caught in an automated content filter. This is entirely plausible and actually extremely likely, as most anyone who has worked in IT will tell you. New websites, and even well established wevsites, can get caught and blocked without anyone in the organization being any the wiser.
Someone is desperate.
This gives me great hope.
Benedictus says:
This is interesting. It seems you can have homosexual orgies, cocaine parties, without any hindrance (https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/high-ranking-monsignor-with-link-to-pope-francis-caught-in-cocaine-fueled-g), but the filial correction is censured.
The 1984 references are very apt. I am really wondering if the world did end on September 23rd, and I am now in some double secret probation Twilight Zone. The whole world seems to be convulsing.
ce lathrop says:
This is the price you pay for unacceptable ecclesiology.
Helier says:
It occurred to me earlier, that the dismissal of Professor Josef Seifert may well have been the last straw here, triggering this watershed event if you will. Prof. Seifert is clearly not alone, he simply brought a new (and terrifying,) angle on the issue to light.
Also, the filial correction, is not a fraternal one. Perhaps this will form the foundation upon which furthering of the fraternal correction can be made? Brick by brick? I know I’m out of my depth there – but just a thought to consider :-)
marcelus says:
Absolutely naive.,And strange,. These people have asked for a blessing fro the same man they accusse of being a heretic! Would you ask Fr Martin for instance for a blessing?
[Your comment smacks of Donatism. Asking a priest to do priestly things is good. Remember the story about how John Paul saved a fallen down priest by asking him to hear his confession? HERE]
I wonder whether someone’s trying to keep Pope Francis from reading the letter.
Who is in charge of Vatican Social media?? Hmmmm……
rtjl says:
You know what this means. This means LOVE!
LarryW2LJ says:
I thought “free thought” and the expression of ideas was what is espoused by all these so called “catholic” universities. I guess free thought and the expression of ideas only is allowed in one direction.
And the Liberals and Progressives hold up the persecution of Galileo as one of the most shameful acts of the Church. Funny how they don’t mind resorting to similar tactics.
kurtmasur says:
Regardless of what happens, I only hope that this serves as a warning to Francis as to what happens if he tries to tamper with the Church’s doctrines and disciplines.
Peter in Canberra says:
choose cockup before conspiracy.
If there is a plausible IT explanation I would run with that until further notice.
I have seen enough IT cockups to believe it.
Lurker 59 says:
I work in IT and run the filters for my organization.
Content filters are always behind and playing catchup for new websites.
When you type text into a website, what you are typing into is a Form Field. Looks like this: https://www.quackit.com/html/codes/html_form_code.cfm . Most (All?) “Intelligent” filtering software cannot distinguish between a Form that requires personal information and a Form that doesn’t. Even if the filtering software allowed for the blocking any page that had a form field, that is pretty granular and would break the web locally as most web pages have a form filed somewhere.
There is some confusion in the article and response as to how the Vatican is filtering content. The basic ways to this are at the IP Range Level, at the internal Domain Level, at the Device Level. Most organizations have multiple filters, one at each level. There is an automated functionality to content filtering, but much of it is by hand. If the Vatican is running on “yesterday’s technology tomorrow” then all the content filtering is by hand.
But the more important point is that you only filter traffic that you don’t want certain people to access. Given that you cannot filter devices that use their cell modems, and many who work at the Vatican don’t live there and thus can easily access data offsite, the website is (was) being blocked from reaching who or whom?
hwriggles4 says:
This reminds me years ago when a deacon who moderated a singles group objected to a group of us getting together to pray the Rosary. Many of us left that group partially because we got tired on this particular deacon watering down. (It was the mid 1990s).
donato2 says:
The will to power in action.
Cajetan says:
The Vatican was at war with Eastasia: the Vatican had always been at war with Eastasia.
MissBee says:
I’m hoping it is, as asciiduck wrote, part of an IT security issue. The site might not be secure or might trigger their predefined network security protocols (not technical language here, but I think my point is made).
Hoping.
sea the stars says:
asciiduck:
and yet correctiofilialis was not reported unreachable by anybody else, as far as we know, anywhere else in the outside world. except the Vatican?
un-ionized says:
Yes, definitely looks like a filtering problem.
albizzi says:
Who has been appointed consultant to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications which controls the Vatican’s Internet Services ?
Fr James Martin…
sea the stars:
LSN has published more details about the Vatican’s explaination
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/vatican-denies-blocking-webpage-for-filial-correction-of-pope-francis
This explanation makes complete sense. You will have more stringent filtering on networks that are accessed by visitors (like journalists). What’s more is the website collecting people’s information, over plain text, meaning no encryption to protect it. It’s not surprising that would run afoul an automated filter.
“On some computers in the press room,” [there are filters that block content] One of these filters, Burke explained, blocks pages “that request personal information, in order to avoid unwanted operations.”
1. Some press room computers are blocked some are not. Why the Press Poom and why is there a distinction? Between assigned User and universal User computers? From a security point of view, why allow assigned Users to access forms but not universal Users, or vice versa? What on earth does that protect?
2. Of all of the places to prevent accessing websites with form fields, the Press Office???? That is an office where one is GUARANTEED to need to have the ability to access form fields. Consider how many form fields one encounters or has to enter personal information into when they are reading the news. Sign in screens, search forms, comment boxes, etc. Consider how much more if you were tasked with researching and creating the news.
3. “Intelligent” Content Filters work by analyzing the HTML and looking for specific lines of text and/or code. If you look at the raw HTML code for the website, what is getting caught by the supposed filter? Clicking on the Signup Button generates a popup overlay element, not a page redirect. Blocking an element/object on a page doesn’t generate the Page Blocked screen. That screen is only generated when the filtering software catches a blocked URL and then redirects the Browser to the Blocked Screen URL instead of taking the User to the intended URL. Blocked in page elements tend to just not load — no notification. Notifications for blocked in page elements (which is what the SIGN UP is) require installed software.
Personally, I suspect some of this is lost in translation. Press Officer is giving what he thinks the technology does and this, in turn, is simplified further by a Reporter stating what he thinks he heard.
Also, no one has mentioned if the site is still blocked. Is it?
eamonob says:
LifeSiteNews has been slandering the Pope for months. What makes you think he approves of sinful behavior like that?
Legisperitus says:
Even if it was only a filtering glitch, the coverage has brought more attention to the Filial Correction, and that can only be doubleplusgood.
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Some Sheffield Advertisements and Information
Postby dognose » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:21 pm
Here are some Sheffield trade cards taken from "The Sheffield Directory and Guide". By Henry Blackwell 1828.
Thomas Champion & Son, 37,High Street, Sheffield.
Dixon & Son, Cornish Place, Sheffield.
Fentem, Webster & Danby, 44, Howard Street, Sheffield.
Joseph Rodgers & Sons, 6, Norfolk Street, Sheffield.
Postby dognose » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:36 am
Some more examples of advertisments issued by Sheffield manufacturers in 1837.
James Dixon & Sons, Cornish Place, Sheffield.
Broadhead & Atkin, North Street Works, North Street, Sheffield.
Richard & Thomas Otley, Truro Place, Trafalgar Street, Sheffield.
Joseph Wolstenholme, Broad Street, Park, Sheffield.
Postby dognose » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:54 pm
Early advertisment for Joseph Mappin from 1850.
Joseph Mappin registered with the Sheffield Assay Office in 1833 as Joseph Mappin & Son. The mark entered was 'JM' within an oval.
Source: History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Warwickshire
By Francis White & Co.--1850
Postby dognose » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:35 pm
Advertisment for Edwin John Makin from 1867.
This advert reads to me that Makin has taken over the business of Hawksley as he incorporates the 'GH & Co' into his Trademark.
George Hawksley entered marks with the Sheffield Assay Office in 1856, 1858 and 1864.
Edwin John Makin entered his mark at the Sheffield Assay Office in 1867.
Postby MCB » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:41 am
Hello Trev,
To fill in a little more detail on the businesses identified above the following also registered as silversmiths with the Sheffield Assay Office:
Thomas Champion & Son entered a mark in 1826 of "TC & S" in a corner cut square with a pellet after "T".
J Dixon & Son entered their first mark from Silver Street in 1829 of "D&S" in a rectangle; their second in 1867 from Cornish Place was of "JD&S" in a butterfly shape.
Fentem Webster & Danby entered a mark in 1824 of "FW&D" in a square with a pellet after "F".
Joseph Rodgers & Son entered their first mark in 1812 of "IR" in a square with a pellet between the initials; they entered two more marks in 1843, both of "JR", one in a quatrefoil, the other in a rectangle with a pellet between the initials. They entered a third mark in 1858 of "JR" in a rectangle without a pellet.
Charles Frederick Younge entered a mark in1836 of "CFY" in a rectangle with a pellet after both "C" & "F".
Joseph Wolstenholme entered a mark in 1850 of "JW" without a surrounding shape but with a pellet between the initials.
George Hawksley & Co entered their first mark of "GH" above "CH" in a square; the second of "GH" in a rectangle; the third of "GH&Co" in a rectangle with a bar below the "O". Their business address was 30/32 Charlotte Street and you may wll be right that Machin took over.
For completeness E J Machin's mark was of three separate shapes one for each initial.
The only mark I can find for Otley is the one registered in1878 by Thomas Otley & Son of Meadow Street a shield shape with "TO" above "TSO".
Broadhead & Aitken do not seem to have registered a mark.
Postby dognose » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:13 pm
Many thanks for the information, it's most useful.
I've just come across a reference that Hawksley's factory was known as the 'Charlotte Street Works'. With Makin using the same address, it must surely confirm that he's taken over Hawksley's business.
An advertisment in the 'Sheffield Daily Telegraph' in 1865 reads: "Wanted, a good German Silver Buffer. Apply Geo. Hawksley and Co., Charlotte Street Works."
Regards Trev.
An advertisment for John Round & Son from 1880.
John Round, a former employee of William Hutton & Sons, was an amazingly successful man, he started his business from his own house in 1847, and by the time of his death, thirty years later in 1877, he and his son Edwin, had made John Round & Son one of the largest manufacturing silversmiths and electroplaters in the world.
At the time of this advertisment the directors of John Round & Sons Ltd were Henry Pawson, Joseph Gamble and J W Barber. They had become a limited company in July 1874.
John Round & Son entered their mark at the Sheffield Assay Office in 1867.
Postby dognose » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:13 am
An advertisment from 1880 for James Dixon & Sons that confirms the use of the 'Trumpet' Trade Mark as from October 1879.
catcowan
Edwin John Makin and George Hawksley
Postby catcowan » Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:58 pm
Could anyone please advise what happened to this company as I believe that Edwin John Makin was a slate merchant who became bankrupt soon after 1870.
2209patrick
Location: Land of Lincoln, USA
Postby 2209patrick » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:46 am
I'm confused about this Makin and Hawksley connection also.
My references show George Hawksley & Company moving to Carver Street in 1866.
They ceased to be listed among electroplaters in 1867.
( Source: The Identification and Dating of Sheffield Electroplated Wares 1843-1943 by E.R. Matheau-Raven.)
On April 10, 1889, G. & J.W. Hawksley Ltd. entered a mark at Sheffield showing 75 Carver Street, Sheffield, as an address.
G. & J.W. Hawksley Ltd. also entered a mark on March 15, 1900, with Carver Works, Carver Street as an address.
(Source: The Sheffield Assay Office Register.)
The firms of Long, Hawksley & Co. of 220, Rockingham Street, Sheffield, and Taylor George Hawksley & Brother, of Times Works, 23, Paradise Street, Sheffield, both listed as Table Cutlery Manufacturers are, perhaps, to be identified with the original company. They both appear in various listings in 'Kelly's Directory of the Watch & Clock Trade 1880'
Do you have any references that link the Slate Merchant to the Silver plater? I just wondered, if for sure, that we are talking about the same person.
Edwin John Makin and George Hawksley & Co
Postby catcowan » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:49 am
Thanks for all your prompt responses. Trev, the 1901 Census shows Edwin John Makin as a retired slate merchant (the census return names him as John E Makin, but as his wife and all the children are correct it clearly is a typographical error). His son is named as Edwin C. S. Makin, aged 26 and his occupation is given as Silver Hammerer and Polisher.
Following the death of his steel manufacturer father William Makin owner of William Makin & Sons of Attercliffe and Hillfoot, Edwin John Makin became the majority shareholder in the company. Not long afterwards he leaves Wm Makin (don't know why) and all subsequent censuses show him as a slate merchant.
I initially thought it was another Edwin John Makin, but checks of births etc, doesn't show any other person of that name.
In 1866 Edwin John Makin became sole owner of George Hawksley & Co. A notice of his dissolution of partnership with one Henry Storr appeared thus:
The Post of Directory of Sheffield 1854 lists William Makin as a steel converter, refiner & worker, manufacturer of rag & engine roller bars, bottom plates, knives for papermakers, cast steel flies, millers' chisels, chaff knives tic. steel forger & rolling mills, Attercliffe steel works, Attercliffe, & Clifton steel works.
An advertisment for William Mammatt published in 1862.
My limited references for Sheffield show that William Mammatt entered his mark at the Sheffield Assay Office in 1876, that was followed in 1885 by an entry for William Mammatt & Son. The only other mention, perhaps to be identified with William, is in 1865, when a firm by the name of Mammatt, Buxton & Co entered their mark at Sheffield. There may well have been a previous entry pre-1862, but unknown to me at present.
Postby 2209patrick » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:51 am
Hi Trev. Thanks for posting these trade cards.
My references confirm your information.
Could not find an earlier entry for Mammatt in my copy of "The Sheffield Assay Office Register".
Did find a later entry for George Mammatt, July 4, 1906.
Many thanks for the confirmation.
Postby dognose » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:20 am
Pat wrote: My references show George Hawksley & Company moving to Carver Street in 1866.
The above advertisment is from 1878 may help fill some of the gap in George Hawksley's business timeframe.
Postby dognose » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:22 pm
George Shadford Lee and Henry Wigfull entered marks at the Sheffield Assay Office in 1878 and 1879. The partnership was disolved in 1879, with George Lee departing and the business was carried on by Henry Wigfull, the company name, however, stayed the same.
William Wheatcroft Harrison entered marks at the Sheffield Assay Office in 1861 and 1866. William Harrison had formerly been in partnership with Thomas Creswick.
John Harrison entered marks at the Sheffield Assay Office in 1833 and 1844. He was the father of William Wheatcroft Harrison (see above). John was also a partner in William's business until his retirement in 1858. Following John's retirement, William entered into a partnership with John Maleham Harrison, this was disolved in 1870, after which William Harrison carried on at the Montgomery Works and John Maleham Harrison at the Norfolk Works.
There is a further entry in Jacksons (p.450) for a 1866 entry at the SAO for J. Harrison & Co.
aussie research
Long Hawksley andCo. HG Long and Co
Postby aussie research » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:56 am
i was amazed to find this posting after receiving some family research that dates back to 1954, suggesting that the family that I am researching, who moved to Ireland around 1820, had a gun manufacture business in Sheffield, named as above.
"According to Joseph Hawksley of 17 Battle Mead, Swanage, Dorset in correspondence with Arthur Heath in 1967, all people of this name come from a small 30 square emile area in the border area of Derbyshire, Notts and Lincs".
Any further information that you have regarding this bussiness would be greatly appreciated.
I was interested in finding out of any items that may be for sale that carry the Hawklsey Mark or Hawksley and Long mark. Please contact the writer should anyone know of a piece available.
One last quote regading the posts for Goerge Hawksley and Co. Find attached a copy of the research that lead me to this page, once agin thanks for the info and cards, to all submitters.
"Robert Hawksley claimed relitives in Sheffield, England: a firm of Hawksley had a gun making business at Sheffield for one hundred and six years; the firm later became Long and Hawksley & Co., and then H.G. Long and Co".
Kind regads,
MCB wrote: Hello Trev,
Postby MCB » Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:14 pm
It's good to see our research being put to uses other than silvermaking.
The Sheffield Assay Office register shows H G Long & Co entering a mark from 220 Rockingham Street, Sheffield in 1894 and another as a limited company in 1906.
There's nothing in the register for Long & Hawkesley & Co.
As G & J Hawksley Ltd entered a mark with Sheffield in 1900 from Carver Street Sheffield it looks as though this was a company separate from H G Long & Co.
It's coincidence that the area you mention is close by me. For information the three cities of Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby were historically largely separated by the Sherwood Forest. It's about 40 miles from Sheffield to both Nottingham and Derby and 16 miles between the latter two, a relatively small triangle as you say, and not so heavily populated especially in the past which should help your research.
By the way despite all claims to the contrary Robin Hood was a Nottinghamshire lad!
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The Israeli government’s official ‘lawfare’ contractor
By Yossi Gurvitz October 19, 2013 | Edit
The Israeli ‘hasbara’ group that once sued Jimmy Carter and Twitter, represents Israeli soldiers accused of excessive force and war crimes and files lawsuits at the behest of the Israeli government, calls itself a ‘human rights organization.’
(Translated from Hebrew by Jordan Michaeli)
Illustrative photo of a judge signing a document. (Photo: Shutterstock.com)
You know Israel’s policy – since no one believes a word it says (and rightfully so) – that the country must operate through third parties supposedly unconnected to it? This has officially been Israeli state policy since 2010, but it seems it was established much earlier.
My Hebrew blog has dealt quite extensively with “Im Tirtzu,” and the fact that it is actually a GONGO (Government Operated Non-Governmental Organization), meaning, an organization pretending to be an independent organization while receiving instructions from the government, and the groups’ ties to the Prime Minister’s Office (Hebrew). Now, thanks to Chelsea Manning – and may we soon see her free – another hasbara organization, Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, was exposed as a GONGO.
You may remember Shurat HaDin, which defines itself as a ‘lawfare’ organization and that threatened to sue Twitter for the fact that Hezbollah has a Twitter account, sued former president Jimmy Carter for ‘intentional misrepresentation” of Israel and tried to prevent the Gilad Schalit deal with a petition to the High Court of Justice, among other hasbara tricks.
The organization, which defines itself as a “Jewish human rights organization,” probably in line with [Hebron settler and MK] Orit Struk’s definition, was established in 2003 by Attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner. According to the American embassy documents leaked by Manning, Darshan-Leitner told American embassy personal in 2007, as was reported by them, that during its early years (of Shurat HaDin, Y.G.), the organization received instructions from the Israeli government regarding which cases to handle. “The National Security Council (NSC) legal office saw the use of civil courts as a way to do things that they are not authorized to do,” claimed Darshan-Leitner (my emphasis). Darshan-Leitner had of course no problem with that. Among her contacts, she named “Uzi Beshaya” (should be Shaya, Y.G.) from the Mossad and Udi Levy from the National Security Council. Darshan-Leitner told embassy personnel that during one of her trials she requested to impose a lien on a Palestinian imports company. According to her the Mossad provided her with intelligence proving the company was funneling money to the Islamic Jihad movement. The Americans mentioned that similar information was handed over to American officials as well during a classified meeting.
Darshan-Leitner further claimed that today her organization decides independently which cases to handle, but it continues to receive evidence and witnesses from the Israeli intelligence. She bragged that as a result of her lawsuits, the National Westminster Bank runs checkups with the Mossad to find out whether its Islamic charity clients are “kosher.” Undoubtedly, the Mossad will be enthusiastic regarding how effortlessly Darshan-Leitner doles out such information.
Did Darshan-Leitner and her organization, Shurat HaDin, indeed stop receiving instructions from the Israeli government? In 2007, Shurat HaDin filed a lawsuit against the Bank of China, claiming the bank transfers funds to terror organizations. Shurat HaDin told Yediot Ahronot last July that the lawsuit was initiated following an Israeli government request. The Wultz family as well, in whose name Shurat HaDin is acting in court, said that they initiated legal steps after a request by the Israeli government. Recently, after Netanyahu’s visit to China, the Chinese exerted considerable pressure on Netanyahu, and the man that enters every crisis like a weightlifter and finishes like a crumbled candy bar, as Nahum Barnea once said, crumbled this time as well, and forbade Shurat HaDin’s expert witness, Uzi Shaya, from testifying in court. Uzi Shaya, as mentioned, is one of the men Darshan-Leitner named as her contacts within the Israeli government.
It is doubtful that there exists a more cynical organization than Shurat HaDin, one that explicitly talks about “lawfare,” namely the use of legal means to achieve fighting goals – an accusation often thrown at human rights organizations by hasbara hacks such as Ben-Dror Yemini. There’s no doubt Shurat Hadin is pioneering. It’s the first time we’ve encountered an organization receiving a considerable amount of its marching orders from the government and a considerable amount of its information from spooks, and yet dares to define itself as a “human rights organization.” As an example of its activities in the field, Shurat HaDin points to the assistance it provides soldiers brought to trial for using excessive force, its help for Israeli officers accused of war crimes and assistance to Palestinian collaborators. A “human rights organization,” they say? A you’re-human-and-they’re-not-rights organization would be more accurate. An occupation rights organization.
Techwashing: Hasbara group strikes back after Hawking boycott
NGO Monitor steps up the absurdity of its attacks
Udi Levy
Uzi Shaya
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
Shurat HaDin
I am Yossi Gurvitz, a 40-year old journalist, blogger and photographer. I write for several Israeli publications, including the influential financial daily Calcalist and the Nana portal. In the past, I’ve been deputy editor of Nana News, and with Itamar Shaaltiel edited its 2006 Knesset elections section. I was raised as an Orthodox Jew, graduated from a Yeshiva (Nehalim), but saw the light and turned atheist at about the age of 17. After the mandatory three years in the military, much more strictly enforced in 1988 than now, I studied history and classics, earning a BA degree, and studying three additional years towards an MA, but abandoned the project in favor of earning my living as a journalist. [It seemed a good idea at the time.]
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Iran denies being behind Ukraine plane crash
World, Middle East
Government spokesman says US is engaging in psychological warfare by claiming plane was struck by Iranian missiles
Muhammet Kursun | 10.01.2020
Iran on Friday denied being responsible for the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines jet that crashed Wednesday in Tehran, calling the allegation a lie and psychological operation of the U.S., the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
In a statement, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said a committee in charge of investigating the incident has been formed on the basis of regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Rabiei said the committee will investigate the crash immediately and transparently with the participation of experts from relevant countries.
He stressed that a Ukrainian representative is already in Iran to examine the plane’s black box.
"We also welcome the presence of the relevant states whose nationals were killed in the bitter incident in the investigation process," he added.
Rabiei said the allegation that the plane was hit by Iranian missiles is a calculated move and psychological operation.
He said footage that was published is a lie and no one will take responsibility for it.
He also invited the U.S. to attend the investigation committee instead of lying and engaging in psychological operations.
Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Friday that Iran "has invited both Ukraine and the Boeing company to participate in the investigations," according to a statement carried by state-run IRNA news agency.
The spokesman said he would also welcome experts from other countries whose citizens died in the accident.
The Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport just hours after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles targeting U.S. troops in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination last week of Qassem Soleimani, the head of the IRGC’s Quds Force, outside Baghdad International Airport in a drone strike.
Some 176 people died in the crash, including Iranians, Canadians, Ukrainians, Swedes, Afghans, Germans and British citizens.
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A true friend stabs you in the front.
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Home to the word’s most visited city, Thailand is a beautiful Southeast Asian nation that draws tourists in from all over the world. As well as the capital city of Bangkok, Thailand has many exotic and historic destinations to consider visiting. From the tropical holiday hub of Phuket to the ancient walls of Chiang Mai and the Tiger Cave in Krabi Town, Thailand honeymoons and holidays offer a range of incredible holiday destinations. Thailand is home to beautiful beaches, rich rainforests and magnificent Buddhist Temples. Holidays to Thailand are a great choice for a Southeast Asian adventure with such incredible sights and exciting activities. All inclusive Thailand holiday and honeymoon packages are a great choice for an Asian getaway and offer countless opportunities for fun and adventure.
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If you visit Bangkok, you must go and see the immaculate Grand Place. Built in 1782, this architectural marvel was home to the Thai war ministry, state departments and the mint. The palace consists of several buildings including the must see Temple of the Emerald Buddha. You could be visiting this remarkable destination yourself with Thailand holidays and honeymoons from Ireland. The floating markets of Bangkok are a truly unique experience, where you can buy fresh tropical fruit, vegetables and even hot food cooked on floating kitchens.
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High temperatures and humidity levels are experienced throughout the year. The country is hottest between March and May, and monsoon season runs from June to October. In September and October much of the country suffers from flooding, particularly in the north, north eastern and central regions. The cool season, most favoured by visitors, runs from November to February.
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A tech support phone scam is an exploit in which an attacker calls offering assistance with problems they claim were detected on the victim's computer.
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The attacker calls using a virtual phone number that appears to be from the target’s area code, to increase the likelihood that someone will pick up. When the target answers the phone, the attacker says they’re calling from some well-known company, such as Microsoft, and that the user’s ISP has detected malware on their computer, which the caller offers to get rid of.
In the next step, the caller asks the victim to download some legitimate remote control software, such as TeamViewer, pcAnywhere or GoToMyPC. The caller takes control of the victim's computer and he or an accomplice communicates with them through the phone or on chat.
As the victim watches, the caller displays Event Viewer, which always displays errors or warnings for relatively innocuous events. The caller says this is evidence of malware on the system and offers to get rid of it, once the victim has paid the fees. The caller may ask for credit card information or request payment through some online service like PayPal.
In the best-case scenario, once the attacker has collected the fees he does nothing to the computer. However, because he has administrative access to the victim's computer, he can install malware or access sensitive information that can be used for identity theft.
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===Discussion threads===
'''[http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/hxg/harry_potter_and_the_methods_of_rationality/ Current thread (Ch 94)]''',
'''[http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/i19/harry_potter_and_the_methods_of_rationality/ Current thread (Ch 95)]''',
[http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/hxg/harry_potter_and_the_methods_of_rationality/ ch 94],
[http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/hws/harry_potter_and_the_methods_of_rationality/ ch 93],
[http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/hwf/harry_potter_and_the_methods_of_rationality/ ch 91–92],
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is a fanfiction by "Less Wrong" (a pen name of Eliezer Yudkowsky) with a premise that the orphaned Harry Potter has been raised by a scientist stepfather and now has the equivalent rationalist skill of roughly an 18-year-old Eliezer or thereabouts, i.e., massively flawed but still pretty darned impressive. Naturally the hero's challenges have been stepped up in difficulty as well.
It would be fair to understate that this fic has proven itself popular.
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Lake Forest Park and Kenmore are quietly triangulated between Shoreline and the Snohomish county cities of Mountlake Terrace Brier. Enriched with parks, incredible water views, and an alcove of waterfront homes, this area offers an oasis-like setting just north of Seattle.
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The city of Lake Forest Park neighbors Seattle, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, Brier and Kenmore. It is well known for its neighborhood parks, quiet streets and respectable schools. Real estate in the area includes midcentury single-family homes built on medium to large lots, and a handful of multifamily apartment and condominium buildings. You will also find homes still standing from the 20th century. Though there has been a significant amount of development, Lake Forest Park remains well-known for the nature surrounding the city. Seattle residents originally moved here to be outside of the hustle and bustle of the big city and in 1961, officially incorporated Lake Forest Park.
Kenmore is a wonderful place to live with terrific neighborhoods, friendly people and diverse housing choices. It features spectacular local and state parks, a regional paved trail, and a highly-recognized school district. Kenmore was ranked #1 by Seattle Magazine for "Best Metropolitan Neighborhoods to Live.“ Locally, Saint Edwards State Park is a 316-acre day-use park with 3,000 feet of freshwater shoreline on Lake Washington. The Burke-Gilman Trail runs more than 18 miles from Shilshole Bay in the City of Seattle to the City of Bothell where it intersects the Sammamish River Trail. Part of the “Locks to Lakes Corridor,” the BGT is a paved, off-road facility over its entire length with the exception of an on-road segment in Ballard. The trail crosses Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, the University District and View Ridge within the City of Seattle, as well as the cities of Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and Bothell.
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Come See the Earth Turn
Come See the Earth Turn by Lori Mortensen, illustrated by Raul Allen. Grades 2-5. Tricycle Press, 2010. Unpaged. Review copy provided by publisher. This book was nominated for a 2010 Cybils award and this review reflects only my own opinion!
In 1819, a baby boy was born. He wouldn't be good at school, often falling behind his classmates. He would never go to college and earn a fancy degree. But he would change the scientific community forever when he proved for the first time that the world turns.
Leon Foucault was a French scientist who developed the Foucault pendulum, a giant pendulum that shows plainly the motion of the earth. The pendulum swings independently from the rotation of the earth, so when it moves away from its straight line, you know it's not the pendulum that has shifted, but the earth!
Have you seen a Foucault pendulum? I have, but I never really realized what it was until I read this book! Many museums around the country have one, including the Louisville Science Center:
What I like best about this book is that it features a kid who wasn't good at school. Young Leon "was a tortoise among jackrabbits", often turning in homework late because it took him much longer than it took the other children. You know there are kids who will identify with this, and Leon's eventual triumph shows them that they, too, can succeed. Leon figured out that he was good at building things and that started him on his path. And then this man without a degree, who had so much trouble with school, did something no one else in the scientific community could do!
The illustrations pair nicely with the text, dark and rich. Some spreads have inlaid panels reminiscent of graphic novels, which will grab a kid's attention.
Lori Mortensen completes the book with a nice bit of back matter, including an author's note giving more information about Foucault's later life, a glossary, and a nice bibliography citing print and web resources.
Come See the Earth Turn is a book that will appeal to young scientists. Share this book with your kids before your trip to the museum so they can really know what they're looking at when they see that giant pendulum! It's on shelves now.
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Essex Local Delivery Pilot FAQs
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What is the Essex Local Delivery Pilot
The Essex Local Delivery Pilot is part in a new pioneering pilot programme from Sport England aimed at increasing participation in sport and physical activity.
Inactivity is a national issue, and radical change is needed to decrease inactivity levels , this is at the heart of the Essex Local Delivery Pilot.
This Pilot is a unique opportunity to tackle the issues of inactivity in Essex head on and for our county to become a beacon for best practice. Essex is one of 12 places in the country to be part of this game changing approach and will benefit from a share of around £100 million of National Lottery funding that will be invested in the 12 Local Delivery Pilot areas.
The Essex Local Delivery Pilot will initially run until 2021.
Why was Essex’s bid selected to be part of the Sport England Local Delivery Pilot?
In our bid, the strength of leadership for the Essex vision and willingness to embrace change was significant.
Essex is one of the UK’s largest and most diverse counties, however with approximately 22% of the population in Essex classified as inactive at a cost of around £58million to the NHS every year.
The Essex Local Delivery Pilot will run in Basildon, Colchester and Tendring. Together these three areas represent 37% of all inactive people in Essex and represent areas with a range of barriers to physical activity such as post war urban planning, coastal deprivation and poor social mobility.
By working with these areas, we can learn what works, (and what doesn’t) in terms of getting people more active.
Who is involved in the Essex Local Delivery Pilot?
The Essex Local Delivery Pilot will be led by representatives from lead partners including: The Essex Health and Wellbeing Board, Essex County Council, Active Essex County Sports Partnership, Basildon Council, Colchester Borough Council, Tendring District Council, CVS Basildon, CVS Colchester and CVS Tendring, North East Strategic Partners, Basildon & Brentwood and North Essex CCG’s, University of Essex, Intelligent Health and Collaborate.
How will the Delivery Pilot work?
The pilot will not follow a ‘one size fits all approach’ but instead be built around the individual needs and requirements of local communities in the three test pilot areas.
To enable the pilot to succeed, Essex has committed to a new ‘whole system change’, meaning closer working between Essex County Council, local councils and grass roots organisations such as clubs, schools and voluntary groups, will be at the heart of the approach to getting more people active both now and in the future. In order to really change behaviour, we need to understand how the whole system works in a place. During the first phase of the pilot (Spring to late Autumn 2018), a full audit into sport and physical activity provision in the pilot areas will be undertaken as well as setting up an evaluation framework to measure the progress of the pilot over the three years.
How will you measure the results of this pilot?
The University of Essex, IFF and Intelligent Health are central to the measurement and evaluation of the Essex Local Delivery Pilot. We want to include contemporary approaches to behaviour change to help increase the success of the pilot and then share our learnings so that local communities around the county can all benefit from increasing the levels of physical activity.
How would you allocate the budget?
In order to reduce inactivity in Essex we need to have a sustainable approach to whole system change. The inception phase which will be developed with Sport England and our team of partners will identify the short and long term goals and outcomes. Only once this is understood and agreed, can we identify how we would allocate any resources.
In the meantime, we are asking organisations and groups who reach its own communities in Basildon, Colchester and Tendring and want to increase local participation to get in touch here.
This will help us build a picture of the needs in the Local Pilot areas. We may be in touch to ask your views about living in your communities, how do we understand lived experiences and what is needed to help people be more active
Can ECC guarantee their commitment to reducing inactivity?
This pilot is an integral part of the Essex Vision whole system change process and is a priority for the Essex Health and Wellbeing board. The leadership team includes senior politicians and managers from a wide range of partners.
Why does Essex need the support when whole system change is already underway?
We are in early stages of our Essex Vision and this pilot has come at the right time for us to test the whole system change approach to tackle long term and stubborn levels of inactivity. We know that there is still a lot of work to do, but with the right commitment and the building blocks in place, we know we can deliver successful and sustainable results.
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The Night Marsh, Poems by Penny Harter
The Night Marsh is Penny Harter’s journey into knowledge, digging into the earth, into the past, seeking and turning up connections and wisdom:
She carries resurrection in her hands,
her fingers splayed to sift the earth,
searching for some fragment of a skull
that answers to her name.
Delving deep beneath the surface of things, Harter’s graceful poems bring many unexpected gifts to the reader.
Sample Poems by Penny Harter
“The Night Marsh is a beautiful collection, rich and deep, by a poet able to communicate truths that almost go beyond words. Several of the poems convey astonishing spiritual experiences (see ‘Voices,’ ‘Diffusion,’ ‘Translating the Sky on the Morning of My Birthday,’ ‘One Moonless Night,’ and more). In other poems, Penny Harter intimately confronts the natural world; and often, high moments of her life, and our lives, between death and childhood, are memorably held fast.”—X. J. Kennedy
“In The Night Marsh, Penny Harter very effectively dissolves the illusory walls we humans have constructed between ourselves and the rest of nature. That is the sort of healing people need. May her audience be huge.”—Christopher Herold, founder and editor emeritus of The Heron’s Nest; author of A Path in the Garden
"Fusing the metaphysical and the elemental, Penny Harter's direct, lyrical, light-filled poems praise—and question— the very turnings of the earth. In these rich meditations, Harter celebrates and makes radiantly new the world's beauties, even as she invites us to 'find, beyond the flesh, / a brilliance left behind.'"— Catherine Doty, author of Momentum
"Penny Harter’s poems take on the shadow-side of life, the things we flee from— night, pain, aging, death, dementia—and draw them into the light, finding the beauty in wrinkles, loneliness, and the stiff body of a beloved cat. Her poems pick up and examine life and its transitions just the way her child-hands once picked up the fossilized 'ghosts' of ferns long ago turned to rock, reminding us that the wheel of existence rolls onward, and we with it, no matter what comes. Treasure this book, as Harter treasures life."— Susan Tweit, naturalist, and author of The San Luis Valley: Sand Dunes and Sandhill Cranes
Poet and fiction writer Penny Harter has presented readings, talks, and workshops from coast-to-coast at venues such as the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festivals, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, the Border Book Festivals, Haiku North America Conferences, and others. She has also led workshops and participated in collaborative writing with other poets several times in Japan. Harter’s poems and short stories have appeared in many periodicals, including Ark River Review, Blueline, Earth’s Daughters, Exit 13, The Edison Literary Review, Ekphrasis, 5 A.M., Gargoyle, Journal of New Jersey Poets, The Kerf, The Ledge, Lips, Madrona, and elsewhere. Translations of her poems have been published in Colombia, Croatia, France, Holland, Japan, Korea, and Romania. Widely published in anthologies as well, she has received three fellowships in poetry from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Mary Carolyn Davies Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, and the first William O. Douglas Nature Writing Award for her work in American Nature Writing 2002. Her long autobiographical essay appears in Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series (1998) and is reprinted in Contemporary Authors (1999).
ISBN 978-1933456973, 104 pages, $17.00
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With Pennsylvania’s presidential primary looming on Tuesday, the campaigns of Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are heating up in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood, a predominantly black Democratic stronghold of some 40,000 residents that may be a litmus test of…
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The house on the 4900 block of Rubicam Street in Germantown was in bad shape. The walls and ceiling had outdated popcorn spackling. A rotten beam on the top floor stretched across half the roof. In front, the roots of a…
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Like any new business owner, Zoe Rose was nervous on the day she opened the doors of her new cafe, Happy Bread, in Germantown, But there was a good omen. “Who opens on their first day with the governor stopping…
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The same people who lived through the Great Depression, fought in World War II and helped launch the civil rights movement are now “friending,” “liking,” and emailing. The social-media buzz is happening at Center in the Park, Germantown’s award-winning senior…
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Walking up the narrow steps into St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church on Price Street in East Germantown, you will see people sitting outside enjoying the fresh air. Entering through the doors, you will pass others walking in and out…
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Germantown’s Maplewood Mall sits on a quiet walkway, but it has one noisy resident. Proudly calling itself “The Sound from Germantown,” GTown Radio wants you to listen up. And soon, you’ll be able to listen up in more ways than one….
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It’s a Wednesday evening in Philadelphia, which means one thing: Settlement night for the Moody family. “This is our day,” said Anne Moody, a registered nurse and the Moody matriarch. Each week, the family, which includes mom, dad Mark, the…
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The Brothers Of Destruction Set To Reunite In Saudi Arabia?
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The Undertaker is already being advertised to face Triple H at the upcoming Australian Super Show-Down event on October 6th, but it appears that The Deadman could be set to make a few more WWE appearances in the near future.
According to the most recent rumor roundup from CageSideSeats, The Undertaker is expected to be part of WWE’s live event in Saudia Arabia on November 2nd.
Not only this, but Undertaker could be set to team up with his longtime partner Kane to take on the team of Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
There has recently been speculation that Shawn Michaels will return to the ring and wrestle a number of matches in the coming months and if this is true then they could be set up in Australia when he is seen as the special guest referee for Triple H’s match against The Deadman.
Michaels hasn’t wrestled a match in more than eight years so a tag would be perfect for him to make his return and the ability to see these four legends step in the ring together for the last time would sell out any arena.
Kane recently became the mayor of Knox County in Tennessee but he did state that he would be open to returning to WWE for one-off appearances but he wouldn’t be able to continue to wrestle full time because of his new responsibilities.
Kane, Undertaker, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels are all legends of the past generation and since their careers are all now coming to a close, this will probably be the last time that the WWE Universe will see all four men in the ring together and almost certainly the last time Brothers of Destruction will be reunited.
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FLY BACK IN TIME AND RELIVE OLD SCHOOL MEMORIES AT JURONG BIRD PARK
Posted on May 14, 2015 June 16, 2015 Posted in Jurong Bird ParkTagged activities, Jurong Bird Park, school holidaysLeave a comment
Family fun across generations with retro games, Singapore tales, and free admission for senior citizens in celebration of SG50
SINGAPORE, 14 May 2015 – Reminisce sweet memories from the era of retro games like hopscotch and five stones, and relive school excursions at Jurong Bird Park as the 44-year-old bird paradise dazzles with old school challenges this June holidays. In celebration of SG50, senior citizens enter for free with the Lao Jiao^ promotion in June and local residents can enjoy year-long membership for the price of a one day ticket*!
On weekends between 6 to 28 June, children, parents and grandparents are invited to relive stories and games from a bygone era, and build memories for tomorrow. Youngsters from the iPad generation can get a kick from playing chapteh or compete in a traditional game of kuti kuti with their parents and grandparents. Competitive ones can collect winner’s coupons at the various game stations to win exciting prizes at the tikam tikam counter. Those wanting to play Snakes and Ladders can have jumbo-sized fun with a larger-than-life version of this classic board game!
If childhood games of yesteryear are not enough, gather the whole family for a treasure hunt that promises a colourful day of exploration in the park with 5,000 birds across 400 species. Kids will need all the help they can get from parents and grandparents to solve a series of clues along a trail featuring vintage items.
Take a break from all the fun and be drawn in by myths and legends in an intimate storytelling session. The tale of Sang Nila Utama comes alive in this interactive show and tell.
In celebration of SG50, senior citizens aged 60 years and above enjoy the Lao Jiao promotion – free admission to Jurong Bird Park from 30 May to 30 June 2015. Local residents can sign up for a special Feather Friends membership and enjoy unlimited year-round entry to the park – all for the price of a one day admission ticket. With unbeatable discounts, exciting activities and a memorable adventure in the world of living colours, there is no better time to visit Jurong Bird Park than this June holidays. For more information, visit www.flyback.sg
^Lao Jiao – Hokkien slang which literally means “old bird”, referring to an experienced, veteran person.
JUNE HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Dates: 6-28 June (weekends only) Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm (various timings) Venue: Jurong Bird Park (activities at various locations around the park)
*SG50 PROMOTIONS AT JURONG BIRD PARK 1. Lao Jiao promotion (free admission for senior citizens): Singaporeans and permanent residents aged 60 years and above enjoy free admission to Jurong Bird Park from 30 May to 30 June 2015. Proof of identity required. Terms and conditions apply. Visit http://www.birdpark.com.sg/events-promos/events-promos.html for details. 2. Feather Friends membership: For the price of a one day admission ticket, local residents can sign up for a special Feather Friends membership and enjoy unlimited yearround entry to Jurong Bird Park. Local residents can enjoy this special membership at S$28 for adults, and S$18 for children (aged 3 – 12 years) and senior citizens (aged 60 years and above). This on-going promotion was launched in Dec 2014 and will end on 31 Dec 2015. Those interested can sign up at the entrance of Jurong Bird Park, or online at http://members.wrs.com.sg/ to skip queues. Terms and conditions (more information available at http://members.wrs.com.sg/): Child’s age is defined as 3 – 12 years. Senior citizens are defined as Singapore citizens and permanent residents aged 60 years and above. Local residents are defined as persons who are Singaporeans, permanent residents and those who are issued a Singapore FIN number. Proof of identification required to enjoy local resident rate. There will be no other concessionary discounts for this promotion. Not valid with other discounts or promotions. Strictly non-refundable and non-transferable.
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BALI MYNAHS FIND NEW HOME IN JURONG BIRD PARK
Posted on December 4, 2014 Posted in Jurong Bird ParkTagged Bali mynah, birds, breeding, breeding programme, conservation, Jurong Bird ParkLeave a comment
First feathered residents move into soon-to-be-opened Wings of Asia aviary
Avian management officer, Ivan Choo, releases a pair of Bali mynahs into Jurong Bird Park’s Wings of Asia aviary which will officially open in late January 2015.
PHOTO CREDIT: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE.
SINGAPORE, 4 December 2014 – Four critically endangered Bali mynahs, whose numbers add up to fewer than 50 in the wild, were among the first feathered residents to move into the new Wings of Asia aviary at Jurong Bird Park.
The Bali mynah, or Bali starling, is found only in the Bali islands of Indonesia and can be identified through its clear white feathers, black-tipped wings and vivid blue skin around its eyes. The declining numbers are primarily attributable to unsustainable, illegal trapping for the pet trade and rapid habitat destruction.
With fewer than 50 left in the wild, the Bali mynah is one of the many rare bird species that Jurong Bird Park aims to protect through its conservation and research programmes.
To conserve the species, Jurong Bird Park has been working with the Bali-based Begawan Foundation on a breeding and exchange programme to boost the population and enhance the gene pool of Bali mynahs raised under human care.
In the next few weeks, over 300 feathered residents will be moved into their new homes. Visitors to Jurong Bird Park will soon get to marvel at Asia’s rarest and most exotic birds with the unveiling of the Wings of Asia aviary in late January 2015.
BE A JUNIOR BIRDWATCHER AT JURONG BIRD PARK
Posted on May 19, 2014 Posted in Jurong Bird ParkTagged adventures of rico, avian, birds, birds go wild, birdwatching, conservation, education, engagement, june holidays, junior bird watcher, junior birdwatcher academy, Jurong Bird Park, kids come in free, waterfall aviary, waterfall aviary terrace, wildlife, WRSLeave a comment
– Kids hone their skills in birding this June with multitude of holiday activities. Jurong Bird Park offers free admission for kids accompanied by a paying adult.
Singapore, 19 May 2014 – Enthrall young minds with the fascinating world of birds this June with Jurong Bird Park’s Be A Junior Birdwatcher programme.
Created with the aim of making learning journeys both fun and educational, Be A Junior Birdwatcher will take children through the Junior Birdwatcher Academy where they will hone their skills in birdwatching, go on a birding expedition, and experience feeding and up close encounters with birds!
What’s more, this holidays, the ‘Kids Come In Free’ promotion, entitles all kids to free admission* when accompanied by a paying adult. This offer will be available throughout the school holidays, and complements the host of egg-citing activities lined up for young ones.
Birds Gone Wild!
1. Be a Junior Birdwatcher
Kids will love being a Junior Birdwatcher for the day. Armed with multiple tools such as a logbook and binoculars, young ones are sure to enjoy their journey as they document their observations.
Dates: 7-29 June, weekends only
Time: 8.30am – 6.00pm
2. Junior Birdwatcher Academy
Young and aspiring visitors have a chance to be certified as a Junior Birdwatcher at Jurong Bird Park! All they have to do is to complete the tasks in the birdwatcher logbook, receive a stamp and they will be presented with a Junior Birdwatcher Certificate at the end of their mission.
Time: 12.00pm – 4.00pm
3. The Curious Adventures of Rico
Everyone knows that the Kaka bird is extinct except Rico, a passionate birdwatcher, who believes that it still exists. No one has seen the Kaka bird since 1851. Based on his research, it was last ‘seen’ in a remote waterfall in Waterfall Aviary. His journey starts at the Penguin Coast where he looks for other bird watcher enthusiasts to join him on his search. Featuring a puppet show and tell, kids will assist Rico in identifying various bird species.
Venue: Waterfall Aviary Terrace
4. Let’s Go Birdwatching
Our veteran birdwatcher will bring junior birdwatchers on a hiking trail to Waterfall Aviary to start their journey and explain the types of birds found there and their favourite resting spots. This interactive session will allow kids to have fun while learning as they match the birds they have seen against their bird ID card. Junior birdwatchers who have matched their findings accordingly will win a prize!
Time: 1.00pm, 2.00pm
Venue: Waterfall Aviary
5. Birds Go Wild!
One of the senior birdwatchers has found a special spot thriving with amazing birds. He will meet the young birdwatchers there and they will then get a first-hand experience in feeding and getting up close and personal with the birds.
Time: 10.30am, 2.30pm
* ‘Kids Come In Free’ terms and conditions:
Offer includes one (1) complimentary single day child admission ticket with one (1) full-priced single day adult admission ticket to Jurong Bird Park.
Valid from 31 May 2014 to 29 June 2014.
Valid for all Singaporeans, PR & employment pass/study permit holders.
Flash coupon, found on www.birdpark.com.sg and proof of identity to enjoy offer. Excludes tram rides.
Child defined as 3 to 12 years old.
Not valid with other discounts, promotions or rebates.
Not valid for tour groups, travel agents, school groups, online and SISTIC bookings.
Promotion is only valid for tickets bought over the Jurong Bird Park ticketing counters.
Offer applies to admission on day of ticket purchase.
Admission ticket purchased is not refundable or exchangeable for cash or kind.
No claims will be entertained for any lost, torn, defaced or expired ticket.
Jurong Bird Park reserves the right to amend the terms & conditions without any prior notice.
ENJOY AN EGGY DAY OUT IN JURONG BIRD PARK
Posted on April 10, 2014 Posted in Jurong Bird Park, River Safari, Singapore ZooTagged 50 years of tourism, amazon flooded forest, animal hospital tour, animals in pink, behind-the-scenes tour, breeding & research centre, bryan wong, celebrity eggs-cursion, celebrity tour, complimentary tickets, discounted admission, egg hunt, eggy day out, feather friends, fishy business tour, friends of night safari, friends of river safari, friends of zoo, glenn ong, junior eggs-pert tour, Jurong Bird Park, leelian chua, lory loft behind-the-scenes tour, membership, memories trail, panda researcher, photographic trail, River Safari, Singapore Zoo, southeast asian birds aviary, spineless & successful, the flying dutchman, waterfall aviary, weekend carnival, Wildlife Reserves SingaporeLeave a comment
Weekend carnival hosts behind-the-scenes tours, celebrity tours, photographic trails and egg hunt. Kids receive 50% off admission.
A salmon-crested cockatoo chick at Jurong Bird Park’s Breeding & Research Centre, whom visitors will get to name in Game for a Name, part of the gamut of activities during Eggy Day Out.
Singapore, 10 April 2014 – To commemorate 50 years of tourism development and promotions in Singapore and to thank Singaporeans for their support, Jurong Bird Park hatches the inaugural Eggy Day Out from 18-20 April for Singapore residents to discover little known aspects of the park.
The Eggy Day Out carnival weekend features a plethora of eggs-periential activities, including:
Lory Loft Behind-the-Scenes Tour which highlights the colourful lories and how their unique feed is prepared.
Memories Trail, led by Jurong Bird Park’s General Manager who will bring participants down memory lane and share how the park has evolved through his 38-year experience as a veteran.
Junior Eggs-pert Tour that showcases how eggs are incubated and a bird’s life stages at the Breeding & Research Centre (BRC).
Celebrity Eggs-cursion, in which personalities like MediaCorp Artistes Bryan Wong, MediaCorp Class 95FM DJ Glenn Ong, MediaCorp Gold 90.5FM DJ The Flying Dutchman and MediaCorp Love 97.2FM DJ Leelian Chua will lead tours at Waterfall Aviary / South East Asian Birds Aviary.
As part of Eggs-periment during Jurong Bird Park’s Eggy Day Out, participants will learn about the floating egg phenomenon, amongst other fun scientific experiments. PHOTO CREDITS: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE
To top it all, children between the ages of 3-12 years will enjoy 50% discount on admission tickets during Eggy Day Out by flashing a coupon that can be downloaded from www.birdpark.com.sg/eggydayout between 10-20 April. In addition to this, holders of Feather Friends, Friends of Night Safari, Friends of River Safari and Friends of the Zoo membership cards are entitled to five complimentary child admission tickets when they purchase up to five adult tickets from 18-20 April.
Over at River Safari, the park is introducing two behind-the-scenes tours:
Fishy Business, a brand new tour which showcases the complex life support systems in the Amazon Flooded Forest.
Be a Panda Researcher, where visitors learn to identify panda tracks and examine panda poo and paw prints, and discover ways we can save them from extinction.
Those hungry for more can head to Singapore Zoo for Animals in the Pink, which offers a peek into the park’s Central Kitchen and world-class animal hospital or Spineless & Successful, where visitors will discover how breeding and maintenance work is conducted for butterflies, scorpions, stick insects and other invertebrates.
Activity details (Jurong Bird Park)
All activities are free of charge unless otherwise stated. Registration is needed for some activities at www.birdpark.com.sg/eggydayout or at the Activities Registration Booth at Penguin Coast. Park admission charges apply.
Activity details (River Safari)
Activity details (Singapore Zoo)
For more information about Eggy Day Out and the discounts, please visit www.birdpark.com.sg/eggydayout.
RIVER SAFARI CELEBRATES OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING
Posted on February 28, 2014 March 3, 2014 Posted in River Safari, Wildlife Reserves SingaporeTagged amazon river, freshwater habitats, ganges river, grand opening, Jurong Bird Park, mekong river, Night Safari, nile river, River Safari, river-themed, Singapore Zoo, wildlife conservation, wildlife education, wildlife park, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, yangtze riverLeave a comment
– Asia’s first and only river-themed wildlife park houses 6000 animal specimens from over 200 species. Latest WRS attraction set to enhance wildlife experience in Mandai.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officiated at the Grand Opening of River Safari, Asia’s first and only river-themed wildlife park on 28 February 2014, and is seen here with Wildlife Reserves Singapore Chairman Ms Claire Chiang, both symbolically rowing the boat forward for River Safari. All photos provided by Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
Singapore, 28 February 2014 – Mandai, an area synonymous with Singapore Zoo and Night Safari, has become even more wild today with the much-anticipated official opening of River Safari, Asia’s first and only river-themed wildlife park.
River Safari is the latest addition to Wildlife Reserves Singapore’s portfolio of award-winning parks, which includes Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, and Singapore Zoo. With a unique focus on freshwater habitats, the park adds a new dimension to the wildlife experience in Singapore.
Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, officiated the grand opening before 300 guests.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong together with Mr S Iswaran, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry having an up-close encounter with a Brazilian tapir along the Amazon River Quest on 28 February 2014, at the Grand Opening of River Safari. All photos provided by Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
Ms Claire Chiang, Chairman, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, said, “We are very proud today to officially introduce River Safari to the world. From conceptualisation and design to construction and completion, River Safari represents our dedication to conserve wildlife, our commitment to educate the public about threats to freshwater habitats, and our passion to create an enriching and fun recreational venue for visitors all over the world.”
The journey to creating Asia’s first and only river-themed park started with an idea to create a freshwater aquarium to complement the offerings of Singapore Zoo. This spark evolved and gave rise to River Safari.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong admires the gracefulness of the endangered giant river otters at Amazon Flooded Forest as they swim by, during River Safari’s Grand Opening on 28 February 2014. All photos provided by Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
Today, the 12-ha River Safari offers visitors a wildlife adventure inspired by the world’s most iconic rivers, including the Amazon, Ganges, Mekong, Nile and Yangtze rivers. Built at a cost of $160 million, River Safari houses one of the world’s largest collections of freshwater fauna. To date, the park features 6,000 animal specimens representing 200 species, of which 40 are threatened. These include river giants and mega fishes such as the giant river otter, giant freshwater stingray, Mekong giant catfish and Singapore’s very own pair of resident giant pandas, Kai Kai and Jia Jia.
WRS parks are world-renowned for their open concept exhibit design, and with River Safari, the team pushed the boundaries further and created a park that would provide visitors with an unforgettable adventure through the world’s most iconic rivers.
Manatees and River Safari’s team of aquarists at the world’s largest freshwater aquarium in Amazon Flooded Forest, thanking Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for gracing River Safari’s Grand Opening on 28 February 2014. All photos provided by Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
“The park has been well-received since we opened the Giant Panda Forest in Nov 2012, and our soft opening in Apr 2013. We have already welcomed more than 1.1 million visitors from all over the world and this shows that visitors are curious about the world of river habitats. We feel positive that River Safari has a huge role to play in satisfying this hunger for knowledge about freshwater inhabitants,” said Ms Chiang.
When visiting River Safari, visitors can look forward to interactive and digital educational interpretives, discovery stations where visitors can learn more about animals and freshwater conservation issues and behind-the-scene tours which provide a clearer glimpse into the world these animals live in.
River Safari opens daily from 9:00am to 6:00pm and tickets are priced at S$25 (adult), S$16 (child between 3-12 years) and $12.00 (local senior citizens 60 years and above). From 5 March 2014, tickets to the Amazon River Quest boat ride will be priced at S$5 (adult) and S$3 (child).
For more information, please log on to www.riversafari.com.sg
LOVE IS IN THE AIR AS GROUND DOVES BOOST BREEDING PROGRAMME IN JURONG BIRD PARK
Posted on February 13, 2014 February 27, 2014 Posted in Jurong Bird Park, Wildlife Reserves SingaporeTagged breeding programme, conservation, education, engagement, entertainment, golden heart dove, ground dove pigeon, heliconia walk, Jurong Bird Park, love birds, luzon bleeding heart pigeon, mindanao bleeding heart pigeon, off-site conservation project, southeast asian birds aviary, threatened species, valentine's day, wildlife, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, window on paradiseLeave a comment
– Ground doves, known for their faithfulness to their partners until death, hatched as a result of careful diet and husbandry planning; Luzon and Mindanao bleeding heart pigeons among rare species.
A Luzon bleeding heart pigeon in Jurong Bird Park’s South East Asian Aviary. After a successful breeding programme, 10 progenies will be sent back to the Philippines this year to increase the wild population on Polillo Islands.
Singapore, 13 February 2014 – With Valentine’s Day happening tomorrow, Jurong Bird Park is a-flutter with successful hatchings of ground dove pigeons, known for their faithfulness to their partners until death. Amongst them are Luzon and Mindanao bleeding heart pigeons, both of which can only be found in the Philippines.
A Mindanao bleeding heart pigeon in Jurong Bird Park, seen here at Heliconia Walk.
After a successful two-year breeding programme, Jurong Bird Park now has ten Luzon bleeding heart pigeon progenies ready to be sent back to the Philippines this year to be released to the wild on Polillo Islands. Luzon bleeding heart pigeons are a threatened species of bird, with declining numbers in the wild due to deforestation and the illegal pet trade.
The project is Jurong Bird Park’s first off-site conservation project involving an endemic species from the Philippines in the ASEAN region. Recognising Jurong Bird Park’s expertise in conservation and breeding, two pairs of Luzon bleeding heart pigeons arrived in the park two years ago as part of an agreement signed with Avilon Zoo (Philippines) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Philippines. These birds started breeding from October 2012 and continued through January 2014 to produce 10 progenies.
All bleeding heart pigeons and golden heart doves are part of a group of Australasian pigeons known as ground doves, known to be very faithful to their partners until death. If one dies, the other will look for another to pair up with. Upon becoming parents, both males and females will take turns to incubate the eggs. For the first few days of a chick’s life, the chick is fed crop milk produced by both genders. Once the chick is older, both parents will forage for food for the young. Ground doves are very caring, often preening each other and their chicks. They will also sun bathe together, strengthening the bond communally.
“To have 10 Luzon bleeding heart pigeon progenies available for release over a short span of two years is a remarkable achievement. This project was initiated with the aim of contributing to the recovery of this species in its natural habitat, and we look forward to developing more conservation projects for other endemic Philippine species. The success and the knowledge gained paves the way for Jurong Bird Park to engage in other similar regional conservation projects.” said Dr Cheng Wen-Haur, Chief Life Science Officer, Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
A pair of Mindanao bleeding heart pigeons arrived in the Bird Park from San Diego Zoo in September 2013, as part of an exchange programme. Although this pair was not known to be prolific breeders, they adjusted well to their new home and that a few weeks after their arrival, they laid one fertile egg, which hatched after an 18-day incubation period. Another fertile egg was laid just before Christmas last year, which also yielded a chick.
A first-ever breeding of Mindanao bleeding heart pigeons in Jurong Bird Park, seen here at Heliconia Walk with a three month old chick.
A two-pronged scientific approach involving husbandry and diet was taken towards the successful breeding of the Luzon and Mindanao bleeding heart pigeons. The Luzon bleeding heart pigeons were placed in an off-site aviary with minimal human contact, while a specialised diet with increased protein levels was provided for added nutrients during breeding season. Although the Mindanao bleeding heart pigeons were placed in a visible public enclosure, the aviary was properly landscaped, which provided the birds with a heightened sense of security necessary for breeding. Similarly, they were also given a protein-rich diet during breeding season.
In addition to the successful hatchings, Jurong Bird Park will welcome two pairs of golden heart doves from Germany for breeding and conservation purposes. Endemic to Papua New Guinea, these birds are uncommon in institutions as it is a challenge obtaining birds from New Guinea due to governmental restrictions.
Come to Jurong Bird Park this February to see the Luzon bleeding heart pigeons at the South East Asian Exhibit, and the Mindanao bleeding heart pigeons at Heliconia Walk. Two pairs of golden heart doves will be on display from April at Window on Paradise. For more information, please visit www.birdpark.com.sg
GALLOP INTO CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE
Posted on January 17, 2014 January 17, 2014 Posted in Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari, Singapore ZooTagged celebrations, Chinese New Year, conservation, education, education booth, falabella parade, festive, festive floral display, festive high flyers show, fu lu shou, god of fortune, horse-picious new year, horse-picious photography, Jurong Bird Park, lunar new year, nature, Night Safari, prosperity mascot, recreation, reunion feast, River Safari, river safari teahouse, salmon yu sheng, Singapore Zoo, southern lion dance, wild treats, wildlife, year of the horse, zoo-diac trailLeave a comment
– Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari and Singapore Zoo usher in the Year of the Horse with horse-picious festive activities from 24 Jan – 15 Feb 2014.
Visitors to Jurong Bird Park will have the opportunity to be awe-struck by a pair of lions as they dance atop high poles in an adrenaline-laced performance this Chinese New Year.
Singapore, 15 January 2014 – Usher in the Chinese New Year with Wildlife Reserves Singapore and enjoy the festivities at Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo from 24 Jan to 15 February 2014.
There will be lots to see and do, as the parks get decked up for the Year of the Horse with flowering plants and creative displays. Amidst the festive ambience, enjoy energetic lion dance performances, rub off some good luck from prosperity mascots during the meet-and-greet sessions, take a walk on the ever-popular Zoo-diac Trail, and get up close with graceful horses to take a picture for luck!
Visitors to Jurong Bird Park during Chinese New Year will see festive flowering plants and creative displays, like this on showcase at the Penguin Coast.
Horse-picious photography: Greet the auspicious horses, this Chinese New Year’s star animal and have your picture taken with them at Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo!
Falabella Parade at Singapore Zoo: Be charmed by graceful and exquisite falabellas at Singapore Zoo in the Falabella Parade, and witness an entourage of eight miniature horses trotting proudly alongside their keepers. This is a sight to behold! The Falabella is a rare Argentine breed of Miniature Horse, known as the first and original Miniature Horse breed. It is a true purebred due to their unique and historic ancestry, which is one of its greatest attributes. Estimates indicate that only a few thousand Falabellas exist in the world. Falabellas are viewed as prestigious to have and are highy prized by those who do own them.
One of horse-picious activities visitors can look forward to at Singapore Zoo during Chinese New Year is the Falabella Parade. A rare sight to behold, an entourage of eight miniature horses will trot proudly alongside their keepers.
Festive High Flyers Show at Jurong Bird Park: At Jurong Bird Park, between 30 January – 14 February, lucky visitors who get chosen during the twice daily High Flyers Show will receive red packets delivered by air from Sassy the sulphur-crested cockatoo, and well-wishes of ‘Gong Xi Fa Cai’ from Amigo the yellow-naped Amazon.
At Jurong Bird Park, between 30 January – 14 February, lucky visitors during the twice daily High Flyers Show will receive red packets delivered by air from Sassy, the sulphur-crested cockatoo.
Wild Treats at Night Safari: While on the tram at Night Safari, keep a keen eye out as animals like the hippopotamuses, Malayan tapirs, and Indian rhinoceroses undergo some festive animal enrichment by their keepers. Find out more from the tram commentators how the tapirs and hippopotamuses are related to the equine family. There is also much to see while on the walking trails as the animals enjoy Wild Treats. Watch as fishing cats, common palm civets, wallabies, and giraffes have food placed out for them which stimulates their naturalistic instinct at foraging. What’s more, watch the Festive Tiger Token Feeding and be wowed by the majestic Malayan Tiger’s moves. Before leaving the Night Safari, do make a pit stop at the entrance, where a photo-opportunity with life-sized standees, complete with educational information on the tapir, hippopotamus and zebra await.
Southern lion dance
A pair of spectacular Southern lions will dance their way atop high poles in a high-octane fuelled performance at Jurong Bird Park, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo. As night falls, Night Safari will feature a pair of Southern lions with specially designed LEDs – all the better to light the path in the New Year. This traditional mixture of martial art, acrobatic and stage performance was introduced in Southeast Asia more than a century ago, and remains a mainstay of Lunar New Year celebrations.
Prosperity mascot appearance
No Lunar New Year is complete without an appearance by prosperity mascots! Representing prosperity and good fortune, ‘Fu Lu Shou’ will make appearances at Night Safari, River Safari and Singapore Zoo, while visitors to Jurong Bird Park will get a chance to mingle with the ‘God of Fortune’.
Zoo-diac Trail
The Chinese horoscope is a perennial favourite, and one which visitors eagerly crane to see. Visitors to all four parks will have a chance to explore the ever-popular Chinese Zoo-diac Trail, to get a glimpse of what the Year of the Horse holds.
Delicacies and special delights (F&B)
Forest Lodge at Singapore Zoo, Flamingo Lodge at Jurong Bird Park and Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant at Night Safari will be serving a Chinese New Year Sit Down Set at $688+ for 10 diners by special reservations from 24 January – 9 February. Tuck into a sumptuous 8 course meal amidst the tranquil surroundings of WRS parks and relish dishes like Baby Abalone with “Ling Zhi” Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce, Dual Flavoured Fried Prawns and Prosperity Yu Sheng.
The River Safari Teahouse has specially designed a Reunion Feast and Salmon Yu Sheng this Lunar New Year. The Reunion Feast, available in variations of 6 and 8 courses features dishes such as XO sauce fried rice with preserved meat and Braised Superior Fish Maw Soup with Crabmeat at prices from $78 (2 persons) to $288 (8 persons). Tantalise your taste buds with complementary flavours of sweet, sour and spicy with the Salmon Yu Sheng. This ever popular must-have dish for Chinese New Year is available for $8 (2 pax) to $38 (8 pax). Both menus are available from 27 January – 15 February.
Reservations for the Chinese New Year Sit Down Set can be made at saleshotline.wrs@wrs.com.sg or via a call to 6360 8560. Guests are welcome to walk into the River Safari Teahouse for the Reunion Feast and Salmon Yu Sheng, or can make email reservations through teahouse.rs@wrs.com.sg or via a call to 6360 2260.
A uniquely Singaporean dish, this Salmon Yu Sheng from the River Safari Teahouse is a must have this Chinese New Year.
Education booth
Gallop down to the Singapore Zoo to learn more about one of the most important domestic animals in the world! Kids can get their face and hand painted for a token S$4 and S$2 respectively while they horse around the booth.
Gallop down to the Education booth at Singapore Zoo this Chinese New Year and learn more about the noble horses from our knowledgeable volunteers!
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JUNIOR WILDLIFE REPORTER REPORTING LIVE FROM JURONG BIRD PARK’S PENGUIN PLAYLAND
Posted on December 7, 2013 December 11, 2013 Posted in Jurong Bird ParkTagged birds of play, celebrity african penguin, chocolate, december, holiday activities, junior wildlife reporter, Jurong Bird Park, meet-and-greet, penguin feeding, penguin playland, penguin times, penguin-razzi, penguins, school holidays, upclose encounterLeave a comment
– Kids live out dreams to be a reporter this December with multitude of holiday activities.
– Jurong Bird Park offers free admission for kids accompanied by a paying adult.
Enter the Penguin Playland this December holidays.
Singapore, 7 Nov 2013 – Jurong Bird Park’s Birdz of Play has been transformed into Penguin Playland, and all children are invited to join in the Penguin Party there!
What’s more, little ones can experience what it is like to be a Junior Wildlife Reporter and hone their observation and writing skills. They will receive their very own media pass and the ‘Penguin Times’ newsletter activity sheet as they go about exploring the Park.
The keepers will rope in the help of visiting children to feed the penguins, and a 30-minute Penguin-razzi Meet-and-Greet will be held so children will learn more about these graceful birds. What’s more, this holidays, the exclusive promotion ‘Kids Come In Free’, will entitle all kids to free admission* when accompanied by a paying adult. This offer will be available throughout the school holidays, and complements the host of egg-citing activities lined up for young ones.
1. Be a Junior Wildlife Reporter
Kids will love being a Junior Wildlife Reporter for the day. Armed with multiple tools such as a newsletter which contains various activities for kids to complete and even a media pass, young ones are sure to enjoy their journey as they document their observations.
Dates: 7-29 Dec, weekends only
2. Party with the penguins
Penguin Playland will be throwing a massive party and all are invited! Be prepared to get wet at this party as Senior Reporter Buddy has received first hand news about it and is getting an exclusive interview with penguin mascots Pengu and Pengy, before the party. Buddy will be teaching all budding reporters how they can be a great reporter. The party will be rollicking good fun, with costumes like a magician’s cloak, clown wig, giant glasses and an oversized musician’s tailcoat. After the party, kids can also participate in several exciting fringe activities lined up, like penguin face painting / hand painting by the winter fairy, learn more about penguins at an awareness booth, or even have a spot of fun with sand art. At Penguin Playland, budding reporters can even design their own notebook cover. No additional fee is required for any of these activities.
Fun with bubbles and more at the Penguin Playland!
Time: 12pm to 4pm, with the Party happening at 1.30pm
Venue: Birdz of Play
3. Penguin-razzi Meet-and-Greet
Junior Wildlife Reporters need some expert knowledge in the subject matter, and the Penguin-razzi Meet-and-Greet will provide novice reporters with the information they need. Participants between the ages of 5-12 will be given a crash course by our friendly trainers on all things penguin in 15minutes. A special 15 minute treat is in store for all participants after that – Kids will get up close to Chocolate the celebrity African penguin!
Each session is limited to a maximum of 30 kids, and on-site registration closes 5 minutes before each session.
Be part of the Penguin-razzi.
Dates: 7-29 Dec, (weekends only)
Time: 11.45am and 2.30pm
Venue: Penguin Coast
4. Upclose Encounter
Junior Wildlife Reporters will be a chance to go behind the scenes and experience what it is like to feed the penguins, in this exclusive activity. One lucky child stands a chance to stand toe to toe with our beloved penguins while feeding them their favorite food!
Feed the penguins.
Valid from 16 November 2013 to 31 December 2013.
Flash coupon, found on http://www.birdpark.com.sg from 8 November and proof of identity to enjoy offer. Excludes tram rides.
NATIVE BIRDS TAKE FLIGHT AHEAD OF SINGAPORE’S INAUGURAL NATIVE BIRDS’ DAY
Posted on November 15, 2013 Posted in Jurong Bird ParkTagged admission discount, bird appreciation, black-naped orioles, education awareness booth, emerald doves, festival, green pigeons, Jurong Bird Park, national parks board, native bird's day, native birds' forum, nature society of singapore, oriental magpie robins, oriental white-eyes, photography exhibition, photography trail, pink-necked green pigeons, rehabilitation aviary, show segment, white-dumped shamasLeave a comment
– Jurong Bird Park spearheads event to heighten appreciation for native birds with support from National Parks Board.
– Two pairs of native birds to be placed in a purpose-built aviary at Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West as part of a multi-agency rescue and rehabilitation programme.
To mark the upcoming inaugural Native Birds’ Day spearheaded by Jurong Bird Park, a pair of black-naped orioles (left) and pink-necked green pigeons will be placed in an aviary as part of a joint rescue and rehabilitation effort with NParks.
Singapore, 15 November 2013 – White-rumped shamas, emerald doves, Oriental magpie robins, green pigeons and Oriental white-eyes. What do all these have in common? These are more than 100 species of birds native to Singapore.
Jurong Bird Park with the support of National Parks Board (NParks) and Nature Society of Singapore (NSS), will be organising a two-day festival to celebrate the inaugural Native Birds’ Day on 23 November 2013. The festival, to be held on 23 and 24 November 2013, is designed to build greater appreciation for native birds.
“Birds play an important part in our rich biodiversity, especially native birds. However, not many of us are aware of their existence, and the role they play to maintain the balance in our biodiversity. Jurong Bird Park is coming together with National Parks Board and Nature Society of Singapore to bring native birds to the fore so we can develop greater appreciation for them and to ensure they continue to thrive in the community,” said Mr Lee Meng Tat, CEO, Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
He continued, “The Native Birds’ Day Festival is a weekend where we want to bring everyone together to celebrate our native birds and get everyone to learn about them in a fun and engaging way.”
To mark the upcoming Native Birds’ Day, Jurong Bird Park and NParks will join hands to place a pair of pink-necked green pigeons and a pair of black-naped orioles into a purpose-built rehabilitation aviary. These two pairs of native birds were brought to Jurong Bird Park by a member of the public.
Three of the four were juveniles when they were brought to the Bird Park. The veterinarians had to rehabilitate and nurse them back to health, and this included hand-raising them until the birds were old enough to eat on their own. As part of the rehabilitation process, they will remain in the aviary for 7 days so that they can get used to their surroundings before they are released. This activity is part of the two agencies’ efforts to conserve the native bird population in Singapore.
“The aviary at Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West will offer the birds a lush and green environment to rehabilitate before they are released back into the wild. The aviary, the first of its kind in a town park, is made possible with the support of the community at Ang Mo Kio. Volunteers have been conducting bi-monthly surveys at the park, and you might be surprised to know that more than 15 species of birds have been sighted in Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West. Such collaborations show that everyone has a part to play in realising Singapore’s City in a Garden vision.” said Ms Kartini Omar, Director of Parks, NParks.
The activities planned during Native Birds’ Day Festival at Jurong Bird Park* include –
Native Birds Day Festival
To commemorate Native Birds’ Day, Jurong Bird Park will be offering a 50 per cent off its adult admission tickets to those who sign up for the Native Birds’ Day expert forum on 23 November 2013. Members of the public are to sign up for the forum by emailing the following details to corpcoms.jbp@wrs.com.sg before 20 November 2013 –
– Name
– Email Address
– Phone Number
– Number of tickets required
Each participant will be allowed to purchase up to two admission tickets at the special discounted rate.
*Activities are free but park admission charges apply
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3 who brought mortar round to gate at Pearl Harbor released
in AP News, National
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
HONOLULU (AP) — A mortar round was found in a vehicle at a gate to the sprawling Pearl Harbor military base, shutting down the base for hours and leading three people to be taken into custody, military officials said Wednesday.
It’s not clear what the trio planned to do or where they wanted to go when they were stopped late Tuesday, base spokesman Charles Anthony said, but added, “I don’t think their intention was to get on base.”
A mortar is a portable weapon that is loaded and fired by dropping an exploding shell into a tube. Anthony said there was no explosive material inside the round and no firing device in the car.
It was an “inert training round,” Naval Criminal Investigative Service spokesman Jeff Houston said in an email.
“NCIS does not believe that terrorism played any role in the gate incident yesterday and we don’t believe there is any threat to the community,” he wrote Wednesday.
The vehicle’s occupants were released Wednesday. No information was available about them, and it’s not clear if they will face charges.
Bringing weapons or ordnance onto the base requires coordinating with security, Anthony said.
Hundreds of people, usually lost, end up at the Pearl Harbor gate daily and are turned around if they don’t have proper identification to enter, he said.
“The security guard first noticed the smell of marijuana and then looked inside the vehicle and saw what was potential ordnance,” Anthony said.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam was shut down to traffic around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday while a bomb squad investigated the vehicle that appeared at the Nimitz Gate without authorization, the Navy said in a statement.
The base’s gates were closed for about two hours, but no one was allowed through the Nimitz Gate until early Wednesday.
The base is home to a naval shipyard where an active-duty U.S. sailor opened fire on three civilian employees in December, killing two of them. Officials have said the sailor, whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor, then took his own life.
The shooting happened days before dignitaries and veterans attended the base’s ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Associated Press writer Caleb Jones contributed to this report.
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in AP News, Sports
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Pro Football Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers connected with Davante Adams eight times for 160 yards and two touchdowns, Green Bay’s spruced-up defense fended off a spirited Seattle rally, and the Packers held on for a 28-23 victory Sunday night to reach the NFC championship game for the third time in six years.
Russell Wilson carried the Seahawks (12-6) on yet another comeback, this time from a 21-3 halftime deficit, but the Packers forced a punt just before the two-minute warning on the second sack of the game by Preston Smith. That was Green Bay’s fifth of the game. Za’Darius Smith, the other big-money free agent added to the defense last spring, had two sacks himself.
FORCEFUL FIRST HALF
The Seahawks brought their pass rush to life with seven sacks while grinding out a 17-9 win at Philadelphia last week in the wild card round, with Jadeveon Clowney making his presence felt including a hit that knocked Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz out of the game with a concussion. The Packers mostly kept Rodgers much better protected, though.
The Packers had three touchdown drives of 75 yards apiece over the first three quarters, plus a 60-yard march preceded by a missed 50-yard field goal try from Jason Myers.
Rodgers hasn’t had much help beyond Adams and Jones this season, but he and coach Matt LaFleur did a masterful job of getting them the ball with some Tyler Ervin and Jimmy Graham mixed in. On the opening possession, Adams and Geronimo Allison ran angled routes toward each other before faking the pick and zagging away. Seahawks cornerback Tre Flowers was caught in the confusion, allowing Adams to break free for the 20-yard score.
OH, NO, LAMBEAU
Seahawks fans have plenty of bad memories of their favorite team’s performances in Green Bay, with the losing streak at Lambeau Field now at nine straight games. The last such win for Seattle was on Nov. 1, 1999.
There was the hot mike that picked up Matt Hasselbeck’s ill-fated boast during the overtime coin toss that the Seahawks would win, preceding his pick-six in the 2003 playoffs. There was the blowout in the snow in the 2007 playoffs, which turned out to be Brett Favre’s final win for the Packers. There were also the regular season losses with Wilson in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Seahawks: LG Mike Iupati was out with a neck injury, and Jamarco Jones left in the second quarter with a concussion. That forced rookie Phil Haynes into action. … Clowney, who has fought through a core muscle injury this season, was holding his midsection in the second quarter and briefly absent for the first TD run by Jones. … Backup DEs Ziggy Ansah (neck) and L.J. Collier were inactive, and DE Quinton Jefferson left with a foot injury in the third quarter.
Packers: RT Bryan Bulaga, one of six players the team reported this week as being limited by illness, was active for but did not play. Jared Veldheer replaced him. … FB Danny Vitale (ankle/illness) was inactive. … WR Allen Lazard hurt his ankle in the second quarter after Jones collided with the back of his right leg.
Seahawks: head into the offseason, needing replenish their depth on the offensive line and on defense while Wilson remains in his prime.
Packers: advance to their third NFC championship game in six years. They lost 37-8 on Nov. 24 to the 49ers, who beat Minnesota 27-10 on Saturday in their divisional round game.
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Italy suffering brain drain as 800,000 seek fortunes abroad
Over the past decade 182,000 have emigrated, many of them fleeing a shrunken, bureaucratic and nepotistic job market. Concerns about a “brain drain” were provoked by figures showing that 816,000 Italians have left for a life abroad in the past ten years, more than the population of a large city such as Palermo.
About 117,000 left last year alone, up 1.9 per cent on the year before. The UK was the most popular destination, attracting 21,000 Italians.
Despite alarm in Italy over the arrival of African migrants, the report also showed that the number fell by 17 per cent last year. The total number of arrivals dropped by 5 per cent, to 286,000.
Alessandro Rosina, a demographer at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, said: “We have been focusing on who is arriving when the real problem is who is leaving — young, talented, educated Italians.”
The lack of jobs and of connections needed to get them were pushing graduates to pack their bags, he said. “Italy expanded until the 1980s and a growing middle class enjoyed social mobility, but then a fear of losing wealth overtook any desire to invest in the future, to invest in helping women work and to invest in innovation and research. The boomer generation has forced its children to live on handouts from their parents’ savings, and as they leave our political and cultural life is impoverished.”
The Italian economy is still in the doldrums after the 2008 financial crisis and people with PhDs often take menial jobs paying as little as €1,000 a month. Access to academic posts is often thwarted by so-called barons, ageing senior university professors accused of falsifying selection procedures to choose their protegés for plum posts.
More than 28 per cent of Italians aged 30 to 34 are not in education, employment or training, compared with 13 per cent in the UK, Mr Rosina said. “For many you either stay here and have no future, or leave.”
As young Italians in the north depart, their places are often taken by southerners escaping an even tighter job market. The report noted that 8,500 graduates aged 25 or over moved last year from Campania and Sicily to northern Italy. Many also left for Germany, France and Switzerland.
More than 133,000 have gone to the UK over the past decade, and half a million Italians now call London home.
Francesco Ragni, 54, who moved to the UK in 2009 and runs the news site LondraItalia.com, said: “The UK has seen a wave of young, brilliant graduates who found no opportunities in Italy.”
Mr Ragni, an aviation IT specialist, was transferred by his company from Rome to London, chose to stay and now teaches at Buckinghamshire New University. “There were opportunities in the UK I did not have at home,” he said. “A university career like mine but in Italy, where you need connections, would be impossible. When I tell friends in Italy I got my job by replying to an advert they are astonished.”
The flow of talent may grind to a halt with Brexit, he said. “You may not be able to come to the UK and take time to find a job, and after you leave university here you will have to leave the country,” he said. “It’s over.”
Where Italians went last year
UK 21,000
Germany 18,000
France 14,000
Switzerland 10,000
Spain 7,000
Source: Italian state statistics agency
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Arafat Poison Story: Another Palestinian Libel
by Alan Elsner
Yasser Arafat. Photo: World Economic Forum.
The Arabs, as the late Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban famously said, never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
Last week’s furor over allegations that Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned shows that Eban’s words are as true today for the Palestinians as when they were first uttered in December 1973.
The story broke when Al-Jazeera ran an “investigative” piece claiming that above normal traces of polonium-210 had been found in some of Arafat’s clothes. This suggested he may have been poisoned before his death in a Paris military hospital in 2004.
Al Jazeera was careful not to pin blame on Israel but the Palestinian media had no such qualms, jumping all over the story. Residents of the West Bank and Gaza are electrified by the emergence of so-called “proof” that the Israelis killed their late beloved leader.
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The Swiss lab that examined the clothing, made available by Arafat’s widow Suha, stated clearly that its finding were inconclusive. And experts from Israel and elsewhere quickly came forward to poke some major holes in the story.
Some of these include the fact that the signature symptoms of polonium kill, including hair loss and bone-marrow deterioration, were not observed in Arafat’s body..
Blogging for Foreign Policy, Hussein Ibish writes: “Arafat’s symptoms are well documented and completely inconsistent with 210PO (polonium) poisoning … He also staged at least one brief recovery, which wouldn’t be possible in the case of polonium poisoning.
“The provenance of the items in question is not well-established, and therefore the relationship between the 210PO levels discovered on them and Arafat’s condition is very much in doubt. Even an exhumation of the body may not prove conclusive, as 210PO has a very short half-life of 137 days.”
Politically, an Israeli assassination also make no sense. Israel’s Prime Minister at the time, Ariel Sharon, repeatedly rejected the idea of killing Arafat because he did not want to turn the corrupt Palestinian leader into a martyr.
The decision to allow him to leave Ramallah and seek medical treatment in Paris was based on the fear that he might die under Israeli siege and Israel would be accused of hastening his death.
Arafat’s widow refused to allow a liver biopsy in his final days or an autopsy after his death but a full medical report was compiled including toxicity tests which showed nothing. Le Monde reported last week that French officials scanned Arafat’s urine for radioactive particles at the time and found none.
The bottom line is that this story is yet another red herring designed to embarrass Israel and draw attention away from the real issue.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, his support shaky and slipping, has talked himself into a corner. He knows the only way to achieve Palestinian statehood is through direct negotiations with Israel – but he refuses to engage in negotiations. Abbas is sticking to his demand that Israel stop all construction over the Green Line as a condition just for sitting down and talking. Israel, quite properly, refuses to accept preconditions
Instead of talking, Abbas engages in fruitless maneuvers at the United Nations, UNESCO and any other forum he can find. He’s planning a trip to Tehran next month. And now we have this Arafat story.
If he were still here, Abba Eban would no doubt take no pleasure in being proved right yet again. The more things change, the more they remain the same.
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Pakistan Taliban 'picks new leader'
Deputy chief says he has taken over, but denies death of Baitullah Mehsud.
Security forces arrested Mauvi Omar, the Taliban spokesman, earlier this week [AFP]
"Baitullah Mehsud is alive but he is seriously ill," Mohammad told the AFP news agency by telephone from an undisclosed location.
"In his absence I announce, as vice-president of the TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban), the takeover of his leadership.
"Two days ago our shura (committee) held a meeting in which my leadership was endorsed."
'Temporary' post
Mohammad said his appointment was only temporary until the Taliban council could reach a final decision on who would replace Mehsud.
He told AFP that Hakimullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman, two other top Taliban commanders, had endorsed his leadership.
The announcement comes days after Pakistani security forces arrested Maulvi Omar, a spokesman for the group.
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Omar frequently contacted journalists to issue statements claiming responsibility for suicide bombings and other attacks across the country.
Intelligence officials on Tuesday said Omar confirmed under questioning that Mehsud was dead.
Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, said during a visit to Pakistan at the weekend that Mehsud was "gone" and it looked as if there was a struggle for succession among his commanders.
The Pakistani military has been targeting Taliban fighters in the South Waziristan in recent months in preparation for what military officials have said will be a major offensive to push them out of the region.
However, Nadeem Ahmed, an army commander, said on Tuesday that the military would need months to prepare for an offensive in South Waziristan due to shortages of "the right kind of equipment" and helicopters being used elsewhere in the country.
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Kenya: Judge Jackton Ojwang’ refuses to appear before JSC
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by Newsroom Mar 19, 2019 0
Supreme Court Justice Jackton Ojwang has declined to appear before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to respond to various allegations against him including being bribed to deliver favourable rulings and being a partial arbitrator, the Nation has established.
Sources in the commission said a team that has been investigating his conduct intends to recommend to President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a tribunal to investigate his conduct, setting in motion the process of removing him from office.
The judge faces two charges and the JSC insists that he appear in person before it as the matters are only within his knowledge.
In the first complaint, he is accused of authoring a judgment with respect to the Sony Sugar belt and in return he was rewarded by Migori County Governor Okoth Obado, who built a road to his private residence on the outskirts of Migori town.
Before becoming governor, Mr Obado served as chairman of the Kenya Sugar Board.
In the second matter, which was raised by former Law Society of Kenya CEO Apollo Mboya, Justice Ojwang alongside justices Mohamed Ibrahim and Njoki Ndung’u are accused of writing a judgment despite a pending disciplinary matter.
In his response to the JSC, Justice Ojwang says he has constitutional immunity and that the commission has no mandate to investigate the issue, a position that the commissioners said left them with no alternative but to recommend the setting up of a tribunal to investigate his conduct.
“Instead of appearing to clear his name he refers to us as service providers of unschooled people,” said a commissioner, who requested not to be named.
The Nation has established that the JSC will issue its ruling this week.
DISPARAGES
Justice Ojwang, who has been at loggerheads with JSC commissioners, accuses them of acting with malice against him.
“From the whole context of this matter and from the full context of the ill-intent against me such as is quite evident, I will not be appearing before the well known committee members of the Judicial Service Commission,” Justice Ojwang wrote on March 15.
Instead, he wants his lawyers — from the law firm Njoroge Nani Mungai and Company — to take care of the matter, a position the JSC has declined, stating that the charges are against him as an individual and required him to appear in person and clarify the matters.
The commission declined his lawyers’ request dated March 14 to appear for him.
In a hard-hitting letter showing the judge’s low opinion of the JSC commissioners, Justice Ojwang disparages the petitions, arguing that the decision he has made offers him immunity.
He also disparages two senior citizens who are witnesses in the petition.
“More recently, you have served upon us charges in such a category, even in respect of the Supreme Court’s judgments, which are protected by the Constitution’s express immunities…,” he writes.
“Once that purely preliminary constitutional point had been resolved by the Supreme Court — a decision safeguarded by immunity in terms set out in paragraph two herein above (referring to immunity of court decisions) certain persons, out of private, undisclosed interests, initiated protests and recriminations against just one of the five justices of the Supreme Court — Justice J.B. Ojwang,” he adds.
‘PERJURED’
In the other claim, the judge defends himself, saying, “Justice Ojwang was not part of the Supreme Court bench that, then, proceeded beyond the earlier formal determination and heard and determined the main grievance which had related to interests in the Sony Sugar belt area….”
The judge argues that “very strangely, however, those same vested interests, now acting through coached, perjured witnesses,
came before the Judicial Service Commission averring that the said Justice J.B. Ojwang remains a bad man, since then Migori County Governor, his friend, has constructed a private and personal tarmac (or murram?) road to serve his countryside home exclusively …”
In his letter, the judge accuses the commission of arranging with senior police officers and surveyors to travel to his residence near Migori town “to take photographs of the road network, showing major and the minor roads.”
He requests that those photographs be supplied to his advocates.
Justice Ojwang defends himself from any wrongdoing, stating: “it is further evidence that, in the two and half kilometres or so of earth roads running in the direction of my said Migori suburban home, there are numerous homes (maybe 50 or 100), served by these roads, which also serve travellers from all directions heading towards Migori town.”
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USAMRDC's technology landscape-mapping workshops find the right solutions
By Ramin A. Khalili, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development CommandDecember 16, 2019
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – USAMRDC staff display an experimental type of freeze-dried plasma during an event at Fort Detrick in August 2016. To better support its mission to identify and develop solutions in warfighter care as fast as possible, the organization is using a technology scouting approach to guide investment in medical technologies needed to support the Army's modernization strategy. (Photo by USAMMDA Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: USAMMDA Public Affairs) VIEW ORIGINAL
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Victor Zottig, project manager for USAMMDA's Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management Office, discusses the life cycle and impact of tafenoquine during an October presentation at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Tafenoquine is the first new FDA-approved antimalarial drug in 18 years, and its development yielded lessons that USAMMDA is applying to its current efforts. (Photo by Carey Phillips, USAMMDA Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Carey Phillips, USAMMDA Public Affairs) VIEW ORIGINAL
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – USAMRDC staff display an experimental type of freeze-dried plasma (FDP) before a presentation at Fort Detrick in August 2016. Teleflex Inc. manufactures FDP in the U.S., and�contributes in-kind resources for manufacturing, licensure and commercialization, while USAMMDA funds and manages the clinical trials needed for FDA approval. (Photo by USAMMDA Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: USAMMDA Public Affairs) VIEW ORIGINAL
USAMRDC's technology landscape-mapping workshops seek to find the right medicines and devices with input from an integrated stakeholder team.
If anybody knows how it all fits together, it's Dr. Lawrence Lightner. As a retired, 23-year veteran of the Army and current project manager at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA), Lightner knows almost everything under the sun about current initiatives, previous product efforts and, not least of all, the necessary U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) process that occasionally accompanies the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's (USAMRDC) acquisition process.
"We have learned how the process works and how to adapt to it," said Lightner, whose official title is project manager for warfighter protection and acute care.
And yet times are changing. While the organization-wide desire to both identify and develop solutions in warfighter care as fast as possible remains constant, the acquisition process for developing those technologies is now evolving, too, for the sake of increased efficiency. For Lightner and his team, a group that has ushered a wide variety of products through the acquisition process over the past two-plus decades, it's a sign that continued success is just around the corner.
TLM: EVOLUTION OF A SOLUTION
At USAMRDC headquarters at Fort Detrick, Maryland, Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh, acting deputy principal assistant for research and technology, marks up the whiteboard in his first-floor office like a football coach drawing up plays during practice, charting a potential product's timeline with both purpose and ease. For him, this is ground zero-the place where solutions are born.
"The idea is to develop a common vision among all key stakeholders," he said, "a vision where we on the science and technology [S&T] side can work in parallel in some places with our acquisition program managers [PMs] to help compress the timeline to product fielding."
That vision starts with a process called a technology landscape mapping (TLM) workshop, which is, in short, a method for determining which technologies may best address a given capability gap before the financial investments begin. This kind of effort starts with the targeting of a specific need, and then begins in earnest with a combination of brainstorming efforts, research reviews and briefs on both current and off-the-shelf products that may help fill that need. According to Dertzbaugh, TLMs accomplish this goal by pulling together key stakeholders, including requirements personnel, S&T staffers and PMs, to determine what the needs of the user are and which technology solutions best fit the bill.
Said Dertzbaugh, "Before we crack any test tubes, we do this paper exercise [TLM] to identify the best technology, and then determine how the S&T aligns with the acquisition program that will ultimately receive [those recommendations]. We're always trying to make sure we share a common vision of where we're going as an enterprise, in order to be as efficient as possible."
One of the key debates in that regard concerns maturity versus fit-or rather, which option increases overall lethality for the warfighter: a product that's further along in the developmental process (which feasibly could get to the warfighter faster), or a product that expressly fits the warfighter's specific needs (which may take longer to develop and, ultimately, field). Because of the potential for fluctuation on either end, the guiding document that comes out of the TLM must constantly (and necessarily) be revised.
"It's an evolving document," said Dertzbaugh. "There's always the chance there could be some disruptive technology which appears out there that we just don't know about yet."
The TLM concept is essentially a more structured approach to technology scouting, and is the process currently guiding the USAMRDC's investment in medical technologies needed to support the Army's modernization strategy. The ultimate desire, of course, is to develop products that save lives and improve Soldier lethality.
"We're trying to improve our shots on goal," said Dertzbaugh, using his best coach-speak, of this more forward-thinking approach. "It's all about securing and developing the best technology and trying to get it to the people who need it faster."
STATION TO STATION: THE NEXT STEP
From Dertzbaugh's office, the process moves to the next step: the second-floor office of Dawn Rosarius, USAMRDC principal assistant for acquisition.
"It's a collaboration from the beginning between S&T and program management, so we are more prepared when the solution is transitioned to us," said Rosarius of this next step. "We want to see the value when we take any product from the science and technology side of the house."
As such, and as part of the designated product pathway, Rosarius' team grabs the ball passed by Dertzbaugh's team and USAMRDC laboratories and then makes the requisite-and critical-decisions specific to that product's potential future.
"It depends on how advanced the product is," said Rosarius of how, exactly, her team chooses which products move forward and in what particular capacity. "Pharmaceuticals, such as those that Dr. Lightner oversees, have a lot of risk. Medical devices may as well; however, we want to transition those as early as possible to address issues such as sustainability, cyber and usability."
REALIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION
Back at the USAMMDA project management offices, in the veteran hands of Lightner and his team, the pieces processed through Dertzbaugh and Rosarius take on their final shapes before heading out the door.
"We're relatively unique within DOD as to how we develop products and what we need," said Lightner. "Our products are all commercialized, which means they're meant to be used not just on the battlefield by our warfighters, but during peacetime as well-as our target population is somewhat unique in the pharmaceutical industry. While most companies are targeting pediatric and geriatric populations, we need products for younger, 18- to 40-year-olds."
A good example of the latter is the vaccine used to prevent dengue, a mosquito-borne viral infection and a leading cause of hospital admissions in military units operating in the tropics. USAMMDA partners with a company that is keen to target the vaccine for use across a pediatric population. In exchange for DOD conducting part of the company's worldwide clinical trial at two DOD sites, the company has agreed to accelerate its license application for an adult indication as well. Additionally, the partnership gives USAMMDA a seat at the table at the company's product strategy meetings, which allows the organization to make informed decisions on the potential DOD use of the product. USAMMDA has several other similar partnerships in its portfolio.
According to Lightner, this type of grand commercialization requires robust backing from industry partners during the acquisition process, an effort that can be described more succinctly as an attempt to split the total cost of the licensing and production bills.
A prime example of this kind of partnership is USAMRDC's work with Pennsylvania-based Teleflex Inc., the manufacturer of a freeze-dried plasma (FDP) product called EZPlaz. Following the FDA's emergency-use approval in 2018 of a similar product developed in France (referred to as "French FDP"), EZPlaz is under development to be the domestically produced version of French FDP, which Lightner said will ultimately be available for use wherever fresh, Frozen plasma is not available. Under a cooperative research and development agreement with USAMRDC, Teleflex contributes millions of dollars for manufacturing, licensure and commercialization of the product, while USAMMDA funds and manages the clinical trials required to support FDA licensure.
"We need our [industry partners] to share the cost of development because we don't have the sufficient funding to simply contract with a company for the whole effort," said Lightner. "So we need to have a commercial partnership to obtain licensure with the FDA, work with DOD on behalf of our unique population, and sustain the products post-licensure. Without that kind of partnering, we would probably be able to fund only a couple of development efforts instead of the 20 or so that we currently have in our portfolio."
He added, "This maximizes our ability to move products out to the warfighter."
DOD's role in shepherding tafenoquine (tradename Arakoda) through this same acquisition process is, in many respects, a testament to the idea that the entire acquisition framework is evolving. Approved by the FDA in 2018 for the prevention of malaria in adults 18 years and older, tafenoquine-which tested as more than 99 percent effective in clinical trials against all species of malaria and all stages of the parasite-was in the product pipeline for nearly 30 years. The lengthy nature of its gestation was largely the result of understandable difficulties with conducting clinical trials in malaria-endemic areas (as required by the FDA) and finding a reliable and suitable industry partner.
Large pharmaceutical companies are generally not interested in malaria prevention drugs because they don't have a large commercial market: Malaria prevention via pharmaceutical intervention is not practical yet in endemic countries because of the cost, especially for long-term use. Additionally, there is no large market for travelers who need the vaccine. DOD is the largest U.S. consumer of malaria prophylactics, so USAMRDC's in-house program is critical in maintaining effective drugs to use in malaria prevention.
As a result, it was left to DOD to lead those development efforts. Following an extensive search of potential partners, 60o Pharmaceuticals was selected to partner with USAMMDA in vaccine development. The company is now boosting production of tafenoquine to meet global needs. The result will be the availability of the first new FDA-approved antimalarial drug in 18 years-one that is effective against all species and stages of malaria. The worldwide impact, according to Lightner, will be significant. "Tafenoquine taught us a number of lessons in both what to do and what not to do when developing products that we are applying on a daily basis in our current efforts," he said.
In the end, perhaps the evolution of the USAMRDC acquisition process-and DOD acquisition reforms in general-will create an even smoother process for Lightner and his team; a method even cleaner and more fluid than the ones before. How ironic, then-or just good timing-that all the lessons learned though decades of development, revision and modification have ultimately resulted in a more aerodynamic process where time and desire push each other forward in symbiotic fashion.
For more information, go to https://mrdc.amedd.army.mil/ or https://www.usammda.army.mil/.
RAMIN A. KHALILI is a writer with the USAMRDC Public Affairs Office. Before assuming his current role, he spent several years as the knowledge manager for the command's Combat Casualty Care Research Program. During his previous decade-plus career as a broadcast journalist, he earned an Associated Press Award for his work in Phoenix, Arizona, before serving as Chief NASA Correspondent for CBS in Orlando, Florida. He holds a B.A. in communications from Penn State University.
This article is published in the Winter 2020 issue of Army AL&T magazine.
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Light: Mary MacGill
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Mary MacGill
Mary MacGill is a Hudson Valley, New York and Block Island, Rhode Island - based artist working primarily in gold and semi-precious stones. Her minimalist style finds root in the ever-evolving shorelines of the American Northeast.
I am a jewelry designer and maker, and I just recently opened a store in Germantown, New York. I primarily make jewelry out of semi-precious stones, pearls and wire, so there is a lightness of aesthetic.
On lightness
When I started making my own jewelry, I wanted to pare it down to the essence of what wire and stone are. Those are heavy elements, but how do you make them feel and look light to the wearer, so they’re not a burden to wear? So the wearer almost feels elevated herself by that quality?
On process
It’s interesting to me to think that the stones that I work with were taken from a larger piece of stone, and whittled away to this unique shape. When you see the jewelry in person, you’ll have the same stone in three different bracelets, but each one is a different shape. You think what does the rest of the stone look like? Or why am I choosing this one over that one? Why is it that this one so special to me? In this way it becomes personal. Gold is the opposite: it’s these little tiny pieces that are collected and then made into one big piece and then refined into small pieces again. If you talk about the process of these elements being made, they’re gradually built up and then whittled down.
A light approach
Our approach to jewelry making is very light, reducing our ideas and inspiration to really basic, human things. This notion of the imperfect as being light is important to our process, and it affects the tone of the jewelry, by saying, look-there are imperfections everywhere and that’s what we celebrate. Each piece is one of a kind, you can see it’s been touched, and held, and worked with. Over time, you see that everyone’s attracted to something different because everyone is unique, which may sound trite, but it’s also true.
On inspirations
My work is very rudimentary. I spent time with my mentor, Kazuko Oshima, whose only tools were wire cutters and her hands. I’ve spent a lot of time looking at Alexander Calder’s jewelry whose only tools were a hammer, an anvil and an array of strong plyers. Calder drew inspiration from African art and jewelry, which was again, was created with the hand and a few hand-tools. So, although I was trained to solder, and I worked at David Yurman where we produced with molds on a mass scale, it’s a special challenge to make jewelry and adorn oneself with objects made purely by hand.
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Street Fighter V's hot-rodder Abigail available next week
Published: 20:19, 17 July 2017
Street Fighter V - Abigail
The Season 2 character pass for Street Fighter V is almost here. Among other things, the pass will bring along Abigail - "the biggest lad in all of Metro City". Abigail likes massive hiboxes, cars and throwing people all over the stage.
Street Fighter V's season 2 character pass will feature Abigail, "the biggest lad in all of Metro City". Abigail has previously appeared in the classic Capcom beat ‘em up series Final Fight. In Final Fight, he had a debut in the capacity of an in-game boss.
When he launches for Street Fighter V next week, Tuesday 25 July, he will bring along "a fearsome set of bulked biceps and a passion for all things car fashioned". Every day is arms day with this guy and, boy, people like him are just the best. Zero insecurities, and it shows.
Capcom Street Fighter V - Abigail
His fighting style: Abigail uses no finesse in his fighting, just brute force. He picks up his opponents and throws them around like rag dolls, and occasionally turns red and uses running body slams.
In Final Fight One, "Alpha Cody" notes that he hadn't been terribly impressed by Abigail, asking whether he still stuck to "using only one attack pattern". In Mighty Final Fight, one of his humorous attacks is to pick up his opponents and kiss them. Mind you, Mighty FInal Fight is not considered canon.
Abigail's favourite pastimes include cracking skulls, driving a car or pretending to be one. Wife him up, somebody. The press release says that you can "utilise the potency of Abigail’s considerable belly with the ‘Hungabee’ V-Skill, charge up your heavy punch through the ‘Max Power’ V-Trigger, or drive your opponent over the finish line with Abigail’s Critical Art".
When Abigail rolls out on 25 July, he won't be coming alone. He's bringing along his Metro Bay Area stage, Story and Premium Battle costumes.
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Street Fighter V's December update kicked off with Gill joining the roster but also the news about the 40th fighter. Another returning character, Seth who was a boss in Street Fighter IV, is making a re-entry but with a highly altered appearance.
Capcom slap Uniqlo clothing adverts on Street Fighter V
Capcom have added adverts to Street Fighter V once again, following their removal after a public outcry the first time around. Thankfully, the ads are no longer stuck on characters at least but they are in a AAA game with season passes.
Street Fighter 5's Thailand stage is offline
Capcom recently released and quickly pulled from sale the DLC with the Thailand Temple Hideout Stage. This unusual action is due to some questionable background music.
Falke is joining Street Fighter V roster next week
Capcom have finally confirmed that Falke will be joining Street Fighter V's roster on 24 April 2018 as a new DLC character. She will be priced at $6 or ~£4 or 100.000 Fight Money and will, of course, be free for Season Pass owners.
Street Fighter V's roster expands with Sagat and G
Capcom have released two trailers showing the new additions to Street Fighter V's roster - Sagat and G. While everyone knows Sagat, G is a mystery to Street Fighter fans as this is his first appearance as the president of the world.
Street Fighter V will not have a season pass for the next year
Capcom folks have announced that Street Fighter V will not have a season pass in 2019 which hints at a monetisation model change or focus on a Street Fighter sequel being in the works. They did mention there will be DLC characters though.
Valve apologise for the early leak of Street Fighter V characters
Valve have posted a public apology for the early leaking of the Street Fighter V trailer, which ended up showing the new characters ahead of time. With everyone knowing they're E. Honda, Poison and Lucia, Valve said it won't happen again.
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition announced for PS4 and PC
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will launch exclusively for PS4 and PC in January next year. Current Street Fighter V players will receive the content for free via in-game update. New owners of Arcade Edition will land into the same pool.
Street Fighter V is going free to play for a limited time
Capcom have announced that Street Fighter V is going free to play for a limited time. Starting on 23 April 2019, the game will be available to everyone who wishes to play it. The promo offer will run for two weeks before ending on 05 May.
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Microgrid Knowledge – California’s Public Safety Power Shutoffs: The Implications for Microgrids
In this Q&A with Microgrid Knowledge, Bob Georgeoff, vice president of Ameresco, explains the implications for microgrids of recent public safety power shutoffs in California.
Microgrid Knowledge: What role can microgrids play when there is a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in California?
Bob Georgeoff: Microgrids play a critical role. When a utility makes the choice to enact public safety power shutoffs, a microgrid keeps organizations up and running productively during the outage. While interconnected with the electric grid during normal conditions, microgrids can be designed to operate in island mode which seamlessly disconnect from the grid during power outages while keeping the power on. This capability can power shelters for the local community, prevent loss of business revenue, and enable local governments or hospitals to provide emergency services when the surrounding areas are without power.
MGK: Who — what kind of industry or institution — most needs a microgrid when these shutoffs occur?
BG: Any institution concerned about reliable utility supply can benefit from a microgrid. Facilities that provide emergency services are top candidates for microgrids — local government, fire departments, community shelters, and hospitals for example. Additionally, office buildings can leverage a microgrid to continue with normal business operations and manufacturing facilities can benefit from avoiding interruption of production. There is also great value for scientific or medical research facilities when interruption of expensive or valuable research and experiments can be totally avoided in the event of a shutoff.
Cost quickly becomes neutralized when organizations consider the benefits that a microgrid can provide to their business or community — the value of power when “off” is not an option.
MGK: Any kind of electrical equipment can spark a fire, but some equipment is less likely to do so. What makes a microgrid a safer bet than grid power during wildfire season?
BG: The recent string of wildfires are understood to be caused by power lines in close proximity to trees and brush. Microgrid infrastructure delivers safe and reliable power when designed and installed by a reputable company in accordance with modern codes and standards. It provides power to a facility without needing to transport that power along aging infrastructure in close proximity to wilderness areas. The distributed nature of a microgrid, locating generation on-site, closer to your load requirements, enables the load to be sectionalized in times of crisis while still providing power.
MGK: How quickly can a microgrid be installed?
BG: Development and installation timelines of a microgrid vary depending upon the scope of the project and the existing electrical infrastructure of the facility. Timelines could range from a small, simple project taking a few months up to a large facility or campus with complicated infrastructure, interconnections, and permitting requirements taking more than a year to complete. Forethought to the value of resiliency during future PSPSs and volatile energy supply can guide organizations on how to get started with microgrids in the timeliest manner.
MGK: There is a lot of acknowledgement that California needs more microgrids. But what about the cost? How expensive are microgrids?
BG: Specific costs for integrating a microgrid into an energy portfolio will vary with scope and project goals. The technology could be a small cost adder to a solar plus storage project or a multi-million-dollar endeavor for a large campus of buildings. Most importantly, it is critical to take a holistic approach. This empowers organizations to make the most cost-effective investment. First, we evaluate energy efficiency measures to right-size a microgrid’s required capacity. Then we consider what on-site generation is needed to ensure critical loads can be met. We also like to examine additional value streams to make a project more affordable, such as using the microgrid to control and shift peak billing demand to reduce electric costs. Cost quickly becomes neutralized when organizations consider the benefits that a microgrid can provide to their business or community — the value of power when “off” is not an option.
Bob Georgeoff is vice president of Ameresco.
Source: https://microgridknowledge.com/public-safety-power-shutoffs-california/
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Beginning of a new chapter in Indo-Iraq relations
Seema Sengupta
Is India inching toward making a post-war factious Iraq one of her key strategic partner in the Middle East?
Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid’s fairly successful trip to Baghdad last month raises the possibility of New Delhi reopening its high-level diplomatic contacts with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s administration. After all, both the nations have a long history of thriving partnership that goes far beyond the tumultuous days of the Gulf War.
Iraq, holding the world’s second largest proven oil reserves was a major energy source for New Delhi and more importantly remained the biggest market for project exports as well as export of chemicals, commercial goods and foodstuff from India till the United Nations imposed sanctions in the early 1990s.
Those were the golden days of bilateral bonhomie that not only prompted New Delhi to consistently oppose the American invasion of Iraq but also emboldened the then foreign minister, the late Inder Gujral, to undertake a whirlwind tour of Iraqi occupied Kuwait and thereafter Baghdad at a time when Saddam Hussein has already become a pariah of the international community.
The Foreign Office archive in New Delhi must be holding on to that famous framed image of Gujral embracing Saddam during that hyped rescue mission carried out to evacuate the stranded Indian expatriate population. But times have changed and changed for the worse.
As rightly pointed out by Foreign Minister Khurshid, the work on the ground can begin in right earnest only when safety and security of the Indian lives and properties can be guaranteed. But then, viable peace in Iraq remains elusive with sectarian violence continuing to be a real threat to the country’s internal security scenario, its stability and sovereignty as restoring some semblance of normalcy in the erstwhile land of Mesopotamia has become a tall order.
Unfortunately, throughout the last decade, Iraq was used by multifarious terror organizations as a laboratory for honing their skills in mass killing. From the extensive use of improvised explosive devices to achieving perfection in brazen suicide attacks and acquiring sophistication in the placement of car as well as roadside bombs, a lawless and battered Iraq has provided hands-on experience to the foot soldiers of terrorism since the outbreak of first Gulf War. Even though Washington withdrew its combat troops from Iraq last December after squandering $ 3 trillion, leaving the oil rich nation at the hands of a ragtag all Iraqi security forces, there has been no sign of any let up in fratricidal tension.
On the contrary militias opposed to Prime Minister Al-Maliki’s government have revived their fierce campaign against the country’s elected leadership and conducts guerrilla style attacks on civilian targets intermittently. Remnants of the dreaded Al-Qaeda continues to regroup in the western Iraqi provinces bordering Syria while the exacerbation of ethnic rivalry has given birth to fighting forces indulging in heinous crimes like smuggling, trafficking of contraband weapons and drugs trading.
Given the complexity of the ground realities in Iraq, the Indian government is indeed caught in a catch-22 situation on the issue of evolving a judicious policy for dealing with the present administration. While it is clear that the Iraqi security apparatus is pathetically ill-equipped to curb extremism with an iron hand, New Delhi is in no position to let go of the opportunity to re-establish its spheres of influence prevalent in the Saddam era or beyond.
The Indian policymakers will surely look forward to enhancing the country’s politico-economic clout in this crucial energy corridor. Since the Iraqi armed forces are grappling with organizational and infrastructural deficiencies, the foreign office mandarins in New Delhi might be tempted to offer training support for Iraqi soldiers on a large scale. In fact, Indian military instructors have a good understanding of the Iraqi psyche, having worked with the Iraqi armed forces previously during Saddam Hussein’s tenure. Perhaps, to keep extremism in multi-confessional Iraq at bay, New Delhi remains the best bet for the international community to help analyze the thinking of the Iraqi people, so essential to explore the root of their unique sense of patriotism as well as self-esteem, which arises out of a rich history of secular and enlightened credentials.
This gigantic failure to discern the Iraqi mindset has had a huge impact on West Asian geopolitics, accentuating regional instability in the process and eventually transforming Iraq into a front for militant extremism that has spread into other parts of the region.
Furthermore, New Delhi will be required to perform a fine balancing act to keep the leadership in Tehran in good humor as well because of two principal reasons. Firstly, the Iraqis voted for a Shiite led government on the first given opportunity and the post-war polarization in Iraqi society has virtually ensured that the Shiite population drifts more toward theocratic Iran psychologically.
Secondly, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has invited Indian companies to invest in Shia dominated southern Iraq in order to avoid the risk of being targeted by terror groups. Tehran has already developed major stakes in this overwhelmingly Shiite southern region by deploying its intelligence operatives in mufti — within the Iraqi Army as well as Shiite militias operating in the south — and encouraging private Iranian investment. It would therefore be naïve for India to ignore Ayatollah’s Iran in its quest for making Iraq the country’s primary strategic energy partner even though Iraq has recently replaced Iran as India’s second largest crude oil supplier.
Thus, diplomatic investment on Hassan Rouhani’s new regime can give a guaranteed return of safety for Indian companies seeking to exploit the huge potential that Iraq offers in sectors like oil and gas exploration, petro-chemicals, information technology, engineering and infrastructure.
• Seema Sengupta is a Calcutta based journalist and columnist.
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A L “Whitey” Schafer – the art of the portrait
1941. Janet Blair wrapped in cellophane. Photo by A L “Whitey” Schafer. Read more.
A L “Whitey” Schafer was a leading stills photographer in Hollywood during the 1930s and ’40s. In 1941 he published Portraiture Simplified, a book in which he argues that “…portraiture’s purpose is the realization of character realistically.” It provides an insight into his approach and techniques.
To help promote the book, he wrote wrote an article for amateur photographers in the February 1943 issue of Popular Science. It makes a nice counterpoint to some of his studio shots. A transcript follows, but it’s worth taking a look at the original (there’s a link to it at the end of this article), both for the photos that illustrate it and for his advice on equipment, which do not appear here.
After the transcript, you will find a few reflections on A L “Whitey” Schafer’s Hollywood portraits followed by his career timeline.
Explore your home for pictures in pattern
By A. L. (WHITEY) SCHAFER Portrait Photographer, Paramount Studios “Whitey” Schafer is a pioneer among Hollywood’s still photographers. Starting 22 years ago as a laboratory worker at Paramount, he was for ten years in charge of portrait, publicity, advertising and production still photography for Columbia Pictures. Now he is back at Paramount, in charge of all still photography and directing the work of the same laboratory where he started as a boy. He specializes in “pattern pictures” such as the accompanying ones of Ann Rooney and Lynda Gray.
The man behind the lens, whether he be a professional or an amateur, sees life in terms of pictures. Since many of us are going to spend more time at home from now on, more of our pictures will have home settings. Why not make the best of the situation by getting interesting home patterns into your photographs? If you follow the suggestions I’ve found valuable in my studio work, you can build a collection of pictures that will not only portray your family and friends more interestingly, but will, in their settings, afford intimate glimpses of your home as well.
1942. Vera Zorina, star of ballets, stage and film musicals. Photo by A L “Whitey” Schafer. Read more.
Any background other than a blank wall resolves itself into a pattern of lines or masses. Where in the home will you find interesting patterns? In the woodwork of a door, and its framework; in the brick sidewalk and the flagstones of your patio; in floor coverings, particularly rugs with strong markings; in chairs and lamp standards and iron grill work; in the grape arbor, a shade tree, the picket fence. Two simple rules will serve as your guide:
1. Look for interesting line.
2. Do not shoot into “open” background, such as a plain wall.
Both rhythm and contradiction will provide interest. For example, lower the camera and you elongate a full-length figure. Have your subject lean away from the perpendicular when the design is rectangular to break up parallel lines, and so get a contradictory line between the center of attraction and the background. These points are well illustrated in the accompanying pictures.
There is one important exception to the second rule. You may safely photograph a girl in a pretty costume against a plain wall, for here interest centers in the girl and her garb. In general, though, it is the background that makes your pictures.
Any feminine wardrobe will include more than one costume with interesting pattern – a peasant dress, for example. Have your subject stand against the wall, hold or pin the dress up by the hem so as to frame her head and shoulders like a fan, turn one shoulder toward the camera, and you’ll get a picture to be cherished. Unless you have a portrait attachment, you must be content with a waist figure. In enlarging, though, bleed the dress off the edges of the print, thus creating a feeling of endless design.
How should you shoot for close-ups, medium figures or long shots? Does a door call for a medium figure and the mantel a full figure? Which odd corner holds promise of a beautiful composition?
Suppose we examine some concrete cases. The ideas they suggest undoubtedly will point the way to parallel possibilities in your own home.
1943. Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity. Photo by A L “Whitey” Schafer. Read more.
Consider the front door, or perhaps the dining-room door. It may be paneled, or perfectly plain with handsomely grained wood. You’ll agree, I am sure, that the form and pattern of the door are interesting; they’re doubly so when sister or mother consents to pose. Again let us ask your subject to stand with one shoulder turned toward the camera. (If she stands straight on, her head will appear disproportionately small.) Place the camera at shoulder level – certainly no lower than the bust line.
“Four walls do not a prison make,” but four sides of the door casing certainly will imprison your subject. So, either on the negative or when enlarging, crop so that the casing does not frame the picture. Let the panel bleed off the edges.
That’s not an inflexible rule, of course. Some doors have interesting moldings or casings. When including this framework, to avoid the feeling of imprisonment, tip the camera opposite to the line of your subject’s figure. If she leans to the right, tilt the camera to the left. By this means, the normally horizontal and perpendicular lines of the doorway will both frame the center of interest at an interesting angle and enhance the line of the figure.
Have you ever thought of a wall, a simple, unadorned expanse of plaster, as part of your home worth photographing? It can be, if you add interesting shadows. Some of the most effective portraits I have taken are medium shots photographed against such a background. Place your subject directly against the wall, turn one shoulder toward the camera and arrange a single key light high enough to cast a butterfly shadow under the nose so long as almost to reach the lip. No matter which way he or she faces, to avoid the illusion of a crooked nose the light must be cast to run the shadow directly down, and not even a trifle side-ways. The single-source light will cast shadows along the wall, bringing out the relief that makes the picture. No back light is needed here.
Rugs, particularly those bearing a single predominant figure against an open or lightly figured field, offer interesting opportunities. They may be hung against a wall or left on the floor. In the first case, be sure to place the figure high enough so it doesn’t conflict with the head of your subject. It’s a good plan to make this a medium shot, placing the subject in one lower corner, with the figure running out of the opposite upper corner. If you wish to avoid an unsightly shadow and focus attention upon the subject, place her about three feet in front of the rug. Thus, the background will be slightly out of focus.
A slightly different procedure applies when the rug is left on the floor. Now you’ll shoot down from an elevation of about 5’, tilting the camera so that the figure comes diagonally across the plate. Make sure your subject’s head is closer to the camera than her feet.
1935. Mary Lou Dix, the epitome of the svelte Art Deco look. Photo by A L “Whitey” Schafer. Read more.
Remember my warning not to shoot into open background. That means, simply, that with such exceptions as costumes against bare walls, the background pattern and foreground objects should balance the picture both as to width and depth. Virtually any piece of furniture may be used in the foreground, such as a sofa or an upended chair. These natural props not only solve the problem of the straying hand by giving it a resting place; they also keep the resulting picture out of the stereo-typed class.
Lean an occasional table on its side, for example, and frame a head in the center of the top. Use a low setup, shooting up to get a feeling of distance. The possibilities with furniture are limitless. A few trials will show you the way.
What may you find of interest outdoors? Lattice work, vines, tree branches … pictures are everywhere. Let’s make them different. The latticed arbor, for instance. Don’t simply take a straight shot, but angle the lattice to the boundaries of the negative. If the sun is shining directly through the lattice, try for a silhouette, making sure none of the rays strike the lens.
A human figure will improve the picture, and yet preserve the pattern. In this case, while the lattice will give you a bolder pattern as a result of contrast, you should expose for the subject rather than for the background.
I have left until last the most prized and usually the most poorly conceived picture of all. That’s the family portrait. Don’t stand all your subjects in a single row, some in shadow and some in the sun, say “look at the camera,” and shoot. Do take time to arrange them against an interesting background, perhaps the climbing rose against the living room. Break the straight line by having some sit and others stand, one turned right and another left, some slightly farther from the camera than others. Get them to talk until they relax, and when they seem to be interested in each other rather than in that box at your finger, press the trigger.
A L “Whitey” Schafer – Hollywood portraits
These days, the likes of George Hurrell and Clarence Sinclair Bull garner most of the attention. A L “Whitey” Schafer, by contrast, is a name unfamiliar to all but the cognoscenti. He barely gets a mention in John Kobal’s book The Art of the Great Hollywood Photographers. One reason for the neglect could be the relative brevity of his career, curtailed by his early death
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Looking at the images on this page, his most distinctive trait seems to be the tilt at which he regularly puts his camera. Even when he’s not employing that technique, there’s often a strong diagonal element to the composition achieved via the lighting or the pose of his sitter. And as his article suggests, he’s not afraid to use backgrounds to add drama and interest, whether via props or projection.
Does he succeed in realistically capturing his sitters’ characters? Well, that was probably a tall order, given the studios’ requirement for glamour rather than personality. The closest he comes here is probably the portrait of Doris Nolan – the hint of a smile that plays around her eyes and lips suggests a mischievous sense of humour.
At his best, as in the photos of Rita Hayworth, Mary Lou Dix, Janet Blair, Dolly Haas, Joan Perry, Fay Wray and Ann Miller, A L “Whitey” Schafer proved a master of his profession, well up to the task of helping his employers turn aspiring actresses into movie icons.
1942. Rita Hayworth vamps it up. Photo by A L “Whitey” Schafer. Read more.
A L “Whitey” Schafer – career timeline
1902. Born in Salt Lake City.
Around 1917. Moves with his family to Hollywood.
1921. Joins Famous Players-Lasky to work in the stills laboratory, processing prints.
1923. Joins the Thomas Ince Studio, where he shoots stills and occasionally appears in movies. In a 1948 Popular Photography article he recalls, “That was in the days when everybody on the lot was called on to act at times. When we weren’t shooting pictures, we were doing “walk-ons.”
1932. Moves to Columbia.
1935. Succeeds William Fraker (father of “Bud” Fraker) as head of Columbia’s stills photography department.
1941. Replaces Eugene Robert Richee as head of Paramount’s stills photography department.
1951. Dies, age 49, when a stove aboard a yacht explodes as he tries to help the owner light it.
Want to know more about A L “Whitey” Schafer?
The best source of information I’ve found is Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — A. L. “Whitey” Schafer Simplifies Portraits. For more photos by A L “Whitey” Schafer, take a look at The Red List. The full article in Popular Science is available via Google Books (you’ll find it on pages 144f).
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The weekly forward curve covers a basket route for airfreight from Asia to Europe, with another basket from Asia to US to be published next month.
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Hacktastrophe: How cyber-attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure could lead to catastrophic property loss
By: Grace Irwin
Although cyber-attacks have traditionally implicated more liability-leaning coverages, several attacks in recent years should give property insurers cause for concern going into the future. Hackers have proven they can seize control over governmental and industrial computer systems and manipulate them to cause tangible—and substantial—real-world property damage. Armed with the ability to cause real-world property damage, sophisticated computer criminals will undoubtedly target the systems of critical, and vulnerable, U.S. infrastructure operations, looking to cause catastrophe-level property destruction. They could be successful.
Property damage from cyber-attacks is not only possible, it has already happened.
In 2000, a hacker infiltrated the computers of a wastewater management system in Queensland, Australia. Over the course of two months, the hacker broke into the system 46 times, instructing it to spill hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage into rivers, parks, and public areas.
In 2008, hackers used a program known as Stuxnet to access and disrupt the operations of an Iranian nuclear facility being used to enrich uranium. The uranium enrichment process required the operators to precisely control the speed of the centrifuges in order to produce viable uranium. Knowing that precise control over the centrifuges was absolutely critical to the enrichment process, the hackers used Stuxnet to manipulate the speed of the centrifuges, making them spin wildly out of control. At the same time, the hackers made it appear to the facility operators that the centrifuges were operating correctly, even though in reality they were tearing themselves apart. By altering the speed of the centrifuges, the hackers destroyed the operators’ ability to effectively enrich uranium.
In 2014, German officials confirmed that hackers with advanced knowledge of both IT security and industrial processes seized control over a German steel mill, compromising components and systems, rendering the mill unable to shut down a blast furnace in a regulated manner, which resulted in “massive”—though unspecified—damage to the mill.
And in 2015, hackers infiltrated the controls of three regional electric power distribution companies in the Ukraine, shutting down a power grid and impacting more than 225,000 customers. Highly sophisticated, well-trained, well-funded hackers hijacked the credentials of workers at the control center and used those credentials to access the systems that controlled the breakers. In a coordinated attack, the hackers reconfigured the systems, blocking out the operators; turned off power to the grid, plunging customers into the dark; and launched a secondary denial-of-service attack against customer call centers, preventing customers from reporting the power outage. Although the power wasn’t out for long—between one and six hours—the control centers weren’t fully operational for months after the attack.
U.S. infrastructure is vulnerable to attack.
The Department of Homeland Security lists 16 critical infrastructure sectors “whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.” Indeed, cyber-attacks on these sectors—which include dams, energy companies, chemical facilities, nuclear facilities, and water and wastewater facilities—could be catastrophic.
It is impossible to eliminate the threat hackers pose when a system is connected to the internet. (Even when a system is “air gapped” (having no direct connection to the internet) safety from hackers, is still not assured.) Protecting these facilities is critically important, since many of them are particularly susceptible to cyber-attacks. Over the past 25 years, hundreds of thousands of old analog control systems in these facilities have been replaced with digital systems connected to the internet. Any device that is computer-controlled and connected to the internet is vulnerable to hacking.
Not only are these systems vulnerable because of their internet connectivity, but many of these systems were built without cyber security in mind. Even where security measures, such as software firewalls, are used, the software can be misconfigured or circumvented by human error, allowing hackers access.
These concerns aren’t overblown. Indeed, hackers have already targeted and accessed such systems in the U.S. Such hacks often require little more than Google searches and default passwords to succeed. Indeed, in 2013, Iranian hackers were able to access systems into the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye Brook, N.Y. using nothing more than a simple, legal search engine that surfs for and identifies unguarded control systems online. Although hackers have not yet caused catastrophic property damage in the U.S., efforts to accomplish precisely that are clearly ongoing by various actors.
Cyber-attacks may lead to catastrophic property loss.
It’s not hard to imagine the type of catastrophic property loss that could occur if hackers effectively took control over critical infrastructure. In the real world example of the Iranian hackers who broke into the control systems of the dam in New York, the hackers could have caused a flood by manipulating the dam, damaging or destroying homes in the area.
Attacks on industrial, nuclear, or chemical facilities—similar to those on the Iranian nuclear facility and German steel mill noted above—could cause unsafe conditions that lead to a chemical spill or explosion that, in turn, leads to large scale property loss. Similarly, an attack on a railway company could cause a train carrying explosives or hazardous or combustible materials to derail, causing substantial damage to property. Indeed, there are any number of scenarios where hackers could cause catastrophic property loss by seizing control over vulnerable infrastructure.
The takeaway is this: Insurers covering the risk of property loss from cyber-attacks should be aware that the risk of loss is very real given the vulnerabilities in critical U.S. infrastructure and the increasing sophistication of cyber criminals and that the scope of property loss from a well-coordinated attack could be akin to traditional catastrophes.
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Balloon & Chinese (Sky) Lantern Releases
Balloon releases
Arun District Council discourages balloon releases by individuals or corporate organisations. The Council works closely with both the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) to promote and preserve the cleanliness of marine and land areas within and near its borders. It is recognised that balloon releases can be spectacular but sadly these short-lived events can have long term detrimental effects on wildlife and result in unsightly and unwanted littering problems.
The Council has reviewed the current Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) policy, CAP 736 (2011) Operation of Directed Light, Fireworks, Toy Balloons and Sky Lanterns within UK Airspace, available on the Civil Aviation Authority website. It has also considered the information provided by the National Association of Balloon Artists and Suppliers (NABAS).
The MCS has produced a useful and informative leaflet on the hazards of balloon release and offers some useful suggested alternatives to balloon releases in their leaflet titled 'what happens to balloons after they are released?'. We strongly supports the MCS in this positive and environmentally sound approach to celebrations and fundraising.
Chinese (Sky) lantern releases
Arun District Council discourages Sky Lantern, also known as Chinese Lantern, release by individuals or corporate organisations. The Council works closely with both the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) to promote and preserve the cleanliness of marine and land areas within and near its borders. It is recognised that lantern releases can be spectacular but sadly these short-lived events can have long term detrimental effects on wildlife and result in unsightly and unwanted littering problems.
The Council has reviewed the current Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) policy, CAP 736 (2011) Operation of Directed Light, Fireworks, Toy Balloons and Sky Lanterns within UK Airspace,available on the Civil Aviation Authority website. Chapter 3, para 7 of this CAA document details specific mandatory restrictions and pre-conditions that must be adhered to prior to any lantern release. The Council has also considered the information and guidance provided by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Further guidance is provided by Sky Lanterns Online.
The MCS has produced a useful and informative leaflet on the hazards of lantern and balloon release and offers some useful suggested alternatives to these releases in their leaflet titled 'what happens to balloons after they are released?'. We strongly supports the MCS in this positive and environmentally sound approach to celebrations and fundraising.
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SINGAPORE - Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei spent just 13 minutes on court on Wednesday as he made a lightning start to what is likely to be his final SEA Games after returning from a drugs ban.
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Memoria Press Literature Guides: A Classical Approach to Literature (A Schoolhouse Crew Review)
Having had the opportunity to use literature guides as well as other resources from Memoria Press before, I was excited to have another opportunity to review something from them. This time we were able to have a closer look at the Ninth Grade Literature Guide Set.
We received for our review the entire ninth grade literature set. This includes:
Henry V Student book
Henry V Teacher's guide
Beowulf Student book
Beowulf Teacher's guide
Canterbury Tales student book
Canterbury Tales Teacher's guide
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Student book
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Teacher's guide
The set doesn't include the actual book to read, and there are specific versions of the books recommended on the Memoria Press product page. The books can be purchased separately through Memoria Press or from another source. Although we took a look at all of the guides during our review, Charles- who was using the guides- chose to read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight during the review period. I purchased the book for him, and we were set.
About Memoria Press
Memoria Press is a publisher that offers Classic, Christian educational resources. We've used their Latin program as well as some of their literature guides for the younger grades in the past. The company's materials focus on the principles and methods of Classical education, such as studying the liberal arts and reading great works of classical Western literature.
The company offers a variety of resources including literature guides, Latin curriculum, fine arts resources, English grammar, science, and more. Many of their materials are bundled and sold as complete curriculum sets for pre-k through twelfth grade.
The Literature Guides
Memoria Press offers literature guides for pre-k through twelfth grade. Although I've used some of the younger literature guides, I hadn't had the opportunity to use any of the upper level guides. I chose the ninth grade set for Charles- who is technically a tenth grader- because the literature choices were based on early English history and mythology, subject matter that often interests him.
The literature guides from Memoria Press can be purchased separately or as a grade level set such as we received. The books do not come with the sets.
When we first received the literature guides, I took some time to look through them and see how I was going to schedule the reading and completion of the study guide. There is some good explanation in the front of the teacher's guides about how these guides work as well as a suggested order for completing each section's activities. There isn't a daily lesson plan break down, and I appreciate this flexibility. Obviously some students are going to be faster readers and workers and some may need more time.
If you are familiar with the Classical Trivium idea of three stages of learning- Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric- you'll recognize that pattern in the ninth grade literature guides. None of the ninth grade books have actual chapters since they are all actually long poems or the Shakespearean play Henry V. But each book section is broken down into four parts in the study guide.
The Pre-Grammar/Preparation section is meant to prepare the student for reading that section. There will be something to prompt him to look for the main idea he'll be reading about or to guide him to recognize the plot. Although these sections differ a little in the different study guide, this section is always the shortest.
The Grammar/Presentation section helps the student get comfortable with the reading with reading notes, vocabulary words, and basic comprehension questions.
The Logic/Dialectic section is meant to help the student make connections with what he's learned in order to help him understand the main point of the reading. There are Socratic discussion questions that lead to a deeper understanding.
The Rhetoric/Expression section is designed to help the student express the theme of the passage, an idea that Memoria Press calls the "Central One Idea." In this section the student summarizes the passage, writes what he considers the theme and why, and chooses an essay to write.
Our Use of the Guide and Our Thoughts
Because Charles isn't a very avid reader, I tried to schedule the sections in a way that was doable for him. He completed the Pre-Grammar section in one day, took two days for the reading of the passage- considered a FIT in the epic poem of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight-then completed the Grammar stage, the Logic stage, and then the Rhetoric stage each in a day. Doing it this way let him complete a complete a FIT section in six days.
Charles used the study guide primarily on his own. There were times he had questions or things I needed to explain. But the instructions are pretty self-explanatory, and he was able to do the work that I had assigned.
As a parent, I liked the guide. I thought the set-up was great. I loved the way that it guided the student through thinking about the main ideas in the reading. Going from a general thinking about the reading to learning specifics about what he's read and then to processing ideas and connecting them is such a good way of really helping them to understand what they've read more deeply.
Charles's opinion was a little different. He wasn't wild about the book itself because it was epic poetry. And, not having used a Classic style literature guide before, he wasn't wild about the type of questions in the guide.
All in all, I think that these guides are great for increasing understanding and helping students to think more deeply about the meaning of what they're reading and to make connections as they read. If a student is accustomed to the style of the guide- the Classical way of questioning and thinking- I think the student would appreciate it a little more than Charles did.
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10 Reasons To Visit Atlanta In The Spring
By Carol Carter Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Springtime is the perfect time to visit Atlanta.
Festivals seriously ramp up during springtime in Atlanta. (Jay Jordan, AtlantaPhotos.com)
Find Reese Witherspoon's Draper James at the outdoor Shops Around Lenox.
Indoor/outdoor Ponce City Market is where to find Elk Head Clothing.
Come see our Braves play at SunTrust Park this spring. (photo courtesy SunTrust Park)
Come for the spring color. Stay for the fun. Atlanta bursts into color each spring, with dogwoods and azaleas showing off all over town. Five of the city’s most popular attractions also are great places to catch spring colors in Atlanta.
And while you are here, you may as well have some fun. Here are 10 more reasons to visit Atlanta in the spring.
Patios. Nothing says spring like a welcoming patio. With that in mind, here’s our take on the best patios in Atlanta. Stop for a drink. Get a bite, too.
Festivals. We admit it. Our city is crazy about festivals, and they kick into high gear in the springtime.
Parks. The city’s two most popular parks are Centennial Olympic Park downtown and Piedmont Park in Midtown. Pick up a to-go lunch and have a picnic in the park. Now that’s a springtime thing to do.
Mimosas. Ah, if ever there was a springtime drink, a mimosa is it. Try one of these spots for bottomless mimosas in the ATL.
Flicks. If you are a film buff, then come to Atlanta in the spring for the Atlanta Film Festival, one of only two dozen Academy Award-qualifying film festivals in the country.
Shopping. Shoppers gotta shop, and it doesn’t get much better than Atlanta’s outdoor shopping meccas. Atlantic Station in Midtown is where to find IKEA, Banana Republic, Gap and plenty more. Also in Midtown, Ponce City Market beckons with Williams-Sonoma, Anthropologie, Elk Head Clothing, Goorin Bros. Hat Shop and so many more. On the Westside, the Westside Provisions District is home to Billy Reid, Free People, J. Crew and more, more, more. In Buckhead, duck into the Shops Around Lenox to find Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James and Crate & Barrel, among others.
Walking, Running or Riding. The Atlanta BeltLine tugs at all of us in the spring, with its miles and miles of paths that take us through in-town neighborhoods and treat us to outdoor artwork and fabulous restaurants.
Bicycle Tour. Springtime weather makes for the best bicycle tour of the city. At Bicycle Tours Atlanta, choose from the Fall In Love With Atlanta Tour, Street Art Tour or an Off the Wall mural tour. And get peddling.
Baseball. Everybody knows that April brings baseball season, and our Atlanta Braves take to the field for home games at SunTrust Park. It’s a long way to October ball, and all true baseball fans like to check out the team early on.
Soccer. Atlanta has fallen in love with its new MLS team, Atlanta United FC, and the season gets under way just ahead of spring, in early March. By the time spring rolls around, Atlanta’s soccer-crazed fans are already predicting a playoff berth. Watch our soccer stars at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
To make the most of your visit to Atlanta, check this list of 50 fun things to do.
Journalist Carol Carter writes and edits for Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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Bicheno, Australia
Bicheno Blowhole
Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.
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A picturesque seaside resort town on Tasmania’s east coast with a mild climate and white sandy beaches that work together to draw in a number of tourists and locals, Bicheno is known for its laid-back lifestyle and outdoor activities.
Visitors to Bicheno participate in motor tricycle tours, wine tours, bird watching, sea kayaking, and more. Despite all of these recreational options, though, most come to see the Bicheno Blowhole, a hole in the granite rocks which concentrates even small waves into powerful jets of water. The Bicheno Blowhole is located right next to the water, along the sandy and granite coastline.
Bicheno is a town that began as a sealers post and was, at that time, known as Waubs Bay Harbor, named for an Aboriginal woman, Waubedebar, who was enslaved by the sealers to do their work in the early 19th century. The name was eventually changed to Bicheno to honor James Ebenezer Bicheno, a colonial secretary. The sealers were replaced by miners who left in the 1850s when they joined the Victorian gold rush. It took nearly a century before the site was developed into a holiday destination, which it is still considered today.
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Hello, Dolly! 50th Anniversary (1969) presented by TCM
Fathom Events, TCM and 20th Century Fox present a special 50th anniversary showing of Hello, Dolly! Coming back to the big screen! Dolly Levi uses her… More Details »
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Fathom Events, TCM and 20th Century Fox present a special 50th anniversary showing of Hello, Dolly! Coming back to the big screen! Dolly Levi uses her matchmaking skills in New York City to orchestrate the love lives of her friends, all the while trying to get the man she likes to fall for her. This event includes exclusive insight from Turner Classic Movies.
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Joyce Ames
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Pat Finley and Sandy Duncan made a screen test for the role of Minnie.
When Dolly is purchasing her ticket to Yonkers, she hands the cashier the money twice.
Horace: Advice is cheap, Ms. Molloy. It's the things that come gift wrapped that count!
I've seen it over 100 times. forgot how grand the big screen is
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They just don’t make them like that anymore!!! Very fun!!!
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Dolly lost a fortune and helped to all but kill the genre, yet this famed musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker is more fun than its rep indicates. [15 Nov 2005, p.8D]
The choreography, the performances, the set decoration, the dialogue, everything about Hello, Dolly! is played directly to the back row of the theater, which would be fine on the stage, but on anamorphic widescreen close-ups tends to be more frightening than mirthful.
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
By the time Streisand takes over the entire movie with the title number, in which the massive waitstaff of an upscale restaurant gathers to sing and dance her praises, I couldn’t help but wonder what all the fuss was about.
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Trident Ink Series, Book 1
By: Lilly Atlas
Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine, Erin DeWard
Categories: Erotica, Fiction
4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 (2 ratings)
Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine,Erin DeWard
Hell's Handlers MC, Book 1
Toni’s no stranger to making mistakes. She has experienced firsthand how walking down the wrong path can send life spiraling out of control. Fortunately, she had someone to drag her from the gutter and help set her on the right track. As penance for the poor choices of her past, she pledges to suppress her baser desires and focus on finding a steady, dependable man, even if that means embracing a boring lifestyle.
Great Story, I loved Zack!
By Book Addict on 02-09-18
A No Prisoners MC Novella
After ten years away, Marcie finally ventures back to where she grew up. She isn’t in town for twenty-four hours when she crosses paths with Hook and Striker, the two boys who kept her safe and happy as a young girl. Only they aren’t boys anymore. They are fully grown, muscular, alpha men. Members of the No Prisoners Motorcycle Club. All through her teenage years, Marcie’s heart belonged to Hook. Not that he ever seemed to notice. And it appears that as an adult, not much has changed with regard to her feelings toward the sexy biker. But a bossy, alpha man is not what independent Marcie is looking for. The moment Hook lays eyes on Marcie, it’s as though the last ten years apart never existed.
Mess Me Up
Bear Bottom Guardians MC, Book 1
By: Lani Lynn Vale
Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Kendall Taylor
When Rome Pierce moved to Bear Bottom, Texas, it was his intention to lay low. To find a way to heal his body and soul - as well as his son's. Nobody would know by looking at him that he used to play professional football. Not with the Bear Bottom MC cut covering his back. Nobody knows what drove him to leave the game he loved - nobody but her. She's the one person who has helped him make it through the dark days and even darker nights. She's the bright and shining star in his pitch-black sky. And he doesn't even know her name.
Down & Dirty: Zak
Dirty Angels MC, Book 1
By: Jeanne St. James
Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Ava Lucas
After spending the last 10 years in prison, Zak, former DAMC president, has a few priorities: to reconnect with his “brothers”, to get drunk, and to get laid. Not necessarily in that order. When he spots a stunning woman in the clubhouse and mistakes her for one of the club’s strippers, those priorities get a bit skewed.
By Claudia on 02-12-19
Defending Allye
Mountain Mercenaries Series, Book 1
By: Susan Stoker
Narrated by: Stella Bloom
Ever since his rescue op off the Pacific Coast, Mountain Mercenary Gray Rogers hasn’t been able to forget his latest “job” - Allye Martin. Any other woman would have panicked during a rescue, but the wily dancer kept her cool - even after being kidnapped. And Gray couldn’t be happier when a grateful Allye follows him home.... For Allye, finding sanctuary in the arms - and bed - of Rogers is only temporary. People are disappearing off the streets of San Francisco, victims of the same underground trade that targeted her, and Allye could be the key to dismantling the entire operation.
again i loved it
By Claire on 14-08-18
Badge of Honor
Texas Heroes, Collection One
Narrated by: Erin Mallon
Blind since birth, Corrie Madison relies on her other sharpened senses in her job as a chiropractor. Never did she imagine she’d have to depend on them to identify a killer. But when a man enters her practice, murdering everyone in his path, Corrie is the only witness - putting her directly in the killer’s crosshairs.
By TheNameless on 17-09-19
Chaos Chasers MC, Book 1
By: C.M. Marin
Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine, Robyn Verne
Grief and loneliness have been my closest friends for a year, and a change is long overdue. A walk down memory lane in my hometown sounds ideal to start letting go of this never-ending sorrow and try to meet again the carefree, happy girl I once was. But back in Texas, it's not that girl I meet first. Nate Bowers, president of the Chaos Chasers, is not a saint. He says so himself. As a pragmatic teacher, I should flee from that handsome man as fast as I can. But behind his hard exterior and primitive side, all I see in his brown eyes is a caring, gentle man he shows only to me.
Nights in Bliss Series, Book 1
By: Lexi Blake
Narrated by: Kitty Bang, Lee Samuels
When Rachel's past catches up with her, all of Bliss is in danger. Rachel knows she should run, but how can she leave behind the love she's found with Max and Rye and the home she's built in Bliss? With her whole town behind her, Rachel is ready to make her stand. It's time for her to get back in the saddle and ride.
Devil’s Nightmare MC Series, Book 1
By: Lena Bourne
Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Aiden Snow
I'm the guy whose name brings fear into the hearts of even the hardest men. They call me Cross because I've killed enough men to fill a cemetery, and I never saw any problem with that - until a woman I hardly remember brought my 11-year-old daughter that I didn't know existed to my doorstep and left her for me to take care of. At first, my daughter was a complication I didn't need, but now I'll do everything I can to raise her right. I'll even stay away from her hot-as-sin guidance counselor Roxanne, who makes me feel like I'm 20 again, and not pushing 40.
By Dottie on 16-08-19
Hour of the Lion
The Wild Hunt Legacy Series, Book 1
By: Cherise Sinclair
First a Marine, then a black ops agent, Victoria Morgan knows the military is where she belongs...until a sniper's bullet changes her life. Trying to prove she's not washed up, she rescues a young man from kidnappers. When the dying boy transforms into a cougar - and bites her - she learns of an entire hidden society. He begs her to inform his grandfather of his death and to keep the secret of the shifters' existence. She can't refuse, but what if the creatures pose a danger to the country she swore to protect?
By Mrs. C. Hunt on 02-08-18
Cerberus MC Series, Book 1
By: Marie James
Narrated by: Kasha Kensington, Aaron Shedlock
My husband, in a rage, hit me in front of the wrong person. Diego, or Kincaid to most, beat the hell out of him for it. I left with Diego anyway. Even though he could turn on me just like my husband did, I knew I had a better chance of survival with Diego. That was until I realized Kincaid could hurt me so much worse than my husband ever could. Physical pain pales in comparison to troubles of the heart.
By Kimbo on 13-08-19
Devil's Blaze MC, Book 1
By: Jordan Marie
Narrated by: Morgan Tyler, Leo Barnabas
There's an animal in me that I keep hidden. Beth calls to him. She tempts the monster and lures him to the surface. I'm obsessed with her. I can't stay away, even when doing so puts my entire club in danger. Her blood is on my hands. I formed her to fit only me. I was her first and if I have to kill everyone in our way. So be it. I will be her last. She is mine.
Alyssa Jackson is one of the lucky ones. She has a thriving business, great friends, a devoted husband, an adorable daughter, and a scorching hot sex life that would be the envy of any married couple. Then, one tragic loss flips her world upside down. Floundering and unsure of how to cope with their grief, Alyssa and her husband drift apart until they are living as roommates instead of a deeply connected couple. Alyssa will do anything to get the intense passion back into her life and marriage, no matter how far out of the box she has to step.
If there is one thing tattoo shop owner Derek knows, it's that once he set his sights on his wife, he never wanted another woman. Years together haven't begun to put a dent in his desire for her. But everything falls apart when the anguish of loss barges into their lives. Adrift in his own suffering, Derek doesn't realize how damaged his marriage is until his wife forces him to confront their issues. Now, he'll do whatever it takes to get their lives back on track, even if the plan seems outrageous.
©2018 Lilly Atlas (P)2018 Lilly Atlas
Organizational Culture and Leadership, Fifth Edition
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A Wonder Story of Love and Hope!
This is the first in a new series and deals with a very sad subject. Derek and Alyssa have always been happy and madly in love. Then everything falls apart.
Their daughter Katie dies of cancer, and the couple are devastated, and after both grieving separately they find they have drifted apart.
This is the story of how the couple find their way back to each other.
Alyssa finally decides to try an unusual ways to connect with her husband. This is a very sad story, but is told in dual POV so we realise how the couple work their way back to each other. Alyssa and Derek finally realise how much they still love each other. I have to say the sexy parts are HOT, but you will still need tissues for the sad bits.
This story stayed with me, well after the recording had finished
The Narration is superb with Noah and Erin, who are so versatile they bring this story of hope and love to life.
The Book Junkie Reads . . .
Wonderful dual duo narration with story
I can't express in adequate words this second chance romance. Its not your traditional second chance. This couple is married. They drifted apart after tragedy. This distance between them allowed for doubts to be created between this once deeply in love couple. It took effort and time for them to find their way back together after such an event. The doors once closed begin to reopen and healing begins. Alyssa and Derek find their love was one worth fighting for.
As a fan of Lilly Atlas Take No Prisoners series, I found this one to have an additional edge of emotional impact and intensity. I want more from Trident Ink.
Narrators Noah Michael and Erin are most certainly a perfect narrating duo. They do an amazing job. They bring heart, heat, and vivid visualization. Their combined tone, diction, clarity makes for an amazing listen. Their efforts add that extra layer to the story and brings other elements of the sense in to the pleasure of listening.
Avephoenix
Such an Amazing, Unique and Original Storyline!!
A Phenomenal Narration by this dynamic duo that works incredibly well together and has become one of my favorite couples working together. Noah Michael Levine & Erin DeWard delivered an extraordinary performance by bringing Alyssa and Derrick to life.
This is one of those stories that touches your heart, breaks it into million pieces, but in the end put it back together. Is a journey of heartache, emotional devastation put in the end, a will to overcome a painful lost.
This brillinat story is insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw. Is a story like no other and I highly recommend it!!
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Lilly Atlas. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
I’ve read a lot of the authors work and this book took me by surprise; I didn’t read the summarization!of the book before reading it so I had no idea what was happening. It was a heart warming emotional roller coaster that was thoroughly enjoyable.
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Good Story
This was a good first story to this series. The first few chapters were hard to listen to. Derek and Alyssa had to endure so much pain that I wouldn't wish on anyone. I'm so glad they were able to overcome the problems standing in there way.
Michele Brooks
This was not the normal crave at first sight book. It was a more realistic view of what parents could go through following the loss of a child. Great read. Can’t wait until book 2 is available on Audible!
Shelley Browning
Loved It!!!
What a fantastic audiobook. I want more!!! A very emotional & loving story for sure. You won’t be disappointed.
Rowena1999
Love the dual narration!!!
An unusual plot, focusing on a married couple with a troubled relationship.
Great narration and I absolutely love the choice of dual narration verses the female voice actor doing male voices and vice versa.
Frequent (hot) erotic scenes.
N. Manejit
Amazing story.
I love lilly atlas Big fan of her books. This book was different from MC books she wrote. I love that how one couple Struggled to keep marriage alive. The passionate , devoted . And the narrators were perfect. Good job!!!
Derek and Alyssa had a great life...perfect marriage, adorable daughter, thriving businesses. Then the loss of their daughter to cancer devastated them. Over the year since their daughter’s death, Derek and Alyssa have drifted apart, as they dealt with their grief in their own way. Now Alyssa has decided to fight for her marriage and they’re in couples counseling...except this isn’t the typical counseling. Follow this duo as they rediscover each other. Whew...hawt!
Laura J
Wow! This story..just Wow!
This is a story that will make you laugh and then you'll be crying. Its a heartbreaking and heartwarming story at the same time.
So worth a credit, maybe even two.
P.S. make sure you have kleenexs within reach.
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ORGANISATION ADDRESS PHONE MOBILE EMAIL WEBSITE TYPE
ACT 1472 698 627 160 840 1006 1472
NSW 18,456 11,598 9,608 3,228 8,894 9,967 18,456
VIC 15,702 10,273 7,992 2,385 7,033 8,783 15,702
QLD 12,352 8,238 6,829 2,322 5,768 5,732 12,352
SA 5,584 3,635 3,318 761 2,308 2,799 5,584
TAS 2,090 1,340 1,149 247 926 1,050 2,090
WA 6,145 4,077 3,445 876 2,822 3,150 6,145
NT 786 531 453 80 355 410 786
TOTAL 62,587 40,390 33,421 10,059 28,946 32,897 62,587
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Appeals court rehears arguments in Trump hotel lawsuit brought by Maryland and Washington, D.C.
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A divided federal appeals court spent more than three hours Thursday sparring over whether President Donald Trump is illegally profiting from the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel.
The state of Maryland and the District of Columbia asked 15 judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling by a three-judge panel directing a federal judge in Maryland to dismiss their lawsuit against the president.
The two jurisdictions allege Trump has violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution by accepting profits through foreign and domestic officials who stay at the Trump International Hotel.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and District Attorney General Karl Racine have argued that hotels in their jurisdictions suffer “competitive injury” because officials hoping to curry favor with the president are more likely to stay at his hotel.
A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit ruled in July that the two jurisdictions lack standing to pursue their claims against the president and granted a rare writ of mandamus, directing U.S. District Court Judge Peter Messitte to throw out the lawsuit.
Under sharp questioning, Maryland tries to sustain suit over Trump business dealings »
The three judges on the panel who ruled in Trump's favor were all nominated by Republican presidents. But on Thursday, in arguments before the full court, a mix of 15 judges nominated by both Democrats and Republicans got into a spirited debate about Trump's business interests and whether the panel should have taken the unusual step of overturning Messitte's ruling allowing the lawsuit to move forward.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Hashim Mooppan said the three-judge panel was within its authority to issue its ruling.
“We think it is clear and indisputable that you cannot sue the president of the United States in his official capacity without — at a minimum — having an express statement authorizing such a suit by Congress," Mooppan said.
Several judges cited the controversy that erupted after a Trump aide said the president planned to hold next year's Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral golf resort in Florida. After intense criticism, Trump reversed the decision and said he would look for another site for the international summit.
Judge James Wynn Jr. grilled Mooppan about whether he was arguing that the judiciary has no remedy when a president violates the emoluments clause and that the president is above the law. Mooppan said Messitte committed “multiple, fundamental errors” in refusing to dismiss the suit.
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Judge J. Harvey Wilkinson III defended Trump's arguments during the hearing, saying the court cannot treat the case as if it's an “ordinary, run-of-the-mill case." He said the judiciary is “seeking to assert over the presidency of the United States authority that has never been asserted or claimed before."
Trump's lawyers have said Frosh and Racine — both Democrats — lack authority to sue the president in his official capacity. They've also argued that the emoluments clause only bars compensation made in connection with services provided in his official capacity or in "an employment-type relationship" with a foreign or domestic government.
The hotel is just blocks from the White House. The iconic Old Post Office quickly became a hot spot for lobbyists and foreign officials after it reopened in 2016 as the Trump International Hotel shortly before Trump was elected.
Frosh and Racine are asking the 4th Circuit to send the case back to lower court for it to proceed to discovery and trial. The court did not give any indication on when it will issue its ruling.
In October, Trump's company said it is exploring the sale of the hotel after nearly three years of complaints alleging he is profiting off the presidency. The Trump Organization said it will consider offers to buy out the 60-year lease on the hotel.
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After the 4th Circuit hearing Thursday, Frosh said the lawsuit filed by Maryland and the District of Columbia could become moot if the Trump Organization sells the lease and Trump “disposes of his interests properly.”
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AirAsia to begin flights from Indore and Nagpur
Vedant Agarwal February 27, 2018 AirAsia, Routes & Launches 0
AirAsia India will begin operations from Indore and Nagpur from 17th March. The airline will operate flights from Nagpur to Bangalore and Kolkata and from Indore to Bangalore and Goa. The airline is has also added it’s 16th Airbus A320 to it’s fleet. Amar Abrol, MD & CEO, AirAsia India “2018 is already proving to be a great year for …
Airbus delivers first A350-1000 to Qatar Airways
Vedant Agarwal February 20, 2018 Qatar Airways 0
Middle eastern carrier Qatar airways has taken delivery of it’s first Airbus A350-1000. The airline which was the launch customer of the A350 is also the first to operate the new type. The aircraft’s first flight will be to London Heathrow this weekend. The -1000’s will soon be deployed to the US east coast. The aircraft MSN 88 will be …
Boeing 737 MAX 9 receives FAA certification
Vedant Agarwal February 17, 2018 Boeing 0
Boeing has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 737 MAX 9 which certifies the type for commercial service. The airframer is now preparing for the first delivery of the type to Lion Air group. The flight test program of the 737 MAX 9 began in March 2017 and was conducted with …
Photos: DHL Boeing 767 at Bangalore Airport
Vedant Agarwal February 15, 2018 Bangalore-Kempegowda International, Boeing 0
The Boeing 767 was developed in the 1970’s along with the 757 and first flew in 1981. The aircraft would prove to be a very successful model for the American airframer with over 1100 having been produced and orders still pending for the freighter and military versions of the aircraft. Unfortunately the 767 is not a commonly seen aircraft in …
Dakota DC-3 accepted into Indian Air Force vintage squadron
Vedant Agarwal February 14, 2018 Military 0
The Indian air force has accepted a 70 year old Dakota DC-3 into their vintage fleet. The aircraft which now bears the tail number VP 905 and called ‘Parashurama’ was gifted to the IAF by member of parliament and industrialist Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The gift deed was signed at a ceremony at New Delhi by Mr Chandrasekhar, his father Air Commodore …
Impact of the new Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues on IndiGo and Go Air
Devesh Agarwal February 13, 2018 Airbus, Analysis and Features 0
The recent emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) covering the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbo-fan (GTF) engine caught the industry by surprise. Aircraft maker Airbus followed the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued EAD, announcing a suspension of deliveries of A320neo and A321neo powered by the GTF engine. The airframer has also suspended taking delivery of new engines, and engine fitment …
EASA issues emergency AD for Pratt GTF powered A320neo & A321neo
Devesh Agarwal February 11, 2018 Airbus 0
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) which affects the Airbus A320neo and A321neo powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines. EAD 2018-0041-E identifies an increased risk of in-flight shut down (IFSD) on all PW1127, PW1130 and PW1133 engines with engine serial number (ESN) P770450 or later. The problem is …
Russian An-148 crashes after takeoff from Moscow
Vedant Agarwal February 11, 2018 Airlines 0
An An-148 of Saratov Airlines, has crashed five minutes after departing from Moscow. The aircraft was performing a scheduled flight 6W 703 from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to the city of Orsk. From ADSB data the flight appeared to climb to an altitude of 6200 feet before descending to 3250 feet where signal was lost. The aircraft registered RA-61704 was a …
Boeing unveils first 737 MAX 7. Delivery to Southwest Airlines next year.
Devesh Agarwal February 6, 2018 Boeing 0
US airframer Boeing, unveiled the smallest variant of the Boeing 737 MAX family, the 737 MAX 7. In the NG series this is called the 737-700. The MAX 7 is the shortened version of the popular 737 MAX 8 (the MAX 9 is the stretched version). It can carry up to 172 passengers and has the maximum range of the …
Analysis: What drove the Emirates to buy more Airbus A380?
External Analyst February 5, 2018 Analysis and Features 1
In the weeks leading upto the Emirates A380 order there was much speculation on the future of the A380 program and if this glorious aircraft would continue to be produced. As the largest operator of the fleet type Emirates was central to the debate. Things came to a pass when at the Dubai Airshow Emirates ordered 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners …
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Protect Public Health and Your Brand's Reputation
Product recall is costly not only in terms of lost revenue, wasted materials, and production time but also in terms of brand reputation and brand loyalty. The sooner food safety issues can be addressed and mitigated, the lower the risk of a large-scale recall.
When food safety recalls do occur, it is critical for companies to be able to remove all spoiled or contaminated products from the market as quickly as possible to limit the impact on public health.
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Traceability in food and beverage industries is more important than ever before, which is primarily driven by growing consumer demand for visibility into the origins of their food. Also, allergies and sensitivities to specific ingredients, such as those containing gluten, necessitate proper labeling of packaged food products.
However, as traceability has become even more critical, it has also become much more complicated due to the highly matrixed and global nature of food and beverage supply chains.
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In food packaging, barcodes are embedded with information specific to each product and production run to identify products throughout the supply chain.
As part of a track and trace program, a packing house verifies product barcodes at multiple points during packaging, creating a record that will allow the company to quickly identify and isolate any product with quality issues in the event of a recall.
Imager-based barcode readers, like the ABR 3000 from Banner, are capable of decoding the broadest range of 1D and 2D barcodes. Deployed along the packaging line, the ABR 3000 verifies that the barcode printed on each package is present, readable, and correct for each production run.
The information contained in the barcodes is sent via an Ethernet connection to the company’s production management system which records the data for future reference.
Verify Correct Labels
Prevent Recall Due to Undisclosed Allergens
Food allergies are potentially lethal to the consumer, so it is essential that food packaging accurately discloses the allergens present in the food item. By law, eight major foods must be disclosed on packaging: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soy.
However, one error that can occur during the processing of packaged foods is when a product is placed in the incorrect packaging, resulting in inaccurate labeling of food contents.
To prevent mislabeled product and ensure quality and food safety, the iVu barcode reader can determine whether the label pattern matches a reference pattern taught to the device.
Automating label inspections with a reliable vision solution improves quality control by reducing the risk of error common to manual inspections, which in turn helps reduce the incidence of a product recall due to undisclosed allergens.
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In food and beverage applications, identification devices like barcode readers are often near water, and other liquids used to keep surfaces clean and free from debris or other contaminants that can compromise food safety.
In most cases, identification devices are unlikely to experience direct, high-pressure, high-temperature washdown.
However, water may still come in contact with the devices, so water-resistance is essential to ensure that barcode scanners perform reliably and are not damaged.
Depending on the application, an IP65 or IP67 rated housing ensures that the device will function reliably even when exposed to water.
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ABR Series
Imager-Based 1D and 2D Barcode Reader
iVu BCR Series
iVu BCR Series barcode readers combine powerful decoding capabilities with ease-of-use to solve challenging traceability applications. These versatile barcode readers are available with a range of lens, lighting, and user interface options.
Reads a broad range of 1D and 2D barcodes, including damaged, distorted, and other difficult-to-read codes
Capable of reading multiple barcodes in any orientation in a single inspection
Setup, manage, and monitor inspections using an integrated touch screen, remote touch screen or PC interface
Ethernet and serial communication protocols simplify device integration and enable IIoT data collection
Rugged, IP67-rated housing ideal for tight spaces and industrial environments
Numerous integrated lighting options simplify installation and optimize contrast
Interchangeable lenses, including a wide range of standard and C-Mount options to meet the needs of any application
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Able to decode over a dozen commonly used linear barcode symbols, the TCNM sensor provides fast read rates, broad depth of field, and high resolution.
Reads more than a dozen common linear barcode symbols
Completes 500 to 1,000 scans per second
Essential setup and diagnostic operations using SMART-TEACH push button and LED indicators
Code rebuilding algorithm combines multiple scans to reconstruct damaged code information
GeniusPlus software and proprietary intra-sensor communication protocol eliminate the need for external multiplexer in multi-sensor setup
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Tracking Products through Packaging
Barcodes used to track packaged produce through the supply chain contain important product information that must be verified at multiple points during packaging. An ABR 3000 barcode reader ensures that the barcode on each package is present and correct.
Reading DPM Codes on Automotive Components
Direct part mark (DPM) codes can be small, complex, and difficult to distinguish from the material they are etched into. The ABR 7000 barcode reader is available in models specifically designed to solve challenging low-contrast and DPM applications like this.
Reading Multiple 1D and 2D Barcodes
Barcode position can change with the location of each box on a conveyor and the height of the boxes can vary. An ABR 7000 barcode reader decodes multiple 1D and 2D barcodes over a large area in a single inspection, regardless of position or orientation.
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Get 2.9% APR for 60 months on a 2020 Corolla Hatchback
Applies to select new 2020 Toyota Corolla Hatchback.
Offer ends 02-03-2020, cannot be combined and is subject to availability. On approved credit from Toyota Financial Services. 2.9% APR financing for 36 months with $29.04 per $1,000 borrowed. 2.9% APR financing for 48 months with $22.09 per $1,000 borrowed. 2.9% APR financing for 60 months with $17.92 per $1,000 borrowed. 3.9% APR financing for 72 months with $15.60 per $1,000 borrowed. Annual Percentage Rate available to buyers with approved Tier I+ through Tier I credit through Toyota Financial. Down payment may be required. Varies by region. See participating dealer for details. Does not include College Grad or Military Rebate. Offer ends 02-03-2020. *Covers normal factory scheduled service. Plan is 2 years or 25K miles, whichever comes first. The new Toyota vehicle cannot be part of a rental or commercial fleet, or a livery or taxi vehicle. See plan for complete coverage details. See participating Toyota dealer for details. Valid only in the continental United States and Alaska. http://www.toyota.com/toyota-care/ Truth in Lending Act Disclosure: Down payment will vary with APR and credit. For example, 2.9% APR with $2,500 down payment provides for 60 monthly payments of $17.92 per $1000 financed for qualified buyers. 2.9% APR for a term of 24 months corresponds to a monthly cost of $42.94 per $1000 financed. 2.9% APR for a term of 36 months corresponds to a monthly cost of $29.04 per $1000 financed. 2.9% APR for a term of 48 months corresponds to a monthly cost of $22.09 per $1000 financed. 3.9% APR for a term of 72 months corresponds to a monthly cost of $15.6 per $1000 financed. The rates described are for estimation purposes only; you may not be able to finance at this rate.
Recent and soon to be college graduates: You can get a $500 Rebate on All new Toyota models when you finance or lease through Toyota Financial Services.
The Toyota College Graduate $500 Rebate Program is effective 01-07-2020 through 02-03-2020.Program is subject to change or termination at any time. (The TFS College Graduate Finance Plan runs indefinitely). Eligible Vehicles ALL New* Toyota vehicles, including dealer demonstrators with 20,000 miles or less. Vehicles must be taken out of dealer stock. (Note: Toyota Certified Used Vehicle (TCUV) are not eligible for College Graduate Rebate Program)The College Graduate Rebate Program and College Graduate Finance Program are available upon credit approval from and execution of a finance or lease contract through a participating Toyota dealer and Toyota Financial Services (TFS). Not all applicants will qualify. To qualify for the College Graduate Rebate Program and College Graduate Finance Program, customers must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program from an Eligible School (as defined below), or enrolled in or be a graduate from an Eligible School (as defined below) and provide proof of graduation (showing an upcoming graduation within six months OR a recent graduation within two years from the date of signing your vehicle lease or finance contract) from one of the following Eligible Schools located in the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Virgin Islands: (a) an accredited four-year college, university or registered nursing program; OR (b) an accredited two-year college associate degree or an undergraduate academic degree as awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges and universities; OR (c) an accredited two-year trade or vocational school; OR (d) an accredited graduate school. In all cases, the student will have two years from receipt of their degree to take advantage of the program. Must provide proof of qualification and any one of the following documents will be accepted: (a) copy of diploma; OR (b) letter from the college/university/trade school registrar’s office stating graduation date and type of degree or certification earned; OR (c) copy of the final transcript confirming graduation date and type of degree earned; OR (d) copy of current transcript (or letter from college/university registrar’s office) confirming current enrollment in a graduate degree program. Eligible customers must also meet credit approval requirements and furnish roof of present employment or proof of future employment (which will begin within 120 days of credit approval) when submitting credit application. Rebate offered by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Rebate will be applied on TFS lease agreements toward the amount due at lease signing or delivery or capitalized cost reduction or the down payment on TFS finance contracts. Limit one rebate per lease or finance transaction. College Graduate Rebate Program is not compatible with the Toyota Military Rebate Program or iFi Program. Rebate valid on contracts executed between01-07-2020 through 02-03-2020. College Graduate Programs are subject to change or termination at any time. Some restrictions apply. Programs are not available in AL, FL, GA, HI, NC, and SC. Rebate terms may be more generous in your local area. Ask your participating dealer about the college graduate rebate terms in your area. Competitive APRs and lease terms are available on eligible finance contracts with terms up to specified number of months for retail and lease and preferred option financing on new vehicles. See dealer for details. Must pay sales tax. Void where prohibited by law. Not redeemable for cash. ©2018 Toyota Financial Services. All rights reserved. Toyota Financial Services is a service mark of Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC). TMCC is the authorized attorney-in-fact and servicer for Toyota Lease Trust.
$500 Military Rebate for qualified U.S. Military Personnel
The Toyota Military $500 Rebate Program is effective 01-07-2020 through 02-03-2020. This program is subject to change or termination at any time. $500 Rebate offered by Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and may be applied toward finance or lease contracts on new Toyota vehicles, dated from 01-07-2020 through 02-03-2020. Eligible Vehicles: ALL New* Toyota vehicles, including untitled dealer demonstrators with 20,000 miles or less. Vehicles must be taken out of dealer stock. (Note: Toyota Certified Used Vehicle (TCUV) are not eligible for the Military Rebate Program)*New and unlicensed non-J carried in dealership ground stock inventory that are sold and reported (RDR'd) to the ultimate consumer during the program period and registered with the appropriate state motor vehicle department. All participating Toyota dealers are eligible, excluding CCC dealers and Toyota dealers in SET states.Customer Eligibility, Applicant or Co-Applicant must be:1. In current active duty status in the U.S. Military (Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Coast Guard and active Reserve); OR2. U.S. Military inactive reserves (i.e., Ready Reserves) that are part of the Individual Ready Reserve, Selected Reserve and Inactive National Guard; OR3. An honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Military within two calendar years of their discharge date; OR4. A retired U.S. Military, regardless of the date of separation from active service; OR5. A Household member* of an eligible U.S. Military personnel.And must also:1. Provide verifiable proof of military status or proof of active service, required at time of purchase, in the form of one of the following documentations:a. Leave an Earnings Statementb. Military Identification Card (no photo copy required to be sent to TFS)c. Veterans/Retirees DD Form-2142. Receive a salary sufficient to cover ordinary living expenses and vehicle payments3. Be credit approved by TFS.Household member(s):- Household and/or family member of the qualified Military personnel living at the same address as the qualified Military personnel. An eligible service member and his or her household may reside in permanent or temporary housing.- Goldstar family members are family members of a fallen hero(s) and are also considered as household and/or family member and are eligible for this program. Not all applicants will qualify. On lease contracts, rebate must be applied toward the Amount Due at Lease Signing or toward the Capitalized Cost Reduction. On finance contracts, rebate must be applied toward the Down Payment. Limit one rebate per finance or lease transaction per eligible U.S. military personnel or eligible household member. Offer not combinable with the College Graduate Rebate Program, the iFi Program, and the Lease-End Refi Program. Vehicle must be taken out of dealer stock. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. Program is not available in AL, FL, GA, HI, NC, and SC. Rebate terms may be more generous in your local area. Ask your participating dealer about the military rebate terms in your area. Must pay sales tax. Void where prohibited by law. Not redeemable for cash. Toyota Financial Services is a service mark of Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC). TMCC is the authorized attorney-in-fact and servicer for Toyota Lease Trust. ©2018 Toyota Financial Services. All rights reserved. Toyota Financial Services is a service mark of Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC). TMCC is the authorized attorney-in-fact and servicer for Toyota Lease Trust. ©2018 Toyota Financial Services. All rights reserved. Toyota Financial Services is a service mark of Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC). TMCC is the authorized attorney-in-fact and servicer for Toyota Lease Trust.
Lease a 2020 Corolla Hatchback for $189 for 36 Months. (Includes 10000 miles per year for the Lease Term of 36 months)
$189 per month for 36 months
$2,999 cash due at signing
Lease a new 2020 Corolla Hatchback for $189 a month for 36 with $2,999 due at signing, which includes $2,810 down, $189 first month's payment, $600 TFS Lease Subvention Reduction, and $0 security deposit. Example based on model 2020-6272. Total MSRP including freight is $23,944. Monthly payments of $189 x 36 months, totals $6,804. Capitalized cost of $19,237 based on down payment and dealer participation which may vary by dealer. Lease-end purchase option is $13,888. $350 disposition fee due at lease end unless customer purchases vehicle or decides to re-finance through Toyota Financial Services. Lease does not include taxes, license, title fees, acquisition fee of $650, insurance, regionally required equipment and other dealers’ charges are extra and not included in the amounts shown. Closed-end lease. Payment may vary depending upon final transaction price. Customer responsible for maintenance, excess wear and tear and $.15 per mile over 10,000 miles per year. To qualified Tier 1+ customers through Toyota Financial Services. Must take retail delivery by 02-03-2020. Does not include College Grad or Military Rebate. $600 Lease Subvention Cash provided by Toyota Financial Service to eligible customers who finance a new, unused or unlicensed 2020 Corolla Hatchback model #2020-6272. Offer ends 02-03-2020.*Covers normal factory scheduled service. Plan is 2 years or 25K miles, whichever comes first. The new Toyota vehicle cannot be part of a rental or commercial fleet, or a livery or taxi vehicle. See plan for complete coverage details. See participating Toyota dealer for details. Valid only in the continental United States and Alaska. http://www.toyota.com/toyota-care/ Cannot exceed 10000 miles per year.
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Jewellery & Watches, Silver & Gold
A Chinese white metal cocktail shaker, in three parts, marked to base '85', 'LS', and with Chinese characters, 9.7 by 22cm, together with a Swedish white metal and cork bottle pourer. (2)
Hammer:
Fees apply to the hammer price:
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15 November 2019 4pm (Lots 1 - 342 )
BATEMANS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS LTD.
FULL CONDITIONS OF SALE
(Updated as of 1st November 2018)
The conditions set out below are the terms on which Batemans, as auctioneers, contract with sellers and, as agent acting on behalf of sellers, with buyers. Buyers and sellers should read the conditions carefully, together with the explanation of cataloguing practice. This notice and conditions of sale apply to all sales including sales by private treaty. These conditions supercede all previous terms and conditions issued by Batemans.
FULL CONDITIONS OF SALE CONCERNING BUYERS
1. The Auctioneer as Agent.
As auctioneers, we act as agent for the seller. Unless otherwise agreed, sales of goods at our auctions result in contracts made by the seller, through our agency, with the buyer. As such, we are not responsible for any default by the seller or the buyer.
2. The Buyer.
(a) Bidding is by paddle number only. Prospective bidders must complete and sign a registration form, absentee bid form or telephone bid form and provide identification if required before making a bid at auction. Any person who, nonetheless, makes a bid at a sale will be deemed to have accepted and agreed these Conditions, and the terms of any Notices and other conditions in the catalogue, whether or not they have delivered a completed Registration form, Absentee bid form or Telephone bid form.
(b) Items sold at auction are generally of some age. Accordingly, lots are sold on an ‘as is’ basis, subject to all faults, imperfections and errors of description. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested, before the auction takes place. We provide no guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries, as explained in clause 12 of these conditions of sale. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes them being in perfect condition. The catalogue description is for guidance only and does not imply an item is free from defects nor does a reference to a specific defect imply the absence of others.
(c) Bidding as Principal; When making a bid, prospective buyers will be accepting personal liability, unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that a bidder is acting as agent on behalf of a third party acceptable to us. Buyer’s details cannot be changed once the invoice is printed at the end of the sale.
(d) The buyer shall be the highest bidder acceptable to the Auctioneers and the Auctioneers shall have absolute discretion to settle any dispute.
(e) Batemans reserve the right at their absolute discretion to refuse admission to their premises or attendance at their sales, without giving any reason therefore.
3. Catalogue Descriptions.
(a) While every care has been taken by Batemans in the preparation of our catalogue, any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, size, medium, weight, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion of the seller or of Batemans and is not to be taken as a statement or representation of fact.
(b) Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on to determine the tone or colour of any item or to reveal imperfections. Descriptions as to the condition of any lot, whether in the catalogue, written condition report or given orally are for guidance only and the absence of any reference does not imply that a lot is free from defects. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes them being in perfect condition. The catalogue description is for guidance only and does not imply an item is free from defects nor does a reference to a specific defect imply the absence of others.
(c) Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning each and every aspect of the lot, including the condition, authorship, attribution, provenance, authenticity, age, suitability and origin, and matters referred to in the catalogue description prior to bidding at the auction.
(d) Explanation of Catalogue Terms: The following terms used in the Catalogue have the following meanings but are subject to the general provisions relating to descriptions of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale:
(i) “Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by the artist. When the artist’s forename is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named.
(ii) “Attributed to Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category.
(iii) “Studio of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by an unknown hand in a studio of the artist, which may or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction.
(iv) “Circle of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by a hand closely associated with a named artist but not necessarily his pupil.
(v) “Follower of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.
(vi) “Manner of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date.
(vii) “After Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist.
(viii) “Signed and/or dated and/or inscribed”: in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist.
(ix) “Bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription”: in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand.
4. Buyer’s Premium and Other Charges Payable by the Buyer.
(a) For All Sales: In addition to the hammer price, a buyer’s premium of 16.677%, together with any VAT chargeable thereon, is payable by the buyer, subject to a minimum commission per lot of £4.20 together with any VAT chargeable thereon.
(b) Internet Bidding: an additional buyer’s premium is payable for lots purchased via an online ‘live’ bidding platform.
(i) All lots purchased online (live bidding) via www.the-saleroom.com will attract an additional charge for this service (over and above the above stated 16.677% buyer’s premium) in the sum of 4.95% plus VAT of the hammer price, subject to a minimum commission per lot of £4.20 plus VAT. Internet bidders via www.the-saleroom.com will therefore be charged a total buyer’s premium of 21.627% plus VAT, subject to a minimum commission per lot of £4.20 plus VAT. In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing payment card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Batemans the prospective bidder:
(a) authorises Batemans, if they so wish, to charge the payment card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the sale via www.the-saleroom.com and
(b) confirms that they are authorised to provide these payment card details to Batemans through this site and agree that Batemans is entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and cardholder address provided in fulfilment of the sale, and making a suitable charge for this additional service.
(ii) All lots purchased online (live bidding) via www.easyliveauction.com will attract an additional charge for this service (over and above the above stated 16.677% buyer’s premium) in the sum of 3.00% plus VAT of the hammer price, subject to a minimum commission per lot of £4.20 plus VAT. Internet bidders via www.easyliveauction.com will therefore be charged a total buyer’s premium of 19.677% plus VAT, subject to a minimum commission per lot of £4.20 plus VAT, UNLESS the bidder chooses to register for a sale using the FLAT FEE payment option, whereby a fee will be paid direct to Easy Live Auction and the bidder will be able to bid on as many lots within the one sale with no further fees for this service excepting the standard buyer’s premium as defined in 4 (a).
(iii) In completing the bidder registration on www.easyliveauction.com and providing payment card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Batemans the prospective bidder:
(i) authorises Batemans, if they so wish, to charge the payment card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the sale via www.easyliveauction.com and
(ii) confirms that they are authorised to provide these payment card details to Batemans through this site and agree that Batemans is entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and cardholder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.
(c) The Artist's Resale Right regulations 2006 - Droit de Suite: Fully implemented as of 1st January 2012.
It is our policy to charge the buyer an additional premium to cover our expenses relating to the payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. Please note that from 1 January 2012, the Artist's Resale Right will be fully implemented in the UK. The full implementation will mean that a resale royalty will be due for works by deceased artists who are still in copyright.
(i) Some works sold by Batemans will be subject to Droit de Suite (Resale Royalty). This is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist each time a work is re-sold during the artist's lifetime or to the artist’s estate or beneficiaries if sold within 70 years of the artist’s death. It only applies to work by artists who are nationals of certain countries including the Russian Federation, and EU and EEA members (but not Ukraine) (a full list can be found on the DACS website www.dacs.org.uk )
(ii) Buyers will be charged an amount equal to this resale royalty where it applies. For eligible lots which sell for a hammer price (together with buyer’s premium but excluding any VAT) of 1,000 Euros or greater, the additional premium will be payable to us by the buyer to cover our expenses relating to the payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. The additional premium will be a percentage of the amount of the hammer price (plus buyer’s premium) calculated in accordance with the table below, and shall not exceed 12,500 Euros.
These resale royalties are not subject to VAT and do not apply when the hammer price is less than 1,000 Euros. Invoices are normally issued in Pounds Sterling, with the resale royalty calculated on the basis of the European Central Bank reference rate on the date of the sale.
(iii) Droit de Suite Scale - Charge Portion of the Hammer Price (in Euros)
Up to 50,000 4%
50,000.01 - 200,000 3%
200,000.01 - 350,000 1%
350,000.01 - 500,000 0.5%
Exceeding 500,000 0.25%
To a maximum of €12,500
5. Value Added Tax.
(a) Value Added Tax is payable on the premium at the prevailing rate, excepting certain items such as books and children’s clothes which are zero rated. It may also be payable on the hammer price, if the lot has been marked with a sign to that effect in the catalogue. VAT is charged at the rate applicable on the day of sale. VAT is charged at 20% as of 1st January 2011 unless otherwise stated. All lots sold are subject to the Auctioneers VAT Margin scheme. Revenue regulations require that the buyer’s premium must be invoiced at a rate that is inclusive of VAT. The VAT is not recoverable by any business buyer.
(b) Buyers from outside the EU will be entitled to a refund of the VAT on providing Batemans with satisfactory proof of export from the European Union.
6. Absentee Bidding.
(a) Commission (Absentee) Bids. If a prospective buyer gives us instructions to bid on his/her behalf, by using the form available at reception we shall use reasonable efforts to do so, provided these instructions are received not later than 12 hours before the commencement of the auction sale.
(i) In order for us to accept an absentee bid(s) or telephone bids we will require details of a bidder’s full name, contact address, contact telephone numbers and contact email address. Bidders unknown to Batemans will have to provide further security information to confirm their identity, e.g. photocard driving licence or passport. Without these details we may not accept the bid.
(ii) If bids are successful buyers accept that they must arrange payment and collection of any purchased lot(s) within FIVE working days.
(b) If we receive commission bids on a particular lot for identical amounts, and at auction these are the highest bids for the lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid was received first.
(c) Since this service is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. Prospective buyers should therefore always attend personally if they wish to be certain of bidding. Failure to sign the bid form may result in the bids not being processed.
(d) All bids made by Batemans on behalf of the prospective buyer will be made at the lowest level possible subject to reserves and other bids made for the lot. Where appropriate the bids will be rounded down to the nearest amount consistent with the auctioneer’s bidding increments.
(e) Batemans accept no responsibility to anyone in connection with the commissioning by intending buyers of any of their employees to bid for lots on behalf of such intending buyers.
(f) Telephone Bids. If prospective buyers for a lot make arrangements with us not less than one clear day before the sale, we shall use reasonable efforts to contact the bidders to enable them to participate in the bidding by telephone as the sale takes place, but in no circumstances will we be liable to either the seller or any prospective buyer as the result of failure to do so. Batemans recommend that a covering absentee bid is also left in case of communication difficulties.
(g) By Post: Absentee bidder forms can be posted to Batemans on the forms provided and must be signed by the bidder. These will be subject to the same conditions as Absentee bids (Section 6a – 6e).
7. Conduct of the Sale:
(a) The auctioneer has the right to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion and reject any bid, divide any lot, combine any two or more lots, withdraw any lots from the sale, vary the order in which lots are offered for sale and, in the case of error or dispute, put a lot up for bidding again, without in any case giving previous notice or any reason therefore.
(b) Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the fall of the hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for sale between the seller and the buyer.
8. Payment.
(a) Upon sale of the lot the buyer shall pay the total amount due (comprising the hammer price, the buyer’s premium, any applicable value added tax and any other applicable charges) to Batemans within FIVE working days following the conclusion of the sale.
(b) Upon making such payment, and said payment having cleared, the buyer shall remove the lot purchased from Batemans premises at his/her own expense within FIVE working days after the sale.
(c) No lot purchased shall be removed while the sale is in progress unless at Batemans express discretion. Batemans requests that purchasers wait until the end of the sale to collect items. Purchases will only be released when payments have cleared. Unless we specifically agree to the contrary, Batemans shall retain items sold until all amounts due to us have been paid in full.
(d) If so required by Batemans, the buyer shall give his /her name and permanent address together with his/her bank or other suitable references, and any other proof of identity as Batemans may at their absolute discretion require.
(e) The buyer may be required to pay down forthwith the whole or in any part of the total price, and if he/she fails to do so any lot or lots bought by him/her may, at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion, be offered again for resale at any time before the conclusion of the auction.
(f) All payments by bank transfer must be made in pounds sterling.
(g) Payments by any foreign (non UK bank) card will be subject to a 3% surcharge of the total amount payable. There is no surcharge for UK debit or credit card payments. Batemans does not accept payment by sterling cheques, American Express or Diners Club card payments. Credit and debit card payments can be cleared immediately subject to confirmation with the card issuer.
(h) Payment will also be accepted in cash up to the GBP equivalent of 10,000 Euros per transaction or ‘series of transactions’, in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations.
(i) We do not accept payment over the telephone by credit or debit card for transactions over £300. Payment of these invoices must be made in person or by bank transfer.
9. Responsibility for Purchased Lots.
(a) At the fall of the hammer, risk in the lot sold shall pass to the buyer, and none to the seller, Batemans, their servants or agents.
(b) At the fall of the hammer the buyer shall be responsible for any loss, omission or damage whether caused by negligence or otherwise.
(c) Ownership in the lot shall not pass to the buyer unless and until payment of the total amount owed has been received by Batemans. A cheque given by the buyer in payment shall not be treated as a receipt until the same has been cleared.
(d) Any packing and handling of purchased lots by the Auctioneers staff is undertaken solely as a service to buyers and will only be undertaken at the buyer’s sole risk. The Auctioneers shall not be liable in any event for damage to glass, mirrors or frames, irrespective of cause.
(e) Buyers are advised to obtain insurance in respect of a lot, and to arrange for collection, as soon as possible after the sale.
10. Remedies for Non-payment or Failure to Collect Purchases.
(a) All purchases must be paid for and collected within FIVE working days of the sale. Purchases will be available to collect from the saleroom until the Friday following the sale, after which they will be removed to our storage facility and subject to the storage charges as set out below (see clause 10d).
(b) If no payment is received within twenty five days, the lot shall be re-entered on behalf of the buyer into the next suitable sale and shall be sold with no reserve. If this results in a lower price being obtained, Batemans shall claim the balance from the buyer together with any costs incurred in connection to the buyer’s failure to make payment (as set out in section: (c) (iii) below.)
(c) If no payment is received within twenty five days, Batemans as agents for the seller shall also be entitled at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies:
(i) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract;
(ii) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction;
(iii) without notice to the defaulting buyer at any time to resell the lot or cause it to be resold by public auction or private sale and, if this results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balance from the Buyer together with any costs incurred in connection with the buyer’s failure to make payment;
(iv) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer;
(v) to charge interest at the rate of 2% above the Bank of England Base Rate per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than five working days after the conclusion of the sale. Such interest will run as well as after as before judgement becoming due and payable forthwith upon demand;
(vi) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the same or any other auction and release it only after the payment of the total amount due;
(vii) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtain a deposit before accepting any bids in future;
(viii) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Batemans possession for any purpose.
(d) Storage Charges:
(i) Any items not collected after FIVE working days following the sale, whether or not payment has been made, will be subject to a storage charge at the buyer’s expense of £2 per lot per day for small items and £10 per lot per day for larger items and furniture until collected by the buyer. Batemans will only release the items purchased after payment has been made in full of storage, removal, insurance and any other costs incurred, together with all other amounts due to us.
(ii) Batemans will store purchases (whether paid for or not) for a MAXIMUM of 40 days following the conclusion of a sale. If the items remain uncollected at this time, the lot(s) shall be re-entered on behalf of the buyer into the next suitable sale and shall be sold with no reserve. If this results in a lower price being obtained, Batemans shall claim the balance from the buyer together with any costs incurred in connection to the buyer’s failure to make payment (as set out in section: (c) (iii) above).
11. Representations and Statements.
We have an obligation to refund the buyer in the circumstances set out in clause 12. However, neither the seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any lot, nor for any other errors of description or for any faults in any lot. These are statements of opinion only and not fact. Batemans are not liable for any omissions in the catalogue. Any warranty of any kind whatsoever is excluded by this clause. All lots are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Buyers should satisfy themselves as to the condition of any lot before bidding for it.
12. Refund in the Case of Forgeries.
A sale will be cancelled and the amount paid refunded to the buyer if a lot sold by us proves to have been a forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the catalogue description at the auction date corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions; or (b) it can be demonstrated that the lot is a Forgery only by means of either a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after the publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the lot.
Furthermore, the Buyer should note that this refund can only be obtained if the following conditions are met;
(a) within one month of the sale of the lot the buyer gives notice to Batemans in writing that the lot purchased by him/her through Batemans is a forgery (as herein defined);
(b) the buyer returns the lot to Batemans in the same condition as it was at the time of the auction accompanied by written proof of forgery, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased; and
(c) the buyer proves to Batemans’ reasonable satisfaction that the lot is a forgery and that he/she is able to transfer a good title thereto free from any liens, charges or encumbrances; and
(d) the buyer demonstrates to Batemans’ reasonable satisfaction that the lot alleged by him to be a forgery is the lot actually purchased by him/her through Batemans.
In no circumstances shall we be required to pay the buyer any more than the amount paid by him/her for the lot concerned and the buyer shall have no claim for interest. The benefit of this condition is not capable of being transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original invoice was made out by us in respect of the lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained owner of the lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party. Batemans shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process to establish that the lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such a process was used or in use at the date of the auction. This condition does not apply to coins, medals or jewellery.
13. Estimates.
Batemans makes no representations or warranties as to the anticipated selling price of any item or property. No estimates anywhere made by Batemans, its servants or agents, whether in writing or orally, may be relied upon as a prediction of the actual selling price. Estimates in catalogues, receipts and elsewhere are subject to revision by Batemans from time to time in the exercise of its sole discretion.
14. Refunds.
Batemans agree to refund the hammer price and the buyer’s premium to the buyer on the buyer claiming that the seller did not have the right to sell subject to the following conditions;
the buyer was acting in good faith; and
(a) Batemans’ insurers agree to the payment under the terms of Batemans’ insurance; and
(b) The buyer makes claim in writing against Batemans within 1 year of the sale and either;
(i) Batemans has been prevented from giving possession of the lot to the buyer or the buyer has given up possession of the lot in either case by virtue of a Court Order (including Interlocutory Order) of a court of England and Wales made at the instance of any third party claiming to be the true owner; or
(ii) the buyer has given up possession of the lot to the police in connection with any investigation into the theft of the lot; and
(iii) if Batemans refund the hammer price under this clause then should it transpire the buyer obtained title at auction, title vests in Batemans. Any claim by a buyer against Batemans whether under any of these conditions or otherwise arising out of the sale of any lot shall be limited to the amount (if any) paid by the buyer in respect of such lot and shall not extend to any consequential or other loss or damage or expense suffered by the buyer.
15. Firearms.
The buyer of a firearm is responsible for obtaining a valid firearm certificate, shotgun certificate or certificate of registration as a firearms dealer and for conforming with regulations in force at the time in Great Britain relating to firearms.
16. Electrical and Mechanical Goods.
Lots which were originally operated by mains electricity may not comply with the current statutory requirements and as such are offered for sale solely for display or historical purposes. Buyers should not assume that they are suitable for connection to the mains supply. The buyer acknowledges that Batemans has not tested electrical or mechanical goods and that the buyer is solely responsible for ensuring that such goods are tested by a qualified electrician before using them.
17. Export / Trade Restrictions.
It is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure that they comply with all export regulations relating to purchases. We set out general information below (current as at June 2004). Please note that this is a guide only and specific advice should be sought as appropriate.
(a) Endangered / Protected species: The Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (known as CITES) applies certain restrictions on the import and export of items made of or incorporating endangered or protected animal parts. The Global Wildlife Division of the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is the authority responsible for ensuring that CITES is properly implemented in the UK.
An export license will be required for the export of items made of or incorporating endangered or protected animal parts such as ivory, whale bone, bird feathers, crocodile, tortoiseshell, coral, animal skin or fur. Unlike the regulations relating to the export of other cultural goods (see below), there are no value thresholds relating to these items. A licence is required irrespective of age or value. Please note that the ability to obtain an export licence does not necessarily ensure that you will be permitted to import the items into another country and vise versa.
(b) Other items requiring export licence: In addition to specific rules relating to endangered or protected species, export licenses are required in relation to items manufactured or produced more than 50 years before the date of export outside the UK and/or the European Union. There are export controls which apply on both a UK and a European level. Generally a licence is required in respect of those items which are worth beyond a certain monetary value. The value threshold varies depending on the nature of the specific items and on the destination to which it is intended to export the items. Either a UK or European licence will be required as follows:
(i) A UK license will be required to export any items from the UK to another member state of the European Union valued at or above the relevant UK license limit (as specified in the column A in the table below).
(ii) A UK license will be required to export outside the European Union any items valued at or above the relevant UK license limit (as specified in the column A in the table below) but below the European Union licence limit (as specified in column B of the table below).
(iii) A European Union licence will be required to export outside the European Union any items valued at or above the European Union licence limit (as specified in column B of the table below).
Both the European Union and the UK licences are issued by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and application forms can be obtained from its Export Licensing unit. The table below shows the type of licence and the values at or above which and export licence is required in relation to a selection of some of the categories of items to which the licence requirements apply.
Column A: Within EEC
Column B: Outside Europe
Description of item of more than 50 years old
Value at or above which a UK licence will be required
Value at or above which an EU Licence will be required
Paintings in oil or tempera (other than of British Historic Persons)
Paintings in watercolour, gouache, pastel or other media ( other than of British Historic Persons)
Portraits or likenesses of British Historic Persons
Prints, Drawings and Engravings
Photographs, films and negatives
Books (I) 50 - 100 years old (ii) More than 100 years old
(I)£39600, (ii)£39600
(I) £39600, (ii)£30400
Firearms (I) 50 - 100 years old (ii) more than 100 years old
(I)£39600 (ii)20000
(I) £30400 (ii)£20000
Please note that ‘A British Historic Person’ is a person listed in the Directory of National Biography, Who’s Who or Who was Who.
A Department of Trade and Industry export license may be required for firearms regardless of value. Please seek specific guidance.
18: Data Protection.
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 the data controller is Batemans Auctioneers & Valuers Ltd of The Saleroom, Ryhall Road Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1XF. Batemans will not disclose clients’ personal data to any third party outside our group for the purposes of direct marketing.
19: Privacy and Cookies Policy
Our Privacy and Cookies Policy indicates the type of processes that may result in data being collected about you. Your use of this website gives us the right to collect that information.
Privacy: Your Personal Information
As a user of this site, we may collect and process your personal information.
Types of information:
Website Cookies and link tracking
Cookies allow us to provide important site functionality, so you don’t have to re-enter lots of information. They also allow us to remember what links and pages have been clicked or viewed during a session. If you have provided us with personal data, completing a contact form for example, we may associate this personal data with other information. This will allow us to identify and record what is most relevant to you.
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Types of Communication
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We use the information collected primarily to process your request for information. Data collected in the UK is held in accordance with the Data Protection Act. All reasonable precautions are taken to prevent unauthorised access to this information. This safeguard may require you to provide additional forms of identity should you wish to obtain information about your account details.
The information held about you might be used in the following ways:
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20: Website Terms and Conditions
1. Acceptance: The Use Of www.batemans.com Terms and Conditions
Your access to and use of www.batemans.com is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website.
www.batemans.com will never ask for Credit or Debit Card details and we request that you do not enter them on any of the forms on www.batemans.com.
3. Advice
The contents of www.batemans.com website do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making, any decision.
4. Change of Use
www.batemans.com reserves the right to:
4.1 change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the Website or any part of it without notice and you confirm that www.batemans.com shall not be liable to you for any such change or removal and.
4.2 change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued use of the Website following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change.
5.1 www.batemans.com Website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.
6.1 All copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in the Website and its content (including without limitation the Website design, text, graphics and source codes connected with the Website) are owned by or licensed to www.batemans.com or otherwise used by www.batemans.com as permitted by law.
6.2 In accessing the Website you agree that you will access the content solely for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the Website for personal, non-commercial home use only.
7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
7.1 The Website is provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
7.2 To the extent permitted by law, www.batemans.com will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatever (including without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.
7.3 www.batemans.com makes no warranty that the functionality of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or anything else which may be harmful or destructive.
7.4 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as to exclude or limit the liability of www.batemans.com for death or personal injury as a result of the negligence of www.batemans.com or that of its employees or agents.
8.1 You agree to indemnify and hold www.batemans.com and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against www.batemans.com arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.
9. Severance
9.1 If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed, and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
10.1 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. Any dispute arising under these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
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If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable.
22. Law and Jurisdiction.
These Conditions of Sale are subject to English Law, which shall apply to their construction as well as to their effect. For our benefit, the buyer and the seller submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
FULL CONDITIONS OF SALE AND TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT CONCERNING SELLERS
1. Seller’s Warranties.
The seller warrants to Batemans and to the buyer that, at all relevant times hereunder, including without limitation the time of sale,
(a) The seller is the true owner of the property, or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to and shall in accordance with these conditions transfer possession and good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims (including without limitation any claims of governments or governmental agencies with respect to the property), liens or encumbrances;
(b) The seller has provided Batemans with all information the seller has concerning the provenance of the property and the seller agrees that the statements in the catalogue description are, to the best of their knowledge, correct.
(c) Unless the seller advises Batemans in writing to the contrary at the time the property is delivered to Batemans, that there are no restrictions, copyright or otherwise, relating to the property or on Batemans’ rights to reproduce photographs of the property and the seller gives Batemans full and absolute rights to photograph and illustrate any lot consigned to a Batemans sale. The auctioneer retains copyright in all photographs taken and illustrations made by Batemans.
(d) For property not held on Batemans premises or under its control, that such property will be available and in a deliverable state at the time the buyer is entitled to take possession of the lot in accordance with these Conditions.
(e) Unless the seller of electrical or mechanical goods advises Batemans in writing to the contrary at the time the property is delivered to Batemans, such goods are safe if reasonably used for the purpose for which they were designed and are free from any defect not obvious on external inspection which could prove dangerous to human life or health,
(f) Unless the seller advises Batemans in writing to the contrary at the time the property is delivered to Batemans, the property has been properly and legally imported into the European Union and all taxes or duties on importation into the European Union have been paid.
(g) Neither the seller on his own behalf, nor any other person on the seller’s behalf except the auctioneer, may make any bid in respect of lots of which the seller is the owner.
(h) Instructions regarding lots will only be accepted from the seller, which in this instance shall be taken as the person named on the receipt / entry form.
2. Seller’s Commission, Minimum Fees and Lotting Fees.
(a) For All sales: if a lot sells, a seller’s commission at the rate of 16.677% of the hammer price of each lot, together with any VAT chargeable thereon, is payable by the seller to Batemans, subject to a minimum commission charge of £10.00 plus VAT per sold lot.
(b) These charges will be deducted after the sale, and indicated on the seller’s post-sale statement.
(c) The seller acknowledges that Batemans will receive from the buyer commission at their usual rates, on the sale of any lot, in addition to the said premium, and assents to Batemans receiving the said commission.
3. Illustration.
(a) Fine Art, Antiques & Collectables Sales:
(i) Online Catalogues: All lots will be photographed and illustrated online, on Batemans’ own website www.batemans.com together with several other specialist auction sites including www.the-saleroom.com and www.easyliveauction.com. Batemans will not be held responsible for incorrect or missing photographs.
(ii) Printed Catalogues: Selected lots will be photographed and illustrated in our printed sale catalogues; Batemans will not be held responsible for incorrect or missing photographs and will have absolute discretion on photographs of lots chosen for illustration.
(b) Vintage & Attic Sales:
No lots will be photographed or illustrated either in online catalogues or in printed catalogues.
4. Removal Costs.
Items for sale must be consigned to Batemans by any stated deadline and at the seller’s expense. Where items have been collected by Batemans’ staff or a representative of Batemans, a minimum collection fee of £40 plus VAT shall be incurred and added to the seller’s statement, unless otherwise agreed in writing with Batemans. Any liability incurred to any other third party carrier for haulage charges is solely the responsibility of the seller. These charges will be deducted after the sale, and indicated on the seller’s post-sale statement.
5. Entering Items for Sale / Descriptions.
(a) Where a representative for the auctioneers has viewed an item in person, we will issue a written receipt briefly describing the item(s), and suggest whether a reserve is appropriate for the item(s).
(b) Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur.
(c) Sellers are required to sign and date a copy of the entry form and agree to our terms and conditions. When entering items for sale the seller agrees that the description of the items on the receipt is to their satisfaction, sufficient to identify the lot and, to the best of their knowledge, a true representation of the item(s) left in Batemans’ possession. It is the responsibility of the seller to inform Batemans of any omissions, errors or inaccuracies on the entry form. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary.
(d) Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 12 of the ‘Conditions of Sale concerning buyers’ and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery but we are or ought to have been aware of it.
6. Reserves.
Sellers are entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold, subject to the appropriate advice and consent of Batemans’ Valuers and subject to a minimum acceptable reserve of £100.
Items entered into Vintage & Attic sales are consigned WITHOUT reserve or ESTIMATES.
(a) Each lot entered into a Fine Art, Antiques & Collectables sale shall be offered WITHOUT RESERVE unless otherwise agreed in writing to the contrary with Batemans, or as noted on the consignment (receipt) form.
(b) The low estimate, if any, should be clearly written on the receipt for the items at the time of Batemans’ receipt of the goods. For higher value items (with low estimates set at £200 and above) a reserve at 80% of the low estimate value will be suggested. Sellers can request the reserve to be set lower than 80% of low estimate if they wish, in writing at the time of consignment.
(c) The reserve, if any, will only apply to the first sale in which the item is entered. Where no reserve is listed, Batemans may sell the item / lot at any price. Estimates are not reserves. Estimates are given as a guide to buyers. Unreserved items may sell at a fraction of an estimate if no reserve has been agreed.
(d) Where a reserve has been applied to a lot, the auctioneer may, on behalf of the seller, place bids (up to an amount not equalling or exceeding such reserve). Batemans may at its option sell at a hammer price below the reserve, provided that Batemans pays the seller the sale proceeds which the seller would have received had such lot sold at the reserve price.
(e) Batemans will be happy to suggest if a reserve would be appropriate on a seller’s items. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods, which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve (in which case goods carry the storage charges stipulated in these ‘Terms of Consignment’).
(f) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with Batemans’ consent.
7. Items Posted or Delivered to Batemans.
Where a representative from Batemans has not previously viewed the items in person and issued a hand written receipt / entry form for the items;
(a) Sellers must sign and date a copy of our terms and conditions and return this signed copy to Batemans before sending any items to via post or other transport. Sellers are reminded that all items are sent at the seller’s sole risk.
(b) It shall be assumed that these items are to be sold with no reserve until such time as Batemans has had the opportunity to examine the items to their satisfaction.
(i) if, after examining the items, the Auctioneers believe they are suitable for entry into a sale, the auctioneers will issue a written receipt for the items, and agree in writing a reserve figure (if any) with the seller.
(ii) if the Auctioneers believe that any item is unsuitable for entry into auction, condition 10 (Unsaleable Goods, below) will be applied.
(c) If this suggested reserve figure is acceptable to the seller, the seller should sign and date their agreement on the entry form provided and post it to the Auctioneers. The auctioneers cannot accept agreement as to reserves via email or fax.
(d) If the reserve price is not acceptable to the seller, the seller must contact the Auctioneers and arrange for the item(s) to be returned, at the seller’s sole expense.
(e) The auctioneers will return exactly and only those items as were received by them from the seller, in the same condition as were received.
(f) It is the responsibility of the seller to fully insure the items for whatever value they deem acceptable whilst in transit and to pay the cost of any transportation. This also applies if a lot is unsold and Batemans agree to return the item to the seller. The amount the item is insured for, however, will in no way be taken as a true valuation of the item by the auctioneers – see clause 6 below.
(g) Proof of the auctioneer’s receipt of a posted package or consignment is not to be taken as proof of the auctioneer’s acceptance, receipt or possession of an item. The auctioneers will only accept receipt or possession of an item or items as are listed by them on the entry form sent to the seller.
8. Risk of Loss or Damage.
(a) Loss and Damage Warranty. Batemans is not regulated by the FSA for the provision of insurance to its clients. However, Batemans for its own protection assumes liability for property consigned to it at the value of the goods. Unless otherwise instructed in writing, all goods on our premises and in our custody will be held insured against risk of fire, theft following forcible entry and water damage, and accidental breakage or damage, (but not against damage caused by humidity or temperature changes, inherent conditions or defects, error in processing, war, nuclear radiation or radioactive contamination).
(b) The value of the goods shall be the gross amount realised, (hammer price, if the lot has been sold), or in the case of unsold lots the reserve placed on an item, (where no reserve has been placed on an item the value of the goods shall be deemed as being a nominal value of £1 sterling.) In the case of lots withdrawn prior to a sale the value shall be that of the reserve placed on any lot (agreed in writing on the entry form, or that which Batemans’ specialised staff shall in their absolute discretion estimate to be the auction value of such goods).
(c) The seller authorises Batemans to assume the risk of loss or damage to the property from the time of Batemans receipt of such property until risk of loss or damage to the property passes on to the buyer as set forth in condition (4) (b) of the buyer’s conditions, until the item is collected by the seller, or until sixty days after the auction, whichever is earlier, unless, at the time the seller delivers the property to Batemans, the seller instructs Batemans in writing not to assume risk of loss or damage for any lot and within 10 days provides Batemans with a certificate of insurance and waiver of subrogation by the seller’s insurer of all rights and claims that they may have against Batemans in connection with any loss or damage to the property in both cases in a form acceptable to Batemans.
(d) Batemans shall not be responsible for damage to or the loss, theft or destruction of any goods not so insured upon the owner’s instructions.
(e) In respect of any article delivered to us if the vendor has in force a policy or policies of insurance in which an item is specifically mentioned as being insured, whether or not for any agreed sum or value, the vendor shall notify his insurers of and shall himself note our interest as bailee in such policy or policies.
9. Preparation for Sale.
(a) Batemans has sole and absolute discretion regarding the grouping of property into lots, providing catalogue and other descriptions, the date of the auction(s) and the manner of conducting each sale.
(b) Where lots with reserves have been combined or divided, the auctioneers shall combine or divide the lots in such a way that should all the lots sell at their agreed reserve price, the seller would receive no less than the full amount of the original combined reserve agreed (less any applicable commission, charges and VAT).
(c) The seller authorises Batemans to undertake any tests, researches or enquiries or to consult and rely on any outside experts, consultants or restorers in relation to the property as Batemans may, at their absolute discretion, deem appropriate.
10. Unsaleable Goods.
(a) All goods delivered to their premises or collected on Batemans behalf, will be considered as for entry for sale at auction, unless otherwise instructed by accompanying or previously received written notice. Items that, in Batemans opinion, have no saleable value may be disposed of at the Auctioneers’ sole discretion either to a charity or by consignment for destruction. It shall be assumed that the seller agrees to such disposal, and that no prior notice of such disposal will necessarily be given. Batemans reserve the right to charge the seller for costs incurred for the disposal of such items. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges will be incurred as per above.
(b) If any item(s) is un-saleable by virtue of failing to attract a bid we will have absolute discretion to dispose of that item and charge for the service.
11. Electrical Items: These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. Where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense and without prior permission or further reference to the vendor.
12. Soft Furnishings: The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense and without further reference to the vendor. The minimum fee is £20 plus VAT per item.
The rights of disposal referred to above in clauses 10, 11 and 12 are subject to the provision of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request.
13. Warehousing: We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient sale instructions, and reserve the right to make minimum warehousing charge of £2 per lot per day for small items and £10 per lot per day for furniture and large items.
14. Private Sales.
If a lot fails to reach its reserve, the seller authorises Batemans, as the seller’s exclusive agent, for a period of forty days following the auction to sell the lot privately for a price that will result in a payment to the seller not less than the net amount (after payment to Batemans of the seller’s commission, buyer’s premium and expenses) to which the seller would have been entitled had the lot been sold at a price equal to the reserve.
15. Unsold Lots & Storage Fees:
(a) If a reserved item is unsold in the first sale it will be automatically re-offered for a second sale and the reserve price (if any) will automatically be dropped by 50% (or the nearest lower bidding increment) for the second sale, unless specifically agreed with the seller to the contrary in writing with Batemans.
(b) If the seller does not wish to enter items into a second sale, the seller must inform Batemans of the fact within 25 days of the first sale and must collect the item (s) within this time. Storage charges of £2 per lot per day for small items and £10 per lot per day for larger items and furniture will be charged from the 25th working day following the last sale in which the lot(s) were entered if items remain uncollected.
(c) Lots unsold after two sales will not automatically be relotted and must be collected within 25 days of the end of the second sale.
(d) If the seller fails to make arrangements for resale or collection within 25 working days following the items’ sale, the auctioneers shall charge the seller storage fees of £2 per lot per day for small items and £10 per lot per day for larger items and furniture until collected and further shall have the right to:
(i) Remove the lot to an independent storage facility, for which the seller shall assume all risks and responsibilities; or
(ii) To re-offer the property at public auction WITH NO RESERVE and to deduct from the hammer price any sum owing to Batemans including without limitation, removal, storage and insurance expenses, the expenses of both auctions and all other reasonable expenses before remitting any excess to the seller or, if the seller cannot be traced, placing it in a bank account in the name of Batemans for the seller.
(iii) To dispose of the lot at the seller’s expense or donate the lot to charity.
16. Withdrawn Lots.
(a) A minimum charge of £24 (£20 plus VAT) per withdrawn lot or 18% (15%+VAT) of the reserve price (whichever is the greater), will be payable by the seller. The seller must inform Batemans of their decision to withdraw a lot IN WRITING by post or email. Faxes will not be accepted. Instructions regarding lots will only be accepted from the person named as seller on the receipt / entry form.
(b) The seller may not withdraw property from the sale if instructions are received after the date on which the catalogue is initially sent to print (usually the Friday one week before the sale).
(c) If a seller withdraws an item before the first sale in which it has been entered, a penalty charge of 12% (10% plus VAT) of the reserve price will be payable to Batemans and will not be waived.
(d) Batemans may withdraw lots from the sale without any liability to the seller if Batemans believes that
(i) there is doubt as to its authenticity or attribution,
(ii) any of the seller’s representatives or warranties are inaccurate in any way, or
(iii) the seller breaches any provisions of the conditions of sale.
17. Authority to Deduct Commission and Expenses and Retain Premium and Interest:
The seller authorises Batemans to deduct commission at the stated rate and all expenses incurred for the sellers account from the hammer price and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our ‘Conditions of Sale’ and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement.
a. Artworks Covered by the Artists Resale Rights:
It is our policy to charge the buyer an additional premium (as set out in the Notice to bidders) to cover our expenses relating to the payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006, and fully implemented 1st January 2012. If any such payment of an additional premium does not cover, in full, the amount of any payment due under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006 in relation to the sale of the lot by us or the buyer fails to pay the additional premium, you agree to pay us, on demand, any shortfall and agree that we may deduct such amount from the purchase price.
19. Payments & Settlement Date.
(a) After the sale, Batemans will post a Statement to the seller informing them whether lots were sold or unsold. On the settlement date, (at least ten working days and up to thirty five days after the completion of the sale) where net sale proceeds are in excess of £0.01 sterling a cheque will be written and posted to the seller, at the seller’s risk. If the buyer pays after the settlement date, Batemans will post the net sale proceeds to the seller within ten working days of Batemans receipt of such payment in cash or cleared funds. Any monies owing to Batemans shall be paid by the seller within thirty five days from the settlement date.
(b) The seller authorises any sums owed to Batemans on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 5 (regarding Lot descriptions) above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.
20. Obligation Regarding Lots Sold.
If the buyer fails to pay Batemans the total amount due on or by the settlement date the seller authorises Batemans at the seller’s expense to pursue any one or more of the following courses;
(a) to agree special terms for payment of the total amount due,
(b) to remove, store and insure the lot sold,
(c) to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Batemans shall decide at their absolute discretion
(d) to take such steps as are necessary to recover the monies due by the buyer to the seller and, if necessary, to rescind the sale and refund the money to the buyer.
Without being under any obligation to do so, Batemans shall endeavour to notify the seller of the buyer’s failure to pay prior to exercising its authority as granted in the preceding sentence. Batemans has no obligation to collect payment from the buyer, nor to undertake legal proceedings. The seller authorises Batemans to retain any handling, removal, storage, insurance and interest fees collected from the buyer or defaulting buyer.
If the buyer fails to pay the total amount due and Batemans remits an amount equal to the net sale proceeds to the seller, ownership of such lot shall pass to Batemans, which shall have the benefits of the sellers agreements, representations, warranties and indemnities set forth in these conditions.
Batemans are under no obligation to disclose the identity of either buyer or seller of any lot.
22. Clients Money.
You are advised that all clients’ money is held in the following account:
Batemans Auctioneers & Valuers Ltd Vendors Account
Account No: 31495712
HSBC Bank plc, 1 High Street, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2AL
This is a low interest bearing account. The interest will be retained by the auctioneers and is used to reduce bank costs helping us to continue offering competitive selling fees.
The above Conditions and all notices, descriptions, statements and other matters in the catalogue and elsewhere concerning any lot are subject to any statements modifying or affecting the same made by the auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the lot.
Definitions / Glossary
In our Terms and Conditions: The following expressions have specific legal meanings with which you may not be familiar. The following glossary is intended to give you an understanding of those expressions but is not intended to limit their legal meanings:
“Batemans” means Batemans Auctioneers & Valuers Ltd, whose principal place of business is at The Saleroom, Ryhall Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1XF, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 7965365.
“Auctioneer”: the representative of Batemans conducting the sale.
“www.batemans.com” means a website owned and operated by ‘Batemans’.
“www.the-saleroom.com” means a website owned and operated by Metropress Limited, whose principal place of business is at 65 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0HR; (trading as Auction Technology Group), a company registered in England and Wales with company number 01010311.
“www.easyliveauction.com” means a website owned and operated by Easy Live (Services) Limited T/A Easy Live Auction, whose principal place of business is at Auction House, Finmere Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8QL, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 7917275.
“the bidder”: the person bidding at the sale, or in the case of a bid made by and employee or other representative of Batemans pursuant to a commission bid or telephone bid form, the person whose details have been given on the commission bid form or telephone bid form.
“the hammer price” means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer, and knocked down to the buyer.
“the purchase price” is the aggregate of the hammer price, (plus VAT on the hammer price if applicable to the lot), plus the premium and the VAT payable on the premium and any expenses payable to Batemans.
“the buyer”: means the person with the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer.
“the lot” means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any lot number in any catalogue.
“reserve”: the minimum hammer price as agreed between Batemans and the seller in accordance with the seller’s agreement with Batemans at which a lot may be sold.
“the buyer’s premium” means the charge payable by the buyer as a percentage of the hammer price, at the rate set out under condition (4).
“the total amount due” means the aggregate of the hammer price, the premium, any VAT chargeable on the hammer price and the premium, together with any additional charges and expenses from a defaulting buyer under condition (5).
“Forgery” means a lot constituting a modern deliberate imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole in, or after, 1870 with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description to such matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no lot shall be capable of being a forgery by reason of any damage and/or restoration work of any kind (including repainting).
“Description": any statement or representation in any way descriptive of the Lot, including any statement or representation relating to its authorship, attribution, condition, provenance, authenticity, style, period, age, suitability, quality, origin, value, estimated selling price (including the Hammer Price).
"Entry": a written statement in the Catalogue identifying the Lot and its Lot number which may contain a Description and illustration(s) relating to the Lot.
"Estimate": a statement of our opinion of the range within which the hammer is likely to fall.
“the seller” means the owner or authorised agent thereof or person in possession of the property consigned. If there are multiple owners or an agent or possessor, each shall assume all obligations, liabilities, representations, warranties and indemnities on behalf of the seller set forth in these Conditions of business. Instructions regarding lots will only be accepted from the seller, which in this instance shall be taken as the person named on the receipt / entry form to whom any monies are to be paid.
“seller’s premium / seller’s commission” means the commission payable to Batemans by a seller at the published rates from time to time applicable to the relevant sale, plus applicable VAT.
“settlement date” means a date thirty five days after the last session of each auction.
“net sale proceeds” means the hammer price of the lot sold received by Batemans in cash or cleared funds, less seller’s premium and expenses and any other amounts due to Batemans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising.
"artist's resale right": the right of the creator of a work of art to receive a payment on Sales of that work subsequent to the original Sale of that work by the creator of it as set out in the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006 and fully implemented as of 1st January 2012.
"bailee": a person to whom goods are entrusted.
"indemnity": an obligation to put the person who has the benefit of the indemnity in the same position in which he would have been, had the circumstances giving rise to the indemnity not arisen and the expression "indemnify" is construed accordingly.
"interpleader proceedings": proceedings in the Courts to determine ownership or rights over a Lot.
"knocked down": when a Lot is sold to a Bidder, indicated by the fall of the hammer at the Sale.
"lien": a right for the person who has possession of the Lot to retain possession of it.
"risk": the possibility that a Lot may be lost, damaged, destroyed, stolen, or deteriorate in condition or value.
"title": the legal and equitable right to the ownership of a Lot.
"tort": a legal wrong done to someone to whom the wrong doer has a duty of care.
SALE OF GOODS ACT 1979 The following is an extract from the Sale of Goods Act 1979: "Section 12 Implied terms about title, etc (1) In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (3) below applies, there is an implied term on the part of the seller that in the case of a sale he has a right to sell the goods, and in the case of an agreement to sell he will have such a right at the time when the property is to pass. (2) In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (3) below applies, there is also an implied term that- (a) the goods are free, and will remain free until the time when the property is to pass, from any charge or encumbrance not disclosed or known to the buyer before the contract is made, and (b) the buyer will enjoy quiet possession of the goods except in so far as it may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance so disclosed or known. (3) This subsection applies to a contract of sale in the case of which there appears from the contract or is to be inferred from its circumstances an intention that the seller should transfer only such title as he or a third person may have. (4) In a contract to which subsection (3) above applies there is an implied term that all charges or encumbrances known to the seller and not known to the buyer have been disclosed to the buyer before the contract is made. (5) In a contract to which subsection (3) above applies there is also an implied term that none of the following will disturb the buyer's quiet possession of the goods, namely- (a) the seller; (b) in a case where the parties to the contract intend that the seller should transfer only such title as a third person may have, that person; (c) anyone claiming through or under the seller or that third person otherwise than under a charge or encumbrance disclosed or known to the buyer before the contract is made. (5A) As regards England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the term implied by subsection (1) above is a condition and the terms implied by subsections (2), (4) and (5) above are warranties.”
We only offer an in house packing and shipping service for small items of jewellery, watches and vertu, if you think we can help please email requesting a quote for P&P.
For most items buyers are therefore advised to contact one of the following firms to arrange collection, packing and shipping on their behalf, otherwise collection can of course be made in person.
Auction Logistics (by MBE): www.mbe.co.uk/auction
MBE Mailboxes Etc (Nottingham): www.mbe.co.uk/nottingham Telephone: 01159 472779
ACDS Auction Collection & Delivery Service: www.auctioncollection.co.uk
Telephone: 07951 779447 / 07487 554881
PackSend (Cambridge): www.packsend.co.uk/cambridge Telephone: 01223 464821
Alban Shipping: www.albanshipping.co.uk Telephone: 0800 612 5060
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Brian Molefe: Litany of lies – or misunderstood? Saxonwold links in #StateCaptureReport
7th November 2016 7th November 2016 by Jackie Cameron
Eskom boss Brian Molefe has become the laughing stock of South Africa after suggesting he might have been at a shebeen – an informal watering hole – in leafy Saxonwold instead of the home of the controversial Gupta family. People have been hunting for the mystery shebeen, a feature usually associated with lower-income areas, not suburbs where the super-rich reside in mansions. Molefe later moved to suggest that he had been misunderstood about his comment indicating he could be a Saxonwold shebeen regular. One thing is now clear to the nation: Molefe has significant difficulty separating fact from fiction. If it wasn’t so serious, it would be funny. However, Molefe has been pushing for South Africa to go ahead with a nuclear build programme that could cripple the country while benefitting a politically connected elite. The utility boss is also at the centre of allegations that Eskom helped the Guptas pay for a coal mine through fraudulent means. President Jacob Zuma is believed to favour Molefe for the role of finance minister after Pravin Gordhan. However, the more Molefe opens his mouth, the more it seems apparent that South Africa’s very own Pinocchio needs to be added to the list of influential people who should be removed from their positions of authority – and soon – in the interests of cleaning up corruption and growing the economy. – Jackie Cameron
By Matthew le Cordeur
Cape Town – Eskom CEO Brian Molefe must tell the truth under oath before Parliament regarding allegations contained in former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s “State of Capture” report.
That is according to Democratic Alliance MP Natasha Mazzone, who heads up the party’s public enterprises portfolio.
Brian Molefe, chief executive officer of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., speaks at the headquarters of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. at Megawatt Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
“Mr Molefe has conveniently attempted to explain away the damning revelations of the public protector’s state capture report during press briefings, thereby placing no obligation on him to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” she said in a statement on Sunday.
As such, the DA has requested Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises to summons Molefe, “so that he can tell the truth to South Africa about his relationship with the Guptas, under oath,” said Mazzone.
Molefe “has already blatantly misled South Africa when he said he wasn’t provided with an opportunity to respond to the state capture report,” she said. “The public protector’s office has confirmed that he did receive and respond to questions in writing.
“Should he repeat this lie under oath, Mr Molefe would be in violation of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act, 2004 – a criminal offence.”
The Saxonworld shebeen
Molefe caused a stir when he linked the report’s cellphone tower records that placed him in Saxonworld 19 times from August 5 2015 to November 17 2015 to a non-existent shebeen.
The morning after the report was released, Molefe told media that he had agonised “the whole of last night on what we could have done differently, and I believe nothing”.
“My cellphone reflects that I was in Saxonwold 14 times, close to the head of proverbial goats. My cellphone reflects I was in the area,” said Molefe.
“There’s a shebeen there, two streets away from the Gupta(s). I will not admit or deny that I’ve gone to the shebeen. But there is a shebeen there,” a tearful Molefe added.
The new Public Office shebeen for those captured and non-captured officials. More magic available at www.zapiro.com.
Molefe’s tears did not impress Madonsela. “He was a master of diversion today,” she told The Times. “By demonising the other he made himself look good by default. That was calculated. Even that dramatic exit when he looked emotional… It was a lovely movie moment. He put on a great show.”
The following day, Molefe retracted the statement, after it became clear there was no such shebeen.
“I said yesterday that when I arrived at work I told someone that the public protector claims I was in Saxonwold 14 times. My colleague said he goes to Saxonwold every Friday,” said Molefe.
“I did not say I went there. My colleague said there is a place in Saxonwold that he goes to on Fridays and Saturdays. I did not say I went there to drink.”
The report’s evidence reveals that Molefe engaged with the Guptas – who live in Saxonwold – on a frequent basis.
He should at least supply the address of the #SaxonwoldShebeen. https://t.co/fKaEHdhNuV
— Wayne Gemmell (@waynegemmell) November 7, 2016
This evidence questions Molefe’s lack of disclosure regarding the family, as Eskom was doing business with Gupta-owned Tegeta amid its bid to buy Optimum Coal Mine from Glencore.
“On 11 April 2016, Tegeta informed the BRP’s (Business Rescue Practitioners) and Glencore, who in turn informed the loan consortium that they were R600m short,” the report explained.
“On the very same day, Eskom held an urgent Board Tender Committee meeting at 21:00 in the evening to approve the prepayment which was R659 558 079 … inclusive of VAT.”
“Between 23 March 2016 and 30 April 2016, (Tegeta director Ronica) Ragavan made 11 calls to Mr Molefe and sent 4 text messages to him. Of the calls made, seven were made between 9 April 2016 and 12 April 2016. This includes one call made on 11 April 2016.”
I hear all bus routes to #SaxonwoldShebeen have been cancelled. Only the Gravy Train remains in operation.
— Johann Botha (@jonahboat) November 7, 2016
Ragavan is a long-time Gupta associate who was recently appointed acting CEO of Oakbay Investments, the family’s main holding company.
Eskom approved the prepayment at the late night meeting. The report states that the Eskom board did not appear to have exercised a duty of care. This, it says, may “constitute a violation” of section 50 of the Public Finance Management Act.
Eskom backs Molefe and Tegeta deal
Ben Ngubane
Eskom chairperson Ben Ngubane defended Molefe in a statement on Friday, saying “Eskom firmly rejects the suggestion that Tegeta is favoured or that due process was not followed.
“Regarding the continued innuendo that Eskom has been giving special favours to Tegeta Exploration and Resources, the Eskom board stands firm by the processes undertaken by the company to conclude extensions of its coal supply agreements with its suppliers.
“We are satisfied that due process had been followed and we can be proud of the savings achieved by the executive team to date. In the six months to September 30 2016, Eskom’s primary energy costs were reduced by 1.5% compared to an average increase of 18% over the past five years.”
Mantashe: Tegeta deal with Eskom corrupt
While Eskom tried to defend its actions, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe on Friday questioned the Tegeta deal.
The Sunday Independent quoted him as saying it does not take a rocket scientist to see that its transaction deal with the Gupta-owned Tegeta Exploration and Resources was “corrupt”.
“If you have read the public protector’s report you would see that the trip by Minister (of Mineral Resources) Mosebenzi Zwane to Switzerland to negotiate that the Optimum Colliery be given to Tegeta was corrupt and it is the ANC that should say so,” Mantashe told ANC members at Ncumisa Khondlo Community Hall in Peddie, near Grahamstown, on Friday, the Sunday paper reported.
Mantashe said he supported Madonsela’s recommendations of a judicial commission of inquiry. “Such a commission will go into the bottom of the problems we are faced with,” said Mantashe. – Fin24
Source: http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Eskom/statecapturereport-call-for-molefe-to-tell-the-truth-under-oath-20161107
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Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume V : Locations: Asia and Oceania
Continuum, 2016
...Population: 1,209,546 (2001) Nagaland is a state in northeast India, of which the capital city is Kohima. Nagaland is comprised of a disparate group of tribes, the major ones being Angami, Ao, Sema, Lotha, Konyak and Chakhesang...
Muziki Wa Injili
Imani Sanga
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume XII : Genres: Sub-Saharan Africa
...Muziki wa injili (lit. gospel music) is a popular church music genre in Tanzania. It was an extension of the local church music traditions, which had begun to develop in the late nineteenth century among Lutheran and Anglican branches...
Angela Impey
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume VI : Locations: Africa and the Middle East
...Population: 1,573,267 (2003) The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa of some 220,000 sq miles (569,800 sq km), encircled by Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa. Formerly the British protectorate...
Uukorasa
Minette Mans
...The term uukorasa (Oshindonga) or oukorasa (Oshikwanyama) originated in northern Namibia among Aawambo and Kavango people. Uukorasa (sing. okakorasa; the term was adapted from the English ‘choruses’) are multipart group songs performed...
Gospel Hymn
Lance J. Peeler
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume VIII : Genres: North America
The Continuum International, 2012
...The gospel hymn is a type of hymn characterized by personal, emotional lyrics, usually including a repeated refrain, and usually with one tune written for one text rather than with interchangeable tunes. The tunes are diatonic...
Mary Pearce
...Population: 8,390,000 (2002) The landlocked Republic of Chad is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon to the west and the Central African Republic to the south. The northern part...
Roy Shuker
...Population: 334,000 (2001) Situated on the east coast of the South Island, Christchurch is New Zealand’s third-largest metropolitan center. The city was one of the original ‘Wakefield Company planned settlements’ of the 1850s...
Gospel Music, White
Russ Cheatham
...The definition of white gospel music can be attempted from a macro or micro perspective. In the macro view white gospel is a term that embraces a number of genres and practices, and the designation ‘white’ refers broadly to white Americans,...
Oluyemi Olaniyan
...Population: 15,000,000 (2004) Lagos is one of the larger and highly populated cities in Nigeria and also one of the country’s 36 regional states. The city is located in the low-lying coastal...
Silvia De O. Beraldo
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume III : Locations: Caribbean and Latin America
...Population: 2,238,526 (2000) Belo Horizonte was founded in 1898 to replace Ouro Preto (old Vila Rica) as the planned capital of the state of Minas Gerais. Located...
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Storm chaser proposes in front of Kansas tornado
Standing in front of a swirling tornado is probably not most people's idea of a great proposal spot.
But for Joey Krastel, it was perfect.
Krastel, a meteorologist and risk analyst for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, was out storm-chasing in Kansas with his now-fiance, Chris Scott, and two of their friends. They followed the storm to Tipton, Kansas, where Krastel popped the question.
“It all just kind of came together and happened so quickly,” Krastel told NBC News. “I was like ‘Okay, this is it.’”
And according to Krastel, the storm was even closer than it looked.
The 2 loves of my lifepic.twitter.com/Cv4eviechZ
— Joey Krastel (@NimbusStorms)May 29, 2019
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Krastel and Scott first bonded over a mutual love of storms when they met through Instagram. Krastel's storm-chasing photos caught the attention of Scott, who had grown up watching storms with his father.
“That’s why it was always in the back of my mind to get engaged during storm chasing,” Krastel told NBC News. “I felt like it would be this perfect way to seal the deal.”
He captioned the photo of the proposal, "The 2 loves of my life."
The U.S. has seen 13 continuous days of tornadoes across the country. Krastel knows how dangerous these storms can be and urges everyone to take note of warnings.
“People need to listen to the warnings and listen to the National Weather Service and their local meteorologists,” Krastel said. “They know what they’re talking about and their only goal is to save you.”
Post-proposal, Krastel and Scott are continuing their storm-chasing journey, making their way through Oklahoma and Texas.
This absolute beast crossed directly in front of us yesterday - Tipton, KSpic.twitter.com/wXQ47V6OOU
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Love triangle killer strangled his ex-girlfriend - after trying to stab her new flame
Leroy Sterling scrubbed her apartment clean - but made one key mistake
A jealous killer who strangled his young ex-lover and tried to murder her new flame has been jailed for life.
Leroy Sterling killed Wendy Mann, the mother of his three children, when she moved out of his home as their relationship crumbled .
He had already attacked her new boyfriend with a knife – but the victim lied to police about what happened, leaving Sterling free to murder Ms Mann.
Wendy Mann death: Man in court charged with murder
The 27-year-old – who was less than half Sterling’s age – was found dead at her flat in Chapel Street, West Bromwich , on August 28, 2015.
Sterling denied killing Ms Mann and scrubbed her apartment clean in a bid to cover his tracks.
But he stepped on a newly-mopped floor – and his dried footprints led to his downfall.
Jealous killer Leroy Sterling.
He also left a cup bearing his DNA on a kitchen counter.
Sterling, 62, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder at Wolverhampton Crown Court .
He will serve at least 21 years before being considered for release.
Murder victim Wendy Mann.
Sterling attacked Ms Mann’s new boyfriend after luring him to his home in Guns Lane, West Bromwich, on July 11, 2015.
The victim, aged 53, escaped but told the police that he had been attacked in the street.
Sterling then persuaded Ms Mann to move in with him but she returned to her flat on August 24 and was last seen alive two days later.
The murder scene in Chapel Street, West Bromwich.
Her brother found her body after growing worried when she failed to answer her mobile phone .
Sterling was arrested on November 13.
Ms Mann’s family said: “It has been a long process getting justice for Wendy.
“We are happy with the verdict and hope it will bring a sense of closure to our lives.
“The verdict will not bring Wendy back but it gives us some comfort that someone has faced justice for this terrible act and her memory honoured.
“We would like to thank the police for all their efforts and support and hope we can now move foward with our lives.”
David Parsons, senior crown prosecutor from West Midlands CPS, said: “When Leroy Sterling became aware that Wendy Mann had formed a new relationship, jealously and rage took hold of him.
“He first brutally attacked the man she had formed the new relationship with and a month later he violently attacked and killed Ms Mann in her own home.
“Throughout this prosecution the defendant has shown no remorse for his crimes.
“He has today been found guilty and must now face the consequences of his actions.
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Ms Mann.”
In a family statement read out in court, relatives called Ms Mann’s death ‘mindless and selfish’.
Det Insp Martin Slevin , who led the investigation said “Wendy Mann was a loving mother to three children whose live was cruelly ended by the father of those children, Leroy Sterling.
“Despite them not being in a continuing personal relationship or living together, Sterling – upon finding out that Wendy was having a relationship with another man – visited her flat.
“No one, but Sterling, knows exactly what took place but what did follow was obviously a vicious attack upon Wendy by Sterling that ended her life.
“This was, no doubt, driven by a jealous rage at Wendy’s new relationship.
“Sterling tried to remove all evidence of his presence from the scene by thoroughly cleaning the house but in his haste to leave left a plastic beaker with his DNA on the kitchen counter.
“His efforts to avoid suspicion almost worked.
“However, painstaking forensic examination and CCTV viewing placed Sterling at the scene at the time Wendy must have met her death.
“The jury upon listening to all of the evidence presented have reached the correct decision.
“We hope that today’s verdict in some way brings closure to Wendy’s family but recognise that painfully her children will grow up knowing that their father ended their mother life.”
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'We cannot go on like this' - Liverpool legend's support for Wolves after VAR drama at Anfield
Wolves saw an equaliser against Liverpool at Anfield ruled out for a marginal offside call
Josh ChalliesTrainee Sports Wire Writer
VAR makes a key call during Wolves' clash against Man City. (Image: 2019 Getty Images)
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Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has given his support to Wolves following their VAR drama at Anfield, suggesting a major overhaul to the offside law.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side saw another superb performance overshadowed by more VAR controversy after a 1-0 defeat to the runaway leaders on Merseyside.
Wolves were aggrieved to see Sadio Mane's goal stand, following a check for handball, but then saw their own effort, netted by Pedro Neto, cancelled out for a marginal offside.
That came after a weekend full of VAR drama, dubbed 'armpit gate' on social media, which left Souness suggesting a significant change to the regulations.
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“It’s so tight, very hard to call. From my thinking, there’s a very simple way to get over this," he told Sky Sports.
"Instead of going down the road where any part of the attacking player is offside, any part of his body that he can score a goal with is offside...
“We are in the entertainment business. It’s why 99 per cent of people turn up to the stadium, to see goals. They see that as entertainment. We are denying them the pleasure of seeing goals and that’s what it is for everyone.
“We should change it to if any part of the striker is onside, so his foot could be behind that line but most of his body is beyond it, we should allow the goal to stand. It would take away a lot of the grey areas, not all of them, but the majority of them and we would see more goals.
“We cannot go on like this. There’s too much frustration.”
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Newsletter Mar – Apr 2019
BERJAYA University College (BERJAYA UC) is proud to be a partner of the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 2) Capacity Building for Higher Education (CBHE) project entitled, ‘Furthering International Relations Capacities and Inter-cultural Engagement to Nurture Campus Diversity and to Support Internationalisation at Home. (FRIENDS) This will be a three-year project involving three stages: planning, development and implementation.
The Erasmus+ Programme is funded by the European Union, and promotes modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of higher education in partner countries across the world, including Asia. Members of the FRIENDS project consist of 16 institutions of higher learning from 9 countries: Bhutan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Turkey.
The conference held at BERJAYA UC from the 5th of March to the 8th of March was the first meeting among a series of meetings that will be held over the next three years at various partner institutions. This meeting discussed the introduction of the FRIENDS project, and how it would develop, while also exploring the development of project task force action plans.
Member institutions will benefit from this project through intercultural module made available online to promote understanding between different nationalities; mobility program – exchange student camp in Bulgaria and for academic staff in Thailand; internationalisation strategies for the university and networking between partners in Asia and Europe to promote mobility so that students can experience a semester exchange programme
Honour’s Seminar Series – Mr Chow Ming Hai
Mr Ming Hai Chow, Director of Revenue for Royale Chulan Hotels and Resorts, discussed the importance of revenue management in hotels, and how it is linked to the financial performance of each department. He explained the difference between the Sales and Marketing Department and the Revenue Management Department, with the latter more involved in providing strategies for Sales and Marketing to maximise profits for the hotel. Two examples of these strategies are offering competitive prices on room rates, or taking part in collaborations with online travel agents. Mr Chow concluded by encouraging the students to pursue a career in revenue management, noting that the work is challenging but it is also a rewarding path to take.
Honour’s Seminar Series – Mr Ong Ning Geng
Mr. Ong Ning Geng, the owner of Chocolate Concierge, gave a presentation on the different ways chocolate can be produced from the humble cacao bean. For the students to understand better, he provided three samples of different types of plain chocolate, each with a distinct flavour; he even opened a cacao fruit for everyone to smell its sweet fragrance! It was interesting to hear that there are approximately 1,800 molecular compounds involved in the process of making chocolate. Indeed the students were fascinated by the concept of becoming a professional chocolatier!
City Hunter Challenge Race
The City Hunter Challenge Race was organised by our students studying under the Bachelor of Events Management in aid of the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia. . This exciting event is part of the Event Production and Operation course. The objective of this event was to raise awareness on the urgent need to protect our fragile environment – in a fun way. Through this event, students not only raised funds to help the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia in their pursuit to recover the depleting wild population of turtles in Malaysia but to also get an opportunity to enhance their event planning and management skills.
Kudos to our School of Tourism’s Events and Tourism (E.A.T.) Committee and our sponsors, Brooks, JacSport, Yogur Train, and Jantzen for making this exciting event happen! The Global Environment Centre (GEC) endorsed the event and helped raised awareness for our students to keep our rivers clean and to protect our endangered freshwater sea turtles.
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Some of our students and staff from the School of Hospitality and the Faculty of Culinary Arts took part in a seminar that examined the various types of honey made available to the public. Our guest speaker, Ms. Tam Poh Poh, the Business Development Manager for SEA and Taiwan, eloquently explained the difference between pure honey and the more processed honey, allowing students to taste the difference. She then went on to demonstrate the health benefits of consuming honey, such as providing diabetics with a safer form of sugar alternative.
BERJAYA University College held an Open Day for any prospective students who were interested to take up a diploma, Bachelor’s, or postgraduate degrees. Various interactive workshops were held by the different faculties, such as ‘Fruit Carving,’ ‘Tips to Spot Fake news,’ and ‘How to Calculate an Operating Budget for a Bakery Business.’
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As part of BERJAYA University College’s ‘Immersion Methodology,’ our Culinary and our Hospitality students hosted an event taking inspiration from the popular video game, ‘Super Mario Bros.’ The dishes were named after aspects of the game, and decorations taken directly from the game’s own design. Our Hospitality lecturer, Justin Ho Li Vern, even dressed up as Super Mario! Indeed the exam was executed with creativity and fun.
Easter “Eggstravaganza” afternoon Tea
In the lead-up to Easter celebrations, BERJAYA University College hosted an afternoon tea in collaboration with Tea Drop at Samplings on the Fourteenth. The restaurant was decked in Easter decorations, specifically colourful eggs and miniature rabbits. Students from the Faculty of Culinary Arts and School of Hospitality were efficient in ensuring excellent service to our guests, and in providing the delicious pastries and light-bites. To complement the dishes, a selection of various teas were made available, ranging from a fruity Honeydew Green Tea to a more floral Chamomile Blossom Tea.
This event showcased to all our guests the effectiveness of our Immersion Methodology put into practice, and represented the excellent level of professionalism and skill taught and perpetuated by BERJAYA UC.
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Three cheers for Rev. Julie’s musical legacy in Albany
By Andrew Gilbert Dec. 12, 2019, 7 a.m. December 12, 2019
The Rev. Julie Wakelee-Lynch is leaving St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in January but she’s leaving behind a thriving cultural and musical center. Photo: Marcia Hickman
The Rev. Julie Wakelee-Lynch isn’t going to be running the show when the basement of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church bustles with musicians rehearsing, teaching and studying, but on a recent walk through the warren of unfinished rooms she practically glowed with pride.
After a decade at the Albany congregation, Wakelee-Lynch is moving on in January, leaving behind an institution that’s become a thriving community resource and a vital cultural hub presenting concerts series, art exhibitions, and regular literary events, like last summer’s premiere of playwright David Schweidel’s Biblical divorce musical comedy Eve v. Adam: Who Gets the Garden?
With the recent acquisition of a Baldwin baby grand piano for the sanctuary and a Steinway baby grand on in the Parish Hall on longterm loan from a parishioner, St. Alban’s boasts two well-equipped rooms with excellent acoustics, venues that are attracting widespread attention on the musicians’ grapevine. On Saturday, Jon Hatamiya, a rising jazz trombonist and composer from Los Angeles, performs with his trio featuring bassist Emma Dayhuff and guitarist Arlyn Anderson.
“There’s always been a great love of music here, and some community music groups were using the hall when I arrived here,” said Wakelee-Lynch. “But there wasn’t concert series. That took some time to build.”
Berkeley flutist Jane Lenoir launched St. Alban’s highest profile musical endeavor three years ago with the Third Sunday Concert Series, which kicks off the 2020 season with a Jan. 19 performance by Beth Custer’s Clarinet Thing. The quartet, which explores tunes by Ellington, Monk, Carla Bley, Herbie Nichols and original pieces, features fellow reed experts Ben Goldberg and Harvey Wainapel, both Berkeley residents, and Oakland’s Sheldon Brown, who coaches Berkeley High jazz saxophonists.
Lenoir had been renting the St. Alban’s sanctuary for performances by the Berkeley Choro Ensemble and the Berkeley Choro Festival for several years when she approached Wakelee-Lynch with the idea of the church hosting an ongoing concert series. She’d watched Kit Eakle build a solid following for his jazz violin series at Point Richmond’s First United Methodist Church and thought “we should be able to do this in Albany and North Berkeley.”
“Julie and I talked about it and she just lit up,” said Lenoir, who notes that the St. Alban’s concerts all pay a guaranteed minimum, much like the fees advocated by Jazz In the Neighborhood. “She was an equal partner in this. She insisted we have wine and snacks to create a welcoming environment. It’s really her legacy, bringing music into this great space for chamber music and plucked instruments and unamplified instruments. And this neighborhood is full of great musicians with nowhere to play.”
Wakelee-Lynch had long been making space for neighborhood musicians before Lenoir approached her about a series presenting world-class artists. Eight years ago she offered Pegasus Books space in the church for readings. Pegasus’s Joe Christiano quickly approached Wakelee-Lynch about creating the monthly musical gathering HOOT!, thematic concerts for which community members can sign up to sing. The December show featured Clubfoot Orchestra pianist Joshua Raoul Brody and his Beatles-steeped band accompanying singers performing The Beatles (The White Album). HOOT! returns on Jan. 12 for a session devoted to “Old Favorites: Songs About Aging.”
The Berkeley Choro Ensemble — Jane Lenoir, Harvey Wainapel, Ricardo Peixoto and Brian Rice — has found a home at St. Alban’s. Photo: Don Fogg
Possessing a gift for team-building, Wakelee-Lynch has marshaled a dynamic team for St. Alban’s latest venture, Calliope, a new arts organization that’s on the cusp of attaining 501(c)(3)nonprofit status. The reverend recruited Christine Staples as the director after meeting her through Staples’ fundraising efforts for the Berkeley High Band and Orchestra (in which Wakelee-Lynch’s daughter played clarinet before she graduated).
Claire Burns (née Duplantier), who co-founded and ran the Subterranean Arthouse in downtown Berkeley for nearly a decade, lives around the block from St. Alban’s, and she signed on as Calliope’s president. “We’re still forming our board, but there are already a lot of awesome people in place, like Claire and Mary Lee Cole, who founded WriterCoach Connection,” Staples said. “We’re planning a series of fundraising events, and as soon as we get 501(c)(3) we’ll start writing grants. The idea is this place will be hopping from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with lessons and practice and rehearsals.”
In many ways Wakelee-Lynch has been in the vanguard addressing dilemmas shared by most mainline Protestant churches, namely aging congregations, diminishing membership, and the millennial generation’s indifference to organized religion. Music and the arts already serve as spiritual manifestations for many people. Wakelee-Lynch wants the community around St. Alban’s, which encompasses congregants and the whole neighborhood, to provide similar sustenance.
“I have to really give it up to her, she’s a visionary,” Staples said. “This is a national dialogue that’s happening. Churches are having to look at their spaces and think about ‘Who are we and how to do approach our community?’ Daycare and pre-schools are common, what else can we do? She’s been engaging in deep conversations with people in the congregation about where the church is going.”
Sadly, Wakelee-Lynch is moving on. Like so many others she’s been priced out of the area, and is still taking stock to figure out her next move (after a nice long vacation). The reverend can move on knowing that she’s left a sturdy foundation for St. Alban’s to continue expanding as a cultural resource. She’s already seen the power of the arts to draw in new congregants, though her goals always expanded beyond the church.
“Building community and advancing social justice through the arts, it just seems like a total no-brainer,” she said. In fact, it’s the mission statement for Calliope and an integral part of the church’s vision. “We’ve got a historic 100-year-old organ that’s been cared for well, and great spaces for people to gather. I believe in the most traditional sense of the parish, not just people who come together on Sunday. The whole area should be served. I feel fortunate having spent a decade helping them be more fully who they already were.”
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Warriors Dont Cry 2
Please Sign Up to Read or Download "Warriors Dont Cry 2" eBooks in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl and Mobi. Start your FREE month now! Click Download or Read Now button to sign up and download/read Warriors Dont Cry 2 books. Fast Download Speed ~100% Satisfaction Guarantee ~Commercial & Ad Free
📒Warriors Don T Cry ✍ Melba Beals
✏Book Title : Warriors Don t Cry
✏Author : Melba Beals
✏Publisher : Simon and Schuster
✏Warriors Don t Cry Book Summary : The author describes the threats and emotional abuse she endured from white student and adults along with her fears of endangering her family as she commited to being one of the first African American students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.
📒Warriors Don T Cry ✍ Melba Pattillo Beals
✏Author : Melba Pattillo Beals
✏Publisher : Tantor eBooks
✏Warriors Don t Cry Book Summary : The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, brought the promise of integration to Little Rock, Arkansas, but it was hard-won for the nine black teenagers chosen to integrate Central High School in 1957. They ran a gauntlet flanked by a rampaging mob and a heavily armed Arkansas National Guard—opposition so intense that soldiers from the elite 101st Airborne Division were called in to restore order. For Melba Beals and her eight friends those steps marked their transformation into reluctant warriors—on a battlefield that helped shape the civil rights movement. Warriors Don't Cry, drawn from Melba Beals's personal diaries, is a riveting true account of her junior year at Central High—one filled with telephone threats, brigades of attacking mothers, rogue police, fireball and acid-throwing attacks, economic blackmail, and, finally, a price upon Melba's head. With the help of her English-teacher mother; her eight fellow warriors; and her gun-toting, Bible-and-Shakespeare-loving grandmother, Melba survived. And, incredibly, from a year that would hold no sweet-sixteen parties or school plays, Melba Beals emerged with indestructible faith, courage, strength, and hope.
📒Lost Revolutions ✍ Pete Daniel
✏Book Title : Lost Revolutions
✏Author : Pete Daniel
✏Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
✏Lost Revolutions Book Summary : Chronicles the events and societal trends that created disturbance and conflict after World War II, discussing school integration, migration into the cities, the civil rights movement, and the breakdown of traditional values.
📒Melba Pattillo Beals Warriors Don T Cry ✍ Elisabeth Kuster
✏Book Title : Melba Pattillo Beals Warriors don t cry
✏Author : Elisabeth Kuster
✏Publisher : GRIN Verlag
✏Pages : 18
✏Melba Pattillo Beals Warriors don t cry Book Summary : Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, grade: 2, University of Innsbruck, language: English, abstract: I am writing this paper for a course at university, which is called “The Struggle is Always There: The Tradition of Black American Protest”. My paper focuses on one particular event of the American Civil Rights Movement (1955 – 1968), which is the school integration in Little Rock, Arkansas, after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Besides some minor sources, this paper is mainly based on the book by Melba Pattillo Beals Warriors don’t cry, which is a true story of a 15 year old black girl from Little Rock, who was among the first Afro-American students to integrate the city’s Central High school.
📒Little Rock ✍ Karen Anderson
✏Book Title : Little Rock
✏Author : Karen Anderson
✏Publisher : Princeton University Press
✏Little Rock Book Summary : The desegregation crisis in Little Rock is a landmark of American history: on September 4, 1957, after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called up the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School, preventing black students from going in. On September 25, 1957, nine black students, escorted by federal troops, gained entrance. With grace and depth, Little Rock provides fresh perspectives on the individuals, especially the activists and policymakers, involved in these dramatic events. Looking at a wide variety of evidence and sources, Karen Anderson examines American racial politics in relation to changes in youth culture, sexuality, gender relations, and economics, and she locates the conflicts of Little Rock within the larger political and historical context. Anderson considers how white groups at the time, including middle class women and the working class, shaped American race and class relations. She documents white women's political mobilizations and, exploring political resentments, sexual fears, and religious affiliations, illuminates the reasons behind segregationists' missteps and blunders. Anderson explains how the business elite in Little Rock retained power in the face of opposition, and identifies the moral failures of business leaders and moderates who sought the appearance of federal compliance rather than actual racial justice, leaving behind a legacy of white flight, poor urban schools, and institutional racism. Probing the conflicts of school desegregation in the mid-century South, Little Rock casts new light on connections between social inequality and the culture wars of modern America. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
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📒A History Of Us All The People ✍ Joy Hakim
✏Book Title : A History of US All the People
✏Author : Joy Hakim
✏Publisher : Oxford University Press
✏A History of US All the People Book Summary : Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. A History of US is a 10-volume, award-winning series about the birth and development of the United States as related by master storyteller Joy Hakim. All the People, the last volume in the series, covers US History from the end of World War II to the present. This updated fourth edition covers, for the first time, events that have taken place in the past 6 years, including the 2008 election of Barack Obama and the signficance of this election. All the People focuses on Civil Rights in the last half of the 20th Century and the beginning of the 21st, ensuring that readers will have a firm grasp of the groundbreaking nature and lasting importance of this movement. Throughout the book, which has been completely redesigned with a bold new look, Hakim portrays contemporary American life in a lively, engaging way. Readers will encounter fascinating stories about famous Americans (Joe McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Nixon), historical events (the Vietnam War, the first man on the moon), and major cultural movements (1960s counterculture, feminism). Interspersed features provide further anecdotes about the characters that have shaped the last 65 years--for instance, one conjectures about what Alan Greenspan might hide in his briefcase; another discusses the life and times of Mark I, the world's first automatic computer. Sidebars, illustrations, definitions and quotes line the margins, providing illimitable sources of information and entertainment. About the Series: Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.
📒Promoting Racial Literacy In Schools ✍ Howard Stevenson
✏Book Title : Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools
✏Author : Howard Stevenson
✏Publisher : Teachers College Press
✏Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools Book Summary : Based on extensive research, this provocative volume explores how schools are places where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the well-being of students of color. Most schools fail to act on racial microaggressions because the stress of negotiating such conflicts is extremely high due to fears of incompetence, public exposure, and accusation. Instead of facing these conflicts head on, schools perpetuate a set of avoidance or coping strategies. The author of this much-needed book uncovers how racial stress undermines student achievement. Students, educators, and social service support staff will find workable strategies to improve their racial literacy skills to read, recast, and resolve racially stressful encounters when they happen. Book Features: A model that applies culturally relevant behavioral stress management strategies to problem solve racial stress in schools. Examples demonstrating workable solutions relevant within predominantly White schools for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Measurable outcomes and strategies for developing racial literacy skills that can be integrated into the K–12 curriculum and teacher professional development. Teaching and leadership skills that will create a more tolerant and supportive school environment for all students. “Once more, Howard Stevenson has provided a blueprint of critical importance to policymakers, practitioners, teachers, and parents!” —Margaret Beale Spencer, Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education and professor of Life Course Human Development, University of Chicago Howard C. Stevenson is a clinical and consulting psychologist and professor of Education and Africana Studies and former chair of the Applied Psychology and Human Development Division in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
📒Boys Don T Cry ✍ Milette Shamir
✏Book Title : Boys Don t Cry
✏Author : Milette Shamir
✏Publisher : Columbia University Press
✏Boys Don t Cry Book Summary : We take for granted the idea that white, middle-class, straight masculinity connotes total control of emotions, emotional inexpressivity, and emotional isolation. That men repress their feelings as they seek their fortunes in the competitive worlds of business and politics seems to be a given. This collection of essays by prominent literary and cultural critics rethinks such commonly held views by addressing the history and politics of emotion in prevailing narratives about masculinity. How did the story of the emotionally stifled U.S. male come into being? What are its political stakes? Will the "release" of straight, white, middle-class masculine emotion remake existing forms of power or reinforce them? This collection forcefully challenges our most entrenched ideas about male emotion. Through readings of works by Thoreau, Lowell, and W. E. B. Du Bois, and of twentieth century authors such as Hemingway and Kerouac, this book questions the persistence of the emotionally alienated male in narratives of white middle-class masculinity and addresses the political and social implications of male emotional release.
📒Brown V Board Of Education ✍ James T. Patterson
✏Book Title : Brown v Board of Education
✏Author : James T. Patterson
✏Brown v Board of Education Book Summary : 2004 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to end segregation in public schools. Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in America's public schools. Thurgood Marshall, chief attorney for the black families that launched the litigation, exclaimed later, "I was so happy, I was numb." The novelist Ralph Ellison wrote, "another battle of the Civil War has been won. The rest is up to us and I'm very glad. What a wonderful world of possibilities are unfolded for the children!" Here, in a concise, moving narrative, Bancroft Prize-winning historian James T. Patterson takes readers through the dramatic case and its fifty-year aftermath. A wide range of characters animates the story, from the little-known African Americans who dared to challenge Jim Crow with lawsuits (at great personal cost); to Thurgood Marshall, who later became a Justice himself; to Earl Warren, who shepherded a fractured Court to a unanimous decision. Others include segregationist politicians like Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas; Presidents Eisenhower, Johnson, and Nixon; and controversial Supreme Court justices such as William Rehnquist and Clarence Thomas. Most Americans still see Brown as a triumph--but was it? Patterson shrewdly explores the provocative questions that still swirl around the case. Could the Court--or President Eisenhower--have done more to ensure compliance with Brown? Did the decision touch off the modern civil rights movement? How useful are court-ordered busing and affirmative action against racial segregation? To what extent has racial mixing affected the academic achievement of black children? Where indeed do we go from here to realize the expectations of Marshall, Ellison, and others in 1954?
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July 21, 2015 | Clip Of Immigration Enforcement
Susan Oliver Testimony on the Death of Her Husband
by Caitlin Hillyard
July 21, 2015 2015-07-21T10:19:01-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/87b/1437491160.jpgIn her opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration enforcement, Susan Oliver speaks about the death of her husband, Police Deputy Danny Oliver, saying "My life is forever changed and saddened." He and his partner were shot in 2014 by a man who was living in the U.S. illegally. Several other officers were also wounded in the attack.
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In her opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration enforcement, Susan Oliver speaks about the death of her husband, Police Deputy Danny Oliver, saying "My life is forever changed and saddened." He and his partner were shot in 2014 by a man who was living in the U.S. illegally. Several other officers were also wounded in the attack. close
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J. Thomas "Tom" Manger Chief of Police Montgomery County, MD
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Leon Rodriguez Director Department of Homeland Security->U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Sarah R. Saldana Director Department of Homeland Security->Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
Jim Steinle Father Pleasanton
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Accelerating Cloud Scale and Migration with SD-WAN
SD-WAN technology is becoming widely deployed to enable quality of user experience, increased WAN bandwidth and support for IoT applications. IT organizations should select SD-WAN solutions based on their ability to support multi-cloud (e.g. 1 click access), application performance at scale, and security (both native and via partnership). In this webinar, industry analyst and Principal Analyst at Doyle Research, Lee Doyle, shares his perspective on the accelerated evolution of SD-WAN to support changing business requirements including: multi- and hybrid cloud, client-to-cloud-to-container, native advanced security, and hyperscale.
Recorded Dec 10 2019 28 mins
Lee Doyle, Principal Analyst at Doyle Research & Rosa Lear, Director of Marketing at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
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Network of Clouds: Driving WAN Transformation and Convergence with Security Feb 12 2020 12:00 pm UTC 57 mins
Steve Woo, Co-Founder and Senior Director of Product Management at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
Evolving business requirements to deliver any user, any device connectivity to any cloud and any application demand a digital transformation that spans the distributed edge, data center, and cloud. The legacy WAN in the middle of this transformation is obsolete and must undergo a drastic change to be part of the new digital foundation.
VMware is uniquely positioned to enable organizations to transform their WAN edge in order to build a strong digital foundation for new application adoption and multi-cloud deployments.
Join this webinar to hear Steve Woo, co-founder of VeloCloud, now part of VMware, discuss the VMware SD-WAN Network of Clouds for WAN transformation. You will learn how this powerful capability, along with the multiservice VMware Edge, provides the platform and vision for the convergence of networking and security, advanced analytics, and ecosystem partnerships.
Transforming the Network Edge Jan 29 2020 12:00 pm UTC 57 mins
Peter Sheh, Product Manager at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
Slow deployment times, expensive private lines, and jittery connections are all realities of today’s WAN infrastructure. VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud® aims to change that by rethinking the WAN. Through Dynamic Multipath Optimization™, zero touch deployments, hyperscale Orchestrators and cloud optimized gateways, VMware SD-WAN aims to solve your WAN challenges and prepare your network for the future. In this webinar we will go over the basics of the VMware SD-WAN solution, including: connection reliability, performance, deployments, security, connection to the cloud, a live demo and more.
Top 10 SD-WAN Features that Transform an Enterprise Network Recorded: Dec 18 2019 58 mins
Ramnath Shenai, Senior Technical Product Manager at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
The SD-WAN revolution is here. But what are the critical features of an SD-WAN solution that help organizations transform their enterprise networks? With more than sixty vendors who claim to sell SD-WAN, how do you choose a winner?
A robust SD-WAN solution should accommodate a variety of use cases and perform well in scaled environments. Because the majority of SD-WAN deployments are brownfield and no customer wants to rip and replace their current infrastructure, it’s important to select an SD-WAN solution that can address this scenario.
How does VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud® solve these customer concerns? What are the unique features it offers that will help transform your enterprise network? Join this session to find out.
Accelerating Cloud Scale and Migration with SD-WAN Recorded: Dec 10 2019 28 mins
Easy-Peasy Answers to your Common SD-WAN Questions Recorded: Nov 28 2019 51 mins
Dynamic Multipath Optimization™, cloud web security, zero touch deployment, data segments and business policies...OH MY! SD-WAN can be an overwhelming topic when you’re just getting started. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Come join us for this interactive webinar where we’ll provide easy-peasy answers to the fundamental questions you should consider when thinking about SD-WAN!
SD-WAN Architecture Series: The Evolution of the Enterprise WAN Recorded: Oct 23 2019 41 mins
Michael Leonard, Product Marketing Manager at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
In this webinar we will look at the drivers contributing to the changing architecture of the enterprise WAN. We will examine how the WAN is transforming into a software-defined WAN.
•Limitations of conventional WAN
•Use case for WAN optimization
•Development of the Hybrid WAN
•Evolution to SD-WAN
SD-WAN Architecture Series: The Evolution of Today’s Enterprise Recorded: Oct 9 2019 44 mins
SD-WAN is changing the way that organizations run their business. The continuum it offers enables new and enhanced offerings to become available that simplify, expand, and optimize all network activity.
In this webinar, we’ll explore how SD-WAN architecture provides the flexibility needed to make the necessary enhancements. Which includes enablement of secure transport, expanding bandwidth for multiple applications, video offerings, and enabling sophisticated analytics, all while turning the network into a profit center.
Digital Transformation and SD-WAN Architecture: a CIO Perspective Recorded: Aug 21 2019 50 mins
Digital transformation has fundamentally changed how organizations across the globe conduct business. The success of an enterprise’s digital transformation will ultimately determine the rise or fall of that organization.
While IT transformation—the enabler of digital transformation—is easily identifiable in enterprise data centers, branch offices have started to catch up. SD-WAN is the platform that leads enterprise edge transformation — the next frontier of IT transformation.
What are the top concerns of CIOs when it comes to the edge transformation? What are the tools and best practices available from a CIO perspective? Join this webinar to hear Steve Woo, co-founder of VeloCloud, now part of VMware, discuss SD-WAN architecture, deployment models, and emerging features, and how SD-WAN is a transformative tool that helps organizations add customer value, improve economics, and mitigate risks while reducing costs.
Evolution of SD-WAN as a Platform Recorded: Jul 11 2019 49 mins
Steve Woo,Co-founder and Senior Director of Product Management at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
Enterprises are transforming their business to stay competitive in today’s rapidly changing digital world and IT must keep pace with these evolving business requirements. Enterprise WAN is no exception--enterprise IT must transform the WAN edge to be the cloud and compute edge, to ensure end-to-end application performance and continuity, and to do all of this and more in an agile, scalable, secure and cost-effective fashion.
SD-WAN has emerged as the enabler of WAN transformation. It has quickly evolved in a few short years from a connectivity infrastructure to a services platform. An ideal SD-WAN platform must encompass built-in and extensible security, support services such as analytics and application performance monitoring, an optimized migration path to a hybrid/multi-cloud strategy, and much more.
Join this webinar to learn more about the vision and evolution of SD-WAN as a platform, and why VMware is the undisputed leader to deliver this vision. Steve Woo, senior director of product and co-founder of VeloCloud, now part of VMware, will share his insights based on years of experience in the SD-WAN space.
Best Practices of a Leading SD-WAN Solution Recorded: Jun 12 2019 58 mins
Jaspreet Bhatia, Senior Technical Product Manager at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
Digital transformation is driving large-scale changes to WAN architectures. SD-WAN is an integral part of this movement, simplifying branch office networking and assuring optimal application performance. VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud has been recognized by Gartner as a leader in this space.
Join this webinar to learn the best practices and key use cases of the leading solution in SD-WAN.
SD-WAN: a Better Solution for your Enterprise Recorded: Apr 24 2019 49 mins
Ken Guo, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer
Discover why companies are adopting VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud as a low-cost solution to accommodate the changing infrastructure requirements as applications, compute and storage are increasingly shifting to public or hybrid clouds.
Join this webinar to learn about the benefits of VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud, the capabilities it provides as a leader in the space, and best practices of a top notch SD-WAN deployment.
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Title: Accelerating Cloud Scale and Migration with SD-WAN
Live at: Dec 10 2019 12:00 pm
Presented by: Lee Doyle, Principal Analyst at Doyle Research & Rosa Lear, Director of Marketing at VeloCloud, now part of VMware
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Technicolor Accounts Payable Coordinators earn $30,000 annually, or $14 per hour, which is 18% lower than the national average for all Accounts Payable Coordinators at $36,000 annually and 71% lower than the national salary average for all working Americans. The highest paid Accounts Payable Coordinators work for Ingleside at Rock Creek at $63,000 annually and the lowest paid Accounts Payable Coordinators work for ServiceLink at $22,000 annually.
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Red-Teaming the Data Gap
Introduction This paper outlines the information technology requirements of an effective Homeland Defense strategy against further al-Qaeda terror strikes within the United States. It highlights t…
Report by Jan M. Lodal and James J. Shinn
Harnessing Trade for Development and Growth in the Middle East
Overview Many observers of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) believe the lack of economic prospects and poverty in the everyday life of people in the region contribute to extremism, and perh…
Report by Bernard Hoekman and Patrick Messerlin
Balkans 2010
Overview Despite years of involvement by the United States and its allies, the Balkans region is suffering from economic stagnation and high unemployment; hundreds of thousands of refugees still a…
Report by Edward C. Meyer and Major General William L. Nash Center for Preventive Action
Who Decides? Congress and the Debate Over Trade Policy in 1934 and 1974
Introduction Governor Adlai E. Stevenson thought trade policy was boring; he once described it as one field where the greatest need is for fresh clichés. He had a point. In the long period that th…
Report by Susan Ariel Aaronson
Delivering on the Promise: Advancing U.S. Relations with India
Executive Summary Excerpt: As the Obama Administration transitions to power already burdened with global economic crises and two wars, two events underscore India's importance for US interests: t…
Report by Alyssa Ayres
The Global Regime for Terrorism
This page is part of the Global Governance Monitor. Scope of the Challenge September 11, 2001, shocked the international system, changing global perspectives on both the threat of terrorism and…
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The United States and India: A Shared Strategic Future
Overview The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Aspen Institute India (Aii) have cosponsored a U.S.-India Joint Study Group to identify the shared national interests that motivate the United S…
Report by Christopher Clary, Robert D. Blackwill, and Naresh Chandra International Institutions and Global Governance Program
CFR Fellows Respond to Iraq Testimony
Following congressional testimony by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, the top two U.S. officials in Iraq, six CFR experts offered their own insights. Peter Beinart: Decision …
Report by Peter Beinart, Max Boot, Charles A. Kupchan, Vali R. Nasr, Steven A. Cook, and Stephen D. Biddle
Globalization and the Future of Border Control
Overview The purpose of the "Globalization and the Future of Border Control Project" is to stimulate and inform policy debate about the means and ends of border control in the new millennium. This…
Report by Stephen E. Flynn
Digital Decarbonization
Advances in data science are already transforming the way energy is produced, transported and consumed. These innovations have the potential to reduce carbon emissions and boost clean energy, but they also come with serious risks.
Report by Varun Sivaram Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
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Explosion at National Monument park in Jakarta, 2 military officers injured
Screengrab from Kompas TV shows the scene after an explosion at Jakarta's National Monument on Dec 3, 2019.
By Kiki Siregar
03 Dec 2019 10:14AM (Updated: 03 Dec 2019 07:01PM )
JAKARTA: Two military officers were injured after a blast in the area near the National Monument Park in the Indonesian capital on Tuesday (Dec 3).
"We immediately secured the area," Jakarta police chief Gatot Eddy said in a press conference, adding that the blast occurred at the north side of the park at around 7.15am local time.
The officers who were doing exercises in the park at the time, suffered injuries on their arms and legs and were rushed to the hospital, he said.
The blast is believed to have been caused by a smoke grenade, the police chief said, confirming that investigations were ongoing as to where it came from.
Responding to questions, Gatot said there was no indication of an attack.
“The effects of a smoke grenade are not big. But it does explode. That’s what happened this morning,” Jakarta military spokesman Colonel Zulhadrie told reporters in Monas at a doorstop.
“This can happen anywhere. That’s why people need to be alert and immediately inform authorities if they see something suspicious,” he added.
Armed police officers stand guard following a blast at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta, Dec 3, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)
"This is not a big matter. We are still gathering information and once the injured officers are better, we will question them while asking witnesses on the ground," he added.
Jakarta's traffic police tweeted that roadblocks were being set up to check commuters and traffic in the area.
08:42 Ada penanganan ledakan, sementara Jl. Merdeka Timur Jakpus arah ke Jl. Merdeka Utara lalin dialihkan. pic.twitter.com/SOvNcrn1U3
— TMC Polda Metro Jaya (@TMCPoldaMetro) December 3, 2019
Jakarta's National Monument (Monumen Nasional in Indonesian), commonly abbreviated as Monas. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Salmiah La Suma)
Within three hours, authorities had reopened the park area where the blast took place, across the street from the headquarters of Indonesia's home ministry.
Jakarta's National Monument (Monumen Nasional in Indonesian), commonly abbreviated as Monas, is located in central Jakarta. It is located near Indonesia's Merdeka Palace, as well as various ministries.
President Joko Widodo was not at the palace at the time, a presidential spokesperson said.
Source: Agencies/ic(mn)
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Privacy Alert: What the Web Knows About You
Social Security numbers, dates of birth, signatures, children's names, educational backgrounds, blood types, work histories and other personal data: Online state and county records offer a treasure trove for data aggregators, brokers and criminals.
By Robert L. Mitchell
She had me at hello ... or just about. Our conversation had barely started when privacy activist Betty Ostergren interrupted me to say that she had found my full name, address, Social Security number and a digital image of my signature on the Web.
I had set out to discover just how much information I could find about myself online, and Ostergren, who runs the Virginia Watchdog Web site, was my very first call. If this was what could be uncovered in just a few minutes, what else would I find? Quite a bit, as it turns out.
What information is available about you in cyberspace? Where does it come from? What risks does it present and what, if anything, can you do to protect yourself? To answer those questions I decided to use my own identity, Robert L. Mitchell, a national correspondent at Computerworld , as my research subject.
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Starting with the information Ostergren had turned up about me, I spent a few weeks combing through more than two dozen public and private resources on the Web and visiting many other Web sites to build a dossier on myself. I conducted both free and paid searches. I contacted a private investigator for tips on my investigation. And I spoke with data aggregators and privacy experts.
I quickly discovered that while the quantity of publicly available information about individuals to be found online is vast, it is riddled with inaccuracies. For example, I changed my primary residence more than a year ago, but many databases online still have my old address. In other cases, the information is just plain wrong.
Having a common name like Robert Mitchell -- or a famous one like Bill Gates -- makes the job a lot harder. While nuggets of information about you can be pulled up quickly, filtering out all of the data that is not actually about you and sorting out what is accurate is time-consuming. It requires a lot of digging.
But I was starting with a key piece of data -- my Social Security number -- and that makes finding relevant data a bit easier. As I gathered more data, I also reran many searches to get different -- and more targeted -- results. Here's what I found and where I found it.
Source: Government records
Information discovered: Full legal name, address, Social Security number, spouse's name and Social Security number, price paid for home, mortgage documents, signature
Much of the publicly available information on individuals online is sourced from online county, state and federal government records databases, and this is where Ostergren found my Social Security number. She hadn't purchased it from a hacker chat room or from shady characters in Russia. She got it by browsing an image of a mortgage document stored in a county database located in a building half a mile from my house.
Over the past five years, bulk scanning and online publishing of such documents have proliferated in many states. In many cases, including New Hampshire -- my state of residence -- little or no attempt has been made to redact sensitive personal data such as Social Security numbers before moving those records online. The public is blissfully unaware that these documents, which were once accessible only in dusty books inside the walls of the registry of deeds, are now freely available over the Web to anyone in the world with a click of a mouse.
Ostergren says that this information is a treasure trove for data aggregators, brokers and criminals. Unlike financial and medical records, which are regulated, Social Security numbers gathered from public records come with no strings attached. They can be republished anywhere with impunity . "You're in a state that is spoon-feeding Social Security numbers to everybody," Ostergren says.
In the county where I live, legal documents from 1975 and on have been scanned and placed for public viewing on the Web. No registration or payment is required to view those records, although there is a charge to print official copies. The database includes thousands of records on New Hampshire citizens, including tax liens, federal liens, divorce papers, financing statements, military discharge papers, death certificates -- even a mobile home warranty. Any legal document filed with the registry is fair game.
In these records I found names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, signatures, children's names, educational backgrounds, blood types, work histories and other personal data. Newer mortgage documents no longer contain Social Security numbers (mine was from 2001), but many other documents still do -- including death certificates and tax liens. In my case, fortunately, just one document on file -- the old mortgage -- contained my Social Security number.
Revelations from the rest of my government database searches were less sensational. State and county court documents are public records. In many states, those records are already online and available for public viewing on the Web. New Hampshire's county court records have not been put online, but the state has plans to do so, according to a county official.
Lauren Noether, bureau chief for consumer protection and antitrust at the New Hampshire Department of Justice, says it's just a matter of time before those records are available online. But she is concerned because standards for what information appears in legal documents have changed over time.
"I had an individual call to tell me that their child's name was in [an old] child abuse indictment. Nowadays we don't do that," she says. Noether amended the document, but she worries that bulk scanning and publishing of all historical records would bring many other inappropriate disclosures into public view.
Like many states, New Hampshire has a child sex offender registry . I am not a sex offender, but for the purposes of this story (I am the subject of the investigation, after all) I ran my name through anyway. As expected, I wasn't on the list, but it was chilling to find three other Mitchells listed there.
My next stop was the federal Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) database, which contains U.S. District, Appellate and Bankruptcy court records. Here the government wants to know who is searching. The registration process for users involves entering your Social Security number, date of birth and other data.
I found myself trolling through dozens of records of people who were not me, at a cost of $.08 per page of results. I pulled up a total of 119 records, including 51 Robert L. Mitchell bankruptcies.
Another Robert L. Mitchell had been arrested for kidnapping. But nothing matched the Robert L. Mitchell I was researching.
The PACER system required that I conduct a separate search for each jurisdiction. CriminalSearches.com is a commercial site that aggregates the same information so that you can do a single search across all jurisdictions -- and it's free. I executed a free search on the Web site. Apparently, I have a clean record in all 50 states.
I also searched state and county databases for the state in which I reside. Database aggregators such as LexisNexis pull information from all of the various local, state and federal databases and roll them up for easier searching, but you need to buy a subscription to use such services.
Computerworld has a LexisNexis subscription, but that costs money. While I did fork over $.08 a page for PACER results, that amounted to less than a dollar. At this point in my investigation, I wanted to see how much I could find for nothing -- or next to nothing -- before resorting to fee-based services.
Source: Free people searches
Information discovered: Employer name, job title, age, month and date of birth, phone numbers, wife's name and age, historical addresses and phone numbers, personal e-mail address, identifying photographs, employment history
I continued my investigation with the people and business search Web sites, including ZabaSearch , WhitePages.com , PeopleFinders.com , US Search , Intelius , Switchboard and PublicInfoGuide.com . The initial searches were free, although each service charged a premium for some of the data it uncovered. As I found out, you get what you pay for.
I gathered plenty of data on Robert L. Mitchells, but most of the data wasn't relevant to the Robert L. Mitchell I was investigating. Each search yielded multiple results, including some records with outdated information about me and others with totally inaccurate data. In some cases, aggregated data clearly had been mismatched, which appeared to be the result of mashing together two different Robert Mitchells into one identity.
ZabaSearch pulled up only an e-mail address I don't use and another that no longer exists, but it did find my mailing address, which it displayed on a satellite map. WhitePages.com had my name and phone number associated with a wrong address. Switchboard incorrectly described my home telephone number as unlisted. PublicInfoGuide.com found a residential address but listed four "relatives" that I never knew I had. PeopleFinders returned an address and phone number in another state where I had lived 20 years ago.
In some cases, part of the search results, such as the full address or e-mail address, was deliberately omitted. PeopleFinders located a Robert L. Mitchell in the correct town but wanted $1.95 for the full address. As up charges go, that was cheap: US Search wanted $10 to divulge the full address. I found it unnecessary to pay for these results, since different sites tended to provide different information upfront -- I could piece together all the bits of free information from various sites.
My Computerworld affiliation didn't turn up initially, nor did my business phone lines or my cell phone number. A search at ZoomInfo produced my correct title and Computerworld affiliation, but the work history was a comedy of errors, including incorrect titles and a stint as a PC World contributor that I must have forgotten. Under "Education," the results simply said "MSN dial-up."
Source: Search engines
Information discovered:Age, phone numbers, Computerworld affiliation, Computerworld stories, blog posts, identifying photos, social network and nonprofit affiliations, editorial award
I continued my research with the commercial search engines, including Google , Yahoo Search , Microsoft's Live Search , Dogpile and Vivisimo's Clusty . I used combinations of my name, job title, business name and location, and I concerned myself with only the first few pages of results.
As I encountered new information, I added it to my search criteria and ran searches again and again. The search engines divulged my age, phone numbers, my identities on three social networking sites and dates when I had signed up, my positions with two nonprofit organizations, links to Computerworld stories, blog links, a few snarky remarks about my stories and an announcement that a Computerworld story I wrote won an ASBPE award in 2007.
For good measure, I also searched the Techmeme , Technorati and Computerworld sites directly, assembling a long list of stories I had authored, as well as comments about those stories and contact information.
Source: Image search
Information discovered: Computerworld publicity photos, Flickr photos
Here I stuck with Google Image Search and Flickr . The 429 Google image results included dozens of Robert L. Mitchell photos, but the correct one was buried five screens down in the results. Also, displayed were photos of people whom I have interviewed for Computerworld stories.
Flickr searches on variations of my name produced no photos of me, but I was able to find my account by searching members with the name "Robert Mitchell." On the third screen, my photo appeared next to an account name. By matching that photo with the Computerworld publicity photo, I was able to identify myself.
From there, I was able to view several hundred publicly shared photos associated with that account. But like much of the content on Flickr, those images are untagged. Finding photos of me in the long list was a painstaking process.
Source: Social network search engines
Information discovered: Computerworld stories, blog posts, social network friends and co-workers
Here I searched individual social networking sites, as well as two search tools that promise to provide information from social networking sites: Delver and iSearch .
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The route shown is indicative. Clipper 2019-20 Race ports, race route, estimated days racing and additional information will be confirmed at a future date.
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Leg 4 will challenge you in every way. The constantly changing conditions, from brutal to mild, mean that there is no relaxing - you will be pushed mentally and physically in what is one of the most inhospitable parts of the planet. Further south than on any other leg, this race around the south of Australia demands your absolute best. From Western Australia, the bows of your racing yacht point south, out of the Indian Ocean and back to the challenge of the Roaring Forties.
Cape Leeuwin marks the south western tip of Australia and is one of the three Great Capes that only a privileged few get to race past. Once again, the race route takes you below the 40th Parallel for another sleigh ride east. On your port beam, far across the horizon, is the Great Australian Bight and the unforgiving shores of the Nullarbor Plain. At sea, you will route toward the southern tip of Tasmania and into the Tasman Sea for the first time.
Just because you are out of the Southern Ocean though, it doesn’t mean that the conditions are any easier - the Tasman Straits await…
As you route north for a challenging race to port on the eastern Australian seaboard, the huge ocean swells, so popular with the Aussie surfers on the east coast, continue to challenge kit, sails and crew stamina. This leg will test you mentally, physically and emotionally.
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Business of Play
Legends and Legacies
Adi Golad, Founder of Goliath: A Toy Industry Giant
Ruth Synowic
Adi Golad, Founder of Goliath Games
Goliath: A Toy Industry Giant
Born Entrepreneur
With an old bicycle wheel and a wooden stick as his only toy, Adi Golad, the oldest of three brothers, grew up in impoverished Israel where food was rationed and only a few children owned toys.
Despite his environment, Adi made the most of his childhood by honing his entrepreneurial skills. Between the ages of three and five, Adi sold his first ‘hot’ toy, his Dad’s handgun, for 2.5 cents; he rented his bicycle to neighbor kids for one piece of candy per spin around the block; and, at five, he was picking cactus fruits to satisfy local demand. At age six, he retired to pursue his academic career.
Pivotal Years
Adi joined the Israeli army when he was 18 and considers it to be a highlight; the most intense, rewarding and mind-shaping experience of his life.
Three weeks after enrolling in University, he met a blond Dutch girl named Margreeth, quit his studies, and followed her to the Netherlands. She became the love of his life and mother of his four children.
During a trip with friends to the Sinai desert in 1978, Margreeth discovered Rummikub, a game which an army buddy brought along on the trip. Adi had no interest in the game.
Mother-in-Law Knows Best
Margreeth loved the game and bought one for her mother in Holland. Adi’s future mother-in-law, who would become the strongest advocate for his games, held a weekly game club for Scrabble players. Soon after Margreeth arrived with Rummikub, all other games disappeared. Everyone wanted a copy. Six months later, Margreeth returned to Holland with 40 games and the magic began. News spread like wildfire and the games sold out.
Telling their parents they were moving to Holland was difficult. How could Adi throw away his engineering training, disappoint his father, and leave his friends? What would they say? Simple, they showed them the ‘formula’:
In one evening, 40 games sold to one family
365 evenings/year
5 million households in Holland
Within 3 months they would be millionaires
Our Car for 500 Games, Please!
They made a deal with the Hertzanos, (the makers), to buy 500 games. Short on cash, Adi sold their only possession, a Renault 4. They financed the first shipment of games and flew to Amsterdam.
It Only Takes One
After eight long months of hard work, Adi acquired one customer. This customer inadvertently bought Rummikub, thinking Adi was selling ‘Rubik’s Cube’, which was in short supply at the time. But, once the game hit the shelves, sales were good, and this buyer profited for many years amidst the trade’s blindness.
Margreeth returned to her nursing job to help fund their consumer marketing trips. Promoting the game through grass roots efforts, they visited small shops, campgrounds, markets and off-trade establishments. Demonstrating the game to 100,000 people created so much demand that retailers were forced to stock the game and Rummikub became the bestselling game in Holland. In 1986 alone, they sold 600,000 games in one of the smallest markets in Europe.
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https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/news/article/After-evacuation-Lone-Star-College-University-14828819.php
After evacuation, Lone Star College-University Park building cleared for re-entry
By Paul Wedding, Staff writer
Updated 1:08 pm CST, Tuesday, November 12, 2019
The Energy and Manufacturing Institute building on the west side of the Lone Star College - University Park campus is closed due to flooding.
Photo: Mayra Cruz / Mayra Cruz
Lone Star College students at the University Park campus had to momentarily evacuate one of the buildings after smoke was reported in the commons area.
The college sent out a tweet just before 11 a.m. Tuesday stating there was an emergency and told students to calmly evacuate Building 12/13 and move away from the building.
RELATED: Lone Star College students take a peek into the future of U.S. economy
Lone Star College Police Chief Paul Willingham stated in a tweet that smoke had been reported in the commons area of the building and said a fire department was on scene.
Less than 15 minutes later, Willingham sent out another tweet stating the building had been cleared by the fire department for re-entry.
Willingham said the cause of the smoke was a burnt motor, which caused smoke to enter the HVAC system. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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https://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Houston-Rockets-Memphis-Grizzlies-game-recap-14809519.php
Rockets respond with bounce-back win over Grizzlies
Updated 9:28 am CST, Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) handles the ball between Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks, left, and center Jonas Valanciunas (17) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) handles the ball between Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks, left, and center Jonas Valanciunas (17) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2019,
Photo: Brandon Dill/Associated Press
MEMPHIS – The Rockets might have preferred to find their shooting touch, to pour in 3s and easily pull away from a young, misfiring team.
Things don’t come easily for them these days, but they might have been better-served with the way they had to top the Grizzlies, 107-100, Monday, easing much of the pain from their terrible loss the night before.
After their lifeless loss to the Heat, the Rockets won with the “energy and effort” James Harden said had been missing.
Harden did put up 44 points with 10 rebounds and six assists with Eric Gordon and Danuel House Jr. combining for 31 points to help make up for the absence of Russell Westbrook, who was held out of the second half of a back-to-back.
Mostly, however, the Rockets defended with energy, especially in the second half. With the Rockets last in the NBA in 3-point percentage defense, the Grizzlies made just 3 of 25 3s, falling 12 points short of the fewest points the Rockets had allowed in a game this season.
The Rockets, however, did not close out the win until Harden hit a long, contested 3-pointer with 1:38 remaining.
3-pointers: Takeaways from Rockets' win over Grizzlies
With the Rockets up 10, after a long video review, he had been called for a flagrant foul, hitting Jae Crowder in the knee with a groin. Crowder started to go after him, earning a technical foul. But after Harden’s free throw, Dillon Brooks hit the free throws from Harden’s flagrant and put in a pull-up jumper, reducing the lead to six.
Harden’s 3-pointer and a flurry of free throws after two more Grizzlies technical fouls sealed the win to return home with a split of the road trip.
The Rockets had not suffered through anything like the meltdown in Miami, but they did not come close to taking frustrations out on the young and shorthanded Grizzlies, either.
Just to escape the first half with a 62-60 lead took a 25-point performance from Harden and a sudden burst of second-quarter energy from Clint Capela that offered a reminder of what had been missing.
The other familiar issues, however, remained. The Rockets were slow to get back in transition, allowing 11 second-quarter points off transition. Though the energy was far better defensively, they were often beaten off the dribble. Other than Harden, who made 4 of 8 3-pointers, Rockets shooters combined to make just 4 of 15 3s, often missing the wide-open looks the offense is built to generate.
Those unrelenting shortcomings that had filled the first six games of the season kept the Rockets from sustaining any sort of first-half run. But even that represented a significant step forward from the debacle the night before.
Increasingly, the Rockets were making the hustle plays they had not so much as hinted as possible before. Capela was rebounding again. House was running the floor and defending aggressively.
When Harden got on a roll late in the third quarter, the Rockets took their lead to 12. They still led by 10 when he returned with 6:50 left and rode just enough scoring from him to get a much-needed win.
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Conniving spinster's web of lies
STARING ahead, twisted conwoman Mary Howley strides from court but faces prison after her cruel lies were exposed.
The spinster can expect jail after tricking money out of blind colleague Jeff Rooney to pay for a bogus cancer operation she claimed she needed to save her own sight.
Howley also preyed on him by claiming her hubby had died and she needed money to go to her mother’s funeral in London.
Her shocking lies were exposed as it emerged she has never been married and her mother is happily alive and well.
The 49-year-old also persuaded two other colleagues to part with cash as lies tripped off her tongue and she trousered almost £6,000 from workmates moved to tears by her plight.
Gateshead magistrates were told her lies were only uncovered when Mr Rooney and his workmates alerted police because they thought it “unbelievable” when she returned to work hours after the complex eye op.
Howley, of Kenilworth Court, Sulgrave, Washington, is awaiting sentence after admitting four counts of fraud by false representation.
Justin Gibson, prosecuting, described how she worked at United Utilities at Doxford Park, Sunderland, and befriended Mr Rooney, who has been blind since birth.
“Mr Rooney described Howley as always having problems, such as her husband dying but it would later emerge she was never married, and her mother having a number of strokes and dying but later it would come out that her mother was alive and living in Washington.
“In June last year Mr Rooney states that he was at work when he was approached by Howley who started to cry and informed him she had pre-cancerous cells in her eyes and required treatment for the condition.
“She told him the condition was serious but the NHS waiting time was some six months. Without treatment she was sure her condition would develop into cancer,” he told the court.
Howley told him she wanted to get treatment privately but couldn’t afford to pay the £1,100 which he loaned her.
Mr Gibson said Howley told Mr Rooney the treatment had been a success but she later claimed her mum had suffered a series of strokes and borrowed more.
She then claimed she had died and borrowed money to attend the funeral in London.
Weeks later she complained of headaches and claimed the cancer in her eye had returned and she needed more treatment whic he helped pay for.
She even sent Mr Rooney text messages about her condition.
Mr Gibson, said: “In one text she said the cancer had spread to the other eye and without treatment she could just have six months left to live. She told him the treatment would cost £4,000 her eye.
“When he heard this news although he was upset and shocked that she required further treatment he transferred £1,500 to her bank account.”
It later emerged Howley had broken down and persuaded colleagues Maria Curran and Christina Smeaton to give her £2,800 between them.
Mr Gibson said: “The following day, March 26, Howley returned to work and informed Mrs Curran that the operation was a success and she was effectively cured of cancer. Mrs Curran and Mrs Smeaton received thank you cards from Howley.”
But they were by now suspicious and alerted the authorities.
Howley told police she needed the cash to pay the mortgage and arrears on her then-home in Elliott Terrace, Concord, which was later repossessed.
Peter Lowthian, defending, said Howley, who has no previous convictions, got herself into “a terrible mess”.
“She has told lies and more lies to get out of it and got deeper and deeper into a hole,” he said. “She is relieved this is out in the open but she is worried for herself and her future. She has lost friends, her job and her house has been repossessed.”
JPs bailed her to Newcastle Crown Court to be sentenced later.
Mr Rooney sat in court with his guide dog Misty and listened as Howley sniffled during the proceedings.
Afterwards, the 43-year-old customer service clerk, said: “They were crocodile tears. She sobbed when she told me her husband had died of an asthma attack and told a colleague he’d died of cancer and she was lying then. She sobbed as she rang me from her mother’s supposed hospital bed and later when she claimed her mother had died.
“Colleagues were upset for her and sent her flowers and she cried when she told me she was frightened she was going to lose her sight.
“I contacted the Royal Institute for the Blind to ask them how to help an adult who goes blind. I was that worried about her.
“She cried when she told me she was going to die in four to six months and asked me to help arrange her funeral.”
Mr Rooney, from Felling, Gateshead, added: “I feel betrayed and am disgusted to think anyone would stoop that low. I feel I can’t trust anyone again.
“It haunts my life. It’s the first thing I think of when I wake up each day, I can’t get it out of my mind. If she had only been honest and told me she was in debt I would have helped her because she was my friend, but I can’t forgive her for what she has done.”
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Five Films to See at TIFF Next Wave
Catch must-see Oscar nominee Minding the Gap at TIFF Next Wave
Courtesy of TIFF.
Forget Max Ophüls, the archival 35mm print you need to see this week is But I’m a Cheerleader! TIFF’s Next Wave Film Festival returns this week offering youth-oriented programming with films both old and new selected by young movie buffs. Jamie Babbit’s campy and hilarious cult hit is just one of the retrospective highlights of the film that should attract moviegoers eager to explore films that didn’t make the cut at TIFF’s recent 1999 series. (Still waiting on that Thomas Crown Affair spotlight, dear Lightbox!)
This year’s Next Wave festival offers a range of stories about the highs and lows of coming of age, and things aren’t so different now from 1999, although I’m so glad I didn’t have social media in high school. The line-up also ushers in two new generations of filmmakers with 70% of the programming coming from debut directors in addition to short films by up-and-comers in the Young Filmmakers Showcase. While the fest can often be overlooked amidst the gong show of award season and TIFF’s other programming streams, it often features some of the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it screenings of Canadian talents to watch, like Chloé Leriche’s Before the Streets and Pascale Plante’s Fake Tattoos offering highlights from previous years.
Festivities kick off tonight with the Battle of the Scores and opening night party with screenings and workshops running through the long weekend. Best of all, this roster of international pics is free for anyone 25 and under, so spend that ticket money on buttery popcorn while your metabolism is still youthfully active. Here are Cinemablographer’s top five picks for TIFF Next Wave.
Sunday, Feb. 17 @ 5:45 pm
For me, Minding the Gap is the must-see film of the festival. Bing Liu’s extraordinary debut documentary is what festivals like Next Wave are all about. Liu’s film is a personal odyssey that demonstrates the beauty that arises when young people are empowered with a camera and given the chance to tell their own stories on their own terms. Liu creates an intimate portrait of his group of friends coming of age while sailing through the streets of Chicago on their skateboards. Shot with breathtaking energy and poetry, it’s an insider’s view of millennial life that takes audiences to unexpected places as Liu and his friends open up and bravely invite viewers into their lives. It’s a feat of self-representation that upcoming filmmakers need to study and savour. Bonus point: it’s an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature and deserves to be the winner. Read more about the film in the review at POV and in our picks for the best docs of 2018.
Charlotte a du fun
Sunday, Feb. 17 @ 3:15 pm – director Sophie Lorain in attendance!
It’s alarming how few Québécois films screen in Toronto. This leaves a sizable gap for audiences who want to keep up on the best talent emerging in the Canadian film scene. Fortunately, Next Wave consistently offers at least one Canadian talent to watch, like it did with Chloé Leriche and Pascale Plante in previous years. This year’s notable Quebecker is Sophie Lorain with her offbeat and funny Charlotte a du fun, alternatively known by its provocative English title Slut in a Good Way. Charlotte is like American Pie with a feminist spin as Lorain tells the story of three BFFs who get part-time jobs in order to meet some boys. Featuring breakout performances by Marguerite Bouchard, Rose Adam, and Canadian Screen Award nominee Romane Denis, this refreshing comedy is just the ticket for anyone looking to support a new generation of women both in front of the camera and behind it.
Saturday, Feb. 16 @ 3:00 pm – director Alexandre Moratto in attendance!
A hit on the international festival circuit this past year, Socrates introduces director Alex Moratto as a talent to watch. It’s an assured feature dramatic debut that builds upon a portfolio of short docs that have tackled the current political climate in Brazil, mental health issues, and queer rights, among other themes. Socrates heralds an original voice with its compelling character study of a 15-year-old boy in São Paulo who wrestles with grief and alienation following his mother’s death. Christian Malheiros gives a tour-de-force performance in the title role as he navigates Socrates’ grief-stricken pain as well as the whirlwind of emotions the young man experiences coming of age and coming out of the closet in a culture that has yet to fully embrace the fact that love takes many forms. Socrates is up for two Independent Spirit Awards including Best Male Lead, and this’ll probably be Toronto’s only chance to see it.
But I’m a Cheerleader
Saturday, Feb, 16 @ 7:30 pm
A recent binge of Netflix’s cracked-out mini-series Russian Doll reminds me that the world needs more Natasha Lyonne. As much as I love Lyonne now that she sounds like an 87-year-old chain-smoker, the mid to late ’90s were a peak period for Lyonne as she played a range of sexually liberated young women and sketchy best friends to help guide teens through the turn of the millennium. The unsung hit of Lyonne’s filmography is the queer comedy But I’m a Cheerleader in which she plays all-American girl Megan, who gets shipped off to conversion therapy by her parents when they become suspicious of her disinterest in her boyfriend. Cheerleader is one of a handful of older gems playing in Next Wave’s Movie Marathon and while the film demands to be screened on VHS, the novelty of seeing campy flicks like this one with the snap, crackle, and pop of 35mm can’t be beat. They’re also playing 10 Things I Hate About You featuring everybody’s favourite “Where did she go?” star of the 1990s, Julia Stiles.
Young Creators Showcase
Sunday, Feb, 17 @ 12:30 pm
Finally, it only seems appropriate to check out the next wave of Bing Lius and Sophie Lorains before they’re stars. One spotlight of the festival is its line-up of shorts made by Canada’s up and comers. This year highlights change in the industry with a notable roster of women and culturally diverse voices to ensure that audiences will see their lives reflected on screen in some way, shape, or form over the festival. This year’s showcase features a handful of talents who are already emerging stars in their own rights, including the astonishingly prolific Morgana McKenzie who has established herself as a force on the international youth film circuit after breaking out in the Ottawa scene just a few years ago. (She’s back at Next Wave with Wild after her award-winning music video Atlas World was a festival hit in 2017.) Also worth noting are Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland who bring their short doc Throat Singing in Kangirsuk fresh from Sundance and a welcome depiction of Inuit youth.
TIFF Next Wave runs Feb. 15 to 17 at TIFF Lightbox.
Screenings are free for the 25 and under crowd. Get the full line-up here.
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A Christian 100 Percent
By Harvey Boese
About 5,000 Gospels of John have been distributed to people along the rivers and streams of Prachinburi Province by missionaries using the Gospel Boat. Such personal distribution of Scriptures will produce fruit, but the results may not be seen in this world. When, however, some immediate results from these efforts do come to the missionary’s attention, his heart rejoices. Two men who have been converted recently bear witness to the value of giving out the printed Word.
Nai Aroon prepares to dispose of his last image of Buddha. (Photo courtesy of the C&MA Archives)
Within the last year a man named Nai Aroon began to visit the Mission residence. In his younger days, he had spent 12 years as a Buddhist priest and had completed studies for barien (learned man) but had failed in the examinations. He had received invitations to preach in many places and was so well remunerated that he had been able to buy and operate his own automobile. After leaving the priesthood, he had engaged in private enterprise for a time and then in government service in the Customs Department in Bangkok. Now he lives in his orchard garden along the river near the capital of Prachinburi.
Both he and his 12-year-old son completed lessons on the Gospel of John correspondence course. From the first he always asked sincere questions about Christianity. Soon he requested correspondence lessons for his neighbors, to whom he was witnessing. A phonograph with gospel records was lent to him. He did not wait for neighbors to come in—he carried it around to their homes and played the gospel to them. He gave his images of Buddha away—all except one—and declared himself “a Christian 100 percent.”
Often when a heathen accepts the Lord, the missionary helps him to say the words in his prayer of repentance. Here is a man with whom the missionary did not pray, yet his life reveals that God has truly worked in his soul. When his neighbor to whom he had witnessed was later under the influence of liquor, he hit Nai Aroon on the head with a stick. Nai Aroon did not retaliate. On the contrary, he forgave him. His friends and family urged him to revenge himself for the blood spilled, but he stood firm in granting forgiveness.
Seven months after receiving the Gospel of John, Nai Aroon came with his son, who also believes, and brought with him the one remaining image of Buddha. This one image has a value of about $25, but he disposed of it saying it could no longer be in the same house with him. He said that for 30 years he had bowed before this image every day, but he was now truly “a Christian 100 percent.”
Adapted from The Alliance Weekly, September 7, 1955
4 responses to A Christian 100 Percent
Peter Burgo says:
Yes–I believe they were. Mr Boese and his wife, Grace, served as Alliance workers in Thailand from 1946 to 1977–with a few years in between spent serving churches here in the United States.
Bud Mouzon says:
I read this article and was wondering if the author was the same Harvey and Grace (wife) that I spent 5 months living with in Korat during the Vietnam War?
Sudea Romo says:
What a testimony! Reminds me of a story my dad shared about my grandfather coming to faith in Jesus. AMAZING.
vannak moeun says:
I pray to God that more Cambodian have the same testimony as Nai Aroon.
My heart, My Soul , and Spirit are waiting for God ‘s will and the right time for me to go to Cambodia as missionary for Share the Gospel.
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A critical look at civil society and peace building in Sudan (in arabic)
Munzoul Assal (2020)
in Bulletin of Sudanese Studies
Journal Article | 2019
The right to abortion in Tunisia after the revolution of 2011: Legal, medical and social arrangements seen through seven abortion stories
In this article, we explore the effects that Tunisia’s post-revolutionary democratization process has had on the right to abortion, drawing on ethnographic material, interviews, and medical files that we collected...
Irene Maffi and Malika Affes (2019)
in Health and Human Rights Journal
Congenitally Conjoined and Inseparable: Politics and Corruption in Nigeria
This chapter analyses political corruption in Nigeria through the trajectory of a number of scandals and their background. It underscores the resilience of political corruption in the country, where the...
Emmanuel Oladipo Ojo, Vaclav Prusa, Inge Amundsen (2019)
in Inge Amundsen (ed.): Political Corruption in Africa. Extraction and Power Preservation. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishers Ltd.
Edited Book | 2019
Political Corruption in Africa. Extraction and Power Preservation
Analysing political corruption as a distinct but separate entity from bureaucratic corruption, this timely book separates these two very different social phenomena in a way that is often overlooked in...
Inge Amundsen (ed.) (2019)
Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishers Ltd. c 200 p.
Gender and Violence in Post-Conflict Settings
Torunn Wimpelmann (2019)
in Laura Shepherd: Handbook on Gender and Violence. Edward Elgar Publishing
Emergency Urbanism in Sabra, Beirut.
Since the mid-1980s, generations of displaced people have sought refuge in the ramshackle buildings that were once the Gaza-Ramallah Hospital, a multi-story hospital complex built by the Palestinian Liberation Organization...
Are John Knudsen (2019)
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Indonesia’s most promising attempt at controlling corruption and an inspiration for its peers internationally is about to lose a lot of what enabled it to be so effective and trusted...
Sofie Arjon Schütte (2019)
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Sudan Brief | 2019
The paradox of federalism and decentralisation in South Sudan: An instrument and an obstacle for peace
A power sharing agreement and the inauguration of a new government in South Sudan has been put to a halt. Disagreement on the number of states and local self-government, security...
Lovise Aalen (2019)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Brief 2019:01) 5 p.
U4 Issue | 2019
Social accountability and water integrity: Learning from experiences with participatory and transparent budgeting in Ethiopia and Nepal
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Birke Otto, Floriane Clement, Binayak Das, Hari Dhungana, Lotte Feuerstein, Girma Senbeta, Jasmina Van Driel (2019)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2019:11)
The “CIA’s Army”: A Threat to Human Rights and an Obstacle to Peace in Afghanistan
Afghan paramilitary forces working with the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have long been a staple in the US war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the border region with...
Suhrke Astri and Antonio De Lauri (2019)
Providence: The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University (Costs of War) 14 p.
Discrete Moves and Parallel Tracks: Gender Politics in post-2001 Afghanistan
in Deniz Kandiyoti, Nadje Al-Ali, Kathryn Spellman-Poots: Gender, Governance and Islam. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
The Taliban and the humanitarian soldier: Configurations of freedom and humanity in Afghanistan
Humanitarian wars are a primary means of globally affirming a specific model of humanity, built according to the cultural, moral, and economic standards of Western democracies. How are forms of humanity...
Antonio De Lauri (2019)
in Anuac vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 31-57
Turkish foreign policy: structures and decision-making processes
On 16 April 2017 Turkish voters went to the polls to deliver their verdict on a set of constitutional amendments that would replace the existing parliamentary system with that of...
Siri Neset, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Mustafa Aydın, Kadir Has University, Hasret Dikici Bilgin, Istanbul Bilgi University, Metin Gürcan, Episteme Turkey, Arne Strand, Chr. Michelsen Institute (2019)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2019:3)
CMI Brief | 2019
Civil society’s role in petroleum sector governance: The case of Tanzania
Good governance in the management of natural resources is now recognized by scholars and policy makers as key to ensuring that countries can prevent and escape the resource curse and...
Kendra Dupuy, Lise Rakner, Lucas Katera (2019)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief no. 2019:02) 4 p.
Interaction between Health Institutions in Knowledge and Medical Practices in South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains
This research thesis addresses the challenges confronting the establishment of stable and sufficient health care provision in Heiban Locality in South Kordofan / Nuba Mountains in the aftermath (2002–2011) of...
Mariam Sharif (2019)
Bergen: Chr.Michelsen Institute
Twenty Years After Ottawa: ‘Unpacking’ Mine Action in Peace Agreements
Mine action is essential for long-term peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction. Using new data, this paper explores the nexus between mine action and peace processes, providing an analysis of trends in...
Robert Forster (2019)
in Journal of Peacebuilding and Development vol. 14 no. 2 pp. 150-163
Impact Series | 2019
Changing the public narrative: The case of forced sterilizations in Peru
In a drive for lower birth rates during the mid-90’s, Peruvian authorities launched a campaign to persuade women to get sterilized. More than 200 000 women underwent the surgical procedure...
Åse Johanne Roti Dahl (2019)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Impact Series IS 2019:01)
Humanitarian Militarism and the Production of Humanity
The limits and consequences of humanitarian military operations continue to be major issues in Western public debates on global security, democracy and human rights. This article focuses on the intersection...
in Social Anthropology
Children’s Rights’ Indexes: Measuring Norway’s Performance
Global indexes are commonly used to measure a country’s performance, including on the implementation of human rights conventions. Such audit-like tools project neutrality and avoid the charges of anecdotal evidence....
Malcolm Langford and Tori Loven Kirkebø (2019)
in Malcolm Langford , Marit Skivenes and Karl Harald Søvig (eds.): Children's Rights in Norway An Implementation Paradox?. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget pp. 42-99
The ‘Secret Loans Affair’ and Political Corruption in Mozambique
In 2016, the ‘secret loans affair’ sprung on to the Mozambican political scene with the discovery that three government-owned companies – controlled by the military intelligence – had borrowed around...
Adriano Nuvunga and Aslak Orre (2019)
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Titan Company 1187.60 (-0.1%)
This largecap cement stock could rise 24% in next 12 months to Rs 5,050 per share
Updated : December 30, 2019 02:16 PM IST
So far this year, UltraTech Cement stock has returned 1.2 percent, while the 10-year return on the stock is almost 350 percent.
The largecap cement stock traded at Rs 4060 per share on BSE at 11.07 am.
UltraTech Cement reported an over 72 percent jump in its second quarter standalone net profit at Rs 639 crore against Rs 371 crore in the same period last year.
Ajay Vaishnav
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Motilal Oswal has reiterated 'buy' on UltraTech Cement with a long-term target price of Rs 5,050 per share, an over 24 percent upside potential from the current market price on improved demand outlook. The largecap cement stock traded at Rs 4060 per share on BSE at 11.07 am. So far this year, UltraTech Cement stock has returned 1.2 percent, while the 10-year return on the stock is almost 350 percent.
Motilal Oswal analysts explained the rationale of improved business outlook and share price target in its report on Thursday after a recent meeting with the company's CFO Atul Daga.
The brokerage sees recovery in the sector in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal with the overall demand in India to be around 6 percent on year-on-year basis. The Eastern region should see stronger growth at around 10 percent YoY.
"The past few quarters have witnessed weak overall demand in India due to slow construction activity; however, the North and parts of the South (Tamil Nadu) have fared better. Demand has picked up recently, which has improved visibility of growth in 4QFY20. While overall demand in the country should be better in FY21 (~6% YoY), the East should see stronger growth (~10% YoY)," the report said.
On pricing front, the brokerage said that all-India prices are up 5 percent YoY, largely led by around 10 percent growth in the North and Central India, while the East and South have been nearly flat.
UltraTech Cement's net debt is expected to decline on account of limited capex spends and stronger cash flows from the ramp-up in existing capacities, says the report.
"We estimate net debt to decline to ~INR130b (1.1x) in FY21 led by strong free cash flow (FCF) of INR75b (~7% yield) in FY21 (v/s INR20b in FY19)."
The company is also mulling divestment of its non-core assets in China and the United Arab Emirates along with a recovery of loans given to BInani's fiberglass business, helping reduce leverage further.
UltraTech Cement also recently sold its 0.6mt capacity in Bangaldesh for a consideration of Rs 2 billion, Motilal Oswal analysts said in the report.
The brokerage expects "26% CAGR for EBITDA and 48% CAGR for EPS over FY19-21. Driven by strong operating cash flows and reduction in interest cost, RoE/RoCE should improve by 550bp/420bp to 13.8%/11.2% over FY19-21."
Valuation-wise, the stock trades 30 percent cheaper than its peer, Shree Cements against historical average of 10 percent, the report said.
"Valuation is also supportive at 11x FY21E EV/EBITDA and ~USD152/t on EV,
which are at ~15% discount to the 10-year average. It is also trading 30%
cheaper than its peer, Shree Cements v/s historical average of 10%. We value UTCEM at 14x FY21E EV/EBITDA to arrive at a target price of INR5,050
(implied EV/t of USD185/t on FY21 capacity). Maintain Buy."
The company’s revenue rose 4.3 percent at Rs 9,254 crore against Rs 8,869 crore, YoY.
Meanwhile, the benchmark equity indices, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, traded flat on Monday. The Sensex traded 40 points up at 41615, while the Nifty was at 12,257, higher by just 12 points.
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Why India needs more airports – urgently!
Updated : April 09, 2018 08:54 PM IST
India’s airport infrastructure creaks under the weight of increasing footfalls and squeezed capacities at the airside as well as inside terminal buildings.
At least four airports - at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad - are already handling passengers in excess of their maximum indicative handling capacity.
India’s airlines continue to order aircraft at alarming rates in anticipation of continued traffic growth but they might not have space to park their planes.
Sindhu Bhattacharya
The government’s announcement that it will expedite the construction of a greenfield airport at Jewar, near Noida, couldn’t have come at a better time.
As India’s airport infrastructure creaks under the weight of increasing footfalls and squeezed capacities at the airside as well as inside terminal buildings, a steadfast airport capacity buildup is the need of the hour.
Mumbai is already bursting at the seams and the airport at Delhi is already saturated. Building an alternate to the existing airport at Delhi makes eminent sense, though this should have happened much earlier.
London has five major airports, New York has three. Delhi may get a second airport only in some years.
Remember, three out of four flyers in India use one of the 10 busiest airports. The six busiest airports handled over 175 million passengers in 2016-17, which means even among the top 10 airports, these six saw two in three air passengers.
Creaking Airport Infrastructure
India’s air traffic growth still comes from its large metros, with the top 10 airports lying across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and so on. This means though there are airports/airstrips aplenty in smaller towns and cities, these do not witness enough footfalls.
The feverish growth in domestic aviation in the country over the last several years has brought into focus the woeful lack of aviation infrastructure across the busiest cities, with little relief in sight. India’s top 10 airports handled nearly double the amount of traffic in calendar 2018 at 232 million compared with just 124 million in 2013.
So airport queues are getting longer, flight movement and on-time performance of airlines is getting worse and generally, India’s domestic flyers are spending more time than ever before in reaching their destinations.
Earlier policy decisions, such as having a condition of 150-km distance between existing and new airports etc have already stymied the growth of airport infrastructure. Unlike the other growing markets, we still do not operate multiple airports around our big cities.
Sample this: one Indian airline reported only 34% flights on time from Mumbai airport this February. That means two out of every three flights of this airline were delayed. In fact, Mumbai’s story epitomizes the severe infrastructure squeeze across our busy airports.
Earlier, flights managed to arrive/depart from Mumbai at about 50% on-time statistic, but the latest DGCA data show the best performance out of this choked airport was 48.9% in February.
This means, at least every second flight landing or departing from Mumbai was delayed, whichever airline you chose to fly. The current Mumbai airport has been strained beyond capacity and plans to build a new one at Navi Mumbai have been horribly delayed.
According to analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities, airports at Hyderabad and Goa (which come in the list of the top 10 airports) have already reached one-and-a-half times their capacity. The one at Mumbai is operating at 121% of its capacity while the country’s busiest airport – at Delhi -- has also reached saturation with 101% capacity utilization in 2016-17.
As the government has said in its reply in Lok Sabha, Delhi had the maximum daily aircraft movement at 1143 last fiscal, followed by Mumbai at 870 and Bengaluru at 488.
Where Will Airlines Park Their Planes?
Choked airports may worry flyers, but India’s airlines continue to order aircraft at alarming rates in anticipation of continued traffic growth.
IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir have together placed orders for 835 aircraft, with deliveries staggered till FY2025. This, on an existing base of 558 aircraft.
This rapid fleet addition will require greater aircraft handling capacity at airports, the Kotak analysts say.
“Capacity at some of top ten airports by number of passengers handled has already been exhausted; most of these airports are undergoing capacity expansion which would come through only in the next 2-4 years leading to limited passenger growth at some of these airports.”
The Delhi airport is expected to handle 85 million passengers by 2022 against 64 million now and capacity expansion of Terminals I and III has been envisaged by 2020.
Mumbai, two phases of the yet-to-be-operational Navi Mumbai airport should start functioning by 2022.
By then, Mumbai would need to handle 65 million passengers each year against 40 million now.
Kolkata should see doubling of capacity by 2021. Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Goa airports should also see some amount of capacity addition.
But these planned capacity enhancements may not prove adequate given our double digit traffic growth projections.
The government is doing its bit by operationalising ghost airports under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN and also planning to upgrade some existing ones but is looking for a major share of the investments to come from the private sector.
Sindhu Bhattacharya is a journalist based in Delhi.
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What Comes After Passwords?
Steven NortonOctober 2017
For many companies, the goal is for the authentication of customer and employee identities to be nearly invisible, taking only a second as a shopper logs into the website, or running in the background as office staff do their work.
To achieve that, and be able to accurately verify that employees and customers are who they say they are, companies are embracing new technologies—including biometric scans of faces and fingerprints, and behavioral-monitoring systems that track such activities as what apps you open most frequently.
As hackers are getting more sophisticated, traditional passwords are starting to be seen as less secure. The recent data breach of credit-reporting agency Equifax Inc. EFX +2.73% is likely to raise further questions about using Social Security numbers and other personal data to authenticate a person’s identity, and to fuel the push for better authentication methods. While security is paramount, companies are also seeking to provide a seamless experience to employees and customers who don’t want to be burdened with multiple passcodes.
Mastercard Inc. is equipping some of its employees with laptops that have built-in fingerprint readers, and is testing technology that scans employees’ faces before allowing them inside an office building. Exploring another advanced capability, Mastercard in March acquired NuData, whose technology can recognize customers based on how they hold their phone and other behavioral biometrics.
“The driving force is the elimination of passwords,” says Ron Green, Mastercard’s chief security officer.
Companies walk a thin line as they work to improve security without disrupting the user experience. Some customers may perceive their data as less secure if a password isn’t required. But if behavior-based programs are too sensitive and act on a false positive, such as blocking access for a user who types differently due to a broken finger, that is cumbersome, too.
Similar challenges apply to facial recognition, even as the technology continues to improve, says Steve Wilson, who researches digital-identity issues as vice president and principal analyst at Constellation Research, a Silicon Valley-based firm that advises companies about disruptive technologies. A poorly lighted room or a day without shaving, for example, could keep a person from being able to access an application, Mr. Wilson says.
Like any authentication measure, such tools also remain susceptible to spoofing by hackers. A high-quality photo or animation, or in some cases an animated avatar, can fool some facial-recognition systems.
“It’s an arms race between biometric designers and the criminals that are trying to fool the systems,” Mr. Wilson says.
Companies are coming up with creative ways to combat the problem. Vasco Data Security International Inc., a maker of cybersecurity technologies, uses “liveness detection” technology which asks users to blink their eyes or turn their heads to verify that they’re a living being, says David Vergara, the company’s head of global product marketing.
Despite their limitations, biometric authentication measures such as facial recognition continue to become more mainstream. Indeed, Apple Inc. has said facial recognition will be used as the primary way to unlock its latest smartphone, the iPhone X, which could significantly popularize the technology.
A number of firms are turning to technology powered by machine learning to constantly authenticate people as they use an app. Such measures, which are largely behavior-based and look at a person’s typical patterns of technology use, are relatively new, but corporate interest is high, says Forrester Research analyst Andras Cser.
Automatically analyzing users’ behavioral patterns, which can include hundreds of disparate data points such as typing speed, is the Holy Grail for authentication, Mr. Vergara says, because it allows firms to monitor security in real time rather than relying on a one-time password.
Behavior-based authentication is focusing on consumers first, Mr. Vergara adds, because of the potential to improve the user experience, and therefore a company’s bottom line.
Health insurer Aetna Inc. is rolling out behavior-based security measures for its mobile and web applications, which also will include options for biometric factors such as fingerprint swipes. The technology collects the attributes of Aetna members, such as how they move through an application or how quickly they type, and feeds that data into a risk engine. Based on data about a customer’s behavior on the app and what device he or she is using, the engine can create a picture of “normal” behavior in about two weeks.
Then, if someone’s actions deviate significantly from their typical behavior, the system takes note. If a customer gives her phone to a friend, for example, the app may recognize the friend as a different person and ask for another form of authentication, such as a finger swipe across the screen.
Voice is currently the hot area for startups, says Mr. Wilson. There are voice-identification systems that can learn and verify speech cadence, accent and pronunciation, and other factors to create a unique “voiceprint.” Some companies are building algorithms that use voice to determine contextual clues, such as whether the speaker is under duress.
Other biometric authentication measures being developed or explored include tools that recognize handwriting, scanners that authenticate users based on their ear shape, and even ID markers obtained through a person’s DNA. No matter what forms future authentication methods take, Mr. Wilson observes, “what really matters is getting a biometric that consumers can use.”
Companies shouldn’t rely on a single authentication tool, analysts say. Experts recommend taking a layered approach to security, one that uses a combination of biometrics, behavior monitoring and, yes, even passwords.
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NTT DOCOMO Tests NVF with ALU, NEC & Cisco
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 #NFV, ALU, Cisco, DOCOMO, NEC
NTT DOCOMO confirmed that it is working separately with three vendors — Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco and NEC — and has completed proof-of-concept (PoC) trials verifying the feasibility of network functions virtualization (NFV). DOCOMO said it now aims to commercially deploy services utilizing a virtualized mobile network by the fiscal year ending in March 2016.
The PoC testing covered virtualized Evolved Packet Core (EPC) implementations. DOCOMO and each of the three vendors verified cutting-edge network control mechanisms, such as scalable user-data processing capability that can handle concentrated user traffic efficiently and improve service delivery stability by means of fast, automatic network-recovery techniques in the event of hardware failure.
"NFV is highly expected to change the ecosystem of network industries," said Seizo Onoe, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at DOCOMO. "But without a high degree of collaboration among the players, such hopes could end up like pie in the sky. Therefore, I am delighted that we have been successfully collaborating in PoC trials with the industry's leading vendors."
Sri Reddy, VP and GM of Alcatel-Lucent's SR Product Business Unit, joined by Dor Skuler, VP and GM of Alcatel-Lucent's CloudBand Business Unit, said: "It is an honor to work with DOCOMO in the development of the virtualization of core mobile technology. This project demonstrates an accelerated path to NFV commercial deployment that is leading the industry. Our CloudBand NFV Platform and virtualized EPC (vEPC) are open and multi-vendor, two characteristics that are essential in an NFV environment."
Kelly Ahuja, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobility Business Group of Cisco, said: "We would like to commend DOCOMO for their continued work on innovations in business and technology in mobile communications. We are delighted to collaborate with DOCOMO toward the realization of a virtualized mobile Internet architecture. It is exciting to see a world leader in mobile industry being fully committed to virtualization in their network architecture where and when it makes sense for their customers. "
Shunichiro Tejima, Executive Vice President of NEC, said: "NEC is honored to collaborate with DOCOMO in the trial of this virtual mobile core technology. With these tests, the companies have verified that virtualization platforms provide the functions required for NFV. NEC will continue to cooperate with DOCOMO and NFV industry partners by providing global solutions that contribute to the realization of advanced carrier networks that are flexible, fast and optimized for services."
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Home / Media Center / Agrow Best Industry Collaboration Award Presented to Innovative Agricultural-Pharmaceutical Research Platform
Press Release • 11/30/2018
Agrow Best Industry Collaboration Award Presented to Innovative Agricultural-Pharmaceutical Research
Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, Eli Lilly & Co., and the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute win for data-sharing platform designed to improve public health
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 30, 2018 — A collaboration spanning the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries received a top honor at the 2018 Agrow Awards. On Nov.12 in London, Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, Eli Lilly & Co, and the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) won the Best Industry Collaboration Award for their work on an open toxicogenomics platform called CTox. The platform, the culmination of two years of co-development, has the potential to revolutionize sustainable product innovation in both pharmaceuticals and agriculture.
CTox is an open-source technology platform enabling researchers to access toxicogenomic data for early-stage human health risk assessment. Toxicogenomics, which uses advanced computational techniques to analyze molecular data spanning the entire genome, allows scientists to characterize products for human health hazards and to design new products with health as a central focus. By enabling open access to this data, CTox allows researchers to apply cutting-edge bioinformatics tools to associate toxicogenomic data with specific human health hazards, identifying an exposure level predicted to have no toxicological effect. This will result in more sustainable products that improve global human health.
“At Corteva Agriscience we are committed to collaborating with the best and brightest across industries, and we’re honored to be recognized with our partners Eli Lilly and the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute for this project,” said Neal Gutterson, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Corteva Agriscience. “Ensuring the products we develop are safe for people, animals and the environment is core to our mission of enriching the lives of those who produce and those who consume. We’re proud to be part of a collaboration that equips researchers across multiple industries with the tools they need to manage risk and focus on developing healthy, safe solutions for the future.”
“This collaboration with Corteva Agriscience and Lilly aimed to leverage the best internal research from both these organizations to develop a shared system that improves safety predictions for newly discovered molecules,” said Dan Robertson, Ph.D., Director of the IBRI’s Applied Data Sciences Center. “The team delivered an open toxicogenomics platform that makes these advanced analytical methods more broadly available to the research community, with a goal to drive research faster for all research teams needing these capabilities.”
CTox can be accessed at ctox.indianabiosciences.org.
About Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont
Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), is intended to become an independent, publicly traded company when the previously announced spinoff is complete by June 2019. The division combines the strengths of DuPont Pioneer, DuPont Crop Protection and Dow AgroSciences. Corteva Agriscience™ provides growers around the world with the most complete portfolio in the industry — including some of the most recognized brands in agriculture: Pioneer®, Encirca®, the newly launched Brevant™ Seeds, as well as award-winning Crop Protection products — while bringing new products to market through our solid pipeline of active chemistry and technologies. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.
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Cannes 2017: Ruben Östlund’s The Square
By David Hudson
On Film / The Daily — May 20, 2017
“If he hadn’t already laid claim to the title of king of the cringe-inducing confrontation and nabob of the nervous laugh with the withering Force Majeure, Ruben Östlund truly anoints himself with The Square, an excoriating razor-burn of a movie that deploys drollery like an instrument of torture,” begins Jessica Kiang at the Playlist. “Broadening out his canvas from the family dynamics of his previous avalanche movie before slashing it to similarly precise shreds, The Square is made up of dozens of scenes of such perfect, short-story polish and bite that it almost feels like a vignette anthology rather than a feature. And yet, at least until an unfortunate slackening of pace and a slight dulling of edge toward the end of a long two hours and twenty minutes, the scathing sensibility remains a constant, dark delight.”
Variety’s Owen Gleiberman suggests that “Östlund creates suspense the old-fashioned way, setting up scenes that make the audience go: What in God’s name is going to happen next? But he also creates suspense in a new-fangled way, turning the space between people into an alarming existential battleground. He’s like Hitchcock infused with the spirit of mid-period Bergman.”
“The Square turns a contemporary art museum into a city-state of bizarre, dysfunctional and Ballardian strangeness,” writes the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw. “It is a place where one important person’s guilt infects an entire society with a creeping nervous breakdown, at once intensified and yet camouflaged by a notional belief in aesthetic nonconformism and provocative performance art. This movie really brings some gobsmackingly weird and outrageous spectacle, with moments of pure show-stopping freakiness. Eventually it loses a bit of focus and misses some narrative targets which have been sacrificed to those admittedly extraordinary set pieces. It doesn’t have the pure weapon-like clarity of Östlund’s previous film Force Majeure. But it sets out to make your jaw drop. And it succeeds.”
“Christian (Claes Bang, a dead-ringer for a 40-something Gregory Peck), is chief curator for the ultra-hip, ultra-chic X-Royal Museum,” explains Barbara Scharres at RogerEbert.com. “He’s handsome, pretentious, and arrogant in the privilege and power that make him the peer of the wealthy. . . . In the episodic construction of The Square, and its deadpan approach to comedy, Östlund’s work begins to resemble that of another Swedish film satirist, Roy Andersson (A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence). Östlund is not quite that good yet, but he’s getting there.”
“So far-out is some of the stuff that goes on at the X-Royal Museum that it momentarily looks as though the film will emerge as a full-fledged comedy, but it’s the mix of mordant humor and sulfurous weirdness that defines its true nature,” writes the Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy. “Christian’s private life remains little explored for a long while, until he finally engages in a one-night stand with an American journalist (Elisabeth Moss), earlier seen conducting an inept interview with him, who later attempts to engage in a far more uncomfortable sort of probing; she also seems to have a chimpanzee as a flat-mate.”
“The Square is at its best doing just two of the many things it essays,” argues Lee Marshall in Screen. “The first is to use a municipal contemporary art museum—conceived by Östlund and architect Gert Wingårdh as a Modernist space inserted into the fabric of Stockholm’s Royal Palace—to probe in comic but also serious ways how we engage with culture, power, and each other. The second is to chart the undoing of a cocky, polished aesthete turned businessman and politician, whose downward trajectory begins when he tries to let his alpha male side out of its cage. But in all its flawed brilliance, The Square remains an original, visceral, uncomfortable and essential viewing experience.”
Rory O’Connor at the Film Stage: “The Old Testament rule of law vibe in Östlund’s films—thematically similar in some ways to the Coens’ Fargo—is designed to elicit that exquisitely excruciating pain of watching a character be repeatedly given a chance to get out of the awful situation they have gotten themselves into only to let it pass by, usually for no reason other than to save face or maintain an already lost status quo.”
“It is a film both frustrating and jocular, as well as stimulating and astute as it explores our attitudes of appropriateness and how pushing boundaries can have terrifyingly restrictive effects on the collective consensus of good taste and what’s considered the politically correct,” writes Nicholas Bell at Ioncinema.
“It's so slick, intelligent, subversive, and yet so damn entertaining,” adds Alex Billington at First Showing. But at CineVue, John Bleasdale finds that “it's in the last half that Östlund's thumb on the scales begins to leave a print. . . . The pummeling of liberal guilt and hypocrisy also feels badly timed in the age that coined ‘libtard’ and Christian himself seems to behave inconsistently almost as if he is doing so at the behest of some point the director wants to make, rather than from motivations of character.”
“When we are in public spaces and don’t know who’s in charge, we have a problem with taking responsibility,” Östlund tells Variety’s Alissa Simon. “For me, it was a way to point out how we are herd animals, how we are paralyzed when something happens that we are scared of and the feeling is, ‘don’t take me, don’t take me, take someone else!’”
Updates, 5/21: Östlund has “aimed his crosshairs at the sham humanitarianism of high society, and if that sounds like shooting fish in a barrel, the writer-director keeps it sporting by resisting making his prey total caricatures, into straw men for the sniping,” writes A. A. Dowd at the A.V. Club. “He’s a student of human pretension. Also, he can execute a gag with steel-trap precision.”
“Östlund’s eye for the subtleties of human behavior, especially public behavior, never fails,” writes Emily Yoshida at Vulture. “And by the end he finds at least one functional human interaction, at a cheerleading meet of all places, among armies of pigtailed girls hitting their marks and holding each other up. We overhear a coach giving a pep talk to a disappointed member of the squad. ‘Don’t waste energy feeling sorry for yourself,’ he says with firm affection. ‘Correct it and move on.’ Nobody else in The Square has the emotional maturity of a cheerleader.”
“Östlund at his best can have his cake and push it in your face,” writes the Telegraph’s Robbie Collin. “Even so . . . there’s real compassion and concern here, which often emerges as a kind of antidote, or anti-punchline, to the latest cosmic micro-aggressions. . . . Slow burn—and at almost two and a half hours, the burn here is positively languid—has a culminative force that can’t be resisted.”
“Like Michael Haneke with a funny bone instead of a magnifying glass, Ruben Östlund’s vision of humanity is a bleak, almost faithless caricature of our most craven impulses,” writes Sophie Monks Kaufman at Little White Lies.
“If the film has any flaw, it could be that it juggles too many good ideas,” suggests Time Out’s Dave Calhoun. “But why complain about that?”
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And Screen’s Wendy Mitchell talks with Östlund: “You know I love awkward situations.” And talking to Steven Zeitchik in the Los Angeles Times, he adds, “I love thinking that people in a screening sitting silent in tuxedos are watching people on-screen sitting silent in tuxedos.”
Updates, 5/22: “For all its immaculate polish, The Square turns out to be not a tidy exercise in clinical detachment but a ferocious drama of conscience,” writes Justin Chang in the Los Angeles Times. “And for all the scorn it heaps upon Christian’s rarefied milieu, it’s entirely sincere in its acknowledgment that art—this movie itself being a thorny and fascinating example—can tell us things about ourselves we’d rather not know.”
“At length, as Östlund keeps reworking largely similar ideas with ever more spite but dwindling vigor, the cumulative effect is an expression of condescending, all-embracing contempt,” writes Giovanni Marchini Camia for Sight & Sound. “This is reinforced by Östlund’s penchant for wanting to have it both ways: he condemns the absence of solidarity in Swedish society, yet Christian gets robbed because he comes to the aid of a scammer pretending to be in need of help; he posits that individuals must take responsibility and work against discriminatory social constructs, yet when Christian does finally overcome his cowardice and attempts to do the right thing, all he achieves is further punishment. If man really is beyond redemption and the social contract is but an irreparable farce, what are we supposed to draw from The Square’s virulent didacticism?”
“Admittedly, there's a relentless cynicism to the film that can be off-putting,” grants Lawrence Garcia in the Notebook. “But if the film is too eager to spell out its various themes, even fashioning an labored redemptive coda that counteracts the acerbic humor, it's often too flat-out hilarious to dismiss. A late scene that basically lays out the entire thematic thrust in a video ‘apology’ is didactic, to be sure, but is offset by the sheer entertainment value of watching sincerity—or what looks to be genuine sincerity—morph into a long-winded lecture on personal and societal responsibility in real time.”
“Östlund’s story veers off in so many directions that it’s almost like he can’t decide if any of them are worth the trip,” writes Eric Kohn at IndieWire. “At once a high-minded art world satire and a Curb Your Enthusiasm-style cringe comedy, it’s a tale of identity crisis that faces one of its own.”
More from John Bleasdale (CineVue, 3/5) and Bénédicte Prot at Cineuropa, where you’ll also find a video interview with Östlund.
Update, 5/23: “The frame is always palpable and intrusive in Östlund’s cinema, closing us off from the spatial contexts that might alleviate a given scenario’s tension,” writes Blake Williams, dispatching to Filmmaker, “and this compositional approach fits nicely in a movie about featuring art piece that is a literal square boundary. Elsewhere, another conceptual piece in the museum—a simple white neon text reading ‘YOU HAVE NOTHING’—is also played for laughs, and a lecture is thrown into chaos by attendee with Tourette’s having a fit. I know Östlund likes to push buttons, but come on.”
Updates, 5/24: Bilge Ebiri for the Village Voice: “When left to its own devices, does humanity find equilibrium, or does it disintegrate into aggressors and subjects? And just what does it take for us to come to others’ aid? The Square has a remarkably clear-headed and streamlined way of asking these questions, but the answers it provides are always tantalizingly unclear.”
“Östlund’s new movie has an episodic quality, with each subplot potentially substantial enough to warrant its own hour-long installment,” writes Tim Grierson for Paste. “And like great postmodern art, the film resists easy interpretation so as to allow the viewer a chance to inhabit the work in his or her own way.”
“Eventually, the film does run out of steam—coinciding with Christian’s inevitably reaching a breaking point—but for almost the entirety of its running time it remains a delight,” writes Tommaso Tocci for the International Cinephile Society.
The Square is one of the films discussed in the latest Film Comment Podcast (59’45”).
Update, 5/26: For Film Comment editor Nicolas Rapold, “most surprising, and little remarked upon, was the reactionary bent of Östlund’s satire. Let’s set aside the fact that the art world has . . . parodied itself, to such an extent that even the film’s best-tuned gags can feel familiar. More tiresome is that Östlund, in targeting liberal Swedish guilt, all too often evokes a disgruntled middle-aged man’s cynicism about contemporary values of sensitivity and tolerance.”
Update, 5/29: “I love that we never actually refer to the monkey, which begs the question of, ‘Is it even real?’” Moss tells Vulture’s Jada Yuan. “Like, we never refer to it. I never speak to it. No one ever speaks to it. It’s never mentioned. So weird.”
Update, 7/4: In Cinema Scope, Josh Cabrita calls The Square “a rambunctious lark, puerile and playful, and too often given to moralistic explanation. It works more as a series of provocations eliciting a wide range of audience responses than a diatribe on inequality, but the always ambitious Östlund wants to have it both ways.”
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'People can't breathe properly': Indian capital's air quality plunges
The Associated Press Published Wednesday, October 16, 2019 8:55AM EDT
India's Presidential Palace, in the backdrop, is covered with smog as as a roadside vendor crosses Rajapth, the ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
NEW DELHI -- The Indian capital's air quality levels plunged to "poor" on Wednesday, a day after the government initiated stricter measures to fight chronic air pollution.
The state-run Central Pollution Control Board's air quality index for New Delhi stood at 299, about six times the recommended level.
"People can't breathe properly," said Inderjeet Gupta, an ice cream vendor outside the famous India Gate.
India is home to the world's 14 most polluted cities, with New Delhi the sixth-worst. A sharp increase in vehicle and industrial emissions, pollutants released from holiday firecrackers and dust from building sites increases pollution in the city of more than 20 million people during the onset of winters, exacerbating what is already a public health crisis.
In a bid to deal with the pollution, the government on Tuesday said it was instituting measures meant to discourage private vehicles on roads, increase bus and metro services and stop the use of diesel generators.
While many factors contribute to the severe air pollution in New Delhi, researchers say crop burning in neighbouring states is responsible for almost 10% of the city's pollution.
October is the time of year when farmers in the neighbouring states of Haryana, Punjab and nearby bordering regions set fire to their post-harvest fields that need clearing for the next crop season, despite there being a ban on it.
Smoke from these states travels to New Delhi, leading to a surge in pollution levels.
Punjab alone generates almost 20 million tons of crop waste every year, three-quarters of which is then burned. A cheap and effective method of clearing the land, the burning has the benefit of killing pests that eat crops and it converts the residue into fertilizing ash. But the smoke it emits can cause respiratory illnesses.
On a recent evening in Punjab's Amritsar city, farmers were burning the crop waste and flaming carpets of golden residue belched white smoke into the sky along vast paddy fields.
Farmers continue to defy the ban in part due to a lack of financial incentives. Efforts by the government to curb the practice have also met with very little success.
"I agree that burning the stubble is not the right thing to do but what else can the poor farmers do?" said Ravi Kahlo, a farmer.
The burning takes place twice a year after the harvest of wheat in April and May and of rice in October and November. It is only during the latter season when Delhi's air quality deteriorates because of specific meteorological conditions.
Satellite images recorded scores of farm fires across Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday.
Researchers say crop burning is responsible for almost 10% of the pollution in New Delhi.
The Punjab government has launched mobile applications aimed at checking crop residue burning, promised to provide modern farm equipment to the state's farmers with a subsidy, and implemented stringent laws to achieve the task of zero crop burning.
Associated Press journalist Rishi Lekhi contributed to this report.
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